Chapter 240 The Contempt of the Strong
When Jing Qian and the other two returned, they did not return empty-handed. Gao Xiulan stuffed them with a bunch of things.
A few jars of various pickles made at home, a bag of nuts,
Xie Da Jiao was blocking the door and insisted on taking everything before letting them out.
Of course, Xie Yi and Lin Xiaotong had no say. They just stood aside and watched Gao Xiulan and Jing Qian start fighting.
Wei Jianyuan was very interested in the small woodworking parts piled against the wall. Xie Dajiao was very happy and pulled him over to squat down and start tinkering with them.
Doudou was originally standing there watching the fun, but was soon drawn into it.
He was pulled into Gao Xiulan's arms and a few dollars of New Year's money were stuffed into his pocket.
After arguing for a while, Jing Qian was defeated again due to physical reasons, and was packed up and sent out by Gao Xiulan with her bags.
"Come again next time~"
A family of three stood outside the door, staring at each other.
Jing Qian was carrying several bags, and Wei Jianyuan was holding several jars of pickles in his arms.
There were still some strange scraps in his pocket that Xie Da Jiao had given him.
Doudou's pockets were stuffed with New Year's money wrapped in red paper, and each pocket was filled with various candies, and the pocket lines were almost broken.
"Mom, let's go home?"
"Go...home."
Every time Jing Qian came to the compound, she always had an illusion that she was coming to her mother's house to beg for money.
I was in a daze when I left, but I quickly regained my confidence.
If she brings more things next time, she will definitely win the fight!
When she went back to the room to rest, Gao Xiulan rubbed her wrist.
Next time she fights, she will try to end the fight within five minutes.
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When we woke up the next morning, there was a thin layer of snow on the ground.
"It's snowing, look!"
Lin Xiaotong got dressed and got out of bed, then carefully moved closer to the window to look at the light snow falling outside.
The apricot tree in front of the window was bare, and snow was piled on its branches.
The temperature outside also dropped, and the cold air rose from the ground.
Fortunately, she was wearing woolen pants and the thick cotton shoes that Gao Xiulan had bought for her, so she didn't feel cold.
"Let me see."
Xie Yi turned over, covered with a quilt, and hugged Xiaotong by the window, wrapping her in the quilt.
"Look, there are ice flowers."
Because the temperature indoors is much higher than the temperature outside the window, the water vapor in the house condenses into small crystals when it encounters cold air, and you can see ice flowers when you wake up in the morning.
Gently poke and draw on the window with your fingers, and soon two little people wrapped in a quilt to keep warm appeared.
Xie Yi reached out and pressed his thumb on it, forming a heart.
Gao Xiulan knocked on the door outside: "Everyone, get up and get ready for dinner."
"Here I come."
After washing up, I wiped my face with a hot towel and smelled the aroma of pickled garlic, which made my mouth water.
At the dinner table, Gao Xiulan ate boiled eggs and did not forget to remind:
"Don't pour water into the yard today. It will freeze overnight and make you slippery when walking tomorrow morning."
"I understand."
Xie Da Jiao likes to drip a few drops of soy sauce on the egg yolk when eating eggs. He tightened his hat and said:
"Looking at the weather, it's going to be freezing tonight.
After Xie Yi and the others have finished their meal, we will go get some more water and fill the water tank."
Xie Yi ate an egg in three bites and threw a candied garlic clove into his mouth.
"Dad, I can do it by myself. You can light the stove at home. It's a good opportunity to see if the firewood I chopped last time is okay."
Lin Xiaotong likes to peel the eggs, cut them in half, and throw them into hot porridge to soften the yolks, otherwise it would be a bit choking if eaten dry.
"Dad, do you want to cover the wood in the corridor with leather? The snow outside will probably fly everywhere."
"middle."
"Old Xie, I'm waiting for a ball of wool, can you give me a hand?"
Lin Xiaotong was very considerate and did not compete with Xie Dajiao for this job.
After breakfast, the old couple sat on the kang with their legs crossed.
The kettle on the coal stove was boiling, and I made a pot of jasmine tea. It was very pleasant even on a snowy day.
The couple separated by a wall also had nothing to do.
Xie Yi had just come back from getting some water and was sweating slightly. He sat back in his chair with his head resting on the back.
Lin Xiaotong helped lift up his clothes and wiped his back with a hot towel.
Just like a big cat being combed, Xie Yi felt so comfortable that he didn't say a word.
He put the towel back into the basin, washed it, wrung it out a few times, and wiped it on his head.
Grabbing the stiff hair roots, he took the opportunity to poke the man's face a few times.
After Xie Yi returned home and stayed there for a few days, his hair turned pale.
After wiping, Xie Yi reached out and held Lin Xiaotong on his lap.
The two of them were flipping through a book together. These were the notes Lin Xiaotong took.
Xie Yi's gaze shifted to a small pile of test papers at the innermost part of the table, and he stared at her with a resentful look.
She felt guilty and quickly changed the subject:
"Well, doing more exercises will make your brain work faster.
By the way, I heard from mom that when she was pregnant with you, dad was doing prenatal education every day?"
Xie Yi was confused. He remembered this incident clearly. Gao Xiulan had told him about it more than once.
"That wasn't prenatal education at all. During that time, Old Xie made a flute, learned a tune, and played it for me outside every day.
The key point is that my dad is tone-deaf, but fortunately the holes in the flute are not drilled tightly.
Half of the six sound holes are solid, leaving only three holes for air to vent.
When Old Xie blew it, it made a "Chi~Chi~Chi~" sound, which woke up my mother from sleepiness when she heard it.
Finally, my mother was afraid that someone would come and beat my father that night, so she blocked the flute with glue, and finally Old Xie stopped.
After chatting, the two were bored and started to make trouble secretly.
Simply studying would definitely be meaningless, so I came up with an idea.
After drawing an algebra textbook, two people played rock-paper-scissors. The winner opened a page at random, and the loser started to write down the answer.
If you make a mistake again, stick a piece of paper on your forehead.
At the beginning of the first round, Xie Yi was unlucky and lost.
Lin Xiaotong opened it casually. The questions on this page were a bit difficult.
Xie Yi was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, and finally figured out a pair of answers.
Oh well, that doesn't match the answer at all.
It hit Xie Yi's forehead with a bang. He was waiting for Teacher Lin to start explaining the questions.
She cleared her throat, picked up a pen and started calculating. She worked like a tiger, but the answers she got were completely irrelevant.
The answer calculated is different from Xie Yi's.
Lin Xiaotong smiled awkwardly and tried to smooth things over:
“This question is a bit difficult.”
Xie Yi looked at Zhou Zhixi who was walking in through the door and suggested:
"Otherwise, why don't we go ask Brother Zhixi? He's smart, he'll definitely know."
"I think it's okay."
The two of them carefully slipped out of the room and saw that the door of the next room was closed. Xie Yi carried Lin Xiaotong to the Zhou family across the street.
"Brother Zhixi, I'm at home. Can I ask you a question?"
Zhou Zhixi was naturally on holiday during the Chinese New Year. He was flipping through Tiger Head's picture book in his room to kill time when he heard someone calling for him.
"Hey, Xie Xiaoyi, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Tong Wan was also sitting nearby, and was surprised to see Lin Xiaotong coming over.
He let the two of them in and poured a cup of hot water for Xiaotong to warm her hands.
"Brother, please help me out, help me with this question."
Zhou Zhixi glanced at the algebra textbook without saying anything, and looked Xie Yi up and down with suspicion.
This gaze was like an x-ray, giving him goose bumps all over his body and making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
His tone was filled with uncertainty: "Are you starting prenatal education?"
"I guess so. Brother, help me check. I've tried counting several times but it's always wrong."
Zhou Zhixi read the questions from beginning to end and stuffed the textbook into Xie Yi's arms. Without saying a word, he turned around and went to the bed to draw.
Xie Yi came to the side and said: "What's wrong? I don't think I can do the same to you, right?
Sister Wan, would you mind taking a look?"
"Who said I don't know it? Shouldn't you be able to do this kind of question after reading it?"
Zhou Zhixi frowned and handed over a piece of paper with three solutions written on it.
In the end, the two newbies were forced to listen to more than ten minutes of complex and advanced technical terms, and came back with dizzy heads.
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