When the first and second saw this, they came over to help their brother button his shirt. The third one had already put on his pants and was tying his shoes with a beautiful bow.
Liu Tiao let his two brothers help him button his clothes. When he saw the remaining pair of cotton pants, he grabbed them into his arms and put his feet into them. He put them on halfway but couldn't get any further.
"Let me do it." Yitiao picked up Liutiao and pulled up his pants...
"Are you up? I was just about to call you." Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the four little kids who were neatly dressed and walking hand in hand into the kitchen, and asked them to wash their faces, brush their teeth and have breakfast.
Breakfast was soft steamed cornmeal buns, served with two main dishes: braised pork and fried fish balls left over from last night. It was quite delicious.
"Mom, can we go set off firecrackers later?" Yitiao asked his mother for her opinion.
"Sure, after you finish your New Year's greetings, you can go play. But be careful and don't blow things up randomly. Liu Tiao is too young, so don't let him play with it..." Firecrackers and other things are a bit dangerous, so Cheng Zhenzhu didn't stop them, but she didn't take the initiative to buy any either. Now that Tiao Tiao said he wanted to play with firecrackers, she gave him every instruction in detail.
The firecrackers Yitiao was going to set off weren't bought by her either. Yitiao and Ertiao bought them from school. The two brothers told her about it when they got home. Seeing how few they bought, and that firecrackers were indeed a popular pastime for kids back then, she didn't say anything. But Liutiao definitely wasn't allowed to play with them.
"I'm not small, I want to play too!" Liu Tiao was not convinced and protested with "Ah ah". He stood up to compare his height with San Tiao next to him.
He has grown up! Now he is the same height as his three older brothers! And their clothes are the same size too!
"You are only three years old." Er Tiao was afraid that Liu Tiao would be in the way and no one would be able to play, so he pressed Liu Tiao's head and pulled him to sit down.
With a "duang" sound, the six of them stood up again indomitable.
"I'm sleepy (four years old), I don't want to play with cannons~" San Tiao tilted his head and found that he was still taller than his younger brother Liu Tiao, and felt a little relieved.
"Six Tiao, look, Three Tiao is four years old and doesn't play with firecrackers. You are only three years old, so you definitely can't play with firecrackers either." Two Tiao immediately reasoned with Six Tiao.
One followed up, "Six, you watch us play, it's the same."
It’s different! Hum~ Liu Tiao pursed his lips, took a big bite of the steamed bun, and then ate a piece of fatty braised pork.
He wants to eat lots and grow bigger! He wants to set off fireworks and become a soldier!
"Mom, we will be careful. Let's bomb it in an empty place! And don't let Liu Tiao play..." Yi Tiao saw Liu Tiao busy eating meat, and promised his mother.
When Liu Tiao heard this, he suddenly felt that the soft and juicy braised pork in his mouth was not as fragrant as before.
As for the one, Cheng Zhenzhu was still relieved. She cleaned up the dishes and took them to pay New Year's greetings first, and then let them play with firecrackers.
Yitiao and Ertiao were both happy and excited. They led their two younger brothers, holding firecrackers, and started calling for their friends. Soon, a bunch of friends gathered. Because they were afraid that the younger brothers would be blown up, Yitiao asked his two younger brothers to stand further away and watch.
San Tiao nodded. The firecrackers lit up, and his ears made a "pop-pop" sound, which he didn't like in the first place. So he pulled Liu Tiao aside, gave him a candy, and watched his brothers play with the firecrackers in peace.
But Liu Tiao, who was always willing to work with things, was really frustrated. When his two older brothers wouldn't share any toys with him, he'd break free from his three older brothers and start picking up toys everywhere. He even knew to pick up the whole ones, not the torn ones.
"Six Tiao, everything on the ground has been lit. It's useless and can't be lit." Er Tiao saw Six Tiao picking up garbage with a wronged look on his face and felt that it was really pitiful.
But he was powerless. Liu Tiao was only three years old and couldn't play with this. His mother also told him not to.
"San Tiao, do you want to play?" Yi Tiao asked San Tiao who followed him.
"Brother, I'll give you one." Er Tiao took out one and gave it to San Tiao.
"Six-piece!" Six-piece looked eagerly, motioning his two brothers to look at him. "Six-piece, one, okay?"
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