Xiao Qiao Flowing Water

After a long period of sunshine, there must be heavy rain. These days, it rains heavily every day. Fortunately, the double rush is over, and it will be regarded as a holiday given to people by God.Xiao Qiao has been embroidering for the past few days, and the heavy rain caused running water to rest at home all day doing nothing.

This morning after breakfast, Xiao Qiao wanted to clean up the dishes, but the running water stopped her, "I'll come today, I have nothing to do all day, it's too boring, you go to embroider."

Xiao Qiao nodded when she heard the words, then went to the room and took out the embroidery and began to embroider.After the running water was cleaned up, he took a small bench and sat beside it, fiddling with the herbs, "What are you embroidering?"

Xiao Qiao didn't raise her head, and continued to embroider: "This is the ending part of the quilt cover. We all embroidered together at Sister Shui'er's house a few days ago, and there is only some finishing touches left. We will each share some and bring them home. After we finish embroidery, we can send them directly to Wenxiu's house." gone."

Liu Shui groaned, and said again: "I didn't expect you to be a female star."

"My mother taught me some since I was a child, how about you?"

"I can't. I was raised as a boy since I was a child. Before, my father would simply mend my clothes. When I was alone, my aunt in the village would help me to sew. Now I learn to sew simply by myself."

After hearing the words, Xiao Qiao paused, then continued to embroider, and fell silent.Liu Shui recalled what Uncle Li had said a few days ago, so he asked, "Xiao Qiao, who else is in your family?"

Xiao Qiao stopped when she heard the words, looked up at the flowing water, and the flowing water hurriedly said, "Ask whatever you want." Then he lowered his head and fiddled with the herbs.

After hearing this, Xiao Qiao lowered her head and continued to embroider, "They all passed away four years ago, and now I am alone."

Liu Shui paused, and said urgently: "Yes, I'm sorry..." He opened his mouth to say something, but he had nothing to say.

"It's okay, didn't you say it's all over, it's all over." I said in my heart, 'It's really all over. '

Speaking of four years ago, Zhou Xiong, the former leader of the Demon Cult, was tricked into leaving the mountain. The leader's wife took the opportunity and was arrested. Later, in order to save his wife, Zhou Xiong was seriously injured and returned. If there is a traitor, he will die.Madam Zhou was distraught, "Little Qiao, take good care of yourself from now on." Immediately she took out her dagger and died in love.

For a while, there was silence between Xiao Qiao and Liu Shui again, and Liu Shui had nothing to do after finishing the herbs.The running water estimate is almost at the end of the day, and I always think that there is nothing to do, the time is really slow.Today's rain is not as heavy as the previous few days, and the rain stopped a little while it was falling.Thinking about the heavy rain for several days, there was no meat at home to nourish Xiao Qiao, and the rain stopped for a while when the running water was outside, so I went to the vegetable garden behind the house to catch some earthworms. .

The running water treated the earthworms with plant ash, put on a bamboo hat, and put on a coir raincoat, "Little Qiao, the rain has stopped for a while, and I have nothing to do. I'll go to the lake at the foot of the mountain to catch some fish. Fish after the rain are the easiest to catch. "

Xiao Qiao raised her head and hummed, "Wait a moment", seeing that Liushui's coir raincoat was not put on properly, she put down her embroidery and went to Liushui to help tidy it up, "Be careful."

Liu Shui hummed, nodded, with a bright smile on his face, picked up the fishing rod and went out.The smile on the face of the flowing water did not stop until he left the house, and he happened to meet Daniel who was walking back.

"Liu Shui, why are you so happy?"

"Ah, Big Niu brother." Only then did Liu Shui notice the approaching Big Niu.

Daniel joked: "Your boy found the money, so happy."

Liu Shui waved his hand and said: "No, no." Then said: "The rain will stop for a while, I'll go fishing."

"I thought it was a big deal, that's all." Fu joked again: "Those who didn't know thought you and Xiao Qiao were going to get married."

Liu Shui hurriedly said: "Why, how can you talk nonsense."

"What nonsense, Liushui, you should hurry up. If you pass this village, you will miss this shop. Xiao Qiao is a rare good girl. I heard from my wife that Xiao Qiao is capable of both literature and martial arts. She is also a good girl. Such a daughter-in-law Look there." Fu said again: "Let me ask today, what kind of thoughts do you have for Xiao Qiao?"

Liu Shui stopped for a while, shook his head, "I don't know" and said anxiously: "Little Qiao may not like me."

"Have you ever confessed?"

Liu Shui blushed and shook his head, Da Niu saw this, and said: "You never said, how did Xiao Qiao know, maybe you still need the girl to confess to you first."

"No, it's not." Liu Shui hastily made an excuse to escape again, "Brother Big Niu, the rain won't stop for a while, I have to catch some fish and come back to replenish Xiao Qiao's body, I'll go first." Immediately fled away.

Seeing the back of the running water, Daniel sighed heavily, and said to himself: "Isn't it because I have that kind of thought for Xiao Qiao that I try my best, what is it, you silly boy."

Liu Shui caught a few more fish today and came back at noon. When he got home, he met Xiao Qiao who came out of the kitchen with a plate of fried vegetables, "Xiao Qiao, you fried this, I didn't expect you to be able to cook. "

Xiao Qiao hummed, "It's the first time in the kitchen, how about you come and taste it?"

Flowing water raises the fish in a wooden basin, takes off the coir raincoat and bamboo hat, shakes the water, puts it aside, walks to the table, picks up one with chopsticks, it is so salty that I just want to spit it out, swallow it ,"tasty."

When the Liushui dish was in the mouth, Xiao Qiao quickly caught the strangeness of it, and heard what Liushui said, picked up the chopsticks and tasted it by herself. As soon as the dish was in the mouth, she vomited it out. Liushui hurriedly brought a glass of water and asked him to drink some water .Xiao Qiao put down the cup, "Delicious?"

Liushui's cheeks were slightly red, and he coughed a few times, "I have a strong taste."

Xiao Qiao sighed softly, picked up the dish, "Pour it up."

Liu Shui hurriedly said: "It's the first time cooking, it's inevitable, the color of your fried dishes is very good, just add a little salt to control it."

Xiao Qiao threw away the vegetables, "Let me and you learn how to cook."

Liu Shui was shocked when he heard the words: "Ah?!"

Xiao Qiao turned around and looked at the running water, "Hmm."

Liu Shui's cheeks turned red when he saw it, and he hurriedly turned around to the vegetable garden behind the house, "Okay, wait a minute, I'll go pick some vegetables."

Liu Shui picked two eggplants from the back of the house, and picked two fish from the pot. He taught him how to handle the ingredients, then how to make and control the fire, then how to cook vegetables and salt, and finally how to wash rice and cook.

"Look at the amount of water you add to cooking rice. Just use your index finger to measure it." Running water put your index finger along the edge of the pot, touch the fingertips to the surface of the rice, and measure with your thumb, "This amount of water is enough." Pour the water immediately Into it, "everything remains the same, cook with heat and salt, and cook with water and heat."

Xiao Qiao nodded and followed Liu Shui to learn seriously.

For lunch, Liu Shui made a dish of fish soup, braised fish and a dish of fried eggplant.After eating, Liu Shui cleaned up the dishes, while Xiao Qiao went to embroider.After tidying up, Liu Shui was bored and sat next to it with a small bench, staring at the rain outside in a daze.

In the afternoon, Xiao Qiao finished the quilt cover and folded it up, "Liu Shui, will you have something to do later?"

Liu Shui looked outside and said, "I guess it's almost You hour, I'll make dinner later."

Xiao Qiao handed her the quilt cover, "The rain will stop now, you go and send the embroidery to Brother Wenxiu's house, and I'll cook."

Liu Shui waved his hand and said, "You don't need to do it, I'll do it after sending it back."

Xiao Qiao said narrowly: "Huh?! You don't believe me? You still think I can't do it well."

Liu Shui hurriedly said: "No, no, then I'm going to Brother Wenxiu's house." He went out immediately.

Seeing this, Xiao Qiao couldn't help smiling, and went to the kitchen to light a fire to cook.

When I arrived at Li's house, I saw Uncle Li sitting on a stool in the house, watching his grandson play, "Uncle Li"

Seeing the running water coming, Uncle Li stood up, "Liu Shui, come and sit in the room." Then he shouted to the kitchen: "Old woman, the running water is coming, make a pot of tea."

Liu Shui waved his hand when he heard the words, "No, no, I'll give you a quilt cover." He immediately handed over the quilt cover.

Uncle Li took the quilt cover and shouted to the kitchen, "Old lady, the running water brought the quilt cover, you put it away."

Aunt Li immediately came out of the kitchen, took the quilt cover from Uncle Li, looked at the patterns and needlework on it, and said happily, "Little Qiao is really a clever girl." She immediately took it into the room and put it away until the sunny day order quilt.

Uncle Li said: "Running water, sit down."

Liu Shui sat down, and Aunt Li came out of the room, "Xiao Qiao is such a good girl, you have to hurry up, Liu Shui."

"No hurry, no hurry."

Uncle Li said angrily, "There's no rush, Wenxiu and you are almost married, and you are the only eighteen in the village who haven't married yet, so don't worry."

Liu Shui was helpless, "Uncle Li, this matter should not be rushed, Xiao Qiao still doesn't know if he is willing or not?"

Aunt Li said, "Then have you ever asked her?"

Liu Shui declined and said: "Not yet, I've only known her for more than half a month, so this is the confession, doesn't it look like a slut?"

Uncle Li said: "How can this look sloppy? Men should take the initiative in this regard. Your aunt and I haven't met before, so we got married. You young people are so rational."

Liu Shui said again: "Even if Xiao Qiao agrees, since she is a martial arts family, her parents will not necessarily agree to her marriage." At this time Wen Bing's daughter-in-law Cui Er came in with a pot of tea, "Sister-in-law."

"Liu Shui" walked to the table and poured a cup of tea each, "Drink the water with tea, I'll go to work first." Then he went to the kitchen again.

Uncle Li and Aunt Li didn't talk about it anymore, Aunt Li wanted to go into the kitchen, "Liu Shui will eat here tonight, call Xiao Qiao too."

Liu Shui stood up, "No, Xiao Qiao is cooking dinner at home and waiting for me to go back. It's getting late, so I'll go first."

Uncle Li got up and said, "Then you go back."

After Liushui returned, Aunt Li sighed, "Oh, Xiao Qiao is such a good girl, I don't know if I can make it with Liushui."

Flowing to the house, I saw that in addition to the fried eggplant at noon on the table, there was also a fried leek with eggs.

Xiao Qiao brought out the freshly made fish soup from the kitchen, "It's time to eat."

"I'll serve the rice." Liu Shui volunteered with a big smile on his face.

The whole plate of scrambled eggs with leeks, Xiao Qiao only picked up one chopstick, and the rest went into the stomach of the running water.An ordinary plate of leeks and running water tastes particularly delicious. I don't know whether the dish is fragrant or the person is fragrant.The whole meal was delicious, but the corners of Xiao Qiao's mouth curled up, but he didn't speak.

When he was exhausted, Liu Shui said: "From today onwards, just take the medicine at night and take care of it slowly, and it will probably be all right next spring." In the middle of the day, Liu Shui remembered something, and said: "Look at the sky, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I guess it will be all right." Tianqing, Tianqing, I'm going to sell rice in the city, and I won't be able to come back at noon, are you going?"

Xiao Qiao nodded and hummed.

Liu Shui cleaned up the dishes, "I'll go in and boil the medicine." He immediately entered the kitchen.

At night, the running water tossed and turned, unable to sleep, my mind was full of Da Niu's words during the day, "What do you think about Xiao Qiao?" I thought about every bit of Xiao Qiao in my mind, and suddenly figured it out, crying and laughing in my heart, If it was really a man, a tear fell on the pillow.