Niu Niu is a little invisible man, so Zhou Chengning hugged Niu Niu to hide the money without worrying about being seen by Niu Niu.
After putting Niu Niu in the crib, he began to look for a place to hide the money.
There was a pottery jar in the inner room. As it happened, all the money today was in coins, so Zhou Chengning kept ten yuan and thirty cents.
There was basically no change today. Everyone came with a few cents, so the three yuan coins they prepared before were of no use.
The three yuan change was kept and 14 yuan was put into the pottery jar. My wife said that she would keep the money for now and give it to her when the stall was closed for a few days.
Managing money is a big deal and cannot be taken lightly. Even if he can’t manage it for a few days, it’s still a big deal for him.
The weather was hot, and Niu Niu was not wearing thick clothes. Little Fatty was quite flexible. He was originally in the middle of the bed, but he was pushed to the edge of the fence. He watched his father holding a pottery jar. Even though it was useless, he still stretched out his little arms and shouted, "Ahhh!"
Zhou Chengning counted the money one cent at a time and made sure there was no problem. He sealed the pottery jar with cloth and rope, put the money in place, and thought about where to put the pottery jar.
The children can't reach the top of the wardrobe, but there is nothing on it, so putting a pottery jar on it would be too conspicuous.
After much hesitation, Zhou Chengning finally put the pottery jar in his bookcase. The bookcase was originally full of books, so he moved a few books out to put in the pottery jar, and the books that were moved out were placed on the desk.
There was no proper desk at home, so his wife asked him to ask Carpenter Chen to make one that was more suitable for his height. There were already quite a few books on his desk, so it wouldn't matter if he put a few more.
Kitchen room.
As soon as Dad left, Guagua said to Mom, "Mom, did you hide the money for Dad?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, hide it for your father."
Guagua was worried, "Dad, maybe he lost the money? He forgot where he put it."
Xu Xiangjuan laughed, "No, your father may be stupid, but he is good at hiding money... What's wrong? Are you worried that your father will lose the money and your family will have no money to buy you a bed?"
Guagua: "We have no money at home. Dad hides and loses all the money we use to buy things. So we are the four poor kids in our family."
How to feed four poor guys, especially the poor Niu Niu who can't do anything but eat.
Xu Xiangjuan: "I'm afraid Dad will lose the money, Guagua, do you want to help Mom hide it?"
Guagua: "Mom should hide it herself, don't let Dad hide it."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, mom will hide by herself. Are you sleepy? Wait until the water is boiled, then wash up and go to bed."
"Um!"
Not to mention the children are tired at night, the adults are tired too. No matter how tired Xu Xiangjuan is, she still insists on taking a bath and wiping her body.
After taking care of the two children, it was the turn of the two adults. Guagua lay down on the bed and fell asleep, and Niu Niu also fell asleep quickly after being coaxed by his mother.
Zhou Chengning held his change of clothes and said, "Juan, let's wash them together quickly."
Xu Xiangjuan: "No need to wash together, it's troublesome. I'll wash my hair tomorrow morning. It'll be quick to wash my body and change clothes."
Taking Zhou Chengning's change of clothes and placing them next to her, Xu Xiangjuan pushed him out and said, "I'll be done soon. Wait for me for a moment."
Zhou Chengning could only act as a door god and guard the kitchen door.
After Xu Xiangjuan finished washing and changed her clothes, she asked Zhou Chengning to smell her body. "Does the smell still remain strong?"
He lowered his head and sniffed his lover's neck, "Smells good."
"Where's your hair? I can't sleep at night if it smells." She tied her hair up when she took a shower, and after she was done, she took it down and let her daughter Aning smell it.
Zhou Chengning: "It smells like the shampoo I use at home."
Xu Xiangjuan was relieved. "Go in and take a shower. Don't add too much cold water. The water should be warm. I'll watch over you outside."
After the couple had packed up, they went back to the room together. Guagua was probably really tired today and started snoring. Although it was not quiet in the countryside due to the cicadas in summer, Guagua's snoring could still be heard by his parents.
Zhou Chengning hinted, "Juan, Guagua is asleep."
"Well, let's go to bed early too." Xu Xiangjuan finished combing her hair and sat on the edge of the bed. She waited for Zhou Chengning to go to bed before she turned off the lights.
After his lover turned off the lights and lay down, Zhou Chengning leaned in close, "Juan, Guagua is asleep, let's..."
Xu Xiangjuan: "No, I just finished taking a shower, don't wake up Guagua."
"Aren't you busy tomorrow?" It's only once a week.
Tomorrow is a day off. Judging from today's situation, I will be busy tomorrow.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't want to come, so she took a step back and said, "Can I help you?"
"No, Juan, I won't let you work too hard. You're tired today. I know my limits."
"All right."
...
The next day, the whole family stayed in bed again, and the first one to get up was the youngest one, Niu Niu.
Xu Xiangjuan changed Niu Niu's diaper with sleepy eyes, while Zhou Chengning went to heat up the pot and cook porridge. Gua Gua was still lying in bed, waiting for his parents to call him for breakfast before getting up.
"Mom, were you bitten by a mosquito?" Gua Gua noticed a red spot on his mother's neck while drinking porridge.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't try to cover it up because it really looked like a mosquito bite. "It's not a mosquito, it's a bee."
Zhou Chengning, who was drinking porridge, almost choked and his face turned red unconsciously.
Guagua: "Mom, little bees will run into our sleeping place?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom was bitten by a bee on the way back to the inner room."
It takes countless lies to cover up one lie.
"Mom's meat is delicious, and the little bees love it."
Zhou Chengning couldn't listen any longer, "Guagua, hurry up and eat breakfast. Dad and mom have to work, and we have to go out to set up a stall in the evening. Don't ask questions."
Xu Xiangjuan wanted to laugh when she saw her man's tone, which was so anxious to cover up that he had to pretend to be serious.
Guagua: "Why don't the little bees bite daddy? Is it because daddy is also a little bee?"
"I've told you so many times not to call Daddy 'little bee'." Zhou Chengning was frightened by his daughter's words, fearing that his daughter heard something she shouldn't hear.
Xu Xiangjuan came to the rescue, "Your father's meat is not as delicious as your mother's. Bees don't bite fathers, and bees won't bite people... Bees won't bite people at all. Their tails are stingers. Mom got stung accidentally. Guagua, don't get too close to bees in the future, okay? Don't move around if a bee runs by, because its stinger can sting you."
She didn't know whether her daughter could understand, but she still told her daughter what she thought was easy to understand, so as to help the father get out of the embarrassing situation and let the child know that she should not approach bees casually.
Next, it was time for Guagua to express his curiosity about pure bees. Zhou Chengning responded to his lover’s words and explained to Guagua.
After breakfast, Xu Xiangjuan started to wash the vegetables. Zhou Chengning fetched water, and then he and his lover washed the vegetables together.
There is no need to wash the cabbage very carefully, as the inside is clean. Soak the tofu skin in water first. Zhou Chengning peels the potatoes, and Xu Xiangjuan is responsible for shredding them.
There is a skill to shredding potatoes. If you don't know how, the shreds will be small and short, and they will easily get mushy when fried.
Xu Xiangjuan spread a cloth and a small blanket for Niu Niu in the shade and let Niu Niu sit on the small blanket and play by himself.
Niu Niu’s small toys are all on the small blanket. He is having a lot of fun playing with them by himself. Occasionally, he would cry out to his father to come and pick up the toys he threw away.
Guagua called Miaomiao to her house... to pick cowpeas.
It is enough to pick about two bundles of cowpeas. The freshly picked cowpeas are tender and have almost no fibers. Two children are enough to pick both ends.
The weather was getting hot, but the two little girls stayed in the shade without complaining. Miaomiao even said that she had fifty cents with her and wanted to buy one to eat with her grandparents in the evening.
Xu Xiangjuan did not refuse, but she felt a little sad in her heart. A little girl of four or five years old is more open-minded than people in their forties or fifties. The older they get, the more reluctant they are.
...
We moved more things this afternoon than yesterday, including tomato egg soup and processed half-cooked vermicelli.
There was a bucket of tomato and egg soup. Zhou Chengning was riding the tricycle again, and Xu Xiangjuan was watching things from the back. She was especially careful with the eggs. The bucket was not full of soup, and there was a lid, so there was no need to worry about it spilling.
Niu Niu sat in a small corner of the truck bed. This time he had no toys. Xu Xiangjuan was afraid that Niu Niu would throw the toys away, so she didn't take them with him. He could only look at the scenery around him.
Fortunately, I haven’t been out many times. The little guy is still quite curious about the outside world and didn’t throw a tantrum.
Xu Gensheng was still riding his bicycle, carrying Wu Caifeng, who was holding a bowl of half-cooked vermicelli.
Guagua and Miaomiao went there by themselves. Miaomiao's grandparents were also watching the show. Miaomiao and her grandparents went home last night and were not with Guagua. Today the two children went there early.
They arrived at the place and started to set up the stall. It gets dark slowly in the summer and the sun was still shining. Xu Xiangjuan set up the stall and fed Niu Niu with mashed potatoes first. The family had learned the lesson and simply skipped dinner and cooked the food here.
After feeding Niu Niu, Xu Xiangjuan started to fry vermicelli.
They also brought several bowls with them. Zhou Chengning heated up the pot in advance, fed the children, and then started frying the vermicelli.
The amount for four adults and two children can be said to be very large. Although the amount is large, Xu Xiangjuan was able to stir-fry it evenly. After cooking, she called Gua Gua Miao Miao to eat, and the two of them shared the tomato and egg soup.
Miaomiao was still quite embarrassed. Although she did not have dinner, it was not good to eat and drink for nothing. She and Guagua shared a bowl and said that they would just eat the vegetables.
Guagua has become quite adept at using chopsticks, and she kindly invites Miaomiao to share a bowl of vermicelli with her. Miaomiao can't refuse, so she has to eat a few more bites.
Xu Xiangjuan watched the interaction between the two children and felt that Miaomiao's grandparents did a great job in teaching their children.
A bowl of soup appeared in front of her. Xu Xiangjuan naturally took a sip from the edge of the bowl. When Zhou Chengning saw his lover drinking it, he brought the bowl to his own mouth and took a big sip.
This tomato and egg soup is really delicious, a little sour and has the unique flavor of eggs. The soup is not thick and does not contain any miscellaneous ingredients. It is delicious and thirst-quenching.
Miaomiao was the first customer. After everyone had finished eating, the little customer asked Xu Xiangjuan to buy an egg pancake with vermicelli and divide it into two portions.
Xu Xiangjuan remembered this, but she didn’t expect Miaomiao to buy it so soon, so she made it for her first.
Handing fifty cents to Guagua’s father, Miaomiao waited by the stove.
The omelets were ready quickly, and Miaomiao took two omelets to see her grandparents, and Guagua followed.
After the two little guys left, someone really came over with a bowl and an enamel pot. Xu Xiangjuan remembered that it was the mother who bought egg pancakes for the three children yesterday.
"Stir-fry some vermicelli with cabbage and cowpea, add onions, and don't make it spicy... Can you fill the enamel pot for me? I have many children at home, and I want to give them all a drink."
Just like yesterday, the woman was followed by three children.
The three children were all rather skinny, with their clothes empty. Xu Xiangjuan started to fry vermicelli and asked her mother to fill the enamel jars for the children.
It was originally agreed that only one gourd ladle could be used for scooping, and the gourd ladle was not small. But Wu Caifeng felt sorry for the woman and said nothing, but filled the enamel pot for her.
If you look closely at the half-cooked vermicelli, you can find that it is divided into small balls, and the portions are not small. Xu Xiangjuan took a ball and started to fry it.
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