Chapter 175 Erhu

Several children hesitated at the door of the house and refused to go in. They wanted to go play with their brothers, but they also knew that it was time for dinner and they couldn't run around anymore.

Little Mushroom didn't have so many concerns. He hugged Little Sprout's arm tightly and said flatteringly, "Sister Little Sprout, can Little Mushroom follow you?"

Lin Yue simply couldn't bear to watch. She always felt that this child had become smooth-talking after staying at Uncle Zhang's house for a few days.

Sun Xilai smiled and said, "Then Little Mushroom, follow Auntie and go to Auntie's house for dinner, okay?"

Little Mushroom secretly glanced at Lin Yue and his brothers and sisters for several times, but fearing a beating, he just laughed and held Xiaoya tightly, saying nothing.

Lin Yue said to Sun Xilai, "Sister-in-law, don't get used to him." Then he turned to Little Mushroom and said, "We are going to eat steamed buns tonight. If you don't come back, there will be no share for you!"

Little Mushroom had only eaten buns for a few times, so he wasn't particularly greedy for them. However, a kid of his age was most afraid of whether others had what he had. Seeing that his mother was serious, he quickly let go of Sister Xiaoya's hand and ran home in a hurry.

Dabao stood not far away, raised his chin coolly, and said to Wanli and the others: "Go home and have dinner first, we will go out at 7:30, I will take you to hide the cat!"

When the children heard this, they almost jumped up with excitement. 7:30 was the time when it was just getting dark. The children in the family were young and had no older children to play with, so they rarely had the experience of playing on the street at night.

The children were so excited that when they got home, they found that their mother had not prepared anything. In order to go out and play in time, Lingling, Wanli and Xiao Shitou rushed to pick and wash vegetables.

Zhang Yuandong had prepared the noodles in advance, and while the children were choosing vegetables, Lin Yue chopped the meat. This was the venison that the troops had distributed three days ago. Zhang Yuandong had used some of it for cooking, and the rest had been kept in the cellar.

Winter had just passed, and there was still some unmelted ice in the cellar, which was used to store food. However, the temperature inside was still not high enough to store food for a long time, so Lin Yue didn't save any and chopped up the remaining piece of venison.

Zhang Yuandong, holding Sisi in his arms and with a small mushroom hanging on his legs, walked over with difficulty. Seeing her chopping meat, he also said something extra, "Don't save the meat. I guess you must have hunted a lot of prey during your days of wandering in the mountains. You won't be short of meat."

The troops have been searching the mountain for the tiger today, and this is also the main task of Chen Deyuan's company's training today. Zhang Yuandong really wanted to lead the team to the mountain to hunt the tiger himself at first, but later he found out where the tiger went, and he was not so anxious.

He was so harassed by the two little guys that he couldn't even help Lin Yue chop the meat. Instead, he was bitten on the calf by his good son.

Zhang Yuandong grimaced in pain, but before he could say anything, Little Mushroom started crying in pain. His father's meat was too hard and it was hitting his teeth.

Zhang Yuandong picked up the naughty kid and went into the house to spank him.

With the help of the three older children, especially Xiao Shitou who had a natural talent for cooking, Lin Yue quickly finished making the buns.

She picked out some hazel mushrooms from the ones she had picked that morning, washed them, tore them into strips, blanched them, and made a cold dish.

Lin Yue had eaten a dish of hazel mushrooms and cucumber before, which tasted very good, but there were no cucumbers in this season, so this dish of cold hazel mushrooms could barely be considered a simplified version of it.

Before dinner, Wang Tingting got off the kang for the first time and walked over to eat with them.

It had been less than ten days since she gave birth, but she was in good health and could walk around without any problems. However, according to custom, women who could afford to stay in the house for a full month were said to be good for their health. Some even exaggerated and even ate, drank, defecated and urinated on the kang.

When Wang Tingting came over with a big headscarf on her head and dressed very conservatively, Lin Yue thought she wanted to go to the toilet.

She scolded him, "If you have anything to say, just shout. There are so many people at home. Anyone you call will be there soon. You are still in confinement. The temperature outside is unstable. You should stay out less."

Wang Tingting was mainly worried about Lin Yue. Lin Yue needed to rest this morning, so she didn't ask much. Now that he finally had some time, she wanted to come over and see him.

Lingling diligently brought a stool over to her and said with a smile: "Aunt Tingting, it's time to eat. Why don't you eat here with us today? I'll go get my brother and I'll take good care of him!"

Wang Tingting smiled and sat down. She hadn't eaten with everyone for a long time, and seeing this lively and noisy family, she felt a little better.

Lin Yue knew that everyone was worried about what happened to her this morning. The more she tried to hide it, the more worried everyone would be. It would be better to just speak openly about the matter. After all, she was not injured, and after knowing what happened, they were not so worried anymore.

This was indeed the case. Lin Yue recounted the story in a very moving voice. All the adults and children at the table were terrified. Little Shitou even leaned back as hard as he could, looking extremely scared.

Zhang Yuandong knew about this a long time ago, but after listening to Lin Yue's story again, his brows were still furrowed. As Lin Yue continued to tell the story, everyone at the dinner table finally changed from being worried to breathing a sigh of relief, and some even said at the end, "Fortunately, nothing happened, you are so lucky."

Seeing that everyone was relieved, Lin Yue's eyes were also filled with smiles. He changed the subject and said, "Hurry up and eat. Try the buns I made!"

The buns were filled with shepherd's purse. Lin Yue put a lot of venison in them, which tasted extremely delicious. They were served with cold hazel mushrooms and a bowl of millet porridge. Even Wang Tingting, who had a small appetite, ate two more without realizing it.

While her parents weren't paying attention, Lingling secretly put her feet on the chair under her butt. She held the child in one hand and a big bun in the other. She took a big bite of the bun thinking she was very cool and looked quite serious.

Wang Tingting saw her action and felt angry and amused. She asked dangerously, "I haven't checked Lingling's homework for a long time. Have you been lazy during this time?"

Ling Ling noticed that everyone was looking at her, so she quietly lowered her legs and shrunk her neck, pretending to be a quail.

Wang Tingting said with a amiable face: "Are you full? Why don't you come with me so I can check your achievements during this period?"

Lingling quickly begged for mercy: "Auntie, I promised Brother Dabao that we would go out to play at 7:30, how about next time!"

Wang Tingting looked at the time and still refused to give in: "There's still half an hour left, that's enough!"

Ling Ling's mind was spinning fast. She grabbed Wan Li's arm and said anxiously, "What's so good about basic skills, Aunt Ting Ting? Let me tell you, my brother is really good. He can play the erhu! You must have never heard of the erhu, why don't you let him play for us!" As she said that, she pulled Wan Li's arm and said flatteringly, "Right, brother?"

Wanli glared at her and nodded helplessly. Lin Yue was about to laugh out loud, but she held it back and didn't stop him or help the two kids out. Instead, she pretended to be surprised and said, "Wanli can also play the erhu? How come I didn't know that!"

Ling Ling said: "He learned it from Grandpa Chen, and Grandpa Chen even gave him an erhu!"

Lin Yue was really surprised this time. Wang Tingting took action just after the children came back. She had been taking care of Wang Tingting and her son in the hospital all this time and had neglected the children too much.

"Wanli is so amazing. I have never heard Wanli play the erhu. Can you play it for me?"

Wanli was also quite excited, as he had just learned a new skill and had long wanted to show off in front of his mother.

He went into the house, found his precious erhu, sat on a chair and started playing.

The erhu kept humming for a long time, and the smile on Lin Yue's face gradually faded. She couldn't help but ask, "Wanli, haven't you tuned it yet?"

Wang Tingting burst out laughing, and realizing that something was wrong, she quickly covered her mouth. Lin Yue also reacted, feeling regretful. Seeing Wanli's face flushed, he wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but couldn't find the right words.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuandong, probably because he had heard his son playing the erhu before, was particularly patient. Upon closer inspection, he was actually clapping his hands.

Lin Yue felt a little ashamed, and at the same time he wondered if there was something wrong with his aesthetic sense. After all, such a long time had passed, and maybe some music at that time was like this.

She apologized crisply, "I'm sorry, son. I haven't heard this music before. You played it very well, but I didn't understand it."

Wanli's expression finally softened a little. He said in a good-tempered manner, "Mom, it's okay. Is there any song you want to hear? I'll play it for you."

In just a moment, the baby in Lingling's arms began to cry. Wang Tingting quickly took the child over, said hello, and carried the child back to her room.

Lin Yue really didn’t know how to sing the songs at that time, so he simply said, “Your father often sings in the army, let him sing a song, and you accompany him!”

Wanli looked at Zhang Yuandong expectantly. Singing songs was a common thing in the army, and Zhang Yuandong was not afraid of it and readily agreed.

He sang the well-known song "I am a Soldier", which Wan Li could also sing. As soon as he started to sing, Lin Yue almost couldn't hold back.

She had never expected that Zhang Yuandong would be so out of tune, and he might not even realize it. He sat there straight and spoke in a clear and loud voice: "I am a soldier, protecting the people..."

The sound is loud and clear, like a devil's voice penetrating into the ears.

Wanli followed closely, playing the erhu, and the tune was out of tune. If Lin Yue didn't know what song he was playing, he might not have been able to get the tone right.

The father and son were both out of tune, one more than the other. Under the influence of each other, their out of tune became even worse. However, neither of them had any self-awareness, and both thought that they sang/played very well, and each tried harder than the other.

Lin Yue was shocked at first, then wanted to laugh, and finally felt numb. He could hardly sit still. He looked at the other children in the room. Lingling and Little Stone had already joined in, yelling like their father. Little Mushroom wanted to sing, but he couldn't. He just imitated the barking of a puppy. When his father and his brothers and sisters sang a few lines, he would bark randomly. It was like a group of demons dancing wildly.

The only child who did not join in was Sisi. She looked at her older brothers and sisters with a confused look on her face as they stood on chairs, held chopsticks, danced and sang at the top of their lungs. Her face showed a complete bewilderment.

They were singing happily, military songs one after another endlessly. Lin Yue felt that the roof was about to be shaken off by them. But she couldn't stop them, for she was afraid that if she spoke, they would suspect that she disliked their singing.

It was only when the three treasures brought Xiaoya over that their performance was interrupted.

Dabao stood at the door and curiously poked his head inside. Unfortunately, no one noticed him at first. He took advantage of a break between shots and asked loudly, "What are you doing?"

Everyone in the room was startled and looked back, only to see the three treasures and Xiaoya standing in a line at the door. They didn't know how long they had been standing there.

Little Mushroom slid down from the chair neatly, ran to the door happily, turned around and called his brothers and sisters, "Let's go play hide-and-seek!"

If you ask who is most interested in hide-and-seek, it must be Mushroom, who would like to hide eight hundred times a day.

Lin Yue just felt relieved and hurriedly said, "Go quickly, didn't you guys already make an appointment with Dabao and the others? Go play!"