Chapter 604: Glue your mouth shut and stop talking
Xu Yu had good intentions at first.
This time I came to the farm to tell Sang Zhixia that I would be joining the army soon, and I spent the two free days at the farm to accompany Sang Zhixia.
Wait until the little free time left is almost gone, then slowly go back.
But things don't always go as we wish.
Before noon the next day, Jiang Yubai sent someone over, looking anxiously for Xu Yu about something urgent.
Xu Yu spent the whole morning preparing the tea banquet but didn't get to eat a single bite. When he left, he didn't even have time to change his muddy clothes.
Sang Zhixia wanted to make some fresh food at the tea mountain today, and asked someone to mention it to Xu Wenxiu and the others last night.
The reason we brought everyone here today is to help them get familiar with the route so that they won’t get lost when they arrive at their own territory in the future.
The second reason was to allow the whole family to have some fun together. After all, after these few days, who knows when Xu Yu will be free again?
Seeing Xu Yu being called away, Xu Wenxiu, perhaps worried that Sang Zhixia would feel disappointed, said softly, "Yu'er's father was like that too."
"We had agreed on this long ago, but before we even sat down at the table and picked up our chopsticks, someone called in from the palace or the army about something. We couldn't delay even a moment and had to go back immediately."
The Marquis of Jiaxing back then was even busier than Xu Yu is today, and he was often not seen for ten days or half a month.
Xu Wenxiu smiled bitterly and said, "When I was young, I was nowhere near as good at entertaining myself as you. Due to many rules, I spent all day long, anxiously waiting behind the gate. But eventually, I figured it out."
"When a man works hard outside, it's not just for our family, it's for the country and the people. If you try to understand it, you won't feel so bad."
Sang Zhixia was not actually disappointed that Xu Yu was called away, but she was regretful that she did not let Xu Yu taste the tea cakes that had not yet been baked.
Sang Zhixia accepted Xu Wenxiu's kindness in comforting her and said with a smile, "Mother-in-law, I know."
"Don't worry, when Xu Yu comes back, I won't be angry with him."
Xu Wenxiu was amused: "Even if you are angry, that's your business as a young couple. I don't bother to get involved."
"By the way, how do you make that green tea tofu you mentioned earlier? Come over and see if we made it right."
Before Sang Zhixia could bring up her sentimental thoughts, she was distracted by the little things that happened one after another. The smoke rising from the stove in the small bamboo house became thicker and thicker, and with it came the sounds of laughter, some loud and some low.
Xu Minghui personally took Mr. Qi and Xu Yanran to the medicinal plant garden. When they came back, he said frankly that he had benefited a lot.
"I never thought that growing medicinal herbs in a place surrounded by mountains and forests would require so much effort."
"If you don't touch this path, your understanding will naturally be shallow."
Old Qi was generally good-tempered with all the Xu children except Xu Yu, and he explained slowly and calmly, "All things grow and restrain each other; this is the fundamental basis for the flourishing of grass."
"Medicinal materials are different from other materials. They must be clean and pure. Once they are contaminated with impurities, their medicinal properties can be easily contaminated by unknown substances. If you are not careful, it will turn from a medicine into a poison, which is not worth the loss."
Old Qi changed the subject, glared at Sang Zhixia and said, "I've taught you all this, but you've forgotten everything."
Even Xu Yanran, who had gone for a tour today, could give a general idea of what was going on.
Even if it's not completely detailed, people at least know something.
Sang Zhixia was fine, she didn't think of anything at all, she was just anxious to move him over here.
Xu Minghui wanted to explain a few things for Sang Zhixia, for example, it was not that Sang Zhixia had not thought of a solution, but she just specially asked Mr. Qi to come over to confirm.
Unexpectedly, Sang Zhixia didn't care about being scolded. She smiled with her eyebrows curved and said, "Oh, don't you have a mountain to lean on?"
"When you come here, you just disappear into your garden in the mountains and you're not seen for days. If I didn't have something serious to do, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hire you. How could I be willing to use my own brain?"
Old Qi was so angry that he laughed: "I think you didn't even remember it."
"Seventh Grandpa!"
As they were talking, Yuanbao and Nuonuo came to rescue their mother with their hands raised. They called Old Qi "Seventh Grandpa" one after another, which made Old Qi smile so much that his eyes narrowed. As soon as he squatted down, Nuonuo stuffed a sticky glutinous rice ball with the aroma of tea into his mouth.
Nuonuo hugged Qi Lao's neck with a smile, but what she said was ridiculous: "Nuonuo."
"Glue your mouth shut and stop talking!"
"Mmmmm!"
Yuanbao nodded quickly in agreement, rubbed Qi Lao's weird face, and said confidently: "Say Third Brother, little uncle, not mother!"
Xu Mingyang: “…”
Sang Yanyou: “…”
Xu Mingyang was so angry that he immediately put the washbasin on the table and was about to grab Xiao Yuanbao to settle the score.
But before Xu Mingyang could move, Xu Yanran held his arm: "I advise you to calm down."
"I……"
"Even if Nuonuo and Yuanbao stuff mud into Old Qi's mouth, Old Qi won't get angry."
Old Qi was good to Sang Zhixia, and he was even twice as good to the two little cubs born to Sang Zhixia.
Not to mention that he is just eager to protect his mother, even if he does something else, he must be the little darling in the old man's heart.
But Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou are different.
These two guys are so strong and sturdy that they look very strong and tough. They just ran to Mr. Qi and rushed to serve him food. That's equivalent to...
"Think about it, when Big Brother was being dealt with, it was almost time for dinner. I suggest you two go chop some more firewood."
After Xu Yanran finished persuading her, she went to wash her hands and started making tea dumplings.
Soon, the sound of chopping wood could be heard in the open space under the small building.
Second Aunt Xu was so busy that she turned her head and looked at him curiously, "Why are you chopping wood again? Didn't you tell them to let the stronger ones help knead the dough?"
Xu Mingxu carefully pinched the rabbit's long ears in his hand and said without looking up, "Go chop wood to vent your anger."
Second Aunt Xu: “…”
Xu Jinxi raised her face, which was covered with glutinous rice paste, and said bitterly, "I was let down by Nuonuo and Yuanbao. They are very sad."
Aunt Xu was completely confused and didn't know what to do. She said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "What a mess!"
"Hurry up and make what you want to make. Your Third Aunt is going to steam it soon. If you're late, I won't be able to make it for you."
There was another flurry of activity in the small bamboo house. After the adults let down their rolled-up sleeves and the younger ones washed their cat-like faces, the tea banquet that had been going on for the whole morning could finally begin.
Today, everyone here is family, and they don't bother with the hassle of having separate tables for men and women. They just brought out a few narrow wooden tables and lined them up in a long line in the open space in the yard, and everyone sat together.
The food on the table was more or less added with some freshly picked young tea leaves. Even if it was not added during the cooking process, a few slices were placed on top as decoration before being served.
The children were too small to eat anything soaked in tea, so Nuonuo and the others ate small fish wontons with dough dyed in different colors with flower juice.
The sparse shadows in the forest move with the wind, the chirping of insects and birds can be heard, and the gurgling sound of the mountain spring water brought down from the canal behind the small bamboo building mixes into the small courtyard, creating another scene.
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