The two little kids were so happy now that they had received lucky money. They were not angry when they heard Lin Meixia's words. They took Tian Zhuo's hand and said with a smile, "Brother! Let's go play together!"
As for Tian Tian, they had just been scolded by her and had their faces pinched by her, so they were afraid to get close to her and quietly slipped away while pulling Tian Zhuo.
It just so happened that Tian Tian didn't want to play with those little brats, so she pretended not to see anything and prepared to listen to her aunt and second aunt's gossip.
"Sister! Where is Xiao Juan'er and those German soldiers' children?" Lin Meiyu turned around and asked Li Meishuang who had been silent.
Lin Meishuang was always taciturn. When she heard Lin Meiyu's question, she smiled and said, "Those kids are playing in the west room. Tiantian, go play with your brothers and sisters!"
Lin Meishuang is seven years older than Lin Meiyu and got married early. She has given birth to five children over the years, four boys and one girl. Her daughter is about the same age as Tian Tian. Three of the other four sons are older than Tian Tian, and the other one is already married and has children. He accompanied his wife to her parents' home today and did not come here.
In Tian Tian’s previous memory, the children who always showed off their delicious food to her were the remaining three older brothers and younger brother.
Tian Tian shook her head. Although these people didn't have any bad intentions, it was annoying and she would not go over there.
Tian Tian smiled sweetly, "I don't want to play with my brothers and sisters. I want to be with my grandparents and my aunts."
Grandma snorted coldly, and everyone in the room was stunned for a moment. Lin Meixia quickly came up to smooth things over, "I haven't seen you for a year, and Tiantian has become a lot more lively. Look at her little mouth getting sweeter and sweeter. She's really lovable."
Tian Tian looked at Grandma Lin, who was sitting aside with an unhappy look on her face, in confusion. Just now when she was in the yard, she heard Grandma Lin laughing, but as soon as their family came in, Grandma Lin started to speak in a sarcastic tone.
"Second brother! Now that you are back, go to the kitchen and cook. It is almost time for dinner. There are many people at home today, so we need to cook a lot of food."
Tian Tian subconsciously wanted to look up at the clock, but she forgot that this was not her home and there was no clock at home.
But it was after nine o'clock when they left home, and even though they had been walking for two hours, it was only around eleven o'clock now. They eat two meals in winter here, one at eight or nine in the morning and one at two or three in the afternoon, so they don't have to cook at this time.
Besides, their family has only been here for a short time, and their feet haven't even warmed up yet, but her grandma has already urged her mother to cook. At least she should let her mother take a rest, right?
Tian Tian was a little unhappy, but before she could say anything, Lin Meixia said, "Mom! What are you doing? My sister just came back. What did you ask her to cook? Didn't we just finish eating?"
Grandma Lin was unhappy and glared at Lin Meixia. "What's wrong with just finishing the meal? So many people came to our house today, isn't it normal to cook lunch earlier? Besides, you are all back, so don't you have to cook a few more dishes? We only have one big pot at home, so we have to prepare it earlier."
What Grandma Lin said made sense. Lin Meiyu didn't say anything. She put on her shoes and went downstairs to put the basket they brought on the table. "Mom, what you said makes sense. I'm not tired either. I'll go over and cook. Mom, look, this is what my old lady asked me to bring you, meat and egg cake. Do you want to cook this piece of meat for lunch today?"
As she spoke, Lin Meiyu took out the egg cake, opened the outer layer of oil paper, revealing the bright yellow egg cake inside.
Grandma Lin looked at the meat and the fragrant egg cake in the basket and nodded with satisfaction. "Is this the meat that your team killed this year? It's quite good, with fat and lean meat. You can cut the meat and stir-fry the pickled cabbage. You don't need to add oil. Give me the egg cake and share it with the little ones later. It will also make them happy during the New Year."
"Oh!" Lin Meiyu agreed, put the egg cake on the table, and then took the meat to the kitchen.
Seeing that his wife was busy, Tian Lisong said goodbye to everyone and went to help.
"Mom! I'll go down and help too!" Seeing that her sister and brother-in-law were busy in the kitchen, Lin Meishuang couldn't sit still and wanted to go downstairs to help.
Grandma Lin's face darkened immediately. She looked at Lin Meishuang and said sternly, "What are you going to do? You haven't done enough work in the past two days. Look at how many chilblains you have on your hands. Rest on the kang! Your sister is a skilled person, and she has Tian's wife to help her, so it's not your turn."
After Grandma Lin finished speaking to Lin Meishuang, she turned around and glanced at her eldest son-in-law, Old Wu, who was chatting with Grandpa nearby.
When Boss Wu heard what Grandma Lin said, he paused for a moment, and then continued chatting with Grandpa and third son-in-law Song Jianjun as if nothing had happened.
Tian Tian's eyes moved between Grandma Lin, her aunt and her uncle, and she always felt that something was strange.
However, the frostbite on my aunt's hands was really serious. Her whole hands were black and red. There were cuts on the joints, and some of the frostbite looked a little ulcerated.
Tian Tian felt really sorry for it. At this time, her second aunt came in from outside. Tian Tian didn't see when she left.
"Tiantian, come out with me!" Lin Meixia said.
Tian Tian didn't understand why her aunt wanted to see her, but she still jumped off the ground and went to the empty hut with her aunt. "Aunt, what do you want to see me for?"
"This is the New Year's money your aunt gave you!" Lin Meixia took out a penny and gave it to Tian Tian.
Tian Tian looked at the penny and was speechless. Is this just some boring way of exchanging money during the New Year?
Tian Tian thought briefly and realized that during the Chinese New Year in previous years, her aunt also gave her New Year's money, and Lin Meiyu didn't say anything.
Tian Tian immediately accepted the money without any psychological burden.
Seeing Tian Tian accept the money, Lin Meixia reached out and patted Tian Tian on the shoulder, "Okay! Go sit on the kang, I'll go help your mother cook."
Tian Tian was a little thirsty after walking all the way. Although Lin Meiyu asked her to grab a handful of snow on the roadside to quench her thirst, she didn't know whether it was because of the burning straw or for some other reason, the snow was black and not white at all. Tian Tian thought it was dirty, so she endured the thirst and went to her grandmother's house.
So before she went back to her room, she went to the kitchen to get a bowl of water. Seeing Lin Meiyu and Tian Lisong busying themselves, she went over and asked, "Mom, do you want me to help you?"
Lin Meiyu smiled and said, "No need. Your dad and I can cook. I don't even know where your grandma's things are. It's just in the way here. Go to the kang and listen to your grandma's chat. Otherwise, go play with your sister Xiaojuan'er."
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