Candy should have gotten the news earlier, Chen Anxiu and they just arrived, and they saw him probing his brain at the door, he was wearing a pair of light-colored pants, a white jumper, and a small red down jacket on the outside, the zipper was not closed, the hat was worn crookedly, he was carrying a small bag behind him, and he was holding two rooster dolls in his arms, one left and one right, and the whole person was about to move, as if he was in a hurry.

When the car stopped, he was still a little hesitant, just standing there staring at him, not close, but when Chen Anxiu opened the window and called him, he recognized it, the swaying one was about to come, there were steps in front of the door, he walked very carefully, first tried to move the right leg down, then the left leg, then the right leg, and then the left leg, clumsy, slow, but very steady.

The little aunt had already opened the door when she heard the movement inside, Chen Anxiu got out of the car and went in to hug him, helped him straighten his hat, pulled the zipper of the small down jacket, patted his bulging little backpack and said, "Candy, what good things are you carrying?"

Candy grinned and turned his back to show him, Chen Anxiu opened the small backpack and took a look, the contents had not been unpacked yet, it looked like a remote-controlled car, "There are so many things in candy, uncle will help you take it down and put it in the car?"

Candy nodded, "Uncle, brother." ”

Chen Anxiu touched his round head, "Uncle is here to pick you up to play with your brother." ”

The talking kung fu candy ball also came out of the house, and when he saw that they were untying their small backpacks, he said to Chen Anxiu, "Uncle Chen, this is what my father asked me to bring." ”

As soon as Chen Anxiu heard this, he said, "There are a lot of people at home, you don't need to bring this, just keep the candy for fun." He wanted to put it down, but Candy still grabbed the strap of the backpack and didn't let go, he smiled and had to carry the bag to the car, Candy may be used to it, put him in the baby chair, he is very well-behaved, and does not move.

After saying hello to Zhang Shinian, Sugar Ball also sat next to the candy.

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On the day of steaming steamed buns on Green Island on the twenty-eighth day of the month, there are also steamed early, but it can't be late, the twenty-ninth and Chinese New Year's Eve have other things to do, there is definitely no time to use to steam steamed buns, now the steamed steamed buns are eaten during the New Year, because there are many guests in the Chen family, Chen's mother has to steam a lot every year, and three or four pots are always wanted.

Chen's mother steamed steamed buns with a large iron pot of wood at home, a pot can steam more than 20 large steamed buns, the family steamed steamed buns themselves, the most used noodles are old noodles, and yeast powder is not commonly used, Chen's father always said that the steamed steamed buns with yeast are too soft, and they are not strong to eat. The old noodles are the dough left over from the last steamed steamed buns, and it is slower to use this dough, so Chen's mother usually puts the noodles on the night before and puts them in a house with a stove, so that the steamed buns are just right to make the next day without delaying time.

The noodles for making steamed bread are taken from the small mill in the town, because the machine of the small mill is not as advanced as the equipment of the big flour, the flour that is ground out is a little black, not as white as the one on the market, for a few years many people in the town think that this kind of noodles is not good, like to buy fine white noodles in the city to eat, if it is not for some people who are used to storing wheat in the small mill, the small mill almost closed down, not enough in recent years The wind direction has turned back, everyone says that this is the real whole wheat flour, there is no whitening agent, it is not easy to buy this kind of noodles on the market, for a while the small mill has become fragrant and sweet, and many people outside are inquiring to come here to buy this kind of wheat flour that is a little black。 But this is not entirely following the trend, this steamed bun from black noodles is really fragrant, and there is a real wheat fragrance.

When Chen Anxiu and they arrived home, Chen's mother's steamed buns had been steamed, and a pot of jujube dumplings was specially steamed, which were put on the pot in the kitchen to dry, and the pot would be steamed with millet cakes, and the yield of millet was very low.

Candy Ball had called in advance, and Ton Ton stayed at home and waited for him to not come out, and Candy was also there, and as soon as Candy saw him, he went straight to him, "Brother." "I also gave him a rooster doll in my arms.

Chen's mother was also very happy to see the two of them, added firewood to the stove, and came out to talk to them, "The sugar balls and candies are here, the steamed rice cakes in the pot, it will be fine later, don't go far when you go out to play." ”

Sugar Ball shouted to Grandma Chen, and Candy also shouted, Dad Chen stewed meat on the stove in the cubicle, and told them that they could eat meat later, which made the little brothers very happy, especially the candy, maybe smelled, and rubbed to Daddy Chen's side to take a look, the meat was almost stewed, but there was no salt yet, Dad Chen tore a little and fed it to him and the same open mouth Mao Mao eaten.

After Chen's mother greeted the child, she came over again and asked Zhang Shinian, "After the injection, is your body better, why is it so heavy when you catch a cold?"

Zhang Shinian could hear the true meaning of her words, and it was not polite, so he said, "It's not so heavy on my body." ”

Chen's mother said, "Just after the injection, don't blow the wind outside, go back and rest." This is almost the New Year, and it is most important to take care of your body. ”

Zhang Shinian agreed, Chen Anxiu accompanied him back to the house, and came to the kitchen to pour water, Chen's mother took out a bottle of honey from the dining cabinet and gave it to him, and instructed, "Drink the water and let him lie down and sleep, and the children just let them play in this house, don't let them go over to make trouble." I'll make some porridge on the gas later, and he'll eat it if he wants. "How can I say it all along, it may be that Zhang Shinian's performance is too good, and he has such an identity background, although he is called her mother, but many times she can't treat him as an ordinary junior, and she always feels that there is something missing, and this sudden illness makes people feel some pity from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Anxiu poured water for Zhang Shinian and relayed Chen's mother's words to him, "You are now my mother's own son." Hurry up and rest, call me if you have something, and I'll go out and see if there is anything I can do to help. ”

"Go ahead. ”

Chen Anxiu helped close the curtains, pressed the corners of the quilt for him, and then took the door out.

Chen's mother is just adding firewood to the fire, naturally he doesn't need his help, but Chen's father's side, he can help, Chen's father will buy a big pig's head and some pig's trotters every New Year, make pig's head meat by himself, stew and eat, or make meat jelly, but he always thinks that the stall outside is not clean, he would rather buy the one with hair, and come back by himself to take some trouble, he first roasted the pig's trotters with fire on the side of the stove, and then scraped it with a sharp knife little by little, Chen Anxiu has watched him do this since he was a child, and now I don't know how many times he has seen it, but when he was smaller, he patronized and ate, and did not have the patience to do this fine work。

"You tap it, and you cut the skin. "Dad Chen saw that his movements were very fast, and his appearance was much worse.

"This method is too laborious, and it is faster to boil in water. ”

"It's the cleanest. ”

Chen Anxiu retorted and said, "You are an old brain, by the way, what about Wangwang?" Wangwang's courier company also had an early holiday.

"After lunch, I followed your third uncle to your aunt's house to pick up your grandmother. Dad Chen wiped his hands, and then went to see the meat in the pot, the big bones boiled in it, and chopped a large piece of chicken in it, and put a little bit of dried shrimp to improve the freshness, so that the stewed meat can be eaten, and the rest of the soup is filtered, it is a good broth, and the noodles are used for ravioli, stew, and meatballs.

In Green Island, there is a son at home, and the old man is not happy to spend the New Year at his daughter's house, "How is the third uncle cleaning up over there?" I came back from Beijing yesterday afternoon, and I have been busy, and I don't have time to go there to have a look.

"It's okay to use it, and the rest can only wait until the end of the New Year. If you flip the east house and the gatehouse, you will not be able to miss 20,000 yuan, I see that after your third uncle bought a house for Providence, his hand is tight enough. Even if the company sends some money during the Chinese New Year, you have to save for the marriage of Providence in March. I bought a lot of beef and mutton this year, and your uncle also sent a lot of fish, shrimp and dry goods, and at night, let your mother pack some out, and you can send them to your third uncle's house. "Although it is said that there are four brothers, the eldest brother and the fourth brother are not at home all the year round, here he and the third brother are two, and the third brother is the younger brother, he doesn't help anyone.

"Alright, Dad, I got it. ”

In the middle of the afternoon, Chen Anxiu's sister-in-law's Bin came to a trip, and sent some flower steamed buns and bean buns over, the Chen family, the family, is Chen Jianmin's hand is the most ingenious, the New Year's flower steamed buns are basically sent by her, because there are too many does, and the patterns are not very complicated, just rabbits and peaches, and a few little hedgehogs, chubby and very cute.

Chen Jianmin's family goes through this every year, and Chen's mother has already prepared all the return gifts, just in time for the rice cakes to come out of the pot, and she has filled Binbin with some hot rice cakes. Chen Anxiu sent him out, gave him 500 yuan, and accompanied him to Chen Jianhao to put down his things.

At home, the four children have already started eating, tons of rice cakes and sugar balls, one person is inserted on the chopsticks to eat, the shape of the rice cake and steamed bread is almost the same, because the millet is very sticky, not easy to form, when making the rice cake, you have to add a little cornmeal and bean flour, which is wrapped in a lot of red dates that have removed the core, and the rice cake that has just come out of the pot is hot and sticky.

Candy and Mao Mao saw the brothers eat and saliva flowed, but the rice cakes were too hot, Chen's mother didn't dare to give them to eat, Chen's father coaxed them to eat meat, and specially selected a meaty chicken breast for them to tear a piece, the two fat dundun's food was very good, not much, most of the meat was fed, seeing that the pot on the stove was boiling badly, Chen's father put the remaining bit of meat on the table with a bowl, and said a word, ready to go into the house to see the pot and feed them again.

There was candy left on the table and sat in rows, candy may be a little impatient, so he wanted to pull the bowl to his side, but his arm was too short, the bowl was not pulled, the table was hit by him, the meat with the bowl fell directly under the table, and the candy looked under the table, and then he had already been lying on the side and waiting for a long time, and jumped up, picked up the meat and left.

Seeing this, Candy immediately got up and chased a few steps, but he didn't say that he only had two legs, that is, four legs, but how could he catch up with the head of the gang so short.

When the team leader saw that he was not chasing, he stopped to eat, and the candy chased two steps in this direction, and it moved. Candy stopped and stamped his right foot vigorously, beckoned his little hand to it like a decent hand, and coaxed, "Dog, come back." ”

Who cares about you!!

The fluffy tail of the head of the squad wagked back and forth twice, and continued to bury its head in gnawing on the meat it had been waiting for.

Chen Anxiu came back and happened to encounter this scene, and almost laughed, but when he saw the candy in his eyes, he had to hold back the smile that came up.

Candy was indeed wronged, as soon as he saw Chen Anxiu, he rushed over with a big fat face and hugged his legs, stretched out his hand and pointed at the head of the class and said, "Uncle, bad dog." ”

Anyone who grabbed food couldn't bear it, Chen Anxiu held back a smile and hugged him and echoed, "The head of the squad is a bad dog, but the meat can't be eaten if it falls to the ground, and Uncle will get it clean for you." ”

The ghost elf, just now just sat there grinning and laughing, like his ass nailed to the bench, he didn't move a nest, and then he ran over to call his father when he saw Chen Anxiu come back, Chen Anxiu hugged the two of them and walked in, Chen's father scooped a piece of meat out, and listened to Chen Anxiu talk about what happened just now, and he couldn't laugh.

"There's a lot more in the pot, so let's give it to the dog." Seeing that Candy didn't give up, Dad Chen went to see the head of the team, so he tore a piece of meat and fed it to his mouth first.

Although it is a good thing that the children like to eat, they are still young, and Chen's father did not dare to feed them too much, so he stopped when he felt that he was almost there, and took toys for them to go back to the house to play by themselves.

Chen Anxiu noticed that the candy sleeves were stained with oil, and the candy pants were light in color today, and it was especially obvious when it rubbed against the pants, so he picked up the person and said, "I'll take the candy back to the house to change clothes." ”

Because Zhang Shinian was sick and slept in bed, Chen Anxiu put the candy on the sofa, the family stewed meat today, the stove was burning brightly, the house was very warm, he took off his coat and pants for the candy, and immediately took a blanket to wrap the whole person, he took a few fat clothes for the candy to change, it should have felt similar, but the actual effect was much worse, the shirt was worn on the candy and couldn't even be buttoned, and the small pants were even more difficult to lift.

Chen Anxiu had no choice, held the candy in his arms, touched his round belly and said, "Candy, you are really a little fat man." ”

The candy is so small, I can't hear whether this sentence praises him or dislikes him, he may have been touched comfortably, and arched into Chen Anxiu's arms.

Chen Anxiu hugged him for a while, and suddenly thought that there were cotton pants and small jackets made by his mother in his parents' house, and his mother made a lot, and it was estimated that he could wear them until he was four or five years old, and there should be something suitable for candy to wear, he thought of this and put down the candy and said, "Candy, you wait for your uncle here, uncle will go get you clothes to wear, Uncle Zhang is sleeping over there, and Candy is lying obediently here." ”

Candy nodded, but when Chen Anxiu was about to close the door and leave, he shouted, "Uncle." ”

Chen Anxiu turned back to him and smiled and said, "Uncle will be back soon." ”

Candy looked a little nervous, but the room was dim, Chen Anxiu didn't notice it too much, he went out to ask Chen's mother, and then went to the closet to look for clothes, Chen's mother made more clothes, and he was a little troublesome to turn them over.

Candy lay quietly on the sofa for a while, and after a while, when he saw that Chen Anxiu didn't come back, he climbed down from the sofa by himself, walked to the bed barefoot, and went to see Zhang Shinian on the edge of the bed, but this chapter Shinian slept very deeply, so he didn't notice him. There was no movement here, so he ran to the door again and used his little finger to pick the crack in the door, but the wooden door at home was closed tightly, not with his fingers.

As soon as Chen Anxiu came out of the back room with a few cotton pants and jackets that he thought were similar, he heard a wowing sound in his room, and the candy slammed the door hard, crying and shouting, "Dad, brother......

He hurriedly ran over there, pushed open the door, hugged the crying candy and asked, "What's the matter, candy?"

When Candy saw that it was him, she threw herself into his arms, put her arms around his neck and cried loudly, as if she was frightened. Chen Anxiu didn't know what was going on, he was delayed for a while, but in less than ten minutes, what happened, Zhang Shinian also woke up when he heard this sound, but he also didn't know what was going on. Chen Anxiu threw the clothes he brought on the sofa, hugged the candy and patted it and said, "Candy fruit, it's okay, fat fruit, uncle is here, there's nothing to do, there's nothing to do, I didn't leave you alone, isn't my uncle coming back?"

But Candy hugged his neck tightly and still cried, Ton Ton and Sugar Ball went out to play, not at home, Chen's father and Chen's mother rushed over when they heard the movement, and they took turns to coax him to no avail, so I didn't see Candy crying like this.

He leaned down on Candy's face to look at it, and put a piece of semi-cool rice cake in his hand to Candy's open mouth, which should have been bitten by himself, and there were two dog tooth marks on it.

Chen Anxiu was cried by the candy, and when he saw that Mao Mao was still coming to make trouble, he held his little paw and planned to move away and said, "Mao Mao, go to the side and play by yourself, don't make trouble." ”

But the candy obviously didn't think so, he had already seen the rice cake in his hand, and while crying, he stretched out his little claws to take the rice cake, first put the rice cake in front of his eyes and recognized it, put it in his mouth to bite and try, and then sobbed while eating the rice cake, and when the rice cake was eaten most of the time, he was still humming in his mouth, as if he was still crying, but the tears had stopped.

Chen Anxiu was afraid that he would choke if he ate like this, so he didn't plan to let him eat, but when he saw this, he could only silently shut up with twitching corners of his eyes, and gently gave him a smooth back.

Seeing that he didn't cry, he threw himself on him and laughed, and after eating the rice cakes, he touched his eyes with two small fists, and shouted at him tremblingly, "Brother." "The voice was still a little choked, and it sounded strange and pitiful.

Seeing that he finally stopped crying, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief, Chen's mother turned over the cotton pants and small jacket she brought and put them on the heater to heat up, Chen Anxiu went to wring a hot towel to wipe the big flower face and two little claws for Candy, and smeared some oil on his face.

Steamed buns and steamed buns.