Xiaohu stubbornly refused to give something to it, and Xiaowei saw such a scene and ran to the kitchen obediently. Dong Xiaoman and his wife looked at each other, and Dong Xiaoman smiled: "It's not an important thing, we don't understand many things when we first come here." Xiaohu was born in the city since he was a child, and he taught us a lot. Usually the neighbors also give the children a little candy to eat, but the eldest mother is in a hurry to leave. ”

The old lady looked at Dong Xiaoman and said in embarrassment: "Your name is Xiaoman?" ”

Dong Xiaoman nodded, pointed at Erlang and said, "Well, this is my husband." We live in Zhangjiagou, and we want to do a small business to make ends meet when the autumn harvest is free! ”

The old lady sighed and said, "It's not easy, and the young ones can still live and make money." Don't stand in the courtyard, come in and sit for a while. ”

Dong Xiaoman nodded and pulled Erlang into the hall with the old lady, Xiaohu Zhidao Grandma agreed and volunteered to show Erlang the donkey cart.

Xiaowei also brought two bowls of water and happily went to find what her brother wanted to eat.

Dong Xiaoman saw that the two children were more precocious than ordinary people, and he knew in his heart that he was probably a hard-lived child.

The old lady saw Dong Xiaoman's pity and sympathy looking at Xiaowei's back, and she could also see that Dong Xiaoman was a careful and kind person who could observe words and feelings.

After admiring, he sighed and said: "You have all seen it, I live alone with two children." I'm afraid they'll learn badly! When my daughter-in-law was more than a year old, she disliked the poverty of her family and divorced my son. After my son gave him a letter of resignation, he said that he would go to the battlefield to fight for fame, and he would be gone for five years. Hey, how can it be that easy. I guess there will be no people. ”

Looking at the old lady's heartbroken appearance, Dong Xiaoman couldn't bear to open his mouth to persuade: "No news is good news, people were watching yesterday, and good people will have good rewards." ”

The old lady nodded and said with a smile: "You are a clever girl who can talk and coax people." After speaking, he got up and said: "If you come, you are a guest, and you and Xiaohu are also fateful." Don't be polite today, just eat some coarse tea and light rice at my place. ”

Erlang and Dong Xiaoman got up and said, "I can't help it, I can't help it." ”

Mrs. Wang said with a tiger face: "Where can't you do it?" I'm afraid you dislike my wife for not being able to make big fish and meat, right? ”

Dong Xiaoman said helplessly: "How can we, we are also poor." After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and said, "Auntie, let me help you." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Erlang and said, "Husband, you can take out our dry food and give it to the children." ”

Erlang was also very sympathetic to the two children, nodded and raised his feet to get the cakes and snacks prepared for lunch by Dong Xiaoman in the donkey cart. Dong Xiaoman followed the old lady into the kitchen, and looked around to see that although the kitchen was empty, it was indeed very clean. Thinking that the old lady was also a neat and clean person, I saw the old lady scoop out two bowls of noodles from the noodle bowl and pour them into the basin and stir with water.

Dong Xiaoman knew that he was going to make pimple soup as soon as he saw this skew, and looked at the old lady's white sideburns sadly and remembered his grandmother in his previous life.

The old lady loves her grandson very much, otherwise how could she treat them so highly. There is obviously not much fine grain at home, and this old lady is not simple.

Dong Xiaoman stepped forward and said, "Auntie, I'll do it." Let's gossip, and you can rest for a while. ”

The old lady gave it to Dong Xiaoman, and found a stool to peel onions while chattering. In the courtyard outside the door, Jiro was distributing pastries to the two children, mixed with mixed grains and steamed pastries mixed with walnut kernels.

Dong Xiaoman knows that there are many nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, and pine nuts in the mountains behind the road. Nut coarse grain pastry has great benefits for the human body, when making it, Dong Xiaoman deliberately put a lot of eggs to make it soft, and put white sugar to make it sweet.

The children were very disappointed when they saw the coarse grain steamed cake in Erlang's hand, because they could make it at home, but it was very hard. After taking it politely, I found that it was very soft, and I tore a piece and put it in my mouth and it was soft and sweet, and I was even happier when I found that there was still stuffing in it.

Although Erlang was a little stunned, his heart was not bad, and he could see that this family was not having a good time. The old lady was old and took two small ones, and looked around and found some branches and firewood.

Without asking any questions, he walked there and picked up his axe and began to chop wood. Split the wood more than three feet long into three sections, so that the old lady can hold firewood and burn firewood.

By the time Dong Xiaoman and the old lady were cooking, Erlang had already chopped the firewood and stacked it neatly. The old lady didn't say anything when she saw it, just smiled and nodded, and beckoned Erlang to come into the house for dinner.

There was nothing to eat on the dinner table, just the traditional steamed bean cake with fat cake. There are also pickles made by the old man himself, Dong Xiaoman tasted the sauce made by the old lady very specially, very similar to the bean paste of later generations.

"Auntie, your sauce is delicious. It's not the same as what we usually eat! Dong Xiaoman opened his mouth and praised.

"It's nothing, I found your craft to be good. If you look at the fat cake, there is too much sugar and too many eggs, and there is no taste of the original grain. The old lady squinted her eyes and smiled at Dong Xiaoman's pastry comment.

"I like my aunt's hair cake, it's fragrant and soft." Xiaohu chewed the hair cake and puffed out his mouth and said.

"Like, like!" Xiaowei also nodded and said.

"If you like it, eat more, and bring it to you next time my aunt comes over!" Dong Xiaoman smiled at the children and assured him.

Before the old lady opened her mouth to reprimand the two children for being unruly, Erlang said on the side: "Auntie, you bought all the firewood, right?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Yes, there is no place to chop firewood nearby." I can't chop wood, so I have to buy firewood. ”

Dong Xiaoman was puzzled: "Then what do you live on, aunt?" ”

Mrs. Wang said: "My needlework is not bad, and it is still okay to sew and mend clothes for others." ”

Dong Xiaoman was distressed when he heard this, and Erlang said here: "Don't spend that unjust money in the future, there are many mountains and trees behind our house, and I will pull a car for you." ”

Mrs. Wang clapped her hands in surprise and said, "That's a good feeling, I've always been reluctant to buy firewood." I'm old and have no choice, hehe, I'm really bothering you. Saying that, he glanced at Xiaohu lovingly and said, "Xiaohu is still a blessed person, and he brought a noble person to his home." ”

Dong Xiaoman excused himself: "Where is the nobleman?" It's also not a hassle. It's rare that we have this fate, and our husband and wife will rest here in the city after that. ”

Old Madam Wang nodded, packed the ticket and said, "Don't worry, the city will rest here with me in the future." Don't you like to eat this sauce? I don't dare to boast about anything else, my skill in making sauce is a taste that my ancestral family can't make at all. I'll bring you a jar to eat while you're gone, so you don't have to cook every day. ”

Xiaohu immediately said with a bitter face: "Grandma, I still want to eat vegetables and don't want to eat sauce." Everyone suddenly burst into laughter, and Mrs. Wang gently patted Xiaohu's head and said, "You monkey child, clean up grandma's platform!" ”

After eating, Dong Xiaoman beckoned Xiaohu to go with them to sell the remaining Jiang rice noodles. Xiaohu agreed, and when she left, Mrs. Wang really took a jar of sauce and told Xiaohu: "It's okay to follow, but don't ask for other people's things." Such expensive things can be sold for money, and we can't harm people. ”

Xiaohu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I don't want anything this time." After speaking, he hugged the altar and followed Dong Xiaoman and his wife.

Dong Xiaoman was interested in helping the family, and chatted with Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, do you want to go to school?" ”

Xiaohu shook his head: "I don't like to go to school, what Mr. said is useless." I want to earn money so that my grandmother doesn't have to work so hard so that my sister has new clothes to wear. ”

Dong Xiaoman felt sour when he heard this, in the end, the children of the poor were in charge early. Although Yun'er in the family is not favored, but the Li family is the mother in the end, and there is a group of relatives around her, who are happier than Xiaowei of the same age.

"I used to work in a restaurant for a short time, but then my grandmother cried and brought me home. I don't know if she's so sad, and I won't dare to go in the future. Xiaohu said with a gloomy expression, lowering his head.

Erlang suddenly said: "It's not a good job to do chores there, and your grandmother also feels sorry for you being too young." You either have to study or learn a trade, and you have to have the ability to make ends meet. ”

Xiaohu shook his fist and bared his teeth: "I want to learn kung fu and become a dart master in the dart game." After speaking, he lowered his head and said, "But grandma won't let me, she is afraid that they will kill me." ”

Dong Xiaoman chuckled, thinking that he was still a child after all. Put his right hand on Xiaohu's shoulder and said, "When you find out what skills you want to learn, you can tell grandma well." She's a wise old man and will understand what you're thinking. ”

Xiaohu drooped his head, listless and muffled. Dong Xiaoman tempted: "A lot of times you have to pay attention to methods in business, so I'll take care of you as my assistant." It's also a reward for doing me a favor! ”

Xiaohu Daxi raised his head, and his bright eyes burst into a look of longing and surprise: "What should I do?" ”

Dong Xiaoman said gently: "You just take my food and walk the streets and alleys to find your friends." Tell them how delicious this is, and tell everyone how cheap it is. We only come once in 10 days, and if we don't buy it this time, it will only be 10 days later until the next time. ”

Xiaohu is a human spirit, and he immediately understood. The thief smiled sheepishly, and suddenly his face fell: "Grandma will scold me if she knows it, I can't do it." ”

Dong Xiaoman said softly: "Let's not tell her first, and then tell her when the time is ripe when we are all successful and make money." After she saw the results of your hard work, she knew that you are not afraid of hard work and want to be a real man to support your own home. ”

"Be a real man and hold up your own home." Xiaohu muttered and repeated, then nodded heavily and said, "Well, I will definitely work hard." I must make my grandmother believe in me, I must support the family and be a pillar of the house. ”

Dong Xiaoman smiled knowingly, not noticing that when Erlang looked at her, his eyes were focused and gentle, and the crooked smile on the corner of his mouth.

She will also be a good mother, Erlang sketched Dong Xiaoman's appearance as a mother in his mind. He was looking forward to those days!