This cold month seemed to pass by so easily. I watched as the number of fire barrels in the house went from four to two, and the whole room was about to become sick from being locked up.
After Ningxia and Xiaojie had a few heart-to-heart talks, he and Sangsang became close again. However, he never mentioned Jiajia or his father in front of Sangsang again. Ningxia didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. But his mood improved day by day.
Sangsang was finally allowed to play in the yard as an exception. She brought the two monkeys, and together with Lin Yi and Xiao Jie, they quickly built a row of snowmen of various shapes in the yard.
"Let's go to your aunt's house tomorrow and visit Maomao. Do you want to come?"
"go!"
"good."
Sangsang and Lin Yi said in unison that they hadn't been out for nearly three months and were both feeling a little depressed.
"Okay, there's a bag of fish balls left on the eaves, right? There are two fish left, too. Let's bring them over to cook tomorrow, and visit Liu Qingtian while we're there."
"Sunny day! I want sunny day so badly!"
Ningxia glanced at her. The two monkeys at home played with her, and she had never seen her mention Liu Qingtian before. But now she was pretending to be serious.
"Wear something thicker!" Ningxia was woken up by Sangsang early in the morning. It was rare for the little girl to stay in bed.
Sangsang nodded obediently, putting on layers of clothes and the cape Lin Yi had made for her. She turned around and saw Ningxia still lying in bed, "Xiaxia, hurry up! Can I take my little monkey friend with me?"
Ningxia was also thinking, if she didn't leave the things at home, she was afraid that they would cause trouble at home, so she took them with her... Liu Qingtian, the little guy, should not be scared, "Let's take it with us." It would be best if they ran away by themselves and never came back, Ningxia secretly complained in her heart.
"Yeah!"
"Here! Brother Jie, this is for you."
"This..." Xiao Jie was a little surprised when he saw the brand new wool sweater being handed to him. He had seen him knitting it for quite some time before, and judging by the size, he had assumed it was for Sister Xia.
After the last incident, nothing happened between him and Sangsang, but he clearly felt that there was a gap between him and Lin Yi, so he tried not to get close to him, for fear of annoying him. Unexpectedly...
"It should be the right size. I knitted it according to Uncle Mu's measurements. You should put it on quickly. It's still cold outside. You're already sick. If you're still cold, you can use my cloak. It might be a little small, though."
Xiaojie felt a sharp pain in his heart, "Okay, okay! Thank you! I'll try it now!"
Lin Yi nodded with a wooden face, his palms actually sweating. He'd already knitted the sweater, but hadn't had the chance to give it to Jie. He was worried Jie wouldn't accept it. After all... he'd been quite hostile to him before. What had Jie done wrong? He just hoped Jie didn't take it personally.
The two boys inexplicably eased their long-frozen relationship, but that’s a story for later.
"Sunny day! Sunny day! I'm here to see you! I've brought you a new friend!" Sangsang was wrapped up like a meatball. At first glance, only a slender ankle could be seen. She was shouting fiercely at Mu Yuanqing's yard from a distance.
Ningxia guessed that a lot of saliva must have been sprayed on her mask, but she didn't care. Anyway, Lin Yi and Xiaojie were going to help her wash it off.
"I thought I had misheard in the house. It turns out you are here! What a rare guest." Mu Yuanqing came out alone and welcomed the people in.
"What are those two following you?" Mu Yuanqing frowned, looking at the two monkeys who were wearing ill-fitting clothes and bibs and looked extremely funny.
Ningxia smiled but didn't respond. Sangsang put her hands on her hips and said, "Auntie Qing! They're not toys! They're Monkey Xiaopeng and Monkey Xiaoyou, my friends!"
Mu Yuanqing laughed, "Okay, okay! Your friend! Come on, take your friend into the house."
The monkey brothers were not afraid of strangers, so they tiptoed in behind a few people.
Lin Yi was a little worried, "Aunt Qing, Qingtian won't be scared, right?"
"Scared?" Mu Yuanqing seemed to have heard something extremely funny. "I've never seen her afraid. She's almost plucked all the horses in the shed bald! Speaking of which, I should thank you for sending Maomao and the others here. Otherwise, my two horses wouldn't be enough for her to torment."
"Why is it so noisy?" Ningxia asked casually after they sat down.
"You don't know, that child has always been restless. After she fell a few times and learned to walk, she became even more restless. It was cold, and we didn't dare let her out. She became obsessed with the birds in the shed, and every day she would go and mess with them for a while before coming back."
Mu Yuanqing seemed to have opened up her mouth. It was her first time taking care of a child, and she was full of complaints. But when Qingtian called her "Mom" vaguely, she felt that the child... This winter was really...
Ningxia felt very emotional. When she first settled in the forest area, she was even more irritable than Mu Yuanqing. Her children were in poor health, and Sangsang and Lin Yi, who were relatively obedient children, made her anxious.
Later, Sangsang grew up and became more independent. She could no longer reach the naughty child, but she was still naughty. She had gotten used to it. As long as you were not sick, you could do whatever you wanted. She would close her eyes and pretend not to see.
"Look, he's still pestering his dad to play with those birds in the shed! He doesn't feel cold at all, Qingtian! Liu Qingtian! Your sister Sangsang is here! Isn't she coming back yet?!"
Ningxia just wanted to laugh when she saw her shouting at the top of her lungs. How could she look like a female executive at all? Taking care of a child was really not a human job.
"Sunny day! Sunny day!"
Liu Ximu appeared holding the child. As soon as Liu Qingtian entered the house, he struggled to get down from the ground. He ignored Sangsang and looked at the two monkeys sitting obediently beside the fire barrel with shining eyes.
"Wow, you can walk so steadily now?" Ningxia was surprised. It had only been two months since they last met, but she felt that Liu Qingtian had grown a lot taller.
"What do you think? Children change every day. Look at your Sangsang and Xiaoyi. They've gained a lot of weight."
"Qingtian, Qingtian! Look at your sister! Don't you recognize your sister?" Sangsang anxiously hugged Liu Qingtian's head, trying to turn her face around to look at him.
Liu Qingtian's face was deformed by her, saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were staring straight at the monkey brothers, not even looking at Sangsang.
The adults no longer paid attention to what was happening here and sat down to chat in low voices.
"Give me your hand, I want to see how serious your injury is." Liu Ximu took a look at the injury on Xiaojie's back and found it was not serious.
Xiaojie obediently handed over his hand.
Liu Ximu rested his fingers on his wrist for a while before frowning and saying, "How can you be so unhappy at such a young age?"
Ningxia raised an eyebrow. "You can even do this? It's amazing!"
None of the siblings spoke, and Liu Ximu didn't ask any more questions. "No wonder you braved the snow and wind to come to me a few days ago to get him some tranquilizers."
Xiaojie looked at Ningxia embarrassedly.
"Still not sleeping well?"
Liu Ximu's voice brought him back to his senses. After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Jie nodded and continued, "It's much better than before. I can fall asleep at night now, but I love waking up."
"Okay, I'll give you some medicine later and see if it helps."
"Thank you, Uncle Mu."
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