stonecrandall Chapter 270, New Year's Gift Package
Chapter 270, New Year's Gift Package
Early the next morning, Qiao Minglang opened the door and came out, and saw a person squatting at the door. He didn't know if this person had gone back to sleep in his room last night, so he ran to guard the door so early.
Zhou Xing stood up, with two big dark circles under his eyelids, looking at his boy expectantly.
The two looked at each other, neither of them spoke.
"Brother." Qiao Xiaobao moaned in his brother's arms without even opening his eyes.
Qiao Minglang glanced at someone, then went outside with his younger brother in his arms.Zhou Xing touched his nose with his hand, and followed behind the boy.
After carrying the child out to put a handful of water outside, Qiao Minglang carried the child back into the house and put him on the ground.At this moment, Qiao Xiaobao had already woken up, looking at the big brother who was extra at home, just looking at people with a pair of round eyes, without speaking.
"Do you still remember big brother?" Zhou Xing touched his pocket and took out a lollipop.
Qiao Xiaobao looked at the candy in other people's hands, obviously wanting it, but didn't reach out to take it, but looked up at his brother.Zhou Xing stuffed the candy into the child's hand, and said to Qiao Minglang, "I brought some things here, but I left them at the door and haven't brought them in yet. You open the door, and we'll bring the things in."
When he came last night, he came in over the wall, and all the things he brought were piled outside the door and hadn't been brought in yet.
When you come to your daughter-in-law's house for the Chinese New Year, you can't come empty-handed, can you?Anyway, they had a lot of things at home during the Chinese New Year, and most of them were New Year gifts from others. Zhou Xing picked up his favorite moving car and brought them to the boy.
"Take it if you want to eat it." Seeing that the child dared not eat the candy, Qiao Minglang patted the child's head.He took out a key from a small box in the living room, walked outside, and saw several large boxes piled up at the door through the iron gate.
I don't know what this person brought him, such a few big boxes.
Qiao Minglang unlocked the door, and the two of them carried several large boxes into the room.Zhou Xing put the last box on the ground and asked, "Do you want to take it apart and have a look?"
"Leave it alone, and we'll take it apart when we have time." Qiao Minglang glanced at this person, but didn't say anything.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he went to the kitchen to cook breakfast.
It was still early at this moment, and the sky was only slightly bright. Except for the little brother who woke up the earliest every day, the other children would wake up a little later.
They usually get up early at school to go for a run, and they are used to getting up early.
Thinking that he is not at home usually, the children at home have always been the head of the house, and the children may not have had much rest.It was rare for him to come back. Qiao Minglang wanted to let the children in the family sleep for a while before getting up. In the past few mornings, he came to make breakfast after waking up, and he never called the children in the family to get up.
"Crack clap-"
The kitchen knife cut the Chinese cabbage, making a crisp sound of clicking.
In the morning, he was going to make steamed buns. There were Chinese cabbage and pork at home. After cutting the Chinese cabbage, Qiao Minglang was going to cut the pork again.Zhou Xing was holding the child in his arms, he had exchanged a candy for the child's trust just now, and now he was willing to let him hold it.
Seeing Qiao Minglang cutting things, Zhou Xing asked, "What are you going to do? I'll also help."
"Go and see the firewood in the stove, just don't let the fire go out." Qiao Minglang said without knowing it.
The knife in his hand raised and fell, and the knife fell on the cutting board to make a chopping sound.
Seeing that the young man couldn't use him, Zhou Xing had no choice but to carry the children to the stove, and found two small stools, one for each person, the older and the younger sitting in front of the stove to warm up.In the cold winter, sitting in front of the stove and warming up by the fire is very warm.
The child yawned delicately, his eyelids drooped, and he began to feel sleepy again.
Seeing this, Zhou Xing pulled the child into his arms and let the child lean against his arms.After a while, the child closed his eyes, put all his weight on his body, and fell asleep.
Qiao Xiaohui got up in the morning, opened the door and came out, when she heard the sound of the kitchen, she went to the kitchen to find it.Seeing a tall figure in the kitchen, the little girl was stunned for a moment, looked at her elder brother, and said, "Brother, you got up so early to make breakfast."
"Yeah, I'm awake. Have you brushed your teeth and washed your face?" Hearing the voice behind him, Qiao Minglang turned his head, looked at the older girl who was also up, and asked.
"Not yet." Qiao Xiaohui shook her head and said.
"Then go brush your teeth and wash your face." Qiao Minglang continued to work on the things in his hands, turning over the chopped meat and preparing to continue chopping.Qiao Xiaohui saw her little brother fell asleep sitting in front of the stove, and greeted Zhou Xing, "I'll take Xiaobao back to sleep in the house."
"It's okay, I'll come." Zhou Xing got up, picked up the child, and walked outside.
Qiao Minglang turned his head and took a look, seeing the backs of the two going out, he continued to chop the meat in his hands.After Zhou Xing sent the child back to sleep in the house, he went back to the kitchen and said to the young man, "Xiaobao has fallen asleep, I carried him back to sleep in the house."
"En." Qiao Minglang responded.
"I'll come." Zhou Xing said.
"Okay, then you come, chop it for a while and it's almost done." Qiao Minglang gave up the seat to Zhou Xing, and went to pour the flour out to knead the dough.
While they were making bread, all the children woke up except for Xiaobao, who was carried back to sleep in the house just now.With the help of a few more children, their bread is made faster, but the bread made by a few children is not so good-looking.
After breakfast was ready, Qiao Minglang went to shake the child who was still sleeping in the room to have breakfast.Seeing the child sitting at the dining table with his eyes closed, Qiao Minglang felt it was funny again. He stuffed a piece of bread into the child's hand, "Xiaobao, it's time to eat."
Qiao Xiaobao almost finished the meal with his eyes half-closed, and he didn't miss a bit.
For the extra people in the family, the Qiao family siblings were stunned at first, but they quickly accepted the elder brother's classmates to come to their house as guests during the Chinese New Year.
He hadn't had a full meal in the past few days during the Chinese New Year, and now he finally saw his boy, eating the breakfast his boy made himself, Zhou Xing ate seven or eight buns and drank two big bowls of porridge in one go.
Seeing it, Qiao Minglang wondered if this person hadn't eaten New Year's Eve at home, and asked, "Did you go home for New Year's Eve?"
"Yeah." After finally eating his stomach full, Master Zhou felt that his whole life was complete.
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After eating, they started to unpack the boxes.
"These boxes are fruits, that box seems to be bacon, and there is a box of wine, that box is..." Zhou Xing still has a little impression of the things he brought, after all, he picked them out by himself.
Qiao Minglang looked at so many things, the veins on his forehead twitched, looked at this man and asked, "Why did you bring so many things here?"
"I can't come here empty-handed?" Zhou Xing helped unpack the box, and a box of apples came out. The apples inside were each bigger than an adult's fist, and they were bright red. He took out a few and gave them to the children next to him. , asked: "Do you want it?"
"Thank you, Brother Zhou." Third Sister Qiao reached out and hugged two big apples, and gave one back to her elder sister.Qiao Xiaohui glared at her sister and said, "I'll wash some apples, cut them up and bring them here."
They couldn't finish eating such a big apple by themselves. What a pity to throw away such a beautiful apple.
They also sell fruit in the town, but the appearance is not so good.
"Do you mind if I send some to my uncles?" Qiao Minglang straightened up after unpacking all the boxes. Seeing that this person sent so many things, he really felt like he was going crazy.
"What is given to you is yours, and you can handle it as you like." Zhou Xing didn't care.
Qiao Xiaohui brought over the cut fruit, gave each of the twins an apple, and asked the two children to sit on a small stool and eat.Zhou Xing casually took an apple and stuffed it into his own mouth, and stuffed another piece into the boy's mouth.
"..." A piece of apple was suddenly stuffed into his mouth, and Qiao Minglang was stunned for a moment.
After tidying up all the things, Qiao Minglang went to find a few bags for things, and each bag contained some fruits and bacon, and finally there was a box of wine left, "This wine will be sent to the uncle's place .”
There are children in their family, no one drinks alcohol, and no one drinks it at home, so why not send it to their uncle's house.They often go to their uncle's house for dinner during the New Year, and drink for several uncles and cousins.
"Don't bring so many things with you when you come here in the future."
"Oh."
Zhou Xing smiled and said yes, but he didn't intend to listen to the boy in his heart.
"Come on, let's go to my uncle's." By the way, Qiao Minglang sent things to several uncles, and Qiao Minglang called the children at home to go out.
Zhou Xing easily followed behind with a box of red wine on his shoulders.
At this time of the new year, their family is not so busy. Except for visiting relatives, they spend most of their time at home.
When they arrived, several aunts and cousins were at their uncle's house.
"Ah Xing brought some things over, I saw quite a lot, I'll bring some to you, auntie." Qiao Minglang gave the things he brought to his aunt and second auntie, so that he would not have to run away one by one. , Tell them that Zhou Xing sent them over.
"Oh, why did you send so many things here?" Mrs. Qiao took the things, took out a big red apple, and said in surprise, "This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful apple." Apple, is this a real apple?"
Aunt Qiao put it under her nose and smelled it, and it really smelled like apples.
"I'll wash some fruits and come here for you to taste." Aunt Qiao was really reluctant to eat such good fruits, but she couldn't hide things from others.It's Chinese New Year, and there are a lot of fruit snacks at home. She picked up a few fruits, washed them, and brought them for everyone to eat.
Qiao Erniang said: "Don't wash it, we have it here."