As soon as he entered the room, Xiao Haoran ran to the bed, stretched out his hands and pushed Guo Ninghuan, but seeing that Guo Ninghuan was sleeping soundly, he ignored him.
Xiao Haoran continued to push and shake Guo Ninghuan, shouting, "Sister, sister, wake up quickly, grandma has made delicious food."
This time, not only Guo Ninghuan was woken up, but Deng Qingling and Guo Ningwan were also woken up by him.
Guo Ninghuan, no longer sleepy, rubbed his eyes and asked happily, "What delicious food did grandma make?"
"Grandma made lard residue, and my second brother said it was crispy and delicious." Xiao Haoran thought of the fragrance he had just smelled and swallowed his saliva.
"Lard residue! That's great." Guo Ninghuan quickly got up and put on his shoes, then said to Deng Qingling, "Mom, we're going out first."
Then he turned to Xiao Haoran and said, "Hurry up, brother." Then he strode out.
Xiao Haoran quickly chased after him.
Guo Ningwan saw her brother and sister running out, so she climbed out of bed and wanted to go out.
Deng Qingling grabbed her and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Your brothers and sisters will leave it to you." Then she reached out and tidied up her messy hair.
Then he said to Guo Ningwan: "Okay, go ahead."
"Yeah." Guo Ningwan responded and ran out.
By the time Deng Qingling finished combing her hair and went to the kitchen, the children had already started eating.
Their mouths were full of oil and there were a lot of oil stains on their hands.
Deng Qingling couldn't help but eat two more pieces of the fragrant lard residue.
After everyone had tasted the lard residue, Liang Xueying put it away.
Even if they only ate two or three pieces of lard, the children were very happy.
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In the evening, the children ate big bones, corn and grain rice, carrot and bone soup, and fried cabbage with oil residue, and they all enjoyed it with gusto.
Winter is the time to fatten up. Liang Xueying stewed bones and ribs for the children every day while the bones were still fresh. Pork was cooked every few days, and most of the pork was saved for when Guo Jianping and others came back for the New Year.
Even so, the children in the family have gained a lot of weight.
When Guo Jianping and his friends returned, it was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.
As for New Year's goods, they had already bought them when they were in the county town.
The children were so happy to see their father coming home that they all pestered him. Guo Jianping had no choice but to hand the things to Deng Qingling and ask her to put them away.
"Dad, grandma stews bones and meat for us every day. It's so delicious. Why don't you come back earlier? We have eaten all the bones." Guo Ningwan asked.
"Dad has to go to work to earn money for your education. Come and let dad hug you. Let me see if my little baby has gained weight after not seeing you for a whole winter." As he said that, Guo Jianping bent down and picked up Guo Ningwan.
He held Guo Ningwan in his arms and shook her body, and she was indeed much heavier.
He smiled and said, "It seems that all the meat I ate was not in vain. It has all grown on my body."
"That's right. My sister said that if I eat more meat, I will be as tall as her soon. Then I can go to school with my brothers and sisters." Hearing Guo Jianping say this, Guo Ningwan said with a proud smile.
Then she reached out and patted Guo Jianping on the shoulder, saying seriously, "Dad, you have to work hard to earn money, okay? I'll be grown up and go to school soon."
She heard from her sister that studying costs a lot of money, including registration fees and the purchase of pens and notebooks.
Everyone was amused by her cute appearance.
Guo Jianping quickly suppressed his laughter and said, "Okay, Dad will work hard to earn money so that you and your brothers and sisters can go to school together."
"Well, later on I want to get 100 marks in both exams like my older brothers and sisters." Guo Ningwan nodded seriously and said.
Guo Haochen and Guo Ninghuan both scored 100 in both subjects during their final exams, while Guo Haoxi just passed in math but failed in Chinese.
Deng Qingling rewarded Guo Haochen and Guo Ninghuan with three White Rabbit milk candies each, and Guo Ningwan looked envious.
Not only did Guo Haoxi not get anything to eat, but Deng Qingling also punished him by making him copy the questions he hadn't answered correctly on the test paper.
The weather was freezing cold, and Deng Qingling didn't want to go out to visit friends, so she asked Guo Haoxi to give him extra lessons, which made him miserable those days.
He had no choice but to turn his grief and anger into appetite and gnawed two more bones at night.
Guo Ningwan and Xiao Haoran were often taken out to visit relatives and friends by Liang Xueying, and Guo Haochen and his friends were also away from home all day, playing everywhere.
Hearing his little daughter say this, Guo Jianping smiled and said, "Then you should learn more from your older brothers and sisters."
Deng Qingling wrote a letter to Guo Jianping to tell him about the children's final exam results.
In fact, Guo Haoxi is not stupid, he just doesn't focus on studying.
Deng Qingling promised that if they did well in the exams next semester, she would take them to town.
Sure enough, with a carrot hanging around his neck, the lazy Guo Haoxi became much more diligent. He always asked his brother Guo Haochen to teach him and said he would try to get full marks in the next semester.
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After Deng Qingling put away the things Guo Jianping brought back, she came out and saw Li Chunyan holding Xiao Haoran and talking to Guo Jianjun.
Guo Ningwan lay in Guo Jianping's arms, while Guo Haochen and others stood beside her and chatted with Guo Jianping.
Seeing this happy scene, Deng Qingling smiled and said, "It's time to cook. Haochen, come in and help light the fire."
After saying that, he went into the kitchen, and Guo Haochen followed him in.
Deng Qingling was preparing to cook cured pig's head tonight. After cooking every time, the stove would still retain the residual heat from the firewood, so they would always put the pig's head on it to roast it.
In just a few days, the cured pig's head was ready.
She cut a quarter of a big pig's head, cut the cured pig's head into thin slices, then stir-fried it briefly and added garlic sprouts to stir-fry together. Soon, the aroma of cured meat wafted out.
The cured pork head fried in this way is very fragrant and delicious.
Because there was still a lot of oil and water in the pot after frying the bacon, Deng Qingling didn't even wash the pot, but directly poured the cabbage into the pot to fry.
After frying the cabbage, Deng Qingling also steamed a bowl of egg custard.
After cooking the meal, Deng Qingling also washed the pot and boiled some hot water so that she could wash the dishes later.
It's so cold, if you wash your hands with cold water, you will get frostbite.
The whole family sat together, eating corn and multi-grain rice with fragrant fried bacon with garlic sprouts, fried cabbage, and egg custard. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Especially the hot corn soup in the thermos. After eating it, I felt warm all over and very comfortable.
After dinner, without being told by their parents, Guo Haochen and the twins cleared the table and went to the kitchen to wash dishes and boil water for their bath.
Others were sitting by the fire and chatting in the main room.
I can't sit still without a fire.
It is particularly cold this year, with the temperature outside only a few degrees.
There will be white frost at night, so it is especially cold at night and in the morning. When the cold wind blows, people will shiver.
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