Horse riding is fast. It only took two hours to get from the county seat to Liujia Village.
The speed of Qin Yao's slow trot back was still the same. If he ran at full speed, he could arrive in one and a half hours.
It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when we entered the village.
It has only been two or three days since I saw it, and the rice in the rice fields has already started to turn yellow. It seems that it will be mature in about a week.
Previously, everyone was green, and Qin Yao's family's ten acres of rice were not conspicuous. But now, at a glance, in the same fertile field by the river, the ears of rice in her field are weighed down heavily, one package after another, which is particularly eye-catching.
When Old Man Liu passed by the river, he regretted it countless times. If he had followed Qin Yao in planting the last thirty acres of land near the river, how wonderful this year's harvest would have been.
It's a pity that we can't turn back time. It's useless to regret now. I can only console myself that there is still a chance to plant the best piece of land like this next year.
Qin Yao put the three dishes separately into three large porcelain bowls. With the porcelain as a backdrop, they looked more attractive.
Qin Yao slowly rode her horse through the village to the river bank. Along the way, the villagers were wide-eyed. They didn't know where she went to get rich, and she actually rode back on a horse.
So the four brothers and sisters reached an agreement, and decided to call the horse Lao Huang from now on, without asking if it was willing.
Knowing that Qin Yao was making fun of them, the four elder men shook their heads in embarrassment and sneered at her.
Qin Yao also picked up a piece of spareribs and ate them in a bowl, explaining: "This is called sweet and sour spareribs. It's sour and sweet. It's particularly appetizing, right?"
“From now on, the old horse will be a member of our family. You have to be kind to it. Then you will be relying on it to go to school.”
The old horse started running and wanted to have fun, but Qin Yao grabbed the reins and forced it to stop.
Qin Yao hummed, shouted "Drive!", and immediately started running towards the house on the hillside.
Looking at the four brothers and sisters who couldn't wait but held back in a funny way, they nodded and said, "Eat."
“Yeah!” Siniang said happily, “My little brother and I both love it!”
“Aniang, it's so sweet!” Siniang said in surprise.
The four brothers and sister nodded obediently: "Yeah!"
Qin Yao shook her head, "That's not true."
Qin Yao smiled and waved to Dalang Erlang, "Go and get the bowl."
Qin Yao got off her horse, took the two children off the horse, and directed the four cubs to stand in front of them, grandly introducing the new family members.
“Reach out your hand.” Qin Yao reminded with a smile.
Except for Dalang, who was still concerned about whether his biological father had successfully entered the academy, the other three were all focused on the oil paper bag in her hand.
The two brothers immediately ran out and ran back with the bowl in hand.
She will make a stable for it as soon as possible. Qin Yao patted Lao Huang on the head, "Be good."
The four children followed her happily, happier than during the Chinese New Year.
Dalang was already stunned. He was only looking at the colorful ball of thread hanging from the horse's neck. His little hands tightly grasped the arch of the saddle, while protecting his excited little sister in his arms.
Each person ate two quick ribs to satisfy his craving, and stopped in a tacit understanding.
"Not for now." Qin Yao said seriously: "We are not familiar with the horse now. Don't get close to it casually, you will get kicked."
The four of them swarmed over like hungry wolves. The elder man asked his younger brothers and sisters to sit down, and each person put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs in their bowls. Then the other three began to happily enjoy the food.
“Aniang!”
But his enthusiasm for Lao Huang has not diminished, and he has begun to think about building a nest for Lao Huang so that he can have a place to sleep. There was no stable at home, and Qin Yao had no plans to raise pigs, nor did he build a pig pen, so he could only temporarily move Old Huang to the wasteland behind the yard and tie him near the hut, so that he could eat some grass on his own to replenish himself. physical strength.
Si Niang looked at it curiously and tentatively compared her height with that of the horse with her hands. She could not even reach the horse's belly.
Dalang was very discerning and scooped half a basin of water for his stepmother and asked her to wash her face.
Erlang and Sanlang heard the noise and ran out the door. When they saw the mother and son running towards them on horseback, they opened their mouths in surprise.
The thin piece of oil paper could not cover up the aroma of the delicious food, so Siniang almost put her mouth up and gnawed the oil paper package together.
She first went back to the house and put down her weapons, then changed into clean light linen clothes. She took the dirty clothes that had melted blood and could not see clearly, and threw them into the stone trough.
There are two large water tanks at home. Qin Yao had already filled them before leaving home. They are only used by the four children on a daily basis. There are still some left.
“Aniang, is this our horse?” Siniang turned her head in surprise and asked.
Saburo looked at Lao Huang with his big eyes and said proactively: "Mom, can I take Lao Huang to eat grass every morning when I catch insects for the chickens?"
Qin Yao took a deep breath of the fresh air in the countryside. She had not slept all day and night, and suddenly relaxed and felt a little tired.
Erlang immediately said: "Then let's give it a name. How about calling it Lao Huang?"
“How greedy are you? Haven't you had enough to eat these days?” Qin Yao asked jokingly.
Si Niang was not afraid at all. She stretched out her two little hands and was immediately carried by A Niang to the horse and placed in front of her brother.
After taking off the things on the horse, Qin Yao entered the house with her hands full.
The four children lowered their heads: "Okay."
Dalang found Qin Yao and used a straw vegetable cover to cover the vegetables, and said happily: "I'm going to cook."
Qin Yao shrugged, casually.
Qin Yao rode across the bridge and came to the water mill. Dalang and Siniang, who were guarding the money box in the water mill, ran to meet them.
Dalang asked: "Is that his name, Lao Ma?"
Wash your hands and face, and wipe the hot sweat from your chest and back of your neck. You can no longer smell the blood smell that is no longer strong.
Her horse's back is almost as tall as an adult man's, and it looks particularly impressive when someone rides on it. The big guy has to look up at her.
Qin Yao put the things in the main room first, "Don't move it yet, wait until I come back."
The girl's excited call came.
“Horse?” Dalang whispered in surprise, stretched out one hand and lifted him onto the horse.
Inside were a whole roasted chicken, five braised pig trotters, and a bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs. They were all dishes that had just been stir-fried an hour and a half ago. They were still warm, and the aroma filled their nostrils, making Saburo's mouth water.
"Eat more if you like." Qin Yao pinched the little faces of the twins and looked at the four satisfied little faces in front of her. It was really healing.
He patted his face, cheered up, and under the expectant eyes of the four children, he walked into the main room, sat down, and opened one of the oil paper bags.
There is no one riding a horse in the village, only Liu Dafu's family has one, but it is also a short horse used to pull goods, completely different from the one Qin Yao obviously rides.
The high horse's hooves were raised and lowered above their heads. Erlang and Sanlang stayed where they were, unable to react for a moment.
Erlang, Sanlang and Siniang also said that they went to pick vegetables and actively prepare for tonight's sumptuous dinner.
Qin Yao lay on the chair, her eyes gradually narrowed.
Knowing that she was very tired, the four children in the family relaxed their movements.
Chapter end
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