Chapter 752 Uncle Nineteen
The Li family's dinner tonight was incredibly lively, filled with laughter, tears, and sighs. The meal lasted for two whole hours, not ending until late at night.
Li's father, Li's second brother, and Li's third aunt specially went to the backyard next door to invite the old doctor Liang and the young boy from Shaoyang. They also happened to run into Fang Chengxian, who had come to see the old doctor Liang. So Li's third aunt invited them to come to her house as well.
Since it was a rare day off, Li San Niang specially invited the Song family father and daughter to her home for a feast.
Even Li San Niang hadn't forgotten about Nineteen. When no one was around, Li San Niang specifically asked Qiu Xiang, "Good Qiu Xiang, Tiger Head is back, but what about Nineteen?"
Even if you have to go back to the Bad Guys' place first, are you free to come over for dinner tonight?
Tiger Head just said that he's received a lot of attention from the Nineteenth Prince over the past year.
Facing the hopeful gaze from Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang deliberately said in a coquettish tone, "Third Sister is really... biased!"
I stayed by Third Sister's side day and night, but in the end, I still couldn't compare to the Nineteenth Sister, who was thousands of miles away and whom Third Sister missed so much.
"Haha," Li San Niang knew perfectly well that Qiu Xiang was deliberately teasing her. She took Qiu Xiang's hand and said, "Good Qiu Xiang, you are definitely my favorite!"
I'm telling you this, but don't tell anyone else.
It's such a rare day for family reunion; it would be even better if Nineteen could come!
Qiu Xiang could see Li San Niang's true feelings. She nodded and smiled at Li San Niang, saying, "They should be here by evening. Nineteen is thinking of us too."
"Okay, okay, that's good."
My sister-in-law was just in the kitchen asking me if Tete had made braised chicken with pickled bamboo shoots for Shijiu, as it's his favorite dish.
Li San Niang was a master of balance. After saying that, she immediately added, "I specially asked my second brother to buy the mutton soup you love from Zhou Ji. When the feast starts later, you must eat a big bowl of it."
As dusk falls, the heat from the sun during the day has finally dissipated considerably.
Brother Li and Brother Li also rushed home as dusk fell, father and son arriving home one after the other.
As soon as Li's mother saw that her eldest brother Li and second brother Li had returned, she hurried to the kitchen to check on the banquet that had been delivered from the Jin family restaurant.
Before Brother Li and Second Brother Li could even exchange a few words with Brother Li, the three who had been invited to the table earlier—Old Doctor Liang, the young boy from Shaoyang, and Fang Chengxian—also arrived.
When the master arrived, Li San Niang naturally brought Lu Zhu'er to greet him.
"master!
Junior brother!
Young Master Fang.
Li San Niang casually took the wooden box from Duo Shou, who was standing next to Fang Chengxian, and said, "There's also Duo Shou!"
"Young Master Fang, it's just a simple home-cooked meal, yet you're making such a fuss."
The young boy from Shaoyang reached out and handed two small wine jars to Li San Niang, saying, "These are medicinal wines that my master and I brewed last year. Today is an auspicious day, so we've brought out these two jars."
We'll each have a small glass then, and have a good time.
Li San Niang naturally wouldn't refuse. Just as she was about to take the wine with both hands, Li San Lang, who was very perceptive, stepped forward and took it from her.
Li San Niang gave Li San Lang a look of gratitude, then she put Lu Zhu'er's little hand into the hand of the young boy from Shaoyang, saying, "Senior brother, it's been a long time since I've seen my Lu Zhu'er. Take a good look and see if she's grown taller."
Father Li had already escorted Doctor Liang and Fang Chengxian to the main hall. The young boy from Shaoyang looked at Lu Zhu'er, who was smiling happily at him, and felt a little lost.
However, Li San Niang usually took Lu Zhu'er with her when she went to learn acupuncture from Doctor Liang, so the young boy from Shaoyang picked Lu Zhu'er up quite skillfully this time.
Li San Niang called Li San Lang to take the two jars of wine and go find Li's mother. Such good wine should be served in fine wine vessels.
Many people come to the Li family's house, and even though the main hall of the Li family's house is not small, it is still not enough to accommodate everyone.
Therefore, the side hall next to the main hall was also full of people. Li Dalang, who should have been in the main hall having a good talk with Li's father and the others, was now sitting on a low couch in the side hall, surrounded by a group of children.
Li Erlang didn't stay in the main hall either. Although he had already entered officialdom, he still retained a youthful spirit when facing his own family.
Seeing that Li Dalang was surrounded by Luzhuer, Li Silang, Xiao Wulang, Xiao Liulang, and Ping'an, who had lived in the Li family for a long time, Li Erlang said directly to Li Dalang, "Brother, your ability to summon children hasn't changed even after being away from home for a year."
Li Dalang smiled contentedly. Before he could speak, a loud shout came from the Li family's courtyard.
"Third Sister! Third Sister! Nineteen, I'm back!"
Dewdrop, Dewdrop, your nineteenth uncle is back!
Grandma Li! Sister-in-law! Nineteen's back!
Nineteen, carrying things in both hands, started shouting as soon as Li Sanlang welcomed him into the courtyard. Li Sanniang, seeing Nineteen's strange behavior, first called out to him, and then went up to examine him carefully from head to toe.
"Tiger Head has lost weight, but you've taken good care of yourself. I think you've not only not lost weight, but have actually gained some."
Li Dalang, carrying three children, and Li Erlang also came out from the side hall to greet Shijiu.
As they passed the main hall, Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping immediately recognized the commotion as coming from the army's internal medicine department. They had seen Nineteen come to see Li Dalang before, back in the military camp.
Not to mention, Li Dalang always managed to find plenty of good medicine for them after they were injured, which was probably related to this doctor named Nineteen.
Therefore, Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping bowed to Li's father and the others, got up, and wanted to go and see.
However, before the group could even step out of the main hall, Li San Niang pulled Shi Jiu into the house.
"Uncle Nineteen!"
Holding Li Dalang in his arms, Luzhu'er looked at Shijiu and uttered these words that surprised everyone present. Li Sanniang looked at Luzhu'er in surprise and asked, "Zhu'er, do you really still remember Shijiu?"
Dewdrop looked puzzled: "Shouldn't Pearl remember this?"
Nineteen, who had been all smiles, broke down when he heard Lu Zhu'er call him "Uncle Nineteen." With tears in his eyes, he walked towards Li Dalang, stretched out his hands, and sobbed, "Good Zhu'er, it's Uncle Nineteen!"
The big guy, Nineteen, pulled the three-year-old Lu Zhu'er from Li Dalang's arms and hid her in his own. As he hid her, he kept repeating, "Lu Zhu'er, good Lu Zhu'er, I knew you would remember me. I am your Uncle Nineteen."
Looking at the scene before her, Li San Niang felt a mixture of helplessness and amusement. She picked up the roast goose that Shi Jiu had brought, thinking that it would be perfect to cut it up and eat it, so she ignored Shi Jiu's side.
Looking at Nineteen, who was holding him and seemed about to cry, Dewdrop, in a very mature way, imitated Li's mother's usual manner, reaching out to pat Nineteen twice and saying, "Okay, Uncle Nineteen, cry it out, you won't feel bad anymore."
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