There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 50

When I woke up in the morning, there was no high-spirited and energetic rooster crowing at home, and no chirping birds chirping in the distance. Qiaoqiao sat up to pick up the clothes after lying down for a while.

As soon as she sat down, she felt a hot current gushing out from under her body. She suddenly remembered that her menstruation should be these few days, she hurriedly jumped out of bed, and took out the menstruation she had done since she came here from the small cabinet next to her. Belt, and then grabbed some plant ash left over from last time to fill it in.

After tidying up everything, she sat on the side of the bed, Qiaoqiao rubbed her stomach that started to hurt a little, added another top, and after putting on the gray-blue coarse cloth shirt, she tightened the belt slightly, which made her feel more comfortable .

They don't cook breakfast, so Liu Jian and Master Lu haven't come yet, Boss Hu's room is also quiet, there is no movement, she opened the door leading to the restaurant in front, went to the kitchen to scoop up some water that was warm in the pot last night, I called to wash my face and rinse my mouth.

Going to the left side of the yard, there are the seeds she just sowed a few days ago, planted some vegetables, and moved some small white flowers from the outside.Just when she squatted down and was about to check, she felt a dull pain in her stomach. She supported the wall with one hand, bent down and panted for a while.After slowly coming back, he went to the house to rest.

Lying on the bed, after an unknown amount of time, she heard Boss Hu get up and start working in the yard.

"Not up yet?" She usually got up very early, and she was nowhere to be seen this day. Boss Hu knocked on the door suspiciously, afraid that something might happen to her.

"get up."

Boss Hu glanced at her, frowned and asked, "What's wrong? You look so ugly? Are you sick?"

Waving her hand, Qiaoqiao opened the door to the hall: "No, what shall we have for breakfast?"

"Whatever, if you have leftovers from last night, eat last night's food. If you don't have one, you can do whatever you want. If you don't feel well, go to the doctor. Don't hold back."

"I'm fine, boss, wait a minute, wash your face first, and call you when I'm done."

"Okay, by the way, I see that the flowers and plants you made are growing well. I asked some potted flowers for the neighbor next door. We will put them in the restaurant. You should take care of them."

Qiaoqiao poked open the firewood at the bottom of the pot, let the little sparks burn up little by little, then filled in some firewood, then poured in about half a pot of water, and while waiting for the water to boil, took a spoonful of sorghum noodles.

After the fire boiled, she held a porcelain bowl containing sorghum noodles in her left hand and a long spoon in her right hand, and slowly put the noodles in while stirring. After a while, the thick sorghum noodles could be formed. After cooling down a bit, Qiaoqiao washed his hands and began to knead the noodle fish, kneading them into slender, small fish-like gnocchi, then continue to boil the water, put the noodle fish in, sprinkle some salt, green vegetables, and cook. It takes only a cup of tea to serve, and some old soup that has been kept on standby in the pot next to it is added, and the delicious fish gnocchi is ready.

"Well, it's quite fragrant." Boss Hu walked in, took a deep breath, filled a bowl by himself and sat down to eat.

"Open the door!" Qiaoqiao had just served herself when she heard someone calling the restaurant's door outside.

She ran to open the door in a hurry, and behind Liu Jian was an old man pushing a trolley. On the trolley were a lot of radishes, sweet potatoes, a few handfuls of vegetables, and a few pieces of fresh meat.

After enduring the discomfort and moving all these things into the kitchen, Liu Jian walked to the cauldron: "Do you still have mine? I didn't have breakfast either. I went to the market early in the morning to buy vegetables."

"Well, I don't eat much, you can ask the boss if you don't eat, the rest of the pot will be yours."

Sitting in the corner with her own bowl, Qiaoqiao took a sip of hot soup to warm her body.Then eat those noodle fish.At this time, no one came to eat, and there was plenty of time. She ate slowly, and after eating a bowl of hot noodle fish soup, her stomach and belly seemed to be much better.

Qiaoqiao took advantage of Boss Hu's going out and promised herself to wash the radishes and the vegetables that will be used today, so she drove the happy Liu Jian out. She poured a large spoonful of warm water into the basin and washed them clean. After clearing the bowl, I started washing the dishes again.She is not too delicate, but protects herself as much as possible. Only with a healthy body can she live a better life, so that when she sees her parents again, they will not worry too much.

Busy, the whole morning passed quickly, Master Lu also came to the restaurant, and was preparing the meals and dishes for lunch.

Liu Jian sat on the table near the door with his chin resting on his back, watched the people coming and going outside, and said to Qiaoqiao: "Xiaoqiao, how old did you say the general was yesterday?"

Qiaoqiao shook her head: "I don't know."

"I guess it's about the same as me. Becoming a general at a young age is a big deal, but looking at his thin body, I'm afraid he is a housekeeper's son who has been shadowed by his parents."

"Tell you to talk nonsense!!!" Qiaoqiao hadn't said anything yet, when Boss Hu, who happened to be walking from inside, heard that he took two steps forward and slapped Liu Jian on the back of the head, making him flustered Call.

Qiaoqiao was amused to see him running around with his head in his arms, and smiled slightly while holding a pot of white flowers that had just been moved into the flower pot.After Liu Jian took a few glances, he couldn't help muttering: "Xiaoqiao, do you have a younger sister? An unmarried older sister is fine."

"Why?" Qiaoqiao put down the flower pot and wiped the leaves with a rag.

"I have a younger brother who is an apprentice in the medical center! Maybe we can become relatives."

"I'm the youngest in my family, and there are only two elder brothers above me." Qiaoqiao replied with a smile.

Liu Jian snorted and continued to look outside, waiting for the next guests.

After the first guest came, Qiaoqiao put the only flower pot on the counter, and then began to serve the food.

"This is it?" The third guest came to the door, squinted his eyes, looked up at the signboard under the sun, read it silently, and stepped in.

He didn't sit down, nor did he order food, but stood in the center and looked around. There were only four people in the room, one was Boss Hu with a gray beard, sitting lazily behind the counter, two were customers, and one was Liu Jian who came from the end, he frowned after looking at each of them one by one, Boss Hu raised his head and glanced at him: "What do you want to eat?"

"What's in here?"

"Look for yourself." Boss Hu pointed to the big piece of paper behind him.

"Let's order some ramen."

"A ramen."

Master Lu responded with a high voice in the kitchen, then served the sliced ​​noodles ordered by the second guest, skillfully put it on the tray, picked it up and walked out.

"Your sliced ​​noodles, there's chili and vinegar."

"Your ramen." When Qiaoqiao brought the third ramen, just as she was about to leave, the man who was sitting suddenly made a sound, raised a smiling face, and raised his face sideways to look at Qiaoqiao: "I want to ask , is there any other side dishes here? I can't eat this alone."

"Oh, you can also stir-fry some vegetables. If you stew the vegetables, it will take a little longer. I'm afraid the ramen will be soaked soft. Of course, there are some dried radishes, which can be brought up immediately. We just marinated them this year. They are very crispy. It tastes very chewy."

The man smiled and listened, and when Qiaoqiao finished speaking, he seemed very happy, and said directly: "Then let me ask for a piece of dried radish."

After the dried radish was delivered, the man stopped Qiaoqiao again, and pointed to the seat in front of him: "You sit down. Let's talk."

Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, and was about to leave helplessly: "I still have to serve food for others."

"Do you like playing with a slingshot?" While talking, the man made a gesture of launching the slingshot with both hands, and smiled with his mouth open, showing a row of teeth. His eyes seemed to be filled with a pool of sunset glow, bright dazzling.

Seeing Qiaoqiao staring at him blankly, the man was even more proud, approaching Qiaoqiao's cheek, staring at her with a pair of eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Do you still remember me?"

Qiaoqiao was startled, a little unbelievable: "You, you are..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the sound of gongs beating outside suddenly sounded, and a soldier in armor ran along the street while beating the gong: "The Huo tribe is attacking, everyone is waiting to retreat to the north immediately, the Huo tribe is coming!" , everyone wait..."

He ran so fast that his voice disappeared in this street and ran towards another street.

After a short period of silence, there was an uproar all of a sudden, and the crowd woke up, rushed towards the house, and retreated north with the family.

But when the man heard it, he reversed his laziness just now. He fixed his eyes, put down the chopsticks in his hand, pushed the chair away, and said to Qiaoqiao: "I will come again. You follow the boss here and retreat quickly. Don't panic. No problem." The man rubbed Qiaoqiao's hair vigorously after speaking, and then disappeared into the restaurant in the blink of an eye.

Qiaoqiao saw that although the people outside were a little flustered, they were not panicked.Boss Hu also slowly took out a water bag from below to fill it with water, and then asked Liu Jian to carry some dry food before locking the door of the restaurant and walking north in the direction of the crowd.

"Why is no one afraid?" Qiaoqiao couldn't help asking.

"It happens almost every year. Every time this harvest season comes, those Huo people who can't eat enough to eat will come to grab the food. Last year, there was enough rain and the weather was good, so they didn't come. I'm afraid the harvest will not be this year. Well, they are here." Liu Jian took out a big pancake that had hardened and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing: "However, we are basically fine, this is a main city after all, and the army is stationed The outskirts of this town, avoid here just in case. Don't worry, maybe an hour sooner, or more than ten hours later, we will definitely be called back."

Sure enough, as Liu Jian said, after more than an hour after the mighty people in the city had left, they heard the sound of horseshoes from behind, announcing that the Huo clan had been repelled and they could go back.

After returning, the noon meal was over, except for Liu Jian who ate the dry food along the way like a snack, the other three were hungry.Master Lu made the decision to cut a large piece of meat and handed it to Qiaoqiao, asking him to stew the meat, knead the noodles by himself, set them up, and use the knife to cut the noodles.

Liu Jian had long been filled with dry food, and couldn't eat any more, so he could only sigh and yell in circles in regret.

"Xiaoqiao, I want to bring this potted flower, and I will leave it to you in the future." After eating, Boss Hu hurriedly went to his old friend's house and brought four potted flowers.

"it is good."

These four potted flowers are all wilted, the leaves are a bit curled, the ends are yellow, the flowers are not blooming very well, they don’t look very energetic, they have a gray feeling, Qiaoqiao looked at them, and hurriedly walked over to start cleaning them up take care of.

She first wiped off the dust on the leaves with a clean cloth, then loosened the upper layer of soil with iron tongs, and sprayed some water.

After the four flower pots were cleaned one by one, they looked brighter than before.But to make the flowers bloom beautifully, it still needs long-term and careful care.

"Boss, where do you put the flowers?"

"Put the two pots at the door, and put the two pots over there." After looking around, Boss Hu pointed to the door and then to the left side of the hall.

First put the two pots of flowers on the left side of the hall, then reluctantly picked up a pot and walked towards the door. The air here is a bit dry, and the wind and sand are strong, so the flowers must be more weathered when placed at the door.

She was thinking wildly, when Liu Jian yelled from behind: "Boss, how long ago was that dry food? I have had diarrhea at least three times. I am still diarrhea."

Qiaoqiao saw him complaining about being wronged like a child, and replied with a smile: "No one told you to eat, it's because you can't keep your mouth shut, it's good to go there a few times, to expel all the toxins in your body ……what……"

While looking back at Liu Jian talking, she was walking towards the door with the flower pot in her arms. She accidentally touched the threshold with her toes. Under inertia, she couldn't control herself and fell forward.

"what……"

A thin cry of surprise was stopped before it could finish. A man happened to walk in from the outside. He saw a figure rushing towards him. Subconsciously, he wanted to raise his foot and kick it, but the sound The exclamation made him suddenly realize that this is not a military camp, just such a melancholy, the thing in the black shadow's hand had fallen to the ground and made a crisp sound of shattering, so he only had time to grab the black shadow's collar, and then One forcefully lifted the person up, and when the person hadn't touched him, he pushed him aside expressionlessly, letting him stand still and let go immediately: "Walk carefully!"

Qiaoqiao was pulled up by someone when she was about to fall down, and before she could stand still, she was carried and pushed aside by that person in a daze. It took her a while to react: "Thank you..."

The man had already walked towards the dining table, leaving only a back for her: "No need!"

Qiaoqiao looked at the broken flower pot sadly, and then looked timidly at the boss, who suddenly turned around and said to her, "Ramen, a bowl!"

With just such a glance, Qiaoqiao just wanted to agree, but when she looked up, she was frozen in place. Her eyes widened sharply, she stared at the man, her heart began to beat wildly, shaking Her ears were itchy, and she took a deep breath.

The man in front of him was in his 20s, handsome in appearance, and probably lived in the military camp all year round, with some hard lines on his face, a kind of sturdy coldness, his lips were tightly pursed, his eyes were cold, completely Unfamiliar and wary, his brows are slightly raised, making others not want to approach him.But whether it's his appearance or his temperament, it's not what makes Qiaoqiao surprised and excited, but his inexplicable sense of familiarity and his sudden realization: "You..."

"What? A bowl of ramen." The man frowned, and after repeating it, he took a seat and sat down, completely ignoring Qiaoqiao's expression and words.

"I, I..." Qiaoqiao stood there, moved her lips, and finally said nothing, lowered her head and walked into the kitchen.

"Xiaoqiao, hurry up, take out this bowl of ramen." Master Lu took out a bowl and handed it to her.

"Okay." Qiaoqiao lowered her head and wiped away the tears that gushed out. The uneasiness, depression and unspeakable grievance in her heart made her unable to stop crying. She pinched her arm repeatedly, forcing the tears to go back. .

"Xiaoqiao, hurry up, serve it to the guests, what are you doing?" Master Lu poured in the next bowl, and he hurriedly urged.

"Well, let's go."

Qiaoqiao wiped away the last tear, felt the copper coin between her collarbones, and swore in her heart as if angry: If you don't recognize me, I will never take the initiative to recognize you! ! !
He put the ramen heavily on the table, and walked back without even thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)