Entering her yard, Grandma Li took Li Dong into the main room regardless of the fact that there were a group of children in the yard, and asked how much the milk powder cost, how much the ginseng wine cost, and whether her bottle of white wine was also mixed with ginseng wine?

Li Dong knew that Grandma Li was worried about money, "The milk powder is eight yuan per catty, and the ginseng wine is 20 yuan per cup. Your bottle of wine is also mixed with a cup of ginseng wine."

"I bought so many things and spent a total of more than 200 yuan, but I sold four kilograms of tea."

"Don't worry, grandma, I know it well. I won't touch that money easily."

Grandma Li didn't believe it when she heard that so many things cost just over 200 yuan.

Li Dong calculated it for her one by one: "...the most expensive thing is the ginseng wine, milk powder and that piece of really good cloth."

While Li Dong was listening to the counting, Grandma Li counted on her fingers, "The price of toothpaste is only as much as a bar of soap, so it's completely affordable."

"It's just that the shampoo is a bit expensive, but if it's like what you said, it's worth it to make your hair smooth and fragrant. Grandma will keep it for you and put two bottles in the dowry when the time comes."

"I'll also put away two towels for you. By the way, there are also those flowers. You can also crochet a few flowers yourself and braid them instead."

Li Dong accepted Grandma Li's kindness and waited until Grandma Li finished talking about it before she went to teach Liu Caixia about the crotch flower.

Li Dong didn't say anything when he saw the four of them, Li Weimin, and the group of children who had followed them and never left, reading the little book seriously.

Li Ergu, who was taking her husband to dry and pick cotton, couldn't help it anymore. "Minzi, give your grandma the little book to keep. Everyone can take a copy and read it carefully throughout the day."

Li Weimin accepted the villain's book.

The children begged to see them again, but Li Weimin didn't dare to agree.

"Don't be noisy!"

Li Dong scolded, and the children were so frightened that they raised their feet and were about to run away. Then they heard Li Dong say again,

"Starting from today, Minzi will read the first volume of Journey to the West and tell the story to the children after finishing it."

"The same applies to the military son Shoucheng Shouye and the civilian son. Let these children comment on which of you speaks best."

The children stopped and said, "Sister Dabao, can we come every day?"

"can."

Li Dong nodded and said, "Every afternoon, the work bell rings and the lecture starts. The four of us take turns to finish the lecture. After the lecture, we go back to our homes."

The children clapped their hands happily and thanked Li Dong repeatedly.

Li Weimin scratched his head. Sister Dabao was posing a problem for them. They should quickly learn to look up the words in the dictionary. There were still many words they didn't know.

Li Dong took Li Weimin's pinyin test and felt it was pretty good, so he taught him to look up the radicals. After finding the word, he could read it by himself based on the pinyin on the prefix.

Li Weimin was extremely anxious, "Sister Dabao, which side is the radical?"

"In terms of left and right and up and down, the radicals are usually on the left and above, but there are also radicals on the right and below."

"I look at whichever side is smaller, and use that side as the radical. If it's wrong, just change it to another one. Once you get used to it, you'll be able to figure out the pattern yourself."

Li Dong was worried that he would reveal his secrets if he taught too much, so he fooled him like this.

The four of them, Li Weimin, went to think about it while Grandma Li went to collect the little book in person.

Each of these children's hands were as black as carbon, and their new books were all dirty.

Liu Dayong looked at the pile of miniature books, then at the pile of dirty cotton on the ground, and decisively chose to do things first.

Li Dong clutched his growling stomach and said, "Caixia, stop hooking up and cook some noodles for me."

"Hey hey."

Aunt Li hurriedly dropped the cotton in her hand, "I just stared at the good things you bought and forgot to ask you if you had eaten."

"You girl, you don't care about yourself when you go out. It's very generous to buy something for this person and something for that person."

Ergu Li muttered and went to the east room to get some noodles.

Liu Caixia was worried about being scolded, so she went to the kitchen to light the fire.

Grandma Li stared at Li Dong and looked at her, "Have you lost weight?"

Li Dong patted his belly, and he could see his swaying belly through his clothes, "Where do you see the weight loss? Which meal do I not eat more than you and grandpa?"

Grandma Li believed this. She watched her eldest granddaughter eat with her own eyes. "Don't be thin. This body is a blessing."

Li Dong "..."

There will be many, many blessed people in the future.

She should take her time to lose weight. She is already very different from Dabao. If she insists on losing weight again, it would be strange for Grandma Li not to doubt it.

"Grandma, don't worry, I won't be stupid enough to leave all the good things to the soldiers for them to eat."

Grandma Li nodded, her eldest granddaughter was still protecting the food.

A large bowl of noodles, topped with three poached eggs, a handful of chopped green onions, and a few drops of sesame oil.

Li Dong sat on the small bench, holding a bowl and started eating.

The children who gathered around Li Weimin to watch him read the words in the dictionary sniffed hard and couldn't eat. It would be nice to smell the sesame oil.

Even if Li Dong finished eating, the smell in the air made the children sniff hard for a long time before they felt they were done.

After eating and feeling sleepy, Li Dong went back to his room to sleep.

Li Weimin hurriedly told the children around him to keep their voices down and not disturb Sister Dabao's sleep.

……

When I woke up, it was already dark.

When he opened the door, he saw Li Weimin squatting at the door of the kitchen, looking at the dictionary by the light of the fire.

Li Dong walked behind him and coughed slightly. Li Weimin turned around and said, "Sister Dabao."

Li Dong pointed to the small bench in front of him, "Put these away, you will blind your eyes. We will check again tomorrow morning."

"If you don't admit everything tomorrow, tell them the day after tomorrow. Everything is difficult at the beginning."

Li Weijun, who was on fire, made a face at his younger brother, and Li Weimin could only put away the dictionary and the little book.

For dinner, in addition to pickles, there was also a bowl of toon scrambled eggs, which was placed in front of Li Dong.

“Where did the toon sprouts come from?”

Liu Caixia was the quickest to answer Li Dong's question, "Grandma Gao sent it. She said it was picked by Gao Qinghui and others in the mountains. There are also two fresh lettuces. My mother said they would be fried for you tomorrow."

Aunt Li glared at the talkative daughter.

Li Dong tore open the pancake, picked up a toon scrambled egg with chopsticks, and then pushed the bowl to Grandma Li and asked Grandma Li to share it with everyone. She only ate three eggs before going to bed.

After eating and drinking, Grandpa Li wiped his mouth, picked up the pipe, pressed the cigarette into the pipe pot and lit it.

Grandma Li chased people away, "If you smoke them outside, they will choke."

"This cigarette is not choking."

Grandpa Li took another puff happily, "Dabao, today I brought cigarettes to the field. The members of the commune saw me smoking cigarettes and were envious and jealous."

"Actually, I'm not used to smoking cigarettes, but I can't say that. When I had an idea, I pressed the cigarette into the pot."

"I didn't expect it to be smoked like this. It tastes better than tobacco leaves, and it's not like cigarettes where you just take a puff of tobacco if you can't get enough of it."

Li Dong glanced at the cigarette standing in the pot and said, "If you are willing to take apart the shredded tobacco and smoke it, I heard it tastes better."

Grandpa Li waved his hand, "That requires at least three cigarettes. Why don't I smoke them slowly one by one to enjoy myself."

Grandma Li felt it was not worth it. "Smoking six cigarettes a day costs ten cents. It is better to buy tobacco leaves, which cost thirty cents per pound and can be used to knead several bags."

The bag Grandma Li calls is the bag containing tobacco leaves hanging from the dry tobacco bag.

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