When he got home, Lin Tong dismantled the previous torn padded jacket and made a simple nest for the puppy in the kitchen.

Xu Nian has been squatting next to the puppy, he has a novel toy this time, not only has he been watching, but also talking to it.

"Dog, I'll give you a name, what's the name? Well, it's called rhubarb, okay? ”

The puppy makes a whimpering sound.

Xu Nianxiao's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, "Mom, I named the puppy, it's Rhubarb." It promised. ”

Lin Tong was speechless about his ability to choose a name.

Like, if it's a yellow dog, it's called rhubarb.

However, Xu Nian has no children during the day, in addition to learning to read books and play games, now he has another playmate.

Looking at the increasingly cheerful children, under his own careful care, growing up little by little, Lin Tong also felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Is Aunt Xu here?"

That night, Lin Tong was cooking at home, living here, unlike before in the countryside, where he needed to do a lot of work, Lin Tong's meal had been reduced a lot, and at night, he scrambled eggs for Xu Nian and wild vegetables that he dug during the day, and steamed the cake.

As soon as the dish was fried, someone came in.

When Lin Tong saw someone coming, he was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "At home, come in quickly, it's Yujing, why are you here?" ”

The person who came was the third child of the political commissar's family, Jiang Yujing, who was in the fifth grade of primary school.

Jiang Yujing, as her name suggests, is a very quiet child, she is carrying a bag of mung bean cakes in her hand, and she blushes slightly when she speaks, "Aunt Xu, this is the mung bean cake that my mother brought back from the county for my aunt and younger brother." ”

Lin Tong was a little surprised, except that she had been to the political commissar's house on the day she first came, and she also brought a bag of snacks bought by the supply and marketing cooperative, the two families had no intersection, and she hadn't even seen Liu Ailian and her three daughters these days.

"Oh, that's embarrassing, your mother is too polite." Lin Tong knew that this was a favor that Liu Ailian didn't want to owe her, so she simply said a polite word and let people into the house.

Jiang Yu smiled shyly and put the mung bean cake on the windowsill, "Auntie is going to eat, I'll go back." ”

Lin Tong grabbed a few pieces of candy for her and pressed her to sit down, "I finally came to my aunt, why don't you sit for a while before leaving." You are sitting, there is nothing at your aunt's house, I made some small shortbread for Xiao Nian in the afternoon, can you taste it? ”

Life is much better than in the countryside, Lin Tong consciously controls Xu Nian to eat fatty meat, refines the excess fat into oil, and usually uses rapeseed oil for stir-frying.

Lard is occasionally stewed, and there is nothing to do in the afternoon, so I tried to make some ghee snacks with lard, there is no oven, she directly uses the pot to burn, the taste is very good, the crispy straight slag, Xu Nian is very happy to eat.

Jiang Yujing waved her hand embarrassedly, "No, Auntie, I still have to go home and do my homework!" ”

Lin Tong likes the quietness of this little girl, "I will eat it for a while and then go back, so as not to delay time." ”

As he spoke, he had already gone to the kitchen and brought a plate into the house, "Come, you can taste it." ”

Knowing that the little girl was embarrassed, Lin Tong simply handed it to her and smiled at her: "Eat and see if you like it?" ”

Jiang Yujing took it embarrassedly, pointed to the story written by Lin Tong on the windowsill and asked, "Auntie, you wrote this?" ”

Lin Tong smiled, "Yes, it's okay to write and play." ”

Jiang Yujing only glanced at it a few times, and felt that this aunt's words were very beautiful, and she didn't dwell on this story, but under Lin Tong's courtesy, she took a bite of dim sum, and her eyes suddenly smiled into a slit, "It's delicious!" Auntie, this is what you did? It's better than mung bean cake, you're amazing. ”

Lin Tong saw that she liked it, and she was quite proud, "Auntie has done a lot, you can take some back later......"

Jiang Yujing hurriedly waved his hand, "No, I can't ask for it, my mother will say mine." ”

She said and hurriedly stood up, "Auntie, I'm going back, my mother will be worried if I go back late." ”

Lin Tong touched her head when she heard this, "That's okay, then the aunt won't keep you, take this piece and eat it on the road." In the future, I will go to my aunt's house to play when I have time, and my aunt likes little girls like you, which makes me feel that I am still very young. ”

In fact, screaming one aunt after another, Lin Tong felt very uncomfortable.

She is six years older than this girl, and even the same age as their eldest sister, but now people are very particular about seniority, and she can't go against folk customs, she is too unconventional.

What's more, she is actually twenty-four years old inside.

"Auntie, I'm going back to do my homework," Jiang Yujing looked at her bright smile, and somehow said what was in her heart, "I don't study well, if I can't get into junior high school, my mother will be very angry." ”

Lin Tong was stunned for a moment, and asked a little strangely: "Isn't it compulsory education?" How can you not pass the test? ”

Jiang Yujing said with some loss: "My grades are not good, and I am at the bottom of the class." I'm stupid, not as smart as my eldest sister and second sister, and not as likable as my sister. ”

Lin Tong smiled: "Who said that?" I think you're very good, quiet and quiet, how likable! ”

Jiang Yujing's eyes lit up slightly, "Really? ”

She is the third oldest in the family, with two older sisters above and a younger sister below, even if Liu Ailian tries her best to be impartial, but as the third is still the most neglected one in the family.

"Of course, how could Auntie lie to you!" Lin Tong hesitated for a moment and said: "If you have a course you don't understand, you can come to your aunt's house after school, and your aunt will tell you, and it will be no problem for you to be admitted to junior high school." ”

Jiang Yujing couldn't believe it, her mother had gone to school to read and write, but she never had much patience in the face of her erroneous homework, this aunt heard that she was from the countryside, although she was very gentle and smiled very beautifully, it could be said that she could teach her, she still had some doubts in her heart.

"What, don't believe me?" Lin Tong greeted Xu Nian with a smile, "Read the story to Sister Yujing." ”

Xu Nian picked up the pictorial with a smile and read it aloud.

Jiang Yujing walked over, looked at the pictorial and listened to Xu Nian read it aloud, a little surprised, "Auntie, do you know all these words?" ”

Xu Nian hurriedly replied, "Of course, it was all taught by my mother." ”

Jiang Yujing is not good at studying and writing essays, she doesn't know why she thinks in her heart, maybe Aunt Xu won't lie to her, she can really teach her something!

She bit her lip, "Auntie, can I come over after school for a while?" ”

"Of course."

Jiang Yujing laughed happily, this time her voice was much happier, "Thank you, Auntie." ”

Sending Jiang Yujing away, Lin Tong turned around and found that a small shortbread on the plate was missing, and Xu Nian's small mouth was bulging, and there were still a lot of crumbs on the side of his mouth.

"This kid is about to eat, why did he have a snack again?" Lin Tong nodded his forehead, "I see what if you can't eat for a while?" ”

Xu Nian didn't care about speaking, but his little face was full of smiles like a little squirrel, and his mouth kept moving.