It was not until Zhou Xianglai called them to eat that they reluctantly got off the slide.
"Hurry up and wipe off the sweat and put on your coat. It will be cold when you come out."
"Fifth aunt, can we still play after dinner?" Tiedan asked while getting dressed.
"Yes, but you need to digest your food before you can come and play."
"Okay! If you walk a hundred steps after a meal, you can live to ninety-nine. I'm going to walk a hundred steps."
"Then you have to count accurately. If you make a mistake, just start over."
"I can count to two hundred."
"That's pretty good."
There were already people sitting at the two round tables in the dining room. Great-grandfather and his cousins were sitting there, and the other table was occupied by Zhou Xiang's generation and Tiedan, four of them.
The turntable also intrigued the old antiques and the young people. Tiedan spun the turntable again and again. Zhou wanted to hold his hand down and said, "This is not a toy. It is for picking up food. Now, you make it impossible for us to pick up food."
Tiedan let go of his hand, "Hey, I won't wander around anymore."
Zhou Xiang greeted Erya and Xiaohua, "Eat whatever you like. You should be like Tiedan, so you won't go hungry."
Erya is quite brave, and she has had contact with Zhou Xiang several times. Xiaohua is timid, so Zhou Xiang asked Tiedan to pick up some food for Xiaohua and asked him to take good care of his little friend.
Tiedan was very attentive and picked out dishes that each of them liked.
Zhou Xiang looked at it and nodded secretly.
The great grandfather and his friends drank wine that Zhou Xiang had specially mixed with dried fruit water. It smelled of alcohol and tasted sweet. Zhou Quan explained that this was Xiang Xiang's special wine, but the great grandfather and the other four old men who loved drinking didn't say anything.
As I sipped it slowly, I felt more and more comfortable, more comfortable than drinking white wine.
Zhou Yiwu, Zhou Yiddong and the others were drinking bottled white wine. Zhou Yiwu saw Zhou Quan and the elders drinking the fruit juice wine, so he wanted to try it too.
Zhou Quan poured him a cup, but he took a taste and didn't ask for any more. It wasn't sweet at all, so what was the point in drinking it?
"Yiquan, you can't hold your liquor any longer! What's the point of drinking that?"
"I'll drink this first. Tomorrow, when there are more guests, I'll drink white wine."
Zhou Quan is no longer as vulnerable to provocation as before. No matter what you say, I will listen to my little girl.
Seeing that he couldn't provoke him, Zhou Yiwu gave up, and his father was already glaring at him.
Zhou Gan looked at the table full of chicken, fish, meat and eggs, feeling unwilling. However, his cousin was not only unwilling to take him with her, but also let two dogs watch him. He might not even have the chance to meet guests tomorrow.
After dinner, my great-grandfather and his family wanted to rest on the first floor. When they saw the big bunk bed, they were very happy and said, "Okay, the four of us brothers will sleep here. It's been years since we slept on a big bunk bed."
Second Grandpa, Third Grandpa and Fifth Uncle all agreed. Zhou wanted to ask Dad to light the stove in the alley south of the gate. It was November and the first floor of the new house was still a bit cold.
A small coal room was built in each alley for easy access to coal, and Zhu Hang had already piled it full of prepared coal briquettes.
Zhou Quan quickly set up the firewood, and after the fire started, he stuffed coal cakes into it.
Zhou wanted to go to the guest room to feel it, touch the fire wall, and then go out to tell his father to keep the fire burning for a while.
Second Grandpa was surprised. "Think about it, this fire wall looks a lot like a greenhouse!"
"It's the same principle. By the way, when we get back, call those who know how to build greenhouses and ask them to learn how to build kangs. Then, when they get back, build kangs in the houses of all of you elderly people.
In the past, you had no money and a kang cost two or three hundred yuan. Now that you have money, you should learn to enjoy it. Send people here to find my second brother-in-law, and he will arrange for them to learn from others.
My second brother-in-law is staying home to help take care of the kids today, but he'll be here tomorrow. You'll be able to see him tomorrow. He's very capable, and he's the one supervising the construction of this building."
"Okay! We're getting older and older, and we can't stand the cold anymore. We've all heard about your second brother-in-law from your father, so let's skip the past. We're still young! As long as we have a legitimate livelihood and live a good life, that's all."
The temperature in the room rose, and Zhou wanted to ask his father to lower the heat, cover the mouth, and let it burn for a while.
The large bunk bed was against load-bearing walls on both sides, so as the temperature rose, the bed also became warm. "Grandpa, this stove is being lit for the first time today. I'm not sure what it will be like when it's sealed at night. If you feel cold, just add a quilt. There are several quilts piled inside the bed!"
"I see, don't worry!"
The cousins-in-law lived in Zhou Xiang's second bedroom, and Zhou's mother lived in her apartment with her cousins-in-law. Zhou's father slept on the big bunk bed with his great-grandfather and the others so that he could take care of them if they needed anything at night.
The male guest stayed in Zhou Hua and Zhou Niao's second bedroom, while Zhou Yiwu and his son stayed in the dormitory in the children's room.
Zhou Xiang required everyone to take a shower and use clean quilts, and they were not allowed to change them after just one night's sleep.
Everyone wants to try what it feels like to take a shower.
The large bathroom is divided into two rooms, separated by dry and wet areas. The liquefied gas tank is outside the bathroom door, and the water heater is in the innermost bathroom.
Zhou wanted to open the bathroom window a little, draw the curtains, and tell his three aunts and sisters-in-law how to use the water heater.
Seeing that they were dizzy, Zhou wanted to simply turn on the water, adjust the water temperature, and ask them to take turns washing.
Then ask the third brother to pump water into the water tower, so that the water doesn’t run out halfway through washing.
The women were bathing in pairs, chattering about the comfort and convenience of taking a shower.
After serving the women, I asked the third brother to teach the men how to use the water heater.
Zhou Hua simply turned on the water, adjusted the temperature, and asked them not to turn off the water and take turns washing.
The men washed quickly, but Zhou Gan was the only one who stayed in the shower room. He showered for a long time until Zhou Hua urged him to come out.
Zhou Xiang didn't want to give him any slack. "Brother Gan, if you take too long in the shower, you could easily get carbon monoxide poisoning. Didn't you graduate from junior high school? You should know this, right?"
Zhou Gan was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, "I noticed the window was ajar."
"There's always a chance of something happening."
After saying that, he asked the third brother to take care of Tiedan and Tudou and give them a bath. They were sweating profusely from playing.
After the two boys finished washing, Zhou wanted to take the two girls to wash together.
Tiedan was smart this time. He asked his friends to bring clean clothes.
Zhou wanted to rub their clothes and throw them into the washing machine under the stairs.
That night, the water pump in the north building pumped water twice. Zhou Xiang taught Zhou's father and Zhou Niao many times before they could adjust the water temperature by themselves, and he also repeated the safety knowledge many times.
Zhou Xiang didn't expect that his father could easily adjust the large and small flames of the liquefied gas stove, but he had trouble adjusting the water heater.
After comforting these guests, Zhou Niao took Tiedan and Tu Dou to sleep in his master bedroom.
Zhou wanted to take Erya and Xiaohua to sleep in her master bedroom. She looked at her three cousins in the second bedroom and said, "It's a bit crowded for the three of you to sleep. Sister Jiang will sleep with me, and Xiaohua will sleep with you."
Mrs. Jiang got up. The three of them slept together, not crowded, except that the quilt was a little hard to tuck in.
Xiaohua actually wanted to sleep in this room. She was familiar with everyone in this room, but she was still a little afraid of her fifth aunt.
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