Shitou timidly took the candy from his hand.

When I compared my own black hands, dusty and dirty clothes with Dabao's clean and white appearance, I suddenly felt ashamed of myself.

"Thank you, thank you."

Several children nearby immediately came over to share the candies, taking one each, and were as happy as if it were Chinese New Year.

"Dabao, I heard that your stepmother took you to Beijing, why did you come back?"

“So sweet.”

Dabao said seriously: "No stepmother, no mother.

We went to Beijing to see my father, and after he recovered, we came back naturally. "

In his heart, Gu Qinghuan is his mother, the best mother in the world.

Shitou looked incredulous: "Dabao, is your father's illness really cured? Are doctors in Beijing so good?"

Dabao tilted his head and thought about it, should it be settled?

“That’s about it!”

Several children looked at them with envy. Everyone knew that Xu Fengzi from Xu Jiatun was the most powerful. Now that he was getting better, Dabao's life would be better in the future.

"Beibei, what's that on your hair? It's so beautiful." A little girl asked while sucking on a candy and pointing at the beautiful hairpin on Beibei's head.

Beibei touched the hairpin and said coquettishly, "My aunt bought this for me. I have many different ones. They are very beautiful."

I still remember that in the past, she was the only one drooling and envying others, but now she is also the object of others' envy, how happy she is.

Several children looked at Ming Ruxue, probably knowing that this might be the aunt that Beibei was talking about.

I'm so jealous that they have such a good aunt.

A little girl secretly glanced at Ming Ruxue a few times and whispered, "Beibei, your aunt is so beautiful, like a fairy in the sky." I think she also learned this from adults.

Beibei was even more proud when she heard this: "Of course, my aunt is beautiful and kind." She learned this from Ming Ruxue.

Ming Ruxue and You Ran watched them from the side, laughing secretly.

Children don't lie. Although she knew she was pretty, she felt as happy as if she had eaten honey when she was praised by children.

After they had shown off enough, Ming Ruxue took them to wander around again.

Shitou saw them leaving and said, "Dabao, Dacheng's family is digging holes in the ice in the river to catch fish. Do you want to go too?"

Ming Ruxue immediately became interested: "What's the matter with digging holes in the ice to catch fish?"

Dabao explained to her, "In winter, when the ice is frozen here, the guys will break the ice and catch fish.

But this depends on luck. When a hole in the ice is just opened, a fish will jump out.

Even if you put bait at the right time, you may not be able to catch fish. "

Ming Ruxue understood what it meant as soon as she heard it.

In winter, the oxygen content in the water is lower. When people dig holes in the ice to cast nets, the oxygen content in the holes is higher, so the fish gather there.

In addition, fish are not as active during the dormant period, so they are relatively dumb and easy to be caught.

She was quite interested in this activity, although she had never played it before.

She had never even walked on a frozen lake before, so she was very interested.

"Can we go too?" Ming Ruxue asked expectantly.

Dabao nodded and said, "Sure, everyone can go. Whoever catches the fish gets to take it home."

But we don’t have any tools with us, so we can only watch others fish.”

Ming Ruxue didn't mind either.

I set out with my children excitedly.

"Okay, let's go take a look first. After lunch, let your mother take us fishing this afternoon."

So, a group of people walked towards the river, followed by a bunch of little dogs.

When we got to the river, we saw many people digging holes in the ice to catch fish from a distance.

Xu Huaizhi also brought Lin Xiaomeng's son over to get some fish to eat during the Chinese New Year.

Because Lin Xiaomeng was lucky, he caught three or four fish on his first try, which was a good start.

Xu Huaizhi cast his net again, Dacheng helped his father, and Lin Xiaomeng sorted out the catch.

The family was busy and happy when Dabao and his friends came over.

Dabao and his sister called out, "Uncle, Auntie, Brother Dacheng."

During this period, under Gu Qinghuan's guidance and example, Dabao has learned the most basic manners and would greet acquaintances automatically when he sees them.

As soon as Xu Huaizhi raised his head, he saw Dabao. He quickly wiped his hands on his legs and walked over.

"Dabao, when will you come back? Where's your dad? Is he alright? This one?"

"Uncle, we arrived yesterday evening. Dad hasn't come back yet. He's still receiving treatment. It's estimated that he will be back after the New Year.

This is my mother's sister, I have to call her aunt.

"Aunt, this is my uncle." Dabao helped introduce him.

Ming Ruxue nodded. This child has good language organization ability.

"Hello, brother. I'm Gu Qinghuan's younger sister. My name is Ming Ruxue. It's our first meeting. Please take care of me." Ming Ruxue said with a generous smile.

Xu Huaizhi smiled awkwardly.

"My name is Xu Huaizhi, Brother Xu Huai'an, welcome to Xujiatun."

Lin Xiaomeng saw the two people talking and felt unhappy.

Where did this woman come from?

"Huaizhi, come quickly, I can't hold you back anymore."

Xu Huaizhi quickly ran over to pull the net.

As expected, this net yielded a large harvest, and Shen was almost unable to pull it out.

Ming Ruxue and the other children watched with great interest. You Ran was particularly interested and his eyes almost fell into it.

After some time, Xu Huaizhi finally caught the net of fish.

Four or five big fish, a few small half-grown fish, some shrimps, and even a black carp.

Dacheng shouted happily: "Dad, you are so awesome!"

From this morning till now, no one has been able to catch so many fish with one net.

Now they have no shortage of fish to eat.

Xu Huaizhi listened to his son's praise and smiled happily.

Lin Xiaomeng kept his achievements and fame to himself.

Xu Huaizhi cast a few more nets. Although the fish he caught were not as many as the last one, he still caught almost all of them. Soon, the two large buckets he brought with him were filled.

I could still cast a few more nets and then go back, but I didn’t want to be too conspicuous, so I prepared to close the net.

Xu Huaizhi saw Ming Ruxue and the other children staring at them and thought, could they want to eat fish too?

So he generously put a few fish in a basin and handed it to Ming Ruxue: "We caught a lot of fish today, I'll give you a few to take back and try."

Lin Xiaomeng had no objection. After all, there was still more in the two buckets. It was a gift from nature and did not require any money.

Ming Ruxue politely refused first.

"No need, big brother, I'll ask my sister to bring us over to play later.

By the way, can we use your hole?" Ming Ruxue pointed to the ice hole on the ground.

Xu Huaizhi nodded: "You can use it as you like. This is not just for me."

The two groups of people said goodbye, each went back to their own homes, and each looked for their own mothers.

The news that Xu Huaian's family had returned to the village spread quickly throughout the village.

When Liu Guifang heard the news, her eyes turned, and I don't know what bad idea she was thinking.

After Ming Ruxue returned home, she pestered Gu Qinghuan to take her fishing in the afternoon.

When Gu Lanting heard that he could go fishing, his eyes lit up instantly.

Several children also looked at her with hope, and Gu Qinghuan couldn't disagree.

However, the task of preparing food for the New Year will fall on these elderly people.

Zhong Zijun waved her hand and told them to go without worry, saying that she and Cheng Shuying would take care of the family.

"Don't worry about taking the kids this afternoon. You've already taken care of the big stuff, so the only thing left is wrapping and steaming. I, your parents-in-law will take care of it."

"Yeah, I'm used to it. Look how happy these little monkeys are." Cheng Shuying said with a smile.

Gu Qinghuan had already prepared the fillings for steamed buns and dumplings in the morning, and had also soaked the beans for making tofu buns from last night.

Because there are many people in the family, she plans to make more buns, dumplings, and tofu buns, and freeze some steamed buns on the surface. When she wants to eat them, she can just heat them up or cook them. It's convenient.

There is also a pot of crispy meat. It is delicious when you fry it or cook it in soup.

If you prepare well today, you can relax a little more during the New Year holidays.

"Oh, Huanhuan, you take them with you, just be careful.

The wind is strong near the river, and I'm afraid I'll get a headache, so I won't go. I'll stay home to help, and there's enough manpower." Zhong Luoqing walked out of the kitchen.

I almost forgot, I still call her my cousin, so this is more like it.

Gu Qinghuan gritted his teeth and agreed.

Ming Ruxue and a few other children cheered.

“Yeah! That’s awesome!”

For lunch, we all tasted a stew of famous Northeastern dishes.

Big random stew is a common Northeastern home-cooked dish, which is characterized by mixing whatever is available at home and looks very sloppy.

Pork belly, beans, cabbage, vermicelli, potatoes, fungus, eggplant, pumpkin, rice, etc.

Add scallions, ginger, salt, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and thirteen spices.

There is a circle of yeasted bread on the side of the big random stew, and the main feature is that it is cooked in one pot.

I didn't expect that looking at such a sloppy pot of food would actually make me dizzy with the smell.