Chapter 239 Steaming Life
Doudou suddenly grew taller and sat on Xie Yi's arm.
He leaned back and hugged the neck of the person in front of him, but his eyes were still looking towards the door.
"How's it going? Are you so happy to see Tongtong?"
Doudou nodded happily. As soon as he opened his mouth, he thought of something and quickly covered it with his hands.
"What's the point of covering it up? I saw it all. Did you lose your teeth?"
Xie Yi lifted the person up and strode towards home.
"I didn't. You saw it wrong. My front teeth are not missing."
Doudou flatly denied it, kept his lips pursed and refused to smile anymore.
Cry, cry, ever since his front teeth fell out, the girls in his class no longer want to play house with him.
"It's okay, you can go play with Little Apple."
"Little Apple didn't want to either. She said there wouldn't be a little warrior with missing front teeth."
"Of course not. Not only are there people with missing teeth, but there are also many with missing arms and legs. They just don't have enough experience."
Xie Yi did not lie to the children when he said this. There was a special class on the island where soldiers who had been injured on the battlefield gave ideological and political lessons to the new recruits.
Fighting is not just talk, it's done with real guns and swords!
If you are afraid of death, just pack up and leave immediately.
His last mission almost cost him his shoulder, but luckily he was lucky enough not to become a one-armed warrior.
"Study hard. Aren't these things something you little bastards should be thinking about? Have you finished your winter vacation homework?"
Doudou was almost in a good mood after hearing the comforting words, but the last sentence froze the smile on his face.
He has a holiday and his mother has a holiday too.
So he doesn't have any holidays at home and has extra homework every day.
His father Wei Jianyuan specially bought a small square wooden table and placed it on the brightest balcony, with a sandbag hanging on the side.
Every time adults teach their children to do their homework, they get furious.
What should I do if I can’t hit the child? Just punch the sandbag a few times.
"Doudou, come here quickly, it's time for dinner."
"Tongtong, you are still the best."
Doudou was carried down from the door, and after he stood firmly, he was not picked up as eagerly as usual.
He carefully glanced at Lin Xiaotong's belly, then obediently took her hand and went into the house.
He kept saying, "Tongtong, slow down, be careful with the steps."
Xie Yi, who was originally preparing to hold his wife's hand, watched Doudou take his place and do his work.
He muttered, "You little bastard, you're not cute at all."
Lin Xiaotong was going to help her family set the table with the dishes, scald them with hot water, and then wash her hands with some hot water.
Wei Jianyuan and Jing Qian also arrived carrying things. Xie Yi turned around, put on a smile, and helped carry the things.
"Aunt, uncle, you're finally here. My mother has been waiting for you at home."
When the group entered the yard, Gao Xiulan and Xie Dajiao were already waiting at the hanging flower gate. When they saw people coming, they immediately went to greet them.
Gao Xiulan and Jing Qian took a step forward and clasped their hands tightly.
"Why are you here just now? Come on, let's go home and have dinner. It's freezing outside."
He walked through the hanging flower gate, into the backyard, and headed towards the house on the east side.
Because today is the second day of the Chinese New Year, many houses in the compound have closed their doors.
"Her elder sister was delayed on the way."
Jing Qian felt that Gao Xiulan was very polite every time she came, and her enthusiasm was so great that even she, who had a slight social anxiety, could hardly resist.
"Go in and tell me, since everyone is here, why are you still bringing things?"
Gao Xiulan took the two fish from Wei Jianyuan's hand, and Xie Yi took them and put them in the basin of water.
"Not much, just some food. Lao Wei's colleague asked someone to buy two hairtail fish.
It’s still fresh, and Xiaotong enjoys it just right.”
Wei Jianyuan and Xie Dajiao, two grown men, walked behind, and they brought too many things this time.
They were all food and daily necessities, such as red dates, malted milk, snack boxes, Zhigu sorghum wine, and balls of yarn.
"Auntie, uncle, come and wash your hands first,
Mom, the dishes are ready, you can eat now."
Lin Xiaotong held a basin filled with warm water and a hot towel to wipe her face.
When I came in from outside, my face hurt from the wind, but it felt warm once I entered the house.
"Why."
The family began to eat in a lively atmosphere. The lid of the copper pot was opened, and the hot and fragrant smell filled the air, instantly diluting the cold air from outside.
Wei Jianyuan took a piece of mutton with chopsticks, dipped it in sesame paste from a small bowl, put it in his mouth, squinted his eyes, and sighed:
"It's so cold, it's more comfortable to eat hot pot."
Xie Da Jiao also nodded: "Yes, the lamb ribs we bought this year are fresh and have no smell."
Jing Qian’s cooking skills are not very good, so she is very impressed that Gao Xiulan can prepare a large table of dishes.
"Sister Xiulan, your cooking skills are still the best."
Gao Xiulan is also quite satisfied with her cooking skills. She didn't eat spicy hotpot this year, and only added green onions and ginger as seasoning, but the hotpot tasted delicious.
"This radish is delicious, it doesn't smell like the Qing Gang at all. Mom, Auntie, you guys try it."
Lin Xiaotong actually didn’t like eating radish in the past. She always felt that radish would have a bitter and astringent taste no matter how it was cooked.
But when stewed with mutton, the radish absorbs the soup in one bite.
“Delicious, delicious.”
Doudou was also very happy eating. The lamb ribs were stewed until soft and tender, and he could eat the meat easily even though he had no front teeth.
When the meat is almost finished, each person scoops a spoonful of soup, sprinkles some coriander on it, and eats it slowly.
The three men with big appetites also cooked noodle soup in the pot and ate it all up in the end.
After eating, we didn’t rush to leave, but sat down and chatted.
"Sister Xiulan, Xiaotong told me that you had a slight cold a while ago.
Look at these wool yarns, you can keep them to make a vest and wear it inside to keep out the wind."
"This cold has already healed. You can keep this good thing and knit one for yourself. I don't need it in my health."
"With my craftsmanship, I won't waste good things. Big sister, please don't argue with me. Just keep it."
Xie Yi brought a box of mixed food, which contained walnuts, pine nuts and other nuts. This was specially sent by Xiong Chuan when he returned home early.
Gao Xiulan just happened to bring back a pair of chrysanthemum pillows, cured meat and some dried vegetables.
Xie Yi was peeling walnuts on the side. Some of the walnuts had no cracks on them and were very difficult to peel.
He had no choice but to use the small leather hammer that Xie Da Jiao used for carpentry to knock open a small crack, but when he pushed hard with his palm, it broke into two pieces.
After becoming proficient in the movements, Xie Yi was responsible for cracking walnuts.
Lin Xiaotong used a toothpick to pick the walnut kernels out of the shells and piled them on a small wooden plate.
Doudou brought a plate full of walnut kernels and distributed them to everyone, making sure everyone got some.
The three of them cooperated with each other in perfect harmony, moving like a complete assembly line.
Lin Xiaotong occasionally peeled a whole walnut kernel and circled it in front of Xie Yi like presenting a treasure.
Xie Yi was very rude and ate it directly into his mouth with a whoosh.
Doudou was not convinced: "Tongtong, I want a complete one too."
Xie Yi put his big hand on the little carrot-head's nose and said, "Go find your Niuniu and Xiaopingguo."
Lin Xiaotong almost died of laughter. When Xie Yi was speaking, she happened to see a piece of walnut shell stuck on his front teeth.
Xie Yi was completely bewildered: "What are you laughing at? You look so happy."
She looked into his eyes, which were full of curiosity, and whispered cruelly in his ear:
"Ahem, there's walnut shell on your front teeth."
Doudou hugged Xie Yi's neck and naturally heard it. He burst into laughter because he had no front teeth.
Finally, Xie Yi picked him up, carried him on his shoulders and tickled his armpits.
The whole room was filled with laughter.
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