pastoral fragrance

Chapter 7
Today is not bad for everyone.There were more than three hundred copper coins stuffed into Qiuyue's purse, and the drums couldn't fit.It's okay to go to the tea shop to drink some water to quench your thirst while watching your younger siblings sweat profusely.Besides, they still owed their auntie, so they should invite her to sit in the tea shop.Then he nodded.

Qiuhe happily scurried ahead like a little squirrel. Qiuyue thought that there had been Paihuazi in the town, and she was a little worried. Angrily, she shouted at Qiuhe: "Xu Qiuhe, stop, if you keep running around like this, I won't take you out next time." gone."

As soon as Qiuyue lion roared, Qiuhe really didn't run away, and obediently smiled and came to Qiuyue's side.Qiuyue held Qiuhe's little hand, Qiusong led Qiulin, and they all went to the tea shop together.Mrs. Qi followed behind, seeing how united and harmonious these children were, a slight smile appeared on his face.Not only did I think of myself and my brother, I also had such a warm scene when I was a child, but after my brother married his sister-in-law, the situation was different.

Seeing that Qi's face was gloomy and helpless, the careful Qiulin held his second brother's hand and stopped, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

Only then did Mrs. Qi come to her senses, seeing Qiulin's bright eyes wide open, full of innocence and concern, her heart warmed immediately, and she rubbed Qiulin's little face, "Auntie is fine, let's hurry up Let's go have some tea."

It was the scorching sun right now, the business of the tea shop was booming, there were so many people coming and going, the tea shop was already packed to the brim.The voices of men, women, old and young are intertwined into a dense net, which makes people's ears numb.The business of the tea shop is very good, and the people who buy tea are so busy that they don't touch the ground and sweat profusely.Mrs. Qi led Qiulin and a few radish heads to squeeze into the crowd, drifted with the crowd for a while, and finally squeezed in front of the tea shop.At this time, there is not much tea left.The green tea was sold out long ago, there was still some bottom of the pot of fermented glutinous rice, and there was still half a pot of corn soup.

Mrs. Qi asked, "What do you like to drink?" Fermented glutinous rice water is rare in the countryside. Although corn soup is common, it is a filling.

Qiulin and the others all chose corn soup. It was already lunch time, and the children liked to move around, so naturally they were hungry quickly. At this moment, they were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.

The corn soup is three Wen a bowl, Qi silently counted the number of radish heads in his heart, plus he happened to be five people, exactly fifteen Wen.After counting, she took out some copper coins from her purse, counted fifteen, put them back into her purse with enough extra, and raised her voice to the busy shop owner, "Brother, five bowls of corn soup."

"Okay!" The host hurriedly responded, took the bowl and spoon nimbly, and scooped up five bowls of corn soup in one breath.The corn soup is yellow and orange, with a sweet aroma, which is very gluttonous.

This room, Mrs. Qi is arguing with Qiuyue, "Our brothers and sisters are all thanks to Auntie. We should invite Auntie for this corn soup. How can I ask Auntie to invite us?" If you don't work or be rough, you must be in a well-off family.But one size is one size, auntie helped them now, and they should also know how to be grateful, how can they let her spend money now?

Mrs. Qi frowned, "What is Qiuyue talking about? Your mother and I are good sisters. What is there to talk about if we just hold hands? Besides, there is no reason for a child to ask an adult. Hurry up and stop arguing." Now, this big brother still has to do business." With a long hand, Qi quickly stretched out the counted copper plates into the hands of the shopkeeper, brought two bowls of corn soup, and seeing Qiuyue hesitate to speak, he said again: "Stop talking Hurry up and bring some soup here." The crowd behind was surging, and their movements were quicker.

The matter has been settled, Qiuyue had no choice but to carry the corn soup, and followed Qi's steps to the corner of the tea shop.The siblings quickly ate the corn soup, and followed Qi out of the tea shop.

"Are the little ghosts still hungry? Do you want to buy some steamed buns?" The child has a huge appetite, and this bowl of corn soup may not be able to fill the Wu Zang Temple.

The corn soup at this moment is all paid by the Qi family, how can Qiuyue dare to ask the Qi family to pay for it?Thinking that he made a lot of money today, he generously went to the steamed stuffed bun shop and bought about twenty warm steamed buns.They seldom eat this kind of fine white flour.

Qiuyue first handed two steamed buns and one steamed bun to Mrs. Qi, "Auntie, you are hungry too, eat some steamed buns." At this time, her helpful aunt liked her very much. Sisters.

Mrs. Qi was not too polite, she took the steamed buns from Qiuyue, and Qiuyue gave the steamed buns to her younger siblings one by one, and after she took them herself, there were still a few left. Damn, by the way, there is also the big yellow dog at home.Qiuyue threw the remaining steamed buns into the basket.

Several people grabbed the steamed stuffed buns and ate them with a headache. The money was all the result of their own labor, and now they tasted more delicious than those chicken, duck and fish.Qiu He yelled while eating, "Next time, let's sell wild vegetables."

Unexpectedly, the market for these wild vegetables was so good, the members of the Xu family all laughed happily.Mrs. Qi was also happy for them, but also felt sad for these children.Qiusong Qiuhe is not too young in the second grade, and it's time to go to school to study.Looking at the Xu family's children dressed plainly, with patches on their clothes, Qiuyue Qiusong's clothes were a little too small, while Qiuhe Qiulin's clothes were a little too big, it seemed that the Xu family was having a hard time!
With the Qi family's ox cart, it will be quick to go home, and in less than an hour, they will arrive at the intersection where the two villages diverge.It's not far from Luoshui Village, and after turning over a hill, it's the entrance of Luoshui Village.The Qi family could only send them here. Looking at the well-behaved and sensible children, Yiyi said goodbye: "Okay, Auntie can only send you here. After crossing this hill, you will be at the entrance of the village."

The Xu family's children didn't know that the two villages were so close to each other, but she had never been back to her natal home for more than ten years. The younger Qiuhe couldn't help but said, "Auntie hasn't been back to the village for many years. , don’t you want to take a look?”

The Qi family naturally thought about it too, who doesn't miss their hometown?But when she thought of her sister-in-law's face, she felt disgusted. When she went back to the village, she had to meet her. She didn't want to be famous, so she waved her hand, "Forget it, take good care of your parents. I will go when I have time." Look."

Everyone naturally realized that Qi Shi's words were empty talk, so they didn't say any more. After they parted ways with Qi Shi, the little radish heads ran wildly, wanting to spend the money they earned today. Just put it in Han's hand.

Mrs. Han is starching and washing clothes by the stream. There are many children in the family. The eldest two often wander in the fields and forests, which naturally makes them covered in mud. It's not bad, but there are too many patches on the clothes, and she dare not brush them vigorously with a brush, for fear of scratching another hole somewhere.

The clothes of the two youngest children are the big ones, and the two big ones are the old clothes of her and the head of the family, and they have been patched a lot. Speaking of which, their family has not bought new clothes for many years. .Although the head of the family is honest and willing to work, the late old lady and the old man just don't like it, and even the grandchildren below don't like it. How can it be their turn to make new clothes?Hey, Mrs. Han sighed helplessly, they don't care, but these children are suffering.

Today, the children went to the fields and forests to pick wild vegetables and sold them in the market. I don't know if there are any buyers, and I don't know how the sales are?It's past noon, how many of them haven't come back yet?Mrs. Han couldn't help but look towards the entrance of the village, but there was no one there, and suddenly felt that she was being ridiculous, this place was still a little far from the town, and it took three hours to go back and forth.Hey, if I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have let them go. There are a lot of photoshoots in the town. What should I do if the children are photographed or kidnapped?
After thinking about it, I thought that although the fourth son was a little noisy, there was still the eldest daughter and the second son. The second son had been educated, and he was always stable, so there must be no troubles.Just as she was thinking wildly like this, she saw her youngest son jumping up at the entrance of the village like a rabbit. Han stood up excitedly and saw Qiuhe followed by Qiulin's eldest daughter and second son. Are they back? !Surprised in Han's eyes, she put her clothes on the side of the stream, rubbed her hands and walked into her yard.She didn't have to worry about the clothes being taken away by others, no one would look down on these shabby clothes.

"Mother, mother, we are back..." Before reaching the yard, Qiu He yelled loudly. He ran extremely fast, and Qiu Lin, who was following him, was already far behind.

Han Shi just arrived at the yard, and nodded with a smile: "I saw you from a long distance, slow down, don't fall." Seeing that kid Qiuhe running around, Han Shi was afraid that he would fall.

Worried and worried, Qiuhe and the others had already arrived in the yard, Han quickly turned into the house, first called the children to come back, let Xu Nanshan listen, then went into the kitchen, poured a cup of tea into the main room inside.At this moment, Qiulin and the others also entered the hall, sweating profusely, especially Qiuhe, who seemed to be scooped up from the water.Han took a handkerchief and wiped Qiulin's heads one by one, telling them to rest for a while before they were allowed to drink water.Seeing that the backs of the two were empty, Han said happily, "Sold out?"

Xu Nanshan was also choking in the East Wing: "Why did you guys come back so fast, maybe you didn't have to run?" Xu Nanshan's voice was a little hoarse, but it was also kind, accompanied by bursts of chaotic voices , that was the sound of Dad weaving a basket and dustpan on the bed.

"That's right, the journey to the town is not too far away. Even if you travel faster, you won't be able to go home so early?" Mrs. Han also looked puzzled.

(End of this chapter)