Tao's father and Tao's mother had prepared two large basins and warm water and placed them on the cement floor at the entrance of the courtyard.
Tao's father and Tao's mother were waiting at the door. When they saw them coming back, they went up to them and asked, "Why did they fall into the lotus field?"
Xu Qingsong walked toward the basin with Pengbang in his arms and said with a smile: "To be playful, I got caught by the crayfish, and accidentally fell in."
Liu Wangxue also walked over with Xiaoci in her arms and washed it in another basin. But after this experience, Xiaoci didn't seem to have recovered from the shock. She hugged Liu Wangxue's arm tightly and was unwilling to go into the water.
Mother Tao squatted aside to help, scooping water from a ladle and pouring it on Xiao Ci, and asked, "Why did the cat fall down too? Ouch, such a beautiful cat rolled up like this."
Liu Wangxue was helpless: "It was too lazy and was sleeping on the dog's back, so it was taken down."
The children squatted aside and started discussing: "You can't play with crayfish."
"It will pinch your hands."
"It hurts!"
"It hurts so much!"
Youyou asked Jinghe: "Brother, what is crayfish?"
Jinghe didn't know how to describe it.
The little fat man next to him gestured to Youyou: "Like this, there are two pliers, click click click."
It made Youyou laugh.
At this time, Tao Huayu came out of the courtyard, carrying a plastic bucket and a bottle of cat shower gel.
When he and Li Yu came back, they went to buy some things for Xiao Ci and put them all in the trunk of the car. I came back a little late yesterday, so I didn't go to deliver it. Now I just took out the shower gel to use.
Tao Huayu handed the shower gel to Liu Wangxue, took the small bamboo basket from her and Xu Qingsong, opened the lid, and poured all the crayfish in. However, crayfish are not easy to catch. Three baskets were poured in, but the bottom of the bucket was not covered.
He added some water to it and carried it to Youyou. The children all leaned over to take a look.
Tao Huayu said to Youyou: "Hey, this is crayfish."
It was the first time Youyou saw this kind of shrimp, and her eyes widened. She pointed at the bucket and said to Jinghe: "Brother, the crayfish are so small, smaller than the big lobster!"
As soon as these words came out, several adults laughed.
My brother-in-law came back in an electric three-wheeler and went straight into the yard without stopping. Tao Huayu carried the bucket in and helped his brother-in-law unload the truck.
After the mud on her body was washed away, Xiao Ci was finally willing to stand in the basin. Liu Wangxue squeezed out a handful of shower gel, and then handed the bottle to Xu Qingsong.
Pengpeng first stood outside the basin and let Xu Qingsong wash off the mud on his body, and then went into the basin. It stubbornly protected the injured paw, standing in the basin still maintaining a three-legged posture, with the injured one resting on the edge of the basin.
Cats and dogs are covered in foam, which immediately attracts children's attention.
"Sister, it looks like a snowman!"
"It's not a snowman, it's a snowcat!"
"And snow dogs!"
Youyou asked Liu Wangxue: "Sister, can I touch you?"
Liu Wangxue was afraid that the one he agreed to would touch the others. She was worried that cats and dogs would catch cold if they stayed wet for a long time, so she needed to take action quickly.
So he said: "The cat is all wet now and feels uncomfortable. Sister, please wash it quickly and blow it dry before touching it, okay?"
"Okay!" Youyou is a very easy-to-talk kid. She agreed and squatted aside obediently, watching Liu Wangxue bathe the cat intently.
Wen Xi and Du Yunkai also came back at this time. Tao Huayu pulled out the water pipe and helped everyone rinse the mud off their gloves and waterproof suits one by one. After rinsing it off, I took it off and hung it in a cool place in the yard to dry.
Compared with Pengpang, Xiaoci was not that big and was washed away quickly. The rest of the water was used for Pengpeng.
There was no water blower or drying box for pets here. Tao Huayu found two more absorbent towels, wiped them with water, and then took out the hair dryer.
I made do with it, just set it to strong wind and low temperature, and keep it away from the hair. It took a long time to dry it.
The children exclaimed in unison: "Wow!" It's a beautiful cat and a handsome dog again.
Tao Huayu brought in iodophor again to disinfect the wounds on Chong Claw. It hurt a little bit, but it was nothing compared to being pinched by a crayfish, so I just let it go.
After applying, keep standing on three legs. As for Xiaoci, she didn't want to go to the ground anymore, so she clung to Liu Wangxue and let him hold her.
Wenxi clicked his tongue and marveled: "These two of you are really precious."
"There is no other way," Liu Wangxue said, "Of course I have to pamper my own treasure."
Tao's mother washed the fruits and distributed them to everyone, and also distributed the snacks bought by Tao Huayu to the children. The children said thank you obediently.
"Everyone," Tao Huayu pushed the scale out of the warehouse, "it's time to select the champion!"
Tao Huayu and his brother-in-law lifted the plastic baskets in the tricycle to the scale and weighed them one by one. Everyone ate fruit and gathered around to watch.
Each basket is marked so it's easy to identify where it belongs.
The result of the weigh-in was that the brother-in-law's team won. Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi immediately cheered. Although the children on the side didn't know why, they were infected by the atmosphere and applauded them.
"Isn't it?" Tao Huayu couldn't believe it. Compared with his brother-in-law's team, their team's basket was just over one kilogram behind, and they were defeated. "Brother-in-law, did you do anything on the way back?"
Tao's mother immediately slapped Tao Huayu a few times: "You are the one who wants to compete, and you are the one who is inferior to others. Why do you think your brother-in-law is cheating when you lose?"
"Hahaha, well done, Auntie!" Yue Cheng cheered, "Brother-in-law is the most upright man, we can't let him slander us!"
Several children also clapped their hands and cheered: "Oh! Uncle Huayu is being beaten! Uncle Huayu is being beaten!"
Tao Huayu dodged Mother Tao's palm and pointed at them: "If you shout again, the snacks will be confiscated!"
The children immediately covered their mouths one by one.
Youyou held a piece of snow cake and leaned on Jinghe's lap, giggling.
After everyone was laughing and joking, Du Yunkai asked Tao Huayu for a pen and paper in a serious manner, handwritten the award certificate, promised to be qualified for the client game closed beta, and signed it with Xu Qingsong.
Then Tao Huayu went to great lengths to organize an "award ceremony", played a soundtrack, and hosted a segment live. In the end, the certificate was kept by my brother-in-law, a simple and honest farmer who smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his teeth.
After the fuss, it was time to prepare lunch, and everyone participated. When discussing together before, everyone ordered dishes in the group, and the most popular ones were fried lotus root box and glutinous rice lotus root.
When they went to Hetian, Tao's mother and Tao's father rode a small battery to the vegetable market in the town and bought a lot of vegetables.
The minced meat was all ready, and everyone worked together to wash and cut it. Soon, the aroma wafted out of the small courtyard.
