"You're talking about water shepherd's purse, which grows in grass and has feathery leaves. I found this kind of wild shepherd's purse in early spring. It doesn't look very good, but it tastes delicious. If you don't believe me, just smell it .”
Xiaocao dug up a shepherd's purse with a leaf of only two centimeters, and brought it to his nose. Sure enough, there is a fragrance of wild vegetables.
"But this kind of shepherd's purse is so small..." Xiaoshi also squatted down, pouted his buttocks and groaned to dig wild vegetables.
There are a lot of wild shepherd's purses here, and it is estimated that a few months later, there will be a layer of white flowers blooming here. Yu Xiaocao picked up the bigger one, kept digging with hands and feet, and said with a smile: "We came earlier, and it will grow up in a few days. The biggest one, the leaves are one or two inches long! It's too small Don’t dig it, let it grow.”
Along the ditch, the siblings searched and dug. The shepherd's purse germinated earlier on the sunny ditch bank, and the leaves were obviously bigger.
The warm spring sun is gradually rising. Xiaocao and his younger brother are harvesting the first crop of wild vegetables in early spring while bathing in the warm sunshine.
At the foot of the mountain, Qian Wen chose a stone to sit down, and it seemed that books were not so attractive to him. Hearing the cries of joy from the little stone not far away, he raised his head from time to time, and glanced at the back of the thin couple tens of meters away. Heart, can no longer calm down.
He simply rolled up the book, stuffed it into his arms, and walked in the direction of the siblings. The focused siblings didn't notice his approach.
Yu Xiaocao squatted down and moved forward step by step, the shovel in her hand kept busy. Qian Wen leaned over—is there really wild vegetables at this time of year
Suddenly, Xiaocao saw a lot of shepherd's purses in front of her, which were quite big, so she let out a cry of joy and jumped up happily. Not paying attention to Qian Wen who was approaching from behind, the back of her head bumped into his chin.
Xiaocao covered her head, and turned her head to see Qian Wen, who was also covering his chin with a painful face, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't notice that you were behind me, did you hurt?"
When Qian Wen was hit, he accidentally bit the tip of his tongue, and the pain caused tears to well up in his eyes. He hurriedly opened his eyes wide and looked up at the sky, fearing that his little sister would not be able to control his tears.
Xiaocao was not responsible for this matter, he said very gracefully: "It's my fault, I shouldn't get so close." His tongue was injured, he kept sucking in cold air, his voice was a little muffled, and his expression was slightly distorted.
Yu Xiaocao let out a "thud" and smiled, "None of us did it on purpose, so don't apologize here and there. Did we make you read a book because of our noise? After digging this area, I'll take Xiaoshi away... "
"No, no! I came out mainly to relax. My husband said that studying should combine work and rest... Let me dig wild vegetables for you." Qian Wen flipped on his cotton robe and squatted down, but found that he didn't have a shovel.
Xiaocao shook his head at him, then lowered his head to dig out the shepherd's purse he had just found, and said, "No need, you should read the book. It's my fault if it delays your study!"
Qian Wen said with a smile: "Sir, you can't learn by death when you study. "The Analects of Confucius" says: If the four bodies are not diligent and the grains are not distinguished, who is the master?" go…
"Hey, hey! Be careful! You have to shovel close to the ground, or the leaves will be separated!" Seeing him digging the shepherd's purse clumsily, and destroying a few of them in a short while, Yu Xiaocao reminded distressedly.
Xiao Shishi ran over from a distance, with a lot of shepherd's purse in his coat, and seeing that Qian Wen used his sister's shovel, he put the shepherd's purse into the basket, handed his shovel to his sister, and said, "Second sister , you use mine, I run fast, go home and get one!"
Before he finished speaking, he spread his legs and ran away like flying.
Yu Xiaocao squatted down and patiently demonstrated to Qian Wen several times, and Qian Wen quickly dug up decently. The two squatted side by side on the edge of the ditch, silently digging wild vegetables, and whispering to each other who dug a big one from time to time. There is a touch of tranquility and harmony flowing between the two...
After a while, Xiaoshi took the shovel and ran back, followed by the chattering Qian Wu. Seeing that his brother didn't read, Qian Wu helped Xiaocao to dig the shepherd's purse, and said curiously: "Brother, why are you here? Didn't you come out to read?"
Qian Wen glanced at him, and said solemnly: "I've finished reading it, recalling the content of the book while working, which is conducive to understanding and integration. Xiao Wu, didn't mother let you let the ducks go? You sneaked out again, be careful what mother takes The broom bump hits you!"
For this elder brother who is three years older than himself, but always old-fashioned, Qian Wu was still a little embarrassed. He shrank his neck and said: "The ducks have already rushed to the pond, they can forage by themselves, it's nothing to me It's over... By the way, little stone, what is the use of sod sod behind your house?" Well, quickly change the subject!
Yu Xiaocao looked at him with a smile, and found that this little guy didn't look like his brother at all. The elder brother is fair and gentle, with delicate and delicate features, but the younger brother has dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and two small canine teeth when he smiles. He looks very cute.
The little stone straightened his back very proudly, and said: "What kind of turf, that's called grass thatch, it's made of wheat stalks and straw, and it's used to keep the vegetable field warm!"
"Keep the vegetable field warm? You shouldn't be planting your vegetables now, right?" Qian Wen looked at Yu Xiaocao in surprise, and told him intuitively that this should be her masterpiece.
Sure enough, Xiao Shitou said triumphantly: "Yes! The front yard has been planted for three or four days. When I lifted the grass thatch to look at it this morning, I found that the rapeseed had sprouted! My second sister Isn't it amazing? She can think of methods that no one else knows!"
"Oh! It's really sprouting? The water tank is still freezing tonight, so I'm not afraid of freezing it!" Qian Wu opened his eyes wide in surprise. In previous years, his family's vegetable fields were only sown at the end of March, and it would take at least April and May to eat fresh vegetables.
After eating radishes, cabbage, pickles and miso all winter, Qian Wu felt that the secretion of liquid in his mouth accelerated when he thought of the fresh and green vegetables.
"Then your family will be able to eat green vegetables soon?" Qian Wu looked at the little stone with envy in his heart.
But Xiao Shitou shook his head and said, "How can I be willing to eat it by myself! The food has to be exchanged for money in the town. The second sister said that when I earn money, I will also be sent to a private school to study. Brother Xiaowen, if there is something I don't understand in the future, I will I'll go and ask you!"
Thinking that Shi Shi's family can't even get enough to eat, and the elder sister can still think about his younger brother's academic future, Qian Wen couldn't help but glance at Xiaocao again.
Xiaocao's facial features are not outstanding, with long and narrow phoenix eyes, faint eyebrows, a nose that is not straight enough, and a fleshy mouth, which does not conform to the current aesthetics of small cherry mouths. But combined on the palm-sized face, it is so vivid and natural.
Sensing his gaze, Xiaocao smiled back. Next, with the joining of the wealthy brothers, the speed of digging wild vegetables has increased a lot.
Although it's been more than half a year, Xiaocao still hasn't adapted to the habit of eating two meals a day. Just after noon, her stomach began to growl in protest. Xiaocao clutched her hungry stomach, and slowed down her digging of wild vegetables.
Qian Wen, who was not far away from her, accidentally heard it. He touched the piece of steamed bun in his arms, thought for a while, and then quietly approached her while digging wild vegetables. Half a step away from her, he took out a steamed bun and quickly stuffed it into her hand, then stood up and took a few steps to leave quickly.
Xiaocao looked at the cloth bag in his hand, then at the boy's slender back, opened it and saw that it was steamed buns mixed with white flour. There are not many houses in the village who can afford such steamed buns. It is estimated that Aunt Qian specially prepared them for this son.
If you want to return it to him, you have already gone far. If you chase after it, it's a bit ugly to drag the ground for a steamed bun. Xiaocao thought for a while, then rewrapped the steamed buns and put them under the shepherd's purse in the basket. When I go back, I'll give it to him again.
This is not the season for digging wild vegetables. Although the shepherd's purse seedlings haven't bloomed yet, it's better that no one will divide them up. Four people dug for a long time, and the two baskets were full and heavy.
Little Shitou and Qian Wu, carried by a wooden stick, walked in front with a hey hey hey. Xiaocao bent down to pick up the other one, but was taken a step ahead by a big hand.
Qian Wen picked up the basket and smiled at Xiaocao, the dimples around his mouth appearing and disappearing: "Let's go..."
On the way back, I met Zhao Han, son of Zhao Orion, walking towards Xiaocao's house with a pheasant in his hand.
Zhao Orer's family came to Dongshan Village 30 years ago. At that time, Zhao Orer's father took him, who was only two years old, to build a grass shed under the West Mountain and live there. Their household registration is not in Dongshan Village, so they naturally have no land. Fortunately, Grandpa Zhao is very skilled, so he makes a living by hunting.
Fifteen years ago, Grandpa Zhao left suddenly for a while, and when he came back, he told his son that Zhao Bufan had appointed a wife for him, that is, Zhao Han's mother. This Aunt of the Zhao family has a gentle temperament, and her behavior always reveals the upbringing of a lady. Everyone guesses that she may be the daughter of a down-and-out family. However, in Xiaocao's view, Aunt Zhao has the sharpness and ability of a general's daughter.
At a young age, Zhao Han also learned the skills passed down from family. Xiaocao heard from her father that every morning and evening, Grandpa Zhao would personally instruct his son in martial arts. He had been instructed by Zhao Orion to do two tricks, and his skills were much quicker...
"Brother Han, you're back from hunting? How's the harvest today?" Little Shitou dropped the basket in his hand and trotted up to meet him.
Due to years of martial arts practice, the thirteen-year-old Zhao Han is much taller than his peers, at 1.7 meters by visual inspection. The wheat-colored skin glowed with a healthy luster, a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows flew into the temples, and the tiger's eyes shot out from time to time. Standing next to the clean and gentle Qian Wen, each article has its own advantages and disadvantages.