Happy Farm Ranch

Chapter 69 The Fruit of Midsummer

"Brother Su Mu, you don't want to kidnap and sell me, do you? Why are you walking so far away that you can't even see a village nearby?"

The sun was already very harsh, Xia Jin was afraid of getting sunburned with her big sunglasses on, so she quickly put down the sun visor, then looked at Su Mu who was driving with a smile and asked, "Why don't you just run around in the city?" Come to the deep mountains? Will Huatanao be like the impoverished mountainous areas shown on TV, where they can’t even eat enough?”

The stylishly dressed mother Xia Jin was also admiring the scenery outside through the car window. She remembered it when she heard her daughter say, "Xiao Jin, why didn't you say it earlier? We brought food and play in the big bags this time." , if it is a poor mountainous area, it would be great to bring some gift bags and donations to the children!"

"No, no, no, although the mountains are a bit poor, it's really not as bad as you think." Su Mu waved his hands hastily, and couldn't help sweating.

How can Huatanao be so pitiful?Besides, people are living in poverty, and it is completely okay to eat and drink enough, otherwise the villagers would not have "lived in seclusion" for so many years.

It is because of eating and drinking that the villagers of Huatanao stick to the mountains and refuse to go out. If they really can't even eat enough, they would have left the mountains to find a way out.

"It's really remote, but the road is quite easy to walk, and the environment is awesome!" Xia Jin's mother opened the car window, and the wind blowing in front of her was very refreshing. In a few breaths, I felt an indescribable comfort from the inside to the outside of my whole body.

I live and work in the city all the year round, and occasionally travel to some tourist attractions. This is really the first time for the mother and daughter to come to such a remote valley, but the environment is never seen before.What's more, it is no exaggeration to say that Huatanao is desolate and uninhabited for tens of miles, so the air you breathe is original and natural, and has not been polluted by humans.

It is probably because of this that Grandma Su Mu used to have the cough that she used to have, but she has not had it for several months since she arrived in Huatanao.

After running on the bumpy mountain road for most of the morning, Su Mu parked the car in his yard near noon.

"Wow, look, mom! Is this a rural film city? Why do I feel that standing in this yard is like watching a TV series?" Xia Jin cheered as soon as she jumped out of the car: "Brother Su Mu, this is really Is this your home? No wonder you don’t want to stay in the city, how beautiful it is!”

Xia Jin's mother also got out of the car and looked at the clean yard. She saw a row of roses planted by the low wall, but under the scorching sun, they bloomed more and more colorfully, making it very lively; there were several big trees in the yard, Even the strong sunlight can only pass through the mottled light spots on the ground through the leaves, without any sweltering heat;

An ancient well, with a dense grape trellis next to it, and various utensils for drinking tea are placed under it.In the afternoon, making tea under the grape arbor and sipping slowly, naturally brings a bit of poetic charm; there is a piece of melons, fruits and vegetables planted in the east of the yard, and they are obviously not affected by the strong sunlight. Spirit;
The chirping of the cicadas on the big tree didn't sound like a hustle and bustle at this time, but instead turned into a kind of pleasant music, which made people feel that summer should be like this!
Under the tree is a kennel built by Su Mu himself, but at this moment, Heihu was taken to the racecourse by his father, so Xia Jin and the others were not able to see him immediately.

"Just now I said I would call you guys to ask where I was going, but I heard the car ringing before I dialed out the phone. Muzi, hurry up and ask the guests to come in and sit down, it's too hot outside!" Mom heard the noise in the yard, holding her hand. Come out with your phone.

Xia Jin and her mother were looking at the extremely rare adobe house in amazement.

They were originally from the south, and they were full of curiosity about the design of houses with northern characteristics. After finally seeing the real thing, the mother and daughter were whispering how the house was built.If it weren't for the solar water heaters on the roofs, these houses would really look like a place for filming TV dramas.

"Sister-in-law, I'm bothering you! Xiao Jin insisted on coming to the mountains to play. I was afraid that she would miss her homework, so I followed her. I will trouble you during this time." Hearing someone coming out of the room, Xia Jin's mother Hurrying to look over, seeing her age and appearance, she guessed that it should be Su Mu's mother, so she hurriedly greeted her daughter who was teasing the cat.

Xia Jin was well-behaved, hugging the kitten that Su Mu had caught for her, walked to Su Mu's mother in three steps and two steps, and smiled sweetly: "Auntie, I live here with my mother, I want to trouble you!"

"No trouble, no trouble. The air in the ravine is good and the environment is good. It's the most suitable place to escape the summer heat." My mother just saw Xia Jin, whom her son often talked about. Holding the hands of the mother and daughter, they let them into the house, "Don't stand outside, it's very hot, come to the house to rest for a while, just in time for lunch."

Once in the room, Xia Jin's eyes were even more inadequate.

Whether it's the earth kang in the house, the kang table, the kang cabinet, including the ancient tables and cabinets in the house, they are all things that can only be seen on TV.

Xia Jin couldn't help teasing the little cute cat and said, "Brother Su Mu, I feel like I have traveled through time when I first arrived at your house. Can this kang really work? What's the reason? Will it be too much to sleep on? Stiff? Why do you have to eat on the kang? Do you feel numb when you sit cross-legged all the time?"

Seeing her curiously asking a lot of weird questions, Su Mu had to pat the edge of the kang to greet her: "Come here and try it, the earthen kang is very comfortable. You may not get used to it at first, but after two or three days you will get used to it." I’m sure I’m not happy to sleep on Simmons! I’m exhausted after driving for a long time today, so I’ll have a good taste of our rural features at noon, and after the lunch break, I’ll take you to visit the farm.”

Mom brought up the honey grapefruit tea that had been boiled long ago, and asked them to drink some to relieve the heat.

"Auntie, did you make this yourself? It's delicious!" Xia Jin took a sip from the cup and immediately gave a thumbs up, "Try it, mom, it's much better than the drinks you bought!"

Xia Jin's mother was full of praise when she tasted it, but she never expected to be pleasantly surprised just after arriving at Huatanao.

In addition to the grapefruit aroma, the grapefruit tea in my mouth also has a very light fragrance.In addition, after being chilled, the sweet and sour taste is very refreshing.

Her job itself is to specialize in the study of traditional Chinese medicine, so she usually pays attention to diet therapy and health preservation at home.Now drinking the unique honey citron tea, I feel that it is very different, but for a while I don't understand what is so special, but considering that I am a guest, Xia Jin's mother didn't ask.

On the contrary, Xia Jin was curious about everything, and kept asking what was growing in the small vegetable patch in Su Mu's yard.

"I want to eat rural specialties at noon. Brother Su Mu, do you want us to try some green vegetables? The ones grown in the yard?" After drinking a cup of grapefruit tea, Xia Jin's hot red face stopped sweating.Even so, she still rummaged through a large pile of luggage to find a big-brimmed hat and put it on, dragging Su Mu to visit the small vegetable garden first.

Su Mu pushed the glasses frame and said with a smile: "there are too few varieties of vegetables in the yard, and it's okay to eat some small dishes. What we eat are all green vegetables grown in the farm. You will know when you try them later. Keep them safe." Eat healthy."

"Can I pick a cucumber and eat it? What a big, fresh cucumber... Oh, there are tomatoes here, and the pink is so pretty!" Xia Jin quickly discovered the new land, jumping around in the small vegetable garden, Every now and then a little surprise can be found.

"Girl, that's bitter gourd. I ate it for beauty, and picked two cold ones and ate it!" Su Mu was now very familiar with all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and told her which ones could be eaten raw and which ones could not.

After Xia Jin finished picking the crispy juicy cucumbers, she stretched out her hand to grab two red tomatoes, but just as she was about to go deeper, she heard Su Mu ask her to pick the bitter melon at hand.

She wrinkled her nose and shook her head quickly, "Cold salad? Don't want it, bitter melon is too bitter, I dare not eat it! Hey, what kind of melon is this?"

After avoiding the bitter gourd, Xia Jin found that her head seemed to be heavy, but when she looked up, it turned out to be a fruit she had never seen before.

The whole body is dark green, and at first glance it looks like a long and deformed cucumber.But it is much shorter and fatter than cucumbers, and it smells fresh.

"People in the village call this crispy stick. I think it should be cucumber." Su Mu walked into the vegetable field with the freshly picked melon and fruit in his arms and helped her shake off the tangled branches. "It tastes delicious when eaten raw. It's a bit like cucumber but much tastier than cucumber."

"That should be relatives of cucumbers." Xia Jin said with a mischievous smile, reached out to pick up the big ones and picked two.

Su Mu bent down and pulled out some lettuce, "I bought a bread machine when I went to the city to pick you up. If you want to eat hamburgers one day, we can try to make bread slices, fried steak with fresh lettuce and homemade jam, you can't get enough of it."

"Wow, I feel so happy!" Xia Jin bent over to help him pull out the lettuce, but discovered the new world again, and lifted a few green leaves to reveal the bright red strawberries underneath!

She pulled a bright red one, threw it directly into her mouth and sighed: "Brother Su Mu, I don't even want to leave! I have never been to the countryside before, and I thought that just like the book said, autumn is the season of harvest." Well. Now it seems that the fruits of midsummer are no less than those of autumn! If I want to stay here, will you take care of me?"

"Of course it's all about food and lodging!" Su Mu pinched a slightly larger strawberry leaf, then picked the red fruit and put it on the leaf; he fed one to Xia Jin, "I just saw this Little Vegetable Garden thought it was the fruit of midsummer? I will take you to visit the farm in the afternoon, which will definitely open your eyes. It is enough to eat melons and fruits before meals, and you have to save your stomach for lunch."

Feeling that the picking is almost done, Su Mu lifted the dense leaves and dragged Hibiscus out of the vegetable garden, handed the vegetables to her and said with a smile: "You take it first, I'll get some well water to wash it off."

"I heard that the well water is the coldest. Let's put cucumbers in it to chill, okay?" Xia Jin quickly picked out cucumbers and tomatoes, and prepared to chill them in cold water.

The two were fiddling with fetching water from the well, but there was a pleasant voice asking at the gate: "Brother Su, are there any guests at home?"

(End of this chapter)