The retired rough man dotes on his mother

"Third sister-in-law, we are here. Is there anything else to do at home?" Shen Xiuxiu started calling Xiao Baoer as soon as she entered the door.

Xiao Baoer came out from under the shed and said, "Don't work anymore. Just stay in the house with Zhou Zhou in your arms. I'll call you to eat when it's ready."

The other people worked according to Xiao Baoer's instructions. Some were threading the skewers, some were washing the vegetables, some were preparing seasonings, and some were preparing evening snacks and vegetarian dishes in the kitchen.

"Third brother, are you making spicy fish? Why does it smell so good?" Shen Zhenjiang went into the kitchen again.

"You have such a keen nose. You spend all day thinking about food. Leopard got this big fish. I made half of it spicy and the other half pickled fish."

Shen's father sat by the stove watching the fire. Zhou Bao and Shen Laoer were grilling meat and vegetables. The aroma went straight into Shen's father's nose.

"Dad, the mushrooms are ready. You should try them right away. They are delicious," Zhou Bao handed a bunch of roasted mushrooms to Shen's father.

"It smells delicious, but it's hot," said Father Shen as he led the children to eat the roasted vegetables.

After Shen Zhensheng brought out all the dishes from the kitchen, the whole family ate under the shed. Although it was snowing heavily, no one felt it was very cold.

"Mom, what are you eating?" Manman stood in front of her mother with a small bowl in her little hands.

"Manman, are you here because you want to eat spicy fish? But you really can't eat this, it's too spicy," Xiao Baoer tried to reason with her.

She rolled her eyes a few times and went into the house holding her father's hand.

When they came out again, Shen Zhensheng was holding a bowl of warm water in his hand. He put it on the table and then moved a small stool and sat in front of Xiao Baoer.

"Mom, am I really smart? We can just rinse it with water so it won't be too spicy," the little girl was quite proud and thought she was really smart.

"Smart, smart. My daughter is the smartest."

Xiao Baoer rinsed a few pieces of fish for her with water. The little girl was in a good mood after eating the fish she had been longing for.

"My dear, let me cook you some pickled fish. This one isn't that spicy."

"No, no, I want to eat that fish."

This girl looks like her mother, as if she was carved from the same mold as her mother, but her taste is exactly like her father's.

After the meal, the whole family drank some tea. Shen's father also lamented that the family would have a big meal every time it snowed in recent years. In the past, they thought it was good to have enough food, but now the food is getting better and better.

"I met your team leader today, and he said that he was commended at a meeting in town. He said that our village has surpassed Huangshui Village and has become the most advanced and best developed village among so many villages," said Shen's father while drinking tea.

"Isn't it all thanks to my third sister-in-law? If she hadn't led the women in the village to earn money with their skills, how could the village have developed so fast?" Zhou Bao was walking back and forth with Zhou Zhou in his arms, coaxing him to stop him from making trouble.

"Leopard is right. If it weren't for the third wife, the women in our village might still be living a life of earning work points, working so hard all day that they can't earn many work points."

Shen's mother has a deep understanding of this. Since she no longer has to go to work every day, her and her husband's health has improved a lot.

Although they will go to work when the village is rushing to harvest and plant, this is what every villager should do, as food is the lifeblood of the people.

But they don't usually do such heavy physical work. Apart from making cakes and soap, they just look after their grandchildren and clean the house every day.

When Shen's father had nothing to do, he would stroll over to pick up his grandchildren from school, and along the way listen to them tell him what they had learned in school.

In the evening, Shen's father and mother would go to the village branch to attend classes. In the past six months, they have learned a lot of words and understood a lot of principles. It was just too cold these days, so the night school was stopped. Night school will continue in the spring of next year.

The village was still very lively during the Spring Festival this year. The children were running around the village, and Dabao and his brothers were no exception. Xiao Baoer let Weiwu follow them, and Rouyuan stayed at home to accompany Tuantuan and Manman.

"Wife, did our little brats go out to play? I fell asleep while lying down."

"Yes, I ran out after lunch and should be back soon. I saw that you and the two little ones were asleep, so I didn't call you, thinking that I could let you sleep a little longer."

Shen Zhensheng discussed a problem with Xiao Baoer last night. Although he solved it, it was obvious that his solution was not as good as Xiao Baoer's.

The man was very unconvinced, and he studied the questions for a long time on his own. He only lay down to sleep after he had mastered all the questions of that type.

He was trying to coax the two little ones to sleep this afternoon, but unexpectedly he fell asleep with them.

"Mom, Dad was sleeping soundly. He was woken up by my sister."

As soon as Manman woke up, she called for her dad, wanting her dad to take her out to play.

"Wife, the Chinese New Year is the day after tomorrow. The years go by so fast," Shen Zhensheng said with emotion.

"Our two little babies are already this big. It really only takes a moment for children to grow up."

The two of them took out a lot of supplies needed for the New Year from the space while their three sons were not at home, and even prepared a lot of New Year gifts for visiting relatives.

In the evening, the three brats ran all the way back, and even Weiwu was tired and out of breath.

"What's wrong with you three? Someone is chasing you from behind," Xiao Baoer was making dumplings and her hands were full of dough.

"Dad, an uncle and an aunt are here. I think I have seen that uncle before. He can even call out my name," said Sanbao.

Xiao Baoer went back to the kitchen to busy herself. Shen Zhensheng followed the three children to the door of the house, and the person who came was Jiang Tao.

"Brother Sheng, we are coming home on New Year's Day. Were we not disturbing the family's New Year celebration?"

"Taozi, why did you come suddenly? There's no point in disturbing you. The whole family is happy to have you here," Shen Zhensheng said in surprise and joy.

Shen Zhensheng took the bag from Jiang Tao and led them inside without asking about the female comrade's identity.

"Wife, look who's here? Come out and see."

Xiao Baoer walked out of the kitchen and recognized Jiang Tao at a glance.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here to disturb you again during the New Year," Jiang Tao still looked the same as he did a few years ago, but he had matured a lot.

"Taozi, sister-in-law told me before that you should treat this place as your home. Isn't it your responsibility to go back home for the New Year? Come in and warm up. You must be freezing in such a cold day."

Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer led them to a special reception room and poured them hot tea.

"Brother Sheng, sister-in-law, I'm married. This is my wife, Song Miaoren, a female military doctor in the army," Jiang Tao introduced to Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer.

"Miaoren, this is Brother Sheng and Sister-in-law, they are my family."

When Jiang Tao first started dating Song Miaoren, he told her that he had no family, but Brother Sheng and his wife were his relatives, and the village was his home.

"Brother, sister-in-law, hello, I've heard Jiang Tao talk about you a long time ago. He talks about you every day, so we took the opportunity to come and disturb you during the New Year holiday."

Song Miaoren is a very pretty girl and speaks in a soft and gentle voice, which makes people feel comfortable listening to her.

Xiao Baoer smiled and said to her, "Don't bother me, don't bother me. It's such a good thing that you can come back to celebrate the New Year. Jiang Tao has a good eye. Miaoren can be seen as a very good girl at first glance."

"Sister-in-law, I feel embarrassed by your praise," Song Miaoren could feel the kindness of Xiao Baoer and Shen Zhensheng.

Xiao Baoer let them chat and went into the kitchen to prepare some food to welcome them.

"I'm here to help, sister-in-law. Jiang Tao has always said that your cooking skills are amazing, so I want to learn from you."