talk about wine

After disturbing Zhou Qingwu's mind, the rambunctious drunk fell down to sleep. Tu Su's wine was not strong. Zhou Qingwu saw that she liked it and didn't drink much, so he didn't stop her. How could she know that she was drunk after only two glasses of alcohol?

Zhou Qingwu turned on the hot water and wanted to wake her up to go to sleep, but Meng Chuxi was yelling about keeping the year old, drunk people are unreasonable, so they can't move.Afraid that she would catch a cold, Zhou Qingwu had no choice but to take out the mat and spread it beside her, and put a quilt on it for her to sit on, and fell asleep on the table with the quilt on it.

The charcoal fire was burning all the time, and the room was comfortable and warm. Zhou Qingwu also sat beside her and looked at her with a slight smile on his lips.The sleeping person poked her mouth, her face flushed, Zhou Qingwu couldn't help poking her face too, Meng Chuxi, who was overwhelmed by the disturbance, wrinkled her face childishly, and murmured: "Sister, don't make trouble."

Sister?Zhou Qingwu's fingers froze immediately, and after a long time she slowly withdrew her hand, the smile in her eyes was covered by a cloud.She sighed silently, tucked the quilt for Meng Chuxi, and still looked at her quietly, welcoming the arrival of the new year.

Meng Chuxi fell asleep until the next day. When she opened her eyes, she was already asleep on the bed. She stretched out her hand and rubbed her aching head. It was also opened, and Zhou Qingwu walked in with a bowl of soup in his hand.

Seeing the little girl coming in, fragments of memories from last night began to flood into his mind sporadically. He held her face in his hands, touched and pinched her, and... even kissed her.

She groaned and buried herself in the bed with a look of lovelessness.Zhou Qingwu was a little taken aback, then laughed and patted the quilt.Meng Chuxi poked her head out to look at her, blushing, and stammered, "I drank too much last night, I..."

Zhou Qingwu's eyes flickered slightly, and finally pretended to be nonchalant, and stretched out his hand to gesture: Well, I drank too much, and refused to go back to sleep.Come on, get up and have some soup.

Zhou Qingwu didn't mention the embarrassing things she had done, Meng Chuxi heaved a sigh of relief, and crawled out of the bed, but couldn't help but feel annoyed, is her wine quality so bad?Could it be that you kiss and hug someone just because they are cute?

Looking at her tangled appearance, Zhou Qingwu laughed secretly in his heart, but there was also a trace of inexplicable loss.Going to the cabinet and taking out the new jacket made for her, Zhou Qingwu signaled her to put it on.

Meng Chuxi, who was only thinking about embarrassing herself, discovered that Zhou Qingwu had also changed into new clothes, and the fabric was newly bought. Zhou Qingwu had spent a lot of effort in order to catch up with these two new clothes as the Chinese New Year approached.

The dark blue shirt with the linen skirt inside is much more complicated than the linen shorts used to work in the mountains in the past, but it fully complements the slender figure of the daughter's family.

Meng Chuxi couldn't help looking at it at the moment, and praised: "Qingwu really looks good in this suit."

Zhou Qingwu looked a little ashamed in his eyes, and pointed to the clothes he took out: Try it first, see if it fits you well.

Meng Chuxi responded with a smile, got up and put on her clothes.Zhou Qingwu basically made her whole body by herself. She is very good at needlework, and the size of her clothes fits perfectly. After putting on the jacket, she put on the newly made outer clothes, and the chill of getting up was dispelled.

Looking down at the clothes on her body, the fabric was the same as Zhou Qingwu's, but obviously the clothes were more detailed than the ones given to her, Zhou Qingwu also embroidered patterns on the neckline and cuffs.

This is the first time for Meng Chuxi to see the patterns embroidered by people around her. The stitches are fine and even, and they are very beautiful. .”

Zhou Qingwu fixed the crooked neckline for her, smiling shyly and joyfully: as long as you like it.

Meng Chuxi felt that the clothes were very rare, but she was dissatisfied and complained: "You treat one more than another, and what you give me is thick and embroidered. Why is your own so plain?"

Zhou Qingwu pointed at her, and explained seriously: You look good, and your clothes should look good to match you.

Unexpectedly, it was this explanation. Meng Chuxi wanted to laugh, and pinched her cheek: "Qingwu is also pretty, and she should go with better clothes." After she finished speaking, she thought for a while: "But you did it all. If you want to embroider again, you will still be troubled, and you can’t be partial in the future, do you hear me?”

Zhou Qingwu obediently agreed, and he always agreed so quickly every time, but he couldn't stop repeatedly.And seeing that Meng Chuxi didn't seem to want to mention the elder sister who was raving last night, Zhou Qingwu hesitated for a while, and then didn't mention it. She really dare not take the initiative to mention those unknown results now.

The snow had stopped last night, and the outside of the house was completely white, and as far as the eye could see, there was a vast expanse, and the mountains and forests in the distance were covered with snow, covered in white, beautiful like a fairyland.

In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, no one has passed by, and there are only footprints like plum blossoms and bamboo leaves printed on the snow on the path.After the snow, Meng Chuxi stomped her feet and warmed her body after drinking the hot soup, but her hands and feet were still a little cold. When she turned her head and saw the huge ice awl hanging from the eaves, she was pleasantly surprised: "Qingwu, This ice ridge is so big and long."

Zhou Qingwu looked at it with his head, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile: last night, the snow melted after warming up by the fire.

Meng Chuxi saw that it was indeed the case. The icicle hung from the eaves for more than a meter, and it was as sharp as a sword. This was a rare sight for Meng Chuxi in the past.

Although it is cold in winter, the scenery in the mountain village is very beautiful.According to the usual practice, the first day of the new year is going to pay New Year's greetings, but the two of them have no relatives, and the only one who gets close is Aunt Liu's house, so the hard work of others after the New Year is much easier for the two of them.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, people are tired and lazy, and it took three or four days for the snow to completely melt.For the villagers of Zhoujia Village, the snow came very well.The severe cold weather froze many insects to death, and the land was irrigated in advance after the snow melted.

Farming people are not as lively and leisurely as the towns and counties. Zhou Qingwu and the others only went to a temple fair on the Lantern Festival in the first lunar month, and the rest of the time they were specially preparing for spring plowing.

The small trap set outside hadn't moved for a long time, but after the heavy snowfall, Meng Chuxi went to check and had a pleasant surprise. Instead of hunting the rabbit, he caught a big weasel.

This thing is also hated by the villagers. Every year, weasels will enter the village to steal chickens, and if they are not careful, they will suffer heavy losses.Meng Chuxi was a little afraid of these things, but they didn't check them for a few days, and they were dead when they found out.

The weasel has a slender body and not much meat.It has a bad image in folklore, and hunters usually don't hunt it specifically, but even though they don't eat weasels, its fur is very useful. There are people in the town who specialize in collecting the fur, and the price is not bad.

Taking advantage of selling the skins, the two of them also bought back the seeds they were going to plant, and they got two liters of rice seeds for one mu of land.In addition to rice seeds, there are also some vegetable seeds that have to be prepared. They will be busy for a while when the spring is planted in February and March.

The winter passed quickly, and soon the days became warmer day by day, and the sporadic greenery in the dry grass by the river became more prosperous day by day.

Standing in the courtyard at the entrance, Meng Chuxi noticed that the willow tree on the opposite bank had begun to spit out spores for some reason. She turned her head and said to Zhou Qingwu with emotion: "Time flies, Qingwu, this willow tree is about to germinate."

Zhou Qingwu laughed. This person has been sitting at home and tinkering with his yard recently. He has forgotten the time. January has already passed, and this February, the grass grows and the jasmine flowers are blooming, and the willow trees are about to sprout.

Seeing her gesticulating, Meng Chuxi couldn't help laughing: "Yes, it's already February, and spring is here. After a while, the weather will be warmer, and the rapeseed can be sown. Sunflowers can be planted first if they are hardy. If the two of us don't sell them It’s enough to eat and grow a little.”

Zhou Qingwu nodded. She took the hatchet from the house and pointed outside: "The weather is fine. Let's go chop some firewood and let it dry."

They haven't gone up the mountain for a while, and there is not much firewood left at home, so they really have to prepare.

There are two knives in the house, one Zhou Qingwu has a long pole attached to it. This kind of hatchet can be used to cut pine branches. This is also the wisdom of the working people, otherwise there will be less and less firewood for cutting trees.

In this kind of sunny weather, the two of them don't need to wear jackets anymore, the sun is warm on their bodies.Zhou Qingwu was young, but he was quick to do things. The two of them cooperated very well in cutting pine branches and shrubs.

After working all morning, Zhou Qingwu was afraid that Meng Chuxi would be tired, so he looked at the pile of firewood and signaled to Meng Chuxi that enough was enough.

There are many mountains and forests around here, and the firewood is still wet, and no one will move it when it is piled up here, but it will be moved back in time when it is dry.

He took out the handkerchief in his arms and handed it to Meng Chuxi: Wipe it.

Meng Chuxi's cheeks were flushed after exercising, and her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. Seeing the little girl being so considerate, she poked her head and squinted her eyes and stretched out to her. a feeling of.The meaning is very clear, let Zhou Qingwu wipe it for her.

The little girl clenched her fingers, and the roots of her ears turned red immediately. She looked at her with shy eyes.But even so, in the end she carefully wiped off the sweat on Meng Chuxi's forehead and neck.

Meng Chuxi inexplicably felt that her small appearance was so cute that it made her heart itch, so she reached out and rubbed the little girl's face again: "Why are we Qingwu so virtuous?"

This virtuousness made Zhou Qingwu very ashamed, he turned his head and stomped his feet to ignore this wicked person.Turning around, she couldn't see Meng Chuxi's expression, but she couldn't hide that gentle and pleasant smile.

Not wanting her to continue laughing at herself, Zhou Qingwu stretched out his hand and gestured: Let's dig wild vegetables.

The wild vegetables in this season are tender and there are many kinds. Now that I have some meat oil and condiments at home, the taste of wild vegetables is completely different. The wild leeks, shepherd's purse, and duck feet in this season are all very good wild vegetables.

When Zhou Qingwu was in poverty in the past, he basically relied on wild vegetables to survive. She knew exactly where wild vegetables grew well and where they were abundant.Go down from the mountain and cross a small river ditch. There are many wild vegetables on that mountain.

The plan was made early in the morning, so Zhou Qingwu brought a small hoe and a basket. The stream in the spring is also full of vitality, winding all the way into the big river in their village.

The creek is not deep but quite wide. There are a few exposed stones in it, Zhou Qingwu gestured and said: "Wait a minute, I will pass first."

Before Meng Chuxi had time to stop her, the little girl had already stepped on a rock and was tentatively moving forward.These stones were placed in the water at random, and no one knew if they were stable or not. Zhou Qingwu tried them one by one, crossed the river carefully, and waved to Meng Chuxi.

Meng Chuxi felt a little timid at first, but this body's balance ability is far better than her own, so it's no problem to shake her feet a few times, but she frightened the little girl very nervous when she shook her a few times.

Although the weather is warm, the mountain stream in spring is icy cold, making it uncomfortable to fall.

Meng Chuxi passed by relying on her flexibility, and the little girl came to the ground and almost fell into her arms.

"What are you doing so nervous? I'm amazing." Meng Chuxi glanced at a piece of green from the corner of her eye as she spoke, and immediately gasped.

"This is water celery."

Zhou Qingwu followed suit and nodded.This water celery loves to grow near the shallow water, and this is the most tender time.

One of the characteristics of the dishes of the celery family is that they have a special fragrance. Water celery is more fragrant than celery, and the taste is not so strong.Rich in fiber but crisper than celery, the leaves can also be fried and eaten together. If there is meat, it is much more delicious than celery when fried.

Meng Chuxi didn't live well with her grandfather in the countryside before. These wild water celery are very good vegetables, but Meng Chuxi remembered that water celery is easy to attract leeches. Thinking about it, her scalp became numb and said: "Qingwu, there will be no Leeches, right?"

Zhou Qingwu was slightly stunned, then gestured and said: "It's cold, it's not there now."

Meng Chuxi breathed a sigh of relief and thought about it, and it was indeed that she was relieved.The water celery grew together in clumps, and the light green color was particularly pleasing. She pulled it apart and saw that it was very clean. When she stretched out her hand to pinch it, it was indeed very tender and could be picked with bare hands.

This piece grows a lot, but Zhou Qingwu is not greedy, no matter how delicious this dish is, it won't be enough to eat a few meals.After picking two handfuls enough to eat two meals, they continued to search upwards.

Sure enough, as Zhou Qingwu mentioned, there are a lot of wild vegetables here, most of which are shepherd's purse. Shepherd's purse is a wild vegetable that Meng Chuxi likes very much. It is used to boil eggs, and it is very delicious in hot pots, especially for making dumplings.

It's just that the shepherd's purse is not big, so it's more difficult to clean, and it's not easy to eat wild ones.On these hillsides and valleys, they harvested a lot. They dug a large handful of shepherd's purse, and also dug some wild onions and duck feet.

This kind of collecting activity won Meng Chuxi's interest, looking at the wild vegetables in the basket, I don't know how good the mood is.

Seeing that it was almost done, if it was later, someone would be hungry. Thinking of this, Zhou Qingwu plucked the wild vegetables in the basket and motioned to go home.

Meng Chuxi nodded and was about to leave when a heart-shaped purple leaf caught her attention. When she saw that there was more than one leaf, there was one growing.

Seeing Meng Chuxi leaning over, Zhou Qingwu also took a look. She knew this, it was Houttuynia cordata, a herb she often picked, but the price was not high, and occasionally she would dry Houttuynia cordata to make tea by herself.

Meng Chuxi knew that she must have known her, so she pointed to Houttuynia cordata and said, "This is delicious, and the rhizome will be addictive if you eat it in cold salad."

Of course, this is what she heard from her former graduate students. As for herself, I’m sorry, she can faint when she smells it. When she saw this thing in school, she was almost autistic, let alone eat it. Yes, in Meng Chuxi's view, this is dark cooking.

However, seeing the surprised look on the little girl's face, she suppressed a smile, and said firmly again: "It's really edible, since it can be used as medicine, it must be fine."

Zhou Qingwu still frowned and looked at the piece of Houttuynia cordata on the ground, quite skeptical: the taste is so strong, can it be served cold?

"It's also called zheergen. It's delicious in cold salad. Let's dig some and I'll make it for you when I go back."

She must have trusted Meng Chuxi, she nodded when she heard what she said, and dug with a small hoe.Although he was not used to the smell, seeing the white and tender roots being dug out, Meng Chuxi also found it very satisfying.

On the way back, Meng Chuxi sniffed her hand secretly, waved it in disgust, with a childish smile in her eyes, and asked her little girl to taste the cold salad.