Chapter 88

After arriving home, everyone was forced by Li Yufeng to drink a bowl of ginger tea.

The speed at which Zhang Chunying knitted gloves really made Su Xiaoxiao gasp in amazement.

At lunch, she had already knitted two pairs. She brought the smallest pair to Xiaodoubao first. It was the first time Xiaodoubao was so big that she wore gloves. She raised her two small paws, bent her eyes and said in a milky voice, "Thank you. Auntie~~~”

"No thanks, no thanks, so good." Zhang Chunying patted his head.

Little Bao has been a loud and eloquent voice since he was a child. He has always spoken rudely. He learned from his father "I'm a big man" since he was a child, and sometimes he deliberately lowered his voice to speak. Boy, has begun to imagine that if she gave birth to a daughter, she would be so soft and painful.

The other pair is not good for anyone. Anyway, two pairs can be knitted in the afternoon. Big Bao won't come back so soon. He can also knit tomorrow, so let them decide for themselves.

Su Xiaoxiao was also very curious, holding the gloves and asking them: "How are you going to divide it?"

Little Bao waved his hand: "I'm a big man, I'm not afraid of cold, you can wear it."

Xiao Rice Ball and Xiao Zhuzi stared at him and said in unison, "Who is not a big man!"

Su Xiaoxiao laughed: "Well, a few first-grade boys, do you want to guess the decision?"

Little Bao shook his head and said, "Rice ball Dai, he is the youngest."

The little rice ball is not the kind of fool who freezes himself for the sake of fighting for one breath. Anyway, apart from Xiaodoubao, he is the youngest here. If everyone doesn't rob him, he happily accepts it: "Okay, mother give it to me."

The little rice ball put it on happily, and gave Xiaodoubao a high five with his big palm: "Xiaodoubao, our hands can't be cold!"

Xiaodoubao narrowed his eyes and happily circled his brothers with his small palms.

Hancheng was reading a book in the room, Su Xiaoxiao poured a glass, at this time, Su Weimin and Su Zhenhua carried the fish they got into the room, and the cubs surrounded them.

The little rice ball took off the gloves, squatted in front of the big wooden barrel and poked the big head of the fat-headed fish: "Grandpa, the fat-headed fish's head is so big."

Xiaodoubao also squatted down, took off his gloves and poked like his brother, but when the fish moved, he was so scared that he quickly retracted.

Su Weimin said cheerfully: "No, it has to weigh more than ten kilograms, and a single fish head alone weighs several kilograms. I won't be afraid to keep it outside for a few days in this weather. Let's keep it and eat it slowly."

Su Weimin picked two smaller Anhui fish and crucian carp and packed them up for Little Bao to send to the back.

They also want to go out to play with the rice balls. Li Yufeng was worried that too much of the past would be bad, so he only let Little Bao go alone.

At this time, every family was immersed in the joy of sharing several more kilograms of fish this year. They were busy stewing fish and trying new things at home. Little Bao took the fish and scurried back, but no one saw it.

Little Bao knocked on the door and whispered, "Mother-in-law..."

At this time, a thin old man with white temples who looked slightly older than Su Weimin came over and looked around: "Little Bao, why are you here in the daytime? Come in, don't let anyone see it, is it Huichun? Not enough?"

The clever Little Bao slipped into the house and gave him the fish in his hand: "No, Grandpa Yang, my grandpa asked me to bring the fish."

Yang Nanhuai was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand: "I can't help it, your grandma only brought meat last night, why did she bring fish today? Did you have a guest at your house? Go back to entertain the guests."

Little Bao shook his head: "It's not a guest, it's my aunt and uncle who are back," Little Bao gestured with open arms to the maximum, "I still have such a big fat head fish at home, enough to eat."

Yang Nanhuai patted Little Bao's head. The family has such a good heart, and the children they have educated are also good. Their family of three was forced to hide in this place to avoid the limelight. taught him everything.

Yang Nanhuai couldn't help but think of his eldest grandson, whom he had only met once, and his younger grandson, whom he had never seen. The eldest grandson should be no different from Little Bao this year. Before leaving the frontier, he received materials and letters that Hancheng asked people to bring over. The letter said that marrying a good sequel would be excellent for both children, so they could rest assured, but I wonder if they had taught their two grandsons as well as Little Bao.

Dong Mingyue heard Little Bao's words and came out of the kitchen: "Little Bao, did anyone see you here at this time?"

Little Bao shook his head: "No one saw it. Don't worry, Grandma Dong. I'm going back. I'll be waiting at home for dinner."

Dong Mingyue just went to the fish pond to join in the fun, and vaguely saw a couple with a few children, Little Bao was among them, the man was very tall, holding a child in his hand, the umbrella covered his face, she could not see It is clear that the woman is petite and has gentle eyebrows, and the children like to circle around her. These two must be the aunt and uncle in the mouth of Little Bao.

Dong Mingyue asked, "The three boys in your aunt's family?"

Little Bao nodded and counted with his fingers: "My aunt's rice balls, pillars, and small bean buns, the three of them are brothers, my family has to add me and brother Dabao, and there is a small glutinous in my aunt's stomach. Rice ball, there is also a little Bao in my mother's stomach, wow, we really have a lot of brothers."

When Yang Nanhuai and Dong Mingyue heard the rice balls and bean buns, their hearts squeaked. The nicknames of their two grandchildren were also called rice balls and bean buns, but then they thought that they were three brothers, and they still had one in their stomachs, rice balls. The nickname Beanbag is as common as Tie Dan Gou Dan. People like Captain Su should not let their daughter be a stepmother, so they dismissed the idea and didn't ask any further questions.

Dong Mingyue patted Little Bao's head: "Your aunt is so lucky, your son and nephew are so good."

Her daughter was not lucky, and the two sons she left behind did not know what happened.

Little Bao nodded and said with a smile: "Because my aunt is the best aunt in the world, my aunt loves me the most, and my favorite person in the whole family is my aunt, oh, I still like my uncle now, and My brothers, Grandpa Yang and Grandma Dong, I like you too, and you will have good luck too!"

Dong Mingyue's frosty face was full of relief, she bent down and hugged Little Bao: "Yes, it's our good fortune to meet your family, and we like Little Bao very much."

They were so scorned and bullied on the frontier farm that they almost forgot their kindness. The local farmers arranged the dirtiest and most tiring work for them every day. In just a few years, they could Their good bodies have been crushed. If they didn't happen to be sick, Hancheng found someone to work on it, and they must still be suffering and afflicted on the frontier.

When they came here, they tried to keep a low profile, try not to have contact with the members, and were prepared to suffer and suffer. At least the climate here was much better than the frontier, and they could suffer less.

But didn't expect to meet such a good family as Captain Su. Their family respects intellectuals and arranges good accommodation for them. If they are not in good health, it is the lightest but highest job. Not only did they not suffer here. , they are often secretly taken care of by their family, and they also let Little Bao communicate with them. The days in Sujia Village are the most comfortable days for them to live.

Great kindness and great virtue, they really can't repay such a great kindness and great virtue.

They have nothing, and they read poetry and books full of political wisdom. Now they can't change their meals, but they always believe that this kind of dark days will not last for too long, and these intellectuals will always have a day when they can see the light again. It must be useful, knowledge will always have value and meaning, and they can't wait to teach Little Bao, who is diligent and studious, what he has learned in his life, so that his knowledge can be passed on.

Dong Mingyue looked at Little Bao's flying figure and said with emotion, "Old Yang, do you think our rice balls and beanbags are as smart and eager to learn as Little Bao?"

Yang Nanhuai nodded: "Hancheng and Yang Mei are both smart people, how can their children be bad? I just hope Hancheng's newly married daughter-in-law will treat them well."

Dong Mingyue looked at the sky: "Yes, a kind person like Hancheng will definitely find a stepmother for the children who treats them well."

...

The snow continued for two days. Such weather is really rare in Sujia Village.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the twenty-eighth year when was sloppy.

The river is frozen this year. can't think of moving all the things at home to the river for cleaning like in previous years. can only heat up hot water at home and wipe it with a cloth, then remove the cobwebs in the corners of the roof and clean it. Every corner has been cleaned up.

The snow finally stopped on the 29th of the year. This day is also the favorite day for children. On this day, families with a little condition will prepare some fried foods for Chinese New Year. Even if they are reluctant to fry, they will add a little more oil to cook Pancakes, wrap some glutinous rice cakes and the like.

Although Hancheng and Su Xiaoxiao brought back buckets of oil, it is better to keep a little more oil for stir-frying when the whole family eats during the Chinese New Year, to make the dishes more delicious, and the sugar and cakes that Hancheng and Su Xiaoxiao brought back are also enough. , so she was reluctant to open a large pan to fry glutinous rice cakes, and only used a small pan to fry a little sugar ring and tapioca crisps.

Cassava crisps are a unique snack in Sujia Village. They are made with tapioca flour grown at home and made into a vermicelli with a thickness similar to that of pho, dried, and then cut into matchbox-sized diamonds and fried in a frying pan.

When made, it looks like a 21st century prawn cracker.

This thing is delicious or delicious, but it is very oil-intensive. When a small one is thrown into the oil pan, it will float up and become a full pot, and the oil in the pot will also be reduced in an instant.

Because Su Xiaoxiao also likes to eat, Li Yufeng had no choice but to grit her teeth and fry a little more.

The kids also love the savory and crunchy tapioca crisps that melt in your mouth.

But this thing got angry, Su Xiaoxiao didn't dare to let them eat more.

Su Zhenzhong's family usually returns from the holiday on this day.

In previous years, Little Bao would go shopping in the county with his grandparents at this time. Rarely, the weather turned better, so he shouted that he would go to the county to buy New Year's goods and pick up Big Bao brother home.

Li Yufeng said angrily, "Don't you look at how many things my aunt brought back this year, where can I buy them?"

Little Bao puffed out his cheeks and said, "But there are still firecrackers I haven't bought yet. I promised Rice Balls and Zhuzi to take them to fry cow dung. I can't say nothing!"

When Zhang Chunying heard that her son was going to fry cow dung, she was so angry on the spot that she twisted Xiaobao's ear: "How dare you mention fried cow dung? You didn't let your father beat you last time, didn't you have a long memory?"

Little Bao covered his ears to hide: "I'll pay attention this time, I won't get my clothes dirty!"

The rice ball had never seen cow dung before, and it was quite interesting to hear from Little Bao, but lost interest instantly after seeing the dark, smelly and hard lump that day.

If this thing exploded all over the place and got it on his clothes, he would probably be so disgusted that he couldn't even eat it.

The little rice ball said, "Little Bao, I don't want to fry cow dung."

Xiaozhuzi also shook his head: "Little Bao, I don't want to go either."

Little Bao puffed out his cheeks: "You two traitors, I won't take you to play!"

Su Xiaoxiao didn't know why Little Bao thought frying cow dung was fun. Seeing that little fellow was about to become a puffer fish, he rubbed his head to reassure him: "Okay, let my uncle drive us to the county to buy fireworks and firecrackers. But you can't fry cow dung, it's too dirty for my aunt to take it."

Well, what aunt said, was very happy to be able to take uncle's car to Little Bao in the county.

Li Yufeng and the others didn't want to go. If they had to bring Su Zhenzhong's family with them, the car would not be able to sit there, so Su Xiaoxiao and Hancheng took their four children, grandiose, to the county seat.