Chapter 185 It's Not a Rubber Band
Chapter 185 It's Not a Rubber Band
In mid-July, Bei'an experienced another wave of rare high temperatures, with temperatures above 40 degrees lasting for two days.
In this kind of weather, not to mention people, even dogs don’t want to go out.
The young people on the farm didn't want to go home, so they asked for a dormitory to live on the farm.
The farm is still comfortable.
Jiang Ning was also reluctant to go out and stayed lazy at home.
After lunch, the little guy took a nap and woke up before three o'clock.
Feng Yu and Feng Xue packed up and took the little one to swim.
The swimming pool is not heated, so the little ones need to wait for the right time to swim.
It’s okay for adults to have a lower water temperature, but it’s not the same for little ones over six months old. You have to wait until after three o’clock in the afternoon for the water temperature in the pool to reach above 30 degrees. It also has to be hot weather, otherwise the water temperature in the pool will not reach 30 degrees.
The little guy loves playing in the water, but usually he can only soak in the bathtub indoors.
If you want to soak in the big pool, you have to wait for the right time.
There are also many children's bathing places in Bei'an, but Feng Yu never takes his children to such places.
I went to the backyard to measure the water temperature, it was 31 degrees.
Barely washable.
Feng Yu and Feng Xue also changed into swimsuits, stripped the little guy naked, put him into the pool, put a swimming ring around his neck, and the little guy began to splash around happily in the water. Feng Yu and Feng Xue watched and took the opportunity to give the little guy a bath.
Jiang Ning didn't go into the water, but just sat by the pool and watched.
Feng Yu was wearing a skirt-style swimsuit and there was a faint scar on her belly from a caesarean section.
Her figure is still slim, no different from before pregnancy.
But if you look closely, you'll notice that the belly is a bit loose.
This is a normal physiological phenomenon, after all, the belly swells so much when pregnant.
It is impossible that there is no change at all.
It's not a rubber band.
It takes a long time of exercise to recover.
Feng Xue was wearing a sports swimsuit that covered her entire body.
But that beautiful figure cannot be concealed.
I am twenty-seven this year, and will be thirty in three years.
The best years of our lives just passed by.
Jiang Ning sighed, his mind in a mess.
I don’t know what I’m thinking.
After thinking for a while, the two mothers finished bathing the little girl. The little girl was tired from playing, so Feng Yu sent her up. Jiang Ning took a bath towel and wrapped the little girl around her, wiped off the water droplets on her body, and put clothes on her.
The weather was too hot, so I wore a thin jumpsuit.
The little guy seemed really tired, sitting in his father's arms without moving.
Quietly watching the two mothers splashing in the water.
Occasionally he would make a few humming sounds and move his hands and feet.
Jiang Ning held his daughter's hand and said, "Baby, call me daddy."
The little guy reacted: "Eight eight eight eight..."
Jiang Ning was so happy, why did her little mouth sound like a machine gun?
A long list comes out when you call.
After playing with the child for a while, the little guy may have consumed a lot of energy in the water.
She actually fell asleep in his arms.
Jiang Ning pushed the stroller out and put her in it.
I covered him with a thin blanket, sat under the parasol and looked through his phone.
WeChat kept ringing, with a lot of messages.
When I opened it, they were all from the group.
From the photos I posted of picking mushrooms, it looks like I had a good harvest.
Jiang Ning suddenly became interested and called Feng Yu: "Wife, do you want to go mushroom picking?"
Feng Yu stood up, wiped the water off his face and said, "How can I go? Who will take care of the child?"
Jiang Ning said: "Let mom take a look for half a day."
Feng Yu said: "Half a day is not enough. It will take half a day to go up and down."
Jiang Ning said: "Let's fly over there by helicopter, it won't waste time on the road."
Feng Yu thought about it and it made sense. The helicopter only took a dozen minutes to fly there.
It takes more than an hour to drive or walk, which is a waste of time.
I haven't been out for most of the day.
Feng Yu also wanted to go out and relax, so he said, "Then I'll tell Mom!"
Jiang Ning asked: "Should I speak or should you speak?"
Feng Yu said: "Let me tell you!"
Jiang Ning certainly had no objection, as Feng Yu was very proactive in communicating with her mother-in-law.
Unless it is something particularly difficult, he will not be allowed to speak.
Feng Yu always told her mother-in-law about it herself, and it was actually a good thing.
After calling her and talking to her, Zhang Yulan certainly wouldn't refuse.
She worked like a slave for her eldest son and never worried about the second son. Her granddaughter was more than six months old and she had never taken care of her for a single day. How could she refuse? She brought her eldest granddaughter to the villa early the next day, and of course Dad Jiang came too.
Feng Yu doesn’t have much milk, so the little one eats milk powder during the day.
The only thing he was fed was some milk at midnight.
After breakfast, I played with the little guy for a while.
There was the roar of a helicopter outside.
Feng Yu and Feng Xue came out and got on the helicopter parked in the yard.
Zhang Yulan didn't come out because the noise of the helicopter was too loud.
It's too noisy even if you stay in the room with the door closed.
But I didn't dare take the little guy out for fear of scaring the child.
Only after the helicopter flew away did he carry the little one downstairs.
The little guy had started to stare at people. After playing for a while and not seeing his mother, he looked around and started crying with his mouth pursed. His grandparents coaxed him for a long time, and Dad Jiang picked a flower and put it in his hand. Only then did the little guy stop crying.
He played with the flower for a while and then put it in his mouth.
Jiang Ning, on the other hand, flew to the mountains in a helicopter with his wife and sister-in-law in just over ten minutes.
Looking down from a high altitude, you can see people from time to time.
It is the mushroom picking season. There are professionals who pick mushrooms to sell for money, and there are also people like Jiang Ning's family who come here just to relax. Cars cannot go up the mountains, so those who make money by picking mushrooms lead donkeys or horses, pick mushrooms, tie them to the animals, and lead them down the mountain.
Amateurs don’t have such environmental protection tools.
Each person carries a paper bag and collects as much as they can.
Most come empty-handed.
There were many people in the front mountain, so Jiang Ning flew inside.
We flew to a valley where there was no road and then found a flat place to land.
Got off the plane.
Feng Yu was a little scared: "This place is too far away, are there any wild animals?"
Jiang Ning said: "What kind of wild beasts can there be in Bei'an? Don't worry, I'm here, what are you afraid of!"
Feng Yu felt relieved then, as men’s roles are irreplaceable.
As long as her husband is around, she feels at ease. Her man is so powerful.
He locked the hatch and looked around.
Jiang Ning picked a direction at random and took Feng Yu and Feng Xue into the woods.
Although the valley was flat, the weeds were knee-high and there were no signs of human activity. It was obviously too far away and no one came here. It would be very troublesome if there was no road, as there were snakes in the mountains. Feng Yu and Feng Xue walked there in fear.
I’m afraid of stepping on snakes and insects.
Jiang Ning was not worried because there were snakes in the mountains.
But there are no poisonous snakes, so it's okay even if you get bitten.
We walked across a meadow and entered the woods, and the knee-high grass disappeared.
No grass can grow in the pine forest, and the ground is covered with fine, low-growing grass.
And moss.
Feng Yu squatted on the ground and pulled at the weeds. He pointed at a few plants with bean-sized fruits and said in surprise, "Are these red fruits strawberries? Why do they look like strawberries to me?"
Jiang Ning glanced at it, leaned over to take a look, and was a little surprised: "It should be. I've heard that there are wild strawberries in the mountains. I've never seen this thing before. It's so small that if you don't look closely, you really can't tell it's a strawberry."
Feng Yu picked one and tasted it, not worrying about whether it was poisonous: "It's sweet, tastes like strawberry, sweeter than the strawberries on the farm."
Jiang Ning also picked one and tasted it. It was indeed sweeter than the strawberries grown on the farm.
It's just too small, only the size of a bean. The flavor is gone as soon as you taste it, and it's not even enough to fill your teeth.
Feng Xue also picked some and tasted it, then made some sign language gestures.
Jiang Ning understood and said, "When we get back, dig up a few and try to plant them to see if they can grow."
After tasting the wild strawberries, the three began to search in the woods.
In the deep mountains and old forests, Feng Yu and Feng Xue did not dare to leave.
He was moving around near Jiang Ning, looking up at him from time to time.
Afraid that Jiang Ning would disappear from his sight.
After searching for a long time, Jiang Ning was not having any luck.
Not to mention mushrooms, even mushroom hair was not found.
Feng Xue was lucky enough to find wild mushrooms first.
But she couldn't say anything, so she waved at Feng Yu and Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was the first to see it, so he walked over and asked, "Sister, did you find the mushrooms?"
Feng Xue nodded quickly and pointed in front of him.
Jiang Ning took a look and found that it was indeed a mushroom.
There were many mushrooms growing on the black soil next to the pine tree. Some had grown into large umbrella caps, some had not yet grown open and were still balls as big as a child's fist, and some had just broken through the soil, revealing only a little bit of dark yellow.
If you don't squat down and look carefully, you really can't see it.
The feeling of harvest is always joyful.
"Sister is lucky!"
Jiang Ning gave a thumbs up and called Feng Yu: "Sister, I found mushrooms."
Feng Yu came over when he heard the sound and was happy to see the mushrooms on the ground.
When Feng Xue went mushroom picking the year before last, not only did he not find any, he also sprained his ankle.
If Jiang Ning hadn't carried him all the way down the mountain, they would have had to call a rescue team.
I didn't have high expectations today, but I actually found mushrooms. I'm really happy.
"Yeah, there's more."
How could three people pick more than a dozen mushrooms? Each person picked less than five and they were gone.
There was a small pile of earth next to Feng Yu, so he dug it up casually.
I didn't expect that when I dug up the small pile of soil, I would find mushrooms inside.
Suddenly I was surprised.
He quickly dug twice and dug out the mushrooms.
My daughter has a round bump as big as a fist, which looks strong.
Jiang Ning and Feng Xue came over to take a look, and hurriedly looked for the small pile of dirt to dig.
I dug out a dozen more that had not yet broken through the soil, and I felt a great sense of achievement.
After searching for a long time, I confirmed that there were no more mushrooms here.
Then continue to look elsewhere.
This time Jiang Ning was lucky and found a place where mushrooms grew.
After shouting, Feng Yu and Feng Xue ran over.
There are much more mushrooms in this patch than the one Feng Xue found just now. At a glance, the black soil between the pine trees is full of mushrooms of all sizes, and a sense of joy of picking up something good arises spontaneously.
Feng Yu was excited: "Oh, I didn't expect there are so many mushrooms here."
Feng Xue has already squatted down and started picking.
Jiang Ning didn't pick any, and said, "You two pick them here, I'll go look for them somewhere else."
Feng Yu agreed and said, "Don't go too far."
Jiang Ning agreed and went somewhere else with the plastic bag.
There are actually a lot of wild mushrooms in places where no one has been.
Jiang Ning quickly found another patch, called out to two people and greeted them, and started picking mushrooms by himself. However, there were not as many mushrooms in this patch as the previous one, so he finished picking them quickly and continued to look for mushrooms. After Feng Yu and Feng Xue finished picking the previous patch of mushrooms, they each filled half a bag.
It was difficult to carry the bag, so one of them took a new plastic bag and continued searching.
It took two hours to pick four full bags of mushrooms.
The plastic bags are large bags for vegetables from the farm canteen. A bag full of mushrooms can weigh more than ten pounds.
Feng Yu felt it was heavy even when he was carrying it.
Seeing that it was getting late, the three of them went back home.
Fly to the farm, don't go directly to the villa.
Afraid of waking up the child while he is sleeping.
Fly to the office building first, then drive home.
When we arrived at the villa, it was almost twelve o'clock.
Zhang Yulan is cooking.
Jiang Youxin held his little granddaughter and led his older granddaughter to play in the yard.
The little guy was quite well behaved. He didn't cry or make a fuss even when his grandfather was holding him. He watched his sister kicking the ball with his big round eyes. When he saw a car coming, he stared at it. When he saw his mother getting out of the car, he immediately grinned.
The two little hands were waving around, and they were babbling at Feng Yu.
"Tiantian, are you crying?"
Feng Yu walked over and took his daughter from Jiang's father.
The little guy was held in his mother's arms and laughed happily.
Jiang Youxin smiled and said, "You cried a few times when you left, but you stopped crying after a while."
Jiang Ning got out of the car and took out a few bags from the trunk.
Jiang Youxin was surprised: "I'm lucky to have picked so many."
Jiang Ning said, "There are a lot of mushrooms in the deep mountains. I didn't want the ones that had grown into umbrella caps. I threw them all away and only picked the ones that hadn't grown open. I took a few plastic bags. If I had known earlier, I could have taken a few more bags so I could have packed more."
Jiang Youxin said: "There must be a lot of places where no one goes. This thing needs to be dried quickly, otherwise it will breed maggots."
Jiang Ning asked: "How do you dry them? Break them all apart and dry them?"
Jiang Youxin nodded and said, "Of course I'll break it apart, otherwise the inside won't dry out."
Jiang Ning looked around and said, "Let's go to the rooftop to bask in the sun. It's not so good down there."
So the father and son went upstairs to dry the mushrooms.
Feng Yu and Feng Xue carried the little one to the kitchen to help their mother-in-law cook.
He also asked Jiang Ning to save a few mushrooms so that he could stir-fry fresh wild mushrooms with meat.
There was nothing on the rooftop and no trees to block the view.
The sun was so hot that in less than three minutes, the father and son were tanned.
Under the scorching sun, I broke all four bags of mushrooms into small pieces and dried them, then hurried downstairs.
Jiang Ning was sweating all over and went to the third floor to take a shower first.
Just went downstairs to eat.
Jiang Ma made noodles and fried a few dishes.
Finally, Feng Xue fried a dish of wild mushrooms and meat.
A family of seven, big and small, ate around the dining table.
After taking a shower, Jiang Ning didn't put on any shirt, just a pair of shorts, and ate with his bare chest.
The dishes are very homely, a plate of shredded potatoes, a plate of bamboo shoots and meat, and a plate of tiger skin chili.
There are also three cold dishes, one is cold-boiled enoki mushrooms, one is spinach soup, and the other is cold-boiled sweet potato.
They are all dishes that go well with rice.
There is also a dish of stir-fried meat with mushrooms that Feng Xue cooked at the end.
Jiang Ning tasted the mushroom first: "Why do I feel that it is not as fragrant as the dried ones?"
Feng Yu also tasted it and said: "It is indeed not as fragrant as the dried ones."
Jiang Youxin said: "The dried wild mushrooms from the mountains are more flavorful when stir-fried than the fresh ones. The fresh ones are only slightly more fragrant than the straw mushrooms, but not as fragrant as the dried ones. Eat the fresh ones, the straw mushrooms, which are more fragrant than the dried ones."
Everyone nodded, agreeing that straw mushrooms should indeed be eaten fresh.
It has no smell after being dried.
The farm has grown a lot of straw mushrooms this year. They are the white mushrooms as big as a child's fist and grow in the grass. People in Bei'an call them grass mushrooms. There are also artificially cultivated ones. Fresh ones are good for making soup and rice, but so-so for cooking.
The water content is very high, and ten kilograms of fresh goods can produce less than one kilogram of dried goods.
The taste is far worse than the wild mushrooms in the mountains.
After lunch, we cleaned up.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang are leaving.
Feng Yu tried to persuade them to stay, but the old couple did not stay and took their eldest granddaughter to the living area.
(End of this chapter)