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With sweet candy in his mouth, the little bit of fatigue just now dissipated.

"Brother Qingshan, this is your secret reward, it's so sweet."

Er Mangzi pursed his mouth vigorously while talking cheerfully.

Liu Qingshan curled his lips: "This is just an ordinary reward, the best show is yet to come."

The children were all overjoyed: there is a better reward than sugar, could it be possible to really eat wild boar meat again?

With candy in his mouth, he was more motivated to work. By the time it was close to noon, more than half of the harvest had been finished, and there were only about four or five miles away from Jiapigou.

As for the harvest, it was not small. The four large carriages were almost full.

Of course, because of fear of being crushed, the stack is not high.

It may be because the soil has been newly turned, the morels here grow very densely, and one cluster is found, at least three or five, and more than ten.

Liu Qingshan reckoned that together, it should weigh six to seven hundred catties.

There are about 50 children who came to work today, that is to say, basically each person picked more than ten catties on average.

"Let's go, go home for dinner first, and pick the rest in the afternoon."

Liu Qingshan yelled, ready to call it a day.

The little fourth also shouted in a small voice: "Don't forget to go to my house to collect the rewards!"

After a few miles, the children arrived home as soon as they had fun, and the carriage walked slowly behind, so as not to damage the morels pulled in the carriage.

Outside the gate of Liu Qingshan's house, dozens of dolls gathered, all sniffing and chattering.

"It smells so good, it smells so good!"

"It smells better than my stewed meat."

Liu Qingshan stood in front of the large cauldron in the courtyard, lifted the lid, and there were more than 100 tea eggs inside.

It was cooked before departure in the morning, and it was cooked for more than four hours, which is the best time to cook tea eggs.

The thing about tea eggs, not to mention their small mountain village, even Bishui County, has not been passed on yet.

Liu Jinfeng helped distribute the tea eggs, two for each of the children, and the eggs were still warm.

If you are impatient, just peel off the outer skin full of small pieces, and stuff the whole thing into your mouth.

Anyone who eats tea eggs for the first time will be overwhelmed by its unique taste, not to mention these rural children who can't eat meat a few times throughout the year.

I don't know which doll yelled: "Oh my god, it tastes better than meat!"

They are now completely convinced: Brother Qingshan's secret weapon is really powerful!

Chapter 189 The Return of Yan

"Sister, hurry up and give me two tea eggs too!"

The fourth child stood in the middle of the line, jumping up and down anxiously. After working all morning, he was really hungry, especially after seeing other children eating and mouthing vigorously.

Liu Jinfeng also suppressed a smile: "Fourth and fifth, yours are in the house, I left them all for you."

The fourth child shook his antenna braid vigorously: "No, this is what I deserve for my hard work!"

What you said is very reasonable, Liu Qingshan also thinks that the spirit of the fourth child is worthy of encouragement, and if he works hard, he should be rewarded, so he also helped share the tea eggs.

It will be finished soon, and the fastest one will be eaten. As for the remaining one, I must be reluctant to eat it.

After the children were all gone, Liu Jinfeng also fished out a tea egg from the pot. After working for so long, she still hasn't tasted it.

After taking a bite of the elastic egg white, Liu Jinfeng's eyes narrowed immediately.

I can only feel the fragrance of tea leaves in my mouth, as well as the fragrance mixed with other seasonings, which is really no worse than meat.

When Liu Qingshan went out in the morning, he put the tea eggs into the pot and asked his elder sister to help take care of them.

In fact, it is to break the egg shells with the back of a spoon, and then add some firewood to the stove pit every now and then.

Unexpectedly, the tea eggs cooked in this way taste so good.

"It's delicious. If boiled tea eggs are sold, they will definitely be popular."

After Liu Jinfeng ate a tea egg, he began to praise his younger brother.

"That is, if you sell tea eggs near the station in the city, you may be able to sell a ten thousand yuan household."

Liu Qingshan remembered a popular saying later: Those who build atomic bombs are not as good as those who sell tea eggs.

At a certain stage, this sentence can really reflect the current social situation at that time.

The fourth child ate two tea eggs in one go, and was still a little bit unsatisfied.

When he was thinking about whether to get another one, Shan Xing suddenly cheered:

"Ah, our little swallow is back!"

Hearing what she said, everyone noticed that there was a pair of swallows on the clothesline made of wire.

They are combing their feathers with their small mouths, and they don't know when they flew back.

Liu Qingshan touched Shanxing's watermelon head: "Our Shanxing is the most careful."

Kua De Shan Xing was a little embarrassed, and the fourth child also looked up at his little head carefully, and after watching, he also cheered:

"Wow, another pair of swallows have come to build a nest under the eaves of our house!"

With her voice, both grandma and Lin Zhi were called out, and they stood in the yard with a smile on their faces.

According to the local rural saying: swallows are auspicious birds, and they don't all build nests under the eaves of every family, but they are selected from harmonious and happy families.

Therefore, it is considered a good omen for anyone who has a nest of swallows.

Even those who have cats at home have trained their cats to be honest, and dare not harm the swallows.

The little doll in the family was also warned by the adults early on not to hurt the swallows, or to poke the bird's nest and blind the eyes.

Because of this, swallows can live in harmony with humans.

At this time, Yang Hongying also finished washing, came to this courtyard from her grandfather's house, and was fascinated by the sight of swallows building their nests.

I saw two swallows flying around with a small mud ball in their mouths, and a tiny straw stick wrapped in the mud ball.

Don't look at this little grass stick, it can increase the pulling force of the bird's nest and make it stronger and more durable.

When people plaster the mud walls, they always mix wheat fish roe or broken grass into the mud, which is probably learned from swallows.

The little mud balls are stuck to the wall by the little swallows, and gradually form a bird's nest in the shape of a small bowl, and then they can have children in it.

This bird's nest is their home.

"Little Swallow is working hard."

The little old four muttered.

"The home they built by themselves must be very warm."

Yang Hongying seemed to express her feelings.

Liu Jinfeng poked Gao Wenxue beside him: "We should build a house too."

Gao Wenxue took Xiaohuo out to bask in the sun, and nodded vigorously after hearing what his wife said.

Liu Qingshan also chanted softly: "Yan Yan is flying, and the son is returning..."

Yang Hongying was taken aback when she heard this, this is a sentence in the Book of Songs, unexpectedly Sanfeng understands this.

"It's not that you underestimate people. The reason why swallows are loved by people is that in ancient times, people regarded them as their own married daughters."

Liu Qingshan saw the meaning in the old sister's eyes, so he was ready to talk about it:

"Swallows come in spring, just like a married daughter returning to her natal family. Think about it, your own daughter must be treated well."

"So this is ah."

The youngest son slapped his hands, and then looked at the elder sister Liu Jinfeng: "Hey, elder sister, why are you still living at home after you get married?"

You little bastard, Liu Jinfeng poked lightly on her forehead with a smile.

Liu Qingshan also smiled at Yang Hongying: "Old sister, when you get married in the future, we will definitely treat you well when you return home."

"Sanfeng, your ears are itchy, aren't you?"

Yang Hongying's pretty face flushed slightly, and she made a gesture to come over and pinch Liu Qingshan's ears.

Liu Qingshan waved his hands again and again: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, don't scare the little swallow, the little swallow will take a look, this family is not good, they are fighting all day long, let's go to someone else's house to build a nest."

Although she knew that he was grinning, Yang Hongying stopped and continued to watch the swallows build their nests.

And the fourth little one had a sudden thought: "These two little swallows in the new nest, are they the children born to the big swallow last year?"

Let alone one of them, there is a high probability that it really is.

I have to say that children's thinking is sometimes so strange.

The little fourth brother who was praised also beamed: "This swallow, just like our family, has grandparents. In the future, little swallows will be hatched, just like Xiao Huo, a harmonious and affectionate family, hehe."

Everyone listened, and there was a smile on their faces. Isn't this what each of them hoped for?

When eating at noon, each person tasted one of the remaining tea eggs, and everyone quarreled about how delicious they were.

Mother Lin Zhi even said with a smile: "When the May Festival comes, we will cook tea eggs."

In the afternoon, Liu Qingshan led the children to continue picking morels.

The ones picked in the morning have been laid out in the yard to dry, and old people like the kidnapper's grandfather and third grandmother are standing by the side.

The sun is shining and the spring breeze is blowing. In this natural state, the food that is dried in the sun is definitely better than those that are dried by a machine.

Because after being bathed in the sun, the dried vegetables that are dried out have souls.

This is really not nonsense, just take bracken as an example, there is definitely a big difference between drying in the sun and drying on the kang.

Dried bracken, after being soaked in water, still tastes fresh and tender; when dried on the kang, it tastes more woody.

Some things are so magical.

The picking team finished work early, and when they returned to the village, a few children asked, "Brother Qingshan, is there any reward?"

Liu Qingshan smiled and rubbed their heads: "Wait until next Sunday."

The children cheered and then dispersed.

This kind of reward, Liu Qingshan decided to form a rule: as long as the children participate in labor, whether it is planting or collecting trees, they must give some small rewards.

Isn't it just tea eggs? Eggs will definitely be the most indispensable thing in the future.

When Liu Qingshan and the others returned home, they heard chattering under the eaves, making a commotion.

The little old man had sharp eyes, and he yelled loudly: "The swallow is fighting with the house thief!"

The thief from his hometown is a sparrow.

Because sparrows like to nest in the thatch grass on the top of Fangshan Mountain, and fly away surreptitiously when they see people, they are called "hometown thieves".

Why did this fight so well?

Liu Qingshan was not biased, they were all birds, so they couldn't be discriminated against because of their bad reputation.

It was Shan Xing who was always careful, pointing to the bird's nest under the eaves and said:

"During winter, I saw sparrows living in bird's nests."

It turned out to be the case, and everyone quickly figured it out: the thieves from the hometown can't build their own nests, and when the swallows fly away in winter, they occupy the bird's nest.

Now that the swallow is back, it is estimated that the thieves from the hometown still want to continue to occupy the bird's nest, but the little swallow was angered, and the war broke out.

This war can be called the "Homeland Defense War".

Including Liu Qingshan, everyone immediately stood on the side of Yanzi.

Originally, it was a house built of mud one by one, and if you were told to live in vain all winter, it would be interesting enough if you didn’t charge your rent.

The fourth and fifth children even shouted to cheer for the little swallow.

In fact, Yanzi's side has already gained the upper hand, and drove the two old thieves out of the water.

The reason is simple, there are so many swallows.

They are a very united bird, not only the four swallows in Liu Qingshan's house, but also the dozen or so swallows in the vicinity, all of which are devoted to fighting.