After dinner, Shen Qingqing began to pack her luggage for going out. Her clothes were wrapped in a thin package, and her food was wrapped in another package. The packages were covered with waterproof tarpaulin and placed in categories.
Mr. He took out the soft cushion that he had made and stuffed it into the carriage, "Remember to put this under the carriage when you are driving, so as not to hurt your buttocks."
Shen Qingqing stretched out her hand and pinched a handful. It was soft and very thick, probably filled with a lot of cotton. She happily hugged He's arm and acted coquettishly to please her: "My aunt is still nice to me. She even thought of this."
She often goes out alone to do tasks, and has long been accustomed to the days of separation and wandering, so she doesn't have much sadness about separation at the moment, and she is still happy talking and laughing.
But the four children were different. They had only one thought in their minds: their mother was leaving.
Going to a place far, far away.
He said that he might not come back like his father for a long time.
Thinking of this, they felt very uncomfortable and wanted to cry.
Meng Qixue hugged Shen Qingqing's thigh with red eyes, "Mother, do you really want to leave? Xuebao can't bear to leave you!"
Shen Qingqing bent down and picked her up, and patiently explained: "Mother is going to find your father. Your father has been imprisoned by bad guys. Mother is going to rescue him. Then Xuebao can see his father."
,don’t you want to see him?”
Meng Qixue pointed to Meng Yuan who was standing next to the carriage, "Isn't dad over there?"
"That's not dad, that's the dummy your dad sent out to inform us to rescue him." Shen Qingqing wiped her tears and said warmly: "In order for your dad to come back soon, mom must go out. Do you understand?"
"But Xuebao can't let go of his mother. Xuebao doesn't want his mother to leave! Dad is so powerful, why don't you defeat the bad guys by yourself? Why do you have to save your mother?"
Meng Qixue cried so hard that she looked at Meng Yuan who was standing in the corridor with tears in her eyes, her lips pouting.
Sanbao also echoed: "Dad will come back by himself, don't allow mother to leave!"
Although Dabao and Erbao didn't say anything, they agreed with Meng Qixue's statement in their hearts. Dad can catch wild boars and shoot eagles, so why can't he defeat bad guys?
Meng Yuan, who was stared at by four pairs of eyes: "..."
Speechless.
She could only help Shen Qingqing in embarrassment.
Shen Qingqing looked at him sympathetically and continued to explain: "Your father is indeed very powerful, but he is only one person, and there are many bad guys. How can one person beat a group of people? Do you think this is true?"
Meng Qixue sobbed and nodded. There were too many bad guys out there, and her father couldn't defeat them alone, so she needed her mother to help. She understood, but she still couldn't bear it and wanted to cry.
Meng Qiyu saw her crying and couldn't help but cry too.
Dabao and Erbao were older and held back their tears, but their eyes were as red as rabbits.
For a moment, the yard was filled with sobbing and crying.
Shen Qingqing had no choice but to put down Meng Qixue and hugged the four children one by one. Then she squatted down and solemnly promised: "Stop crying. Mom promises you that she will come back soon and won't be like your father.
Being out for such a long time.”
"How early is breakfast?" Meng Qixue asked her reluctantly.
"Thirty days. Mom promises to come back within thirty days. You can ask Grandma He to help supervise her. If she is late, she will be punished without eating for three days, okay?"
The four children shook their heads like rattles, "If you want to eat, don't come back late, don't come back late!"
"Okay, come back soon."
Shen Qingqing held the third treasure in her left hand and the fourth treasure in her right hand. She looked at Dabao and the second treasure tenderly, "Wipe your tears and come into the house with mother. Mother will tell you a story."
"Today, Mom will tell you the story of Calabash Baby. Once upon a time, there lived an old man in Calabash Mountain. One day, the old man went into the mountain to collect medicine and accidentally entered a cave..."
Halfway through the story, Sanbao and Sibao fell asleep on their pillows, while the other two were still full of energy.
Shen Qingqing helped them tuck the quilt, touched the head of the second baby, and said warmly: "Mom, finish telling this story. If the younger brothers and sisters are unhappy tomorrow, you can tell them the story for me, okay?"
Dabao clenched his fists and nodded solemnly.
Erbao snorted arrogantly, "Those two little crybabies are the best to be coaxed. They forget everything as soon as there is something delicious to eat. What's the point of telling stories?"
Shen Qingqing looked at her with a smile, "Then do you still want to hear the story of Calabash Baby?"
Meng Qiyun turned his head away, his face slightly red, "Yes."
Shen Qingqing cleared her throat and continued: "Grandpa did not fall to death after being thrown off the cliff by the snake demon. He was rescued by the eagle in the mountain and sent to Hulu Mountain..."
After the story was told, Dabao and Erbao were too sleepy to open their eyes.
He took them to the next room. Shen Qingqing yawned sleepily, opened the purple gourd, and pointed at Meng Yuan, "Just stay here for the next few days. Call me when you need it."
you."
Meng Yuan nodded, "Well, you should go to bed early, your eyelids are already fighting."
When she woke up the next day, it was still dark and the children were still sleeping soundly. She put on her clothes and shoes lightly, combed her hair, and when she went out, she saw that the lights were on in the kitchen.
He stood hunched over in front of the stove spreading egg pancakes. When she saw Shen Qingqing, she leaned half out of the kitchen and said in a low voice: "You go and wash up first. The pancakes and porridge will be ready soon. Let's meet again after dinner."
Set off."
Shen Qingqing's heart felt warm and she nodded with a silly smile.
Aunt He's cooking skills were good, and the egg pancakes were fried until they were golden, tender, and fragrant with green onions. Shen Qingqing ate four of them in one go, and drank half a bowl of rice porridge before reluctantly putting down her bowl and chopsticks.
Before leaving, Mrs. He stuffed a pack of boiled eggs and a roll of egg pancakes into her carriage and took them to the door. Seeing that the nearby steamed bun shop was open, she wanted to buy steamed buns again.
Shen Qingqing quickly stopped her, "Don't buy it. How can I eat so much? And the weather is so hot that it will go bad overnight. Isn't it a waste of food?"
"That's okay. You can buy your own food on the way. Don't go hungry. Do you still have money in your hand? I don't have any aunt to give it to you!"
As she said that, she had already taken out her purse.
Shen Qingqing held her arm and said, "I have money and I don't want it from you. Auntie, please go back. Don't give it away. You can sleep a little longer while it's still early."
"Okay, I won't give it away." He slowed down and looked up at her climbing onto the carriage.
"gone!"
Shen Qingqing waved his hand and waved his whip, the horse neighed and ran forward, the wheels turned, and finally disappeared in the faint white light on the horizon.
Mr. He looked at the afterimage in the distance, sighed in despair, and stood alone on the street looking around for a long time. It was not until he heard Dabao's shout that he came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.
She turned around and walked to Dabao, held his hand and walked back, "Your mother has left. Let's go back and sleep for a while. Grandma will spread out cakes for you today."
Meng Qifeng looked back at the empty street and said nothing, only nodded obediently. This chapter has been completed!