butcher's little man

At the beginning of June, the farm work in the fields gradually increased, and large areas of wheat gradually turned yellow, and they could be harvested in a few days.

The most apricot trees in Xingtian Village are apricot trees, and there are several trees planted in and outside the courtyards of every household.It is also planted on the bank of the river at the head of the village, winding along the river, with no end in sight.There is also a large area on the mountain behind.

The most beautiful time is in March and April, when the apricot blossoms are just blooming, with pink stamens and pure white petals, and the whole branch is covered with a faint blush that looks like snow, but is faintly more beautiful than snow.

But the most favorite thing is the apricots after the apricot blossoms. In the middle of May, the apricots slowly began to mature. The yellow is oozing red, and some are half yellow and half red, which is really a strange color.They are like fat dolls huddled together, holding on to the green leaves and looking out with a smile.

At times like this in previous years, Tian Xiaoman was the most active. He would prepare his basket early and go up the mountain to pick apricots.

There is a south-facing hillside farther away from their village, and the apricots there mature earlier than in the village every year.Others don't care, because apricots are really a rotten street item in their village, and they don't have to travel so far to pick them.

As the saying goes, peaches fill people, apricots hurt people, and plum trees bury people to death.Eating too many apricots is easy to get angry. Every year, Tian Xiaoman will get nosebleeds because of eating too many apricots.So Tian Amu stipulated that he was only allowed to eat four or five meals a day.

Eating too many apricots makes me worry, but Tian Xiaoman can't even arouse the interest in picking apricots this year, which makes Tian Amu feel worried.

It has been more than ten days since I came back crying, and Tian Xiaoman has never gone out in these days.Every day I just sit at home listless and sighing.Although I didn't cry anymore, it was very disturbing to hear him sighing non-stop.

Especially in the past few days, he also turned out the books of his brothers, preparing to teach himself.In fact, Tian Amu also sent Tian Xiaoman to school at the beginning, but after being mercilessly slapped twice by the teacher because of class disturbance, he cried and never went again.

Now that I am flipping through the book again, I must have remembered what Zhang Xiucai said that day. "Alas..." Another sigh came, Tian Amu couldn't take it anymore.

"Man? The apricots in Dongshan should be ripe, you won't pick them this year?" He tried to seduce Tian Xiaoman.

"I'm not going...I want to read a book!" Tian Xiaoman insisted, although he couldn't fit a big word in his head.

"Really not going? Xiaoguo said he would go today!" Tian Amu continued his efforts.

"Xiaoguo?" Tian Xiaoman was surprised. Yang Xiaoguo is his good friend. He is very like-minded when it comes to eating, and he can eat better than him. Already, he definitely won't be able to catch the apricots over there this year!

"Mum, where's my back basket? Find it for me!" Tian Xiaoman quit, and he couldn't read the book at all. If eating apricots was delayed because of this, it wouldn't be worth the candle.

"Take it out for you early, carry it on your back! They won't wait for you when it's late!" Tian Amu helped him carry the small back basket, and seeing him rushing out of the courtyard, he turned back and took a steamed bun in his mouth , and left quickly.

Alas, a 16-year-old is about to get married and is still a child, but what should I do?

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"Yang Xiaoguo, wait for me!" Tian Xiaoman trotted to catch up with the big troops, and saw that Yang Xiaoguo was indeed following the adults with a basket on his back, but the adults were going to the fields, and Yang Xiaoguo was going to Dongshan to pick apricots.

"Xiaoman...you...why are you here?" Seeing Tian Xiaoman, Yang Xiaoguo shrank her hands and put her back behind her back, still chewing something.

"Xiaoguo, what are you eating?" This look was simply too suspicious.Tian Xiaoman threatened him with his eyes.

"No...it's nothing! Xiaoman, aren't you going?" Yang Xiaoguo flinched, still wanting to resist.

"Don't try to change the subject, hand over the food! Otherwise..." Tian Xiaoman stretched out his hands in a tickling gesture.

"Okay, okay..." Yang Xiaoguo pouted and gave some of the sweet-scented osmanthus sugar his brother brought back to Tian Xiaoman.Seeing the half of the oiled paper bag missing, he sighed, this bad Xiaoman has a dog's nose, and every time there is something delicious, he can't hide it from him.

Seeing his reluctance, Tian Xiaoman comforted him: "Don't be stingy, when my brother brought me something missing yours, I will make apricot jam for you when the apricots come back."

The figures of the two of them fell into the eyes of those old grandmas, and it was: Hey, this brother Man is bullying people again, but this brother Guo is soft, and he prefers to play with him every time!This shows how important a good reputation is.

Tian Xiaoman didn't know that he was being choreographed again, even if he knew, he didn't care, his mouth grows on others, let them talk about it, no one lives for others to see, misunderstanding is misunderstanding.

Two handsome brothers were fighting and walking on the small road outside the village, either you teased me, or my paws pulled you, joyful laughter filled the whole road...

"Wow, there are so many apricots!" The two elder brothers always come here with emotion every year, and this year is no exception.

Yang Xiaoguo was the most impatient, so she spotted a rhubarb apricot, picked it off, wiped it with the corner of her clothes, and stuffed it into her mouth, "Um... so sweet, you can eat it too, Xiaoman." When the apricot fell into his mouth, the sweet Yang Xiaoguo couldn't bear it. It's so flattering.

"I'm not as greedy as you!" Tian Xiaoman selectively ignored himself because the big steamed bun before leaving the door had already filled his stomach to the brim.

He looked at the apricot trees with wide eyes, thinking to himself, last year was a small year for apricots, and there were few apricots. The apricot jam he made was only available in August, and he could make a few more jars this year.

Thinking in his heart, his hands were not idle, and the few big apricots he had brushed had already been thrown into his small basket.After eating one, Yang Xiaoguo picked it up, not to be outdone.

Although there are a lot of apricots in Xingtian Village, whether they are from the village or from the mountains behind the village, businessmen will come to collect them every year to make preserved apricots and almonds, which is considered as an extra income for their village.

Only those in their own yards are allowed to eat openly, and some adults want to sell more money, so they will restrict children.

Of course Tian Xiaoman and Yang Xiaoguo are not restricted, they are purely people who can't get enough of everything, of course the more the better, they are the only ones who come to pick them every year.It is said to be one piece, but in fact there are only three or four trees, but the trees are relatively large.

After picking the two baskets full, they decided to return. Anyway, they could come tomorrow. After waving goodbye to the Kyokos, they set foot on the road back to the village.

Back in the village, it was already afternoon, and Xingzi didn't dare to eat too much. The two brothers were already hungry.As soon as he walked to the door of Xiaoman's house, Tian Amu saw it, and quickly greeted him enthusiastically: "Xiaoguo, you are starving, come to Tian Ama's house for dinner, his father came back from the town today after cutting a piece of meat. Made braised pork."

"Mu, your brother is here! Why do you only call him and not me!" Tian Xiaoman was jealous, and his mother didn't call him first.

"You child, you're still jealous, don't be poor, or you'll be eaten by Xiaoguo!" Tian Amu looked at her brother with a smile, and her mood improved after going out for a trip.

He helped the two elder brothers unload their carrying baskets, and each filled a bowl of rice. He was so happy to see them devouring the food.

"Thank you, Tian!" Yang Xiaoguo ate two bowls of rice with a large bowl of braised pork, and was sitting on a chair with a small belly to rest at the moment.

Tian Amu looked at his round face and oily mouth, and smiled. He watched Yang Xiaoguo grow up, and he was as big as Xiaoman in his family.He was quite happy to tell his boss about him, but there was no rush.

"Mum, help me, I'm going to boil all these apricots into jam today." Tian Xiaoman also finished eating, but all he was thinking about was apricot jam, so he opened his mouth right away without taking a break.

"Okay, okay, you also have a rest, and Amu will help you!" Tian Amu looked at Tian Xiaoman lovingly.

Parents always look after their children the best. As the old saying goes, a husband is someone else's good, and a child with dysentery is their own treasure.What's more, Xiaoman's apricot jam is really good, and no one else can taste his taste.

Let’s talk about his family’s Xiaoman, who is not good at reading or embroidery. This little cleverness is put on eating, and he can often come up with some new eating methods, some are delicious, and some are not. After all, it’s good Most of them eat.