“Dirty,” Xie Zhuo quickly bent down, grabbed one child by the collar with each hand, and pulled them back.
Then she scooped up another basin of water and washed herself, changed her clothes, poured out the water, and then took the two little ones to the kitchen.
"What do you want to eat today?" Xie Zhuo asked.
“Malted milk powder,” Da Bao said.
“Sugar,” Xiao Bao said.
"It's time to eat, no snacks," Xie Zhuo asked them casually. They were even less picky than him, basically eating whatever was given to them.
"Oh," Da Bao nodded, brought over a small stool and sat down in front of the stove, then looked up to ask Xie Zhuo, "What does Third Uncle want to eat?"
"Then, let's make scrambled eggs," Xie Zhuo thought for a moment, "and noodles."
"Noodles!" Xiao Bao repeated.
"Da Bao," Xie Zhuo suddenly called out to Xie Da Bao with a serious expression, "I have a glorious but arduous task to assign to you, Da Bao. Can you complete it?"
This line was popular among the children in the village.
It was a line spoken by a projectionist from the city when he came to the commune to show a movie not long ago. From that day on, the kids used it as a code when they played together.
Although Da Bao and Xiao Bao rarely play with other children outside, they still know these things.
"I can do it!" Da Bao immediately stood up from the stool and answered loudly.
“Xiao Bao can do it too,” Xiao Bao quickly chimed in.
“Okay,” Xie Zhuo was amused by the two of them but held back, “Then I’ll give the task to the two of you.”
"You know the educated youth settlement, right? Just go along the main road, then go through the threshing ground behind Grandpa Zhao's house. Go and invite Little Xu, the educated youth, to our house."
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