C134 (1/2)

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I could smell the fragrance of food. It was a very familiar smell. It was my mother's cooking skills.

”Second Aunt, what did you make to eat? It smells so good!” Ye Qian could not resist the temptation of the fragrance and quickly walked into the kitchen. Opening the lid of the pot, she took a look, ”So it's the red-braised pork ribs. Second Aunt, can you eat anymore? I'm almost drooling. ”

Ye Qian was so greedy that she could not help but ask.

Qianqian, go wash your hands with your brother. We'll be able to eat soon.

Hearing that, Ye Qian immediately pulled my hand and ran off, ”Hurry, wash your hands.” My mother shook her head and smiled at her eagerness.

My mom knew that I was coming back, so she cooked a lot of things that I liked to eat. When we were eating, my mom continuously filled Ye Qian and I up with food.

My mom laughed and said, ”Qianqian, eat slower, stop choking on food.”

Ye Qian laughed while minding her own business with the ribs.

Oh right, Qianqian, when your dad and the others were about to leave, he said that she might not be coming back today. My mother said.

Ye Qian asked: ”Second Aunt, where did my parents go?”

”I'm not sure,” my mother said. ”We should talk business. They've been having a hard time doing business these past few years.”

Ye Qian nodded and did not ask further.

After dinner, my mom cleaned up the dishes while Ye Qian laid on the sofa limply, rubbing her stomach and said, ”Ye Fei, I seem to have eaten too much.”

I raised my eyebrows and glanced at her. I said I'd eat too much and go out for a walk. Don't lie down on the couch, it's bad for the stomach.

”But I don't even have the strength to stand up …” Ye Qian seemed to have thought of something, so she sat up and said: ”Oh yes, do you remember when we were young, we often played on the big rock by the river? It's been a long time since I've been there.

There was a small river in the village, close to the bottom of the river, and a deep pool. Next to the pool was a huge rock, its surface flat and smooth. When we were kids, we used to play games on top of the rock.

I was only seven or eight at the time, an ignorant age. Every time I played a game, I would find it especially interesting. Looking back on it now, I'm really nostalgic for the innocence of my youth.

I didn't say anything, but Ye Qian came over and hugged my arm to act coquettish. I couldn't take this little girl's coquettish words, so I agreed.

About ten minutes later, we were near the deep pool. From far away, we could see a few naked kids swimming in the water.

Rural children do not have toys and do not often go to amusement parks, so children will find their own entertainment projects, such as bathing in the river. The very small children in the village could swim, and they were very good swimmers. When they took a bath, they would practically always be in neutral.

Seeing Ye Qian and I walking over, an eight or nine-year-old boy said embarrassedly: ”Big sister, we aren't wearing underwear, please don't peek at us.”