Jinbao, who was being pulled away by Tuanzi, looked at Tuanzi's father with some curiosity.
Then he asked quietly, "Tuanzi, is it your father who carries water for your family?"
"Yes." Tuanzi nodded.
"But I see that there are only boys and women over there at the big well. Where's your mother? Why doesn't she go?" Jin Bao asked curiously.
"Ah? I don't have a mother." Little Dumpling looked at Jinbao with a strange expression.
"Oh...Is that so? I'm sorry." Jinbao thought he had mentioned Tuanzi's sad story and said with some regret.
"Ah? Oh, it's okay." The little dumpling waved his hands and said nonchalantly.
Although he didn't know why Brother Jinbao wanted to apologize.
Jinbao thought Tuanzi was forcing himself to smile, so in order to divert his attention, Jinbao changed the subject.
"Tuanzi, is that big wolfdog yours?" Jinbao pointed at Erhei who was walking beside them and asked curiously.
"Yes, this is Erhei, Dahei is at home." Little Tuanzi said, reaching out to touch Erhei's hair.
"Wow! You actually have two at home! I wanted to raise one but my father...father wouldn't let me." Jin Bao was extremely jealous when he saw Erhei walking so majestically.
The two little kids talked as they walked, and soon they reached home.
"We're home!" the kids shouted as they ran in.
Infected by the spirit of his little friends, Jinbao also shouted happily and rushed in.
The guards walking behind saw the little prince go in, so they had no choice but to follow him in.
But as soon as he stepped over the threshold, the cold-faced guard was spotted by Dahei.
Upon smelling a strange human entering the house, Dahei, who was originally lying behind the door, stood up, stared at the human and slowly walked over.
When another big wolfhound approached, the cold-faced guard slowed down his pace and tensed up.
"Dahei, this is a guest." Lu Changge suddenly said.
After hearing what his master said, Dahei, who was originally confronting the strange human, yawned and turned around without even looking at the human.
Cold-faced guard: "..."
On the other side, little Dumpling ran in and saw his mother sitting in the yard basking in the sun.
And there was my little brother lying in the crib next to my father.
Little Dumpling ran over, "Father! I'm back!"
"Well, did you have fun?" Su Qingyun reached out to take it from him and asked with a smile.
"I'm so happy! I even brought my brother Jinbao home!"
As Little Tuanzi said this, he turned around and wanted to call his brother Jinbao to come over and check on his younger brother.
But I found that Brother Jinbao was standing not far away with a blank face.
"Brother Jinbao, what's wrong with you?" asked the little girl.
"Didn't you say you didn't have a mother?" Jin Bao said with a frown, he felt he had been deceived.
"Yeah, that's right." The little dumpling nodded.
"I just heard you calling me 'Mom'! And you're trying to trick me!"
"I'm not lying to you. There's only a father in this nest, no mother."
"Then why didn't you explain it clearly just now?!"
"You didn't ask."
Jin Bao: “…”
It seems so.
It was a bad idea.
Su Qingyun, who was sitting aside listening to their questions and answers, felt uncomfortable trying to hold back her laughter.
"Gulp~"
Jinbao's stomach growled again, and in front of Tuanzi's father.
Jinbao held his stomach with his hands, his face flushed red, and he stammered, unable to speak.
"My stomach is growling again." Tuanzi said, pointing at brother Jinbao's stomach.
"Didn't Jinbao have breakfast?" Su Qingyun asked.
“No…no.”
"Tuanzi, go ask your father if there's anything to eat in the kitchen."
In the past, Su Qingyun would always put some cakes in the house in case Tuanzi got hungry.
Now, they have only moved here for three days and have forgotten about it for a while.
"good!"
Tuanzi ran to his father, and Jinbao was too embarrassed to stay here and wait.
He said something to Tuanzi's father and ran over.
Finally, Lu Changge went into the kitchen and took out a basket of steamed buns, a plate of still warm dumplings, and ten steamed sweet potatoes.
There is still half a basket of snacks left over from the New Year.
Move out the folding wooden table and place it in the middle of the yard, and put breakfast and snacks on it.
The kids just ran around and were hungry, so they just sat around the table and started eating.
"Isn't big brother okay?" The little dumpling asked curiously while chewing a bun and looking at the cold-faced guard standing not far away.
"Don't pay attention to him. This guy can't say a word for a long time. I have never seen him eat." Jin Bao held the sweet potato in both hands and said while eating.
"Inferior stuff? So disgusting!" The little dumpling looked at the cold-faced guard in surprise.
Looking back, he saw Brother Jinbao eating the sweet potato with the skin, so Tuanzi reminded him, "Brother Jinbao, you have to take off the skin."
"I...I know! Is it okay for me to eat it with the skin?!" Jin Bao said angrily.
"Of course, I just want to tell you something." The little dumpling said innocently with a blink of his eyes.
Jin Bao: “…”
After peeling and eating a sweet potato, Jinbao grabbed a small steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
While eating, he asked curiously: "Tuanzi, does your father wash clothes in your family?"
After saying that, he glanced at Tuanzi's father who was hanging clothes.
It's really strange. He washes clothes and fetches water. Why does Tuanzi's father only do things that women do?
"Yeah! Daddy Wo knows everything. He's the most awesome daddy in the world!" Tuanzi was licking a candied haws while praising his daddy.
"Your father is the most powerful?" Jinbao looked at Tuanzi in disbelief, as if he had heard something outrageous.
Very good, Jinbao’s thoughts have been led astray again.
"Yes!" Tuanzi nodded.
Seeing that he really agreed, Jin Bao shook his head and retorted: "Then you still have too little knowledge. The most powerful father should be the emperor. Don't you know that the whole world belongs to the king?"
The stern-faced guard standing by heard this and his mouth twitched slightly.
"Ah? What a joke." The little dumpling took a bite of a candied haws, chewed it a few times and swallowed it.
Jin Bao: “…”
Ah this...how should I respond?
"What it means is that the whole world belongs to the emperor, including the house you live in." Jin Bao tried to save his dignity and continued.
"That's impossible! This house was bought by Daddy, it belongs to us!" Little Dumpling retorted loudly.
"Yes, yes! The house was bought by Uncle Lu, not the man called Emperor." Goudan on the side also nodded in agreement.
"How is it impossible?!"
Children have a strong rebellious mentality, especially Jinbao, who was brought up at home with an arrogant personality of "I am not afraid of anyone, even if the king comes."
"The emperor can do anything! If he wants, he can take away not only your house but also your father!"
"ah……"
"Wow……"
"This……"
Hearing what Jinbao said, the kids who were eating together were stunned.
Even Tuanzi's eyes widened.
Seeing their reactions, Jin Bao raised his head proudly, ready to receive their astonished looks and words.
"This man called the emperor is so evil. Why did he take away our house?"
"Yes, not only did he rob the house, he also wanted to arrest Uncle Lu. Is he a bad guy?"
"That emperor must be a bandit. Grandpa said that bandits would steal everything. Could it be that he wanted to steal Uncle Lu and become his queen?" When he said this, Goudan also became confused.
As the words got more and more outrageous, the cold-faced guard beside him could hardly keep his expressionless face.
It doesn't matter who it is, someone come and save him!
Instead of the expected reaction, his father was accused of being a villain and a thief, leaving Jinbao with many questions.
Why was this different from what he expected?
This shouldn't happen...
"Why did he take my father away?!" the little dumpling said angrily.
"I'm just giving an example. Do you understand?" Jin Bao explained when he saw Tuanzi was angry.
"Chestnuts? Why do we need to lift them? Can't we just put them directly in the pot and cook them?" Sihu scratched his head, wondering.
"That's too much! Doesn't he have a mother?" Tuanzi didn't want to hear Jinbao's explanation and was still very angry.
"Even if you don't have it, you can't steal it from others!"
Jin Bao: “…”
He knew that he shouldn't trust Tuanzi's train of thought too much.
What is this?!
Are they really saying the same thing?
"Brother Jinbao, where does the man called the emperor live? Let's get the soldiers to catch him!"
"Yes, catch him!"
"...Don't worry, that man doesn't live here, he can't catch your father." Jin Bao said.
But in my heart I was thinking, what are we arresting? When the officers and soldiers see us, we won’t even know who they will arrest in the end.
"Ah... that's such a pity." Little Dumpling said with a disappointed look on his face.
"Well, it's really a pity." Jin Bao nodded, as if the person they were discussing was not his father.
Fortunately, Lu Changge went into the kitchen after hanging up the clothes. It happened that the second baby had urinated, so Su Qingyun carried him into the room to change his diaper, and the couple didn't hear it.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how I would react when I heard the conversation between the young guys.
After finishing all the food on the table, Jinbao burped in an ungraceful manner.
At this time, the cold-faced guard who was waiting on the side stepped forward and said, "Young Master, it's time for you to go back."
"No! If you want to leave, go by yourself." After saying that, Jinbao followed Tuanzi into his room again.
When he and Tuanzi came out of the house holding the toys, the stern-faced guard was no longer in the yard.
"Brother Jinbao, why is our big brother gone?" Tuanzi asked in confusion.
"Ignore him, let's play our own game."
"oh."
Because the young guys' friends were visiting, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin discussed it.
Then I went to ask Uncle Lu if he wanted to have lunch together.
Thinking about how Tuanzi has been talking about when he can have dinner with Goudan and the others these past two days.
Lu Changge also agreed.
It is best to eat hot pot when it is cold.
Lu Changge moved the big table to the center of the yard, where there was a circular surface where green brick paths intersected, about the size of a flower bed.
Because the table was relatively large, Lu Changge prepared three pots.
A duck pot, a clear soup pot, and a health-preserving pot specially prepared for Su Qingyun.
The bottom of the pot was ready, and Lu Changge moved it to the table.
As soon as the pot was brought out, the rich aroma instantly captivated everyone present.
The taste of the red pot is a bit pungent for those who try it for the first time.
Jinbao, who was standing by, sneezed several times and tears came out of his eyes.
"Brother Jinbao, are you okay?" Little Tuanzi gave him a handkerchief and asked worriedly.
"It's okay...A-choo!" Jin Bao grabbed the handkerchief, wiped his tears and blew his nose.
"What does this taste like? Is it edible?"
"Yes! It's spicy and delicious!" Goudan, who was standing by, raised his head and sniffed the fragrance in the air, saying with anticipation.
"Is it true?" Jin Bao still didn't quite believe it.
"If you don't believe me, try it later!"
"Okay! Go ahead and taste it!"
For the hot pot ingredients, Li Tugen provided fresh vegetables, while Li Xiaomin prepared some cooked meat.
Lu Changge cut more than ten plates of meat slices, and also added some shrimp slices, lotus root slices, potato slices, etc.
There are also enough meatballs of various kinds.
Seeing the table piled high with food, especially the baskets of juicy green vegetables, Jinbao was astonished.
"Tuanzi, there are so many delicious things in your house!"
"A lot?" Tuanzi asked in confusion.
His family eats these every day, and Tuanzi still thinks there is too little meat at home.
"Isn't this much?" Jin Bao's mouth twitched slightly when he saw Tuanzi's accustomed expression.
Who is the prince and who is the commoner?
His meals are not as sumptuous as those at Tuanzi’s, okay? !
The ingredients were ready, and everyone came over with bowls, chopsticks and high chairs.
The table is a bit high and big.
Except for a few children who couldn't fit at the table, everyone else ate standing up, which was more convenient.
Lift the children to their chairs and fasten their bibs.
Jinbao felt a little surprised when he saw that one, two, three, four... four little friends all had a piece of cloth tied around their necks.
"Why are you wearing a piece of cloth? It's so ugly."
"This is a bib. Wear it when you eat so your clothes don't get dirty."
Goudan put on his bib and immediately grabbed the bowl in one hand and the spoon in the other, waiting for his brother to pick up the meat.
"Yes, doesn't Brother Jinbao wear this when he eats?" After tying the bib, Tuanzi even smoothed out the raised part of it.
Seeing his friends all looking at him, Jin Bao straightened his neck and said with a red face: "I wear it! Who said I don't wear it? I wear it every day when I eat!"
"oh."
Just when Jinbao thought the matter was over, Tuanzi next to him suddenly spoke again.
"There's a new one in the nest. I'll lend it to you, Brother Jinbao."
Then, Tuanzi looked at his father and said, "Dad, Tuanzi wants to go down."
Lu Changge, who was putting ingredients into the pot, heard it and took the dumpling down with one hand.
Tuanzi ran into the house and came out again soon with something in his hand.
"Look, this is Tuanzi's favorite bib! I'm lending it to Brother Jinbao now."
Looking at the big red bib in Tuanzi's hand, which was embroidered with several big red flowers, Jinbao fell silent.
Finally, Jinbao was helped by Tuanzi's father to put on the big red flower bib.
"What a good deal!" Tuanzi praised.
"hehe……"
Although Jinbao was almost losing his appetite because of the big red flower bib.
However, under the spell of delicious food, Jimbo successfully forgot the red bib around his neck.
At the recommendation of his friend, Jinbao also tried a few slices of meat taken out of the red pot.
Then, I instantly fell in love with the numbing and spicy feeling in my mouth.
While he was eating and drinking, he didn't forget to stuff meat into his mouth.
The spicy food made his eyes red, but he still kept shouting for Tuanzi's father to give him some meat.
The way people addressed Tuanzi's father also changed from Uncle Lu to Uncle.
I have to say that the dining table is indeed a good place to connect with others.
Just as they were eating enthusiastically, there was a knock on the door.
Li Tugen, who was near the door, put down the bowl, wiped his mouth and walked over.
“Here I come!”
Li Tugen opened the door and looked up to see who it was when he saw a familiar face.
Li Tugen was so scared that he subconsciously slammed the door shut.
Finished!
The young master he bumped into yesterday came to seek revenge on him!
Outside
Someone who was rejected for the first time in his life, his delicate face suddenly became gloomy.
The eunuch standing behind heard the loud sound of the door closing and his heart began to rise.
“Your Highness…”
"Knock again."
The eunuch responded after hearing this, stepped forward and knocked again.
Inside the door
Hearing the knock on the door again, Lu Changge looked over.
"Tuwa, who's here? Why don't you open the door?" Grandpa Li looked back with the bowl in his hand and saw Tuwa standing behind the door without opening it. He asked curiously.
With enemies seeking revenge in front and his grandfather and Uncle Lu urging him from behind, Li Tugen took a deep breath and opened the door.
"This...this young master, who are you looking for?" Li Tugen said with a guilty smile.
Don't tell me you're looking for him, it's a pity!!
"What do you think?" A young man sneered and looked at him with cold eyes.
It’s over!
"Tu Wa, who's here?"
Master Li's question was heard from inside, and the eunuch standing next to His Highness stepped forward and said, "We are here to pick up the young master."
After hearing this, Li Tugen noticed that there were several people standing behind the young master, one of whom was Jin Bao's guard.
"Jinbao, your brother is here to see you!"
Hearing what Li Tugen said, Jin Bao subconsciously replied: "I don't have a brother!"
"Phoenix is not bright."
A familiar voice suddenly rang out. Jin Bao looked over and saw his uncle walking in with some people.
It's over, why is his uncle here? !
"you……"
Hearing his uncle speak, Jin Bao spoke up first: "What's wrong with me having a meal at a friend's house? You are allowed to go out to eat with others, but I can't? You are going too far! I will tell my father...father!"
Jinbao's uncle didn't say anything, but just looked at him silently.
Seeing his uncle, who usually had a sharp tongue and never repeated his lectures, was speechless because of him.
I have to say, Jinbao was extremely proud.
"I say, what kind of style is this?" Jin Bao's uncle was silent for a while before speaking.
Hearing this, Jin Bao suddenly remembered that he still had that big red bib tied around his neck...
Damn!
Miscalculated!
But, will Jinbao give up just like that?
Impossible!
"What do you know? This is a gift from my best friend! Do you know what a best friend is?" Jin Bao smiled proudly, "Oh, I forgot, you have no friends."
"Brother Jinbao, this is lent to you by Tuanzi. It's not a gift." Tuanzi said from the side.
"Can you please stop dismantling my table?!" Jin Bao turned his head and whispered through gritted teeth.
"Oh." Tuanzi nodded and closed his mouth obediently.
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