I set off early, and it was only half past eight when I arrived in the town of Shinan.

His wife is not at home, Li Dawei basically makes do with the canteen of the unit, it is impossible for him to cook, and he doesn't eat the food he cooks.

When you are resting at home, you either go out to eat a bowl of noodles at Lao Wang's house on the street, or you can take a handful of cabbage and shallots from Aunt Wu's house and eat them at home at night.

Wang Xiaojuan left for half a month, and the kitchen at home was simply unsightly, Li Manjun frowned unbearably when he glanced at the door.

All the pots and pans have been used, and they have not been washed, they are piled up in the sink, soaked in water, and the sour smell is blowing in the face.

It's okay, it's piled up in the sink, and the most unbearable thing is the countertop, all kinds of oil stains fall on it, and it has not been cleaned up, and it is very stubborn to stick to the countertop, Wang Xiaojuan picked up a slightly less disgusting rag and tried to wipe it, but she couldn't rub it off.

Wang Xiaojuan was so angry that she scolded her mother, and turned around to find Li Dawei to reprimand her, but she went to work, and you said that she was not angry.

"Mom, do you still cook? Why don't you go out and have a makeshift meal. Li Manjun was weak and tentative.

Wang Xiaojuan's mood is now on the verge of frenzy, and she doesn't dare to speak loudly.

Li Jianjun shrank next to the sofa, far away, and hesitated to turn on the TV if he wanted to turn it on, in case the noise attracted his mother's anger, would he die on the streets of Shi Nan Town.

Wang Xiaojuan took a deep breath and then took a deep breath, then turned her head and pressed the fire and said to Li Manjun: "When you get home, you still go out to eat, how much money do you burn?" ”

"Go to the street with your brother to buy some food and come back, I'll clean up this kitchen, have breakfast and then leave."

Because it was still early, Wang Xiaojuan told Li Manjun on the way to go to Hongxing Village after eating breakfast at home.

She didn't go to see Old Man Li last time he was discharged from the hospital, and then he was busy going abroad on a business trip, and this person was almost well, so he had to show up.

Wang Xiaojuan said: "Anyway, it is your own grandfather who is related by blood, no matter how close you are, you have to go back to see the old man from time to time." ”

"This person is old, that's to see one side less, do you count how many times you only watch it throughout the year? Don't always bother, you have to go. ”

Li Manjun had to nod and agree.

Majie is no longer the same as it was two years ago, the sheds that were erected were all demolished, a cement platform was erected on the ground, and a real roof was covered.

However, the people in the market are still the same ones, most of them know Li Manjun, and when they saw their sister and brother coming to buy vegetables, they greeted her warmly.

"Manjun is back! Your mom is back too, right? What to order? Two pounds of ribs? The butcher's mother-in-law asked with a smile.

"I'm back." Li Manjun stepped forward to look at the meat on the stall, and the proprietress directly took out a fan and threw it in front of her, and said confidently: "Your uncle just pulled it up from the countryside this morning and slaughtered it, it's all good, you can pick one at will!" ”

"Okay, then let's have one, auntie, you can help me choose one with more meat, and my mother will make braised pork ribs." Li Manjun said with a smile.

The proprietress responded, picked up the machete, cut it with a "clang", cut all the ribs into pieces, wrapped them in oiled paper, and tied a knot with a rope before handing it to Li Manjun.

Unlike the markets in the city, the merchants in the town are still using the original packaging method, and they don't think it's cost-effective to pay for things like plastic bags.

"Auntie, then let's go, next time you have to come to my house for dinner." Li Manjun said politely.

The proprietress said yes, Li Manjun motioned to Li Jianjun to take the ribs, continue to walk to the market, and buy all the vegetables before going home.

When she got home, Wang Xiaojuan had already cleaned up the kitchen, took the dishes brought back by her sister and brother, put on her apron, and started cooking.

Niang San drove back without breakfast, she was already hungry, and after breakfast at ten o'clock, Li Manjun took Li Jianjun, who didn't want to move, back to her hometown together.

Old man Li is really good, when Li Manjun arrived, the old man was in the yard.

The uncle and the aunt were in the field, the old lady went to the neighbor's old lady's house to make quilts together, Li Daniu and his wife also took the girl into the city, only Li Xiaoniu and his friends played under the yard dam, and the house was deserted.

Li Manjun rarely saw a look of surprise in the eyes of the old man Li, in the past, when she came, the old man didn't take an extra look.

"Jianjun, why are you here!" Old man Li shouted excitedly.

Li Manjun's heart choked, it turned out that she was self-inflicted, and the object of the old man's surprise was Li Jianjun behind her.

"Alas, Manjun is also here, come in and sit down." Although there was no surprise in his eyes, Old Man Li did not forget to greet Li Manjun.

Li Manjun put the purchased nutritional products on the table in the hall and asked suspiciously, "What about the family?" Just you? Are your legs better? ”

"Almost, your uncle and aunt have gone to the ground, and your grandmother is behind, cow! Go and call your grandma's house, your eldest sister is back! Old man Li shouted angrily at the courtyard dam.

Li Xiaoniu poked out his head on his feet, and when he saw Li Manjun, his eyes lit up, "Eldest sister, have you brought me something delicious?" ”

"You know how to eat, the master asked you to call milk, go quickly!" Li Jianjun waved at Li Xiaoniu angrily, "Go!" ”

Li Xiaoniu was not annoyed, and rushed to the back excitedly to call her grandmother back.

Turning his head, he came to stick to Li Manjun to ask for something delicious, Li Manjun smiled helplessly, stretched out his hand and instructed Li Xiaoniu not to use the clothes that rolled through the mud in the field next to him, and asked Li Jianjun to take out the snacks he brought to him.

Li Jianjun sneered at him: "You starve to death and reincarnate as a ghost." ”

Li Manjun wanted to say this, but he didn't dare to say it, Mrs. Li protected it. That is, Li Jianjun said that he couldn't laugh if he changed an old lady.

Li Manjun just came to see it, and he withdrew after completing the task in a punch-in style, which made Mrs. Li frown: "Why don't you go back after dinner!" ”

"I can't milk, it's not safe to drive at night, I'm still in a hurry to rush back, there are a lot of things in the company." Li Manjun said half-truthfully.

The old lady nodded and didn't stay.

Li Xiaoniu also wanted to go to the city with him and let his mother cry all the way home with her ears pinched.

"I'm in junior high school, and I'm not sensible at all." Li Jianjun complained in the car.

Li Manjun glanced at him amusedly, "I see that you are not very sensible in high school, if you know something, you know how to study hard." ”

Li Jianjun was speechless for a moment before he said, "Sister, you believe me, I really worked hard." ”

"Oh."

In the rugged area of the mountain road, Li Manjun concentrated on driving, and let Li Jianjun defend himself there, just as it was a mountain wind.

When he arrived in the town, Li Manjun put Li Jianjun on the side of the street and planned to drive back to Rongcheng directly, but he didn't expect the phone to ring.

"Li Manjun, I'm waiting for you in your old house, come here."

After saying this, he remembered and asked, "You shouldn't have gone back to Rongcheng yet, right?" I've been waiting for you for a while. ”

Li Manjun heard this familiar tone as soon as he heard it, and replied: "Wait, it's coming!" ”