The official road of the farmer

Ye Junshu has been looking after the children at home for the past two days, and Xiaoshan and Brother Lu next to him are not too tired to help him, just to take care of his body.

He can't use food to supplement his filial piety now, and he doesn't dare to go to see the wound to buy medicine, for fear that the children will be frightened when they find out. He has always been very careful.

Uncle Li's two liang of silver is still in his hand, and he is not easy to move around during the day and night, so he keeps dragging it, but he has to give it out.

Ye Junshu simply chose the morning and got up early to burn the water and pot in the kitchen with firewood. After making sure that it would not burn out, he picked up the money and hurried to Uncle Li's house.

The village is relatively quiet, only the occasional crowing of cocks and the smell of fireworks coming from the kitchen.The sky was only slightly bright, but it was enough for Ye Junshu to see the road clearly.

He walked fast, and even though the cold wind was howling, he didn't feel cold, instead there was fine sweat on his forehead.

Not long after, he saw Uncle Li's house.

Uncle Li's fence is made of stone mixed with mud, very compact, and the height of an adult, Ye Junshu can't look in even if he stretches his neck while jumping around. I don't know if Uncle Li has gotten up.

He went around to the door, listened carefully, and vaguely heard movement in the yard.

Uncle Li should have already woken up, and he was in the yard.

He was about to knock on the door, but just as his hand touched it, the door moved slightly.

Um?The door is not bolted?

Ye Junshu stretched out his hand and pushed, and the door creaked open.

The movement in the yard was clearer. He poked his head in and saw that Uncle Li was practicing boxing, his moves were smooth and sharp, and he was vigorous.

Ye Junshu's eyes lit up, he didn't blink, he watched without blinking, his heart was itching to move like a numb claw.

See Uncle Li saw him glance over.

Ye Junshu said loudly: "Uncle Li, may I come in?"

Ye Junshu, who was always paying attention, saw that Uncle Li just nodded his head slightly, which was regarded as a response, and continued to practice boxing with his hands without stopping.

He stepped in quickly, stood aside and watched, patiently waiting for him to finish his boxing practice, his blood boiling.

Not long after, Li Hongying closed his posture. After practicing boxing, he wiped his sweat and asked briefly, "What's the matter?"

Ye Junshu raised a smiling face, "I'm here to get my clothes, should they have dried?" He forgot to take back the suit that he left here that day, cough, although there may be a few holes and stitches, But it's still wearable.

Li Hongying nodded slightly, then turned around and entered the room, and came out after a while, holding his suit in his hand.

Ye Junshu reached out to take the clothes, and inexplicably there were two familiar porcelain bottles in his hands?

Li Hongying said indifferently: "One pill every three days, it's good to take it for half a month, and apply some ointment when you have time."

"Oh……"

Holding the bottle, Ye Junshu hesitated for a while, but did not refuse Uncle Li's offer.

Originally, he wanted to wait for the injury to heal slowly by himself, but Uncle Li gave him medicine, and his medicine was so effective, Ye Junshu also wanted his injury to heal faster.

He lowered his eyes, took out two taels of silver from his pocket, raised his head and smiled at Li Hongying: "Uncle Li, this is the silver that Brother Mouse and I gave you. It's not much, I hope you don't dislike it."

Li Hongying looked down and refused lightly, "I don't need it."

Ye Junshu insisted: "You deserve this, Uncle Li. If it wasn't for you, Brother Mouse and I wouldn't die or have half our lives in the mountains. We don't know how to repay you... No matter what, you must Take it!"

Li Hongying looked down at the little Douding in front of him. If he didn't look like a teenager, he would have thought he was facing an adult.

After looking at each other for a moment, Li Hongying took the money, "I accept it."

Ye Junshu heaved a sigh of relief, he didn't have to waste his time saying a lot of persuasive words he had prepared.

It was obvious that the matter was over, and he should leave, but Ye Junshu couldn't say his farewell. He lowered his head, and the thoughts in his heart were about to come out several times, but he couldn't say anything.

Li Hongying looked down at Ye Junshu for a moment, pondered for a while, and suddenly asked, "Boy Zhou, what are your plans for the future?"

Ye Junshu didn't know what Uncle Li meant when he asked this question, but he still answered seriously: "Uncle Li, to be honest, I don't know what plans I have in the future. What I'm thinking about now is to raise my younger brothers well. Xiao, maybe I will go to the county town to find a job to support my family."

The children in the family are too young, Ye Junshu is destined to be unable to leave, so he can only think about ways to make money nearby.

He has studied for a few years, and maybe he can work as a bookkeeper for some stores. The work is easier, he earns more, and he can go home to look after the children from time to time.

He hasn't thought that far yet, mainly thinking about how to spend the two years of keeping filial piety. His plan is to open a school every year during the slack season to teach children to read and exchange food with the villagers. If there is more, he will go to the mountains to find food. used or sold.

His requirements are not high, try not to starve to death, as long as the children are healthy.

Li Hongying said: "You can learn kung fu from me. Learn some hunting skills, and then you can hunt wild animals for tooth hunting. If you are lucky, you can sell them for money."

Ye Junshu's eyes lit up immediately, "Is it okay?"

He has always known that Uncle Li is a trainer, and he has always wanted to exercise his body. After all, the body is the capital, but he has no connections. He can only practice with Tai Chi and Taekwondo, which he learned in the past. It's quite a joke, I have almost forgotten the movements, the most I can do are push-ups and running.

If he can learn Uncle Li's skills, at least he won't have to be afraid to go hunting in the mountains to find medicinal materials in the future, and he can sell the prey for a few dollars...

This idea has been lingering in Ye Junshu's heart for a long time, but he can't ask it out. They are not relatives, so why should Uncle Li teach him housekeeping skills?

If you talk about the situation at home, you always feel that you are selling misery and using morality to kidnap others. There are many people in this world who are more difficult and difficult than his family. If everyone thinks that those who are capable must teach them skills, To make them live better, people like that are also selfish and don't think about others at all, and don't even think about it, why should they teach you how to survive?

It is love for others to help you, and it is duty not to help you.

No one owes anyone anything in this world.

Ye Junshu was thinking about this point, so he couldn't say it all the time.

However, now that Uncle Li took the initiative to mention it, does it mean that he is willing to teach himself?

Ye Junshu's heart was fluctuating, and he looked at Uncle Li nervously.

"Uncle Li, are you really willing to teach me? Will it cause you trouble?"

"It's quite troublesome..."

Ye Junshu: "..."

"However." Li Hongying changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "My teaching is very strict, if you can't bear the hardship..."

"No! I can persevere no matter what kind of difficulty it is!" Ye Junshu vowed, he finally got this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he must grasp it no matter what!

Li Hongying was noncommittal.

"Master..." Ye Junshu was about to kneel down and imitate the rituals he knew, when Li Hongying stopped him, "Don't call me Master, I just teach you a basic skill."

"Yes." Ye Junshu was very happy, he basically listened to what Uncle Li said.

He held back the joy in his heart and asked curiously: "Uncle Li, after I learn martial arts, can I really fly directly to the tree house and pick leaves and flowers? If I hide my breath, will others not be aware of my existence?

Ye Junshu imagined that he was like a hero in the book, learning to fly around with lightness kung fu, and with internal kung fu to break boulders in his chest, he could also be handsome and attractive... brother?From now on to the pinnacle of life?

Li Hongying twitched the corners of his mouth, looked at Ye Junshu strangely for a while, and said speechlessly, "You think too much."

"Ah?" Isn't that so?

Li Hongying felt that it was all an illusion that she thought that this child had an adult inside.

He said directly: "Take a step."

"Oh."

Ye Junshu responded, stepped sideways, separated his feet, squatted down, and took what he thought was a standard horse stance.

Li Hongying circled around Ye Junshu, patted Ye Junshu on the back, made him straighten up, raised his feet slightly, and made Ye Junshu spread his fork further and sink his body further.

Ye Junshu grinned for a while.

Did Uncle Li forget that he still has injuries?

Li Hongying nodded, and said lightly: "Remember this posture, and squat for half an hour every morning, and come to me after the new year."

Then I went into the house...?

Ye Junshu looked puzzled, that's it?Gone?

Just Zha Mabu?

...It's okay, martial arts masters start from the basic skills, and he has just started to learn, so he naturally practiced these.

Heaven will assign great responsibilities to the people of this country, and they must first work hard on their minds, and work their muscles and bones...

Ye Junshu comforted himself for a while, and took a short stride, seeing that it was getting late, and thinking about family matters, he could no longer squat.

So he raised his voice and said: "Uncle Li! I'm going home first! From tomorrow onwards, I will definitely keep walking!"

After hearing the response from the room, Ye Junshu stood up, kicked his legs, embraced the dream of becoming a peerless master, and rushed home briskly.

However, the reality is very skinny. You will not know until Ye Junshu really learns that martial arts masters are really just imagination.

Those who possess special skills, kung fu, and first-class concealment, are those who have been trained in special training since childhood, flying over the roof?In fact, after practicing for a long time, climbing a wall is lighter and more proficient than ordinary people...

The first snow of the year fell in the second half of the night while people were still asleep.

In the first half of the night, a torrential rain fell for half the night, and it slowly turned into sleet, and finally turned into snow.

When Ye Junshu opened the door, what caught his eye was a picture scroll wrapped in plain silver and covered in white snow.

Pure white snowflakes fluttered and fell, falling on the eaves, on the branches, on the ground, and also fell into Ye Junshu's heart.

He stood under the eaves and looked up for a moment, then patted his cold cheeks, and went to the kitchen in a huff.

During this period of time, the sky has been gray, but the snow is falling, but it is brighter.

The weather is not yet the coldest, but a charcoal basin has already been burned in the house.

The firewood at home was used up faster than expected, basically the kang bed was kept warm all day long, thanks to Uncle Fang's firewood, otherwise, he couldn't even imagine how he could survive such a cold winter.

Charcoal was also underestimated. Fortunately, Uncle Hua brought a big bag with him yesterday, otherwise, he would have been really worried.

Thinking of Uncle Hua, Ye Junshu couldn't help but sigh. Uncle Hua is the father of Xiao Zhi and Luo Ge'er. He took his eldest son Ye Junyi out to do part-time work, and he didn't come back with his fellow villagers until two days ago.

It's also a coincidence, because his father has studied for several years, so he is relatively knowledgeable. Most of the names of their generation were helped by his father, so it doesn't sound like a local flavor.

When Uncle Hua and Brother Junyi came back, their faces were weathered and frosty. They looked very tired, their cheeks were sunken, and they looked like refugees. They seemed to be caused by long-term hard work and not enough to eat.

But Ming'am and the others were so distressed that they wept.

I can only make up for them while at home.

Ye Junshu looked at it with a heavy heart. People in this era don't have many ways to make money. They are poor people who have no education but only brute strength. If they want to make money, they can only sell their labor.And it doesn't make much money, because labor is so cheap...

At that time, Ye Junshu understood why the elders were so grateful when he was willing to teach the children to read and write, and would help them with this and that from time to time. There was something delicious at home, and they would bring some of the food that was suitable for them. Serve them here.

I was afraid that if he was dissatisfied, he would pull away and quit.

The love is mutual, the folks are kind to their family, he is willing to teach the children to read, and the folks think this is a great kindness, and they can treat them well...

Forget it, his ability alone is limited, no matter how much he thinks, it's useless, at most he can only do his own meager effort.

Ye Junshu put aside these troubles and stopped thinking about them.

The snow fell more and more, and it continued to fall for many days. The children's excitement at the beginning became listless now.

The snow on the ground has accumulated a lot, and it is inconvenient for everyone to travel, and basically they all stay at home for the winter.

From the very beginning, Ye Junshu kept the children from playing, at most, he opened a small window to let them have a fresh look.

The scope of children's activities is limited, and if it is further reduced, a room is only so big, and Xiaoshan can clearly recognize the floor patterns in the corners of the room.

In order to cheer them up, Ye Junshu personally played childish games with them, and even brought all the books from the study to read to them.

Originally, he wanted to make a joke, but unfortunately he didn't have much talent. He talked for a few paragraphs, but he laughed first. They didn't respond, their faces were ignorant, they couldn't understand at all...

tell a story?He spoke dryly without any ups and downs, and he couldn't attract children at all...

Ye Junshu gave up and had to read to them from a book, which happened to include a travel note, so he read it according to the script.

The books in Ye Jun's study room, except for Qin Yaoliang's, were bought by his father. At that time, his father had some money in his hand. The owner of the store said that this book is useful for scientific research and which one is useful for scientific research. It was useful, so I bought several copies back.

I have read the original Ye Junshu several times, and I am familiar with the contents inside.

Now that Ye Junshu is reading it again, it's time to review it.

Fortunately, the children are still young, and they already sleep a lot. In addition, the weather is cold and the warm quilt is warm. Basically, they sleep until almost noon at night, play and eat for a while, and sleep until the afternoon nap. It's dark.

Instead, Ye Junshu spends more time in peace than before.

He sleeps relatively little, and has a feeling of doing nothing for a while.

Seeing the Four Books and Five Classics copied by Qin Yaoliang by accident, he froze for a moment, and simply read and recited them.

In fact, he had already learned part of the Four Books before, but he stopped studying before he understood it thoroughly.

Ye Junshu thought, since he has free time now, it's good to study by himself, and when Xiaoshan or Wuwa go to school in the future, he can also tutor them.

Looking at it in this way, Ye Junshu found one thing. His memory is much better now than before. This used to not only refer to the modern version of him, but also the ancient version. In my impression, Ye Junshu needs to memorize books three or four times before he can memorize them. , he can memorize it after two times. I don't know if it's because the fusion of the two memories has developed his brain capacity again.

Of course, if you want to memorize it backwards, you need to go through it several times.

Anyway, this is a great thing for Ye Junshu.

Ye Junshu pondered optimistically, maybe after reading books slowly for a few years, he might be able to become a scholar.

With the name of a scholar, the land under his name can be tax-free for [-] mu, which is a good thing!

In a few years, Ye Junshu will always have to buy some land. In the countryside, it is always a little uneasy to have no land in hand, and he can't always buy food, which will cost too much.

After the family buys land and has food, they will go hunting in the mountains from time to time, dig up herbs to earn some money, or do part-time jobs in the county. Isn't it easy to raise a family?

Well, just do it.

With a goal in mind, Ye Junshu simply spends his spare time reading books. There are things to do, and the days go by pretty quickly.

A snowfall continued for half a month, and when the snow stopped completely, it was already approaching the end of the year.

The snow piled up in the yard was so thick that it no longer reached Ye Junshu's thigh.

Looking at his little arms and legs, Ye Junshu was worried, how long would he be shoveling such thick snow?

But no matter how difficult it was, Ye Junshu could only swing the shovel and shovel the snow vigorously.

He first dug a path for one person to walk from the house to the courtyard gate.

Otherwise, if someone came to him and was blocked at the door, it would be embarrassing.

Ye Junshu was busy working for a long time, his hands were so sore, and when he looked back, he shoveled a path.

He didn't have time to rest, he went into the house to take a look at the children, to see who was hungry, he would make a bowl of porridge and eat a cake, and he went out to continue his struggle after the trivial matters were settled.

Brother Lu followed and said considerately, "Brother, I'll help."

"No, no, go into the house." Ye Junshu drove him back to the house.

Brother Lu has not yet reached the height of the thick snow, and if he goes out for a stop, he will be submerged, so he refuses to help because he has no way to help.

He followed the morning's results, went to the door and shoveled away the snow on both sides of the door before opening the door.

As soon as the door was opened, the snow that was leaning on it fell in. Ye Junshu pushed the snow away from the door, and was about to make a space for the door, when he saw Uncle Hua and Brother Jun Yi stepping on the snow with shovels on their backs. Walking over with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

Seeing Ye Junshu from a distance, Uncle Hua greeted him loudly, "Boy Zhou, are you shoveling snow?"

Ye Junshu called someone, and said with a smile, "Yes!" Ye Junshu took a closer look at them. After more than ten days of nurturing, Uncle Hua and Brother Junyi were not as scary as when they just came back, and their cheeks were no longer sunken. Woke up feeling refreshed.

"Let's help." Ye Junyi smiled and showed his white teeth.

"Thank you Uncle Hua, thank you Brother Junyi." Ye Junshu didn't refuse, Ming's mother's labor force was equal to two of him, and he shoveled the snow by himself, and it would take a few days.

"Hey, why are you being polite to your uncle?"

"Uncle Hua, has the snow been shoveled in your yard?"

"Yeah, it's only half a day's work." Uncle Hua moved extremely skillfully and quickly, and he was able to find time to talk to Ye Junshu.

Ye Junyi immersed himself in his work.

With the joining of Uncle Hua and Brother Junyi, the speed was more than a little bit faster. In one afternoon, even the snow in his yard was shoveled aside.

Sending off Uncle Hua and Brother Junyi who were eager to help, Ye Junshu felt a great sense of accomplishment seeing the results of a day's hard work.

He also made six little snowmen in the open space with a childlike innocence, one for each of the brothers, which made Xiao Shan and Brother Qin jump and scream excitedly, unable to move their eyes away from their own little snowman.

The closer the year comes, the more lively the village becomes, and the severe winter can't stop the enthusiasm of the villagers.

Their family is special, so the preparation is relatively simple.

The rest of the family got ready early.

During the Chinese New Year, every household will post talismans and red paper-cuts.The ingenious buddies used their housekeeping skills to cut a lot of stickers in various exquisite shapes.

If it weren't for the taboo, Ye Junshu would still write couplets and sell them, and he could make some money.It's a pity that no matter how much he thinks, it won't help.

But it doesn't matter even if you can't write. Many children came over with red paper and asked Ye Junshu to teach them how to write.For this reason, Ye Junshu wrote several couplets with beautiful meanings on the blackboard, and asked the children to write them on the red paper stroke by stroke with a charcoal pen.

Although the font is crooked, the parents can only be happy, not disgusted.

Two days before the Chinese New Year, Ye Junshu fried peanuts and beans for snacks, and dried fruits and the like had already been bought in the county, and hemp leaves and other fried things Ming'am made his home's share by the way, and sent them over early.

In addition, Ye Junshu also bought a big rooster with Ming's mother, and planned to slaughter it on New Year's Eve.

To offer sacrifices to the ancestors during the New Year, all necessary sacrifices must be prepared, and Ye Junshu can't be shabby to the ancestors, and a portion of meat should be prepared, but it's no different from other families, and every family of theirs is full of wealth.

Everything is ready, and it will be New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, which means that the New Year has arrived.

Early in the morning, every household began to slaughter chickens and ducks, which was very lively.

Just after lunch, the pillars of the family and the men took the sacrifices prepared by the family brothers and went to the ancestral hall in a lively manner. The family brothers began to paste window grilles and replace old talismans with new ones.

Ye Junshu also made a joke when he killed a chicken and cut his throat. He asked Xiao Shan to help him grab his feet. When he cut his throat, he just cut a hole, and he was pulled away. It took a while to grab him again.

In order to prevent the big rooster from breaking free again, Ye Junshu simply tied up two thick chicken paws and stepped on them, and he finished it off by himself.

Xiaoshan is not strong enough, so he can only rely on himself in the end.

But luckily it worked out.

It's almost time to cook the packed cock.

Ye Junshu took the sacrifices and divided them into two baskets, ready to carry them away.

Originally, he was going to take Xiaoshan with him, but the family couldn't leave, so in the end only Ye Junshu went there with the agreed brother Huabo Junyi.

Sacrifice is a very grand event for the people of the Ye clan.

Hosted by Uncle Rong, the few surviving grandfathers were also present, offering incense according to their seniority.

Although Ye Junshu is still young, he is also the head of the family, and he is no longer suitable to be ranked in the junior generation with the word Jun. Uncle Rong simply arranged him in his father's generation, standing in the position before his father.

There was a small bean diced among a group of strong men, which looked discordant, but no one laughed, and all of them had serious expressions.

Ye Junshu also had a sullen face, listening to the order seriously, kowtow, kowtow, kneel down.

The atmosphere of the whole scene was very solemn. The village head read a large piece of civilized sacrificial oration, to the effect of summarizing the major events of the previous year and looking forward to the new year. In short, he asked the ancestors to bless them and let them live better and better.

After returning home after the game, Ye Junshu passed the cold big rooster in hot water, and then rolled it in the hot chicken soup a few times. The fragrant meat smell radiated with the heat, and brought it to the memorial tablet of father and mother. .

Ye Junshu often comes to Shangxiang to clean and exchange sacrifices, so it looks very neat and clean.

He placed the big rooster in the middle of the desk, with dried fruits, pastries, fried peanuts and the like on both sides, full of them.

He lit incense, asked the children to line up, and kowtowed to the tablet.

Ye Junshu also brought the twins over, hugged them and kowtowed.

After they kowtowed, Ye Junshu let them go back to the house, and chatted with the two elders about homework.

The memorial tablets of his father and mother must be enshrined at home for three years, and they will be invited into the ancestral hall on the day they give their filial piety.After that, the filial piety was officially removed.

Ye Junshu rambled on for a while, talking about the daily life of the brothers, and then stopped when he felt that he had said everything he needed to say.

Sit quietly for a while.

He thought, although he didn't know why he came here, or why he suddenly had more memories, but the days are still long, and he will always know.

He will raise children well and teach them to be adults.

After the worship, the New Year's Eve dinner began.

The big rooster has been sacrificed and enshrined, and those who value filial piety can eat it.

This is also the only source of meat they can eat.

Even though Ye Junshu kept trying to keep them full, the younger brothers who hadn't touched meat for a long time still lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their little faces turned yellow. The only ones who could be called fair and tender were the twins.

This time it was rare to be able to eat meat once, Ye Junshu put in a lot of effort, wishing to make them fat for nothing in one go.

Fearing that eating meat suddenly would make the children feel uncomfortable due to the long-term lack of oil and water in the stomach, Ye Junshu worked hard to make a pot of soup boiled with whole chicken during the day, and first gave them a bowl full of chicken soup with oil skimmed to moisten their stomachs , Eating meat at night will probably feel better.

However, the stomachs of children in this era are very strong, and it is good to have oil and water to eat, and they will have diarrhea due to eating too much.

Ye Junshu really thought too much.

It was very lively outside, and they could occasionally hear the sound of firecrackers and children running and laughing.

But they are still keeping their filial piety, so naturally they can't go out to join in the fun, and they are very obedient and don't make a fuss about going out.

So the brothers of the Ye family squatted in the kitchen together, their cute eyes turned around Ye Junshu.

The strong smell of meat lingers in the kitchen, and the little ones are already drooling!But they are sensible children, they are not crying for food, they are very well-behaved.

Ye Junshu was chopping chicken in an apron, and he had already quickly arranged how to eat it in his mind. It was rare to have meat to eat, so he had to let go of half of it and eat it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Well, tonight is the New Year's Eve, so let's eat more.

Two big chicken legs and two chicken wings have been cut, one for Xiaoshan, one for Lu Geer, one for Qin Geer, and one for the twins. They can now eat supplementary meat.

Chicken wings Lu Ge Er Qin Ge Er each person, save tomorrow for eating, chicken breast meat for the twins to make minced meat, chicken back meat...

As for him?Just eat chicken heads and feet to satisfy your hunger.

Facing the fiery eyes of the children, Ye Junshu calmly and methodically cooked dinner, and made it very rich.

Although they are all mainly vegetarian dishes, and there is only one chicken for meat, Ye Junshu froze made ten different dishes.

He thinks he can choose another career path, such as becoming a chef~

At the dining table, the Ye family brothers sat down and got ready.

Today was the New Year's Eve, and even the twins were hugged to the table. Ye Junshu put the special chairs that he had made early on, and the twins sat on one side, and he sat next to it, so it was convenient to take care of them.

Several pairs of big black eyes stared straight at him. Ye Junshu coughed lightly, straightened his back, assumed the air of a patriarch, and began to give a speech before dinner.

Ye Junshu avoids the important and ignores the trivial. Instead of mentioning the sad things of last year, he directly praises the children one by one for being well-behaved and sensible, sums up what he has not done well, and finally ends with a sentence——

"...In the new year, we will work harder to live a better life!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Junshu announced: "Dinner is ready!"

The children cheered, grabbed the big chicken leg in the bowl, and bit it down with a whimper.

Ye Junshu was very satisfied seeing the little ones eating their mouths full of oil.Once again, I made a great ambition to make a lot of money, and let the children have meat for every meal in the future!

The twins were babbling and wanting to make a fuss, reaching out to grab the dishes on the table, but how could they eat the unfinished dishes?And they have been fed before serving, so they can't eat any more.

Ye Junshu thought for a while, and one of them gave them a chicken paw for them to chew on. Anyway, he had already chopped off the claw, and there was no meat on it, and it was not cooked until soft. They couldn't chew it, so let them suck it.

Sure enough, when the chicken paws were in their hands, the twins stopped arguing and sat quietly, stuffing the chicken paws into their mouths with both hands and sucking them.

The Ye family brothers can finally have a New Year's Eve dinner with peace of mind.

After Ye Junshu ate a chicken head, he didn't pick up the meat. He tried to stretch his chopsticks over to pick up the meat several times, but he couldn't help it. One chicken is just that much. He also wants the children to eat a few more meals to satisfy their hunger. He eats an extra piece of meat Just one piece less...

So he simply used chicken soup to make rice, and thought to himself that chicken soup also tasted like chicken, so he could satisfy his hunger.

Xiao Shan was the fastest to finish a chicken leg. After throwing the chicken leg stick on the table, he continued to eat the meat.

Ye Junshu glanced casually, and found that there were still some tendons on the chicken stick that Xiao Shan couldn't bite, so he just threw it away and wasted it.

Ye Junshu simply picked up the chicken leg stick, scooped a spoonful of chicken soup to soak up the taste, put it in his mouth and crushed the bone directly. It turned out that the chicken bone also contained bone marrow. He had never bitten it before, and it was quite delicious.

Brother Lu happened to see it, and his eyes suddenly turned red. He grabbed the chicken leg and jumped off the stool, ran over and put the half-eaten chicken leg into Ye Junshu's bowl, "I'm done eating." He ran back to his seat and lowered his head to pick up the rice.

It was only then that Xiao Shan noticed that Ye Junshu hadn't eaten any meat, and seeing that he was still holding the leftover chicken leg bone in his hand, he almost burst into tears. He guiltily grabbed a large piece of chicken and said, "Brother, eat meat..."

"Uh..." They might not believe it when he said it, but he just didn't want to waste it, and it wasn't that he was reluctant to eat meat.

Brother Qin was half a beat too late to realize that the atmosphere at the table was not right. He kept staring at the bowl-sized chicken leg the whole time, and he was reluctant to eat it after two bites. Brother, tilted his head and blinked his eyes, then pushed the bowl containing the big chicken drumsticks towards Ye Junshu with great reluctance, stared at Ye Junshu eagerly and said, "I've finished eating too, brother eat."

Ye Junshu was very moved, as expected, raising these cubs was not in vain.

So he put the two chicken legs aside, and said softly: "Then save it for tomorrow, you guys eat other meat first."

Ye Junshu was about to give the meat from Xiaoshan to Brother Qin, when Brother Lu suddenly raised his head and shouted at Ye Junshu with red eyes: "If brother doesn't eat meat, I won't either!"

Xiao Shan also put down his chopsticks to show his support for Brother Lu.

"..." Ye Junshu was speechless for a while, looked into Lu Ge'er's stubborn eyes, then looked at Xiao Shan's resolute face, and finally compromised, "I will eat, I will eat."

Brother Lu still didn't agree, he had to watch Ye Junshu eat the meat with his own eyes before turning his gaze away and lowering his head to pick up the rice.

Ye Jun was helpless on paper, but warm in his heart.

Brother Qin kept looking at the chicken leg eagerly, biting his chopsticks and looking at Ye Junshu from time to time.

Ye Junshu noticed Brother Qin's pitiful eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

Brother Qin blinked his eyes and said, "Brother, can I eat two more bites of chicken legs, can I eat the rest tomorrow?"

Ye Junshu couldn't help laughing, and amusedly gave the chicken legs back to Brother Lu and Brother Qin, "Yes, you can eat as much as you can, and if you can't finish it, you can save it for tomorrow."

"The same goes for Xiaoshan, eat quickly."

"Brother, you eat too."

"Yeah, yip!" The twins suddenly joined in the fun, and stretched their paws towards Ye Jun's writing.

Ye Junshu lightly scratched the twins' cheeks and couldn't help laughing.

Brother Qin also started to giggle, and the atmosphere returned to a happy and harmonious state for a while.

After the lively New Year's Eve dinner, Ye Junshu cleaned up the mess, and the whole family chatted and played around together.

Ye Junshu completely lost his image, and played games like riding a big horse with the children, and the children could do whatever they asked them to do.

The brothers of the Ye family quarreled very late, and in the end Brother Lu and the next few younger brothers couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep, leaving only Ye Junshu and Ye Junshan to watch the night.

Tuck the kids under the covers so they can sleep comfortably.

Ye Junshu said softly to Xiao Shan: "Xiao Shan, if you are sleepy, go to sleep, as long as you have big brother guarding you."

Ye Junshan shook his head, "I'll accompany Big Brother."

"Then when you're tired, do you want to tell Big Brother?"

"Yeah." Xiaoshan nodded.

The two brothers sat quietly for a while.

Xiao Shan didn't know what he was thinking of, but suddenly his eyes were red, he lowered his head, and his voice was a little crying: "Brother, I miss my father and mother..." Big teardrops fell down, and Xiao Shan couldn't help wiping away his tears. Tears.

The younger brothers are still young, and may not understand the concept of not having a father and mother. Brother Qin would only cry to find his father and mother at first, but now, he no longer can. In his small world, he only remembers The existence of older brothers and younger brothers has been forgotten, and father and mother have been forgotten.

He is only nine years old now, and he is still a child. The life without elders is too hard. He sees his elder brother worrying about his livelihood every day. Apart from helping his younger brothers, when he can't help, he will secretly cry. .

But he is a man. When his brother is not at home, he has to shoulder the burden and cannot be weak, so he has always been strong.

But in front of his elder brother, he couldn't help being weak.

Ye Junshu's heart ached, and his eyes felt sour. He blinked away the sudden rise of water vapor, sat on Xiaoshan's lap, and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother misses my father and mother too."

Ye Junshan was buried in Ye Junshu's shoulder pocket, with his hands around his neck, shaking his body and sobbing suppressedly. He didn't dare to cry loudly for fear of waking up his brothers.

Ye Junshu took a deep breath, looked up at the beams of the house, tried to calm his emotions, and said with a smile, "Xiaoshan has grown up and is a little man. Xiaoshan is very powerful and can help my brother share a lot..."

"Brother...Brother...Big Brother..." Xiao Shan was so emotional that he couldn't even speak intermittently, except for Ye Junshu, he couldn't say anything else.

Ye Junshu responded in a low voice, comforting him softly.

After Xiao Shan vented his emotions, his small body couldn't bear it anymore, his eyelids began to fight heavily, and he fell asleep in Ye Junshu's arms after a while.

Ye Junshu sat holding Xiao Shan for a long time, and when he was alone, he unconsciously shed tears.

He has only been here for less than half a year, and he feels that it has been a long time.

He was not afraid when encountering wild boars and facing life-threatening danger several times, and he did not cry afterwards, but now, on this special night, when he was alone, he let his emotions go.

Even though he is an adult at heart, there are times when he is tired, bored, and wants to lose his temper...

Three meals a day is not what he is most worried about. What he is worried about is these children. The children are too young and can only rely on him. He is afraid that if he does not notice, these children will have problems.

Sometimes I'm really tired, physically and mentally exhausted...