Li Mingqing and Old Man Li were sitting at the door.
Old man Li was puffing on his pipe, looking very comfortable.
"Dad, you should smoke less when you're older. It's not good for your health."
"I know, you only smoked one pack of cigarettes today because you're happy about the holiday. Your mother hides them away carefully at other times."
"I've seen you go to the village chief to smoke cigarettes from time to time."
"Be quiet, don't let your mother find out."
Li Mingli came back from outside carrying a bundle of firewood.
"Brother, come here and take a break."
"There are so many people going to the mountains to collect firewood these past two days, there's not much to pick up."
"I guess they're all storing firewood. They've been so busy these past few days that they haven't had time to cook, let alone collect firewood."
"I see some people are brave enough to go to places close to the mountains and pick up quite a lot."
"Don't go, there's firewood behind the house."
Old man Li was still thinking about the last time he encountered a wild boar in the mountains.
Li Mingyuan, Li Mingfang and Zhang Lihua came back carrying several bags of things.
These are the holiday gifts distributed by the factory.
Each person brought back a pound of mooncakes and half a pound of millet.
The eldest girl said, "My uncle gave me a lot of mooncakes."
Zhang Lihua said, "Fourth brother, I bought this at the supply and marketing cooperative. Don't refuse, take it."
"Sister-in-law, you guys keep it for yourself. We still have half a box of it at home."
Brothers Li Mingfang and Li Mingyuan heard this before they handed over the mooncakes in their hands.
Old man Li said, "You can take them back with you. Come to the old house for dinner later."
"Dad, since my fourth brother doesn't want to keep it, just leave it in this room."
Seeing everyone carrying large and small bags, Old Lady Li said, "Old man, you haven't been back to your parents' home for a long time. Let the eldest son go with you. It's not far anyway. Second son, you should go back too. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival. What can you take back?"
Zhang Lihua indeed hasn't been back to her parents' home for several months.
Zhangjia Village is neither far nor near from Lijia Village.
It takes an hour to go back and forth, so I should really go back during the holidays.
"Mom, we'll be back soon."
It's only five o'clock now, I guess I'll be back around six.
Zhang Lihua went back to the house, took out six mooncakes and put them in a small basket, and also brought a piece of blue Dacron cloth.
"Master, I brought a piece of blue cloth for my mother."
"Okay, it's only right that you bring something back after not going back for so long."
After packing up, the two of them took their three children and went to Zhangjia Village.
Old Mrs. Zhang and Old Man Zhang had just returned from the fields and hadn't had time to wash their hands. When they saw Zhang Lihua and Li Mingli, they thought they were presbyopic.
"Dad, Mom, what are you busy with?"
"Just the little work on the ground. Come on, come on, come into the house."
The two old people were extremely happy.
"Mom, where are my brother and sister-in-law?"
"Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. I asked them to go back to their parents' home, but I didn't expect you to come back too."
Old Lady Zhang saw that Zhang Lihua was wearing neat clothes and looked much better than when she saw her during the Chinese New Year.
It can be seen that he is living a good life in Old Li's house.
"Mingli, why don't I see the eldest girl, Xiangdong, and Xiangxi?"
"The three children saw a small river at the entrance of the village and were catching crabs there. They came here a while later."
"We'll eat at home and make dumplings for the holidays."
"Mom, I'm here to give you two mooncakes."
Zhang Lihua took out the mooncakes from the basket while speaking.
"How come you brought so many, kid? Just take one or two to try them and take them back later."
"There are some at home, and I brought you a piece of blue cloth."
Old Lady Zhang glanced at Li Mingli and whispered to her:
"I'm afraid Mingli and your mother-in-law will be unhappy that you brought so many things to your parents' home."
"They know it was my mother-in-law who sent me here."
"Even if you come, you can't take so much."
After hearing this, Li Mingli said, "We haven't been back for half a year, so we brought these as a gift to you."
"Your father and I have no worries about food and clothing. We are all family. Don't bring so many things home in the future."
The big girl and her two brothers trotted in.
"Grandma, Grandpa."
"I haven't seen the three kids for half a year and they've grown so tall. I couldn't recognize them at first glance."
"Yes, the big girls have indeed grown up faster in the past six months."
"Lihua, I heard that you work in the county town. Is that true?"
"It's true. My brother-in-law found me a job."
Old man Zhang said happily: "We didn't believe it at first, but it turned out to be true. Let's do our best."
"Who told you that?"
"Your eldest brother heard what others said outside and just thought it was nonsense."
The old couple were so happy. They didn't expect that their daughter would have such a blessing.
Zhang Lihua chatted with the two elders for half an hour and then wanted to go back.
"Dad, Mom, we're leaving now. Please take good care of yourselves."
"Don't worry, you and Mingli can live a good life."
As Old Lady Zhang spoke, she packed the mooncakes into the basket, leaving only two.
"What are you doing? There's still plenty left at home. Share it with your brother and sister-in-law."
Not a single one was brought back; all were left behind.
The old couple reluctantly sent Li Mingli and his family to the village entrance.
"Dad, Mom, please go back."
"Okay, hurry up and go. It will be hard to walk when it gets dark. Your brother and sister-in-law will probably be back soon. Maybe you can run into them on the road."
On the way back, the family of five did not meet the two brothers of the Zhang family.
Lijia Village.
Li Lizhu's parents' home is in the village, just a few steps away.
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