As soon as I got up the next morning, I started looking forward to going up the mountain.
She got up on her own initiative without even Mrs. Ye urging her.
"Mom, what are we going to eat for breakfast?" Qingtian brought Xiaoye and asked behind Mrs. Ye.
When Mrs. Ye saw that Qingtian not only got up, but also put on her clothes by herself and was busy with her hands, she started praising her.
"Qingtian, you're so great today. You got up without mommy even calling you, and you even got dressed. You're amazing!"
In fact, Qingtian used to do these things at Shan's house.
But after coming to the Ye family, Mrs. Ye always felt that she was in poor health and wanted to do everything for her.
It took her quite a while to get Qingtian to develop the habit of staying in bed a little longer every morning.
Qingtian followed Mrs. Ye into the kitchen and found that she was preparing to cook noodles.
Soon, a large bowl of noodles came out of the pot.
Mrs. Ye lifted the lid of another pot, and the meat stew in the pot was bubbling and emitting a rich aroma.
Chopped dried eggplant is also added to the stew, which absorbs the broth and oil and tastes more fragrant than meat.
Mrs. Ye served the marinated food and she and Mrs. Ye San each carried a pot into the main room.
"You guys eat first, I'll go cook the second pot." Mrs. Ye put down the basin in her hand and turned around to go out again.
Mrs. Ye Er brought over a stack of two blue-rimmed bowls and began to serve noodles to everyone, one bowl at a time.
She scooped out a bowl and Mrs. Ye poured a large spoonful of sauce into it.
Every morning at breakfast, the family would first attend to the five children who were about to go to private school.
Basically, they are served first. After they have eaten, it is the turn of Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San who have to go to the fields to work, and finally the women in the family and Qingtian.
The Ye family no longer lacks food and drink, and they no longer go hungry during the lean season like before.
Qingtian is not the kind of child who is impatient and has to rush to eat.
So the order of eating breakfast at home was basically fixed.
According to the usual order, it would not be Qingtian’s turn to eat the first pot of noodles, and he would have to wait until Ye Sansao’s second pot of noodles was cooked.
But for some reason, Qingtian was worried today. After Sister Ye handed the bowl of noodles filled with braised sauce to Ye Changnian, she said anxiously, "Second Aunt, give me this bowl first!"
"Are you hungry, Qingtian?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye Er quickly handed the bowl of noodles to Mrs. Ye Da.
Mrs. Ye was also very surprised to see her daughter like this for the first time, but she didn't think much about it. She just asked, "Did you not eat enough last night?"
As she spoke, she poured the broth on the noodles and placed them in front of Qingtian, saying, "Eat slowly, be careful of the heat."
Old Mrs. Ye reached out and took the spoon from Mrs. Ye's hand and said, "Go and feed the child. I'll take care of the rest."
Although Qingtian can use chopsticks now, he still finds it a little difficult to cook difficult food like noodles with gravy.
It was the first time that Mrs. Ye saw Qingtian so anxious to eat breakfast. She was also worried that the child was hungry, so she handed the spoon to her mother-in-law without hesitation.
She went over, picked up Qingtian, and placed her on her lap, preparing to feed her noodles.
But Qingtian said, "Mom, I can eat by myself, you should eat quickly too."
"Don't worry, Mom. I'm not hungry yet!" Mrs. Ye said as she picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, blew on it, and fed it into Qingtian's mouth.
Qingtian had no choice but to chew hard.
The chewy noodles are paired with fragrant minced meat and soft, soup-soaked dried eggplant. The more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.
The other five children all ate without even looking up.
After Qingtian finished the first bite with all his strength, he turned his head away to avoid Mrs. Ye's next attempt to feed him.
"What's wrong? Is it not tasty?" Mrs. Ye was really puzzled.
But seeing that everyone else in the family seemed to be eating with such satisfaction, it didn’t look like it was unpalatable, did it?
She even tasted it herself to check if there was anything wrong.
But it’s okay!
Qingtian took advantage of this opportunity and quickly said, "Mom, don't feed me anymore. Hurry up and eat too. After eating, we are going up the mountain!"
"Oh!" Mrs. Ye laughed when she heard that. "I was wondering why you were so anxious this morning!"
Upon hearing this, Third Sister Ye teased the child deliberately, "Sunny day, Third Aunt is going up the mountain with us too. Why don't you urge me to eat breakfast?"
Qingtian then remembered that Mrs. Ye San was also going with them. She looked up at her, her mouth slightly open, a rare look of confusion in her bright black eyes. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
"Okay, stop teasing her." Mrs. Ye smiled and said to Qingtian in her arms, "Who said we have to go up the mountain so early in the morning?
"It's cold in the mornings and evenings now, and it's damp and cold in the woods. The dew can soak your clothes and shoes."
Huh? Aren't we going up the mountain early in the morning?
Qingtian became more and more confused.
"Didn't Dad always go up the mountain early in the morning, eat breakfast, and take some dry food?"
"Your father is going to the mountains to hunt, how can it be the same?
"Let's just dig some soil from the sunny hillside nearby, and then go there after lunch and a nap.
"The sun was shining brightly then, and it was the warmest time of the day."
“Ah—” Qingtian’s face fell all of a sudden, “I got up early on purpose.”
"Don't blame mother, you didn't ask her!" Mrs. Ye was amused by her daughter's rare confused look.
At this time, the boys had all eaten their fill, and stood up to say goodbye to their families and go to private school.
Ye Changnian looked at the sunny day with envy. He didn't want to go to school either. He also wanted to go up the mountain to play.
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