When Yue Zhongyao arrived at the river, he saw Qiao Mingjin leading two children happily scooping river water and brushing horse hair.
The three of them looked happy. Qiao Mingjin was brushing the horse's hair with a brush, while the two children were splashing water on the horse happily. A red chestnut horse was standing docilely in the middle of the river.
Comfortable.
The clothes on the three of them were all a little wet, the hems of their skirts were tucked up to their waists, and their trouser legs were rolled up to their knees.
Yue Zhongyao frowned when he saw this.
When did Jinniang become so careless? She has always been a cautious and polite person. She would not do such indecent behavior easily. Where did the horse come from?
Yue Zhongyao was stunned for a moment.
Qiao Mingjin and the other three were just brushing their horses and did not see Yue Zhongyao standing on the river bank at all.
"Mom, the Yuanbao is too high, Wan'er can't get wet from it." The little thing pouted aggrievedly.
Qiao Mingjin glanced at her daughter. The water was very shallow. She deliberately found a shallow place downstream. The water only covered her ankles, but for Wan'er, it reached up to her little feet.
The little thing got the horse and was fresh. At this moment, she was holding a water ladle with her little hand and scooped up water to pour on the horse. But the little thing took the water and poured it up, and the water poured on her body along her hand. Her chest
The clothes in front of me were quite wet.
But the little thing still enjoys it and complains that he can only wet the horse's belly.
Qiao Mingjin thought that it was rare for her daughter to have such interest, and the weather was hot, so she was not afraid of her catching a cold, so she let her play.
After Qiao Mingjin heard her daughter's aggrieved words, before she could respond, Mingqi smiled and said, "Then just wash the horse's legs. The horse's legs travel a lot, Wan'er, you have to wash them carefully."
The little thing cupped her hands, scooped some water into her palms, and poured it over to her aunt: "Smelly aunt, when I have one more bowl of rice at night, I will grow taller."
"Hahaha, even if you eat two bowls, you won't be as tall as my aunt."
When the little thing saw her aunt making fun of her, she poured water on her aunt's side again. The two of them stood on either side of the horse and started playing around.
The little thing bent her little body and took advantage of her small size to scoop up water from the horse's belly and splash it on Mingqi opposite, causing Mingqi to suffer several losses.
"Okay, let's see if my aunt doesn't take good care of you." Ming Qi shook the water drops on his clothes and pretended to chase her.
"Keke, mother, mother..."
The little thing started running around the horse.
After a while, he stopped: "Daddy..."
Ming Qi didn't check for a moment, and chased him closer. Without stopping, he poured water on Wan'er's body. When he stared at her, he was splashed all over his head and face.
The little thing quickly tilted his head and closed his eyes, then rubbed it with his chubby hands.
"Ben Wan'er, why don't you hide?"
Mingqi stepped forward to see if anything dirty had gotten into her eyes.
Upon seeing this, Yue Zhongyao strode over, not caring whether his shoes would get wet, and walked down the river.
"Wan'er, let Daddy take a look quickly."
Yue Zhongyao took the little thing in his arms and bent over to examine it.
"Daddy, please blow it...just blow it and it'll be fine."
Qiao Mingjin also froze when she saw Yue Zhongyao approaching.
"It's okay...Dad, are you back?"
The little thing immediately smiled when her father blew her, and hung her hands and feet around her father's neck.
Yue Zhongyao held his daughter in his arms and called in the direction of Qiao Mingjin: "Mother Jin."
Qiao Mingjin looked away, responded lightly, and then turned around to scoop up water and brush the horse.
Yue Zhongyao's eyes darkened.
"Daddy, daddy, have you come to find us at home?"
Yue Zhongyao quickly calmed down and smiled at his daughter: "Yes. Daddy went to the house to look for Wan'er, but he didn't expect to find her."
"Keke... Mom, my aunt, and I are here to give the horse a bath. Of course dad can't be found."
"Oh. Then Wan'er tell daddy, where did this horse come from?"
"Uncle Zhou gave it to my mother. He also gave it a car. From now on, when my mother and I go to the city, we won't be afraid of sand blowing or getting caught in the rain. Dad, isn't it wonderful?"
"Well, that's right. Is Wan'er Gao happy?"
"Happy!"
Ming Qi glanced at the two men, curled her lips secretly, glanced at her sister, and lowered her head to scoop up water to brush the horse. She didn't have a good feeling towards Wan'er's father.
"Mother Jin, let me do it. If you stand in the water for a long time, be careful of catching a cold."
"No need. It's ready."
Qiao Mingjin responded lightly, and then told the two children: "Go home."
Then he led the horse to the bank. He put on his shoes on the river embankment, put on his clothes, and then led the horse home.
Yue Zhongyao stared blankly.
"Daddy, your shoes are wet."
"It's okay, I'll be done in a moment. Daddy bought you something delicious." As he said this, he happily took out the baggage from his arms and picked up the pastries inside to feed his daughter.
"tasty!"
When Yue Zhongyao heard his daughter's milky voice, he raised the corners of his mouth happily, took two more pieces for the little thing, and gestured towards Qiao Mingjin.
The little thing was so smart that she immediately slid down to the ground and ran towards her mother and aunt.
"Auntie, daddy bought some delicious cakes."
"Don't eat." Mingqi tilted her head.
The little thing was stunned, and raised her hand twice more, but her aunt still didn't pick it up. The little thing pouted, and quickly ran to her mother: "Mom, daddy bought it."
Qiao Mingjin lowered her head and glanced at her daughter, looking at her small body, holding the pastry high in her little hands, standing on tiptoe, trying to bring the pastry to her mouth, and her two big eyes looking at her eagerly.
Qiao Mingjin sighed secretly, and did not pick it up with her hands. She just lowered her body slightly, holding the cloud cake in her mouth, and put it into her mouth bit by bit.
The little thing saw her mother eating and grinned happily. She glanced at her father and found that her father also looked happy, as if he had done something extraordinary. He was busy.
He happily took her mother's hand.
"Lead the horse to me." Yue Zhongyao took two steps and took the horse's rope in his hand.
Qiao Mingjin glanced at him and loosened the rope...
When several people arrived at home, Qiao Mingjin took her daughter into the kitchen. Although the weather was still hot, she was worried that her daughter would catch a cold after staying in the river for a long time.
"You obediently sit by the stove and dry yourself. Mom will boil water for you and give you a soak."
The little thing nodded, then held the oil paper bag given by her father and sat down in front of the stove obediently.
Soon Qiao Mingjin lit a fire in the stove.
She turned around and wanted to pour water into the pot. The iron pot was very big, the stove was a little high, and the wooden bucket was also a little big, so she couldn't lift it. She could only scoop it in one ladle after another.
Just then Yue Zhongyao came in, took it, lifted the bucket, and poured the entire bucket of water into the pot.
"Daddy is still very strong." The little thing clapped his hands happily when he saw it.
Qiao Mingjin glared at her: "It's time to have dinner later, don't eat so many cakes."
The little thing glanced at her mother, then obediently wrapped the oil paper bag again carefully. Yue Zhongyao glanced at the mother and daughter, then took it over and helped his daughter put the cakes in the cupboard.
"Dad, you come here and sit by the fire. Your shoes are all wet."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin also looked up at his legs, and happened to see Yue Zhongyao looking up at her. Qiao Mingjin said, "You and Wan'er should warm themselves over the fire here, and wait for the water in the pot to boil. Then he scooped out water and helped her soak.
Bubble."
Yue Zhongyao immediately turned from cloudy to sunny and responded happily.
Seeing that Qiao Mingjin was about to walk out, she said, "There's no place to tie the horses in the backyard, and there's a carriage parked in the front yard. It's a bit crowded. How about I help you build a shed outside the house and put the horses outside?"
"Dad, will the ingot be stolen outside?"
"Probably not. There is no place to place it at home now."
Qiao Mingjin didn't answer, turned and walked out.
She looked back and forth in the front and back yards of her home.
There was a carriage carriage in the front yard, some vegetable plots, and a well dug. A well platform was built. There was no room left. A few more wooden piles were placed in the backyard, and almost all of them became the place where Father He and others worked.
There's no way to build a shed, and it wouldn't be like putting the horse in the front yard.
And the cow at home.
Then we had to build a shed outside. There was no guest room in the house, not even a wing. There were only two miscellaneous rooms, one was used as a woodshed, and the other was used to store sundries, so there was no room.
Should we also build a few wing rooms while the workshop is under construction? It would be easy to live in when guests come. But the yard is too small. If we build wing rooms, wouldn't there be no yard?
Qiao Mingjin looked outside the house again. She walked inside and outside before turning back home.
Inside the house, Mingqi had already picked vegetables from the ground and prepared dinner.
Nowadays, their family no longer buys food from the villagers.
Although two vegetable plots were leveled in the yard due to digging a well and building a well platform, there are still two ridges left. The loofahs are also on the stand. The vegetables on the fence behind the house are enough for them to eat. There are also harvested pumpkins and winter melons.
Half of the utility room was piled up, and there was enough food for several months. When Yun Jin went back yesterday, she took several of them back to him.
Qiao Mingjin had nothing to do, so she followed Mingqi and started cooking.
She took a pumpkin, cut it into a large circle, and peeled it off. Wan'er likes to eat pumpkin very much. She likes to eat all kinds of pumpkin dishes. Qiao Mingjin is tired of eating it for several days, but she still eats it every day. And because
It was a hot day some time ago, so I used pumpkin to cook porridge every day.
It made her eat it every day.
One good thing about that child is that he is not picky about food and eats whatever he is given. He will eat meat if it is available, and he will never be greedy for meat if there is no meat. Even when he first moved in, he ate sweet potato porridge and pickles every day without frowning.
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Now that the conditions at home are better, there is no need to worry about eating or drinking. I wonder if it is because there are too many pumpkins in the house or because I really like to eat pumpkins, so I eat pumpkins every day...
That night, at Wan'er's request, Yue Zhongyao stayed for dinner.
Qiao Mingjin and Mingqi kept their ears open while eating, listening to the sounds outside the door. They were afraid that in the middle of the meal, Mrs. Wu would come and call her precious son home for dinner.
I didn't think about it, but when everyone finished eating, there was no movement.
Qiao Mingjin was surprised. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: Dear friends, I’m sorry for being late. There’s still one more chapter
