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When Qin Huaichuan came back, he had rat poison in his hand. He waved to Shen Yuandao, "Let's go, Ayuan, let's go poison the rats."
Shen Yuandao readily agreed, wrung the clean clothes in his hand and handed them to Su Mianmian, then followed Qin Huaichuan into the room.
When the two went into the house, they saw the opened old wooden cabinet and several holes inside.
Qin Huaichuan took some rat poison and sprinkled some into the holes.
"Brother Ayuan, is this okay?" Little Ayan followed them at some point. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Qin Huaichuan's every move with curiosity.
After Qin Huaichuan finished spreading the medicine and closed the wooden cabinet, he finally couldn't help but ask.
Shen Yuandao picked up little Ayan, turned around and left the house, "Okay, let's go help your sister wash clothes, and then come to our house for dinner."
After Su Mianmian finished washing the large basin of clothes, several people went to Shen Yuandao's house for dinner.
As soon as they stepped into the house, Yun Sheng and Li Yuying came to greet them, looking at them with worried expressions.
"How is it? Have all the rats been dealt with?" Yun Sheng asked first.
Shen Yuandao nodded, "I guess he's dead, right? Huaichuan and I will go check on him after you finish your meal."
"We should take a look and not scare the three siblings." Li Yuying echoed.
"Okay, stop thinking about this and eat!"
As Yun Sheng spoke, he skillfully picked up a piece of food for each of the three siblings with his chopsticks.
Yun Sheng patted Xiao Ayan's head and said, "Eat quickly, you must be hungry."
Little Ayan looked at the delicious food that suddenly appeared in the bowl with his eyes shining. He nodded vigorously, then picked up the chopsticks obediently and started eating.
At this moment, Qin Huaichuan suddenly said, "What a pity! If those were sparrows, we could roast them and eat them. Why did they have to be mice?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally harmonious atmosphere instantly became a little subtle.
The people who were eating all looked up when they heard this. Li Yuying glared at her son and said, "All you do is eat. Why are you bringing up that disgusting thing while we're eating?"
Qin Huaichuan curled his lips, as if realizing that his words were somewhat inappropriate, but he still couldn't help but defend himself: "Mom, I just suddenly remembered that Dad took us to the mountains and roasted sparrows for us to eat."
At that time, Qin's father was still the regiment commander in the army. Whenever he had time, he would take them to the mountains.
As he spoke, he showed a nostalgic expression.
Shen Yuandao smiled and nodded when he heard this, as if Qin Huaichuan's words brought back memories.
"Yes, roasted sparrows are indeed delicious. We were still little back then, and every time we had a holiday we would run around the mountains with Uncle Qin, looking for all kinds of game to roast. Thinking back on it now, those days were truly joyful."
When Xiao Ayan heard the words "very delicious", he looked up at Shen Yuandao and asked with a puzzled look: "Brother Shen, is roasted sparrow really delicious? I have never eaten it."
Shen Yuandao reached out and touched Xiao Ayan's head, and replied with a smile: "Well, it's delicious. When I have time one day, your brother Qin and I will go catch some sparrows and roast them for you."
Little Ayan nodded and looked forward to the roasted sparrows.
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After lunch, Shen Yuandao and Qin Huaichuan sent the three siblings home and checked on the mouse to see if it was okay.
The two men moved the old cabinet away and saw four mice lying on the ground. They put them in a dustpan and threw them away.
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"Sister, is there anything that mice are afraid of?"
Little Ayan was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and then suddenly opened their eyes, with curiosity and excitement flashing in his eyes.
Su Qingqing closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. When she heard Xiao Yan ask this, she smiled and replied:
"Yes, cats catch mice. Cats are what mice fear the most. They are natural enemies of mice."
Hearing this answer, little Ayan seemed to have obtained some great secret. He suddenly jumped up from the kang, his eyes wide open and full of excitement.
"No wonder there are no mice at Tiezhu's house, it turns out they have a cat!"
He muttered to himself, then looked at Su Qingqing and Su Mianmian expectantly, "Sister, let's get a cat too! That way there won't be any mice at home."
Su Mianmian listened to her brother's words and thought it was a good idea. "But where are we going to find a cat to raise?"
When little Ayan heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and jumped up, "I know! I know! Brother Tiezhu has one! We can go to Brother Tiezhu's house and get one to raise!"
Su Qingqing couldn't help but frown when she heard this. She shook her head and said, "How can they give Tiezhu's cat to us so easily?"
"No! Brother Tiezhu has a lot of cats at home. I played with the kittens the last time I went there with Brother Yuan and the others."
"ah?"
Little Ayan nodded, "Yes, they are so cute, there are three little kittens and one big cat. Can we exchange one with them, sister?"
"Okay? Then let's go to Tiezhu's house and ask him after lunch break."
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"Grandma Wang, Ayan is here! Brother Tiezhu, Ayan wants to play with you!"
"Here they come! Here they come! Sister Mianmian, Sister Qingqing, and Ayan, come in quickly."
When little Ayan saw that it was Tiezhu who opened the door, he was the first to speak, "Brother Tiezhu, is your cat still here? Ayan wants it~"
Tiezhu scratched his head. "Cat? Oh! Are you talking about the kitten my Fugui gave birth to?"
Little Ayan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right, it's those three little kittens. Can I give one to Ayan? Ayan, give me some candy in exchange!"
Tiezhu thought for a moment and said, "There's only one here, the others were taken away. I'll ask my grandma later."
As he said this, he shouted towards the main house, "Grandma! Sister Mianmian and the others are here! They want a cat to raise. Do we have a kitten left at home?"
Grandma Wang heard the sound, looked out the window, put on her shoes and came out, "There is one, but no one wants it, so it hasn't been given away yet."
Su Mianmian saw Grandma Tiezhu coming out of the house, supported her and said:
"Grandma Wang, several mice suddenly appeared at home today. I was thinking of getting a cat to see if it could catch them. Little Ayan said your family is here again, so Qingqing and I brought the little guy over to ask."
After hearing this, Grandma Tiezhu waved her hand and said, "Wow! There's just one left at home. If you want one, take it. I originally gave birth to three, but I gave away two. Since no one wants this one, I've been raising it at home."
Little Ayan jumped for joy when he heard this. "Really? Grandma Wang, Ayan thanks you so much!"
Grandma Tiezhu touched little Ayan's head and said, "Really, this is from Grandma Wang."
Little Ayan took out five candies from his little pocket and handed them to Grandma Tiezhu, "Grandma, Ayan will trade you some candies!"
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