Chapter 285 A little disgusting
Chapter 285 A little disgusting
Mr. Li also felt sorry for Li Mei'e. Even if Mrs. Zheng didn't say anything, he would find a way to save some for Li Mei'e.
"Dad, have you been doing well lately?" Although Li Sanlang followed Grandpa Li's instructions and sat on the kang, he was still feeling uneasy. In order to prevent Grandpa Li from asking questions that he couldn't answer, Li Sanlang thought about it and took the initiative to find a topic to start a conversation.
"Okay, okay, Third Brother, what about you? It's getting cold recently, so wear more clothes when you work. If you get cold, we in the countryside—"
Mr. Li was giving the same instructions to Li Sanlang as he had given them before, but his eyes unconsciously fell on Li Sanlang's new cotton-padded jacket.
The fabric looks good and it seems that there is a lot of cotton. So even if you stand outside for half an hour or an hour in this new cotton-padded jacket, it shouldn't be cold, Mr. Li couldn't help thinking.
At the same time, Li Sanlang was also thinking about other things. He was thinking that he had always heard Grandpa Li say such words before, many times. Every time he heard it, Li Sanlang would feel warm in his heart. But no matter how many times he heard it, he still had to do what he had to do and do the work he had to do. He could not avoid it at all. Even if he was really sick, he would take some folk remedies from the countryside and continue to work.
The cotton-padded jacket had been worn for who knows how many years and could no longer keep out the wind. Li Sanlang almost unconsciously touched his clothes, thinking that the clothes made by Zhang were really warm.
Mr. Li didn't notice Li Sanlang's expression. He just changed the topic to a less awkward one and continued chatting.
When Li Sanlang came back, his face was full of fatigue, but he did not look unhappy. It was probably because Mr. Li and the others did not say anything that made Li Sanlang feel embarrassed.
"Dad, you're back. Look, my mother saved this for you, saying you like it." When Li Mingxia saw Li Sanlang coming back, he didn't mention that Li Sanlang had been to the Li family's old house. He just handed over a piece of date cake that Zhang had saved for Li Sanlang.
Li Sanlang took it, looked at Zhang with emotion, and ate it in big mouthfuls. The sweet date cake quickly made him forget the unhappy things, not to mention he had such a caring wife and lovely children.
Seeing that Li Sanlang's expression had eased, Li Mingxia accompanied Zhang to make the cloak for a while.
"You go back to sleep first. These two pieces of clothing will be finished tomorrow morning and you can wear them when you go out to play next fall and next winter." Zhang looked at the work in her hands and continued sewing without wasting time.
There was no way, this cloak was so beautiful that Zhang couldn't wait to see what her two daughters looked like wearing it.
"Mom, there's no rush for other clothes. We can just buy them even if we can't make them. But Zhengde's cloak still needs to be made by you yourself. My craftsmanship is good, much better than those embroiderers in the ready-made clothing shops in this town." Li Mingxia said with a smile.
Of course she knew what Zhang liked to hear the most. If she didn't let Zhang do anything and asked her to buy everything, Zhang would definitely feel very uncomfortable. But like now, if she found some work that "only she could do" for Zhang and gave her high praise, Zhang would feel particularly happy.
Sure enough, while Zhang told her not to lie to her, she couldn't stop smiling.
Li Mingxia smiled secretly and went back to his room to sleep.
There were almost no dumplings left from last night's meal, so Li Mingxia had to get up early in the morning to cook something. Originally thinking that there was nothing to do today, Li Mingxia stayed in the house thinking about the things to prepare for the New Year, and also planning what to do after the spring. But unexpectedly, something happened in the afternoon.
Seeing Li Zhengde who came back at least two hours earlier, he asked, "Why did you come back so early?"
Li Mingxia said with some surprise.
Nowadays, academies have classes all day unless there is a scheduled day off. Today is not a holiday, so why are the classes ending early?
"Li Zhengxue was beaten." The expression on Li Zhengde's face looked a little strange, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or confused.
When Li Mingxia heard that Li Zhengxue was beaten, his first reaction was that he was not paying attention in class and was scolded by the teacher, but looking at Li Zhengde's reaction, it seemed that was not the case.
Thinking of this, Li Mingxia became even more curious and hurriedly urged Li Zhengde to continue.
"What's going on?" Li Mingxia pulled Li Zhengde to his room first and asked in a low voice.
Li Zhengde closed the door, sat down at the table with his sister and began to talk about what happened today.
"Actually, I didn't really figure out what happened. It was during the break after class today that Li Zhengxue said he wanted to go to the toilet. He didn't come back for a long time. He was still nowhere to be seen when class started. The teacher smelled it and found that Li Zhengxue had been gone for more than half an hour. He quickly asked someone to go to the toilet to check, and saw, um—"
Li Zhengde didn't finish his words, but the expression on his face was very interesting, and Li Mingxia had already imagined it.
"Um, you mean, Li Zhengxue fell down--" Li Mingxia looked at Li Zhengde with the last hope and asked tentatively.
"Yeah." Li Zhengde nodded, and the expression on his face became even more exciting.
The brother and sister didn't know how to react. After a while, Li Mingxia picked up the cups from the table and gave one to Li Zhengde and one to herself. After drinking it, they found that it was orange juice with fruit pulp in it. Although it tasted good, it was not what they should have at this time.
But Li Zhengde just showed a very surprised expression, "This thing is really delicious, what is this? Is it something new that you have researched, big sister? What's its name?"
Li Zhengde had no doubt about where these things came from. Now, in Li Zhengde's opinion, Li Mingxia was simply omnipotent. Whatever he made and whatever he took out was justified.
"Yes, I just researched it, but I can't make it well yet. Let's try it out in the next two days. If you like it, I'll make more for you to take away." Li Mingxia suddenly felt relieved. Yes, his family had already tacitly agreed to this matter. As for others? Sorry, this is a secret recipe passed down from our ancestors. It cannot be disclosed.
So, what do I have to be afraid of? It's no longer important.
"Okay, thank you, big sister." Li Zhengde said happily, because the nausea that Li Zhengxue had felt had disappeared.
"But speaking of which, was Li Zhengxue really beaten? Or did he fall down on his own?"
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