Back to 78: My Leisurely Country Life

With a lot of spoils, He Qiang returned to the old house.

The children had been taken back, leaving He Tiantian alone to welcome her father.

"Niuniu, let's eat crayfish and frogs tonight!"

He Qiang picked up He Tiantian and took a bite.

He Tiantian ate her fingers, her face full of confusion:"Aren't these shrimps used to feed pigs?"

He Tiantian knew the difference between edible river shrimp and crayfish, after all, she had seen a lot of them when she was a child.

Old lady He was nowhere to be seen, probably left at the eldest uncle or second uncle's house for dinner.

"Xiaohua, stir-fry this today. Don't feel bad about the peppercorns. I saw some wild peppercorns on the mountain before. Anyway, they are about to bear fruit!"

Spices have always been the favorite of the people here, especially peppercorns, which can not only remove fishy smells, but also remove moisture. They are simply a holy product for people who live in humid environments.

"Do you really want to eat crayfish?"

Wu Shuhua looked embarrassed.

Even if she was letting He Qiang go, she didn't want to deal with crayfish.

It was really a waste of oil.

They fried crabs on the day they ate fish, and that was because there was river clam meat.

"There are frogs here!"

He Qiang coaxed and persuaded:"Good wife, fry it, just treat it as a reward for me."

Wu Shuhua looked helpless:"If you eat like this, there will not be enough oil in the house in the future."

He Qiang patted his chest and promised:"I will be responsible for the firewood, rice, oil and salt in the family in the future, you just cook!"

Wu Shuhua sighed:"Oh, I know, you go and get busy, I'll cook for you."

He Tiantian clapped her hands happily:"Eat shrimps!"

When He Yongjun came back from the soil, he smelled the fragrance in the kitchen and couldn't help saying:"It smells pretty good, go and get some of the Sanbai in the room, we will drink some in the evening."

Seeing this, He Qiang confirmed:"Didn't you say you didn't want to eat? If you want to eat, don't say I'm wasting it!"

He Yongjun said angrily:"You did it on purpose! You said these to me after you fried it!"

He Qiang took out the plastic bucket of Sanbai from He Yongjun's room and confirmed to his old father again:"It's a waste if you don't say you want to eat it, keep your word!"

He Yongjun said impatiently:"Are you annoying?"

After a while, when Wu Shuhua came out of the kitchen with a basin, He Yongjun's eyes widened.

"You, you, you!"

He Yongjun stuttered, pointing at the basin and forgetting what to say.

"You loser!"

"Dad, that’s what we just agreed on!"

"come here!"

"How can you be so dishonest? You will never get away with this!"

There was a commotion until the old lady went home.

In the end, He Qiang won again.

He Yongjun was scolded.

After the crayfish was served, He Yongjun turned his anger into appetite and found that it was quite delicious. After leaving the table, He Qiang looked at the pile of lobster shells beside He Yongjun's bowl and smacked his lips.

He Yongjun blushed and went back to his room muttering.

"You should get up early tomorrow and take your cousins to pick loquats. I have already told them."

Old lady He urged He Qiang.

He Qiang did not expect the old lady to be so considerate and nodded immediately.

……

The next day, He Qiang was woken up by Wu Shuhua. He was just having breakfast when he heard a noise in the yard.

"Daddy, daddy!"

"Dad, here we come!"

"Let’s pick loquats! Let’s pick loquats!"

He Qiang drank the remaining sugar water in the bowl in one breath, wiped his mouth and walked out.

Not only the three cousins came to the yard, but also the second cousin’s wife Yu Li was there.

Seeing He Qiang’s surprised face, the second cousin He Liang explained awkwardly:"Your sister-in-law said that she doesn’t have much to do anyway, so she might as well come and help."

My eldest cousin He Ming knows very well how sensitive his sister-in-law is, so he is not surprised. After all, he is not the one who is embarrassed.

Between brothers, it is no good to care too much about things, except to make the relationship worse.

Nowadays, the strength of the clan is extremely important in rural areas, which is completely different from the gradual indifference of family affection in cities.

For example, when there are disputes over water grabbing and field ridges, there is no one at home, and it is difficult to speak up.

So Yu Li wanted to take advantage, and he, as a brother, could not say anything to her younger brother.

In fact, He Qiang had similar ideas to his eldest cousin He Ming. Besides, he took advantage of his brothers a lot in the first twenty years of his life.

Today was originally to repay the favor, let alone He Liang bringing his wife, he would not care even if he brought his whole family.

Anyway, it would have nothing to do with him if there were not enough things to share.……

"It's okay. There are just too many children to look after, so my sister-in-law can help look after them."

Wu Shuhua took the initiative to speak, and the atmosphere was immediately eased.

However, the third son He Yong's eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

Not only did the eldest son come with two people, but he even brought his wife.

The second son on his side was particularly disadvantaged at this moment because his father had more daughters and he was the only male.

Apart from the children who went to school, there were still three children in the eldest and second sons' families who could be taken to the mountain, but he could only bring one into the mountain!

Everyone saw how ugly He Yong's face was.

But He Qiang didn't know what to say.

In the end, He Liang felt embarrassed and said with a smile:"Qiang boy, you see, we should divide the loquats we picked today among the three sons."

Yu Li got a little irritated when she heard that. What was her purpose in following along so shamelessly?

Wasn't it just to take more loquats home?

If it was divided into three parts, she might as well stay at home and work! Did she really think the pigs at home wouldn't eat grass?

But Grandma He, who had been silent all the time, spoke up at this time:"Liangwaer is still sensible. Let's do it this way. Go early and come back early."

A group of children cheered when they heard that!

They didn't care about that. Even the children from the eldest family were jumping for joy.

What they cared more about was whether they could go up the mountain to play!

And they didn't understand that if the three rooms divided it equally, the room with more people would suffer.

How could children have so many ideas?

So, the brothers set off with a group of children in a mighty manner.

"Woohoo! I'm going, I'm going!"

"Dad, take me to pick loquats!"

The eight and the ninth children, the two youngest, were less than three years old and both were little girls, so they were left at home.

They were so young that the adults were too lazy to take care of them.

So the two who were left behind just watched their father run away, crying with snot bubbles.

Several adults carried backpacks, and a group of children swarmed in front like scouts to clear the way.

He Tiantian originally wanted to run down, but was stuffed into the backpack by He Qiang.

At first, He Tiantian envied her cousins, but when they started to go up the mountain, the picture changed.

The boys were older and had better bodies, while He Lanlan, the sixth child, was only four years old, and she envied He Tiantian's treatment.

""Dad, I want to sit on the back basket too!"

He Lanlan looked eager, hoping to get father's love.

The eldest brother He Ming said unhappily:"I didn't ask you to come, go back if you can't walk."

He Lanlan left immediately with a look of disappointment.

He Tiantian didn't want to go to the field at this time, but put her hand on He Qiang's shoulder and said in a baby voice:"Dad, let's walk faster!"

You think going up the mountain is a flat road!

Father's love doesn't work at this time!

He Qiang said perfunctorily:"Hurry up!"