Duofu was very proud of himself, because his aunt's cooking was the most delicious food in the world.
They had eaten at Gou Dan's house before, and Aunt Guihua's cooking was so bad that if he hadn't been quick enough to pull Duolu back, he would have thrown up on the spot.
They insisted that they had already eaten at home, which stopped them from continuing to eat the extremely unpalatable food.
Actually, the dishes Huang Guihua made didn't suit the tastes of the group. It was simply because people in this era used less ingredients, even though Huang Guihua added a few extra drops of oil that day to show how much she cared for the little ones.
At Yu Rujia's house, where oil is added in spoonfuls, the extra few drops of oil Huang Guihua added were barely visible in the dish.
Under such conditions, even the most skilled cook cannot make the food taste good.
Almost four years old, Duofu is far from being able to keep his emotions in check. Seeing that his aunt's wild scallion pancakes received unanimous praise, he couldn't help but raise his chin.
Duofu: "These are wild scallion pancakes. My aunt specially asked us to bring them to share with you."
One sentence made the group of friends drool even more.
Erdan cheered, "Aunt Yu is the best!"
Erdan's words quickly gained the support of his other friends, who all eyed the wild scallion pancakes in Duofu and Duoshou's hands with great anticipation.
Duofu and Duoshou didn't keep them waiting long. Soon, each of them received a wild scallion pancake, which was bigger than an adult's palm and could fill them up halfway.
Erdan got the pancake and immediately stuffed it into his mouth. The incredibly delicious wild scallion pancake instantly overwhelmed all his senses. By the time he realized what was happening, he had already finished the pancake.
The other little ones weren't in much better shape; only the eldest managed to pry a little off his lips, still covered in saliva. Despite constantly swallowing, he managed to endure it.
Although Duofu and his friends, who often ate good food at home, loved wild scallion pancakes, they weren't as extravagant as Erdan and his friends. They would just chew them a couple of times and swallow them.
Therefore, even though it was the same pancake, the children still had more than half left to eat.
This attracted Erdan and his friends' frantic scanning, but since they had already eaten one, they were too embarrassed to ask again. Looking at the oil in their hands, they couldn't help but lick it again.
Seeing that Da Wa would rather lick his hands than eat the small piece of biscuit in his hand, Duo Fu asked, "Big Brother Da Wa, why don't you finish it?"
Erdan, as if it were commonplace, said, "Dawa wants to take the cake back for his sister to eat."
Duofu: "Why isn't Da Wa's little sister coming out to play with us?"
The young Erdan, unaware of the value of girls, declared confidently, "We're a men's brigade here; we don't want sissy girls joining our ranks."
The truth is that Da Wa's younger sister is only two years old and cries all the time, so Er Dan doesn't want to take care of her.
The eldest child's family didn't trust these mischievous kids to take care of people, so they left the child with his mother or took him to work.
After licking his hands, the older child said, "I'll take the cake back to my sister first."
Erdan waved his hand: "Go quickly and come back quickly."
After Da Wa left, all three of Yu's older children finished eating the wild scallion pancakes. Only the youngest, Duo Xi, was still grinding the pancakes with his teeth. He was only a little over a year old and his teeth hadn't fully grown in, so he ate a little slower than his older brothers.
After finishing their wild scallion pancakes, the group washed their hands and began playing their usual game of fighting the Japanese. Duoxi stood in the middle of them, eating his wild scallion pancakes while cheering Duolu on.
The aroma of wild scallion pancakes attracted another group of children. A chubby boy with a snotty nose sniffed and followed the scent: "The aroma is here, what are you eating?"
Duoxi stared blankly at the several taller children who had surrounded him. Their disheveled appearance and menacing looks that seemed to want to devour him terrified Duoxi, and he burst into tears.
Duofu, who was playing nearby but keeping a close eye on his younger brothers, saw what was happening immediately and shouted anxiously, "What are you doing?"
He shouted as he ran toward Duoxi, and the other friends also ran toward Duoxi.
Erdan recognized the leader of the group and shouted angrily, "Tiedan, you better stay away from Duoxi."
Tie Dan, a fat boy with a snotty nose, had already seen the wild scallion pancake in Duo Xi's hand. The rich aroma of the pancake made him unable to resist snatching it from Duo Xi and stuffing it into his own mouth.
Even his friends who were drooling beside him didn't get a single bit.
Duoxi cried even harder, and Duofu rushed over, squeezed into the circle of people, and pulled Duoxi into his arms: "Duoxi, your big brother is here, don't be afraid."
Erdan caught up and saw Tiedan still chewing on a wild scallion pancake. He immediately understood what was going on: "Tiedan, you've come to bully my brother again. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
After playing with Duofu and the others for half a month and eating the food sent by the Yu family several times, Erdan had long regarded Duofu and the others as his younger brothers.
Furthermore, Tie Dan had once stolen his food. Although he managed to get it back, a grudge was formed. If they met three times, they would inevitably fight at least once.
Tie Dan, the eldest grandson of Party Secretary Li, is six years old and has been spoiled by Party Secretary Li's wife and daughter-in-law, making him a local tyrant in the brigade.
He was young, but Li's wife, He Jiajia, was worried that he would be bullied while playing outside, so she deliberately lured a group of children a few years older than Tiedan to stay by his side and protect him with food.
A group of people acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the crowd. If any child had something that Tiedan wanted, they would just grab it.
Because of the presence of several older children, Tie Dan didn't suffer any grievances, which further indulged his temperament.
Erdan was the captain's son. The older kids who followed Tiedan were instructed by their families not to lay a hand on Erdan, so the friends who were with Erdan became their main targets.
That's why Erdan's friends didn't play with him for very long; the friend he played with the longest was the ten-year-old Dawa.
Da Wa's real name is Wu Baoguo, the son of scorekeeper Wu Shengli. Even the kids who follow Tie Dan around don't dare to kill him.
In addition, Da Wa was constantly being chased and beaten by the feisty Jiang Da Mei. He had beaten up more than any of the other kids he fought with, so naturally he wasn't afraid of them. He was also a loyal friend, which is why he had been playing with Er Dan for so many years.
Hua Zi, Gou Dan, and the others formed a new team because Duo Fu and the other kids played with Er Dan.
Both Hua Zi and Gou Dan were in the same brigade, and both had been robbed and beaten by Tie Dan. They knew his temperament and were a little afraid of him.
However, Erdan and his brother Duofu clashed with Tiedan and the others. The two exchanged a glance and stood firmly by their good brother Duofu's side to bolster their courage.
Seeing that things were not going well, Duoshou sped up and ran to Duofu's side; Duolu, being a reckless fool, and concerned about his brother, chased after him without giving in.
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