Chapter 235 A unique scarf
"I just went out and an auntie stuffed it in my hand. I can't tell you the details. This is my secret."
Tiezhu stretched his nose and rubbed his snot with his grandmother's hand.
He peeled a candy, stood on tiptoe, and stuffed it into his grandmother's toothless mouth.
"Hey, there's a secret with Nai Nai, why are you giving me this candy?
Grandma is so old, how can she compete with you for food? "
Having said that, Aunt Pi's face was still as big as a chrysanthemum with a smile.
"Come home quickly, I'll make you some egg drop soup."
…
"Mom, I'm back."
Lin Xiaotong got off work early today and was craving for braised pig's trotters, so she bought some cooked food on the way back.
He climbed the stairs, opened the door, and met the gazes of a group of aunts with a grin.
The room was warm and bustling.
"The aunts are all here."
There were many people sitting in the main room, holding small stools. Gao Xiulan also squeezed in, with a vegetable basket at hand and her mouth never idle.
"Oh, it's getting late. I have to go back to cook. Xiulan is back."
Zhang Dazui carried the bench back, and the others also dispersed one after another.
Gao Xiulan loosened her belt. After she came back in the morning, she chatted with Dazui and the others about the Xu family.
My tongue is numb from talking all morning, and I drank several glasses of water, so my stomach is bloated now.
"Xiaotong, Mom is going to the bathroom first."
"Why."
I took the oil paper bag to the kitchen, opened the cupboard and found a clean plate to put the pig's trotters on. The pig's trotters had been braised in advance and were very gelatinous.
"You must be hungry! Oh, I also bought some pig's trotters. The meal will be ready soon."
Gao Xiulan also came back and wiped the water off her hands. The vegetables had actually been washed and were drained aside.
When I opened the lid of the pot and saw my own big iron pot, I inexplicably thought of the big iron pot that was smashed to the ground at Old Xu's house, and I shuddered.
Lin Xiaotong also helped to light the fire. She threw a match in and fiddled with the tongs a few times, and the fire started.
"Xiaotong, you don't know, this morning when I went to exchange eggs, I ran into..."
As soon as the dishes were served, Xie Da Jiao came in hurriedly, holding a square paper box under her arm.
When he got home, he took off his hat, hung it on the rocking chair, and wiped his face.
"Old Xie, why do you come back so late these days?"
After Gao Xiulan served the meal, she went to the door and looked out. When she saw someone coming, she quickly pulled the person in and took a towel for the man to wipe his face.
Comrade Xie's face becomes rough in winter. If Xiaotong hadn't reminded her, she would have forgotten to apply the clam oil she bought for him.
"Isn't this the factory's New Year gift distribution? There were so many people queuing up that it got delayed."
Xie Da Jiao handed the New Year gift to Lin Xiaotong and explained.
When I opened it, the contents were similar to last year, all practical items like rice, flour, and oil.
His stomach was rumbling with hunger, and he and Lao Zhou were riding their bicycles when they met Lao Wu, who was jumping up and down in anxiety.
"Old Wu's car broke down again, so I'm taking him with me."
Gao Xiulan smacked her lips. "What happened? Did his car fall apart again?"
"No, this time the tires were punctured by nails. Both tires were lost."
When I think about it, I feel that Wu Shengli is really unlucky. It has not even been a week since the last broken car was repaired, and now the tire has burst again. It is really a difficult situation.
"There are still nails on the road. Lao Xie, please be careful next time you ride your bike."
Gao Xiulan closed the door to block the wind, otherwise the food would get cold.
"Alright, alright, let's eat quickly. Xiaotong bought some pig's trotters. Eat them while they're hot."
Xie Da Jiao picked up a pig's trotter with chopsticks and squinted her eyes:
"There are so many dishes! Today's meal is almost as good as Chinese New Year's.
By the way, will Xie Yi come back for the New Year this year? It’s almost the end of the twelfth lunar month.”
"You didn't mention it in your last letter. I wonder if you can come back this year?"
Xie Yi didn't mention it in the last letter Lin Xiaotong received, but she asked about it in the letter she sent along with the study materials this time.
"Is this kid still playing assault? He just ran back without a squeak last year."
Gao Xiulan was also puzzled, but after looking at Xiaotong, she felt that her eldest son would most likely come back.
He's about to become a father, but he's still so unstable.
Xie Da Jiao looked at the pile of wood in the corner and decided to speed up the process.
At least it should be done before the child is born, and after the wood is made, it should be left for a while to let the smell dissipate.
Gao Xiulan reminded him, "Xiaotong, your dad and I can go shopping for New Year's goods this year. There are too many people there, and it would be bad if we get squeezed."
"Okay."
Lin Xiaotong nodded obediently in agreement. She was now four months pregnant, so it was better to be careful.
Last night when Donggua made candied hawthorns for Qian Yu, she resisted the urge to eat them.
…
On the south island.
Although winter has arrived, the weather is not particularly cold and the temperature generally remains around 15°C.
It's much warmer than Beijing, but at least it's far from the point where you need to wear a cotton jacket.
For people like Xiongchuan who have high-intensity training and sweat easily, they don’t need to wear too thick clothes. Sometimes when it’s hot, they can just wear a short-sleeved shirt and go out.
"Oh my god, Xie Yi, what are you doing?"
He had just come back from taking a shower and as he opened the dormitory door, he saw a strange thing around Xie Yi's neck.
He looked at himself in the glass window with a silly smile on his face.
"Why are you so loud? You're always making noises. Comrade Xiongchuan, why are you so unstable?"
Xie Yi just received the package and couldn't wait to open it. He stuffed the thick letter under his pillow on the bed and saved it for reading at night.
She automatically ignored the rather bulky study materials and picked up the scarf instead.
As soon as he saw the craftsmanship, he knew without any guessing that it must have been knitted by Xiaotong.
I picked it up like a treasure and couldn't wait to put it around my neck and admire it myself.
"Is this your scarf?"
"What? You can't even see this? Look, Xiaotong knitted it for me, with her own hands!"
Xie Yi even moved closer to let Xiong Chuan take a closer look, and his tone was inevitably a little proud.
"You know what, this scarf is knitted with quite a unique style, with one hole after another."
Xiongchuan praised it as having a nose and eyes.
"You don't know this, right? Xiaotong must have been worried that I'd get too hot, so she knitted it like this."
Xie Yi has a long neck and the scarf is wrapped around him loosely twice, which looks pretty good with his face.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you look alright in this outfit. Let me try it too."
"Go away, don't let the sweat on your neck get on my scarf."
"Tsk, what's so great about that? I can knit it for myself!"
Xiong Chuan sat down on the bed, ready to knit one according to the pattern and also one for Chi Yao.
"By the way, Chuanzi, when are you going home for the New Year?"
After showing off the conspicuous bag, Xie Yi carefully folded the scarf. Xiong Chuan didn't go home last year, so he prepared a report to go home early this year.
"What's going on with the train this Friday? Do you want me to bring your stuff home?"
"What's that? I go home later than you, but it's not like I won't go home."
"Then why are you asking me? You want me to go to your house to celebrate the New Year? I can consider it."
"While you're waiting for the train in Guangzhou, could you please go to the store and buy a few more rolls of film and mail them back?"
It was almost Chinese New Year when Xie Yi returned, and he was worried that the goods would be sold out.
"Well, okay, do you still have money to buy film?"
He knew that Xie Yi sent his monthly allowance back on time. Could it be that he was secretly keeping a slush fund?
Xie Yi bared his teeth and said, "Isn't this the bonus from the last exam?"
"You idiot, you were the one who got first place, not me. I don't have a shit."
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