Chapter 11: Grandma and Auntie
The weather in early spring seems to have remnants of the harsh winter, slightly cold, cold, and almost noon, when the sun has a little warmth.
Cui Xiaoxiao leaned on the futon, sat under the window, greedily absorbing this warmth. This body has cold hands and feet, and it seems that it can still bubble out of the cold, making the body colder and colder, and it can't be warmed up in the bed for a long time. Under this sunshine, it was actually a little warmer, and it was very comfortable.
The brothers outside the window are busy, the sun is warm, and the years are quiet.
Two women walked in through the door. The woman walking in front is younger, in her thirties, her eyebrows are curved like willow leaves, a pair of beautifully shaped Danfeng eyes, looking forward to showing mercy, and a silver hairpin is obliquely inserted in the bun on her head, a good beauty. In my memory, this woman is Cui Xiaoxiao's aunt, Cui Liu's, and Liu Rujiao. It's really like its name, stepping on a pair of small feet, like a weak willow supporting the wind, and there is no coquettishness.
Behind her is her mother-in-law, Cui Xiaoxiao's grandmother, Cui Wang's family. Carrying a basket in his hand, there are a few paper bags in the basket, his back is straight, his legs are strong, and he is not struggling at all to follow Cui Liu's family, and his body is still very tough.
The brothers, who were busy working in the courtyard, saw their grandmother and aunt coming, and hurriedly put down their work.
"Grandma, my aunt is here! Hurry up and go inside, it's cold outside. Cui Yuanjian lifted the curtain and welcomed Cui Wang and Cui Liu into the room.
"Yuankang, why are you stunned, hurry up and bring two bowls of water." Cui Yuanjian looked at Yuankang who was standing in the room and ordered.
"Xiaojian, don't say it, it's really cold outside, if it weren't for Xiaoxiao, I wouldn't be willing to go out." After Cui Liushi finished speaking, he touched the kang with his hand.
"Xiaojian, you also burned the kang. It doesn't have to be burned, it's warm and comfortable for a little to lie on it. It was really cold on this day, and after walking this way, I was completely frozen. After speaking, he rubbed his hands, as if he wanted to rub them and warm his hands.
"Auntie, grandma, go and sit on the kang, it's warm on the kang, warm up your body first." Cui Yuanjian greeted them on the kang.
"Well, just right, sit on the bed, and take a good look at Xiaoxiao. Mother, aren't you in a hurry to see Xiaoxiao at home, hurry up and do it on the kang! After Cui Liushi finished speaking, he brushed the kang noodles with his hand a few times and helped Cui Wang's to get on the kang. She neatly packed up a place and sat down.
After the two of them got on the kang, Cui Xiaoxiao only felt a cold air coming, shivered, and silently pulled the quilt up, except for his head, which was wrapped in the quilt.
Cui Yuanjian saw Xiaoxiao pulling the quilt, and only then did he think that the cold air on the two of them was cold to his sister. His face sank a little, he pursed his lips and didn't speak, but he was very annoyed in his heart.
"Grandma, little aunt" Cui Xiaoxiao did not speak again after greeting the two elders.
Cui Xiaoxiao doesn't remember much about the two of them, but she only remembers that the people in the village praised her aunt for being the best-looking. Every time she went to her grandmother's house, her grandmother would secretly give her and her brother some food behind her grandfather's back, and watch them finish eating before letting them go out to play.
"Isn't it cold? It's all because I came all the way to bring an air conditioner to show me. After Cui Liushi finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch Cui Xiaoxiao's head.
Cui Wang, who was sitting on the side, stopped Cui Liu's hand, "Your hands are also cold, don't touch the child." It's all your fault for letting me come to the kang, I forgot that I couldn't stand the cold. After speaking, Cui Wang pulled Cui Liushi to sit back, away from Cui Xiaoxiao.
"Mother, as soon as I saw this little girl, I thought about her all in my head, so I can take care of everything else!" Cui Liushi stretched out his hand and retorted.
"I know that you feel sorry for this little girl, but you can't do bad things with good intentions. Remember next time. Cui Wang glanced at Cui Liu's and said with a smile.
Here, Cui Yuankang came in with two bowls of hot water, "Grandma, auntie, you drink water, be careful of scalding, this water is just boiled by me, it's hot!" ”
Cui Wang and Cui Liu carefully took the water, and after drinking the hot water, their bodies warmed up before they sat down again.
Cui Liushi took the basket and took out two paper packets from the basket, "This snack is your brother and sister's favorite food, and it just so happens that there are some at home, so I took them all over, just to make up for Xiaoxiao." ”
Saying that, Cui Liushi untied a paper bag, revealing the pastries inside, a pack of four pieces, moist and soft, like clotted fat, looking delicious. Cui Xiaoxiao remembered that it was a cloud cake, and Cui Xiaoxiao's father had bought it for their brothers and sisters before, and he only bought one piece for two pennies.
The pastries are good, but they are not Cui Xiaoxiao's favorite food, and now they have no appetite, Cui Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie, I'm not hungry, can I eat it when I'm hungry for a while?" ”
Cui Liushi gave the pastry to the two brothers, Yuanjian and Yuankang, and after the two brothers said that they would not eat it, they wrapped the pastry again and put it on the kang.
Cui Wang took out the remaining small bag from the basket, estimated to be half a packet of salt, and handed it to Cui Yuanjian, "Xiaojian, this is brown sugar, which is blood-replenishing, porridge and porridge can be put in it, and you can usually make brown sugar water for Xiaoxiao to drink, don't forget." ”
Cui Yuanjian took the brown sugar and thanked him.
"Grandma, auntie, it's almost noon, you can stay here to eat. As soon as you talk to the novel, the meal will be ready in a while. After speaking, Cui Yuanjian pulled Yuankang to prepare to cook.
"Xiaojian, don't be busy, your aunt and I will go home for dinner in a while. Your grandfather and sister are at home, neither of them can cook, and if we don't go back, they won't have anything to eat! Cui Wang quickly got up and grabbed Cui Yuanjian's arm and explained.
"Okay, grandma, then we'll sit down and talk." Cui Yuanjian pulled Yuankang and sat on the edge of the kang.
Cui Wang held his hand with concern, asked Cui Xiaoxiao about his situation, and told Cui Xiaoxiao to take good care of his body. After sitting for a while, he went home with his daughter-in-law Cui Liu.
Cui Yuanjian and Cui Yuankang also went to the kitchen and cooked.
"Brother, the pastries that my aunt sent us smelled so fragrant, I remember them were delicious! It's just too expensive, those two packs of pastries are worth more than a dozen dollars, you can buy three catties of cornmeal, it's better to give us three catties of cornmeal! Cui Yuankang used tongs to pluck the firewood, talking to his brother, and smashing his mouth.
"How can two packs of pastries look good when you send three catties of cornmeal! Besides, no matter what you send, it is the heart of your grandmother's family, and we just bear it. Looking at the noodle jar that had already seen the ground, Cui Yuanjian also agreed with his younger brother's opinion.
"Besides, you want to eat it too, it depends on your hunger, but I can only give you a piece. The pastry should be made of rice ground into flour, put it
Soak it softly, make it into rice paste, and you can also make up for your sister. Seeing that his younger brother kept recalling the taste of pastries, Cui Yuanjian couldn't help it and decided to give his younger brother a piece.