Chapter 51: We're Coming to Dinner
"What if I don't have any money?"
"If you have money to buy more, you don't have money to buy less, and the courtesy is light and affectionate, understand?"
"Got it, Daddy."
It was past noon when the two returned to Tianshui Town from Xinghua Village, and the Yuan family was not hungry, so they bought a pack of dim sum at the dim sum shop and went directly to Qiao's house.
That house is now Qiao Mai's, so it is naturally Qiao's family.
The courtyard door was hidden, and he knew that someone was there when he heard the sound, but he knocked on the door anyway.
Fengyun and Yunfeng came to receive them, "Uncle, who are you looking for?" ”
"Is Mrs. Qiao here? I came by invitation. ”
It's the first time they've met each other, so naturally they don't know each other.
"My mother is busy in the kitchen, please come in."
The two little guys enthusiastically and politely let the father and son in, and Chuan'er was happy to see the little brother who was older than him.
Busy getting down from Daddy, following Fengyun and Yunfeng to ask this and that.
"Little brother, my name is Chuan'er, what about you?"
"Fengyun, Yunfeng, my mother gave it."
"I'm bored in the future, can I come to play with you?"
"We don't play, we have to help my mother do things at home."
At this time, Qiao Mai picked his head in the kitchen, "Brother Yuan, you sit, they will all come in a while"
"Well, you're busy, don't worry about me"
Fengyun took a bench for Yuan Jiaqi, and Yunfeng brought him a bowl of water.
"Uncle, I don't have tea at home, so I just have white water, is it okay?"
"Absolutely."
Chuan'er drooled when he saw the fruit on the table, and the Fengyun brothers hurriedly brought him a stool.
"Come, Brother Chuan, sit here and eat fruits, eat whatever you want, but you can't eat it, my mother is making delicious food, you have to keep your stomach to eat, you know?"
"Uh-huh"
Thinking of what Mrs. Qiao told him in the morning, now that she has seen the two children, she naturally cares.
Seeing that the brothers, whether they are talking or dealing with people, they are very decent, and they have only followed Qiao Niangzi for half a month, and they are so sensible, it seems that this Qiao Niangzi is really not simple.
So he found a branch in one corner and beckoned wind and clouds and winds.
"Do you know how to count?"
"Yes, my mother taught us the mantra."
"Then you will listen to me behind your backs,"
Fengyun and Yunfeng were immediately in front of him, reciting in unison.
"Yes, I'll test you."
He took a branch and wrote arithmetic problems on the ground, and they answered them all easily, but they were not enough.
But it doesn't hurt, after all, it's good to be able to reach this level just after learning.
Then let them take the enlightenment book to the school again, they can memorize it, and they know all the words in it, but they can't write it, even if they can't write it on the ground.
Once you have the bottom in your heart, it will be easier to teach.
This side is teaching, the courtyard door opened, Chen's mother and son came, and when they saw a man in the courtyard, Chen half-lowered his head.
Yuan Jiaqi hurriedly got up, "Mrs. Chen is polite." ”
"Brother Yuan is too polite."
The Fengyun brothers hurriedly ran over, "Hello auntie, this little brother is good, welcome to my house." ”
"Really good"
Hurriedly grabbed a handful of jujubes from the basket he was carrying.
"Come, eat dates."
"Thank you, Auntie, sit here."
Qiao Mai laughed at the kitchen, it was good to have a son.
"Sister Chen, you sit down first,"
After a while, Chen Hao also joined in the arithmetic, watching the Yuan family teach the children to recognize words and arithmetic, Chen quietly stood up and came to the kitchen door.
"Mrs. Qiao, are you going to let him teach your son?"
"yes"
"I heard he wasn't even a child?"
"Those are all false names, it's true that there is something in the stomach, you haven't seen his good handwriting, if you have seen it, you won't say so."
"Why don't you send it to the town school?"
"People don't accept it."
Qiao Mai didn't want to talk so much to Chen, and always felt that she didn't get that kind of share, just neighbors.
"My Hao'er is eight years old, and I also want him to go to school."
"It just so happens that Brother Yuan comes to teach the children every morning, so let Hao follow and learn together, there are four children in total, enlighten the child first, and then it's not too late if you want him to go to school."
"What about the bunch?"
"You don't have to give it, it's all mine."
"What's so embarrassing about that?"
"It's good for you to give Brother Yuan some gifts during the New Year's holidays."
"Then didn't I touch your light again?"
"Just dip it, I'm willing to let Sister Chen dip this light, I won't tell you, it's better to have more children, have friends together, and children who don't have friends have different personalities."
"And that said?"
"Of course, there are many children, playing together, knowing to help each other, unity and friendship, a child is too withdrawn in personality and is not easy to fit in, which will have an impact on the future of children to receive people and things."
Qiao Mai was busy with the work in his hands while talking to Chen, when another wave of people came in at the gate of the courtyard.
"Aha, we're here for dinner,"
Chen stepped forward, "Sister Lu is good"
"It's all good, it's all good, yo, this is Yuan Gongzi."
"Boss Lu is good."
"Okay, okay."
"There are so many people today, and I like to be lively."
With so many women, Yuan Jiaqi's face was a little feverish, and he took the children to a corner where they were out of the way.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Fengyun went to plug the courtyard door.
In the kitchen, Qiao Mai didn't need their help, just let them set the table in the courtyard and sit and wait.
One dish after another was placed on the table, and the children had no intention of arithmetic, and kept swallowing saliva around the table.
What are these dishes? Why haven't you seen it before? Everyone who came was grinding in their hearts.
The father and son, who hadn't eaten at noon, screamed in their stomachs at this time, but fortunately no one heard them, otherwise they would have died of embarrassment.
Chen saw that the bench was not enough, so he went home and moved a few over, and after Yuan Jiaqi saw it, he secretly remembered it in his heart.
If you have time, make a few and send them to Mrs. Qiao.
When the last dish arrived on the table, Qiao Mai shouted at everyone.
"Come, come, come, all sit, it's the full moon festival today, let's all raise a glass to celebrate."
The little ones all sat down around the table, Qiao Mai hugged a jar, poured a bowl of water and wine for the adults, and she also prepared the children.
The juice was pressed with fresh fruit, and a bowl was filled in front of one person.
"Come, raise a glass, I wish you all a happy and happy Luna Festival."
They touched each other, lifted their heads, and the bowl was dry.
Whether they did it or not, Qiao Mai didn't care, she did it anyway.
Shopkeeper Lu looked at the bowl raised by the Yuan family, "You don't seem to be moving?" ”
"Yuan is not strong enough to drink, so he generally doesn't drink alcohol, and he only drank a small sip just now."
"Hey, what a good man."
Yuan Jiaqi regretted coming over a little, there was still a girl on the table who had not yet come out of the cabinet, and he was a little sloppy here.
Ruxin and Ruyi didn't think anything of it, they had seen all kinds of characters, so there were men at the table, and they weren't embarrassed, just eat their own.
At this moment, Qiao Mai was relieved.
"Please come today, first, to have a lively holiday, second, my household registration is done, to celebrate, third, in the future, my two sons will follow Brother Yuan every day to enlighten, Chen Hao and Chuan'er are also together, at my house."
"It's okay if it's inconvenient for me to be there."
"There are too many people over there, and the children can't calm down to learn, so it's right here for me, it just so happens that I'm not at home during the day, and our small family is not so particular, you don't have to go too far to your heart, you're afraid of this and that, and you're not afraid of shadows, just do your own thing."
After speaking, Qiao Mai was stunned, because only she and Yuan Jiaqi were talking, and everyone else was buried in dry vegetables.
Seeing that the dishes on the plate were disappearing, "What, Brother Yuan will eat the vegetables first, and today I will make the dishes, eat a plate and clean bottom, no pretentiousness, eating and drinking enough is the right thing." ”
Even Chen, who usually speaks quietly, was bored at this time.