Ever since Mei Xiaodi realized that Zha Zha had become smelly, he stopped talking about Zha Zha every day. But the child has become a little strange, seemingly... a little sad (?).
"Sigh~!" Little Mei stared at the cement floor for a long time before sighing.
“…Here we go again.” Mei Liang looked at Mei Xiaodi helplessly, chin in hand, not understanding what troubles such a young child could possibly have.
Little Mei has been staring blankly at things lately, then sighing for no reason. He looks like he's seen through the illusions of the world and is about to escape into the afterlife!
"Sisi, Grandma said we should tease him a bit." Mei Liang looked at his indifferent sister, wondering why she wasn't worried about her brother's behavior.
"Oh, go ahead and tease him." Mei Si didn't think there was anything wrong with her little brother. He could eat and sleep well, and he no longer cried and fussed at the drop of a hat. Her quiet little brother was a good thing.
When Mei Xiaodi got home in the evening, he stopped crying when he saw his mother, but he would turn his head away and refuse to look at her, and then sigh several times.
"Why is this child so petty? It's been days already!" Mei's mother was both amused and exasperated, never expecting that her youngest son, who couldn't even speak clearly, would hold a grudge for so many days over weaning.
"He'll be fine in a couple of days, don't worry about him." Dad was actually quite happy that his youngest son wouldn't sleep with them; such nights were wonderful!
Mei Si was getting anxious because of her parents' frequent movements. After asking her parents, Mei Si realized that there was only one way to stop the door from making noise – apply oil.
But oil is a precious commodity, and we barely have enough for food, so how can we waste it on the door? Mei Si was a little troubled. Should she secretly take the door down?
"I'll get two empty oil cans from the factory!" Seeing how much his daughter disliked the rattling at the door, Mei's father decided to ask the technician for two empty oil cans tomorrow. The little bit of oil left in the cans would be enough to oil the door.
"Thank you, Dad." Mei Si nodded, really looking forward to tomorrow night...
The temperature dropped again early the next morning. When Mei Liang went out to pee, he finally came up with a way to prank his younger sister.
"Sisi, come here." Mei Liang sneaked into the house and called his sister out with him.
"What's up?" Mei Si was waiting for breakfast, which already smelled delicious and should be ready soon. She didn't want to miss her meal.
"There's something delicious to eat." Mei Liang knew his sister very well; the only way to get her to leave just before dinner was to offer her food.
"Delicious food? What delicious food?" Mei Si was a little skeptical. Mei Liang was the type to spend whatever money he was given. Did he have any extra money to buy delicious food?
"Oh! You'll see when you come out. I usually don't tell anyone about this delicious food. I eat it every winter," Mei Liang said mysteriously.
"You eat this every year? I've never seen you eat it."
"I've already told you I never tell anyone, how could I possibly eat it in front of you? Do you want to eat it or not? If you don't eat it now, it'll be gone, and we won't be able to eat it until December." Mei Liang was a little anxious. There was already movement in the inner room, and Mei's parents were about to come out. If they didn't let him go out, then all his efforts would have been in vain.
"Let's go then." Breakfast can wait a while; Mei Si didn't want to miss out on this kind of food that could only be eaten in season.
Mei Liang was delighted and quickly took his younger sister out.
“This is it.” Mei Liang led his sister directly to the backward-riding donkey in the yard and pointed to the iron pipe that controlled the direction of the donkey.
"This is iron, can you eat it?" Mei Si looked at Mei Liang strangely, somewhat doubting that he might not be the same Mei Liang as before.
"Of course you can't eat it, but you can lick it. You don't know, it only tastes good when you lick it in winter," Mei Liang said with a grin.
"Really?" Mei Si looked at the iron pipe covered with a layer of white frost and noticed that it looked somewhat different from usual.
"Really." Mei Liang nodded vigorously.
"How do you lick it? Show me." Mei Si was eager to try, but she had never licked it before, and she felt that Mei Liang should demonstrate for her.
"Huh? Oh dear, how can you be so clumsy? Just stick out your tongue and lick it directly. Remember, you must make sure your whole tongue is pressed against the iron pipe." Mei Liang stuck out his tongue and made a licking motion.
Meisi nodded and stuck out her tongue, bringing it close to the iron pipe.
Mei Liang stared intently, not wanting to miss any expression on his sister's face.
"Hmm?" Mei Si's tongue stuck to the iron pipe as soon as it touched it. Mei Si was a little confused and didn't understand why her tongue would stick to it.
When did iron pipes become sticky?
Mays: Was I licking it wrong?
"Pfft! Hahahaha..." Mei Liang laughed so hard his stomach hurt when he saw his sister trying to retract her tongue but unable to move it.
Because her tongue was stuck, Mei Si could only glance at Mei Liang, who was laughing so hard he was bent over, out of the corner of her eye. Suddenly, she realized that she had been tricked.
Mei Si frowned and reached out to grab the iron pipe, intending to tear off the tongue first and then settle accounts with Mei Liang.
"Hey! Don't move, pulling your tongue like that will hurt you. Wait here, I'll go get you some water." Mei Liang immediately realized something was wrong when he saw his sister's actions. With his sister's strength, this pull... Mei Liang shuddered and quickly ran into the house.
Although Mei Si thought Mei Liang was unreliable, she decided to wait and see what other dirty tricks he had up his sleeve.
Mei Liang went inside, poured half a tub of warm water, and ran outside with it.
"Mei Liang, what are you laughing about so early in the morning?" As soon as Mei's father pushed open the door to the inner room, he saw his son rushing out in a hurry and thought he might have gotten into trouble again.
"Ah, it's nothing!" Mei Liang was afraid that his father would call him back, so he ran even faster.
Mei Liang: We need to get Sisi's tongue off right away, or Dad will be in big trouble if he sees it!
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