Niu Niu eats much more politely than Gua Gua. It’s rare to use the word “polite” to describe a kid, but Niu Niu’s way of eating with food soaked in saliva is indeed more polite than her sister’s way of eating with big mouthfuls without worrying about choking.
During this time, Xu Xiangjuan saw that the two little ones were eating obediently, not complaining about being hungry or making any noise, and she thought they were really well behaved and did not cause any trouble for their mother, so they could get a reward.
By the time the seat is empty, most of the guests have left.
Niu Niu and Gua Gua finished their steamed buns and didn't complain of hunger until lunch time.
Xu Xiangjuan was lazy at noon and made milk powder for Niu Niu, and Gua Gua ate lunch with the adults.
"Our Niu Niu is so great. He drank all the milk." Xu Xiangjuan touched Niu Niu's soft hair and praised Niu Niu.
Niu Niu knew that his mother was praising him, and his cute face showed a smile, which was very healing to watch.
"Mom, I'm great too. I've finished my meal." Gua Gua raised his small bowl to show his mother.
Mom couldn't just praise her brother and not praise her, so she ate it all without leaving a single grain of rice.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Our Guagua is great too. Stay home this afternoon and don't go out. The snow is getting heavier and the roads outside are too slippery."
One thing I’m afraid of is slipping, and the other thing I’m afraid of is my children getting lost on snowy days.
Guagua ate most of the steamed bun and didn’t eat much for lunch. She and Niu Niu finished their meal, and the adults had only eaten half of theirs.
"Mom, it doesn't hurt if I slip, I have a raincoat." She slipped this morning.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Even if you have a raincoat, you will still get wet when it snows. When you go home, everyone is wet. Mom has to wash your clothes. It's so cold when it snows. Mom's hands will be frozen."
Well, Dad’s hands will get frozen too.
The rain cape was bought this fall. In the past, the family either used umbrellas or straw raincoats, and there was no such thing as a small straw raincoat for the child. Later, she saw a small rain cape in a department store and bought one for Gua Gua.
Gua Gua likes his little raincoat very much. When he first bought it, he was looking forward to rain all day long. As soon as it rained, he would wear the raincoat and run into the rain.
Every time, Gua Gua would come back only after Xu Xiangjuan yelled at her. She was not afraid even if her mother yelled at her and never changed.
It's almost lawless on snowy days now.
"Then I'll wait until the snow stops and then go find Miaomiao to play." Guagua had played enough in the morning, so he could find Miaomiao to play snowball fights when the snow stopped.
Xu Xiangjuan thought that although it would be easy to slip even if the snow stopped, it was better than snowing again, so she agreed: "Be good and write in the afternoon, and mom will cook pork for Guagua in the evening."
Guagua: "Good mother! Eat pork!"
When Guagua heard about pork, he became completely obedient and had no objections at all.
Her daughter's eyes opened when she saw the pork. Xu Xiangjuan said: "Guagua, talk to your brother now. Your brother can't speak yet. You teach him how to speak."
Gua Gua is really patient. When she is busy, she really doesn’t want to talk.
"I know, Mom!" Gua Gua is indeed very patient in teaching her younger brother to speak, because she will feel a sense of accomplishment when her younger brother can speak.
Wu Caifeng was puzzled. It was snowing outside today, so it was inconvenient to ride a bicycle. Those guests who left would definitely have to walk back. It would be better to cook some food at home instead of wasting that energy. "Juan, why are there so many people at noon today? Isn't it too tiring to go out on a snowy day?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, it doesn't snow every year here. Snow is very special. Everyone is willing to spend money."
This snow is over, and there is a high probability that it will not snow again this year.
She remembered one thing in the past, that her family was very excited on snowy days, and her mother even made delicious food specially just because of the snow.
Auspicious snow means a good harvest. They haven't had a snowstorm here for decades, so snow is a good thing.
Wu Caifeng thought about it and understood what her daughter meant. "Why is it closed after 3pm?"
Wouldn't it be nice to make more money while you can?
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, look, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the sky is getting darker and darker. Who would want to go out when it's dark?"
It is the end of the year now. There is no work to do in the fields, and those who have gone out to work have returned home. The family gathers together and has a good meal at noon. They buy Malatang as a dish or eat Malatang just for lunch, but this is also based on the premise that it is at noon. Not many people are willing to come at night.
Wu Caifeng listened to her daughter's words and felt that they made sense. "There are so many ways?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, in order to make money, you have to think more."
You have to make money, but you can't make it by relying on a ruthless mindset. You still have to use your brain occasionally.
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The snow fell for two nights and one day. The snow piled up thickly, and the children all ran out to have snowball fights and roll snowballs, and Gua Gua was among them.
Xu Xiangjuan couldn't stop Guagua, who longed for a free world, and could only patiently remind him to be careful over and over again.
"Juan, do you want to sweep the snow off the roof?" Zhou Chengning asked his lover while sweeping the snow in the yard.
Xu Xiangjuan wiped the windows and said, "No need, the snow on the roof will melt by itself."
Zhou Chengning: "Well, then I will sweep the snow in the yard, and I will also clean the snow around the shed."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Use a big shovel to shovel the snow first, and then use a broom."
Zhou Chengning: "Yes, Juan, I know."
The couple works together, each doing their own job.
While Zhou Chengning went out to the yard to shovel snow, Xu Xiangjuan was sorting the vegetables and meat, preparing to put them outside.
Niu Niu is still sleeping. The two of them have to get up early to work, so they can't wait for Niu Niu to wake up, otherwise, when he sees the white snow, he won't know what to do to call him.
It looked fine last night, but today there is a thick layer of snow.
Niu Niu woke up only after his parents had arranged the ingredients. When he woke up, his father carried him to have breakfast. He saw the white world outside and shouted excitedly.
Although the snow in the yard had been cleared, it did not prevent Niu Niu from seeing the snow on the roof.
My father is tall, so he can see far.
When they went to the shed outside the yard, Niu Niu saw snow on the ground and wanted to jump out of his father's arms and onto the ground. Zhou Chengning thought that Niu Niu was too young to know how cold the snow was, so he let Niu Niu roll in the snow and he would definitely turn into a fat snowball.
It was ok to just think about it, but he didn't dare to do it. Zhou Chengning directly carried the little fat ball who was struggling to get off the ground to the shed to feed him breakfast.
Now the shed at home is Niu Niu’s second eating place, the first being the kitchen.
"Juan, when will we stop selling spicy hot pot?" He didn't know his lover's plans.
Although every day is very fulfilling now, he still wants to spend time with his lover.
At that time, there was no business at home, only rest and Niu Niu occasionally ruining the atmosphere.
Xu Xiangjuan: "In fact, the Chinese New Year is a good opportunity to make money. It depends on the situation. For Chinese New Year, steamed buns need to be pre-ordered in large quantities before they can be made. Spicy hot pot is sold until the 27th day of the first lunar month. After the 27th day of the first lunar month, we will start selling it again after the 15th day of the first lunar month."
Steamed buns are definitely still the main force.
The tenth day of the first lunar month is my husband’s birthday. Instead of taking one day off, it is better to take a few days off in a row. After enough rest, those who want to go to work can go back to work, and those who sell spicy hot pot can buy spicy hot pot.
"Juan, don't forget about our renting a store in town." This is what he really cares about.
"Let's talk about it after the Chinese New Year. I'll ask Dad." In fact, the shed at home has become famous. It has a stable customer base and also customers who come here because of its reputation. But the customer base will be larger and wider in the town.
She was not considering whether to open a store in town, but where to rent.
We have a lot of things to cook at home, so we need to rent a big store. The rent is quite high, so we have to make more money before the New Year this year.
"Okay Juan, remember to tell me if Dad asks you."
"I will remember."
At noon, Ding Li came over with her husband and two children. "The snow has finally stopped. It's really not easy to get to your place."
I didn't come here today to visit my elders, I came here specifically to eat Malatang.
Ever since the son and daughter told me how delicious Malatang is, the daughter has been pestering her mother to eat Malatang all day long.
The couple promised their daughter that she would go when she had time. Finally, they had time. It was snowing. Their home was neither close nor far from here. Anyway, when the snow stopped, they brought their daughter over.
Ding Li’s daughter Tong Jiangna is younger than her son Tong Jianglin, but she still looks a few years older than Guagua.
Little girl Tong Jiangna, accompanied by her brother Tong Jianglin, also started to choose dishes skillfully. She chose meat and her brother chose vegetarian food.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Sister Ding, why are you here when the snow hasn't melted yet?"
Ding Li: "That little clingy girl is so clingy that she insisted on coming over when the snow stopped. Who told her she'd never been here before?"
Xu Xiangjuan understood. After all, this family lived far away. Unlike the families living nearby, they could come over even when it snowed. If the children were greedy, parents who were more aggressive could scare them off, but parents who were not aggressive could only give in to their children. “Does Sister Ding still want to eat rice for lunch?”
This family loves rice. She remembered that her parents went fishing and there were not enough people at home, but she had already cooked the rice.
"Yes, bring three bowls of rice today, and I'll make a pot of spicy hot pot. Take another empty bowl." Ding Li saw the two children chattering about what to eat, so she went over to help. She picked up the food generously, and one chopstick of hers was equivalent to the amount the children had spent half a day picking.
"Okay." Xu Xiangjuan looked at the amount and thought it was enough to cook a whole pot of soup.
In the end it was weighed out to be six yuan, which was a huge amount of money and it would take a lot of time to cook it.
Apart from the mayor's family, Xu Xiangjuan has never met anyone who specifically asked for rice. It seems that there will be no leftovers from lunch again.
Perhaps the lively little girl was naturally outgoing. When Tong Jiangna saw Guagua, she took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, my name is Tong Jiangna."
Guagua knew her full name was Zhou Yipei, not Zhou Guagua. When her sister asked her, she replied, "Hello, my name is Zhou Yipei, and my nickname is Guagua. My brother is Zhou Yilan, and his nickname is Niu Niu."
"Oh." Niu Niu was sitting in the chair, knowing that his younger brother and Niu Niu were both him, so he responded.
Tong Jiangna: "Guagua, my nickname is Xiao Jiang, my brother is Da Jiang, I am in the first grade this year, what about you?"
Guagua: "I am in the middle class of kindergarten this year."
Tong Jiangna: "Then I am your sister."
Guagua: "Sister Xiao Jiang, do you know Sister Xixi? Sister Xixi is also in the first grade."
Guagua herself is Niu Niu’s sister, so she doesn’t mind calling others sister.
"Wang Xi?" Tong Jiangna knew that the only person whose name had this pronunciation was Wang Xi.
Guagua: "Yes! Sister Xixi's name is Wang Xi."
Tong Jiangna: "She's from the class next door. I know her. We took classes together."
The elementary school is so small, and Tong Jiangna knows a lot of little girls.
Guagua: "Sister Xixi and I are good friends. I went to play with Sister Xixi."
Tong Jiangna: "Then Guagua, when you look for Wang Xi in the future, come look for me too, and we can play together."
"Um!"
After hearing Guagua's response, Tong Jiangna said, "I'll ask Wang Xi to come and play with you, too. Kindergarten, right?"
"Yes, right next to it."
The two little girls were chatting happily, and Tong Jianglin felt that he couldn't chat with the little girls, so he talked to the little boy Niu Niu.
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