Chapter 31 Divide the watermelon
She leaned in the shade, first fished out six big fish from the farming space, and then started exploring the river in the space.
Sure enough, there were still harvests. She thought about this problem. There couldn't be only all kinds of fish in this river.
It's just that there was a lot of kelp. She was doubtful about life at first, because kelp didn't grow in the river. Now there is only one explanation, that is, the creatures in the book are all here...
Exploring again, it turned out to be large tracts of oysters. Song Tingran hadn't eaten seafood for a long time, so she didn't care and fished out as many as a bunch of small hills.
Lunch was enough now. Looking at the tempting ripe fruits in the farming space, she couldn't help but picked eight large watermelons.
Now it was time to put on a good show. Song Tingran pretended to be very surprised and returned home with six big fish in his hand.
Mother-in-law Qiao in the yard was stunned and asked: "Where did this fish come from? It's such a big fish."
"I fished it in the river in front, and there are many other things!"
After that, he put all six fish into the water tank at home, and the lively fish splashed in the water.
"Wen Ci, Wen Li, we will add two more steamed fish at noon. Watch and cook the vegetables in the field. Make them larger. There are also those workers digging wells."
"Don't worry, my wife."
Wen Li answered cutely and Wen Ci just focused on his work, but with the Qiao family around, he simply nodded.
Song Tingran walked into the side room and said mysteriously: "Don't do it now, I will take you two to play by the river."
"Okay, I like playing by the river!"
Qiao Jinshu immediately threw away the fabric in his hand. Sang Cheng was stunned and said, "My wife, go play in Xiaoqi. I haven't finished sewing yet."
Song Tingran pulled Sang Cheng up from the bed, put away the needle and thread in his hand, and said, "It won't be long before I make sure you haven't seen him before. Let's go."
The three of them came out of the side room. Song Tingran politely said to Qiao's mother-in-law and Qiao's father-in-law: "Let's go to the river and be back soon."
The three figures disappeared from the backyard, leaving behind the petrified second elders of the Qiao family.
"My wife, why should we go to the river to play?" Qiao Jinshu couldn't wait, like a monkey that had just evolved.
"You'll know when you arrive."
Soon, they arrived at the place where Song Tingran had "unloaded" goods. Daniu Village was not on the coast, and they had never seen fresh kelp or oysters.
"My wife, this is the little stone you dug. It looks quite special."
Qiao Jinshu squatted on the ground, picked up an oyster, and threw it on the ground. He covered his nose as if he didn't like the taste.
"These two are good things. There are only three of us. We are responsible for cleaning them. I will cook them myself at noon."
These words aroused Qiao Jinshu's interest, and he quickly took off his shoes and socks. He didn't mind the fishy smell of the oysters and rinsed them back and forth in the river.
"Master Wife, this watermelon..."
Sang Cheng didn't remember that there were watermelons at home. These eight round ones were really eye-catching.
Song Tingran was deliberately surprised and said that he picked it up in the mountains. Sang Cheng's eyes lit up and said, "Then I will also pick it up in the mountains. This watermelon is very sweet and is a good thing."
"No, it's very dangerous in the mountains. You look so thin. If we were in danger and we went in to rescue you, we might not be able to find our way out."
Sang Cheng was instantly frightened. He had just woken up and he didn't want to get lost in the mountains and forests, so he quickly started cleaning the oysters.
"Look, the shells of these oysters need to be brushed like this..."
The three of them worked for a long time, and finally managed to get it done. They put the oysters and kelp into their backpacks, and then asked Qiao Jinshu and Sang Cheng to each hold a watermelon and go home together.
When passing by the fields, Xiao Yuchen and Shi Yan were working in the fields. Song Tingran shouted: "There are still six watermelons over there. Stop working and move them home."
"Ah good."
Xiao Yuchen and Shi Yan looked at each other and didn't understand what was going on, but they put down the farm tools in their hands and went to the place pointed by their wife to move watermelons.
The biggest pot in Song Tingran's house couldn't hold so many oysters, so he could just spit out the sand in batches. Fortunately, he had enough time.
After pouring water and salt into the sink, Qiao Jinshu still looked around curiously. Fortunately, this job was left to him. He changed a batch of oysters in half an hour, and he enjoyed it.
Sang Cheng knew that the remaining watermelons could not be moved back just by relying on his eldest and second brothers, so he returned directly.
Song Tingran also felt a smell on her hands, so she poured some water from the jar and used soap locust to clean them. Qiao Jinshu followed her example and washed her hands.
Song Tingran was helpless. He would have to be responsible for spitting out the rest of the oysters later. It was a little early to wash his hands, but he had such a bright smile on his sunny face.
Forget it, forget it.
"This watermelon is kept in a cool place. It is cold and sweet. You should eat more." Song Tingran said to the second elder of the Qiao family.
A watermelon was cut into more than a dozen pieces by Song Tingran in an instant. She carried half of the cut watermelon out of the door.
"Sister Zhao, why don't you go to the yard and take it with you?"
Zhao Yu was watching the work at the pergola in the field. Xiao Yuchen had built it very well, and it was suitable for people to live in during the summer.
"I won't go. I can just stay here. I'm the only one here. I can still lie down."
Zhao Yu came over, saw the red watermelon, and asked, "Sister Song, what is this? Xiaobao loved the lychees you gave me last time. You always have these weird things."
"Watermelon, Sister Zhao, eat the first piece first."
Zhao Yu was not polite, just picked up a piece and took a bite. A cooling feeling flowed down his mouth and into his stomach. He felt that the hot weather had cooled down a lot.
Some of the well workers were peeking over. It seemed that the leading well worker knew Xigua and was talking about science in a low voice.
"Everyone is here to eat watermelon, take a rest and don't get heatstroke."
The leading well worker was from Ping'an Town. He immediately hesitated. His previous boss would also give him water, but this was something Xigua had never seen before.
"Master, I've heard that this watermelon is eaten by the nobles in the city. You're spending too much money on it. We can't eat it."
When the other well workers heard this, they all deliberately avoided it, which moved Song Tingran. The people Zhao Yu found were indeed honest and responsible.
"I grew this at home. Look at the fields, which are full of watermelons and other fruits. If you feel embarrassed, wait until you return to Ping'an Town and help me promote them in advance."
These words made people feel comfortable. The leading well worker rubbed his hands and took a piece. The other well workers also took it. Song Tingran placed the remaining watermelon on the ridge of the field.
"Thank you boss, we are working hard after all, aren't we, everyone!"
"That's natural."
"Keeping this well is the strongest."
While everyone was laughing and joking, the leading well worker asked: "Master, what is the name of your store? I can help you promote it when I get back."