Chapter 959 The smell of popcorn
"Grandpa, grandma, Nannan is here to see you, grandma, grandma, do you think of Nannan? Nannan misses grandma at home."
Zhao Chaogang had just parked the car at the bridge and was about to call his parents to get in the car, but Nannan, who was sitting in the back seat, opened the car door and got out. As soon as she got off the car, Nannan rushed into Zhao Qiang and his wife's arms and began to act coquettishly. She was extremely intimate with Zhao Qiang and his wife.
Seeing this, Zhao Chaogang and Li Liping simply got off the car. Under the big chestnut tree by the bridge, Zhao Chaogang's young grandfather was enjoying the cool air. Zhao Chaogang took the opportunity to say hello and greeted the villagers of Zhaojia Village who were enjoying the cool air under the chestnut tree. Then he brought Nannan and Zhao Qiang, who were already eating, all over his face, into the car and drove towards the house.
"Ah, it's still comfortable at home!" As soon as he entered the house, Zhao Chaogang lay down on the bamboo chair, not wanting to move. This bamboo chair was made by Zhao Chaogang's father Zhao Qiang when Zhao Chaogang was six years old. Although this bamboo chair looks very old, this bamboo chair is still not broken yet, which shows that Zhao Qiang's skill is so good.
This bamboo chair is full of memories of Zhao Chaogang when he was a child. Zhao Chaogang clearly remembers that in summer, he likes to compete with his parents for bamboo chairs most, especially when he enjoys the cool air at night, he definitely holds the bamboo chairs. Sometimes Zhao Chaogang even falls asleep on the bamboo chair until he wakes up the next day. (In the countryside, in summer, it is often time to enjoy the cool air in his own pavilion, and even spend the night in the pavilion.)
"Dad. Dad, Nannan wants to sleep in the bamboo chair. Dad is getting up!"
As soon as he saw the bamboo chair, Nannan ran directly to Zhao Chaogang and tried hard to pull Zhao Chaogang up. It was obvious that Nannan also fell in love with the bamboo chair. Zhao Chaogang had no choice but to get up helplessly and give the bamboo chair to Nannan.
Seeing that Nannan quickly climbed onto the bamboo chair and lay down comfortably, Zhao Chaogang was speechless. Now Nannan is definitely a copy of her childhood.
Just as Zhao Chaogang was thinking about how to fool Nannan into giving the bamboo chair to him, a very familiar and unfamiliar voice came from a distance.
I am familiar with this sound because Zhao Chaogang clearly remembers the sound of popcorn when he was a child. I am unfamiliar because Zhao Chaogang has not heard this familiar sound for fourteen or five years.
When he was a child, whenever the sound of popcorn sounded in the village, Zhao Chaogang would hurriedly run towards the popcorn with the corn and some firewood given by his mother. Every time his mother would shout behind him and ask him to be careful. Be careful of these words.
Now when I heard this familiar and unfamiliar popcorn sound, it seemed like my mother’s advice came from my ears. I miss it so much!
"Well, Dad, it smells so good. This is the fragrance of popcorn. Dad, Nannan wants to eat popcorn." Soon, a very strong popcorn fragrance came from Zhao Chaogang's house. This is the fragrance from popcorn in the village.
Don’t doubt that the fragrance of popcorn can spread so far. As long as you are born in the countryside and have popcorn machines in the village, you must know that the fragrance of popcorn can actually spread far.
The popcorn machine in the hometown of the Walker is located at the east end of the village. But as long as the popcorn is first, the fragrance can be spread to the west of the village, and the distance between the two sides is more than one kilometer.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that there are no high buildings in the village. Without high buildings, the fragrance will not be blocked and it will easily drift to every corner of the village.
The walker's house is nearly 800 meters away from the popcorn machine. However, as long as the popcorn starts in the village, the walker does not need anyone to remind him. He will consciously bring corn, money and firewood to make popcorn popcorn, because of the sound and fragrance of popcorn.
"Does Nannan want to eat popcorn?" Zhao Chaogang also missed the popcorn he was a child, so he was going to relive the popcorn he was a child, and by the way, let Nannan enjoy the joy of his childhood.
"Well, um, Nannan wants to eat popcorn. Dad, popcorn is so delicious, Nannan likes it the most." When she said this, Nannan also put her middle finger into her mouth, Nannan was greedy.
"Okay, Dad will take Nannan to popcorn now. Come, Nannan, and go to popcorn with Dad. We will go get corn and firewood now. With these two things, Nannan will be able to eat popcorn soon."
"Oh, popcorn, Nannan is going to eat popcorn. Dad, let's go find corn and firewood. Nannan is going to eat lots of popcorn, and also for mom and dad, grandparents, grandparents, let's go."
There was no need for Zhao Chaogang to urge him. Nannan directly took Zhao Chaogang's hand and walked towards the kitchen. It was obvious that Nannan also knew that corn and firewood were found in the kitchen.
"Mom, where are our corns placed? Why aren't they in the old place?"
As soon as he entered the kitchen, Zhao Chaogang began to find corn, but Zhao Chaogang did not find corn at the bottom of the old cabinet, so Zhao Chaogang began to ask about Liu Meiqing's arrival.
"Oh, corn, it's in the snakeskin bag next to the rice jar in the kitchen. Chaogang, what are you looking for corn?" Liu Meiqing said as she walked into the kitchen.
"Haha, isn't popcorn popping in the village? I took Nannan to get some popcorn. I haven't eaten the popcorn in the village for a long time, and I really miss it now."
Zhao Chaogang answered while filling corn.
"You are so old, you are still as greedy as a child. Nannan is not as greedy as you. You are now a father and you must look like a father."
Although Liu Meiqing was talking about Zhao Chaogang, he began to prepare the firewood needed for popcorn for Zhao Chaogang. Liu Meiqing's love for Zhao Chaogang was obvious.
"Hehe, with my mother here, I will always be my mother's child."
"You..." Liu Meiqing's answer made her heart warm. Yes, no matter how old her son is, in her eyes, she is always the little one she was from when she was a child.
"Oh, we're going to make popcorn, we're going to make popcorn. Mom, my dad and I went out to make popcorn. At that time, Nannan will bring back a lot of popcorn for her parents and grandparents, and give you a lot of popcorn, so much." Nannan opened her hands and pulled them to her side to show the meaning of numerous numbers.
"Well, Nannan is really a good daughter to her mother."
Li Liping was very happy to praise Nannan: "Chaogang, you go and make popcorn, just have corn, why do you still have firewood?" Li Liping is from the city, so she doesn't know how to make popcorn in the countryside.
"Pingping, the way to make popcorn in the countryside is exactly the same as the way to make popcorn in the city. In the city, popcorn is now made with popcorn machines, but in the countryside, popcorn is still made with the oldest popcorn machine.
For example, the popcorn machines in the city need electricity when popcorn is popcorn. This is not a good deal for the countryside, because firewood can be seen everywhere in the countryside, and using electricity to remove popcorn is too wasteful. How about it, Pingping, are you interested in seeing the old popcorn machine in our village, which is a very small thing."
"Forget it, you'd better go with Nannan. It's ten o'clock soon. I have to help my mother cook. At noon, there are many guests at home. However, Chao Gang, you can come back after shooting some popcorn videos. I can also see what the old popcorn looks like. To be honest, I'm really curious about how the old popcorn machine makes popcorn. At that time, I can also show Jingjing to make her envious."
Li Liping thought about it and refused the proposal of Hungry Zhao Chaogang to see popcorn together. Although this is a good opportunity to understand Chaogang's happy memories when he was a child, there are many guests at home later, and my mother will definitely not be able to be busy alone. As a wife, you must be virtuous.
"Okay, I'll shoot some videos and come back. Mom, Pingping, we're leaving."
The place where popcorn is made in Zhaojia Village has always been fixed. It is located in a pavilion in the west corner of the village office of Zhaojia Village, which is more than one kilometer away from Zhao Chaogang's family. Therefore, it took Zhao Chaogang to come here for ten minutes.
As soon as he arrived at the west corner of the village office, Zhao Chaogang found that there were more than 20 people queuing here. Most of these people were small radish heads, and there were only four adults. When Zhao Chaogang saw it, he knew them all.
Two of them were my childhood playmates. Until junior high school, we still played together and went to school together. However, as we grew older, we were admitted to key middle schools, and the chances of meeting each other became less and less, and now we are a little unfamiliar.
"'Crazy', Qiangzi, you all come here to make popcorn. I believe you were forced to make popcorn by your little ancestor. I was also forced to make popcorn by my girl."
In order to avoid embarrassment from Zhao Feng, Zhao Liqiang and the others, Zhao Chaogang took the initiative to come forward and greeted him, and his attitude was very gentle. It was no different from when they were together when they were young.
"If you call me 'crazy' again, I will turn my back. My nickname is what you called me famous. Now the village and some people I know are calling me like this. It's true, Chao Gang, you have to compensate me for my psychological losses."
Zhao Feng spoke up and blamed Zhao Chaogang for giving him such a nickname, but it was Zhao Feng's complaint that the gap between Zhao Chaogang and them finally began to slowly disappear.
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