There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 10

Qiaoqiao was woken up by Ning Shi early in the morning.

"Qiaoqiao, wake up. Mother will change your medicine."

"Hmm..." Sitting up in a daze under Mother's gentle cry, Qiaoqiao managed to open her eyes, the outside was still gray and not bright, she squinted her eyes halfway, and opened her arms for Ning to wear for her. Putting on his clothes, he struggled for a while before walking to the main room outside.

The light here is brighter and it is easier to apply the medicine. Cheng Zhigao is sitting on the table eating breakfast. The pancake left over from yesterday was reheated today. Cut a few pieces and put them in a bowl. It is pickled dried radish, plus a large bowl of hot water.

"Qiaoqiao, does it still hurt?" Cheng Zhigao couldn't help asking with a smile seeing his younger sister shaking her head sleepily.

"No, it doesn't hurt."

Ning Shi adjusted the new ointment and applied it. It was cool and made her hot and swollen face feel very comfortable. Qiaoqiao put her hand on Ning Shi's shoulder and gave a comfortable hum: "Mother, let me take it again." Get some sleep."

"Don't sleep, as soon as you turn over, the ointment on your face will be rubbed all over again. Be patient for a few days, and then let you sleep well, okay?"

Cheng Qiaoqiao pouted dissatisfiedly, Ning nodded her small mouth, took out a larger square scarf and put it on her chin: "Shut up, I'll hold it up for you, so it won't slip off."

This time the square scarf was a bit big, and there was still some left that stretched up from the cheeks to the top of the head. Ning smiled, flipped her fingers a few times, tied a small pattern, stepped back, and looked at her daughter with her eyes closed. Stopping the chick to scramble rice, pointing at her and laughing loudly.

Cheng Zhigao also looked over and laughed.

Qiaoqiao woke up and looked at them inexplicably: "What are you laughing at?"

She stood up from the small square, thumped and ran to the bronze mirror, looked at the cute bow on her head, and then laughed foolishly. After a few laughs, she stopped again and blinked. , pretending to be pitiful and walking in front of Ning.

"Don't laugh, the ointment will be slippery." Ning squeezed her little hand and said.

Ning Shi didn't dare to let her go out to see the wind, Cheng Qiaoqiao suffocated at home for several days, and later, when she felt that she was fine, Ning Shi still asked her to apply ointment for an extra day.

It's the last day, Cheng Qiaoqiao comforted the silly and poor self in the mirror, it's the last day, tomorrow will be free.

"Qiaoqiao, you can play at home for a while. If you have nothing to do, go to the room to see how the flowers I embroidered, but don't touch them. You are still young. When you grow up, mother will teach you." Ning Shi was holding a small satchel, and while picking up eggs, he was talking to his daughter.

"Mom, what are you going to do?" Squatting on the ground, Cheng Qiaoqiao's tightly tied mouth was murmuring, but fortunately Ning understood, and said, "We went to your Uncle Li's house that day to ask He is looking at your illness. I have been watching you these days, and it is not convenient to go out. You are almost in good shape, so I will go there to see him and bring him twenty eggs."

"Oh, mother, go, I'm at home."

"Is my sister at home?" The two women were talking, and their carefree voice came through the wooden door.

"Hey, I'm at home, sister-in-law of the Zhang family, come in." Ning replied.

Zhang's sister-in-law entered the door with a happy face, holding a piece of cloth in her hand, walked to Ning's side, and said happily: "Sister, let me show you this trick."

Ning put down the basket and took a look, took a deep breath, wiped her hands on the square scarf beside her, took the piece of embroidered cloth, and said in amazement: "Oh, sister-in-law of the Zhang family, where did you get the embroidery?" Wow, it's really pretty."

"Isn't it pretty?" The sister-in-law of the Zhang family began to show off with pride: "You don't know, a cousin of my family has a daughter who works as a maid for an official's family outside, and she brought this trick back. Yes, and when I went to visit, I asked for it from my sister-in-law. She hesitated for a long time and was reluctant to give it to me. Hmph, we are not using it for anything, but it looks good. I will marry my daughter so I can make a special embroidery pattern."

Ning looked at the pattern. She was from a good background before, and she had seen many special embroidery patterns, but after so many years, she didn't have many chances to see many new styles. This time, seeing this pattern, she I was also excited in my heart, holding the embroidery sample for a while before handing it back.

The sister-in-law of the Zhang family pushed back again: "Hey, I just brought it back, no, I'll come here to show you, it looks so good, I can't use it by myself, let's embroider together, try it first, you My hand is more skillful than mine, so it must look better when embroidered."

"This, how can this be done?" Ning shrugged.

"Why not? It's just an embroidery. Come on, let's sit down."

Ning agreed happily, but she immediately thought of the twenty eggs she had just picked up in the basket, she hesitated for a while, seeing Zhang's sister-in-law's happy appearance, she was a little embarrassed to speak.

Cheng Qiaoqiao has been listening and watching, so she will naturally see her mother's embarrassment. In fact, there is no need to rush to send it on this day, but after holding back for so many days, she also wants to get some air.So he volunteered to take a step forward.

"mother……"

Ning came out and asked, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Qiaoqiao beckoned Ning Shi to squat down with her hands. Ning Shi looked at her funny and leaned over to her ear.

"Mother, stay with Aunt Zhang's family at home. I'll deliver eggs to Grandpa Li." Even gesticulating and talking, Ning understood what she wanted to express, stood up, smiled, and just watched quietly. she.

After all, Cheng Qiaoqiao had a ghost in her heart, and Ning felt a little guilty after watching it for a while, lowered her head, and twisted her little hands.

"Okay, go and send it to Grandpa Li. Remember not to cause trouble for others. Also, come back quickly and don't play outside, or you won't be allowed to go out for a month."

"Yes." Cheng Qiaoqiao trembled from the last sentence, stood at attention, patted her chest, and answered boldly.

The little man was walking slowly on the trail with a small bamboo basket on his shoulders.

Uncle Li's house is not too close, but fortunately, there is no need to detour, just pass by one road.

After arriving there, Cheng Qiaoqiao handed the eggs from Xiaolan to the adults. Uncle Li, Aunt Li, and their son and daughter-in-law all laughed, looking at the cute Qiaoqiao, and teased them for a while. The little guy who was more than [-] years old wanted to touch the bow on Qiaoqiao's head, but Qiaoqiao avoided it.

The whole family was very enthusiastic and insisted on keeping Qiaoqiao for dinner. After several rejections, Qiaoqiao picked up the basket and rushed out. They really couldn't resist their enthusiasm.

When I came back, most of the families were about to eat, and there were no people in the fields, on the roads, and Qiaoqiao breathed the free air and jumped happily.

After walking for a while, she vaguely saw a low figure in front of her. She slowed down and looked over carefully, thinking that someone was squatting down to clean up the crops, but as she walked forward a little bit, Qiaoqiao finally realized that it was a dog.

It was a big yellow dog, dirty and not small, it seemed to sense Qiaoqiao, and turned its head.

Its eyes looked very scary, they were brown and yellow, staring closely at Qiaoqiao, with a feeling of malice.

When Qiaoqiao was a child in her previous life, she was chased by a big wolf dog. Although she didn't bite her, that feeling made her have a special fear of dogs ever since.

So now she looked at the dog, her heart beat fast, her hands tightly held the small bamboo basket, she was extremely nervous, her steps were very stiff, and she moved forward mechanically.

She can't turn her head now, she knows that if she turns around and walks back, this dog might catch up to her and bite her, she is still very young, and there is no one around to help, this dog looks like a stray dog, maybe it hasn't eaten for a long time up.

Thinking of this, Qiaoqiao almost wished she could faint. She kept telling herself, don't be afraid, don't be afraid.

At the end, Qiaoqiao didn't even realize that she was walking away almost with the same hands and feet.

When passing by the yellow dog, the dog also turned its head slightly, moving its eyes following her small figure.

Qiaoqiao walked over to it stiffly, and then continued walking.In fact, she wished she could spread her legs and run forward, but she knew she couldn't run. Once she ran, the dog would definitely catch up.

Every step is very difficult, Qiaoqiao seems to be able to feel the glowing gaze behind her, and every time she takes a step, she feels that the heels are brushed by a hair.

Finally, Qiaoqiao made a mistake and she couldn't stand it anymore.She glanced back, she wished the dog had gone, she hoped the dog hadn't followed her.

Just looking back, the dog stood there, watching her back, its brown eyes looking more fierce than before.

Qiaoqiao felt her scalp tingling for a while, and her fine hair couldn't help but stand on end, and the dog was probably waiting for Qiaoqiao to turn her head, almost instantly, it jumped up and chased Qiaoqiao.

Its speed is not particularly fast, probably because it has been wandering for too long, or it is very hungry, in short, it is much slower than those dogs who have no shortage of food and drink, but for Qiaoqiao, it is still surprisingly fast.

Qiaoqiao screamed: "Oh my god!" she spread her legs and ran forward desperately.

There was the whistling wind in my ears, my throat was like a fire, and my whole head was echoing with the sound of a heartbeat. Qiaoqiao felt the dog approaching a little bit, and the wheezing sound was behind his neck. You can smell the stench that comes out.

She staggered, threw her whole body forward, and fell straight down.

She turned around instinctively, saw the dog opened its mouth wide, and leapt forward, the scream had already been released, she didn't even have time to close her eyes, she saw the dog's mouth full of teeth. Get closer to yourself.

Aw~~~Woo~~~~~~
The sound of wood hitting the flesh sounded, and Qiaoqiao sat on the ground with her hands propped up like a frozen frame, watching the big dog being hit on the belly by a big wooden stick, and fell directly to the edge of the path.

(End of this chapter)