12dz Chapter 111: Too Many Flowers
Chapter 111: Too Many Flowers
The two sisters carried the fish basket to the shallow water and continued to wash the clothes.
"Look, there are so many little snails crawling on the fish basket. Let's pick up some snails later. Pick up more so that we can eat them."
After the two sisters agreed, they both worked hard to wash the clothes, but it was still much easier than using a mallet.
Zhou Mingqin looked at the sunlight today and planned to pull the quilt out to dry in the sun. Her eyes swept across a place and she was instantly attracted by the flash there.
I walked over and saw, 'Oh my god, this thread is so beautiful! '
After careful examination, she found that this was what San Ya gave her last night. There was shiny silk wrapped in the thread. How beautiful would it be if it was embroidered into flowers? ! Zhou Mingqin was ecstatic.
After tidying up the room, Zhou Mingqin carried the basin to the back of the house, and the smile on her face could not be stopped.
"Sister, you look like you've eaten honey, your smile is so sweet." Zhou Mingqi joked.
"Haha, of course, my heart is sweeter than eating honey, but you are the lucky one." Zhou Mingqin looked at Zhou Mingshu, "San Ya, I saw those bundles of silk threads, they are so beautiful. Which shop did you buy them from? I have never seen such beautiful silk threads."
"Sister, that silk thread is not sold in the shop. It was given to me by the boss. He said it was a new model. He gave it to a few people who are interested in it to see if the thread works. If it works well, they will produce it in large quantities." Zhou Mingshu lied without thinking and blurted out his lies, which made Zhou Mingqin stunned.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I haven't seen it before. But such beautiful silk threads will definitely be produced in the future. Then we can make more beautiful clothes." Zhou Mingqin didn't think much about it. She just felt that her second sister was really lucky to encounter such good things.
"Sister, San Ya, what are you talking about? I don't understand anything."
"San Ya gave me a few bundles of silk threads last night. They are so beautiful and shiny. I will embroider them on your clothes to make you look good~"
"Hahaha, that's great. I caught up with you. Big sister, you have to embroider more flowers for me."
"You are so beautiful that you want to become a fairy in your dreams."
The three sisters chatted and laughed as they washed the clothes in their hands. Then they took an empty basin, poured out the fish and loaches from the fish basket, sprinkled a handful of corn, and put the fish back in.
"Big sister, take the basin home first. San Ya and I will go pick up some snails."
After saying goodbye to their eldest sister, the two girls took off their straw sandals and stepped into the river with their big bare feet.
"It's so comfortable. I love treading water the most." Zhou Mingqi couldn't wait to jump in it.
"Don't go in too deep, be careful not to get your trouser legs wet." Zhou Mingshu had already picked up several snails and threw them into the wooden basin, making a loud noise.
"it is good."
The two sisters felt for snails and picked them up from behind the house to the village entrance. They screened the big snails again until the basin was almost too big to carry, and then they prepared to go back.
"Sana, the crabs from last night were so delicious. I'm drooling just thinking about them now. I want to eat more. Let's make them next time."
"Hahaha, I want to eat it too, but it's a pity that grandma doesn't let us go into the mountains. Let's wait and see in a few days." Zhou Mingshu smiled.
"Yeah, it's a pity there aren't many in our village, otherwise we could catch a pot of them."
The river in Lianglin Village was a new river dug ten years ago. It is not even older than they are now. It is mainly used to irrigate farmland, so there are not many fish, shrimps and crabs in it, and they are not very big. However, no one has ever eaten these snails, so they were left over over time.
Zhou Mingzhi brought his two younger brothers to pick a lot of wild vegetables. There were mint, purslane, water celery, wild onion, which are common on the dining table, as well as some gray-gray vegetables and red amaranth.
They didn't know what could be used, but they dug up whatever they could think of that they came across on the way.
After saving food for lunch and dinner, there was still a lot left. After picking out the tender leaves, they threw the ones they didn't want to eat into the chicken coop as chicken grass, which considered solving a chore.
Zhu and Feng took over the remaining work. The children had some free time, so they asked Zhou Mingshu to teach them new characters.
They got their small blackboard and put it into use right away.
When Old Mrs. Zhou came back with her two sons, she heard Lang Lang recognizing words in the room, and hope rose in her eyes.
"Mom, you're back. Look, we've prepared some dishes. Can you tell me what else we should add?"
Old Mrs. Zhou squatted beside her two daughters-in-law, took a handful of wild vegetables and started picking them.
"Haha, okay, don't worry, let's talk about the rest after the eldest comes back. In addition to the young men who worked hard on the mountain yesterday, I also invited a few children from families I have good relations with to come over for dinner. I have to repay the favor of borrowing money. By the way, when you go back, you can collect the money from your mother's family and bring it with you. I won't make a special trip. Oh, who would have thought that the old man has only been gone for more than a month, and we have already paid off the debt. Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming, haha."
All Mrs. Zhou was thinking about was San Ya, all thanks to this girl.
"Yes, who would have thought of this? I think we should go to the mountains more often. If we are lucky, we can sell things that grow on the ground, fly in the sky, swim in the water, and even run on the ground." Zhu said with a smile.
"What you said is true. Even in a year of famine, we can't be like city people who can't even eat tree bark. But there are dangers in the mountains too. If you encounter a wild boar or a big insect that can run and jump, you will lose your life. Children should not go up the mountain alone in the future. Wait for a while to see if there are any wild boars in the mountains. If there is no news, then let them go. If something unexpected happens, you will have no one to blame." Old Mrs. Zhou warned.
"Yeah, I'll listen to you."
Boss Zhou and Mrs. Liu bought four pounds of pork belly and a pair of pig ears, and Butcher Yang also gave him a pig tail and a piece of pig blood.
I wanted to invite him to have dinner with us, but he was busy with business and couldn't leave, so I had to give up.
I went to the pub and bought two jars of Shaodaozi. If you are a man, you have to drink something strong!
Thinking of his brothers, Boss Zhou raised the corner of his mouth and watched him get them all drunk.
A mellow wine like Lihuabai can only be savored slowly and is not suitable for a group of grown men to drink with.
After buying the wine and meat, they went to the vegetable market for a stroll. There were a wide variety of vegetables in the market, including red, yellow, green and blue.
Liu saw that these vegetables were fresh and cheap, and those grown at home had not yet grown, so she bought some.
"Boss, don't you think we're spending too much?" Liu was a little uneasy. She had never spent so much money when she went out.
"Not much, not much. This money is given by my mother. She knows the budget. You can't buy too little. If you are entertaining guests, you have to act like one. Otherwise, people will look down on you. Don't worry, buy as much as you can."
With Boss Zhou's support, Liu boldly bought a few more purple eggplants.
When she reached the end of the market, she saw some old ladies selling eggs. Thinking that the eggs at home were almost gone, she picked some to take with her.
"That's enough. I think this will be enough for us to eat." Liu put the eggs into the basket, and the master's backpack could no longer hold them.