The winter in Shanghe Village is wet and cold, but when you close the door and light a brazier, the house suddenly becomes warm.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, seven members of the old Gu family gathered around the stove to keep vigil. Gu Simei specially prepared a fruit plate filled with fruits, peanuts, red dates, and several taro and sweet potatoes buried under the firewood.
Gu Mingdong felt that it was too dry to eat like this, so he opened a box of canned yellow peaches. This food was delicious and could relieve fatigue and relieve inflammation.
The family talked and ate around the stove, and time passed quickly. When the sweet potatoes and taro were ripe, they took them out with a fire stick. They were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the brown color looked attractive.
Gu Yun didn't know how to eat this. She touched her ears one after another with her hot hands. She peeled the sweet potato into pits, which made the little girl feel distressed.
When Gu Liangxing saw it, he peeled it and handed it over: "Sister Xiaoyun, eat mine first. This one is not hot anymore."
After saying that, he took Gu Yun's piece and peeled it open to eat.
Gu Simei smiled and joked: "Our Ah Xing is quite like an older brother."
"Of course. Who makes me the eldest brother? Of course I have to take care of my younger brothers and sisters." Gu Liangxing said with his head held high.
Gu Liangchen didn't need him to take care of him at all. He preferred taro to sweet potatoes. He peeled one open and handed it to Gu Mingdong's mouth: "Dad, take a bite."
Gu Mingdong did not refuse the child's kindness and took a small bite: "Yeah, not bad, very pink, you can eat it yourself."
Gu Liangchen smiled so hard that he showed his little tiger teeth. He lowered his head and ate one bite at a time. He looked much more delicate than his eldest brother.
The twins sat next to Gu Mingdong, one on the left and the other on the right. Gu Liangxing sat and ran around, talking to one and laughing with the other. Gu Liangchen remained motionless, firmly occupying the position closest to Gu Mingdong.
The twins look very similar, but as they grow up, the two children become more and more different in temperament. The eldest child loves to laugh and play, and has a cheerful personality, while the second child is much calmer.
Gu Mingnan joked next to him: "You're just going to skin your eldest brother and niece Xiaoyun, why don't you also skin your second uncle?"
Gu Liangxing said with a smile: "Second uncle, you are injured. The roasted sweet potatoes are getting hot. You have to eat less."
Gu Mingnan didn't really want to take that bite: "I think you just want to be lazy."
Gu Liangxing immediately jumped over and said, "Second uncle, how about I help you peel the melon seeds? How many do you want to eat?"
"I'll eat as much as you peel." Gu Mingnan said with a smile.
Gu Liangxing really helped him peel the melon seeds and smashed them with his mouth, drooling all over him. Gu Mingnan couldn't stand it for a while: "Come on, your saliva is all over it. I'll do it myself."
"Second uncle, you don't want this for yourself, it's not that I won't help." Gu Liangxing emphasized.
Gu Sanmei was so amused by them that she simply handed the melon seeds and peanuts she peeled to her second brother: "Second brother, here."
Gu Mingnan grabbed it, stuffed it all into his mouth, and said vaguely: "You have a conscience, it's delicious."
"You're not afraid of choking." Gu Sanmei couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw him chewing peonies.
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