In the end, of course, Ba Tiao wasn't asked to wash the clothes alone. In the afternoon, Cheng Zhenzhu boiled two large pots of hot water, and the adults washed and rubbed the clothes themselves. Ba Tiao followed suit, rubbing here and there, busying himself with "grunting" and bubbles everywhere.
"Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you, Uncle. Thank you, thank you~" After washing the clothes, Ba Tiao shook the four cents in his hand, his little face beaming with joy...
The two-piece, which was priced at two cents, was a little annoyed. He wished he had gotten to one cent sooner. He washed it better than the eight-piece...
Little Tiger saw his brothers, listless and uninterested in playing, squatting at the door with his hands on his face, feeling depressed. What was wrong? Wasn't playing with him even more fun than doing laundry?
"Mom, please keep this for me and buy me something delicious in the future. Hehehe~" After warming up the four cents, Ba Tiao handed it to his mother.
"Okay, thank you, Eight of us. Mua~" Cheng Zhenzhu petted the Eight of us, smiled, and nodded, accepting the gifts. One, two, and six of us had each paid a penny, and now all seven of us had assets.
The youngest, Jiu Tiao, also had a few dimes from a Lunar New Year red envelope. Then, today, he joined in on the laundry. Seeing several older brothers washing clothes, he insisted on rubbing them, even pulling them apart. After the laundry was done, he very conscientiously lined up behind the older brothers to collect his pay.
The little guy blinked at his grandma and grandpa, feeling embarrassed to refuse. Finally, fearing it would be unfair to the other children, she stuffed a toy into the little one's pocket...
"Big sister, what are your plans for this afternoon?" After Cheng Zhenyu handed the little lion to her husband, Zhao Jiawang, she felt itchy again. She wanted to play cards and win money. Her luck was good this year, and she was determined to win back her money with interest!
"Let's make some buns and dumplings in the afternoon, and some brown sugar steamed buns. The dough, fillings and everything are ready, just wrap them..." Cheng Zhenzhu said.
With so many people here, she had to make dumplings, buns, and steamed buns. She couldn't just pull them out of thin air, so she prepared the dough and fillings in advance, waiting for her mother and older sisters to come over and help make them.
"Ah." Cheng Zhenyu couldn't help feeling disappointed when he heard it.
"Mom, are we still going to grill the squid tentacles?" After hearing about the plans for making dumplings and steamed buns, the others couldn't help but worry about their squid tentacles. Normally, they'd definitely be happy making dumplings, but now they were more eager to grill the squid tentacles...
"Roast. We'll make the dumplings, and you guys can take Xiao Huzi and the others to roast them." Cheng Zhenzhu never broke her promise to the children. She brought a basin from the house and gave it to Yi Tiao. "Tiao, go to your Aunt Yumei and Aunt Daming. I've already told them to keep the squid for us..."
"Okay!" When several people heard this, they all reached out to grab the basin. One of them thought, "Then mother, do you want to bring something for Aunt Yumei and Aunt Daming?"
When Zhao Fangrui heard this, she couldn't help but glance at her eldest grandson. This grandson was truly remarkable. Even at such a young age, he already knew all the ways of the world...
"Let's bring some goodies for Da Wa and the others." Cheng Zhenzhu packed a bag of snacks for the others. She, Yumei, and Daming were all used to paying each other financially, so if there were few gifts, they would just count them.
Nothing is more real than money. If she gave her money, she wouldn't have to think about what to give in return. Sister Yumei and Sister Daming would also be happy to have some extra income, so everyone was happy...
"Okay." Yitiao nodded and waved his hand, calling for his brothers and sisters to go out. Suddenly, a large group of Tiao, Ni, and Huzi rushed out of the door, and the courtyard gate was suddenly crowded with three Tiao, making it a bit crowded.
Kujo: “Ehhhhh~”
Little Deer: “Ahhh~”
Little Lion: “Oh oh oh~”
The three little short-legged kids who were still playing on the mat watched as a gust of cold wind whistled past. They couldn't even compose a sentence and could only sit on the ground, waving their hands and shouting a few times.
Jiu Tiao knew that his brothers were out playing, so he got up with his hands and was about to chase them. Xiaolu was calling "Brother, Brother" and putting on her little slippers.
"Oh~" The little lion was also excited by the atmosphere and stood up. He clenched his fists and took two small steps.
These two steps thrilled Cheng Zhenyu. Her little lion had learned to stand a long time ago, but it hadn't been able to walk. It needed someone to support it, or it wouldn't walk, afraid of falling.
Her mother had heard from somewhere that when a child walks, they should use a kitchen knife to chase after him, chopping away any obstacles that might stumble him, and that's how he'll learn to walk. She dubiously tried it, but the cub refused to move forward even as she chopped away.
"Little lion, come on, take two more steps for your mother to see." Cheng Zhenyu shouted happily.
"Yes, little lion, go forward bravely!" Zhao Jiawang, the father, was also very happy.
The little lion looked at his mother and father in confusion, then fell onto the mat...
"Little lion, it doesn't hurt, get up quickly." The little deer, who had already put on his slippers, saw his younger brother fall down and his brothers and sisters disappeared. He walked up to the little lion and gave him a hand.
Seeing this, Jiu Tiao generously offered a small meat paw.
"Ah~" The little lion bit his mouth, didn't cry or make a fuss, and took the hands of his sister Deer and brother Jiu Tiao and stood up again.
Cheng Fugui felt a little emotional. This little grandson might have cried all his tears when he was a few months old. Anyway, after he turned one year old, he rarely cried.
If no one is there to play with him, the little grandson will play by himself. When he is tired, he will lie down on the bed and fall asleep. When he wakes up, he will not make a noise. Sometimes he worries that the little grandson has suddenly become stupid...
Zhao Fangrui took a look at her old man's complicated expression and guessed that he must be thinking about something unreliable again, so she gave him an elbow.
"Brother, can you walk on your own?" Jiu Tiao saw his brother stand up and was about to let go. Anyway, he liked to walk on his own and didn't like being led. The little brother should be like this too, right?
"Do you want to hold the hand?" The little deer sister was very responsible. Seeing the little lion holding her hand tightly, she held it carefully.
Cheng Zhenyu glanced at the thick mattress underneath and said to her niece, "It's okay, let the little lion walk by himself."
The deer nodded and slowly loosened his hand.
"Oh oh~" The little lion saw that no one was holding him, and he was a little bit at a loss with his two little hands raised. He looked at his little brother next to him, and then at his sister deer, his little body swaying.
"Let's go, little brother!" Jiu Tiao clapped his hands and glanced outside. He wanted to go out and play. He was going back to Aunt Daming's house and Aunt Yumei's house.
"Come here, little Xiji~" The little deer ran to the front to demonstrate to his little brother.
"Keke~" The little lion looked at the two little brothers and sisters moving around, grinned happily, then sat back and clapped his hands...
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