Guo Youxing and his children, who were eating, chatted with Guo Jianping, who was sitting by the brazier to keep warm and waiting for ginger soup.
After drinking the ginger soup, Guo Jianping sat down at the table and ate with everyone.
After dinner, Guo Ninghuan cleaned up the dishes and went back to the kitchen. He scooped some hot water from the pot at the back stove into the basin before starting to wash the dishes, while Guo Haoxi boiled water for a bath.
The others gathered around the brazier and chatted. Guo Ningwan even told Guo Jianping that she had sprained her ankle.
But Guo Jianping was very nervous and asked about the condition of his foot injury.
I was relieved to learn that Guo Ningwan's foot injury was not serious.
Although he felt sorry for his daughter, Guo Jianping still said a few words to her, asking her not to be so naughty, and that he would buy some fireworks for them to play with during the New Year in a few days.
Guo Ningwan was not angry after being scolded by her father. Instead, she smiled and acted coquettishly to Guo Jianping, asking him to buy more.
Her parents love her and won't be willing to hit her as long as she admits her mistake.
"Mom, you see my foot is injured. I don't need to go to the store with you to help tomorrow." Guo Ningwan tilted her head and leaned on Deng Qingling's arm, saying with a smile.
Deng Qingling touched Guo Ningwan's little head and said gently, "No need. Mom has hired a temporary worker for the store. It's so cold, and Mom can't bear to let you get up early every day to help with the work.
You brothers and sisters can play at home and sleep in every day."
"Really?" Guo Ningwan and Guo Haochen smiled and said at the same time when they heard that the store had temporary workers and didn't need their help. "That's great."
They can sleep in and mom has someone to help with the work.
"Wife, why do you hire a temporary worker instead of a permanent worker? That way you won't have to work so hard." Guo Jianping said.
Deng Qingling: "It's not easy to recruit permanent workers. It was a coincidence that we were able to find temporary workers this time.
Ang Lee only worked until New Year's Eve and went back to school after the New Year."
"Ang Lee?" Guo Jianping asked.
As soon as Guo Haochen and his sister heard it, they knew it was the Li An they knew.
"Dad, I know who Li An is. He is the eldest grandson of Grandpa Li who lives in the back street of our store. He is in the first year of high school in the county town. Sometimes when he comes home on holidays, he will play basketball with my eldest brother!" Guo Ningwan said.
"My brothers and sisters and I often go to Grandpa Li's house to watch TV in the evening. When there are not many people around, Brother An will give us something to eat." Guo Haochen said.
"This Li An is the same Li An who returned lost property in the county before." Deng Qingling said.
"Oh!" Guo Jianping said in surprise, "So Li An is a pretty good kid."
He was willing to hand over such a huge sum of money, so Li An will definitely have a good future.
They chatted for a while and then the bath water was ready.
Guo Haoxi soaked his feet directly in the kitchen, and Guo Ninghuan took the hot water in a foot basin to the main room.
She said to Guo Ningwan who was warming herself by the fire, "Sister, let's soak our feet together. I've got your towel out too."
They all took a bath last night so they can just wash their feet tonight.
"Thank you, sister." Guo Ningwan smiled with her eyebrows curved and her eyes sparkling like two little stars, very cute.
"You, why are you being so polite to your sister?" Guo Ninghuan placed the foot basin next to Guo Ningwan to make it easier for her to wash her feet.
Sister Guo Ninghuan took off their shoes and socks, washed their hands and faces, and started soaking their feet.
While soaking their feet, the two sisters were talking and laughing.
Except for Guo Jianping and his wife, everyone else was soaking their feet.
It was such a cold day, so after soaking our feet, we chatted for a while and then went back to our rooms to rest.
Guo Jianping was still in the kitchen boiling water for a bath. After Deng Qingling finished her bath, she went back to her room to make the bed.
Covered with a thick quilt and lying on the soft mattress in bed, she was tired and sleepy after a busy day and fell asleep quickly.
Not long after, Guo Jianping also returned to the room. Seeing his wife's sleeping face, with some hard-to-conceal fatigue between her eyebrows, he felt quite distressed.
He couldn't help but reach out and stroke her brow, sighing softly.
well!
This stubborn little woman doesn't even know how to feel sorry for herself.
After taking off his thick clothes, Guo Jianping lay down next to Deng Qingling. He turned sideways and put his big arms around her slender waist, with his chin close to her hair, smelling the faint fragrance.
Guo Jianping was obviously very tired and fell asleep after a while.
When he woke up, it was already past nine in the morning.
Deng Qingling was woken up by the biological alarm clock at around four or five o'clock.
She sat up in a daze. After she came to her senses, she went to the kitchen to soak half a bowl of peanuts, then lay back on the bed and slept until dawn.
After getting up, Deng Qingling went to the kitchen to wash the rice and cook the peanut rice first.
I found some small taro, scraped off its hairy skin, washed it, cut it in half, and put it in the pot to cook.
After simmering for about forty minutes, the peanuts and taro became soft.
Add some salt and oil two minutes before serving, and sprinkle some chopped green onions on it. The taste is simply amazing.
The taro powder is soft and sticky and melts in your mouth. The porridge also has the aroma of peanuts and chopped green onions. It is really super delicious!
Just smelling the aroma makes me hungry.
In such a cold day, eating a bowl of peanut and taro porridge can warm your stomach and body, and is nutritious and healthy.
"Mom, don't you need to wake my dad up to eat porridge?" Guo Ningwan asked.
"No need. It's rare that your dad is at home, so let him sleep a little longer. We can just leave some taro porridge for him." Deng Qingling finished the taro in the bowl and drank the porridge in a few gulps.
"Yeah." Guo Ningwan responded, then turned to Guo Haoxi and said, "Second brother, remember to buy me some snacks!"
How nice it would be to get together, eat snacks, roast by the fire and chat!
Put some sweet potatoes and peanuts next to the brazier.
Alas, it’s a pity that there are no popsicles at this time, otherwise it would be even more refreshing to eat popsicles by the fire.
"I know, second brother hasn't forgotten. I'll go after I finish this bowl of porridge." Guo Haoxi said.
"That's good." Guo Ningwan was not afraid that he would default on his debt.
She can't go out to play because of her sore feet, so she has to find something to do.
After breakfast, Guo Haoxi, Deng Qingling and others went out one after another.
Not long after, Guo Jianping got up.
"Dad, there is hot water in the pot on the stove, enough for you to brush your teeth and wash your face. There is peanut and taro porridge in the pot." Guo Ninghuan said.
"Okay, Dad got it." Then, Guo Jianping looked at Guo Ninghuan and his siblings and asked, "Have you all eaten?"
"We have all eaten." Guo Haochen and his two siblings spoke at the same time.
"Where are your mother and the others? Where did they go? Why are we nowhere to be seen?" Guo Jianping asked again.
"Second brother, you went out to buy me some snacks. Grandpa and mom went out to visit." Guo Ningwan said with a smile.
Guo Jianping: “Oh.” He went to visit so early.
Guo Jianping didn't say anything about Guo Haoxi buying snacks early in the morning. After all, it's natural for a child not to like snacks.
So Guo Jianping ignored them and went to the kitchen with a towel, toothbrush and toothpaste.
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