Chapter 89 Chapter 89 New Life
After Huo Xing came back, Miao Ying seemed to have found his backbone. He leaned his head on Huo Xing's arm, and thought about what he was worried about his grandmother yesterday, and talked to Huo Xing about it.
"We can ask at the clinic when we go shopping." Huo Xing's fingers entwined with Miao Ying's hair, a sense of peace welling up in his heart. "Master Fu told me they should be back around the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Miao Ying yawned, his body looking tired after the extreme pleasure. He patted Huo Xing and said, "Go to sleep."
Huo Xing watched him fall asleep, and he couldn't take his eyes off him from the moment he closed his eyes until his breathing became steady. It was not until the night outside the window was as dark as insoluble ink that Huo Xing took Miao Ying's hand and slowly fell asleep.
Because Huo Xing came back, Miao Ying slept in for a rare time. When he woke up, Huo Xing and Xiao Lin were already drawing in the tool room. Miao Ying then remembered that he had told him yesterday about making a cabinet.
Xiaolin saw him first and called him "brother". Miao Ying sat down next to them and looked at the pattern Xiaolin was drawing. "It's really beautiful. Where are the others?"
"They've all gone out."
Miao Ying looked at Huo Xing and asked, "When are we going back to my parents' home?"
"Tomorrow." Huo Xing added the final stroke. "Have you eaten yet?"
Miao Ying shook his head. He had eaten too much last night and was not very hungry now, but Huo Xing still watched him finish his meal. When his grandmother and the others came back, he began to help them prepare things to take home.
A basket of eggs, an old hen, and a small bundle containing small clothes for children, which was enough to show the family's thoughtfulness.
They set off early the next morning. Huo Xing's family had made a cart some time ago, but they didn't have a cow, so one was of little use. They had a lot of things to take with them today, so they pulled out the cart. Huo Xing pulled in the front, and Miao Ying sat in the back, holding eggs in his arms and holding a chicken in one hand.
Miao Ying looked at himself in his current state and recalled the song he had listened to in his previous life: a chicken in his left hand, a duck in his right hand, and a fat baby on his back.
He already has chickens and ducks, but he lacks a baby.
When they arrived at the butcher's shop, it was closed. Miao Ying knew that his sister-in-law had probably given birth. Sure enough, when he arrived at the door of his house, he found a red cloth hanging on the door.
Miao Ying didn't know this originally, but Li Hongying told him that now when a newborn is born in a family, they will hang red on the door, saying that red is auspicious and can ward off evil spirits.
Huo Xing parked the cart, and Miao Ying pushed the door open with his things in his hands. He heard Liu Qiong's furious voice cursing in the yard: "You want to die! I told you not to kiss the child."
Miao Ying smiled, knowing that it was his brother who was being scolded.
Miao Dahai came out of the kitchen and saw Miao Ying rushing up to pull him up. He couldn't hide the joy on his face: "Your sister-in-law gave birth to a big fat boy the day before yesterday. I was just saying that I would send someone to bring you a message today, and now you are here."
"Congratulations, Dad! You're a grandfather!" Miao Ying handed him the basket of eggs. Li Hongying, who was in the room, heard the commotion and came out, also saying with a smile, "You two arrived just in time."
"Is my sister-in-law okay?" Miao Ying stood in the yard and did not rush into their room.
Li Hongying nodded, her eyes and eyebrows smiling. When she heard Miao Ying talking about Zheng Caier, her smile faded a little: "Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. How can it be good? You look better these past two days."
"Then you have to take good care of it." Miao Ying walked to the door, "Can I go in and take a look?"
"You go ahead." Liu Qiong called Huo Xing again. Huo Xing was not convenient to go into the house, so he helped to pack up.
Miao Ying entered the room cautiously and saw Miao Dong lying on the edge of the bed in a strange posture, his eyes seemed to be full of stars. Miao Ying leaned over to look and saw that he was staring at the child.
"Brother." Miao Ying called out.
Miao Dong then retracted his gaze, stood up and pulled Miao Ying to the bedside: "You're here, come and see your nephew."
Miao Ying also moved over and looked at the little wrinkled child, and felt his heart melt. Both of them squatted beside the bed, daring only to look with their eyes, and no one dared to reach out to touch. Miao Ying knew that adults carried bacteria on their bodies, so he didn't dare to touch, and Miao Dong didn't dare to touch because he had just been scolded.
Being stared at like this by the two of them, Zheng Cai'er also woke up: "Xiao Ying is here?"
"Sister-in-law." Miao Ying smiled at him, "The child is so cute, with a round head and chubby cheeks."
Zheng Caier's face was pale, but because Miao Ying praised the child, she also smiled: "I can't treat you well today."
Miao Ying quickly shook his head: "You should rest well and take good care of your body. Let my brother entertain me."
After looking for a while, Miao Ying walked out of the room, found Huo Xing, and told Huo Xing that the child was very cute and chubby, but he couldn't tell who the child looked like yet.
Li Hongying thought that Huo Xing couldn't come and not even see the child, so she went into the room, carried the child to the door, and asked Huo Xing to come and take a look.
Huo Xing looked at the child and thought of Huo Xiaobao, whom he had once brought home. They seemed to be about the same size and looked the same.
After watching for a while, Miao Ying urged Li Hongying to take the child back quickly. Just then the child woke up and hummed softly, probably because he was hungry.
After lunch, Miao Ying and his family were ready to go home. Now that his parents had a new baby, they were busy and had no time to entertain them.
Liu Qiong saw him out and said, "I've been too busy these past two days. Come back when the baby is one month old."
Miao Ying nodded: "You go ahead and get busy. If you don't have time to do the work in the fields, just spend some money to hire someone to do it."
"You still have to worry about this." Liu Qiong smiled and patted his shoulder, "Say hello to your mother-in-law and your grandmother."
On the way back, Miao Ying didn't take the car again. He walked side by side with Huo Xing: "Is the child cute?"
Huo Xing turned his head and glanced at him, and finally told the truth: "It's a bit ugly. Huo Xiaobao was ugly too at that time."
Miao Ying also laughed: "She hasn't grown up yet. She will be more beautiful when she grows up. My brother got married later than us."
"Do you want a child?" Huo Xing asked him.
"I didn't." Miao Ying almost jumped up and down, "I was just sighing."
"Oh." This "Oh" was said reluctantly. Miao Ying was angry and elbowed him again. His strength was like a kitten scratching his itch, which only made his heart tremble.
The next day they were going to prepare Huo Xiaobao's school supplies. After the autumn planting was done, they would have to send him to Yunshan Academy. They were afraid that something would be missed when they got busy, so they had to prepare the dry cleaning supplies now. Miao Ying also needed to go to the grocery store in the county town to buy some seasonings. After August 15th, he would also set up a stall.
I still pulled a cart when I went out. I had a lot of things to buy today, so it was more convenient to pull a cart.
They first went to buy what Huo Xiaobao wanted. Not wanting to bother their mother and grandmother, they went straight to the clothing store and bought two sets of long gowns. Miao Ying didn't understand why scholars had to wear long gowns, but since that was the case now, he had no choice but to buy them. After buying clothes for Xiaobao, he naturally had to buy two sets for Xiaolin as well.
The little brother's clothes were brighter in color, and had some small accessories, so they were more expensive than Huo Xiaobao's clothes, which was normal.
After buying clothes, I will buy pens and ink, as well as a book box. But I don’t know if he will need to buy any tutoring books when he goes to school.
It cost him two or three taels of silver to buy these things bit by bit. After buying these things, Miao Ying went to the grocery store again to see if he could buy some modern spices.
He was planning to sell fried skewers. Daily vegetables and other things were easy to find. He could ask his mother's family to send the meat. The oil was also convenient as they could squeeze it themselves. Now the main issue was the sauce. The sauce was the key to whether the fried skewers tasted good or not, so he had to try more.
When he arrived at the grocery store, Miao Ying looked through it bit by bit and only found two useful things, cumin and sesame. There was nothing else that could be used. At this moment, Miao Ying thought of Wang the peddler. He still remembered that Wang the peddler had thirteen spices, but he didn't know if he had sold them.
Miao Ying was a little helpless. The things he bought were not enough to make fried skewers. He was a little helpless and could only go to the restaurant to ask, but he couldn't go to Yingke Ju. He believed that no one would tell him even if he went there. He could only go to Ye Feng and ask Qin Qiang.
After they returned home, Huo Xing and Li Hongying sorted out Huo Xiaobao's things together, while Miao Ying went out and went to Ye Feng's house.
It just so happened that Qin Qiang was at home today, so Miao Ying also told him the purpose of his visit. He didn't hold much hope, but he didn't expect Qin Qiang to know. "The one you are talking about, our restaurant bought it from a farmer's family in town, an old couple. They said their craft is made from sweet potatoes."
Miao Ying's eyes widened. "Really? Anyone can buy it? Why haven't I seen it at the market?"
"That couple has no children and is old. Supplying our restaurant is enough for them to live comfortably, so there is no need for them to set up a stall to sell. If you need it, I'll give you an address and you can buy it yourself."
"Thank you so much, Brother Qiang." Miao Ying really didn't expect to have such a gain.
"It's okay, it's okay. We're all neighbors, it's what we should do."
Miao Ying wanted to go there immediately after getting the address, but Huo Xing quickly stopped him and said, "It's almost dark. Let's go early tomorrow morning."
Miao Ying had no choice but to stop and take Xiao Lin to the vegetable garden. Xiao Lin looked at him and said, "Brother, are you worried about something?"
Miao Ying shook his head: "Don't worry so much, kid." He looked at the vegetables in the vegetable garden, such as cabbage, potatoes and newly planted peppers. It seemed that not many of them could be used to make fried skewers, so the main thing was to sell meat.
When they returned from the vegetable garden, they happened to run into Huo Xiaobao who was coming back from school. He was also becoming more mature and had shed some of his childishness.
"Are you nervous? You're about to go out to study." Miao Ying looked at him.
Huo Xiaobao shook his head: "I'm not nervous, I even have a little yearning." After some time of self-doubt and blaming others, Huo Xiaobao finally accepted the unfairness brought to him by God. Master Song also talked to him and comforted him.
"That's good. Study hard. The future is vast and you will see more different things." Miao Ying gently touched his hair.
Miao Ying's hands were not big, but they were unusually warm, Huo Xiaobao felt.
On the other side, Xiao Lin also smiled at him and said softly to him, "When you come back, tell me more profound truths."
Then the three of them walked together, and the setting sun stretched their shadows infinitely.
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