Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 84 Sun Ying's doubts

After dinner, Qiao Miwei and Yu Yawen cleaned up the dishes and went back to their houses. In the afternoon, Qiao Miwei's family went to work in Taoyuan again. Qiao's mother made a pair of thick socks for the whole family out of old clothes, although they were not elastic. , but keeping warm is one-on-one. Fortunately, Qiao Miwei bought a few pairs of large military boots before, and it was just right to put on cotton socks and shoes.

After another afternoon of grinding the wheat, the husks of the wheat have almost fallen off. Taking advantage of the evening breeze in the Taoyuan, Qiao Miwei and Father Qiao started to raise the field with a shovel, scooped up a shovel of wheat with the shovel, and raised it to the sky When the breeze blows, those light wheat husks will float away, and the relatively heavy wheat grains will fall to the ground.

It was not easy to raise the field. After half an hour, Qiao Miwei couldn't move anymore, so he had to put down the shovel and take a rest.

Seeing that Qiao Mi was panting slightly tired, Mother Qiao teased her with a smile, "Tired? How about going up the mountain? I haven't had anything to eat tonight."

Qiao Mi shook her head slightly, "Forget it, I can't walk anymore, I can't shake my arms anymore."

Father Qiao also stopped, and rested aside, "Wei Wei, there is something wrong with your posture, follow me later, it will save you a lot of effort."

After a good rest, Qiao Miwei followed Qiao's father's posture when he played again. It really saved a lot of energy, but he was still tired. After working for a long time, Qiao Miwei felt his body began to ache, especially It's the arms. The whole family came out of Taoyuan when it was getting dark. It's time to cook and play. Usually, Qiao's mother and Qiao Miwei cook lunch and dinner together, but today Qiao Miwei's hands are really She didn't have any strength at all. Mother Qiao felt sorry for her and didn't let her cook, so she went to the kitchen by herself.

At noon, the game was eaten at home. There were no such things at night, so I could only cook a few dishes with commonly used ingredients at home. However, because Qiao's mother was so good at cooking, everyone didn't feel as disappointed as eating fish and meat at noon and vegetables and radishes at night.

In the evening, Qiao's family rested early, and Sun Ying also lay down in the other room, but he didn't sleep. Since he found out that the uncle's family was a little mysterious in the morning, he couldn't help but pay attention to everything. Stayed indoors, but there was no sound at all, and when eating at night, Sun Ying looked at Qiao Miwei as if he was very tired, as if he was about to fall asleep at any time. Could it be that the uncle's family really had some secret?If yes, what is the secret?
Yu Yawen coaxed Xiao Tianyou to sleep, put him on the quilt, and covered the quilt again. When she turned her head, she found that Sun Ying's eyes were staring at the roof, and her brows were also wrinkled. She leaned forward Pushed, "Hey, what are you thinking so stupidly?"

Sun Ying turned his head to look at Yu Yawen, and the words in his heart twitched on the tip of his tongue several times without saying it. It wasn't that he didn't trust his wife, but at the moment he couldn't be sure if the uncle's family had any secrets, even if he said it Unclear, and subconsciously he felt that this discovery should be very secretive, and he couldn't say it casually. Thinking of this, Sun Ying shook his head and said, "I didn't think about it, but I was a little surprised why the troops didn't come to deliver water today."

Yu Yawen wanted to coax the child, so she basically stayed in the bedroom every day. After all, it was too cold outside and the child couldn't go out, so she was actually very depressed. When she heard Sun Ying's words, her thoughts immediately turned to gossip. He went to Sun Ying and asked in a low voice, "Tell me, is it because Qin Zhiyuan confessed his love to Wei Wei, but Wei Wei rejected him, so he was disappointed and angry, and stopped supplying water to our house?"

After hearing Yu Yawen's words, Sun Ying couldn't help laughing, "Nonsense, I think Qin Zhiyuan is a good person, not a stingy person, even if he really confessed his love to Wei Wei, and Wei Wei refused to agree, he couldn't get out of here Revenge in this matter, let’s see, he will come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”

"Cut, you still think you are a magician, and you can still calculate that people will come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" Yu Yawen gave Sun Ying a white look.

After breakfast the next day, the three members of Qiao's family hid in their room and entered Taoyuan. They raised the wheat all morning, and the wheat was basically cleaned up in the afternoon. The two of them put the wheat away and put it directly on the millstone. On the cow's body, turning around and around, the crushed wheat grains leaked out from below, and Qiao Miwei used a small brush to sweep them all up for Qiao's father to see.

Father Qiao said, "This needs to be polished."

"Yeah." Qiao Mi nodded slightly, lowered his head and continued to harvest the wheat.

After the wheat has passed through the stone mill for the first time and turned into small crumbs, it starts to be ground for the second time, one time at a time. When the wheat finally turns into flour, the two of them are finally relieved, and Mother Qiao also stops her work and comes over. Watch the fun.

There are only two bags of flour in such a large wheat field. To be honest, Qiao Mi is a little disappointed, but Qiao's father and Qiao's mother are very happy. This output is already very good for the raw land that grows crops for the first time. Next year's output Definitely better than this year.

It took eight or nine days for the wheat to be harvested and milled. After all, it was hand-made, which took a lot of time. This time it was finally finished. Qiao Miwei cleaned up the stone mill and the Yangchang. Mother Qiao saw Seeing the bright red fruits hanging all over the tree, she was greedy, and led Qiao Miwei to start picking fruits. Qiao Miwei carried a basket and stood under the tree to pick sand fruits. Sitting on the trunk to pick the tree, Mother Qiao couldn't stop nagging her when she saw it, "Be careful, don't pick it if it's far away, and call me when you come down later, I'll help you to pick it."

Qiao Mi nodded slightly and said, "Okay, Mom, don't pick it up either. I'll go up to that tree later, and it's not easy to pick it down."

Mother Qiao raised her neck and looked at it for a while, then she felt tired and flustered. She put down the basket, walked under Qiao Miwei and squinted her eyes to look up, "There are too many fruits here, you pick the ripe ones." After finishing speaking, he muttered, "Even if we pick the well-ripe ones, our family can't finish eating them."

Qiao Miwei said, "Let's dry some dried sago, or make canned food."

"Okay, by the way, you can send some to Xiao Qin in a while. I don't know what he is busy with. He hasn't come here for several days."

Qiao Mi pouted slightly, unwilling in her heart, and had to respond, "I see, the family has a big business, so it's not enough for you to send this over!"

Mother Qiao gave Qiao Mi a slight look, "That's her intention, I don't understand."

Qiao's father listened to him and wanted to stop Qiao's mother's actions, but he felt that he couldn't say anything. It's just that the troops haven't brought water over for several days, and Qin Zhiyuan didn't come to the door again. They're sending some fruit at this time. Isn't it a bit too inferior?There is no army to deliver water, and it is the same for them to go to the village to fetch water by themselves. The distance is also close, and it doesn't take much time at all.

However, thinking of Qin Zhiyuan's character, Qiao's father didn't want to think about him with a dirty mind, so he just gave it away, just to see if the other party was really interested or what he thought, Qiao Miwei picked a basket full of fruit and handed it over. For Mother Qiao, she climbed down the tree trunk by herself.

When Mother Qiao put the fruit on the ground beside her, Qiao Miwei's feet had already landed on the ground. Mother Qiao gave Qiao Miwei a look, "Why did you come down by yourself? What if you can't grasp it and fall down? You can't do this next time." .”

Qiao Miwei was afraid that Mother Qiao would start nagging her, so she nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand." She agreed, and she had already sprinted up another tree, and when she turned around, she sat firmly on the trunk, bent down Said to Mother Qiao, "Mom, give me another basket."

Mother Qiao couldn't help giving her a blank look, and then emptied the basket she had picked fruit in before and handed it to her. This tree was also brought from their village. It was a big old apricot tree, and the apricot was very big. , the coat is yellow, the core is small, and the flesh is very thick, but it is not so sweet, and a little sour. Qiao Mi is slightly dissatisfied, but for Qiao's father and mother, this taste is just right. I like things that are too sweet.

After Xing also picked a basket, Qiao Miwei came down with Qiao's father's hand. Qiao's mother wandered around the other trees for a long time, and sighed, "When I was young, I wanted to plant a jujube tree. The climate on the side is not suitable, how can we know that jujube trees can really be planted in the north, and we have to wait a few days before we can eat jujubes."

Qiao Miwei stretched out his hand to pick one and tasted it. It was indeed not ripe enough. He pointed to the small apple tree next to him and asked, "When will the few small fruits on it be ripe?"

Father Qiao shook his head and said, "There is no hope this year. It is still a question of whether these few can grow up. Next year, I will definitely be able to eat them." The fruit on the small apple tree is not as big as Shaguo. Most of them have scars, and they all look pitiful.

"Oh." Qiao Miwei really likes to eat apples, and was a little disappointed to hear that he won't be able to eat them this year.

After eating some fruits, Mother Qiao asked Qiao Miwei to go to the river to wash the remaining fruits, and then she carried them out. Back in the bedroom, Mother Qiao said to Qiao Miwei, "Bring some for your brother and sister-in-law. .”

Qiao Mi nodded slightly, and went to the kitchen to get a pot of each kind, filled most of the pots and sent them over. Seeing these fresh little fruits, Yu Yawen asked in surprise, "Ah, where did these fruits come from?"

Qiao Mi narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, "Secret, let's eat. They are all pesticide-free and washed well. By the way, Xiao Tianyou should eat less. After all, it's made of wood. It's not good to eat too much."

Sun Ying had already picked up a sand fruit and bit off half of it, even eating the seeds, "It's delicious."

Qiao Mi nodded slightly, "That's right, the apricot is a little sour, but not too sweet, and this sand fruit is not bad."

After chatting for a few more words, Qiao Miwei went back, and as soon as she entered the room, Mother Qiao handed her a basket, "Hurry up, send it to Xiao Qin while there are still drops of water on it."

"Oh." Qiao Miwei took the basket reluctantly, turned around and put it aside again, put on the thickest set of clothes that Qiao's mother made for her, and went out. As soon as she went out, she took a breath of cold air , One coughed without holding back, it was too cold!It's almost okay to inhale this breath!She covered her nose with her hand and walked out the door quickly.

As soon as Qiao Mi walked away, Mother Qiao began to pick out the remaining fruits. There were indeed too many fruits, and they would rot if they couldn't finish them. It's better to make them into canned fruits. The sweet and sour ones are also appetizing.

(End of this chapter)