Chapter 52.2

The persimmons have been completely sweetened after being in the sun for so many days, and the skin has hardened.

It’s just that the cubs would eat one every other day, so there aren’t many left after it was left to dry in the sun. 

Su Xiaoxiao set aside some for them to eat when they go for moon viewing tomorrow night and found a plastic bag to seal the rest. She took two in and handed one to Li Yufeng, and she and Xiao Doubao each had half.

Li Yufeng didn’t feel distressed eating the things grown at home, and nodded: “Yes, it’s delicious.”

Just as they finished eating the persimmon cake, the few cubs who went on a mission finally returned home.

Xiao Yu’er also came back with the cubs. He was holding a bunch of things in his hand, and when he saw Su Xiaoxiao, he handed them directly to her, saying, “Aunt Su, my Mom asked me to give these to you.”

When Su Xiaoxiao opened it, there was a bag full of food, including cow’s ear biscuits, yao guk, smiling sesame balls, and several fried things that Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t name. They smelled particularly delicious.

In these times, oil is very precious, and ordinary people cannot afford to eat too much-fried food. Su Xiaoxiao doesn’t know if this is a benefit that came from Old Man Zhao. Alas, Zhou Yuhua has been as generous as ever.

Su Xiaoxiao asked the children to choose one.  After making their choices, they ate their food with a smile.

Han Cheng mentioned that Zhao Xianfeng and the others might come over to watch the moon after dinner, and it would be nice to have some snacks ready for them to enjoy during the viewing.

“Xiao Yu, there are persimmons over there. Go and get some and eat. Auntie also made pork belly noodles. You and Xiao Fantuan will play first. Can you let Uncle Han take you back after dinner?”

Xiao Yu had been thinking about the delicious fatty sausage noodles he had at Su Xiaoxiao’s house every day since then. Naturally, he was more than willing to eat at his Aunt Su’s house again, a hundred times over.

Su Xiaoxiao drew squares in the yard and wrote numbers to teach the cubs how to jump. ^[1]image below

The cubs are all very smart, you teach them once and they will understand it immediately. 

The little cubs had a great time playing with the newly found game, and even Xiao Doubao clapped his hands in joy as he watched.

Su Xiaoxiao took the fried food in and asked Li Yufeng to eat it. Li Yufeng shook her head and refused to eat it, saying that she would not be able to eat it later.

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t force her either.

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Han Cheng returned early that night, holding a large bag of melon seeds in his hand.

Su Xiaoxiao almost forgot about this essential snack when chatting and didn’t even remember to buy some: “Does the army still distribute melon seeds?”

Han Cheng shook his head and replied: “It was Chen Aimin who gave it.”

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, “Dr. Chen is living alone, right? Why don’t you ask him to come here and watch the moon tomorrow?”

Han Cheng glanced at his wife and shook his head. “He’s going to the countryside tomorrow to do propaganda.”

Su Xiaoxiao was extremely surprised and said, “He’s going to the countryside for propaganda during a big festival?”

Han Cheng said, “At this time, farmer comrades also celebrate the festival, so they do not need to go to the fields to work.”

Su Xiaoxiao nodded and said, “Okay, fortunately, you don’t have to go. This is still our first time celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival as a family.”

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There was nothing to help within the kitchen today, so Han Cheng watched the children who were playing hopscotch. After watching them for a while, Han Cheng noticed that the children had grown up in the blink of an eye.

After a moment of reflection, he turned around and went to the storage room to find a hoop. Then he used a wire to make a U shape on the top of the small bamboo and made the hoop roll in the yard.

It was now, Fantuan’s turn to jump on the squares, and Xiaobao was the first to notice his uncle rolling an iron hoop. He looked at Han Cheng with admiration on his face and said, “Wow, uncle, do you still have this? You’re so amazing!”

Xiao Bao has seen other big brothers play with the hoop at school and take a walk around the playground with their hoop. He was envious, so when he returned home, he asked his father to make one for him. 

“However, his father said that he was still too young to play with it, so he would have to wait until he was older before his father made one for him. Xiao Bao didn’t know when he would grow up, but he didn’t know if he could wait that long.

Han Cheng handed the bamboo to Xiao Bao and said, “Give it a try, Xiao Bao.”

Xiao Bao nodded, he was too happy, but he was small, and the iron ring was as tall as his thigh. He tried to make it roll, but he couldn’t keep up with the hoop. 

Han Cheng took the bamboo and cut it off, briefly holding it in his hand: “After throwing the iron ring, immediately clamp it here, then push it forward and try again.”

Xiao Bao threw the hoop onto the ground and quickly chased after it, using the handle to protect it. He pushed it forward and said, “Wow, wow, it’s running, it’s running! I can do it, uncle! I did it!”

Xiao Bao’s voice was so loud that even Su Xiaoxiao and Li Yufeng couldn’t help but come out and watch.

Su Xiaoxiao gave him a thumbs up and said: “Xiao Bao is great!’

Xiao Doubao’s eyes bent and revealed his millet teeth, applauding his brother with great enthusiasm.

A few older children stopped playing and left the plane square to play with the hoop.

Xiao Bao is particularly generous; he generously taught his friends how to play with the hoop.

Li Yufeng smiled and shook her head, saying, “Han Cheng knows how to pamper the children. How long has Xiaobao been begging your second brother to make him the hoop? And your second brother always refused to do it for him. To put it bluntly, he is just lazy, but Han Cheng is patient with children.”

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t refute either. Although Han Cheng was not very talkative, he was extremely patient.

The couple walked back to the kitchen, and Su Xiaoxiao asked Han Cheng to cut the pork belly back and cook it for a while. She prepared some dipping sauce herself.

When a simple garlic mash, scallions, and black sesame oil are poured over it, the dish instantly exudes a fragrance.

Su Xiaoxiao asked Han Cheng to pick up the pork belly that had been cooking for a while and cook the rolled-out noodles. Once the noodles were cooked, everyone was served a large bowl from the pot.

Eating pepper pork belly soup in the autumn can really warm the stomach and heart.

Originally, meat and chicken were the best combinations, but the chicken had to be kept for tomorrow’s holiday, and the big stick bone was already very good.

Li Yufeng is really convinced of her daughter’s craftsmanship. Due to the poor conditions of their family, she wasn’t able to show the best of her ability. The more Li Yufeng ate, the more satisfied she become. “Daughter, with your craftsmanship, if you opened a restaurant, many people would be lining up.”

“Mom, if there’s a chance in the future, come and live with me. If you open a tailor’s shop, I’ll open a restaurant next to your shop, and we’ll attract all the customers to our stores,” Su Xiaoxiao said, putting some serious thought into the matter. She started saving money from her job and planned to use it to open a shop after finishing college during the reform and opening-up period.

There are new clothes to wear and food to eat, and the cubs couldn’t agree more.

Li Yufeng sighed, not feeling very optimistic about the idea: “Just keep this kind of thing to yourself, don’t go around talking about it, and be careful not to get reported for promoting capitalism.”

Su Xiaoxiao also knows that this is not the right time,  especially since the college entrance exam is still three to four years away and opening up the market is just a few years away.

After dinner, the kids played for a while longer, and Han Cheng took Xiao Yu back home. Xiao Yu didn’t want to leave, but Su Xiaoxiao said he had to go home today and tell his parents that they would come to admire the moon together tomorrow night. If his parents agreed, then he could stay for the night.

Xiao Yu can only bid farewell to his friends with tears.

Since they were going out, Su Xiaoxiao said to Han Cheng that he could let the cubs go out for a walk together, and even Xiao Doubao was carried and brought along.

So Han Cheng took a bunch of children and walked out in the moonlight in a grand way.

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(Hopscotch game) Special thanks to Cygnus_mp3 for the correction!!

smiling sesame balls

cow’s ear biscuit

Yau gok

Hoop Rolling

T/N: Should I start posting the pictures of the food they are making? Thanks for reading~

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