The little ones were very curious, so they all sped up, waiting to finish early and let Shen Yibei take them to the place he mentioned.
"It's already a lot, can we go now?"
"Yeah, if we don't go now it will be dark soon."
"Brother Yibei, let's go quickly~" Yuanbao and the others looked at Shen Yibei eagerly.
Shen Yibei looked at Baoya. Baoya was also very curious about the place she was talking about. She was looking at him with her big eyes, and her black eyes were full of anticipation.
His messy hair blocked his sight. After Shen Yibei retracted his gaze, he glanced at the small basket held by Song Bowen: “Okay, I’ll take you there, follow me.”
Shen Yibei walked in front to lead the way. The little ones became excited when they heard it and started walking behind him.
"Brother Yibei, where are we going?" Yuanbao was extremely curious. Although he would know soon, he was still anxious at the moment.
Shen Yibei looked at him and said nothing.
"Wait, I know." Baoya followed beside and said to Yuanbao.
"Okay." Yuanbao could only suppress his curiosity.
Although Shen Yibei is not from here and has not been here for too long, the younger ones in the old Song family have gone to school when they are older, and they come to the mountains less often. Although the younger ones go to the mountains every day, they are sensible and generally dare not go to dangerous places they have never been to. They just stay in one area every time.
Shen Yibei, however, had been in poor health since Jiang Qiuli was not well, so he often followed Zhao Rongsheng to the mountains to look for herbs and brew medicine for her. Since they were busy with work, he often came alone. He traveled extensively to find herbs, visiting many places and discovering many new things.
The mulberry tree he had taken them to find a few days ago was one he had accidentally discovered while searching for herbs. Seeing that they were unaware of it and were enjoying the mulberries, he continued to look for other trees these past two days, and to his surprise, he actually found one.
Shen Yibei took a few children up the mountain, but they felt a little nervous as they walked.
Song Bowen: "Brother Yibei, do we still need to go up there?"
Not to mention that Feng Guizhi had told them not to go, the last time Song Tianen was taken to the mountains was enough to scare them.
When I went to see him, I couldn't help but feel a little scared.
“Yes, a little further up.” Shen Yibei didn’t know what happened to Tianen, but he also knew that few people went to the places above, so after he finished speaking, he added: “We’ll be there soon.”
Song Bowen heard that they were almost there, but he opened his mouth but didn't say anything. Since, since we are almost there, let's walk a little further, it should be fine.
Not long after, just when Song Bowen was about to say he didn’t want to go, Shen Yibei looked up at the direction and said, “We’re here.”
"Are we there?" Yuanbao immediately perked up when he heard that. He looked up but didn't see anything special. Yuanbao scratched his head and was about to ask Shen Yibei when Baoya next to him widened his eyes:
“Guo~!”
"Guozi, where is Guozi?" The little ones immediately looked up and started looking for her. Soon Song Wenjie also shouted:
"Ah! I saw so many!"
"What do you see? What are you seeing so much?"
Hearing Song Wenjie say this, the other children became even more anxious. As they got closer, they could see clearly.
"I saw it, it's dates!" Song Boyu said excitedly.
Maybe there aren't many people coming here, so the trees are full of round dates hanging on them, too numerous to count.
The little ones all ran and ran under the jujube tree in a flash.
"Wow, so many dates!"
"Yeah, I wonder if it's sweet~?"
This jujube tree grows on a small slope. Although it is not very high, the little ones certainly cannot reach it. Only Shen Yibei and Song Bowen Boyu can reach it a little by jumping.
Shen Yibei grabbed two or three dates, picked out the largest one, and handed it to Baoya.
Baoya blinked, stretched out her little hand and took the dates from Shen Yibei's palm. However, Baoya knew that the dates had to be washed before eating, but there was no water on the mountain, so she put them in a small cloth bag.
Shen Yibei looked at his hands and saw that they were not clean either, so he didn't let her eat it. He turned around and reached for it again.
Over there, Song Boyu and Song Bowen also took down a few dates and gave one to Yuanbao, Tianen, Yunduo and the others.
Yuanbao had been staring at it for a long time. After taking the dates, he wiped them on his clothes a few times and then put them to his mouth and took a bite.
Her eyes widened immediately: "So sweet!"
There are few trees in this area. This wild jujube tree grows here without being blocked.
With plenty of sunshine, the dates grown will be sweeter.
The other kids originally wanted to wait until they got home to wash it before eating it, but when they heard Yuanbao say that, they couldn't help but want to have a taste.
"It's not clean, but I won't get sick if I eat it." Song Wenjie muttered to himself, wiped it twice and started eating.
I couldn't help but agree: "Sweet!"
Baoya saw that they had all eaten and felt like eating too.
"Little Bao, these dates are so sweet, try them." Yuan Bao took another one and saw that Bao Ya didn't eat it. After hesitating for two seconds, he handed it to Bao Ya:
"Try it, it's really sweet." He said while swallowing.
Baoya shook her little head and didn't respond: "You, eat."
Then she lowered her head and took out the date from the small cloth bag. She carefully wiped it several times with clean clothes before opening her mouth and taking a small bite.
With a crisp sound, the sweet taste spread in the mouth.
Sweet. Baoya couldn't help but laugh, eating it happily in small bites.
Shen Yibei was reaching for the dates over there, and took the time to glance at Baoya. Seeing that she was eating happily, there was a little smile in her eyes, which made her original indifference fade away a lot. Turning her head, she continued to reach for the dates.
After picking half a basket of dates, they stopped. Shen Yibei saw that it was about to get dark and said, "Let's go back."
"Um!"
Carrying the full harvest, the children went down the mountain together. When Baoya left, her little hands were still on the small cloth bag, which was filled with dates given by Shen Yibei and Tianen. The bag was full and bulged.
After reaching the foot of the mountain, Baoya and the others separated from Shen Yibei and each headed home.
After arriving home, Yuanbao couldn't wait to go to the main room, shouting as he ran: "Grandma, we found a jujube tree today. There are many jujubes on it. They are very sweet!"
Feng Guizhi came out of the kitchen and asked with a smile, "Did you pick dates?"
Yuanbao heard the sound behind him, turned around and saw that he had run in the wrong direction, so he turned around and ran over again: "Yes, we picked a lot, grandma, try some."
Song Boyu took one look and frowned, saying to him, "Yuanbao, you didn't even wash the dates before feeding them to me."
Baoya and Yunduo went to the well together to wash the dates, then ran to the kitchen door and handed the dates in their hands to Feng Guizhi.
Yun Duo: "Grandma, eat this, I washed it clean.
.”
Baoya also nodded to Feng Guizhi, listening to Yunduo's words and agreeing: "Clean~"
Yuanbao felt embarrassed after being told that, and then he remembered that he had forgotten to wash. He scratched his head, turned around and ran to the well, "Well, then I'll go wash first."
Feng Guizhi held him back and accepted the dates he and Baoya Yunduo had given her: "I'm happy that you're so thoughtful."
Yuanbao giggled happily and boasted to Song Boyu, "Grandma likes the dates I gave her, hehe."
Seeing how silly he looked, Song Boyu couldn't bear to say anything to him, so he turned around and went to the well to wash his hands and face.
Feng Guizhi looked at them with a smile, turned around and was about to go into the kitchen when she saw someone at the door sticking his head out to look into the yard.
Feng Guizhi frowned and walked out of the yard. When she opened the door, she saw Mrs. Li standing at the door.
"Aunt Li, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Li didn't expect that she would be seen by Feng Guizhi just by looking at her for a few seconds. She couldn't just run away, so she could only stand there awkwardly.
Hearing Feng Guizhi's question, he pulled his lips and made up an excuse: "My big broom is broken, and I came to borrow you one."
Feng Guizhi knew she was lying at first sight, but she didn't expose her. She turned around and went into the yard to get it out: "We need it to sweep the yard tomorrow morning. When you're done, I'll ask Bowen to get it."
"Okay." Mrs. Li responded dryly.
After borrowing the things, it was time to leave, but Mrs. Li was really curious and couldn't help asking, "Guizhi, I heard that the third brother's leg will never be healed. Is this true?"
Feng Guizhi knew clearly when she heard this, that Li Pozi had come here to borrow a broom or to gather information. She denied it outright and cursed with a cold face:
"That's not true. I don't know who spread such wicked words."
"Ah? It's not true? Didn't Old Chen's wife say that this was what Old Yang said?" Mrs. Li was surprised.
"Old Yang did say that, but the doctor at the town hospital didn't say that."
"The doctor in town..." Mrs. Li was about to ask something when Chen Xiuxiu called out from the kitchen, "Mom, the pot is boiling, come and add some seasoning."
"Hey, I'm coming." Feng Guizhi turned around and responded, then turned to Mrs. Li and said, "The meal is still being cooked in the room. I won't say more to you about Aunt Li.
”
"Oh, okay." Mrs. Li couldn't stop her from leaving, so she just agreed. After watching Feng Guizhi enter the kitchen, she turned around and went back with the broom. However, before she left, she couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Did I just hear that Yuanbao say he picked dates? If I had known, I should have gone in directly.
Also, what's going on with the hospital in town?
......
"Mom, what did you just say to Mrs. Li?" Chen Xiuxiu asked in the kitchen.
Feng Guizhi nodded in response and continued washing the vegetables. The soup in the pot today was mung bean soup, so there was no need for seasoning. This was just an excuse Chen Xiuxiu made up to avoid Mrs. Li asking more questions.
"Fortunately, we called my mother back." Sun Suyun also said.
"That old lady Li must have heard some gossip outside and came here to get information."
"If I had said a few words to her today, the whole team would have known about it by tomorrow. I should have woken her up earlier so she wouldn't have been able to say a word."
"That's right." Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun didn't like Mrs. Li very much, and they couldn't help but speak out at this moment.
Feng Guizhi didn't like Li Pozi very much either, but after all, they had been neighbors for so many years, and she hadn't done anything excessive, so on the surface, they were still okay with each other.
"Okay, let's cook quickly. The kids must be hungry."
After dinner in the evening, the whole family went to bed early.
The next day, everyone went to work as usual. However, Zhao Rongsheng and Jiang Qiuli would look up from time to time, wondering when they would run into Baoya again and find out who their benefactor was.
But today Baoya didn't come here to deliver water, but Yuanbao and Yunduo came instead.
Seeing two children coming from afar, Jiang Qiuli quickly called Zhao Rongsheng: "Here they come! Go over and take a look."
The distance was a bit far, and neither of them could see clearly, but Zhao Rongsheng hurried over to avoid missing them again. After taking a short detour and getting back to the main road, he just happened to catch up with Yuanbao and Yunduo.
Jiang Qiuli felt a little disappointed when she saw it, no.
Tian'en hadn't seen their faces yesterday, so she couldn't tell the difference between Yuanbao and him. But Yunduo and Baoya were much different. Even the height difference alone was significant. After all, Yunduo was six, and Baoya wasn't even four.
When Zhao Rongsheng got there, he knew he had made a mistake. Although he had never seen Baoya, he knew it wasn't her after hearing Jiang Qiuli's description. But now that he was here, he didn't want to just go back. Looking at Yuanbao and Yunduo, he asked:
"Are you from the Red Flag Production Brigade?"
If you ask an adult this, they might be a little wary, but if you ask two children, they won't think too much and you might be able to find out the answer.
Yuanbao frowned as he looked at Zhao Rongsheng, feeling like he had never seen him before. But after hearing what he said, he nodded and answered his question.
"We are from the Red Flag Production Brigade. Why are you asking this?"
"So, do you know a little girl who is about three or four years old?"
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