Zeng Fang was so frightened that she stood still, unable to move like a wooden stake.

The beak of the big goose in front of her was about to peck Zeng Fang's face, but in the blink of an eye, a delicate hand stretched out from the side and grabbed the slender neck of the white goose.

Huang Qingning threw the white goose back into the goose house, turned around and grinned at Zeng Fang, "Sister, are you okay?"

Zeng Fang patted her chest with lingering fear, "I was scared to death, scared to death."

After breathing a sigh of relief, Zeng Fang turned around and started cursing at Yao Cheng who had already run to the door.

Yao Cheng knew he was in the wrong, so he apologized repeatedly and finally managed to coax Zeng Fang into submission by promising to treat her to a big meal when he returned.

"Qingning, are you home? Why didn't you open the door when your cousin came back?"

Looking at her granddaughter who appeared out of nowhere, Yang Xinghua couldn't help but scold her.

Huang Qingning blushed and mumbled, "I just had something to do."

"What's the matter?"

When Yun Mo arrived, Huang Qingning was squatting in the toilet and was halfway through, but she didn't have the nerve to say such things in front of outsiders.

"Oh, I have something to do, cousin, you are back, I missed you so much!"

As Huang Qingning spoke, he wanted to take Yun Mo's arm, but at Yun Mo's half-smile, he silently withdrew his hand.

"Hey, cousin, come sit inside. I'll go cut some watermelon for you. We grew it ourselves. It's very sweet."

"Remember to wash your hands before cutting the watermelon." Yun Mo reminded worriedly.

Huang Qingning blushed, "I know, cousin."

Seeing Zeng Fang and others looking at their mud and thatched house curiously, Yang Xinghua seemed particularly restrained and at a loss.

"My country house is so shabby, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"No, I think it's quite interesting. The mud wall should be quite cool in summer. After all, it's down to earth." Zeng Fang said with interest.

Zhao Yazhi also nodded in agreement, "No wonder I felt a cool sensation as soon as I walked in. It's quite comfortable."

Jian Xun explained: "Because there is a large bamboo forest behind us, the air has a high oxygen content and high humidity, so it is cooler here than in the city."

"Wouldn't it be nice to come here to escape the heat in the summer?"

Yun Mo replied slowly, "You'll know how powerful it is when the evening comes."

Zeng Fang looked puzzled, "Why? Is it too cold at night?"

"It's mosquitoes. There are so many mosquitoes at night!"

Huang Qingning walked in carrying a large bowl of sliced ​​watermelon, and the whole room was immediately filled with the fragrance of watermelon.

After running around for a whole morning, everyone was thirsty. They looked at the green skin and red flesh of the watermelons and started eating them without hesitation.

"This watermelon is so sweet! It's also very juicy. It tastes much better than the ones I buy in the city."

"I just picked this up from the field this morning."

Huang Qingning said this with a smile and took a piece of watermelon to eat.

"Cousin, these are the seeds you brought back during the Chinese New Year. My dad is not at home this year, and my mom can't handle the farming alone, so she simply planted a few acres of watermelons. Unexpectedly, the fruits are so good. I'll take you to the field to have a look later!"

"Okay, okay, I'm going to pick the biggest and sweetest one to eat!"

Before Yun Mo could speak, Zeng Fang rushed to answer.

Although Zhao Yazhi didn't say anything, she was obviously very interested in picking watermelons in the fields.

After eating the watermelon, Yun Mo prepared to take Zeng Fang and others to the field to pick watermelons.

The sun was already very high, like a big fireball. If you didn't take any protection, it would directly burn you off a layer of skin.

As for Yao Cheng and Jian Xun, they could only find two clean straw hats for them to wear to cover their eyes.

After everything was ready, everyone headed towards the melon field under the leadership of Huang Qingning.

The country roads were narrow and winding, so everyone walked very slowly, looking at the various crops in the fields along the way.

Passing by a taro field, Yun Mo suddenly stopped when she saw the large, tender green taro leaves.

Although she was wearing a long-sleeved shirt for sun protection, her cheeks were burned by the sun because she had no sun hat. Lingchuan had used taro leaves to make a straw hat for her before, and she also wanted to pick a taro leaf to make a straw hat, but she was afraid that there might be caterpillars on the taro leaf.

"Cousin, why don't you leave? Are you tired?"

Yun Mo pointed at the taro leaves and said, "Qingning, I want to pick these to make a straw hat."

"Then pick them. The taro has grown now, and it won't affect anything if you pick the leaves."

"I'm afraid of caterpillars."

Zeng Fang and Zhao Yazhi were standing in front of Yu'ershi. When they heard the caterpillars, they both screamed and backed away.

The country road was twenty to thirty centimeters higher than the farmland, and the two men fell directly into the farmland when they retreated.

Yao Cheng found the right moment to step forward and help Zhao Yazhi up, while Zeng Fang was helped up by Huang Qingning.

Fortunately, the soil in the field was soft, and the two men were not injured, but their clothes were dirty.

Huang Qingning helped pick three big, round taro balls with nimble hands.

Yun Mo took the taro ball and carefully checked the front of it. She only put it on her head after making sure there was no caterpillar.

Zeng Fang and Zhao Yazhi also imitated her and put taro leaves on their heads.

"Hey, you know what, wearing this really keeps me cool while blocking out the sun."

"Yeah, it would be better if there was something to hold it in place so that I don't have to hold on to it with my hands."

Hearing Zeng Fang and Zhao Yazhi's complaints, Huang Qingning turned around and said with a smile: "It's easy. There's a willow tree over there. Just break off a few willow branches and make a ring to put on your head."

Led by Huang Qingning, the group came to the willow tree.

The willow tree is quite old. Its trunk is as thick as an adult man's waist. It is quite tall, with the lowest treetop three or four meters from the ground.

If you want to pick willow branches, you have to climb up the tree.

But this did not pose a problem for Huang Qingning. She tucked her skirt into her waistband, bent her waist, and climbed up the tree in a few steps using her hands and feet, leaving the people under the tree amazed.

"Good fellow, Yun Mo, your cousin is born in the year of the monkey, right?"

Huang Qingning, who was on the tree, heard this and shouted, "My cousin is born in the year of the monkey, and I am born in the year of the dog!"

Yao Cheng laughed dryly, "Your cousin is really interesting."

After saying that, Yao Cheng saw Zhao Yazhi standing beside him and immediately said, "But it's still not as interesting as my Zhizhi."

Zhao Yazhi rolled her eyes at him.

The branches of the old willow tree are soft and tough. One branch is one meter long, and two of them can be made into a head wreath.

After Huang Qingning had woven headbands for Yun Mo and the other two, she also woven a straw hat for herself and then continued to lead the others into the melon field.

Before I even reached the melon field, I saw people picking melons from afar.

Yun Mo had good eyesight and recognized at a glance that the people picking melons were Peng Fang and Huang Jianguo.

Staring at the backs of the couple working in the melon field, Huang Qingning complained to Yun Mo angrily, "Second Aunt started picking the watermelons before they were ripe. Now that the watermelons are ripe, she comes to pick two baskets every day!"

(End of this chapter)