Chapter 111: Toothless Mother-in-law
The next day, when I woke up naturally, Tao Xiaoqi woke up and saw her husband and children, and left a note at the head of the bed, which was full of handwriting: Mother, we went to the morning market with my father.
Visiting the morning market? Tao Xiaoqi patted her head, yes, she said it before going to bed last night, and she broke her proposal. On the dining table, there is a breakfast left by Li Nanshan for her, soy milk fritters, a bowl of scallion oil mixed noodles, put in hot water and warm, the noodles are a little lumpy, but it does not affect the taste.
Peach Xiaoqi finished eating, changed her clothes and went out to meet her husband and children.
During the day, it is much more lively here, not far from the seaside, just across the street, the sea defense line is the beach on the other side of the street, the sea is the sea on this side, the residential area on this side of the street, all kinds of shops, goods, restaurants, snacks, and everything is available. Many local residents took their own seafood and sold it on the ground, the price was very fair, the seafood was very fresh, Tao Xiaoqi walked slowly, squatted down from time to time to ask for a price, and when she met the father and daughter, there was already more food in her hands.
It's pleasing to the eye, it's something you can talk about, and she bought it all.
Li Nanshan tilted his head and looked at her with a smile, and helplessly raised the things in his hand, and he also bought them.
"It's okay, we eat at noon, eat at night, and if we can't finish eating, we will continue to eat tomorrow, and we won't get fat after eating seafood, the more the merrier." Momo smiled back.
Li Nanshan took the ingredients in her hand, what he actually wanted to say was that since he had come to the beach, he would eat fresh food, and there was no need to stock up, but it didn't matter, his daughter-in-law was happy.
After buying the vegetables, the family went back, but they wanted to go to the beach to build sandcastles, so Tao Xiaoqi proposed to go to the beach to play for a while before going back to cook.
"You go with Manman first, and I'll go back and put these things away." Li Nanshan said.
Tao Xiaoqi took it full, and the mother and daughter walked towards the beach.
Some people say that the world's seas are actually connected, and the seven continents and four oceans are interconnected with each other, and jointly regulate the global climate, so it is not unreasonable for some people to send lovesickness to the sea.
Tao Xiaoqi stood on the beach, barefoot, with open hands to meet the sea breeze, every breath of air with a salty smell, and the body and mind were extremely relaxed and happy. The sea is tireless, slapping the beach day and night, smoothing the edges and corners of the sand, and also creating their own broad mind, so to speak, the sea and the beach have achieved each other. The sea, like the moon, is the oldest existence in the world, hundreds of millions of years and tens of thousands of years, roaring and silent, stubborn and obstinate.
Looking back, Manman had already piled up a sand castle, this child probably inherited Li Nanqiu's architectural talent, and the sand castles were stacked, and it was impossible to see that this was the first time that a child had completed it independently.
"Manman, there's someone over there, let's go take a look." Tao Xiaoqi pointed to the house not far away and said.
Man Man glanced at it, it seemed to be quite interesting, clapped his hands, got up and went with his mother.
When Li Nanshan returned home, he first disposed of the seafood briefly, and then went out to the beach to find his wife and children, but there was no trace of him.
Tao Xiaoqi was attracted by the wind chimes in front of a stone house, those wind chimes are all made of shells, and there is a small bell hanging at the bottom, the wind blows, jingling and ringing, it can be seen that the wind chimes should be made by the owner of the house himself, not very exquisite, the handiwork is a little rough, but it is rare to take local materials.
When the mother and daughter were looking at the house, the door opened, and an old woman came out, on crutches, and the heavy folds on her face startled Manman, and subconsciously retreated behind her mother.
Tao Xiaoqi calmed down, pretending to be calm, she had never seen such a person as Lao Cheng, hugged her daughter, but still smiled, "Mother-in-law, this wind chime in your house is very good-looking, we disturbed you, right?" ”
"What?" The mother-in-law leaned sideways and brought her ears forward, but her ears were not very bright.
"I said your wind chimes are pretty good." Tao Xiaoqi said loudly again.
The mother-in-law laughed, grinned, and startled Manman, and her mouth was full of teeth, yellow and long, and she couldn't help but think of the witches in those villain's books, and there was no offense, but she just felt like it.
"What's so nice to look at, make it yourself." The mother-in-law laughed and hunched into the house, but the door was unlocked.
Tao Xiaoqi thought that it was time to disturb the old man's house, so she was about to leave, but her mother-in-law forgot to close the door, and she wanted to talk to her.
But I didn't expect my mother-in-law to go in and bring a stool out for them to sit on, Tao Xiaoqi hurriedly stepped forward and took the small bench in her mother-in-law's hand and put it under the steps.
"Sit down." The old woman pointed to the stool and raised her voice.
Tao Xiaoqi looked into the house, this house seems to be no one else, and her mother-in-law probably finally caught someone nagging, how can she let it go easily? Forget it, whoever asked her to send it to the door by herself, just accompany her mother-in-law to talk about five cents.
But talking to my mother-in-law is too wasteful, and it takes a lot of shouting, otherwise the old man won't hear it at all.
The mother-in-law is talkative, and she likes to laugh, so she has to laugh at the end, and Tao Xiaoqi asked her what about the child?
The old woman waved her hand, which was also like a withered vine, full of folds, looked in the direction of the sea, and pointed with her cane, "There it is." ”
"Did you go to work in the field?" Tao Xiaoqi guessed that on the other side of the sea are high-rise buildings, which are more prosperous cities.
The mother-in-law shook her head, "Buried in the sea." ”
Tao Xiaoqi was dumbfounded for a while.
"It's okay, how many years has it been, thirty years or forty years? I don't remember exactly. The mother-in-law smiled again.
Tao Xiaoqian's throat tightened, and she pulled Manman to call her mother-in-law, "Be louder, mother-in-law can't hear it." ”
"Mother-in-law!" Man shouted loudly.
"Hey, this girl is clever, you can wait." The mother-in-law got up and went into the house again.
Tao Xiaoqi doesn't know what her mother-in-law is doing when she goes in, according to this situation, the old man should go in to get food, but she doesn't necessarily appreciate her face, this girl has a habit of cleanliness and doesn't eat other people's things easily. If that's the case, the mother-in-law will be sad, forget it, if she doesn't eat it, she will eat it, whether it is delicious or not, just eat it with her eyes closed.
However, her mother-in-law disappointed her, she did not take food, but took a string of wind chimes out to give it to Manman.
Full of genuine liking, the smile on his face bloomed, his mouth became sweet, and he called out several times in a row, "Thank you, mother-in-law." ”
It made the old man laugh, and the folds on his face were piled up even more, but Tao Xiaoqi really thought that this smile was so good-looking, better than a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.
"Girl, you help your mother-in-law bring out the basket in the house." Mother-in-law said.
Tao Xiaoqi didn't react for a while, thinking that she was full, so her mother-in-law pointed at her.
"Oh, basket." Tao Xiaoqi entered the house, she never thought that she was the mother of two dolls, and she could be called a girl by people other than Li Nanshan, and she was quite proud.
At the entrance is a table with a basket of pearls and fishing line.
"Don't be in a hurry, if you're not in a hurry, I'll help my mother-in-law string two bracelets." Mother-in-law arranged.
Tao Xiaoqi thought to herself, this old lady is still a beautiful woman, although her teeth are gone, and her back is hunched, but she wears a pearl necklace around her neck and on her hands, and she is even more fashionable than her.
Halfway through August, the love is short, and this summer is scribbled, but I always write kindly and depict a wide heart. The remaining ten days, cherish it, and when August passes, you and I will be far apart.
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