Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

When Wen Jing and the others saw that Ma Jianfang and Ma Yinping had left, they also told Grandpa and Grandma Ma that they wanted to go home.

"Grandpa Ma, we're going back too." Wen Jing had originally planned not to come, but thinking that Sister Yinping and the others were going to send Wendan and Wenran to Grandpa Ma's house, it would seem impolite if they didn't come over to say hello, so she followed.

"Don't worry about that brat. He gets into so much trouble every day. If his sister wasn't with him, I wouldn't let him go out to play alone. You guys can have dinner at grandma's house before leaving." Zhao Xiaohua said Ma Jianfang but the smile on her face never faded. It was obvious that she loved this grandson very much. She was just being modest. But she didn't expect Wen Jing and the others to understand. She just wanted to say

"Grandpa Ma, Grandma Ma. Aunt left some food for me this morning. We can just eat that. We won't eat at your place. Actually, we wanted to invite Wendan, Wenran and the others to have lunch with us at our house. Aunt left a lot. Knowing that we had an appointment to go out and play together, she prepared lunch for us. She wanted to call Sister Yinping and the others, but they ran away so fast that I didn't have time to tell them." Wen Jing was very happy when she thought of what her aunt said yesterday, that she could invite Sister Yinping and the others to have lunch at her house, and when she came back she could help make plum jam with the plums that could not be eaten.

She had mentioned this to Sister Yinping before, but Sister Yinping and the others didn't seem to take it seriously, but she gave all the plums to them.

"What? Are you too embarrassed to eat at grandma's place now? Don't worry, grandma has plenty of food for you, just eat here."

"Grandma Ma, I'm not lying to you. Auntie really made a lot. She asked us to go, saying that the food would spoil easily if it was not kept there. Please let Wendan and the others go with us."

"Really? You didn't lie to me, an old woman?" Zhao Xiaohua thought about Yang Qingqing's past behavior and felt that what Wen Jing said might be true. After all, Yang Qingqing was a generous person. However, she still had to confirm it.

"Really, what my sister said is true. Grandma, please let sister Wendan and the others go with us. And brother Wenjie." Wenyuan was already hungry. Normally, he would have eaten lunch by this time, and he would have woken up at this time. Wenqian even yawned.

"Okay, I won't stop them. But they can't run around. Stay home after dinner and don't go out," Zhao Xiaohua warned worriedly. She was afraid that the children would get bored at home and go out to play without the adults knowing. What if something happened?

"Okay, I'll stay at home after dinner. Goodbye, Grandpa and Grandma."

"We're not going there either. Goodbye, Grandpa and Grandma."

"Goodbye"

"Got it, grandma and grandpa, we are at my aunt's house. Bye."

"Goodbye Grandma and Grandpa"

The children all said goodbye politely.

"Sister, are we still going to look for Brother Jianfang and Sister Yinping?" Wenxuan thought about what his aunt said and felt that he should call Ma Jianfang and Ma Yinping. But now that they were home, he had to ask Wenjing if she still wanted to go to their house to look for them.

"Call them. Sister Yinping and the others are very nice to us and they even take us out to play. Besides, they probably don't eat lunch. If we tell them directly, I'm afraid they won't come, and Aunt Ma may not agree to let them come to our house! We have to think of a way." Wen Jing thought about it and felt that they should be called. After all, Yang Qingqing cooked enough meals, and she had taken good care of them since they came to the village and usually took them out to play.

"Sister, do you have any good ideas? I'm almost starving. Let's go find Brother Jianfang and the others and have dinner." Wen Yuan walked home while urging Wen Jing to think of a solution.

"Sister, I think you can just say you want Sister Yinping to teach you, and ask them to help! Brother Jianfang will definitely come to join in the fun. Then they will all come to our house!" Wenxuan thought about all the possible reasons in his mind, and felt that asking Sister Yinping for tutoring would be the easiest reason to get them to go home with him for dinner.

"Okay, that's a good idea. Let's do it this way. Okay? Sister..." Wen Yuan didn't care about the reason, he just wanted to go home and eat.

"Okay, you guys go home first. Wenxuan, you heat up the food. I'll go find them." Then he walked towards Ma Changhui's house.

Ma Jianfang is squatting in the corner of Ma Changhui's yard.

Because he went home to brag about it, he didn't get any praise from his family, but his mother wanted to beat him with a broom. Yinping stopped him and punished him to stand outside.

"Auntie, Auntie, is Sister Yinping at home?" Wen Jing knew that Ma Jianfang was being punished as soon as she saw her expression, because Wenxuan had done the same thing before. She couldn't help but think of the time when her parents were still alive.

Should we put the past behind us or focus on the present? "Brother Jianfang, is Sister Yinping at home?" Wen Jing could only ask Jianfang dryly. After all, they had only been separated for a while.

"I'm here! Why are you here? Didn't we just separate?" Ma Jianfang was curious about why Wen Jing came to see his sister. He was angry and didn't want to talk to anyone, but he was too curious, so he spoke up.

"I have something to ask Sister Yinping. I have a problem with my studies and I want to ask Sister Yinping. I heard that Sister Yinping is very good at studying." Wen Jing explained, but she didn't tell him the truth, for fear that they would not go.

"Studying! I can't help you with that. You started studying as soon as you got home. How come you are so amazing!" Ma Jianfang looked at Wen Jing with admiration, revealing that you did such a big thing, but you were not excited at all, and you started studying as soon as you got home. It's really amazing. A sense of admiration for the top student arises spontaneously

"Haha~haha~that's right" Wen Jing was so embarrassed. She had never lied to anyone, especially to her good friends.

"Wenjing is here, don't pay attention to that bad boy. You are looking for Yinping, right? She is reading a book on the stone table in the backyard now, go find her." Li Weiling came out of the house and saw that it was Wenjing who was looking for a girl, so she told her.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie. I'll go find Sister Yinping," Wen Jing said as she walked towards the backyard.

Ma Jianfang also followed

"Stand still, it's none of your business. Reflect on your actions, or you can't have dinner." As soon as Li Weiling saw her eldest son, she knew that he was eager to join in the fun again, so she stopped him from following her without further ado.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go. Who cares?" Ma Jianfang rolled her eyes and stood back. She said she didn't care, but her body tilted towards the backyard.

"I don't know you yet! I can't cure you even if I let you watch me like this." Li Weiling turned around and went back to the house to continue sewing shoe soles.

"Sister Yinping, I have a question for you. Can you come to my house with me?" Wen Jing found Ma Yinping but didn't tell her directly, because she knew that if she told her directly, she would definitely not go. It would be better to let her go home with her first.

"Wenjing, what's the problem? Tell me. Do we still need to go to your house?" Yinping wondered how could something go wrong when Wenjing and the others just separated.

"No, haha, no, I have problems with my studies, I can't explain it clearly, you should come with me! Okay! Sister Yinping~" Wen Jing unconsciously acted like a spoiled child and wanted to pull Yinping home

"Well, let's go now! You really love to study. Did you start studying as soon as you got home? I must learn from you in the future." Yinping didn't think much about it and followed Wenjing. She also lamented that she didn't work as hard as Wenjing and made up her mind to study harder in the future.

The two came to the front yard, and Ma Jianfang was still standing by the wall as punishment. But although he was standing as punishment, he was actually squatting and counting ants for fun.

"Sister, are you guys going out? I want to go too." As soon as Wen Jing and the others came out, he knew they were going out. He didn't want to count ants at home alone! He immediately expressed his intention to follow them.

"We are not going out to play. Aren't you afraid that our mom will beat you if you sneak out?" Ma Yinping was afraid that he would sneak out and be discovered. He would definitely be beaten when he came back, so she reminded him in advance to prevent him from blaming her.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid. Dad will definitely praise me when he comes back. Mom will be less angry. Sister, please take me with you!" Ma Jianfang begged.

"Sister Yinping, let Brother Jianfang follow. I'll explain to Auntie later, okay?" Wen Jing also pleaded with Ma Jianfang, thinking that she would talk to Auntie after dinner. It was more important to go home first.

The two followed Wen Jing home. When they got home, they realized that they were invited to dinner. After everyone's persuasion, Ma Yinping agreed to eat, and when Ma Jianfang saw the pancake, she didn't hesitate at all and started eating.