Seeing Uncle Ye's interested expression, Ye Qingtong immediately nodded reservedly, "Yes, she is a girl from Tangjia Village, she is very nice, but this is the first time she has come to my house, so I am a little embarrassed, so I will go first Don’t ask Third Uncle to go over and have a look.”
"It's all right, as long as you like it." Uncle Ye smiled and nodded.
Then he went home and brought out a big watermelon for Ye Qingtong.
After Ye Qingtong took it, she said to the other party, "Thank you, Third Uncle."
"Why are you being polite to Uncle Third?" Uncle Ye smiled.
"Then I'll go home first, third uncle."
"Hey, be careful on the road."
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After bidding farewell to Uncle Ye, Ye Qingtong hurried back home with a large watermelon weighing more than a dozen catties, for fear that Tang Wan would feel scared and bored staying at home alone.
When he arrived home, Tang Wan was still sitting on the previous chair, even in the same posture as when he left.
For a moment, Ye Qingtong couldn't help but feel relieved.
And Tang Wan stood up quickly when he came back sweating profusely, "Tongtong, is it hot outside? Go wash and wipe your face."
"En!" Ye Qingtong nodded.
Then he walked to the well, picked up his sweat towel and wet it in the wooden basin, and wiped off the sweat on his face and neck.
After wiping off his sweat, Ye Qingtong went to the kitchen with the big watermelon in his arms.
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When people in the village eat watermelon, they usually cut it into pieces.
But thinking of Tang Wan's delicate and small mouth, Ye Qingtong rolled his Adam's apple, picked up a knife and snapped off the skin of the watermelon, then cut the watermelon into small pieces, and he thought it best to keep it at home. Look in a porcelain bowl.
Afraid that Tang Wan would think the watermelon wasn't sweet enough, he even sprinkled some sugar on top.
At this time, white sugar is a rare item, and ordinary people are not willing to eat much.
The Ye family still feels dizzy easily because of Ye's mother working outside, and needs to drink sugar water to replenish physical strength, so the Ye family always has white sugar.
Afterwards, Ye Qingtong looked at the chopsticks at home, picked up a kitchen knife and swiftly split a bamboo chopstick, made it into a small stick and inserted it into the watermelon.
After finishing it, thinking that it would be much more convenient for Tang Wan to eat like this, Ye Qingtong went to the main room with the watermelon.
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"Wanwan, the watermelon has been cut, eat it quickly! The watermelon from Uncle's house is delicious." Ye Qingtong put the big porcelain bowl on the stool beside Tang Wan.
Looking at the watermelon sprinkled with sugar, Tang Wan couldn't help murmuring, "Why did you cut the watermelon into pieces?"
"This will make it easier for you to eat. You eat first, and I'll cut two pieces and send them to parents." Ye Qingtong laughed.
"Okay." Tang Wan nodded.
Then he picked up a thick bamboo stick, forked a piece of watermelon and put it in his mouth.
Compared with modern watermelons, ancient watermelons are actually not that sweet.
After all, the melon seeds at this time are far inferior to the modern melon seeds that have been cultivated and screened in various ways.
But when Tang Wan ate it in her mouth, it felt like eating honey.
This is Tongtong's whole heart.
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The place where Ye's father and Ye's mother work is not far from Ye's house.
Seeing that he brought the watermelon, the two immediately said to Ye Qingtong, "Where's Tang Wan? Did you cut it for her?"
Hearing this, Ye Qingtong immediately said: "Of course it's cut, Mom and Dad, eat quickly, I'll go back first."
"Well, let's go, there is no one left at home, she will definitely be scared by herself." Ye Mu said.