Liang Jian: I have a canteen

The little girl scratched her head awkwardly and said to Xiao Hong downstairs, "Auntie Xiao Hong, that was what I blew just now."

The little girl shook the shakuhachi in her hand as she spoke, "Aunt Huan said this is called a shakuhachi, and the sound it makes is very beautiful."

"Is that as nice as the pipa?" Xiaohong said defiantly.

"They all sound good!" The little girl is clever; she doesn't offend anyone.

"You're here just in time. Take out your pipa and play some accompaniment for us," Xu San said.

"Okay, the dumplings are all wrapped up anyway, and I'm free right now, so playing with you won't hurt."

Xiao Hong was naturally a lively person, and since Xu San had asked her to do something, she didn't refuse.

Before long, he climbed onto the roof with his pipa in his arms.

There were four people on the roof, which made him a little worried that they might collapse the house.

"Is the roof alright?" Xu San asked.

“It’s alright, the roof was repaired in July with good materials. We live next to a cement factory, how could we possibly let our own house suffer?” Xiao Hong said as she began to tune her pipa. Although it was just a little tune, Xiao Hong treated it very seriously.

In a few breaths, Xiao Hong finished tuning her pipa, and then she looked at Huan Ji and said, "Sister Huan, you play it, and I can play it too."

"Little Red Sister, you're probably not as old as me. I should be about the same age as Sister Hua."

"Let's calculate based on the front and back of the entrance."

"That's because I started earlier than you."

Xu San's lips twitched, and he quickly told the two women to stop.

This is a male-oriented channel, not a female-oriented channel, so there's no messy stuff here.

The shakuhachi, deep and bright, began to play, and then Xiao Hong's fingers began to gently pluck the strings, and she was able to play it after only one try.

The difficulty level is indeed too low; "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" can be considered an introductory piece for almost all instruments.

Then, the two adults and one child started singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the roof.

Time flew by, and before long, Su Yuan came out to call everyone to have New Year's Eve dinner. Xu San glanced at the time; it was only ten o'clock, which seemed a bit early.

Well, let's do it sooner rather than later.

The New Year's Eve dinner was very lively, and even with a Japanese person mixed in, no one seemed to find it inappropriate.

Xu San also temporarily put aside his prejudices and did not give Huan Ji a hard time.

At Xu San's strong suggestion, we didn't eat the dumplings until 12 o'clock.

After eating dumplings, the little girl went to bed.

The others remained in the house to keep watch.

And so, Lunar New Year's Eve passed by uneventfully.

This is exactly what Xu San wanted to see.

In these turbulent times, the greatest fear is that something bad will happen; even a minor cold could lead to death due to a lack of medical care and medicine.

Xu San climbed onto the roof again, and this time Xiao Hong, who followed him up, snuggled into his arms. Xu San reached out and hugged her.

Little Red, nestled in his arms, whispered, "Brother-in-law, shall we have a baby?"

"Then brother-in-law, give it your best!"

"Hmph! Brother-in-law, you're just giving me the runaround." Xiao Hong was very unhappy with Xu San's attitude.

"These things depend on fate; when the time is right, they will come naturally."

"But brother-in-law, you're leaving soon."

"It's not like I'm not coming back. We can rebuild things once I'm back, considering the state of the world and your brother-in-law's status."

"Shall we start working hard now?" Xiao Hong said sweetly, her voice cloyingly sweet. (End of Chapter)