Caring Yuyu
Yang Xiu was surprised when she heard this. She knew that Li Lanhua would not speak without a purpose, so she listened to Li Lanhua continue:
"At first I thought he had just walked there, but when I put up the door curtain, I saw he was still standing there. I felt something was wrong, so I stared at him, and sure enough, he was hunched over. I called Fangfang, and he ran into the main room..."
"How old is he? If Liu Rong hadn't taught him, how would he know to hide through the window and eavesdrop?" Li Lanhua said with certainty.
"Of course, a child wouldn't have such thoughts. Liu Rong must have asked him to listen to whether Lingling talked about them... Now we have to be careful what we say in our own village. Oh my god, this woman is really evil. She is not afraid of corrupting the children..." Yang Xiu frowned.
"She herself is crooked, why is she afraid of this?"
"That's right. If they are really afraid that their children will go astray, they won't instigate them to do such things. Such people cannot be judged by ordinary people..." Yang Xiu nodded.
"Okay, let's not talk about her anymore. Tell me how you did this..." Yang Xiu threw Liu Rong aside and asked for advice humbly.
*
In the main room, there were two circles on a large kang.
In the upgrade circle, the masters Qin Wenzhen and Qin Wenli each led a rookie, and the fight was difficult to determine the winner.
Among the children, several of them were playing bamboo pole catching with old playing cards, and they were arguing constantly:
"Shushu, you're cheating, you can't draw a card!"
"Zhu Zi, I see you changed your cards..."
"Yuyu, two are enough. How many have you taken..."
Qin Qian was like a disciplinary inspection committee member, scolding her younger brothers and sisters for their violations from time to time.
"Okay, let me take a break. My waist is about to break from sitting..." Hu Yufeng leaned back and stretched her stiff back.
Qin Wenli put away the poker cards, while Qin Wenzheng got off the bed and put on his shoes.
"Brother, don't go back this afternoon. Come eat at my house. I have something to tell you later..."
Qin Wenzheng thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let's eat at my house tomorrow..."
Qin Wenli knew his elder brother's temper, so he didn't argue with him and nodded readily.
*
At 3:30 in the afternoon, Yang Xiu and Li Lanhua, having received instructions, put down their needlework and went into the kitchen to get busy.
During the first month of the year, Lao Qin’s family would sometimes have three or four waves of guests coming one after another, and they would have to prepare meals for each wave. Some customers visited three or four restaurants a day and left food for each one. This resulted in the Qin family eating leftovers for every meal.
Like today, the Qin family originally planned to eat last night’s leftovers. But after all, Li Lanhua's family was there, so Yang Xiu took the initiative to cook the dish again.
There are still ten dishes, four cold and six hot, a pot of millet porridge with rice oil, and soft white steamed buns.
Seven adults and five children had a happy meal. Yang Xiu and Li Lanhua washed the pots and dishes, while Qin Wenli called Qin Wenzhen to their room.
"Brother, I'm going to Qingyuan in a few days to buy a TV. The department store in the city is cheaper. I was wondering if you want to bring anything with you?"
Qin Wenzhen is a cultured man. The fact that he was able to buy the first tricycle in Xiaogou Village shows that his vision and knowledge are far beyond what Qin Wenli and others can compare to.
Sure enough, Qin Wenzheng was interested: "It's good to have a TV. I usually rely on newspapers for news, but they are a bit behind. If it's convenient for you, can you help me get one..."
"There are 14-inch, 17-inch, and even larger ones, and there are several brands. How about you come with me to take a look?"
Qin Wenzheng thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let's go buy them first and I'll bring them back. If you want to go shopping, you can continue shopping..."
"Okay..." Qin Wenli was also happy.
The two men made an agreement, and as it was getting dark, Qin Wenzhen and his family said goodbye and went back.
*
Qin Wenli saw them out and happened to see the Wang family coming out of Qin Wenqing's house.
He stopped and greeted: "Brother Mantun, Brother Mancang, come in and sit down..."
The two Wang brothers laughed and said, "No, no, we still have to go to Brother Wenzheng's house."
Qin Wenzhen just walked up to them and explained, "Our family was at my second uncle's house this afternoon. We didn't know you were coming, so you missed the opportunity..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Mancang quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, we're going to my uncle's first. We were just about to go to your place."
"Okay then, Wenli, you go back. I'll take my two cousins with me..."
Qin Wenli smiled as he watched the group walk away before closing the door.
"Are there any guests? I heard someone shouting outside..." Hu Yufeng asked.
"It's my brother Mancang and a few others. They just came out of my uncle's house and went to my eldest brother's house..." Qin Wenli explained.
Hu Yufeng gloated over what she heard: "We'll eat at my house in the morning, at your uncle's in the evening, and at Wen Zheng's tomorrow morning. See, we can save three meals in two days. But we bumped into each other. I'm afraid your aunt, who is so good at calculating, didn't expect this!"
Yang Xiu was amused when he heard this: "She can catch up with every meal. Could it be that my aunt is really staring at the chimneys of our houses?"
"Of course I am. I sent my three grandsons out to watch. When they saw the smoke, they came over quickly. They just caught up..." Hu Yufeng sighed, "I am not as good as her in this respect. I can't do such a shameless thing..."
As she spoke, she glanced at Qin Shengtian provocatively.
Qin Shengtian, who was rolling a cigarette, felt a chill in his gaze and felt suddenly distressed. What did what his sister did have to do with him?
*
The second day of the Chinese New Year was a cloudy day with wind but no snow.
After breakfast in the morning, Hu Yufeng sent the family of four out: "Xiaoqin won't be back this year, so go to your mother's house quickly. Aren't you going to buy a TV when you come back?"
After her mother-in-law spoke, Yang Xiu happily dressed up the family of four and went out with the cigarettes and alcohol she had prepared before the New Year. The three mothers walked in front, lightly equipped, while Qin Wenli followed behind, carrying his belongings.
There were people coming and going on the road in the village, and the snow had been trampled hard. Qin Yu pulled Qin Shu out for a slide, running and jumping happily.
As a result, this section of road in the ditch became difficult to walk on, with only sporadic footprints on the thick snow. Qin Shu stepped in with his short legs, and it was like a fat onion stuck in the snow. He couldn't pull it out or move it. He turned around and looked at his parents with grievance, making Qin Yu laugh so hard that she almost rolled in the snow.
Yang Xiu poked Qin Yu's head in annoyance, then bent down to pull out his youngest son and hold him in his arms.
Qin Yu ran happily in front, and occasionally provocatively said: "The snow is so fun, it feels like cotton when you step on it, the trees are falling down..."
Qin Shu was ready to move in his mother's arms. Yang Xiu glared at her and said, "That's enough. Why are you provoking him..."
Qin Yu wasn't afraid, he made a face and continued running, then he fell flat on his face, and now it was Qin Shu's turn to giggle...
The couple looked at each other, and with a smile in the corners of their eyes, they watched Qin Yu grinning and turning over and continuing to make a noise.
After walking for nearly an hour, we finally arrived at the foot of the mountain where Yang Xiu's mother lived. Yang Xiu put down the fat child in his arms, panting and sitting down on the snow:
"I can't do it anymore. I need to take a break before I can climb again..."
Qin Wenli also put down his things and sat beside him. Looking at his daughter struggling on the ice again, he said, "Yuyu, call your uncle to pick us up..."
Qin Yu responded happily, climbed up a bit, cupped his hands into a trumpet shape, and shouted in the direction of his uncle's house:
"Uncle, uncle, come pick us up..."
"Come...pick...us..."
The tender voices of children echoed in the quiet valley, and several people stared at the courtyard of Old Yang's house.
Sure enough, a figure whose face could not be seen clearly appeared at the edge of the yard.
Qin Yu immediately waved his arms and shouted even louder.
"That's enough. Take a break. Your grandma has seen it." Yang Xiu felt sorry for her tired little arms and legs.
"Aren't you tired after walking all this way?"
"No, Mom, Shushu, come and skate with us, I'll push you..." Qin Yu happily called on her brother to continue playing.
Yang Xiu and Qin Wenli looked at each other and said, "Well, we are getting old..."
*
Not long after, Yang Li came down pulling the iron shovel.
The two children saw their uncle and rushed over cheering:
"Uncle, did you hear me shouting..."
"I heard it. Yuyu is amazing, and Shushu is amazing too..." Yang Li praised impartially.
"Shushu is not that strong. He couldn't walk on the snow and my mother carried him all the way..." Qin Yu retorted.
Yang Li: …
"Okay, Yuyu is the best. Are you tired from walking all the way? Do you want me to carry you?"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Qin Yu nodded frantically. It would be best if she didn't have to go alone.
Seeing that his uncle was carrying his sister on his back, Qin Shu started to fight for favor again. Qin Wenli quickly took over and carried Qin Shu. It was fair this time!
Three adults and two children walked slowly up the mountain road.
Yang Xiu couldn't help but ask her daughter: "Aren't you tired? Why did you let your uncle carry you?"
"I'm tired, but mommy, you have to hold the tree, and daddy has to carry things, so I have to say I'm not tired anymore..."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiu and Qin Wenli stared at their daughter on Yang Li's back, whose forehead was covered with sweat, and their hearts were softened.
Yang Li hugged the little girl on his back tighter: "Oh, our Yu Yu also knows how to care for others..."
*
Ten minutes later, several people were already sitting on the big kang in the main hall of old Yang's house.
Xu Runling held her granddaughter in her arms and felt so loved that it was not enough: "It is said that girls are considerate. Look at our Yuyu, why are you so well-behaved..."
Qin Yu obediently allowed her grandmother to kiss and hug her.
Qin Shu was a little timid. He curled up in his mother's arms and looked around the unfamiliar environment curiously.
My brother's wife Liu Yunxia had a slightly bulging belly. She also sat on the edge of the kang and smiled at everyone.
Yang Xiu asked when he saw that his father and grandmother were not there.
"After dinner, if your third uncle calls you, just go to his house. Let Dali go over and call him later. Your grandma will definitely come back when she hears you coming..." Xu Runling said.
"Forget it. My third aunt will say that my grandma favors me..." Yang Xiu said with a smile.
"Just tell me, I favor you anyway..." Xu Runling joked.
Several people laughed.
After laughing, Yang Xiu became concerned about his sister-in-law's condition again: "It's been four months, right? Is the reaction serious?"
"Just four months old, this baby is very cuddly. I don't have any reaction. He can eat and sleep well..." Liu Yunxia's face radiated maternal radiance as she spoke.
"That's good. When I was pregnant with Yuyu, I vomited everything I ate. It took seven months for the condition to heal..." Yang Xiu was deeply touched.
Qin Yu reached out and touched his mother's arm, silently comforting her.
Yang Xiu looked at her with a smile and patted her arm.
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