Chapter 10: Encounter with Wolves
Mei Qingyu grabbed Mei Qingyao and said helplessly: "Big brother, just listen to her scare you." She also ate the roast rabbit, if there is a croton, she can escape? ”
Oh yes.
Mei Qingyao finally reacted and realized that he had been tricked by Qiao Huaping, he was ashamed and annoyed, and his face turned red.
Looking at Qiao's painting screen again, she was sitting on a stone, laughing happily.
Mei Qingyao was so angry that she ran to the forest to gather grass.
Mei Qingyu didn't pay attention, and a faint smile kept floating on the corner of her mouth.
On the willow tops of the moon, the moonlight like frost is sprinkled, bringing a touch of coolness to the mountains.
It's just that the cave that was already damp will inevitably look a little cold at this time.
For the villagers of Liujin Village, although it is not so unbearable, it is naturally worse than the earthen kang that they usually sleep on.
The first night of escaping the famine was destined to be a sleepless night for many people.
But the Mei family is okay, Qiao Huaping supported Mei Qingyao: "Yaoyao, you picked up a lot of grass in the forest before?" ”
Mei Qingyao's face was about to distort, he thought that this vicious little stepmother was mocking him!
Mei Qingyao was about to jump to her feet, when she saw Qiao Huaping and issued a new instruction with a smile: "Yaoyao, there is no white food in this world, you have eaten my roast rabbit meat, do you have to do some work?" ”
Mei Qingyao's eyes widened.
But it can't be refuted.
Indeed, he did eat the rabbit roasted by this vicious woman......
Well, to be exact, I ate quite a bit......
Qiao Huaping saw that Mei Qingyao was speechless aggrieved, her face drooped, and she looked like "Although I am very unhappy, I can't do anything about you", standing there, waiting for Qiao Huaping to continue, she smiled even deeper.
Although Qiao Huaping has a strong sense of responsibility for these children, she is not an old mother's character, and some children can do what they can, so naturally she will not take care of everything.
Qiao Huaping smiled: "Yaoyao, go, take your younger brothers and sisters, and bring all the grass you have in the forest." ”
Mei Qingyao's eyes widened, and he was about to say, "You are idle", but the second brother Mei Qingyu pulled his sleeve.
Mei Qingyu probably guessed Qiao Huaping's intentions, and he whispered to Mei Qingyao: "Big brother, just do what she says." ”
“…… All right. Mei Qingyao saw that the smartest second brother said this, he endured it and prepared to go to the forest to pick up grass.
As soon as he turned around, he saw that his little sister Mei Qingying was also rolling up her sleeves there, looking like she was going to hug the grass with them, he was a little distressed, and hurriedly said, "Little sister, you just rest in the cave." It's good for the brothers to go. ”
Mei Qingying shook her head, a small milk voice, her tone was a little slow, but it was very firm: "Yingying, too, go." ”
Mei Qingyao still wanted to say something, Qiao Huaping had already opened his mouth idly on the side: "It's just a few grasses, and you can't get tired, so it's okay to Yingying." ”
Mei Qingyao glared at Qiao Huaping, angry in her heart, thinking, sure enough, she is the stepmother, but she doesn't know that she is distressed, they are still so young!
But before he could say this, he saw Mei Qingying's eyebrows stretching and revealing a sweet smile.
…… Eight-year-old big brother Mei Qingyao, his heart is about to melt.
He compromised with his lovely sister.
- Let's take a walk, just let his reflection hug some grass.
The four children worked together and soon came back with a lot of grass.
Qiao Huaping smiled and reused the grass, spread it on the ground, and spread the linoleum cloth on the grass, so that the moisture was not so heavy.
Mei Qingyao suddenly realized.
It turns out that this vicious woman didn't mean to embarrass them!
He couldn't help but feel a little awkward.
Qiao Huaping sat in the corner of the linoleum cloth, and saw that because she was here, several children were reluctant to approach, so she couldn't help but curl her lips: "What's the matter, do you want to keep a vigil for me tonight?" It's not impossible, then I'll go to sleep first and recharge my energy. ”
The Mei family only has Qiao Huaping and four children, so naturally there is no need to draw lots to keep vigil.
As soon as she said this, the children of the Mei family immediately rushed to lie down.
Especially Mei Qingyao, she almost pounced.
Just kidding, who is going to give her a vigil!
In the end, he walked a lot of mountain roads during the day, although he ate a meal of meat and replenished his physical strength, but in the end it was too much consumption, and the children of the Mei family almost fell asleep one after another, and they also snored a little.
There were also some people in the cave who had already fallen asleep, and the snoring could be described as one after another.
Mei Qingyao slept very badly, and when she turned over, she kicked the thin quilt covering her body with one kick.
The Mei family is very poor, and the four children all share a quilt, and when he kicks it, the quilts on the other children are gone.
Several of the children were shaking in their sleep.
Qiao Huaping, who was lying in the other corner of the linoleum cloth and had not yet fallen asleep, opened his eyes, sighed a little helplessly, got up and covered the quilt carefully and properly for a few children, and even tucked the corners of the quilt tightly, and then lay down again.
There were villagers who hadn't slept next to them who saw this scene through the moonlight at the entrance of the cave, and they just thought it was incredible.
How did this Qiao's change his temperament?
The surprise of the villagers was yet to come, and the next day, as soon as the sky was shining, they were awakened by the smell of porridge.
The villagers got up from the cave in a daze, and saw Qiao Huaping holding a porcelain bowl with an open mouth in his hand, sitting on a stone outside the cave, blowing the morning breeze comfortably, and eating a bowl of porridge there slowly.
The porridge was filled with finely chopped meat, and the aroma of the meat was mixed in the dense rice porridge, and it was sprinkled with chopped pickles.
Thanks to this bowl of porridge, the villagers quickly woke up, washed up, cooked, and prepared for the new day.
The children of the Mei family naturally woke up.
They were still a little confused.
Especially after seeing the pot of rabbit meat and rice porridge, they were even more stunned.
Rabbit meat, they know, it should be the bone meat left over from yesterday's barbecue.
…… But where did this dense corn come from?
Qiao Huaping hooked her lips, as if she understood the surprise on the faces of several children, and she smiled and said, "Is it difficult?" I swapped some of the roast rabbit doujin. ”
This has just embarked on the road to escape from the wilderness, everyone has food in their hands, and their fingers are naturally wide, not to mention that Qiao Huaping is exchanging genuine roast rabbit meat, and naturally someone is willing to change it.
A few children suddenly.
"Goo-goo."
I don't know whose stomach screamed a few times.
The third Mei Qinghuang subconsciously covered her stomach.
He looked at the pot of porridge with some pity.
Qiao Huaping smiled, and the words he said fell among the children, which was like a heavenly sound: "Okay, go and wash up, eat well, and hurry." ”
A few children looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong, although they were fleeing the famine at this time, but they felt that it was as if the days of escaping the famine were no longer so dark that they were only desperate when they thought about it.