New Year's Eve soon arrived. On the night of the twenty-ninth, there was a heavy snowfall, and the snow on the road was almost up to the calves.
The nanny was on vacation these days, so Meng Yiming's mother took her three children to the kitchen to prepare New Year's Eve dinner.
Meng Yiming didn't want to do housework, so he secretly ran out to play when his family wasn't paying attention.
He really didn't expect to meet Erni again today.
She was still in the corner where she usually stayed, wearing that loose dress, straw sandals, her hair was messy, and her nose and little face were red from the cold.
Erni looked very happy today. When she saw Meng Yiming, she ran over with a smile, "Brother."
Meng Yiming asked: "Why are you here today?"
Erni slowly stretched out her hand hidden in her sleeve. She was holding an egg in her hand, which she presented to Meng Yiming like a treasure.
"Brother, this egg is for you."
"Where did you get the eggs?"
"Layered by a hen."
Meng Yiming guessed that Erni must have taken the egg secretly. He didn't want the egg in the first place, and he couldn't want it now.
"I don't want it. Put it back where you took it."
Erni shook her head reluctantly, "Brother, if you give me the steamed buns, I'll give you eggs."
"I don't want it, put it back." Meng Yiming said seriously.
Erni pouted and retracted her hand in grievance and timidity.
Meng Yiming said, "Let's go back quickly, it's time for dinner!"
After a pause, he asked again: "Did you eat at home today?"
Erni shook her head, "Grandma said we'll eat together tonight."
Meng Yiming was speechless.
Is there a conflict between eating dinner and eating breakfast or lunch?
Meng Yiming took out all the candies in his pocket and gave them to Erni. "It's New Year's Day, eat more candies."
Erni happily took the candy, and Meng Yiming said, "Go back quickly."
Erni went home with a handful of candy in her left hand and an egg in her right hand.
Meng Yiming looked at Erni's increasingly blurred back, and not knowing why he was thinking at the time, he followed her.
He always kept a distance from Erni, and Erni, who was walking in front, didn't notice him all the way.
Erni's house was quite far away, and Meng Yiming followed her for more than 40 minutes.
He saw Erni entering a house, which should be Erni's home.
Meng Yiming looked around and found that Erni's house was similar to the houses nearby.
He wanted to go into Erni's house to take a look, but as soon as he reached the door, he heard a woman cursing.
"You damn girl, what are you doing back here? Why don't you die outside?"
"How dare you steal eggs? These eggs are for my grandson. Are you, a little girl, worthy of eating them?!"
There was also the nanny's voice, "Mom, stop scolding, Erni has brought the eggs back."
When Meng Yiming walked in, he saw an old woman in her fifties in the yard hitting Erni on the body and legs with a thin stick.
Erni didn't cry, she just stood there stupidly and let her hit her.
The nanny stood by, looking anxious, but she didn't dare to go forward to pull the old woman.
There were three people in the main room, they should be Erni's father, sister and brother. They might have been used to it.
Erni's father and brother were sitting at the table eating their meal, while Erni's sister was squatting beside them, holding a bowl in her hand and drinking soup. The three of them didn't even look outside.
Meng Yiming felt sorry for Erni at the time. How could she have such a cold-hearted family?
"Stop fighting!"
Meng Yiming's shout attracted everyone's attention.
The nanny came over quickly and asked in surprise, "Yiming, why are you here?"
Meng Yiming didn't know how to answer this question, so he simply didn't answer and walked in angrily.
Erni was still standing there stupidly, staring at him with her big eyes.
Meng Yiming thought, what a fool! He didn't even know to dodge when he hit her?
The old woman quickly threw away the stick in her hand and came over with a smile, "You are Yiming?"
"Come in, come in!"
Erni's grandmother invited Meng Yiming to sit in the main room, and her enthusiasm was like two different faces.
Meng Yiming said to Erni dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you come in?"
Erni followed behind him, looking so timid, how could she be in her home?
Erni's father and sister also stood up.
Meng Yiming noticed that Erni's sister was wearing the clothes he gave to Erni and also had a pair of straw sandals on her feet.
Erni's younger brother was wearing a well-fitting cotton coat and cotton shoes. He sat at the table and ate his meal very rudely. He had stewed eggs with rice, while Erni's sister had rice soup in her bowl.
For the first time, Meng Yiming felt what it meant to favor boys over girls.
Erni's father told her sister, "Dani, go get some bowls and chopsticks."
He smiled and said to Meng Yiming: "Young Master, please have dinner with us."
Meng Yiming said, "Don't call me Young Master."
"Come and sit down, and have dinner with us." Erni's father invited Meng Yiming to sit down.
Meng Yiming sat at the table and took a look.
Erni's family was reluctant to eat good food during the Chinese New Year. They only had rice mixed with sorghum, salted cabbage, boiled radishes, boiled potatoes, a bowl of stewed eggs, and the only meat dish was stir-fried cabbage with shredded pork, with very little meat on it.
Erni's grandmother served Meng Yiming a bowl of rice, and Meng Yiming handed it to Erni.
Erni was frightened, fear showed in her eyes, and she shook her head repeatedly.
"I told you to eat, so you eat!" said Meng Yiming.
But this is not his home, so he has no say.
Erni's father said, "There's not enough food at home, so Erni drinks rice soup."
Erni finally relaxed and quickly scooped a bowl of rice soup. She squatted beside her sister and they drank the rice soup together.
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