There was complete silence all around, and now the sky had completely darkened. Only where Yu Qingqing and the others were, was there a flickering firelight.
Looking around, it was quiet and there was no other fire.
Occasionally, you can hear a few frog calls, but here, it's not certain what they are, it could be the croaking of a toad.
The brown rice and chayote in the pot were constantly rolling around. Due to the strong fire, the porridge in the pot was soon cooked.
Then Hua Qinglu slowly and carefully poured the porridge into their broken porcelain bowls, and they could drink it after letting it cool down for a while.
"Qing'er, I see the porridge is cooked. I'll put some in the bowl first, and then continue cooking.
The porridge in a clay pot is not very much, and it is probably not enough to fill you up. We can cook it and eat it at the same time.
I'll have the porridge ready in a minute. Go call your father and the others to see if they've washed up. If they have, have them come over and have some porridge."
Hua Qinglu tilted his head slightly, then looked at Yu Qingqing next to him and spoke to her with a smile on his face.
Yu Qingqing touched the water in the bucket and found that the temperature was about right, then she looked at Hua Qinglu.
Blinking her eyes, she said mischievously:
"Mom, I understand. I'll go see if Dad and the others are okay.
The water in my bucket is ready. I'll go ask my second sister and the others to wash up, wipe their faces, etc.
This porridge can be left to cool for a while. It is too hot now and not suitable to drink.
You can let Dad and the others drink first, and then we can go wash up first."
Yu Qingqing filled the clay pot with water again and continued to boil it.
Boil the water, that's also good, you can put it in the water bag and drink it later.
After finishing all this, she turned towards Yu Qingshu, the direction they had just gone. She was going to call them back and eat dinner first.
"Dad, big brother, are you ready? The porridge is ready, you can come and drink it first."
Yu Qingqing took a few steps and then stood there facing the dark night, calling out to Yu Qingshu and the others.
She didn't dare to go too far away. If she went any further, it would be pitch black, and she was still a little scared.
Yu Qingshu and the others in the darkness seemed to have heard Yu Qingqing's voice. So, they quickly used up the last bit of water and ran over here with an empty bucket.
Yu Qingshu: "Qing'er, we are ready. We will be here soon, don't worry. You don't have to come over, it's too dark here, you should go back quickly."
Before Yu Qingshu even reached Yu Qingqing, he had already started to tell her to go back.
It was really dark here, and he was worried about some danger, so he asked her to go back first.
Yu Qingqing soon saw two adults and one child slowly approaching from the darkness. Without saying anything else, she turned around and started walking back.
Yu Qinghai: "Dad, after washing up just now, I feel really comfortable.
The sweat smell is gone, it's great, I hope you can stay like this forever."
After a quick wash, Yu Qinghai felt refreshed and invigorated. He fantasized about how it would be nice to be like this every day.
Yu Qingshu turned around and looked at his unruly son. He felt that his son was now able to say this, and he wondered if he was already drifting in his heart.
His expression suddenly turned serious. He observed Yu Qinghai's expression, pursed his lips, and said:
"I've told you this, even if someone asks you about it in the future, you can't tell anyone about it.
If I find out, you will be in big trouble. This water is also very precious.
Nowadays, many people don’t even have water to drink, but we are still able to simply wash up, which is really a blessing.
Don't just dream about it. If our family keeps everything clean, there won't be any smell at all.
It will definitely arouse other people's suspicion, so you'd better keep a low profile.
Yu Qingshu glared at his son for a few times, looking as if he was disappointed in his son.
Now that everyone else has no water to drink, he is still dreaming and wants it to be like this every day. It makes him happy.
Yu Qinghai was still confused by one thing. He just wanted to be able to do this every day, just wash up.
As a result, he was scolded by his father. He hung his head and said a little aggrievedly:
"Dad, don't worry, I don't mean anything else. I just feel very happy to be able to wash off the sweat smell on my body like this every day.
I was just sighing, I didn't mean anything else. I definitely won't tell anyone about it, so you can rest assured."
After Yu Qinghai finished speaking, he quickly caught up with his father while holding Yu Qingji.
Hua Yuanyuan and Yu Qingmei also found a secluded corner.
I wiped the sweat off my body very neatly and felt refreshed all over.
Now, only Yu Qingqing and Hua Qinglu had not washed up.
But now the porridge has almost dried up. They have to eat first, and then talk about it after eating, because there are other things to do later.
"Husband, come and have some porridge. It's ready. After you finish the porridge, you can finish your work.
Go to bed early and get some rest. You're really tired from traveling all day today."
Hua Qinglu saw Yu Qingshu and others coming over, and then waved to Yu Qingshu.
He took a porcelain bowl in his hand, filled it with porridge and handed it to Yu Qingshu.
Yu Qingshu put the bucket in his hand aside and felt very happy when he saw the full bowl of porridge in front of him.
At this time, it was really not easy for their family to have food and drink.
He stared at Hua Qinglu's eyes with tenderness, then took the porridge from Hua Qinglu's hand and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, my wife. I will start drinking now, you can drink too.
You've been traveling for so long today, you must be tired. Rest early tonight, and tomorrow might not be so tiring.
After I finish eating, I'll find a way to get the cart out. That way, we'll all have an easier time tomorrow."
Yu Qingshu picked up the porridge, found a place to sit down and started drinking it with slurps.
As soon as I drank a mouthful of porridge, I felt my whole stomach warm up. Immediately, the hunger in my stomach disappeared.
He finished the bowl of porridge in two or three mouthfuls, and then took the second bowl of porridge from Hua Qinglu and continued to drink it.
Soon, everyone stopped talking and focused on eating.
I can see that there is such fresh Buddha’s hand melon to eat and delicious porridge to drink.
It feels like all the fatigue of the day disappears in an instant.
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