Otoharu

Chapter 239
On the second day, Li Yan went to Dong's house to express his condolences. He went out early in the morning and came back in the evening.

Mrs. Li had a lot of questions to ask her son, but seeing her son returning in a hurry, she suppressed her anxiety and ordered her son to go back to the room to freshen up, take a rest before coming to talk.

Mrs. Jiang waited on Li Yan to wash and wash in the house, and first asked: "Is the funeral of the old lady in-law going well?"

"Although it happened suddenly, everything that should be prepared has been prepared." Li Yan replied, maybe he felt a little hungry, and saw that there was some snacks on the plate next to him, so he wanted to eat some.

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly said, "The dinner from the kitchen will be ready in a while." Then she ordered Baozi to ask sister-in-law Qiu to serve her husband a bowl of wonton first.

The wontons came out very quickly, and Baozi quickly brought over a bowl of steaming wontons. The small wontons under the broth contained seaweed and shrimp skins. Afraid that Li Yan's mouth would be heavy, Mrs. Qiu also served a small dish of pork ears in red oil. , a small dish of sauced cucumber.

Seeing the wontons coming, Mrs. Jiang stopped talking to her husband and concentrated on serving him.After eating this bowl of wontons, his whole body felt warm. Li Yan rubbed his belly with a smile, "Finally, I've calmed down."

Seeing his appearance, Mrs. Jiang also smiled and said, "There are still some in the kitchen. If you like to eat, you can have another bowl."

"Don't eat, it will be time for dinner later." After drinking half a cup of tea, Li Yan got up and said, "It's good, let's talk in my mother's room, mother is also thinking about it."

The couple went back to Mrs. Li's room. Mrs. Li asked some details about the funeral, and then said with some regret: "Your sister and brother-in-law have a long way to go, and I'm afraid they won't be able to catch up with his mother's funeral. , why are you so careless, you are also an elderly person, and you should let the maids below serve you when you sit and lie down, and I don’t know what to do with so many maids.”

Li Yan: ...

"Mother, don't say that, maybe it's fate." Li Yan was also speechless about Mrs. Dong's death, but even more speechless about her mother's evaluation. It was just a coincidence. Who would want to die like this?
"I'll just talk about it at home." Mrs. Li said awkwardly, she just felt sorry for her daughter and son-in-law, and now she has gained a firm foothold in the capital, and she is going back to her hometown, Ding You.

"When my sister and brother-in-law come back, I'll go to Dong's house again. I think they must be busy when they come back this time. I'll go over and help." Li Yan put down the teacup and said.After the Chinese New Year, he plans to quit his job in ethnology, study hard at home with peace of mind, and plan to go on a study tour with his classmates when the spring begins, first to exchange experience in articles, and second, to open his eyes and change his mind.This period of time after the year is just free, and I just go to help my sister and brother-in-law's house.

"Alright, although your sister, brother-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law are helping, but the old lady in the family has just gone, and there must be a lot of things, so it's okay for you to help." Mrs. Li nodded, thinking about her daughter very much. .

Li Qingqing and his wife finally returned to Zhangshui Town in mid-February, and the journey was rushed. The waterway changed to land, and they traveled thousands of miles in just over a month.

They took care of the housework at home for a while, and after the old lady of Dong's family passed a hundred days, brother-in-law Dong brought his wife and children to Guining to visit Li's house to pay his respects to Mrs. Li.

It is very rare for Mrs. Li to see her daughter, son-in-law and grandson, especially the little granddaughter Dong Wan who is dressed in white and tender.He gave her a silver collar, which was extremely generous.

Because he was still in the filial piety period, the whole family wore very clean clothes. Li Qingqing even wore a pure white dress, and only had a silver hairpin on her head. Her face was much thinner than before, but she was still in good spirits.

Mrs. Li held her daughter's hand distressedly, and asked, "Why have you lost so much weight? Could it be that the food in the capital is not good?"

"In a place like the capital, there is nothing to eat. You can eat anything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, or swims in the river. As long as you want it, you can eat it. Before I came back, I gained a lot of weight. The meat on my waist I can pinch a circle of thickness, mother sees that I have lost weight, it is only because I have been on a boat for a month and eat some fresh fish on the boat all day long, so I have lost weight, mother knows that I like meat the most." Li Qingqing first praised Jingcheng After a while, this explained the reason why I lost weight.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li felt sorry for her daughter, and she couldn't help but blame her mother-in-law once again. This is really not the time to die, and her daughter has been burdened with such hard work.But she just thought about it in her heart, after all, her son-in-law is still here.

"Then aunt, eat more meat when you come back this time, and ask grandma to ask the kitchen to cook it for you with different patterns every day, so that we can also enjoy the benefits." Li Meier said with a smile on the side.

"Young girl, if you want to eat meat, just say so, don't use your aunt as a cover." Mrs. Li spat on Li Mei'er, and scolded with a smile.

"I think Mei Meier is much thinner than when we met a few years ago, so I should eat more meat." Li Qingqing pulled Li Meier affectionately and said, stroking her hair.

"She's got a stroke. She will be nine years old after the new year. If she is as fat as a child and looks like a ball, I will worry that she will not be able to find a husband in the future." Mrs. Li looked significantly thinner than before. Many Li Meier said with satisfaction.

"Our Mei Meier looks like this, mother, you are afraid that you won't be able to find her in-law's family, I think when she reaches the age of the hairpin, the matchmaker who came to propose marriage may break the threshold of our family."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li was very proud. Her granddaughter was naturally begged by a family with hundreds of daughters, but when the time came, she had to keep her eyes open and choose carefully. He couldn't get into the eyes of his old man. Speaking of which, Brother Qi is an excellent candidate, but I don't know if his daughter and son-in-law mean it.

"Sister, don't praise her. This girl is pretty enough on weekdays. If you praise her like that again, her tail will go up to the sky." Jiang said modestly from the side.

"I'm just telling the truth. Our Mei Meier is indeed one of the best beauties in the world. You don't like to hear my brother and sister. I think Mei Meier looks better than when you were young." Li Qingqing smiled. joked.

"My mother is also pretty now. When I grow up, as long as I have half of my mother, I will be satisfied." Li Meier flattered her mother and said with a smile.

"Look at this sweet little mouth, who can't love it." Li Qingqing pinched Li Mei'er's cheek affectionately, and laughed hard.

"Girl's film is that this mouth can coax people, okay, it's boring to listen to us adults talking here, you take your brothers and sisters to play in the yard." Li Lao Niang also smiled on her face, waving her hands to prepare Drive people away.

(End of this chapter)