Cool Tea

Uncle Yao stayed in Songjia Village for five days, toured the entire village, and ate a lot of cucumbers and tomatoes grown by other families. However, he still felt that the vegetables grown by the Song family were the most delicious.

I can’t really describe the taste, but it’s different from other people’s.

However, I heard that Songjia Village was going to plant fruit trees collectively in the future, and that the varieties planted in the Song family yard were the same ones. The Song family planted a few trees in the yard, and sometimes they would not eat the fruits themselves, but would send them to the village people who were hesitant about starting an orchard to have a taste. After tasting them, everyone decided to follow suit and plant fruit trees.

Putting aside this personal matter, the taste of the fruits in Songjia Village is indeed different from those outside, and Yao's father gradually had an idea in his mind.

Yao Xue had nothing to say to her father.

"I came here to discuss an important matter in my life. It would be fine if you didn't tell me the result, but you wanted to do business with me. I'm embarrassed to ask for it."

Yao's father couldn't bring himself to do that, so he had to persuade his daughter with all kinds of words.

"Look at where your elbow is. I am always cold-faced because of you. When you get married and live with your husband's family, what if I don't show them how to be intimidated and they bully you for your good character? You know that kind people get bullied."

As soon as I said this, I let it slip.

Yao Xue was shocked and said, "You are trying to intimidate them? Dad, Qiu Sheng's parents are honest farmers. They don't know anything about our family. How can I face talking to my uncle and aunt in the future if you do this?"

Father Yao waved his hands impatiently.

"Don't meddle in adult matters. I will take care of everything until you get married. As your parents, we have the final say on your major life events. Just listen to us."

Yao Xue was helpless. If she had known earlier, she would have confessed her family background to her uncle and aunt in advance so that they would be mentally prepared and not be frightened.

Song Qiu Sheng had thought that his marriage was a sure thing, but he felt puzzled by the vagueness in his parents' words.

He could only find his sister to ask about the situation.

"How should I put it? From Uncle Yao's perspective, I think what he said is correct, but it scared our parents. Brother, you have to solve this problem by yourself, I can't help you."

Song Qiusheng was in a complicated mood, and he felt a strong sense of guilt towards his parents. If he hadn't taken the initiative to hide the truth from his parents, maybe his parents would have been prepared and wouldn't have been so embarrassed.

He wiped his face and said, "I understand. I'll explain."

Song Dongdong came running back from outside with his two nephews. The two little guys were wearing small braided straw hats with ropes wrapped around their faces and tied with bows on their chins. They would not fall off no matter how they jumped.

"Look what we found."

Song Dongdong carefully took out the treasure from his arms and spread it out in his hands. In the palm of his hand lay a jade ruyi covered with mud.

Song Shixia raised her eyebrows: "Where did you get it from?"

"We were catching crabs by the river, and Xiaobao wanted to go to the bathroom, so I dug a hole for him. I didn't expect to find this."

The river in Songjia Village is not deep, the water only reaches the ankles of children. It can be called a stream, except in the rainy season when the water level rises. Usually, adults go to the upstream of the river to wash clothes, but the water there is too deep to let children go.

The children's activity area was the shallowest section of the stream, where they played in the cool air and touched crabs. There were almost no fish because the water was too shallow.

Song Dongdong took his nephew to play by the stream, and Song Shixia did not deliberately stop him. A child's childhood should be colorful.

She raised her thumb and praised: "It's amazing. If we dig more, we might find more treasures."

Song Dongdong joked: "So I came back and asked you for help. My brother said you are lucky, maybe you can dig up a box of gold."

Song Shixia couldn't resist the two boys' pleading and longing eyes and had no choice but to agree.

"I have nothing to do at home right now, so I'll go with you guys."

Song Dongdong was so exaggerated that he carried a small hoe from home to dig the ground.

Song Shixia couldn't help laughing: "You are going to dig three feet into the ground."

"Sister, if we dig out the treasure, our family will get rich!"

When he was a child, he heard stories from the elders in the village. A long time ago, bandits would hide the stolen money in many places to avoid being caught in one fell swoop. Maybe he could dig out the treasure hidden by the bandits today.

Song Shixia was not optimistic about this. Given the geographical location of their village, it was impossible for bandits to occupy this place. If it had been occupied by bandits, there must have been a thrilling story. However, no old people in the village had ever told stories about bandits, so there was no possibility that bandits hid anything.

Song Shixia thought that this might be the thing that the landlord had secretly hidden before, but he apparently died young and didn't live to see the day to get it back.

Song Dongdong led Song Shixia all the way to the river.

When he saw the place, Song Shixia just wanted to applaud.

"You guys really know how to pick a spot. You've taken up the area with the most shade."

There were children playing elsewhere, but the place Song Dongdong chose was the coolest.

Although it is not that hot in the village in summer, you will still get tanned and sunburned if the sun shines directly on your body.

"The elder and the younger have delicate skin and tender flesh. What if they get tanned? The city kids will definitely laugh at them."

Song Shixia smiled: "I didn't expect my brother to be so sensible."

Song Dongdong even specially circled a spot.

"I think it's right here. That's where the antique was dug out."

Song Shixia corrected him: "That thing just now may not be an antique. We don't know the goods, so just say it's a toy you dug out, so as not to be in vain."

Song Dongdong nodded in agreement: "Yes, if it's not worth the money, I'll just treat it as an itch."

The young guys joined in the digging. They dug for a long time with their butts sticking out and grunting. Their bodies and faces were covered in mud.

Song Dongdong couldn't help laughing.

"You two have mud all over your faces."

Song Shixia helped them wipe it off.

Seeing that they had soiled their clothes, Song Shixia helped them brush off the dirt on their bodies.

"It doesn't matter. In summer, we have to change clothes every day."

Song Dongdong suddenly stopped smiling. He wished his sister was his mother. Whenever he soiled his clothes, he would be hit with a broom. His mother would say that he was messing around and soiled his clothes again, even though he clearly didn't know when his clothes got soiled.

He couldn't help but say, "Sister, I wish I could be reborn as your son."

Song Shixia rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why don't you think about what you are talking about?"

Song Dongdong shut up feeling aggrieved.

Song Shixia poked the shovel into the soil, but her wrist became numb from the shock.

"hiss…"

She couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Song Dongdong immediately withdrew her grievance: "Sister, are you okay? Why are there stones in the soil?"

He was so angry that he picked up a shovel and dug up all the soil around it. He was determined to find the stone and smash it to pieces.

The little guy rushed to his mother's side and blew and kissed her. Song Shixia rubbed his wrist for a long time before he regained consciousness.

Song Shixia let out a long sigh: "People are so stupid that even drinking water can get stuck in their teeth, and even throwing a shovel can cause them pain."

The next second, Song Dongdong dropped the shovel and used his muddy hands to pull at his sister.

Just as Song Shixia was about to criticize him for being sloppy, he saw a shocking scene.

There is a box in the soil.

Right where he dug.

It was also the "stone" that shook her wrist.

The brother and sister looked at each other.

Finally, Song Shixia spoke first: "You dig, I'll help you watch."

The two brothers gathered around curiously, and Song Dongdong asked them to be more cautious so as not to be seen by the children in the village far away.

The little guys obediently sat down holding hands and keeping their uncle behind them.

Song Shixia watched his brother dig out a medical-kit-sized metal box from the dirt. The box did not look like an ancient product, but rather something from modern times.

So the probability of cultural relics is reduced.

If it was an ancient box, I'm afraid all the contents in it would have to be handed over.

Song Dongdong was holding the heavy box and he couldn't help shaking it.

"Sis, from the sound it sounds like there's another box inside this box."

"That's normal. I guess there's a wooden box inside. Iron will rust. If you put gold and silver treasures in it, they will all be destroyed."

There was a lock on the box, so it might be difficult to open it on the spot. One adult and three children waited until the children by the river left before they sneaked back home.

Song Shixia regretted it as soon as she got home. Why couldn't she come back first? Song Dongdong and the little guy both put on toilet water, but she was the only one who thought she was going to sit by the river for a while and then go home without putting on anything. She was covered with mosquito bites all over her body.

Song Dongdong went to the woodshed, got an axe and started chopping at the lock. Song Qiu Sheng heard the noise in the yard and hurried out.

"What are you doing?"

Song Dongdong's aim was a little off, and there was a gap on the metal box, so the lock didn't fall off.

"Brother, there's no time to explain. Come and help us break this lock."

Song Qiu Sheng was confused, but he still took the axe to help, because he was worried that Song Dongdong might get hurt accidentally while holding the axe.

Song's mother and husband tried to suppress their surprise by drooling, but their hands were shaking so much that they couldn't hold up the enamel cup.

Song's mother looked confused and dazed: "How much money does the richest man have?"

Father Song finally put the water into his mouth tremblingly.

"The richest person is the richest person, and Shou means the first."

Previously, Huang Laizi in the village said that Yao Xue was the daughter of a capitalist, and Song's father and mother had already prepared themselves mentally to welcome a future daughter-in-law with an extraordinary family background.

No wonder Brother Yao said a bunch of incomprehensible words right away that day. It turned out that he was trying to intimidate the old couple.

Mother Song looked hesitant, and Father Song spat out the tea from his mouth.

"Why don't we just forget about it? There's a huge gap between us Qiu Sheng and her. If he marries Yao Xue, he won't be able to hold his head up high for the rest of his life."

Song's mother thought of her son's hesitant look. Wasn't he hiding things because he was worried that one day he would find out that they were against him?

She compromised and sighed: "Let me ask again, Brother Yao brought his daughter to our house for the most important event in their lives. Maybe he just wanted to test Qiu Sheng. How can we not hold our heads up if we don't spend the Yao family's money?"

Father Song remained silent.

"Let's talk about it later."

Except for a show of force on the first day, Yao's father was relatively satisfied with his future in-laws in the remaining days. Both of them were honest men and neither of them had strong personalities. His daughter would not be bullied by her in-laws after she married into the family.

He asked his bodyguard to inquire about Song Qiu Sheng's daily behavior in the village. Unexpectedly, this guy was really consistent in his appearance and the biggest reason for his business failure was that he was too kind.

Father Yao couldn't help but feel guilty. Old Wang just liked to worry about other people's things. This time he must have a good talk with him when he returns and ask him to do less immoral things in the future.

When Yao's father came back from a stroll outside, he saw several children from the Song family gathered in the corner of the yard. He couldn't help but go forward to join in the fun.

During the National Day, I went to visit my grandmother. She thought there were mushrooms on the mountain, so I picked some. I thought she was experienced and they were already cooked, so it should be fine. I had eaten other mushrooms before (I went up the mountain with my grandmother to pick mushrooms when I was a child, and I sold them for money. The mushroom collector checked them and said they were not poisonous). I didn't expect to suffer this time. It's not Yunnan. There are also ordinary edible mushrooms on the mountain here. I think they are similar to mushrooms, and I can't tell what they taste like.

The symptoms were not serious, just diarrhea, dizziness and headache. I ate the most.

Never eat wild plants, and never eat game!