Shen Lie thought that Da Wa's picky eating habits needed to be corrected, so he gave him a bowl full of bitter melon and said, "You must eat all of this bowl of bitter melon, and I will cook meat for you in two days."

When it comes to meat, all the kids are greedy.

The eldest child swallowed his saliva and said, "It's a deal, I'll finish eating the bitter melon, and you'll cook meat for us in two days."

He picked up the bitter gourd and swallowed it in small bites as if he was being tortured. He didn't notice the sly look in Shen Lie's eyes.

After dinner, Ningtang took the three kids to continue cleaning the house.

Shen Lie replaced all the bed sheets and quilt covers in the house with new ones. He put the replaced sheets and quilt covers in a wooden basin and scrubbed them in the yard.

The weather in February is cold and windy even in the afternoon at Hailang Island.

Shen Lie's hands repeatedly scrubbed the sheets in the cold water. After all the sheets and quilt covers were washed and hung on the clothesline, his fingertips were frozen and turned a little red.

Ning Tang couldn't help but say, "Let's buy a washing machine later."

On the way back, they passed by the Overseas Chinese Store in Jiang City, so Shen Lie and Ning Tang took their three children to look around. It happened that washing machines were on the market and were selling well. What? Bai Lan's single-tub washing machine, Toshiba's double-tub washing machine, which made Ning Tang jealous.

If it weren't for the fact that in addition to money, she also had to ask for Overseas Chinese coupons, she would have wanted to buy the next one on the spot.

Shen Lie has washed his own clothes since he was a child. Later, he took care of the clothes for his three children. He felt that washing clothes was just a handy thing, so he was not interested in machines that could wash clothes for people.

He wanted to say that he could help Ningtang with the laundry, but then he remembered that he had to go out to sea and he couldn't be there all the time.

Ning Tang was alone on the island. In addition to washing her own clothes, she also had to wash clothes for the three little ones. Occasionally, she had to wash the curtains and bed sheets. The workload was still very astonishing.

Just buy one, you have enough money at home.

Besides, we already have a fan, so let’s get a washing machine too.

A home can't have only one appliance. It would look better if there was another one.

So when the words came to his lips, he changed his tone and said, "Okay, let's buy one then, and we can free our hands and relax."

It took a whole day to clean the entire two-story building.

After doing housework for a whole day, Shen Lie, Ning Tang and their three children were so tired that they all slept soundly at night.

The next day, when Da Hu heard that Da Wa had returned to the island, he immediately came to play with him.

He took off his shoes and walked into the house. Seeing Shen Lie and Ning Tang were there, he was no longer as nervous as he was the first time. He smiled at them and said hello, "Hello, Uncle Shen, hello, Aunt Ning."

Shen Lie nodded and said, "Come and play with Da Wa. He's upstairs. I'll call him down."

"No, no." Da Hu waved his hands repeatedly, "I'll go up and find him."

After saying this, he didn't wait for the two to reply and ran upstairs.

Ning Tang said, "Let's make corn pancakes with the corn kernels that Mom asked us to bring back, and then ask them to come down and eat."

Shen Lie soaked the dried corn kernels in hot water, added glutinous rice flour and starch, and evenly coated each kernel of corn. He then fry them in a pan until they become pancake-like. When they are still hot, they are sprinkled with sugar and cut into fan-shaped pieces with a knife.

Without anyone calling them, Da Wa and Da Hu were attracted by the alluring fragrance and came down.

When the eldest boy took a quick look, he saw that the second girl and the third boy had already started eating. Each of them held a small piece of corn cake in their hands and ate it with relish.

He couldn't help but inhale the delicious aroma, "What is this?"

"Corn pancakes." Ning Tang said, "Come here, both of you. Eat them while they're hot. If they get cold, they won't taste as good."

Shen Lie gave a piece to Da Wa and Da Hu respectively. They both took a bite and first tasted the sweetness of sugar and then the fragrance of corn. It was extremely delicious.

Da Hu praised while eating, "It's delicious, Uncle Shen, your cooking skills are really good."

Shen Lie was happy and gave him another piece. "Eat slowly. There's more."

Da Hu asked, "By the way, what is this made of?"

He couldn't help but feel curious. Could it be that it was the same as the dried shrimp, seaweed and mint syrup that Aunt Ning treated him to last time, made with cheap prawns, a handful of seaweed caught from the fishing net, and wild grass grown in the yard?

The eldest child figured it out and said, "It's made from the corn kernels my grandma gave me."

"Grandma?" Da Hu suddenly remembered that Da Wa went back to his grandmother's home in Shangang Village during the Spring Festival this year, and a hint of envy flashed across his eyes.

Captain Qi and Zeng Xinlan had a quarrel with their family because of borrowing money. Even though Captain Qi's hometown is much closer to Hailang Island than Shangang Village, they did not bring Dahu back for the New Year this year.

The eldest child said, "Yes, my grandma is very nice. She cooks delicious food for us and buys us fun things every day. In addition to corn kernels, grandma also gave us dried red sausage, black fungus, wild mushrooms, etc. She made delicious food for us. I'm calling you to come and have some."

Da Hu nodded repeatedly, "Okay, thank you, Da Wa." His big eyes were full of envy, "I really envy you for being able to go back to your hometown for the New Year. I didn't go back for the New Year this year. I stayed at home doing homework the whole time."

After saying that, he looked at Da Wa and said, "By the way, Da Wa, have you finished your homework? Let's check the answers."

"Homework?" Big Boy looked dazed.

Da Hu: "Yes." He blinked and asked in a low voice, "You didn't write it, did you?"

As expected of a good brother who is so close that they can wear the same pair of pants, Da Hu accurately guessed Dawa’s character.

...He certainly didn't write it.

Da Hu panicked and urged Da Wa to go upstairs, "Hurry up and take down your homework. I'll accompany you. School starts tomorrow. Teacher Zhou's ruler is not vegetarian."

The emperor is not anxious, nor is the eunuch. Anyway, the eldest son is not anxious at all.

He was in a very good mood, waving his hands, "Let me finish this corn pancake first."

Shen Lie sneered, "Take your time to eat. If you can't finish your homework, not only will your teacher Zhou treat you to a ruler, but I will also treat you to a meal of bamboo shoots and fried meat."

The eldest boy almost got a piece of corn cake stuck in his throat. Teacher Zhou was just trying to scare them, but Shen Lie was serious. He hurriedly said, "I'll take the homework down and do it now."

Ning Tang held him back and poured him a glass of boiled water. "Drink the water before you go."

The eldest boy drank the boiled water in two or three gulps and finally swallowed the corn cake. He quickly ran upstairs to get his homework and finish it.

The boy spread out his homework, picked up his pencil, and said to Erniu, "Erniu, hurry up and write, or your teacher will slap you on the palm of your hand."

He looked at Sanwa, and Sanwa looked at him cutely.

The eldest child was speechless and choked, "You... forget it, you don't have to write." He held up his little face and sighed, "I really envy the third child, who is still in the red education class and has no winter vacation homework."

Seeing that Erniu hadn't gone upstairs to get her homework yet, Da Wa urged her again.

Erniu said cheerfully, "I don't need to write anything. I have finished my winter vacation homework before going back to my grandma's house."

The little girl was very hardworking. She thought that she would go back to her grandma's and grandma's house during the Spring Festival and would definitely not have time to do her winter vacation homework, so before leaving, she took out time in advance to finish all her winter vacation homework. Now she can eat corn cakes leisurely.

The eldest child howled, "Why didn't you remind me?"

Erniu tilted her head, "I reminded you? Ah, you forgot? I asked you if you wanted to do your winter vacation homework together, and you said you wanted to go out and play with Brother Dahu, and asked me not to bother you."

Big Brother was silent for a while, then finally remembered.

During the early winter vacation, Erniu stayed in her little room every day doing her homework. Da Wa asked her if she wanted to go out and play together, and she said she had to do her homework, and asked Da Wa if she wanted to do it with her.

Da Wa thought, the winter vacation has just begun, there is plenty of time, why should he do homework so early, so he had a great time with Da Hu.

During the Spring Festival, they went to Shangang Village again. Ningde took him and the three kids to play so much that they had no time to do their homework.

So...the homework is not changed at all.

The eldest child cried with a tearful face, wailing, "The heavens are going to kill me!"

School starts tomorrow. He hasn't written a single word in the two winter vacation homework books for Chinese and math! How long will it take him to catch up?

Ning Tang was happy and passed by, "Big boy, keep going, I believe in you, one pen, one night, and you can create a miracle."

Da Wa was speechless and glanced at Ning Tang with a resentful look, "Mom, you only know how to say frivolous things."

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "Are you the one who is having fun in Shangang Village or am I the one who is having fun in Shangang Village? Are you the one who owes homework or am I the one who owes homework?"

The eldest boy pouted, "Wuwuwu...it's me."

Ning Tang patted his head, "That's good to know. Hurry up and do your homework, or you'll be punished by Teacher Zhou's ruler and Captain Shen's bamboo shoots and pork stir-fry."

The only response she got was the sobbing of the eldest child.

After a whole afternoon and an evening, the eldest child finally finished all his winter vacation homework.

Judging from his brisk steps as he walked home at noon on the first day of school, it can be seen that this kid must have successfully passed the test.

The eldest son, who successfully passed the test, was so proud that his tail was about to fly up to the sky. He made a fuss here and there, which made Ning Tang want to send him to Mrs. Luo's house to help with farm work and harvest vegetables.

However, Da Wa's good mood only lasted until the afternoon.

In the afternoon, Shen Lie came back from the army and entered the house carrying the vegetables he had just bought.

The eldest child was circling around him, and one of them said excitedly, "Hey, Dad, you're off work." "Is it heavy to carry the vegetables?" "You promised me two days ago that you would cook meat for us, right? It's today."

Shen Lie only took one look at him and saw what this kid was up to. He sneered, "Tell me, did you finish your winter vacation homework and pass it with your teacher Zhou?"

If he hadn't finished making up for it, he would have been afraid that Shen Lie would beat him, so he would have hidden far away. He would not have circled around Shen Lie as soon as he entered the room.

The eldest child laughed twice and raised his thumb, "Dad, you are worthy of me. You even guessed it right."

Shen Lie said, "You don't even need to tell me who I am. I'm your father. Just stick your butt out and I know you're going to poop..."

The eldest child quickly reached out his hand and made a gesture to stop him, "Don't say anything, we still have to eat later."

Ning Tang was amused. "When we were in Shangang Village, you and Dezi went to blow up cow dung with firecrackers every day, why didn't you tell me?"

The eldest boy looked pale. I didn’t notice it at the time, but now when I think about it, doesn’t he feel disgusted?

Shen Lie replied, "However, you are right about one thing, Big Baby. I have decided to cook meat for you tonight."

"Really?" Big Baby's eyes lit up.

"Really." A barely perceptible cunning flashed across Shen Lie's eyes. "I promise, you will like it."

The eldest son is not stupid. He can see that his father is doing something bad.

But he wasn't afraid at all.

No matter what, as long as there is meat to eat, it's fine. Besides, meat is meat. Even if it is burnt, it is still meat. How bad can it be?