As soon as he said that, a dozen or so children burst into laughter. They hadn't thought of it that way before; if Shuangzi hadn't spoken up, they would have been worried that Aunt Baozhu was being bullied by Liang Dacheng.

Now I'm starting to worry that one day Aunt Xia might accidentally sit on someone and kill them...

Actually, it's quite possible. Xia Xiaogu is a very self-centered person. If Liang Dacheng really dares to lay a hand on her, they really believe that Xia Xiaogu can turn around and beat Liang Dacheng up.

Despite her seemingly gentle and weak appearance, only the Xia family knows that this young lady Xia possesses strength greater than that of a man.

At this moment, Shi Tou and Xiao Yu suddenly had the idea to find some time to visit Aunt Xia's house. They really wanted to know whether the East Wind prevailed over the West Wind or the West Wind prevailed over the East Wind.

His grandma used to always say that his aunt would become gentler after she got married. Now, thinking about Aunt Xia's level and appearance, and then thinking about how he usually pretends to be gentle in public, if he were to become even gentler...

Shi Tou quickly shook his head, trying to shake away that strange thought and clear his mind. He really couldn't let his imagination run wild anymore, or everything would become unrecognizable.

"Isn't Aunt Baozhu coming back to pay New Year's visits? Let's observe her then..." Chunxing thought it wouldn't be long, and it was better than them going to the city to see her.

The friends thought about it and agreed. After all, the town was quite far away, and since they were unfamiliar with the area, they wouldn't have been able to find Baozhu's aunt's house without someone to guide them.

"Does Shitou go to town for the New Year?" In years without famine, when they received money, they would follow the older children to the town's supply and marketing cooperative to buy candy, or go to town to watch and set off firecrackers.

You can even find unburnt firecrackers among those firecracker papers to play with. At this time of year, playing with firecrackers is the most anticipated activity for children during the Lunar New Year, comparable to receiving lucky money.

"We'll see. If it doesn't snow, we'll go. If it snows, we can't. The roads are slippery in the snow, and they don't have any dogs to pull the cart right now..." Suddenly, he thought of their dog. Although it was a bit old, it was incredibly strong and could even pull his big, fat cousin.

“My grandpa said that if possible, we could adopt dogs that have retired from the military. But that’s not easy…” The boy who said this was the grandson of his fourth uncle, who had retired from the military due to injury, but he still longed to return to the army.

He also tells his children about his time in the military, because he used to train military dogs, so even though he has been away for many years, he still hasn't forgotten those days in the barracks.

The children had no idea that Xia Xiaogu, whom they were gossiping about, was on her way back to her parents' home, accompanied by Liang Dacheng, who was already on vacation.

They're still in the honeymoon phase, after all, they've only been married for a little over a month.

Just as everyone dispersed and was about to go home, the children walking towards the main road in the village saw Xia Xiaogu and scattered like birds and beasts.

Of course, he didn't run far; he just hid in an alley and began to furtively observe Xia Xiaogu. Xia Xiaogu, being quite oblivious, didn't notice anyone spying on her. Liang Dacheng did notice, but seeing that it was just some village children, he didn't pay much attention.

After they stepped into Old Xia's house, the children rushed out again, gathered in a group, and began chattering about their discoveries.

Then they rushed to Shi Tou's house. They were very excited and wanted to share their discovery with Shi Tou and his two siblings.

After Xia Yutang and his two siblings returned home, they were helping their mother prepare dinner when they discovered that their friends, who had only left a short while ago, had all returned.

While the three siblings were still a little confused, they heard their friends say that Aunt Xia had returned, along with their uncle, who was carrying things, presumably to deliver New Year's gifts.

Seeing how happily they were chatting, Liu Fangmei ushered them all into the main room: "Go, go, go, go entertain your friends. I can cook the meal myself."

After herding everyone into the main room, Liu Fangmei prepared two fried meatballs on a wooden skewer, one meat and one vegetable, and brought a large plate to the main room for the children to share.

Several of the older children felt embarrassed and wanted to decline, but Liu Fangmei stopped them all.

The young man ate fried meatballs while talking about his observations, chattering away, making quite a scene.

Liu Fangmei was relieved that her three children weren't too noisy, otherwise she would have been driven crazy; a dozen or so children together would have been too noisy.

I simply steamed some buns, stir-fried some pickled vegetables, and made a dish of minced meat stir-fried with pickled green beans.

The friends, who were chatting, smelled the aroma of food and hurriedly said goodbye and ran off. They didn't feel that time was passing quickly while they were talking, but by the time they smelled the food and looked outside, it was already dark. If they didn't go back soon, they would probably get a beating.

Watching his friends leave, Shi Tou suddenly thought of going to check out the old house. He believed that things would definitely be unsettled at the Xia family home after Aunt Xia returned, and he wanted to be there to witness the drama unfold.

"Don't make things worse. After you finish eating, go back to your rooms and take a shower. You've been playing all day, look how dirty your clothes are!" Liu Fangmei thought these kids were just looking for trouble. Look at them skiing today, their clothes are practically filthy.

They must have been chatting so enthusiastically that they forgot their clothes were dirty and their shoes, which were off outside, were probably wet too. Feeling a little guilty, the three siblings quickly ate their food and decided not to mention going to see the commotion again.

After finishing their meal, they helped tidy up their belongings and then hurried back to their space to wash up. In this kind of weather, no one hangs their clothes outside to dry, so they didn't mind washing and drying their clothes in the space's washing machine before taking them out.

Although the smell of dried food isn't as pleasant as that of food dried in direct sunlight, drying is the only option in this kind of weather.

"Second Brother, these green beans are too sour, I don't want to eat them." Xia Yutang seemed lost in thought, and before he knew it, he had picked up the stir-fried green beans with minced meat and chili peppers.

Although she eats spicy food, the chili peppers that her family grows are too spicy for her to handle.

"Okay, give them all to me. Or give me that steamed bun with the green bean soup in it too. You can get another one..." Little Fish saw his sister wincing from the spiciness and quickly took the pickled green beans from the steamed bun.

However, the steamed bun had already been soaked in the broth from the pickled cowpeas, so it must have become spicy by now.

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