Chapter 179 Apricots are ripe
"Poor people, begging for food, don't kowtow."
She slapped her thigh and ran inside, saying her last words specifically for others to hear.
These words just happened to resonate with people. Wang Yaozu clenched his wrists at the door, his eyes obscure and unclear.
Aunt Guo turned her back, smiled triumphantly, and walked into the kitchen with her bound feet twisted.
Wang Yaozu was provoked and got hot-headed.
Anger arises from the heart and evil comes from the courage.
After returning, he said some good words to the leader of the team, and sneaked to Aunt Guo's place every day after get off work, ready to wait for an opportunity to act.
Of course, Aunt Guo was not someone who had nothing to do after eating. She revealed some things about Xia Yue to Wang Yaozu, adding some exaggerations from time to time, making her stories half true and half false.
Even so, she asked Wang Yaozu for two dollars. After all, this matter didn't cost her anything.
Every fool is a rip-off.
That night, Wang Yaozu finally saw Xia Yue alone and was ready to rush out to catch her.
Unexpectedly, another Lin Xiaotong came and he stopped in his tracks.
But seeing that there was no one around, the two of them turned two corners.
The evil spirit in his heart came out again. There were only two little girls. How could a grown man like him not be able to handle them?
He arrested the girl right away and hit her twice, and then took action when the girl fainted.
I was almost successful, but something went wrong and I was left with several red marks from being hit by the bamboo stick.
He could only cover his face and run away, taking many turns in panic.
After I went back, I became angrier and angrier, but I still felt that I couldn't suffer this loss in silence, so I ran to discuss it with Aunt Guo again.
Aunt Guo glanced at him, and Wang Yaozu cursed in his heart and took out a dollar from his trouser pocket.
Aunt Guo snatched it away and put it in her coat pocket.
With a turn of his eyes, he started to come up with evil ideas again.
"Are you stupid, kid? Wait a few days. It won't be too late to take action after this matter has calmed down."
"I can't wait, I'm going back in a few days."
Wang Yaozu was also very anxious. The leader of the team no longer liked him. He had said before that he would take him to learn car repair skills after returning.
Aunt Guo glanced at him and said, "What's the point of being anxious? I heard that Xia Yue is in the hospital and she can only go to work in a few days."
"Let my eldest grandson show you the way when the time comes. If you can't succeed this time, don't come to me, an old woman."
She also heard that Old Xia’s family had reported the incident to the police, but what did this have to do with her?
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In June, apricots are ripe.
The ripe apricots are bright yellow and hang on the branches. Whenever I stand in front of the window, I can smell the fragrance of apricots.
The apricot tree in the Xie family is quite old, with thick branches. Xie Yi used to climb up it when he was a child.
Gao Xiulan picked some apricots from a low place, washed them by the pool, and called for help into the house.
"Xiaotong, come and eat apricots."
Xie Da Jiao was also sitting under the eaves, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan.
"Here I come."
She ran out and took one to eat.
Carefully bite off the thin layer of skin on the outside of the apricot and put the apricot into your mouth. It is indeed very sweet.
Standing at the door, he happily shook his arms and legs.
Her feet were no longer swollen, and she looked at the old Xia family next door.
Xia Yue's injury has healed, and Yang Shujuan now picks her up on her way to and from work.
After this incident, Zhou Zhiwen and Xia Yue became closer.
I guess it’s time to attend another wedding, Gao Xiulan has already prepared the money for the gift.
Gao Xiulan nodded as she ate and said, "The sunny side is indeed much sweeter."
"It's too hot to wear short sleeves in this weather."
She was wearing the flowery jacket that Lin Xiaotong had bought for her, which felt cool.
When she was getting ready to go out in the morning, Jin Qiaofeng glanced at her several times. Don't think she didn't see it.
"Mom, do you want to make wine with these leftover sour apricots?"
"I plan to make two cans this year, but I can't drink any more."
It was agreed that after it was soaked, her father-in-law Xie Dawei would also have a taste of it.
"Didn't you say before that you would make some dried apricots? The brown sugar your aunt sent over earlier could be used."
After washing the apricots in salt water, cut them in half and remove the pits.
Soak them in sugar water, then pour them into a pot and boil them. Take them out with a strainer, put them on a plate, and finally put them in a bread oven to dry. Then you can eat dried apricots.
The key to turning the sour and astringent dried apricots into sweet ones is whether you are willing to add sugar.
Using white sugar is of course the best, it tastes good and looks good. Using brown sugar may not taste as good, but it's still okay.
Gao Xiulan did what she said, and the Xie family started working again.
The weather is hot now, and children don’t like to run around in the sun. It’s really hot, and the sun is so strong that they can’t open their eyes.
Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao had made an appointment to go out together to catch cicada monkeys in the bushes outside the alley.
When I was about to leave, I saw the Xie family in the east tinkering with the bread oven, and I came over out of curiosity.
Children are not very curious about apricots, after all, every household has them.
Adults especially like to trick children into eating sour apricots that will make your teeth fall out. After the children fall for it, their little faces become wrinkled from the sourness, and the adults all laugh heartily.
"Sister Tong, are dried apricots delicious?"
Hu Tou looked at the sour apricots being cut into slices and put into the plate, and asked curiously.
Wu Jiabao frowned and pouted: "How can this be delicious? It's so sour."
He doesn't like this, but he can still eat canned apricots.
Lin Xiaotong was helping Gao Xiulan on the side. When she heard the two little ones questioning her, she said firmly:
"It's delicious. My mom's cooking is definitely delicious."
Gao Xiulan calmly waited for Xie Dajiao to heat up the bread oven, then placed the plate inside and closed the small door.
"Okay, wait and eat."
He clapped his hands, took the mung bean soup that Lin Xiaotong handed over, drank it in big gulps, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao decided to go out and play first and come back later.
Song Chenlie hasn't traveled far these days. I heard from his third uncle that it was because he was afraid something might happen.
Xie Da Jiao was wearing a white cotton vest and took a sip of tea.
"I'll just have some jelly tonight. It's so hot out here, I don't have much of an appetite."
"Then let's cook some peanuts and edamame." You can eat and have fun when you have nothing to do.
"I'll do as you say."
"Would you like some cold tomatoes?"
These are the only dishes we eat in summer.
Lin Xiaotong immediately raised her hand: "I know how to cook this dish. I'll make it."
Gao Xiulan smiled and said, "Okay."
"Old Xie, let's go buy a melon tomorrow."
Eating watermelon in this weather is the most comfortable thing.
…
When it was time for dinner in the evening, Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao came back with wrinkled clothes.
He came in stealthily, still biting a bag of liquid in his mouth.
Arctic Ocean Bag
The ice cream bag is strawberry flavored and tastes like ice cream, cool and silky.
If the children bought it, the envious looks from the people around them would make them puff out their chests involuntarily.
But parents don’t think so. They just think that children will get stomach upset if they eat cold food.
Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao used the money from selling the cicada monkeys and their pocket money to buy a bag of ice cream.
If they don't spend this money, it may be taken away by adults. It's better to buy snacks with it.
Wu Jiabao had just slipped back home to pour the soup into a bowl and was about to take the bowl out to eat when he heard Wu Shengli's voice.
"You're good, give your dad a bite too."
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