After washing the clothes, Xu Ning took them to the creek, where Xiao Mo and a few boys from the village were fishing.
Niupipitang stood on the shore, looking at the fish they caught, very excited.
"Mom, I want to go down and catch fish too." Niu Niu and Pippi discussed with their mother.
“You are still young and cannot go into the water. You have to grow up to be as big as your uncle before you can go fishing.
Otherwise, the water will wash you away and you won’t be able to see your mother anymore. ”
Xu Ning was afraid that they would run over here in the future, so he said this on purpose to scare them.
Pippi asked: "Mom, when will we grow up to be as big as uncle?"
"You should eat and sleep well, and soon you will be as tall as your uncle."
Niu Niu and Pi Pi's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they pulled Xu Ning home.
"Mom, let's go home and have dinner. After we eat, we will grow taller. Then we can catch some fish for you and your sister."
Xu Ning was so amused by the two of them that he said to Xiao Mo, "Xiao Mo, I'm going to take the Niupi Tang back first. You guys should come up earlier too!"
"Got it, sis."
As soon as they reached the door of the cowshed, they saw Xu An coming back on a bicycle.
When Niupipitang saw his second uncle, he let go of his mother’s hand and ran forward.
When Xu An saw the three of them coming, he got off his bicycle and stood there waiting for them.
Niu Niu and Pippi ran to the bicycle and climbed up.
Xu An smiled and carried them to the frame of the bicycle, then put Tangtang on the back seat and asked her to hold on to the seat.
Xu Ning took the things he bought. The basket was filled with half a rack of pork ribs, two cans of oranges and some daily necessities.
When she saw the ribs, she asked in surprise, "Xiao An, you are lucky today. You bought so many ribs."
"Sister, when I went there, the meat had been sold out. There were only these ribs left, so I bought them all and saved them to make pork rib porridge for Niupitang."
When Niu Niu and Pi Pi heard that there was meat, they hurriedly said, "Uncle, eat meat to grow taller. Let's go to the river to catch fish."
Xu An pushed the cart forward and said, "Okay, uncle will cook meat for you at noon and steam some buns, okay?"
Tangtang also said from behind: "Uncle, let's eat egg custard."
"Tangtang, do you want to eat egg custard? Okay, uncle will make it for you."
Xu Ning said with a smile: "It's only been a short while since we had dinner, and we're hungry again. Three little greedy cats, thinking about food all day long."
Xu An smiled and said, "Aren't all children like this? They eat, then play, then eat. I just ran into Fourth Aunt at the entrance of the village. She said there are a dozen eggs at home and asked me to pick them up this afternoon."
"I'll go. A dozen eggs are only enough for them to eat for two or three days. I'll go buy some more from Aunt Xiangyun."
I cook eggs and egg custard for my three children every day, and occasionally I scramble eggs for them, several per day.
Every day Xu Ning would take out two from the space and mix them together to eat.
She didn't dare take too much. Now Xiao Mo and Xu Ma often came here to help with cooking, and they knew what was in the house.
Now that Niupitang has grown up, Xiao Mo can take care of them by herself. She occasionally goes to the city to get some things to improve her family's life.
In the past few years, Lu Xiaotang came back almost every year. When he came, he went hunting in the mountains. In winter, he rarely took meat from the space.
Some of it is only taken out during spring planting and autumn harvest. Now there is still a lot of meat and food left in the space, and most of the other supplies are also left.
She planned to save these things for use after moving into the city. There were still two or three years before reform and opening up, and there would be no place to hunt after moving into the city. It would be more convenient to have them in her own space.
Xu Mo brought back three fish, and Xu Ning rode his bike to the village to exchange them for two pieces of tofu, and made a tofu fish soup and pork ribs with potatoes.
After Xu An prepared the meal, he and Xiao Mo took it to the cowshed. Xu's father and mother had gone to work and had not returned yet.
Grandpa Qi was sweeping the yard. When he saw them coming over with the food, he smiled and said, "You prepared the meal so early. I said we would cook some noodles for the three of us when your parents come back, and you two brought it over again."
Xu An smiled and said: Grandpa Qi, you don’t have to cook at noon from now on. My sister will make it over there and ask Xiao Mo to bring it over when he gets home from school. ”
Xu Mo went to the kitchen, got a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it next to Grandpa Qi's mouth.
"Grandpa Qi, try the pork ribs and see if they are well-cooked. My second brother cooked the meal today and it tastes really good."
Grandpa Qi ate the ribs and said with a smile, "It's so tender and tasty. Xiao An's cooking skills are getting better and better. It tastes better than the ones made by the chefs in state-owned restaurants."
"Grandpa Qi, then you should eat more later. Just tell me what you want to eat in the future and I will make it for you." Xu An said with a smile.
"And me, I'm also very good at cooking. Just tell me what Grandpa Qi wants to eat, and I can cook it."
"Okay, okay, you are all good kids." After hearing what the two brothers said, the grandfather smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.
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