General, Madam Called You To Farm

Chapter 33 – To be a mother (1)

“Are you hungry?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.

This morning, these three little guys were too excited when they knew they were going to go out. They didn’t eat well at home, they just wanted to go out and play.

The three little ones nodded.

Su Xiaoxiao remembered that there was a family stall nearby that sold dumplings and glutinous rice balls. The husband and wife had been selling them for many years, the taste was always good, and it was in the same direction as the medical center.

-Dumplings / Jiaozi

-Glutinous Rice Balls / Tang Yuan

Su Xiaoxiao took these three little ones and found a family stall.

At this time, after breakfast, there were no more guests. The boss was away, the lady boss stood behind the stall to make dumplings, and another 7 years old girl was helping to pick vegetables.

She was the first one who saw the guests. She pulled at the lady boss’s clothes and said, “Mom, there are guests coming.”

The lady boss recognized Su Xiaoxiao. After all, there were not many guests who were so fat. She would remember them for a long time once they came.

“Miss, are you still going to order two bowls of glutinous rice balls in rice wine and one bowl of spicy dumpling soup today?”

She said kindly.

-Glutinous Rice Balls in Rice Wine / Mi Jiu Tang Yuan

-Spicy Dumpling Soup

The original body of Su Xiaoxiao had a large appetite. She could eat three bowls at once, and the two bowls were both sweet. If she didn’t get fat from that, then who would?

In order to lose weight, Su Xiaoxiao decided to resist the urge of greediness and asked the three little ones: “Do you want to eat dumplings or glutinous rice balls?”

The three little ones did not speak.

The lady boss looked down and found that this fat girl was accompanied by the three Xiaotuanzi1.

1Xiao Tuan Zi / Little dumpling (小团子) : the meaning is not for food (dumpling), but it’s a nickname for cute children, because they’re small, soft and cute like little dumplings.

These three Xiaotuanzi were so cute and lovely. Their cheeks were rosy red, they looked like three lucky babies who came out from the New Year Painting.

-Baby in New Year Painting (Modern)

-Baby in New Year Painting (Ancient / Traditional)

The lady boss had never seen such beautiful children before. So she couldn’t help but ask, “Miss, they are…”

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the little girl who was snuggling beside the lady boss, and then looked at the three little ones who were envious in their eyes, and said firmly, “My sons.”

The three little ones were stunned.

The lady boss was also stunned.

Su Xiaoxiao was too young, no matter how she saw it, it didn’t look like she was their mother. However, in this chaotic world, there were also many girls who got married earlier.

The lady boss smiled and said, “Three sons, what a blessing.”

Su Xiaoxiao smiled.

Su Xiaoxiao asked the three little ones again, “Which one do you want to eat, dumplings or glutinous rice balls?”

Three little ones: “Mom.”

She just knew that it would be like this.

Su Xiaoxiao coughed lightly and responded vaguely, “Hmm, What do you want to eat?”

The three little ones’ eyes lit up.

Su Xiaoxiao turned her face away and whispered in a small voice, “Don’t look at me like that. It’s also my first time being a mother… So it’s uncertain if I will be able to do it well…”

“Eat.”

A little cutie pointed at the dumplings and said.

-Dumplings / Jiao Zi

Su Xiaoxiao was so surprised, wasn’t it too soon to start speaking the second word?

There was no hair whorl on the forehead, it was Dahu.

The other two had hair whorls on their forehead. The one with white hair band was Erhu, and the one with the blue hair band was Xiaohu.

Erhu and Xiaohu wanted the glutinous rice balls.

-Glutinous Rice Balls / Tang Yuan

The four of them sat down around the small table, then the hot steaming dumplings and glutinous rice balls were served.

“Mom, eat.” The three little ones said.

Su Xiaoxiao said, “You eat. I’m not hungry. Be careful it’s hot.”

The three of them were facing the bowl, and blowing on the food with their small mouths.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly looked at the three of them and said, “You… Can you say your own name?”

She wanted to know their real names.

The three of them tilted their heads for a while, and nodded in unison.

Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes brightened, “Then what are your names?”

The three of them pointed their little finger against their little chest.

“Dahu.”

“Erhu.”

“Xiaofu (hu).”

Su Xiaoxiao : “……”