On New Year's Eve, the snow was still falling, so Tao Xiaoxi was still reluctant to move. But it was New Year's Day after all, and Li Nanshan had finally come back. She couldn't let him leave with regrets, nor could she leave any regrets for her two daughters. So, an idea struck her, and she said to Li Nanshan, "Why don't we invite our parents over to celebrate the New Year together?"
Li Nanshan looked at her and asked, "Are you happy?"
"Look at what you said. Am I such a stingy person? I saved your father twice." Tao Xiaoxi said dissatisfiedly.
Li Nanshan quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. I meant that they don't have to worry about food and drink now. If you want us to celebrate the New Year on our own, don't force yourself. It's the same if I take the children over to pay New Year's greetings to grandparents after dinner."
"It's okay, it's Chinese New Year, there are lots of people and it's lively."
Li Nanshan went over to call him, but as expected, his father, Old Man Li, was unwilling to come, which put Li Nanshan in a difficult position again.
"Dad, the relationship between you and Xiaoxi has just eased a bit recently. She asked you to go over for the New Year with her intention. You'd better think it over carefully. If you reject her this time, she won't ask you to go next time." Li Nanshan made the interests clear.
"That's right, let's go. It's rare for a daughter-in-law to be so thoughtful. Let's go and have some fun. We should go for Man's sake too."
Yes, it was just Man girl, not Bei girl, and Mrs. Li was very clear about this.
Old man Li was a little hesitant.
"Let's go, I'll go get two pieces of red paper. I have to give the two girls New Year's money after dinner." Mrs. Li said as she went into the house to get the paper.
In this way, Old Man Li was half-pushed by his wife and son to come to the most imposing cave house of his third son in Mantou Village to celebrate the New Year.
Seeing her mother-in-law coming, Tao Xiaoxi immediately went to greet her and said, "Nanshan, take Dad to have some tea and eat something. Mom and I will go to cook." She was so virtuous and sensible that it made Old Man Li feel ashamed.
Tao Xiaoxi didn't know why, but she felt very weak lately. She thought it was because of the snow. She didn't like snow, so the snow didn't let her have a good time.
For this New Year's Eve dinner, mother-in-law was the main chef, with Tao Xiaoxi helping out. It was the first time for the two girls to celebrate the New Year with their grandparents. They felt fresh and excited. They walked around the table, toasting with grandpa and dad.
Children’s happiness is simple, but Tao Xiaoxi felt too tired to even eat and went to sleep right after eating.
Mrs. Li secretly pulled her son aside and asked, "Has Manman's mother been so sleepy lately?"
Li Nanshan thought about it carefully, "It seems to be these two days. She said it was because of the snow."
"What does it have to do with snow? Is it pregnant?" Mrs. Li rubbed her lips secretly, with a look of smug joy on her face.
"No, I..." Li Nanshan didn't say it out loud.
"Oh, there are many such cases. Sterilization is not completely impossible. You should take her to the hospital for a thorough check-up." Mrs. Li said excitedly, as if her second daughter-in-law was already pregnant with her grandson.
Li Nanshan was skeptical. He told his wife what his mother had said. Tao Xiaoxi burst out laughing. "Where do you get such confidence from, Comrade Li Nanshan? I just had my period two days ago."
"Aunt?" Li Nanshan was startled, then realized, "Oh."
"I'm just afraid of the cold. It will be nice when the snow stops and the sun comes out." Tao Xiaoxi said with a smile.
Li Nanshan felt a little embarrassed for causing such an awkward situation for himself. He tucked the quilt in for his wife, told her to have a good sleep and then left.
When Mrs. Li heard that she was not pregnant, she was overjoyed for nothing and felt embarrassed for a moment, so she pulled the old man back.
Old man Li was having fun with the two girls and was in no hurry to go back, so he said, "You go first, I'll be back later."
In the yard, an old man, two children, and a snowman were gathered, creating an unusually warm atmosphere. The firecrackers set off before dinner were a dazzling red speck spread across the snow, a striking sight against the blinding white.
Tao Xiaoxi didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already dark outside. She clutched the quilt, still thinking about the dream she had just had. She actually dreamed that she was in anatomy class in medical school?! She was in anatomy class when she traveled through time. How could this dream continue?!
Tao Xiaoxi felt even colder.
Fortunately, the snow stopped.
When she got up, Li Nanshan had already cooked the dumplings. He was busy working under the warm yellow light, wearing an apron. He turned around and smiled at her, "Get up, come and eat dumplings."
Tao Xiaoxi sat over and said, "I slept for so long and you didn't call me."
"Why did I call you? You were sleeping soundly and I had nothing to do today, so I didn't call you." Li Nanshan grinned.
"Did you make these dumplings?" Tao Xiaoxi looked at the dumplings on the plate, which were of uniform size and looked good.
"My sister-in-law brought it. She said it's filled with celery and pork. Try it." Li Nanshan handed over the chopsticks.
Tao Xiaoxi took a bite and squinted her eyes: "Delicious!"
This winter, Tao Xiaoxi was extremely afraid of the cold, so when spring came and the flowers bloomed and the ice and snow melted, she wanted to set off a string of firecrackers to celebrate.
Sure enough, as the weather warmed up, her energy and spirit returned, and she went back to the medicine shed to tend to the medicinal seedlings.
During the Qingming Festival, the village chief of the neighboring village came to her with some things and asked her to teach them how to grow medicinal herbs.
Tao Xiaoxi looked embarrassed. It was not that she didn't want to teach, but she was really too busy and couldn't spare the time.
The village chief fell silent, sighed and stood there motionless.
"Last year, some people in our village still couldn't get enough to eat, and those who could eat couldn't get meat. They all envied Mantou Village, which not only had meat to eat but also had new houses. Hearing this, as the village chief, made me feel really sad. I know you have your own difficulties. No one's money comes from the wind, and you must have worked very hard, but I still shamelessly came to you to see if you could teach us so that we can also have meat every meal and build new houses for every family. Our village was also affected by the great flood last year, but we have never recovered, unlike your village..."
The village chief rambled on about their difficult history, and Tao Xiaoxi's heart tightened as she listened. Finally, she couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted him, "How about this? Tomorrow, you pick a few quick-eyed and willing-to-learn people and bring them to me. I'll teach them."
"Okay, now that you say that, I can explain it when I get back." The village chief grabbed Tao Xiaoxi's hand and said excitedly, completely changing his decadent look.
Tao Xiaoxi felt like she had been fooled?
Forget it, it doesn’t matter who you teach. Just consider it as accumulating virtue for your children.
The next day, when the village chief brought people over and Tao Xiaoxi saw Tao Yingsheng, he remembered that he had a brother.
However, Tao Yingsheng in front of him was so thin that his bones were visible, as if he had suffered a serious illness. Tao Xiaoxi couldn't help but ask, "Are you sick?"
Tao Yingsheng smiled and said, "It's fine now."
"Why don't you come to me?"
"Your sister-in-law wanted to come, but I stopped her. We each have our own lives, and it's not good to always disturb you."
Tao Xiaoxi was stunned by these words. After the New Year, have they grown up and become sensible?
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