Before we knew it, it was December.
Before the Laba Festival, the people in the county town finally left, and Yue Jiuyue finally had some peace and quiet.
On Laba Festival, as in previous years, the family cooked several pots of Laba porridge and then delivered some to each household in the village. They also received Laba porridge from the villagers and tasted the Laba porridge from other families. Yue Jiuyue's Laba porridge was the best, because her family was generous with the ingredients when cooking it.
After that, Yue Jiuyue lived a more leisurely life, sleeping until she naturally woke up every day, and no one bothered her. She felt that even without games or novels, she could live out the rest of her life like this.
Because she hadn't had a peaceful day due to the harassment from those old women and wives, she had no time to think about games or novels. Every day, all she wanted was for those people to leave quickly and for her to get back her mundane and boring days. Sleeping in late and eating alone was really nice, and she was quite content.
As the annual Spring Festival approached, she watched as the servants busily made various preparations, and even her three sons and youngest daughter-in-law seemed less busy, visiting her courtyard every few days, ostensibly to keep their old mother company.
She suddenly remembered that she used to spend the Spring Festival alone. Back then, she didn't have any holidays, and she was even working part-time on New Year's Eve. Sometimes she would eat dumplings prepared by the store, and sometimes she would just eat something to fill her stomach. For her, the Spring Festival seemed no different from any other day of the year.
It was just an ordinary day.
"Mom! We're here!"
Even from a great distance, while he was still at the foot of the mountain, Lin Chaobei's loud voice had already reached Yue Jiuyue's courtyard.
Yue Jiuyue was quite helpless with her youngest son; the child was just too lively.
The youngest son, the eldest grandson, are the old lady's lifeblood.
Perhaps for this reason, Lin Chaobei appears to be more lively and active than his three older brothers, clearly spoiled by someone.
Yue Jiuyue heard Lin Chaobei's call, but she didn't respond. In fact, when she heard Lin Chaobei's voice, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. She wondered if closing the door and pretending to be asleep would work.
She remembered last month when he came to ask why the people in the county town came to see her every day. The next day, he came again, this time to complain that her answer had gotten him punished by his wife.
Yue Jiuyue found it amusing at the time but disagreed with taking the blame. However, she did not expect that the child would come to her place for three consecutive days. Only when his wife felt embarrassed and stopped bothering him with the matter did he stop bothering her and focus on being affectionate and loving with his wife.
She's already quite old, and all she wants is to live her life quietly. When she hears his voice, her first instinct is to refuse his arrival.
"Mom! I've called you so many times, why don't you answer me? Didn't you hear me? Is your hearing failing you? Should we go see a doctor?"
Lin Chaobei asked with a concerned look on his face, his anxiety seemed genuine, but why did his words sound so unpleasant?
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