"Sixth Brother, did you hear me? You're not allowed to take Xiaoyue and the others to places that are too dangerous."
You absolutely cannot go to the Diaoyutai area, nor to any air-raid shelters or deep forests.
Little Yue'er is a girl, not like you mischievous boys. She can't run all over the mountains with you; what if she gets hurt?
Sheng Liancheng turned his head and gave some more instructions to his eldest son, Sheng Xitai.
"Oh, I understand, Dad. Don't worry, I won't take Xiaoyue to those places."
Sheng Xitai is older now and much more sensible than before. He understands this matter without Sheng Liancheng having to tell him.
"Yes, remember what you said, don't forget." Sheng Liancheng nodded and went to play with his grandson.
Just then, the dumplings were cooked and ready to be served. Zhang Shuzhen called out, and Sheng Xitai, Chen Feng, and the others came out to help serve the dumplings.
The dumplings are piping hot right out of the pot, but I don't like eating hot food on such a hot day.
Besides, Sheng Xiping hadn't returned yet, so everyone was in no hurry to eat and just sat there waiting.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside, and Sheng Xiping, wearing big boots, thumped into the courtyard.
"Oh my god, how did I get covered in mud?"
Hearing the commotion, Zhou Qinglan came out of the house and was immediately stunned to see Sheng Xiping covered in mud.
"What were you doing in the security department? How could this have happened?"
"Security Department? What security department? They were fired a long time ago and sent back to the work team."
Seeing his wife return should have been a joyous occasion, but Sheng Xiping, covered in mud and burdened by recent troubles, was in a rather unpleasant mood.
"Our farm has a new Party Secretary who's been causing trouble every day. So he's sending us up the mountain to cut down trees and repair the tractor track. We're planning to start logging soon."
The section of road they were repairing today was full of ditches and ponds; look at the mess they've made on me!
Sheng Xiping looked down at himself; the pants in his work uniform were almost unrecognizable as their original color.
"A new Party Secretary? What about Uncle Wang? Where was he transferred to?" Zhou Qinglan was taken aback. A transfer at this time? What's going on?
"He was transferred to the Tanghe Forestry Bureau as director. The new guy came directly from the province. He's not a big official, but he's got a lot of airs."
You have no idea how much trouble it's been going on day by day.
As Sheng Xiping spoke, he took off his heavy boots and then his work clothes.
Zhou Qinglan filled a basin with water, and Sheng Xiping washed his face, wiped his neck with a towel, and then used the same basin of water to rinse his feet.
Wearing rubber boots all day in this weather, how can the smell possibly be any better?
There's no time to properly soak his feet right now. He just needs to rinse them with some water to get rid of the smell, otherwise how will he get into the house to eat? Wouldn't all the people in the house have to leave because of the stench?
After rinsing his feet, Sheng Xiping was too lazy to dry them. He simply slipped on a pair of old cloth shoes that Zhou Qinglan had handed him and stepped into the house.
"Oh, Chen Feng and Yue'er are here? Little Yue'er, you won't cry tonight without your mom, will you?"
As soon as Sheng Xiping entered the room, he saw Chen Feng and Chen Yue, so he deliberately asked Chen Yue a question.
"No, I won't cry with my brother and aunt here." Chen Yue looked embarrassed as Sheng Xiping teased her.
For the past few months, every Sunday, Shao Minzhi would cook something delicious and invite Zhou Qinglan over for a meal.
At first, Zhou Qinglan was embarrassed to go, feeling that it would be too much trouble for them.
Shao Minzhi said she wanted to ask Zhou Qinglan to give Chen Feng some pointers on his studies so that he wouldn't fall behind.
Previously, Zhou Qinglan had been taking care of Chen Feng's studies. After Chen Feng returned to the provincial capital, Zhou Qinglan was worried that he might not be able to keep up.
Now that she's studying in the provincial capital, which is close to the Chen family, Zhou Qinglan couldn't refuse Shao Minzhi's offer.
So on Sunday, I went to the Chen family to give Chen Feng a lesson.
Over time, Chen Yue and Zhou Qinglan became acquainted, and Chen Yue kept asking Zhou Qinglan to give her lessons. As a result, Zhou Qinglan became the tutor of the Chen siblings and got along very well with the two children.
Otherwise, Shao Minzhi wouldn't have felt at ease letting Chen Yue come along.
"Okay, as long as you don't cry, there are lots of fun places around here. When you have time, your Aunt Yunfang and Aunt Yunfei can take you to pick mushrooms or pick trays, or something like that."
Sheng Xiping was just teasing Chen Yue on purpose. Since Chen Ruiqing and his wife dared to let Chen Yue come, then there must be no problem.
"Oh, let's not talk about that now, let's sit down and eat. Perfect timing, the dumplings are getting cold, let's eat quickly."
Zhang Shuzhen invited everyone to sit down and eat.
"Today I made dumplings with chives and pork filling and celery and pork filling. Eat whichever you like, eat as much as you want."
Zhang Shuzhen has been busy lately, and with the hot weather, cooking and lighting fires is a real hassle, so she hasn't been in the mood to make anything delicious.
Sometimes I stir-fry two dishes, sometimes I just eat cucumber dipped in soybean paste or smashed cucumber. I haven't made anything with fillings in a while.
So when everyone saw the fragrant dumplings on the table, their eyes lit up.
As soon as Zhang Shuzhen spoke, everyone pitched in, scooping up garlic sauce and dipping dumplings in it, eating with great relish.
"Mmm, mmm, the food at home is still the best. These dumplings must have a lot of oil in them, they're so delicious."
Sheng Xi'an nodded as she ate her dumplings. She couldn't get such delicious dumplings at school; they were so good.
"Yes, I noticed the meat was a bit lean, so I added a lot of oil when seasoning the filling. It smells good, doesn't it? If it smells good, eat more."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuzhen moved the plate closer to Sheng Xi'an, encouraging her son to eat more.
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