When we arrived at Su Baixue's house, the group of children who had disappeared just now came back with vegetables and eggs in their hands.
During the entire cooking time, wherever Su Qinghu went, the group of children followed. She didn't need to ask for anything when cooking, as these children who were used to doing housework would hand her what she needed. There was no chance for anyone else to intervene at all.
Su Baixue's parents and brothers work in township enterprises. Since it is the weekend and it was not long after lunch, they were all at home.
Ms. Meng and Su Qinghu's newly recognized aunt Su Lilin were talking to Su Baixue's family while checking on Su Qinghu's situation from time to time. Seeing that she could handle it alone, they let her do what she wanted.
Su Qinghu originally wanted to make a few stir-fries, but after seeing the children swallowing their saliva, he simply mixed the stir-fries together and made a hodgepodge.
Except fish, of course.
"Okay, go home and get your bowls and chopsticks." Su Qinghu waved his hand, "Dinner will be served in five minutes!"
The child was very generous. He brought beans, tomatoes, eggs, tofu, and vegetables, and added the fat and lean pork belly from Su Baixue's house. It was no problem to make a delicious stew.
The children cheered and disappeared in an instant. When they reappeared, some had bowls in their hands, while others were crying and saying their parents wouldn't let them eat. But it wasn't difficult. Who doesn't have a friend? Of course, there were friends who were willing to lend their bowls to their friends after they finished eating.
Each person had half a bowl of food, and they sat in a row on two unpeeled pieces of wood in Su Baixue's house and ate.
Ms. Meng smiled as she held her portion. “I haven’t eaten like this in a long time.”
"It smells good." Mrs. Su Lilin sniffed it and nodded. "It feels very appetizing."
Su Qinghu was occupied by Dadan and Erdan on either side, while the other children sat next to Dadan and Erdan, holding their bowls and eating happily.
Su Qinghu was also happy. They ate together and sat in a row like this. The dishes in the bowls tasted even better than they actually were.
After dinner and packing up, Su Qinghu quietly put five dollars in the cupboard of Su Baixue's house, and then went out with a group of children and two old ladies.
Throwing sandbags, wrestling in the mud, playing wooden figures, and playing eagle catching chickens are all fun.
Ms. Meng and Mrs. Su were reluctant to join in at first, saying it was a children's game. Later, they were dragged in by Su Qinghu and played more enthusiastically than anyone else, with smiles on their faces all the time.
Old Mrs. Su rolled up in the mud and looked at Su Qinghu, "You're too good at these games. You should quit as a referee first."
"I don't want it!" Su Qinghu had already formed the mud ball into a cube and spread the mud in the middle to the sides. "You're playing well too. Be the referee!"
"No, no! We don't want Grandma to be the referee!" Several children began to protest. "Grandma will tell a story if she loses! Sister will go!"
Su Qinghu: "..."
Damn it, she can tell stories too, but they just don't like the stories she tells.
Fairy tales have absolutely no market for them!
Su Qinghu glanced at Ms. Meng and the old lady with resentment, then threw the hollowed-out mud in his hand onto the ground. With a loud, crisp "pop," a crack appeared in the middle of the mud. "I'm telling you, when it comes to throwing mud, I'm the king!"
Every time it falls, the sound is loud, and every time the hole is big.
"You always win! We're almost out of performances!" the child protested, jokingly pulling Su Qinghu aside, "Be our referee!"
Su Qinghu, who was forced out:...Okay, okay, it's because she is so good at playing games.
At the end of the game, the old men who were fishing came over. They felt embarrassed to leave right away, so they played a few rounds under the guise of guiding the children.
When they were about to go back, Dadan, Erdan and the group of kids finally found some mulberries. Under the guidance of old lady Su Lilin and Ms. Meng, Su Qinghu picked two kinds of wild vegetables and harvested a bunch of palm-sized crucian carp given by the villagers.
Of course, Su Qinghu also gave them all the snacks he brought from the trip.
Amid the reluctant gazes of the children, Su Qinghu returned home with a full load.
Su Qinghu was really happy. He drove the car and said with a smile, "It's too late this year. Let's go out together to dig wild vegetables next spring. It's a pity that we don't have relatives in the south, otherwise we could go dig winter bamboo shoots!"
Ms. Meng: "Digging wild vegetables is fine, your aunt and I have no problem with it. But you're really overthinking it when it comes to digging bamboo shoots..."
"You can't just walk into a bamboo forest and dig up bamboo shoots." Su Lilin had been active enough today. As he leaned back in his car seat, he continued Ms. Meng's words, "Even some kids who grew up in Jiangnan might not be able to dig up any."
Su Qinghu turned the steering wheel to the left and turned into another road. "What if?"
Although I haven't dug it out yet, what if she is gifted?
"If you really want to go, when the time comes, I'll ask your father if he has any comrades in the south," Ms. Meng said with a smile.
Although she is old, she feels light-hearted and cheerful when she plays with her daughter-in-law.
"I went to a southern city for medical exchanges and met a lot of friends. If you want to dig it up, you can. If you want to eat it, you can ask them to send some." Su Lilin said, and then asked Su Qinghu, "Can you make delicious food?"
Su Qinghu: "Of course you can! Come and eat when the time comes."
Erdan, who couldn't get a word in, could only listen with shining eyes. It turned out there were so many fun places.
Want to go!
Dadan just listened to them quietly. Well, if you want to go out and play, you must have money, otherwise you can't even afford the train ticket...
"Aunt, have you been to that village for the free clinic?" Su Qinghu asked Su Lilin when the car entered the city. "I saw them delivering something to us just now, and they almost lined the streets to welcome you back."
Su Lilin was still leaning back in his chair, a smile flashing in his eyes. "I have been there. It was during that free clinic that I met this distant relative of mine."
Most ordinary people are simple and honest. If you can cure some long-standing or minor ailments, they will remember you for the rest of their lives.
Su Qinghu nodded. "Are you going out for free medical consultation as soon as you take a break?"
"That's not true. Sometimes I have to see patients on weekends." Su Lilin yawned. "I go to the free clinic once a month."
Seeing that she was sleepy, Su Qinghu gradually reduced the topic. When he dropped her off at her residence, she was the only one in the car who was still energetic.
After parking the car, Su Qinghu woke up Su Lilin, took some of the things that the villagers had sent to her, and helped her walk inside.
The door opened, and a woman in her early forties greeted Su Lilin with a smile. Judging from her tone and demeanor, she must be a hired nanny.
After sending the people there, Su Qinghu sent her mother-in-law, Ms. Meng, back home. She left half of the gifts sent by the villagers for her parents-in-law, and then went home leisurely.
Such a small day feels like stealing half a day of leisure from the busy life~~~
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