Shen Lie was talking about letting Ning Tang ride the bicycle to him? Look, to Ning Tang, it sounded like he was asking her to ride on him? On the road.

"I can't ride you." Ning Tang waved his hand, "Eat first."

The crabs are quite fat this month. When you peel off the shells, you will find them full of crab roe and crab paste. Peel out the white crab meat and pile it on the rice together with the crab roe. Add a little vinegar and a little soy sauce and mix it together. It is so fresh and sweet that you can't help but swallow it with your tongue.

However, the delicious rice could not stop Da Wa from eagerly going to ride a bike. He finished a bowl of rice in just a few mouthfuls, and pulled Shen Lie to urge him, "Dad, teach me how to ride a bike."

Shen Lie said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You'll have plenty of time to ride in the future. Let your mother ride first." He smiled and looked at Ning Tang, "Come on, ride me and see."

He didn't mean that at first, but after Ning Tang told him, he became interested and deliberately provoked him, "It's been a long time since you last rode a bicycle. Do you know how to ride it? Do you know how to pedal?"

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "You are looking down on me."

She stretched out her long legs and stepped onto the bicycle, with both feet firmly planted on the ground.

She made the movements of getting on a bicycle look like getting on a horse, so cool.

Lu's move shocked the three little ones.

Erniu clapped her hands repeatedly, "Wow, Mom, you are amazing." She looked up and said, "I want to learn too."

Ning Tang pinched her little face and said, "Well, wait, Mom will take you on a tour around the island later." After saying that, she gave Shen Lie a proud look.

After hearing this, the eldest and third children couldn't sit still anymore and raised their hands, "I want one too."

"Okay, okay, I'll take you all." Ning Tang said, "But before I take you, I have to take your dad first."

She patted the back seat of the bicycle and said, "Come on, Captain Shen. You still need me to treat you."

Shen Lie was delighted and jumped into the back seat of the car. "Well? I'll trouble you, Driver Xiaoning, please take me to the supply and marketing cooperative."

When he was cooking just now, he discovered that there was not much soy sauce and vinegar at home, so he had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to restock.

Shen Lie came up too hastily and the weight was too heavy. Ning Tang grabbed the handlebars tightly and leaned over. "Captain Shen, you should lose weight."

"Nonsense, my body shape is just right." Shen Lie stretched out a foot to help her stabilize the car.

He patted Ning Tang's shoulder and said, "Driver, drive quickly."

Ning Tang tried to pedal, and pushed forward a few times, but couldn't ride at all. "I told you that you should lose weight."

Shen Lie said stubbornly, "Why don't you say that you should gain weight? It's your skills that are not good enough, not your personality. Why don't you blame the uneven road?"

Having said that, he still jumped off the bike and said, "Come on, I'll ride you."

The two of them switched seats, Shen Lie sat in the front and Ning Tang sat in the back seat, finally feeling comfortable.

"Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative." Shen Lie shouted, and took Ning Tang with him, and disappeared in a short while.

The eldest boy had a dazed look on his face. No, I said I bought a bicycle for him, so why did he play with it?

The road from the Military Academy to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was neither long nor short. Although it was noon, there were still many pedestrians on the road.

Captain Li and Deputy Battalion Commander Ai had just got off work and were returning from the army together. Halfway through their journey, they saw Shen Lie riding a bicycle with Ning Tang whizzing past them.

Deputy Battalion Commander Ai was dumbfounded: "When did the regiment commander's family buy a bicycle?"

Captain Li thought, is this the point? The point is that they are a couple, one riding a bicycle and the other sitting, right on the main street, showing their affection so lovingly that it makes his teeth ache.

He patted Deputy Battalion Commander Ai on the shoulder in a pretentious manner and said, "Xiao Ai, you will understand when you get married."

"What does buying a bicycle have to do with starting a family?" Deputy Battalion Commander Ai didn't understand at all. He scratched the back of his head and muttered, "Captain Li, you are telling me a riddle again."

Captain Li said: "I'm not telling you any riddles, really. You'll understand once you get married."

Deputy Battalion Commander Ai was still confused. "You mean, I can buy a bicycle after I get married?"

Upon hearing this, Captain Li was almost furious. "You are so stubborn and stubborn."

What he means is that once you get married, you can ride a bicycle with your wife and show your love on the street!

Captain Li patted Deputy Battalion Commander Ai on the shoulder and sighed, "Alas, this child is incorrigible." You are still a long way from being single.

Shen Lie and Ning Tang went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought soy sauce, vinegar, and a bag of sugar.

When I got home, I saw Da Wa and the other two sitting in a row under the eaves. Da Wa rested his hands on his knees, holding up his face, and said sadly, "You guys are finally back."

"What do you mean by 'finally back'? It took us less than 20 minutes. It was pretty quick." Shen Lie threw the candy to him, "Take it and sweeten your mouth."

Including the round-trip time, it took less than 20 minutes to get home. In the past, it would take at least half an hour to walk from home to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Ning Tang couldn't help but sigh, "It's so much more convenient to have a bicycle."

"That's it." Shen Lie was still very proud of his decision to buy a bicycle.

The eldest boy took the candy and shared it with the second and third boys.

The eldest child threw the candy into his mouth and chewed it, making a crisp crunching sound. "It's time to ride me."

"Okay, I'll ride you now." Ning Tang stretched out his long legs, straddled the bicycle, and motioned for Da Wa to get on.

It was the first time for the eldest child to ride a bicycle. He was very nervous. “How do I get on?”

Shen Lie taught him, "Just like your mother, just take one step forward."

The eldest child did as he was told and sat steadily on the back seat of the bicycle, exclaiming, "Wow, I'm on a bicycle."

"You will be able to ride a bicycle by yourself in the future." Shen Lie said.

He planned that he and Ningtang would set aside some time every day to teach Da Wa for a while. Da Wa was smart and would be able to learn it in half a month, or at most a month.

Ning Tang asked, "Are you seated properly? If you are, I will start riding."

Da Wa tightly grabbed Ning Tang's clothes around her waist and said nervously, "Sit still, Mommy, you ride."

"Hold on tight." Falling off a bike is not fun, Ning Tang reminded him again and started riding.

She put on the tripod, stepped on the pedals, turned her head quickly, and the bike "flew" out.

"Ahhhhhh!" Big Baby cried out in shock, "Mom, you're so awesome!"

The wind from the bicycle blew on Shen Lie's face. He didn't notice it for a moment, and Ning Tang disappeared. He muttered, "This is too fast."

She drove the bike like a sedan and the tires were about to fly off.

After riding for a while, Da Wa gradually became less nervous, and his hands holding Ning Tang's clothes were not so tight. Instead, he asked curiously, "Mom, where are we going? Are we going to the supply and marketing cooperative too?"

"If you don't go to the supply and marketing cooperative, there's nothing to buy." Ning Tang said, "I'll take you around the island."

The eldest child was definitely happier to ride the bike for a while longer. While feeling the breeze blowing on his face as the bike sped by, he pestered Ning Tang and asked her all sorts of questions, "Mom, is it difficult to learn to ride a bike? After I learn, can I also ride like you?"

"It's not difficult. As long as you study hard, you will be able to learn it soon." Ning Tang said, "Once you have learned it and become proficient, you can carry people like me."

The eldest child nodded and clenched his fist, saying, "Then I must work hard to learn how to ride a bicycle."

Ningtang rode Da Wa to the beach, to the vegetable market... and circled the island for almost half a circle before returning.

Riding a bike is also physically demanding. Ning Tang wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "It seems I can't boast to you anymore. We haven't even circled the island yet."

The eldest child was not disappointed at all, but was very happy. "It's okay, we'll ride again next time."

The bicycle quickly arrived at Zeng Xinlan's house. Zeng Xinlan was weeding in the yard. Da Wa was sitting on the bicycle, waving at Zeng Xinlan and shouting, "Sister Xinlan!"

Zeng Xinlan was startled and hurriedly looked outside the yard.

Ning Tang was riding a bicycle, and Da Wa was sitting on the back seat, waving at her.

Ningtang stopped the bike, unlocked the kickstand, and Da Wa jumped off the bike.

"Xiao Ning, Da Wa." Zeng Xinlan said, "Where are you two from? Ah." She glanced at the bicycle and praised, "This bicycle is so beautiful."

Ning Tang said, "I'll ride Big Baby around the island for a spin."

Da Wa put his hands on his hips proudly, "Pretty, isn't he?" He patted his chest, "By the way, what about Da Hu? When I learn to ride a bike, I'll ride him to school."

"Da Hu is upstairs." Zeng Xinlan said.

Da Wa ran upstairs, shouting Da Hu's name as he ran.

Ning Tang saw Zeng Xinlan's eyes wandering around the women's bicycle, and his eyes were full of love. He patted the handlebars of the bicycle and asked, "Do you want to try riding it?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xinlan waved her hands repeatedly, "Stop, stop, I don't dare to try."

She can look at it, but she can't ride it.

In her eyes, bicycles are similar to cars, as they both have the word "car" in their names. Things with wheels look dangerous.

Although Ning Tang looked very majestic and handsome when riding, she would never dare to try it. She was even afraid to touch it.

Ning Tang chatted with Zeng Xinlan for a while, and Da Wa also came down from the upstairs. His little face was full of happiness, and it was obvious that he had had a good chat with Da Hu.

Ning Tang straddled his long legs, got on the bike, and waved to Zeng Xinlan, "Xinlan, I'm leaving now." He then asked Da Wa, "Are you on the bike? We've been out for too long. Your dad, Er Niu, and San Wa must be anxious. We have to go back quickly."

It is easier to get off the bus than to get on. Da Wa tried several times but failed to get on the back seat. The more anxious he was, the more likely he was to make a mistake. He was too embarrassed to ask Ning Tang in front of Zeng Xinlan and Da Hu. After all, he had just made a boast and was so anxious that sweat covered his little face.

Ning Tang asked several times but got no response. She thought that Da Wa had gotten on the bus, so she put on her legs and waved to Zeng Xinlan and Da Hu, "I'm leaving now."

Having said that, he gripped the handlebars of his bicycle and rode away.

Ning Tang vaguely heard some noises behind her, but she didn't think much about it, thinking it was Zeng Xinlan and Da Hu saying goodbye to her.

After riding for a while, Ning Tang began to feel that something was wrong. "Big boy, how come you feel a lot lighter?"

"Big Kid didn't say anything," Ning Tang said, "We're going out? It's been two hours. When we get home, your dad will definitely ask us where we've been and why we've been away for so long."

Still no response.

Ning Tang took advantage of the flat road ahead and looked sideways. Oh my god, the back seat was empty. Where did Da Wa go?

Her heart skipped a beat and she thought, Oh no, I might have dropped the eldest baby along the way.

I hurried over, braked suddenly, made a U-turn, and rode back in the same direction.

Fortunately, they didn't drive too far. After riding back for five minutes, Ning Tang saw Da Wa squatting on the ground with his cheeks puffed up with anger at the gate of Zeng Xinlan's yard.

Ning Tang laughed twice, "Hey, what are you doing squatting here?"

The eldest child raised his eyebrows and said in a husky voice, "Mom, you still remember me."

"What nonsense are you talking about." Ning Tang said righteously, "How could I forget you?" You are my eldest son.

Zeng Xinlan also found it funny. Just now, the eldest child was trying so hard to climb into the car, and then Ning Tang did a tailspin and rushed out. No one could stop him even if they shouted. The three of them stood at the gate of the yard, watching Ning Tang drive away, the wheels kicking up a cloud of dust.

She said angrily, "You too, a mother like you, actually forgot about Da Wa while riding a bike. If you leave Da Wa at my house again next time, I won't return him to you and will let Da Wa be my son."

Ning Tang took the blame for this matter and laughed twice, "Blame me, blame me."

Da Wa climbed onto the back seat with his legs upside down and grunted. Ning Tang confirmed twice this time that he was still in the car before he dared to ride back.

Along the way, the eldest child kept nagging, "Mom, you are so amazing that you actually forgot me at Sister Xinlan's house." "I was really worried that you would remember that you went out with me after you rode home." "It's my fault. If you had left that little crybaby, the third child, at Sister Xinlan's house, he would have thought you didn't want him anymore."

Ning Tang's ears hurt from his nagging. "I know, I know. It's my fault. If you keep nagging, you'll become an old man."

When I got home, Shen Lie came out to greet me, "Where have you been? Why did you come back so late?"

"We rode to the market and only toured half of the island." Ning Tang said, "I calculated that we don't have enough time to tour the whole island. It will take at least an afternoon. I'm afraid you won't be able to wait, so I'm coming back first."

Shen Lie muttered, "We only swam half of the island? That? The timing is wrong."

The eldest child complained, "Of course not. Mom took me to sister-in-law Xinlan's house for more than half an hour."

Shen Lie raised his eyebrows, "Why are you delaying?"

The eldest child was so angry that his face became like a frog again. He crossed his arms over his chest and said, "Ask mom."

Ning Tang coughed and cleared his throat. "Well, when I rode to Xinlan's house, I stopped the car and chatted with her for a few words. When I got in the car, I accidentally left the eldest child at her house."

Shen Lie couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hey, you're really good."

Ever since Ning Tang came back, San Wa has been pestering Ning Tang to let her ride on him. Da Wa threatened San Wa, "Did you hear me? Mommy got me on the road. Let's see if you dare to let her ride on you again."

Sanwa rolled his eyes cleverly, "Brother, are you walking? Back??"

"Of course not." Ning Tang said, "I realized he wasn't in the back seat of the car. It was only five minutes before I turned around and went back to pick him up. If I really remembered him only after I got home, this old man would have nagged me to death."

Shen Lie looked at the depressed look on Da Wa's face and nodded, "Don't say he will scold you to death. I scold you to death too. How could I leave the child behind?"

Is there really no one else who could have done this except Ning Tang?

The story of Ning Tang's 'baby miscarriage' spread on the island for a month. When even Zhou Caiwei came to laugh at her, the Military Family Courtyard started distributing pineapple honey again.

There is a bumper harvest of pineapples this year, and the amount of pineapples available is much greater than in previous years.

On the afternoon of July 15th, Ningtang went home carrying the pineapple honey he had just received.

I removed the core of the pineapple honey and soaked it in salt water for a while, then called the three little ones over to eat.

The eldest boy forked a piece of pineapple honey and took a bite. It was sweet and refreshing, just like drinking a bag of honey.

Erniu saw Ningtang was still peeling pineapple honey and said quickly, "Mom, there's no need to peel it anymore. These are enough for us to eat. We can't eat any more."

Ning Tang's hands kept moving. "These are not peeled for you to eat. We peel them and prepare to dry them into pineapple honey and send them back to your grandma and grandma."

Ningtang had promised Sun Aiju that it would send dried fruits to the old couple, and gradually sent back a lot of dried peaches, dried mangoes, dried pineapples, and dried bananas. However, the production and quality of pineapple honey in the past two years have not been very good, and it takes five kilograms of pineapple honey to produce one kilogram of dried pineapple honey, so Ningtang did not send any back.

After waiting for a long time, this year the production of pineapple honey has increased and the quality is good. She plans to send some dried pineapple honey back to Sun Aiju and Ning Weiguo so that the old couple can taste the freshness and sweetness.

When they heard that the pineapple honey was to be sent back to Shangang Village, Da Wa, Er Niu and San Wa stopped eating it and washed their hands, saying, "Mom, we'll peel it for you."

"Okay." Ning Tang responded.

As we were talking, we suddenly heard the ring of a bicycle at the door. The delivery man had arrived.

Ning Tang joked with the three little ones, "What do you call this? Speak of the devil and he will appear." He directed San Wa, "San Wa, go get the letter."

Sanwa hurriedly washed his hands and ran out to receive the letter.

After a while, he walked into the room with two letters in his hands, and asked in confusion, "Did grandma and grandpa send us two letters?"

He pinched the thickness of the letter paper and wondered, "There's just the letter paper inside, there shouldn't be any need to separate it into two envelopes."

The eldest child was peeling pineapple honey while calling him, "There should be a letter that is not from grandma and grandma, just check the postmark."

Sanwa smiled innocently, "Yes."

He turned the envelope over and looked at the postmark on it, becoming even more confused. "One is from Shangang Village." Without waiting for anyone to respond, he added, "It must have been sent by my grandma."

There is another letter... Sanwa scratched his head, "Mom, do we have any relatives in Shanghai?"

"Shanghai?" Ning Tang was surprised. "You mean it was sent from Shanghai?"

She shook her head and said, "I don't have it here. I'll have to ask your dad."

"What do you want to ask me?" Shen Lie returned home and saw the pineapple honey on the table. While Ning Tang was not paying attention, he forked a piece of pineapple honey and put it into his mouth.

"I'm asking you if we have any relatives in Shanghai." Ning Tang said as he spread the peeled pineapple pulp on a winnowing basket.

"Shanghai?" Shen Lie frowned as if he had some bad memories, "Why do you ask?"

Sanwa handed him two letters and said, "Just now the postman came to deliver two letters. One was from my grandma and grandma in Shangang Village, and the other was from Shanghai City."

Shen Lie nodded, took the two letters, opened them, and read ten lines at a glance.

Ning Tang put the dustpan in the yard to dry. "How is it? What did the letter say?"

"There is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Shen Lie said mysteriously.

"Don't play that trick on me." Ning Tang said, "Let's talk about it together."

Shen Lie waved the letter Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju sent him, "Dad told Mom that he will come to the island at the end of the month to see us and our eldest, second, and third children."

Ning Tang's eyes lit up, "This is a good thing."

Then, there’s no need to send the dried pineapple honey back. The old couple can eat it as soon as they come.

Shen Lie lowered his raised lips and waved another letter, "There is another bad thing." He frowned, "It can't be called a bad thing, it can only be called a bad thing."

"This letter was sent by Da Wa's mother's uncle and aunt." Shen Lie glanced at Ning Tang's expression and continued, "They wrote to ask for money."

Ning Tang remembered that Da Wa's biological mother's father and mother died early, and she was adopted by her uncle and aunt. Strictly speaking, those uncles and aunts were not only her adoptive parents, but also the great-uncle and great-aunt of Da Wa and his three cousins.

But she remembered Shen Lie had mentioned that the two were not very kind to Da Wa's mother. They favored their own biological son and treated Da Wa's mother like a maid.

Later, Da Wa's biological mother came to Hailang Island to join the army and gave birth to Da Wa, Er Niu and San Wa one after another. Her aunt never mentioned coming to take care of her during the confinement period, but just kept asking Da Wa's biological mother to send money back to fill the hole in their family.

Da Wa’s biological mother also has no job, and the money she sends back is, to put it bluntly, Shen Lie’s hard-earned money.

After Da Wa's mother died, the couple only came once, at the funeral.

He came to ask for money, saying that Shen Lie killed Da Wa's mother.

They also said that they raised Da Wa's biological mother, and that Da Wa's biological mother worked hard to give birth to three children for Shen Lie. Even if she had no credit, she had worked hard, and Shen Lie must compensate them both with money.

Shen Lie didn't want to get involved with them, so he gave them some money and sent them away.

In all these years, the couple has never sent a single letter, let alone come to see the eldest, second and third children.

No, he did send a letter. It was the only letter after many years, and it was the one in Shen Lie's hand. Was it sent to ask for money?

Thinking of this, Ning Tang couldn't help but frown and said, "Did I hear correctly? They dare to write to me and ask for money? How dare they do that?"

Shen Lie snorted coldly, "Not only is he so shameless, but he also asked me for 500 yuan in one breath." He paused, then continued, "Do you really think the money came from the wind?"

Ning Tang said, "They don't think money comes from the wind, they think your money comes from the wind." She asked, "What should we do now? Write a letter to reject them?"

Ning Tang was too embarrassed to speak too bluntly in front of the three little ones. Her original intention was to write a letter back to scold the couple.

Shen Lie nodded, "Let's leave it like this for now."

During dinner, everyone ate absent-mindedly.

It was a good thing that Sun Aiju and Ning Weiguo were coming to the island to see them. Ning Tang was in a good mood at first, but his mood was ruined by the couple asking for money.

After dinner, Ning Tang and Shen Lie wrote replies while the three little ones sat aside.

Erniu whispered to Da Wa, "Brother, do you still remember our mother's uncle and aunt?"

The eldest child said, "That's called uncle and aunt." He pursed his lips and said, "I have some impression, but I can't remember it clearly."

When their biological mother died, the eldest was only about four or five years old, the second was even younger, and the third was still a little baby who was still blowing bubbles.

The only thing Da Wa remembered was that at the funeral, those two men rushed in and only cared about asking Shen Lie for money, yelling and shouting, without even looking at them.

He thought about it carefully, and all that remained in his mind were the fierce expressions on the two faces; even the facial features were not clear.

Sanwa raised his little face and said, "So? What are the uncles and aunts like? Ah, are they the same as grandma and grandpa? Well, will they send us some delicious snacks?"

He was so happy thinking that he would see his grandma and grandma soon.

The eldest child shook his head and said, "Third child, you think too much. There is no comparison at all."

Erniu also said, "Stupid, if they were good people, how could they not come to see us for so many years? And when they send a letter, it means they are here to ask for money."