Sweet 80s

Lin Xiangdong had almost finished his work in the fields and was washing his hands in the yard when he saw the two little guys with their heads and bodies covered with Bidens pilosa left behind after they had crawled into the grass.

"Where did you two go to play instead of coming home for dinner?"

Seeing Lin Xiangdong glaring at him and questioning him, Dabao was vague and quickly brushed off the dirt on himself and his brother, then washed his hands and rushed into the house.

He sat down on a chair and started eating ravenously.

Wang Shuping brought the steamed buns to the table and told the two children: "Eat slowly and be careful when eating. Don't let the fish bones get stuck in your throat."

Lin Xiangdong walked in and sat down, picked up a steamed bun and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about them, they will be happy if they eat a fish bone and pierce their stomach."

The caring words had no effect, and the nonsense scared the two children.

I saw that the speed of picking up food slowed down.

Now that the two children are back, I can continue to make the candied sweet potato.

Add water and sugar to the pot and simmer over low heat.

Keep stirring with a spatula until the sugar juice becomes thick and slightly yellow.

Wang Shuping pours the sweet potatoes and sesame seeds with controlled oil into the pot and stirs them quickly. She turns off the heat to let the sugar juice coat the sweet potatoes before removing them from the pot and serving them on a plate.

A bowl of water was also served on the table.

Because the temperature of the sweet potatoes is very high when they are just out of the pot, dip them in clean water before eating. This will cool them down and make them crispier.

The two children were curious at first when they saw the strangely shaped threads, but when they tasted them they were so sweet that they felt extremely happy.

The taste of the candied sweet potato is very rich.

Sweet potatoes themselves have a soft and glutinous texture, and after being fried, the core of the sweet potato becomes even softer.

When you take a bite, you can feel the sweet fragrance of sweet potato and the slight sweetness of syrup blending together. It is sweet but not greasy, and leaves you with an endless aftertaste.

Judging from the speed at which the amount of food on their plates decreased, it was obvious that the two children preferred sweets.

After a while, I was so full that I held my stomach and went to the yard to play with the chicks and rabbits.

When Dabao went to school, Erbao stayed at home to help Lin Xiangdong build chicken coops and rabbit nests.

Wang Shuping took the dirty clothes that had accumulated over the past two days to the yard to wash them.

There is open space on both sides of the yard as soon as you enter the door. In the morning, Lin Xiangdong has planted vegetables at the base of the east wall, and he plans to build a nest on the west side.

Whether it is a chicken or rabbit nest, it should be built in a well-ventilated and shady area.

To prevent heatstroke in chickens and rabbits caused by direct sunlight in summer, high terrain can avoid moisture and waterlogging in low-lying areas.

After choosing a location, the land needed to be leveled, so he first found some red bricks to raise the ground.

Lin Xiangdong divided a few square meters of space into four areas, namely the rest area, egg-laying area, feeding area and excretion area.

Next you can start building.

He chose a mixture of brick and wood, which is both strong and sturdy, and can also minimize costs and improve efficiency.

"Erbao, bring that piece of wood over here..."

"Pliers...nails...wire..."

"See if there is any grass in the basket. If not, go outside the yard and find some grass for the rabbits..."

Lin Xiangdong did not treat his son as a child, and assigned him various tasks just as he did with his peers.

The second baby was also happily immersed in the adult world.

"Bring five bricks over here."

Erbao foolishly piled up the bricks until they almost reached his belly.

He tried to lift the brick from the bottom, but no matter how hard he tried, the brick didn't move at all. Instead, it swayed and looked like it was about to fall down.

Lin Xiangdong was quick to move forward and hold up the brick, thus preventing it from falling. Otherwise, it would have hit his foot and would have caused pain for several days.

Lin Xiangdong sighed: "Can't you move it piece by piece? Why don't you go out and play."

"No, I'm a man now, I can move it."

Erbao pouted his chubby little mouth, exerted force, picked up the brick and placed it on the chicken coop with a clang.

"Okay, be careful."

After everything was completed, Lin Xiangdong began to build a rabbit hive.

A rabbit hutch is simpler than a chicken hutch.

That is to say, use several wooden boards to nail into a rectangular cage, and finally install the wooden door.

But I was afraid that weasels would come at night, so I had to be more careful when building the two nests, and the gaps for ventilation were left very narrow.

The entire afternoon was used perfectly. When Erbao was cleaning up the remaining bricks, wood chips and other garbage on the ground, Dabao came back from school.

As soon as I came in, I saw two new cages in the yard. I looked them up and down and left and right in curiosity.

Lin Xiangdong just walked out of the house and asked the two to stand in front of the nest and wait for "lecture".

"The chicken coop and rabbit coop have been built. From today on, the main breeding work of our family will be officially handed over to Lin Hao and Lin Kai."

As he spoke, Lin Xiangdong took the broom and dustpan standing by the wall and stuffed one into each of the two children's hands, then cleared his throat and continued.

"I will now briefly explain the key points and difficulties of your future work."

The two of them stood straight, their bodies stiff and upright, which made Wang Shuping try to hold back her laughter in the kitchen.

"Water should not be cut off. When the weather gets hot, you must pay attention to the hygiene of the water basin and try to replenish and change the water every day. Regarding feeding..."

Lin Xiangdong walked to the trough in the chicken coop and pointed: "Pour the food in here, evenly, don't let the chickens eat together, and then..."

He squatted down and pointed at the bottom of the two nests again.

"Chicken and rabbit droppings must be cleaned up every day. We cannot ignore them because we are lazy or find various excuses. The standard is that no one should smell the stench when they enter the yard..."

"Report!" Dabao raised his hand first and asked seriously, "How many times a day do you feed me?"

Lin Xiangdong praised Dabao with an affirmative look and nodded: "Very good, this is a good question. Feed them as many times as you eat a day."

"report!"

Erbao also raised his hand, following his brother's example, wanting to get the same words of encouragement.

But he overlooked one problem, which was that he didn't know what he wanted to ask, he just simply seized the opportunity to ask a question.

"Say!"

"Hmm~hmm~"

Two seconds later, he finally caught what was going on in his mind, but he was in a hurry to speak so he didn't analyze the problem first.

"What do you feed the rabbit? Does it mean the rabbit will eat whatever I eat?"

Erbao's words made the other two laugh and cry.

"In principle, yes, as long as you are willing to share the meat in your bowl and the sugar in your hand with them."

"Oh, that's fine."

"Since Dabao has to go to school in the morning and is not in time, the morning meal will be given to Erbao. You two will be responsible for lunch and dinner. You can discuss the division of labor among yourselves, but there is one thing: you cannot drop the work on the floor..."

Lin Xiangdong whispered again: "Can you do it?"

"Yes!" they answered in unison.

As a child, the biggest wish is to grow up.

The more you treat them like children, the more they resent it in their hearts.

On the contrary, treating them as adults and giving them responsibilities and missions often achieves twice the result with half the effort.

Seeing that the "play" in the yard outside the window was almost over, Wang Shuping called a few people.

"It's time to eat!"

Dabao quickly ran back into the house, while Erbao stayed there and asked Lin Xiangdong with a silly expression on his face.

"Who, us or the rabbit?"

Lin Xiangdong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Who does this silly boy belong to? Let's, let's have dinner."

Dinner was leftover fish from lunch and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Wang Shuping specially picked out some solidified fish jelly for the two children.

He took out some pickled radish strips and three greasy salted eggs from the jar and placed them on the table.

Lin Xiangdong pushed the egg to Wang Shuping: "You eat it. I ate too much at noon and I'm not very hungry."

Wang Shuping pushed the egg back again: "Don't, I'll be so full after I clean up the remaining dishes that I won't dare eat anything else."

In every household there is a mom who is responsible for clearing out the last of the leftovers and then becomes the one who gains weight.