The three of them had no choice but to eat as well, seeing that Gu Lili and her brother continued eating.
This dish smells so good, even the porridge tastes sweet.
Before they knew it, they were all burping with satisfaction. All three of them felt that they hadn't had such a hearty meal in many years.
After dinner, the three of them, including Mrs. Li, prepared to go home.
Since Gu Lili's family only has two shacks that can be lived in, it's not appropriate to let her grandparents stay there, so they didn't try to persuade them to stay.
Gu Lili took some of the bracken that the group had picked during the day and put it in her basket for her grandparents to take with them.
The bracken fern is almost everywhere on the mountain; you can find it if you look carefully. It's not a rare thing, so Grandma Li didn't refuse.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, please get in the car, I'll take you home!" Gu Erniu said crisply.
Since acquiring the oxcart, Gu Erniu seemed to have become increasingly confident.
No longer as timid as before, sometimes, material support can indeed boost a person's self-confidence.
Gu Lili helped Mrs. Li Tai onto the oxcart, and Gu Sigou also went to help Old Man Li.
Looking at Gu Sigou's appearance, Old Man Li nodded with satisfaction.
Once everyone was settled, Gu Erniu climbed onto the oxcart and gently lashed the shaft with his whip.
"drive!"
Following Gu Erniu's instructions, the ox slowly and leisurely walked towards Lijia Village.
Gu Lili and the other two watched the oxcart disappear from sight before turning around and going home.
Li Qingshan kept staring at the bullwhip in Gu Erniu's hand, his eyes full of envy.
Gu Erniu seemed to have seen through Li Qingshan's thoughts and handed him the whip with a smile.
"Uncle, why don't you give it a try?" Gu Erniu said with a smile.
Li Qingshan looked at the whip in front of him and asked incredulously, "I... I can't drive it?"
In fact, Li Qingshan had wanted to try for a long time, but he just didn't know how to bring it up.
However, after Gu Erniu made the offer, he backed down.
He knew how expensive a cow was, and he was even afraid that he might damage it.
"It's easy, I'll teach you how to pull the reins. Pull this side and it goes this way, pull that side and it goes this way!"
Gu Erniu smiled and handed the reins and whip to Li Qingshan, and also told him how to drive the ox.
Li Qingshan nervously took the whip and reins and, imitating Gu Erniu, started driving the oxcart.
The oxcart moved steadily forward under Li Qingshan's control.
Li Qingshan felt that it wasn't too difficult. Watching the ox swaying back and forth, his tense mood gradually eased.
"drive!"
Gradually, Li Qingshan got into the swing of things and became more and more adept at it.
This made Old Man Li, who was standing to the side, unable to contain himself any longer; he wanted to give it a try too.
However, Li Qingshan and Gu Erniu were so focused on looking ahead that they didn't notice their own gazes at all.
I'll be home in a little while, and I'm already looking forward to seizing every opportunity.
He coughed to get their attention.
Li Qingshan and Gu Erniu immediately turned around and slashed at him.
After glancing at him and finding nothing unusual about Old Man Li, they all turned their heads back to look ahead.
Old Li instantly became unhappy and coughed even louder.
"Old man, what's wrong with you? Cough cough cough, what are you doing!" Old Mrs. Li couldn't help but roll her eyes and scolded her irritably.
Li Qingshan and Gu Erniu glanced back at the two of them again and couldn't help but chuckle.
Old Mrs. Li had long seen through her husband's thoughts.
This old man, if he wants to drive the oxcart, he should just say so. He keeps coughing and coughing, it's so annoying!
Old Mrs. Li blushed instantly when her thoughts were seen through by her own wife.
He chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, old woman, how can you be so sarcastic!"
Grandma Li rolled her eyes, ignored Grandpa Li, and turned to look at the scenery in the distance.
Old Li shifted his body forward and stammered, "Um... Erniu... Qingshan... let me... give it a try too?"
After saying that, he looked away somewhat embarrassedly, afraid of being rejected.
I'm getting on in years and have never driven an oxcart before, so of course I want to give it a try.
Indeed, no man can resist the allure of a car!
It was only then that Li Qingshan realized that his father had been coughing because he wanted to drive the oxcart.
Li Qingshan glanced at Gu Erniu, who covered his mouth and nodded with a smile.
Li Qingshan then stopped the oxcart and handed the reins and whip to Old Man Li.
Old Li solemnly took the whip from his hand and, imitating Gu Erniu and the other man, started driving the oxcart.
Who knows, it seems the ox didn't want to be herded by Old Man Li, or perhaps Old Man Li just didn't know how to herd it.
They kept walking towards the pit, and if Gu Erniu hadn't been directing them, they would have almost ended up in someone else's field several times.
Old Man Li, who had originally intended to show off, was covered in sweat after walking only a few miles.
Old Mrs. Li was also suffering terribly from the bumpy ride. Finally, she couldn't bear it any longer and ordered Old Man Li to return the reins to Gu Erniu.
Old Li sat angrily at the back of the cart. He couldn't understand why the oxen were so obedient in Li Qingshan's and Li Qingshan's hands, but became disobedient in his own.
As Old Mrs. Li continued to curse and grumble, Gu Erniu drove the oxcart all the way to Li's house.
As it was getting late, Grandma Li didn't linger. Gu Erniu took the things in the basket into his grandmother's kitchen and headed home.
After seeing Gu Erniu off, Li Qingshan went into the kitchen to get a drink of water. When he saw what was on the table, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Mother, Mother, come quick! Look what this is!"
The whole family was startled by Li Qingshan's shouts and rushed to the kitchen to see what was going on.
It turned out that there was a bowl of chicken in the kitchen.
No wonder Li Qingshan felt the aroma of meat on his way back; he thought it was from the meat he had eaten.
Grandma Li's eyes welled up with tears, and she choked out, "It must be because Lili was thinking about how her aunt and two uncles hadn't had any to eat, that she secretly asked Erniu to bring them. What a good child she is!"
"Wow! Grandma, Dad, it smells so good!" Li Qimu looked at the chicken in front of him and couldn't help but swallow his saliva in big gulps.
He didn't quite understand why his grandmother always said his cousin's family was very poor, yet they were eating chicken.
Grandma Li patted her grandson's head and smiled, "Since it's your cousin who gave you this food, go get your chopsticks and eat. Don't waste your aunt's kindness!"
Upon hearing his grandmother's words, Li Qimu immediately went to get chopsticks.
There are seven people in their family, so Li Qimu brought over seven pairs of chopsticks.
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