Xu Shiyan went out to see off his friends, while Su Anying went back to bring her children over.
After all, uncles, aunts and aunts are back, so it would be wrong for the children to avoid seeing each other.
On the way, Su Anying told the children that they should call each other when they meet, and they should be intimate with their brothers and sisters, and they should not argue or fight.
So when Xu Haiyuan and the others came in, they were all very sensible and called people one by one, making Xu Shixian and the others feel special.
"Yuanyuan, come quickly and let Auntie take a look at you.
I heard that you scored double hundred in the exam at the end of the semester, and are you still a top three student? Oh, you are really amazing, much better than your sister, brother and the others.
This kid is smart at first glance and will definitely have a future."
Xue Xiulin grabbed Xu Haiyuan's hand and praised Xu Haiyuan for being so good.
The Xu family moved here from Kuandian.
The rule in my hometown is that the eldest aunt is usually called aunt instead of aunt.
The second aunt is not called the second aunt, but the second mother.
If you didn't know what was going on, you would think that your father had multiple wives.
Xu Haiyuan and the others have been calling their elders this way since they were young, so they are used to it and don't find it strange.
However, Xu Haiyang, Xu Jingyi, and Xu Jingwen probably do not live with their grandparents, so they are not affected.
They don't call her that way, they all call her aunt, second aunt, and third aunt.
So when the Xu family came back during the holidays, they would call her "Auntie, Auntie, whatever."
Xu Haiyuan was a little uncomfortable with his hand being held.
I wanted to take my hand out, but I was afraid that my aunt would be unhappy, so I had no choice but to endure it.
Xue Xiulin praised him, but he didn't answer or didn't answer, so he could only stand there with an embarrassed look on his face.
Fortunately, my sister was considerate, and Xu Jinping jumped over at this time.
"Auntie, why do you only praise my brother and not me?
It’s good for me to study in Yuhong class. The teacher praises me all the time. Auntie, do you not love me anymore?”
The little girl had an innocent face, as if she was competing with her brother for favor, but when no one was paying attention, she turned her head and winked at Xu Haiyuan.
Xu Haiyuan couldn't hold back, lowered his head and smiled, taking the opportunity to take out his hand and give the place to his sister.
Xu Jinping lay in Xue Xiulin's arms and started chatting with her aunt.
From the new things in school to why the younger brothers and sisters at home are disobedient, they all talk clearly.
The little girl is handsome, with a rosy apple face and big twinkling eyes. No matter how well she is dressed, she looks innocent and cute no matter how she looks at her.
This girl is very soft-spoken. When she speaks alone, no one else can get a word in.
Xue Xiulin and the others listened patiently to a few words at first, but in the end they simply lost patience.
"Feng'er, um, go play with your sister and take good care of your sisters. Take good care of them."
Xue Xiulin felt that she could not let her little niece continue talking, as it would delay things too much, so she pushed Xu Jinping to sister Xu Jinfeng.
Xu Jinfeng is quite close to the younger sisters in her family.
So I came over and took Xu Jinhui, Xu Jingwen, Xu Jinxiu, Xu Jinping and Xu Jingyi, and the other sisters to play in the West Room.
Of course, by this time, Xu Haiyuan had long disappeared. He had already followed his brothers to the yard to watch his father clean up the pork.
The pork is shaved and chopped into large pieces. The ones you need for cooking tomorrow will be brought to the room later, and the ones you won’t use will be placed on the board.
At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the temperature was already quite low. The pork was already cool and the outside was a bit hard from the cold.
Just pour some cold water on it, leave it outside to freeze overnight, put it in a barrel and bury it in snow tomorrow morning. It will last a long time after being put away.
Although there is a refrigerator at home now, Xu Shiyan still thinks it is better to deal with it this way.
The actual freezer storage space of the refrigerator is not very large, and it cannot hold many things at all.
Xu Shiyan was cleaning up here, and the dogs were sitting at the door of the kennel, blinking and tilting their heads.
These dogs are all spiritual. There are so many people killing pigs at home, but they don't say a word, don't make noises, and don't bark.
When he saw the pork, he didn't say he was greedy and wagging his tail for it, he just sat outside the nest and watched.
"Then, this is yours."
After all, Xu Shiyan couldn't bear to treat the dogs harshly, so he gave the dogs a few large bones with a lot of meat that he had reserved in advance.
There is no chance to take them to the mountains to hunt this year. The dogs can't eat meat, and they can't get hungry without barking after seeing the meat. The dogs must be rewarded with something delicious.
Seeing Xu Shiyan coming with the bones, the dogs immediately became excited.
He shook his head, squeaked and screamed, his tail almost wagging to the sky.
Xu Shiyan stroked the dogs' heads one by one before handing them the big bones. The dogs carefully took the bones away and hurried back to their dens to chew on them.
"It seems that the third brother's family is living a good life. There is a lot of meat on the big bones, so just feed them to the dogs?"
Xu Shide happened to come out and saw it, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Shiyan laughed when he heard this, "I am too busy this year and have no time to take them to the mountains for hunting. In fact, they are at a loss.
If we have time to go up the mountain, why don't we just have these dogs and a few wild boars come back?
They have followed me all these years and have done a lot of good.
When we kill pigs at home, everyone is quiet and not noisy, so why don't we give them some benefits as a reward?"
Xu Shiyan didn't think anything of it. These dogs had contributed too much to the family. If they had merit, they must be given delicious food.
The dogs came to the Xu family in the summer of 1978, which is more than six years ago. In terms of dog lifespan, they are now considered to be middle-aged and old.
Hunting dogs are always injured, so their lifespan is short.
Take good care of it. You worked hard when you were young, and you must take good care of it when you get old.
Xu Shide was at a loss for words, but when Xu Shiyan said this, he was speechless.
"Third brother, are all your Clivias sold out? Don't you plan to plant more?" Xu Shide still couldn't hold it back and finally asked.
Xu Shiyan turned to look at his younger brother and smiled, "Let's go into the house and talk."
I knew that these brothers would definitely be unable to hold back their questions. Anyway, they had to explain things clearly sooner or later, so why not do it together?
Xu Shiyan brought the pig's head into the house and put it in the kitchen.
Tomorrow I'll put some asphalt on it and remove the hair, then put it in a pot and cook it.
Whether you keep it for entertaining guests or eat it during the New Year, it’s all good.
After packing his things, Xu Shiyan washed his hands and entered the house.
There were several brothers, sisters-in-law, and sisters-in-law in the room. When they saw Xu Shiyan coming in, their eyes lit up.
"Dad, we've packed up the meat and everything. Let it stay out overnight and just put it away tomorrow morning."
Xu Shiyan walked to Xu Chenghou and whispered.
"Well, just finish cleaning up and sit down. It's quite cold outside, so sit on the kang to keep warm."
Xu Chenghou moved a little to make room for his third son.
Then he picked up the cigarette pot, slowly filled the cigarette, pressed it firmly, lit it, and took two puffs. Then he raised his head and looked at everyone in the room.
"Originally, I wanted to wait until Lao Liu got married and left home before telling you.
But I see that none of you seem to be able to wait any longer, so let’s talk now.”