"Still eating? If I don't eat the rest, I'll let Mabel give it to the fourth child and bring them back? ”

Glancing at Tian Dazhuang who pushed the door in, Chen Qiao'e asked.

"If you don't eat it, give it to the fourth child!"

"No, it's too much, leave some for the peas, and-" Tian Meibao waved her hand, she was worried that her grandmother would find out, and she wouldn't be able to tell when the time came.

"What are you afraid of, it's hot at this time, and there is no one in the yard." Tian Qingan said, "You can rest assured and go boldly!" ”

Seeing that Tian Meibao was still hesitant, Tian Qingan simply said: "Then you wait, I'll go out to help you take a look first." ”

The courtyard was empty, Tian Qingan went back and knocked on the door, "It's okay!" ”

Tian Meibao hugged her bulging belly and glanced at the courtyard before shrinking her head and trotting back to the east room.

It was also a coincidence that she had just closed the door when a gust of wind blew, bringing a smell of inferior fat powder.

Tian Qingan rubbed his nose and saw two people coming on the path far away, the second aunt and a pregnant woman with a belly.

In the second room, only the eldest Tian Fuhe just got married a few years ago.

"Red dates, why are you standing here on a hot day?" Through the fence, the second aunt shouted.

"Second uncle...... I was about to go back. ”

"Don't rush to leave just yet." Li shouted loudly, "Your second sister-in-law is back, you haven't seen it yet!" ”

Tian Qingan had no choice but to greet her, and the second aunt grabbed her hand, which was sticky and greasy, very uncomfortable.

"This is Zheng's, your second sister-in-law, who has been pregnant for four months, and has seen several doctors, all of whom say that it is a male baby...... This is a red date, didn't I tell you, your third uncle is back, this is your third uncle's little daughter. The second aunt was very enthusiastic, "Red dates, your father and mother are not in the house, I think about it twice, just recognize it all at once!" ”

Tian Qingan looked at Zheng, who was sweating like rain and had a not very good complexion, and persuaded: "Don't be in a hurry, we are not leaving immediately, second aunt, you should hurry up and take the second sister-in-law back to rest, I think she is a little uncomfortable." ”

"Ouch, really, look at me, forgot." The second aunt hurriedly supported the Zheng family, "Hurry, hurry, you are uncomfortable and say it earlier, you are my eldest grandson in your belly, you really have to have a good one, are you worthy of our Lao Tian family?" ”

Babbling in her mouth, the second aunt lightly helped Zheng to walk back to the east chamber quickly, "Red dates, let's recognize people another day, it's hot, you go back to the house quickly!" ”

……

"The second sister-in-law is back." Entering the house, Tian Qingan said, "I'm four months pregnant. ”

"Well, my mother knows...... You get up early in the morning and lie next to the peas, and my mother will fan you. Chen Qiao'e wiped the sweat off her forehead for her.

"Okay, then I'll sleep for a while." She whispered, "Big brother reading in there?" ”

"Hmm." Chen Qiao'e patted her back gently, "Sleep, don't think about something that you don't have." ”

In the cool breeze, Tian Qing'an fell asleep after a while.

She was awakened by a high-pitched laughter, a little dazed, and the pea next to her hugged her arm, and she cried out wow, and she came back to her senses.

Chen Qiao'e had already picked up the peas and coaxed.

Tian Qingan rubbed his eyes, "Sister, what are you doing outside, so noisy?" ”

"I don't know." Tian Qingyu shook his head and concentrated on making a purse.

"Sister, you keep doing needlework day by day, it's not good for your eyes."

"Huh?" Tian Qingyu was stunned, "But if you don't do needlework, what are you going to do?" ”

"You can do anything!" Tian Qingan's eyes rolled, "Why don't I teach you a few fun games?" ”

"What's the game?" Tian Qingyu opened curious and blank eyes.

Tian Qingan looked at her sympathetically, the ancients were so pitiful, don't worry, I'm here to save you!

Tian Qingan looked at the old lady, silently fished out a piece of wooden stick from under the bed, took out a pointed knife from his purse, and divided the wooden stick into dozens of small pieces with a few clicks.

Fortunately, she has a lot of strength, just like cutting tofu, but it is not very laborious.

"Sister, if you count, you want two hundred and twenty-five." Tian Qing'an smoothed it with a carving knife while pushing the remaining small squares over.

"Second sister, what are you doing?" Pea still had a nasal voice, but that didn't stop him from being curious.

"Guess?"

"I can't guess!"

"Want to know?"

"Yes!"

"Take it and find a square plank, it should be smooth and flat, well, it can't be less than that long!" Tian Qing'an gestured, her hands were fatter, and things that were too small were actually not easy to trim, which caused her to be one size bigger now in everything she did.

"Mother-" Pea looked at Chen Qiao'e with blank eyes.

"Wait until your father comes back, where can I get it for you...... It's really a stick of incense that can't be idle. After all, he didn't stop it, which made Tian Qingan breathe a sigh of relief.

It didn't take long for the pieces to be ready, the oval was flattened, and it was ugly, but it didn't pierce the hand.

"Sister, you go to your brother to get some ink, black out all the '×' I drew in it, paint it on the other side, and then dry it, well, it should be one hundred and thirteen."

"I see." Tian Qingyu had already thrown away her purse, watched Tian Qing'an move the knife intently, and nodded again and again when she heard the words.

Tian Qingan put on his shoes and went outside to find a plank.

Pea, the little heel, followed behind.

After all, it can be regarded as the hometown of carpenters, and the three uncles in the family have also learned carpentry, and usually make their own things at home, but it is easy to find a suitable plank in the firewood room.

When I came back, I heard bursts of laughter from the main house, and there were a few more children in the yard that I had never seen before.

After glancing at it, she went back to the room, she trimmed the edge of the wooden board and smoothed it, and quickly drew a grid on the entire wooden board, Tian Qingyu who looked at it was amazed again and again, "You are really straight in your drawing!" ”

"Practice makes perfect."

"Practice makes perfect?" Pea asked.

"It's skilled, it's good to do anything, just like me, a knife down, this line is straight and straight, if you, it must be crooked."

"Not really!" Pea was not convinced, and his hand was about to move, but Tian Qingan didn't give him a chance at all, and soon finished drawing the chessboard, and the black chess pieces were also made.

Tian Qingyang took it out, "You want to play chess?" ”

"Yes!"

"What kind of chess are you?" At first, I thought it was Go, but the number was wrong.

"Backgammon...... Haven't heard of it, look at it! Tian Qingan pushed the uncolored white pieces to Tian Qingyu, leaving the black ones for himself, "I'll talk about the rules, backgammon, well, the chess pieces are placed at these intersections, as long as they are connected into five pieces, you can recover the chess pieces and capture one of the opponent's chess pieces, until one of the chess pieces can no longer be connected into five pieces...... It's simple, why don't we try it now? ”

In fact, the history of backgammon is much older than Go, but she has never seen anyone play backgammon here, but if nothing else, this kind of thing must have existed for a long time, but it may not be so wide.

Tian Qingyu nodded, looking interested.

Tian Qingan is also willing to accompany him.

"Eldest sister, you use Baizi, go first."