When I pushed open the gate of Li's house and walked in, I saw Xiaofu walking in the yard, and Yufang squatted on the ground beside him, watching Xiaofu. When she saw Lian Xiaomin coming in, she pretended to support her waist and said, "Xiaomin, my waist is almost broken just because of Xiaofu's walking a few steps."
When Xiaofu heard this, his round eyes suddenly stared at his sister who came in, "Knot knot, knot knot~" He got anxious and fell on his butt. He sat on the ground, spreading his little hands and gestured to Lian Xiaomin with grievance.
Lian Xiaomin took a few quick steps, put down the backpack and bag with a smile, walked over and picked up Xiaofu, "Xiaofu, do you miss your sister?" She kissed the little cheek twice and weighed his little body.
Xiaofu was about to cry. She grabbed Lian Xiaomin's collar with her little hands and said, "Jiejie, don't want Xiaofu anymore. You're bad."
Yufang laughed and said, "Your sister is so mean. Xiaofu, come to my house. We need you."
"No, no." Xiaofu pouted and leaned his head tightly against Lian Xiaomin's shoulder, hiding from Yufang, as if he was afraid that she would snatch him away. His little behavior made everyone laugh.
Lian Xiaomin coaxed Xiaofu, "I won't give it to anyone who wants it. Xiaofu is the most obedient baby. You will go home with me soon! Did you sleep well at my aunt's house last night?"
Lian Qiuping, who was taking care of Xiao Feng'er and Xiao Ya on the kang in the room, came out when she heard the noise, holding Xiao Ya in her arms and saying as she walked, "These two little ones are so easy to take care of. They always need their sister to sleep at night, but they will be fine after a while of coaxing. They sleep like little pigs. Xiao Feng'er is also happy to have company."
Xiao Feng'er, who was a little over two years old, followed behind. She climbed down from the kang by herself and followed them into the yard. Usually there was a small stool next to the kang, and she could climb up and down by herself.
Xiao Feng'er has been very happy these past two days. She has always wanted a younger brother or sister so that she can sleep with him or her. Now her day is over. She was just getting up from the kang to play with Xiao Ya.
Xiaoya is already six months old, she can sit up, she is not shy when she sees people, she will follow whoever takes her. Xiaofenger loves Xiaoya very much, the two girls look so cute together, they are really adorable.
Xiao Ya also stretched out her arms to reach Lian Xiaomin. Lian Xiaomin was holding Xiao Fu in her arms, so she put her face close to Xiao Ya for a while and kissed her twice. Xiao Ya felt itchy from the kiss and grinned.
After a while of enjoying her brother and sister-in-law, Lian Xiaomin said to Lian Qiuping, "Aunt, there are sweet potatoes in the backpack that I exchanged with others. You can keep half of them. There is also a bag of cotton, which I also exchanged in the county town, and cotton cloth. Anyway, I can't cook, so I'll give them all to you. You can make some clothes for the three little ones, and you have to prepare for the baby in your belly as well."
My aunt's due date for this baby is mid-February, which is still three and a half months away.
Lian Qiuping was pleasantly surprised. It looked like there was quite a lot of cotton in the bag. It was very valuable and there was nowhere to buy it.
She whispered nervously, "Xiaomin, did you go to the black market? Don't go to such a dangerous place!"
Lian Xiaomin said, "It's okay, aunt. I'm just a kid. It's okay for me to go there on a whim. The black market in the county is quite big. I see many people exchanging things there. Otherwise, you need tickets for everything. You can't buy anything. How can you survive?"
Lian Qiuping nodded and said, "That's right. There are people in our village who go to the black market to sell things. Zheng Laowu's wife went there to sell eggs, and the captain's son went there too. Sanyong even sold the game he hunted without telling his father. But you're a young girl, so you should go there less often."
Lian Qiuping asked Yufang to hold Xiaoya, and she took the cloth bag and hurriedly put it into the house. After a while, she came out and said to Lian Xiaomin, "I see there is quite a lot of cloth. I'll make you a cotton-padded jacket."
Lian Xiaomin thought that the six meters of cloth had only one pattern, and she would be wearing the same clothes as the other children. That would be too silly. She didn't want it, and said quickly, "I don't want it. You can make it for Yufang. I just bought a blue cotton-padded jacket and trousers at the commune last time. I already have them!"
"Okay then." Lian Qiuping agreed. When Yufang heard that she was going to make a new cotton-padded jacket for her, she happily pulled Lian Xiaomin's arm and thanked her. After all, she was only 13 years old and she hadn't had new clothes for several years.
The winter in the Northeast is really cold. The cotton inside her old cotton-padded jacket is all knotted and doesn't keep her warm at all. She dares not go out in the winter and tries to stay on the big kang as much as possible.
They sat in the yard and chatted for a while. Lian Xiaomin was about to go back, and Yufang also wanted to go to the mountain to collect firewood. She took the firewood basket, held Xiaoya in one hand, and went to the foot of the mountain to send Xiaoya back first.
Lian Xiaomin asked her aunt to pour out half of the sweet potatoes and she carried the rest on her back.
Lian Qiuping went into the house again and took some of Xiaoya's things and put them in a small bag for Lian Xiaomin to take back.
So Yufang sent them back home and went to the mountain to collect firewood. Zhang Dacui had already gone there.
A lot of firewood is needed in the Northeast in winter, so we have to collect a lot of it. Firewood is piled high in the yard of every household.
There is no busy farming season now, so we have to hurry up and don't wait until it snows heavily. We will freeze to death without firewood to heat the kang.
Lian Xiaomin planted corn in her space. After she harvested and threshed it with her mind, there were a lot of dry corn cobs and corn husks left. She collected them all and piled them on an open space, intending to use them for burning. However, she needed some firewood on the spot, and could not always wait for her aunt's family to give her firewood.
When they got home, Xiaofu and Xiaoya fell asleep on the kang after playing so much that they were tired. Even Xiaomin was tired and fell asleep beside them.
She slept very comfortably until she felt her face was wet. She slowly woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xiaofu sticking out his little butt and kissing her face, with his drool all over her face.
This little kid, why is he so fond of people! Lian Xiaomin put her arms around Xiaofu and rolled over on the kang, holding him high. The little kid laughed and shouted, "Jiejie, eat Guoguo~"
Wow, if you don’t have fruit to eat, you’re just biting your own face!
Xiaofu has been eating only good food with his sister for the past month. Now he is fair and clean, with big round eyes. He bares his little teeth and looks at you eagerly asking for fruit. Who can resist him?
Lian Xiaomin took out the washed cherries from the space and put them in a lunch box. She cut the cherries with a knife and took out the pits, then gave them to Xiaofu. Xiaofu loved eating this red fruit, shaking his head and eating happily.
While eating, he did not forget to grab one with his little hands and hand it to his sister's mouth: "Jiejie, eat Guoguo." It was worth loving him. He never forgot his sister. He really knew how to please people.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
