The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao each took a piece of amber walnut and savored it carefully.
"It's great, especially crispy, and sweet, but not cloyingly so. It's actually quite delicious," Grandpa Zhao praised.
"Mmm, delicious," the Taoist priest commented succinctly, then picked up another piece and ate it. It was clear he genuinely enjoyed the amber walnut.
"Then I'll put this in a sealed container in the kitchen, and you can take it whenever you want to eat it."
After saying that, Xu Han put the freshly made amber walnuts into a sealed jar, and left some for everyone to share.
With nothing to do in the afternoon, the group gathered together and played mahjong in the yard, while Mu'er played with her toys by herself.
Seeing that the adults were all busy and that it wasn't fun for her to watch, Mu'er obediently didn't disturb them and played with her own toys.
When she needs to go to the toilet, she will hold Lu Chuan's hand to indicate that she needs to pee.
Xu Han was very satisfied with this, as she had paid special attention to it since Mu'er was a child.
Mu'er would cry whenever he needed to urinate or defecate, and Xu Han gradually taught him to express his needs.
But little children often can't control themselves and will urinate whenever they want, frequently wetting their pants. Later, after Mu'er learned to walk, her control in this area improved a lot.
However, there are times when she can't control herself. As she gets older, Mu'er rarely wets her pants during the day, but she can't at night and often wets the bed.
It has to be said that Mu'er is a very worry-free child, and Xu Han, as a first-time mother, feels very gratified.
Dinner was the same food from the space. "When will it rain? I'm so tired of eating this stuff," the Taoist priest said dejectedly.
"You should be grateful! You still have food to eat! Look at how many people are starving, and you're still complaining," Grandpa Zhao said disdainfully.
"We're eating the same few dishes every day now because you were a picky eater before, only eating what you liked. Now look what happened! All that's left in the space is these few dishes. Hahahaha," Xu Han said without any hesitation.
“I agree with what my wife said,” Lu Chuan said, eating his own food.
"You little brat, you've gone too far! You're even blaming me now. I can't bear to hit the girl, but do you think I can't bear to hit you?" the Taoist priest said, twisting Lu Chuan's ear.
"You only bully honest people like me. Why don't you talk about Grandpa Zhao?" Lu Chuan retorted stubbornly even after his ear was twisted.
"Hahahaha." Everyone laughed when they saw this.
With Yunhua not here, Lu Chuan became the one who got scolded and beaten every day. And Lu Chuan was just as stubborn as Yunhua, never learning his lesson despite being beaten every day.
However, the two of them also brought a lot of joy to everyone. The family often bickered, but their relationship was really good.
Two or three more days passed, and before we knew it, it was the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Early that morning, Xu Han woke up to find that there was no sun.
You should know that Xu Han really likes to sleep in, especially in winter, and usually doesn't wake up until around eight o'clock.
When I wake up, I don't get up. I just dawdle in bed and doze off until around nine o'clock, and sometimes even ten o'clock.
Xu Han woke up at the same time as usual that day. Usually, the sun was shining brightly, but today, strangely, she didn't see the sun. Could it be that it was going to rain?
Xu Han hurriedly got out of bed, dressed, and went out into the yard. "Is it going to rain? There's no sun today."
"It looks like it's about to rain! But judging from the sky, it shouldn't rain today. Although there's no sun, the sky is still quite bright," Grandpa Zhao said, looking up at the sky.
"It should be soon then. Hopefully, it won't be a wasted expectation. The drought has lasted for three years; it's about time for some rain," Lu Chuan said, looking up at the sky.
"First, put all the firewood and other firewood in the woodshed! Also, bring all the things that can't get wet in the rain inside, so that you won't be caught off guard if it rains suddenly," the Taoist priest instructed.
"The Taoist priest is right, let's pack up first! Xiao Han, you go eat first, and then go see Mu'er later," said Grandpa Zhao.
"Okay, I'm going to eat. Has Mu'er eaten yet?"
"Yes, I ate an egg and drank a small bowl of rice porridge today," Lu Chuan replied.
"Alright, I'll bring Mu'er along! Mu'er is a very good girl anyway." Then Xu Han took Mu'er's hand and led the child into the kitchen.
"Mu'er, come help your mother peel an egg." Xu Han handed an egg to Mu'er, taking this opportunity to practice Mu'er's fine motor skills and hand strength.
This would also prevent Mu'er from sitting alone in a chair waiting for Xu Han to eat and feeling bored.
"Crack crack~" Xu Han smashed the egg in her hand and handed it to Mu'er.
Then Mu'er very carefully peeled the eggs for Xu Han, while Xu Han took the opportunity to quickly eat the pancakes and porridge.
"Eat~" Mu'er handed the peeled egg to Xu Han.
"Mu'er is so good, great job!" Xu Han praised Mu'er.
Upon receiving the praise, Mu'er beamed with joy, her little feet wobbling with happiness.
Xu Han took the egg Mu'er handed her, finished it in two bites, and then took Mu'er's hand and went into the yard.
Seeing Lu Chuan and the others carrying firewood from outside the courtyard into the yard, the Taoist priest was sawing tree trunks inside the yard so that he could chop the firewood with an axe and stack it in the woodshed later.
"Can the woodshed hold it? We should prepare more firewood! I don't think this rain will stop anytime soon, and if it snows, it will last even longer," Xu Han said.
"If we can't fit it all in, we'll fill the woodshed first, then stack it in the yard, and cover it with an oilcloth."
“It’s going to rain for a long time this year! I think we should prepare more firewood, otherwise we won’t be able to cook without firewood, and wet firewood produces a lot of smoke,” Grandpa Zhao agreed.
“Then I’ll clean out the old woodshed! Let’s put the things in the old room where Father and Mother used to live, and put firewood in the woodshed too,” Xu Han said.
“Alright, we can also clean out the room in the backyard where Yunhua lives to store firewood for now, since Yunhua isn’t living there now anyway,” the Taoist priest said.
“That works too. Yunhua and the others probably won’t be back this year, so we can just burn the firewood in his house first.”
After Xu Han finished speaking, she started cleaning the space and then let Mu'er play with her toys in the yard, since the Taoist priest was in the yard anyway!
Mu'er is quite well-behaved and definitely won't run around, so there shouldn't be any problem.
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