Yan Xinian and Kong Zhi came back from weeding in the morning and talked at the dinner table about Lu Shiyi coming to ask them to find a truck.
Yan Xinian felt a headache, "We have to look for it. There are only more than 30 trucks in the base, and each one has been carefully modified. We can't lose any of them."
Xia Lunong put down his chopsticks, "Then let them look for it themselves?"
Yan Xinian shook his head, "If they have the ability to find it, they don't have to come here secretly to test us and scold us for nothing."
He sighed slightly, "I'll go there in the next two days and take a look at the situation first. If those birds are very fierce, I will escape first."
Xia Huoqu said, "I'll go with you."
Xia Lunong followed immediately, "Kong Zhi and I will go together and take care of each other."
Xia Huoqu looked at him with a raised eyelid, "Lu Shiyi and the others can only escape if they go, and you will probably be a drag if you go."
"Not necessarily. At worst, I can turn back into my beast form, and Kong Zhi can carry me and fly. I'm lighter in beast form anyway."
Xia Lunong said, looking up at Kong Zhi.
Kong Zhi calmly said, "I'll take care of Xiao Nong."
Xia Huoqu wanted to say something else, but Xia Lunong used his trump card, "Brother, you promised to take me out to catch crayfish last time, but you haven't gone yet. Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away. If you don't go this time, you'll break your promise."
Yan Xinian helped, "Forget it, take Xiao Nong with you. Safety won't be a problem."
The votes were three to one, so Xia Huoqu gave in, "If something goes wrong, you and Kong Zhi should run away." Xia
Lunong grinned at him and stretched out her hand to make a gesture that everything was fine.
When Xia Lunong did this, she looked cunning, just like a cat.
Xia Huoqu had a stern face at first, but seeing this, he couldn't keep a stern face anymore and shook his head helplessly.
Yan Xinian said, "Changhe Swamp is not close, and this trip will probably take another two or three days. Let's do the preparation work today. The honeysuckle has been exposed to the sun for two or three days, so it should be dry. Let's collect it today and store it properly."
Xia Lunong said, "No problem, I'll collect it and put it in the cupboard in the afternoon."
Xia Huoqu said, "And the fields, Xiao Nong and Kong Zhi will pick the tomatoes and peppers today, and then go to the rice fields and wheat fields to confirm the harvest time, so as not to miss the autumn harvest because of going out."
Xia Lunong nodded repeatedly, "We just went to check yesterday, and the wheat can be harvested at least seven or eight days later. , the rice will take about ten days, there is no mistake. "
Xia Huoqu saw that his brother had an idea in mind, "Then let's do it this way, we will set off early tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he turned to look at Yan Xinian, "Drive an extra truck out tomorrow?"
Yan Xinian agreed, "I will talk to the people of the property management committee, and we will also take a barrel of gasoline with us, and everything we harvest will belong to us."
Xia Huoqu: "Yes. Don't let Lu Shiyi take rice. Now we are vigorously promoting credit coins. Let him go directly to the property management committee to exchange for credit coins. Give him credit coins."
Several people discussed and got busy.
Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi went to the field to pull weeds and apply fertilizers. The pulled grass was specially put into the basket. When they returned from the field, they went to Dongpo to see the cattle.
When they passed by, He Shuhui, a teenager, was taking two children to collect the stored grass, picking out some weeds that the cows didn't eat or were poisonous. Kong
Zhi walked over, took off his hat and fanned himself, asking, "How is it, Shuhui, are you used to it?"
"Yes." He Shuhui stood up nervously, "Little Brother Xia, Brother Kong Zhi."
The other two children also greeted him.
Xia Lunong patted their shoulders and gave each of them two large tomatoes from his own garden, "It's good that you didn't encounter any difficulties. You guys are busy, and Brother Kong Zhi and I will take a look." Xia Lunong
went outside the cowshed to see the calves.
So many calves gathered together, the smell is not very good.
Xia Lunong looked through the door and found that the cowshed was relatively clean. There was basically no cow feces inside. The cows were either standing or lying down, looking very relaxed. Xia Lunong
took a look around and found that the cows were in good spirits. She turned around and shouted, "Shuhui, you are doing a good job."
He Shuhui smiled and said, "Just try your best." Kong
Zhi said to He Shuhui, "We are going out tomorrow and will be back in about two or three days. The fodder is here. It should be enough. If it is not enough, you can mix some oil and meal to fill it up. If you encounter any difficulties, go to Liao Cheng or Ba Niu."
He Shuhui nodded solemnly, "I know."
After Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi looked at the cows, they visited Liao Cheng and Ba Niu on the way. Both of them agreed to take care of them.
In the afternoon, Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi went to collect honeysuckle.
The honeysuckle was completely dried, and the flowers were grayish white or grayish green when collected in the baskets.
When honeysuckle gave them the flowers, most of them were already in bloom, both golden and white, with fewer buds.
The quality of the scented tea made from such flowers should have been relatively low, but the flowers they harvested exuded a condensed and long-lasting fragrance, and they smelled of very good quality.
Xia Lunong took a deep breath, "It would be great if the flowers of the small honeysuckle planted in our backyard were of such good quality." Kong Zhi
said, "Try making tea first."
Honeysuckle said that its flowers were non-toxic. Later, Doctor Ou checked and felt that these honeysuckle were good things and there should be no problem.
Xia Lunong also thought that there was nothing wrong with the honeysuckle. He trusted his intuition and immediately took a handful of honeysuckle, rinsed it with warm water, and then poured boiling water into it. As
soon as the boiling water entered the cup, the honeysuckle was immediately dispersed.
The flowers sank and floated in it, and the steam that came out was mixed with a fragrance. Almost instantly, the water in the cup turned light yellow.
Xia Lunong took a deep breath of the moist water vapor, and felt that the tea fragrance fully permeated his lungs, and his whole body was refreshed.
"This tea smells so good!" Xia Lunong held up the teacup and brought it to Kong Zhi's nose, "You smell it."
Kong Zhi lowered his head and smelled it, "It's really fragrant."
Xia Lunong took back his hand, brought the teacup to his mouth and blew on it, "Let me taste it."
Kong Zhi took the teacup from him, "Let me taste it first."
"It's okay." Xia Lunong said, "Our intuition is so sharp, there's probably no problem."
Kong Zhi said, "No problem, then I'll try it first."
Xia Lunong did not argue with him. Seeing him blow on the tea and take a sip, she asked nervously, "How is it?"
Kong Zhi held up the teacup, his face unusually strange, "It tastes very good."
"Huh?" Xia Lunong was confused, "Why do you look like that?"
Xia Lunong said as she pulled down his hand and took a sip herself. Kong Zhi
held the cup steadily and fed it to him, waiting quietly for him to taste it.
As soon as the honeysuckle tea entered his mouth, Xia Lunong felt as if there were some small creatures in the tea, bumping around in his mouth, very lively.
He frowned and looked down at the cup. The
cup was clean and dry. Apart from the honeysuckle, there was only water, and no strange little creatures at all.
Xia Lunong filtered it with his teeth. The bumping things in his mouth were an illusion. There was nothing in his mouth except tea.
Amazing!
He was surprised and swallowed the tea. An indescribable refreshing and comfortable feeling rose from his stomach and went straight to the back of his head. There was an indescribable sweetness in his mouth. His eyes lit up
, "Good tea!"
He grabbed Kong Zhi's hand and said, "Take another sip."
Kong Zhi said, "Blow it. This is the last sip. Let's see how it goes and decide whether to continue drinking."
Xia Lunong didn't listen to what he said at all. Now his whole mind was on the tea in his mouth.
He half-closed his eyes, his face full of satisfaction, and stood there quietly, savoring it carefully.
Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian came in around the same time. As soon as they came in, they saw them standing face to face, almost touching each other. They frowned and called out to them, "What are you doing?"
"Brother!" Xia Lunong opened his eyes, holding a cup of tea with bright eyes, "Brother, this honeysuckle tea is delicious, and the taste is amazing. Try it!"
"Is it really that magical?" Xia Huoqu came over to take the cup doubtfully.
His hand touched the cup, Xia Lunong suddenly remembered and snatched the quilt from his hand, "Oh, no, Kong Zhi also drank this cup of tea, I'll make you a new one."
After saying that, Xia Lunong saw Yan Xinian and hurriedly added, "Brother Xinian also has some. Wait a minute, I'll make you some tea."
Xia Lunong raised the tea in her hand and took a big sip, stuffed the remaining half cup back to Kong Zhi, and ran into the kitchen to make tea.
Xia Huoqu shook his head, "Rash."
There was hot water in the kettle, he took out the cup, put the honeysuckle in it, and poured some boiling water into it, washed it for the first time, poured out the water, and directly filled it with boiling water for the second time.
Two minutes later, he came out with two cups of tea, gave one to his brother and his former brother respectively, and raised his hands, "Brother, you guys try it!"
Xia Huoqu glanced at him, picked up the cup, blew on it, and slowly took a sip of the tea on top.
Xia Lunong stretched her neck out, nervously waiting for their feedback, "How is it? Is this tea delicious?"
Xia Huoqu swallowed the tea in his mouth and nodded slightly, "It is indeed delicious."
Yan Xinian also finished the first sip, and when the aftertaste in his mouth subsided a little, he gave him a thumbs up, "Xiao Nong, honeysuckle is good for you."
Xia Lunong excitedly, "Brother Xinian, you also think this tea is okay, right?"
Yan Xinian nodded seriously, "Most likely it is a treasure."
Xia Lunong said, "I feel that this honeysuckle tea is better than honey. I originally wanted to put it in a cloth bag, but now we have to go to the store to buy it. Change it to a large porcelain jar and store it carefully."
Yan Xinian smiled, "I think this is feasible. I will go to change it later."
Xia Lunong said, "This is not enough. There is such a good thing hidden at home. I think we should leave Xia Huajiao to look after the house when we go out tomorrow?"
Xia Huoqu: "It doesn't matter whether it stays or not. If it stays, you have to persuade it."
Xia Huoqu rubbed his hands, "I'll try it now."
He said without caring about anything else, and ran outside while shouting: "Xia Huajiao, I want to discuss something with you!"