The ancient trees are towering, blocking out the sky and the sun. Only the river in the entire mountain stream sheds a few rays of sunlight, illuminating the river with some warmth.
The river water is cool, with a little bit of warmth. Soaking in it will make you cool off, but after a long time, you will feel a little cold.
Although no one came here, the two of them didn't wash for long. In less than a quarter of an hour, they put on their clothes and went ashore under the cover of stones.
Seeing that Li Yang has laid out all the snacks and fruits he brought, with blue sky, clear water, cool breeze, and green grass, it is really a good place for a picnic.
Seeing the two people coming back, Li Yang gave up his seat and planned to take a bath and swim to wash away the smell of sweat from his body.
There is no need for anyone to look out for him.
Song Qiu and Lihua sat together, washed the peaches and plums, and cut the watermelon. They watched the scenery and ate at the same time, feeling very comfortable.
The heat wave is rolling outside the mountain, but the mountain stream is as cool as spring, making people not want to leave.
When Li Yang came back from washing, he also ate a piece of watermelon, and then he took the small crossbow he had carried on his back, looked at the two of them and said, "You guys just play here, I'll go up the slope and wander around in the forest, and hunt down two pheasants."
Have a picnic, have a picnic, if conditions permit, game is naturally the best.
There are also no fish in this creek. If there were fish, they could be grilled and eaten.
Li Yang went hunting, and Song Qiu and Lihua lay on the grass with their arms pillowed on their backs, looking at the blue sky above, enjoying the comfort.
"Ah Qiu."
"Um?"
"When you go out after the Mid-Autumn Festival, take me with you."
"This trip will last for at least a month. Can Uncle Winter Melon and the others agree?"
"How can I have such free time when I get married next year? If I don't leave now, it will be a lifelong regret. I will follow you. My parents did not say anything about it. Well, I only said that I will follow and protect me.
My future sister-in-law."
"Are you protecting me? After hearing this, Al-Ling is determined to be in a hurry with you. Who will protect whom?"
"Oh, that's what I said. Don't tell me if you see through it! As long as my parents believe it!"
Lihua moved her body, looked at the mountain peaks in the distance, and couldn't help but laugh: "I don't know which mountain Aling is in? I missed your engagement, and I will be in a hurry when she comes out."
Song Qiu touched his nose and said, "There's no need to rush, as long as she doesn't miss out on getting married."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"Smile so politely that your teeth are exposed. It's ugly."
Lihua suddenly covered her mouth and looked at Song Qiu with blinking eyes. After a moment, she scratched Song Qiu with her hands.
"Okay! Even before we officially become sisters-in-law, we have already imitated my brother, and she is obsessed with me!"
When Li Yang came back with two pheasants, he saw two little girls playing and rolling into a ball on the grass. He couldn't help but grinned.
He didn't bother, picked up two chickens and went downstream, preparing to take out the chickens and roast them later.
Song Qiu saw him first and quickly shouted, "Take out the internal organs and bring them back. No need to pluck out the hair. I'll make a beggar chicken for you!"
"Beggar chicken? What is a flower chicken?"
"Look."
They dug mud from the stream and wrapped the whole chicken up like a wall, so that not a single chicken feather was exposed.
Then he built a stove and lit a fire, and put the mud chicken on the fire to cook.
It burned until the mud cracked into tiny cracks as if it had been dry for three years.
When the mud is hot, the chicken will be cooked.
It was burning at the moment. Song Qiu lit up the small red clay stove, took an iron plate he brought and sat on it. The iron plate was not big, only about the size of his head.
Then he took out a clean pottery basin, poured a small bag of white flour into it, and mixed it into a batter. When the iron plate was thoroughly heated, Yao put a spoonful of batter on the iron plate, scraped it with a shovel, and the whole iron plate was covered with paste.
, it will take shape, and then use a shovel to turn it over, and it will be a complete dough.
I pasted them one after another and packed them all in small bamboo baskets.
The pancake was thin and fragrant. Lihua couldn't help but take a sniff and stretched out her hand, "How do you eat this? Just eat it like this?"
As he spoke, he already picked one up and was about to put it into his mouth.
Song Qiu didn't stop her, "It's okay to eat like this."
Lihua took a bite and chewed it carefully, "It's fragrant, but it has no taste."
Song Qiu smiled and did not respond.
All the batter was stuck into the dough, and the mud here was thoroughly heated.
Knock on the mud, and all the pieces of mud wrapped in chicken feathers will spread out, revealing the whole chicken inside, which is yellow and translucent, and the fragrance is overflowing.
Song Qiu washed his hands, tore the chicken into a pottery basin, wrapped the chicken in dough, poured some red oil sauce on it, wrapped it up, and handed it to Li Yang first.
Li Yang took it with a smile, opened his mouth and took a big mouthful. The dough was fragrant, the chicken inside was crispy and tender, and with the sauce, it had a unique flavor and was delicious.
He nodded repeatedly, and Lihua couldn't wait to take the first one and eat it, "Yeah! It's delicious, so delicious!"
I rolled up a piece of chicken and licked it with my tongue. I felt that it was not yet tasted, so I quickly started to wrap it up myself.
She followed Song Qiu's example and wrapped one up, then ate it. While eating, she couldn't help but said: "If this chicken roll is to be sold, it must be sold in a designated way!"
That's what she said, but Song Qiu nodded matter-of-factly, "I heard from Shitou that the business has been good in the past two months. They have saved enough money and plan to rent a shop. It will be more convenient to have a shop. I
I will teach you how to make this chicken roll, and then the chicken will be roasted. When you get married, you can sell it in the shop."
"You have to wait a year for such delicious food? I can't wait any longer." Lihua said, turning to ask Li Yang, "Brother, the lease for my trousseau shop will expire at the end of October, right? I'll wait until it expires.
We won’t rent it anymore, we’ll take it back and I’ll use it!”
The shop is quite big and the location is good. I can definitely open a food shop.
Li Yang nodded, "It's up to you."
Lihua laughed and said, "Ah Qiu, it's settled, you teach me what to do, I'll open the shop, and we'll split the money we make half and half!"
Song Qiu also laughed, "No, I'll give you all the recipes. I'll teach you how to make roast duck, and you can treat it like I'm adding a box to you."
But Lihua refused, "That won't work, you have to cut it in half. This recipe didn't come from the strong wind. You taught me how to make jelly and cold shrimps. I can't take these for nothing. It's just this shop. When the time comes,
No matter how much or how little we earn, we will share it equally!"
Song Qiu couldn't resist her and agreed with a smile.
Li Yang looked at Song Qiu, then at Lihua, and also smiled, "My love for you is not in vain."
Lihua rolled her eyes, "Hey!"
The two beggar's chickens were rolled up and eaten clean by the three people, and the jar of sour plum soup they brought was also consumed.
After having enough wine and food, the three of them lay down on the grass to take a nap.
It should have been extremely hot outside in the afternoon, but in the mountain stream it was very cool and not hot at all. The two little girls fell asleep without even realizing it.
Li Yang slowly opened his eyes and guarded the two girls so that they could sleep peacefully.
He looked at the quiet and fair sleeping face of the girl very close to him, and his heart felt so soft.
The girl he has liked for more than ten years is finally committed to him. When they get married next year, she will be his wife.
Just thinking about it makes me happy, and I can wake up laughing even when I fall asleep.
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To be honest, if there is a power outage every three days, I will lose all my energy. If you look at 42°, my baby will get prickly heat.