The happy little days of the Ye family

Today was a rare day as he didn't have to go to the academy or do horse stance. Before dawn, Xiao Qi climbed out of his little bed in high spirits.

The little guy quickly packed himself up and ran to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

But he got up too early. Old Mrs. Ye had just gotten up and was yawning as she stuffed firewood into the stove.

"Grandma, is breakfast not ready yet?"

Old Madam Ye glanced outside. The sky was still gray. She looked at the little guy running towards the kitchen with a puzzled look on her face:

"It's not even daybreak yet, why are you up so early, Xiaoqi?"

Wang Chunyu, who was walking behind him, ruffled the little guy's messy hair, then laughed and teased him:

"This brat wants to go out and play. But if you don't sleep, Chenchen and Xiao Shitou will also need to sleep. What's the point of getting up alone?"

Xiao Qi blinked his big round eyes, then realized that no one was awake yet and no one wanted to play with him.

So, amid the laughter of Wang Chunyu and Old Lady Ye, Xiao Qi ran away again, ready to go back to take a nap.

It's still quite cold early in the morning.

But when he had just run halfway, he was stopped by Ye Xilin who had gotten up to cook pig food.

"You're up! I just happen to be in need of a helper to light the fire. Come and help me."

As he said this, he smiled and carried the little guy to the stove, asking him to help light the fire.

After finally having a day's rest, the little guy was caught by this bad uncle to help make a fire. He was a little unhappy and pouted his mouth.

Ye Xilin smiled wickedly, raised his hand and tapped the little guy on the forehead:

"Hurry up and work. I'll roast sweet potatoes and chestnuts for you later."

When Xiao Qi heard that there was something delicious, he immediately smiled and raised his little face to bargain with his uncle proudly:

"It's not enough, you need two more candies~" He shook his little head as he said this. Fu, you'll be so cute if you don't agree to my work.

Looking at his nephew's clever appearance, Ye Xilin felt that this kid was not easy to fool. He was not like when he was little and would run over to work happily.

Alas, it's harder to fool him now that he's grown up. But it still looks quite interesting, and I tease him with malicious intent:

"You've even learned how to bargain. What can you do to me if I don't give it to you?"

"If you don't give it to me, I will tell grandpa to spank you." The little guy put his hands on his hips and thought for a long time before he came up with such a soft and threatening sentence.

"You've even learned to tell tales. Then I'll also tell Chenchen and Xiao Shitou that you wet the bed a few days ago."

As he said this, he made a gesture as if he was going to leave, looking as if he was eager to create chaos in the world.

Xiao Qi grabbed the annoying uncle and said, "You, you said you would forget about this."

A few days ago, Old Mrs. Ye made chicken soup, and the smell could be smelled across half the village.

Xiaoqi was greedy and drank two large bowls in one breath, then he wet the bed at night.

Because of this, he has been laughed at by the elders in his family for several days.

When this matter was mentioned, the little fellow's face turned red with shame, and he put a lot more force into stuffing firewood into the stove.

Bad guy, how can there be such a shameless person?????.

Xiao Qi was completely controlled, and angrily helped Ye Xilin cook several large pots of pig food.

Then, the bad uncle coaxed her into submission with roasted sweet potatoes and chestnuts, as well as two finger-sized pieces of maltose.

While eating all kinds of delicious food, Xiao Qi smiled silly, and the broken relationship between the uncle and nephew was reconciled again.

After breakfast, the small group of five gathered on a patch of grass not far from the Ye family.

When everyone came over, they had something in their hands, more or less.

Today is a sunny day. There is sunshine but not too strong, and there is a slight breeze, which is perfect for going out and playing.

As it was windy today, Chenchen brought two kites as tall as himself when he went out.

One is in the shape of an eagle, and the other is in the shape of a cute little rabbit. They received unanimous praise from several friends as soon as they were taken out.

Others also brought a lot of toys and food, and it looked like they were here for an outing.

Several little guys gathered together, playing with various toys in their hands and chattering about interesting things that happened recently.

Erya and Ergou knew everything that happened in the village. They talked and acted out all the big and small things that had happened in the village recently.

Xiao Qi also danced and talked about how someone was punished by the teacher for sleeping in the academy, and someone was beaten and cried by the teacher for being naughty...

Chenchen and Xiao Shitou were eating melon seeds and listening to all kinds of gossip and interesting stories with great interest.

As he was talking, Er Gouzi suddenly said:

"My parents said that they would let me go to school after the New Year. I don't know if Ye Tongsheng in the village is a vicious person. I hope the teacher won't hit me."

Speaking of this, Erya's expression became even more excited, and she quickly said excitedly:

"He must have been very fierce. The teacher's ruler is longer than my arm. When I passed by the school before, I saw Xia Zhi at the entrance of the village being beaten until he cried."

Erya used to be upset about not being able to go to the academy to study, but since she saw the teacher beating someone last time, she felt fortunate that she didn't have to go to study.

The dog next to him looked unhappy. He raised his hand and poked the round little girl's head:

"I will go to school next year, so I won't be able to play with you anymore."

Arya patted her friend's shoulder generously and said with a proud smile:

"It's okay. My mother told me that after the New Year, she will let me learn embroidery from my aunt. I'm busy now."

"Besides, we are all in the village, so we can play together in the evening. When you come back from the academy, we will go to the back mountain to collect grass for the pigs."

Both families raised pigs, and the two little guys usually went together to collect grass for the pigs.

Speaking of the back mountain, Xiaoqi, who was originally flying a kite, became restless again.

They are all big kids. Erya and Ergouzi often go to the back mountain to pick grass for pigs. It should be okay to go there and play for a while, right?

Under Xiaoqi's strong persuasion, the five little guys quietly walked towards the back mountain just like they did a year ago.

The road to the back mountain was bumpy, but this did not affect the children's cheerful mood at all.

Along the way, Ergouzi and Erya were like two chirping little birds, introducing the back mountain in winter to the other three friends.

I saw Erya shaking her two little tufts and saying excitedly:

"At this time of year, wild vegetables and mushrooms are out of season. However, there are a lot of winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. We can go there and dig some for them."

"Winter bamboo shoots are tastier than regular ones, and they're quite expensive. You can exchange them for money."

Er Gouzi on the side nodded and agreed:

"Yes, yes, yes. There are also many bamboo rats in the bamboo forest. The bamboo rats are very plump at this time. If we can catch them, we can have meat to eat!"

Hearing that there were bamboo rats in the bamboo forest, Xiaoqi, who is always lively and active, suddenly became excited.

The little guy was rubbing his hands together, thinking about showing off his skills in front of his brothers.