Pamper Eighties

This year's Beginning of Spring came a little earlier, and before the New Year was over, the Beginning of Spring was ushered in. After a few drizzles, a lot of spring buds appeared in the fields of Taoyuan Village. All kinds of wild flowers and weeds were called by nature, and they all grew out of the ground. The Longling behind the village was even more covered. A tender green new clothes, full of spring pastoral scenery.

After the beginning of spring, the people in the village should start sowing. Farmers rely on the sky for food. This year's spring rain is particularly valuable. The land that has been silent for a whole winter is moistened by the drizzle, releasing the nutrients contained in the soil. , These days when the villagers are farming, their faces are full of happy smiles, and even the earthy smell emanating from the soil seems to have the breath of spring.

The people of the old Feng family are also busy planting seeds. The plan of the year lies in the spring. If the spring ploughing is missed, the harvest of this year will not be expected. Therefore, the whole family attaches great importance to it. The old man Feng does not even go to the provincial capital to open a video hall. Now, they stayed at home for several days to help with farming, and the whole family, men, women and children, all joined the battle. Their family contracted a lot of land, not only to grow sugar cane and watermelon, but also to grow rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts and corn.

Madam Feng has also planned a vegetable garden, and plans to grow some fruits and vegetables this year to entertain tourists. She is not bragging. All kinds of food grown by her family are of the highest quality, and there is not a single family in the village. In comparison, those tourists are also knowledgeable people. They would rather spend more money to eat and buy things at her house than buy cheap things at other people's houses. In this way, she often does not want to be too tired. Those tourists think of her home. You have to make reservations for meals in advance, otherwise you can only buy things back and make them yourself.

Everyone in the family came out to farm, and Mengmeng naturally followed. Today's task is to plant seedlings. This kind of technical work can only be done by adults. The little dolls can't do well. They can stand on the field ridge and be obedient at first. Looking at it, I gradually felt a little bored, always thinking about where to go to play.

Da Wa's eyes circled around here, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the bamboo forest in the distance, her eyes lit up, and she pointed in that direction and said, "Spring is here, there must be bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest, and we will also Go dig some bamboo shoots and come back to eat, Mengmeng, you haven't eaten it yet, brother, tell you, the bamboo shoots are fresh and delicious, even better than our family's melon and vegetables, if they are stewed in the meat, it is delicious You must be able to chew your tongue, brother, I will not lie to you, bamboo shoots are so delicious, do you want to eat them?"

Mengmeng was tempted by him to the point where she was about to shed her laziness. She grew up so big, she had never tasted the taste of bamboo shoots yet, so she nodded her head honestly and said, "If you want to eat it, let's dig up bamboo shoots."

"Okay, you wait here, I'll tell grandma."

The big baby rolled up his trousers and went down to the field carefully. He walked up to the old lady Feng, told her about it, and pointed at the little baby on the field ridge and said, "Nanny, we don't go to dangerous places. Just dig some bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest and come back, just our brothers and sisters and Rui brother go together, milk, you can let us go."

Madam Feng looked at the group of little dolls, and she actually agreed in her heart, and said with a sigh: "You little skin monkeys don't have a moment of idleness, why are you so energetic? It's alright. , you can go if you want, take Huzi and Xiaojin with you, and be careful with me, do you hear me?"

"Understood, milk." The eldest child turned around and ran away happily, only to drop the sentence before Mrs. Feng shook her head helplessly. This eldest grandson is about to enter the second grade, and he is still with a little wild monkey. Seems to be particularly playful.

Dawa didn't know that his grandmother was burying him behind his back, so he excitedly said to his younger brothers and sisters when he returned to the field ridge: "Grandma agreed to let us go, let's go, let's take the basket and shovel, Huzi, you lead the way, Xiaojin. Xiaojin, don't stay in the tree in a daze, come with us quickly."

This group of little dolls happily ran on the field ridge, the tiger was like a lion running in the forefront, Xiaojin flapped his wings and soared in the sky, sometimes towering high into the clouds, and sometimes lowly brushing the little dolls. On the top of his head, there were also bursts of sharp eagle chirps from his mouth. This battle looked majestic. It was attracting the attention of the villagers along the way, making this group of little dolls proud, like little soldiers who had won a battle, and stood up tall. With his chest raised and his head raised, he ran to the bamboo forest on the side of the mountain cheering.

This dense bamboo forest grows in the mountains. Most of the bamboos are wild and are the property of the whole village. Anyone who needs to use bamboo must first report to the brigade before they can come here to cut it. A few, but digging bamboo shoots is irrelevant. As long as you don’t dig too much, the people in the village will not care. There are so many vegetables and fruits in Taoyuan Village, and the villagers can’t eat for so little. It takes a lot of effort. It is better to have two kinds of watermelons in this time. That thing is valuable. Therefore, when spring comes, there are so many bamboo shoots in the forest that no one is going to dig it.

The closer the little dolls are to the mountain, the more they can feel the breath of spring. The hillside is already full of various unknown little wildflowers, and the colors are particularly gorgeous. There are a few drops of morning dew on the leaves of many weeds. The dazzling brilliance flashed in the warm spring sun, all of which seemed to tell the little dolls that spring came and everything was revived.

Before Mengmeng went to the mountain, she harvested several garlands, all of which were picked by her brothers to weave for her. She covered the top of her head, neck and two small hands, and she still held a garland in her hands. A small bunch of colorful flowers, standing under a pink peach tree, made her little face even prettier than that peach blossom, and it was indescribably pink and cute.

When the brothers saw such a cute Mengmeng, their hearts were about to turn into water. They didn't dare to speak too loudly to Mengmeng, because they were afraid that they would scare their sister accidentally. Brother Rui also said very manly: "Mengmeng, you follow behind brother, brother leads you, the ground is a little slippery, be careful not to get your clothes dirty."

Mengmeng sniffed the fragrance of the flowers happily, with Brother Rui holding her little hand, she just had to follow along obediently. In front of them, the eldest baby and the second baby had already run into the bamboo forest cheering. There they shouted in amazement: "There are so many bamboos in this forest, look up, these bamboos are so tall and green, and there are a lot of bamboo shoots emerging from the ground, be careful and watch. On the ground, don't trip over those bamboo shoots, three babies and four babies, hurry up and follow, come here and help me dig bamboo shoots."

The other little dolls swarmed over and ran over. This bamboo forest grew so densely that it blocked the sun in the sky. Standing in the forest, it felt extraordinarily cool and even a little cold, but it was small. The dolls were all wearing down jackets. They were not afraid of being so cold at all. They only excitedly took out the shovel and started digging along the position pointed by the big baby.

The eldest baby was born at the beginning of the year, and he will be eight years old after the new year. In the past, people in the village were digging bamboo shoots. He carefully observed the bamboo shoots that had grown, and soon found a bulge not far away, he stuck the shovel on it, and opened his mouth: "Two babies, three babies, four babies, you guys are here next to them. Dig, be careful not to use too much force. Don't dig up the bamboo shoots below. Spring bamboo shoots are the most tender. If you accidentally break the skin, you can't eat them. Wuwa, stand on the top and look carefully. When it comes out, you pick it up and put it in the basket, do you hear it clearly?"

"Understood, brother, let's dig quickly."

Dawa still looks like a big brother. As soon as he said his words, he sent several younger brothers around, and he still had the mind to shout at Brother Rui: "Xiao Rui, help me over there. Look at Liuwa and Mengmeng, don't let them run away, Huzi, watch too, Xiaojin... Hey, where did Xiaojin go? This little Jin is out of tune all day long, always at critical times Couldn't find it."

The eldest child imitated his grandmother for a few words, and then he greeted his younger brothers to start digging bamboo shoots. The position he chose was very good. Several young boys dug up the mound above and quickly discovered The sharp points of the spring bamboo shoots are still stagnant in the soil and have no buds. The color at the bottom is still khaki, and only a touch of yellow-green appears on the top. Such spring bamboo shoots are undoubtedly the most crisp and tender. , and the most delicious, the little dolls were very happy, and more and more carefully poke the soil, picked up the bamboo shoots one by one, and threw them into the basket on the side.

Mengmeng and Liuwa are still too young, and they can't help much, so they just stood on the side and watched the excitement. They saw so many spring bamboo shoots. Although they had never tasted it, they were still as happy as if they had found a treasure. Yes, Mengmeng pointed to the bamboo root next to her and said curiously, "Brother Rui, what is that?"

Brother Rui looked at the root of the bamboo, and saw a few strange mushrooms emerging from the ground. They were very small and cute, with a white branch the thickness of a finger, and a gray-black umbrella at the top. A small circle of fishnet-like white dresses emanated from the canopy, as if they were dresses for these mushrooms.

Brother Rui had eaten this kind of mushroom before, so he said with some surprise: "This is a skirt fairy, a very delicious mushroom, which can only be eaten in spring, Mengmeng, you wait, I will pick it up for you, Let grandma make it for you to taste at noon."

Brother Rui put on the small back basket and went up, and lightly picked these fairies in skirts. They are obviously fresh fungi that have just grown today, and they are full of water vapor in the morning. They look special. Earth water spirit.

Only so many flowers are obviously not enough to eat. Brother Rui came to the interest and began to look around. The skirt fairy was originally a special product in the bamboo forest. After a while, Brother Rui found several more flowers at the root of the bamboo next to him. , Mengmeng and Liuwa also joined in to help in the search, and they found a lot of them, and it didn't take long for them to pack half a small bamboo basket.

Mengmeng is playing with a flower in her hand, and Brother Rui is still introducing him. He has a good memory and is articulate, and he can explain many things clearly: "When I was young, my grandmother often gave I eat these fairies in skirts, they are the best for making soup, they are delicious, keep it safe if you want to eat it again, if you like it, my brother will come to this forest for you to pick it later.”

Before Mengmeng could speak, Liuwa couldn't wait to say, "Brother, I like it very much, let's pick it later."

Brother Rui looked at him with disgust and said, "Liuwa, you haven't eaten it yet, so you know you like it? You should honestly drink the Lingzhi soup that grandma made for you, and let your nose runny first. The problem is cured, this skirt fairy is reserved for Mengmeng to eat, we are brothers, we can't grab food from our sister, do you know?"

Liuwa was a little disappointed in her heart, but she still said sensible: "Well, I see, the skirt fairy will leave it to my sister, and I will eat Ganoderma lucidum."

"This is what it should be like to be a big brother." Dawa heard their conversation, walked over and patted Liuwa on the shoulder, and smiled and comforted him and said, "There are more here, let's pick some more. Go back, everyone will have a share, and you can also eat Liuwa."

The big baby just wanted to call everyone to look for the skirt fairy, but at this moment, a loud eagle chirp suddenly came from the sky, and then a big fat silver-gray snake fell from the forest, knocking the little doll underneath. They were startled and ran away screaming.

They ran far away before they dared to look back. Good guy, that snake has grown into a big one. It is not only very long but also very fat. It is thicker than the bamboo pole over there. It's not that it's dead, it must have scared the little dolls to death.

The big baby looked up at the sky and said with disgust, "What's the matter with you, Xiao Jin? Why don't you catch the snake? Why did you bring this snake here? Come and get this snake away, You see, Mengmeng is petrified."

Xiaojin is standing on the top of the bamboo. The bamboo forest is so dense that it can't fly in with its current size. It can only scream in grievance. The voice seems to be saying, I gave you food, but you still dislike me. .

This snake looks so scary that no one dares to touch it, but it is still in front of the back baskets, and just surrounds the back baskets, and the little dolls are in a hurry now. Now, the big baby said very decisively: "How about all those baskets? I don't know if the snake is poisonous or not. Let's go back and call an adult to get the snake away. What do you think?"

To their surprise, Mengmeng had woken up from her dazed state, and pointed to the big snake on the ground and said, "Take it back."

Dawa's expression became extremely strange instantly, and she looked at his sister with a wrinkled face and said, "Mengmeng, that's a snake, you can't eat it, ah, why did you even think of eating this stuff, it's really worrying me. already."

Brother Rui supported Mengmeng unconditionally, so he stood up and said, "How about we take it back?"

"No, I can't take it. Our old Feng family doesn't eat snakes. Grandma will definitely scold me when she finds out." Dawa was still shaking her head desperately.

Before they could argue the result, Hu Zi had already run up and bit the snake's head off with one mouth. Then he picked up the snake and stuffed it into the back basket, filling the back basket full. How fat, this is not over, and then Hu Zi jumped into the depths of the woods, and it didn't take long to come back with two fat bamboo chickens. , bigger than the hen raised by the old Feng family.

The little dolls are not unfamiliar with this kind of bamboo chicken. They used to eat it often. This kind of bamboo chicken grows in the bamboo forest and grew up eating small insects in the forest. The taste of the chicken is fresh and tender, not only their The meat is delicious, and so are their eggs, which are no match for regular eggs.

Seeing these two bamboo chickens, the little dolls were very happy, and instantly forgot the shock of seeing the big snake, and they all ran over to watch with excitement, and the big doll opened his mouth with admiration: "Huzi You are really capable. You caught two bamboo chickens so quickly. Let’s take them back and let grandma cook them for us to eat. It’s just enough to put the bamboo shoots that we dug with our own hands, and put some skirt fairies in it. Hey, hey, it must taste very good. good to eat."

These words hooked up the greedy worms in the stomachs of the little dolls. They didn't care about picking skirt fairies anymore, and they all urged the big dolls to say, "Brother, let's go back quickly, I'm so hungry." Yes, brother, it's almost noon, let's go back quickly, and let grandma quickly cook the dishes for us."

The eldest child was also very greedy, so he reluctantly pretended to be an eldest brother, waved his hand to his younger brothers and said, "That's alright, let's pack these baskets and carry them back, oh, this snake is too heavy Come on, Erwa, hurry up and help."

A few little dolls squeaked and carried the baskets, dragged them from the mountain to the hillside, and dragged them all the way along the village ridge, and finally returned to the old Feng's field. Farming here.

The little dolls were shouting from a long distance: "Milk, milk, what do you think we brought back?"

Madam Feng was just sitting on the field ridge drinking water to rest, so she stood up and walked over and said, "What strange things can you bring back? Let me see, oh my god, why is there a snake in here? A group of little broken children, I told you not to go to dangerous places, but you played with snakes for me? Do you know that this snake is very poisonous? If you get bitten by it, you will be finished. Don't tear you apart."

Dawa pouted and said very aggrievedly: "Milk, we didn't kill this snake, it was hunted by Xiaojin for us. We all said no, it has to be given to us."

Old Man Feng heard the movement and rushed over from behind. When he saw the big fat snake, his eyes lit up, he stretched out his hand to pull the snake out of the basket, weighed the weight in his hand and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. , Xiaojin is a visionary, this is the unique silver dragon snake in our Longling. It is said that it is the descendant of the dragon. This kind of snake grows in the deep mountains and old forests. It is rare on weekdays. It’s rare. This snake has a very good taste and is very nourishing. I told her about it when I was telling a story to Mengmeng a few days ago. I didn’t expect that we would meet today. It is also very powerful to catch this kind of snake."

When Dawa heard this, he only felt that his grandfather knew more about goods than his grandmother, and he knew that Xiaojin would not throw the snake to them for no reason. Sure enough, this snake was a good thing, and he raised his face and said Some of them said condescendingly: "Grandpa, come over here and see, Huzi also hunted two bamboo chickens for our family. We also dug up a lot of bamboo shoots and picked a lot of skirt fairies."

Old Man Feng's eyes became brighter, and he touched his chin and pondered: "Great, the dragons and phoenixes in this forest are all alive today, let's cook these things into a pot, It is the most famous dragon and phoenix in our place. You little babies have not eaten it yet. Before liberation, only the big landlords could eat a good dish. Today you are considered lucky. , old lady, don't be busy with your work, let's go home and cook this good dish for it, and go home with grandpa."

Old man Feng shouted, carrying the two heaviest baskets and walking at the front, followed by a group of cheerful little dolls, they were jumping, not to mention how excited they were, just listening to their grandfather's mouth Said, they only know what the dragon and the phoenix are, it must be a delicious dish, and they can eat it in a while.

Madam Feng looked at their happy faces, and couldn't bear to blame them any more. She was not as big as her old man's heart. These little babies are still young. What kind of danger do they know? There are too many animals. If you don't tell them well, you will be in danger one day. Madam Feng only keeps these words in her heart, and plans to wait for them to get excited, and then have a good time with the little kids at home. Said, at this moment, she also put on a smiling face and walked home with the dolls.

With the old couple of Feng's family going out in person, the bamboo chicken and the silver dragon snake were quickly cleaned up, cut into pieces and stewed in a pot with the bamboo shoots and the skirt fairy, and in a blink of an eye, a thick smell wafted from the kitchen. Fragrance, that smell is very tricky, it pierces everyone's nose, stimulates their stomachs to growl, I just feel that I have never been so hungry before, and their eyes are about to turn green when they look at the kitchen.

Madam Feng took advantage of this time to fry a few more dishes, and steamed a large pot of white rice by the way. Today, everyone in the family is doing heavy work. She should give them a good supplement. The little dolls also have to stay at home to eat, so they must do more.

Fortunately, Mrs. Feng's hands and feet are relatively fast. As soon as she finished the dishes, the pot of dragon and phoenix was so fragrant that she couldn't stand it. Standing in the kitchen, she couldn't help drooling, and her stomach was still gurgling. The ground screamed so loudly that Madam Feng was stunned, she quickly escaped from the kitchen, and said in a quizzical tone, "What's the point of this dragon and phoenix? We also eat bamboo chicken often. , the taste of bamboo shoots is the same, although the skirt fairy is relatively fresh, but it is not delicious? Why is it so fragrant? This smell is too evil."

Old man Feng said with his hands behind his back: "Where is this going to be? I will add a fragrance to the smell later. If you don't believe me, if you smell it later, it will definitely be more fragrant. The secret here is there. The body of the silver dragon and snake, do you think, it is the descendant of the dragon, can it taste ordinary?"

Old Madam Feng looked at her old man and said strangely: "Old man, I remember your family's composition is poor and lower-middle peasants. Seeing that you are so experienced, have you ever eaten this kind of dragon and phoenix?"

Old Man Feng smiled and said: "I'm a poor and lower-middle peasant, yes, and I really haven't eaten it. This is what I heard from my grandfather when I was a child. His old man used to be a long-term worker in a big landlord's house, and he smelled it. The aroma of dragon and phoenix, I didn't believe it when he told me that year. I remember it to this day. I never thought that there are such fragrant dishes in this world. You can eat good food and live a good life.”

Old Man Feng still had a lot of things in his heart that he didn't say. Now that the reform and opening up, he could see that some signs were different, and his mind couldn't help but become active. It's a good day, who doesn't want to live it? Ah, hehe. There was a gleam of wisdom in his eyes, but everyone in the family was immersed in the wonderful fragrance, and no one noticed.

After the afternoon, Feng Yimin and Su Wan finally came back from the field. As soon as they walked into the house, they smelled this strong fragrance. They were already very hungry, and after smelling it, they couldn't stand it anymore, and they even cared about their hands. After not washing, he rushed into the main room like a starving ghost, and soon found this pot of dragon and phoenix on the table.

Before they could speak, Madam Feng urged them to say, "What are you doing there, wash your hands quickly and come over to eat, everyone is waiting for you, hurry up, we're all starving. "

"Oh, oh, come as soon as you come." Feng Yimin took his daughter-in-law to the well outside, washed his hands in three or two, and hurriedly returned to the house, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

The little dolls can finally enjoy the food. Each of them has a bowl of soup in front of their table. Inside is the clear and delicious dragon and phoenix. It's almost like to mobilize all their tastes. When have the little babies eaten such delicious food, they can't wait to swallow their tongues. The expression on his face burst into a smile without knowing it.

After drinking a bowl of soup, Mengmeng wiped her mouth very contentedly and said, "Ha, it's delicious."