Sun Qi's eyelids twitched, and he looked at He Shitou with a strange expression.
Is this child mentally ill? Why is he sleeping on the floor instead of in a proper bed?
With two quilts, you can lay one out and cover yourself with the other; it's actually quite warm. Closing the door to the main room immediately shuts out the cool breeze from outside.
He Shitou excitedly brought over his own blanket and then lay down next to Sun Qi.
He shifted his position closer to Sun Qi, "Hey, Brother Sun, let's be closer. It'll be warmer this way."
Sun Qi frowned and had no choice but to move to the side.
He Shitou reached for the lamp beside him, looked for the button, and planned to turn off the light and go to sleep.
Sun Qi quickly stopped him, took the lamp in his hand and examined it repeatedly, "Hiss... Brother Stone, what is this thing and why is it so bright?"
A luminous pearl from the East China Sea? But how could such a thing exist in this remote and impoverished place?
He Shitou seemed to have gotten used to outsiders' curiosity about the lamp; back then, Liu Chuyu was also very fond of this thing.
So he explained, "My older sister bought this, saying it was a desk lamp. It's nothing special, and it's not worth much. It's just for lighting at night."
Sun Qi examined the lamp closely and found it to be made of a special and rather unusual material.
He was somewhat shocked. He thought that if this thing were in the circle of wealthy people, there would be plenty of people willing to pay a lot of money to buy it.
However, Sun Qi did not voice his thoughts.
He tossed the lamp onto He Shitou and urged, "Go to sleep, go to sleep, I'm so sleepy."
Sun Qi couldn't help but yawn, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes from exhaustion.
But before he could close his mouth, a foul stench wafted over.
Sun Qi immediately jumped up from the ground, bent over, and began to dry heave.
"He Shitou!" Sun Qi gritted his teeth in anger.
He Shitou quickly covered his head with the blanket and chuckled, "Hehe, sorry Brother Sun, I've been constipated for three days and it's really uncomfortable."
As he spoke, He Shitou also held his breath.
It smells terrible, it's fermented.
My biggest wish for the New Year is to have smooth bowel movements throughout the coming year.
Sun Qi's drowsiness was completely dispelled by a muffled, stinky fart, and the dark main room was completely dark.
The village was unusually quiet at night.
All that could be heard was the increasingly loud rustling of snow falling outside, and the rough panting of two large dogs in the corner of the main room.
Of course, He Shitou's panting sounded more like hammering nails, harsh and irritating.
So, on his first night in Changfeng Village, Sun Qi gloriously suffered from insomnia.
The next day, he woke up with dark circles under his eyes.
No one in the family has the habit of sleeping in, and since it's the New Year, we have to get up even earlier.
So the whole family got up quickly, and He Shitou put on a thick cotton coat and went out to invite Mr. Xu.
Even though it was snowing heavily, He Chun still couldn't rest easy and went to take a walk in the wheat field.
I need to see how the wheat I've worked so hard to plant is growing before I can feel at ease.
Because of the heavy snow that fell all night, there was a thick layer of snow in the yard.
Everyone in the family had something to do. He Tiantian handed the broom to Sun Qi and instructed him, "Young Master Sun, get ready and start working."
Sun Qi stood there helplessly, holding a broom, looking at the yard full of white snow.
He used to do all that dirty and tiring work; that was always done by servants.
But looking at the whole family, everyone had their own things to do, even Li Qianqian, that rich young lady, was feeding rabbits and goats.
Sun Qi pursed her lips, becoming hesitant to speak.
If he doesn't work, he won't get any food, so he'd better just work.
He started by sweeping the snow under his feet. It was just a little snow in the yard, wasn't it? He could sweep it all away in less than an hour!
Elaine Chao, Lucy Chao, and Lantern Chao were busy preparing breakfast for the whole family in the kitchen.
New Year's breakfast was very simple: glutinous rice balls.
Moreover, the glutinous rice balls are freshly made, with fillings including black sesame, peanut, and apple.
The glutinous rice flour was ground by hand, and the three of them quickly rolled out soft, sweet, and fragrant glutinous rice balls, which looked cute and delightful.
Since there are many people in my family, if each person needs a bowl of glutinous rice balls, I estimate I would have to make more than a hundred.
Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) can also be considered a dessert. These days, it's considered a luxury to be able to eat some sweets at home.
In families with limited means, being able to cook some glutinous rice noodles for breakfast is probably already considered quite good.
Sweet treats are popular with children. After the soft and glutinous rice balls are wrapped, they are quickly cooked in boiling water.
He Shitou was always responsible for moving the table, taking the dining table to the very center of the main room, near the threshold.
This way, you can eat while enjoying the view from the yard.
For example: chickens, ducks, sheep, rabbits, dogs, etc.
The small table couldn't seat the whole family, so everyone would make sure the women and children sat down first.
People like He Shitou, He Chun, and Mr. Xu simply sat on low stools and ate their meals with bowls in their hands.
Sun Qi, a grown man, looked rather out of place sitting among the children.
He held the spoon and stirred the glutinous rice balls in the bowl somewhat awkwardly.
This bowl was twice the size of the bowl he used for eating glutinous rice balls in his mansion, and it looked like there were about a dozen glutinous rice balls in it.
Sun Qi frowned; he had never eaten this before.
Because there's not much to eat, and eating too much will cause indigestion and stomach discomfort.
But when he glanced up, he saw that everyone was quietly eating glutinous rice balls, one after another.
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