Chapter 92 Tea Eggs
"Hello, Brother Li." Erbao greeted the person in front of him with a smile.
Li Yi also responded with a smile.
"Miaomiao, whose child is this?" Gu Yuan's mother asked from the side.
"Li Yi, Dabao's friend, will celebrate the New Year with us this year."
"oh."
Gu Yuan's mother nodded, and carried Ling'er to the kitchen to help Song Weiwei cook.
"Dabao, come back and meet your father." Xu Miaomiao suggested.
Dabao nodded and turned to walk towards the house.
"Buy tea eggs, buy tea eggs?"
Aunt Li outside the house was pushing a cart and shouting non-stop. Her family's tea eggs were well-known in the village. Xu Miaomiao had also tried them and they were delicious.
The fragrance floated through the air to the boy's nose. Li Yi swallowed and smacked his lips.
He took out a small handkerchief from his arms and spread it out.
Xu Miaomiao clearly saw that the boy's handkerchief was a bit old and it looked like a style from several years ago. There were only two or three copper coins in the handkerchief.
Looking at the tea eggs which cost two cents each, he shook his head and turned away.
"Come and help me wash the vegetables."
Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao stopped him.
Li Yi paused, afraid that his embarrassment would be seen by others, but the woman did not say anything else, so Li Yi nodded.
Song Weiwei and Gu Yuanniang were driven out, and Xu Miaomiao and Li Yi took over the kitchen.
She handed the fresh vegetable leaves in her hand to the boy, who took them and examined them carefully, as if he was not facing any vegetable leaves but something extraordinary.
Thinking of the way she had drooled over the tea eggs just now, Xu Miaomiao immediately took out twenty eggs and also took out some tea leaves from the space. This was the tea she brought from that world and it was very fragrant.
Put star anise and other seasonings into the pot, then crack the eggs that were boiled earlier and put them in to boil.
After a while, a fragrance floated into the air.
"Tea eggs?" Li Yi said happily, but then he felt a little disappointed. Was his embarrassment just now seen by someone?
"Xiaobao has wanted to eat it for a long time, so I made it specially for her today." Xu Miaomiao spoke up to help the boy.
Understanding the woman's implicit meaning, Li Yi looked at her with gratitude.
The two people in the kitchen were busy and happy, and the father and son in the house were also boasting about it.
"Father."
Dabao lowered his head slightly and looked at Song Wushao.
"I didn't teach you anything when you were young. Now that you can follow Nangong Jin, it is also a great opportunity. Have you learned anything?"
"Father," Dabao looked at Song Wushao and said, "Mr. Nangong said that I am suitable for sword training and taught me swordsmanship. He also let me study literature with the children of the capital. My son has benefited a lot."
"Yeah." Song Wu Shao nodded with satisfaction: "Today I see that you are much more mature than before. You should not be proud and conceited, but learn humbly."
"The son remembers his father's teachings."
"Daddy has eaten."
Erbao staggered to Song Wushao, pulled Song Wushao's sleeve and walked out: "Mother made delicious food today, and there is also crucian carp soup. She said that Daddy has worked hard in studying, so she made it to nourish his brain."
Song Wu Shao's brows softened, and he responded to Er Bao: "Okay, Daddy will go right away."
Seeing this scene, Dabao felt relieved. She was indeed different from before.
It's rare for the whole family to get together and sit at the table to eat together.
Xu Miaomiao almost cried with excitement when she saw her three children talking and laughing.
Gu Yuanniang noticed her unusual behavior and patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"By the way, Ling'er hasn't been named yet." Song Weiwei looked at Gu Yuanniang and spoke.
Gu Yuanniang nodded and looked at everyone: "It's just a nickname, the real name hasn't been chosen yet."
"Why don't you help me think about it?" Gu Yuanniang thought for a while and said in surprise.
Xu Miaomiao pondered for a long time, but couldn't find a suitable name.
I can only look to Song Wushao for help: "The big boss must have a good name."
Song Wu Shao was amused by Xu Miaomiao's coquettish look, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "How about Lan Zhu?"
"Lanzhu? Gu Lanzhu." Xu Miaomiao considered the name: "As noble as an orchid, and as tough as a bamboo. What a good name."
"Miao Miao, everything you said touched my heart." Gu Yuan's mother said, teasing the child in her arms: "Your godfather named you Lanzhu, Little Lanzhu."
Hearing the name, Song Wu Shao paused while picking vegetables. When did he become the little guy's godfather? He looked at Xu Miaomiao in confusion.
"I am Ling'er's godmother. Liu Niang doesn't know our relationship. Since you are my husband, you are naturally her godfather."
Xu Miaomiao lowered her voice and explained to Song Wushao.
Hearing the word "husband", Song Wushao's heart was unable to recover for a long time. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he smiled shyly.
Everyone was talking and laughing, except Li Yi who seemed out of place. He got up disappointedly and went to the kitchen to get some food.
"What are you thinking about?"
Xu Miaomiao followed him out and saw him looking at the moon in deep thought and asked aloud.
Hearing Xu Miaomiao's voice, Li Yi immediately bowed and saluted, then he said: "Seeing the full moon, I want to appreciate it."
Knowing that the boy didn't want to talk to her more, Xu Miaomiao nodded and said, "Go back early, it's cold outside. Erbao even asked Brother Li to play with her."
The boy nodded slightly in response.
At bedtime, Xu Miaomiao quietly pulled Dabao aside and asked, "Where are Li Yi's family members?"
Dabao sighed helplessly, "His parents died at the hands of bandits, and Mr. Nangong took him in as his apprentice out of pity for him. I heard that he had nowhere to go during the New Year and could only stay in the lonely Nangong Mansion, so I brought him back."
Xu Miaomiao felt sorry for the child when she heard this. His parents were not around him since he was young. Although he was taught by Nangong Jin, given Nangong Jin's careless personality, the child must have suffered a lot.
Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Miaomiao turned and left.
Today, Dabao came back, and Xu Miaomiao could only hold Erbao while sleeping together.
After a tiring day, Xu Miaomiao soon fell asleep on the bed.
Song Wu Shao looked at his daughter lying in the middle and sighed helplessly. This was the first time he wished that his second child could sleep by herself.
But he could still hear the woman's regular breathing, and Song Wushao closed his eyes in contentment.
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“Dangdangdang—”
The rooster had just crowed when Xu Miaomiao heard an anxious knock on the door. She quickly put on her coat and went out to check.
The weather was a bit cold, so Wu Zhuang waited at the door with his hands in his pockets, shaking them in the hope that this would keep them warm.
Seeing the man, Xu Miaomiao asked curiously: "Mr. Wu, why did something happen so early?"
"Yes, Madam Xu." Wu Zhuang nodded, but when he saw Xu Miaomiao frowning, he quickly shook his head: "It's nothing."
But after thinking it over, he still said, "It's a big deal. Oh, I can't explain it clearly."
(End of this chapter)
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