Seeing that they were so engrossed in playing that they didn't notice him, Zhao Luochuan stopped them, saying, "Don't you two feel cold? If you keep playing in the snow outside, your pants will get wet."
"Hey, you're back."
Yang Donghu raised his head and smiled in surprise. Seeing him come back, he didn't care about the snow anymore and stepped on the snow pit to go find him. Zhao Luochuan stepped over first and pulled his red hands to warm him: "Your hands are cold. Let's not stay outside. Let's go inside and light the stove."
In fact, he didn't feel cold when he was moving around. Although Yang Donghu's hands were frighteningly cold from the snow, he felt hot.
"Hey, it's not cold at all. Sister Yinchun just brought over some sweet potatoes. Let's go roast them and eat them."
The small piece of land where Aunt Zhao's family grows sweet potatoes is sandy land. The sweet potatoes grown in this kind of land are sweeter than those grown in ordinary land, and are best eaten roasted.
The old lady in the house was resting because she was afraid of the cold, so the charcoal fire was never extinguished. As soon as she entered the house, it was completely different from the ice and snow outside, and the coldness on her body was immediately relieved.
Yang Donghu went to the closet to find a set of dry clothes for Zhao Luochuan and asked him to change his wet pants, otherwise his calves would easily get cold.
The sweet potatoes beside the stove gave off a sweet aroma. The two boys who had been playing in the snow just felt their hands getting cold, and they kept their hands on the charcoal fire and refused to take them away.
"What's going on? Is Liu Guiyuan willing to go back?"
Zhao Luochuan nodded: "I went back with Liu Ji, but I haven't thought about the past yet."
"It's good that he can go back. Seeing how worried Cao'er is, he should go back and tell his family that he's safe."
Zhao Luochuan peeled off the skin of the sweet potato, revealing the tempting flesh. Yang Donghu was roasting his hands by the fire and had no time to spare, so he handed the sweet potato directly to Yang Donghu and asked him to take a bite.
He got home faster than Liu Ji. He finished a sweet potato while Liu Ji and Liu Guiyuan were still on the road.
Cao'er was not sure whether they could bring Liu Guiyuan back today. Although he missed him very much, he didn't want to show it obviously before he came, for fear that Grandma Liu would see it and disappoint another person.
However, he still cleaned the house early in the morning, and even moved the pile of firewood in the corner to a new place and stacked it neatly.
After working hard for many days, Cao'er had some calluses on his hands. At the beginning, the blisters hurt when they were touched, but even so, he never complained about the hardship or tiredness.
Grandma Liu had long regarded Cao'er as Liu Guiyuan's husband and had asked him to marry her several times, but Cao'er endured the heartache and evaded the question.
The closer Liu Guiyuan got to his home, the more familiar it became. He didn't even ask Liu Ji to lead the way. It was as if he had walked this road thousands of times and knew where to turn.
The old man of the Liu family still sits under the big tree at the entrance of the village. When the weather is not cold, he can chat with the villagers. But when the snow melts and the weather gets cold, he is left alone.
The lonely figure was so eye-catching that Liu Ji saw it from a long distance away. He waved and shouted, "Uncle, Guiyuan is back. Uncle, here, Guiyuan is back."
Mr. Liu is old and has some physical pains, so he can neither see nor hear clearly.
Before Liu Ji left, he pulled Liu Guiyuan aside and gave him a worried reminder: "When you get home later, talk less. If you can't remember something, don't say anything. Talking too much will only lead to more mistakes. Don't let your parents notice anything wrong, or they'll worry about you. Do you understand?"
"I see."
The two of them walked right up to Liu Aong before he could tell who was standing in front of him. He was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly: "Guiyuan? Is it really you? You're back? Why didn't you tell me in advance? Send someone to tell your mother to prepare delicious food for you in advance. It would be great! Come on, your mother is waiting at home. Let's go."
Liu Ji poked Liu Guiyuan on the back and called the old man "Dad".
He hadn't seen his elders since he was rescued by Wen Ling, so he didn't feel awkward at all even though he hadn't called them "Dad" for a long time.
"Hey, let's go. It's cold here. Don't stand here. Let's go back and talk about it. Ji'er, you should go too. Let's go home and have dinner first."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, come on, I'll help you."
Grandma Liu's voice was so loud and clear with joy that he started shouting loudly before even entering the yard. Grandma Liu and Cao'er stayed in the house with the door closed to keep warm, but they could still hear Grandma Liu's call clearly.
"Mother, come out quickly, the child is back, come quickly."
Grandma Liu was hard of hearing and couldn't hear clearly, but Cao'er heard it clearly. He stood up suddenly, opened the door, and saw Liu Guiyuan in the yard. He was so happy that he was at a loss: "Auntie, Guiyuan, Guiyuan is back."
"What? My son is back?" Grandma Liu was supported by Cao'er at the door. Seeing her son whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she was so excited that tears came to her eyes. She opened her arms and wanted to embrace Liu Guiyuan in her arms: "My son, why did you come back just now? You left for half a year without even a letter home. Let me see if you have lost weight."
This time, Liu Guiyuan didn't need Liu Ji's reminder. He looked at the kind old woman and felt very close to her. He couldn't help but call out "Mom". He took a few steps forward and took Grandma Liu's open arms, letting her explore his body.
"You've lost a lot of weight. Maybe you didn't eat well when you were out. Now that you're back, tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you."
Faced with concern, Liu Guiyuan naturally showed the same gentleness as before, with a faint smile on his face all the time, and answered Grandma Liu's words seriously one by one.
Cao'er didn't know whether he remembered it or not. The two of them looked at each other as soon as they entered the door. Although his eyes were always fixed on Liu Guiyuan, he didn't say anything first.
"Look at you, old woman. It's such a great thing that the child is back. Why are you crying? Let the child come into the house first."
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