The group of people talked as they walked, and soon arrived at Lujia Village.

Arriving outside Uncle Lu's house, Lu Jiajie shouted loudly: "Aunt, Second Sister-in-law, Xiaoqiu, we are back."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than ten people rushed out from the yard. They all surrounded Lu Jiaxin and talked to her, but Lu Jiaxin didn't understand and looked confused.

Uncle Lu shouted, "What are you doing standing outside? Come inside quickly."

The eldest aunt was cooking in the kitchen, a step slower than the others. When she saw Lu Jiaxin, her eyes immediately turned red: "How come you are so thin, your face is so pale, how much suffering have you suffered?"

After saying this, tears began to fall.

Lu Jiaxin didn't understand what she said, but she knew the situation of the Lu family. Uncle Lu had been the branch secretary for many years and had great prestige. His words were final. Auntie was a typical Chinese good wife. She listened to Uncle Lu in everything. She was kind and never complained about her busy schedule from morning to night. The couple had three sons. The eldest son, Lu Jiaguang, was honest and kind. The two younger sons were also hardworking. The three daughters-in-law they married were also diligent and filial.

Uncle Lu would rather lie down than stand, and Aunt Lu was very calculating. They had three sons and two daughters. The eldest was also very hardworking. The second son was adopted by Aunt Lu's brother, and the two daughters were also very busy. The laziest one was Lu Jiajie, who always found various excuses to avoid working at home. Fortunately, he had a job and worked hard to get into high school, and moved to the city after graduation.

Uncle Lu scolded, "Why are you crying? Xinxin's coming back is a happy occasion. Hurry up and wipe your tears and bring food to the child. The child is carsick and vomited bile. Now his stomach is empty."

Lu Jiajie said, "Xinxin just vomited, she can't eat greasy food. Aunt, give her a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and skim off the oil, otherwise she might vomit again after eating it."

The aunt patted Lu Jiaxin's hand gently, told her to go inside and rest first, and then went into the kitchen.

Everyone gathered around Lu Jiaxin and led her into a spacious room, which was the bedroom of Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu. It was called a room, but it was actually a cave.

People here still live in cave dwellings, unlike later when economic conditions improved and many people moved into buildings. However, cave dwellings also have their advantages. They do not occupy arable land, do not damage the topography, and are conducive to ecological balance. Cave dwellings also have the advantage of being warm in winter and cool in summer.

There are three types of cave dwellings: earth caves, stone caves and brick caves. Earth caves are built on naturally vertical cliffs or steep slopes by first cutting a section of the cliff wall and then digging it out. Brick caves are first made by burning mud into bricks, and then building cave dwellings on the soft loess. Stone caves are mostly made according to the texture, grain and color of the local kiln stones.

Uncle Lu lived in a brick kiln, an eight-hole cave with a large courtyard outside. The cave where the old couple lived was the largest, and the bed was next to the window, with bright light. There was an eight-person table and four benches in the room, and Uncle Lu used to discuss things there when he was the branch secretary.

Walking inside, Lu Jiaxin was quite curious. She had visited cave dwellings when she traveled to the ancient capital. The earthen cave she visited was very dark because of the poor lighting, and the walls were also colorful and shabby. But the inner wall of this cave dwelling was flat and smooth, with plenty of light and bright and clean windows.

Lu Jiajie smiled and said, "Jiaxin, your room is next to it. It used to be the room of your second brother and his wife. Your uncle said that you like spacious rooms, so he asked your second brother to clean up the room."

Uncle Lu felt that Lu Jiajie was a fool, and he said it as if Xinxin had occupied the second brother's room: "Jiaxin, don't listen to his nonsense. You lived in that room the last time you came. I thought you wouldn't be used to living in other caves, so I asked your second brother and second sister-in-law to vacate the room for you to live in."

Lu Jiaxin was a smart person, so she naturally knew why he had to explain: "Uncle, I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Uncle Lu sternly lectured Lu Jiaxin: "If a family is too polite, then they are no longer like a family. Girl, don't say such things again in the future."

Lu Jiaxin responded obediently, and then waved to the little girl with two little pigtails: "Come, come to my aunt."

Lu Jiajie laughed loudly and said, "This is Niuniu, Niuniu, call her Auntie."

Lu Jiaxin was embarrassed. She was still a child, but she didn't expect to become an aunt. This generation was really high.

The third child, Lu Jiayao, smiled and said, "Jiaxin, the last time you came here, Niuniu was just born and you held her in your arms. Don't you remember?"

Lu Jiaxin said embarrassedly: "Third brother, I'm sorry, I had a head injury and forgot some things."

Uncle Lu told everyone about her injury and amnesia, and then introduced her to the people in her family.

The Lu family members were all tall and handsome, and their skin was tanned coppery due to years of working in the fields. Only Lu Jiazong and Lu Jiayao looked similar, and if you didn't live with them for years, you would mistake them for each other.

Before Lu Jiaxin came, she not only bought snacks, but also bought gifts for the children: a rag doll for the little girl and a green frog for the little boy.

Niu Niu was holding a pink little bunny doll, and her two pockets were stuffed with White Rabbit milk candies, fruit peel candies and other snacks. She was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth.

Lu Jiajie thought Lu Jiaxin was too generous, the tin frogs cost several yuan each. Lili was reluctant to buy one for Qiangqiang in order to save money, but this girl bought four at once.

Uncle Lu's eyelids jumped when he saw her buying so many things. This girl was too unrestrained in spending money. But since these were for her great-grandchildren, it was hard to blame her: "How much did these things cost? I'll ask your aunt to give them to you later."

Lu Jiaxin touched Niuniu's head and said with a smile: "Niuniu, do you like this doll?"

This was the first time Niu Niu had received a rag doll since she was a child. She was so excited: "I like it, I like it very much. Thank you, aunt."

Lu Jiaxin looked up at Uncle Lu and said with a smile, "Uncle, my mother used to bring gifts to everyone every time she came back. Now that my mother is gone, I don't know what to buy, so I just bought some small things for the children."

Uncle Lu sighed when he heard this. Such a good sister-in-law died so early. God was really blind.

Lu Jiajie smiled and changed the subject: "Jiaxin, do you know how to play with this frog?"

Of course Lu Jiaxin knew that this green patterned frog would flutter on the floor for a long time as long as the spring was wound up.

Niuniu thought it was very interesting and shouted, "Grandma, Fourth Uncle, I want to play too."

Lu Jiaxin took a green frog and was about to teach her how to play with it when Aunt Lu brought in noodles.

There were two fried eggs on the noodles, and some cucumber shreds sprinkled on top. The chicken soup in the soup base was fragrant. Lu Jiaxin's appetite was whetted at the sight, and she finished the noodles in no time.

(End of this chapter)