Technician Li got up and stood far away from Lianhua, looking at her with lingering fear.
Old Lady Feng shook her head helplessly, while Goudan's father and Jiaojiao laughed heartily. Even Shuixiu, who was usually so composed, couldn't help but drop her work and rush out to watch the fun.
Lianhua stamped her feet in anger, turned around and ran away. She bumped into Shuixiu at the corner, who had come out to watch the fun. She snorted in anger, swung her braid, and ran into the house, never to come out again.
Old Lady Feng asked Technician Li helplessly, "Is Xiao Li okay?"
Technician Li quickly waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay! I was just caught off guard!"
He dusted himself off and looked around to see where Lotus had gone.
Goudan's father was still laughing, and even Dabai, who was returned by him, was grinning.
Old Lady Feng was afraid that Xiao Li would be embarrassed, so she asked Goudan's father, "Aiguo, what are you doing here? Have you prepared all the New Year's goods at home?"
Goudan'er's father finally stopped laughing: "Almost...almost there, hahahaha!"
"Go get a small basket and I'll fill it with snacks for you to take back to Goudan!"
Goudan's father quickly said, "Okay! I'll go right away!"
He picked out two hares from the prey thrown on the ground and said, "Old Lady Feng, here you go. We have a lot of prey today, so I'll give you two rabbits!"
After saying that, he carried the prey and trotted back, while Dabai squeezed in through the gap in the fence as if he was familiar with the route.
"Let's go! These two rabbits are quite fat, perfect for you to take back home as a side dish for the New Year!"
Old Mrs. Feng weighed the two big fat rabbits and handed them to Xiao Li.
Xiao Li did not refuse and took the rabbit.
"I asked Lianhua to pack some things for you to take back. We'll be busy before the New Year, so go back and help out. Come back after the New Year!"
Xiao Li responded and stood in the yard waiting for Lianhua to come out.
Jiaojiao handed Xiao Li a small, warm stone.
"You can throw away that one! This one is better than that one!"
Judging from the stone's appearance alone, it's incredibly rare. This isn't just a small stone anymore; even with his limited vision, Technician Li can tell it's jade! And it's certainly high quality, with a lustrous, warm sheen throughout and a delicate, smooth texture.
"Auntie has one too!"
Xiao Li clenched the jade tightly.
"Thank you, Jiaojiao! Uncle will bring you something good next time!"
The Feng family's return gift was quite simple: two packages of mountain products, four cans of wild fruit, bacon, smoked fish, and other farm-quality goods. However, Wangjia Village's offerings were unmatched by those of other brigades. Giving it away was a real honor!
"If you don't want to take it home, you can give it to relatives or friends! It will save you from having to prepare it yourself!"
Technician Li was moved by Mrs. Feng's words. He had been doing everything on his own all these years. Whether it was things for his family or gifts for colleagues and friends, he had painstakingly sourced them all. No one had ever considered him in these matters.
"Okay! Thank you, Mrs. Feng!"
Xiao Li no longer refused and loaded the things into the car.
"I gave Xiao Cai some mountain products and canned food. I didn't give her anything else. You can do whatever you want with it!"
Xiao Cai is Sister Cai. She has always taken good care of Technician Li. Giving her a simple holiday gift during the Chinese New Year is basic courtesy.
"Hey!" Xiao Li responded.
"Go back! Come back after the New Year!"
"Why!"
Xiao Li secretly peeked into the house.
"Jiaojiao, your uncle Li is going back, come out!"
Shuixiu laughed softly in the room, and Lianhua stamped her feet and said, "Sister-in-law!"
Jiaojiao took Lianhua's hand and pulled her out.
"Uncle! Come over soon after the Chinese New Year!" Jiaojiao said crisply, "I want a red envelope after the Chinese New Year!"
"Haha, good!" Xiao Li glanced at Lianhua, whose face was flushed red, and felt satisfied.
"Grandma Feng, see you next year! Goodbye Jiaojiao!"
He got on his bicycle and pedaled hard, feeling the surge of emotion in his heart about to burst out.
“Hahahahahaha!”
His laughter was carried on the wind.
Goudan'er's father opened the door and said, "What kind of fool is this!"
Wang Guifen slapped him on the head and said, "You're the fool! Go away!"
Wang Guifen and Goudan's mother walked in front empty-handed, while Goudan's father rubbed his head and followed behind with a basket of New Year's goods such as fried dough twists and candies, walking towards Grandma Feng's house.
"Is there good news for Mrs. Feng?" Wang Guifen has the most sensitive sense of smell and always makes new discoveries.
Old Lady Feng was at a loss for words: "There's nothing you don't know!"
Wang Guifen said modestly, "No, no! Compared to Jiaojiao, I am nothing!"
Gou'er stood outside the fence, jumping and shouting, "You came to Old Lady Feng's house and didn't even bring me with you!"
After saying that, he opened the wooden door and ran in.
Goudan'er's mother scolded him, "Why didn't I take you with me? Because I, your mother, still have to save face!"
Goudan has a big stomach and loves to eat. Every time I take him out to visit friends, he always eats up all the peanuts, fruits, etc. that people serve him! He even asks people if they have more with his belly sticking out!!!
It's not customary to eat other people's food when you're a guest these days! But he didn't think it was enough after finishing his meal, so he had to be served another plate!
These words made everyone in the room burst into laughter.
"Gou'er, come in, don't listen to your mother. You can have all the snacks that Old Lady Feng has given you!"
She even moved the plate of honey and honey syrup forward!
Goudan's eyes lit up, he stretched out his hand, and quickly, accurately and ruthlessly grabbed a handful of honey and honeysuckle.
"Wang Gouder!" Wang Guifen's eerie voice came from behind.
Gou'er hesitated for a moment, then quickly grabbed two more pieces of honey with his other hand, turned around and ran!
"Wang Goudan!" Goudan's father yelled, "Don't go home if you dare! I'll break your legs!"
Gou'er ran out the door and shouted at the top of his voice: "Grandma Feng, thank you for the fruit! I'll bring you two bundles of firewood later!"
Old Lady Feng sighed and said to Goudan's family, "Don't scold him. He doesn't eat my food for free! Look at my kitchen, all the firewood was picked up by him!"
"Besides, he just refuses to collect firewood for me and calls me old lady all year long. I think it's not a loss for him to give him a plate of fruit!"
Wang Guifen shook her head: "That's not what I meant. You love him, so naturally you think it's okay for him to eat a few pieces of fruit. If he did that outside, people would curse him to death behind his back!"
Old Lady Feng patted her hands and said, "He knows what's right and wrong. He's only like this with people close to him. Have you ever seen him be so unruly in other places?"
Wang Guifen thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. However, even so, she still had to let her father deal with him when she got home.
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