"If they get older, I won't let them play with my daughter," Shen Gongqi said.
"Okay, okay, drink quickly. This is Yaya's first time making friends. Don't let her scare you away," Fang Nuo said.
Upon hearing this, Shen Gongqi softened his serious expression.
The children who had just felt someone staring at their backs suddenly felt a lot more relaxed and continued to happily eat with their friends.
The two of them hadn't sat here for a while before Aunt Dahua came over.
When she entered the house and saw a bunch of children on the Kang in the main room of her house, Aunt Dahua said, "I was just wondering why there aren't many children going to pay New Year's greetings today. It turns out they are all at your house."
"Auntie is here, come over and make some light by the fire. I'll give you a bowl of the white fungus soup I stewed for you to drink." Fang Nuo stood up and greeted him warmly.
"Oh, it's better to be here at your house. There is a fire for roasting and food is prepared. No wonder the children love to come to your house." Aunt Dahua said with a smile after hearing this.
"Auntie, what you said is so exaggerated. They are just playing with Yaya here," Fang Nuo replied.
I went to get a clean bowl, scooped out a bowl of white fungus soup for Aunt Dahua, walked to the brazier and handed it to her.
Aunt Dahua saw that there was still watermelon inside, so she asked: "Why do you still have watermelon at home? Isn't it already early to stop gardening?"
"This is before we closed down the garden. We picked it and put it in the cellar. I didn't know if it could be stored at that time. Today was the first time I took it out to have a look. I didn't expect it to be quite good," Fang Nuo explained.
"Does this make you liveable? I'll try it next year at my house. When you harvest it, tell me and I'll wait for you to pick it before picking it again," said Aunt Dahua.
"It's not a big deal. I'll let you know when the time comes," Fang Nuo said.
Seeing that she agreed, Aunt Dahua thanked her first, then started to drink the white fungus soup. She took a sip and said, "Well... what are the pieces in here? It's quite chewy. And your white fungus? It's from the mountains." Picked?”
"Those are the pearls I rolled with sweet potato flour, just to add some texture. The white fungus was a few I came across in the mountains during the rainy season last summer. I didn't eat it at the time, so I made dried white fungus. That's right. , I just thought of going out to eat today," Fang Nuo said.
"Well, it's indeed delicious. You only need to put in the effort to think about eating like this," said Aunt Dahua.
"I only get some at home to eat when I'm bored," Fang Nuo replied.
The two were chatting by the fire, and Shen Gongqi was listening. He would only reply a word or two when he was mentioned.
Soon it was noon, and all the children asked to go back for lunch.
Fang Nuo didn't stop him, put on the shoes of the younger ones, said goodbye to them, and sent the children out.
Goudan walked at the end, and after the others left first, he turned around and asked Fang Nuo: "Aunt Shen, can I still come to play with Yaya in the future?"
"Of course you can, but Yaya is still too young to go out now," Fang Nuo said.
"I can take Yaya to play at your house. Don't worry, Auntie," Goudan said.
"Then you are welcome to play with Yaya at home next time. Be careful when you go back," Fang Nuo said with a smile.
"Okay, aunt, I'm going back." Goudan got the permission and jumped away happily.
After sending the children off, Fang Nuo went to the kitchen to steam the food.
After a while, Aunt Dahua said: "It's getting late, so I'll go back first and come over to chat with you when I'm free next time."
"Auntie, you have lunch at home today and then go back. I've steamed everything," Fang Nuo persuaded.
"No, the men and children at home are still waiting for me to prepare lunch when I go back," Aunt Dahua refused.
"Oh, uncle and the others won't go back when they see you. They will get food by themselves. Aunt, don't always think about going back." Fang Nuo stopped him and said
"No, I have to go back." Aunt Dahua insisted on going back no matter what. She didn't want to eat at her house.
But in the end, Fang Nuo was not pulled over and could only stay.
When Aunt Dahua came to the dinner table, she was still saying: "You promised me that you would take your family to my house for lunch tomorrow. Don't take your word for granted."
"I know, I will definitely not forget what I promised you, auntie." Fang Nuo looked at her and replied seriously.
With her correct words, Aunt Dahua sat down to have lunch.
What they ate today were yesterday’s leftover buns and vegetables.
With the addition of Aunt Dahua, the help was consumed faster.
After lunch, Aunt Dahua didn't sit down for a while before she proposed to go back.
Fang Nuo was sent to the door: "Auntie, come back soon. Remember to come back and play again when you have time."
"I will come when I have time. Remember to come early tomorrow and come back after playing at home," said Aunt Dahua.
"good"
After sending Aunt Dahua away, Fang Nuo first put Yaya to sleep, and then he and Shen Gongqi cleaned the house.
Most of the children who came to pay New Year greetings in the afternoon were missing. After waiting for the day, they closed the courtyard door and made dinner.
Yaya played with her friends all morning today, so she slept a little longer at noon.
The meal at night tasted much better, and the little girl actually finished half a bowl of rice.
This frightened Shen Gongqi and asked Fang Nuo: "Daughter-in-law, Yaya will feel uncomfortable in his stomach after eating so much tonight?"
"No, she's not young now. She knows whether she's full or not," Fang Nuo said.
"That's good. After dinner, I'll take her to the ground for a few laps, otherwise I'm afraid she will eat the food." Shen Gongqi heard his wife's words. Although he was a little relieved, he was still worried about the child eating the food, so he suggested I'll take her for a walk to eat.
After dinner, the family ate for a while before cleaning up and taking a rest.
When they got up the next morning, the family had breakfast at home, tidied up, took some work, and set off to Aunt Dahua's house.
When I arrived at Aunt Dahua's house, I was warmly welcomed in.
Aunt Dahua hugged Yaya and said, "I thought you wouldn't come today, so I was going to ask your uncle to call you."
"I promised you, aunt, but I will forget it," Fang Nuo said
"As long as you haven't forgotten, you guys sit and chat in the room for a while, and I'll go to the kitchen to prepare lunch." Aunt Dahua said, putting Yaya on the kang and sitting down, and then prepared to go out to prepare lunch.
Fang Nuo spoke to Shen Gongqi and followed Aunt Dahua to the kitchen.
"Oh, why are you following me? I don't need any help here. You go and sit down." Aunt Dahua said when she noticed that she had followed her out.
"There's nothing wrong with me sitting there. Why don't I come to the kitchen and chat with you, Auntie?" Fang Nuo said.
The two of them were busy in the kitchen, because the meals were all ready-made, and they were all ready in a short time.
When the time comes, the food is put on the table and the two families start having lunch.
Shen Gongqi also drank some wine with the captain and his son, but Fang Nuo just reminded him to drink less, mainly because of his injuries.
After she and Aunt Dahua finished eating, they got off the table and took Yaya to sit on the side of the kang to chat.
