Chapter 158 The most worldly atmosphere
"Of course, there are always some weird things happening here."
When Lin Xiaotong walked into the yard, she saw Hu Tou talking to Dou Dou with his hands behind his back, and Wu Jiabao standing beside them with a proud look on his face as if they were very knowledgeable kids.
"Tongtong, you're back."
Doudou was facing her. When he saw her, he rushed over with his short legs, holding her big hand with his little hand.
"That's right. When did Doudou come?"
"I came at noon."
Lin Xiaotong held Doudou's little hand, took out a few plum candies from her pocket, spread out her palm, and signaled the three little ones to share them.
Everyone took one, and Doudou took one last one, peeled it and put it in his mouth.
The plum candy is a bit sour at first, and my little face is wrinkled from the sourness, but after holding it for a while, the sweetness comes out.
There was still one left in her palm. She looked to see that Song Chenlie was gone, and then glanced at Hu Tou.
Hu Tou understood immediately and took it and put it in his pocket: "Sister Tong, I'll give it to him."
"I'm going too."
Wu Jiabao followed him all the way to the third uncle's house in the front yard.
Doudou took Lin Xiaotong back to Xie's house and saw through the window that his aunt Jingqian and Gao Xiulan were busy at the stove.
Of course, the main force was Gao Xiulan, and Jing Qian was helping on the side. The two of them were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Mom, auntie, I'm back. It smells so good. What delicious food are you making?"
"Xiaotong is back. Wash your hands and get ready for dinner. Your dad went out to buy some soda."
Gao Xiulan saw someone coming back and greeted her, and Jing Qian smiled at her.
Jing Qian and Dou Dou also arrived at noon, but half an hour earlier than Lin Xiaotong.
When she came over with the things, Gao Xiulan was already busy.
The two of them got along very well. Jing Qian helped someone while listening to Gao Xiulan talking about interesting things.
"Wow, there are so many delicious foods today. I am so happy."
Lin Xiaotong watched from the side, her saliva almost dripping.
Because there was a visitor at home today, Gao Xiulan used all her strength.
She took the dishes and strolled to the sink to wash them, put them in the living room, and then went to the kitchen.
"Mom, you made a mess."
She stared at the glutinous rice cakes that had just come out of the pot and swallowed her saliva unconsciously. The greedy little cat Doudou did the same thing.
Gao Xiulan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she saw the two, one big and one small, so she gave each of them a piece.
Hutazi
"So hot, so good."
When you take a bite, the tender zucchini shreds mixed with the aroma of batter are so delicious that you can’t stop eating even though it’s burning.
Lin Xiaotong took a bite and then exhaled, eating in small bites.
Doudou looks the same, he is so burnt that he makes faces, which is very funny.
Gao Xiulan was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you, be careful not to burn the corner of your mouth."
Jing Qian, who was also eating and drinking on the side, felt more at ease when she saw the natural way the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along with each other.
"Xiu Lan, I'm back."
Xie Da Jiao came back with a few bottles of Beibingyang soda. The orange-flavored Beibingyang soda was one cent a bottle.
Nowadays, children only have about three or four cents of pocket money a day, and they have to save for three or four days to buy a bottle of Beibingyang soda.
There is a gas in the soda that makes your nose feel sour, but after a while, it returns to normal when you drink it.
Arctic Ocean Soda
"Okay, time to eat."
After finishing her meal, Lin Xiaotong wiped her hands and mouth, and also helped to serve the dishes.
Gao Xiulan opened the pot and saw that she was cooking locust flower rice for lunch today.
The rice and locust flowers were brought by Jing Qian. The locust flowers are Robinia pseudoacacia flowers, and they are snow-white.
They are picked from the big locust tree in the staff compound. The flowering period of locust flowers is very short, only about a week. If you don’t eat them sooner, they will become old.
The Xie family had a very rich meal at noon today, with steamed locust flower rice being the staple food.
There are many varieties of dishes, such as scrambled eggs with Chinese toon, fried mixed vegetables, shepherd's purse dumplings, fried bacon with water celery, braised fresh fish, steamed pork with rice flour, glutinous rice cakes, and fish ball soup.
Everyone was eating with such relish that at first no one had time to talk and kept moving their chopsticks, fearing that if they were too slow the plates would be empty.
There was no need to greet Jingqian and Doudou. Once they got to know each other, it was just like being at home.
The mother and son praised every dish as delicious and looked at Gao Xiulan with admiring eyes.
With Lin Xiaotong making jokes on the side, the Xie family was filled with laughter.
"Mom, your cooking skills are truly undeniable. You can turn ordinary dishes into delicious delicacies."
Her favorite thing today was fish balls. The fish meat was sweet and chewy, and a sip of the fish soup really made her feel like all her worries were gone.
Eating, drinking and being happy, this is the happy life of Xianyu.
Xie Da Jiao instinctively knew that she couldn't praise them as much, so she could only come up with some clever ideas through action, picking up food for Gao Xiulan from time to time.
"Your cooking is even better than my dad's."
After eating, Doudou touched his bulging belly, took another sip of soda, squinted his eyes, and gave Gao Xiulan a thumbs up.
Gao Xiulan was naturally happy.
Xie Da Jiao looked at Doudou, who was like a little adult. This child was not afraid of strangers at all. He was just like Xie Yi when he was a child.
Because they had classes in the afternoon, Jing Qian and Dou Dou went home after lunch. Before leaving, they had a quarrel with Gao Xiulan.
"Sister Xiulan, there's really no need. The child is already so big, you don't have to be polite."
"That won't do. It's the child's first time here, so don't be polite to me."
In the end, Gao Xiulan won the fight, and Doudou had a red envelope in his pocket.
When leaving, little Doudou looked back every few steps and chatted with Hutou, who was eating outside the door, for a while before leaving.
After Lin Xiaotong finished her meal, she helped Xie Da Jiao clear the table. When Gao Xiulan came back, the table was almost cleared.
"By the way, Xiaotong, come here with mom."
Gao Xiulan thought of something and waved to Lin Xiaotong.
"What's the matter, Mom?"
"Look, this is what your aunt brought over this morning."
Gao Xiulan simply put things together in the morning and now showed them to Xiaotong.
"A ten-pound bag of rice, two cans of malted milk, two bags of brown sugar, two bags of dates, a can of honey, and a box of tea."
"Look, this malted milk is just what you drink in the morning, and these jujube, brown sugar, and honey can replenish your qi and blood, so you can keep them."
Lin Xiaotong was full and felt dizzy. Before she could react, a bunch of food was stuffed into her hands.
"Mom, how can I eat this? This is too much."
"Look, Mom, put this rice in the kitchen. We'll drink the malted milk together in the morning, and Mom will keep the rest."
Lin Xiaotong was just worried about her mother-in-law's frank attitude. She knew that things wouldn't get lost if they were left at home.
If you really keep it by yourself, you will probably forget about it.
"Okay, I'll put it there and we'll each make a cup tomorrow morning."
"I'm already old and still drinking this, like a child. If I tell others about this, they might laugh at me for fighting with the child for food."
Gao Xiulan was happy in her heart, but still looked a little embarrassed.
"How could that be possible? Mom, if you tell others about this, they'll be envious to death, just like Aunt Xiaowu did yesterday..."
Xie Da Jiao had almost finished washing the dishes, but she waited and waited, but Gao Xiulan still didn't come out.
When I went out to check, I found that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting again, and his wife was laughing so hard that her teeth were showing.
He shook his head and continued washing the pot.
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I had a very delicious lunch today, so I was in a very good mood when I was studying alone in my room after dinner.
After thinking for a while, he took out an envelope from the drawer. It was sent back by Xie Yi.
I have received several letters since the New Year, and I put them in an iron box. A small stack has accumulated.
I went to the post office again this afternoon and got a letter. I was so busy eating that I almost forgot about it. I opened it and took a look after I finished eating.
After opening it, what caught my eye was Xie Yi's flowing handwriting - From Xiaotong personally.
The handwriting really reflects the person, very free and natural, without any restraint.
I also noticed that there was a picture of a little bird crying loudly in the lower right corner of the envelope page, and there was a pile of books half as tall as the bird next to it.
She couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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