After coaxing the two children to continue playing on the oilcloth, Su Qingxue went to the back of the yam field where Zhou Huaian had dug and collected all that he had dug.
The two of them were busy until lunch time when they stopped.
I touched my stomach and it was already growling. It seemed that I was too focused on working and had forgotten about time.
"Huaian, are you hungry?"
"A little bit. I just wanted to do more work, so I ignored the hunger. It's not too late to eat now. I'll take whatever food you have!"
Zhou Huaian felt that he was easy to feed. When conditions allowed, he would eat better. When conditions did not allow, he could eat coarse food and still swallow it. He was generally casual about it.
Su Qingxue took out the lunch she had prepared in the morning and fed the two children as usual, "You eat first."
Zhou Huaian didn't hesitate to eat and rest for a while before continuing to work.
Even though he is a strong man, it is very tiring for him to dig non-stop for the whole morning.
Especially the land on the mountain, which is not like ordinary land at all. It has been deeply plowed and dug, making it even more difficult to dig it out.
Looking at this large field of wild yam, I feel that my wife is so lucky. I don’t know if she can finish digging it in one day, let alone two days.
Of course, the couple is not the kind of people who would sacrifice themselves for others, and they have never thought of telling others about this place. They have always been mindful of their own business, and if they discovered something, they would definitely take it back themselves.
The same goes for other people in the village or the educated youth. Everyone has his or her own secret base, the location of which is unknown to others and no one else has ever thought of telling it, so why should you be so generous?
After feeding the two children, he took out the milk powder that had been prepared in advance from the space and stuffed one into each of their cups.
The two children held their bottles and lay directly on the oilcloth, just like they usually did at home. They didn't need anyone to coax them, and after they finished drinking the milk powder in the bottles, they almost fell asleep.
Su Qingxue quickly mixed the hot water and cold water in the space and wiped the two children clean. She didn't change their clothes since they were outside anyway, but she still had to wipe all visible areas clean.
After cleaning up, their eyelids drooped, and soon the bottles fell to the side, and the two kids fell asleep.
A small piece of pure cotton cloth was taken from the space and covered their stomachs. The sun was blocked in the deep mountains, and the children would not be cold, so they would not need to cover them whenever they moved to another place.
Seeing that the two children had fallen asleep, Su Qingxue did not rest either. She drank a glass of ice-cold honey water and started to prepare for work.
Su Qingxue planned to stop at four o'clock in the afternoon and spend the rest of the time walking around the area and picking various mountain products.
Now that we have come here, we should at least gain more and not waste it.
I don’t know if the two children were tired from playing in the mountains, but they actually slept a little longer during their nap than usual at home.
Su Qingxue was constantly worried. She would go back to touch their foreheads every few minutes and put her fingers under the nostrils of the two children.
I don’t know when this habit started, but as long as my two children are sleeping, I will subconsciously feel their breathing.
Sometimes when I'm sleeping in the middle of the night, I'll subconsciously reach out my hand to feel it.
Su Qingxue felt that she was a little hopeless, but the child was still young. When the child was older, she would not be so worried.
Seeing the two children waking up in a daze, Su Qingxue quickly filled a basin of water to wash them. After the two children woke up, she let them play with toys on the oilcloth.
"Xiao Rui, Xiao Zhi, you two should be good. Mom and Dad will work for a while longer and then go back with you, okay?"
"good."
"Return."
There was no tacit understanding at this moment, and the words they said were not exactly the same.
Looking at Xiaozhi's expression, I feel like he wants to go back.
Su Qingxue just pretended not to see it, as long as he didn't cry.
It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when Su Qingxue stopped. "Huai'an, it's about time to stop! We haven't visited other places yet. Besides, it's getting late. If we go back too late, the child is too young and it's easy for him to get lost in the deep mountains and forests. We should go back early."
Su Qingxue suddenly thought of it at that moment.
I don't remember who told me not to take children out after dark, because children's eyes are very clear and can see things that adults cannot see.
Not to mention that I am now in the mountains. If there are any dirty things, there is probably no place with more of them than in the mountains.
He patted his forehead and felt that his memory was so bad that he even forgot such an important thing.
Fortunately, I remembered it at that moment.
Zhou Huaian was startled and wanted to continue working for a while, but he put down the hoe in an instant.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Come and collect these yams. Let's pack up and leave."
Su Qingxue didn't tell him not to be so anxious. Who doesn't love their children?
So no one should say anything about anyone.
Zhou Huaian and Su Qingxue packed their things quite quickly. In less than five minutes, they had packed everything neatly and put the two children in the backpack.
Su Qingxue chose a direction that was the fastest way to reach the village at the foot of the mountain and also the one where she could find mountain products.
The last time I went back from here, I encountered several wild fruit trees that had not yet matured. Now I’m getting ready to leave, so I’d like to go and see if they’re still there and whether they’ve been picked by others.
Although I don't have much hope anymore, I won't give up unless I go and see it.
It is not certain that there will be gains in the end.
After walking for about half an hour, apart from a few pheasants and rabbits on the road, we didn't encounter any large prey. Finally, we arrived at the place where the chestnut trees were.
Maybe this place is a bit remote, so the chestnuts have not been picked yet, but many have fallen from the trees, forming a dense layer on the ground.
Su Qingxue put down the backpack and placed it a little further away. "Huaian, go to a place farther to the side and watch over the two children. I have to shake all the chestnuts off the tree so that we can collect them faster."
Zhou Huaian frowned, worried that stopping to collect mountain products would delay the time, "How about coming next time? If we don't get down the mountain before dark, it will be bad for the children."
Su Qingxue shook her head, "It's okay, it will be done in a few minutes."
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