At this moment, the curtain outside the door was opened, and Xu Mo walked in, shrouded in cold air.

He was wearing a black cotton coat today, and there were some small white dots on the coat.

As soon as Xu Mo opened his mouth to speak, white mist came out of his mouth.

"It suddenly snowed outside."

Shen Jiaojiao was delighted, "Really? I want to go and see it."

She jumped off the kang and ran out the door.

Xu Mo stretched out his long arms, picked the person up and carried him back to the kang.

"It's too cold outside. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold wearing so little?"

Shen Jiaojiao reached out and took the snowflake off Xu Mo's shoulder.

White and crystal, like a grain of salt.

With a rub of two fingers, the snowflakes instantly melted at the fingertips, dissipated into nothingness, and turned into a little bit of cold water.

Xu Mo gazed at her tenderly, stroked her furry little head, and coaxed her, "It's just starting to snow now, there's nothing to see. By the evening, there will be snow piled up outside. Then we should wear something warmer before going out to play."

"Oh." Shen Jiaojiao nodded obediently.

Xu Mo took out two red eggs from his pocket.

He handed it to Liu Xiaolan and said, "Mom, look at the color of this egg."

The egg shells were originally light yellow, but after being boiled and soaked in herbs, they turned into a festive bright red.

When a child holds a full-month banquet, it is necessary to give red eggs to the guests, which represents good luck and prosperity.

Liu Xiaolan looked at the dyeing of the red egg and said, "It's almost done. The color is very beautiful."

Xu Mo gave Liu Xiaolan a red egg.

I kept one in my hand.

Pry open the red egg shell and peel out the tender white egg inside.

Put the egg to Shen Jiaojiao's mouth.

Shen Jiaojiao originally didn't like eating eggs.

But I don’t know what’s wrong with me lately. I’m getting hungry.

At this moment, she was hungry again.

When people are hungry, everything tastes delicious.

Shen Jiaojiao took the egg, took a bite, and chewed it slowly.

Looking at the peeled red eggshell, I asked curiously, "What is this red dye made of? The color is so beautiful."

Xu Mo explained, "It uses a herb called Sumu. Boil the roots of Sumu in water with eggs, and then soak them for half an hour, and the color will be dyed."

Shen Jiaojiao knew about the herb Sumu.

But I didn’t know that its roots can be used for dyeing. It’s really magical!

I wonder if it would be possible to use the roots of the sappan wood to dye white cloth red.

After all, red fabrics were rare in this era, and most of them were black, white and gray.

Brightly colored materials are also in high demand and not always available to the general public.

Shen Jiaojiao thought this method was feasible and would try it some other day.

While thinking for a while, Shen Jiaojiao had already finished the egg in her hand.

It was only when Xu Mochun gave her some water that Shen Jiaojiao realized that she had swallowed the egg in just a few bites.

And I didn’t feel full after eating.

She felt a little horrified.

When did you become so greedy?

At this time, Li Ermei and Xu Zhengyang also walked in.

Li Ermei rubbed her red, frozen hands and said, "Mom, I brined a hundred kilograms of pig intestines today. I'll leave half for Ping An to celebrate his full-month birthday, and I'll go to the market with Fugui to sell the remaining half tomorrow.

Now that it’s Chinese New Year, the goods are selling especially well.”

The smile on Li Ermei's face was so wild that she couldn't hide it at all.

The second wife has been very active in the black market recently.

I guess he made a lot of money.

As for the exact number, only they themselves know.

Liu Xiaolan's opinion of Li Ermei has changed.

I originally thought that the second wife was not cut out for business, but I didn't expect that these two could not only endure the hardship, but also do quite well in business.

This is really admirable.

Liu Xiaolan looked at Li Ermei and nodded, "The weather has been bad recently, you and Fugui should be careful."

Li Ermei quickly responded, "Oh, I know, don't worry, mother!"

Liu Xiaolan looked at Xu Zhengyang again and said, "Please take care of the baby's full moon celebration. Make sure you don't make too few red eggs. Don't let them fail to sprout. The firewood at home will definitely not be enough. We have to go to the mountain to chop some firewood."

"I understand. Don't worry about it. I know what I'm doing." Xu Zhengyang said.

Xu Mo said, "I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll go up the mountain with my brother to chop wood."

Liu Xiaolan: "Okay, you guys can take care of the rest of the miscellaneous matters by yourselves, don't let me worry about everything."

Xu Zhengyang hesitated for a while before saying, "It is the child's full-month banquet. According to custom, the child's grandmother needs to send something to her. This is also to bring good luck to the child in the future.

Should we inform them?"

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly became quiet.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Xu Zhengyang, and everyone's expressions were extremely complicated.

Li Ermei has a straightforward personality. The first thing she thought of was that she would definitely not be able to escape being scolded by her eldest brother today.

Xu Mo understood Xu Zhengyang's temper. He knew that he was a kind-hearted and upright person who did not bear grudges. Therefore, it did not seem surprising that he could say this.

But with his personality, it would be hard for him not to be taken advantage of if he met a fussy and clingy woman.

Xu Mo was deeply worried about the rest of his brother's life.

He needs a good woman to make his life better.

Shen Jiaojiao had the same idea as Xu Mo. Their eldest brother was too honest and simple-minded. Although he looked very powerful, he was actually not as eloquent as their second brother.

Speaking of the Zhou family today, could it be that the eldest brother is still thinking about the old relationship and wants to remarry?

What on earth was he thinking?

Liu Xiaolan took a deep breath and originally wanted to control her temper.

But she couldn't help it, she glared at Xu Zhengyang and cursed, "It's a sin for me to give birth to a bastard like you.

Are you trying to piss me off to death because I’m too old?

How come you still don’t understand it now?

You are still thinking about associating with the Zhou family!

Have you forgotten how this child was born and how dangerous the birth was?

If it weren't for his little girl, Ping An might not have survived.

All of this was caused by your good daughter-in-law and good mother-in-law.

They were so heartless as to do such a wicked thing and didn't care about the life or death of the children at all.

They just want to climb up the social ladder for their own future.

You still want to mention them now, Xu Zhengyang, what are you thinking about?

He looks quite smart, but how come he is so stupid at the critical moment?

Don't tell me that you still want to remarry Zhou Ying.

If you dare to remarry, I will just drown you in the water and pretend that you are not my stupid son."

Xu Zhengyang was scolded all over and felt a little aggrieved.

"Mom, I just want Ping An to have a good start, nothing else."

This is not the only reason. The main reason is that the children at home miss their mother.

"Pah, your head must have been kicked by a donkey. Not only will they not have good luck coming to Ping An, I think they will probably get into trouble."

Liu Xiaolan was a little excited, but she forced herself to calm down. "If Zhou Ying and her parents had come to see the child and asked about the child's condition during this period, I wouldn't be so angry."