Wow! Are we having pancakes tonight? Wheat pancakes?
Yun Duo's eyes lit up immediately; she hadn't eaten noodles in a long time. Although she had gotten some noodles from Young Master Lin last time, the old lady couldn't bear to part with them and instead made her a bowl of noodle soup. Originally, it was meant for her to eat alone, but at Yun Duo's insistence, the three of them shared it. In other words, Yun Duo only tasted it and didn't actually eat any.
Looking at her granddaughter's increasingly joyful eyes with loving eyes, Yun Qi felt a sense of satisfaction. She felt that all the hard work she had done, bending over for so long to pick these tender wild vegetable tips, was worthwhile. When Yun Duo ran closer, she said, "Well, we still have some rapeseed oil at home. Duo'er, help Grandma pick and wash these vegetables. After Grandma chops them finely and mixes them with flour, we'll make wild vegetable pancakes for you. Sprinkle some salt on them; they'll be delicious, filling, and good for cooling you down. We'll also fry an egg and make mushroom soup. Grandma checked this morning; the two clusters of mushrooms behind us have sprouted again, so we can pick them to make soup."
The old man always says he wants to raise bees, but nothing seems to work. He's been a bit feverish these past few days. Duo'er has also been craving noodles. Although she's a little reluctant to part with the flour, it's something the child earned, so she can eat it if she wants.
Upon hearing that there would be fried egg and wild mushroom soup, Yun Duo almost jumped for joy. She immediately said, "Great! Grandpa, you help Grandma pick vegetables first, I'll go pick mushrooms!" With that, she ran towards the backyard.
As Yun Duo skipped and hopped past him, Yun Dazheng quickly grabbed her and said, "Little Duo, slow down! There are so many bees behind you. Don't go picking mushrooms, let Grandpa do it!"
Upon hearing Yun Dazheng's words, Yun Qishi asked, "What bees? Old man, you brought back bees again?"
Yun Dazheng shook his head with a smile, pointed at the clouds, and said happily, "I didn't bring it back, it was our little Duo'er. I don't know where she picked up this weird-looking bee, its wings weren't even half the length of its body... Our Duo'er said she wanted to put that bee in the hive to raise it, and that if she collected more, there would be a swarm. I originally thought she was just playing around, but who knew that not long after, countless bees flew over and flew into the hive on their own."
He paused, then added, still somewhat puzzled, "I don't know why."
Upon hearing Yun Dazheng's words, Yun Qishi thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "Could it be that our Duo'er picked up a queen bee?"
"Queen bee? What queen bee?" Yun Dazheng asked Yun Qishi with suspicion.
Yun Qi smiled and said, "Didn't we meet some beekeepers that year? I heard the women in their families say that every bee colony must have a queen bee. If the queen bee dies and there is no new queen bee, the bees will abscond. If the queen bee absconds, the bees will follow."
"Hey, Grandma, is that what happened? I've never heard you mention it before," Yun Da asked, annoyed.
Yun Qi didn't feel like she was being 'questioned' by Yun Dazheng. She simply said, "You didn't ask me back then, so I just forgot about it. I just listened and didn't really take it to heart. If it weren't for the fact that you've been talking about beekeeping in your sleep lately and getting all anxious and upset, and you just said that Duo'er picked up a strange-looking bee, I wouldn't have remembered this at all."
"Besides, I don't know if it is or not, I just have a vague impression that it might be."
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