After taking two steps with the things in hand, Chu Tian turned back to look at Old Lady Chu, "By the way, Grandma, I have important things in the two utility rooms in the backyard, so I have locked the doors temporarily. If you need to take anything, I will give you the keys..."

Old Mrs. Chu waved her hand. "No need. Just lock it. We're not farming in the middle of winter, so we don't need those tools."

"Um···"

Not long after breakfast, Chu Tian saw Xinxin, who had just washed the dishes, and Pingping, who had just cleared the table, looking at him expectantly. He couldn't help but laugh and waved his hand, saying, "You two take Lele and put on some warm clothes."

The two children cheered instantly, pulled Lele and ran outside.

Yao Xiujuan was stunned for a moment, "Brother Tian, ​​what are you taking them to do?"

Chu Tian smiled and said, "I promised them yesterday to go to the regiment for a stroll."

"Grandma, Xiujuan, are you going too?"

Yao Xiujuan waved her hands repeatedly, "I won't go. My eldest and second sisters-in-law and I all said we wanted to fry some Sanzi and hemp leaves this year. We agreed to help each other fry them today..."

Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Old Lady Chu, only to see that Old Lady Chu was also waving her hand.

"Xiaotian, you take the three kids with you. I won't go either. It's freezing cold out here, and I don't want to be exposed to the cold wind all day..."

Chu Tian didn't force them. "Okay, then I'll take them for a walk myself. I might not be back at noon, so I'll eat outside..."

To be honest, since they separated, Yao Xiujuan has been quite busy during these few days every year, even though she has no worries about food and clothing. Every day, she either steams buns or fries things, and has to prepare all kinds of food. There is no other way. Even though it is said that all superstitions should be broken now, some of the rules left by the ancestors cannot be forgotten just like that. For example, it is not allowed to use knives or sweep the floor on the first day of the Lunar New Year...

While the three children were getting dressed, Chu Tian went to the backyard and took out two or three pounds of various dry goods and put them in a big bag. He also picked up a bag of Beijing Eight Snacks and tied it tightly to the front of the car. He gave a small jar of Beijing pickles to Xinxin to hold, and finally carried Lele and Pingping to the front bumper of the car. After Xinxin sat down in the back seat, he set off for the regiment headquarters.

By the way, he had originally wanted to borrow a carriage from the regiment headquarters, but since Yao Xiujuan and the others were not going, there was no need to drive the carriage.

When they arrived at the regiment headquarters, they did not rush to go shopping, but went to Xu Fei's yard first. Ever since Chu Tian's vest was completely removed, in the past few years, every year before the New Year, Chu Tian would bring some gifts to wish Li Gang and Xu Fei a happy new year. Xinxin and Pingping also came twice, so this time Chu Tian brought them here again.

Xu Fei opened the door and saw Chu Tian. He opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Brother Chu, you're back?"

Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I just came back yesterday and wanted to come see you and Brother Gang."

Just when Xu Fei was about to say something, Pingping and Lele's little faces appeared from Chu Tian's coat. Pingping knew Xu Fei, so she greeted them shyly.

"Brother Xu Fei..."

Xu Fei only then noticed that there were two people in Chu Tian's arms. He was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said with a smile, "Pingping is here too? This is Lele, right?"

Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Well, I've never brought the little girl out alone since she was little. This is the first time I've brought her here."

Xu Fei walked over and rubbed her head with a smile, "Hello, Xiao Lele! I'm your brother Xu Fei..."

Lele tilted his head and looked up at Chu Tian, ​​"Dad..."

Chu Tian smiled, "Le Le, be good and call me brother..."

Lele responded immediately and shouted loudly, "Brother!"

"Hey, so good!"

Xu Fei looked at Lele, whose eyes were curved, and he was very fond of her. He reached out and hugged Lele in his arms. He turned sideways and whispered, "Brother Chu, come in quickly. Brother Li Gang is here too. He is settling accounts in the house right now."

Xinxin, who had been hiding behind Chu Tian, ​​saw that Xu Fei hadn't noticed her, so she took the initiative to stick her head out and called out sweetly to Xu Fei, "Brother Xu Fei, I'm here too..."

Xu Fei was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Xinxin is here too."

Xinxin jumped out of the back seat, walked up to Xu Fei, put her hands on her hips, and asked proudly, "Brother Xu Fei, do you think I've grown taller?"

Xu Fei looked at Xinxin, who was much taller than last year, and nodded with a smile, "Yeah, you've grown taller."

He found it funny in his heart, thinking that this little girl was quite vindictive. Last year, he just casually said that the little girl was not much different in height from the year before, but the little girl was unhappy on the spot. She cried and complained to Chu Tian, ​​saying that he laughed at her for being short. He felt so wronged. It was just a casual remark at the time, okay?

Well, it was also his fault. He clearly remembered that big brother Li Gang complained that he couldn't speak and made the little girl cry...

Xinxin handed the jar in her arms to Chu Tian, ​​who had parked his bike, and proudly gestured towards Xu Fei, "Brother Xu Fei, let me tell you, my dad measured me and said I'm 1.4 meters tall now, more than ten centimeters taller than last year!"

"My dad also said that I will continue to grow, and that I can at least grow to 1.6 meters in the future!"

At that time, her father told her that he was 1.83 meters tall and her mother was about 1.63 meters tall. As long as she could eat well and eat a piece of milk lump every day, her height in the future would definitely not be less than 1.6 meters.

Xu Fei suppressed his laughter and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, your father is right."

Pingping also ran to Xu Fei, "Brother Xu Fei, my dad also said that I will grow taller in the future..."

"I····"

Chu Tian ignored Xinxin and the other two. Since the courtyard gate was closed and Xu Fei was outside, nothing would happen. He took his things and walked to the room where Li Gang usually settled accounts.

"Chu Tian? When did you come back?"

Li Gang was immersed in counting the accounts, and the courtyard gate was not close to the house, so he did not hear Chu Tian and his three sons talking to Xu Fei in the courtyard. When he saw Chu Tian, ​​he was extremely surprised and delighted. He stopped counting the accounts, closed the account book and put it aside.

Chu Tian put the things on the table and said with a smile, "I'm back. I came back yesterday!"

"I originally thought I would come back after the New Year, but who would have thought that since entering Xinjiang, there has been so little snow, and the car has hardly broken down. The journey has been incredibly smooth..."

Li Gang nodded, "That's not bad. I can come back before the New Year and spend a good New Year with my brother, sister-in-law and the children..."

"Who says it's not true? After all, celebrating the New Year at home is much better than celebrating it in the wild..."

After chatting for a few minutes, they got down to business. Chu Tian opened the jar of pickles and the bag of dry goods and showed them to Li Gang.

"I bought a lot of dry goods from Sichuan Province, as well as local sugar and other things. From Beijing, I bought four kinds of pickles and Beijing's Erba Sauce..."

"Brother Li Gang, do you think you can accept it?"