Wei Han glanced at Yu Rujia, who was seriously eating her noodles. He never expected that this usually lazy person was actually a cooking expert.
And then there's Duolu, this little brat who's not even nine years old yet, only a little taller than the stove, but he can also cook.
Wei Hanjie: "Oh, Duolu's cooking is so delicious, may I try some?"
Duolu proudly raised his chin high: "Of course, it's Duoxi and I's turn to cook lunch today. Just wait and see."
There are four big kids in their family. When they're not in school, two kids are responsible for the housework each day. Gao Shujing usually makes breakfast.
Yu Rujia's clothes were washed by Gao Shujing, while Duole washed the smaller items himself and the larger items were washed by the shift workers. Everyone else washed their own clothes.
In short, a family should not support idlers.
The eldest brother, Duofu, should have teamed up with the youngest brother, Duoxi, but Duoxi only wanted to follow his favorite second brother. Duolu also didn't want to team up with his twin brother, Duoshou, so they split up according to their wishes and took turns doing chores.
Dorjee is now four years old. He mainly spends his time playing with Dorjee. When the two of them are busy, they will follow their older brothers and do some small things that they can manage.
When they enter primary school, they will also be required to participate in household chores in shifts.
Wei Hanjie: "When you're cooking lunch, can I sit beside you and learn from you?"
Duoshou, despite his young age, possessed remarkable medical skills, and he was genuinely curious about what kind of dishes the two little brats, Duolu and Duoxi, could cook.
Doro readily agreed.
After breakfast, the family members went their separate ways to do their own chores.
Duolu and Duoxi quickly cleared away the dishes and chopsticks. There were eight people in the family plus Wei Han, making a total of nine people. The dishes and chopsticks were piled up into two tall heaps.
Fortunately, most of their items are made of wood, which is less heavy and slippery than porcelain bowls, greatly reducing the possibility of breakage.
Wei Han was amazed at how well the family raised their child. The child was so capable at such a young age; they must have been raised from a young age.
And their dining manners, though he was reluctant to admit it, were indeed better than his own, a teenager's.
The Xia family made the right choice in raising their adopted daughter, Rujia.
In fact, Wei Han was overthinking things. Duo Fu and the others learned etiquette well, but Gao Shujing, the real member of the Xia family, had put in a lot of effort, starting to train them in both literature and martial arts from the age of two or three.
If Yu Rujia were to raise them, aside from being more selective about the food, she wouldn't interfere much as long as Duofu and the others were on the right track, letting them figure things out on their own.
She has always believed in the saying, "The master leads you through the door, but the practice depends on yourself."
Glancing at the two tall piles of bowls and chopsticks, Wei Han said, "Duo Xi, put an extra stack of bowls and chopsticks in there, and I'll move them over."
Duoxi quickly gathered the chopsticks together and put them into the large basin: "No, you're injured, you can't move around."
Duolu: "Uncle Wei, find a place to sit down and relax. We've been doing these jobs for years, so we're very familiar with them. We'll come find you to play when we're done."
Duoshou, who didn't have to do housework, ran over to Yu Rujia and asked, "Auntie, will we have fish in our hot pot tonight?"
The little guy doesn't like oil and prefers meat from the water to meat from land.
Yu Rujia: "We don't have any fish at home. If you want to eat some, you can ask your older brother to come with you to the place where we usually fish. Be careful not to fall into the water."
Yu Rujia used to weave a net from a relatively resilient vine and place it in a certain place as a model. If she caught any fish, she would bring them home; if she didn't catch any, she would use the fish in her space to make up the difference.
As the kids in the family get older, the opportunities to take fish out of the storage space to make up the numbers become fewer and fewer.
To make it easier to cook fish at home, Yu Rujia instructed Duofu and the others to make several nets out of vines and place them in several places where fish are likely to be caught. They also put some tender grass inside, and they always had a good catch.
Having received permission, Duoshou turned around and shouted, "Big brother, shall we go catch some fish?"
Duofu stepped over and said, "Okay."
Where there's excitement, how could we miss out on these two little guys, Dorji and Dorje?
Dorje, with his chubby face, came over and said, "Mom, I'm going to catch fish with my older brothers."
Du Le stopped playing with his toys and raised his chubby little hands, volunteering to go: "Mom, I want to go, I want to go."
Yu Rujia glanced at his three-headed figure and thick clothes. The already chubby little guy looked like a penguin in winter clothes, and he walked with the same wobbly gait he had when he was a little over one year old.
Yu Rujia: "It's fine if your brother goes, but you, little one, will only cause trouble."
They can't even walk steadily; one wrong step and they'd fall into the water.
In this weather, falling into the water and getting chilled is almost guaranteed to make you sick.
The little boy eagerly said, "I won't cause trouble. I'll stay with my brothers, and I won't go to the places they say we can't go."
Yu Rujia said, "I really can't do anything with you guys. I'll go with you."
Duo Lele jumped up and pounced on Yu Rujia's lap, hugging and rubbing against her, softly flattering her: "Mom is the best."
Yu Rujia picked up the little one. The older the child gets, the less chance she has to hold him. She and Gao Shujing had already discussed it and decided that they would only have two children in their lives, Duoji and Duole.
If you don't hold him now, you won't have many more chances to hold such a soft and cuddly little dumpling in the future.
Duole's little face beamed like a little sun as she affectionately nuzzled against Yu Rujia: "I love Mommy the most."
Yu Rujia: "Mom also likes Duole."
Hearing the noise, Duolu poked his head out of the kitchen: "Auntie, wait a moment, I'll finish cleaning up the dishes and then we'll go catch fish together."
Yu Rujia: "It's your turn to do the housework today. After washing the dishes, you need to clean up and then make lunch. We'll be catching fish for quite a while, so you and Duoxi should just stay home and do the chores. I'll take you fishing next time."
The two little ones are quick and efficient at their work, but their house is big and they eat a lot, so an hour or two can pass quickly after a round of chores.
When Duoxi saw Duolu return defeated, his restless heart was immediately extinguished, and he obediently retreated to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Yu Rujia led a bunch of babies to where she had set up the net. Duofu reached out and pulled the net, and a swaying sound came from inside.
Dorje's ears twitched, and he craned his neck to look into the net, his big eyes shining brightly.
Dole peered inside next to his older brother, pulling on Dorje's clothes to keep him from falling.
When Duoshou had pulled Duofu's net halfway up, he went to the other side and pulled the net up with him.
After not fishing for several days, when the net came up, there were several fish of different sizes inside. Duo Shou, with his sharp eyes, pressed a large fish that was about to jump out of the net onto the ground.
Dorjee immediately recognized the type of fish and exclaimed excitedly, "I know, this is grass carp. This fish is best when braised!"
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