There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 4

"Come on, come on, don't be polite today, eat more." The head of the Du family stood up and greeted, and the villagers who came to see the freshness all rushed home before the meal, and the guests left behind were the guests he wanted to invite .

The men sat at several tables, their wives and children sat at several tables, Cheng Qiaoqiao was held in Ning's arms, she saw that there were obvious differences in the meals on several tables, and twisted her small body , when passing by daddy's table, he hummed loudly, stretched out his two small arms and reached for Cheng Daman's body.

Cheng Daman was also very happy to see her so enthusiastic, took it over, and said to Ning: "Where do you go to eat first, and then come and hug her later."

"Can……"

"It's okay, child." Cheng Daman knew what she was worried about. In this kind of occasion, a woman cannot sit on this table, but the child is still young, and no one cares. He would be happy now, and kept grinning at him The laughing girl couldn't bear to let go.

Seeing her mother sitting at another table, Cheng Qiaoqiao finally felt relieved. She put away her flattering smile at her father, and looked eagerly at the dishes on the table.

Meat, a lot of meat...

Cheng Qiaoqiao's saliva was drooling, and she stretched out her hand to grab the table, but she hinted countless times that her dull father always just talked to people with a laugh, and occasionally patted her on the back as a comfort, The real needs of her young heart were completely ignored.

Ah Wu bit Cheng Daman's neck, but the toothless and forceless bite only made Cheng Daman pinch her face affectionately, and wiped off the saliva that was about to flood out again by the way.

So, Cheng Qiaoqiao watched her father hold her in one hand, eat food with the other hand, and occasionally picked up a coarse porcelain wine glass to touch someone, and wiped it off in one gulp, the twitching Adam's apple and the smell of the food made her almost jump, She didn't want to swallow a piece of braised pork in one gulp, she was just a little greedy, she just wanted to eat order water, or minced meat, and the saliva that kept coming out of her mouth because she was about to grow teeth made her feel more needed Get something a little stronger for a kick.

Ah... Cheng Qiaoqiao, who was hungry and in pain, finally reached out and grabbed Daddy's arm, successfully attracting his attention.

Cheng Daman held up his wine glass and looked at his daughter, his big watery eyes were staring at him, and he was clutching himself with his small globpy hands. He hesitated for a moment, put down his wine glass, dipped some wine with his chopsticks, and secretly went to Ning's He glanced at the table and saw that she was chatting with other women, so he brought the tip of the chopsticks to Cheng Qiaoqiao's mouth.

Cheng Qiaoqiao licked it, it was spicy, but a little sweet and astringent, with some faint fruity aroma, it seemed to be delicious, so excited, Cheng Daman was also more educated, and used chopsticks to drink it again. Dip it and pass it on.

Stick out your little tongue and lick it happily, and the baji baji will be gone.Cheng Daman couldn't stand her eyes, so she dipped some more, this time you could see a drop of wine hanging and falling, Cheng Qiaoqiao, like other children protecting food, hugged Cheng Daman's hand holding chopsticks, licking it like a puppy stand up.

Cheng Daman was in high spirits, seeing that his daughter loved wine so much, he was very happy, and whispered to the others at the same table: "Look at my daughter!!"

Du Dangjia smiled: "The child is still young, just have some meaning."

Cheng Daman thought for a while and felt that this was the case, and was about to withdraw her hand when her daughter's grip on his arm suddenly increased, her eyes watered and she looked at him, her mouth opened and closed, as if she was still not satisfied, Cheng Daman hesitated for a while , dipped some more with chopsticks: "The last bit, okay? We'll go find your mother later, it's time to eat."

Cheng Qiaoqiao obediently licked off the last bit of wine, and was put into Ning's arms by Cheng Daman.

"Come on, are you hungry? Smelly girl, I insisted on staying with dad just now. He won't care about you when he's drinking." Ning didn't care if her daughter could understand or not, and carried her into an empty room. He opened his arms to feed her.

Breastfeeding, Cheng Qiaoqiao felt that although she was a little hungry, it was worth it, because the wine just now was really delicious, which fully satisfied her gluttonous appetite.

When she was full of milk, she let go, and was hugged by Ning Shi and sat back on the dining table. Not long after, Cheng Qiaoqiao, who was full of food and drink, saw Duke Zhou waving to him quietly, so she was making a fuss Accompanied by the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding, the little face flushed and fell asleep.

Cheng Daman stayed at home for the next few days and did not go out to do work. Firstly, because Ning felt that he had been tired for many days and felt sorry for him, so he refused to let him go out. The weather has not been very good these days, so I didn't go out.

It was gloomy for several days in a row, but every time there was a sporadic drizzle, which made people feel unhappy.

Ning was worried that the child would catch cold when going out, so she put Cheng Qiaoqiao in the room for Cheng Daman to watch. She was busy with work that she hadn't done these days, but Cheng Zhigao and Cheng Zhiyuan were not so honest. After all, both parents were at home, and the two of them ran out early every morning, and went crazy with the gang of hairy kids in the village who climbed up hills and trees.

Every day when it was time to eat, she could only see her two elder brothers being dirty and being called back by Ning's ears, Cheng Qiaoqiao screamed anxiously, she should not stay in the room all the time, she should go out to play with her, but She didn't know how to say that every time she stretched out her hand, she was pulled back by Ning.

In the evening of this day, the sky that had been gloomy for many days finally had a strong wind, and the sky darkened instantly. The thinner trees were bent down, and the wooden barrels in the yard and the wooden shelves for storing sundries were blown to the ground. , rolling forward.

Cheng Daman put away all the things outside and closed the windows tightly, while Ning held Cheng Qiaoqiao worriedly and looked outside the door: "Daman, tell me, do you want to go out and look for the two boys?"

The rain splashed down, and the ground was immediately soaked. Cheng Daman strode in, and his upper body was not spared. He wiped the rainwater from his face: "Okay, I'll go find them..."

Before the words were finished, the door was pushed open with a slam, and two small black figures entered the room with a whoosh.

The rain on their bodies was dripping down the trousers, as if they had just been fished out of the water. The two children blinked and pulled the sticky clothes: "Mom, change."

"Next time I see the weather is bad, I have to come back early, you know?" Ning went to find a dry cloth towel and walked in front of her sons.

"Undress."

The second child was still young, so he slipped off his clothes and looked at Ning with a giggle.

Ning rolled his eyes at him, but her hands were not slow, she quickly wiped him clean, and put on new dry clothes on him.

Cheng Daman also went to pour a cup of hot water and handed it to him: "Drink the hot water first, and when the rain subsides, let your mother make ginger tea."

Cheng Zhiyuan gulped down his drink, ran to Cheng Qiaoqiao's side on the bed, carefully picked up half of her body, and looked at his elder brother.

Cheng Zhigao was a bit older anyway, and he didn't want to take off his clothes in front of his mother.

"I'll go to that room to change." Seeing his younger brother hugging his younger sister and staring at him with wide eyes, he stared back fiercely, grabbed the dry cloth towel in his mother's hand, and rushed into the next hut.

Accompanied by a loud sneeze, Cheng Zhigao rubbed his nose and came out wearing clean clothes.

Ning lowered her head and pressed her forehead against her forehead: "Hurry up and go to bed, wrap up the quilt tightly, and wait until I make ginger tea for you."

The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, like pouring it with a pouring bucket. It's only a short walk to the kitchen from here, but you will still get wet, Cheng Zhigao hurriedly stopped: "Mom, I'll go later."

Where did Ning listen to him? If she really suffered from the wind and cold, how could she go to the town to find a doctor in this weather.Pushing open the door, he ran to the kitchen with small steps.

Cheng Zhigao rubbed his nose, and secretly made up his mind that he would not let his mother worry so much next time, and would definitely come back before it rained.

He obediently climbed onto the bed, snatched his younger sister from the old hand, sat on the bed with her in his arms, and covered her with a quilt.

The whole family drank hot ginger tea and waited for the rain to stop.

Ning sat on the small square tree under the bed, carefully embroidering a pattern. On the bed, Cheng Daman's generous body covered the edge of the bed, and the three children were surrounded inside. The eldest and the second were chatting, Cheng Qiaoqiao A pair of big eyes seemed to be too much to use, sometimes looking at the eldest brother, sometimes looking at the second brother, and occasionally looking at Ning who asked them something and Cheng Daman who was guarding the bed.

"Mother, today, Xiao Heizi and Xiaofeng, we have agreed to go catch fish in the river tomorrow." Cheng Zhigao said.

"No." Ning stopped what she was doing and looked up at them.

"But we've agreed." Cheng Zhiyuan curled his mouth and resisted weakly.

"No, this rain is so heavy, the river will definitely rise a lot tomorrow, it's not safe for you to go."

"We know how to suck water." Cheng Zhigao knew how to reason, pinched his younger brother who was about to refute, and said by himself.

"It's not enough to be able to swim water. When the water rises, a wave will come. Not to mention you children, even adults can't handle it. If I say no, I won't do it."

Cheng Zhiyuan anxiously scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks, looking at his sister, wishing she could say something nice for her, but thinking that she couldn't speak yet, he gave her a contemptuous look, and continued to grab his brother's clothes, telling him to work hard.

Cheng Daman listened to the three of their mothers arguing back and forth, as if listening to a play, squinting his eyes, his fingers were still beating the time, Cheng Qiaoqiao was terribly annoyed by the second elder brother's glance just now, thinking about it Thinking, crawling forward with both hands and feet, it took a lot of effort to barely advance a little distance in the crowd, grabbed Cheng Daman's clothes, and tugged hard.

Cheng Daman immediately hugged his daughter and kissed her little face.

Cheng Qiaoqiao knew that it would be useful to flatter anyone, so she smiled even brighter, dripping saliva on her father's face for a long time, making him laugh out loud.

He said, "If the rain stops tomorrow, I'll follow. Don't worry about it. If the rain doesn't stop, if they dare to sneak in, I'll break their legs."

Ning opened her mouth to say something, but seeing the excited expressions of the two children and Cheng Daman's determined tone, she couldn't say anything more, so she lowered her head and continued to embroider.

The two children were so excited that they didn't know what to do. They looked outside for a while, and murmured for a while: "Why don't they stop?"

Cheng Qiaoqiao listened to his father's words, and stepped up to curry favor with him, holding on tightly and not letting go.She knew that once it rained in those rivers in the countryside, whether it was because of the connection with other rivers or other reasons, those fish were always plentiful and easy to catch, how could she miss such a good opportunity, and The key to whether she can go tomorrow lies in Cheng Daman, so she has a very clear goal and will never let go of her father's hand.

After the rain subsided, Ning went to the kitchen to cook. When eating at night, the two children couldn't eat well. They kept looking out of the window, hoping that the rain would stop quickly so that they could catch fish tomorrow.

In the past, it was Ning who slept with Cheng Qiaoqiao in her arms. She was also willing to follow her mother, because her embrace was soft and warm, and her breathing was light, while Cheng Daman's breathing was loud and tiring because of his hard muscles. She snores from time to time, so Cheng Qiaoqiao doesn't like to sleep with him, but tonight, no matter how Ning shi coaxes her, she just grabs Cheng Daman's clothes and insists on following him. Even after she fell asleep in a daze, Ning shi When she wanted to quietly take her out of Cheng Daman's arms, she opened her eyes in shock, pursed her lips, and cried a few times. In the end, Ning had no choice but to follow her.

Early the next morning, the two children rushed into the house happily: "The rain has stopped, the rain has stopped."

Cheng Qiaoqiao, who had been on guard all along, moved her little ears, opened her eyes immediately, grabbed her father's clothes with both hands, and started laughing obsequiously regardless of whether the person in front of her was awake or not.

(End of this chapter)