A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 57 The Unseen Uncle

Faced with such a warm greeting, Li Xiang did not respond immediately.

He looked at Mother Li with questioning eyes.

At this time, Mother Li introduced her: "This is your uncle."

Then he pointed to the person on the left and said he was the first cousin, and the person on the right was the second cousin.

The cousin and the uncle look very similar, both have upright faces.

The second cousin is more delicate and his face is not so square.

Li Xiang followed and called people one after another.

The first cousin smiled back slightly, while the second cousin smiled happily with his teeth bared just like the uncle.

"Come, come, come, sit, sit, sit, my kids have grown so big~." Uncle Li greeted him as if he were a guest.

Li Xiang took off his satchel and handed it to his eldest sister, then sat down.

The eldest sister took the bag and turned around and sent it into the back room.

"What are you doing here, uncle and cousins?" Li Xiang went straight to the topic without even exchanging pleasantries.

It's almost dark today, so if you can't do something, just say no as early as possible, and don't delay others in finding a place to spend the night.

"It's nothing serious, I just came to see you." Uncle Li was also very discerning. Seeing that Li Xiang was not as close to them as expected, he suppressed what he originally wanted to say.

Then he pointed to the three sacks placed in the corner and said: "They are all worthless mountain goods. Don't dislike them."

After saying that, he asked the boss to open the bag. Uncle Li was also very thoughtful. The things he brought had to wait until Li Xiang came back and open them in front of him.

I just talked about old times with Mother Li for so long, but I didn't even mention the contents of these three bags.

Li's mother and eldest sister thought it was their luggage.

The knot on the bag was untied, and the contents inside were revealed.

There are peanuts, jujubes, sorbets, dried mushrooms, dried sweet potatoes, pickled vegetables, etc. There are many kinds of miscellaneous things.

Finally, I took out the one from the bottom of the box, and oh, it turned out to be two bacon chickens.

Li Xiang calculated in his mind that the uncle might have brought all his family's savings except for the staple food.

"His uncle, you are too polite." Mother Li wiped away her slightly cold attitude and seemed to be moved by these great gifts.

"Hey~ I haven't been here for many years. It's hard to come here once. How can I come here empty-handed." Uncle Li sighed and waved his hand.

He was also glad in his heart that he didn't come shamelessly without bringing anything this time, but was prepared to ask for help in advance.

He and his two children had gone all the way to find him, and when they heard that Li Shengli, his brother whom he had not seen for many years, was no longer there, his heart skipped a beat. He felt sad about the death of his old friend, but also felt that what he wanted was hopeless.

But he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise later. A college student unexpectedly appeared in the Li family without any noise. The ancestral graves were really covered in smoke. Uncle Li was already planning to go back to the village chief to record the family tree again.

Mother Li said politely: "It's really a waste of money for you guys. You should take it back with you when you leave. It's not easy for every family now. It's easy to feed a family with just these things."

"I brought it to you specially, so I won't bother to carry it back. I won't mention what happened in the past years. We have enough food this year and we won't be hungry. Don't worry, brothers and sisters." Uncle Li is very good at talking. , a few words dispelled all the doubts in Mother Li’s heart.

As for women, their vision is mostly limited to one-third of an acre of their own land.

There are so many things in front of her, enough to feed the children at home for many delicious meals. It is difficult for her not to be tempted.

"Mom, it's almost dinner time. Let's cook quickly. My uncle and his two cousins ​​came all the way here, so they must still be hungry." Li wanted to speak out and sent Li's mother away to avoid being beaten later. The fool can't find the north.

You must know that relatives who have not been in contact with each other for many years, and they come with heavy gifts when they come, must be asking for a lot.Those things are not so easy to eat. If they are not too much, your mouth will be soaked before they are eaten.

"Yes, yes, look at my brain. Li, I want you to chat with your uncle and cousin first, and I'll go cook."

After being reminded by her eldest son, Mother Li immediately understood and sobered up a lot. She left the home court to her son and withdrew from it.

Before leaving, even though the food for the guests at home was not rich, I never thought of grabbing some from what Uncle Li brought.

She was worried that things would not be settled later and she would touch the things that others had brought and she would not be able to explain it later.

Mother Li still has this sense of propriety.

At this time, only Li Xiang and the uncle's family of three were left in the outer room. The eldest sister was taken to the kitchen by Li's mother, and the younger brother Li was doing homework in the back room.
Most of their conversations revolved around trivial matters at home.

I didn't talk in depth because it didn't stand up to scrutiny. I just said, "Father Li is gone, why no one comes from my hometown."

It can make the false family relationship that is now caused by the accumulation of materials and warm greetings fall apart.

Until the food was served, Li Xiang also got a rough idea of ​​Uncle Li's family members from the conversation.

There are six people in the family, including the uncle, aunt, first cousin, first cousin, nephew, and second cousin.

The eldest cousin is 24 years old this year and has only been married for two years. The younger nephew is not yet 1 year old.

The second cousin is 3 years older than Li Xiang and is only 20 this year.

When they walked outside, just by looking at their heights, they knew they were the children of Lao Li's family, and they both had tall genes.

Li Xiang originally thought that he was tall enough at 185, but when he looked at his cousin's height, he was probably 1 meters tall.

He was worried that the meals prepared by Li's mother were not enough to feed everyone's teeth.

The guests came unexpectedly today, and Mother Li failed to prepare in advance.

Adhering to the idea that even if you don't eat well, you should eat enough.

Mother Li steamed two baskets of Erhe noodle steamed buns. When one basket was brought to the table, the other basket was still steaming on the stove.

There are four dishes put together tightly, namely, fried kelp slices, vinegar cabbage, scrambled eggs with green onions, and shredded pickles.

This pickled vegetable lump shreds are stir-fried in large oil according to Li Xiang's previous suggestion, and two chopped dry red peppers are placed inside.

Salty and spicy, it goes very well with rice.

Although there were not many dishes, Mrs. Li always added more portions, and every plate was piled full.

Especially the scrambled eggs. As the only non-vegetarian dish today, Mother Li cooked all the remaining seven or eight dishes she had at home.

No wine was served on today's dinner table. Firstly, today's dishes were not suitable for drinking. Secondly, no one in the Li family usually drinks, so there was no wine at home.

At first, the first cousin and the second cousin were too embarrassed to hold out their chopsticks and just ate the steamed buns in their hands.

But under the persuasion of Li Xiang's family, he soon started to eat, using his chopsticks more and more diligently.

Li Xiang found that they were very interested in fried kelp slices, so he changed the side of the plate and put this dish in front of them.

Although kelp is not expensive, this dish occasionally appears in the vegetable markets in the east and west cities in some seasons, but there is no chance to buy it in rural areas.

Moreover, if kelp is fried, if you want it to be delicious, you must add heavy oil, otherwise it will be dry in the mouth and not tasty.

Li wanted to see them eating happily, and thought to himself, the rural areas are also severely short of oil.

(End of this chapter)