portable space

This yard is their habitat. They are different from those water birds that usually roost in the mountain forest or among the lotus leaves beside the pond. Instead, they use the backyard as a place to stay.

I think that except Fan Ming, none of the girls here have ever seen a black swan. I have seen a red-crowned crane in the zoo, but those birds have long lost their spirituality. How can they be so wild and free to raise their paws and flap their wings?

They all had the aura of natural fairy spirits. They all ran over to watch.

"Brother-in-law, where did this black swan come from? I haven't seen it two days ago." Cai Xiaomei wondered why there were such three big birds in the house, and they seemed to regard this place as their own home.

Don't panic.

"Last year, there was a sudden flood in the river in front of our door, and many big fish washed down. So I and a few people went along the river into the mountains to have a closer look. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a large reservoir inside, which not only contained various

There are many kinds of fish and a lot of water birds, and these three birds are from there, but for some reason yesterday they suddenly flew over and landed in the yard and did not leave. Haha, they have settled down." Zhang Taiping explained.

The fat man said with a smile: "It is said that the phoenix chooses to roost in the parasol tree. So many birds choose to land here. It seems that your yard is also a treasure."

The big-eyed girl nodded and said, "This is indeed a treasure place. The scenery is so beautiful that I don't even want to go back."

The black swan was as proud as ever, standing alone playing with its neck and combing its feathers. Only Zhang Taiping could get close to it, while the two red-crowned cranes were able to mingle with everyone, making several girls giggle.

Zhang Taiping and Fatty couldn't finish a twenty-pound watermelon alone. They cut it up and put it on the table under the vines to enjoy together. Anyone who has eaten the watermelon in the yard will never forget the deliciousness of this watermelon.

, the melon pulp is not sandy pulp, it feels crisp when bitten, but very sweet. Even if it has not been frozen in the refrigerator, it tastes cool.

Everyone was eating watermelon, and the fat man facing the chaimen in the backyard suddenly stopped nibbling and pointed in the direction of the chaimen and shouted: "Look, what is that?"

Everyone followed the sound and looked over, only to see a small gray-brown animal that looked like a sheep but not a sheep poked its head in. Everyone looked at it and then ran away.

"That's a small antelope." Fan Ming spoke up to clarify everyone's confusion.

The fat man's eyes widened: "Why are there even antelopes? Your place is really turning into a zoo. How did you get it?" This time, even several of Cai Xiaomei's classmates were a little surprised and listened attentively.

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "Once I went into the mountain, I got out of the mouth of a leopard. Then when I came out of the mountain, I saw it following behind, so I tried to lure it out. Unexpectedly, it actually followed out.

Lived in the courtyard."

"Is there really a leopard in the mountains?" The fat man stared at Zhang Taiping with wide eyes.

"There is indeed a leopard, and it is a golden leopard."

The fat man sighed twice: "Last time I heard Yang Wanli say that you met a black bear, and even beat it away with your bare hands. This time you met a leopard again. It seems that there are really many animals in the Great Qinling Mountains."

Several of Cai Xiaomei's classmates heard that Zhang Taiping could beat away a black bear with his bare hands. They looked at his burly body and knew that he could do some kung fu, but they still had some doubts about this matter. They had all seen black bears in the zoo.

Yes, no matter how powerful a person is, how can he defeat such a big guy?

Fan Ming secretly laughed at the fat man's lack of knowledge. He even met a pack of wolves in the mountains, but his elder brother took care of them like chopping melons and vegetables. What does a bear mean? But she also knew that she couldn't say this casually.

Yes, so I just curled my lips but didn't say anything.

Then everyone heard the voices of three children coming closer and closer.

"Sister Ling, why did you call Dad Master?" Yaya's crisp voice said.

Ye Ling replied: "Master asked me to call him that."

"Then why doesn't Sister Ling call Uncle Zhang daddy?" This is the slightly hoarse voice of the little girl Tiantian. In her heart, she has always envied Yaya for having a father who loves her. Every time she sees Yaya looking at Zhang Taiping

There was deep envy in her eyes when she acted coquettishly in her arms. She actually didn’t want to call Zhang Taiping Uncle Zhang, but her mother was surprised by this. She also wanted to have one

Dad, she has never felt father's love. Although she doesn't know what it feels like to act like a spoiled child in her father's arms, she will never forget the warm feeling when Zhang Taiping carried her and sent her home that night. Sometimes she thinks

It would be great if Yaya's father could also be his own father, so Sister Ye Ling, who is considered to have no parents by her own standards, also hopes to have a father.

"I don't have a father or a mother, only a grandma. Now I only have a master."

"Why don't you have a father? Mom said everyone has a father. She told me that my father went to a far away place, but I know that my father is dead. Are your parents dead too?" Still a little girl every day.

The girl's slightly hoarse voice is hard to hear in her tone.

Instead of being sad, she felt a bit businesslike. Maybe she didn’t understand the meaning of the word “death” at all in her concept. She was just resentful of her “dead” father and why he didn’t want her and her mother anymore and made herself convenient.

Became a child without a father.

Hearing these flowers, I don't know how others here felt, but Zhang Taiping suddenly felt as if his heart was being squeezed.

Ye Ling is already ten years old. Coupled with the hardships of these years of hard life, she is far more mature than ordinary children. Unlike Tiantian and Yaya who are four or five years old, she already has an understanding of death, just like

Grandma left her like that and would never come back again. Her face was a little sad and she didn't know how to answer Tiantian's words.

Although Tiantian is only four years old, he may not understand other things, but in the past two years, because of his father and the ridicule and rejection of his friends, he has learned to observe people's emotions. Perhaps children with low self-esteem are particularly sensitive to changes in the environment. In short,

She could feel Ye Ling's sudden depression. She asked cautiously: "Sister Ye, are you angry with me?"

Ye Ling raised her head with another bright smile on her face. She raised her hand and gently touched Tiantian's head and said, "Why is sister so angry with Tiantian? Sister is not angry at all, she just thinks of grandma."

Hearing that Sister Ling was not angry with him, the little girl Tiantian smiled again. Her best friend used to be Yaya, but now she has Sister Ling.

With a creak, the firewood door was pushed open, and three small figures came in. Ye Ling was still holding the ewe in his hand, followed by four half-grown lambs and the little antelope that leaned in but was scared away by everyone.

When Fan Ming saw Yaya coming in, she smiled and said, "The sheepherder is back."

Yaya pursed her lips and said, "I will ignore you, you will only bully me." Then she ran to Cai Xiaomei's side, "Auntie will not bully me."

Cai Xiaomei held Yaya on her lap and waved to Tiantian, who was standing alone next to her. Tiantian walked over slowly with his head lowered. Cai Xiaomei touched her and hugged her into her arms, and handed her a piece of watermelon. Xiao Tiantian

He didn't take the watermelon, but first looked up at Zhang Taiping. When he saw Zhang Taiping smiled and nodded, he took the watermelon and ate it in small bites.

Ye Ling led the ewe into the sheepfold and tied it up, then came out and sat quietly next to Zhang Taiping. Four little lambs ran out of the sheepfold and jumped around everyone. They were not afraid of strangers, even if some people were curious.

They were not afraid to stroke their soft and smooth fur, and sniffed the watermelon on the table with their noses raised.

Fan Ming put the watermelon rind that everyone had eaten in front of the lambs' mouths, letting them eat the remaining pulp. However, the little antelope hesitated and did not dare to come over. When Zhang Taiping waved, he slowly walked over.

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The fat man watched Yaya touch her pockets but found that there was nothing to take out, and said: "Oh, I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. Uncle will make up for it when he comes next time."

Yaya was eating watermelon with a black melon seed in the corner of her mouth. She blinked her bright eyes and said softly: "Uncle, please remember that next time."

The fat man's eyes narrowed with laughter: "Haha, remember, definitely remember."

At this time, Cai Yazhi also came in from Chaimen with Xing Rushui, carrying baskets in his hands. Inside was a basket of chili peppers. It was not a cannon or a second artillery piece, but dark green spicy peppers, which were absolutely full of spiciness.

Cai Yazhi said hello to everyone: "You guys chat, I'm going to... cook." Then she followed Xing Rushui into the front room. This time Cai Xiaomei didn't move. If she went to the front room to help cook,

Then her classmates would definitely be embarrassed to stay here and would go to the front to help. Instead, Ye Ling followed to the front to help. Xiao Xi, who was following Cai Yazhi, stayed behind, jumped on the table, and pecked on a piece of watermelon.

Come eat.

After one watermelon was eaten, little Yaya dug out some melons from the vines in the yard, took them out, washed them and distributed them to everyone.

After eating the watermelon, Tiantian came out of Cai Xiaomei's arms and said goodbye to Yaya, and then said to Zhang Taiping: "Uncle, it's getting dark, I'm going home."

However, Zhang Taiping persuaded her to stay: "Go back after dinner. My uncle will take you back when it gets dark."

The little girl would not refuse Zhang Taiping's offer to stay, and happily stayed after hearing this. Being able to stay with Zhang Taiping for a while was what she hoped for most, because she could find the feeling of a father in Zhang Taiping.

The fat man is a wonderful person. He always makes witty remarks or plays ugly tricks. He can always stir up the atmosphere and make everyone laugh. Therefore, the atmosphere of chatting in the backyard with a few people is very good.

ps; I suddenly found that two chapters were missing, Chapter 442 and Chapter 423 were missing. It’s just that the content is not missing, but the chapter name is wrong. It doesn’t affect anything, so I won’t change it. I’m sorry.

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