Basket weaving has made everyone's life better, and the Earth Temple has been renovated little by little, finally looking like a house.
During the New Year, everyone takes out some food and puts it together to make a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner.
Cao Xi held the spoon, Li Feng took over, Da Zhuang started the fire, and the others gathered around the stove to watch the excitement.
In a short time, a table full of New Year's Eve dinner was ready. Everyone sat in a circle, with smiles on everyone's faces.
Li Fenggang said "start".
Qin Zhao quickly picked up a chicken leg and put it into Cao Xi's bowl.
“Eat chicken legs”
The chickens were brought by Cao Xi. There were two in total. Qin Zhao had been staring at the chicken legs for a long time.
The chicken drumsticks that appeared out of thin air in the bowl made Cao Xi blush slightly.
There were only four chicken legs in total. Cao Xi was embarrassed to compete with the children for food, but Qin Zhao didn't care about that. They were the chickens, so eating a chicken leg was not too much.
Feeling the eyes of the people around him, Qin Zhao raised his arrogant face, "Why don't you eat?"
There are a total of eight people living in the temple, and two chickens are enough to share. Anyone who doesn't get a chicken leg gets a chicken wing.
Qin Zhao relied on the fact that he was Cao Xi's cousin and used his own chicken as an excuse to get himself a chicken leg.
Looking at the food in Qin Zhao's bowl, Cao Xi sighed sincerely: "I really don't suffer at all."
“When eating fish, pay attention to the spines and don’t eat so much.”
Cao Xi looked at Qin Zhao and stuffed a whole piece of fish into his mouth, feeling a little worried.
Qin Zhao's small face was bulging with rice.
"It's okay, it can't be stabbed"
Cao Xi had already figured out his little idea. The fish Li Feng caught were caught in the river.
Qin Zhao complained to Cao Xi for a long time behind his back, saying that it was a big loss for him to get two chickens.
Look, so and so caught two fish in the river without spending any money.
Someone else would come out with a piece of tofu, or someone else would come out with a little bit of pork, or she would just bring out a whole chicken.
“have some soup”
Cao Xi served Qin Zhao a bowl of tofu soup. The tofu was made by Xiaochuan.
He is one year younger than Cao Xi, and with a delicate and frail sister, he is already very good at taking out things.
There were constant sounds of firecrackers outside. They couldn't afford luxury items like firecrackers, so they could only listen to the noise.
After dinner, Cao Xi took Qin Zhao outside to watch the fireworks.
The fireworks rising and exploding in front of him made Cao Xi feel like he was in another life, as if he was still in his previous life.
In her previous life, she was alone, unmarried and had no children. Although she was not worried about her, she still missed her very much.
"Cao Xi"
Cao Xi was suddenly hugged by Qin Zhao, and it was the first time that he took the initiative to hug himself.
Cao Xi:?
Qin Zhao: "What are you thinking about? You didn't hear me talking to you."
Cao Xi: “Do you want to move out of the Earth Temple?”
She lived alone in her previous life and was not used to a life with many people. As soon as I have some savings, I want to go out and live alone.
Qin Zhao: "Wherever Cao Xi goes, I will go."
In fact, Qin Zhao dislikes Tutu Temple very much. He has had a room by himself since he was a child, and he has been served by maids and servants. Now of course he is not used to a group of people living together.
But he knew they had no choice and never complained.
Cao Xi: "Then let's move to the city in spring and rent a small house in the city."
Qin Zhao's eyes became brighter and brighter with Cao Xi's words, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise.
Cao Xi smiled and rubbed Qin Zhao's fluffy hair. He had already seen Qin Zhao's discomfort.
Qin Zhao didn't like others and invaded his territory. He cleaned the place where he slept every day and wouldn't let anyone get close except Cao Xi.
Cao Xi took advantage of the Chinese New Year and partnered with Li Feng to buy some paper and wax oil. They planned to make some small lanterns and sell them at temple fairs during the Lantern Festival.
Li Feng is very skillful with his hands. As long as Cao Xi has an idea, he can make it happen. Cao Xi has already fallen under his hands.
Qin Zhao rolled his eyes at this countless times. Every time he saw Cao Xi staring at Li Feng making something up, he felt a little unhappy.
Under the control of this emotion, Qin Zhao's weaving skills became more and more proficient.
After making it up, showing it off to Cao Xi always made Cao Xi dumbfounded.
Li Feng and Qin Zhao were responsible for weaving the lantern skeleton, and Cao Xi was responsible for pasting the white paper on the skeleton, and the white rabbit lanterns were made.
"Brother Li, Qin Zhao and I will move out when spring comes." Cao Xi kept busy with the work in hand.
Li Feng's hand when weaving the skeleton paused, "Why?"
Cao Xi: "I will be ten years old after the Chinese New Year, and Qin Zhao will be seven years old. It will be inconvenient to live with everyone."
Li Feng: "Have you decided where you want to live?"
Cao Xi: "Move to the town. There are many livelihoods in the town and it is easy to make money."
Li Feng said oh and stopped replying. He didn't know what he was thinking, he was a little lost.
Cao Xi: "Brother Li, will you move out?"
Li Feng: "It doesn't matter where I live alone. I'll save my money and wait until I have enough. Then I can just buy a small courtyard for the wedding."
"Have you thought about getting married?"
Cao Xi was surprised. In his opinion, Li Feng was only fourteen years old and wanted to get married at such a young age.
Li Feng: "You are fourteen years old, and everyone with parents is getting engaged."
Cao Xi could feel Li Feng's depression, probably because he was thinking of his parents.
It stands to reason that he had already remembered the incident when he was abducted by the kidnappers, but after escaping, he did not return home and has been living outside for unknown reasons.
During the Lantern Festival, everyone brings things to the temple fair to sell. Each person is responsible for a stall.
Qin Zhao is now able to run a stall independently. He is literate and knows multiplication tables. He has a high IQ and can learn everything at once. He is now a real little boss.
Qin Zhao relied on his looks to coax many strange aunts into buying his lanterns.
They were sold out in less than an hour, and immediately stuck to Cao Xi like a piece of candy.
They agreed to go to the temple fair and watch the lanterns together after the sale.
Since Qin Zhao grew up, Cao Xi has changed his habit of using hands and feet.
On the other hand, Qin Zhao began to cling to Cao Xi, asking for comfort and attention, and even holding his hand from time to time.
"How is Cao Xi's sales going?"
Li Feng sold his lanterns and joined Cao Xi.
Cao Xi: "Only the last one is left. It will be over soon."
Li Feng: "Let's go to the temple fair together later."
Qin Zhao: "Go ahead by yourself, Cao Xi has to wait for a while."
Li Feng has always been leaning towards Cao Xi in the past six months, and Qin Zhao gets upset just looking at him, always afraid that his position in Cao Xi's heart will not be guaranteed.
"Why are you so repulsive to me? I don't know why you thought you were Cao Xi's adopted son-in-law."
Qin Zhao's hostility towards him mostly comes from Cao Xi. Whenever he and Cao Xi get closer, he will pop out to cause trouble.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Qin Zhao became angry from embarrassment, his face and ears turned red. He couldn't find the words to refute for a while, so he could only glare at Li Feng.
Li Feng: "Then you are always guarding me, what are you doing like guarding against thieves?"
Qin Zhao felt guilty after being exposed by Li Feng, and had no confidence in what he said.
"I'm not guarding you. We still need some time, so I let you go shopping first."
Qin Zhao's ferocious look is really good-looking. Cao Xi smiled and stepped forward to stop Qin Zhao. "Don't bully my brother."
Li Feng touched his nose embarrassedly and looked at Cao Xi with a smile, "I'll wait for you. Let's go to the temple fair together."
Qin Zhao felt his teeth itching after hearing what he said. He couldn't continue to chase people away, so he could only sulk on his own.
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After Cao Xi sold the last lantern, he went to the temple fair with everyone.
The ancient night market had a unique flavor. It was not brightly lit, but starlit, and the stalls were very lively next to each other.
"Cao Xi gave it to you?" Li Feng bought three buns at some point and gave one to each person.
Cao Xi took the bun and said, "Thank you, Brother Li."
In the past six months, Li Feng has changed from his old iron rooster character. Every time he comes back from selling things, he will bring something to Cao Xi.
Sometimes it's food, sometimes it's food. Cao Xi will also give gifts in return.
Qin Zhao saw Li Feng's attentive look and took a vicious bite of the bun. His expression was like that of a furious little lion. He looked fierce but had no deterrent effect at all.
Li Feng smiled, "As long as you like it."
Cao Xi: "Don't buy anything for me anymore. You need to save money to buy a house."
She can't stand having things brought to her all the time.
Li Feng: "Don't worry, I've almost saved up to buy a house."
Qin Zhao saw the two of them chatting enthusiastically and wanted to interrupt, but couldn't get in the conversation for the moment, so he could only eat buns in silence.
The three of them walked around for a while before meeting up with the others and heading back to the Earth Temple together.
In the evening, Cao Xi tidied up the bed and prepared to rest. Their bed was surrounded by cloth. The only other person in the temple who had such a bed surrounded was Xiaochuan.
After making the bed, Cao Xi took Qin Zhao to the river to wash up.
"Did something happen between you and Li Feng that I don't know about?"
Qin Zhao has been making things difficult for Li Feng recently. She was worried about Li Feng and feared that her baby would be wronged, so she asked questions when no one was around.
"Is everything okay?" Qin Zhao was busy washing his face, not understanding what Cao Xi meant.
Cao Xi: "I think you've been a little annoyed with him recently. Didn't you like to learn knitting from him in the past?"
"He wants to take you away. You are the most important person to me. How can I not be on guard?"
Qin Zhao lowered his head, feeling a little depressed, feeling uncomfortable all over as if someone else was thinking about his treasure.
"No one can take it away from me. You are also the most important person to me." Cao Xi touched Qin Zhao's head.
"Cao Xi"
Qin Zhao held Cao Xi's waist tightly with both arms and buried his head in her arms.
He has been very uneasy recently, always afraid that Cao Xi will abandon him and choose a better person to live with.
He knows that others have limited abilities and cannot make more money like Li Feng.
Cao Xi hugged him back, but her hands pinched the flesh on his waist and said, "Yeah, I've grown some flesh."
After he finished speaking, he continued to pinch, and when Qin Zhao reacted, his hands were pinching his butt.
"Let me go"
Cao Xi was playing a hooligan, Qin Zhao didn't care about hurting the spring and autumn, and hurriedly withdrew from Cao Xi's arms.
His face turned red, he pointed at Cao Xi, and said with emotion, "You are a scumbag!"
Cao Xi touched his nose embarrassedly and muttered in a low voice, "Why don't you just pinch off the flesh?"
Qin Zhao saw her unrepentant look and became even more angry.
Cao Xi really wanted to ask, do you want to sleep with me that night?
They only share a bed, and when it's cold, Qin Zhao will subconsciously crawl into Cao Xi's arms.
She didn't dare to ask, fearing that the baby would be blown away by the question, which would take a lot of effort to coax.
"If you don't pinch, don't pinch. Let's go back to sleep." After saying that, he turned around and walked back.
After Cao Xi's clever operation, Qin Zhao had long forgotten his fear and anxiety, followed Cao Xi angrily, and went back to sleep.
