A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 11

The weather has turned cooler in late autumn, and the withered yellow leaves rotate with the cold wind and fall to the earth.

It was hard to wait until Saturday. As soon as the afternoon class ended, Li Xiang rushed home excitedly.

Facing the cold wind, Li Xiang felt hot in his heart.

The good news in his heart and the good things in his bag made him want to share more than ever.

It goes without saying what the good news is.

The goodies in the bag were his trophies this week. In addition to the chili con carne on Monday, he was lucky enough to check out two sizable items in the following days.

The constant excitement along the way made him ignore what was wrong since he entered the hospital. He didn't meet anyone along the way. The courtyard was too quiet today.

When the family arrived, they ran to the kitchen first, but they didn't see the expected person in the kitchen.

He took three more steps at once and arrived at the house, but still saw no one in the house.

Hiss~ What's going on? My eldest sister hasn't come back yet?

It shouldn't be, the door to the house is wide open, it doesn't look like the person hasn't come back.

Could it be that he had been robbed? Thinking of this, Li Xiang was startled. He rushed to the back room and opened the box to check. He was relieved when he saw that everything was still there.

He put his schoolbag on the table and walked out, preparing to look for someone.

He brought back two taels of mushrooms and a quarter of an old hen today. He wanted to make chicken soup so that he could drink soup and eat meat.

Otherwise, the good things will be ruined by him, and he will have to rely on his eldest sister or Mother Li to take action.

Before anyone could walk out of the backyard, Mother Li walked in from the outside with a solemn face.

Li Xiang took the cloth bag from her hand with a wink, followed her and asked with concern: "Mom, why do you look unhappy?"

Mother Li sighed first, then frowned and said, "I'm afraid Dongxu may not be able to survive."

Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, unable to recover. This news was too sudden. Why can't he be a good person?

"In the afternoon, when they were cleaning up the workshop and cleaning the machines, some blind person mistakenly turned on the machine switch. At that time, Dongxu was involved. By the time everyone reacted and closed the switch, half of his body was already involved. "

Mother Li's tears fell as she recalled the situation at that time. Even though their workshops were separated by several rooms, the screams still reached her ears.

It hurt so much that it made everyone who heard it feel numb.

I didn't expect such a big thing to happen today. No wonder I didn't see anyone along the way. It seemed that everyone rushed to the hospital to visit.

Li Xiang's good mood disappeared, and he quickly suggested: "Mom, our family should also go to the hospital to check. When you were hospitalized, Brother Dongxu ran to inform me."

"It goes without saying that I just came back from the hospital. You can go to Jia's house later to call Xiaoxia and the others back."

"My eldest sister was at his house. I said she didn't see anyone when she came back."

"There was nothing we could do. When we got the news, Jia's sister-in-law led her daughter-in-law and grandson in a hurry, and no one paid attention to Xiaodang. Xiaoxia and Xiaoming just came back from school, so they were asked to help take care of them."

It turned out that this was what happened. Li Xiang thought that he shouldn’t wait any longer and go over to see Xiaodang now. The child was still young, so don’t be intimidated.

He put down Mother Li's cloth bag and walked out, pointing to his schoolbag and saying, "Mom, I'll bring back some chicken and mushrooms, so you can stew them into soup?" "Why not, I'll make them now. When the stew is ready, go to the hospital and deliver one to the Jia family."

Mother Li was very talkative this time and did not nag her son again about bringing something back.

In the hospital, Zheng Cuiping saw Qin Huairu busy with her big belly. They were all women, so she naturally understood her sadness.

Even though Mrs. Jia Zhang is usually a powerful person, when things get tough she turns out to be a slutty person who will just cry and howl without any hope at all.

Thinking that before leaving, Qin Huairu had the energy to ask her to take care of Xiaodang for two days, and then she realized that Xiaodang was now being taken care of by her two children.

People nowadays are very simple-minded. Whenever someone has a problem, the enthusiastic neighbors around them are there to help.

Zheng Cuiping felt that she had been favored by these people. Now that her family had recovered, she was naturally willing to repay the favor if she could help.

Chicken soup has always been regarded as a nutritional supplement. She thought about it and asked her son to send a portion after it was stewed. It was nominally for Dongxu, but anyone with a discerning eye should know that this soup was reserved for pregnant women to replenish their bodies.

Here Li Xiang came to Jia's house, opened the door and saw his little brother making faces and teasing Xiaodang.

The three-year-old girl laughed so hard that she grinned and clapped her hands. She didn't show the frightened look Li Xiang imagined at all.

The eldest sister sitting nearby noticed that the eldest brother was coming, with a questioning look in her eyes.

He hurriedly walked to him and whispered: "The child is very forgetful. Just now he was crying and looking for his mother."

Li Xiang said to her: "Mom asked me to call you back and take Xiaodang with you. Aunt Jia and sister-in-law will probably have to stay at the hospital and won't be able to come back for a while. Let Xiaodang stay at our house for two days first." .”

The eldest sister nodded and had no objection to this, although she knew that if she brought Xiaodang home, she would probably take the child with her.

Li Xiang walked over, held Xiaodang in his arms, and coaxed her, "Uncle has cooked chicken soup at home. Xiaodang, do you want to drink it?"

"What is chicken soup?"

Xiaodang, who knew Li Xiang, was held in his arms. He did not struggle and kicked around, but blinked and asked obediently.

"How come you don't even know about chicken soup!!!" The younger brother looked at Xiaodang in surprise and thought she was a bumpkin.

He looked like he was letting you see the world, and showed off: "Chicken soup is a soup made by old hens stewed with water. The taste~that taste~the taste of chicken soup is..."

After several pauses, Li Xiaodi didn't say what the chicken soup tasted like.

Seeing this, Li Xiang and his eldest sister looked at each other and smiled, yes, let alone the three-year-old Xiao Dang, even the eight-year-old Li Xiaodi has not had chicken soup for many years.

What does chicken soup taste like? Except for Xiao Dang, who was still ignorant, the three of them swallowed unconsciously.

When I returned to the backyard with Xiaodang in my arms, I saw the deaf old lady sitting at the door of her house. Several people stopped and said hello. Even Xiaodang was taught by Li Xiang to call Zuzu.

The deaf old lady was only told by the aunt that Jia Dongxu was sent to the hospital, but she did not know the severity of his injuries.

When Xiaodang called her, she didn't show any affection. The old lady always didn't like girls.

Auntie is still in the hospital and has not returned, so the old lady's meal tonight will fall on the Li family.

This chicken soup is so fragrant that even the old lady who had always been hiding in the house and waiting for the food to be delivered took the initiative to walk to Li's house with a cane.

(End of this chapter)