Shen Su'e was packing things in the house. When she learned that Lingbao wanted to go to the bamboo forest, she put the folded clothes on the bed and said, "Not today, I have to take Lingbao to meet her third uncle and fourth uncle later." Uncle."
"Oh, yes," her sister-in-law Zhao Cuilan nodded, "I have to go to the two brothers-in-law's homes."
Shen Su'e pulled little Lingbao to her side, "Tomorrow? Tomorrow, mommy will accompany Lingbao to dig winter bamboo shoots, okay?"
The baby girl nodded, "Well, Lingbao, listen to me."
After that, she, her mother, and Tugen went to her third uncle's and fourth uncle's houses, met all the relatives, and said hello to everyone.
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when Lingbao got home. He saw two girls, Dele and Dehuan, sweeping the pig pen with brooms and their bodies were dirty.
"Mom, Lingbao wants to play with them." Little Lingbao said.
"They are working, Lingbao, don't disturb them."
After saying this, Shen Su'e sighed, thinking that Dele and the others were the granddaughters of her eldest brother and sister-in-law, not her own. Although she thought it was pitiful that they had to do so much farm work at such a young age, it wasn't much. say what.
"Grandma, why do they have to do so many things?" Tu Gen didn't understand, "Dehuan doesn't look much older than me. He's probably about the same age as my brother. My brother never has to work. of."
His grandma pinched his face and said, "That's because your parents dote on you. Many children as old as you are already helping their parents with their work."
"Grandma also dotes on me, and she never lets me do any work," Tugen said.
Shen Su'e was amused by her grandson's words, "Yes, I love you too."
"Haha, my life is so good! Although my brother is not very good to me, my parents, grandparents and aunts are all good to me."
While Tugen was talking with a smile, Lingbao looked at the big and small bags on the table, thinking that they contained biscuits and candies, and asked her mother: "Mom, can Lingbao give Dele and Dehuan a few biscuits?" "
"Why?"
"Because Lingbao originally promised them to take them to play in the bamboo forest, but he didn't go today." The female doll said in an apologetic tone.
Her mother touched her head and said, "It's not Lingbao's fault, it's my mother who didn't agree to your going, but I will take you Dele and Dehuan with you tomorrow."
After saying that, seeing that Xiao Lingbao's eyes were still on the table, she opened the oil paper package containing the biscuits, counted ten biscuits, and handed them to her precious daughter.
"Give it to them, five dollars each."
"Wow, you actually gave them so much?" Tugen swallowed greedily, "Grandma, can I have a piece too? Just one piece."
"You little greedy cat!" She scolded with a smile. Shen Su'e took out a biscuit again and handed it to her grandson. "Here, take it and eat it. Just one as promised. Don't say you want to eat it again after you finish it." eat. "
"No, if I say eat one piece, I'll eat one piece." Tugen stuffed the whole biscuit into his mouth and chewed it loudly.
Seeing him narrowing his eyes involuntarily, with a happy and satisfied look on his face, Shen Su'e asked the little Lingbao on the side, "Lingbao, how many biscuits do you want to eat?"
Milk Baby thought for a moment, "One piece. If you eat too many biscuits, you will feel thirsty and will not want to eat dinner. Lingbao prefers to eat things cooked by his mother."
Shen Su'e felt that her whole heart softened. The corners of her lips were raised, and her eyes were curved, full of love for her daughter. "Okay, I'll take a piece of Lingbao too. Now, here it is for you."
Lingbao took the biscuits and saw his mother folding the oil paper wrapping the biscuits again. He hurriedly asked: "Why don't you eat it, mother? The biscuits are very fragrant!"
"Mom is an adult, and adults don't like to eat these sweet things." Shen Su'e said.
"Why? Eating sweet things can make people happier," Lingbao said, looking at the few biscuits left in the oil paper bag, and guessed, "Mother, do you think the biscuits are going to be gone? No Are you willing to eat it?"
"Ah? Actually it's not..."
Seeing her mother's eyes dodge, Xiao Lingbao felt that she had guessed right, and comforted her mother: "Mom, don't worry, there will be more biscuits after you finish eating them. The gods will give Lingbao delicious ones. Maybe he will never be able to eat them." over."
Hearing her say the word "immortal", Shen Su'e hurriedly made a "shh" gesture, "In my uncle's house, try not to say anything about immortals, so as not to be overheard by others, you know?"
After explaining her daughter, she immediately said to Tu Gen: "Tu Gen, you must also remember grandma's words. You can't tell others that the gods will send food to your aunt, otherwise everyone will take your aunt away. "
Tugen, who had just finished eating the biscuits, nodded hurriedly, "Dad also told me not to let me tell others. Grandma, don't worry, I won't tell."
"If someone asked you where our biscuits came from, what would you say?" Shen Su'e frowned slightly and asked seriously.
"Second uncle gave it to grandma!" Tugen replied.
"Did your father tell you to say this?"
"Yes, dad said that my second uncle is from a pastry factory. Even if he gives biscuits, others will not suspect him. This is what my second uncle told Fugui."
After listening to Tu Gen's words, Shen Su'e thought quickly for a while, "I can't say that anymore. Your uncle and the others all know that your second uncle and I don't deal with each other. It's impossible for him to send me cookies, so we have to change the way of saying it." .”
"What's that?" Tugen asked curiously.
"Just say...just say it was given by your uncle's relatives, and then your uncle gave your grandpa a pack of biscuits. Do you understand?"
Tugen's mind was a little hard to wrap his head around, "Uncle, give me your milk..."
Xiao Lingbao smiled and said: "When we were in our village, we would say it was a gift from my relatives on my mother's side. When I arrived at my mother's side of the village, I would say it was a gift from my relatives on my father's side."
"That's right, Lingbao, you are so smart. That's what mom means. Because the two villages are far away and have no contact with each other, so the secret will not be revealed."
Afterwards, when Dele and Dehuan had cleaned the pigsty, Tugen ran up to them mysteriously and whispered: "My aunt likes you and wants to give you delicious food. Come with me!"
"Aunt?" Dele asked, "Who is your aunt? Is she our eldest aunt?"
"No, your aunt is my grandma, and my aunt is my grandma's daughter. She is yours..."
Tu Gen scratched his head, "Who is it from you?"
When he was still wondering, Dele said in surprise: "I didn't expect that the little sister is actually the daughter of my eldest aunt. Then isn't she our cousin?"
Her sister tilted her little head, "Cousin?"
"Yes, she is younger than you, Dehuan, but she is older than both of us."
At this point, she said to Tu Gen: "Then I will call her cousin and you cousin from now on. Isn't this right?"
"Cousin? Then you are all my cousin?"
"Yes, yes, we are both your cousins."
After the children recognized each other's relatives, Tugen thought of what his aunt had told him and hurriedly said: "Come with me to find your aunt."