Rebirth Delay

January 1th is the New Year's Eve of this year.There was constant sound of firecrackers outside early in the morning, which was very lively.

Xu Ze woke up early, and the hot water bottle under the bed was already icy cold, Xu Ze kicked it out, and then retracted into Shi Yan's arms.He rubbed his eyes and looked out of the window, feeling the warmth behind him, he couldn't help but sighed comfortably.

He stretched out a hand from time to time, stuffed Xu Ze's hand outside the quilt back into the quilt, squeezed the child's cheek, and said lazily, "I slept so late yesterday, why did I wake up so early?"

Xu Ze smiled and stretched his hand out of the quilt, pointing out the window, "Brother, it's snowing."

"Huh?" Shi Yan's eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and it took a while to realize that he opened his eyes and looked outside.Sure enough, the window was covered with a layer of white mist, but the outside could still be seen clearly, as if it had snowed all night.

New Years Eve so soon.The first new year spent with Xu Ze after rebirth.Shi Yan smiled, Xu Ze's foot stepped on his calf, and he curled up in his arms, making him extremely at ease.

"Brother, it must be very cold outside." Xu Ze turned around and put a hand on Shi Yan's waist.

"Well, what's wrong?" Shi Yan asked.

"I don't want to get up... I don't want to get out of bed." Xu Ze pouted and buried his face in Shi Yan's chest.

"Tch——" Shi Yan laughed, grasped Xu Ze's thin waist with his hands, lifted the child who was submerged in the quilt up, exposed his head, patted the quilt tightly, and touched his nose Touch Xu Ze's nose, "I'll get up first later. When the stove is turned on and the room is warm, you can get up again. I'll put your clothes by the stove, so you won't be cold when you wear them."

Xu Ze rolled in his arms, poking his fingers at Shi Yan's chest.

"What's wrong?" Shi Yan laughed.Why is it that Xu Ze seems to have become more childish when the Chinese New Year is about to be one year older?

"I just don't want to get up, I want my brother to sleep with me, otherwise it will be very cold." Xu Ze laid his whole body on Shi Yan's body.

Shi Yan grabbed Xu Ze's hand, "Don't move, I just warmed you up overnight, and it's icy cold outside."

"Brother..." Xu Ze rubbed his face against Shi Yan's, "Brother..."

Hearing the child's call softly, Shi Yan seemed to be soaking in warm water, so he had no choice but to hug him in his arms, "Okay, as long as the aunt and that little fat man don't come to make trouble, Xiao Ze can sleep as long as he wants, brother will accompany you .”

As soon as Shi Yan said this, Xu Ze's face immediately turned bitter, "Xiaojie is very good at sleeping, but Madam must have woken up very early..."

Shi Yan nodded, "Well, my aunt got up early, but today's Chinese New Year's Eve, she got up early and still needs to make dumplings."

"Are you eating dumplings today?" Xu Ze's eyes lit up.

"Well, I have to eat dumplings today. Dumplings are also called Wanwanshun. Even after eating them, the new year will be smooth and smooth. Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I have to eat dumplings too." Shi Yan explained.

Seeing that Xu Ze didn't speak for a while, Shi Yan hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "Xiao Ze, haven't you eaten dumplings before Chinese New Year?"

Xu Ze shook his head, his loose and soft hair was just around Shiyan's neck, scratching Shiyan's itching, "No. But I know dumplings, I let them go on TV, and I know how to make them, but I just haven't eaten them before."

This was the first time Xu Ze talked about the past with him.

The pure and pure voice of the child made Shi Yan's heart tremble slightly, he tried his best to suppress the distressed emotion, and smiled, "Dumplings are similar to the pot stickers made by brother, but one is boiled and the other is pan-fried .”

After a pause, Shi Yan patted Xu Ze on the back again, "Let's get up, okay?"

"Huh?" Xu Ze was a little frustrated.

"The dumplings made today are different from usual, doesn't Ozawa want to go and have a look?" Shi Yan played his voice lightly, deliberately teasing him.

"What's the difference?" Xu Ze asked.

"Hmm..." Shi Yan pulled him over, kissed him on the lips, and smiled, "I won't tell you."

Before Xu Ze could react, Shi Yan had already slid off the bed, and began to pull on his sweater nimbly.

Xu Ze groaned, got into the bed, and then poked his head out from the edge of the bed, hugging Shi Yan's waist, "Brother, tell me."

Time delay shook his head and smiled.

Xu Ze sat up abruptly and wrapped the quilt around his body.Shi Yan glanced back and saw that his small face was tangled for a while, and finally said very simply, "Then I'm up!" He couldn't help but laugh.

"Lie down first." Shi Yan unfolded the quilt, waited for Xu Ze to lie down, and tucked the quilt up, "Brother warmed your clothes for you, and then got up to wear them. After you finish washing, you can go and wake Xiaopang up." .”

"What chubby," Xu Ze retorted, "He's obviously called Xiaojie. Brother, if you say that about him, he will be angry."

Shi Yan suppressed his smile and nodded, "Okay, listen to you, I will definitely not call him that in the future."

"Yeah. Xiaojie told me yesterday that his family is in the county. He reads a lot of books every day and plays the flute. He doesn't have time to play. In fact, he really wants to come back, and he doesn't want to stay at home for the New Year at all." Xu Ze blinked his eyes, watching Shi Yan put his clothes on the stove to roast in the air, and the flames made Shi Yan's face red.

"Brother, do you know why?"

"Why?" Shi Yan asked cooperatively.

"Because during the Chinese New Year, many children will go to his house, and then many adults will ask him if he has won an award. His mother will say that he is too stupid and does not live up to it. When he leaves, he will beat him."

This Tang Jing is competitive enough, Shi Yan secretly thought, it probably has something to do with Tang Anmin and Sun Xiu's education.However, compared to the later children who had to receive prenatal education before they were born, Zhou Jie felt much easier like this.

It seems that the children are still pure in nature, and they competed against them at the beginning, but they did not expect that within two days, Zhou Jie would have a heart-to-heart relationship with Ozawa.

Xu Ze obviously felt a little sympathetic to Zhou Jie, "There are only a dozen or so people in our class who have won the certificate, so will those who don't get the certificate be beaten?"

Shi Yan touched the clothes, it was warm inside, turned back the sleeves, walked to the bed, waited for Xu Ze to reach out, and answered the question, "No. At least if Ozawa doesn't win the award, my brother will never fight." You. My brother hopes that you can be happy every day. It doesn’t matter whether you get the certificate or not. However, you must be serious when you study, at least you can’t make trouble in class.”

"I won't make trouble." Xu Ze stood up, Shi Yan zipped up his down jacket, Xu Ze sat down again, and put on socks and pants by himself.

After both of them finished washing, Shi Yan opened the door.There was a thick layer of snow on the ground outside the door, almost as deep as half the calf.There was snow everywhere on the eaves, on the fence, and on the branches of the trees extending into the yard.Above the plain white, there seemed to be an icy cold air blowing towards the face.

Shi Yan quickly wrapped a scarf around Xu Ze, put on gloves and a hat.

When I turned back again, I heard the sound of a shovel hitting the ground.Tang Anmin was shoveling the snow, and with a shovel, there was a big piece of snow. Seeing Shi Yan and Xu Ze standing at the door, Tang Anmin smiled and said, "Wait a while, wait for Uncle to make a way for you."

As the snow was shoveled away, the red brick path underneath was revealed.Not long after, Tang Anmin came to Shi Yan and Xu Ze, patted the snow on his trouser legs, his head was still sweating.

"Uncle, you woke up so early." Xu Ze looked at Tang Anmin with a smile.

Tang Anmin's face softened, "Xiao Ze got up early, why didn't he sleep in late?"

Xu Ze immediately said, "My brother said that I ate dumplings this morning, and the dumplings were different from the usual ones. Uncle, what's the difference?"

Shi Yan is happy, the child will look for a think tank now.

Tang Anmin took off his thick leather gloves and touched Xu Ze's hat-wearing head, but he didn't answer directly, "Ozawa will find out by going to the kitchen himself."

"Okay." Xu Ze had no choice but to agree.

Shi Yan squatted down and looked at Xu Ze. "Come up."

"Okay!" Xu Ze laughed again immediately, and threw himself on Shi Yan's back.With a little effort, Shi Yan carried him on his back.

In the past six months, Xu Ze has grown taller, and also gained a little weight.But Shi Yan has also gained strength, and when he is free, he will practice the tricks of his previous life, not for bullying others, but for self-protection.

Tang Anmin followed behind, and the three of them went to the kitchen together.

In the room, Sun Xiu was sitting by the pot and was making dumplings. Tang Jing and Zhou Jie were not there, and she was probably still asleep.

The pot table in the countryside is the kind with two stoves, two large iron pots with a hearth underneath.Between the two stoves is a recessed ear hole for matches.There is an opening under each stove, put firewood and straw when the fire is lit, and take out plant ash when the fire is turned off.There is a chimney in the innermost part, which leads directly to the roof.If there is any smoke, follow the road and go outside.

Tang Anmin added water to the cauldron, sat down and started a fire.

Xu Ze ran to Sun Xiu, and Sun Xiu taught him how to make dumplings.Xu Ze doesn't know how to make pleats, and his hands are small. He just puts the dumpling skin on the panel, puts the stuffing on it, lifts one side, and presses it on the other side. It is considered that one is wrapped.

Sun Xiu smiled and said, "Look, Ozawa fell asleep after making dumplings."

Xu Ze blushed and said nothing, but his expression was very excited.Because he finally knew what Shi Yan meant by being different, just now Sun Xiu put a fifty-cent coin into his dumpling stuffing.

In the bowl next to it, besides coins, there are dates, candies, peanuts...

The dumplings made by Shi Yan are different, because when he was learning how to cook, he was already in the city.The way of making dumplings in the city is unique, and it is estimated that it is the only one in China.Sun Xiu was also amazed when she saw it.

After a while, Xu Ze wrapped the big turtle again, using two dumpling wrappers to wrap a portion of dumpling filling, and he watched Shi Yan when he finished making it, his proud little appearance made Shi Yan laugh.

Tang Anmin lifted the lid of the pot, and the hut was steaming with steam.Sun Xiu was busy making dumplings, and Xu Ze also reached out to help.

Shi Yan looked a little dazed.

human touch.He thought that perhaps the only thing he and Xu Ze lacked in the previous life was this thing.In this life, I finally found it.

By the time Tang Jing woke up, the dumplings were already in the second pot.

Standing at the door of the kitchen, seeing the bustle and bustle inside, she panicked with embarrassment on her face.Usually when she comes back, her parents treat her as a guest, and they only call her when the meal is ready. She has never felt that there is anything wrong.But this time, seeing the two children busy inside, I felt that something was wrong.

"Morning, little aunt." Xu Ze called with a smile, and Sun Xiu asked him to call.

"Hey." Tang Jing quickly stroked her hair, smiled, and then turned to Sun Xiu, "Mom, I'll go back and wake Xiaojie up." Then she turned around and left.

Tang Anmin snorted softly, "I still know I'm sorry."

"Don't talk about it," Sun Xiudao, "it's Chinese New Year, why are there so many complaints? You just read it when you don't see it, and you won't show good face when you come back. Let's see which girl will come back to see you in the future!"

Tang Anmin pursed his lips and remained silent.

When Zhou Jie also got up, it was half an hour later.

The dumplings came out, piping hot.Six people gathered around a table, turned on the TV, watched replays of previous Spring Festival Gala, laughed and ate.

"Mom?" Tang Jing looked at Sun Xiu who stopped her chopsticks and looked at them, and couldn't help crying.

"Hey." Sun Xiu responded, and came back to her senses, "You eat, you eat. I'll pour some vinegar for you."