The first night of living together was safe.
The autumn harvest was over, and there was no need to go to work, so Jiandan was not in a hurry.
In addition, I didn't go to bed early yesterday, and woke up in the middle of the night. I didn't sleep well when I fell asleep. I felt tired when I woke up. I was still lingering in the quilt and didn't want to get up. Who knew I would fall asleep again in a daze.
When I opened my eyes again, the first feeling was a lot more relaxed.
I got up and touched the warm clothes under the mattress, but I touched a pair of small hands?
Jiandan was so scared that he immediately shrank back, and then he remembered that there was another person in the room.
Turning his head, he saw the little girl sitting in the corner of the kang, and the quilt was folded up. Only Jiandan's bedding was left on the kang, lying horizontally on the edge of the kang.
Jiandan felt his face blush for no reason.
"Hey, why didn't you call me when you woke up? Are you hungry?"
Put on clothes, fold up the quilt, and touch the kang. Well, the heat from last night was almost gone.
"Is it cold? Wait, I'll go light the fire and it will be warm in a while."
Add water to the big pot and light the fire first. The child has already followed Jiandan down to the field. Jiandan took a look and didn't chase her away. Instead, he talked to her about family matters.
"What do you want to eat in the morning? Porridge? Or do you want egg cake? Buns?"
The Sheng family had a good life, but at the age of this child, it is estimated that she may not remember.
Anyway, their father and son will definitely not have a good life recently. Listening to Jiandan's words, she secretly swallowed her saliva. She was already hungry at this time, and the more she talked, the hungrier she became.
However, this child is not stupid. She may not understand the meaning of living under someone else's roof, but she is also aware of it.
"It's okay. Sister cooks deliciously."
Jiandan took out a handful of millet, washed the rice quickly, and poured it into another pot. Then he took two burning firewood directly from the stove pit and pressed two more pieces. The pot was even hotter and soon came up with steam.
The millet porridge quickly rippled, and I stirred it to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. I put a curtain on it. I guess this porridge is not enough to satisfy my hunger, so I heated up a few more buns.
"Ha, let's drink millet porridge and eat buns today, okay?"
I covered the pot here, and the water in the pot over there was boiling. While filling the thermos, I added half a pot of cold water. After the hot and cold were neutralized, I scooped it twice and poured it into the washbasin.
"Come and wash your face, and get ready for dinner."
Xiao Xinxin was smaller, so Jiandan simply put the washbasin at the door.
"Come on, this is a towel for wiping your face. By the way, can you brush your teeth?"
Most people would definitely not care about this, but thinking about Sheng Zhiyuan and Xiao Xinxin's politeness yesterday, Jiandan felt that he should pay attention to details.
Sure enough, the little head nodded obediently, that's good, a clean child always gets a few more points than a sloppy one.
"Okay, the toothbrush and toothpaste are here, can you finish it yourself?"
The little hand grabbed the towel and rubbed the little face hard, and it immediately turned red. The little mouth was still very stubborn,
"Of course, I'm grown up."
Jian Jian went up and pinched the little fat that was not very obvious,
"Okay, you've grown up, you're great, then do you want to eat?"
She shouted toothpaste in her mouth, vaguely,
"Yes, yes, yes, yes..."
Washing the face is a slow motion, brushing teeth is double speed, huh, huh? It's done.
She even ran to Jian Jian and showed her little teeth,
"Look, it's white."
"Yeah, it's white, white, go to the kang and prepare to eat."
There were only two people, and there was no rush to eat, so Jian Jian simply put the kang table.
Each person had a bowl of soft and glutinous millet porridge, with a thick layer of rice oil floating on it, golden yellow, the kind that makes people hungry at first sight.
In the small basket were a few small buns, which were greasy and fragrant.
Finally, two plates of pickled vegetables were added.
Jiandan wanted to take out the salted duck eggs, but her salted duck eggs would not be eaten for another month, and she was embarrassed to treat them differently at the same table. Fortunately, the pickled vegetables were also good, and the cucumbers were crispy. It was so refreshing to eat with a bowl of porridge.
Xiao Xinxin ate without raising her head. After drinking half a bowl of porridge, she glanced at the buns next to her and looked at Jiandan. In the end, she didn't dare to reach out. After a night, he didn't know whether the meal last night was real or whether he would be sent away today. This morning, he was uneasy since he got up.
Jian Dan took a quick look and ate another bun. There were still two buns in the small dustpan, which were not big. Jian Dan pushed the dustpan over.
"I'm full. This is yours."
The child immediately looked up, opened her mouth and stared with big eyes. She hadn't eaten this bun many times. Should she really give it all to her?
"What's wrong?"
Jian Dan asked in confusion,
"Are you full after eating a bowl of porridge? Why don't you eat the buns?"
The little hand holding the spoon tightened again and again,
"Sister, are the buns for me too?"
"Of course, there are only two of us in this family, who else should I give them to if not you? Eat quickly, eat your fill, Brother Huzi will come to play with you soon."
The child looked confused again, and didn't know what he was thinking, and he shuddered all over,
"Brother Huzi, who is it? Are you here to catch me?"
Jian Dan sighed again,
"Why catch you? Brother Huzi is the little brother who came yesterday,"
Seeing that she was still confused, he simply pointed,
"The little brother who wanted to give you a bath yesterday?"
The child widened his eyes and waved his hands repeatedly,
"No, no, no, no, no, Go, go."
Jian Jian smiled,
"Oh, Xinxin doesn't like it? Forget it, I won't let him come over,"
Children are the most innocent, and they can be tricked into saying something in a few words,
"Sister, he is a boy, I am a girl, and I am not allowed to watch him take a bath."
"No, no, brother Huzi, there is also a sister at home, named Xiaohua, you can call Xiaohua sister.
He has a sister at home, so he simply likes you."
The little brain was obviously down, and what was even more unexpected was that people came over after dinner,
"Sister Jian, we are here! Where is sister Xinxin?"
The little person, holding a bowl bigger than her head, crossed the threshold with difficulty, put it on the stove, and watched it land safely, but she broke out in a cold sweat.
Jian Dan was still praising,
"Oh, little Xin Xin is really great, can she help her sister with work?"
At this time, the two brothers Hu Zi came into the house,
"Sister Jian, can I take sister Xin Xin out to play?"
Jian Dan didn't answer, but lowered her head and asked the little one,
"Do you want to go out to play? There are many children of your age in the village. You can go out with brother Hu Zi to have a look, okay? Sister will let Jixiang and the others follow you, okay?"
Little Xin Xin didn't respond, but Hu Zi got excited first,
"Sister, are you really going to let us take the puppy out?"