Chapter 134 Blind?
Li Qiu's face turned red, and he no longer cared about the sadness of winter and autumn. He stepped on Ye Yuanzhang's foot and ordered him, "I plucked the chicken tail feathers. Go and get them and give them to Yun Qiao."
His wife's happiness was the most important thing. Ye Yuanzhang quickly responded, "Okay, okay."
Li Qiqiu handed the tail feathers to Yunqiao and said, "Yunqiao, the water has boiled, I have to pluck the chicken feathers. Go back to the house and make a feather shuttlecock. There are screw caps in the box behind the door. Look carefully for them."
The boiling water was very hot, and the whole chicken had to be constantly turned over to ensure that every part of it was scalded by the hot water. The whole operation was very hot. Ye Yuanzhang felt sorry for Li Qiu and did not let her touch the hot water. He sat on a small stool and did it himself.
Li Qiqiu had nothing to do, so he took a woven basket from the kitchen and asked Yun Qiao, "Yun Qiao, I'm going to the river down the mountain to catch some small river shrimp. Do you want to come with me or stay home and make shuttlecocks?"
"We can make shuttlecocks anytime. I want to play with you!" Yun Qiao said without hesitation, "I've been in Sanheying for a few days and haven't been to the river yet."
"Then let's go." Li Qiuqiu said to He Tingjun who was standing at the door of the main hall: "Tingjun, you stay home and play with Yuanqing for a while. Yunqiao and I are going out for a while and will be back soon."
He Tingjun nodded: "Okay, you guys go."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Qiqiu and Yunqiao walked out of the door, Yuanqing chased after them, crying, hugged Li Qiqiu's legs, and cried, "Mom, don't be sad, don't be sad."
Li Qiqiu bent down and coaxed him: "Good boy, Yuanqing, be good and play with Uncle Tingjun at home for a while, okay? Mommy will be here soon."
"No, I don't want to play." Yuan Qing shook his head: "He's not fun."
He Tingjun said somewhat frustratedly: "Yuanqing doesn't want to play with me, what should I do?"
"He's shy with you."
Li Qiu handed the basket to Yun Qiao and picked up Yuan Qing helplessly.
Ye Yuanzhang, who was plucking chickens in the yard, said, "Why don't you take Yuanqing with you? The scenery by the river is beautiful, and Tingjun can go there too."
"Okay then, let's go together."
The hill where Sanheying was located was not high. It took less than ten minutes to walk out of the village and reach the small river at the foot of the hill.
The water in the stream is very shallow, the river surface is very wide, the current is slow, and the water surface is as calm as a mirror. But when you get closer, you can see schools of small fish swimming under the water.
There was a group of half-grown children herding sheep on the hillside by the river. In addition, there were two women squatting on a large rock by the river washing clothes.
One of them heard the sound and looked up. Seeing Li Qiqiu leading two strangers to the river, he smiled and greeted her: "Xiao Li, do you have guests at home?"
Li Qiqiu smiled and replied, "Yes, Sister Sanbao. We have guests at home, so I'll prepare some small river shrimps as a side dish."
"Let's go! It's the best time to catch river shrimp now. Just pull off the weeds along the riverbank and you'll find a whole bunch." The woman known as Sanbao's wife asked Li Qiuqiu while washing clothes, "I know this man. He's a friend of your family's Yuanzhang, right?"
Li Qiqiu nodded: "Yes."
"Who is this lesbian? Why haven't I seen her before?" Sanbao's wife speculated, "Could she be Comrade He's girlfriend?"
The mud along the river was wet, and Yun Qiao slipped when he heard this and almost fell into the river.
Fortunately, He Tingjun grabbed her wrist in time and pulled her over: "Be careful."
"Thank you." Yun Qiao's face was a little hot and he was too embarrassed to look up.
"Be careful." Li Qiuqiu also said to her.
Turning around, he corrected Sister-in-law Sanbao: "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. This is my niece."
"Oh, so that's it. I guessed wrong." Sister-in-law Sanbao smiled apologetically: "Is your niece an educated youth at Farm 58?"
Li Qiu nodded: "Yes. How did Sister Sanbao know?"
"I heard from my husband that before the Lunar New Year, your Yuanzhang went to give this girl a cotton-padded jacket and took my Lao Zhang's car. He saw it."
Sanbao's wife smiled and said, "My husband, Zhang, told me when he came here that your niece is so beautiful, like a fairy. I thought he was bragging, but when I saw her one day, she was indeed beautiful, just like a fairy."
Li Qiuqiu: "Sister-in-law, you are too kind."
"What's so wonderful? Xiao Li, you speak so politely." Sanbao's sister-in-law had never been to school and didn't understand.
She changed the subject: "What's your niece's name? Has she found a partner? Do you want me to recommend one to her?"
"Call her Yunqiao." Li Qiu declined with a smile, "Sister-in-law, she's still young, only seventeen. There's no rush to find a partner."
"She's a little small now." Sister Sanbao didn't give up. Such a beautiful girl is hard to find even with a lantern. She is a scarce resource. No matter who she introduces her to in the future, they will have to owe her a favor.
Then he added, "But it's only been a year or two since a girl grew up. If your niece wants to find a partner, tell me and I'll introduce her to a good one. My sister-in-law works in the company and knows a lot of outstanding young men."
"Thank you for your kindness, but it's too early to talk about this now." Li Qiuqiu didn't respond. She didn't want to continue the conversation on this topic and quickly said, "Sister-in-law, you can wash the clothes. We'll go upstream to catch shrimp."
The laundry water was dirty, so Li Qiu took Yun Qiao and He Tingjun to the upstream of where they were washing clothes and said, "Let's fish it out here."
It was inconvenient for her to hold the child, and Yun Qiao had no experience in catching fish and shrimp. He Tingjun took the drain basket from Yun Qiao and said, "Let me do it."
Yun Qiao asked, "Can you?"
He Tingjun nodded: "Yes."
There were not only shrimp in the river, but also schools of small fish. He turned around and asked Li Qiqiu, "Sister Qiqiu, are you only catching shrimp today? Are you also catching fish?"
"Just catch some small river shrimp. It's getting late, and it would be a hassle to clean up after catching the fish." Li Qiuqiu said, "Small river shrimp fried with eggs are even better than fish."
"OK."
The holes in the drain basket are small, making it perfect for catching shrimp.
He Tingjun sank the basket into the water along the edge of the river bank and gently pushed it forward against the direction of the current. Not long after, the bottom of the basket was covered with a layer of small river shrimps. Feeling that it was almost done, He Tingjun lifted the drain basket from the river. The river water flowed out through the holes in the basket, leaving only the small river shrimps in it.
After draining the water, He Tingjun brought the basket to Li Qiqiu and asked, "Sister Qiqiu, are these enough river shrimps?"
Li Qiuqiu took a look and nodded: "That's enough, these can be stir-fried into two plates."
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