Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 73 Canned Peaches and Peach Wine
The father and daughter walked through the mountains, chatting with each other, admiring the scenery that they don't usually see along the way.

Sometimes when you appreciate the world from another angle, you will find that it has a different beauty.

This kind of outdoor activity expands one's mind and gives people fun that other activities cannot replace.

Walking on mountain roads is also a test of patience. Cheng Xinxin started the long-distance trek so early, so she won't be unable to bear hardships when she grows up.

In fact, Cheng He thought of Jiang Yutong.

Such a girl who looks delicate, but walking with everyone on the mountain roads, even sometimes there is no road in the forest, it is very challenging to walk.

But she insisted on it.

Cheng He could see that she could not only grit her teeth and walk the mountain road, but also insist on doing other things.She should be someone who does big things.

Cheng Xinxin has been doing difficult things since she was young. In her eyes, nothing can be difficult for her in the future.

Telling the story of Journey to the West all the way, I finally came to the mountain with a peach tree.

Cheng He was still a little excited.

It is the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and it can be regarded as a bumper harvest scene.At this time, there were no small peaches on the tree anymore, but big, round peaches that were either red or white.

Looking from a distance, it looks like stars, looming among the green branches and leaves.When you look closer, it looks like small lanterns hanging on the treetops.

Walking into the peach forest at this time is like walking into the peach garden of the Queen Mother.

These trees are the peach trees that grew out of the birds that ate peaches elsewhere and brought the peach pits here.

Then the peach tree will bear peaches again, and the peaches that fall will grow new peach trees.Year after year, there is such a scale.

This is like the scene of Huaguo Mountain in Journey to the West, like a paradise, for a moment, Cheng He was thinking, is there a world expert living here?
Cheng Xinxin shouted excitedly, "Dad, there are so many peaches here, so many peaches!"

The little girl had only seen peaches in the market before, and thought they were the most numerous, but now that she saw the fruit on the peach tree with her own eyes, she knew what it meant to be many.

June peaches have hairs and cannot be eaten directly.But Cheng He made the preparations, brought a rag, and just found a pool to wash.

Ripe peaches are easy to peel, and the flesh inside is pink and tender, sweet and juicy, juicy and juicy after a bite, leaving a mouthful of fragrance.

Cheng Xinxin's mouth was full of juice, and she yelled, "Father, these peaches are so sweet and delicious."

Of course, the fruit just plucked from the tree has not been reddened by drugs, and it has not been transported long distances, so can it be delicious?

The really ripe fruit is not like the ones on the market. For the convenience of transportation, the peaches are picked when they are still green, and then add medicine to make them red.

Such peaches taste crunchy, not sweet enough, and the fragrance is far worse. It feels like eating peaches in name.

Cheng He ate a few himself, and he felt very good.

It's a pity that transportation in the mountains is inconvenient, there are basically no roads, and there are many hillsides. Otherwise, transporting these peaches for sale would be a lot of income.

There were a lot of ripe peaches, Cheng He took a bamboo basket, picked a bamboo basket full, and carried it down the mountain.

This basket probably weighs dozens of catties.

Anyway, these peaches are not picked and eaten, and they are left on the tree to wait to rot.He picked some of them back, and if he couldn't finish them, he could make part of them into cans and part of them into peach wine.

The weather is very hot, carrying dozens of catties of peaches on the mountain road, the heat is terribly hot.

Cheng Xinxin followed, eating peaches all the way, making a big face, and also screaming hot.

When passing by a pool, Cheng He couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Baby, let's swim? Do you remember how to swim?"

On such a hot day, it is best to take a swim in the pool to cool off the heat.

The water in the pool is very clear, and there is no smell of disinfectant water, which is the most natural way to cool off.And you don't have to worry about being in a swimming pool, where it's full of people on a hot day.

Especially on the beach, that kind of bathing place is like dumpling when people enter the water in summer. The density can't be used at all. If you move a little, you will kick someone or be kicked.

Moreover, when there are too many people, it is unavoidable to worry that some people are uncivilized and pee in the pool or something.

Isn't there a joke?It is said that after a woman came back from swimming, she became pregnant.

At a time like that, no matter how much people want to swim, they will inevitably feel a little daunted.

But don't worry now, the whole pool is theirs, and they can swim as they want.Cool!

Cheng He taught Cheng Xinxin how to swim when he was in the swimming pool in the city.Therefore, this can be regarded as a parent-child activity.

Cheng Xinxin was overjoyed, and happily ran to the pool.

Cheng He tried the depth, took off his T-shirt and walked into the pool.The water here is generally not very deep, and the deepest part is less than 2 meters deep. The riverbed below is full of pebbles, so you are not afraid of sinking.

He still poured cold water on his body first, and after getting used to it, he officially started swimming.Swimming is comfortable, but safety is also important.

The main reason is that the water is very clear and cool, and once you step into the water, you feel comfortable.

Cheng He swam to the middle with the baby in his arms, and washed her face.

The little girl kept gnawing on the peaches, the sweat on her face was mixed with peach juice, her whole face was painted.

The cool water poured on her face, and the little girl said with a smile: "Father, the water is so cold."

Cheng He said with a smile: "Baby, do you still remember how to swim? Dad is going to let go."

It is said that children have the instinct to hold their breath in the womb, and as they grow older, the instinct to hold their breath will fade and be forgotten.

But at a young age like her, when she is curious about the outside world and has a strong learning ability, the instinct to hold her breath has not been completely forgotten, and it is easy to learn once reminded.

Cheng Xinxin pulled and pulled in the water by herself, paddling in style, she was overjoyed.

Children are born to love playing with water.

Soon, Cheng He discovered a vision, that is, when he was swimming with his daughter, there were obviously more fish around.

When they swam, the school of fish also moved along with them, and they gathered more and more, which seemed like a thousand carp facing the dragon.

Cheng He was surprised.

He thought of the butterflies, fireflies, and orioles resting on her body when he took his daughter to play in the mountains. He didn't understand those questions, and now it was the school of fish circling around him and his daughter.

This is so strange.

Cheng Xinxin was not surprised at all, this kind of scene that might appear in cartoons happened around her, she accepted it very much, and was amused by these fish.

The school of fish swam around the father and daughter, and the scene was really spectacular.

Cheng He didn't understand this phenomenon, but he grabbed one casually and made it for dinner tonight.

Today's swimming is really amazing.

In fact, swimming has many benefits. It can strengthen the body and enhance people's immunity. People who swim frequently are not easy to catch colds.

It is said that swimming is especially good for people who sit and work for a long time.

Due to the buoyancy of the water, when swimming, the human body lies flat on the water surface and the spine is fully extended, which is beneficial to scoliosis caused by sitting or standing for a long time.

But in Cheng He's view, swimming so carefree, with the blue sky and white clouds above his head, dancing with the fish in the pool, and watching the children's happy smiles, is itself one of the joys in life.

Why think so much?
Isn't it enough to be happy in front of you?
The whole person is immersed in the water and swims freely, making people forget all their troubles.

After playing for more than an hour, Cheng He felt that it was almost done, and she was not willing to wake up the child.

Cheng He said with a smile: "Baby, if you want to swim, let's come back tomorrow! We can't play anymore today."

Her arms and legs are still very delicate, so it's enough to play for so long.No matter how long the time is, I am afraid that she will be overworked and hurt her arms and legs, and the loss will not be worth the gain.

The little girl got up from the water resentfully, and walked on the road in a sullen mood, puffing and unhappy.

When he got home, Cheng He was not idle, and quickly started to prepare canned peaches and peach wine.

With dozens of catties of fresh peaches, it's time to tinker with something.

Absolutely no added canned peaches, fresh and fragrant fruit wine, these are all good things.

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