Chapter 18 Mid-Autumn Festival
Yun Xue took advantage of Yun Ni's cooking skills to send two catties of moon cakes to both the Li family and the Zhao family. After all, these days, there is no less trouble for others. The villagers will get along well in the future. Can't let people say that children who don't have a father and a mother don't even understand etiquette.
The two families were very enthusiastic, and after a few words of greeting, Yun Xue went home for dinner, Zhao Qianru wanted to leave Yun Xue to eat at Zhao's house, but Yun Xue refused. Then the two agreed that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone would go up the mountain to pick walnuts and mushrooms together.
When I got home, it happened that Yunni had already prepared all the meals, and everyone ate together. Xiao Yunxia also woke up at this time, and Yunni hurriedly changed the diaper for her little sister, then rewrapped it and put it next to Rhubarb to feed. With such a wet nurse as Rhubarb, Xiao Yunxia has grown in the past few days, and her little face has grown and is no longer wrinkled. The big eyes are also very bright, and the black eyes are like the best gems, and they look very cute.
When Xiao Yunxia is full, she will let go of the ****, and then Yunni will hold her and put her by her side. Everyone teased the little sister while eating, which was quite interesting.
"Fortunately, the little sister has a big life, and there is rhubarb in our house, now, our family is Yunxia, but she has become a serious tiger girl." Yun Xue said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they all laughed.
"The tiger girl is good, the girl is more powerful, and she will not be bullied in the future. Just like the eldest sister, look at the one who came to bully us? Yunni also smiled. It's a pity that I can't learn the skills of my eldest sister. "She was a little frustrated.
"Silly girl, everyone's temperament is different, if you are the same as the eldest sister, then the two of us don't have to do anything else, just fight. People, it's better to complement each other's personalities, otherwise, the family will be chaotic. You have your strengths, which the eldest sister doesn't have. Yun Xue took Yun Ni's shoulders and comforted her softly.
"Yes, eldest sister, you don't have to be sad about this. The eldest sister earns money outside, and you take care of the younger sister at home, doing laundry and cooking, so that our family can be in order. If we all go up to the mountains to hunt, then there will be no mess at home? Waiting for us to practice our skills again, there is no need for the eldest sister to go out and run around, Yun Zhen and I will definitely be able to support you. Yun Lin also hurriedly spoke out to comfort Yun Ni.
Yun Ni listened to it and felt that what the eldest brother said made sense, "Well, I listen to the eldest brother." Since then, I have been cooking at home, so that you can go out without worries. ”
Everyone talked and laughed and ate, and then Yun Xue helped Yun Ni clean up the kitchen. The two sisters were talking while they were working, and it didn't take long for them to finish. Yunxue and the others got up too early in the morning, and everyone was a little sleepy at this time, so they went back to the house to rest.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, Yun Xue said, I want to eat dumplings today. At this time, the cabbage has not yet grown, and all that can be eaten is the tassels of mustard greens. So Yun Xue and Yun Ni came to the vegetable garden in the east and took a large amount of mustard tassels and carried them home. This thing is picked and scalded with boiling water, which is the best dumpling filling.
Yun Lin can't do this dumpling work, so Yun Lin took Yun Zhen and Yun Ting to the east mountain to pick up mushrooms. In some places near the village, there were few wild beasts, but Yun Xue was not worried about leaving them alone. Yunlin is also twelve, and he can't keep it all day long, and exercise slowly before he can have a chance in the future.
Xiao Yunxia ate the milk and slept soundly. Yun Xue and Yun Ni were busy in the kitchen. When all the dishes are scalded, Yunxue begins to chop the filling. At this time, there is naturally no meat grinder, and the pork has to be chopped with a knife. For a while, the kitchen was clanging, but it was very lively.
"Eldest sister, go live some noodles, the stuffing on my side is almost chopped." Yun Xue looked at the meat on the vegetable mound, and it was almost chopped.
Yunni did these jobs very neatly, and after a short time, she finished the noodles, covered them with a curtain, and put them on the kang to wake up.
By the time Brother Yunlin came back from outside, Yun Xue and Yun Ni had already wrapped the dumplings and were about to put them in the pot. "You guys, hurry up and wash your hands, face, and change your clothes, and then let's eat dumplings together." Yun Xue poured the dumplings on the lid curtain into the pot and kept stirring them with a spoon.
Yun Lin put down the basket on his back, and then according to the eldest sister's instructions, they went to freshen up. "Eldest sister, we went to fight the pine tower today, this year's pine tower is a bumper harvest, and there are a lot of trees on it." This beating Songta is a dangerous job, Yun Lin is afraid that Yun Xue will be angry if she finds out, so she confesses first.
Yun Xue frowned, this pine tower is going to go up the tree, and the children in the mountains are naturally not afraid to go up the tree. However, she was inevitably a little worried in her heart, and after thinking about it, no matter how capable she was, she couldn't protect them all day long, and she didn't let her younger brothers do anything. That is not good for them, but harmful to them.
"Okay, Yun Lin and Yun Zhen have grown up, and they are very capable. You have to pay attention to the trees in the future, you know? You're still young, after all. Yun Xue decided not to blame them, only by exercising can they grow.
When Yun Zhen heard that the eldest sister didn't blame them, he was very happy, and felt that he had really grown up and was able to contribute to the family. "Eldest sister, we have all grown up, in the future, the eldest sister will take us into the mountain, so that the eldest sister will not have to suffer in the future."
Yun Xue didn't look back, but her eyes were a little moist. "Okay, wait for the festival, and the eldest sister will take you into the mountain." In the days to come, only their sisters and brothers will depend on each other, and it is time for them to exercise.
The dumplings were cooked, Yun Xue took the fence and scooped the dumplings on the plate, and then Yun Ni and Yun Zhen hurriedly brought them to the house. Until the last plate was brought into the house, everyone went into the room and sat down at the table, ready to eat.
Yun Xue put chopsticks on top of the two plates of dumplings, "Dad, mother, it's a holiday today." We made dumplings, and my father and mother will eat them with us. "Every festive season, at this time when it was supposed to be a family reunion, several children think of their parents.
"Dad, mother, we will obediently listen to the eldest sister in the future. We will grow up very quickly and then make a good life for the family. Yun Zhen said in a low voice.
"Yes, we must learn from the eldest sister well, raise the younger sister, and then live a good life." Yun Lin also said.
"Well, and us. We will definitely listen to the words of the eldest sister and the elder brother, love the little sister, and we will be together forever as a family. Even Yun Ting and Yun Lei said a few words.
"Okay, Daddy and Mom will definitely know your mind, let's start eating." Yun Xue wiped her tears, and then smiled and asked everyone to eat dumplings together.
The dumplings stuffed with mustard greens and tassels are really delicious, and everyone loves to eat them. While eating, I praised the delicious taste of the dumplings. Yun Xue felt very happy when she saw the satisfied expressions on her younger siblings' faces. No matter how difficult it will be in the future, as long as she can see them with such expressions, Yun Xue feels that she can be satisfied.
Everyone was eating fragrantly, Xiao Huang suddenly jumped from the ground to the kang, ran to the table, and sniffed with his nose.
As soon as Yun Ting saw Xiao Huang's appearance, he quickly sandwiched a dumpling and put it in front of Xiao Huang. Xiao Huang stepped forward and sniffed twice, seemed to frown, and then turned his head and left, lying on the kang tip, licking his paws when he was idle.
Yun Ting was a little angry when he saw that Xiao Huang was so faceless, "Hmph, I'm kind enough to give you dumplings to eat, you don't want it yet." Ignore you. ”
Xiao Huang looked up at the angry Yunting, then closed his eyes directly, and slept on his stomach.
Everyone couldn't help laughing, "Yunting, tigers don't eat cooked meat, besides, there are still vegetables here, where can tigers eat vegetables?" Yun Xue said with a smile.
Yun Lei's eyes widened and he looked at the eldest sister, "Eldest sister, does the tiger have to eat raw meat every day?" How can raw be as delicious as cooked? ”
Yun Xue was speechless, not knowing how to explain this to her younger siblings. It was Yunlin who helped to relieve the siege, "Fourth brother, you don't want to think about it, the tigers were originally wild, they could only catch wild boars, deer and other animals to eat." Tigers don't make fires, so of course they have to eat them raw. They have long been accustomed to this, and they will not find anything unpalatable or unpalatable. Yun Lin happened to be next to Yun Lei, reached out and patted Yun Lei's shoulder, "Okay, hurry up and eat dumplings, otherwise, you will be robbed by your second and third brothers." ”
So, Yun Lei hurriedly lowered his head to eat, and no longer asked this and that curiously.
The meal was spent in the laughter of the younger siblings.
At the beginning of the day, the sisters and brothers gathered a fire in the courtyard and set a table next to it. There were mooncakes on the table, as well as a few fruits. Everyone sat around the table, looking at the huge full moon in the sky, eating sweet moon cakes, and it was very comfortable.
Yun Xue's thoughts, but she didn't know where she had gone. "The ancients did not see the present time and the moon, but the present month once shone on the ancients." A modern soul of his own, through the millennia, came here. She witnessed that the moon has always shone on the land, both ancient and modern. I don't know, those people in the previous life, how are they doing now? His parents left early, leaving only one younger sister. I don't know, when she knows that her only sister is gone, will she cry a lot?
Under the moonlight, the smiles of the younger brothers and sisters made Yun Xue's eyes moisten again. No matter which time and space it is, what she can't give up is only the bond of family affection. That's it, since it's impossible to go back, it's better to cherish the present. Pulling all the younger siblings into adulthood can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings in my heart.
"Sister, why are you crying? Do you miss your parents? If the eldest sister doesn't cry, my father and mother must be watching us from the sky. Yun Lei noticed the situation of the eldest sister, leaned on Yun Xue's lap, stretched out his soft little hand, and wiped Yun Xue's tears.