Chapter 360 Why don't you just stay in Taohua Village?
Chapter 360 Why don't you just stay in Taohua Village?
The three of them sat on the lounge chairs in the main hall. Qin Yuan reached out and poured tea for them:
"Yes, you are all thirsty, drink a bowl of herbal tea to quench your thirst."
It would have been better if you hadn’t said it, because now that I’ve said it I’m really thirsty.
Qin Wan gulped down several bowls of herbal tea.
Then Su Mei's voice came from the kitchen:
"Brother Qin, the watermelon in the well should be ready. Cut it up quickly and help Wanwan and Jingnian quench their thirst."
Qin Yuan slapped his forehead and said, "I was so excited to see you guys that I even forgot about such delicious food.
I heard you guys were coming when I was at the entrance of the village. I’ve been waiting in the well for a stick of incense, so it should be about time.”
Qin Jingnian suddenly jumped up from the chair:
"Watermelon? Brother Yuan, when did you plant the watermelons?"
After saying that, he slipped to the well faster than Qin Yuan.
Looking at the green watermelons floating on the surface of the well, Qin Jingnian couldn't help swallowing.
Who can resist a sweet, well-watered watermelon on a hot summer day? Just ask who can?
Qin Yuan followed and explained with a smile:
“It was left by the Crown Prince’s Consort. Not only did she leave watermelon seeds, she also recorded in detail how to plant them.
Before, Su Mei couldn’t read, so she kept the things away. After I came here, Su Mei gave the things to me.
I started planting step by step according to what the Crown Princess wrote on the paper.
I didn't expect it actually grew.
After planting, I cut one and tasted it. It was so delicious. I have never eaten such delicious fruits in all my years.
I was planning to send the rest to the capital for the prince to taste, but I didn’t expect the young master and young lady to come.”
While Qin Yuan was speaking, Qin Jingnian had already started to fish the watermelon out of the well.
When Qin Jingnian was anxiously trying to smash the watermelon with his fist, Qin Wan, who had come up to him out of nowhere, considerately handed him a dagger:
"Brother, be more polite."
"Hey, I haven't eaten this in a long time. I really want it."
Qin Jingnian smiled naively and quickly cut the watermelon with a dagger.
Qin Jingnian picked up a petal and handed it to Qin Wan:
"Here, sister, you kept talking about wanting to eat watermelon last year, come and eat it."
"Thank you, brother." Qin Wan took it without hesitation, looked at the red watermelon flesh, and took a big bite.
Oh my god!
The sweet, cool watermelon juice flowed into Qin Wan's throat. The familiar feeling made her squint her eyes in enjoyment.
good to eat!
Qin Jingnian was even more exaggerated. He squatted on the ground and ate it loudly, just like Zhu Bajie eating watermelon, with watermelon juice all over his face.
When Qingxuan and Qingyun arrived, they saw three people eating watermelon by the well.
Qingxuan had eaten watermelon with Qin Yuan once before, and he still remembered the taste.
Later he kept nagging Qin Yuan to eat more.
There were not many watermelons planted, and Qin Yuan said that the remaining ones would be kept for the princes and other nobles in the capital, and he was reluctant to give them to Qingxuan.
Qingxuan tried to persuade Qin Yuan for a long time but failed to get him to give in.
Qingxuan had been thinking about this for a long time. When he saw the three people eating watermelon, he stepped forward without saying a word.
He took out a slice of watermelon from the bowl without hesitation and started to eat it with a crunchy sound.
Qingyun only felt a wave of heat passing by his side. When he looked again, he saw that his good senior brother was squatting by the well and eating a watermelon.
Qin Wan ate two slices of watermelon and then stopped.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat later if I’m too full.
Seeing Qingyun standing in the yard staring at Qingxuan and almost rolling his eyes, Qin Wan couldn't help but reach out and greet him:
"Master Qingyun, come and eat watermelon."
Qingyun was not as outgoing as Qingxuan. Only after hearing Qin Wan’s initiative to greet him did he walk over and take the watermelon from Qin Wan’s hand.
Qin Wan took two more pieces and brought them into the kitchen for Su Mei and the little Taoist boy.
When Qingxuan finished eating the watermelon and wanted to get more, there was no more in the basin.
Qingxuan looked at the empty basin and pursed his lips in dissatisfaction:
“Yuan boy, forget it if you were reluctant to give it to me before.
Now that your son and daughter are back, can't you bring out two more watermelons to eat?"
Qin Yuan didn't respond, but just looked up at Qin Jingnian.
Qin Jingnian put down the last piece of watermelon in his mouth, stared at Qingxuan's eager eyes and smacked his lips. One watermelon was indeed not enough to satisfy his craving.
"Brother Yuan, how many watermelons are there in the field?"
"There are forty-two."
Qin Yuan treated the watermelon like a treasure and blurted out the answer to Qin Jingnian's question.
Qin Jingnian nodded:
"Take two more out and put them in the well later. I'll give one to the village head and the others, and keep one for us to eat after dinner."
"It's the young master."
When Qingxuan heard that there would be watermelon to eat after dinner, he didn't make a fuss about eating it now, but happily walked towards the main room with his hands behind his back.
"dinner time!"
Su Mei shouted in the kitchen, and the people in the main room consciously set up the tables, chairs and benches.
Because the weather was hot, Su Mei didn’t make many hot dishes, mostly cold dishes.
Braised beef, cold chicken, steamed sausage and steamed bacon, mixed cucumber, mixed preserved egg, stir-fried vegetables...
The staple food is mung bean porridge.
The table was full, and although it was not as sumptuous as the one in the royal palace, it was a pretty good meal in Jiangning Prefecture, which was suffering from severe drought.
Su Mei said embarrassedly:
“I didn’t know that you two were going back to the village today. You were in a hurry and didn’t have time to go to the county to buy vegetables.
Wanwan, Jingnian, just eat whatever you want. I'll go to the county to buy some groceries and make you something delicious this afternoon."
Qin Wan smiled and pulled Su Mei over to sit next to her, "It's great to have these.
There is a severe drought outside right now, so it's pretty good to be able to eat these.
Thank you for your hard work, cousin."
Su Mei waved her hands repeatedly.
She also knows that there is a severe drought outside.
She could live peacefully in Taohua Village, not starve to death or die of thirst, and have enough food to eat, all because her uncle's family had left her in the old Su's house.
In the past, Su Mei was only afraid of her uncle's family.
She was afraid that they would treat her the same way they treated the other members of the Su family.
After knowing the true identity of her uncle's family, Su Mei felt even more guilty.
She felt guilty that her grandmother had helped the evildoers and caused her uncle's family, who came from a wealthy family, to suffer so much at the hands of the Su family.
Qin Wan didn't know that Su Mei was still thinking about these things, so she asked everyone to start eating.
Qingxuan couldn't wait any longer.
He picked up a piece of sausage with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to chew. After chewing, he did not forget to comment:
"Well, the more you chew it, the more delicious it tastes. It's worthy of my master's craftsmanship.
Thanks to my junior brothers and sisters, Mei was generous for once today and cooked all the sausages and bacon."
Thinking of the watermelon before and after the meal, Qingxuan blinked at the brother and sister:
"Junior brothers and sisters, why don't you just stay in Taohua Village forever, so I can benefit from your presence."
Qin Jingnian just buried his head in his food and ignored him.
Qin Wan smiled:
"I'm afraid that we can't fulfill your wish. We are here for something important and I'm afraid we won't be able to stay for long."
"What's the important matter? Is it about the Changsheng Sect?"
Qingyun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Ever since Qingyun learned that Qin Wan and Qin Jingnian killed Dao Yin of Changchun Temple, he has been very interested in them.
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