Tuan Chong Fu Bao's 70s

Chapter 36 The Old Cat Eats the Child

North House
Qin Xiyan was blocked from the door by the edge of the door.

In order to prevent water from being poured into the house when it rains heavily, the edges of the door of the hut are all built very high.

The main room is naturally not like this.

If you build the door of the main house so high, the village will say whoever’s family has a high threshold, and look down on the villagers, so they won’t go to his house.

Nuan Bao stood for a while, then rushed into the room on short legs.

Soon, Fourth Jiang came out with Little Nuanbao in his hand.

He said guiltily, "That... I'm sorry Xi Yan, I forgot."

Qin Xiyan shook his head, "Uncle, you are being polite."

Jiang Laosi didn't say a word, bent over and picked up Qin Xiyan, and sent him to the kang with ease.

In the past three years, besides Uncle Zhou, this was the second person who hugged me.

Uncle Zhou was relatively weak, while Fourth Uncle Jiang was stiff and strong, just like his father in his impression.

He almost forgot the feeling of his father's arms.

Today it seems to be revisited again.

Qin Xiyan's eyes were slightly astringent.

After Jiang Lao Si put Qin Xiyan on the kang, he quickly turned around and returned, carrying the wheelchair in.

Nuan Bao supported the wheel of the wheelchair, very proud, "It was Nuan Bao who helped Dad move brother's wheelchair in!"

She blinked her starry eyes as she spoke, begging for praise.

Li Hongxiu laughed, and touched Nuan Bao's little head, "Nuan Bao is awesome!"

Although the quilts were not new, they were all cleaned by Li Hongxiu, and they smelled of the faint fragrance of saponins and the warm sunshine.

Li Hongxiu held Nuan Bao and hugged Nuan Bao's quilt, "You two go to bed early, Nuan Bao and I went to the main room."

Nuan Bao waved his fleshy little hands, "Goodbye, Dad, goodbye, brother, good night."

After the mother and daughter left, Fourth Jiang and Qin Xiyan fell into inexplicable embarrassment.

After a while, Jiang Laosi chuckled and said, "Xiyan, if you think of Ye at night, call me loudly, and kick me if you can't."

Qin Xiyan nodded, "Yes."

Jiang Lao Si smiled foolishly, "Then go to sleep, go to sleep, did I blow the kerosene lamp?"

Qin Xiyan lay down, "Okay."

Jiang Laosi lifted the lampshade and took a sharp breath. The faint light disappeared instantly, and darkness poured in from all directions, filling the surroundings of his body.

Qin Xiyan wrapped the quilt tightly, and slowly closed his eyes.

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main room
When Li Hongxiu and Nuan Bao went in, they saw Zhou Xiangxiang lying alone on the kang wiping tears.

Mrs. Jiang sat on the edge of the kang, full of exhaustion, "Look, it's getting fussy again, and I have to find a mother. Where do you think I can find a mother for her!"

Li Hongxiu put down the quilt, took off his shoes, and got on the kang.

Climb up to Zhou Xiangxiang.

He said softly, "Our Xiangxiang is an older child, how about sleeping with aunt tonight?"

Xiangxiang shook her head, sobbing softly, "I want a mother."

Li Hongxiu thought for a while, and coaxed, "Xiangxiang's mother went to a far place to buy sweets for Xiangxiang, and said that if Xiangxiang obeyed her mother and aunt obediently, she would come back with sweets to find Xiangxiang soon. "

Nuan Bao also came up, knelt on the kang, and said with a lively expression, "Yes, yes, it is a hundred times more delicious than pear paste candy~"

For children, pear paste candy is a luxury that can only be tasted during the Chinese New Year.

Then a candy that is a hundred times more delicious than pear paste candy...

Zhou Xiangxiang licked her lower lip, "Is it true?"

Nuan Bao nodded vigorously, "Yeah, yum, kids don't know how to lie, and if they lie, they won't grow tall."

Zhou Xiangxiang still hesitated.

Nuan Bao also lay down alone, lying side by side with Zhou Xiangxiang, "Sister, tomorrow I will take you to hopscotch, play with the sofa, play with the sofa, and make mud, okay? You can make a family of three, and when your mother comes back, you give it to her. "

With tears in her eyes, Zhou Xiangxiang aroused longing, "Okay!"

Nuan Bao patted her belly, "Then you should close your eyes now, and sleep well. If you fall asleep, the old cat won't come and catch children who don't sleep!"

Hearing that the old cat was coming, Zhou Xiangxiang was startled, and quickly closed her eyes.

In the past, she was not good at home, and her family used old cats and old wolves to scare her.

After crying all day, she was already tired and collapsed, and fell asleep after a while.

Mrs. Jiang shook her head, feeling like she was falling apart after holding the child all day.

Nuan Bao crawled over, "Grandma, Nuan Bao will beat your back."

Old Madam Jiang held Nuan Bao's little hand from ear to ear, "It's too late today, let's talk about it tomorrow, Nuan Bao should go to bed."

Xiao Nuanbao let out a hey, "Okay!"

While Nuan Bao was half asleep and half awake, Li Hongxiu heard the little girl's sleep talking, "Nuan Bao won't grow taller, because it's a white lie!"

Li Hongxiu: "..."

I know a lot!
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next day
breakfast
Li Hongxiu looked at the watery corn paste and took a deep breath, "Second Sister-in-law, did you put a little less cornmeal?"

This is no different from drinking boiled water directly.

Zheng Zhaodi snapped, "Hey, isn't it a bad year now? If you can save food, save some. Besides, it's not the time to pay for labor in spring and autumn. Just eat half full."

Li Hongxiu frowned, "Second sister-in-law, the adults can do whatever they want, the children are in the stage of growing their bodies, and those who fall behind will not be tall."

Zheng Zhaodi didn't listen to this reasoning, and she even choked on Li Hongxiu, "Why are you so tall? Do you eat it?"

Li Hongxiu: "..."

She and Zheng Zhaodi are really not speculative.

At the dinner table, the children squatting in the corner took a sip of the polenta, their faces turned pale.

Zheng Zhaodi's son Goudan yelled first, "Today's stick is too thin, I can't get enough."

Zheng Zhaodi turned around and glared at Goudan, "Shut your mouth, your lord hasn't said anything yet, is it your turn to speak?"

Goudan flattened his mouth, "In the first place, Zhao Daming's family also ate black-faced steamed buns."

Zheng Zhaodi sneered, "My father is capable, but your father is not capable, he can only get out and not in. Now it's good to have you with a stick, and you may starve to death at some point."

Snapped--

Mrs. Jiang slammed her chopsticks on the table of the Eight Immortals, "Shut up, you're noisy in the early morning, and you blame your poor life?"

There are many rules in the village, such as it is not good to quarrel in the early morning, such as not to go to see a patient in the afternoon and evening, there are opinions.

Zheng Zhaodi lowered her head resentfully, "It's not that I quarreled first."

Li Hongxiu had been paying attention to Qin Xiyan, seeing that his bowl of soup had run out, so he took the bowl.

Qin Xiyan immediately said, "Fourth Aunt, I'm full."

Li Hongxiu insisted on filling him a bowl, "Water is not enough, drink more."

Zheng Zhaodi glanced at them.

His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something more.

After being glared at by Mrs. Jiang hatefully, she shrank back and swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

After dinner, Nuan Bao wanted to take Xiangxiang out. In fact, she wanted to take Qin Xiyan with her, but Qin Xiyan didn't want to go out.

He didn't want to face the probing eyes of others.

Enough is enough.

(End of this chapter)