Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 188 Going to the Mountains to Play

Cheng He turned the sweet potatoes in the stove with tongs and said, "I really want to try."

Cheng Shi, who had been sitting by the side and seldom made a sound, asked aloud at this moment: "You mean, the village wants a big shot?"

Big man?
Lu Wenpeng thought for a while, the people who played with Jiang Qian and those who were invited by him should be considered big shots.

He smiled, nodded and said, "It shouldn't be small."

Cheng Shi was a little speechless.

He knows that there is an art learning center in the village.

More than half a year ago, Taohua Village didn't even have a primary school, only a primary school that had been abandoned for many years was abandoned there.Now, the elementary school has been rebuilt;
Now, another art learning center has been built, which sounds quite grand.

Unexpectedly, the village will also come to celebrate the opening of the art learning center.

He vaguely felt that the cultural environment in the village seemed to be different.

The former Taohua Village was a small mountain village that no one cares about, poor and dilapidated, similar to all other mountain villages.

But it's really different now.

I have to say that the changes in the village are really great.

Cheng He turned over the sweet potatoes in the stove a few more times, looked at the appearance, and said, "The sweet potatoes are almost ripe, which one of you will eat them?"

Cheng Xinxin was the first to run to the front.

Cheng He smiled: "Honey, stand a little behind, and be careful that the stove burns you."

He took out the baked sweet potatoes and put them on the ground to cool down.

The little girl turned her head to look at the two people in the room, stepped back a little, and then fixed her eyes on the first sweet potato.

Cheng Shi teased her: "Xinxin, this is the first one for uncle to eat, okay?"

Cheng Xin said without looking back, "No."

"I'm kind, the first one is not tasty and bitter, do you know that?" Cheng Shi continued to tease.

Cheng Xinxin looked back at him.

Cheng Shi looked very serious.

The little girl thought for a while and said, "You are lying. They are all sweet."

Cheng Shibang couldn't hold back, he laughed loudly and said, "I can't lie to you anymore."

Cheng He also smiled: "The little guy is not so easy to deceive."

In fact, it should be said that the greedy little guy is not so easy to deceive.

Cheng Xinxin successfully got the first roasted sweet potato, she was very proud, she twisted and grimaced in front of Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi immediately stretched his arms and said, "Is this sweet potato brought to me? Thank you."

The little girl giggled and said loudly, "It's not for you, it's for myself."

Then he turned around and ran to hide behind his father, then poked his head out quietly to see if Cheng Shi really came after him.

Cheng He said: "Don't be afraid, baby, Dad will stop you."

With these words, the little girl was relieved, and she peeled the skin to prepare to eat.

The pre-cooked one is relatively small, and she can just hold it in her hand.

The skin of the sweet potatoes that had been placed on the ground to cool for a while was not too hot, but when the skin was peeled, a large gust of white steam came out immediately, and it was hot just looking at it.

The little girl walked up to her father, stretched out her hand and said, "Dad blow it..."

The voice is soft and glutinous.

Cheng He took it over, broke the sweet potato in the middle for her, and blew it hard.

The little girl looked at it without blinking, as if she was afraid that if she blows it a few more times, she will be blown up.

One sweet potato was broken in the middle and turned into two. The little girl had one in each hand, as if it had become more, and she felt very happy.

Lu Wenpeng looked at the close father and daughter, and said enviously: "Oh, if only I had such a daughter, it would be great."

Cheng He smiled happily.

Lu Wenpeng said again: "Xinxin, will you be my daughter? I buy you a lot of toys and food every day, more than your father buys, okay?"

Cheng Xinxin made one with her left hand and one with her right. She was considering which one to eat first, when she heard this, she raised her eyelids and said, "No."

Then she lowered her eyes and concentrated on eating her own food.

Suddenly the room burst into laughter.

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On Saturdays, the kindergarten doesn't have to go to school, Cheng Xinxin plays at home.

Now she is obsessed with jigsaw puzzles, and although she hasn't solved any of them correctly, she still has a lot of fun.

Cheng He prepares lunch for the children at home.

Cheng Xinxin doesn't like carrots, so he came up with a trick today and made a new dish.

It's egg skin meat rolls.

Break up a few eggs first, then mix in finely chopped carrots, and fry them together to form a thin egg skin.

The meat was bought in the town, and he didn't let anyone grind it up, but cut it himself.Seven parts of lean meat, three parts of fat meat, mixed together and cut into foam.

This kind of fat and thin meat tastes better, fat but not greasy.Pure lean meat tastes a little bit woody.

Anyway, if you have time, you can make it better.

In the minced meat, he also added some water chestnut foam, which can reduce the greasiness properly, and it tastes more refreshing and has a sweet and fragrant taste.

The water chestnuts were picked last time, and I haven't finished eating them.

This thing is like a sweet potato, the more it is put, the more wilted and sweeter it is.

It's just a bit of a hassle to peel.

Cheng Xinxin was playing with puzzles on the kitchen table.

The little girl called out after a while: "Father, do you think I spelled it right?"

Almost every time you spell twice, you have to call once.

Cheng He had no choice but to take the trouble to come over, take a look, and look again.

After the minced meat is cut, add some coriander and green onion, and marinate the seasoning for a little taste.Taking advantage of this moment, I fried the egg skin, and the time was just right.

After the egg skin is fried, take it out quickly, put it on the cutting board, spread a layer of marinated meat on it, and then roll it up together.

This is the minced meat egg roll.

The rolled rolls are placed on a plate and steamed in the pot for ten minutes, and they are cooked.

Serve it out steaming hot, then put the steamed roll back on the cutting board, cut into small pieces and put on a plate, sprinkle some chopped green onion on top, and then drizzle the sauce, and it's done.

Regardless of whether the meal is ready, this dish needs to be eaten hot. Cheng He immediately brought it to the dining table here and said, "Honey, go wash your hands and eat this. It's delicious."

Cheng Xinxin was playing a puzzle on the table and said, "Wait a minute, I'm busy."

The little girl was still very attentive.

Cheng He said with a smile: "Don't rush, don't rush, try hard after eating, it can't run away. Dad will fight with you after eating."

It is estimated that if he does not help, the little girl will not be able to fight for a day.

Is it too difficult to buy?
Fight with her after eating, probably this sentence moved the child.The little girl threw down the puzzle in her hand and immediately ran to the other side of the dining table.

The egg rolls on the plate were bright yellow, fragrant and steaming, Cheng Xin smiled and reached out to grab them.

Cheng He quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Go wash your hands first. You don't need to use your hands to hold dishes, you have to use chopsticks, you know?"

The little girl looked at the dish she hadn't eaten, and she wanted to eat it very much, so she ran to wash her hands reluctantly.

There is a sink in the kitchen, and a short one was specially made to suit her so that she would not be out of reach.

But Cheng He tried his best to let her do these things by herself, not to arrange them for her.

Otherwise, when she grows up, she will hurt her self-esteem if she doesn't even know how to wash her hands when she goes out.

Cheng He said again, "Did you dry your hands?"

"Dry it off."

The little girl raised her two little hands to check for her father.

Cheng He handed her a pair of chopsticks and said, "Eat quickly, or it will be cold."

The little girl happily climbed onto the chair, took a piece and put it in her mouth, until the juice flowed out.

Cheng He asked: "Honey, is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. Dad, come, you can eat one too."

The little girl picked up a piece and raised her hand.

This guy, who has food, will never forget her dad.

Cheng He lived up to the little girl's kindness, quickly sat on the chair, lowered his head to the level of the little girl, and caught it with his mouth.

"It's delicious, thank you baby!" Cheng He didn't forget to praise the child and give her some sense of accomplishment.

Cheng Xinxin smiled happily.

"Eat quickly, it will be cold in a while." Cheng He is responsible for urging her.

The soup boiling in the pot was also ready, so he went to fill a bowl.After drinking, it's almost time to eat, just right.

The weather is getting colder, so you have to eat these steaming things to keep you warm.

After a delicious meal, Cheng Xinxin had already forgotten the puzzle she had just done, and was playing in the yard chasing the little geese, unable to stop at all.

"Xinxin...Xinxin..." A child's voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Hey..." Cheng Xinxin hurriedly responded.

This is her kindergarten friend, Cheng Ximei, who is about her age.

Cheng Ximei said outside the courtyard: "Xinxin, let's go and play."

As soon as she heard about going to play, the little girl got excited, left the little wild goose and walked outside.

The little wild goose opened its legs, swaying its buttocks to keep up.

Now you can see the difference between geese and ducks - long legs.

The little wild goose's legs are thin and long now, but they still run crookedly.

Cheng He followed up and asked: "Xinxin, where are you going to play?"

If it's close, he doesn't have to follow.But if he goes far, he must follow.

The child cannot be far away from his sight without an adult watching over him.

Cheng Ximei replied, "Let's go dig ginseng in the mountains..."

Cheng He felt that he was struck by thunder. This little kid wanted to dig ginseng!Still going to the mountains, can she recognize ginseng?

When Cheng Xinxin heard that she was about to dig, she said, "Ximei, wait for me."

Then she turned around and went back to get her little plastic toy shovel.

Since it is necessary to dig, it is natural to bring a shovel.she thought so.

Cheng He asked, "Are you still going into the mountains?"

Cheng Ximei said: "Yes, my brother and the others have left ahead, Xinxin, hurry up..."

"Okay... here we come..."

Cheng Xinxin took her plastic shovel and ran outside.

Cheng He's forehead was sweating profusely. The children may still have too little homework.

Cheng Ximei's brother is only in his teens, what kind of ginseng can he dig in the mountains?It's not just that I want to play.

Seeing that Cheng Xinxin had already run away with her short legs, she might not be able to call back at this time, so he had no choice but to follow.

Well, let's go play in the mountains together.

In fact, he really wanted to go to the mountains to play.

Picking up his phone, he called Big Yellow Dog: "Let's go together."

The big yellow dog followed happily, very happy.

(End of this chapter)