After answering countless questions from the Four Treasures, Shen Qingqing finally tied up the archery target. Over there, He also inserted the wooden stakes and fixed the straw disk on the wooden stakes, and it was done.
Mr. He squeezed the solid straw disc and praised: "Your skills are very good, much better than my aunt!"
"I know a lot of things. Auntie, I have to discover them slowly." Shen Qingqing smiled proudly.
Then she went to the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain to cut bamboos of even thickness. She used a sickle to cut off excess branches and leaves, cut out a few tens of centimeters in the middle, and baked them on a fire for a while to increase the toughness of the bamboos.
Then tie a bristle rope to one end, clamp the other end with your feet, pull the bamboo into a "bow" shape, and finally tie the rope and you're done.
Bamboo arrows are made of thin bamboo. The arrowheads are slightly sharpened, and the tails of the arrows are cut into a curved shape and decorated with feathers.
After the things were done, Shen Qingqing tried to pull the bow. It felt good, but her accuracy was not good and it was wrong.
"Feng'er, come on, come here and try." Shen Qingqing waved to Meng Qifeng.
Since children have talents in this area, they should be well cultivated so that they can not only develop skills but also develop self-confidence, which is the best of both worlds.
Meng Qifeng swallowed excitedly, his head was confused, as if he was living in a dream, "Did you really do it for me?"
"Who in our family likes this except you?" Meng Qiyun looked at his eldest brother with disgust and pushed him forward.
Meng Qifeng wiped the sweat from his palms and took the bamboo arrow excitedly. Although the thing was very simple and not as good as what was sold in the store, it was made by her mother herself!
"Try it." Shen Qingqing patted him on the shoulder, "Whenever you can practice it with perfect accuracy, I will spend a lot of money to buy you a good bow."
Meng Qifeng nodded solemnly, "I will practice hard!"
After saying that, he raised his bow and arrow and aimed it at the grass target. The bamboo arrow shot out with a "swish" sound and hit the target accurately, but it did not hit the bullseye and was slightly crooked.
Meng Qixue jumped and clapped: "Big brother is so awesome, big brother is so awesome!"
Meng Qifeng pursed her lips with a shy smile and turned her head to look at Shen Qingqing expectantly.
Shen Qingqing gave him a thumbs up, "Yes, I am a hundred times better than Mom, but there is still room for improvement. Keep practicing, Mom will prepare something delicious for you."
When she went to the river to wash clothes two days ago, she found a lot of small shrimps in the water plants. It would be good to catch some and fry them.
There was no fishing net at home, so Shen Qingqing made a simple net bag using the rotten mosquito net at home and the bamboo left over from making bows and arrows.
Meng Qiyun followed her the whole time, handing her scissors and ropes, and they cooperated very well.
Shen Qingqing saw that she wanted to learn something, and explained each step in detail. After she was done, she raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Would you like to go fishing for shrimps together? You can help mother carry the bamboo basket."
Meng Qiyun nodded, with a subtle smile on his lips.
"I want to go too!" Meng Qixue quickly jumped out and hugged her thigh.
Shen Qingqing smiled helplessly, "Okay, you go too, what about Yu'er? Are you going to practice archery with your elder brother, or go fishing for shrimps?"
Meng Qiyu's eyes were glued to the bamboo arrows and never moved away, "Practice arrows, practice arrows."
"Then you two stay at home and be careful not to get your hands scratched by the bamboo."
Dabao and Sanbao nodded together, "I understand!"
There were three or two women washing clothes by the river. Shen Qingqing was too lazy to deal with those people, so she took a long detour to an uninhabited place on the east side of Xiaoyuan Mountain.
The water plants here are more luxuriant, and the riverside is covered with green wild celery. Shen Qingqing was so happy that she couldn't help but pinch a large handful, and then added some chili peppers to stir-fry, which gave it a unique flavor.
After picking the vegetables, Shen Qingqing rolled up her sleeves and trouser legs, and took out a bagful of fishing nets. There was everything in it, including weeds, snails, shrimps, gravel...
She didn't choose, threw away the big stones, and poured the rest into the bamboo basket.
Meng Qixue looked at the lively little shrimps, her face flushed with excitement, "Mom, I want to catch them too, can I try?"
Shen Qingqing looked at the height of the aquatic plants, then looked at her size, and cruelly refused, "Forget it, it's not as tall as the aquatic plants, so there's no way to fish it. We'll wait until next year when it's taller."
Meng Qixue scratched the hair on her head and curled her lips, "Okay then."
"Then can I give it a try? I used to fish in the river, so fishing for shrimps will definitely be no problem!" Meng Qiyun rubbed his hands and was eager to try.
Shen Qingqing stepped back and handed the fishing net to her hand, "Then try it. The net is a little heavy when it is wet with water, so be careful."
Soon, she realized that her words were unnecessary. The small fishing net was completely unchallenging in front of the strong man. He threw it out, pulled it back, threw it out again, and pulled it back again...
The small bamboo basket was quickly filled, and Meng Qiyun was not blushing or out of breath, and was not tired at all.
Shen Qingqing suddenly had the illusion of reaching a higher level.
Originally, she thought it was a blessing for her four children to meet a young, beautiful and talented mother like her, but after getting along with her, she found that these children all have their own abilities and are extremely powerful.
Of course, except for Sanbao who only knows how to eat.
If this trend continues, within a few years she will be able to live a happy retirement life of eating her children and her children.
Shen Qingqing's mood at this moment can only be described in two words: wonderful!
The mother and daughter returned with a bamboo basket full of trophies. Shen Qingqing dug up a handful of wild onions halfway through the field and selected the onions as they walked. When they got home, they had also selected the onions.
Shen Qingqing washed and put away the wild onions and wild celery, and began to clean up the mess in the bamboo basket. First she picked out the weeds, then used a colander to fish out the lively little shrimps, and finally picked out the large field snails.
The snails were first put into clear water and kept with two drops of oil. She washed the shrimps twice and brought them back to the kitchen. She added salt, pepper, starch and eggs and stirred them evenly.
At this time, Mr. He came over with a big rooster, "What are you going to eat tonight? If there is no meat, kill this chicken."
Shen Qingqing pointed to the things in the basin, "I'm afraid we won't be able to eat chicken today. I'm going to fry some shrimps, stir-fry wild onions, eggs and wild celery. The three dishes are enough for us."
"The scrambled eggs with wild onions are quite delicious, but what are the other two? The shrimps are as small as fingernails, so what kind of meat can they have? How about eating chicken? I have been raising these chickens for more than half a year and they are very fat!
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Shen Qingqing smiled confidently, "This shrimp is delicious, you will know it when it explodes! Auntie, help me light the fire."
Heat the oil in a pan, add the prepared shrimps, fry over medium heat until slightly brown, take them out, then add the oil to the pan again and fry again until golden brown.
The kitchen was filled with the delicious aroma of shrimps. Shen Qingqing couldn't wait to pick up one and put it in her mouth. The skin of the shrimps exploded as soon as it touched her teeth. It was fragrant and crispy, making people want to take another bite after one bite.
Meng Qiyu had long been attracted by the smell and raised her arms to ask for something to eat.
Shen Qingqing turned around and smiled, "Don't worry, it will be fine soon."
Then I added some sugar, cooked sesame seeds, chili powder and cumin powder to the fried shrimps, and took another bite. It was spicy and crispy, and the taste was indeed richer. This chapter has been completed!