Xiao Liu: ...I'm afraid a few more shameless old leaders will show up soon. Fortunately, Comrade Xiao Xiao had the foresight to make extra of each dish. Otherwise, there probably wouldn't be enough for them in the end.
"Xiao Liu, I see we made a lot of glutinous rice balls today. The fried fish is also beautiful. Can you send a bowl to the neighbors on both sides?"
"..." Xiao Liu: "Commander, that's really rude! Comrade Xiao Zhou painstakingly obtained the glutinous rice flour. Comrade Xiao Xiao also prepared the extra for Comrade Xiao Zhou as snacks. Aren't you afraid your grandson will disown you by giving it away so openly?"
But Xiao Liu had been with the old man for several years and knew him well. He knew that this was a retreat to advance.
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There's nothing wrong with neighbors giving each other glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival. Since Xiao Yu got the tribute glutinous rice seeds, he's had plenty of glutinous rice. It's just that frying the glutinous rice balls takes a bit of time.
So, Xiao Liu delivered the food to each household one by one, and only delivered two-thirds of a bowl at a time, which was less than one-fifth of the whole pot that Xiao Yu cooked.
Moreover, once the dumplings were served, those who wanted to come and eat for free would feel embarrassed to come.
"Where is Zhou Yan?" While eating, the old man found that his grandson was not there, even though he had not seen him go out before.
Xiao Yu smiled and said in a voice transmission: "Today is the Lantern Festival, which is also the reunion festival. My brother said he would send some glutinous rice balls, wine and food to my parents as well."
The old man was stunned when he heard this, and the next second he almost couldn't hold it in. If Xiao Liu hadn't just come out of the kitchen with the dishes, he might have burst into tears.
"He's thoughtful..."
"Well, it's not intentional. I got a portion of all our dishes today, and he also took a bottle of your wine collection. Don't feel bad!"
The old man was amused: "Stinky boy!"
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Early in the morning on the 16th day of the first lunar month, Zhou Yan rode his bicycle to work. Xiao Yu had breakfast at the old man's place, cleaned up the house, and then took the children back to the courtyard in Xiao Liu's car.
Thinking of what Zhou Yan said that Gangzi and his group would arrive in the next two days, Xiao Yu, who had seen Xiao Liu off, ripened the cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, spinach, potatoes and onions in the yard.
Except for potatoes and onions, Xiao Yu picked two-thirds of the ripe vegetables and put them in the space, and left the rest to their own devices.
When decorating the old man's yard, their courtyard couldn't be left out. Two apple trees were planted in front of the screen wall at the entrance, four in the courtyard behind the house, and two in the main courtyard.
Unfortunately, it’s not the season for eating apples, so I can only look at the trees in the yard.
But in order to satisfy his appetite and the nutritional needs of the children, Xiao Yu has already connected the ten apple trees, ten peach trees, ten grape trees, ten jujube trees, ten kiwi trees, ten pear trees and ten orange trees planted in the space.
Children, you can enjoy different flavors of fruit every day now.
It has to be said that in those days, if they were not in the old city, they would never be able to get so many fruit trees.
In addition to these, the good father Zhou Yan also brought strawberries, tomatoes and watermelons to his son and daughter, fearing that they would neglect their treasures.
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Xiao Yu was too lazy to bother with lunch since he was alone. He simply made the child's complementary food of pureed fruit and rice noodles, while he himself ate a bowl of dumplings stored in his space, and washed it down with a plate of previously stir-fried cabbage.
"Knock, knock, knock..." Xiao Yu had just finished a bowl of dumpling soup when there was a knock on the door. He reached over with his spiritual sense, and the scene he saw made him almost lose his grip on the bowl.
He quickly took out a few dumplings covered with lids and threw a freezing talisman on them, followed by rice, flour, grain, oil, etc., then put down the bowl and walked out of the kitchen.
In the yard, the crib, drying in the sun, was a bit conspicuous, but it was made of wood, so it could be explained as something the old man had made. Xiao Yu simply put his son away, walked out of the hanging flower gate, and came to the main gate.
When he opened the door, the scene of entering the door once again stimulated his eyes.
When we met before, they were all lively young men and women, but in just a few months, they all looked pale and skinny, and their clothes were also terrible.
If it were summer, they might not even have enough clothes to wear. And their luggage, even if it was old a few months ago, was still neat and tidy.
Now, it is dilapidated and dirty.
The most glaring thing is their eyes, which were once full of hope and brightness, but now they are dead and dull...
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