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Professor Wang could only shake his head enviously.

The two little girls smiled again: Grandpa likes their gifts very much!

The family happily finished making the dumplings, and first boiled the old birthday boy's small dumplings in the pot alone.

After cooking, Jingtian threw a dumpling on the roof; respectfully threw another dumpling directly to the courtyard.

The big yellow dog at home had been staring at it for a long time, and when it was about to jump up, it was hugged by the neck by the fourth child, so anxious that it groaned and dripped out.

After returning to the house, the remaining small dumplings were really eaten up by Liu Shikui in a good mood.

The main reason is that the dumplings are too small, and only three or four are worth one.

Then the remaining dumplings were cooked, and Liu Shikui patted his stomach: "It seems that I'm not full yet, how about some more?"

"Old Liu, you are worthless."

Professor Wang's words made everyone burst into laughter.

The luncheon meat is paired with the dumpling stuffing of the young leaves of the sting stick, which is very good. Take a bite, it is tender and juicy, and the freshness of the sting stick is no worse than fresh meat.

There are no luxurious birthday banquets in big hotels, no birthday cakes, and no such foreign things as blowing lamps and waxes.

Some are just deep family affection, and this alone is enough.

After breakfast, the dumb grandpa went up the mountain with the large group of wild vegetable harvesters, while Liu Qingshan took a day off, called Zhang Shuizai, and accompanied Professor Wang and grandpa in the jeep.

"Brother, wait for us!"

Caifeng and Shanxing also catch up. They are on vacation today.

The other children were carrying small baskets, and under Yang Hongying's leadership, they went to pick morels nearby. These two little girls wanted to accompany grandpa.

Then get in the car, anyway, the little girl is light and fluffy, just sit on the adult's lap.

Liu Shikui and Professor Wang hugged each other and set off together.

The jeep twisted and turned all the way, basically going up the Komatsu River. In many places, there was no path at all.

That is to say, the off-road performance of the 212 is not bad, and it barely ran for more than 20 miles.

As you go upstream, the surface of the river becomes wider and wider, and the river turns in front, where it meets the real big river.

The jeep was finally unable to move, and a group of people got out of the car and turned to walk.

Under the feet is the soft sand, and the two little girls ran happily in front, leaving two rows of shallow footprints.

The water birds resting on the shore were also startled by them and flew up in groups, chirping.

There are also those who are not very afraid of people. There are a few big blue and black water birds standing calmly by the water, motionless, like a few statues.

There is another one of them, which still uses a long leg, and poses in the shape of a golden rooster.

"Haha, wait for the long neck!"

Xiao Laosi yelled the names of these waterfowls, while Shan Xing blinked his big eyes and asked Liu Qingshan:

"Brother, what should be the official names of these big water birds?"

The long-necked old waiter is of course a local name. As for the scientific name, Liu Qingshan touched Shanxing's little head and said with a smile:

"These are herons, the gray one is a heron, and the white one is an egret."

"I know, I know, egrets fly in front of Xisai Mountain, and mandarin fish are fat in peach blossoms and flowing water."

The little old four also recited aloud with emotion, the little guy is really good, he can already recite a lot of poems.

Of course, Shan Xing is not bad: "Two orioles sing green willows, and a group of egrets go up to the blue sky."

Liu Shikui felt relieved when he heard it, and couldn't help showing off to Professor Wang: "Old Wang, I taught these two little guys, not bad."

What else can Professor Wang say, he is still only envious.

Zhang Shuzi, who was traveling with him, heheed a few times, and said to Liu Qingshan: "I still think the name Long Neck Laowai is good, and it looks more vivid."

This is true, the heron has a really long neck, standing in the water, motionless, just waiting there, as if it could wait forever.

Therefore, the names chosen by the common people are a bit earthy, but they must be the most vivid.

However, the heron does not really turn into a statue. Once a small fish swims in front of it, its long beak will stab out like lightning, and it will take the fish out of the water and swallow it with its neck up.

This is their unique way of predation, which is a bit like a Taigong fishing.

Sometimes, waiting is also a kind of life.

Talking and laughing, and walking for several miles on the beach, Professor Wang was a little tired: "Xiao Shanzi, where are the gifts you mentioned?"

"Grandpa Wang, it's just ahead, and we'll be there soon."

Liu Qingshan agreed, and then came to Jiang Chazi, where the Great River branched off to form the Xiaosong River.

The area here is more flat and open, looking around, the water and the sky are vast, and it is extremely vast.

It's just that in this kind of place, where did you get any gifts?

"Grandpa Wang, those are the ones, you can pick whatever you want!"

Liu Qingshan stretched out his hand and pointed at the river bay. There were piles of dead branches washed down by the river, and there was only sand on the ground.

Professor Wang couldn't help but smiled wryly, and still kept teasing: "Xiao Shanzi, we have come all this way here just to pick up some matches to burn. It seems that we don't have enough money for fuel, right?"

Liu Qingshan smiled without saying a word, striding forward, the others couldn't and could only keep up.

Gradually getting closer, in front of the branches washed down by the water, Liu Qingshan bent down and picked up a jagged branch: "Grandpa Wang, you can pick any of these treasures!"

baby?

Professor Wang knows Liu Qingshan's temperament, so it is impossible to play such a joke with him. Could it be that these dead trees are really precious?

So he also bent down and picked up a wooden stick with a strange shape, with bumps on it, as if it was covered with tree burrs.

The hands are surprisingly heavy, much heavier than wooden ones. Professor Wang can't help wondering: Isn't it wooden?

Putting it in front of my eyes and looking carefully for a while, I found another small piece and hit it lightly, the sound was like knocking gold and jade.

In the end, it was exposed to the sun again, and Professor Wang suddenly understood a little bit:

"Xiao Shanzi, are these bracelets made of the same material as your grandfather's?"

Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile: "Almost, the difference is that one is mountain material and the other is water material. This kind of material washed by water has a special name, called wave wood."

Professor Wang suddenly realized, he roughly figured it out.

This is after the big red pine fell down, it was wrapped in water, and after thousands of years of scouring by the river, all the rotten parts were washed away, leaving only the part where the resin was deposited.

Therefore, it looks very strange in shape, which is basically the uncanny workmanship of nature, naturally carved.

Just like the one he is holding in his hand, it is more than one meter long, the color is reddish red, the surface is uneven, the thick part is like a chicken egg, and the thin part is only like a finger.

At first glance, it is simply ugly, but upon closer inspection, it is found that it is extremely ugly, but it shows a special sense of beauty.

For a moment, Professor Wang couldn't help being a little dazed: Doesn't this wooden stick look like a person's life, full of ups and downs and ups and downs.

But no matter how difficult it is, you can't break it, you have to persevere, and live tenaciously until the end of your life...

"Okay!"

Professor Wang's hearty laughter echoed on the river beach for a long time.

"Xiao Shanzi, thank you for your gift. Grandpa Wang likes it very much."

He patted Liu Qingshan's shoulder heavily, and then held the wavewood crutch tightly in his hand.

In the future life course, he will lean on this cane and walk step by step!

After he was about to go back, he engraved two words on the cane:

Forward!

"Brother, we also found a baby!"

The voice of the fourth child drifted over, she was walking towards this side with great effort, carrying a lump of wood together with Shan Xing.

Liu Qingshan rushed up to meet him, hugged the tree root in his arms, and then the two little girls wiped the sweat from their foreheads with their small arms, smiling brightly on their small faces:

"Brother, do you think this looks like a big deer, can you give it to grandpa as a birthday present?"

They also know that the sika deer is a symbol of auspiciousness and longevity.

Liu Qingshan took a closer look at the root of the Langmu tree, the top was washed away by water long ago, but the rest of it really looked like a sika deer staring back.

The antlers on the head are jagged, and the limbs are strong and powerful. As long as it is slightly carved, it will be a sika deer.

The most wonderful thing is that there are two small tree roots connected one after the other. Isn't that just two little deer?

The uncanny workmanship of nature makes people have to sigh.

Liu Shikui looked at it for a long time, and the more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it. He reached out and rubbed the heads of the two little guys: "Grandpa likes this gift the most. Haha, Lao Wang, what do you think?"

Professor Wang didn't care about bickering with the old man, he admired softly: "The shape of this wave wood is really, I really don't know how to describe it?"

Zhang Jizi, who had been acting as a spectator, was also greatly impacted. Liu Qingshan led him here, as if a brand new door had been opened for him.

He looked at the strange waves on the beach, and muttered in his mouth: "The shape of this wave is really wavy..."

Chapter 194 I Have That Appetite, But Not That Belly

At noon, Liu Qingshan and his party returned with a full load.

In the jeep, except for the people, the rest of the space was almost filled with waves.

And these are just a drop in the bucket for the waves that have accumulated for thousands of years on the other side of Jiangwan.

"Qingshan, put the remaining treasures over there, so they won't be picked up by others, right? If you use them as matches, you'd be really blind!"

Zhang Jizi couldn't hide his excitement, Liu Qingshan told him just now that when Master Lu came again, he would take him to Chuncheng to learn the art of sculpture.

Although he still doesn't know what carving is, he has been fascinated since seeing these waves. He has also conceived many ideas in his mind and can't wait to realize them.

Liu Qingshan smiled, people nowadays have not realized the ornamental value of Langmu, who would go all the way to get it home, unless they are full of food.

After arriving in the village, after unloading everything, Professor Wang cheerfully leaned on his cane named "Qianxing", and couldn't put it down.

Liu Qingshan carried the big guy temporarily named "Luming" and put it in the yard of his grandfather's house. It still needs to be cleaned and scrubbed before it can be placed in the house.

Zhang Jizi asked someone to move the rest of the dozen or so waves back to his home.

As soon as Liu Qingshan put Lu Ming in the yard, he heard the noise outside the yard. It turned out that it was the elder sister Yang Hongying who led the children back.

These little fellows came to receive the tea eggs very consciously.

Liu Qingshan forgot all about this, luckily the eldest sister Liu Jinfeng remembered that she had cooked all the tea eggs.

The fourth and fifth children also had short legs, and went over to help distribute eggs, and in the end happily mixed up with the two.

Liu Qingshan held a big brush, brought a bucket, and started brushing.

The wave wood was originally soaked and scoured by the river water, and the rest is all grease, so it is not afraid of water at all.

Just as I was getting excited, I heard someone say hello outside the gate: "Comrade Xiao Liu, are you busy?"

The voice was a bit unfamiliar, Liu Qingshan quickly straightened up and looked over, but it was an old man carrying a shoulder pole, and he didn't recognize it for a while.

"I'm from Dingjiagou, Comrade Xiao Liu. We used to talk about it when we were selling mountain products in the supply and marketing agency."

Old man Ding was talking, Liu Qingshan remembered it now, and quickly responded: "Master, you are tired, hurry up and drink some water, rest your legs."

Dingjiagou is a small village in the mountains, tens of miles away from Jiapigou, and they came here carrying a pole, probably starting early in the morning.

"Not tired, not tired, Comrade Xiao Liu, do you still accept morel mushrooms?"

Old man Ding gently put down the burden he was carrying. It was two earthen baskets with bulging small flour bags inside.

Liu Qingshan was stunned for a moment, then remembered this, and immediately smiled and said: "Accept, of course I accept."

Hearing this, old man Ding immediately felt relieved, and he ran all the way here, if he didn't accept it, it would be a waste of work.

Invited old man Ding into the house, poured a bowl of water, Liu Qingshan handed over a filter, but the old man refused, but took the cigarette basket on the kang, rolled a dry cigarette, and smoked.

"Master, I told the supply and marketing agency to collect it for me, why did you travel more than ten miles?"

Liu Qingshan asked a little strangely.

Old man Ding took a sip of water, wiped the corners of his mouth, and explained the reason.

It turns out that the purchase department of the supply and marketing cooperative said that foreign businessmen do not accept morel mushrooms.