When we came to an open courtyard dam, we walked down the slope on the right side of the courtyard dam. After going down seven steps, we descended to a small courtyard dam as big as a palm. On the left side of the courtyard dam is a small courtyard dam.

There is a large vegetable garden full of fruit trees. There are pear trees, apple trees, peach trees, plum trees, cherry trees, jujube trees, walnut trees, chestnut trees, and persimmon trees.

On the high branches of the persimmon tree that has lost its leaves, there are still some ripe red persimmons hanging, like little red lanterns, which are really beautiful. The ground under the tree is full of cabbage, green vegetables, leeks, and spinach.

, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, garlic sprouts, coriander, and some unnamed herbs.

A few dense bamboo groves at the door blocked most of the light, making the ground in front of Erwa's house look particularly cool and humid. Some moss had grown on the small courtyard. Although most of the moss had been removed due to cleaning during the New Year.

Even after sweeping it away, there was still a lot of moss on the seams and seams on the ground.

Before Mu Yi entered the house, he heard a continuous coughing sound coming from inside. This sound was all too familiar. It was the coughing sound of Erwa's mother, Mu Yi's cousin. She had been in poor health, especially

It's winter, and when the weather gets cold, her condition will get worse.

Mu Yi hurriedly entered the house and saw that except his cousin who was not at home, his aunt, eldest brother, second son, and cousin were all at home. Mu Yi quickly greeted them one by one.

But while holding back her cough, the cousin said to Mu Yi: "Mu Yi, come and play when you come, what else are you bringing?" At the same time, she yelled at Er Wa: "Er Wa, you haven't danced yet.

Get up and help your cousin catch the things, you just don’t have any manners."

The eldest brother nodded politely to Mu and continued to adjust TV programs with the remote control in his hand.

Erwa said with a playful smile: "He doesn't know how to put it on the table."

My cousin was very well-behaved. She quickly walked over from the stove, took the fruit bag in Mu Yi's hand, and put it on the table.

Aunt Cousin: "Mu Yi, your little boy must be freezing. It's almost time to sit down and warm yourself by the fire."

Mu Yi replied: "It's not cold, it's not cold, it's quite warm when you walk." He gently rubbed his two palms back and forth against each other.

My cousin took Mu Yi's hand and looked at it and said, "Look at your little boy, your hands are all black and blue, and you still say they're not cold." Mu Yi sat down to warm himself by the fire.

Mu Yi took advantage of the situation and sat down, stretched out his hands, and warmed himself by the fire on the stove. It didn't matter if it wasn't heated, but when the two palms were heated, one of them felt itchy and painful. Mu Yi knew that he was "suffering". In fact, since he was a child, he has been

Mu Yi knew that he couldn't warm his hands by the fire when it was very cold in winter. When he arrived at Erwa's house, he forgot this "golden rule" when he got excited. What a misfortune.

Mu Yiyi took his hands back, gently clasped his two palms together, and while rubbing each other, he gently breathed heat with his mouth to warm them.

"Muyi, I heard from Erwa that you went to work in Zhongguozhuang." My cousin asked Muyi.

"Um."

"I heard that the conditions in Zhongguozhuang are a bit annoying."

"Not really. It's just a bit cold in winter."

"Oh, you're doing well. You have a job. My second son still doesn't know what to do. Every time the school organizes exams, he does very well. But when it comes to the critical moment, it's the college entrance examination.

Ah, he failed in the exam again. I don’t know whether he copied other people’s homework during the exam or what. I really can’t figure it out.” The cousin shook her head and sighed while scolding the second child.

"Mom, please stop talking." Erwa was very unhappy when his mother's ex scolded him in front of him.

"Cousin, I believe Erwa is not that kind of person. He will not copy other people's homework."

"I have asked his subject teachers, they are still my friends. They still said that they have not found any suspicion of plagiarism in him. Everyone is very puzzled, why is this second child like this?" The second child's eldest brother

I also followed what everyone said.

Only the cousin didn't speak. She watched TV for a while, looked at Muyi for a while, looked at the eldest brother for a while, and looked at the second brother for a while. She was like a hard-working little bee, her eyes were on these four people.

His face was glancing back and forth.

As soon as the topic changed, my cousin suddenly became concerned about Mu Yi's "acting as a friend".

"Mu Yi, are you just trying to be a friend?"

"Oh, cousin, you haven't played yet."

"Why don't you play it? It's time to play it. When we were as old as you, we would have become adults (had children) a long time ago. Even now, in the countryside, among those of your age, who is not married? Why don't you play it?

One, my baby will be beaten to death."

Although the cousin's words were words of concern, they sounded "harsh" to Mu Yi and Er Wa. They were too afraid of her bombardment. Fortunately, she only spoke for a while,

The topic shifted to the boss again.

"Boss, you are teaching at Shunhe Middle School now. If your school has a suitable female teacher, you can also be one. Try to make me, a sick mother-in-law, a grandmother as soon as possible." After saying this, there was another cough.

"Mom, don't worry so much. I don't want to be friends just yet. I'll wait until I have the opportunity to be transferred to the county seat." The eldest cousin made his attitude clear, and his aunt stopped talking about him.

"Are you hungry, Mu Yi? I've been busy talking and haven't asked you if you've eaten yet?"

After my cousin asked this question, Mu Yi really felt that he was hungry. However, looking at the time displayed on the TV screen before lunch, it seemed that it was too early and too late.

Mu Yi was a little embarrassed to answer his cousin's question. If he said he was not hungry, he was indeed a little hungry. If he said he was hungry, it was still early and it was not the time to cook. When Mu Yi was in trouble, his cousin

Speak.

"Mom, it's a little early to cook now. How about we bake some glutinous rice balls and steamed buns to eat."

The preparation of "Tangyuan Momo" is similar to that of Tangyuan. The skin is made of Tangyuan noodles, and the filling is made of Tangyuan washed sand. The difference between them is that Tangyuan is cooked with boiling water, while Tangyuan Momo is heated and baked directly in the pot.

; The glutinous rice balls are in the shape of a ball, while the glutinous rice balls are in the shape of a round cake; the glutinous rice balls are sticky inside and out, but the glutinous rice balls are crispy and fragrant on the outside, and the filling is sweet and glutinous.

"This is good." Mu Yi blurted out.

The cousin went to do the preparations with a smile, and the second baby also got up quickly to make the noodles.

Mu Yi also quickly got up and went to help.

Everyone worked hard, divided the work and cooperated, and they were very happy. When the sweet and delicious glutinous rice balls and steamed buns were ready, everyone had one, and I had one. Everyone ate their own food. The second child asked Shang Mu to go out to play with Cao Cao.

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On the way, Mu Yi learned that Cao Cao had not passed the college entrance examination. Er Wa and Cao Cao were both repeating their studies for the second time.

The two came to the door of Cao Cao's house and called the door. But Cao Cao was not at home. His mother just asked Er Wa and Mu Yi what they wanted to do with Cao Cao. When they learned that they were looking for Cao Cao to play, they told them that Cao Cao had gone to the county town to play. If they came back,

If so, tell them that they came to see him.

After Cao Cao's mother closed the door and Er Wa and Mu Yi walked some distance away from their courtyard door, Er Wa said, "She won't tell him."

"why?"

"She always feels that if Cao Cao can't take the exam, it's because I'm the one who ruined her son."

"Cao Cao is not a child anymore. How can you lead him so badly? Are you still going to watch the 'video'?"

"Watching the video? You are behind the times. We are all going to the Internet cafe to play games now. Who is still watching the video?"

"Then where do you get the money to go online? I heard it costs two yuan to go online for an hour."

"Eat sparingly. Eat less for breakfast, eat less meat dishes, and eat more vegetarian dishes, and you will save money. You want to play games and you can't think of a way?" Erwa looked at Mu Yi with a look on his face, as if he was standing beside him.

The current person is an "old antique".

Mu Yi felt a little sad for Erwa. He knew that if Erwa continued like this, after the Chinese New Year, the college entrance examination would be coming soon, and Erwa would probably not be able to get into college. He felt that Erwa was wasting his youth and money. However,

He is also afraid that if he hurts the second baby's self-esteem by talking about the second baby, it will be difficult to handle. He knows that the second baby has a very strong self-esteem, even to the point of being "stingy". However, if he doesn't talk about him

, and I feel bad.

"Son, I'm not afraid of offending you. I think playing games online affects learning and wastes money. Look at you, you're even thinner than a monkey. You'd better not use your meal money to go online."

"Stop it! If you continue, I will fall out with you."
Chapter completed!