Chapter 22: Warmth in the Country
Li Xin and the others left Pinxiang Pavilion after a long time, and when they left, the shopkeeper Sun insisted that he had a lot of snacks for them to carry, saying that it was for the children. The guy from the Pin Xiang Pavilion brought it, and they quickly finished buying everything they wanted to buy. When I went back, I had a bullock cart on the table.
When I got home, the house was very lively, the borrowed tables and chairs were set up in the spacious courtyard, and the other pots and pans were washed and put aside. Several women in the same village were gossiping about the affairs of the village while washing vegetables, but they were having a good time. There are many common vegetables in the village, Aunt Zhang picked some from her own family, and acquaintances also picked some and sent them, but there were many of them.
When Uncle Zhang arrived home with the ox cart, someone soon came to help move things, and all the things that needed to be cleaned were taken and cleaned, and the things that needed to be cut were also cut by hand. Li Xin also put a lot of dried fruits and candied snacks on a large plate and put them on the table in the courtyard, so that everyone could eat them by themselves.
The women in the village are busy at home and outside the house on weekdays, so most of them are very diligent, their hands and feet are quick, and everything is cleaned up properly, but Li Xin has nothing to do all of a sudden.
"Okay, don't come here to wander around, you don't need your help here, let's take Xiaoting and them to play!" Aunt Zhang saw that Li Xin had been by her side and wanted to help, so she pushed her aside. Li Xin had to go to the house.
Because there are tables and chairs in the yard, it is not so spacious and fun, so Yueting and they play in the living room. Some of the women who came to help came with their children, and there were a lot of children gathered in the living room, and they were having fun! The world of children is always so simple, it seems that there is nothing very meaningful to play, but they are still happy and happy by themselves, and that state is not envied by adults.
By the end of the evening, a lot of dishes were out in the kitchen. Crispy pork and the like are made first, and they can be served tomorrow when they are steamed. In the evening, four tables were set up, which was considered to entertain the people who came to help today. Aunt Zhang's family was there, and there were some children who came to play in the village, so there were more people all of a sudden, and there were four full tables. The children alone sat at two tables, and the five people in Li Xin's family, plus Xiaowang and Niuniu, and two or three other children sat at one table.
The courtyard was lit with lanterns, and the whole courtyard was illuminated, and the Li family was rarely lively. On weekdays, the courtyard of the Li family is already some distance from the village, and Li Xin's family is only a few children, and there is less contact with the people in the village, so the courtyard of the Li family is always cold and cold, but it is rare to be so lively last time.
Eating a hot meal and drinking a little wine, the adults also chatted about the gossip in the village from time to time. The children were not interested in listening here, so they ran around after eating. Listening to the laughter from time to time in the courtyard, Li Xin was in a rare happy mood. It seems that the country is still very good, and the neighbors get along very well. Compared to the life in the city in the previous life, this place is really much better, and the people seem to be more friendly. Like in the past, in the city, there were many people living in a high-rise building, and there were a lot of neighbors, but it seemed that they didn't know who the neighbors were after living for a long time.
It seems that this crossing is still good, at least, now she seems to feel a lot of lost warmth in her previous life, and that cold and numb heart seems to be slowly waking up.
The next day, the time of the banquet was set at noon, and it was almost ten o'clock to eat, and the invitees came to Li Xin's house one after another. When she went to treat the guests before, she also said that she would not accept gift money, that is, let everyone come for a meal, so the guests who came did not give money, but they did not come empty-handed, and they brought something more or less. It's all home-grown things, the one that brings some grain, the one that carries a basket of eggs, the one who brings a chicken, the one who gives a piece of cloth, and the one who really has everything, all of which are practical.
Li Xin asked Wen Bo and Wen Hao to go to the door to greet the guests, and she received them inside. Seeing that the people were almost here, she beckoned the women who helped in the kitchen to serve the dishes, and the dishes were very sumptuous, and the guests who came were all praised one after another. Although he was in a good mood, when the guests were gone, Li Xin was also tired and sat on the chair. Although she has the thinking of an adult, she is still a child in the end, and she can't stand the fatigue. Aunt Zhang sent her to rest, and she took the people who helped in the kitchen to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.
Li Xin went to the house to rest. Although there is such a large courtyard now, their family still lives in the upper room, Li Xin takes Yuexiang and Yueting to live in the west house, the west room and the ear room on the side are connected, and Yuexiang and Yueting live in the ear room. Living like this, everyone has their own space, and it is convenient for her to take care of her two young sisters. Wenbo and Wen Hao live in the east, and the two children are still young, so they can take care of each other when they live together.
She was really tired, and when she entered the Westinghouse, she would go down. By the time she woke up, the sun was setting in the west. Uncle Zhang's family and those who came to help had already left, and the kitchen was cleaned. The borrowed tables, chairs, pots and pans had been returned, and the courtyard was suddenly spacious.
"Big sister is awake!" Li Xin got out of the house, and they all moved stools and sat in the verandah. The weather is very hot at this time, and it is very hot in the courtyard, and it is a little cooler in the verandah.
"Aren't you all going to sleep for a while?" Looking at a few younger siblings, it was very energetic.
"We're not tired, we're sleeping now, and we can't sleep at night." Wen Hao replied.
"Aunt Zhang, when did they leave?"
"After packing up all the things and leaving, Aunt Zhang said that the eldest sister should not be disturbed when she was resting, so she didn't tell the eldest sister."
"I see that the yard is also very empty, when are we going to buy some flowers and trees and come back and plant them!" You can also get a grape trellis, and when the time comes, you can cool off underneath and have fresh grapes to eat. Li Xin looked at the empty yard and thought about how to arrange it. The yard is quite big, plant some flowers and trees, and when the flowers and trees are sparse, the scenery must be very good. You can also plant a few fruit trees, which can be enjoyed when they bloom, and the fruits can be eaten when they are ripe.
"Sister, plant some peach trees! Aunt Zhang's peaches are the most delicious. Wen Hao said excitedly, salivating with a salivating face.
"Apricots are delicious, too." Yue Ting also agreed.
"A group of little gluttonous cats, okay, then plant a few trees, and then our family will have a lot of fruit to eat."
"The eldest sister is the best." Yueting cheered and ran over and hugged Li Xin's leg. Li Xin touched her head dotingly, Yueting is really cute, it is completely the pistachio of this family!