know it's sweet

Chapter 58

When I went back in the evening, the two accompanying uncles had already prepared dinner.Qitian and Xiaozhi had already eaten a lot in the morning, and in the afternoon at Teacher Yang's house, they stuffed a lot of food into their stomachs, and they couldn't stop their mouths.It's really unbearable now.

In summer, the sky is long and it gets dark late. It is already past seven o'clock, and the sky is still bright and bright.Qitian took Xiaozhi to dig wild vegetables on the mountain behind.Grandpa Fang said that the purslane and broom vegetables are growing tender during this period, so you can pinch them if you want to eat them.

Qitian doesn't like rice very much. Every time he eats, he drinks a bowl of soup, and he puts down his chopsticks when he eats some vegetables.Later, when he and Fang Zhi had dinner, no matter whether they were cooking at home or eating out with a group of people, Fang Zhi always liked to serve it with purslane salad.There will also be a special emphasis on adding a little more vinegar, which is sour and very appetizing, completely changing the bad habit of eating only vegetables without eating sweets.But it was grown in a greenhouse, wild vegetables must be more delicious.

Holding a handful of purslane in his hand, Xiaozhi tilted his head and said to Qitian, "Brother, I used to eat a lot of this dish with my mother when my father didn't give me and my mother food." very happy.

It's so sweet that I feel very uncomfortable when I hear it. The earth is really big, and there are all kinds of scum.If I had such a beautiful son, it would be too late to spoil him, how could anyone abuse such a loving child.

"Xiaozhi, where did your parents live?" Qitian still planned to know the specific situation of this child first.

"It's in Bayi Village." Xiaozhi grabbed a caterpillar from his feet and sat down on the ground in fright.

Qitian stood up and patted the dirt on her buttocks, with a look of disgust on her face: "Throw it away, throw it away!".Seeing that Qitian was afraid of this thing, Xiaozhi quickly threw it away.

Qitian took Xiaozhi to dig wild vegetables and asked his irresponsible parents.It's heart-breaking to hear.

Xiaozhi's father has been the embodiment of cruelty since Xiaozhi could remember. Beating and scolding Xiaozhi and his mother is something that must be done every day.Punching and kicking are the easiest forms of abuse. Beating with a whip, tying up and drowning in water, and then pulling people up when they are about to suffocate are Xiaozhi's father's favorite methods.

Xiaozhi's mother would coax Xiaozhi not to be afraid when the man was away, and then tell Xiaozhi the news she had seen on TV every time, telling Xiaozhi that he has a heroic brother, and he will know when the time comes. will take him away.Xiaozhi's mother will tell Xiaozhi that she hid a treasure and buried it under the sycamore tree in front of the house. When she and his father are gone one day, you can go to your brother's grandfather, and your grandfather will let him pick you up.

For Xiaozhi, these words from his mother may all be a beautiful fairy tale.But Xiaozhi's mother knew that that day would come sooner or later.That day happened last month.Xiaozhi's father became fierce again, beating Xiaozhi's mother who was still sick until she was dying.Before the woman swallowed her last breath, Xiaozhi asked Xiaozhi to dig out the thing under the tree, and took it to Ningshan to find Grandpa Fangzhi.

Xiaozhi innocently said that when Fang Zhi came to pick him up, they could go back to see their mother together.Qi Tian really can't say that your mother has been killed by your father.

But I have to praise this ruthless woman, she knows how to let Xiao Zhi go to Grandpa Fang instead of going all the way to find Fang Zhi directly.She should also know that if Xiao Zhi is asked to find Fang Zhi, Fang Zhi will definitely drive him away without hesitation.This woman can grasp the weakness of human nature, but no matter how smart she is, it is useless.If she lived peacefully with Fangzhi's father at the beginning, she must be enjoying life now, but she is uneasy, thinking that she can live a better life with her face, but she never imagined that she would fall into a violent man. In the hands of someone else, he not only lost his life, but also got Xiaozhi.If it gets involved a little bit more, it even ruins the Fang family...

There is a saying in China that a poor person must have something to hate, which was vividly displayed in Xiaozhi's mother.

When the two returned home with a full harvest, Grandpa Fang was meeting with two escorts.

"Grandpa, just let Uncle Chen and the others do it." Qitian took the wild vegetables from Xiaozhi's hand and put them in the kitchen together with her own.

"It's okay, I'll just poke it twice to see if it's muscular enough." Grandpa Fang smiled.

Qitian walked out of the kitchen and stood beside Grandpa Fang and said, "Is this for gnocchi soup?"

Grandpa Fang nodded.

"Come, come, Uncle Chen, let me come, let me come!" Qi Tian went to wash her hands, and learned to cook, of course, from the noodle soup that Fang Zhi grew up with.

Although kneading dough looks easy, it actually requires a lot of strength, and there are many small skills, such as pushing it from the inside to the outside in one direction when kneading, then folding it, and then pushing it away... Repeatedly, After kneading the dough to a certain degree of extensibility, pat a layer of water on the surface of the dough, then continue to repeat the previous action, and then increase the extensibility of the dough, then add rapeseed oil or butter to enhance the aroma of the gnocchi... …

Qi Tian felt that kneading the noodles was like peeling off a layer of skin, which was more tiring than writing programs for those people.

But Qitian made up his mind, he must learn noodle soup, and then learn other dishes. As the saying goes, a thousand miles can be covered without taking small steps. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. rise.

So he worked tirelessly, kneading noodles and cooking soup, just to make a bowl of noodle soup comparable to Grandpa Fang's noodle soup.Grandpa Fang and the two escorts persuaded Qitian countless times: "Son, take a break. Sometimes you have to stop and reflect before you can make progress. Don't be stupid and just work hard. Don't forget The scenery on the journey is very beautiful.”

But Qitian rejected the kindness of the elders, and insisted on abandoning those thoughts of leisure, idleness, idleness, and even not doing business properly and not seeking to make progress.And I deeply believe what the elementary school teacher taught him: as long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into an embroidery needle.Practice once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once in the evening every day.

In this regard, Xiaozhi's opinion is: "Brother, doesn't kneading dough mean that you are lazy and lazy?"

Qi Tian solemnly agreed: "Of course, you see, we have to eat gnocchi every day. If you just want to eat and don't want to do it, of course it's a waste of work."

Xiaozhi was a little skeptical: "Then we don't have to cook a bowl of gnocchi soup for every meal."

How can you not make the things your brother likes: "Of course we will, what will we eat if we don't?"

Listening to the conversation between Qitian and Xiaozhi, the two accompanying uncles sat by the side silently feeling sad.My child, what Xiaozhi means is that we don't have to make gnocchi soup for three meals a day, even for supper. I don't know if you really didn't understand or you just want to make this thing willfully.

After more than ten days in a row, there was a pot of noodle soup on the table every day when eating, Grandpa Fang automatically blocked the pot from sight when eating.And the two escorts and Xiaozhi had to eat every meal, because Grandpa Fang didn't allow food to be wasted.Xiaozhi is fine, as long as he can eat enough, he will be happy.The two escorts were about to cry after eating gnocchi.

Qi Tian always felt that she was not doing as well as Grandpa Fang, so she secretly encouraged herself to work hard.