Chapter 215: I Have a Playmate

After returning from Renzhou, Xiaobao found that his brothers and sisters did not come to play with him.

The village was very quiet. No one was seen walking around.

"Brothers and sisters are helping adults. They have to work to save money to buy candy." Su Qing'an comforted him.

"Xiaobao has candy." After saying that, she patted her small bag listlessly.

"Xiaobao, are you going to give your candy to your brothers and sisters?"

Xiaobao nodded.

"So good." She kissed him.

"Then if brothers and sisters don't come, mother will play with Xiaobao, okay?"

"Okay!" Hearing that mother would play with him, she clapped her hands happily.

Su Qing'an remembered that she had seen a lot of small fish and shrimps in the stream at the foot of the mountain before, so she turned around and told Lu and Siyuan to collect the goods at home, and Ruyi and Siyuan to take the baskets and follow her.

"Miss, where are you going?" Ruyi and Siyuan took the baskets and followed.

"Let's go see if there are any small shrimps and bring some back for dinner."

"Okay. Miss, I know where there are a lot of them. I found a lot of them when I washed the sheets there last time."

Su Qing'an turned her head and looked at her: "There is water at home, why do you go to the foot of the mountain to wash?" I wanted to ask her last time.

"It's so fun to wash here in the mountain stream, and you don't even need to fetch water or pour water."

"Then it's not hard for you to carry it up?"

"It's okay, I'll carry it slowly. And I can wash with everyone, talk with everyone, and chat about family matters. And now I don't even get out of breath when I climb up and down."

Su Qing'an smiled, it seems that she is used to it.

Siyuan held Xiaobao, shook him, and said: "Xiaobao, are you craving meat? Then Siyuan and I will go into the mountains to see and hunt some wild animals for Xiaobao to eat."

"Eat meat." Xiaobao said to him happily.

"Okay." Siyuan was also happy, and he felt sweet in his heart to be needed by such a cute child.

"We still have the game you hunted last time. Although we sent a lot to the governor's mansion, there are still some left." Su Qing'an said.

"Miss, I heard that it snows every year in the mountains, and sometimes it snows heavily. When the snow blocks the mountain, we won't be able to hunt anything." Ruyi said and looked at Siyuan.

They knew each other very well in private and often joked with each other.

Siyuan was understood by Ruyi at a glance: "Then I will go into the mountains tomorrow. Hunt more and store them for the winter. When the snow blocks the mountain, we don't know when it will melt."

Su Qing'an couldn't persuade him, so she didn't say anything.

If you want to eat meat now, you really have to go into the mountains to hunt game. People outside can't even eat, so how can there be surplus food to feed chickens, ducks and pigs.

"Ruyi, you often chat with the villagers. Do you know any family that has a puppy? Find a puppy to keep at home and let it play with Xiaobao."

Ruyi nodded immediately: "I know. But I don't know if they have puppies at home. I'll go ask later.

After saying that, Ruyi looked at Xiaobao and saw that he had left the house and looked around excitedly.

She said with some heartache: "Then let's find two puppies to play with Xiaobao. No one has played with Xiaobao these days, and Xiaobao is bored at home. "

Su Qing'an glanced at her son and saw that he was talking to Siyuan with great interest. It seems that raising a child is like raising a puppy. You have to take him out for a walk from time to time. Look at him, his eyes are shining when he comes out.

Usually, there will be many people washing in the stream, and many children playing in the water. But now it is quiet, and only the sound of running water can be heard.

Xiaobao was excited when he saw the water. He struggled to get out of Siyuan's arms and was about to pounce on him.

Su Qing'an grabbed him by the collar at the back of his neck.

"Mom." Xiaobao turned his head to look at Su Qing'an, unwilling.

"It's cold. You can't go in the water. Feel the water yourself to see if it's cold."

Xiaobao blinked his eyes, squatted down and put his little hand in the water, and his little paw immediately came up: "Cold."

Su Qing'an looked at him with a smile: "Then do you still want to go in? "

Xiaobao pouted, looked at the water, twisted his hands, how come the water was cold? He was swimming in the water at that time.

Looking at Siyuan, he had taken off his shoes and socks and went into the water, and he was excited again.

Ruyi excitedly directed Siyuan: "There, there, there are so many!"

The water plants on both sides were densely packed with shrimps. After a basket was put down, it was immediately covered with a full layer, still alive and kicking, extremely fresh.

Xiaobao clapped his hands: "Yes, Xiaobao wants it!"

"Okay, give them all to Xiaobao. "Ruyi took Siyuan's basket, patted it, and poured the shrimps into the basket. Siyuan took the basket and scooped it up again.

Xiaobao squatted and watched, reaching into the basket with his little hands. The shrimps jumped in his small palms, making him laugh. There were a few small fish mixed in, so he caught them to play with. A small fish and a small shrimp could keep him entertained for a long time.

The shrimps were not caught before, and there were many of them. He had only scooped a distance of more than ten meters, and he had almost caught a basket.

The water was very clear, and there were no big fish. But the water plants were lush, and there were many shrimps, and small fish were often seen swimming around.

There were also a lot of snails. The water in the stream was very clean, and the snails didn't have much sand. Su Qing'an and Ruyi picked a lot of them and planned to fry a pot of them to eat in the evening.

They didn't go back home until Xiaobao got tired of playing.

Some of the vegetables planted by Lu in the backyard were edible, and Su Qing'an took Xiaobao to pick a lot of them with a basket. They were going to fry them with dried shrimps later.

There were a lot of dried shrimps. In addition to those to be eaten in the evening, some were spread out to dry, and some were made into shrimp paste.

Everyone was satisfied with the meal, and the ones they picked themselves were indeed particularly delicious.

"Miss, this snail is really delicious. It tastes good too." Siyuan was very happy eating snails.

Su Qingmei nodded, the spicy taste of dogwood was not enough, it would be more delicious if some chili was added.

Siyuan also ate without raising his head: "It would be better if there was some wine."

Lu said: "Now the price of grain is several times more expensive, I can't even afford to eat, and I still want to drink."

Siyuan whispered: "I don't want to drink. I just think that this snail is better if it is eaten with wine."

Su Qingmei said: "If you want to drink, ask your aunt Lu to get some glutinous rice to make rice wine for you."

Lu disagreed: "I won't make it for them. Glutinous rice is so expensive now. I have to save it to make rice cakes for Xiaobao during the New Year."

Xiaobao was eating with a bulging mouth. When he heard someone mention his name, he turned his head to look at Lu and smiled sweetly at her, loving her so much.

She even planned to keep a tight watch on the food supply at home. Xiaobao must not be left without food. It’s okay for adults to suffer, but children must not suffer.

Siyuan touched his nose: "Auntie, I didn’t want to drink, I just said it."

"You can’t say it!"

Su Qingmei smiled. This family belongs to four families. They didn’t know each other before, but now they get along like a family.

After dinner, Ruyi went to ask someone about the puppies. Siyuan and Siyuan prepared things for hunting in the mountains tomorrow. Lu was packing tea seeds. Su Qingmei took Xiaobao to take a bath and then played with him.

After she finished taking a bath, Ruyi came back with a basket: "Miss, there are puppies that have just been born a few days ago!"

Xiaobao ran out when he heard it.

Su Qingmei also went out to see.