Yang brought over a large basin of cool mung bean soup, with Shen Jiahao and Shen Jialu each carrying a stack of bowls behind them.
Lili carried a small stool and put it on the ground. Then she took a bowl from Shen Jiahao and placed it on the stool. Yang Shi then used a large spoon to scoop mung bean paste into the bowl.
When Wang Ergou saw her, he thought she was looking for Shen Laosan, so he quickly nudged Shen Laosan and said, "Sanlang, your wife is here to see you."
When Shen Laosan looked, he saw that Yang had already scooped several bowls of mung bean paste onto the stool.
Shen Laosan laughed and stopped Wang Ergou, who was digging hard, and pulled him towards Yang's side.
Wang Ergou was still completely bewildered: "What? I haven't finished digging yet, and you're asking me to go to your wife's house?"
"They're not here for me, they're here for us."
"ah?"
Lili was originally watching everyone digging holes with great interest, dragging Shen Jiahao and Shen Jialu along. But when she saw Shen Laosan coming over, she immediately ran over and hugged him, saying, "Daddy!"
Shen Laosan picked up Lili and said with a smile, "It's so sunny, and our Lili still came to see her father. I'm really touched."
Lili chuckled, "It's all to bring Daddy mung bean soup."
Wang Ergou exclaimed, "So your sister-in-law came to bring you mung bean soup. Sanlang, you're so lucky!"
"Uncle Er Gou has one too."
"Oh, I have one too?"
Wang Ergou was a little confused, but Yang had already handed him a bowl of mung bean soup: "Here, are you tired? Have some mung bean soup to relax."
Just as Wang Ergou was about to refuse, he heard Yang shout, "Everyone, take a break and have a bowl of mung bean soup!"
Old Man Shen and Second Brother Shen also came over, while the others hesitated, since it wasn't lunchtime yet.
"It's so hot these days, everyone's working so hard. My mom specially made mung bean soup for everyone to cool off," Lili joked. "After drinking this bowl of mung bean soup, uncles and grandpas, keep up the good work so that Lili can move into her new house soon!"
After Lili finished speaking, everyone looked at each other and stopped what they were doing in twos and threes.
Yang ate nearly twenty bowls in a row, and there was still half a bowl of mung bean paste left in the basin.
As Shen Laosan enjoyed the mung bean paste his daughter fed him, he sighed that his little darling was much more considerate than his son. Wang Ergou, standing nearby, whispered to him, "Sanlang, what does this mean?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang smiled and said, "The sun is so strong, everyone must be exhausted. We women don't know much about building houses, so we can only make some mung bean soup to help everyone cool down. From now on, our family will prepare mung bean soup, plum juice, and the like for everyone every day. Thank you all for coming to help our family."
Yang spoke loudly, and all the men who were quietly drinking mung bean soup heard her.
Isn't lunch only included? Why is there mung bean soup to drink too?
I have to say, a bowl of cool mung bean soup is so refreshing on a hot and humid day, it washes away all the fatigue!
"Sanlang's wife, thank you so much! You must be exhausted!"
"Yes, Sanlang's wife is really good at cooking. Even her mung bean soup is delicious."
Ms. Yang: "Of course, I'll go prepare lunch for everyone in a bit. Thank you all for your hard work."
"It's not hard work at all. We're all paid, so it's only right that we put in the effort!"
The Yang family is providing both money and food, and now they're even giving us mung bean soup. This treatment is better than working in the city!
Seeing that everyone had drunk the mung bean porridge, Yang put the remaining large basin here and told everyone who wanted another bowl to come and get it themselves, and to come back to collect the basin in half an hour.
Yang was getting ready to go home to prepare lunch; it was lunch for more than twenty people, so she had to prepare it early.
Yang asked Lili, "Didn't you say you were going to go play with Hongfang? Be careful, and remember to come home for dinner."
Lili nodded: "Yes, Lili will be fine with my older brothers."
Shen Jiahao and Shen Jialu quickly patted their chests and assured her, "Don't worry, Third Aunt, we're here."
"Okay, go have some fun."
With only half an hour left before dinner, Lili didn't dare go too far. She knocked on the door of the Wang family's house and took Wang Hongfang to catch loaches in the stream.
Wang Hongfang was very happy. Last time, Lili took her to catch loaches, and they caught a whole small bucketful, which took two days to finish.
She didn't know where these loaches came from. She couldn't see a single one when she went to catch them herself, but as soon as Lili came, the loaches crawled out of the mud as if they wanted to jump into Lili's hands.
Last time, when Lili caught loaches, she didn't go into the water; she squatted on the muddy path and reached into the mud holes with her hands.
Lili originally wanted to go into the water by herself, but Shen Jiahao and Shen Jialu thought that Lili was not high enough in the water and were worried that she might accidentally choke on the water, so they took off their shoes and socks and stood in the water to dig a mud hole.
Lili: "…….."
Who do you think is as tall as the water?
They've clearly grown taller!
Every month, Shen Laosan would carve her height under the big tree in the backyard. Lili watched as she grew to the height of her little finger!
Yes, it's just her little finger.
Lili couldn't help but sigh. She hadn't missed a single meal, so why wasn't she growing taller?
The vertical parts didn't grow, but the horizontal parts did grow quite a bit.
Pear pouts and pinches the flesh on her waist, letting out a couple of unhappy whimpers.
So what if a kid is a little chubby?
She's so cute, even if she gains weight, she'll just become even cuter!
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Wang Hongfang was amused by her constant sighing and shaking her head, and then smiling and nodding.
"Lili, what's wrong?"
"Huh?" Lili shook her head, then suddenly remembered all the strange Persian gadgets piled up at home, and asked her, "Sister Hongfang, would you like to play with a kaleidoscope?"
What is a kaleidoscope?
After Lili explained, Wang Hongfang imagined it with great interest, her eyes sparkling: "You can really see it? I've never heard of such a thing before!"
"Mmm, it's really fun. I'll give it to Sister Hongfang later."
"Really? Thank you, Lili. Then I'll treat you to some candy! I've been saving it for a long time and couldn't bear to eat it, but Lili is so kind to me, so I have to treat you to some."
The two girls huddled together and laughed for a while. Suddenly, Lili remembered what Wang Hongfang had said: "I've never heard of it before."
After hesitating for a moment, Lili asked, "Sister Hongfang, haven't you heard of those things that came from Persia?"
Wang Hongfang thought for a moment: "Persia... is that the country next to Xixiang County? I have heard my father mention such a place. I heard that Persia is famous for its glass, and the things made there are very exquisite. But I have never seen anything from Persia, and neither has my father."
Lili seemed lost in thought.
"Lili, come quick! The loaches in this hole are so fat!"
Shen Jiahao shouted loudly.
"Here you are."
Setting aside the fleeting thought for the moment, Lili immediately lifted her skirt and ran off to catch loaches.
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