After He Xufeng and Lin Qingmei stayed together for a while, he returned to the office with the watermelon in his arms.
Everyone cheered when they saw the watermelons. Although the department store now has watermelons, there are only about ten a day. They have to go to work and are not well-informed, so it is difficult to grab them at ordinary times.
He Xufeng took out a piece of watermelon and opened it. Instantly a sweet aroma filled the air.
Everyone ate watermelons and praised the watermelons grown by Lin Qingmei.
After He Xufeng finished eating the watermelon, he started to pack up and prepare to go to the municipal party committee for study. Seeing that He Xufeng really had no time, Lin Qingmei planned to go shopping in the department store and buy some daily necessities to take home.
At this time, Lin Zheng and Xiao Shitou at home were tired of playing marbles.
Lin Zheng went to the kitchen and brought out the half watermelon that was not eaten last night on a plate.
"Little Stone, are you thirsty? Come over here and eat some watermelon."
"Brother Lin Zheng, we have finished eating the watermelon. What should we do if Sister Qingmei is angry?" Little Shitou didn't dare to eat any more watermelon after eating a piece of it. He and Lin Zheng were brothers, and he couldn't let Sister Qingmei beat him.
"No, my sister told me before she went out today that if I'm thirsty, I can eat the watermelon with you. Don't worry, my sister is not that stingy. There are still a lot of watermelons in my backyard. Even if my sister and I eat every day, we can't finish them all."
After hearing Lin Zheng's words, Xiao Shitou finally felt relieved and picked up another piece of watermelon and started eating it.
When Lin Qingmei got home, Lin Zheng and Xiao Shitou were lying in the yard basking in the sun. Their bellies were bulging, obviously from eating too much watermelon.
Seeing this, Lin Qingmei laughed and scolded: "You two little greedy cats, did you eat up half of the watermelon?"
"We were tired from playing just now, and our mouths were dry, so we ate too much without realizing it." Lin Zheng touched his stomach. They just ate half of the watermelon out of greed. Now their stomachs were bloated.
"There are so many watermelons in the backyard. Are you afraid of not having any to eat? It's your fault for being greedy. You deserve to have an upset stomach." Although Lin Qingmei's words were unpleasant, she still went back to her room and found some hawthorn pills and gave two to each of the two children.
Little Shitou squinted his eyes happily while eating hawthorn pills. He had no snacks at home at first, but he didn't expect that today he could not only eat watermelon but also hawthorn pills.
He envied Lin Zheng more and more. It would be great if he had such a capable sister.
"Sister Qingmei, these hawthorn pills are so sweet!"
"Little Stone, this hawthorn pill is medicine, not candy. My sister will give it to me when I am full." Although Lin Zheng thought the hawthorn pill was delicious, he never thought of eating it as candy.
"You know nothing. This hawthorn pill is both medicine and candy. Wait a few months until the wild hawthorns on the mountain are ripe. Pick some and I'll make hawthorn bars, hawthorn cakes, and dried hawthorns for you."
There are many wild hawthorn trees on the mountains near Linjia Bay. When the hawthorns are ripe, some people pick them and make hawthorn cakes or slice them and dry them. Dried hawthorns can be used to soak in water or steam lean meat.
When Grandma Lin was still alive, the original owner often went up the mountain to pick wild hawthorns. The hawthorn cakes made by Grandma Lin tasted very good, and the original owner and Grandpa Lin liked to eat them very much.
"Sister Qingmei, I know where there are a lot of wild hawthorns. Can I pick some and ask you to help make hawthorn cake?" Although Xiao Shitou had never eaten hawthorn cake, Sister Qingmei's cooking skills were so great that the cake must taste good.
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