Winter nights are long.

But it will be six o'clock, and it will be completely dark.

Because as soon as it was dark, Shen Linglong couldn't see it at all, there were several candles lit in the house, and the fire in the house was bursting with firelight.

The back door of their house was closed, and no wind blew in through the hall, and although it was cold outside, everyone in the house was dressed a lot, and there was a fire in the house.

There was a pot on the fire made of an iron bowl, and in the pot was the hot pot made by Daddy Shen according to what Shen Linglong said, a spicy hot pot, and some meat dishes were ordered from time to time, so that several children couldn't help but untie their clothes.

"Bang bang bang-"

There was a knock on the door outside, and Shen Aihua stood up and said, "It should be Uncle Ah Quan." ”

He put the bowl on the table and went over to open the door.

Sure enough, it was Fu Yiquan who came in, he was probably a little cold, the whole person was shrunk in his big cotton jacket that looked like it was full of patches, and he was also leading a basket in his hand, covered with a rag, Shen Aihua didn't know what it was, but he didn't care, and hurriedly brought Fu Yiquan in.

After Fu Yiquan came in, he smelled a spicy smell, and he swallowed his saliva involuntarily.

Shen Linglong added him a bowl of rice and said, "Come and eat." ”

Fu Yiquan was very reserved, he first put the basket on the table, lifted the rags, pointed to the unknown dried herbs inside, and said, "These, Dad said to let you stew them in soup and water to drink." ”

Shen Linglong glanced at it, she was not a person who studied medicine, so she naturally didn't know what these herbs were.

However, what the Fu family sent must be useful to Shen Linglong, and Father Shen hurriedly put away the herbs in the basket when he heard this, and asked carefully how to stew them in the soup.

Shen Linglong knew that they were all doing this for their own good, and they didn't care.

When they were almost done, Shen Linglong said, "Dad, if you keep talking, the pot will be dry." ”

In this way, Father Shen stopped asking and beckoned Fu Yiquan to eat together.

Several children knew each other, and there was more laughter and laughter in the family after a while.

The meal didn't end until seven or eight o'clock, Daddy Shen refused to let Shen Linglong brush the pot, Shen Linglong had to take out the red clay jar from the stove before, which was stewed for the Fu family by Daddy Shen Linglong's words before.

Shen Linglong opened an iron bucket with half-extinguished black charcoal in it, and finally put the red clay jar in it steadily, ensuring that Fu Yiquan would not let the red clay pot spill out.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Shen Linglong asked Fu Yiquan to go back with the iron bucket, although there was a flashlight at home, but in order to hide people's eyes, Shen Linglong did not give it to him, but asked repeatedly: "Do you want to send you back?" ”

Fu Yiquan immediately said: "Why do I want them to send it?" When the time comes, I won't have to send them back, and my father will have to beat me to death. ”

Dafu was unconvinced and said: "I drink Erfu and I am not like you, I am timid, we don't need to send it!" ”

Fu Yiquan said: "I don't have to send it!" I'm not a little brave at all! ”

After saying that, he carried the bucket and left in a huff.

Shen Linglong was still a little worried, and Dafu muttered when she saw it: "Erfu and I can go over there alone!" He's a little older than us, mother, what are you worried about? ”

Hearing this, Shen Linglong also felt that this was very right, so she didn't think much about it, and beckoned a few children to wash up and go to bed quickly.

Shen Linglong didn't stay at home for a few days, and after the sketch came out, Shen Linglong was ready to go to the town.

But a few people in the family didn't let her, not to mention letting her recuperate at home.

After being involved for a long time, the family gave in, saying that they would let Dafu Erfu go home, and these two boys followed Shen Linglong together.

This made Shen Linglong regret it, thinking that she would wait for these little ghosts to go to school before preparing to go out.

But even if Shen Linglong says that she won't go today, I'm afraid that these children won't believe it, and they will guard her inch by inch, until she has to compromise.

If it was before, Shen Linglong would probably have taken a step back.

But people who conceive children have uncontrollable temperaments.

Shen Linglong insisted on staying at home and treated the children who were pressing her step by step with silence.

She went straight back to her room and said, "Then I'm not going." Whatever you keep watching, you still go to school, and you don't give me a study. ”

The sudden change of face made several children look at each other, a little worried and a little scared.

Daifuku looked at the closed door and asked dryly, "Erfu?" What's the matter? ”

Erfu was silent.

He doesn't know what the hell is going on? Why does it look so angry.

After Father Shen saw it, he sighed and said, "It's me who is not good, you babies shouldn't be involved in this matter." All go to school, all go to school, don't stay at home. ”

"That's not going to work." Daifuku refused without thinking about it, "What if my mother waits for us to leave and goes to town alone?" How bad is that? ”

Although Dafu understood that Shen Linglong seemed to be angry, he still decided to follow Shen Linglong, and he couldn't let him go out alone by his mother, for fear that something would go wrong.

A man should protect the women of the family.

This was taught by his father, Chen Chi.

Father Shen knew that the babies in the family had their own ideas, saying that they would not listen.

He sighed and walked away with his hands behind his back.

There are seven children in the family, and the older children gather around the table to recite the endorsement of the book, and the writing of the handwriting.

The three little ones ran out from time to time, pulled the window to peek at Shen Linglong in the room, and reported the situation to a few older children.

Although Shen Linglong didn't close the curtains, she didn't come out to eat until noon, and the door didn't open, making several children look at each other.

This situation was not until Chen Chi came home coldly, several children all rushed out, looking at Chen Chi timidly, and after Chen Chi knew about it, they all set up horses under the tree, even the two little girls were no exception.

And Chen Chi entered the house.

Dafu walked on the horse, and asked very unconvinced: "Dad is unreasonable!" We're not wrong at all. ”

Erfu mocked: "The language you learned is used on your father, and you are not afraid of being beaten?" ”

Daifuku is actually a little weak-hearted, but he is already unconvinced: "I'm not wrong! Isn't this what Daddy taught? The men in our family must protect our mothers and sisters and sisters. ”

Erfu ignored him, and he didn't understand.

Shen Aihua, who had been silent, listened to what Dafu Erfu said and acted for, and said coldly: "But we forced the fifth aunt not to go out of the room." ”

The eldest sister lowered her eyebrows and said, "We also skipped class and threatened my mother." ”

Dafu was inexplicable: "But it's all to protect my mother, my mother is not in good health, and she still has a doll in her belly, what if something happens?" We can't live without my mother! ”

The little sister who couldn't stand and Shen Aixia sat on the ground, and the two little girls sat in pain, and they cried with a wow.

A few of the big children who were pulling the West were anxious and wanted to help their two younger sisters, but the majesty of Chen Chi on weekdays made them dare not move, so they could only say anxiously: "Little sister, Xia Xia don't cry, get up quickly, get up quickly, otherwise my father will be punished when he comes!" ”

Dafu was very responsible and said: "You little girls, don't stand, Brother Dafu will stand for you!" ”

What he said is thin and cloudy, especially with the momentum of a big brother.

Erfu rolled his eyes and said, "Shut up, you, when the time comes, I will really stand for you, and the first one who can't stand will be you." ”

After saying that, he went over and picked up the two little girls, and put them on the small bench under the tree with difficulty.

And said, "Don't cry, just sit here for a while, and if your father asks, he will say that he is wrong." ”

Daifuku was unhappy when he heard it and said, "What is wrong with you?" We're right! ”

Xiaofu slowly moved over and asked in a low voice, "Brother Erfu, can I also say that I know that I am wrong?" My leg hurts. ”

Erfu glanced at Xiaofu and said, "Are you a sister?" ”

Xiaofu said: "I am my younger brother. ”

Erfu ignored him and re-tied his horse.

Xiaofu snorted, stopped standing, ran under the eaves, pulled on the window, patted the window, and shouted: "Mother, mother, mother, I was wrong, I will never make my mother angry again-"

"Xiaofu! You little coward! Dafu was angry when he saw it, and scolded Xiaofu while stepping on the horse.

Xiaofu pouted and said, "It's wrong, you made my mother angry, and my mother didn't come out to eat!" ”

The other children wanted to say that they were right, but they all knew that it was themselves, so Shen Linglong didn't leave the room and didn't even come out to eat.

They were speechless and didn't know how to refute Xiaofu.

In the end, there was only Daifuku, who stubbornly said: "I'm not wrong!" Dad is not here, I just want to follow my mother! Otherwise, there would be no mother! ”