My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 242 Luyang of the Mid-Autumn Festival

In Yanjing, the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival is quite strong, but in Luyang, thousands of miles away, the atmosphere is much lighter.

The extreme lack of material conditions makes this Mid-Autumn Festival more gloomy.

However, this does not include Xu Jingyi's family.

Because of grandma's support from time to time, their family's life is quite nourishing. Not to mention full of food, they can get a little bit of meat every now and then.

Just after lunch, Xu Jingyi was stopped by her mother.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

Tan Aifang handed over a bag: "Today is the holiday, you go to see your grandma, and take these things with you by the way."

Xu Jingyi's grandmother is more than 70 years old this year. She had the flu before, and it was only thanks to Tan Aifang's careful care that she survived, but now her health is much worse.

"All right!"

"Go and come back quickly, don't delay there." Xu Bin reminded.

Xu Jingyi nodded: "Understood."

Four 10 minutes later, grandma's house arrived.

Xu Jingyi's grandmother originally lived in Yicheng City with her uncle, but at the beginning of the year, the whole family suddenly moved to Luyang.

Although Yicheng City is close to the Red Dragon River, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Red Dragon River is drying up day by day, and sooner or later it will stop flowing.

And that day isn't too far away.

As for Luyang, no matter how you say it is the capital of a state, it is much stronger than Yicheng in terms of city size and disaster response capability.

Xu Jingyi's uncle was a smart man who "fleeed" before most people, and finally bought a house in Luyang with a loan.

"Dong dong dong..."

"coming."

It was Xu Jingyi's aunt who opened the door. When the aunt saw that her niece was coming, her attitude immediately became extremely enthusiastic, and she dragged her into the house.

"Mom, Jingyi is here to see you."

Xu Jingyi hurriedly asked: "Grandma, are you feeling better?"

"It's much better. Come here and let grandma see if our family, Jingyi, has gained weight? You lost a lot of weight last time you came here." Grandma's eyes were a little unhappy.

The aunt smiled and replied, "Mom, Jingyi has gained weight and her face has become round."

"Really, it's good to gain weight. Blessed is gaining weight."

Xu Jingyi is a little shy, girls love beauty, she still likes a thinner body, too fat is not good.

"Jingyi, are your mother and the others okay?" Grandma asked immediately.

"Everything is fine, don't worry!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Jingyi took out various gifts from the bag:

"Grandma, this bag is dried shrimp. My mother asks you to eat a small bowl every day. This is very nourishing for your body."

The aunt touched the shrimp and was overjoyed: "Mom, the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law are really filial to you!"

"Oh, I'm already old, why is it so delicious, Jingyi, take it home and keep it for yourself!" Grandma declined.

"Grandma, we still have more at home."

The little cousin on the side swallowed her saliva: "Cousin, I also want to eat shrimp."

"Don't mess around here, go back to your room and do your homework." The aunt "chased away" the little daughter.

Xu Jingyi continued to introduce: "Grandma, this bag is full of dried vegetables. Vegetables can supplement vitamins and relieve constipation. Don't forget."

"Jingyi, even if your grandma forgets, your aunt won't. I will help you look after your grandma."

"Thank you, aunt."

"Stupid child, we are all one family, thank you for nothing." My aunt said politely.

The reason why Tan Aifang didn't want to come here was because this sibling was too "enthusiastic" and often found various reasons to borrow food from their family, which made it hard to guard against.

"Grandma, the last packet is dried fish. If you feel tired, you can take it out and fry it. It's very appetizing."

"Good job, little fish, grandma likes this."

Xu Jingyi's grandmother is from Yicheng, and her family is close to the river and the lake. She grew up eating small fish and shrimp, and the old man likes this.

After chatting with grandma for more than half an hour, Xu Jingyi left her uncle's house, and her aunt personally sent her to the gate of the community.

……

When I got home, it was already three thirty in the afternoon.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Tan Aifang poured a glass of water for her daughter: "Is your grandma okay?"

"It looks pretty good." Xu Jingyi nodded.

"Where's your uncle, is he home yet?"

"No, neither uncle nor cousin came back. I guess they won't be back until evening!"

Xu Jingyi's uncle and cousin are working in Gusu City. There are many construction projects there. Many Wanzhou people can't stay here, so they will go there to find jobs.

The closer to the coast, the more job opportunities.

Xu Bin took a fan for his daughter: "There's a power outage again, fan yourself for a while, don't suffer from heat stroke."

"It's a big holiday today, and there's still a power outage!" Xu Jingyi couldn't help complaining.

"I can't help it. We celebrate the festival, and the factory does not celebrate the festival. If you don't want to live this kind of life, when you do your internship next year, I will ask your uncle to help you find a better unit. Our whole family will move to Yanjing."

If it wasn't for his daughter, Xu Bin would have wanted to leave Luyang a long time ago. When he heard the news of the expansion of the capital, he regretted it.

Looking at my younger sister's family, they not only bought a house in the capital, but also obtained a household registration. Their family is one step later, step by step, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger.

This sense of loss almost drove him crazy.

"Great, I miss my grandparents a long time ago." Xu Jingyi said excitedly.

Tan Aifang remained silent. She wanted to go to Yanjing and stay in Luyang, and she had kept this matter in her heart for a long time.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Tan Aifang started to cook dinner. She didn't know if there would be a call at night, so she hurriedly prepared the meal before dawn.

"Mom, what's for dinner?" Xu Jingyi asked.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's eat air-dried chicken hot pot!" Tan Aifang gritted her teeth and said, the air-dried chicken sent by her mother-in-law, now there is only the last one left, and she originally planned to save it for the New Year.

But think about it.

I don't want to stay anymore, the big deal is to discuss with the child's father to see if I can go to Yanjing for the New Year.

Xu Jingyi echoed: "Okay, it's good to eat hot pot!"

Next, Tan Aifang first cooked a pot of fragrant rice, and only after the rice was cooked, she began to prepare the hot pot.

Air-dried chicken hot pot does not require any soup base, it is boiled directly, and then various seasonings are added, including chili sauce.

The chili sauce was also sent from Yanjing.

When the chicken is almost cooked, add pre-soaked vegetables, shiitake mushrooms and tofu, and a steaming hot air-dried chicken hot pot is ready.

At half past six in the evening, the call finally came.

Before eating, Xu Jingyi made a video call to grandma, Xu's mother was talking, her eyes were red.

On one side is a large family of more than a dozen people, a table full of dishes, and there are three hot pots alone; on the other side, a family of three is guarding a single hot pot alone.

This kind of strong contrast makes parents feel sad.

It's a pity that Xu Jingyi didn't feel any sadness at all. She was eating chicken in her mouth, not to mention how happy she was.

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