Daily life in Zongman: After setting up the stall, return to the hometown to farm - Chapter 17
It was a hot summer day, and as noon approached, the temperature became higher and higher.
Xia Hua’s house.
On the wooden corridor under the eaves, a row of girls sat, some big, some small, some tall, some short.
The only thing in common was that they all held a popsicle in their hands and were tasting it.
After returning from the market, everyone bought a few popsicles at the convenience store and planned to take a short break.
After that, they would see if they should go to the river to take back the ground trap.
After all, the weather was too hot.
Pairs of bare feet swayed back and forth under the wooden corridor, and their whiteness was particularly eye-catching.
However, as the only male present, Xia Hua’s attention was not on this.
It was not because he was not interested in this, but because there were more worthy things that attracted him.
The girls sitting in a row ate popsicles in different ways, and they all looked different.
Someone stretched out her little pink tongue, like a kitten, and licked the big popsicle gently.
Some people held the big popsicles in their mouths, and ice water flowed out from the corners of their mouths. Some people also bit the big popsicles and sucked the sweet juice.
The soft little mouths were frozen red by the popsicles, making Xia Hua almost unable to bear it.
“It’s so hot, eating popsicles and enjoying the breeze, it’s such a blessing~”
Koshigaya Komari exclaimed
“Yes~”
Miyauchi Renka agreed and spoke
“Yes~”
Koshigaya Natsumi nodded slightly
“Yeah~”
Ichijo Hotaru agreed
“”Yeah~”
Xia Hua looked at them sitting in a row and made a meaningful sound of agreement.
After resting for a while, everyone prepared to set off to the river to retrieve the ground trap.
As for the big watermelon, it has been put into the refrigerator for freezing.
After the ground trap is retrieved, you can eat the cool, sweet and juicy big watermelon.
The summer breeze blew gently, and a group of five people walked on the country road.
This time, everyone was no longer slow, just because the sun was getting stronger and stronger.
Miyauchi Renka walked in front, holding a small plastic bucket in her hand, shaking it back and forth.
Koshigaya Koju and Ichijo Hotaru followed closely behind, and the two talked and laughed about something.
Unexpectedly, Koshigaya Natsumi walked at the end, perhaps deliberately
“Hey, Brother Xia Hua, what were you and Ying planning at that time?”
She looked at Xia Hua and asked in a low voice, her eyes full of curiosity.
“Do you want to know?”
Xia Hua asked with a smile.
“That’s for sure!”
Koshigaya Natsumi nodded repeatedly.
“actually……”
Xia Hua thought about it and made up a lie:”We are going to catch beetles.”
“Catch beetles?”
Natsumi Koshigaya was slightly stunned when he heard this.
“That’s right, if you catch the beetles and sell them in the city, you might be able to make a small profit.”
Xia Hua said this casually, and even he himself was tempted, as if this was indeed a good business.
“I see.”
Koshigaya Natsumi nodded in understanding, as if accepting this statement, and said with a gleam in his eyes:
“Brother Xia Hua, I want to go too!”
“Well… we’ll see what happens then.”
Xia Hua did not agree immediately, but gave a vague answer.
Because he did not know whether he should go to catch beetles in the current bad weather.
Unknowingly, the group had crossed the vegetable field and came to the river below, stepping on small stones.
The clear river water flowed down, and the white waves rolled up one after another.
“It’s so cool~”
Miyauchi Renka was the first to go down to the river. Her small feet in her sandals were swept by the coolness, and she squinted her eyes comfortably.
Seeing this, the others stepped into the clear river water and felt the coolness.
Xia Hua went to collect the trap. They could only watch from afar in the shallow water.
Crash – the trap was collected and pulled out of the water. There were many things inside the empty trap.
Small fish jumped, small shrimps piled up, and there was also a long object.
Koshigaya Natsumi was the most sharp-eyed and found it immediately, shouting excitedly:
“Brother Xia Hua, there is a snake in the trap!”
Hearing this
, the others panicked, and some even screamed in fear.
“”Aiya~ Throw it away!”
Xia Hua turned around and looked at their half-panic and half-excited expressions, quite speechless.
“Calm down, this is not a snake, this thing is called an eel, it won’t bite you.”
After these words came out, the panicked two people calmed down, while the excited two people continued to be excited.
Xia Hua took the trap back and put it in the shallow water area, and then went to collect another trap.
The girls surrounded the trap, watching the eel twisting its slender body inside, curious.
“This thing, won’t it bite people?”
Miyauchi Renka said so, stretched out her soft little hand, and poked the yellow eel.
The slippery touch coming from her fingers made her exclaim”wow”
“Can I eat this?”
Koshigaya Natsumi blinked.
“I think it should be possible… But it doesn’t look very tasty.”
Koshigaya Komari showed a look of disdain.
“With Hua’s cooking skills, this will still taste good, right?”
Yitiaoying reminded
“That’s true~”
Upon hearing this, the girls nodded in agreement, obviously full of confidence in Xia Hua’s cooking skills.
At this time, a surprised voice sounded from a distance:”We caught a big fish!”
The girls turned their heads and saw a big fish tumbling in the ground cage that Xia Hua was holding with a smile on his face.
“Huahua, well done!”
Miyauchi Renka gave a thumbs up
“It seems that I can enjoy the exquisite fish stew made by Brother Xia Hua again, hehe~”
Yutani Xia Hai was full of anticipation, and after laughing, he rubbed his hands together.
“You probably haven’t tasted a firefly yet, right? It’s delicious, you’ll know once you try it.”
Koshigaya Koju looked at a firefly and said this for some reason.���She exuded a sense of pride.
As if she was the one who could make the perfect fish soup.
“Senior Xiao Xiaoju said so, so it’s really exciting~”
Yitiaoying smiled, clasped her hands together, and looked expectant.
After all three traps were collected, everyone with a full harvest set out on the way home.
When they got home, it was almost noon, the sun was shining, scorching the earth
“It’s so hot~ Let’s cut the big watermelon!”
Xiao Hai, fanning himself with his palms and sticking out his tongue like a dog, suggested. As soon as he said this, all the girls looked at Xia Hua, waiting for him to say whether he would allow it or not.
“”Okay.”
Xia Hua smiled and nodded, taking the big watermelon out of the refrigerator.
“Great!”
Natsumi Koshigaya raised her arms and cheered excitedly, her saliva almost flowing out.
“Watermelon~”
Miyauchi Renhua also raised her little face, staring at the big watermelon eagerly, drooling.
Under the expectant gaze of the girls, Xia Hua cut the big watermelon in half.
Then, he cut half into two again, and then cut it into two again.
As for the remaining half, put it back in the refrigerator to continue refrigerating and wait to eat it in the evening.
In order to prevent the watermelon juice from dripping onto the ground, Xia Hua asked everyone to wait outside the wooden corridor.
Soon, the cut watermelon was sent out by him, and everyone had a large piece.
This surprised the girls, because they usually eat watermelon in small pieces.
After all, watermelon is very expensive, and you have to know how to cherish it and taste it a little bit.
But Xia Hua adheres to the habit of his hometown, and eats large pieces.
Even if he comes here, he will not be petty, after all, it is a habit that is deeply rooted in his bones.
“”Hmm~ Really delicious!”
Everyone ate the watermelon in big mouthfuls, and the sweet juice in the flesh overflowed and dripped onto the ground.
The inside of the mouth was already filled with cool sweet juice, and the taste buds were completely conquered.
Perhaps they had never eaten such a refreshing watermelon, and the edges of their mouths were covered with red juice.
In midsummer, if they could have such a taste once, the heat would probably not be so unbearable.
The black watermelon seeds were spit out from the soft little mouths along with the dripping juice, and spit all over the ground.
Xia Hua sat on the side, turned his head and glanced at the girls who were controlled by the watermelon, and couldn’t help but smile.
Perhaps this is the meaning of life, ordinary and happy at the same time.
