On Christmas Day, Mrs. Fujimoto, who got up to make breakfast for the whole family, received two gifts from her husband and children.

Mr. Fujimoto gave him a gold bracelet, although the source of the bracelet is not a major international brand. But everyone who lives in the county knows that the gold store has been in the county for more than 20 years, and its reputation is still quite good.

As for the children's gifts, it is much simpler, all of them are handmade zuò greeting cards.

Although those two pieces of paper were not worth a few dollars in terms of commercial value, Mrs. Fujimoto liked them very much, after all, they were a piece of her children's heart, and the mind was something that could not be measured by value.

But after the joy, Mrs. Fujimoto looked at her youngest son's manual homework this week, and frowned a little embarrassed.

Seeing his wife's embarrassed appearance, the curious Mr. Fujimoto put down the newspaper in his hand and reached out to look at his youngest son's homework list in his wife's hand.

Looking at him, he couldn't help but whisper out: "Please ask students and parents to work together to make a lantern with fruits or vegetables as the main material." There is no limit to the size of the lantern, so please bring the lantern to school next Tuesday and light it on the playground together. ”

The more I read, the quieter it became, and it was obvious that the little fat man's manual work also made the gentleman scratch his head.

Putting down the card, Mrs. Fujimoto savored the taste of her son's handwork message, and suddenly she had a bad premonition.

So the lady looked at her daughter and asked, "Junko, since everyone is lighting the lantern in the playground together, then you won't be the same in the middle school?" ”

Before Mrs. Fujimoto finished speaking, Junko took out her weekly manual work notice card from the pocket of her jacket, handed it to her, and said, "Mom, my weekly manual work is the same as that of my younger brother, and I also need to make fruit or vegetable lanterns with the help of my parents. ”

Mrs. Fujimoto, who felt that she had been struck by the heart, took a deep breath and said with a smile: "That's it, then please leave this matter to your father, your grandmother said that he likes to do handicrafts since he was a child, and he is still holding a knife, so it must be great to make lanterns with such dexterous hands, and my mother will be responsible for buying all the things you want to use." ”

Mr. Fujimoto opened his mouth wide when he heard this, looking at the lady who pushed himself out to fight lightning without hesitation, he vaguely knew that his wife was not good at doing handicrafts since she was a child, but this attitude of avoidance, how bad is Rie's handiwork?

If that's the case, is it really okay to hand over the customer's styling to a wife who is too poor in hands-on ability?

However, this gentleman did not dare to question his wife's craftsmanship now, so he had no choice but to change the subject and say: "Isn't jack-o'-lantern or something something that will only be used on Halloween?" It's been almost two months, how did your school think of it? ”

The little fat man blinked when he heard the words and said, "Dad, the school said that not only pumpkin lanterns, as long as they are made of vegetables and fruits, any lantern can be used." Inoue said that he was going to make banana lamps and orange lamps, Dad, I want a different lamp from others, can you help me do it? ”

The little fat man who made the request looked at his father with expectant eyes, not knowing how much his request made his father's head hurt.

Because of Mo by Xu Jie's side, Mrs. Fujimoto didn't even do it as a temporary assistant that day, and after placing the cats' things in the rest area of the backstage, she went back to the store to help.

Since he got a big, red and delicious apple from the organizer yesterday, Xu Jie is particularly energetic today, and he is full of energy to stand on the stage to attract popularity for the business.

At noon, Mrs. Fujimoto drove over and brought them some food, filled them with some water, and after afternoon tea, Mo did not know where he had gone.

At dinner time, Mo didn't come back, and Xu Jie listlessly ate all the food left in the food plate with one of his cats.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Mrs. Fujimoto handed over the business to her husband, and she herself brought her two children to pick up all kinds of things needed for the purchase.

When Mrs. Fujimoto came over, it was just in time for the end of the lottery on the hour.

Seeing the lonely cat staying in the background, Mrs. Fujimoto asked in surprise: "Hey, why is you the only one here in the Great Sage, where is the big black?" ”

Xu Jie meowed weakly when he heard this, indicating that he didn't know either.

It's strange that the big black cat isn't with his tanuki.

Just as Mrs. Fujimoto was about to ask again, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the mall.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fujimoto stood up and looked towards the doorway, and then said, "Oh, isn't that Daikoro?" How did it come back with a cardboard box and what was inside? ”

Xu Jie instantly became energetic when he heard this, and ran to the door with the little fat man.

Mrs. Fujimoto and Junko followed behind them, and when they met, the two cats hugged each other and rubbed together, while Mrs. Fujimoto bent down to carefully examine the cardboard box that had been pushed over by the big black cat.

The outer packaging of the cardboard box is very complete, and after looking around, Mrs. Fujimoto understands that the box contains vacuum frozen imported turkey legs.

This kind of thing is a hot commodity around Christmas, something that can't be obtained without booking in advance, where did this big black cat come from?

This question is exactly what Xu Jie wants to know, so he pointed to the box of vacuum frozen turkey legs with his cat's paw and meowed.

Mo listened to Xu Jie's question, licked his nose with his tongue and said: "That's what Meow got when he went to the warehouse to catch mice this afternoon, and Meow used ten piles of twenty mice today in exchange for this box of turkey legs." ”

Xu Jie took a deep breath when he heard this, although Mo's mathematics is very good, but because he has not studied for a long time, it is only limited to two digits.

It can't count beyond that, but it will cleverly convert to another way of calculating it that it can understand.

Just think about the ten piles and twenty rats it just said, that is, 200 mice, such a huge number is a very difficult challenge even for a rat catcher like Mo.

No wonder it went out at around 2 p.m. this afternoon, but only now returned. This is thanks to the large number of rats in the warehouse, otherwise it would not be easy to get together the number of 200.

It's no wonder that the warehouse will agree to give out the turkey legs that are now selling well as a reward, probably because the number of rats that Mo caught this time is too staggering.

But what does Mo want a turkey leg for? Xu Jie, who couldn't figure it out, asked this question.

Mo Wenyan shook his beard, rubbed his head against Xu Jie's neck and said, "Meow heard it today, the human side said that today is a festival, and they all have to eat turkey legs." If everyone else eats it, you don't eat it, that's not okay, everyone else has it, my cat has to have it. Not only do you have to have it, but you have to be the best. ”

Xu Jie snorted excitedly when he heard this, and twisted hard in Mo's arms, but he also lost the stability of Mo's lower plate, so he didn't let Xu Jie screw it out.

Looking at the two cats that were tired of being together, Mrs. Fujimoto sighed lightly and looked at the box of turkey legs and said, "Alas, this is my life again. But it's too late to eat turkey thighs at this point today, and when I take them out and marinate them tomorrow morning, everyone should be able to eat delicious roast chicken thighs in the evening. Hey, this box is still packed with four, so good enough to eat twice. ”

Carrying the box of turkey legs back to the backstage lounge area, Mrs. Fujimoto looked at her mobile phone and said, "It's all this time, I have to go to the supermarket immediately, otherwise I won't be able to buy good things, Junko and Kenta, do you want to go with me?" ”

When Junko heard this, he said that he wanted to go to the supermarket, and Kenta originally wanted to stay here to accompany the Great Sage, but he looked at the two cats in the rest area as if there was no one around, and he only cared about each other's appearance, so he pouted and left with his mother.

Anyone who has lived in Japan knows that leafy vegetables, non-frozen cut meats, and melons and fruits that are cut open and sold in the big supermarkets are not allowed to be sold every other day.

Therefore, at 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening, the fresh food section of major supermarkets will start to discount promotions, and the prices at that time are very favorable.

Experienced mothers will rush out to buy at this time to ensure that they can eat a nutritious and delicious breakfast at the table tomorrow.

Mrs. Fujimoto, pushing a shopping cart, crowded into the crowd of people rushing to buy her mother, and quickly snatched two pieces of chicken breast from the fresh meat stall.

Then she took out two green peppers and carrots from the vegetable stall and put them in the shopping cart and said, "Tomorrow morning, our main dish is stir-fried chicken breast, and now we can go and buy the ingredients for your handicraft class." ”

By the time the three women came out with their shopping carts to check out, their trolleys contained pumpkins, grapefruits, oranges, and coconuts in addition to chicken, green peppers, and carrots.

Judging from the materials they selected, Mr. Fujimoto is going to have some trouble.

Sure enough, after the lottery ceremony, Mrs. Fujimoto drove them home, and Mr. Fujimoto, who was waiting for them at home, looked at the handmade materials that his wife had bought, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

But staring at his son's expectant eyes, as a father, he couldn't let his child down, so he had to bite the bullet and start making zuò fruit and vegetable lanterns with his son and daughter.

Junko's side is more dismissive, this eldest lady doesn't care about the material and style of the lantern, as long as it is made and qualified, it can be used.

Finally there was a snack saved, and Mr. Fujimoto breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the pumpkin.

He had made jack-o'-lanterns before, so Mr. Fujimoto decided to settle his daughter before coaxing his son.

In fact, jack-o'-lanterns are not difficult to make, as long as you draw a pattern on the outside, and then take a knife and pick out the nose, eyes and mouth along the drawn design.

So listen to your husband draw a pattern on the pumpkin, let your daughter take a utility knife to buckle the pumpkin, and wait for the pattern to be cut out, and then take out the pumpkin seeds inside.

After settling his daughter, Mr. Fujimoto went to plan the next lamp, and the two began to study the coconut, orange, and yuzu.

Xu Jie was very interested in the Fujimoto family's handicraft class, and he always sat in the living room to watch, and before long enough, Xu Jie got a hat made of grapefruit peel.

Mo didn't feel anything of these things, and he was standing guard at the kitchen door, watching Lady Fujimoto prepare tomorrow's meal.

After dealing with the chicken breast, Mrs. Fujimoto turned her head and looked at the big black cat squatting at the kitchen door, without the slightest intention of moving, so she had to shake her head and say, "Okay, okay, I'll deal with the turkey legs right away, marinate them and wait for the oven tomorrow, okay?" You're a real guy, and you can't do it at all if you miss the Great Sage. ”

Watching Mrs. Fujimoto put the marinated turkey leg into the refrigerator pantry, Mo left the kitchen door with a satisfied tail wagging.