Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 244 Cute little Li'er
As the old saying goes: "If you eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, you won't have to worry about the doctor prescribing medicine." "Just radish will make the doctor angry!"

There are many benefits of eating radishes.

"Kaka..."

Xu Deyong was holding Xiao Li'er and eating radishes, looking out the window and muttering: "It's snowing."

"Dad, eat." Xiao Li'er bit the radish stick in his hand and said with a milky voice, and then stuffed it into Xu Deyong's mouth.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Li'er is so good. Dad has some. You can eat it."

"Eat." Xiao Li'er still refused.

Xu Deyong had to pretend and bite a little, and the little guy was happy.

Little Li'er is already over a year old and can walk for a while without holding on to the "Ding Da Car".

There was a big difference in temperature between the inside and outside, and there was fog on the glass.

After pedaling for a while, Xiao Lier felt a little unsteady and said angrily: "Cheche!"

Xu Deyong casually lifted her off.

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "It's snowing and the roads are slippery. I'm worried about you."

"Hehe." Xiao Li'er said happily: "Dad, get off."

In the evening, the snow in the yard had already accumulated two fingers deep. Looking at the time, Xu Huizhen should be back for dinner soon. He was worried and went to the tavern to pick her up.

"Snow." Xiao Li'er grinned and said, "Go and see."

The two little hands opened up, trying to catch the falling snowflakes.

Xiao Lier was wearing a cotton jacket and cotton trousers, looking like a bloated fat duck.

"Fat Ya" walks in the snow.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "We'll get it if we wait a little longer."

"Mom, snow." Xiao Li'er happily picked up a few pieces of snow.

Xu Deyong carried him out and just turned the corner at the alley, he saw Xu Huizhen coming out.

Xiao Li'er's eyes flickered, then he opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue to taste it.

After a while, the little one got tired of playing, so Xu Deyong took her back to the house.

Xu Deyong quickly walked a few steps to Xu Huizhen's side, wanting to reach out to help her.

Xu Deyong followed him unhurriedly, with some snowflakes falling on his head.

Xu Deyong called the "Ding Da Car", so the little guy pushed the handle with his little hands and started walking in the yard. As the wheels turned, the two wooden sticks kept beating, making a "ta da da" sound.

Xu Deyong couldn't stop seeing his old father's smile on his face.

"Oh!" Xiao Li'er pouted, "Dad, no."

"Hehe... come on." Xiao Lier twisted his body.

But I couldn't catch it, so I had to raise my little head and "click" twice with my little mouth.

So Xiao Lier sat on his feet.

Of course, the little guy still couldn't sit still, sitting on the small bench made by Xu Deyong, playing with the building blocks on the table, or "drawing" on the paper with a pencil.

When I saw the snow falling on the ground, I stepped on it with my little feet.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "That's snow, white snow."

Cute, stupid, cute and stupid.

Xiao Li'er looked up at his father in wonder, as if wondering how he sat down, and grabbed Xu Deyong's pants and started "humming".

Xiao Li'er's little hands were scratching randomly on it, enjoying it.

"Hey, Li'er." Xu Huizhen agreed with a smile.

Xu Huizhen smiled and said: "Oh, our family Li'er has met Xue, that's great."

"Mom..." Xiao Lier immediately waved happily.

Xiao Li'er, a clever little guy, naturally wanted to follow.

Xu Deyong was well prepared and immediately stretched his legs behind Xiao Li'er.

Snowflakes were falling, and Xiao Li'er's laughter and the sound of "da da" echoed in the yard.

The storm is coming, and no one can truly be alone.

"Oh!"

Xu Huizhen opened it gently and said: "No need to help me, I'm not an old woman, I'm just a few steps away, why are you bringing her out?"

Xu Deyong was like a guard, loyally guarding him.

The mist was wiped away, and Xiao Li'er saw the snowflakes gradually rising outside, and pointed in surprise.

At an age when walking alone was still unsteady, Xiao Lier raised his head again, and then fell backwards.

"Okay." Xu Deyong put a hat on Xiao Li'er and carried her to the courtyard.

Xu Huizhen said: "Li'er, be good, we can't come down, otherwise our shoes will get wet..."

A family of three walked through the snow and returned home for dinner.

The rice is rice, the vegetables are cabbage stewed with oil residue and vermicelli, and it is paired with a plate of pickles. This meal is a perfect match.

However, most of the dry rice eaten in Sijiucheng at this time was lao rice, which means the rice is boiled until it is six to seven years old, fished out with a grate, and steamed in a basket.

Rice soup is used to cook vegetables without losing nutrients. It may be a waste of firewood. In addition, it is difficult to control the heat of the briquette stove, so it is rarely cooked and eaten.

"Tiaotiao."

Xiao Lier has learned to eat by herself, sitting on the dining chair with a small spoon in her hand.

Xu Huizhen was so happy that she pinched Xiao Li'er's little face and said with a smile: "Oh, why is our Li'er so cute!"

Xiao Lier tilted his head, grinned slightly and said, "Rourou."

Xu Huizhen took some money and said to Xu Deyong: "It's the end of the year. If the tavern has a balance, I plan to subsidize it for everyone. What do you think?"

Xu Deyong said: "It's a good thing, everyone must be happy."

Xu Huizhen said: "But I don't intend to be average, I have to be focused."

Xu Deyong glanced at her and said, "You want to give more subsidies to Sister Zhao."

"Yes." Xu Huizhen nodded and said, "Sister Zhao's family is much more difficult than others. There are elderly people to support and eight sons. The average monthly living expenses for the family is less than five yuan."

Xu Deyong nodded and said: "You should discuss this with Brother Quanwu. He shouldn't object, but you have to be mentally prepared. Others will have some opinions. This is inevitable. Don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality."

Xu Huizhen nodded and said, "Well, I will discuss it with Manager Cai in two days."

The two of them were chatting about trivial matters while eating, and Xiao Lier's mouth was chattering with gusto.

"Hey." Xu Huizhen said, "Did you read yesterday's newspaper?"

Xu Deyong said: "Look, what's going on?"

Xu Huizhen said: "As for the sparrow thing, after the New Year, the street will definitely have to hand in tasks again. You wonder why the people above are catching this little thing every day."

Xu Deyong said: "This is not something we can decide, and we can just talk about it at home. Don't say it outside in the future."

Xu Huizhen said in confusion: "What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a little sparrow? Now we are 'crowing and releasing' to encourage everyone to speak. We ordinary people can't be punished for our words."

Xu Deyong said: "It's hard to say this. In short, let's talk less about politics."

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him lightly and said, "I don't want to say what all the fuss is about. If there is a sparrow indicator in the tavern, I'll leave it to you."

Xu Deyong nodded and said: "Okay, but can we keep the sparrow for ourselves? I heard that "Pu Wufang" has barbecued pork sparrow. It tastes good, but it's a bit expensive, two yuan per pound more."

Xu Huizhen said angrily: "Why are you eating that thing? There's no meat at all, and it's more expensive than pork." "Meat meat." Xiao Li'er looked up and said.

Xu Huizhen smiled and gave her another small piece.

Xu Deyong said: "Tomorrow I will buy something thin for Li'er to eat."

Xu Huizhen thought for a moment and said, "If you're selling lean meat, why not just buy a pig's head to braise? The pig's head is cheap and there's still meat. Then give half of it to grandma."

Xu Deyong said: "One is too much, I'll see if I can buy half of it, and then buy some pig water or something."

"Well, it's up to you."

After dinner, Xu Huizhen went back to work. Xiao Lier insisted on following after eating and drinking. The little one now also likes to listen to the excitement.

The snow is still falling, and it is already completely white outside. The entire Sijiu City is covered with a layer of white.

Xiao Lier was very happy to see it.

Xu Deyong grabbed a handful of snow and made a small snowball for Xiao Li'er to play with. Xu Huizhen gave him a blank look and said nothing.

Because of the snow, there were not many people in the tavern, only a few people.

Cai Quanwu was also there, helping He Yumei recruit her so that they could get off work together. After all, He Yumei was also pregnant.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Brother Quanwu, have you eaten?"

Cai Quanwu smiled and said, "Eat."

"Li'er, call me uncle." Xu Deyong said.

Xiao Li'er took a look and said with a vague milky voice: "Master..." The word "Master" was still unclear.

"Hey, Li'er is so good." Cai Quanwu responded with a smile on his face.

Xu Deyong said: "Don't be greedy, you will have it after the New Year. You two will be busy by then."

Cai Quanwu said: "Yumei and I have discussed that we will ask the mother-in-law to take care of her when the time comes..."

The two chatted casually, and Xiao Lier sat on Xu Deyong's lap, twisting his little feet and looking around with his eyes.

Xu Huizhen said at this time: "Yumei, I think the snow won't stop for a while. How about you and Manager Quanwu go back first."

He Yumei said: "No, it's still early. Anyway, there's nothing to do when we go back. Someone will definitely come later."

Xu Huizhen didn't force herself any more. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the two pregnant women got together and started chatting.

Sure enough, after a while, some old customers from around came over one after another.

Drinking wine and chatting about mountains in the snow is one of the great pleasures in life.

Mr. Niu's stocky figure appeared, wearing a black striped satin jacket. He stamped his feet at the door, shook the snowflakes off his body, smiled and said hello to everyone.

"Master Niu..."

"Master Niu, you are here."

……

Everyone said hello, Mr. Niu was considered the most popular among the neighbors who came to drink.

"Grandpa..." Xiao Li'er said in a sweet voice.

Xu Deyong took Xiao Lier to visit Master Niu's house several times. Master Niu gave her some gadgets, and she remembered them and screamed every time she saw them.

"Hey." Mr. Niu was happy and said with a smile, "Xiao Li'er is getting more and more beautiful as she grows."

"Master Niu, how many are you here for today?" Xu Huizhen greeted with a smile.

Mr. Niu said with a smile: "Two liang first, a plate of flower beans, and a drink in the snow. If I drink too much, I'm afraid I'll fall down when I go out, haha."

He Yumei served the wine and food, and Mr. Niu took out a grasshopper gourd from his arms and put it aside.

Xiao Lier tilted his head and said, "I've passed..."

"Hey, you know a lot if you're not young." Mr. Niu said with a smile.

Xiao Li'er said: "Yes."

Xu Deyong said: "I raised two before, but they were just laymen, and they were raised to death. Li'er still remembers them."

Mr. Niu smiled and said, "Master Niu, I'll let you play with this for a while, and then return it to me later, okay?"

Xiao Lier pouted and said, "Scream."

Mr. Niu said: "Oh, I'll call you later."

Then he looked at Xu Deyong and said, "Why, you guys, a public manager and a private manager, just sit here and take care of your own business without drinking anything."

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "I just brought the little guy here to watch the excitement. I didn't plan to drink. Since Mr. Niu has spoken, I will drink two taels with you."

Cai Quanwu glanced at He Yumei and said, "I don't plan to drink it now. I'm going to help."

He Yumei said: "What can I do for you? Just have a drink with Mr. Niu and Deyong."

As he said this, he served the wine and food.

"Hehe." Cai Quanwu grinned twice.

The three of them poured their wine and took a sip each, and started chatting. Just as they were talking, the film master wandered in and slapped the snow off his body.

Mr. Niu chuckled and said, "Hey, Manager Qiu is here. There's a seat here for you."

Mr. Pian shook his head and said, "Okay, Mr. Niu, please don't make fun of me. What kind of manager am I?"

After saying hello to everyone, he also ordered two taels of wine and sat down, but he didn't ask for food and brought a pickle himself.

When Mr. Niu waited for him to pour the wine, he couldn't help but ask: "What's the matter? I hear there's something in your words. Are you having a conflict with Manager Chen?"

Xu Deyong and Cai Quanwu both smiled and remained calm.

The film master took a sip of wine, glanced outside and said, "Conflict? I have to be qualified, right? I'm just a listener. Naturally, Manager Chen makes the decision."

Mr. Niu nodded and said, "Yes, you still have resentment in your heart. This man, we must learn to be content."

The film master said: "I am satisfied, but when I take the position of public manager, I have to explain it to the street..."

Having said this, he stopped for a moment and said, "Don't talk about this anymore. Come on, let's drink."

If he is not in his position and does not seek his policies, this person will have troubles at every stage.

It's like they said: "What's so annoying at your age? It's nothing to you. You'll understand when you grow up."

But every age has its own pains and pressures, and there is never any distinction between them.

As adults, many people feel disappointed because they violated their youthful aspirations.

I think I am mature, I think I am sophisticated, I think I think I am shrewd, I used to be naive, but I finally see through it and think through it.

As a result, we become the kind of people we hated most when we were young.

Xu Deyong picked up the wine glass and took a sip together. Some people's lives were changed because of his arrival, and maybe they will eventually follow their original trajectory.

……

The next day, the snow stopped!
Xu Deyong started clearing the snow early in the morning, and after breakfast he cleaned up for a while. Xiao Lier followed behind with a small wooden shovel to help, and he broke several clumps.

After tidying up the yard, Xu Deyong took Xiao Li'er out and bought half a pig's head and some pig intestines, livers, etc. These things were more than one-third cheaper than pork. The pig intestines cost some money to have them processed. good.

After returning home, Xu Deyong rinsed the pig's head several times, and after processing the outside of the pig's head, he put it all into a large pot in the kitchen, added seasonings, and started boiling.

Xiao Li'er stood aside holding firewood with her little butt raised, and muttered vaguely: "Burn the fire and eat meat."

"Snack food." Xu Deyong said with a smile.

We had a good meal at noon, then divided half of it, and the family took it back to the courtyard in the evening...

(End of this chapter)