Old Lady Li said, "It's a big holiday, don't make yourself angry."
"Mom, the dumplings are almost done. Why haven't my sister-in-law and the others come back yet? Are they not coming back?"
"No, the Zhang family doesn't have any spare rooms for them to stay in."
Indeed, there is no place to live. There are only three rooms in total.
Sun Jiaxue asked, "Should we put the dumplings in the pot now or wait?"
"It's getting dark, let's boil some water first. I guess I'll be back soon."
As soon as Mrs. Li finished speaking, she saw Li Mingli and his family of five coming back.
Zhang Lihua smiled and said, "I'll light the fire."
She was extremely happy. She had finally managed to go back to her parents' home and not only brought back things but also good news.
The people in Zhangjia Village were very envious when they saw this.
There were also some old ladies who said a lot of sour words.
"Are your in-laws okay?"
"Mom, my parents are fine. They had just returned from the fields when we went there."
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen your parents for several years. The last time I saw them was when you gave birth to Xiangxi."
"In the blink of an eye, Xiangxi is already six years old."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked as they carried dumplings into the kitchen.
"Wife, take a break. It must be very difficult to pack such a big table."
"I'm just packing. I'm not tired at all."
"Let me go with you to Old Lady Zhao's house. It's the holiday season, and I forgot to give her some mooncakes."
Upon hearing this, Sun Jiaxue stood up and went home without even peeling garlic.
Li Mingqing and Old Man Li said, "Dad, Jiaxue and I are going out for a while. I'll let my eldest brother peel the remaining garlic."
"You guys are quite good at arranging things for me."
The four brothers have been peeling garlic since they were young. They may not be good at cooking, but they are definitely good at peeling garlic.
Sun Jiaxue took six mooncakes and put them in the basket.
"Brother Mingqing, let's go."
I almost forgot about this. Old Mrs. Zhao treated them sincerely.
When the two arrived at Grandma Zhao's house, she was making pancakes.
"Grandma, what delicious food are you going to make?"
"It's a pancake with two eggs in it. You have to stay and try it."
"Grandma, today is a festival, here are some mooncakes, try them."
"What are you two doing with something so precious? I heard you can't even buy it at the supply and marketing cooperative."
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "Those who are close to the water get the moon first. I bought a lot at the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Mother-in-law, let's go back first. My mother is waiting for dinner at home."
"It's hard for you to still remember an old woman like me. Go back quickly."
Old Mrs. Zhao sent the two of them to the gate.
Wu Liqiang sneered when he saw Li Mingqing, "You're still asking for money during the holidays? You're not afraid of retribution."
"Does it have anything to do with you? It's no use meddling in other people's business."
"Why is it okay? You are bullying an elderly person. Don't be afraid, Grandma Zhao. I will go to the village chief to seek justice for you."
"It's really unbelievable coming from your mouth. The old couple of the Wu family were bullied by your son and couldn't return home, and you didn't reflect on it. Today, you are so arrogant and slanderous. You are really blind."
Old Granny Zhao said, "Why are you here again, Wu family kid?"
"Mother-in-law, I'm afraid you'll suffer."
"Ren Mingqing and his wife came to give me mooncakes."
"Send mooncakes?!"
Wu Liqiang couldn't believe that mooncakes were so rare that no one would be willing to give them to others.
He was squatting here because he wanted to catch Li Mingqing in the act and show the villagers that Li Mingqing was not a good person, but actually a bad guy.
"Grandma, don't be afraid. Did he take your things?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Old Wu?"
"I'm not talking nonsense. There are quite a lot of things in the basket."
He said and snatched the basket away.
The result was that there was nothing in it.
Wu Liqiang was confused. His wife Liu Xiang told him that the two men came to ask for money, but there was nothing.
"I see. What good things are in the basket?"
Grandma Zhao said, "Liqiang, how could you do this? You came to ask for flour at noon, but I didn't give it to you. How could you not learn well at such a young age?"
Wu Liqiang was told that he couldn't stay here any longer.
He dropped the basket and ran away.
Liu Xiang hid behind a poplar tree, thinking that it was a good thing that he didn't show up.
I had originally planned to come to Grandma Zhao's house to get some things to take back to her parents' home, otherwise I would have to go back to Old Liu's house empty-handed.
Li Dahua said, "Grandma Zhao, you just have such a good temper. If someone comes to your house again, just scold them and send them away. If you scold them too much, no one will dare to come to your house."
Old Mrs. Zhao thought what she said made a lot of sense.
These people are like dog-skin plasters, either you come or they come.
Li Mingqing picked up the local vegetable basket and left with Sun Jiaxue.
Li Dahua asked quietly, "Did that kid from the Li family really come to give you mooncakes?"
"Yeah, I can't lie."
"How generous of you! Even though you have no children, you can still enjoy festival gifts. Xiangxia also brought back several mooncakes this afternoon. It can be said that raising this daughter was not in vain."
She spoke with pride.
Look at her daughter and then look at the two daughters of Zhao Guiying.
Two daughters can't catch up with Li Xiangxia.
When Li Mingqing and his wife returned home, the dumplings were already out of the pot.
"I was just thinking of looking for you two."
"There's a lot of meat in the dumplings tonight, a small piece of fat and a large piece of lean meat."
The children ate slowly and chewed their food carefully, otherwise they would have wolfed it down.
The Li family eats meat from time to time but they are not as greedy as before.
Besides, no one in the village made as many dumplings as Lao Li's family, so everyone had a bowl and some left over.
Other families would just make two bowls of dumplings and everyone would scramble to drink the dumpling soup.
After dinner, the family sat in the yard and chatted happily.
"Uncle, Grandpa Kong seems to be sick."
"Are you sick?"
"Yes, this afternoon when he was teaching us how to write, he was breathing heavily and it was difficult for him to speak."
"We wanted to come back and let him rest, but Grandpa Kong insisted on watching us finish writing and commenting before letting us come back."
When Li Mingqing heard this, he knew that he must be sick.
My health is not good to begin with, and my diet is not good either, so it is hard not to get sick.
Old man Li said, "It's really hard for someone of your age to still have to endure this kind of pain."
"We've been very good to them. In other villages, people throw stones at the cowshed every now and then. They all have bruises and black eyes, and look like nobody's business."
"Indeed, I saw it when I went to the next village to look for a fortune teller. He looked like a real human, so thin that only bones remained, and he looked like he would fall over if the wind blew."
"Keep your voice down. You can't just talk about looking for a witch."
"Thinking now, I was really confused."
Li Lizhu felt both funny and scared when she thought about it, and she was blinded by greed.
Li Mingqing said, "I'm going to go out for a walk to digest my food."
"Go ahead, be careful in the dark."
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