Chapter 116: The Conceited Child

"Ruirui, take this batch of fish balls to Auntie Ma's house. Come back quickly." After Li Meng asked Wu Ruirui to take the freshly made fish balls away, she started making fish ball dough.

The dough balls made by mixing eggs and flour together are very fragrant. Add fish balls, a little bit of cabbage leaves and chopped green onions, and a little bit of lard. It is so fragrant that the others almost swallowed it with their tongues.

While eating, several people talked about what happened in the afternoon. Zhou Hui was also filled with righteous indignation and wanted to find Yao Yuan immediately to ask for clarification, but was stopped by Li Meng.

"It's useless for you to go. There's nothing you can do if they don't acknowledge you. Maybe in the end they will say that I did this because I felt guilty," Li Meng said indifferently.

"So let's just let this matter go?" Zhou Hui also realized that he couldn't just go to Li Meng's house and say these things. It would be bad for Li Meng's reputation. After all, they were a newlywed couple, and they might unite to bite back at outsiders.

"Let's wait and see. New Year's Day is coming soon. This is our first year in Huanglong Village. We must have a good meal at least. Do you have any suggestions? Tell us." Li Meng changed the subject. She believed that Yao Yuan and his wife would not go too far. If they really got angry, she would let them know the consequences of provoking her!

"I'm going to town to pick up a package tomorrow. Who of you wants to go?" Wu Ruirui was the first to jump out.

Her mother sent her a lot of things. Her family liked the things she sent back last time very much, so this time she not only went to pick up the package, but also sent back the mountain products she had received these times, so that her parents could keep them and give them to relatives and friends to try during the New Year.

"I'm going too. I'm going to see if there are any nice yarns on the black market. I want to knit myself a sweater." Li Laidie raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to go too.

"I won't go. I have an appointment with Liu Shu and the others to go into the mountains tomorrow," Zhou Hui said as he picked at the noodles in the bowl.

"Why are you going into the mountains?" Li Meng was very curious whether the people in the Youth League Institute had not suffered enough from their last lesson.

"They didn't go hunting, they didn't dare to do that. They went to the mountains to cut trees. They said they wanted to make a new table and asked me to help." Zhou Hui answered honestly.

What he didn't say was that the people in the Youth League Institute had wanted to have Li Meng go into the mountains with them to see if they could get some wild game, but he directly refused. What are these people wishful thinking? He was relying on Mengjie's luck and skills to make a living, so why should he bring them along? It was obvious that three people could eat a whole pheasant, so how much could he eat if he brought them along? He wouldn't do that!

"That's good. It's freezing cold, and few small animals come out, making them hard to hunt. Moreover, large animals will attack humans when they encounter them due to lack of food in winter. You'd better not go into the mountains. If you encounter one, at best you'll end up in the hospital, at worst you might even lose your life in the mountains," Li Meng said calmly.

After hearing this, the three of them nodded quickly. It was not worth it to sacrifice their lives just to eat some meat!

Over here at Uncle Li's house, Grandma Li and Aunt Li were surrounded by the neighborhood aunties as soon as they entered the yard carrying a large package.

"Grandma Li, what are you carrying? Is this something that Li Meng sent again?"

Last time, Li Meng sent some mountain products to Aunt Li, and she was afraid that they would go bad if she couldn’t finish them, so she packed some and gave them to a few nearby neighbors. Everyone in the yard knew that little girl Li Meng didn’t forget to send back delicious food after going to the countryside, and they were all envious!

Those mushrooms, vermicelli, wild boar meat and so on are all good stuff! Look at the girl who went to the countryside and did not forget to send things to her family. I also have children in my family who went to the countryside. Apart from sending letters back to ask for money, they really have no other skills. This person is really infuriating!

"Hey, maybe. Let's go home first. If it's delicious, I'll open it and give some to everyone to try. We'll leave now." After saying this, Aunt Li and Grandma Li quickened their pace to go home.

As soon as I entered the room, I closed the door, locking out some neighbors who were peeking in and trying to take advantage of the situation.

"Tsk! Why are you so proud? They're just some wild vegetables or something, there's no need to close the store, so stingy!" said an old lady with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks.

"Auntie Song, isn't it normal for people to go back to their own homes and close the door? Don't you have a granddaughter who has gone to the countryside? Why don't you see your granddaughter sending you things?" said Auntie Fang, a neighbor who has a good relationship with the Li family. She hates the old lady of the Song family's little tricks of taking advantage of others.

"How do you know my granddaughter didn't send it? Humph!" After saying that, Old Lady Song turned around and went back to her home.

Aunt Fang also rolled her eyes, urged Old Lady Song to eat, and then went back to the house!

"I don't know what this girl sent back. This child is too generous. How will she live in the future?" Grandma Li muttered. Although she said this, her face was full of joy.

"Mom, didn't Xiaowen call and tell you? This girl seems to be doing some business over there. She has her own ideas. Don't worry, this girl is capable." Aunt Li said with a smile.

After the package was opened, the two men took out the wrapped items one by one. There was also a thick letter inside. The two men were illiterate, so they did not open it and waited for Uncle Li to come back to see what was written on it.

There are four people in the family, and each of them has a new cotton-padded jacket, which was carefully selected by Li Meng based on the figures of the four people, and the appearance is also very suitable for this era.

Each person was given a pair of cotton shoes, and the rest were salted fish, bacon, various dried mushrooms, wild honey, cured rabbit and pheasant, dried vegetables and other food. Grandma Li and Aunt Li knew that Li Meng had big hands, and these hands were too big.

"Mom, I heard from people outside that my Meng sister sent things back again. I want to see if there is anything delicious." Li Wu shouted as soon as he entered the door. As the youngest child in the family, the little boy Li Wu is the darling of the family.

"What are you yelling about? Speak more quietly. When has your sister ever forgotten you? Look, these are the new clothes your sister prepared for you. Take a look." Grandma Li gave Li Meng the clothes and shoes prepared for him.

"Wow, my sister is so nice," Li Wu took the new clothes and put them on, looking so beautiful.

"What's going on? I heard the excited voice of my little son before I even entered the room." Uncle Li walked in with a curious look on his face, and was surprised to see a large pile of things on the ground.

"Is this from Mengmeng?"

"Yes, it was sent by my sister. She also sent me new clothes. Look, Dad, don't I look very good in them?" Li Wen was wearing a dark blue cotton coat and spinning around waiting for compliments from his family. His little mouth was smiling so hard that he couldn't close it.

The other three people held their foreheads in their hands, what a silly boy!