The reborn little painting treasure had a great time in the 1960s

It's the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and today is the first day for the villagers to go to work. When Tang Hua opened her eyes, she saw Nan Xiaobao sitting upright on the kang, practicing like a little adult!

She didn't bother them, got dressed and went out to have breakfast. It was now ten o'clock in the morning. Last night, the great grandfather said that he had something to do in the county town today, so he asked them and Nan Xiaobao to solve their lunch by themselves. While she was eating the buns, she looked at the ingredients that had been taken out in advance. There were so many! Today was the first day of work after the Chinese New Year, so she might as well ask the uncle and his family to come over for dinner.

Just as I was thinking about it, Nan Xiaobao came out of the room and shouted, "Sister!"

Tang Hua came out of the kitchen, saw him rubbing his eyes, walked up to him, took his hand and said softly, "I'm here, Xiaobao, have you had breakfast?"

"Xiaobao ate it, and then practiced after eating, waiting for sister to wake up."

Her eyes fell on the small bicycles in the distance, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "Nan Xiaobao, let's ride our bicycles to go out for a stroll in the village! Today is the first day of work after the Chinese New Year, it must be very lively."

Hearing this, Nan Xiaobao ran to the bicycle excitedly, looked up and asked, "Sister, should we ride one bicycle together or each of us?"

"The road in the fields is not easy to walk on. Let me take you there. Just sit in the back seat." She gently touched her brother's head.

So the brother and sister happily rode their bicycles out. Along the familiar route, Huabao pedaled the bicycles easily and asked her brother with concern: "Nan Xiaobao, do you miss your parents?"

Nan Xiaobao replied nonchalantly, "Well... sometimes I think about it, but most of the time I don't. I like it here! Although the house here is not as big as my home in Hong Kong, I have so many friends here to play with me, and I am happy every day!"

Tang Hua... "You are probably thinking too much. School will start in a few days. By then, all your friends will have to go to school, and I will be the only one who can accompany you."

Nan Xiaobao asked in confusion: "Why don't you go to school, sister? Mom and Dad said that Xiaobao should go to kindergarten when he is six years old. Oh, right, now that the Chinese New Year is over, I am already six years old, but you are already seven years old! And I am happy to have you accompany me, sister."

Tang Hua replied proudly: "Because I have already graduated from elementary school!"

This is an indisputable fact. When the school had the exam at the end of the year, she asked her great-grandfather to take her to school to take the exam. Now there is only the fifth grade in elementary school, so she took the exam directly with those fifth-grade students. She got full marks in every subject and ranked first. She has already obtained the elementary school diploma. As for junior high school, she will make plans after she goes to Kyoto. There is no rush at all now.

Nan Xiaobao seemed to understand, but he only knew that his sister got first place in the exam so she didn't have to go to school, and he didn't want to go to school either...

The brother and sister rode their bicycles around the village. Wherever they went, there were some loving eyes looking at them passing by, especially the grandparents in the sheds. They wanted to look at them but couldn't keep looking at them, so they could only take a sneak peek.

When passing by my aunt, Tang Hua called out, "Aunt, aunt, you guys go to Huabao's house for lunch. Grandpa went to the county town this morning and brought out a lot of dishes. My brother and I can't finish them. Huabao will go back to cook later. You guys can come over to eat after work."

Gu Qianrou nodded with a smile on her face and responded, "Okay, Huabao, don't worry about cooking. Just wait until noon, when your aunt and I finish our work and then go home to cook."

Tang Hua waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Hua Baoke hasn't cooked for a long time. If you don't practice, I'm afraid your cooking skills will become rusty."

At this time, the aunts and grandmas who were working nearby heard this and burst into laughter, saying, "Oh my, Huabao can actually cook, that's amazing!"

"Yes, yes, this little girl is only seven years old this year, and she has already learned how to cook!"

Liu Chunxing looked proud, as if these words were a compliment to her. "Of course not. Our Huabao's cooking skills are much better than our sisters-in-law. Huabao taught us some dishes that we didn't know how to cook."

"Huabao, how about I introduce you to a potential matchmaker?"

When Tang Hua heard this, she immediately got on her bicycle and rode away with Nan Xiaobao on her back. Her little feet were about to pedal like a Hot Wheels. What a joke! She was only seven years old. Why would she want a baby marriage? A man would only affect her pace in doing big things. Wouldn't it be nice to make money and become a rich woman?

Although the person fled the scene, Gu Qianrou was dissatisfied and immediately retorted: "Dazhu's wife, what are you thinking about? My Huabao is going to marry a son-in-law in the future. With those boys in your family, they are not worthy of our granddaughters!"

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter again.

After a walk, Tang Hua returned home and touched Nan Xiaobao's head and said with a smile: "You play by yourself. Sister will go to cook first."

When Nan Xiaobao heard those people praising his sister, he also said eagerly, "Sister, Xiaobao also wants to learn how to cook. Can you teach me?"

"Okay, let's go to the kitchen!" Tang Hua said as she led Nan Xiaobao into the kitchen. The brother and sister started to get busy.

Although Nan Xiaobao is young, he has a strong ability to comprehend. Tang Hua only needs to teach him once, and he can learn to help. So, he stood aside and helped wash vegetables and pass things. Before twelve o'clock, the delicious meal was ready.

Tang Hua was just about to call her uncle and others to come for dinner when she heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Huabao, we're here!" Her uncle walked in with a smile on his face.

Gu Qianrou looked at the prepared food on the table and asked in surprise, "Didn't Huabao say that he would wait for his aunt and aunt to come back before cooking? How come it's ready so quickly?"

At this time, Nan Xiaobao raised his little head and answered proudly: "Auntie, Xiaobao also wants to learn from me!"

Gu Qianrou laughed happily after hearing this. She carried Nan Xiaobao to his seat and said gently, "Our Xiaobao is really amazing! But, be careful when you help next time, don't get burned."

Everyone sat together, eating happily and chatting. After the meal, her aunt and eldest aunt were responsible for cleaning up the dishes and didn't let her do anything. Helplessly, Tang Hua took Xiaobao back to the room to let him take a nap, while she sat aside and read a book.

Grandpa came back at five in the afternoon. He went straight to the kitchen to make dinner while saying to Tang Hua, "Tang Bao, someone will come down to check tomorrow. We have to go to the shed tonight to take a look."

Tang Hua nodded, finished dinner and waited until nine o'clock, then took Nan Xiaobao into the space and let him practice in it.

She went to the shed with her great grandfather and knocked on the door. A voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

Gu Zhonghua whispered, "It's me, open the door." The one who opened the door was Du Dewen. He recognized it was Old Gu's voice, opened the door and let the old man and the child in. There was still a flickering candle light in the shed, it seemed that they were not asleep yet.

Gu Zhonghua said directly, "Someone will come to check tomorrow. Do you have anything that needs to be put away? Give it to me first, and I will send it to you in a few days. You just need to leave some coarse grains."

Hearing his words, several old men went back to their houses. When they came out again, each of them held some banknotes, some books, and some leftover grains from the New Year. Du Dewen said, "Mr. Gu, these banknotes are for you and your children. Just help me put away these books. We still have a few pounds left here."

Wei Hongkai said, "Mr. Gu, do you want to take these quilts away?"

Gu Zhonghua glanced at the quilt and said, "The weather is still cold. I'll come get the quilt when it's light."

Tang Hua took out a box of yellow powder and said to them, "Grandpa and grandma, put a little of this on your face tomorrow morning. Don't worry, it's waterproof. This way, they won't make things difficult for you even if you look sallow."

As soon as she finished speaking, the hearts of the group of elderly people softened. They took the box from her hand and nodded with red eyes.

The grandfather and grandson took their things and left. As for the quilt, grandfather would come and get it himself tomorrow morning.

Tang Hua calculated the time and thought that her two brothers should be able to arrive tomorrow morning. On the morning of the sixth day of the New Year, she had already told her brothers that she would go tonight to tell her father that she would have to go to the train station early tomorrow morning to pick them up.