Arriving at the cowshed, Zhao Rongsheng and Jiang Qiuli didn't know what to say when they saw Song Jianshe bringing so many things. They always said it, but never heard it.
"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Jiang, are you feeling well recently?" Song Jianshe said with a smile after putting down his things.
"Okay, okay, all okay." Jiang Qiuli replied with a smile on her face.
They've been doing pretty well lately, without any troubles, and their health has improved, without the occasional minor ailments they once had. Jiang Qiuli thought it must be the credit of the half ginseng that Baoya had dug out.
Although she had never been to the Old Song family and had only met Feng Guizhi a few times, she felt very close to her in her heart. She often heard Shen Yibei talk about the Old Song family, which made her feel at ease.
Now that he had met Xu Zhijin, Shen Yibei studied with him every day, and Zhao Rongsheng now had someone to talk to, and his face was obviously smiling more. When the two of them got together, they could talk about anything.
They were no longer alone in the bullpen.
Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Jiang Qiuli personally cooked a few dishes, including some egg pancakes made with white flour batter, and called Xu Zhijin over to eat with her. Not long after they finished eating, Song Jianshe arrived with another treat, much to their delight.
It’s not that they care about those little things, but the fact that someone still cares about them on a day like this makes them feel warm in their hearts.
"Uncle Zhao, are you eating here today?" Song Jianshe guessed that Zhao Rongsheng would definitely ask Xu Zhijin to come over, so he said.
"Yes, your aunt cooked a few dishes today and invited Lao Xu to come over to eat, so we can celebrate the festival together."
"That's good."
The two chatted for a few more words, and then Song Jianshe didn't stay any longer. He said goodbye to them and turned back.
Zhao Rongsheng looked at the pile of things on the ground, picked them up and sorted them out, covered the food and other things in the pot to eat tomorrow morning, and carefully hid the rest of the rice and flour.
"Aunt Feng is sending more and more things now. There's no way the four of us can eat so much." Jiang Qiuli said, then turned around and thought of something and became happy again:
"I sewed a small vest for Baoya, it's almost done. I'll ask Xiaobei to take it to that girl. By the way, there are two children named Yunduo and Tiantian in their family, right? The boys can wait a little longer. I'll sew a vest for the two girls as well.
I'll give them the little clothes later."
Zhao Rongsheng smiled and replied, "Okay."
Jiang Qiuli had asked Song Jianshe to buy the fabric for the vests from the county town some time ago. It wasn't much, but it was enough for the three little girls. It was blue corduroy, comfortable to the touch and beautiful to the eye. It might be more common in the county town, but less common in the brigade here.
Jiang Qiuli thought about Baoya's appearance and felt that she would look good in it later.
Zhao Rongsheng: "By the way, let's make some noodles tomorrow night. I think Lao Xu hasn't been in good spirits these past two days, so let him eat more to replenish his energy."
"Okay." Jiang Qiuli agreed with a smile.
......
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day are very close. Mid-Autumn Festival is on Wednesday and National Day is on Monday, so Li Qingyan switched classes with other teachers and this time she can stay at home for a few more days.
It was a rare occasion for the four members of the East Room family to gather together. Song Jianshe played with Tiantian and checked on Yuanbao's learning progress. Li Qingyan prepared lessons and listened to their conversation.
Song Jianshe: "Yuanbao, how's your class been this month? Have you learned any ancient poems? Recite them to your mother."
"It's vacation time, what are you still memorizing?" Yuanbao's face immediately frowned when he heard that.
"Your mother finally came home, can't you show some affection to make her happy?"
Yuanbao immediately muttered, "It would make my mother unhappy if I carried it on my back."
"What are you mumbling about?" Song Jianshe didn't hear clearly, so he turned his head and asked again.
"Nothing." Yuanbao replied quickly, then ran outside. As he ran, his voice came back: "Dad, my eldest brother called me. I'm going to find my eldest brother and the others."
"Come back to me, Yuanbao, Yuan..." Song Jianshe wanted to call him back, but in the blink of an eye, even Yuanbao's figure disappeared.
"No wonder this brat is the sports committee member. He runs really fast." Then he added, "Follow me."
Li Qingyan suddenly laughed and shook her head helplessly.
The Song family had been living a peaceful and comfortable life these past few days. School was out, and the kids were able to get together every day again. They'd run around and have fun, and you'd never see them again.
When they came back at night, they were all covered in dust and dirt, and they didn't look like children at all.
Chen Xiuxiu couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You ran out and went crazy all day, and didn't do your homework at all. I wonder if your teacher will beat you up when you go back to school."
"I'll write it in two days,
Write!" After saying that, the little ones raised their heads and laughed.
That day, the Song family's children went to the back mountain to find Shen Yibei, saying they wanted to catch pheasants together. Although Song Jianshe also brought back two kilograms of pork this time, the children still missed the hand-rolled chicken noodles they had last year.
Especially the shredded chicken made from pheasant, which tasted particularly delicious and made them salivate just thinking about it. Perhaps it was because it was the first time they had eaten meat in a long time, so they remembered it so clearly.
However, they had tried to catch it several times this year, but each time the pheasant ran away. So after thinking about it, they came to find Shen Yibei today and asked him to help.
After all, in the minds of the little ones, Shen Yibei is equivalent to an omnipotent existence. They feel that with him around, they will definitely be able to catch him.
After waiting for a while on the back mountain, Shen Yibei really came, and Yuanbao immediately greeted him happily: “Brother Yibei.”
"Brother Yibei, I haven't seen you for a few days."
"Brother Yibei, do you miss us?" Several little ones immediately surrounded him, chattering.
After a while, Yun Duo looked at Shen Yibei, then looked at Bowen, and said in a surprised tone: "Hey, Brother Yibei, have you grown taller again? You are much taller than my brother."
Shen Yibei looked at Bowen and realized that he seemed to have really grown taller during this period. Before, he was about the same height as Bowen, but now his line of sight could almost see the top of Bowen's head at eye level, and he should be half a head taller than him.
"You've really grown taller, Brother Yibei. You're taller than my big brother now."
Yuanbao looked over immediately after hearing this and found it was true. Suddenly, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart: "Brother Yibei, you are already so tall and still growing. Why can't I grow taller? I want to grow taller too."
Yuanbao was about to cry as he spoke, especially when he looked at Baoya and found that his little sister was almost as tall as him.
The other children hurried to comfort Yuanbao: "It's okay, Yuanbao. Brother Yibei is several years older than you. When you are as old as Brother Yibei, you will be as tall as him."
"Yeah, grandma said that Fourth Uncle was slow to grow taller when he was young. You must be the same as Fourth Uncle. You will grow taller later."
"Look, isn't Fourth Uncle very tall now? So there's no need to worry."
"Well, if we catch a wild
If you have a chicken, I will give you pheasant legs to eat so that you can grow taller! "
“…”
As soon as he heard the word pheasant, Yuanbao immediately felt better. He no longer worried about his short stature and his mind was only thinking about catching the pheasant.
"Then let's go catch a pheasant!" Whether he grows taller or not will be decided after we catch the pheasant.
Seeing that Yuanbao was fine, several people did not delay here any longer. After talking to Shen Yibei and getting his consent, they went together to the place where the pheasants appeared.
On the way, Yuanbao remembered the little physics experiment of "no leakage" and started chattering with Shen Yibei:
"Brother Yibei, last time I showed everyone in our class how to pour a cup without leaking, and all the students in our class were amazed!"
Yuanbao was a little angry when he said this: "At first they all said that what I did was fake and that I was cheating. Later I did it again for them, but they still didn't believe it and insisted that it was impossible. They even asked our teacher Zhou to judge it. In the end, our teacher saw it and praised me for being so good! And then..."
Wenjie and Wenzhi had also performed in the class and joined in the singing, their cheerful voices floating around all the way.
...
It didn't take long before they arrived at the place where pheasants were active, and they actually saw a lone pheasant. However, the pheasant was quite alert. Before they got close and made even a little noise, it discovered them and flew away with a flap of its wings.
After waiting for a while, Shen Yibei felt that this was not going to work, so he thought about it and decided to set up a small trap, otherwise they would not be able to outrun the flying pheasants by just catching them like this.
He did what he said. Shen Yibei chose a location, talked to the younger ones, and then started making the trap.
He dug a hole about the width of his forearm, then covered it with a thin layer of hay and leaves. He then placed a brick loosely at the edge of the hole, also covered with leaves. Finally, he sprinkled some pheasant food on the leaves, and the simple trap was ready.
Next, all we have to do is wait for the pheasant to come.
A few of the younger ones hid behind a bush not far away, and waited quietly. I didn't know how much time had passed, maybe twenty minutes, maybe half an hour, and the sky above was getting dark.
"Will the pheasants come today?" The little ones have been waiting for such a long time that they are a little bit losing confidence.
“We waited
How long has it been? Do you still want to wait here?
"Let's wait a little longer. What if the pheasant comes over right after we leave?"
"Yes, it's not dark yet, and there's food scattered on it that pheasants like to eat. Maybe they'll come over later."
After the little ones finished speaking, they shut up and continued to wait patiently. Shen Yibei never spoke, and Baoya squatted obediently, watching the situation on the other side of the trap.
Not long after, the little ones saw the pheasant that had just flown away flying back!
The pheasant was still very cautious. When it saw the food, it didn't rush forward. Instead, it waited for a while, as if it was sure it was safe, before slowly moving towards the direction. Slowly, it got closer and closer...
When the pheasant stepped on the leaves and was about to lower its head to eat, the leaves under its feet collapsed. It quickly withdrew its claws and flapped its wings, but it hit the bricks next to it and was crushed by the bricks and fell into the hole!
"The pheasant fell!"
The little ones suddenly became excited and ran over there quickly. The pheasant in the cave was struggling, trying to get rid of the bricks on its body. Seeing this, Shen Yibei quickly caught it.
Tie the pheasant's claws tightly with hay and hold its wings with your hands. No matter how it struggles, it cannot escape.
"Wow! Brother Yibei, you are so awesome!"
"We caught it right away. We tried for a long time before but couldn't even touch it!"
"Brother Yibei..." The younger ones flattered him without hesitation, and their words were very sincere.
Shen Yibei handed the pheasant in his hand to Bowen, who hesitated for a moment before taking it. He knew that it was not convenient for Shen Yibei to get these things, and his grandmother would sometimes ask his fourth uncle to send them things.
So he took the pheasant home, waited for his milk to be ready in the evening, and then asked his father to give it to Shen Yibei and Grandpa Zhao.
Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Yibei led the children down the mountain. Because they had caught a pheasant, the children were very happy along the way, and their cheerful voices were floating in the mountain.
"Brother Yibei, go home later and eat less. When grandma is done, I'll have my dad bring it to you. You can also try the hand-rolled chicken noodles. They're especially delicious!"
"Yes, Brother Yibei, I guarantee you will like it after eating it!" He said while swallowing his saliva cooperatively.
"But I'm not sure. It's late today, I don't know if she will do it."
"Anyway, today
If I don’t do it today, I’ll make it tomorrow. Then you and Grandpa Zhao will try it and you’ll definitely find it delicious!”
Baoya, who was standing by, lit up her eyes when she heard this. She unconsciously licked her lips with her tongue and began to look forward to it.
Shen Yibei’s expression softened as he watched, and he nodded in response, “Okay.”
......
After parting with the children of the Old Song family, Shen Yibei returned to the cowshed. However, the atmosphere in the cowshed at the moment was a bit weird.
Jiang Qiuli and Zhao Rongsheng both looked unhappy. They sat on the bed with a somewhat sad look on their faces, and there was clearly some indescribable emotion surrounding them.
Shen Yibei frowned as soon as he saw it: “What happened?”
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