Chapter 65: Light pink, like a shy girl

The mother and her two children returned home.

Jiang Rou was not busy sorting out the wild vegetables and bamboo shoots she brought back, but pushed Zhou Xiaochuan into the bathroom first.

The water bucket on the roof had been exposed to the sun all day, and the temperature was high, so there was no need to boil water.

"Xiaochuan, go take a shower. Remember to use hot water, put on soap, and rinse twice. Remember, you must rinse twice. I'll keep track of the time for you. You must take a full 20 minutes. You are not allowed to come out before 20 minutes. Oh, and wash your hair too. Don't forget to put soap on your hair, too."

Jiang Rou pushed Zhou Xiaochuan into the bathroom.

If it weren't for the inappropriate identities of stepmother and stepson.

Jiang Rou wanted to help Zhou Xiaochuan wash it thoroughly right away.

She continued to give his instructions with concern.

"Just throw your dirty clothes on the rack. You don't have to wash them. We'll wash them together later. You need to use soap to wash clothes, otherwise they won't be clean."

"You have only recovered a few days ago. Don't be afraid of the heat. Taking a bath with a higher temperature is good for your health."

Zhou Xiaochuan held some clothes in his arms and listened to Jiang Rou's caring words.

He tightened his lips and turned away, "I understand."

He turned and walked into the bathroom, slamming the door shut.

Yo~

The little wolf is shy~

…

After "tease" Zhou Xiaochuan.

Jiang Rou took a small stool and began to pack up the wild vegetables and bamboo shoots she had brought back.

He took it out of the bamboo basket and poured it all over the floor.

When Zhou Xiaohua saw Jiang Rou sitting down, she followed suit, moved her small stool, and sat down next to Jiang Rou.

She looks very lovable.

Jiang Rou picked up a bamboo shoot and put it in Zhou Xiaohua's hand.

"Xiaohua, look at this. This is called wild bamboo shoots. When wild bamboo shoots grow up, they become bamboo. Bamboo is used to make things and cannot be eaten. But wild bamboo shoots can be eaten."

"Look here... here... the wild bamboo shoots are long and thin, with lots of leaves growing on them, wrapping the bamboo shoots inside layer by layer."

"So what we have to do now is to peel off all the leaves... just like that, just tear them off."

Next.

Jiang Rou demonstrated again. Zhou Xiaohua opened her eyes wide and stared at her attentively.

Zhou Xiaohua's hands are small, just enough for holding a small wild bamboo shoot.

The little wild bamboo shoots have so many leaves that she uses her tiny fingers to pick them up, peeling them off layer by layer. It takes a lot of time.

At this rate, even if she worked until dark, she might not be able to peel out a few bamboo shoots.

It was naturally impossible for Jiang Rou to expect Zhou Xiaohua to help her with the work.

She just wanted to give Zhou Xiaohua something to do to increase the child's sense of participation.

While Zhou Xiaohua was busy peeling bamboo shoots, Jiang Rou methodically processed the wild vegetables she had picked today.

Everything is neatly classified and placed in a ventilated and cool place.

The weather has been quite cool recently, so it's fine to leave it for two or three days.

Finally, the wild bamboo shoots...

Jiang Rou returned to Zhou Xiaohua's side, picked up a bamboo shoot and started peeling it.

However, the method she used was not the stupid method she used to teach Zhou Xiaohua.

Jiang Rou held the bamboo shoots in her left hand, pinched the tip of the bamboo shoots with her right hand, and then turned it around.

The thin bamboo shoots slid along her fingers and wrapped around them several times.

The layers of leaves on the bamboo shoots all fell down in a flash.

This method is actually similar to the domino effect.

All the leaves on the bamboo shoots are overlapped with each other in layers. The dumbest way is to peel them from the outermost layer to the innermost layer.

Jiang Rou's method is to do the opposite.

Starting from the tip of the bamboo shoots, which is the innermost layer, a trail of smoke reaches the last layer.

She wasn't born with this ability.

When I went to the countryside to collect folk songs, I saw the elderly people in the village peeling bamboo shoots in the same way.

Fast and convenient.

It's just that you will lose a little bit of the tender meat at the tip of the bamboo shoots.

But in the mountains in spring, there are wild bamboo shoots everywhere, so this little bit of tender meat is nothing.

That's it.

Jiang Rou had just sat down for a minute when she had already peeled four or five bamboo shoots in one breath without pausing in between.

Zhou Xiaohua stood aside, staring in shock.

Mmmmm!

How can this be possible?!

The little girl looked at the bamboo shoots in her hand with her round eyes, and then at what was in Jiang Rou's hand.

So far, she has only peeled one.

This gap is too big.

Although Zhou Xiaohua is young, she is also very competitive.

She watched Jiang Rou's movements several times and learned silently.

Then follow suit...

Start at the tip, which is also the thinnest part, and then work your way around your finger.

Turn...turn...

ah!

Zhou Xiaohua's fingers were stuck tightly by the bamboo shoots, but the leaves on the bamboo shoots were not peeled off at all.

"Ha ha……"

Jiang Rou laughed out loud.

She hurriedly reached out to rescue Zhou Xiaohua's little finger and rubbed the red area on her finger.

Said softly.

"Xiaohua, this method requires strength, and only adults can do it. You are too weak, so you can learn it later. Now you should peel it slowly."

Zhou Xiaohua felt a little sad and a little decadent, but she had to accept the reality.

She pursed her lips and nodded with a look of grievance.

But she became more diligent when she next peeled the bamboo shoots.

Come on! Xiaohuahua~

…

This day.

Zhou Chongshan didn't have to be on duty in the army, so he went home earlier than a few days ago.

When he pushed the door open, he heard the sound of running water in the bathroom and the voices of Jiang Rou talking to Zhou Xiaohua in the yard.

This kind of lively feeling of coming home is something I have never experienced before.

He pushed the door open.

"I'm back."

Hearing Zhou Chongshan's voice, Jiang Rou and Zhou Xiaohua looked up at the same time.

The woman is pretty, the girl is lovely, and they all look at her with the same bright eyes and smile.

"You're back."

【Dad, I'm back! 】

Jiang Rou didn't expect Zhou Chongshan to come back so early, so she spoke.

"Today, I went to the mountains with my sisters-in-law in the compound to pick wild vegetables. Xiaochuan and Xiaohua also went with us. There are so many wild vegetables on the mountain. Look... we picked so many!"

Jiang Rou pulled Zhou Chongshan to see her spoils.

While her eyes and eyebrows were raised, there was a hint of pride.

She had compared them secretly and found that except for the most capable sister-in-law Zhao Guifen, no one else had dug as much as she did.

Not only is there a lot of it, but there are also many varieties.

"Look, this is Chinese toon, which we have eaten before... This is water celery, which is very fresh... And this is pea tip! I love it... And there are also Artemisia selengensis and mugwort. In a few days, it will be Qingming Festival, and we can use them to make Qingtuan and Qingming rice cakes..."

Zhou Chongshan listened to Jiang Rou's happy voice and looked at her smiling face.

Although she wore a sun hat today, she still stayed outside in the sun all day and her face was flushed from the sun.

Light pink.

It looked like a shy girl's face blushing.