Two pads are needed. Six fingers show three fingers.
These three little fingers amused Cheng Zhenzhu so much that she broke one back for him. "This is two, that was three."
"Two." Liu Tiao nodded, indicating that he understood.
Cheng Zhenzhu smiled. She hadn't expected Liu Tiao to ask for a diaper. Previously, the little guy had been uncomfortable with diapers and had been reluctant to wear them. She had observed him for a while, making sure he had some self-control, before removing his diaper. Perhaps he'd been provoked today...
"Pad, pad, pad." Cheng Zhenzhu looked at Liu Tiao, who was eagerly pointing at his buttocks, and met his request. However, she only put in one piece to avoid the discomfort of holding it in.
After putting on the diaper, Liu Tiao was satisfied. He hugged his fragrant mother and tilted his head proudly towards his two brothers.
Seeing this, San Tiao also hugged his mother tightly, with his legs hanging on her, and called out softly, "Mom, it's cold~", making Cheng Zhenzhu feel as if there were two small weights hanging on her body.
But since she is such a popular girl, she should just accept the weight of this love...
Seeing that Liu Tiao had given up on sleeping with them, Er Tiao and Xiao Huzi in the next bed started mumbling about Xu Xia again. Yi Tiao also dropped his head and joined the chatter.
"Beat the bad guy!" San Tiao really disliked Xu Xia, and as he listened, he became angry. He raised his right fist, almost hitting Cheng Zhenzhu's chin. Cheng Zhenzhu was just congratulating herself on her quick reaction when Liu Tiao's left fist rushed towards her chin again...
This love is a bit heavy! Cheng Zhenzhu put her fists back on their round bellies and told them that the bad guys had been punished. They can go out and play without worry in the future.
"Well, play!" Liu Tiao likes to play, so he specifically picked out this word.
Ichijo nodded heavily, all bad guys must be punished...
The next day, after lunch, Cheng Zhenzhu learned from You Yumei about Xu Xia's situation. Her arm had been reattached, but she couldn't do heavy work for the time being. She wouldn't say anything when asked, just staring and muttering. Aiqing was watching, so she couldn't talk.
Xu Xia's yellow eyes were fixed on one spot, her brow furrowed tightly, frightening everyone who saw her. Especially Peng Aiqing's mother and sister-in-law, whose faces suddenly changed drastically and they walked away quickly...
Cheng Zhenzhu was very satisfied with the outcome and continued to sit in the house sewing her schoolbag. A few others pushed a small cart with two baskets and went out to collect crabs.
Liu Tiao was of little help and prone to making trouble, so someone had to keep an eye on him. Yi Tiao and the others didn't want to be held back, so they simply put Liu Tiao in a small cart and gave him a basket to play with.
Sitting on the side with a basket, watching the brothers picking crabs, Liu Tiao felt a sense of participation, so he didn't bother to go down to catch crabs. He put the basket on his head and had fun by himself.
In July and August, crabs are abundant. Although they are small and their meat is average, they are plentiful. A few kids can collect a whole bucket of them in a day.
Frying one plate and steaming another was too much to eat in one sitting, so Cheng Zhenzhu sent some children to pick up more crabs so she could make crab sauce.
Actually, the original body and the people on the island made crab paste every year, and also marinated seafood. However, she wasn't a fan of raw and marinated seafood, and since the children had weak stomachs, she didn't let them eat it. As for the crab paste, she had some ideas last year, but she ultimately put it aside. She decided to make more this year, since it wouldn't go bad if she kept it in the space anyway...
The few of them already liked catching crabs, and when their mother assigned them another task, they immediately became more interested and picked up more every day.
On the fourth day, Cheng Zhenzhu called off the mission. It was either Xiaohuzi's or someone else's idea to lend the cart to the children on the island in exchange for crabs. Adding to the crabs they caught themselves, the number of crabs they brought back every day was quite impressive.
When Liu Tiao wanted to lend his stroller, he initially objected and guarded it, preventing anyone from touching it. But when he saw someone else offering crabs in exchange, he nodded and reluctantly agreed. However, if he walked too fast, pushed too hard, or grew too big, and bumped into the stroller, that wouldn't work!
Seeing Liuzi following the cart, a few of them were happy to see someone watching Liuzi, and they worked even harder to pick up crabs...
The four-day harvest of most of the children on the island filled up two large iron basins. Cheng Zhenzhu, along with Yitiao, Ertiao, and Xiaohuzi, spent three full days just scrubbing and sorting.
Since San Tiao was not very capable of doing this job, he was assigned the important task of watching Liu Tiao.
"Oh~" San Tiao sighed softly, pulled the twisted Liu Tiao back to the house, raised his little head and stared at him closely.
Six of them, with their shiny black eyes rolling around, insisted on joining in the fun, but were then stuffed into a basket by three of them to play with...
When the crab is cut open, the crab roe still looks quite tempting. After processing everything and setting it aside to dry, Cheng Zhenzhu started to boil ginger juice and stir-fry salt, mainly to remove the fishy smell.
At this stage, the children couldn't help much, but that didn't stop them from watching. The five of them stood in a row by the stove, glancing curiously from time to time, with no intention of going out to play.
After the ginger and salt are fried, they become pearls. Add the dried crabs to rice wine and grind them into crab paste. Stir it with ginger and salt, put it in a jar and seal it. The first step is completed.
The next step will have to wait half a month...
"Okay, these need to be kept aside for two weeks, and then we can make the sauce." Cheng Zhenzhu gathered the children who had been working hard for several days out of the kitchen, and gave each of them two fried dumplings and a chive box as a reward.
The brothers were overjoyed to have something to eat, their mouths watered and their spirits high.
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