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Golden sunlight poured in through the window, the sky was a clear blue, and the snow-covered distant mountains created a scene of tranquility and beauty.
A loud bang startled Black Treasure, causing it to huddle in the corner.
Yezhi rushed out of the yard with a rolling pin in hand, shouting, "I told you not to set off firecrackers outside my house!"
"Hehe!" A few little kids laughed as they ran away with their short legs.
Yezhi caught a little boy dressed in red. "Xiao Fan, what are your ears for if you don't listen to Sister Yezi? The rolling pin is coming for you."
Xiao Fan quickly covered his bottom, saying, "Sister Yezi, don't hit Fan Fan!" Zhou Xiaomu shouted as he ran back.
Yezhi ignored him and raised the rolling pin. "Ah~ Sister Yezi, it wasn't Fan Fan who set it off; it was me!"
"Oh, you're quite loyal. I said no, so why did you still set off firecrackers at my house?"
Zhou Xiaomu pouted with his hands behind his back. Yezhi raised the rolling pin again. "If you don’t speak up, Xiao Fan's bottom is going to suffer!"
Zhou Xiaomu stared at the rolling pin, stammering in fear, "Don't hit Fan Fan; I just wanted to scare Black Treasure."
Yezhi was surprised. Weren't Zhou Xiaomu and Black Treasure good friends? "Why?"
Zhou Xiaomu clenched his fists and said angrily, "Its big butt is so annoying!" Yezhi couldn't help but laugh; it turned out this kid was still upset about losing a wrestling match.
"Sister Yezi, go ahead and hit me," Yezhi said, tugging at Zhou Xiaomu's pouting face. "If there's no next time, then forget it!"
Zhou Xiaomu pouted and said, "Sister Yezi, you should just hit me. I still want to scare Black Treasure!"
"Ha~!" Luo Fengjuan couldn't help but laugh. "Sister, with that smile of yours, aren't you just ruining my authority?"
"Alright, alright, it's my fault! But I think if you punish them by not letting them have cake, they definitely won't dare to misbehave again!"
As soon as Sister Luo finished speaking, Zhou Xiaomu and Xiao Fan exclaimed, "Sister Yezi, you wouldn't be that cruel, would you?"
"Who knows? After all, you bullied my Black Treasure!"
Zhou Xiaomu scratched her head and said, "Then... I'll go tell Crazy Granny that you're being a bully and have her take care of you."
Before Yezhi could respond, Zhou Xiaomu ran behind her, shouting "Crazy Granny!"
Madwoman not only didn't push Zhou Xiaomu away but also offered her a messy bean bun to eat.
Zhou Xiaomu, not minding at all, stuffed the bean bun into her mouth and pointed at Yezhi. "Crazy Granny, Sister Yezi said we won't be allowed to eat cake anymore!" After saying that, the little girl made a funny face at Yezhi.
Madwoman didn't quite understand the situation, but Wolf Child, who was with Crazy Taiyi, protested. "Every day?"
"Yes, every day!" She was just holding a rolling pin to prepare eggs. There were plenty of little kids coming to her house to celebrate New Year's Eve tonight; she had to prepare more.
"Anyone who wants to eat, come in and help!" Yezhi shouted, and everyone squeezed into the kitchen.
Xiao Fan tugged at Yezhi's sleeve, "Sister Yezi, I was wrong!"
Yezhi looked at him with amusement, "Yes, you were wrong!"
The clever Xiao Fan was momentarily taken aback, "Um... I shouldn't have followed to bully Black Treasure!"
"Yes! And what else?"
Xiao Fan nibbled on his little fingers, unable to think of anything else. "You lost too and are not convinced, right?" Yezhi exposed his little scheme, and Xiao Fan's face turned bright red. "Black Treasure... Black Treasure!"
"It's so full of itself!"
Yezhi laughed heartily; no wonder Black Treasure was so flamboyant yesterday—it had suppressed a few little brats.
"So Black Treasure deserved it? Should we scare it with firecrackers?"
Xiao Fan looked at Yezhi and replied, "Not anymore! But Black Treasure's scared look is really funny!"
Yezhi paused her hand that was stirring the egg mixture. Xiao Fan watched her and suddenly felt a bit scared.
"Xiao Fan, and Zhou Xiaomu, you guys used Black Treasure's weaknesses to bully it. That's right for bad people, but isn't it a bit too much for friends? You all love reading Comic Books; there are powerful characters in them who don't act like you do. I think you guys wasted your time reading Comic Books!" Luo Fengjuan said with a mix of laughter and tears; she couldn't believe she thought of that.
Xiao Fan tilted his head, Zhou Xiaomu's face was pale, and Yezhi still felt it wasn't enough. "Anyway, I think you guys are really not manly!" As soon as this was said, the two little kids, who called themselves little men, had red eyes.
Luo Fengjuan gave Yezhi a thumbs up, and Yezhi winked at her.
"Flour is here!" Wolf Child and Madwoman came in carrying a bag of flour. This flour was ground just yesterday, with Xiaobinzi being the main laborer. Despite his background in the disciplinary forces, he had ground for half a day and still applied medicinal liquor at night. Speaking of this reminded them of Black Treasure, who felt that Xiaobinzi had taken away the job it loved, and since yesterday, it had been ignoring him.
"Wang Wang!" Niu Niu's barking could be heard; this fellow had recently been hanging out with Big Wolf.
Wolf Child dashed out the door like a gust of wind, and Madwoman also dropped the flour bag and ran outside.
"It must be Big Wolf, Xiaobinzi, and Elder Brother Yu coming back!"
Sister Luo pulled Yezhi along. "Shall we go see what they hunted?"
"Sure!"
Yezhi looked at the bloody rabbits, wild chickens, and deer with disgust. "Big Wolf, can't you catch them alive? Why do you have to bite them so messily? No skill."
Big Wolf straightened his back and raised his head as if to say, "If you have skill, why don't you go catch them!"
Lin Haitao took a stroll through the woods and finally found peace and himself again.
Yezhi looked at Xiaobinzi, whose brows were fully relaxed, and said, "My husband is back!" Her words had a double meaning.
Lin Haitao looked around and asked, "Where's Mom?"
"She went inside! You come back and immediately look for your mom; I'm getting jealous!" Yezhi joked.
Lin Haitao corrected, "It's Mom! I'm going in!"
Yezhi pretended to be impatient and said, "Go on, go on, warm up with Mom!" Although Madwoman still ignored Xiaobinzi, she wasn't as evasive as before, which was a good sign.
"I'm back!" Aunt Zhou entered with a big bag and a small bag.
"I'm exhausted! I didn't expect so many people at the supply and marketing cooperative on New Year's Eve. The folks from the Commune were practically fighting over vegetables!"
Sister Luo added, "In the city, you have to line up to buy vegetables!" Aunt Zhou shook her head, "Our countryside is better; we can just grow whatever vegetables we want."
Yezhi also despised the uncivilized behavior of lining up to buy vegetables in the city. She had experienced the fierceness of Northeast Aunt a few times; she couldn't outpush or outcurse her and usually felt unlucky.
As the chef for the New Year's feast, Aunt Zhou was busy washing and chopping, sweating profusely, but she had a smile on her face and was very happy.
The "four essentials" for New Year’s dinner—chicken, fish, pork ribs, and pork knuckle—were dishes she hadn't even dared to dream about two years ago. Even when her husband was still around, they never had such a complete spread.
Her hands trembled slightly as she cut the pork knuckle; it was a tremble of happiness. Those days of poverty, hardship, and hunger seemed like a distant memory.
"Zhou Mama, when can we eat?" Little Glutton Xiaofan asked, while Gluttonous Cat Yezhi drooled at the shiny pink pork knuckle.
Aunt Zhou wiped her sweat, "Right away! Right away!"
The New Year's Eve dinner consisted of eight dishes, each generously portioned. Lin Haitao and Madwoman had their bowls piled high with food, mainly because Aunt Zhou kept serving them, with a small portion contributed by Xiao Fan and Wolf Child's filial piety.
Lin Haitao kept eating while Aunt Zhou kept serving. He looked to Yezhi for help, but Yezhi pretended not to see and dutifully picked fish bones for her mother-in-law, who was Madwoman.
"Xiao Lin, you usually eat outside, and that girl Yezi is always in the Village. During the New Year, Aunt will make sure to nourish you well," Aunt Zhou said. Lin Haitao glanced at the food in his bowl, his eyes sharpened, and soon he finished everything.
Yezhi held her stomach and laughed breathlessly, "You silly, eating so quickly means Aunt will serve you more!" Just as Yezhi finished speaking, a piece of rib fell into his bowl.
"Aunt, I'm full; I really can't eat anymore!"
"How can you say that after eating so little? I'm still stewing deer antlers for you!" Aunt Zhou seemed to think of something; the joyful expression on her face was more dazzling than winning five million.
"Aunt, what are you thinking about?" Yezhi asked curiously.
Elder Brother Yu and Sister Luo exchanged glances before raising their glasses. "Aunt, we wish you a Happy New Year and hope you have a big grandson next year!"
Aunt Zhou laughed heartily, "It's still Less; Xiao Luo knows my thoughts!"
Elder Brother Yu teased, "Xiao Lin, one deer antler isn't enough; there are still more in storage."
Lin Haitao didn't know if it was the alcohol going to his head or if he was just embarrassed; his face turned as red as a monkey's backside.
Yezhi, having seen many storms, raised her eyebrows and said, "The collection of One Gun Brother, I’ll trouble you for it, brother-in-law. If I get pregnant next year, you can count it as a third-class merit."
"Then who gets first and second-class merits?"
"Of course, it’s me and my husband!"
Sister Luo pointed at Yezhi and said, "I told you she wouldn't be shy; you didn't believe me!"
"Our daughter has a thicker skin than a city wall!" Yezhi protested to Aunt Zhou, "Aunt, how can you say that? Don't you want to hold your grandchild anymore?"
Wolf Child and Xiao Fan whispered to each other, imitating the adults as they stood up with their cups, "Have a little brother!"
"Cheers to Sister Yezi for having a little brother next year! Cheers to Zhou Mama for becoming a mother-in-law next year! Cheers to Crazy Granny for not getting sick anymore! Cheers to Uncle Lin for becoming a dad! Cheers to Mom and Dad for giving me a little sister next year! Cheers!"
Aunt Zhou was all smiles, "Good! Well said! Next year we’ll have more children. Less, Xiao Luo, you two need to work hard too."
"Honey, for Xiao Fan's wish, let’s generously share some deer antler from the pot with sister and brother-in-law." This made Yu Jianhua and his wife blush.
Lin Haitao, forced to eat two bowls of deer antler, felt his blood rush and his body heat up. As firecrackers went off outside, he pulled Yezhi into the room.
In the darkness, their bodies twisted and intertwined continuously, muffled moans and urgent breaths echoed for a long time, so long that they missed the chance to eat the New Year's dumplings on time.
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