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"You've had too much to drink. I'm your niece, so I'll feed you too. Come on, eat." Zhang Hongmei didn't take those words to heart at all.
However, Zhang Shouyi thought about it seriously. His father used to nag him all the time, but none of them had ever made him take it to heart like this time.
However, seeing that the girl didn't seem embarrassed at all, and her absolute rejection suggested that she looked down on him or that she was too young.
But when I think about my age, I feel powerless again. It's like I was born when you were born, and you were born when I was already old. That's how it is, but that's the gist of it.
Watching the little girl eat so happily, he narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Hehe, she's all mine now."
Zhang Xingguo kept his eyes narrowed as he watched his son. Judging from his son's expression, he knew it was almost a done deal. It wasn't that he was worried the girl didn't like his son; if his son really took a liking to her, there was no way he could escape her.
Zhang Xingguo found his meals even more delicious, and the thought of being able to live with the young girl in his old age with a legitimate reason made him feel dizzy with joy.
Wang Xiaoshun was an observer, silently praying for Zhang Hongmei. This unlucky child had been targeted by the Bull Demon King. He hoped she would also have the skills of Princess Iron Fan!
Zhang Hongmei was happily eating, completely ignoring the three people, unaware that she was now meat in the wolf's mouth.
We ate too much at the meal, so after cleaning up, we decided to go for a walk to digest.
"Hongmei, did you catch these fish?" Zhang Xingguo asked with great interest.
"yes!"
"Shall we go fishing?"
"Oh no, there's not enough time. We still need to make dumplings tonight, and someone has to be home for the family tomorrow, the first day of the new year. If we're free on the second day, we can go fishing."
"Okay, just the second year of junior high, is it just the few of us? Or should we invite a few more people to come together?"
"Hmm, I've been asking Sister Erya and the others, but I don't know if they'll have time in the second year of junior high?"
"Let's go ask where we can borrow internet right now!" Zhang Xingguo was really impatient.
“Let’s borrow it from Brother Dashan’s house. He has some there, and the fishing net I bought is at his house too.”
The four of them strolled around the village. Zhang Hongmei carried two bags of milk candy and gave one to every child she saw.
Zhang Shouyi saw that this girl was quite capable and knew that she was well-liked in the village, so he was very happy for her.
When Zhang Hongmei arrived at Da Shan's home, she didn't go inside, but called out from the doorway.
Da Shan ran out and said, "Uncle Zhang, Brother Zhang, Xiao Shun, come inside and sit down. Hongmei, what's up?"
Zhang Xingguo waved his hand, "We won't go in."
"Brother Dashan, I'd like to go fishing on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Firstly, I'd like to borrow a net from my uncle, and secondly, do you have time?"
“If you have time, my mom will go back to my maternal grandma’s house by herself this year, and I’ll go with you.”
"Are you going to ask Brother Erlinzi or me?"
“I’ll go and find them in a bit. They should all have time. This year, almost everyone in our village who goes back to their parents’ home is doing it on their own.”
Zhang Hongmei was puzzled. "Why?"
"Are you afraid of eating other people's food when you go to your maternal grandmother's house?"
By the way, I brought the net with me that day and won.
"Alright, we're off then. We'll go ask my third uncle about Sister Erya."
"Go ahead, it's a pity that Jianguo didn't come back, it's been so long since I've seen him."
"Hehe, he's contributing to the people by working overtime to boost production."
The four of them went to Liu Maocai's house again, and Li Cuihua pulled them into the house.
Er Ya knew that Zhang Xingguo and the others were there, so she didn't go to Zhang Hongmei's house. She was reading at home, while Shi Tou and San Ya were also reading comic books.
Liu Maocai stopped lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) and said, "Comrade Zhang, please come inside."
"Hehe, sorry to bother you."
"Sister Er Ya, I want to go fishing in the second year of junior high school, do you want to come?"
"Sure, go for it. Brother Zhu will definitely be going too. Are Brother Da Shan and the others going?"
"He went to ask Erlinzi and the others, so they can probably all go."
"Sister Hongmei, we want to go too."
"No, it's dangerous there. You can go when you're a teenager."
Li Cuihua brought in roasted chestnuts and pine nuts. "Comrade Zhang, don't be shy, try these mountain produce. These pine nuts were brought by Hongmei. Shitou, you two better behave yourselves and stay in the village quietly. If you dare to go anywhere, I'll break your legs."
The two little ones were deflated, but Stone shouted defiantly, "I'm strong and fast, I'm not afraid at all. I'm going to join the army and fight in the future, Mom, please let me go. I'll run away if there's any danger."
"Hahaha, kid, you've got guts. Come over here and let me take a look." Zhang Xingguo really liked stones.
How old are you this year?
"Eight years old."
"He's quite tall."
“That’s right, my sister Hongmei always gives me goat milk to drink, she said that drinking goat milk will make me grow taller.” Shi Tou was not intimidated by Zhang Xingguo, whom he was not familiar with.
"Good job. Keep up the good work. If you want to join the army when you grow up, just come find me."
Shi Tou excitedly saluted Zhang Xingguo, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
"Okay, I look forward to your successful completion of the mission!"
Liu Maocai was quite excited; this had found a way out for his son.
Li Cuihua was not very happy. Now she just wanted her children to be by her side. She felt sad during the holidays and wondered how Daya was doing.
Since they had already notified them, and it wasn't appropriate to stay at their house any longer during the Chinese New Year, the four of them said goodbye and went home.
Zhang Shouyi followed Zhang Hongmei into her house. Zhang Hongmei was puzzled as to why he was coming here instead of going to his own house, but she was too embarrassed to ask.
"Hongmei, do you know how to play chess?"
Chess?
"Hmm, will it?"
"Yes, but I'm not very good at it."
"It's okay, you'll get the hang of it with a bit more. It's in the stuff I brought for you. I'll go get it, let's play a few rounds."
"Sure." In this era devoid of entertainment, playing chess is a great way to pass the time.
The two of them placed a table on the kang (a heated brick bed). They both took off their shoes and got on the kang. Because there was a lot of fire burning at noon, it felt especially comfortable to sit on.
Zhang Hongmei's chess skills are unorthodox; she learned them by watching the old men in her village play chess when she was a child, and sometimes she plays them on her phone when she gets older.
As you can imagine, her skill level was just average. Zhang Shouyi found it quite amusing to watch Zhang Hongmei frowning and hesitating.
In just a few steps, he was checkmated. Zhang Hongmei was dumbfounded. "Let's try again. I haven't even gotten into the zone yet."
And so, the phrase I heard most often throughout the afternoon was "Again."
However, Zhang Hongmei had excellent sportsmanship and never asked for a take-back, so she gradually persisted for longer and longer periods.
Zhang Shouyi also dropped his nonchalant attitude; this girl was quite impressive. She improved every time she came.
"Alright, we'll play later. We need to make dumplings now."
Zhang Hongmei felt she hadn't had enough fun yet, but she couldn't skip making dumplings, so she decided to get back to what she needed to do.
The minced meat is already chopped; all you need to do is chop two scallions.
The dough was prepared in advance. I put the kneading board on the kitchen table and went to chop the scallions.
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