Xu Mo ate the potato pancake and said, "Sister, this potato pancake is really delicious."
Xu Ning laughed at him, "Is there any delicious meat?"
Xu Mo thought about the taste of the meat, chewed the potato cake in his mouth, and said, "They are both delicious. The potato cake is delicious, and the meat is delicious too."
Seeing how funny he was, several people laughed. Xu An said, "There is nothing you don't like to eat, little greedy cat."
Xu Mo looked at Xu An and snorted, "Second brother, what are you talking about me? You eat more than me."
Lu Xiaotang and Xu Ning watched the two bickering while eating.
After dinner, Xu Ning rode his bicycle to Aunt Dashuan's house and asked her how to get there. Aunt Dashuan let her ride her bicycle first, and they walked.
On the way back from her first trip, Xu Ning ran into Aunt Dashuan and seven or eight other aunts from the village. She was carrying things and it was difficult for her to get off the car, so she waved to them from the car. Aunt Dashuan quickly waved her hand and told her to leave and not get off.
Xu Ning has to pull the cart twice every year, but her bicycle weighs 100 kilograms and she can't pull the cart in one trip.
One of the aunts looked at Xu Ning with a mixture of jealousy and envy and said, "Xu Zhiqing really doesn't know how to live. I heard that the 30 yuan her brother sent her every month has been used up, and sometimes it's not enough. She even has to go hungry a few days at the end of the month. What kind of man do you think will be able to support her in the future?"
Aunt Dashuan glanced at her and said, "Why do you have to worry about this? Her two brothers are both officers in the army, and she has another brother in the county public security bureau. When she reaches her age, no matter who introduces her to a man, they will all be on the government rations and will not be able to support Xu Zhiqing."
The aunt laughed and said, "I'm just saying it."
Aunt Dashuan ignored her. She was just feeling jealous seeing other people having to spend so much money every month.
Xu Ning brought two baskets of pears home, and the second child from Fourth Aunt's family also brought cabbage and radishes. Lu Xiaotang and Xu An were putting them in the cellar. When they saw her come back, Lu Xiaotang untied the frame tied to the back of the bicycle.
Xu Ning wanted to help put the vegetables in the cellar, but Lu Xiaotang and Xu An wouldn't let her do it, so she took a few pears from the basket and went to the kitchen to wash them, and waited for them to put the vegetables in the cellar before eating.
Xu An shouted from the cellar, "Sister, there is a letter from my eldest brother on the table. Can you open it and see what it says?"
Xu Ning opened the letter and said happily, "My eldest brother has applied for leave to visit his family. He said he will come next month."
Xu An came out of the cellar happily and said, "Sister, sister, give me the letter quickly so I can see it."
After hearing this, Xu Mo ran to the cowshed. Xu Ning knew that he was going back to tell his parents.
Lu Xiaotang watched Xu Mo run out, then stood at the door and watched him go into the cowshed before coming back.
Lu Xiaotang asked, "Did you say when you'll get here?"
Xu Ning said, "You only said you would come next month, but you didn't say the exact date. When will you go to Beijing?"
"I may not be able to meet you this time. I will leave at the end of this month, and my sister may come over next month."
"I know. Sister Xiaoran wrote to me last month. She might bring her partner here to show Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu. Then you and Sister Xiaoran will miss out."
"Yes! The registration date at the military academy cannot be delayed. We'll see each other again when there's a chance," they both said with some regret.
After reading the letter, Xu An jumped a few times on the ground happily, looked up at the sky, and said excitedly, "Brother Lu, it's snowing, let's go hunting in the mountains tomorrow!"
Lu Xiaotang and Xu Ning looked up at the sky at the same time, and saw snowflakes falling.
Xu Ning took a piece of snowflakes, and they melted in his hands instantly. He thought to himself, it snows every time I buy pears. Are pears and snowflakes fighting each other?
Seeing that it was snowing, Xu An immediately went into the house to prepare things for the next day's trip up the mountain. Lu Xiaotang held Xu Ning's hand and said, "Aren't you afraid of the cold?"
Xu Ning's face instantly became hot. She wanted to pull her hand back, but she couldn't. The big hand holding hers was slender and strong. She looked up at him. The man opposite her was looking at her with eyes that could attract people. She felt her face getting even hotter.
Suddenly Xu An shouted in the house, "Sister, where did you put the machete?" As soon as she finished shouting, someone ran out of the house.
As soon as Xu Ning pulled his hand out, Xu An ran out and asked, "Sister, tell me where the machete is?"
Then he said to Lu Xiaotang, "Brother Lu, come in and see if everything I prepared is complete." Then he pulled Lu Xiaotang into the house.
Seeing Xu Ning still standing beside her with a red face, she said, "Sister, come in quickly, what are you doing outside? Your face is red from the cold." After that, she pulled one of them into the house with each hand.
The two looked at each other and both wanted to laugh.
Xu An showed Lu Xiaotang the things he had packed.
Lu Xiaotang looked at the things in the backpack and said to him, "Not bad, you have packed everything. We can only go when the snow stops. Animals basically won't come out when it snows."
Although Xu An was a little disappointed, he still nodded obediently.
Xu Mo also came back from the cowshed. Looking at what Xu An had packed, he asked, "Second brother, what are you going to do with this?"
Xu An happily shared with him, "It's snowing, Brother Lu and I are going to go hunting, and we'll stew the rabbits and pheasants we kill for you."
Xu Mo said excitedly, "Brother Lu, I'll go too."
Lu Xiaotang touched his head and said, "Xiao Mo, you are still young, and it is too cold in the mountains. Wait until you are older and Brother Lu will take you there."
Xu Mo crossed his arms and complained to Lu Xiaotang, "Brother Lu, you are a liar. The last time you came, you said you would take me to the mountains to hunt next time. This time you said you would wait until I grow up. You adults are really good at fooling children. I will never be friends with you again, humph." After saying that, he turned his face away and didn't look at him.
Lu Xiaotang coughed awkwardly and looked at Xu Ning.
Xu Ning shrugged and said he was helpless to help him. He asked him to make a random wish. Are children so easy to be fooled? This brat is very difficult to appease, and she doesn't want to get involved.
After giving Xu An a wink, the brother and sister quietly slipped into the kitchen.
While Xu Ning was cutting vegetables, he heard Lu Xiaotang still coaxing them into ceding land and paying compensation, making a slingshot and carving a wooden sword. The brother and sister were laughing so hard in the kitchen that their stomachs ached.
It was not until the two of them finished cooking that Lu Xiaotang led Xu Mo, whose eyes were sparkling, in.
Xu Ning thought to himself, this must be a promise of many benefits! Otherwise, the boy wouldn't be so happy, so he deliberately asked, "Xiao Mo, do you want to go hunting tomorrow?"
Xu Mo raised his head and chest and said seriously, "Sister, what kind of hunting? I'm still young. Brother Lu said that it's too dangerous in the mountains. He will take me there when I grow up."
Xu Ning looked at the boy's expression changing quickly with admiration. He really looked like what he said. She glanced at the people who had just ceded land and paid compensation. Lu Xiaotang also looked at her with a helpless smile.
Xu Ning couldn't help laughing again when he saw his expression.
Xu An pulled Xu Mo to his side and whispered in his ear, "Xiao Mo, what did Brother Lu promise you?"
Xu Mo secretly glanced at Lu Xiaotang and said to Xu An proudly, "I won't tell you. This is a secret between me and Brother Lu."
Xu An coaxed him, "Xiao Mo, just tell me, I won't tell anyone else."
Xu Mo glanced at him and said, "Second brother, if a secret is revealed, it's still a secret."
After that, he walked towards Lu Xiaotang with a smile and said, "Brother Lu, I didn't tell my second brother."
Xu An deliberately hit him and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. Tomorrow, Brother Lu and I will go to the mountains to hunt, which is fun. It's a pity that some people can't go!"
Before Xu Mo could pout, Lu Xiaotang asked, "Xiao An, is today Sunday?"
Xu An was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Today is Sunday, tomorrow is Monday, and he has to go to school!
Lu Xiaotang pursed his lips and suppressed the corners of his mouth, and Xu Ning's face turned red.
Xu Mo was silent for a moment, and suddenly his arrogant laughter was heard from the kitchen.
Xu Ning watched the two brothers love and hate each other, and asked Lu Xiaotang in a low voice, "Why didn't you say anything when Xiao An was packing up just now?"
Lu Xiaotang paused for a moment and said, "I just remembered,"
Xu Ning rolled his eyes speechlessly at him, then looked at Xu Mo who was still laughing and Xu An who was sitting there looking unhappy, and thought to himself, this day is so lively every day.
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