pasture leisure

Chapter 391

Zhang Chi was in a daze with the meat skewers in his hands, when his sister's voice came from behind him.

"What are you doing with such a big skewer? By the way, how much is a skewer like this here?" Zhang Juan asked.

Zhang Chi didn't open his mouth, and Xiao Xiao, who was supported by Zhang Chi, quit: "Mom, Mom, I want to drink water."

Hearing what his nephew said, Zhang Chi casually took out a bottle of mineral water from the cabinet in the refrigerator for mineral water and handed it to his little nephew.

As soon as the little guy saw the water, he immediately reached out to catch it, but before he could catch it, he was snatched by his mother.

Zhang Juan put the iced mineral water back into the refrigerator, and at the same time said to her younger brother: "This water is too cold, how can he drink the sweat of a child who has just played all over. Drinking ice water after exercise may be life-saving." Dangerous, don’t you have this bit of knowledge?”

Zhang Chi said: "This water is not cold, Melika has always been drinking it."

Zhang Chi’s refrigerator has a special place for storing water. The water in the ice bar is actually not too cold. It’s a little bit cold, but it’s far from being cold.

Originally, Zhang Chi thought it was not okay to drink this water after exercising, and he also saw some people on the Internet who sent him away with a bottle of ice water after strenuous exercise.

But every time Melika drinks like this after exercising, so he is used to it. Melika is a professional about sports, but Zhang Chi just runs around with his legs swinging, and his sports knowledge is far behind. It's on.

"That doesn't work!" Zhang Juan said, "Drinking something too cold is not good for your health. Just drink some tap water. You can drink the water directly here, right?"

Zhang Chi nodded: "Well, yes, but how much hotter can this water be than bottled water?"

"It's better here, you can drink the tap water directly."

Zhang Chi couldn't help laughing: "Sister, I purified this water myself, it has nothing to do with the government, and the quality of the tap water here is really not good, don't listen to the nonsense of some big Vs in China. Rarely In some places, the water can be drunk directly, and you often encounter tap water that can be drunk directly, because all of them are equipped with water purification devices, and household water purifiers are standard equipment in the house here.”

"Ah?!" Zhang Juan felt that this matter, um, was a bit unacceptable.

Zhang Chi shook his head, reached out for the cup, took a glass of water and handed it to his little nephew.

The little nephew took the Gudong Gudong and drank it all, wiped his mouth and put the empty cup in his hand on the countertop, and ran outside in a flash.

"Thank you uncle?" Zhang Juan called out to her son.

"Thank you uncle!"

The little guy yelled, but the two calves didn't seem to stop at all. When the last uncle word was passed, the person was already thrown outside.

"This kid is playing crazy," Zhang Juan said, looking at her son's back.

"At this time, children are not crazy when they play. We were not the same when we were young. We forgot to eat dinner when we were happy. Every time my mother went to find us, she would come back with her ears," Zhang Chi said with a smile.

Zhang Juan went on to say: "Yes, we used to have a good time there, but now the children are really miserable. The conditions are better than when we were young, but the pressure is greater. When we are as old as him, we can still go down the river. Fishing, what can they do, watch TV or play with mobile phones, even if they are playing in the community, they are not comfortable, a group of adults are watching, let alone playing in the water, the adults will start talking when they are close to the water."

"It's because you think too much."

Zhang Chi really knows a little bit about this. Now that children are playing here, there must be adults watching beside them. If they hurt other people’s children, it will be a serious matter, so even if it is a group of children playing together , the adults of each family also have to watch from the sidelines, either to prevent other people's children from hurting their own children, or to fear that their own children will hurt others. Parents are really worried.

"I can't do it if I don't want to, it's too troublesome," Zhang Juan said.

After speaking, Zhang Chi asked again: "What are you doing with such a big bunch of skewers?"

"Bake and eat, uncle said let's bake and play," Zhang Chi said with a smile.

After hearing this, Zhang Juan immediately said: "Roasting and playing, such a big skewer can't weigh a few catties of meat, and still roasting and playing, if you eat this, you can eat something else, put it back and don't roast it, it's so big outside. If you can't finish a piece of meat, don't do other things, put it back, and eat it tomorrow."

Hearing what his sister said, Zhang Chi thought for a while and put the skewers back. Meat is very hungry, and there is really no room for the big western barbecue outside after eating.

"By the way, are there many horses at home?" Zhang Juan asked.

Zhang Chi said: "A lot, what's the matter? I am a ranch here, and you ask me if there are many horses? Are you serious!"

"I want you to teach me how to ride a horse," Zhang Juan said.

Zhang Chi said with a smile: "That's not easy, I'll teach you tomorrow morning."

"That's fine, it's agreed tomorrow morning, and I'll get up early then," Zhang Juan said.

Zhang Chi said again: "I didn't expect you to rush to learn how to ride a horse."

Zhang Juan said cheerfully: "Isn't there a saying now that riding a horse is an aristocratic sport!"

"Don't talk about it, I guess the words you heard came from your younger siblings in the racecourse in China. What kind of aristocratic movement is it a lie made up by the racecourse to cheat you of money, nobleman? That's early. Aren’t all the herdsmen on the road aristocratic?” Zhang Chi couldn’t stop laughing.

Zhang Juan was a little unhappy: "Why do you like to argue so much now!"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed his brother's ear.

"Don't dare, dare not!" Zhang Chi quickly avoided.

"It's really broken-mouthed, like a bitch." Zhang Juan smiled, and reached out her hand to her brother's ear.

After arguing for a while, the siblings came outside.

At this moment, the sound of mahjong outside is still there. Although the sky is getting late and the sun has already set on the ridge to the west, everyone playing mahjong is still enthusiastic.

Zhang Chi and Zhang Juan went out of the house.

Zhang Juan looked at the sunset in the west, and was instantly attracted by the scenery. She looked at the sunset with bewildered eyes and muttered: "It's so beautiful!"

"It's beautiful. I don't know how long I haven't seen such a beautiful sunset?" Zhang Chi asked.

Zhang Juan nodded: "Well, I really don't remember when I saw such a sunset last time, it seems to be when I was in elementary school, when I was playing with my friends, I have seen it every day since I went to school. Apart from being busy, I was busy. When I was in school, I was busy taking college entrance examinations. When I entered university, I was busy finding a good job. I was waiting for a job. I was busy going to work, getting married, and having children. I really haven’t seen the sunset for a long time.”

"Then sit down and appreciate it, no money is charged." Zhang Chi supported his sister's shoulders, pushed her to sit down, and then sat beside her.

The two siblings just sat on the sofa on the terrace, admiring the sunset together. Sitting in a row is like when my sister led Zhang Chi when I was a child, sitting on the Dunzi of the small stone bridge at the entrance of the village, eating the stolen aunt fruit on the home tree while watching the sunset.

It's just that the immature face has been replaced with an adult appearance, and the innocence in the eyes has been baptized by life.

After seeing the sunset and the lights on the terrace turned on, the siblings came back to their senses.

"It's so beautiful, the sky here is so beautiful." Zhang Juan looked at the starry sky above her head.

Although the setting sun has set, there are still afterglows in the western sky. The western sky is obviously brighter, but these afterglows do not block the starlight.

After the sun goes down, the stars are shining, and the sky is like a light blue background, covered with luminous gems, clusters, clusters, clusters, the stars are shining, reflecting the colorful rhyme.

A huge Milky Way stretches across the starry sky, and the Cowherd and Vega stars that my grandfather taught me when I was a child were immediately recognized, as if they hung on both sides of the Milky Way just like they were more than ten years ago.

The beauty of the starry sky here is really indescribable. The sky is so pure that it seems that every star is close at hand and within reach.

It's really a bit like Li Taibai's poem: The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and the stars can be picked by hand.Don't dare to speak loudly, for fear of frightening the meaning of heaven and man.

"I really envy you." Zhang Juan said again: "I can live in such a place and see such scenery every day."

After hearing this, Zhang Chi replied: "You are just here. If you have lived for a year or so, you will get used to this kind of scenery and get tired of seeing it. Maybe you will think of the high-rise buildings in the city and the night scene of the city. Shining neon lights, miss the supermarket within walking distance, restaurants within a few steps. If you want to have a serious dinner here, it takes [-] minutes to get to the restaurant from here.”

Zhang Juan was a little surprised, turned her head to look at her younger brother, and asked with a look of disbelief: "You will miss the city even if you live here? Every day you hold meat and eat it, what do you miss in the city?"

Zhang Chi replied: "Although there are not many times, I do miss the city. For example, if I don't want to cook, or I want to eat something, I will think of the convenience in the city. Here, the meat is full, but even if it is There are times when you can have enough delicacies from mountains and seas, let alone beef!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Chi remembered the guys from Lao Xu's construction team again, so he laughed.

"What's the fun?"

Zhang Chi briefly explained the matter to his sister.

"You really paid for it. The workers are tired of eating beef." Zhang Juan felt that her younger brother was too prodigal, and the workers who built the house were tired of eating beef. Who would believe this in the country?

Zhang Juan didn't know that her younger brother didn't have a lot of food now, except for a lot of beef. The beef the workers ate was just a drizzle to him!What's more, it was the cattle provided by the good neighbor Lao Liu.

"Meat is cheap, meat here is cheaper than vegetables," Zhang Chi laughed.

What Zhang Chi said was cheap did not refer to the unit price, but to fill the stomach. Eating only fresh vegetables for a meal must be more expensive than eating meat alone. This is a fact, at least around here.

"Really happy," Zhang Juan said with a smile.

"The cost of living is really low, so the pressure of life is not very high," Zhang Chi nodded.

This is indeed the case. The cost of living in the United States is quite low. Of course, not everyone in the United States lives well. There are also beggars and homeless people on the street. not big.

After speaking, Zhang Chi sniffed his nose lightly.

Zhang Juan also took a sniff: "The aroma of barbecue came out."

"Well, but there is still a little time before it is cooked, and now the outer layer is cooked," Zhang Chi said with a smile.

Zhang Juan said: "Wouldn't the outside be burnt while waiting for the inside to be eaten?"

"When the time comes, you will know whether it is in focus or not," Zhang Chi said.

(End of this chapter)