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In the small room where the fire was made, there was a small mill. Dong Wu scooped up half a pot of rice and put a few dried chilies and peppers in it.

According to Dong Wu's request, Song Li ladled rice grains into the millstone hole, and Dong Wu pushed the mill, so that the small half pot of rice was pushed for about half an hour. After pushing, Dong Wu swept the rice noodles mixed with chili and pepper into the pot from the mill. and then packed it in clay pots. Song Li followed him eagerly to see how he did it.

There was still part of the fresh meat chopped in the morning, so Dong Wu scooped some rice noodles into a pottery basin, added some water, cracked an egg, put some salt, mixed well with chopsticks, and then made the fresh meat Make balls, and then wrap a layer of prepared wet rice noodles on the outside; there are still some rice noodles left, add shredded loofah and shredded green vegetables, reconcile, knead into small balls, and put them on the stove Turn on the fire, and after the water boils, arrange the two kinds of meatballs together on the steamer with lotus leaves on the bottom and steam them. Because the fire is high, just steam for a few minutes.

Song Li has been watching from the side, smelling the aroma from the steamer, with a hint of lotus leaf, meat, pickled vegetables, rice noodles, and loofah, which made his mouth salivate normally. Several times, he kept asking Dong Wu, "Is it still not good? Can't you eat it?"

Dong Wu laughed seeing his greedy look, "Just wait a little longer."

"How long do we have to wait, it smells so good, it must be healed." Song Li looked at Dong Wu with light in his eyes.

Dong Wu went to open the lid of the pot to have a look, and then said, "Okay."

Song Li cheered, and rushed to the stove in a few steps.

Dong Wu stopped him immediately, and said, "It needs to be boiled again. I will give you something to eat then, don't worry."

Song Li was very embarrassed by what he said to persuade the children, so he had to restrain himself and sit aside.

Dong Wu looked back at Song Li, who suddenly became quiet, lowered his head and smiled slightly, and took out the steamer from the pot, then took out all the meatballs and put them in the clay pot that had just been filled with rice noodles, and then took a small bowl to put them in Two kinds of meatballs went in, took a pair of chopsticks, handed them to Song Li, and said, "Come, eat!"

Song Li looked up at him and saw Dong Wu's warm eyes. Song Li, who was about to persevere to the end, immediately bowed down in front of the food, took the bowl in Dong Wu's hand, picked up a bowl with chopsticks and blew it. , Dong Wu turned around to boil new water, Song Li took a deep breath after eating a ball, it was really delicious.

Seeing that Dong Wu was still working, he took a meatball and turned it to him, stretched it out in front of him, and said, "Come on, you eat one too."

Dong Wu looked back at him, Song Li's expectant eyes warmed his heart, he smiled and bit the ball into his mouth and ate it.

Next, Dong Wu boiled water again, put lard in it, put the meatballs in and cooked them, added loofah slices and green vegetables, and cooked them into a large pot. Also turned off the fire.

Song Li watched Dong Wu bring a pot of soup to the table in the main room, took the bowls and chopsticks, and followed with the bowl in his hand, asking curiously, "Don't you want to eat rice?"

Dong Wudao, "It's enough to eat this, isn't there rice noodles in it?"

"Oh." Song Li responded, and sat on the bench beside the table to eat.

Dong Wu scooped up a bowl of this kind of rice noodles for him, and said, "The lard inside is very hot, let yours cool before eating."

Song Li nodded quickly, but he brought it over and ate it without waiting for it to get colder. In this way, the taste of rice noodles boiled in soup is different from that of dried rice noodles. The rice noodles taste better after being boiled in soup, and the soup is also very delicious. He ate it as he ate it. He half-closed his eyes and said, "This is delicious. You can try frying it with oil next time."

Dong Wudao, "There are also rice noodles, next time you want to eat deep-fried ones, let's make them again!"

After a hot and delicious lunch, Song Li slumped on a big bamboo chair and rested. Dong Wu went to wash the dishes, tidy up the kitchen and came out. He saw Song Li leaning there and half asleep. past.

When he was about to carry Song Li to bed, Song Li woke up.

Dong Wudao, "I don't walk around after eating to digest food. Sleeping like this is not good for the stomach. Now that I wake up, go to the west end of the village with me to see the fish pond. Do you want to go?"

Song Li actually wanted to sleep, but he also wanted to see Dong Wu's fish pond, so he stood up, rubbed his eyes, and said, "I'll go."

Dong Wu changed into straw sandals, and asked Song Li to also change into a pair of high-soled clogs with teeth. Dong Wu put on a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat and took a hoe, and Song Li took an oil-paper umbrella, and the two went out.

The rain was not heavy, it was pattering down.

The stone road was wet, showing dark blue, and the field in the distance was covered in a layer of mist, making it hard to see clearly, but the emerald green color seemed to be dyed into the space between the sky and the earth, and the rain also brought a layer of mist. green.

Dong Wu was afraid that Song Li would fall, so he took Song Li's hand, and the two walked along the road. At noon, there was no one on the road. They passed by the gates of several courtyards, and heard the adults of other people's family call Hearing the voice of a child, the voice came from the rain, and seemed to carry the moisture and warmth of the rain, blending with the world of rain.

The willow and elm trees on the roadside are growing very well, and the fruits on the plum trees, peach trees and apricot trees are hanging vigorously, with a kind of warm and crystal clear in the rain.

After walking for a while, there was a big well. The well was full of water, almost overflowing. The well was well built, surrounded by stones, and a small Bodhisattva was worshiped inside. There are a few ripe apricots and two rice cakes as offerings.

Song Li didn't know what kind of Bodhisattva it was, so he took a few more glances. Dong Wu said, "This well has been used in the village for hundreds of years. There is no water, only this well still has water, and now the people at the west end of the village are carrying water here for food.”

Song Li looked at the well admiringly. Not far from the well, there were two tall trees with slanted trunks extending to the space above the well head. Song Li asked, "What kind of tree is this? I used to Haven't seen it."

Dong Wu replied, "This is a walnut tree."

Song Li thought to himself that walnuts were just walnuts, but he didn't expect walnut trees to look like this.

A dozen or so meters away is the courtyard of the village. Dozens of families have repaired their houses together to form several courtyards. When the courtyards are connected, there are several alleys. This is the main body of the village, and there is also the Li family inside. The ancestral hall and the very wide valley field.

Dong Wu didn't lead him through the compound, but walked along the path on one side, which was outside the house, and beside it was a paddy field.

Dong Wu's two fish ponds were to the south, and Song Li saw them from afar, and asked Dong Wu happily, "Is that a fish pond?"

Dong Wu replied with a smile, "Yes! It's those two over there."

A road about one meter wide with shallow grass stretches past. There are many plum trees, willows and mulberry trees, and it is a hazy green in the rain. Song Li originally thought that the fish pond Dong Wu was talking about was his old The kind of small fish pond I have seen before, I realized how wide this fish pond is when I saw it at this time. Standing on one side and looking at the other side, I can only see the misty rain, but not the boundary.

On the side of the fish pond, there is a small house on a small hill more than ten meters above the ground. Dong Wu took Song Li to the house. As soon as they walked over, a woman stood under the eaves and shouted at Dong Wu. Said, "Wu Lang, would you like to come and see?"

Dong Wu responded, "It's raining badly, let me take a look at the water here."

The other party said with a smile, "The water hasn't risen yet. The dumb guy just went around and checked every water outlet. They are all in good condition."

Dong Wu took Song Li into the house, the woman looked at Song Li for a while, and said, "This is your wife, they all said she is handsome, now I see it. She is really handsome!"

Song Li was embarrassed every time, and this time was no exception, he nodded towards the other party.

A man in his 40s with a slight lameness came out from the kitchen next to him. He was dark and skinny, but his eyes were very bright. He was a very capable person. When he saw Dong Wu, he smiled happily. , gestured towards him with his hands, and made a hehe sound from his mouth.

Dong Wu introduced to Song Li, "This is Uncle Mi, who has been helping me look at the fish pond."

Song Li hurriedly said to him, "Hello, Uncle Mi!"

The man looked at Song Li in a daze, then yelled, and blushed for a long time to compare with Dong Wu, Dong Wu replied with a smile, "Yes, I know."

Before they had eaten, they invited Song Li and Dong Wu to eat too. They said they had already eaten, but the woman pretended to scold Dong Wu, "The one who brought his daughter-in-law over at noon actually came for dinner. It’s not like I’m being under-hosted.”

Dong Wu hurriedly said, "I'll take Song Li to my uncle's house in the county in two days. I also have to go out to do some errands. I need to leave home for a few days, so I'll bring her to see you today."

Aunt Mi was very enthusiastic and obliged to bring a bowl of rice paste to Song Li, saying, "This shrimp paste is delicious, try it."

Song Li quickly thanked him.

Dong Wu personally wanted to see the water outlets around the fish pond, so he asked Song Li to sit here and wait for him.

Aunt Mi babbled about Dong Wu's intelligent and capable words, and told Song Li to follow him carefully in the future.

Song Li listened and responded from time to time.

Then Aunt Mi said, "Dumb and I suffered a lot back then. It was Wu Lang who took us in and let us take care of the fish pond for him so that we could live a good life. He is a kind person. If it weren't for him, I would He and the dumb don't know what will happen, so they can only beg for food. Good people are rewarded, and Bodhisattva's eyes are all watching. It is not a loss for you to follow him. I can see that Wu Lang loves you of it."

Song Li hurriedly answered again.

It seems that women of a certain age think that a beautiful daughter-in-law cannot be kept in the village, and Song Li must be educated so that he can keep his own place and follow Dong Wu.

It took Dong Wu more than an hour to come back after going out, and it took more than an hour to look around the banks of the two ponds, so it can be seen that the two ponds are indeed big enough.

Song Li didn't know how many fish would come out here every year, but it could be seen that Dong Wu was quite capable.

Song Li didn't know what he should do if he wanted to start a business in the future, but he might not be able to continue with the major he had studied before.