Portable space

This yard is their habitat. They are different from those waterfowls who usually live in the mountains or among the lotus leaves by the pond. Instead, they use the backyard as a place to stay.

Presumably, except for Fan Ming, the girls here have never seen a black swan. Red-crowned cranes have been seen in the zoo at that time, but those birds have long lost their spirituality. They all carry a natural fairy spirit.They all ran over to watch.

"Brother-in-law, where did this black swan come from? I haven't seen it two days ago." Cai Xiaomei wondered why there were such three big birds in the house, and it seemed that this place was her home. None panicked.

"Last year, there was a sudden flood in the river in front of the door, and a lot of big fish washed down, so I went along the river with a few people to the mountain to see what happened. I didn't expect that there was a big reservoir inside, and there were not only various fish in it. There are fishes and many waterfowls, and these three birds are from there, but for some reason they suddenly flew over yesterday and landed in the yard and did not go away. Hehe, they have settled down." Zhang Taiping explained.

The fat man smiled and said, "It is said that the phoenix chooses the phoenix tree to live in. So many birds choose to land on your place. It seems that your yard is also a treasure."

The big-eyed girl nodded and said, "This is indeed a treasure land. The scenery is so beautiful that I don't even want to go back."

The black swan was as proud as ever, standing alone, playing with his neck and combing his feathers, only Zhang Taiping could approach, but the two red-crowned cranes were able to mingle with everyone, causing several girls to giggle non-stop.

Zhang Taiping and Fatty couldn't finish a twenty-jin watermelon alone, so cut it up and put it on the table under the vine to enjoy together.Those who have eaten the watermelon in this yard will never forget the deliciousness of this watermelon. The flesh of the watermelon is not sandy. It has a crisp feeling when biting, but it is very sweet.Even if it has not been frozen in the refrigerator, it still has a cold feeling.

Everyone was eating watermelon, and the fat man who was facing the chaimen in the backyard suddenly stopped and pointed his mouth in the direction of chaimen and shouted: "Look, what is that?"

Everyone followed the sound and saw a small gray-brown animal with a whole body that looked like a sheep but not a sheep poked its head in. When everyone looked at it, it ran away.

"That's a small antelope." Fan Ming clarified everyone's confusion.

The fat man's eyes widened: "Why do you even have an antelope? Your place is almost becoming a zoo. How did you get it?" Even Cai Xiaomei's classmates were a little surprised this time, and they all listened attentively.

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "A leopard came down from the mouth of a leopard once when I entered the mountain, and when I came out of the mountain, I saw it following behind me, so I tried to lure it out, but I didn't expect it to follow. Live in the yard."

"Is there really a leopard in the mountains?" The fat man stared at Zhang Taiping with wide eyes.

"There are indeed leopards, and they are leopards."

The fat man sighed twice: "Last time I heard from Yang Wanli that you met a black bear and beat it away with your bare hands. This time you met a leopard again. It seems that there are quite a lot of animals in the Great Qinling Mountains."

Several classmates of Cai Xiaomei heard that Zhang Taiping was able to beat the black bear away with bare hands. Looking at his burly body, although they knew that he could do some kung fu, they still had some doubts about this matter. They had all seen black bears in the zoo. Yes, no matter how powerful a person is, how can he beat that kind of big guy?

Fan Ming secretly laughed at Fatty's ignorance, and even met a pack of wolves in the mountains, and they were all cleaned up by the elder brother like chopping melons and vegetables. What is a bear?But she also knew that this matter cannot be said casually, so she just curled her lips but said nothing.

Then everyone heard the voices of the three children approaching from far away.

"Sister Ling, why are you called Master Papa?" Yaya's clear voice said this.

Ye Ling replied, "Master told me to call it that."

"Why doesn't Elder Sister Ling call Uncle Zhang Papa?" This was the slightly hoarse voice of the little Tian Tian.In her heart, she has always envied Yaya for having a father who loves her, and every time she sees Yaya acting like a baby in Zhang Taiping's arms, her eyes show deep envy.She didn't actually want to call Zhang Taiping Uncle Zhang, but her mother was out of the ordinary.She also wants to have a father. She has never felt the love of a father. Although she doesn't know what it feels like to act like a baby in her father's arms, she will never forget the warmth of Zhang Taiping sending her home that night. Feel.Sometimes I think how wonderful it would be to be Yaya's father and be my own father, so Ye Ling, who thinks she has no parents, also hopes to have a father.

"I don't have a father and a mother, only a grandma. Now there is only a master."

"How could there be no father? My mother said that everyone has a father. She told me that my father has gone to a far away place, but I know that my father is dead. Are your parents dead too?" The girl's voice was slightly hoarse, and there was no sadness in her tone, but a sense of business.Maybe in her conception, she didn't understand what the word "dead" meant at all, but she just complained about the "dead" father, why he didn't want her and her mother anymore, and made herself a child without a father.

Hearing these flowers, I don't know how other people present feel, but Zhang Taiping suddenly felt as if his heart was being squeezed in.

Ye Ling is already ten years old, and coupled with the hardships of these years of hard life, she is far beyond the maturity of ordinary children. Unlike Tiantian and Yaya who are four or five years old, she already has an understanding of death, just like Grandma left her like that, and will never come back.His face was a little gloomy, and he didn't know how to answer Tian Tian's words.

Although Tian Tian is only four years old, he may not understand other things, but in the past two years, because of the ridicule and rejection of his friends, he has learned to read his words. Maybe children with low self-esteem are particularly sensitive to changes in the environment. She could feel Ye Ling's sudden depression.Cautiously asked: "Sister Ye, are you angry with me?"

Ye Ling raised his head with a bright smile on his face, raised his hand and gently touched Tiantian's head and said, "Why is my sister so angry with Tiantian? My sister is not angry at anyone, she just thinks of grandma."

Hearing that elder sister Ling was not angry with her, Tian Tian's little girl smiled again.Her best friend used to be only Yaya, but now she has a sister Ling.

Creak creak, the chai gate was pushed open, and three small figures came in. Ye Ling was still holding the ewe in his hands, followed by four half-grown lambs and the little antelope that leaned in but was scared away by everyone.

Seeing Yaya coming in, Fan Ming smiled and said, "The shepherd boy is back."

Yaya pouted and said, "I don't care about you anymore, you only bully me." Then she ran to Cai Xiaomei's side, "Auntie doesn't bully me."

Cai Xiaomei hugged Yaya on her lap, and waved to Tian Tian who was standing beside her alone.Tian Tian lowered her head and walked slowly, Cai Xiaomei touched her and hugged her into her arms, and handed her a piece of watermelon.Xiao Tiantian didn't take the watermelon, but looked up at Zhang Taiping first, saw Zhang Taiping smiled and nodded, then took the watermelon and began to eat it in small bites.

Ye Ling led the ewe into the sheepfold, tied it up, and then came out to sit quietly beside Zhang Taiping.The four little lambs ran out of the sheepfold and jumped around the crowd. They were not afraid of strangers, even if someone touched their soft and smooth fur curiously, they were not afraid, and sniffed the watermelon on the table with their noses raised.

Fan Ming put the watermelon rind that everyone had eaten by the lamb's mouth, and let them eat the remaining flesh.But the little antelope was at the side, hesitant to come over, and only slowly walked over when Zhang Taiping beckoned.

Fatty looked at Yaya and touched her pocket, but found nothing to take out, and said, "Oh, I didn't prepare any gifts this time in a hurry. Uncle will make up for it when I come next time."

Yaya was eating watermelon, with a black melon seed at the corner of her mouth, she blinked her bright eyes and said softly, "The fat uncle, you must remember next time."

The fat man's eyes narrowed into a line from a smile: "Haha, I remember, I definitely remember."

At this time, Cai Yazhi and Xing Rushui also came in from Caimen, carrying baskets in their hands, which contained a basket of peppers.It is not a cannon, nor is it a second artillery, but a dark green chili pepper, which is absolutely full of spiciness.

Cai Yazhi greeted everyone and said: "You guys talk, I'll go. I'm cooking." Then she followed Xing Rushui into the front room. Cai Xiaomei didn't move this time. If she went to the front room to help cook, then she The classmates will definitely feel embarrassed to stay here, and will go to the front to help.Instead, Ye Ling went to the front to help.Xiaoxi, who followed Cai Yazhi, stayed behind, jumped onto the table, and started pecking at a piece of watermelon.

One watermelon was gone, and Xiao Yaya tossed out some melons from the vines in the yard, took them out, washed them, and distributed them to everyone.

After eating the watermelon, Tian Tian came out of Cai Xiaomei's arms and said goodbye to Yaya, then said to Zhang Taiping: "Uncle, it's getting dark, I'm going home."

But Zhang Taiping persuaded her to stay: "Go back after dinner, uncle will send you back after dark."

Zhang Taiping would not refuse to persuade the little girl to stay, so she stayed happily after hearing this.Being able to stay with Zhang Taiping for a while is what she hopes most, because she can find the feeling of a father in Zhang Taiping.

Fatty is a wonderful person, with witty remarks, or acting ugly, he can always mobilize the atmosphere and make everyone laugh, so the atmosphere of a few people chatting in the shade in the backyard is very good.