After breakfast, Dabao played with his younger brother on the kang. The two little brothers missed each other a lot after not seeing each other for a while.

When he came back yesterday, the second baby saw that he was wronged, and he pouted and started crying, leaving the first baby at a loss.

It took a long time to coax him into submission.

Qingyun brought the roasted melon seeds, pine nuts and candies prepared on the kang to the dining table and placed them there to prevent Erbao from accidentally eating them. He was very quick with his hands now and would grab anything and stuff it into his mouth if he wasn't paying attention.

I also told Dabao not to eat snacks on the kang.

With the previous experience of the little boy as a lesson, she was naturally extremely cautious.

She also put a lot of thought into today's lunch. The staple food was dumplings, which she had wrapped and frozen in the yard. In winter, the yard was a natural ice cellar.

I opened the cellar and took out a dried pheasant, as well as vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage and radishes.

He then took out a large piece of wild boar meat and one pound of mutton and mutton offal from the space.

These are enough. Although she can take out more, it will be easy to be exposed.

At around nine o'clock, Gu's mother came over to help, and Gu's father also went to the inner room to play with his two grandsons.

Although Li Qingyun didn't say it, Gu's father and mother remembered early on that today was their eldest grandson's birthday. After all, this day was very special.

Gu's mother specially ground some tofu last night and brought it over to add to the dishes, as well as a small piece of wild boar meat that she pickled herself.

Gu's father made a little gadget for Dabao, a wooden bird that could actually flap its wings and pretend to fly. Dabao was stunned by it, and Erbao liked it very much too. The two of them lay on the kang and fiddled with it.

Only in winter does Gu's father have the leisure to study this kind of gadget for his grandson to play with.

Dabao looked at his grandfather with admiration and said, "Grandpa, you are really amazing. I want to learn from you when I grow up."

Father Gu looked at his grandson with a doting look on his face.

"Don't do that. Being a carpenter won't make you much. You need to study hard and become an educated person so that you can work for the government."

Dabao also knows that his parents and grandparents all hope that he will study hard and become a cultured person in the future, so he will become a cultured person in the future.

Not long after, Cheng Jie and his family also came over.

Father Gu moved to the main room to talk to Cheng Jie. The little boy took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang to play with the wooden birds with Dabao and Erbao.

Qiuju went to the kitchen to help Gu's mother and Li Qingyun.

It wasn't the first time for these people to cook together, and they were chatting and laughing while preparing the food.

Ever since the last incident, Mother Gu has become indifferent to everything. The children handle their own affairs, and she lives her own life without worrying about anything else. Her life has suddenly become easier.

Now that she saw Li Qingyun "spending money", she no longer had any objections. After all, she was the one who lived her own life and she knew what was going on.

No one spoiled the fun and the whole experience was very enjoyable.

To make hand-shredded pheasant meat, just boil it in water and tear it into long thin strips. This dish is very delicious when eaten with wine.

Wild boar meat was stewed with sauerkraut and vermicelli, while mutton, mutton offal and radish were boiled into a thick milky white mutton soup.

Both dishes are served in bowls, the portions are large and they are very filling.

The tofu brought by Gu's mother was used to make a spicy dish called Mapo Tofu.

Add two baskets of dumplings and lunch is ready.

Today's lunch was eaten in the main room. As several people were setting up the table, Li Qingyun seemed to hear some noise at the door. It sounded a bit like sobbing, very quiet, but if you listened carefully, it was definitely there.

Li Qingyun opened the door and found that it was Da Ni and Er Ni. The two girls were squatting at the door like two abandoned big dogs, and the sobbing sound came from Er Ni's mouth.

It doesn't look like they just arrived. I'm afraid they have been standing at the door for a long time.

Li Qingyun quickly pulled them up and let them go into the house to warm up.

"Why didn't you knock on the door? It's so cold, what if you catch a cold?"

Dani blushed and lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

Mother Gu also hurried over to ask, "Why are you two here? Where are your parents?"

Erni whispered with tears in her eyes: "My father went to make furniture for someone, and my mother asked us to come over.

I wanted to knock on the door, but my sister wouldn’t let me.”

When Gu's mother and Li Qingyun heard this, they knew exactly what was going on.

Damn Yan Shufen, she did all these terrible things and made the two children feel miserable.

She must have known that Mr. and Mrs. Gu were coming, so she specially asked the two children to come over for a free meal. Children of this age have self-esteem and know what is right and wrong. They are afraid of being disliked, so they can't help feeling bad.

Dani grew up and knew that her parents and Second Aunt had had a quarrel, so she didn't feel comfortable going to their house to eat and drink for free. However, her mother drove them out.

They had nowhere else to go, so they went to Second Aunt's door and squatted there for a long time. She was too embarrassed to knock on the door.

Hearing the laughter coming from inside, she was envious from the bottom of her heart. Erni was cold and hungry, and wanted to knock on the door, but was stopped by her. Erni felt uncomfortable and started crying. It was useless to cover her mouth, because her second aunt still heard it.

Li Qingyun asked Gu's mother and sister-in-law Qiuju to prepare the meal, and she took the two girls into the kitchen. She shoveled the remaining sparks from the stove into the brazier to roast them for the two girls, and then served each of them a bowl of mutton soup.

The two little girls felt warm and calm, so they were brought to the main room.

Everyone tacitly agreed and didn't ask any more questions, but just asked them to come and sit.

Looking at the table full of people and the lively atmosphere in the main room, Dani felt that her empty heart was filled.

Although Li Qingyun had a grievance against Yan Shufen, it had nothing to do with the two children. Perhaps when they grew up, they would become worldly-wise and petty, like their mother. But now, looking at these two pairs of clear eyes, she couldn't do anything extreme and had to deal with each other separately.

During the winter, everyone eats simply, as long as they are not hungry. Some poor families even have only two meals a day, and each meal consists of porridge.

Everyone enjoyed the rare delicacies on the table with relish, and no one spoiled the mood.

Seeing that no one deliberately brought up the embarrassing thing, Dani and Erni breathed a sigh of relief and ate the food in their bowls with peace of mind.

They haven't had a good meal for a long time since they separated from their grandparents.

I thought my mom would give me better food after we separated, but it's even worse than before. Even the occasional egg for breakfast is gone. Mom says we should be frugal and save every penny.

Taking the feelings of the other children into consideration, Li Qingyun did not mention during the meal that today was Dabao's birthday. It is not the lack of things that is worrying, but the inequality of things. Children also have the ability to compare. Dabao already has a lot, so there is no need to deliberately remind him, so as not to make other children sad.

Dabao also knew very well that today's meal was specially prepared by his mother for him, and everyone was celebrating for him, and that was enough.

After the meal, Li Qingyun brought out a plate of frozen pears and various dried goods that she had fried herself.

After cleaning up, the family sat in the main room, chatting and bragging, talking about everything under the sun, while the children ran around and played.

The days are quiet and beautiful.