The voice arrived before the person arrived. The family turned around and saw that it was Song Jianshe who came back.
"Dad!" Song Yuanbao shouted excitedly when he saw his father.
Song Jianshe has been away from home for some time, and Yuanbao must be very happy to be back this time.
Song Jianshe also missed his son. He put the things he was carrying by the door and opened his arms to receive Song Yuanbao. However, he waited and waited, but his son did not rush over.
Because, Song Yuanbao looked at the fragrant shredded chicken noodles in front of him, compared them in his mind, and still felt that eating was more important!
Anyway, his dad will be able to see it later.
Song Jianshe: “…”
Song Jianshe shook his head and turned to look at the table in surprise: "Wow, what day is it today? They're eating meat? It seems I came back just in time. I've been craving the hand-rolled noodles my mother made for a while."
Seeing the hand-rolled chicken noodles for dinner, Song Jianshe instantly understood Song Yuanbao, and then he went to the kitchen to get a bowl for himself. He didn't even sit down, but just stood beside and started eating.
Feng Guizhi glanced at him and scolded him, "You only use your nose to smell food."
Song Jianshe laughed and asked, "Where's Qingyan? Is she in the house?"
"Well, we're eating in the house. Go take a look first."
"Okay." Song Jianshe responded, put down the bowl first, then turned around and picked up the bag that he had just placed by the door, took out a can of malted milk and some candy from it and gave them to Feng Guizhi.
Feng Guizhi frowned and didn't answer: "Qingyan just gave birth, give it all to her and the baby."
"Yes, I'll keep the child's things, and give these to mom for safekeeping." After saying that, he put the things down and went back to his room holding the bowl in one hand.
Feng Guizhi took a look and continued eating with the bowl in hand.
A few of the children, however, were glued to the candy, unable to move their eyes away. But that only lasted for a moment, as they quickly returned to their meals. They could eat the candy later; right now, the shredded chicken noodles were most important.
Song Jianshe took the things and went back to the house. Li Qingyan heard his voice just now. Before she could go out to see him, he arrived. Li Qingyan's eyes suddenly turned red because she hadn't seen her man for a while.
"Wife, what are you doing? Don't cry, don't cry." Song Jianshe quickly put down his things and went forward to coax her.
"You still remember to come back. I thought you had forgotten about the three of us."
"That's impossible. You will definitely not forget it." Song Jianshe touched Li Qingyan's face with a smile and coaxed her.
After coaxing
After visiting his wife and the children, Song Jianshe went to the west room to see Song Jianye.
"Third brother, I'm back."
"Jianshe is back?" Song Jianye was also very happy to see his fourth brother come back.
Song Jianshe stayed in the room and talked for a while, then went to the main room.
By now everyone had finished eating, and the younger ones were helping to clear the dishes with the sisters-in-law. He called out to each one as a greeting, then drew aside the curtain and went into the side room, where Feng Guizhi was placing the malted milk he had just given her.
When she saw him come in, there was no joy on her face, but rather a stern expression.
Song Jianshe touched his nose and said, "Mom, I brought back a pound of flour and two pounds of rice this time. I put them all in the kitchen."
Feng Guizhi didn't react much after hearing this.
"By the way, I just saw a fair-skinned little girl on the table. Whose child is that?"
Although Feng Guizhi had a stern face, she still replied: "I don't know whose child it is, it seems like she ran away." She briefly talked about Baoya's situation.
"One centimeter a day? The captain is quite generous this time." He said with a smile.
However, after being glared at by Feng Guizhi, Song Jianshe immediately stopped smiling.
"You still dare to laugh? What's going on this time? Why haven't you come back for so long?"
Although Song Jianshe had been out before, he basically only came back once or twice a month. But this time, he hasn't come back for nearly two months. People were so anxious that they thought something had happened and they almost went to the police station to look for him.
Song Jianshe immediately felt guilty after hearing what he said. "Nothing serious, I just discovered something new and wasted some time..."
"Be careful outside!" Feng Guizhi scolded with a sullen face.
"I know, mother. Don't worry about that. I will definitely be careful." Song Jianshe also became serious. After all, this was not a trivial matter. He still had a wife and children. If not for himself, he had to think about them.
"By the way, Mom, before I came back this time, I heard about a way to make money." Song Jianshe said quietly in a low voice.
Feng Guizhi glanced at him, her expression slightly unhappy, but she still asked:
"What's the secret?"
"I heard that there are people in the city who collect cicada shells."
Feng Guizhi frowned: "What's the point of collecting that thing?"
"I don't know either, but I heard it's some kind of medicinal herb that can cure illnesses. Maybe it's a folk remedy. I think we can try to collect some. It doesn't cost much anyway. I just have to be careful when looking for it."
Feng Guizhi pondered for a while and thought it was okay to try.
This will definitely be eye-catching, and you can let the kids at home pick some up when they go out to play.
Cicadas only last for about two months, so you might as well try your luck.
After delivering the message, Song Jianshe went back to the house.
Feng Guizhi was still thinking about something.
In the west room, Yang Yulan was sewing. Baoya had been at Old Song's house for a few days, and there was no telling when her family would be found. Right now, she only had two or three sets of clothes to alternate with. If they didn't dry in time after washing, she'd be left with nothing to wear.
So she found another piece of clothing that Song Tianen had worn a few years ago, altered it a bit, and prepared to keep it for Baoya as a spare.
Baoya stood obediently aside, watching Yang Yulan sew clothes stitch by stitch.
Song Tianen sat on the bed, holding a bracelet and reviewing arithmetic with his father.
The moon was hanging high in the sky outside, and its bright moonlight was scattered all over the ground.
………
The next day, Song Bowen and Song Wenjie went to school, leaving only Song Tianen, Song Yunduo and Song Yuanbao at home.
However, this time there is an additional treasure bud.
Feng Guizhi and her colleagues went back to work. Now the fields have been prepared and they can plant beans after the rain.
In the morning, Baoya reviewed the new words they had learned in the previous two days with Song Tianen and the others. In the afternoon, the children went to the back mountain to pick some wild mushrooms.
Several children were running around the mountains and having fun.
After work in the evening, the children who went to school also returned. Feng Guizhi remembered Song Jianshe's words and called Song Bowen and the other children over:
"Go out later and pick up any cicada shells you see. If anyone asks, just say you picked them up for fun."
"Grandma, why are you picking that up?" Song Boyu asked.
"Nothing much, I just heard from your uncle that this shell can be used as medicine, so let's give it a try."
The younger ones immediately became interested when they heard about it, and knew to keep it a secret without Feng Guizhi telling them.
With the task at hand, the younger ones ran out and began searching intently. It was the time when cicadas were hatching, and there were quite a few on the trees.
However, the children were not tall, so they could only look for it in lower places first.
Baoya opened her eyes wide and searched carefully on the trees and the ground. Soon she found one. She carefully picked it up, held it in her palm, and ran towards the others excitedly.
"Little Bao sister...sister, you...you found it?" Song Tianen asked in surprise when he saw Baoya running towards him happily.
Baoya opened her palm to show him, and it was indeed a peeled shell.
Song Tianen patted
Little hands clapped: "Really... really great!"
Baoya was praised and lowered her head shyly. Then she raised her head, put the shell in her hand into Song Tianen's hand, turned around and ran away.
Song Tianen felt that he was being treated well by his sister, and he giggled. He turned around and ran to Song Wenjie who was not far away to show off:
"This... was the first... thing that Xiaobao found. She... gave it to me..." After saying that, she started to smile foolishly again.
“.......”
The group of children didn't search for long before it was dark. Although it was summer, with long days and short nights, it was still getting dark around seven o'clock.
Especially when looking for small and inconspicuous things like cicada shells, it is not easy to find them when it is dark.
So, after Song Bowen looked at the numbers everyone had found, he took the group of kids home.
"Grandma, Mom, we're back." Song Wenjie shouted.
When they got home, the meal was ready and just served on the table.
Everyone was almost hungry by now, so there was no rush to talk about cicada shells. Everyone washed their hands, sat at the table and started eating.
Today's dinner is indeed much cheaper than the previous few days, but compared with before, it is still pretty good.
A plate of stir-fried vegetables, a bowl of dumpling and egg soup, and a plate of smashed cucumbers.
Although there was no meat to eat today, everyone still ate with gusto, especially the dumpling and egg soup, which was very fragrant and satisfying.
After dinner, Feng Guizhi went to see the cicada shells that the little ones had collected. There were quite a few, about 20 or so. Feng Guizhi was very satisfied with the large harvest she had received on her first foraging trip.
"They are all amazing, they found a lot."
The little ones were very happy to receive the praise, and they said they would find more tomorrow with great enthusiasm.
Feng Guizhi agreed, and after asking them to go back to sleep, she carefully put away the cicada shells.
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