At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

We entered the gate.

A banner immediately catches the eye: Strive to achieve the goal of a five-good Red Flag Street.

Then I saw various restaurants, snack stalls, and treat stalls set up in front of the market.

Yi Zhongding was alright, after all, he had eaten and seen it in later generations.

But it's different for Yi Zhonghua and his little ones.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a scene.

They were all curious and eager to try, but also a little timid.

"Candied hawthorn, brother, it's candied hawthorn."

Yi Zhonghua pointed to a stall at the entrance, his eyes shining.

Yi Zhongding followed his hand and looked over.

In my memory, it should be candied hawthorn sticks stuck on straw stalks.

At this time, they were piled up in strings on the stall.

The stalls didn't just sell candied hawthorns.

There are other snacks, such as candied fruit, etc.

The stall owner, dressed in the market's uniform white shirt and blue pants, greeted customers with a beaming smile.

The shirt also had a number embroidered on it.

Yi Zhongding then remembered that all the shops here had already completed the public-private partnership.

The second brother was pointing to candied hawthorn.

They only ate it once, as far as they could remember.

My father brought them back from the county town, and there was only one string of them.

He only ate one, and gave the rest to his second son.

The second child was only four years old at that time.

He held the candied hawthorn berries so tightly he couldn't bear to eat them.

It only licks it occasionally.

Then it was left there again.

He ate a string of candied hawthorns for three or four days before he had to finish it.

Because he licked all the candy coating off.

"Haha, by the way, you kids all love to eat this. Come on, let's go buy some."

Yi Zhonghai saw his desire and spoke without hesitation.

But at this point, the second son didn't dare to follow.

He simply looked up at his older brother.

"Go ahead and buy some to eat with your younger siblings."

Looking at his pitiful eyes, Yi Zhongding sighed inwardly; he was a pitiful child.

The second son was overjoyed upon hearing this and eagerly followed along.

Yi Zhonghai waited until he caught up before continuing forward.

"Comrade, how much is this candied hawthorn?"

"A small skewer costs 5 cents and has 5 hawthorns, while a large skewer has 10 hawthorns. It's 1 cents, comrade, it's very sweet, want a skewer?"

"I don't just want one skewer, I have a lot of kids, so I'll give you eight big ones."

"Wow, comrade, this is a rare and generous gesture from you."

"Sigh, the kids don't eat much, so I bought them a skewer while I was out shopping to cheer them up."

"There aren't many parents as willing to give as you."

"Haha, they are my younger brother and sister."

"Huh? From a relative?"

"Honey!"

......

The sales clerk looked somewhat strange.

He thought to himself: You look like you're in your forties or fifties, how come your parents can still have so many children?

Just then, Yi Zhongding was pulled by Zhong Ren and Zhong Min to a stall selling foreign paintings.

I did not hear their conversation.

However, the salesperson did not investigate further.

So I went to the stall to get some candied hawthorns for Yi Zhonghai.

"Big brother, don't eat so many, we can share one skewer."

Yi Zhonghua spoke up at this moment.

"Not much, we'll save the leftovers to eat at home."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, his beard trembling with laughter.

Yi Zhonghua turned to look at his elder brother, but seeing that he wasn't looking this way, he didn't say anything.

He didn't even dare to take the candied hawthorn when the sales clerk offered it to him.

Yi Zhonghai took it on himself first.

However, his eyes revealed immense satisfaction and contentment.

He sighed inwardly, thinking how well his fourth uncle, fourth aunt, and Ding Yazi had educated these children.

After receiving the candied hawthorns, Yi Zhonghai gave two to Miaomiao and Yaoyao.

The two little ones happily accepted it.

They're happy as long as it's food.

"Second brother, what is this? Is it tasty?"

Yao Mei stared at the bright red candied hawthorn in her hand for a long while before asking a question.

None of them had ever eaten candied hawthorn before.

"Haha, it's delicious and sweet, Yaomei. See? The top part is sugar. Why don't you take a bite and try it?"

Yi Zhonghai squatted down, took her little hand, and stuffed the candied hawthorn into her mouth.

Yao Yao opened her mouth and tentatively took a bite.

I just took a bite.

Her eyes immediately lit up.

"Delicious, sweet, Miaomiao, delicious."

Yaomei didn't forget to tell Miaomiao.

"Haha, yes, Miao-mei, you eat too."

Yi Zhonghai then placed the candied hawthorn near Miao Miao's mouth, just like before.

Miao Mei followed her sister's example and took a bite as well. Both of them were delighted and smiled happily.

Yi Zhonghua watched as his sisters ate so happily.

His eyes were also filled with longing.

But even though he was old enough to understand, he still didn't ask for it.

"Hua Ya Zi, your sister has already eaten, so come on, you eat too. Your younger brothers will eat too in a little while. Don't worry about what your eldest brother will say, he'll explain for you."

Looking at his expression, Yi Zhonghai said softly.

Yi Zhonghua hesitated for a moment, then took the candied hawthorn, but only held it in his hand without eating it.

Yi Zhonghai didn't urge him. He smiled, led the three of them to the foreign painting stall, and asked:

"Dingya, what are you looking at? Do Zhongren and Zhongmin want these foreign paintings?"

"Here, have a candied hawthorn to sweeten your mouth."

Yi Zhongding turned his head and saw the candied hawthorns in the four people's hands. He smiled helplessly.

"Brother, you bought too much. Zhongxin and Zhongyan can't finish it all."

"If they can't eat, let them grind their teeth. It's not good to leave anyone out. We have to treat everyone equally."

"You should eat one too, to set an example for Zhonghua."

Yi Zhonghai handed him a string of them, then picked up two more and gave them to Zhong Ren and Zhong Min:

"Here you two little ones, one skewer each. Hold on tight, don't drop it."

Seeing the unyielding look on his face, Yi Zhongding accepted the candied hawthorn.

Then he patted Zhonghua's head and said, "Eat up, thank you first, Big Brother."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghua immediately smiled, thanked him, and eagerly took a small bite.

"No need to thank me, we're all family, why are you saying this? Haha, it's delicious, I'll buy you more next time, big brother."

Upon seeing this, Yi Zhonghai laughed so hard his eyes disappeared.

At this moment, Tan Xiulian walked over from a stall selling tiger-head shoes.

He was also holding several pairs of tiger-head shoes and hats in his hands.

"What are you guys doing, laughing so happily?"

"Big brother, put these two down, let's each hold one. They've been kicking their little arms and legs for a while now, they're really impatient."

Tan Xiulian smiled.

"Haha, his sister-in-law bought him tiger-head shoes. They'll wear them for the New Year; they'll definitely look good."

"Come on, put it down. We'll buy them two rattle drums later; kids love playing with those."

Yi Zhonghai walked behind her, ready to catch Zhong Yan.

"Okay, then I'll buy it."

Tan Xiulian had no objection whatsoever and didn't hesitate at all.

After the two little ones put down, each of them grabbed a candied hawthorn and dangled it around.

The little mouth was making babbling noises.

"These little darlings are so adorable, I just want to spoil them rotten."

Tan Xiulian lowered her head and kissed the baby several times.

"Hehe, it's alright, we have plenty of time. Let's go, let's go explore some other places."

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.

"Let's go. If you ask me, next time you come down, don't eat breakfast. There's food and drinks all over the place. We're already full, so we can only look on with envy."

Tan Xiulian pointed to the surrounding restaurants and said with some regret.

She definitely wasn't just being greedy.

I just wanted to treat these kids to something nice to eat.