The Li family had dinner early, and they were all eagerly waiting for the night to fall and for Ma Qiang to arrive.
Around 7:30, there was a noise at the door.
"Is Uncle Li home?"
The whole family had excitement on their faces. Here he comes, here he comes, and he is coming with his plan!
Li Mancang cleared his throat and asked, "Who is it?" He walked out of the room in a pretentious manner.
"Are you the Ma family kid? Come in, come in, is there anything?"
"Uncle Li, I won't go in. I can't move something. Is your third brother home? Can you help me?"
"Hey, my friend! We are neighbors, why be polite! Come in and sit down, I'll go call him!" Li Mancang's honest face was full of enthusiasm.
"I'm not going in. I'll just wait here!"
"It's so cold, come in and warm up! The third brother has gone home, I'll go call him!" Li Mancang came out of the house and enthusiastically pulled Ma Qiang who was at the door into the house
Ma Qiang was too embarrassed to refuse, so he sat down in the main hall.
"Chun Ni! A guest is coming, pour me a glass of water!" Li Mancang shouted and walked towards the third room.
"Okay, Dad! I'll bring Mom's foot-washing water into the house first!" Chunni came out of the kitchen with a basin of hot water. The water temperature was quite high, and it was steaming.
"Brother Ma, I'm here. Wait a moment. I'll bring the foot washing water in for my mother-in-law first! Otherwise it will get cold soon!" Chunni came in from outside and spoke politely to Ma Qiang.
"No, no, I just want my third brother to help me. I won't be sitting for long!" Ma Qiang was also polite. He thought that this daughter-in-law was quite filial. She even brought water for washing her mother-in-law's feet. He should also let his daughter-in-law learn from her!
"Our second son is also going home, let them go together..." Before Chunni could finish her words, a basin of hot water poured over Ma Qiang from head to toe.
"Oh! Brother Ma, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I tripped over the door sill, I'm sorry! What should I do?" Chunni kept apologizing, with a look of gloating in her eyes.
Ma Qiang also screamed because he was burned
"Dad! It's our turn!" The third brother was peeking through the crack in the door, so excited. At first he was afraid that his sister-in-law wouldn't pour the water accurately, but who knew that not a drop of water was wasted. The second sister-in-law is so awesome!
"What's wrong? What happened?" The Li family members pretended to run out
"Chun Ni, what happened to you? Be careful. Look, Ma Qiang is all wet!" Li Mancang blamed her but praised his daughter-in-law in his heart. Fortunately, the water was almost boiling. A scalding blow wouldn't disfigure him. A few blisters wouldn't be a problem at all.
Wu Zhiqiu also came over and said, "What's going on? Hurry up and get your coat. This cotton-padded jacket is all wet. Take it off quickly! You'll catch a cold!"
The second and third brothers came up to help quickly.
Ma Qiang was in so much pain from the burn that it took him a long time to recover. "No need, I can just go home and change it!"
"That won't do. You'll catch a cold if you go out in such a cold weather. Take them off quickly and put on your Uncle Li's clothes. Just change them when you get home. The pants look OK and they shouldn't be soaked through. Change them when you get home." Wu Zhiqiu's face was full of concern, for he was afraid that the child would catch a cold.
Ma Qiang thought about it and realized it was a good idea. It was so close, he could just send it over later, and he wouldn’t catch a cold.
Just like that, I put on the cotton jacket that Wu Zhiqiu handed over.
Chunni held a bowl of ginger soup and said, "Excuse me, Brother Ma, drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up!"
Ma Qiang took the ginger soup and said, "No, you didn't mean it." He took a big sip
Ah! So spicy! So spicy! He wanted to vomit
"Brother Ma, don't vomit. I added some extra ginger. It's a little spicy, but it's definitely effective!"
Ma Qiang's face turned red! Is ginger so spicy? Why does he feel like it's hot peppers?
Under the eager gaze of the Li family, Ma Qiang gritted his teeth and drank the big bowl of chili water.
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