Xu Mo stood in front of the casserole beside the stove, swallowing his saliva and saying, "Sister, when will this soup be ready?" Seeing how greedy he was, Xu Ning took a bowl and filled it for him, letting him sit there and eat.
She picked up the pancakes from the big pot and put them in the basket, and put the pork, sauerkraut and vermicelli stew from the pot into a large basin, leaving enough for the three siblings, intending to take it all to the cowshed. She also scooped out a large bowl of chicken soup from the casserole and brought the casserole over.
Xu An carried the dishes, Xu Ning carried the casserole, and the backpack was filled with cakes and two catties of white wine. Grandpa Qi opened the door for them. In the kitchen, Dad Xu was lighting the fire and Mom Xu was cooking. Seeing her daughter and son bringing so many dishes and cakes, Mom Xu was relieved. She was worried that there were not enough dishes.
When Mr. and Mrs. Lu heard them coming, the family of three opened the door and came out.
Xu Ning saw several people coming out and said, "Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, Brother Lu, I cooked two dishes at home and sent them over for you to try."
The three of them saw the dishes on the table, a large pot of pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew, a basket of white flour pancakes, and a large casserole next to it with white smoke coming out. Lu Xiaotang glanced at her, and Lu's mother walked over, took her hand and said, "Xiaoning, thank you." She knew that they had added more dishes just for them because they saw their son coming.
Father Lu also came over and said, "Good boy, uncle, thank you."
Xu Ning said with a smile, "Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, why are you still being so polite to me? Please sit down and eat. It's cold and the food will get cold soon."
When Xu's father and Lu's father sent the siblings out, they told Xu Ning that Lu Xiaotang would stay with them for a few days.
Xu Ning said, "Uncle Lu, just let Brother Lu stay at our place and feel at ease. I will tell others that it is my cousin who came to visit Xiao An and me. If he comes in the future, he can stay at our place. Don't worry, there is enough room for him. Xiao An's room is spacious enough."
After the three of them had finished their meal, Xu Ning asked Xu An and Xiao Mo to play on the kang. She planned to take some things out of the space. If Brother Lu lived at home, he would not be able to take things out of the space. There was not much white flour left in the noodle jar. She had used a lot today, so she took out another 30 kilograms. She had taken out 30 kilograms of cornmeal last time, but she hadn't eaten much of it. She and Xiao An also had corn in the food distributed, so she would take it to the village to grind it. She would not take the cornmeal. The rice jar was still full, so there was no need to take any more.
There were still ten pounds of meat in the jar. He took out the pig offal that he had washed yesterday and put it in an empty jar. After thinking for a while, he took out a pig's head.
Xu Ning opened the door and saw that the snow outside was getting heavier and heavier. There was already a thick layer of snow on the ground. It didn't feel so warm even when sitting on the kang. Xu Ning planned to light the fire wall tomorrow.
Xu Ning looked at his watch. It was nine o'clock. Xiao Mo had already fallen asleep, Xiao An was still looking at the picture album, and Xu Ning was knitting.
Suddenly, they heard the small door outside ring. Xu An and Xu Ning put on their shoes and walked out. Just as they reached the door, Xu's father called out from outside, "Xiao Ning, open the door."
Xu Ning opened the door and saw Dad Xu, Dad Lu, and Big Brother Lu standing at the door. Big Brother Lu was holding a suitcase. It was snowing heavily, and snowflakes were all over the three of them. Xu Ning quickly asked the three to come in. Dad Xu and Dad Lu said it was too late, so they didn't go in, and left.
Xu Ning and Xu An quickly brought the people into the house. Lu Xiaotang looked at this small room. Things were neatly arranged. Every corner was filled with things, but it didn't look messy. The whole house was filled with a warm atmosphere of life.
Xu An took him to the bedroom, where a large kang took up half of the room and could accommodate three or four adults. There was a row of kang cabinets on one side, with a kang table on top. Newspapers were pasted on the walls, making the room much brighter and cleaner. On the other side of the wall was a large shelf filled with bags that looked like grain, and there was a large wooden barrel in the corner.
While Lu Xiaotang was still looking around the bedroom, Xu An brought in a new towel and a porcelain basin and said, "Brother Lu, wash your face first."
Lu Xiaotang immediately took the basin from his hand and said, "I'll do it. You should go to bed! It's getting late."
Xu An didn't say anything, and ran out again. After a while, she brought back a porcelain basin, "Brother Lu, this is for washing your feet. The water is a little hot, you can soak for a while to relieve your fatigue." She also gave him a towel, saying it was for wiping his feet. After that, she took out the water she had just used to wash her face and poured it out.
Lu Xiaotang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This kid was too fast. After Xu An came in, he stood there waiting to pour the foot washing water. Lu Xiaotang told him to go to bed on the kang and he poured it himself.
After they got on the kang, Xu An gave him the big bed and said, "Brother Lu, this bed and quilt are new and very warm. You can live here as long as you want. We have food at home. You can see that there is nothing on the shelf. They are all mountain products we picked up in the mountains. There are also some in the kitchen and in my sister's room. There is also food."
Lu Xiaotang felt warm in his heart, with a smile in his eyes, and said, "Then Brother Lu can stay here," and Xu An nodded happily.
When Xu Ning got up, he saw that the water tank was full and there was a pile of chopped firewood next to the kitchen stove. He wondered when did this man get up?
She opened the door and saw that the snow was still falling, but a little lighter than yesterday. The snow at the door had been cleared. There was the sound of chopping wood in the woodshed. She walked over and saw that the firewood that she and Xu An had chopped from the mountain a few days ago had almost been chopped.
Xu Ning said, "Brother Lu, it's so cold, why are you getting up so early? Stop working and come inside to warm up."
"It's okay, it's not cold, I'll go in after I finish chopping this."
Seeing that he couldn't get him to stop, Xu Ning went in to cook. He turned on the stove, cooked some millet porridge, and mixed some flour to make pancakes. He had just rolled out the dough and was about to light the fire to make the pancakes.
Xu An might have slept a little late yesterday, so he hasn't woken up yet today. Xu Ning didn't call him. There was nothing to do in winter, so he let him sleep more. Children need to sleep more to grow taller. He should get up when he wakes up.
Lu Xiaotang came in and saw her making pancakes, so he sat in front of the stove and helped light the fire.
Xu Ning baked 12 pancakes, fried some shredded radish, and boiled a few salted duck eggs.
When Xu An got up, breakfast was already ready. He felt a little embarrassed that he got up late. Xu Ning smiled and said to him, "Go and call Xiao Mo to eat."
When Xu Mo got up, he saw that there was another person at home and asked, "Sister, who is he? Why is he in our house?"
Xu Ning said to him, "Xiao Mo, this is Brother Lu, the son of Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu. He will live in our house from now on. Hurry and call someone."
"Brother Lu"
"Xiao Mo is so good," Lu Xiaotang smiled and touched his head.
After dinner, Xu Ning lit the fire wall because it was too cold.
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