Jiang Mengxue took out another rice bowl from the space, spicy and sour potato shreds, and stir-fried pork slices with garlic sprouts.
I quickly finished my meal and drank a few sips of honey lemon water.
I went towards the cafeteria with a flashlight.
Unexpectedly, I met Gu Qingbei again at the intersection.
"Why are you back again? Didn't you go to your aunt's house?"
Suddenly I realized that he probably hadn't returned from his aunt's house yet.
"There's no one at home, and I don't know where to look. I waited for a while but there was no sign of him. I thought I'd go back first and come back tomorrow."
"It's about time now and he should be back soon. I was just planning to go meet him."
"Dachun's mother, why didn't your Xiaoxue come back this time? I didn't see anyone come back to tell her."
The two people's voices were interrupted, obviously everyone had returned from work.
Gu Qingbei didn't say anything else and prepared to wait here for his aunt and her family.
When Jiang Mengxue heard her own name and her elder brother's name, she knew that it must be her mother who had returned.
"It's my mother who's back. I'll go see her."
As he spoke, he shone the flashlight forward, and after turning a corner a few steps away, he saw a group of people walking back talking and laughing. They were all neighbors living nearby.
"Hey, who's lighting up the front? What the hell is that?"
Jiang Mengxue wanted to say that this was nothing: "Mom, it's me, this is a flashlight."
Jiang's mother was very surprised.
I haven't heard from my little girl in the past two days, and I don't know if she will come back.
I heard her say before that the hospital has to keep doctors on duty during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, and they might not come back when they are needed on duty.
I thought I would make it this time, but I didn’t expect to be able to come back for the holidays.
"My girl, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell your family in advance? I asked your eldest brother to pick you up. It would be dangerous for you to go alone. Don't do this next time."
Jiang Mengxue was helpless. She was already an adult, how could she get lost when she returned home?
"I understand, mother."
I saw my aunt standing next to me, who was Gu Qingbei's aunt.
"Second Aunt, there's a comrade named Gu Qingbei who is your nephew, right? He's just up here. I went to your house just now but couldn't find him. Luckily I ran into you guys."
"What? My nephew is back? Is this true?" Aunt Jiang was surprised.
It has been a long time since my eldest nephew came back. Since he joined the army, he has only come back once in the past ten years. He didn’t even come back when his grandmother passed away. How come he is free now?
Everyone talked as they walked and finally arrived at the intersection where Gu Qingbei was.
At this moment, Second Aunt Jiang was talking to Gu Qingbei.
"Meifeng, this is your promising nephew. He's really great. He just came back to see you, his aunt."
I didn’t see the large package in the back of the car, so it was obvious that he hadn’t returned home yet.
"Of course not. Xiaobei has been close to me since childhood. Okay, I won't say any more to you. Xiaobei, let's go to my aunt's house."
Gu Qingbei nodded to Jiang Mengxue, pushed the cart and followed Aunt Jiang.
Jiang's mother noticed the look in their eyes, but she didn't ask since they were outside.
The first ones to come back were children and women, and it took a while for the men to return from the fields.
Everyone else has gone home. It's getting dark now and we have to get up early for work tomorrow morning. We can talk about anything tomorrow night.
"Sister, how many days will you stay this time?"
The happiest people were undoubtedly Jiang Mengran and his nephews and nieces.
Every time Jiang Mengxue comes back, she brings delicious and fun things.
"The day after tomorrow, I have to go back to work."
Although I was a little disappointed, I also knew that my second sister had to work, and it was not easy for her to have a few days off.
When I got home, I took the lunch box out of the bowl and handed it to my eldest nephew, asking him to share it with his younger brothers and sisters.
Although they had already eaten dinner, it had been several hours and the boys were already hungry.
"Girl, what will you eat if you give them this?"
Sister-in-law Li Fen brought the lunch box over and prepared to let Jiang Mengxue eat it when she was hungry.
"Sister-in-law, give them some food. I've already eaten and I'm not hungry now. If I leave it out, it will go bad tomorrow."
Jiang's mother also agreed: "Let them eat."
Jiang's mother understood her daughter well. If she herself was not full, she would not give extra food to others.
She is not a stingy person, but she would only think of others if she is wealthy. She would not leave everything she has worked hard for to others. She is very worried about her daughter being alone outside.
"Mom, I brought some fruits for the table in the main hall. I'll wash them and share them with everyone later."
"Okay, I'll get it. The kids can go get it themselves."
There were fifteen apples and fifteen pears each. Jiang's mother and her family each took four, leaving three apples and three pears for herself and her two daughters.
Once the sons in the family get married, they are separated and although they usually live together, each family is responsible for its own food and work points.
After all, young people need to help out at home when they get married, otherwise it will be difficult for the young couple to do housework and take care of children.
So when the sons got married, their work points were directly transferred to them and they were allowed to manage the business themselves.
Wait until all the children downstairs are older, then we’ll build a house and move out.
As for what food the old couple usually have, they give it to each family. They are all their own sons, so giving one and not another is not intentionally causing conflicts.
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