Chen Xiaobei thought for a moment, then immediately put down the rice and rushed to the wasteland outside the village.
Sure enough, Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer were watering vegetables!
The vegetable seedlings have grown more than an inch tall and are lush and green, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei back, Chen Qiaoer jumped to his side and called her brother happily.
Chen Xiaobei reached out and touched her head.
"Qiao'er, are you good today?"
Chen Qiaoer nodded, "Qiaoer is very well-behaved. If you don't believe me, go ask your sister-in-law."
Cui Hongyu also smiled and said, "Yes, Qiao'er is so good, she can even help me water the vegetables!"
After saying that, the conversation changed and he said, "Husband, please take Qiao'er back to rest first. I'll finish watering and then go back to cook."
Chen Xiaobei smiled and shook his head, stepped forward and took the iron pot from her hand, "I'll do it, you and Qiao'er go back first."
Cui Hongyu wanted to say something else, but Chen Xiaobei had already taken the pot domineeringly.
Holding the iron pot and walking towards the river, Chen Xiaobei thought to himself that the iron pot had shouldered a heavy responsibility that it should not have!
He was obviously responsible for cooking, but now he is responsible for watering. No, if he goes to the county town, he has to get a container back.
What moved Chen Xiaobei was that when he came back after watering and carrying the iron pot, Cui Hongyu had already packed the fish. Seeing him come back, Cui Hongyu pointed to the fish and said, "Husband, I will just follow the instructions last time."
Remove the scales and guts like you did, and then put a little salt on it."
Yes, this Hong Yu is really ingenious. He only did it once and he completely remembered it.
Cui Hongyu stepped forward and took the iron pot and put it on the stove. The so-called stove was actually three stones.
Spread some lard on the bottom of the pot, brown a few small fish on both sides, then pour in water and start stewing.
Yes, Cui Hongyu is really smart. After reading it over, he found that all the processes were done correctly.
While eating, Cui Hongyu took the initiative to put a fish head into his bowl, then gave the fish body to Chen Qiaoer, and then gave the fish tail to Chen Xiaobei with a smile.
Chen Xiaobei was very happy. The two looked at each other and showed each other that kind of smile you know.
After eating a few mouthfuls, Chen Xiaobei proposed that he wanted to go to Qingniu Mountain again.
Chen Qiaoer shouted to go, but Cui Hongyu hurriedly grabbed her arm, "Qiaoer, your brother went to the mountain to do business. I will send you to brother Dachun later, okay?"
Before Chen Qiaoer could speak, Chen Xiaobei said two words bluntly, "Not good."
"Why? You?" Cui Hongyu looked at Chen Xiaobei in surprise.
Chen Xiaobei looked at Cui Hongyu and asked seriously, "You just said you wanted Qiaoer to go to Dachun's house. Do you want to go with me?"
Cui Hongyu blushed a little when she saw that her little thoughts were seen through.
"Hongyu, I've been running to Qingniu Mountain every now and then since I was a kid. I'm very familiar with the roads there, so you shouldn't go there."
What else did Cui Hongyu want to argue? Chen Xiaobei grabbed the topic again, "Okay, don't argue anymore, I have the final say on this matter. You and Qiao'er will be waiting at home in a while. I will come back before the sun sets."
Chen Xiaobei had an irresistible tone, although his attitude was a bit stiff.
But Cui Hongyu didn't think so in her heart. People said that Chen Xiaobei was a cowardly man, but from his unquestionable tone just now, we could see that he had some courage as a man.
Chen Xiaobei walked into Qingniu Mountain carrying a pheasant net.
But to be honest, he had no idea what he could do today.
But I still took a chance and went to see where the pheasants had been caught.
Everything went as he expected, no pheasants would appear here again.
If you have no choice, you can only continue walking inside.
It is said that there are wild beasts on Qingniu Mountain, so the villagers only dare to wander around the foot of the mountain.
Chen Xiaobei walked four or five miles in, and there were more weeds on the road, which showed that this place was even less visited on weekdays.
Just like this, Chen Xiaobei rushed to the mountain temple with his head downcast.
In his memory, he came to the mountain temple about six or seven years ago.
At that time, Chen Qiao'er had just been born, and his parents' thoughts were all on his sister, so he was left alone and had the courage to visit Dachun that day.
Over the years, the mountain temple has become even more dilapidated.
There are overgrown weeds at the entrance of the temple, and the statues in the temple are in dilapidated condition and look like they will fall down at any time.
This was already the limit of his psychological endurance, and Chen Xiaobei didn't have the courage to go any further.
There was a small forest behind the mountain temple. Chen Xiaobei walked in with the attitude of giving it a try, grabbing the net.
But what surprised him was that there weren't many weeds in the woods.
There is even a small grove of bamboo in the middle of the woods.
But then again, no weeds means not many hiding places, so there can't be pheasants here.
Chen Xiaobei turned around to walk back, but the moment he turned around, his eyes were attracted by several strange plants next to him.
A large green leaf with a cluster of red particles on it, which should be fruits or seeds.
When Chen Xiaobei saw this thing, he felt it looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
But I couldn't remember what this thing was.
You can't come back empty-handed once you come here. It would be great to take it back to make Chen Qiaoer happy.
Thinking of this, he picked off the clusters of red particles and turned around helplessly and walked back.
Walking back to the mountain temple, Chen Xiaobei felt that his eyes suddenly opened up. Standing at the mountain temple, he could see the bottom of the mountain at a glance.
The movement in the mountains and forests can be seen at a glance.
Chen Xiaobei's mind moved when he saw this.
Yes, I am condescending. If I keep watching, I will definitely be able to spot the movements of the pheasants.
Of course, the prerequisite for discovery is that to grasp the activity patterns of pheasants, it must be done when the pheasants return to and leave the nest.
Work at sunrise and rest at dusk. This is not only true for humans, but also for animals.
So if you want to observe pheasants, you must get to the mountain temple before dawn.
After understanding this, Chen Xiaobei carried the net down the mountain.
Seeing him returning empty-handed, Cui Hongyu didn't complain, but brought a bowl of water over.
"Thank you for your hard work, husband. Please drink some water first."
Chen Xiaobei took the bowl, drank the water in a gulp, and said with an apologetic expression, "Oh, it was a waste of time and I didn't find anything."
Chen Qiaoer moved the three-legged bench to Chen Xiaobei, "Brother, sit down."
Chen Xiaobei touched Chen Qiaoer's head lovingly and took out the clusters of red particles he picked from his arms.
"I didn't find any wild fruits on the mountain. I don't know if this is edible. You can just play with it."
Chen Qiaoer took it with a smile and was about to turn around and walk away, but was pulled back by Cui Hongyu.
Cui Hongyu took a bunch from Chen Qiaoer's hand, brought it to her eyes, looked at it carefully, with surprise on her face, "Husband, where did you find this?"