Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 499

Meng Tao found her mother-in-law and her son in the field closer to the village. Xu Zhen crouched by the ditch with Xiao Yunhai in her arms and looked into the water.

Xiao Wangcai was standing next to him watching the excitement. He clearly saw Meng Tao approaching, but he didn't make a sound.

The bamboo skip came up from the ditch, and the rushing water flowed down. Five or six little tadpoles were jumping up and down. Jiang Limei smiled and said to Xiao Yunhai:
"Look, this is the little tadpole, isn't it cute? When the little tadpole grows up to become a little frog, it will be the croaking little frog you saw just now. Isn't it fun?"

Without further ado, Xiao Yunhai stretched out his hand to grab the tadpoles in the bamboo pan, but Meng Tao coughed to stop him deliberately, Xiao Yunhai raised his head and shouted happily: "Mom, mom...Look, Doudou!"

"It's not Doudou, it's little tadpole."

Meng Tao corrected, hugged his son and kissed his chubby cheek: "Just look at them, don't catch them, let the tadpoles go back into the water, they will turn into little frogs in the future."

Little Yunhai nodded half-understood. With the help of his grandmother, he pushed the bamboo pan into the water. Seeing the little tadpole swim away, the little guy clapped his hands and croaked in his mouth, which meant that he probably wanted the little tadpole to transform immediately. frog.

This is a bit embarrassing for the little tadpoles.

Jiang Limei asked with a smile: "Taotao, how do you know we are here?"

"Dongmei told me, she said that you might be going for a walk after eating too much, so I came out along the village road and looked into the fields and found you."

"Hahaha! Aunt Yu and the others made the mug cakes so tempting. Grandma Xiao Yunhai and I were full, but we couldn't help it. We ate two each, but we had to go out for a walk to digest our food. "

"How are you doing now, are you feeling better?"

"It has been digested a long time ago, if there is still some left after going back, you can eat again."

The two laughed.

Meng Tao pointed to a green field full of vitality, and said to Xu Zhen: "Little Mom, look at the beauty of spring in our hometown, right? The scenery by the river is also very good, the water is clear, and the scenery in the mountains is even more beautiful. Just ask Teacher Jiang and you will know."

Jiang Limei nodded: "Yes, the scenery in the mountains is really beautiful. Now that a hydropower station has been built over there and the roads have been repaired, if you stay for a few more days, you can go in and have a look."

Xu Zhen smiled and drew a picture frame with her hand, meaning that it was a pity that she didn't bring an easel, otherwise she could draw a few pictures of the beautiful scenery of the mountain village.

Meng Tao said: "We have a camera, you forgot? Why don't you go back and get your camera now, and take some pictures of the surrounding scenery while it's still early?"

Xu Zhen nodded in agreement.

Jiang Limei also said happily: "Tao Tao, you bring your camera back? Can you take two photos for me?"

"No problem, anyone who wants to take a photo can take a photo, and when I go back, I will print out the photo and send it back to you."

"Great! Then go back and get your camera, otherwise it will be dark and you won't be able to take pictures of the beautiful scenery in the distance!"

So he called Xiao Wangcai, and the group walked home.

Aunt Yu heard that there was a camera, so she wanted to take a family portrait, and she wanted to take a picture of Bao Dongmei’s grandma alone. They did.

Aunt Yang also wanted to take pictures, taking advantage of her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren, but Zhou Cuiling's father was working in the commune and hadn't come back yet, Meng Tao said that it would be okay to take pictures again in the morning.

Several other families also came to take family portraits. Young people and educated youths in the village took portraits. The cameras were busy all the time. Luckily, they brought several film rolls, otherwise they would not be enough.

Young people like natural scenery, so they all went outside the village to take pictures. Qian Xiaoyun smiled and said that it was a pity that he missed the flowering season, otherwise the peach blossom forest at the head of the village would not be so beautiful.

Meng Tao nodded in agreement.

Dongmei remembered when everyone was talking about peach blossoms, and told Meng Tao, "Don't you want petals? We collected some for you, pear blossoms and peach blossoms, and dried them. The pear blossoms are less than two catties, and the peach blossoms are three catties."

Meng Tao said happily: "It's amazing, collecting this is time-consuming and difficult, how did you do it?"

"When the peach blossoms are in bloom, Taurus will weave some bamboo mats in the morning and evening. It doesn't matter how fine or fine the weaving is, as long as it can catch the flowers and leaves, hang them under the peach branches, and the peach blossoms will fall when the wind blows. Inside. The pear blossoms on the mountain are also simple. They are spread out on thin straw mats clipped with long thatch, and they are harvested every other day. don't want."

"That's great. But this is troublesome and time-consuming, so don't do it in the future. I'll take these dried flowers to make flower wine for the master of the winery, and I'll bring you two catties of peach blossom wine and pear blossom wine. It's delicious and healthy. It has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin, and it is very expensive outside.”

Bao Dongmei: "Why don't you do it when it's so expensive? What do you do that doesn't take much effort? Just do it and it's over. When it comes to flowering, as long as we remember to collect it, it's good to have two bottles of wine."

"That's right! As long as I'm still in the village, I'll also collect it. The flower wine has the effect of beautifying and beautifying the skin. Can you give me some peach blossoms too?" Qian Xiaoyun shook Meng Tao's arm.

Meng Tao: "Is it just for you? They will chase after them if they find out. I can't get so many."

"It's okay, I'm hiding it secretly so they don't know."

"Impossible!" Xu Guoliang and Sun Yutang jumped in from the door, and Sun Yutang yelled: "We heard it all. Taohua, Jinniu and Dongmei collect pear blossoms and peach blossoms. We have help, and we want wine!"

"Yes, money is fine!" Xu Guoliang added.

Qian Xiaoyun pushed Xu Guoliang away: "Everyone said it's flower wine, do you know what flower wine is? It's for women, it's for beauty, it's useless if you want to come!"

"Who said that? Men are shameless? I also need beauty and beauty, and I haven't married a wife yet!"

"..."

Meng Tao was overwhelmed by their quarreling, and finally agreed to give each educated youth two catties of flower wine, anyway, they will not be in Linshui Village next year, and there is no chance to collect flower petals.

Throughout the afternoon, a group of people took pictures everywhere. Shen Yu and Meng Zhehan were interested in the Daqingshan Hydropower Station, so they drove along the newly built simple road and entered the hydropower station for a visit.

Half a day has passed.

At night, the courtyard was full of people, and when they learned that Meng Tao's family was going back tomorrow, all the villagers came over one after another, asking to stay, saying goodbye, and at the same time bringing big and small bags, all of them carefully. The selected souvenirs were given to Meng Tao for her to take back.

Meng Tao couldn't refuse the good intentions of the villagers, so he could only accept them with thanks.

After resting overnight, the Bao family, Zhou family and the educated youths got up early the next morning and made breakfast together. Meng Tao and Shen Yu's family, Meng Zhehan and Zhang Guoqing bid farewell to relatives and friends, left Linshui Village by car, and returned to the provincial capital.

(End of this chapter)