Picking mulberries

"The taste is really good. Xiaoqiu, is this all produced by your family?" Cui Shicheng praised the mulberry jam that Qiu Yang brought from home.

"Well, it's all made by my father and my mother. This mulberry sauce is made of plump, purple-black fresh mulberries, boiled with red dates and goji berries, and then poured with honey. After half a year of storage, it becomes what it is now." Qiu Yang was very straightforward.

"The fresh and dried shiitake mushrooms are also produced at home?" Su Ma asked.

"Yes, there is a mushroom house at home, and mulberry powder is used as the base material." Qiu Yang nodded.

"Mr. Cui, this is a pure green organic food that we can't buy at a big price," Su's mother said to Cui Shicheng with a smile, and then praised Qiu Yang, "Your parents are really amazing, hardworking and capable, no wonder they can Raise such a good son."

"That's right. I seldom eat these breads, but it's delicious when mixed with mulberry sauce." Cui Shicheng said while chewing the bread.

"That's right," Cui Dongxu nodded and said with a smile, "When you graduate and can't find a job, you can just open a jam factory. With your skills, you will definitely make a lot of money."

"Teacher's auspicious words, I will definitely do what you want if I can't get along in the city." Qiu Yang said with a smile.

"I like this taste very much. It's sweet and sour, and very fragrant. Let's make an appointment with you first. Let's make a targeted purchase agreement. From now on, your family will provide the jam at home." Cui Shicheng joked.

"Hey, I'm about to post it." Qiu Yang said happily.

"Hey, look at how rich you are." Cui Dongxu said shamelessly.

"Your uncle has a sweet tooth, so he must like this sauce," Cui Shicheng said to his son, "If you have time, send him a bottle, he must love it."

"I'm too lazy to go to his house, he hasn't come to see me for more than half a year." Cui Dongxu murmured.

"Why didn't your uncle come to see you, instead of you visiting him?" Qiu Yang was very puzzled. Seeing what he said, all the elders in your family should respect you as a professor.

"Hey, let your students laugh at me," Cui Shicheng said with a smile, "No matter how he is out of shape, he is still your elder, your uncle."

"Your teacher's uncle is about the same age as your teacher, and he usually behaves like his peers." Su's mother explained to Qiu Yang.

"Zhixie will be in the first year of high school in the second half of the year," Cui Shicheng said. "In order to catch him studying, your uncle and aunt said that people are tired and out of shape. You also go to see your cousin by the way, teach him a lesson, and listen to your uncle. He didn't pay attention to English and his grades were not satisfactory."

"Come on, I don't dare to teach that boy a lesson. I'll be fine if he doesn't give up. It's really a big joke. I can't even come close to my uncle's English. I sincerely worship him. I didn't expect Zhixie to treat him English just doesn’t interest me. Heh, my uncle always teased me that I speak Qingyuan’s spoken language, but now I’ve been hit by the newspaper.” Cui Dongxu interrupted Cui Shicheng who was about to answer, “Okay, okay, don’t say any more , I’ll just drop it off tomorrow, not only his house, but a few aunts’ houses as well, I haven’t seen them sometimes.”

"That's not bad." Cui Shicheng smiled with satisfaction.

"No way," Qiu Yang looked a little incredulous, "The teacher's English is excellent in our courtyard, and you are hard to come by?"

"Oh, don't let your eyes shine with admiration. My uncle can speak English at the bottom of the box. Everything else is a mess." Cui Dongxu said disapprovingly.

"You are a real kid, how can you talk in front of students." Cui Shicheng laughed.

"Do you want me to help carry things tomorrow?" Qiu Yang flattered Cui Dongxu.

"Your teacher didn't go to the bride's house of an unmarried daughter-in-law to give a gift, so there is nothing to bring," Cui Shicheng said to Qiu Yang ahead of his son, "Take a good rest today, and come with me to see a client tomorrow."

"Are you going to fight a tiger, and you still need a good rest?" Cui Dongxu laughed.

"Uncle Cui, is there a major event tomorrow?" Qiu Yang asked.

"Listen to his nonsense," Cui Shicheng shook his head and said, "There is no special event. An old customer came to Qingyuan on a business trip. He helped me bring a new customer to visit the factory."

"By the way," Cui Shicheng said to his son who was about to go upstairs, "Although it's not a special occasion, you still have to borrow some clothes for Xiaoqiu to wear."

"It's strange, I don't think he went out shirtless. Is he going to work for you or are you going on a blind date with him? Why do you always borrow clothes from me for him, but you don't have money to buy them? It doesn’t cost money to rent, and this is a fitting room with me.” Cui Dongxu raised his voice and said.

"This kid is real. I'm discussing with you. It takes such a lot of anger." Cui Shicheng laughed.

"Yes," Qiu Yang said hurriedly, "I have a lot of new clothes, Uncle Cui, don't worry." The wardrobes in the apartment are all bought for me by my Xu Xu, so it's a bit unreasonable to borrow clothes from him, you My son has a serious cleanliness addiction, don't you know it when you are an old man?

"Xiaoqiu has a good figure, even a piece of cloth on his body is better than a white-collar in a suit and leather shoes, Mr. Cui, don't you think so?" Mama Su laughed.

"Well, that's true." Cui Shicheng nodded.

"Hey," Cui Dongxu who went upstairs snorted, "Even if he's wearing a wolf's skin, you still think he's a sheep."

"Hehehe, teacher, you are scolding me." Qiu Yang screamed in his heart, my Xu Xubao, I didn't invite you to provoke you.

Qiu Yang's hometown, Jiuqiu Village, Longgong Township.

"Hey, you've been so busy early in the morning, what are you two doing?" Song Yujiao, a daughter-in-law of the same generation as Qiu Jingping in the village, came to visit.

"I'm not free for a while, let's get some mulberry leaf tea." Zhuang Huaying stood up and greeted him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are all arguing with silkworms for rations." Song Yujiao joked.

"I heard from that guy, Ayang, that mulberry leaf tea can remove freckles and beautify the skin, which is better than any cosmetics. The green ecology has effects, and the most important thing is that it is economical, and it doesn't cost money." Zhuang Huaying laughed.

"Oh?" Song Yujiao stepped forward and grabbed some mulberry leaves and weighed them, "We used to be blind to gold and inlaid jade, and we always regarded these leaves as feed for silkworms. It has such a good effect. It’s different to study in a famous university and do research, Qiu Yang is really amazing.”

"What kind of research is he doing? He also listened to what his teacher said." Zhuang Huaying said with a smile on his face.

"Aren't Qiu Yang coming back for summer vacation?" Song Yujiao looked around.

"Just now I was talking about this with his father. He won't come back. He is working in the city. Young people have to put on a face, and they have to face the pain to earn some pocket money." Zhuang Huaying shook his head and said, "I just stayed at home during the holiday a few days ago. Went back one night."

"I'm not coming back," Song Yujiao said disappointedly, "I thought I could let them meet."

"They?" Zhuang Huaying asked puzzledly, "Who is it?"

"Song Jiping's daughter," Song Yujiao said with a smile, "he will take his daughter back to his hometown to have a look during the summer vacation. If the two young people are suitable, I want to let the parents of your two families meet." Song Yujiao's natal family is from the same village as Song Jiping .

"Song Jiping? He hasn't given up yet... He really cares." Qiu Jingping said with a smile.

"It's really weird. He's from the city, why does he keep chasing after my family, A Yang?" Zhuang Huaying was a little curious. Last time his son mentioned it to him when he came home, didn't it mean that Song Jiping gave up on him? The two young people are like brothers and sisters, why are they thinking of getting married now, so they deliberately pretended to be confused and asked Song Yujiao, "How is Song Jiping's daughter? Have you met her?"

"I've seen it," Song Yujiao nodded, "I have nothing to say, it's very good, I'm not here to brag about you, it's a match made in heaven with A Yang, there is no such a suitable pair between them anymore, let's take it elegantly Said, that is a perfect match, Qinse..."

"How old is his girl?" Zhuang Huaying continued to deal with it.

"In [-], he was two years younger than Qiu Yang." Song Yujiao came prepared, knowing the truth.

"My God, Song Jiping is too impatient, isn't he just eighteen?" Zhuang Huaying said in surprise.

"I have been good at reading since I was a child. I skipped several grades in elementary school. Now, like A Yang, I will be in my third year soon." Song Yujiao answered irrelevantly.

"Oh, you're in your junior year too?" Qiu Jingping interjected.

"That's right, so they are a very suitable couple. They graduate together, and they can get married after graduation." Song Yujiao said with a smile.

"Even after graduating and not reaching the marriageable age recognized by the state, I really don't know what Song Jiping thinks." Zhuang Huaying didn't know whether to laugh or cry, no matter how I looked at it, I felt that Song Jiping's constant pestering of his son was a drunkard's ulterior motive, and he had to be sincere To facilitate the marriage of the children, it is enough to capture Qiu Yang directly. They are all in the same city, close to the water, so why bother to pester us around the corner.

"It's just such a precious daughter. The couple do not know how much they dote on her. They have never left their parents since they were young, and they all studied in this city. I know their family's situation very well. Although they dote on her, they also love her." It’s not doting, the girl’s personality is pretty good, gentle and quiet. Unlike some female college students nowadays, who are too open, get involved with this boy and cling to that boy. I feel like introducing her to Qiu Yang, you can rest assured." Song Yujiao looked like a matchmaker.

"Since my daughter is so precious, why do you want to marry her in such a hurry." Zhuang Huaying said with a smile.

"I'm worried, if I miss this golden marriage, I might not be able to stop," Song Yujiao said, "Which parent doesn't want their daughter to find a good home? Song Jiping is 120% satisfied with Qiu Yang, especially Song Jiping's wife, I'm very fond of Qiu Yang, your family, and I wish I could marry my daughter right away, Song Jiping is also urged by his wife, otherwise he wouldn't think of the reason to bring his daughter to the countryside for summer vacation."

"I'm really thankful to their husband and wife for their wrong love for my son, but how do they understand my son so clearly." Zhuang Huaying poured a cup of tea from the living room and handed it to Song Yujiao, thinking in her heart, it turned out that the mother-in-law became more and more happy when she saw her son-in-law. No wonder.

"I should have found out from the sidelines," Song Yujiao took the tea and took a sip, "Our small town is noisy, and you can smell the steamed dates in the west mountain corner when you marry your daughter on the east bank. Besides, Qiu Yang is so kind He is smart and handsome, he is down-to-earth, and he is terribly filial to his elders. People in any village don’t know him.”

"Oh, what you said is good, how can a brat be so good." Zhuang Huaying smiled and narrowed her eyes.

"I must have been in contact with A Yang. The father who dared to send his daughter out without hearing anything. Didn't A Yang say last time that he was invited to the house several times," Qiu Jingping said from the pile of mulberry strips beside him. Pinching the young sangya, "They have seen A Yang more than once."

"Oh? Have you seen it?" Zhuang Huaying continued to pretend to be innocent, nodded and said, "I should have seen it, how could anyone go out to marry their daughter without seeing the person involved?"

"Oh, I don't know about this. It turns out that the two of them have met before, so that would be even better." Song Yujiao patted the front of her front, "Since Qiu Yang won't come back, I have to hurry up and give him a call." In other words, both of them are still very young, and they are not in a hurry." Saying that, Song Yujiao got up and prepared to go back.

"Since Song Jiping is satisfied with my family, Qiu Yang, we have nothing to say. It all depends on the young people's own ideas. Whether it will work or not is another matter." Qiu Jingping said.

"Let's go back now, it's already lunch time, let's go after eating." Zhuang Huaying said to the guest.

"No, no, the house is still waiting for me to cook."

As soon as Song Yujiao was out of the hospital, Zhuang Huaying started muttering to her husband.

"Didn't that kid say that he won't call her? Why are people chasing after her? What kind of trick is this?" Zhuang Huaying said angrily, "Isn't that kid trying to catch her?"

"Don't talk nonsense," Qiu Jingping gave a blank look, "You are overthinking. They must feel that it is inconvenient to talk directly with A Yang, and they want to start with us."

"You are overthinking, don't treat your son as a treasure, you really think it is a sweet pastry, and everyone is vying for it," Zhuang Huaying pouted, "Maybe he just went back to his hometown for a vacation. "

"You're stupid," Qiu Jingping said, "I invited Song Yujiao to come to mention it. Could it be a fake? Song Yujiao's visit is a prelude, and the Lord of Heaven will definitely come to the door tomorrow."

"What should I do?"

"What can I do? According to what A Yang means, I really don't want to call his daughter. There is no way to do it, so I have to push it."

"Everyone comes to the door in person, so how dare you push it away? After all, you and him used to be good friends." Zhuang Huaying murmured.

"What kind of brains do you have?" Qiu Jingping was speechless, "Who said that they were pushed out? I mean, don't worry about marriage. Cut the mess quickly. Our side is blocking the road. If he can get back from Ayang If you find a breakthrough, let’s talk about it.”

"It's so embarrassing for the folks in the village." Zhuang Huaying sighed.

"It depends on what it is. Marriage matters can't be entangled. Since A Yang has no intentions, of course we can't delay other people's finding a next family," Qiu Jingping comforted, "Don't worry, I'm the kind of person who speaks bluntly." People? When the time comes, they will come, reminisce about the old days, and talk about the past, so that they will not let them down."