Uncle Lu came to open the door. Seeing the two people carrying so many things, he quickly took the pottery jar from Xu Ning's hand and let them in.
In the kitchen, Aunt Xu was making a fire, and Aunt Lu was sitting next to her. The two of them were laughing and talking about something. I saw a few people coming in.
Aunt Lu got up quickly, took Xu An's backpack and said, "Xiao Ning, why are you bringing something again?" Aunt Xu was also looking at the things she brought. She opened the pottery jar and saw that it was mutton soup. She asked in surprise, "Where did you buy the mutton? You still have the meat ticket."
Xu Ning lied, "Sister Hongying's husband is the director of the slaughterhouse. I bought it from him. They have daily internal quotas. I also bought the pig heads from him last time."
He took out the hats and gloves from the backpack and said, "These are the defective items that I asked Sister Hongying to save for me. It took me a long time to save five hats and five gloves. I sewed them together with rags. Now that it's cold, you can each have one. As for these three teacups, one for Grandpa Qi, one for my parents, and this one for Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu.
Aunt Lu touched her hat and gloves with red eyes and said to Xu Ning, "Xiao Ning, thank you from your aunt and uncle."
Xu Ma said immediately, "Sister, don't be polite, Xiao Ning bought it for us to use."
Xu Ning also hurriedly said, "Mom, Aunt Lu, I only served you mutton soup, but I didn't bring any pancakes. You can make some pancakes for yourselves. Xiao An and I will be back. Xiao Mo is home alone."
Uncle Lu was just about to see them off when Father Xu and Grandpa Qi came out of the cowshed. They stopped and talked for a while before going back.
The next day, Jianmin arrived just after lunch. As soon as he entered the room, he said to Xu Ning, "Xu Zhiqing, my mother asked me to ask you if you want to buy pears. The pears grown by my grandmother's brigade are big and sweet, and they are delicious when made into frozen pears. Every year, our village goes to their brigade to buy them. My mother is going to buy some this afternoon, and asked me to ask if you want to go."
As a northerner, how can I not eat frozen pears? If you don’t eat frozen pears, you haven’t really experienced winter.
Xu Ning asked Jianmin excitedly, "Jianmin, when is Aunt Dashuan going? I want to go with her."
My mother and the aunts in the village had already left. My mother said, "If you want to buy it, let me take you there." After saying that, she stared at Xu Ning's bicycle with shining eyes.
In fact, his mother's original words were, "Go ask Xu Zhiqing, if she wants to buy it, tell her how to get there." She had a bicycle and caught up with us in a short while, but she wanted to go with Xu Zhiqing, so she wanted to ride a bicycle.
Xu Ning didn't notice his sparkling eyes and said to him, "Jianmin, wait for me, I'll go get the backpack and bags." After that, he ran into the house like a gust of wind, got a big backpack, put two bags in it, and rode his bicycle with Jianmin.
Not long after leaving the village, they caught up with Aunt Dashuan and several women from the village. Aunt Dashuan saw Jianmin on the bicycle and asked, "Jianmin, why are you following us?"
Jianmin said with a guilty conscience, "Mom, I was afraid that Xu Zhiqing couldn't find my grandmother's team, so I said I would bring her here."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "Aunt, if it weren't for Jianmin, I wouldn't have caught up with you so quickly." After that, Xu Ning pushed the cart and walked with them. Aunt Dashuan saw her pushing the cart and following them, so she said to her, "Xu Zhiqing asked Jianmin to take you to buy it first. It looks like it's going to snow soon."
Xu Ning thought about it and decided to go buy it first so that everyone could be quicker. Then she took Jianmin and left first.
The pears were really good, 1.8 yuan per pound. Xu Ning ordered 50 pounds. Just as she finished weighing them, Aunt Dashuan and her friends arrived. Seeing that she bought so many, Aunt Dashuan was surprised and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, why did you buy so many? They are so expensive. Just try them.
Xu Ning... She still felt that she bought too little. If she wasn't too small to carry so much, she would have bought one that weighed 100 kilograms.
She put the pears in a backpack and tied it to the back seat with a rope, so that Jianmin couldn't ride. If she let Jianmin sit in the front, she couldn't ride anymore. She looked at Jianmin a little embarrassed, and Jianmin looked at her sadly.
Aunt Dashuan patted Jianmin on the side and said to Xu Ning, "Xu Zhiqing, just ride away and leave him alone."
Xu Ning said to Jianmin, "Jianmin, I will bring you some candy tomorrow!" Jianmin said, "I want to ride a bicycle."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take you around the village tomorrow, is that okay?"
Jianmin nodded happily, and Aunt Dashuan and others were also laughing beside him.
It started snowing on Xu Ning's way back, with large flakes of snow floating down. Xu Ning thought, luckily it was close, only 20 minutes' walk away, otherwise Aunt Dashuan and the others would have been caught in the snow.
When he reached the entrance of the village, he saw a figure in military green, about to walk into the village. Xu Ning was afraid of bumping into someone, so he quickly rang the bell on his bicycle. The person in front of him turned around and said, "Hello, fellow villager, I want to ask you the way."
Xu Ning jumped out of the car and looked at the man opposite him. He was wearing a military uniform, and he was tall and slender. His facial features were as sharp as a knife, showing his masculinity. He looked young, but his temperament was very steady.
Xu Ning looked at him and said, "This is Yushu Village, where are you going?"
The man opposite asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the cowshed?" Xu Ning paused and then asked, "What are you doing in the cowshed? Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Lu Zhenbo and Shen Wanqing," the person on the other side continued.
Xu Ning thought to himself, could the person who is looking for Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu be their son at this age?
Xu Ning said, "Follow me, I live nearby too." After that, Xu Ning pushed his bicycle towards the cowshed. The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and a thin layer of snow had already covered the ground. Xu Ning heard the voices of Aunt Dashuan and others behind him, so he pushed his bicycle a few steps faster, and the man behind him also strode forward.
The two walked all the way to the cowshed, but didn't see anyone. Xu Ning parked the car at the door and called out, "Seventh Grandpa, Seventh Grandpa," and just after calling out twice, the door was opened. It was her father, and Xu Ning called out, "Dad, where are Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu? Someone is looking for them,"
Dad Xu looked at the people behind Xu Ning and immediately called them in, and then shouted, "Brother Lu, sister, someone is looking for you." Dad Lu and Grandpa Qi came out of the cowshed, and Mom Lu and her mother came over from the backyard. Dad Xu led the people to the yard. Dad Lu and Mom Lu ran over immediately when they saw the people coming.
Large flakes of snow were floating, and Xu Ning couldn't see the expressions of the people clearly. He only saw the man in military uniform next to him suddenly kneel down, kowtowed three times to the two of them, and said, "Dad, Mom, I am an unfilial son. I am late."
Aunt Lu ran over and hugged him, crying, "Xiaotang." Uncle Lu also ran over and hugged them both in his arms and said, "Xiaotang, why are you here?"
Father Xu and Mother Xu walked over, pulled them up and said, "Brother Lu, Sister, quickly take the child into the house and warm him up."
Seeing that there was nothing for Xu Ning to do, and thinking that the bicycle was still outside the door, she took a few pears for Grandpa Qi and went back.
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