Two days passed like this, and today Li Erlang finally had some free time. The day before, Li Yan went to the city with Old Man Zhao's donkey cart and bought half a side of pork and half a side of mutton.
After returning home, I asked my aunt to help me chop it up and put it in a large vat outside the door to freeze. Whenever I wanted to eat it, I could just take a piece. It was very convenient.
Today, Li Yan will go to visit her uncle's house with her father. Early in the morning, Li Yan took the three pieces of cotton cloth and ten pounds of cotton that she had prepared last time, and selected five pounds of high-quality pork belly to take to her uncle's house later.
The father and daughter packed the gifts and loaded them onto the donkey cart, ready to go out.
Mrs. Lin quickly stopped them and put on the scarf and bunny hat she had just made for her daughter. "It's so windy outside, aren't you afraid of freezing your face?"
Li Erlang sighed, "Your mother is so considerate. If she were to go out and be blown by the cold wind for half a day, she would probably be blown silly!"
Lin covered Li Yan's face tightly and said to Li Erlang, "You two, drive slowly and be careful!"
Li Erlang patted his wife comfortingly, then got on the donkey cart and drove away.
It takes half a day to walk from Lijia Village to Li Yan's uncle's house. Today they drove a donkey cart and arrived at Linjia Village in about an hour.
My uncle's house is very easy to recognize. At first glance, it is the only blue brick and tile house in the village. It was built when my grandfather was alive. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye!
Li Erlang drove the donkey cart and stopped in front of his uncle's house. The gate of the yard was open and the house was quiet. Li Yan jumped off the donkey cart and stood in front of the door, calling her aunt a few times.
Hearing the noise, Sun quickly wiped her tears, walked out of the room and saw Li Yan.
Sun rubbed her eyes carelessly, hiding her emotions, and walked forward, saying, "I heard Yan'er say he saw you a few days ago. Come in and sit down. It's cold outside!"
Sun invited the two of them in, and Li Yan was pulled to the main room by her aunt. Li Yan saw that her aunt's eyes were red, and she thought she had just cried.
Sun pulled Li Yan into the house and quickly called her eldest daughter: "Qing'er, your cousin is here, go and pour her a glass of sugar water."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing brought his sister Lin Xia out of the house, greeted Li Yan, and went to the kitchen to busy himself!
Sun smoothed Li Yan's hair, which was messed up by the wind. "Child, you've come such a long way in such freezing weather. Are you cold?"
Li Yan patted her thick cotton-padded jacket and said, "Don't worry, auntie, I'm wearing warm clothes!"
At this time, Li Erlang came in from outside, his hands full of gifts he brought today.
Seeing this, Sun immediately stepped forward and took the things from Li Erlang's hand, scolding him, "We are all family, why are you being so polite and bringing so many things?"
Li Erlang placed all the cloth and cotton in his hands on the table and explained, "These were specially brought back by Feng Ge'er from the south. It's a token of his love. Besides, now is the time to use them!"
Sun couldn't help but sigh. Ever since her brother-in-law had a quarrel with her husband, he hadn't come back. Although her husband didn't say it, he actually missed his wandering brother very much! Several times, she saw her husband in the study, staring blankly at the small wooden sword that Feng Ge'er loved to play with when he was a child.
When Li Yan entered the room, she discovered her aunt and cousin's jackets, which had already turned white from being washed. It seemed that they had been worn for many years.
Li Yan: "My aunt said we're all family, so don't refuse! Make warm coats for all my cousins. They can't stand the cold in winter!"
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