Chapter 68
Qin Shi controlled her emotions. When she got home from get off work, she saw her father sitting on a chair peeling garlic.
"Dad, is my mom back?" She put down the cloth bag and looked around the room.
Qin Minghai raised his head and said, "Director Sun has been back for half an hour and is in the kitchen."
Qin Shi curled her lips and walked towards the kitchen.
Sun Juan heard the noise and came out. "That's perfect. Pick these vegetables and have dinner early today."
"Yeah." Qin Shi sat on the small stool at the door.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Mom, I have something to tell you."
Let them know what's going on first, just in case Comrade Xu shamelessly comes to them, so they know what's going on, otherwise they won't be able to explain themselves.
In the living room, Qin Minghai was about to get up when he heard Sun Juan's angry voice.
"What's going on?"
He hurried over and saw Sun Juan had already rolled up her sleeves. "Who is this person that Tan introduced me to? I should ask her! I didn't agree to this at all!"
What kind of person is this who harasses her daughter privately?
Although she only has this one daughter and wants to find a son-in-law who can take care of both her and Lao Qin, that's not how things work.
She could figure out what this Xu guy was thinking with her toes.
"Mom, I'm fine. Comrade Lu helped me later." Qin Shi quickly persuaded her.
Ever since she was nearly abducted by human traffickers, Sun Juan and Qin Minghai have been extra cautious about this matter.
Qin Minghai finally understood what had happened from the fragments of information. The smile on his face disappeared immediately. "Where is the man she introduced to me from and where does he work?"
He went to talk to him.
"Yes, you have to go." Sun Juan calmed down for a moment, "Luckily I met Comrade Xiao Lu."
The fire under the stove crackled and the pot was hot. She poured a bowl of water into it. Why was she still cooking? She just needed to calm down first.
Qin Shi looked helpless and rolled up his sleeves to take over Director Sun's work.
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"Kong Dongdong, come here."
The weather has been getting warmer recently, so Kong Dongdong simply wore a pair of slightly thick black pants and a thin gray short jacket. He looked clean, but it still couldn't hide the fact that he had short legs.
"Uncle!" He ran over and naturally leaned against his legs, putting all his strength into him.
"Here, don't eat too much." Lu Qin stuffed the buckwheat cake that he had hidden for a day into his hands.
Kong Dongdong's eyes lit up, "Xiangxiang!"
Lu Qinwei raised his eyebrows and said, "I brought this specially for you, how could it not be delicious?"
Everyone in the yard was busy with their own things, and when they heard the calls they just looked over.
"oh!"
After taking it and eating it, he went to find Sun Laimei to cut it up.
Sun Laimei was being pestered by him. It was dark and her eyesight was not very good. She squinted for a long time before she could see clearly, "Fried buckwheat cakes."
"Yeah!" Kong Dongdong nodded, pulled her clothes and stood on tiptoe to remind her, "Milk, cut it."
"Okay, okay, okay." How could Sun Laimei not satisfy such a small request?
Lu Qin walked up behind her without her noticing, "Auntie, can you do this?"
Sun Laimei quickly cut it into pieces for him, then took up half a piece and examined it. "There's a small amount of wild onions, buckwheat leaves, flour, and lard in it..."
After living in the countryside for so many years, people of her age will all know how to cook the seasonal foods passed down by the older generation, and it is possible that they will even be passed down from generation to generation.
Lu Qin exclaimed in his heart, "Auntie, you know a lot!"
"That's nothing. It's not difficult." Sun Laimei said as she was about to stuff the half piece back into her grandson's hand. "If I can't do it, it will be funny."
Kong Dongdong pushed her hand away and said, "Milk, eat it."
He is a child who knows how to share.
His hands were busy, so he held the rest and ran to find Kong Yue and Lu Chunnong, moving his legs very busy.
Seeing Kong Dongdong walk away, Lu Qin put his hands in his pockets, took two steps forward, and asked her in a low voice, "Auntie, when I get my salary, can you make some for me to try?"
He couldn't taste anything in those two bites.
When a family makes a request, there is no need to beat around the bush.
There was a slight desire in the young man's eyes.
"No need to wait for your salary. Tomorrow is Sunday, right? We can make it tomorrow. There are wild onions and buckwheat leaves everywhere at the foot of the mountain beside the fields in the brigade. There are also many bamboo shoots sprouting in the bamboo forest behind the mountain. They are very tender. We can fry some meatballs to eat later."
Sun Laimei thought he came over for something, and smiled, "Your brother-in-law brought back some meat, let's cook it together when the time comes."
Kong Yue stood behind them without them noticing. "I still have some tickets. I'll go buy another pound of meat tomorrow."
Lu Qin could sense his brother-in-law's affection for him, and rarely did he say anything back, "Thank you, brother-in-law!"
Kong Yue glanced at the boy and said, "Yeah."
There is food at home, so don't go out to eat.
Lu Qin had originally planned to look for someone on Sunday morning, but now, digging bamboo shoots and picking wild vegetables aroused his curiosity.
Early on Sunday morning, Lu Chunnong and Sun Laimei walked in front, he followed behind carrying a hoe, and there was a small tail at the end.
Since going to work in the county town, Lu Qin hadn't observed the scenery of Dongyang Brigade for a long time. The air at the tip of his nose was fresh, the fields were endless, and they were already dressed in green. The distant mountains were blue, and the leaves in the field of vision were all green. The sun shone through the gaps.
Quite a few people went out to pick wild vegetables, as if they all wanted to eat spring into their stomachs.
"Sun Laimei, it's rare for your family to go picking wild vegetables."
Before, especially after the Chinese New Year, Sun Laimei always went out alone, it was rare for her to be so well-groomed.
One became a teacher and the other worked in the city. Their fates changed drastically. The aunt who was talking couldn't help but focus her attention on the two of them.
Lu Chunnong has a slender figure and speaks softly, "Good morning, auntie."
"Auntie." Lu Qin greeted.
The old aunt who was speaking had a basket on her right elbow and a sickle in her left hand. She had to force a smile when she heard the greetings from the brother and sister.
Sun Laimei carried the basket, freed her hands to straighten the hem of her clothes, and said to her, "Now that everyone in the family is free, it's a good opportunity to go pick some wild vegetables with you. Have you finished picking them on the east side of the mountain?"
The old lady was distracted by her words, "You have to go to the south side. There is a paddy field below. Wild vegetables are growing there in full bloom."
"Is that so? Then what are you going to do with your wife and grandson?"
Lu Qin came close to Lu Chunnong and said, "Sister, do you think my aunt has changed a lot?"
Lu Chunnong stood there without moving. She looked over and curled her lips. "Let your aunt talk first. We'll wait a little longer."
It was tantamount to agreeing with what he said.
Sun Laimei has always been a passive person. She will only answer when others ask her questions. The rest of the time, she would rather keep it to herself than take the initiative to talk to others.
A small impulse came from his legs, and there was no need to look to see that it was Kong Dongdong hugging his thighs again.
Sun Laimei's conversation has come to an end.
"The sun has already climbed high in the sky, and my sisters are still waiting for me. I'm leaving now. You should hurry up and go too, otherwise they'll all be snatched up by others."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Sun Laimei sighed and asked her daughter-in-law, "Let's go to the place she just mentioned."
"Mom, you know more, and you have the final say." Lu Chunnong reached out and held Kong Dongdong's hand.
The smile on Sun Laimei's face was particularly bright.
She led the two of them around the path at the foot of the mountain. Lu Qin had already carried Kong Dongdong on his back to prevent him from rolling and falling into the pit below.
Kong Dongdong lay firmly on his back, his two white teeth particularly prominent.
When we arrived, the fields were indeed green.
Lu Qin looked around with his back to the person and felt embarrassed because he didn't recognize these plants or vegetables.
"Lu Qin, just pick wild onions." This is Lu Chunnong.
She plucked a handful and gently reminded him, "This one is easy to identify and has a distinct smell. If you're worried about picking the wrong one, just smell it."
Lu Qin decided not to embarrass himself, "Okay, I'll pick wild onions."
He put the child down, patted his butt, and put a candy in his pocket. "Go play by yourself, don't go too far, and don't go near the tall grass, you hear me?"
Who knows if a snake will appear?
"Oh!" Kong Dongdong touched the candy in his pocket, his little eyes curved into a line.
Lu Qin began to search for wild onions. He could pick more to give away.
On the side, Kong Dongdong bit open the package with his mouth, licked it with his tongue, his little eyes widened, and then he licked it bit by bit, and only threw it into his mouth when it was small.
Lu Qin looked back several times and saw that he was still standing there without moving, so he moved forward with confidence.
During this period, Lu Chunnong and Sun Laimei were also keeping a close eye on them.
But when Lu Qin looked back the next time, he found Kong Dongdong squatting under a small sapling, curled up there like a mushroom, motionless.
It's also a bit like the preparatory action for doing something.
Lu Qin came over with a basket and asked, "Kong Dongdong, are you going to poop?"
After taking three or two steps, Kong Dongdong's dark back of the head was facing him. When he heard his uncle's voice, he raised his head.
Seeing that he couldn't squat steadily, Lu Qin pushed him forward with one foot, "Hmm, right?"
Kong Dongdong stretched out his short little finger, "Uncle, Egg."
Lu Qin followed the direction he pointed and saw seven or eight hemp-colored eggs the size of quail eggs in the grass. They looked like bird eggs, but Lu Qin still had some common sense. Birds build their nests high up in trees, or at worst in low thorn bushes, not in the grass on the ground.
He picked up Kong Dongdong.
Kong Dongdong was still puzzled, "Uncle"
Sun Laimei was squatting there and had just dug out a handful of vegetables when she heard Lu Qin calling her.
She walked over and looked at them. They didn't look like anything was wrong. "What's wrong?"
Lu Qin pointed at the egg in the bush and asked, "Auntie, what kind of egg is this?"
Lu Chunnong heard the noise and came over. His eyes fell on the nest of eggs, but he didn't recognize it.
Sun Laimei observed it carefully and said in surprise, "Oh, this is a nest of eggs!"
"Oh, this is edible." Lu Qin subconsciously looked at Kong Dongdong, it turned out that he was worrying too much.
"Yes, they are edible. They are rice eggs. It's normal that you haven't seen them before. Rice chickens are also birds. They usually build their nests in rice seedlings in rice fields, and their nests are low."
"I have to pick up the eggs quickly." Sun Laimei rolled up her sleeves.
The eggs were really small, and she collected the whole nest of eggs in just two moves.
"I'll cook it for you guys when I get home. It tastes just like eggs."
In her eyes, Lu Qin is almost the same as Kong Dongdong.
Lu Qin looked at the egg, which was so small that it was barely enough to fill his teeth. He reached out and stroked Kong Dongdong's hair. "Give it to Kong Dongdong. He found it."
The kid even found bird eggs when eating candy.
Finding this nest of eggs was a pleasant surprise.
After picking wild vegetables, they went to the bamboo forest behind the mountain to dig bamboo shoots. In March and April, they began to pop up one by one.
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