Chapter 330: A Long Away is Better Than a New Friend 1
"No, no, how can we harass your family? You've helped a lot. This is nothing to us. Don't worry about it." Xiangxiang refused immediately.
"Well, if you have any difficulties, just come to me." Yike had no choice but to let them go.
"Okay, we'll come find you if we have anything. I'll invite you to come and sit down after I've cleaned up my room." Xiangxiang pulled Yike out, "You just came back, so you must be very busy. Don't worry about us. You helped us find such a good place to work. We feel like we've found a good home. You don't have to worry about such a small thing."
"Okay, then I'll go back first and come back another day." Yike also wanted to go back to see her two mothers. After parting with Xiangxiang, she ran towards the gate. She heard from Old Su that her godmother went upstream of the pond to pick a kind of herb specifically for bathing newborn babies.
As soon as she walked out of the door, she went upstream. She knew where the herb was and she would definitely find her godmother there.
Yike walked around the deep pool outside the gate and upstream. The cool air carried the unique smell of grass and soil. Unknown insects chirped in the grass. The wind blew through the treetops, carrying the leaves flying and falling. The fallen leaves on the ground groaned under Yike's feet.
Yike ignored the scenery around her that wanted to hook her feet, and just walked forward with big strides. Finally, she couldn't control her restless heart and started to jog.
As soon as Yike passed a valley, he saw his godmother Wang Cuihua struggling with vines. Du Jiankang was squatting on the ground, pulling out the weeds in front of him with his hands.
"Godmother!" Yike shouted while running.
Wang Cuihua turned around and looked over, and Du Jiankang also came here following his reputation. Time seemed to stop at this moment. Wang Cuihua held the vine with her hands, her head twisted at a 90-degree angle, and her eyes wide open in surprise.
Yike ran over and hugged Wang Cuihua. Time seemed to start again. Wang Cuihua dropped the vine in her hand and turned to face Yike.
"Godmother, I'm back." Yike said happily while hugging Wang Cuihua.
"Good, you're back, finally back." Wang Cuihua patted Yi Ke on the back as she spoke, "You kid, you've been out for a month or two, you don't want to come back, right? I wonder if the adults at home are worried about you."
"Hey, godmother, I came to see you as soon as I got back." Yi Ke said flatteringly, and greeted Du Jiankang who stood up, "Brother Jiankang, hello, I haven't seen me for so long, did you miss me?"
"Sister Yike, it's good that you're back. Your two mothers have been waiting for you at the gate for a long time every day. If you don't come back, they will become "Daughter-Waiting Stones." Du Jiankang was very happy to see Yike, but he was also angry that Yike had been away from home for too long, so he complained.
"Godmother, my brother is mean to me, please help me scold him." Yike complained to Wang Cuihua in person.
"I'm glad my sister is back. Why are you still saying those things?" After scolding her son, Wang Cuihua smiled and pulled Yi Ke to look him over. "Why have you lost so much weight? How did Ziyi take care of you? I'll talk to him later."
"Godmother, that's not the case. We went to the Great Northern Wilderness. It was too cold there, and we couldn't get used to the food there. Don't blame Ziyi, he took good care of me. Godmother, why are you looking for this herb?" Yike kept talking to him.
"Just help him. Girls are extroverted. Huh, I don't want to pay attention to you." Godmother Wang Cuihua pretended to be angry.
"No, I'll take care of my godmother. Haha, come, I'll help you pull out these herbs." As soon as he let go of his godmother, he went to pull out the herbs.
"Stand aside and let your brother do it." Godmother Wang Cuihua grabbed Yi Ke who was about to bend down and yelled at her son who was standing there stupidly, "What are you still looking at? Why don't you go and pull the herbs? Wait for your sister to do it."
Du Jiankang squatted down again to pick the herbs.
"Godmother, why are you picking these herbs?" Yike stood beside his godmother and watched Du Jiankang picking herbs.
"Your aunt will probably give birth before the New Year. By then, the herbs will either be frozen or covered by snow. You won't be able to collect them then. You can collect them now and keep them for later use when the baby is born."
"Godmother, you are so kind and thoughtful. I thank you on behalf of my aunt."
"Thank you for nothing. Just don't blame me for meddling in your affairs."
"How is that possible? I wish my godmother would mind these matters more. Godmother, did anyone say anything?"
"No, it's just that your aunt doesn't seem to want to use these herbs. I'm afraid she wouldn't want them even if I picked them. I'm just worried that you'd have to go out to look for them in such cold weather, so I prepared them first and will give them to you if you need them."
"Godmother, you love me the most, thank you! Having a godmother is a treasure!"
"You're just a talker. Yike, to be honest, with you as our daughter, our family has a better future. I really love you from the bottom of my heart. Your brother Jiankang has to sit in the back row."
"Godmother, I will definitely be your good girl. Haha, Brother Jiankang, did you hear me? If you bully me, I will ask godmother for support."
"Hmph, you are awesome. Who dares to bully you?"
Ha ha ha ha!
Yi Ke laughed triumphantly.
With Yi Ke joining the command, they quickly collected enough herbs, and the three of them returned chatting and laughing.
After returning home, Yike sent Du Jiankang to look for his mother Zhang Yuling. They were going to have a dinner party tonight and needed Zhang Yuling, the chef, to cook. Mainly, Yike wanted to see his mother Zhang Yuling as soon as possible.
Du Jiankang drove the ox cart to pick up Zhang Yuling, while Yike and godmother Wang Cuihua moved the food out of the cellar. This cellar is a hole dug into the mountain wall, filled with ice and used specifically for storing meat ingredients.
Yike called Sister Guihua to help, some washed the vegetables, some cut the meat, and Old Su also came to help process the garlic and onions, peeling off the outer layer of the garlic and onions, leaving only the garlic and onion flesh.
"Grandpa, is Uncle Dongsheng resting?" Yike asked as soon as he saw Old Su.
"It's time to take a break. You've been so tense the whole way, you'll feel tired if you relax. Alas, the child has suffered." Old Su sighed.
"That's true. He didn't say much along the way. He must be thinking about something." Yi Ke said in agreement.
"That's right. He doesn't know you, so he's bound to be worried. It's human nature." said Mr. Su.
"Sister, you went to the north this time. Is it very cold there?" Sister Han Guihua also joined the chat.
"It's much colder than here. The wind blowing on your face feels like ice sticking to your face. It is said that in the coldest months of winter, the wind blowing on your face feels as painful as a blade cutting your face..." Yi Ke started to blow.
Yike was chatting and talking about everything when she heard her mother Zhang Yuling's voice from afar: "Yike, Yike..."
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