cloud and sun

Qiao An was woken up by Cheng Xu.Waking up in a daze.

"An'an, get up soon, my mother asked me to wake you up."

Joan pulled the quilt over her head and said, "So sleepy, so sleepy."

"My mother said she would come here in person if she didn't get up again."

Joan sat up at once.He suddenly had some memory of his mother waking him up.

Joan went back from the roof and found that there was a lot of fog outside. It rained last night, and the air on the mountain was exceptionally good.

Qiao An ran to Cheng Xu's house after washing up. When she left the hospital, she saw some uncles and aunts jogging in the morning.

"Uncles and aunts, the fog is very heavy, be careful when running."

"Understood, let's go eat."

Cheng Xu's mother left breakfast for Qiao An, and several uncles and aunts were eating in the hall.

Cheng Xu brought the food to Qiao An.Cheng Xu's mother asked Qiao An when she saw Qiao An's appearance of not waking up, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

Cheng Xu looked in a bad mood: "I slept on the roof last night, and it rained in the middle of the night."

"You should set up a tent to sleep on the roof. The rain in the mountains will come when you say it. Look at An An's appearance that he didn't sleep well."

Qiao An actually slept well: "I actually slept well. I can't even remember how I got back to the house last night. In a daze, I heard Brother Xu say that it was raining."

"Fortunately, I didn't get caught in the rain, otherwise I would catch a cold easily. Eat quickly, and after we finish eating, we will pick the materials for making sachets."

Joan ate quickly, and was ready to clean up the bowl after eating.

"Leave it alone and let your uncle collect it. Let's go there quickly. The sun will come out later and it will be very hot. Xiao Xu, go and get a pair of rain boots for An An."

Cheng Xu got the order and ran upstairs.Cheng Xu's mother looked at Qiao An's shorts and short sleeves and felt uncomfortable, so she said, "Go and change into a pair of long-sleeved trousers. It will be troublesome if the grass on the road scratches your legs, and the dew will be heavy. It's not comfortable in the drip shoes."

"Oh, but I didn't bring it. I just brought some shorts and short sleeves."

"Then go find your brother Xu. He has a lot of clothes, if you get dirty, just throw it in his room and let him wash it."

Cheng Xu's voice drifted over from the second floor: "Mom, I heard you."

"It's useless for you to hear it, I have the final say."

"Ok."

After speaking, Joan ran upstairs.Cheng Xu brought Qiao An a set of flowered shirts and overalls that looked too small for him.

After Joan put on it, it was still loose.The rain boots didn't fit either, Cheng Xu gave his to Qiao An, and after putting them on, Qiao An felt that the shoes were about to fall off.

"No more small ones. Be careful when you go."

The group of uncles and aunts also like to join in the fun, so they also want to follow.Cheng Xu's mother also felt that there were so many people, so she took them along.But there weren't many rain boots left, and Cheng Xu's mother asked them to change into shoes they didn't often wear.

"Xiaoxu, go to Grandma Li's house next door to borrow two slings, our house doesn't have enough."

Qiao An has long been interested in the dog next to Cheng Xu's house, so she went with Cheng Xu.

Cheng Xu knocked on the courtyard door and shouted, "Grandma Li, please borrow your sling."

Grandma Li came over and opened the courtyard door while eating noodles all night.Her dog just lay on Cheng Xu's body.Cheng Xu entered Grandma Li's house while teasing the dog.

Grandma Li put down the bowl and took a stick for Cheng Xu: "Which family is this child, he looks so good."

"Grandpa Joe's."

"Hello grandma!"

Grandma Li smiled happily: "Old man Qiao's family has a sweet mouth."

Joan smiled shyly, and squatted aside to play with the dog.

Cheng Xu's mother called them outside: "An An, let's go."

"Okay, here we come."

When Joan left the yard, he saw a group of people waiting outside the yard.The uncles and aunts all brought the equipment for summer vacation, a big sun hat.Cheng Xu's mother also brought one.

Cheng Xu's mother had already walked along the road with someone, and Qiao An and Cheng Xu followed behind, each carrying a bag.

An uncle probably woke up in good spirits in the morning, so he started singing.

"Give me a cup of Wang~qing~~water~~~"

The aunts all laughed.

"Want to listen to music?"

Joan nodded.

Cheng Xu gave Qiao An an earphone.Qiao An discovered that Cheng Xu liked listening to English songs.But he also has many songs in his playlist, so he unconsciously sang along.

Cheng Xu's mother led her uncles and aunts across a field ridge.Cheng Xu pulled Qiao An's clothes in case he accidentally fell off.

"Be careful, your shoes are too big to walk on."

Joan had never walked through the ridges of this kind of terraced fields before, so he was very careful.

"There are a lot of frogs in here, be careful not to step on them accidentally."

"That cry is not that of a frog."

Cheng Xu thought Qiao An was cute, so he asked him, "What's the name of that frog?"

Qiao An hears frogs calling every night, how could she not know: "It's just croak~ woo~~wow~~~"

Joann didn't realize that he managed to make everyone laugh.

"This young man is really interesting."

Qiao An felt that Cheng Xu was really black-bellied.He felt that he must think twice before Cheng Xu asked him to do anything in the future.

They walked down the field ridge, and when they reached a flat ground, Cheng Xu's mother said to everyone, "This piece of mint is quite a lot, but we can pick a few for each of us."

The fog has not dissipated, and the rainwater from last night is still hanging on the mint leaves, which smells very fragrant.

Cheng Xu picked a leaf and put it in front of Qiao An's nose: "Smell it, it's very fragrant."

Joan sniffed it and choked on it, just like eating a mint candy all of a sudden.

Cheng Xu's triumphant expression made Qiao An feel that he did it on purpose.

"You're annoying."

They continued walking, and the grass on the side directly covered the top of their heads. Although the road was still easy to walk, the dew on the grass would fall directly on top of their heads.Cheng Xu covered Qiao An's head with his hands, but Qiao An's hair wasn't much wet.

"Wow, there are so many lotus flowers here. There are also lotus pods."

Cheng Xu's mother put the calamus she had dug into Qiao An's bag without her bag.

"Do you want to eat lotus seeds?"

"Can this be picked and eaten?"

"Go and act coquettishly for Brother Xu. Our family doesn't have one, and he has a way."

"Ah, do you really want to go?"

"I count on you."

After digging the calamus, everyone followed Cheng Xu's mother to pick the patchouli leaves.

"wait for me."

Cheng Xu picked a lotus leaf and put it on Qiao An's head.

"Brother Xu, Auntie said you can take me to pick lotus pods."

"She said so?"

"Of course that's not the case."

Cheng Xu smiled: "Then tell me what my mother told you."

Qiao An suspects that Cheng Xu just heard what his mother told him.

"Just... brother... take me to pick... lotus pods tomorrow, okay?"

Cheng Xu said with trembling lips, "Well... I can ask uncle." He shouldn't have teased Qiao An, as Qiao An's skin was thicker than he imagined.

The fog gradually dissipated and the sun began to emerge.But the morning sun was not very basking.

The group walked for about an hour and a half, and the materials needed to make the sachet were almost picked, so Cheng Xu's mother took a detour to go home.

The way back is much easier. Most of them are roads. Although it is a bit detoured, you can still enjoy the scenery.

Qiao An pointed to the other side of the mountain and said to Cheng Xu: "Look quickly, there is a lot of fog on the other side of the mountain. Does it feel the same when you look at it from the other side?"

Cheng Xu looked in the direction Qiao An pointed at: "Maybe."

Many people who come here to escape the summer get up for a walk in the morning and just meet them when they come back from picking grass.

"Where did you guys go so early? The battle is so big."

"There are a lot of mosquitoes recently, so I'll take everyone to find some Huoxiang or something to make a sachet."

"this is not bad."

Cheng Xu's mother didn't talk much: "The sun is about to come over, let's go back first."

After Cheng Xu's mother and the others went back, they took a pot of herbs washed and picked in the yard.

After Qiao An poured everything in the bag, he followed Cheng Xu to change clothes.

"Don't change your clothes, don't you want to follow me to the orchard in the afternoon?"

Qiao An didn't have any objections. After changing her shoes, she sat upside down on the chair in Cheng Xu's room, resting her head on her arm, watching Cheng Xu pack her things.

Gradually, I became a little sleepy, and fell asleep unconsciously.

After Cheng Xu packed up his things and turned around, he saw Qiao An lying down on the chair and sleeping soundly.So he took out a piece of art paper from the corner, took a pencil and sat down to draw Joan.

Cheng Xu was still very fast at drawing sketches, so Qiao An didn't wake up after finishing one sketch.Cheng Xu walked to the window and saw his mother drying things, then ran down to help.

"Can it be dried today?"

"The sun should be almost here. If it doesn't work, put it in the oven. Where's An'an?"

"Fell asleep on the chair."

"It's all like this. If you wake up too early, you will get sleepy."

"Have you not been alive recently?"

"I'm going to Chongqing with An An. It's not in a hurry anyway." He yawned, "Oh, I'm so sleepy. I'll go up and catch up on sleep."

"Go."

After Cheng Xu went upstairs, Qiao An did not lie on the chair, but lay on the bed.Cheng Xu was very sleepy, so he moved Qiao An aside, and fell asleep on the same side.

Qiao An woke up again because the sun was shining, Cheng Xu just opened the curtain and forgot to close it.Joan got up and drew the curtains, and saw uncles and aunts playing chess and chatting in the yard.

Qiao An drew the curtains, only then did she notice Cheng Xu next to her.He thought it would be nice if no one was sleeping, Cheng Xu looked silly now.

Qiao An took out his mobile phone and took a picture of Cheng Xu sleeping silly, and asked Cheng Xu to pay attention to his sleeping position after preparation.After all, a handsome guy has to be handsome all the time.

Qiao An was about to go downstairs after taking pictures of Cheng Xu, when he saw the sketch drawn by Cheng Xu on the table, it was drawn by Cheng Xu when he accidentally fell asleep lying on the chair.

People who can draw, even if it's just a sketch, have a feeling.Qiao An didn't care about the fact that Cheng Xu secretly painted him because Cheng Xu's paintings were not bad.

When Qiao An went downstairs, she met Cheng Xu's mother.Cheng Xu's mother sat on the sofa and ate sunflower seeds.

"Where's Xiao Xu?"

"Sleep upstairs."

"Want to watch TV?"

Joan shook his head, saying no.

"You slept on the roof last night, did you get bitten by mosquitoes?"

Joan was used to being bitten, so he felt fine.

"We lit a plate of mosquito coils, but there were still mosquitoes."

"By the way, your dad said you are going to work, when will you work?"

Although Qiao An didn't want to talk about this topic yet, she still answered Cheng Xu's mother's question.

"I went to report on August 8, but it took a one-month probationary period before I decided whether to hire or not. At that time, I signed because the salary was not bad."

Cheng Xu's mother nodded: "It's not bad to stay in Shanghai. You don't have a girlfriend yet, do you?"

Qiao An glanced at Cheng Xu's mother warily: "Yes."

Cheng Xu's mother laughed at his action.

"I don't introduce you to someone, I just ask. I don't like to introduce someone to my children. Cheng Xu has been at home for more than a year and I haven't urged him."

In fact, Qiao An has always been curious about one thing, that is, Cheng Xu stays in the village every day, but he looks rich and plays with cameras and SLRs.

"Auntie, does brother Xu have a job?"

"His income is not stable. And he doesn't stay here often. He often travels to Chongqing. There are many studios there that invite him to do design. He doesn't go there if he can get something on the computer. If it doesn't work, he goes to Go to Chongqing. He picks up one by one, and stays at home when he is not working."

"Oh, that's it, no wonder..."

Cheng Xu's mother smiled and asked, "No wonder what?"

"It's just that he looks quite rich. There are several cameras and lenses in the room. Anyway, those who play with those things are very rich."

"We don't care what he does with the money he earns. But I don't know how much he earns. Anyway, he will have to earn the money to marry a wife in the future. When he just graduated from university, he will have the opportunity to go to a house in Shanghai. In the studio, but I don’t know why I didn’t go there afterwards.”

"If he went to Shanghai, maybe we knew each other earlier."

"You two have known each other since you were three or four years old, it's early enough."

"That's true."

"I think he is also a person who doesn't like to go to work. I still remember that he said he would stay in Chongqing to work, but he resigned after working for more than a year. He also said that he would bring his partner back, but he did come back, and he also brought his wife along with him. Pack a small bag."

Qiao An thought about what Cheng Xu told him yesterday that he came back because he forgot to bring some things, maybe it had something to do with this object that he failed to bring home.But Qiao An didn't tell Cheng Xu's mother about it.

Cheng Xu came down at some point and sat next to Qiao An.

When Cheng Xu's mother saw Cheng Xu coming, she said, "I'm talking about you, An An just asked me what your job is."

Cheng Xu put his hands on his head and leaned on the sofa: "There is no job. I rely on gnawing on the old."

"Son, there is a price to be paid for gnawing on the old, so go and cook for your dad."

Cheng Xu got up: "Oh, it's not easy to chew on the old."

Qiao An asked Cheng Xu's mother with a smile: "Can Brother Xu know how to cook?"

"Is there any man in Chongqing who can't cook? If I don't learn how to cook, I can't find a wife after seeing him."

Joan was a little embarrassed: "Actually, I...can't cook. My parents cook delicious food, so I have no chance to cook."

"You are cute, you can make an exception."

Qiao An sighed: "I'm going to learn how Brother Xu cooks. What if I'm single for the rest of my life?"

When Qiao An went to the kitchen, Cheng Xu was chopping vegetables, and Cheng Xu's father was washing rice and preparing to steam the rice.

Cheng Xu asked Qiao An while chopping vegetables, "What are you doing here?"

"Just now my aunt said that if I can't cook and can't find a wife, I'll come and learn."

Cheng Xu's father said from the side: "Don't listen to her nonsense. I just like to cook."

Cheng Xu looked at his father and said, "Dad, don't make love."

"Oh, you shouldn't just look at your face at that time, your mother is really bad at cooking."

Joan laughed loudly: "Is there any work to be done? I'll help you."

Cheng Xu pointed to the dishes next to him: "You wash these dishes out."

Under his mother's training, Qiao An is not a person who does not stick to the spring water, so he quickly washed the dishes.

"You seem quite proficient, you don't wash too much at home."

Joan remembered the episode where his mother forced him to wash the vegetables in winter: "Let me tell you, my mother thinks the water is cold in winter, so she asked me to wash the vegetables, but she didn't let me wash them in warm water, saying it would burn the vegetables. In winter, the water is cold, and the whole person is gone after washing the dishes."

Cheng Xu also cut up the vegetables Qiao An had washed.

"The water here is even colder in winter, and sometimes there are ice slags in the water."

"Is there no hot water?"

"Yes, there is, but sometimes in winter, too much hot water is used, and the water heater can't be heated. Generally, vegetables are washed directly in cold water."

Joan felt cold just thinking about it.

Cheng Xu fried a piece of crispy meat first, the oil splashed in the pan, and Qiao An stayed far away.

Joan washed a few dishes, served them, and wiped them dry with a wink.

Cheng Xu scooped up all the crispy meat from the first pot.

"Want to try one?"

Cheng Xu picked up a piece of crispy meat and fed it to Qiao An, almost scalding Qiao An's mouth.

"It's hot, it's hot!"

Cheng Xu didn't expect it to be so hot, but what he couldn't understand was that Qiao An didn't spit it out but swallowed it.

Cheng Xu hurried to the living room to get Qiao An a glass of water.

"Is it hot?"

Joan said while drinking water: "It tastes good, very crispy. But it's really hot, so I brought this here."

Cheng Xu looked at Qiao An, and couldn't understand why Qiao An could be so cute since childhood.

"Take it over."

Cheng Xu's cooking was well received by everyone.But Qiao An's mouth hurts, so he didn't eat much.

Cheng Xu saw that Qiao An hadn't eaten much and was drinking soup all the time, so he asked him, "Isn't it delicious?"

Joan said quietly, "No, my mouth hurts."

Cheng Xu wanted to laugh a little, but felt that he was the one who caused the trouble. If he laughed, he would be heartless, so he thoughtfully made some soft dishes for Qiao An.

After the meal, after packing up, Joan lay on the sofa in a daze.Cheng Xu patted Qiao An's forehead lightly, and asked him, "Does it still hurt?"

Joan shook his head listlessly: "It's okay."

Cheng Xu finally couldn't help laughing, in fact, Qiao An also knew that Cheng Xu didn't do it on purpose, but Cheng Xu's behavior at this time annoyed him too much.

"You're annoying. I don't even want to eat it. You insist on feeding it. I have to eat it out of politeness."

"Oh, really?"

"Get me a bottle of water, thanks."

Qiao An didn't sit on the sofa for long when Cheng Xu gave him a big sun hat.

"Let's go, go to the orchard."

Joan's mouth was still aching: "Why are you feeding me, how can I eat fruit later?"

"If you eat too much fruit, you will have diarrhea."

"That's two different things from not being able to eat."

Cheng Xu put the hat on Qiao An's head directly, and said with a smile: "Okay, go early, you can still catch dinner when you come back."

"Is it going to be so long?"

"Because I want to pick more points and share them with others."

"Let's go then."

The sun is shining outside, and the uncles and aunts have already set off to go fishing, and the yard is empty.