In Yuanbao's heart, Shen Yibei is an omnipotent existence, as if he knows everything. So when he saw Wenjie and Wenzhi worried about their grades, he immediately thought of Shen Yibei.
"Brother Yibei?" Wenjie and Wenzhi's eyes lit up when they heard this.
But then they hesitated again. They felt that Shen Yibei seemed very busy, and he didn't seem to be in school. So, they were a little unsure whether Shen Yibei would come.
"Well! Let's ask Brother Yibei when he comes."
Thinking of this, Wenjie and Wenzhi nodded, and then the little ones dug shepherd's purse while waiting for Shen Yibei. That is, I don't know if Shen Yibei will come here today.
At around four or five o'clock, Shen Yibei really came.
The little ones hadn't seen him for a while, and now they were all happy to see him, running over and chattering around Shen Yibei. Especially Yuanbao, it seemed like he had endless things to say.
Shen Yibei hadn't seen them for some time, and he felt a little happy. He listened to them patiently, and his expression softened.
When he saw Baoya, Shen Yibei's gaze lingered on her for two more seconds. Baoya was wearing a reddish-brown jacket today, which made her cheeks look especially fair. After these few months of nourishment, her face had gained weight, making her look even more like a white dumpling, very cute.
At this moment, she was standing aside obediently, looking up at him with bright eyes, which were full of trust and dependence.
Shen Yibei couldn’t help but stretched out his hand to rub her head, and then continued to listen to the little ones talking.
"By the way, Brother Yibei, Third Brother and Fourth Brother are worried that they won't do well in the exam. Can you give them some lessons?" Yuanbao said.
"Don't we have Bowen and Boyu? It would be more convenient if the two of them taught me, and besides, my grades are not very good." Shen Yibei said after a moment of hesitation.
Before Shen Yibei came to the cowshed with Zhao Rongsheng and the others, he was in the fifth grade. According to the normal school rhythm, he should have been in the third grade, but because his grades were so good, he skipped two grades.
However, after coming to the cowshed for the past two years, he had to help with the work, had no textbooks, and no opportunity to study. Only Zhao Rongsheng and Jiang Qiuli would occasionally teach him.
The knowledge of primary school is basically not difficult, but I only learn a little in junior high school because a lot of it requires supplementary textbooks.
Therefore, Zhao Rongsheng's dry words had little effect.
Later, when they met the old Song family, Zhao Rongsheng asked Song Jianshe to bring back some books, and Shen Yibei would read and study them on his own when he had time. However, even if Zhao Rongsheng knew about more technical subjects like physics, he was at a loss for words when explaining them. No matter how smart Shen Yibei was, he couldn't truly learn without a teacher.
Therefore, Shen Yibei has now encountered a bottleneck.
"I taught them, but they still couldn't remember it after I taught them, so Yuanbao came to ask you." Bowen said on the side.
Shen Yibei did not agree immediately, mainly because of his special status and the report incident last month. He was a little afraid to get too close to the people of the Old Song family.
After thinking about it, he said truthfully, "I can try, but I may not be able to come to your house recently. If I want to study, I can only wait until you get out of school. Let's pick a place where there is no one."
Hearing Shen Yibei say this, Wenjie and Wenzhi became happy. They still trusted Shen Yibei in their hearts and felt that he could teach them well: "Okay, then Brother Yibei, you choose a place, and we will go there after school."
Shen Yibei nodded, and roughly selected the location in his mind.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Yuanbao also became happy, and then began to share the good news with Shen Yibei: "Brother Yibei, Brother Yibei, let me tell you, today is the birthday of the fifth brother, and also the birthday of Xiaobao sister. Grandma said that today we will celebrate the birthdays of the fifth brother and Xiaobao sister, and we will make a lot of delicious food in the evening!"
"Yes, grandma made us hand-rolled noodles at noon. They were delicious!"
"Today we celebrated Tian'en and Xiaobao's birthdays. Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice. Oh, right, in two days it will be the Little New Year."
“So many festivals~!”
"When this year is over, I'll be six!"
The children all started talking about how they were all very happy to be together during the holidays. Firstly, it was more lively during the holidays, and secondly, they could eat more abundantly during the holidays, and the whole family would be together.
After the Gregorian New Year, the Chinese New Year is not far away. It won’t be long before this year ends and next year will be a new year.
When Shen Yibei heard that Tianen and Baoya had their birthdays today, he was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously: “Happy birthday.”
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Enhe and Baoya smiled at him after hearing this, feeling sweet in their hearts.
After playing for a while, the kids went home. Shen Yibei watched them walk away and then turned around and went back to the back mountain.
......
The Song family’s dinner tonight is particularly sumptuous. Although we haven’t eaten it yet, the children have been looking forward to it all day.
The kitchen was bustling with activity. Feng Guizhi was cooking, Yang Yulan was tending the stove, and Chen Xiuxiu was helping out. They were washing, chopping, and cooking vegetables, all in an orderly and orderly manner.
Two plates of cooked food were already on the chopping board, covered with plates to prevent them from getting cold by the time they were eaten. At this moment, Feng Guizhi was busy making mutton soup.
Although the mutton was bought yesterday, it was still very fresh even after being left out overnight because of the cold weather. Feng Guizhi first cut the mutton and then soaked it in water to remove the blood foam.
Wash and chop the green onion, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers, and set them aside. At this time, take out a head of Chinese cabbage, wash and chop it, and add it to the soup after it is cooked.
In addition to these, Feng Guizhi grabbed some vermicelli and soaked it in warm water on the side.
After finishing all this, Feng Guizhi greased the wok, waited for it to heat up, poured in oil, and began to sauté the ingredients she had just prepared. Then she poured a bowl full of chopped mutton into the wok and stir-fried it until fragrant. At this time, she added the cabbage bones and stir-fried them for a while, then added water, covered the wok, and waited for the water to boil.
When the pot starts to boil, pour the softened vermicelli into it and cook it slowly. When it is almost done, add the remaining cabbage leaves, garlic leaves, etc., add salt to taste, simmer for about two minutes and then it is ready to be served.
Feng Guizhi found two soup bowls, one large and one small, and poured out the mutton soup from the pot, filling the two bowls completely.
Finally, Feng Guizhi sprinkled two handfuls of coriander, and the hot cabbage, mutton and vermicelli soup was ready.
Now that the weather is cold, everyone's sense of smell is a little less sharp than before, but when the mutton soup comes out of the pot, everyone can still smell the rich aroma of meat. Moreover, the taste of this mutton is very different from that of pork, and you can smell it at once.
"Wow, it smells so good~!" Yuan Baobao, Ya and the others were playing in the yard at the moment. When they opened the pot, the aroma of mutton soup wafted out, which made their eyes light up.
Then, everyone couldn't help but close their eyes, take a deep breath, and swallow.
Old Song
When their family was poor, they rarely had access to meat. Later, when things got better, they could only afford the cheapest pork. The beef still tasted like the beef bones Song Yuan had just sent them last time; they had tasted it in the soup. This time, however, was their first time eating mutton.
"Fourth uncle said that mutton would be a bit smelly. What does smelly mean? I think it smells very fragrant." Wenjie sniffed and took a sip and said.
"It seems that the taste of mutton is a bit strange, and some people can't get used to it. It's like we like to eat preserved eggs, but my mother can't eat them." Bowen said.
The others nodded and understood.
After the last dish of stir-fried cauliflower was ready, the Song family's dinner was served: a plate of stir-fried pork liver with spinach, a plate of twice-cooked pork, a plate of scrambled eggs with garlic, a plate of stir-fried cauliflower, and in the middle, a bowl full of cabbage, mutton, and vermicelli soup.
They were all homely dishes, but very tasty. Feng Guizhi even made two plates of pancakes to go with the mutton soup.
"Today's dishes are really rich." Song Aiguo sighed and said with a smile: "This is only possible thanks to Tianen and Baoya girl."
"That's right." Chen Xiuxiu also said with a smile.
Although the Song family's conditions were better now, they hadn't dared to eat too well since the incident last month, lest they become targets again. Therefore, this was the first time in a month that they had such a sumptuous meal, including pork and mutton.
"Uncle wishes Tianen and Baoya a happy birthday. I hope you can grow up happily and healthily." Song Jianshe smiled and looked at Baoya and Tianen and said, "If there is anything you want, tell me and I will see if I can satisfy you.
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What do you want? Tian En and Bao Ya both blinked, stunned by this sentence.
Then the two little ones frowned, but when they thought about it, they couldn't think of what they wanted for a while.
"It's okay. Don't worry if you can't think of it now. Just tell your uncle when you think of it."
"Okay~" Baoya and Tianen nodded their heads in response, then smiled with their lips pursed.
Giving birthday gifts isn't popular these days. After all, people can barely afford to eat, so who has the time to think about such things? However, since it was a birthday, Chen Xiuxiu, Sun Suyun, and the others still prepared two small gifts for Tianen and Baoya, which was considered a good omen.
The rest, Chen Xiuxiu and
Sun Suyun also found some good old clothes for them to wear. Tian En didn't say he was short of clothes, but Bao Ya was definitely short of clothes. Yun Duo happened to be big enough, so the clothes she couldn't wear could be given to Bao Ya.
The two little ones felt as sweet as honey when they took the things. Although these were not valuable things, they still cherished them very much.
"Thank you, uncle... aunt, thank you, second aunt..."
Baoya also imitated and said: "Thank you, auntie, thank you, auntie~"
Her voice was so soft and sticky, and coupled with her fair and clean face, it softened people's hearts.
"What's there to thank me for? We're all family. There's no need to be so polite to my aunt." Chen Xiuxiu said with a smile.
Although Song Jianshe promised to give them what they wanted, Li Qingyan also prepared gifts, which she bought specially before returning from the county town.
Baoya's hairpins and hair ties come in a variety of shapes, patterns, and colors, making them look really good together. Not only will children love them, but even adults will want to buy some.
Baoya was stunned when she saw so many beautiful hairpins for the first time. Yunduo beside her was also envious and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Wow, this hairpin is so pretty~"
Li Qingyan smiled and said, "Little Baoya, do you want Fourth Aunt to put it on your head?"
Baoya became a little shy, then slowly nodded her head.
Li Qingyan asked her to pick out the two she liked best and then pinned them on her head. The two that Baoya wore were one burgundy and one yellow. Li Qingyan pinned them both on the side for her. The two colors matched perfectly together. With Baoya's fair face and black hair, paired with the burgundy jacket, she looked like a child from the city.
Li Qingyan curved her lips and said, "It looks good."
"Wow, little sister Xiaobao is so pretty~"
"The hairpin looks great, and it looks even better on little sister Xiaobao~!"
Yuanbao and the others praised her together, making Baoya's little face blush.
Afterwards, Baoya asked Yunduo to pick two and put them on her head, and then she picked one for Tiantian. However, Tiantian's hair was still very short, so it could only be stuck on top, which made her look a little cute.
Tian'en's was a picture book with illustrations about the story of Journey to the West. Li Qingyan saw that the little boys in her class liked reading it, and since Tian'en was about the same age as them, she bought him a set too.
"I just
I won't prepare anything. When it's your birthday, I'll make you a fried egg. Today, only Baoya and Tian'en will have one," said Feng Guizhi.
Fried eggs are not something you can eat casually nowadays. After all, frying an egg consumes too much oil. The oil is enough to fry a whole dish. Normally, no family would be so extravagant as to fry eggs.
So, Feng Guizhi thought about it and decided to give fried eggs to the younger ones in the family on their birthdays, which could be considered a reward.
"Okay, let's eat quickly, drink some mutton soup to warm up your body, and have a good sleep at night."
The family started eating. As soon as the delicious mutton soup entered their stomachs, they felt their entire stomachs were relieved. Furthermore, Feng Guizhi's cooking skills were excellent, and she was generous with the ingredients, so the soup tasted very good.
"This mutton soup is so delicious~"
“It’s delicious!”
"This vermicelli is delicious, and the cabbage is delicious too."
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After a delicious dinner, Song Jianye shared the egg cakes he had bought in town with everyone. He had bought them specially today because it was the first time for the two little ones to celebrate their birthdays like this, and it was also Baoya's first birthday at the Song family, so he took it extra seriously.
The cold wind was blowing outside, but inside the house, the Song family gathered together and it was warm and harmonious.
The author has something to say: I got the perfect attendance for July, and now I have to start the perfect attendance for August! [Spread flowers]
I won't take a holiday unless the earth explodes. The sky is blue and waiting for the rain, and I am waiting for you~
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