A few days before Lu Xiaotang left, he didn't go to work in the fields. He either went to the mountains or stayed at home with his mother.
After lunch, he wanted to go up the mountain with his backpack. Xu Ning asked him to rest for a while. He worked non-stop during the day and had to take care of the children at night, so he didn't sleep well during this period.
Niupitang has fallen asleep, and the house is quiet now, so let him have a good sleep too.
Lu Xiaotang looked at the sleeping child on the kang and said with a smile, "Okay, we won't go up the mountain this afternoon. Rest at home. I'll go and lock the door."
He went out and locked the outer door first, then closed the door to the house. Xu Ning asked curiously, "Why do you close it so tightly? It's so stuffy."
"It's windy today. You and your mother might catch a cold later."
Xu Ning looked at the sky outside. How could there be wind when the sun was so bright? I thought he was very strange today, but I didn't say anything.
Lu Xiaotang got on the kang and started taking off his clothes. By the time Xu Ning reacted, he was already in his arms.
When she woke up, it was almost dark. She got down from the kang, dragging her almost broken waist.
Lu Xiaotang was cooking, Xiao Mo and Niupitang were playing in Xu An's room, the children were giggling because of their uncle.
She first went to the kitchen and glared at Lu Xiaotang before going into the house to check on the children.
When the little ones saw her, they all came over and called her mom.
Xiao Mo also asked, "Sister, why did you get up? Does your head still hurt? Go lie down on the kang! I'll have my brother-in-law bring the meal to you when it's ready."
Xu Ning coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Xiao Mo, I'm fine now. It's okay. Don't worry."
Lu Xiaotang heard the conversation between the brother and sister in the kitchen and couldn't help laughing. He was afraid that Xiao Mo would continue asking questions and his wife would be angry with him.
He hurriedly shouted, "Xiao Mo, let your sister watch the ox-hide candy, come over and help me light the fire."
Xu Mo walked to the kitchen: "Brother-in-law, what are you going to cook? Why don't you light the fire and I'll cook."
As he said this, he walked to the stove, where Lu Xiaotang was stirring dumplings in the pot.
He took a look and sighed, "Brother-in-law, you made the lump so big, how are we going to eat the sticky candy later? Go light the fire, I'll do it."
After saying that, she took the bowl from his hand and continued stirring, muttering to herself, "You're such a grown-up, but you can't even make a dumpling soup properly. Sigh, these are all troublesome things."
Lu Xiaotang felt both amused and distressed when he saw him mumbling while skillfully stirring the dumplings into the pot.
During the year he was away, Niupitang was taken care of by him. Without Xiaomo, Xiaoning would have had a harder time.
Xu Mo stirred the dumpling soup into the pot, then he saw a bowl of steamed egg custard on the table. It should be made by his brother-in-law for Niupitang. This was really unfair to him.
He looked at Lu Xiaotang embarrassedly.
"Xiao Mo, the dumpling soup you made is really good. The sizes of the dumplings are very even. You must have made it often, right?
It just so happens that I have not steamed enough eggs, so I will let Niupitang have some dumpling soup later. "Lu Xiaotang touched his head and praised him.
After hearing what he said, Xu Mo became happy again.
Just as they put the meal on the table, Xu An came back from get off work with half a rack of pig offal.
Lu Xiaotang took it and put it in the basin.
"Brother-in-law, we didn't buy any meat today. Brother Sun Hao and I waited in line for half an hour this morning and managed to get a pair of pig offal. We each split it in half."
After Xu An put his bicycle away, Xu Mo brought him the water for washing his face. He washed his hands and face before entering the house.
Lu Xiaotang said with a smile: "Pig offal is good, and tastes better than pork. I'll wash it later and let your sister cook it herself tomorrow."
Xu Mo also remembered the pig offal his sister had made, and swallowed his saliva: "I'll come over to see Niupitang tomorrow and let my sister cook."
Lu Xiaotang looked at his dark and thin face and said lovingly, "Okay, tell your sister what you want to eat and ask her to cook it for you. I'll go up the mountain tomorrow to see if I can hunt some prey and ask your sister to cook it. Send some to the cowshed as well to replenish our bodies."
When Xu Mo heard that they were going up the mountain, his eyes lit up: "Brother-in-law, how about I go up the mountain with you tomorrow? I'm older now, and I can help you when I go."
There are a lot of mosquitoes on the mountain these days, and Lu Xiaotang didn't want him to suffer with them.
He smiled and said, "Xiao Mo, your sister hasn't been feeling well these past two days. You can help take care of her at home. I'll take you there again in a couple of days, okay?"
Xu Mo remembered that her sister had a headache just now, so she nodded: "Brother-in-law, you must keep your word. When my sister gets better, you must take me hunting."
"Okay, brother-in-law promises you."
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