Traveling through the famine years, the best old woman, I was gnawed into the richest man by my children and grandchildren Chapter 159: Mahjong? Playing with soles or strips
Chapter 159: Mahjong? Playing with soles or strips
The snow is falling harder and harder.
When Li San got home, he was pale.
After bolting the door, I glanced at the light in the main room, walked to the door of the east row house, and stood there with my back against the wall.
In the room, the woman's soft voice carried a hint of sadness.
"Is it still cold?"
"It's not cold anymore, Mom! It's so warm. Is this a mattress? This is the first time Jiu'er has seen it! It's so soft! Are the clouds in the sky just that soft?"
"Jiu'er, we have to carve the Li family's kindness to us into our bones. When we grow up, if we have a future, we must treat the Li family ten times, no, a hundred times, you know? There is no Granny Lin.
, the two of us will only live until today at most."
As he said that, he looked at the window and said to himself: "Dad, you are the one who blessed me and Jiu'er to meet Aunt Lin. Don't worry, I will raise Jiu'er well. When our son grows up,
I will go to the temple and offer a clean lamp to wash away all the sins in my body, and then I will have the dignity to come down to see you."
"Mom? What are you talking about? Jiu'er has grown up and I have to support you in your old age! You are not allowed to say such things again!"
"No more, no more, Jiu'er will go to bed first, and mother will go out to get some firewood to add to the fire."
"It's too cold outside, you'd better not go out."
Hearing this, Li San silently braved the heavy snow to bring an armful of firewood, placed it in front of the door of the east row house, and then turned back to the house.
Zhou Xiaohe opened the door and saw a small pile of firewood in front of the door. He looked at the footprints heading straight towards the west wing and felt an inexplicable bitter taste in his mouth.
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The next day, Lin Tao, who usually got up at midnight, woke up at midnight.
The fire in the kang in the house was almost burned out, and Lin Tao hurriedly took the thick clothes she bought yesterday and put them on outside.
The straw sandals were also replaced by thicker cloth shoes.
But those thin layers of coarse cloth couldn't resist the cold wind that came in from time to time.
He hid his hands in his sleeves and walked quietly to the door. There was no open fire in the outdoor kang, and the room temperature was obviously slightly colder than the room inside.
Lin Tao opened the door and was about to grab some firewood to add to the fire. Unexpectedly, she lowered her head and saw a small pile of firewood placed beside the door.
A thick layer of snow has been piled on top. It seems that it was brought here last night.
Outside the house, the snow was falling more heavily than last night, and the whole courtyard seemed to be covered with a layer of cotton.
I looked around and saw that there was a pile like this in front of the doors of other houses except for the one in front of the west wing.
Lin Tao frowned, "Fourth child? Absolutely impossible!"
This kid has both IQ and EQ, but he uses them all to be lazy and take advantage.
It was designated that the third child did it last night to help everyone carry firewood.
I took a few sticks back to the house, put them gently on the floor, and opened the window a little.
No matter how dry the firewood is, there will be some smoke when it first burns. Looking back, it would be appropriate to add a chimney to the house.
After picking it up, Lin Tao curled up and walked out the door.
I picked up a few pieces of wood and took them to the stove shed.
"Mom! Why did you come out in such heavy snow?" Zhou Xiaohe chased her out of the east row room, snatched the wood from her hand, and bent down to start a fire.
Before Lin Tao could react, she picked the wood and entered the kitchen hall.
Mr. Zhu, Mr. Xiao Wu and Mr. Xu followed behind and entered the kitchen shed.
"That's right! We can do the work of boiling water for cooking." Mrs. Xu took a spoon and went to scoop out water.
Xiao Wu ran to get the basin of wash water.
Zhu rolled up her sleeves and went out despite the heavy snow. She took a broom and started to clear the snow in the yard.
People say that three women make one play.
These women are so good that they all have such a tacit understanding that they only set up the stage and don't sing.
Looking at the fire burning in the kitchen hall, Lin Tao sighed and had to go out to pick wood again.
When he passed by Zhu Donghua, he shouted: "Okay! The snow is so heavy. If your front feet are snowed, your back feet will be covered with snow again! Why are you sweeping it! Come here and give me a hand when you have time!"
"Oh." Without asking what was going on, Mrs. Zhu put down the broom and followed honestly.
Lin Tao picked out the wood and put it in Zhu Donghua's hand.
After picking up a small arm, I returned to the stove shed.
There was no way, the snow was too heavy, and in the yard, apart from the shed that kept the food out of the rain, the only one with a roof was the stove shed.
"kitchen knife."
"oh."
Taking the kitchen knife, Lin Tao began to chop.
Trim off the curved edges, leaving only a square piece of wood three fingers wide, index finger long, and two fingers thick.
"Mom? What are you doing?" Xiao Wu asked as he passed by.
"Don't your grandma have a bad memory? I'm thinking of getting some gadgets, which can not only pass the time on this snowy day, but also help her keep her brain active."
After saying that, Lin Tao reminded: "Duo Zi, when cooking in the future, you have to cook a fish every day."
Nutritional deficiencies are also the main cause of memory decline. (So, don’t go hungry and lose weight!)
After she made five squares, Zhu Donghua followed suit.
Mrs. Xu brought hot water, and after looking at it for a while, she squatted on the ground and followed suit.
After a while, except for Zhou Xiaohe who was still busy making food at the stove, the others squatted in a circle on the ground and were all making cubes.
When they were done, Lin Tao took a dagger and carved words on the finished product.
If nothing else, it’s easy to get things done when there are so many people!
It only took a little more than an hour and 108 squares to complete.
Lin Tao was the only one carving words, so she moved a little slowly.
Xiaowu bit Xu's ear and asked, "Second sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
"I didn't know. It looks like I have to write on it."
After carving the words, Lin Tao also took some plant ash and filled it in the carved groove.
After finishing the work, Lin Tao admired it.
"Although it's a bit ugly, let's make do with it."
Just after finishing it, her four silly sons and precious grandchildren also got up.
A bunch of people gathered around the square on the ground to watch.
"Oh? What's written on it?"
Xiao Liqian picked up a few, looked at them, pointed at them and said: "I know this one, it's one, this one is two, this one is three..." He kept saying it until nine.
Youyou clapped her hands and jumped like a little rabbit.
"My brother is so awesome. My fourth uncle is so stupid."
Li Si's face fell instantly.
"Little girl, she knows how to flatter others at such a young age, so she is a mean spirit."
"Qian'er is indeed smarter than you." Li San interrupted again abruptly.
At this time, Li Si's face was almost watery.
Unconvinced, he picked up the square without words and asked Li Qian: "Here, tell me, kid, what is this?"
Li Qian frowned and looked at it for a long time.
"Tiao? Six pieces?"
"I thought you were so smart! Why didn't you say it was six sticks? Aren't these six small wooden sticks?" Li Si laughed.
Lin Tao's eyes twitched when she heard this: "Okay, go ahead and do whatever you have to do! After dinner, let's play games with grandma."
"What game?" Li Si suddenly became interested.
"Play mahjong." Lin Tao replied casually.
"Oh! So these squares are called mahjong? But... playing?"
Li Si went back and forth, turning over and over, looking at the wooden cube in his hand that was almost half a palm in size: "To fight this thing? Use the sole of a shoe or a strip?" This chapter has been completed!