It was already nine o'clock when Tian Tian got up in the morning. When she saw the time, her first reaction was that she was late, but the next second she remembered that it was still a holiday, and she instantly lay back down, relaxed.
Tian Tian has now developed the habit of going to bed early and getting up early. When she can't lie in bed for a while, she gets up, makes the bed, changes her clothes, and then goes out to wash.
"Are you awake?" Gu Zhao got up early and was cleaning the living room. When he saw Tian Tian got up, he smiled while holding the mop.
"There's breakfast on the table. I bought some soy milk and fried dough sticks. They should still be a little warm now. Go and have some!"
Tian Tian sat at the dining table. The soy milk and fried dough sticks were only slightly warm to the touch, but the temperature was just right. She took a bite of the soy milk and asked, "Tian Zhuo, is he still not up?"
She thought that since today was a holiday, why didn’t Tian Zhuo sleep a little longer?
"I left after breakfast!" Gu Zhao said without even looking up, "I wanted to say hello to you, but you were sleeping so soundly that you didn't wake up no matter how long I waited, so I left first!"
Tian Tian was a little annoyed after hearing this, "Then why didn't you call me?"
"I wanted to call you, but Tian Zhuo wouldn't let me, saying that he wanted his sister to sleep a little longer. He felt sorry for his sister, and I felt sorry for you too, so we didn't call you!" said Gu Zhao.
"Did you let him take the mooncakes I asked him to take yesterday?" Tian Tian asked.
"Yes! I specifically asked him to bring those two boxes of mooncakes this morning!"
Tian Tian nodded in relief, "Aren't there still some mooncakes left at home? Just leave two for me, and you can take the rest. Go to the lounge, eat mooncakes when you're hungry, don't wait until after get off work to eat, or you'll starve!"
"Okay! I understand, little housekeeper!" said Gu Zhao.
"Hmph!" Tian Tian snorted a little unhappily.
After mopping the floor, Gu Zhao washed his hands and sat next to Tian Tian to watch her eat.
"Why are you looking at me?" Tian Tian asked vaguely while biting a fried dough stick.
"I'll have dinner with you!" Gu Zhao pushed the tofu pudding he brought back in the lunch box in front of Tian Tian.
Tian Tian lowered her head and drank a mouthful of tofu pudding, then slid the dough sticks down her throat. She blinked and looked at Gu Zhao, "Is there something wrong with you?"
Gu Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was worried that Tian Tian would be too lonely eating here alone, so he came over to accompany Tian Tian. But Tian Tian turned the tables on him. "Yes, yes, yes, I have something to ask. I wonder if our busy teacher Tian can spare some time to accompany me to the park and climb the mountain?"
Gu Zhao and Tian Tian have been busy with work recently. Both of them have been dealing with work matters at home. They haven't gone out for a walk together for a long time. It happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, so Gu Zhao wanted to ask Tian Tian to go out and play together.
Tian Tian's eyes lit up, and she asked Gu Zhao expectantly, "Is there a mountain here where we can go up to pick chestnuts? I want to go pick chestnuts!"
Now is the time when chestnuts are ripe. If you don’t pick them now, when will you?
Moreover, Tian Tian has been doing this for five years and she always misses the time to pick chestnuts. The main reason is that picking chestnuts is so addictive that Tian Tian is now itching to do it.
Now is the right time to pick chestnuts, so as soon as Gu Zhao mentioned it, Tian Tian immediately thought of it.
Gu Zhao was choked. He originally wanted to go to a mountain with a view, climb the mountain hand in hand, have a picnic halfway through the climb, and then go to the top of the mountain to see the scenery together. It sounded wonderful just thinking about it, but he didn't expect that Tian Tian actually wanted to go up the mountain to pick chestnuts.
Gu Zhao quickly brainstormed and began to think about which mountain near the provincial capital he could climb to pick chestnuts. The mountains around the provincial capital were basically all scenic spots, and there were very few chestnut trees there. If he wanted to pick chestnuts, he might have to go to the mountains in the countryside. You could climb those mountains at will, and no one would say anything about you picking chestnuts.
"Of course you can, but I have to ask other people if there is any mountain nearby where I can pick chestnuts!" said Gu Zhao.
Tian Tian nodded expectantly.
After dinner, Tian Tian didn't bother Gu Zhao with sticky hands and ran to wash the dishes. Gu Zhao also went downstairs to call his colleagues to ask which mountain he could pick chestnuts.
After Tian Tian finished washing the dishes, Gu Zhe came back from a phone call. When he saw Tian Tian, he said, "I already know which mountain has chestnut trees. Do we want to go there today? Or tomorrow?"
"I looked up and saw that it was already ten o'clock. It would definitely be too late to go today. "Then let's go tomorrow!"
Although there are only three days off for the Mid-Autumn Festival, they do not have any adjusted days off at this time. After three days it will be Saturday and Sunday, so they can have five days off.
Tomorrow is the fourth day of the holiday. I can have a good rest at home and don’t have to drag my sore body to school.
After hearing this, Gu Zhao also agreed.
For the rest of the day, the two of them did nothing but stay at home, listening to opera on the radio, reading books, cooking, and chatting on the sofa.
Until the evening, after Tian Tian finished taking a shower, she asked me to take a shower as well. I felt that this kind of life was pretty good. It was ordinary and plain. Although it might be a little boring, this was what daily life was like.
After taking a shower, the two didn't talk much. They turned off the lights and fell asleep. Early the next morning, they both got up and went to the state-owned vegetable market to buy vegetables. On the way back, they bought breakfast as well. After breakfast, the two made some food that they could take up the mountain to eat. They also washed some fruits and put them in the bag. Then Gu Zhao took Tian Tian to the mountain to pick chestnuts.
Originally, Tian Tian was still very much looking forward to it, and had already started thinking in her mind, what if she picked too many chestnuts, how would she get them back?
As a result, less than half an hour after leaving the house, Tiantian had become listless. She had imagined it too beautifully before. However, the mountain that Gu Zhao was looking for was actually in a nearby village. Their home was very far away from the nearby village, and it took an hour to take the bus.
Tian Tian was prone to motion sickness to begin with, and after twenty minutes in the car, her face turned pale and her stomach churned.
Especially nowadays buses are not very good. Every time they start, they will suddenly rush forward. Moreover, the roads nowadays are not as good as those in later generations. At least in the suburbs, there are big potholes everywhere, which makes the cars shake on the roads, and they often have to stop and wait for passengers to get on.
Add to that the various smells in the car, and it makes matters worse.
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