Joe's Farming

The next day, Qiao Yu woke up in Gu Feng's arms. He turned over and prepared to take another nap.

Then he saw his son looking at him with big eyes, and when he found out that he was awake he smiled at him.

I guess he just woke up and found that his little daddy was awake too, so he was happy.

Qiao Yu couldn't sleep, so she hugged her son and kissed him again and again.

How come his son is so cute?

Gu Feng was awakened by the noise they made. He moved over and hugged both his husband and son in his arms.

Then he got up and changed his son's diaper before Qiao Yu could protest.

Qiao Yu also got up and put on her clothes.

They still remembered that Xie Tianyu would come back with the children this morning, so after washing up, he held Gu Heng in his arms and waited for the children in the yard.

Sure enough, not long after, Xie’s carriage arrived.

Gu Xiaoyan poked his head out and shouted to Qiao Yu and Gu Feng: "Daddy, we are back!"

Qiao Yu saw that Gu Xiaoyan seemed to be patted by someone, and then he retracted his head.

I guess one of his brothers or sisters scolded him.

Qiao Yu held Gu Heng and went to the door with Gu Feng to greet the children.

"Why are they here so early? They must have not had breakfast, these kids."

Qiao Yu murmured.

Gu Feng smiled and said, "It's nice for us to have breakfast together in the yard."

"That's right. I guess it's because the three of us insisted on coming back so early."

As they were talking, Gu Xiaoxue was the first to get off the carriage and trotted towards Gu Feng.

"Daddy!"

Gu Feng picked up Xiaoxue, turned her around and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Gu Xiaoxue nodded: "The county magistrate's wife arranged for us to sleep in a courtyard. The bed was very soft and I slept very well."

Gu Xiaoyan, Qiao Xing and Xie Tianyu also got out of the car.

Gu Xiaoxue felt a little embarrassed and asked Gu Feng to put her down.

Xie Tianyu bowed politely: "Uncle Qiao, Uncle Gu. Sorry to bother you."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Tianyu, don't be too polite to us. This is the first time you come to our house for dinner, right? Xiaoxing took Tianyu to wash his hands, and they had臊子面 this morning.

The臊子 was made by Qiao Yu by stir-frying diced kohlrabi with meat and adding some fermented bean curd for flavoring. It was very fragrant.

Pour some soy sauce and red chili oil on the cooked noodles, sprinkle with green chopped green onions, add a large spoonful of meat sauce, and pour over the broth made from large bones.

A mouth-watering aroma comes out.

The three children in Qiao Yu's family have no problem eating spicy food in the morning, but Qiao Yu was afraid that Xie Tianyu couldn't eat it, so there was no red chili oil in his bowl.

Only a little bit of this year's freshly fried pepper oil was added.

On the table was a large portion of blanched green leafy vegetables, as well as vinegar, soy sauce, pickled garlic, coriander, chopped green onions, kimchi and other condiments. There were two kinds of chili peppers, a green pepper sauce that went really well with rice, and a bowl of red, oily cooked chili peppers.

"Tianyu, if you need any flavor, just add it. Don't feel embarrassed."

Qiao Yu said gently.

Xie Tianyu nodded, mixed his own noodles first, and took a bite.

Hmm...very fresh and fragrant.

Xie Tianyu looked at the condiments hesitantly. His bowl was already very fragrant. Should he try other flavors?

Qiao Xing seemed to see what Xie Tianyu was thinking, so he suggested according to his own taste: "It will be very fragrant if you add some kimchi."

Xie Tianyu added some kimchi and put a handful of noodles into his mouth.

Indeed, the salty flavor of kimchi adds a lot to the flavor of the noodles.

Xie Tianyu had just taken two bites when Gu Xiaoyan whispered, "Brother Tianyu, can you eat chili peppers? This green pepper sauce noodles are super delicious."

Xie Tianyu obediently added a spoonful of green pepper sauce to his bowl.

"……tasty."

Xie Tianyu praised.

It was indeed a little spicy, so Xie Tianyu quickly picked up a piece of leafy vegetable and ate it.

Finally, Xie Tianyu also tried the pickled garlic, but unfortunately the taste was a bit too strong and he was not used to it.

But this bowl of noodles was the one with the most variety in it that he had ever eaten.

It was also the most filling meal.

Qiao Yu just likes children like Xie Tianyu who can eat even at other people’s homes. It makes her happy just by looking at them.

"Tianyu, what do you want to eat for lunch? Uncle should ask someone to prepare it."

Xie Tianyu said politely: "It's all right. Everything Uncle Qiao cooks is delicious. But can I go up the mountain with them today?"

Qiao Yu was stunned: "Ah? Go up the mountain?"

Xie Tianyu nodded.

Qiao Xing explained, "He wants to go up the mountain with us to pick chestnuts."

Qiao Yu remembered that the family had just harvested a few baskets of chestnuts, and the children must want to pick some too, so she told Xie Tianyu.

Xie Tianyu looked at Qiao Yu with some longing: "Is it okay?"

He had always heard the three little kids talk about wild vegetables, wild fruits, pheasants and wild rabbits in the mountains. In short, there was everything in the mountains.

But he had never been to any mountain to feel these joys.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Of course you can, but the chestnut trees closer to you are probably all gone, so you may have to go a little further."

Gu Feng nodded in agreement: "Well, Wang Jie and Wang Ying picked a lot of them a few days ago. If we want to go, we have to walk a little further."

"Is Tianyu mentally prepared for the long journey?" Qiao Yu asked.

Xie Tianyu smiled and nodded: "Yeah!"

Since the children came to their house to play in the mountains, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng would definitely take the children up the mountain with them.

Li Xin had never picked chestnuts before, but had always wanted to go, so he joined the group going up the mountain.

Qiao Yu thought about having a picnic in the mountains, but when she thought about Hengzi, she gave up the idea.

I can wait until next spring to take Hengzi on a spring outing to the mountains.

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng handed Gu Heng to Bai Lan, packed up their things and took the children and Li Xin up the mountain.

The wild grass on the mountain had begun to turn yellow. Qiao Yu and the children were at the back, while Gu Feng was leading the way in front.

Late autumn is the hunting season.

However, Gu Feng hasn’t been up the mountain much this year. He came up today to set some traps and see if he can get any results tomorrow.

Fortunately, Xie Tianyu was not there just to pick up chestnuts, he was also very interested when Gu Feng was setting the trap.

Not to mention Li Xin.

I also followed Gu Feng's example and made a rabbit cage, hoping to catch a rabbit so I can make fried rabbit for dinner tomorrow.

Qiao Yu had done this last year, so he wasn’t as enthusiastic this year and just observed the plants from the side.

It didn't matter when he took a look. He found that there were several clusters of plants in the open space not far away. They were bearing small lantern-like fruits. The fruits had dried up and were a dry yellow color.

Qiao Yu ran over excitedly.

Pick one of the fruits.

Open the "lantern" skin to reveal the round fruit filled with small brown seeds.

"Children! Come over here and help me pick this."

Qiao Yu happily shook the fruit in her hand towards the children.

Li Xin was the first to run over excitedly. He knew that Qiao Yu had found something delicious again!

"What's wrong? What's the matter? What good stuff is this, brother?"

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "This is ice powder seeds!"