Seeing Ye Xusheng, He Xiner suddenly remembered the bamboo tube her cousin gave her to hold water, and her eyes shone with joy. How could she not have thought of it just now?
"I see you're happy? Tell me what's wrong with your brother?"
Seeing that she was so excited that she was almost dancing with her hands and feet, Ye Xusheng pursed his lips and chuckled.
"Hey, cousin, smell this smell"
He Xiner smiled mysteriously, picked up the garlic mortar, put it next to Ye Xusheng's nose, and let him smell it.
"Hmm? What does it smell like?"
A strong special smell hit his face. Ye Xusheng frowned subconsciously. He had never seen such a thing before!
Seeing his unconfused expression, He Xiner raised her eyebrows proudly, "Haha, this is the salt and pepper I made."
"Salt and pepper? What's it for?"
Ye Xusheng still doesn't understand.
Rolling her eyes, He Xiner smiled, "When the time comes to use it, my cousin will naturally know about it."
"All right"
Ye Xusheng smiled good-naturedly, "What are you pretending to be?"
"I have been worrying about how to pretend it before my cousin came, but just now I remembered it when I saw my cousin."
"Why do you think of me when you see me? What is it?"
Ye Xusheng was confused by these words.
"It's the bamboo tube my cousin gave me last time. It's just that the bamboo tube filled with water is a bit big."
After He Xiner finished speaking, she lowered her head and looked at her masterpiece. There was only so much salt and pepper, and it was a waste to occupy a bamboo tube filled with water.
"Oh, it's a bit big."
Ye Xusheng nodded. The bamboo tube was a gift from him. No wonder he remembered it when he saw it.
But Xin'er was right, the bamboo tubes were indeed not small. There was no bamboo in the mountains behind them, so he bought the two bamboo tubes specially. If he was going up the mountain for a day, he had to bring water to drink.
"How about I wrap up this salt and pepper with a piece of paper?"
After much deliberation, I decided to wrap it up for easier handling.
"That's right! It's easier to carry when wrapped in paper. My cousin is so smart!"
After receiving He Xiner's praise, Ye Xusheng couldn't help but laugh. How can a trivial thing be worth judging whether he is smart or not?
"Wait, I'll get it"
After a while, Ye Xusheng brought a piece of clean paper, skillfully folded it into a triangle, carefully put the salt and pepper in it, and wrapped it carefully.
"Wow, that's great. It doesn't take up much space if you carry it like this."
Seeing the cousin put it away quickly with his hands and feet, He Xiner smiled happily. The seasonings were there, but the meat was missing!
"Well, just put it in your schoolbag. Let's go?"
"Put these pancakes on top"
He Xiner hurriedly packed the prepared pancakes in small bags, and put two bamboo tubes of warm water on the belt. Ye Xusheng took them all.
The two of them left the kitchen but did not see Mrs. Wang. Ye Xusheng asked, "Where is the second aunt?"
He Xiner said, "I just told my mother that it's okay. Let's go. It's getting late."
Thinking about going up the mountain, He Xiner couldn't wait for a moment.
"Want to bring a backpack?"
Speaking of this, He Xiner thought for a moment, "Let's take the vegetable basket. The fresh berries are very delicate and cannot be squeezed. I don't know if I can exchange them for money, so I'll pick less first."
Ye Xusheng thought for a while. He had to study on weekdays and couldn't always accompany his cousin up the mountain. It was better to pick more. If he couldn't exchange for silver, he could keep it for himself as snacks.
"On weekdays, there are only a few of you girls. I wouldn't worry if we went up the mountain. I'll just pick more today. It doesn't matter if I can't sell it. I can keep it as snacks."
That's right, that place is deep in the mountains. It would be a waste of effort to travel so far just to pick a few.
"Well, okay, bring a backpack?"
"Bring Lou on your back, pick some thick and soft leaves to lay on the bottom. If you pick more, you can also put some more leaves in the middle.
"Hey, my cousin still has a way."
"Let's go"
Ye Xusheng found a backpack and carried it on his back, and hung his schoolbag directly in front of him.
The two of them packed up, walked out of the gate of Ye's house, and walked towards the back mountain. This chapter has been completed!