Chapter 31 Rest Day
"Ah, it's so nice to sleep in!"
The sales clerks in the department store all take turns to rest. After working for two weeks, Lin Xiaotong finally got her turn to rest.
I slept until eight in the morning, and the sun was already high in the sky.
He walked lazily to the window in his slippers and opened it.
The bright sunlight suddenly poured into the room, making it very warm.
Today I agreed to go out with Gao Xiulan to pick wild vegetables.
"Xiaotong, get up, eat something, and pack up to go out."
Gao Xiulan was drying clothes in the yard. When she saw people getting up, she quickly spoke.
"Hey, okay mom."
Lin Xiaotong went to the kitchen familiarly and brought out a bowl of porridge, two cornmeal buns as big as her palms, and a plate of side dishes that Gao Xiulan had pickled herself.
"Mom, your pickling skills are really amazing. With a plate of refreshing side dishes, even two steamed buns can't resist it."
He started flattering me again early in the morning.
"I knew you were sweet-talking."
Gao Xiulan was so happy to hear this that she couldn't stop smiling.
Lin Xiaotong lowered her voice and said, "Mom, has Wu Jiabao been found?"
"You know what, that kid was lucky. He found it in the cotton cart the next day!"
Gao Xiulan quickly hung up the last piece of clothing and walked back to the main room.
"When Wu Jiabao was brought back yesterday, he was grinning from ear to ear. This kid really isn't afraid at all."
When the Wu couple brought Wu Jiabao back, it was just after get off work, and people from the slum came to see Wu Jiabao.
However, after this incident, the adults in the compound no longer allowed children to play outside alone.
Whenever we see a child left alone, we will shout to remind each other. We are really afraid that something like this will happen again.
"Mom, I'm done eating, let's go."
While listening to Gao Xiulan gossiping, he finished his breakfast with relish and washed the bowl in the sink at the door.
"Wait for me to get some snakeskin bags and stuff them into the basket."
Lin Xiaotong wore a simple light yellow long-sleeved cotton top with black pants.
She has short hair with slightly curly ends, and a straw hat on her head to protect her from the sun, looking neat and tidy.
He pushed his bicycle and waited at the door for Gao Xiulan to come out.
Zhang Dazui in the west was washing vegetables by the sink, and Hu Tou was squatting on the ground with his butt sticking out, playing with glass marbles by himself.
Zhang Dazui washed the vegetables and placed them by the sink to drain. He looked up and saw that Lin Xiaotong was not at work today, so he asked casually.
"Xiaotong, are you ready to go out?"
"Yes, Auntie, I'm going out with my mom to see if I can dig up some wild vegetables."
In autumn, purslane, plantain, shepherd's purse and other plants all grow.
Although it is not as tender as in spring, it tastes good.
Purslane leaves are plump. After boiling them in water, blanch them and then mix them with Gao Xiulan's secret brand chili oil. They are sour, spicy and appetizing.
Her favorite is shepherd's purse dumplings. She always feels that shepherd's purse has a unique fragrance and tastes great when eaten with meat.
Yu Afen had just come out of the north room and asked when she heard that they were going to pick wild vegetables.
"Xiaotong, are you guys going to ride your bikes? Add me. Hey, Big Mouth, let's go together."
"Okay! I'll take you on my second son's bike, and we'll go together."
"Your Zhiwen didn't use the bicycle today?"
Yu Afen took the things in and also took out two bamboo baskets, one big and one small, which could hold a lot.
"He and his colleagues came over this morning and went out together, leaving his bike at home. It's just right for us."
After saying this, Zhang Dazui rushed into the house to get his things.
"Grandma, I want to go too."
Tiger Head's round black eyes rolled around, and he dropped the glass marbles and ran behind Zhang Dazui.
"You kid, you only know how to join in the fun, you go wherever there's fun.
Hurry up and wipe your hands clean, get ready to go, you'll be sitting on the front bumper in a moment."
Zhang Dazui really had no idea what to do with Hu Tou, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.
The youngest son, the eldest grandson, and the lifeblood of grandma.
"Xiaotong, I'm fine now. Let's go. Oh, you two should go too!"
Gao Xiulan was carrying a bamboo basket with a snakeskin bag stuffed inside. After locking the door, she turned around and saw two bicycles parked in the yard.
"Okay, let's go!"
Two bicycles were pushed out of the front yard and arrived at the gate of the compound. Lin Xiaotong rode with Gao Xiulan, while Zhang Dazui rode with Yu Afen and Hutou.
Four adults and a child went out to pick wild vegetables.
Diao Yulian was exhausted yesterday because of Wu Jiabao's matter.
I had a good sleep this morning and when I got up I found the yard was very quiet.
"Strange, why didn't I hear the loud speaker with the big mouth this morning? I'm really not used to it."
"Mom, I want to eat big meat buns. I'm hungry."
Diao Yulian heard Wu Jiabao's voice crying out for hunger in the inner room and quickly ran into the house.
"Here I come, Old Wu, my father, Jiabao is hungry. Hurry up and make a cup of malted milk from the bedside table to fill his stomach."
"Jiabao, Mom will go out and buy some big meat buns."
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The autumn weather is clear and refreshing, and the air in the suburbs is filled with a unique scent.
I always feel that the sky is particularly high, with a few clouds floating in it, stretching as far as the eye can see. Looking at it makes my mind open up.
"Grandma, the clouds in the sky are following me. I can hardly keep my eyes from seeing them all."
Listening to Hu Tou's childish talk, the four of them couldn't help laughing.
They rode their bikes across the fields and took the small path on the right for another ten minutes before finally arriving at the place Gao Xiulan had designated.
This is a small hill, not very big, covered with weeds and poplar trees.
From time to time, you can see a few sparsely growing bamboos.
At the foot of the mountain, there are large areas of shepherd's purse and purslane, stretching as far as the eye can see.
"Sure, Xiulan, where did you find such a great place?"
Zhang Dazui got out of the car, walked quickly forward, looked around, and turned back to praise.
"This purslane is so plump, there's such a big patch of it."
Yu Afen squatted down and pinched a handful of purslane, her eyes lit up.
Hu Tou was as happy as a horse running around the field.
Lin Xiaotong also looked down at the clusters of shepherd's purse growing close to each other on the ground, squatted down, took a small basket and started digging wild vegetables.
It rained a few days ago, so the ground was still a little damp, but the wild vegetables were easy to dig.
Yu Afen, Zhang Dazui, and Gao Xiulan also dispersed and started digging wild vegetables.
Lin Xiaotong dug for half an hour with all her strength, relaxed her neck, and dug a small pile at her feet.
I put the dug wild vegetables neatly in a small basket, and stretched my neck to find that Gao Xiulan had dug almost half of the basket.
“Are there mushrooms after it rains?”
He stood up, brushed the mud off his hands, and ran to talk to Gao Xiulan.
"Mom, I want to go to the mountain to see if there are any mushrooms."
"Now that you mention it, I remember. Go ahead and take Tiger Head with you."
Gao Xiulan was so busy that she didn't even raise her head.
"Remember not to run into the mountains!"
"I know—"
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