Traveling through the famine years, the best old woman, I was gnawed into the richest man by my children and grandchildren Chapter 60: I Didn't See It, The Second Child Actually Has A Talent Of Singing
Chapter 60: I Didn't See It, The Second Child Actually Has A Talent Of Singing
"Who asked you to pick leaves?"
Li San paused with his hands in the air and looked at her in confusion.
Lin Tao went up with the basket on her back, took out the knife she got from Da Xu's stall, and gently harvested the lower ends of the flower stems.
Then throw it into the backpack.
Li San buried his head in looking at the yellowed and withered flowers, and there was a hint of pain on his usually expressionless face.
"Stop looking and hurry up! I'll give you the knife. Try not to drop the seeds when picking them."
"Eat seeds?" Li San asked.
It seems that this kid is not stupid.
Lin Tao nodded, and the expression on Li San's face gradually softened.
The two started picking from different directions.
Xiao Linglan also joined quietly, but she didn't dare to approach her and chose to be with Li San.
It wasn't until the sky turned yellow that Lin Tao wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked up at the blood-red sunset.
Today's sun is already very scorching! With this kind of sunset, it's destined to be no rain tomorrow.
"Okay, I can't pretend anymore anyway. Let's go back today!"
Their two backpacks are already packed properly.
Li San tied his clothes tightly into a bundle and placed it on the basket on his back.
Then he took Xiao Linglan's hand and said, "Uncle San can't carry you, you have to go by yourself."
Xiao Linglan smiled and nodded.
When we returned to Gongjiazhai, it was already dark.
They even walked down the mountain in the dark.
Before they reached the door of the house, they saw the two elders and Mrs. Xu guarding the door. Seeing them coming back, Mrs. Xu even fell down when she rushed over.
Xiao Linglan threw away Li San's hand and went up to help her. Mrs. Xu held her in his arms, like a lost and found treasure, sometimes touching her head and sometimes kissing her face.
When Lin Tao came closer, Mrs. Xu stood up and said, "Mom is back. Come home for dinner."
After entering the courtyard, I put down the heavy backpack. The sharp-eyed fourth came over to help. He pointed at the backpack and asked, "Mom, what is this?"
As he said that, Li Si picked up a little bit with his hand and smelled it.
Lin Tao didn't say anything, so Li Si didn't dare to chase her and ask, but ran to ask Li San.
Li San was always honest: "It's the sour weed seeds that can make people dizzy."
Because no one eats it, the wild buckwheat doesn't even deserve a name.
Mrs. Zhu came over with a basket: "Mom, the business is good today. The vendors in the market have become our diners! There are also the men who work hard at the livestock farm. I heard that our fairy tofu has salt in it.
They all come here to eat!"
"Yes! There is no other store of this fairy tofu in the entire Qingyuan Town. This is the only one in our family!"
Apparently, Mrs. Xu was also very happy.
Xiao Li Qian said seriously: "Excluding the money paid by grandma, the total here is three hundred and ten cents."
It should be said that three hundred coins is not a small amount for a poor family!
Think about it, that clerk at Shengdiantang, who everyone wants to be, only earns 500 cents a month!
Earning three hundred coins a day is really a lot!
But this little money is not only small for Lin Tao, but also pitifully small!
Taking the basket, Lin Tao rubbed Xiao Liqian's head.
Unexpectedly, Li Er suddenly said: "Mom? Why didn't you come back from picking the smelly yellow thorns? Without it, how can we run the stall tomorrow?"
Lin Tao raised her eyebrows: "What? I have to listen to your arrangements when I do things?"
Li Er shut his mouth.
Lin Tao returned to the main room carrying the basket.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard Li Si whisper: "Second brother, are you stupid or brave? Do you dare to say this?"
Li Yi was beside him, laughing.
But Li Er said: "Who is like you? You are not tall or fleshy, and everything you eat is used to grow your mind! I am only concerned about our family's business, isn't this right?"
Lin Tao randomly put more than three hundred dollars into the bag. When he came out, the three of them shut up.
"Let's eat! There are things to do later!"
The two elders quickly filled the empty bowls with porridge.
As before, Lin Tao had the final say as to which bowl of porridge should be given to whom.
Lin Tao naturally gave the first two bowls to the two elders.
Then came the daughter-in-law and grandchildren, and finally the four cheap sons.
What she didn't expect was that when she handed the porridge to Li Er, the boy actually shook his head and refused to accept it.
He also said: "This is the punishment my son deserves! Hungry for a few days, it will improve your memory!"
Let’s not talk about whether this kid is acting or not.
At least I know my mistakes and know how to admit them, which can be considered as gaining strength.
"Really?" Lin Tao asked.
The second elder next to him whispered: "Go on! After a day's work, what if you don't eat something? I'm too tall to look down on you."
Li Yi, who was too lazy to cook, took a mouthful of porridge and said vaguely: "If you don't want to eat it, you can give it to me."
Li Si was laughing beside him, as if he was just watching the fun.
Li San not only didn't interrupt in this matter, he looked like he was autistic. Even if the sky fell, he didn't react.
The old lady gave Li Er a tug, and Li Er stretched out his hand to pick it up.
But he said: "Son, do you want to give this bowl to Qian'er and Lan Lan? I heard from my mother that Qian'er has helped a lot!"
Hearing what he said, Lin Tao was a little surprised.
However, she didn't say anything, she just put the bowl of porridge in Li's hand.
She wanted to see if this loving father's face was real or fake!
Unexpectedly, he actually poured a bowl of porridge to the three Xus.
He also whispered to Mrs. Xu: "Thank you for your hard work."
This abnormal behavior and words made Xu petrified on the spot.
The two little ones were not much better, especially Xiao Linglan, as if she had seen a ghost, she rushed behind Xiao Li Qian and grabbed Xiao Li Qian's hands. The joints turned white, which showed the great strength.
"What? Are you full after lunch?"
As soon as Lin Tao opened her mouth, the old lady quickly put down the bowl and said, "No, no! This is rice! If you eat such a precious thing once a day, your life will be good! If you cook one meal, you will lose one meal! Who would be willing to spend a day? Cook two meals!”
Ever since the two elders took on the task of cooking, they were almost down to the grain when it came to food, especially the rice.
Since the old lady said this, of course there was no lunch at home.
Li Er's stomach suddenly growled for a while.
It seems that this kid has really failed to make progress from last night to now.
This can be regarded as a big improvement for Li Er!
Li Er, who used to only have eyes for himself, now knows how to care for his wife and children! He looks more and more like a father!
Lin Tao stood up, brought the empty bowl, filled it with porridge, and handed it back.
"Eat! Since you stayed up late last night to build a house for your family, you don't have to go hungry. However, you still have to endure the seven days in the shack when the house is built."
It is impossible to empathize with others without experiencing their own suffering.
Li Er held the bowl, nodded excitedly and said thanks, "Yes!"
Li Si, who had been watching the opera as an audience member, suddenly said in a low voice: "I didn't know it, but the second brother actually has a talent for singing."
Lin Tao glanced over, and Li Si quickly lowered his head.
Perhaps everyone had been busy all day and was already very hungry. A large bowl of porridge was all consumed in less than a quarter of an hour.
Because there was still work to do, the two elders put away the dishes.
Li San poured out the two heavy baskets.
"Mom? What is this?" Mrs. Zhu also asked curiously.
Lin Tao didn't know how to explain to them that this wild buckwheat was actually the ancestor of tartary buckwheat! This chapter has been completed!