"Why are the cannons so loud? Let dad buy some during the Chinese New Year. Then I will let them go with Brother Yixin and my eldest brother."
"Stupid, your firecrackers are so loud? It's obvious that my mother is teasing you."
As Li Tian spoke, he patted his younger brother on the back of the head. The little guy who was patted was very unconvinced.
"Then you said those weren't firecrackers, what were they?"
"Two kicks, it has to be a powerful two kicks, ordinary ones will definitely not work."
Li Tian didn't understand the explanation and pretended to understand. Li Huai didn't doubt it either, and nodded with great conviction.
The siblings quarrel and quarrel, but the elder sister's status and prestige are absolutely secure.
Cheng Xue looked at the two of them, not only pursed her lips and chuckled, but also worried.
Cannonballs have no eyes, so if something went wrong, it would be no joke. Suddenly I felt stuffy in the room, so I made a soup and carried him out.
Not far away, I walked around the courtyard. From time to time, I would also ask Bai Wei and the others to go to each house to check the stoves and make sure there was water in the big pot and firewood in the stove in case of emergency.
Under her seemingly calm face, she was thinking about countless "possibilities" in her mind. Of course, she was scaring herself, and was finally denied by herself, which has no practical significance.
When Li Yue came back from the convenience store, she saw her mother standing motionless at the entrance of the hospital. She couldn't help but frown slightly, with worry on her face.
Walking back into the house three times a step, until——
"What are you looking at? What's wrong?"
Li Yue came back to her senses and saw Yan Yixin, and shook her head shyly.
"I didn't see anything...eh? Can this water be used?"
"Are you thirsty? There is frozen pear water I made in the house. Come in and drink."
"Sister, come in quickly, the pear water is getting sweet. Brother Yixin's craftsmanship is getting better." Li Huai invited with a loud voice.
With Li Hui setting an example at home, neither Yan Yixin nor Li Heng were able to stay away from the kitchen. It was not difficult to make soup or light a fire.
Li Yue shook his head, said "No" to the room, and then said:
"Brother Yixin, I want to make soup with water and give it to my mother. I'm afraid my mother will get cold if I stand like that in such a cold day."
Hearing this, he smiled knowingly, pointed to the side and said:
"What a coincidence, we want to go together, and I also want to make some soup for my aunt. My uncle and aunt have a good relationship, so my aunt will definitely be thinking about it now. Please keep her busy so that she doesn't get the cold wind."
The children in the family all know Li Hui and his wife. They never leave their mother-in-law, and they are sincere and have a good relationship.
Li Yue thought about it and thought it made sense. He rolled his eyes and took it into consideration.
In the room, Li Hengzheng was sitting absent-mindedly. Li Tian and Li Huai said something to each other as usual, which made me choke.
When the two children saw Li Yue entering the house, they made a tacit agreement to "truce" and called "eldest sister". Li Heng came to his senses and saw the eldest sister looking at him, spreading her hands with an innocent look on her face.
He has become very well-behaved. He has been sitting on the kang in the house looking after the children without going anywhere. Now his sister looks at him like this...
"What...what happened, sister?"
Li Yue didn't tease him, pointed outside and said:
"It's not going well. You take Tiantian and Sidan to find Bai Wei, cut the radishes brought by the army into shreds, and let my mother bake pies at noon."
Li Heng nodded when he heard this, jumped down to the ground and took his younger brother and younger sister out.
"Tangtang, Yubaozi has finished filling it."
"Oh, here it comes."
Li Yue came out of the room in response, took the Tang Pozi from him, and said:
"Brother Yixin, I want to go to the village and see the big pots in each house later."
As soon as she finished speaking, her face burned terribly. Yan Yixin was not a fool, so he naturally heard the underlying meaning behind her words.
"Okay, you send it to your aunt first. After I finish watching Tiedan, they will go find you."
"Don't look at them. Tiedan has Tiantian and Sidan, with shredded radish on it."
When Yan Yixin heard this, she nodded with a smile and motioned for her to see Mrs. Tang off first.
Li Yue came out and saw Bai Shu coming back from the courtyard gate dejectedly, knowing that this was not a good idea.
"Miss."
"Without courtesy, go back and help the young master. I'll be there."
"Yes." Bai Zhu saluted again and left quickly.
Li Yue walked behind Cheng Xue and said softly:
"mother……"
"I'm holding Mrs. Tang, it's not cold." Cheng Xue interrupted her without turning around.
Li Yue was helpless and could only pretend to be innocent and chuckle:
"I know Mom is not cold, but I still want to give her a soup. By the way, I want to ask Mom, what should I make for lunch?"
lunch?
Cheng Xue looked up at the sun. Although it was still early for lunch, it was time to prepare because there were so many people. It was not clear how long it would take to go up the mountain, but you had to eat lunch and you could not fight until you were full.
"What do you have now?"
"Sidan wants to eat pie. I brought the cabbage and had it chopped into pieces. There are also radishes in the military camp, Tiedan is sweet and Sidan has threads. Do you think it would be good to make a pie?"
Listening to the child's cautious suggestion, Cheng Xue took a deep breath, adjusted her state and said:
"I'm going to do some extra work, and those who suppress bandits on the mountain will also have to eat."
Li Yue didn't expect that he could actually persuade him to succeed. He said "hmm" happily and nodded heavily.
"Mom, I want to go out and check the stoves in each house. Brother Yixin can accompany me, okay?"
"Okay, why not! There's no need to change Tangbao for me. You can carry him out by yourself." Cheng Xue didn't stop her.
Yan Yixin came out of the house and walked over to Cheng Xue, holding her hand in her hand. She just told him "be careful" and said nothing more.
Looking at the backs of the two of them walking out side by side, I immediately felt like "I have a grown-up girl in my family." It's almost time for another birthday, and the days go by so fast.
Yan Yixin walked beside Li Yue in a disciplined manner, with half an arm's length between them. Their eyes occasionally met, even though they were shy, they were generous.
Ever since he and his uncle went to work at the Yamen, they were so busy hitting the back of the head every day that they had no time to chat with her. Now that he finally had the opportunity, it would be hypocritical to say he wasn't happy.
When they walked into the first three rooms, the two of them didn't talk to each other. It was much better when they walked into the fourth room, and Li Yue was able to tell him something about the dim sum shop.
"...After it opens, I will ask Shuangxi to deliver snacks to Brother Yixin at noon. Don't you like pine nut cakes the most?"
"Okay, then I'm welcome." Yan Yixin smiled and agreed, "Is the money enough? If it's not enough, I'll have more."
"That's enough, that's enough. What you gave me last time hasn't been used yet. When we make money in the future, we'll share my share equally."
"No, just keep it all, it will all be yours from now on."
He said it naturally, which made her shy.
It was a cold day in Salem, but I didn't feel my bones were freezing. On the contrary, my face was extremely hot.
"Tangtang, I gave it to you on your birthday. I can't refuse it this time."
As soon as these words came out, Li Yue, who was already feeling hot, suddenly felt that his body was filled with heat and embarrassment!
"I know...I know."
Although he was shy, he still nodded in agreement and did not refuse.
After the two checked all the houses and made sure there was a fire under the stove and water in the pot, they walked confidently towards the courtyard where they were stationed.
Although the distance between the two people is still maintained, it is obvious that they are much closer than before.
"Yongxi, be careful and don't bump into the master."