Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu accepted the copper coin with great care, as it was a precious gift from his eldest son.

There was no Spring Festival Gala for everyone to watch after dinner.

Qiao Yu took out the cards that Xu Yuan brought last time, and then everyone divided into two tables to play cards.

One penny worth of money.

The old man is old. After dinner, he went back to his room to rest.

The three children definitely couldn’t compete with them for money, so Qiao Yu taught them how to play train games.

Three people divide the cards equally and take turns playing. When a card played by someone is the same as a card in the deck (called the "tail"), the cards from the "front" to the "tail" can be "driven" away.

The person with the most cards wins until all the cards are eaten.

This gameplay is simple and very suitable for beginners.

Qiao Yu asked Li Xin if he knew how to play Landlord, and Li Xin nodded.

"Then you take Da Zhuang and the others to play. Brother Gu and I are going to win big brother's money tonight." Qiao Yu winked cunningly.

Gu Gang laughed out loud when he heard this, "Brother-in-law, Hongxiu and I should be the ones to win your money. You are the one with the most money in our family."

Qiao Yu said modestly: "How can I have money? I gave all my money to my husband."

Gu Feng: ???

Gu Gang was stunned for a moment, then said to Gu Feng: "Okay, kid, it turns out that my brother-in-law has given you all his money."

Seeing Qiao Yu grinning so hard that her teeth were showing, Gu Feng could only nod and say, "Well, just win my money later."

Unfortunately, they were playing the upgrade game, and they happened to be two families, so it didn't matter who won.

Qiao Yu can play cards, but he is not as talented as Xu Ning. He can’t count cards and relies entirely on luck.

Fortunately, Gu Feng is smart, but Gu Gang knows his brother too well and can tell whether the cards he has in his hand are good or not by looking at his expression.

This made Qiao Yu marvel at it. Even he sometimes couldn't understand Gu Feng's expression.

Because her husband basically has the same expression all the time except when he is alone with her.

Hongxiu was also good at playing cards, and in the end the two sides ended up in a tie, with Gu Gang and Hongxiu winning two coppers.

The oil lamp was half burned, and Qiao Yu went to refill it. By the way, the four of them were tired, so they took a rest.

It took me nearly half an hour to learn how to play Landlord.

In the end, Da Zhuang quit because he felt it was too difficult.

"Xiaobai, you fight. If you win, it's yours. If you lose, it's mine." Dazhuang gave him a copper coin representing good luck.

Xiaobai was suddenly under great pressure, but fortunately he won ten cents in the end and gave five of them to Dazhuang.

Da Zhuang was laughing like crazy.

Li Xin was also lucky and actually won two cents without having a penny.

Su Qing lost nine cents and Bai Lan lost three cents.

Da Zhuang chuckled and said to Su Qing, "My stepfather always said that if you fail in gambling, you will succeed in love. Brother Qing, you must seize the opportunity. Look at me, Xiao Bai agrees!"

If it were any other time, Su Qing would have definitely sneered at it.

His situation is completely different from Dazhuang's. He is a brother, not a man.

But maybe the atmosphere today was really too warm, Su Qing said "hmm".

Da Zhuang was even happier: "Well, you can definitely do it!"

On the other side, three children were having a lot of fun. The punishment for losing was simple and brutal: the winner would tap the loser on the forehead.

My goodness, these three little guys are really ruthless.

Everyone's forehead is red.

Especially on Gu Xiaoyan’s forehead, the little pink mole was bounced back red.

"Stop, try a gentler punishment. Do you still want this forehead?"

Qiao Yu rubbed their foreheads one by one with heartache.

The three children smiled and said it didn't hurt.

"Are you sleepy?" Qiao Yu asked them.

It's almost midnight now.

It would have been fine if Qiao Yu hadn’t asked, but as soon as she asked, the children really felt a little sleepy.

Qiao Yu called Gu Feng and said, "Let's send Xiaoxing to the old house to sleep."

Gu Feng nodded, and Qiao Yu went to hold Qiao Xing's hand: "Xiao Xing, come on, Daddy will take you to bed."

Qiao Xing said goodbye to his younger brother and sister, and returned to the old house holding the hands of his two fathers.

The old man was awakened by Qiao Xing's return, and got up to turn on the lights in the house.

"Xiaoxing, are you back? Grandpa is warming up some hot water for you in the kitchen. Hurry up and wash up and get on the kang."

"Okay, Grandpa, you go to sleep. I can see you."

After washing up, Qiao Xing lay down in the warm bed cleanly.

"Xiaoxing, you'll be one year older during the Chinese New Year. Are you happy this year?"

The old man suddenly asked.

At this time last year, they were still living in a leaky, shabby house in the town, hugging each other for warmth with old quilts given by kind people.

Qiao Xing held the old man's hand: "Grandpa, thank you. If you hadn't picked me up, I wouldn't have lived to see my father find me."

The old man smiled and said, "Good boy, it's you who made them like you. You must be filial to them in the future."

"Yeah, I'll be eight years old during the Chinese New Year, and I can help Daddy with things."

"Haha, kid. Your dad doesn't need you to help with things right now. From what I heard from your little dad, he wants you to go to town to study like Xiaoxue and Xiaoyan."

Qiao Xing was silent for a long time, then whispered, "Grandpa, if I don't study well, will my two dads dislike me?"

The old man touched Qiao Xing's head and said, "No, neither of your two fathers are that kind of people."

Qiao Xing seemed to have made up his mind: "If Daddy wants me to go, I will go."

The old man was relieved: "Good boy, studying is a good thing. Grandpa knows you want to repay them as soon as possible, but you are still young, don't think too much.

Grandpa is still at home doing nothing."

Qiao Xing immediately said, "I will also repay Grandpa's contribution."

"You!" the old man sighed, and after a while he said, "Be good, go to sleep."

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Gu Xiaoyan and Gu Xiaoxue both went to sleep in the main room.

Qiao Yu suggested playing Truth or Dare and asked Gu Feng to carry two jars of wine.

Each person is dealt a card, and the person who gets orchid one designates a number. The person who draws that number is the loser, and can choose to ask questions and tell the truth, or follow instructions and take a dare.

"Those who choose the big adventure must complete the instructions. For example, kiss the person on your left... Um, no, I forgot that you definitely won't do this.

For example, draw a turtle on your face. If you don't choose either, just drink."

When everyone heard the rules, they found them novel.

Hongxiu and Bailan wondered how the boss could think of everything and even come up with this kind of game.

In the first round, Hongxiu drew Orchid 1.

"I choose the one who draws number two."

Bai Lan nervously turned over the cards: "It's me."

"Wow, it's Sister Lan. Truth or Dare?" Qiao Yu asked.

Bai Lan thought that she didn't have much to ask, so she chose the truth.

"Sister Lan, I want to ask you a question, you must tell the truth.

Do you like Su Qing?" Hong Xiu asked with a smile.

Qiao Yu's eyes almost popped out. My goodness, his sister-in-law was firing right at his face.