Probably because they had taken the water drop before, this time the four children drank rice porridge diluted with spiritual water, and the dirt seeping out was less than before, and a thin layer appeared.
As for Qiao Huaping, it was probably because he had taken a whole drop before. This time he took the rice porridge mixed with spiritual water, and there was not much dirt seeping out, and he felt refreshed and refreshed.
The four children thought it was because they were sweating, but they didn't think much about it, but they were all a little embarrassed.
Qiao Huaping picked an old piece of clothing with several holes in it, cut it into pieces and made some sweat towels, and distributed them to several children, letting them dip in the stream water that had been saved earlier and wipe their bodies.
After wiping, a basin of water turned black.
The faces of the four Mei children all turned red.
Mei Qingyao also secretly looked at Qiao Huaping to see if there was any look of disgust on her face.
However, Qiao Huaping was calm and did not take this seriously: "It should be because the wind and sand were a bit strong when I fell asleep last night. It's not a big deal. When I take a break at noon, I will see if there is water nearby and take a bath then.
That’s it.”
Qiao Huaping spoke in a relaxed manner. Infected by Qiao Huaping's attitude, the four children all became more relaxed.
It's a pity that until the scorching sun rose in the sky and the fleeing team stopped to avoid the scorching sun, they still couldn't find the water source.
Qiao Huaping took her four children to a shady spot. She took out the cattail leaf fan that Sister Du had given her earlier, and wanted to pull Mei Qingying to her side, so that she could fan herself and Mei Qingying could enjoy it.
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Mei Qingying was a little shy today, not willing to get close to Qiao Huaping.
Qiao Huaping asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say anything. She just shook her head, turned around, and secretly raised her arms to smell whether she smelled bad.
Qiao Huaping almost laughed out loud. The little one was afraid that the smell of her own body would suffocate her.
Qiao Huaping directly pulled Mei Qingying to his side: "Okay, it's such a hot day and everyone is covered in stinky sweat. Don't dislike anyone."
Mei Qingying blushed and secretly looked at Qiao Huaping. Qiao Huaping's face looked as usual, but because of the hot weather, there was a layer of sweat on her forehead.
Qiao Huaping shook the cattail leaf fan, and the wind from the cattail leaf fan blew over her, making her whole body feel comfortable.
Mei Qingying leaned next to Qiao Huaping and couldn't help but close her eyes.
So comfortable.
The other three boys from the Mei family couldn't help but laugh silly.
Even Mei Qingyu, who was very thoughtful at a young age, was sweating and smiling.
The little stepmother takes care of her younger sisters, which makes them happier than taking care of them.
Qiao Huaping couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. She reached into her trousers and pulled out a handful of Imperata cogongrass roots.
If you peel off the skin on the inside and outside of this thing, you will find soft and sweet Imperata cogongrass root inside, which tastes very sweet.
The children in the village have not had much opportunity to eat sweets since they were young, so eating this can sweeten their mouths and they have always liked it.
Qiao Huaping sat there, waving the cattail leaf fan, too lazy to move. She kept a few of them, stuffed them into Mei Qingying's hand, and told Mei Qingyao: "Come on, come on, share these."
Mei Qingyao was also very obedient and didn't say anything unpleasant. He stood up, took the handful of white grass roots and gave them to his two younger brothers.
Several children ate the sweet Imperata cogongrass root, and the smiles on their faces never stopped.
After almost resting, Qiao Huaping was ready to cook.
It's really hot at noon today. Many people in the village can't bear to light a fire to cook, so they just eat dry food.
Qiao Huaping didn't mind the heat. She felt that when her four cubs were all growing up, they could cook as much as they could. Even if they didn't have enough ingredients, wouldn't there still be some wild vegetables?
She stuffed the cattail leaf fan into Mei Qingyao's hand, then went to the field not far away with her hoe and dug for a while. When she came back, her bag was bulging and full of wild vegetables.
There was not much water on the trolley, and the water bladder was somewhat deflated. Qiao Huaping was also careful when washing wild vegetables with water.
After washing the wild vegetables and adding some flour, she took her hand out of the bag and took out two eggs.
The third child, Mei Qinghuang, widened his eyes: "Eggs!"
Qiao Huaping corrected him: "It's not an egg, it's the egg of a pheasant. I took it out of the grass when I caught the pheasant earlier."
Mei Qinghuang swallowed and watched Qiao Huaping beat the eggs into the flour to make an egg flour paste, then put the chopped wild vegetables in, stirred evenly, picked up a spoonful of the wild vegetable paste, and poured it into the pot.
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It’s wild vegetable omelette!
The aroma escapes from the pot.
Mei Qinghuang was so happy that she almost cried, tears streaming from her mouth.
While wiping the saliva, he quietly said to Mei Qingyu: "Brother Yu, the wild vegetable pancakes made by this little stepmother are much more delicious than yours!"
Mei Qingyu glared at his brother who was full of food: "Didn't you add two more eggs?"
Mei Qinghuang insisted in a low voice: "But it does smell a lot better."
Mei Qingyu said nothing again.
Indeed, this fragrance is much more fragrant than the ones he made.
Is the power of two eggs that great?
The thoughtful seven-year-old boy Mei Qingyu fell into deep thought.
Qiao Huaping took the spirit water since then, and her five senses have been greatly improved.
She heard clearly what the two children thought was a hidden conversation.
She snorted a little proudly and thought to herself, don't you understand? It's not just the two eggs, but also the various wild vegetables. Through the ratio, the flavors complement each other, which can naturally bring the fragrance to a higher level.
What is this called? This is called using science as guidance and experience as strength!
The Mei family, one and four children, had a delicious meal of wild vegetable egg pancakes with pickles.
The villagers who were nibbling dry food next to them all looked at the Mei family, one and four, with envy.
They felt more and more that Mr. Qiao might have really changed his temper.
In the afternoon, taking advantage of the sun's setting, the team fleeing the famine in Liujin Village embarked on their journey again.
At dusk, the village chief led people to find several caves for everyone to camp and rest.
The caves are not big, and they can be slept in if they are crowded, but on such a hot day and after a long day's journey, no one wants to be crowded together with others.
Many people spread their bedding directly under the rock wall outside.
In this way, people outside can sleep comfortably, and people in the cave will also have more space.
However, there used to be a creek nearby, but due to the hot weather, the creek that was in the dry season actually dried up, leaving only a dry river bed.
The village chief sighed: "Let's take a look tomorrow. Everyone should save some water."
The children in the Mei family are a little droopy.
Qiao Huaping thought for a while and took out a handful of wild berries from the space in the bag.
Wild berries are sour and sweet, relieve summer heat, and can promote salivation. Eating them at this time can be called a midsummer treat.
In order to save water, Qiao Huaping did not cook anymore at night. He took the wild vegetable egg pancakes that he baked for lunch and shared them with the four children. It was considered dinner.
Qiao Huaping slept next to the wall of the cave. In the middle of the night, in a daze, she suddenly felt that the stone wall was a little damp.