Chapter 413

After crying her heart out, Li Yue Niang was full of energy and made Guo Xiaomao and Song Jingzhou run around in circles.

Not only did she hang bed boards, cabinets and quilts all over the yard to dry, but Li Yue Niang also paid a large sum of money to have Song Jingzhou buy a bucket of paint to repaint the cabinets.

Guo Xiaomao was even more active, following Li Yueniang as he brought back bags of things from the Friendship Shopping Mall.

As soon as she got home, Li Yue Niang found a pair of scissors and a stool, and pulled Guo Xiaomao to cut her hair.

She was full of energy. She wrapped her torn coat around her neck and gestured at the length of her hair. "Cut it off at ear level for me. I see many old ladies on the street have their hair cut like this. It makes them look younger. Hehe."

"Also, trim the front too. Cut off this thing that's warped up here too."

"You said that when Changzhi left, I was only in my forties. If he came back and saw my gray hair, he wouldn't recognize me."

"Hairy-toothed woman, what do you think of me? Should I get a bottle of ink and paint it on my head?"

"Do I have a lot of white hair? Oh, I remember Wen Jing seems to have a mirror, right? Go get it quickly and let me see it."

"I haven't looked in the mirror in years. I don't even know what I look like."

"I want to see myself in Changzhi's eyes."

Guo Xiaomao patiently comforted Li Yueniang, "Don't worry, you are still young. You are the most energetic old lady in our alley."

"Really?"

"Really? Can I still coax you?"

Li Yueniang breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."

"By the way, come early tomorrow morning. I, Changzhi, love eating dumplings the most. Come and help me tomorrow. I want to make lots and lots of dumplings, all filled with meat."

"Back in the old days, when I was in my hometown, there was a kid next door who was always naughty. Every time he ate dumplings, he would bring his bowl to show off to me, Changzhi. I, Changzhi, would drink the hawthorn porridge while swallowing my saliva and saying that I didn't like dumplings."

"Later, I heard him ask his brother in bed, 'Are the dumplings delicious? They smell so good, do they taste even better?' He said he really wanted to eat dumplings, and it made me so sad."

"On New Year's Eve, everyone had to grind rice and flour. My family had nothing but sweet potatoes and some brown rice. I worked all day, and the mill owner gave me a ladle of flour. I also asked for a handful of leeks and beat two eggs, and made dumplings. That meal was so delicious that Changzhi kept saying in his sleep, 'Mom, dumplings are so delicious, hehehe.'"

Li Yueniang thought of the happy moments between mother and son, and her eyes sparkled. "It's a pity there's no meat. It would have been more delicious if there had been meat."

Guo Xiaomao listened patiently to Li Yueniang's nagging, and occasionally responded with a response.

"Okay, I'll get up the first time the rooster crows and come over to make dumplings for you."

"Is the cut done?"

"Go get Wenjing's mirror quickly! I need to try on clothes later!"

"Which do you think I should wear? The gray coat or the one with the blue trim?"

"Song boy, after you finish painting, help grandma organize the firewood in the yard neatly. It's too messy and doesn't look good."

"Oops, I almost forgot about the window. Oh, it's too late to fix it now. Why was I so lazy before?"

"Mrs. Guo, hurry up, while the sun is still bright, help me take down the bed curtains and wash them. I, Changzhi, love cleanliness the most. Once washed, we can hang them up tomorrow morning."

Guo Xiaomao helped until midnight before being released by Li Yueniang. She held her old waist and looked doubtful about her life.

She is obviously several years younger than Li Yue Niang, so why is that old woman so energetic?

Ouch, her waist hurts, she has to lie down quickly. As soon as she touches the bed, Guo Xiaomao falls into a deep sleep.

In the next door house, Song Jingzhou yawned and watched Li Yue Niang walking around with a rag, and couldn't help but remind her.

"Grandma, you've already applied it many times. Why don't you take a rest early?"

Li Yueniang asked, "I asked you to call Jin Dong. Did you tell him?"

"Yes, he said he would be back early tomorrow morning."

Li Yue Niang continued to ask, "Is the red silk hanging outside the window ready? Is it festive? I'm determined..."

Song Jingzhou nodded quickly. "It's festive, festive, how could it not be festive? Even Duobao has a red silk tied around his neck."

Duobao is the dog we raise at home.

Li Yueniang looked at Song Jingzhou who was yawning continuously, and her heart softened. "You go to sleep first, I'll see if you missed anything else."

Song Jingzhou had a headache on his face. "Grandma, if you don't sleep well today, you will look bad tomorrow. Uncle Changzhi will see it and will be worried."

Li Yue Niang froze, "What time is it?"

Song Jingzhou raised his wrist and looked at it. "It's almost one o'clock."

"It's so late, don't say anything, go to bed quickly, go to bed, you have to get up early tomorrow!"

"You will sleep in Jindong's bed tonight."

Li Yue Niang threw the handkerchief, gave an instruction and went into the house.

Song Jingzhou looked helpless. He was really afraid that the old lady would force him to work all night.

Just as he stood up and walked towards the door, wanting to say a few more words, he heard a light snoring sound from inside.

Song Jingzhou!!!!!!!!!!!!

He suddenly had a bad feeling and quickly turned around and rushed to his bed.

"Song boy, Song boy, get up quickly."

Sure enough, Song Jingzhou felt that he had just closed his eyes and slept for a while when he was woken up.

I turned on the light and looked at my watch.

Four o'clock in the morning!

"Grandma, it's only four o'clock now and the car can't be driven. There's no need to get up so early, right?"

Li Yue Niang said as she filled her hair with water, "It's only four o'clock? It will be dawn soon."

"I've been practicing the Five Animal Exercises for half an hour, but you were sleeping so soundly I didn't have the heart to wake you up."

Song Jingzhou: I only slept for three hours, you really couldn't bear it.

"Hurry up and get up, sweep the yard for me, and tidy up the door outside for me."

Li Yue Niang wiped her face carefully and then looked towards the opposite courtyard. "Why hasn't that hairy-toothed woman gotten up yet? Didn't she say she'd come over early in the morning to roll out the dumpling wrappers for me and make dumplings?"

Song Jingzhou soothed her, "Grandma Guo was exhausted after a long day yesterday. She must be fast asleep. Don't worry, Grandma. I estimate Qingci and the others won't arrive until around noon at the earliest."

"The bus from Tsu doesn't leave that early."

Li Yueniang breathed a sigh of relief. "Then let's not wait for her. I'll mix the dough first, and you should clean up quickly."

On the other hand, Su Qingci used the certificate issued to her by the Haiyan Branch and took Su Changzhi and others straight to Kyoto.

After arriving in Kyoto, Su Changzhi suddenly felt a little homesick and hesitated to move forward.

"Qingci, um, do you think I look okay like this? Look, isn't my hair too long? It makes me look listless."

"How about we find a barber to get a haircut?"

"Also, we've been traveling all this way, and you see we're all covered in dust. How about we find a place to change clothes?"

"If Mom saw me like this, would she think I'm useless?"