jdhmnovel Chapter 218 Returning to her parents’ home on the second day of the new year
Chapter 218 Returning to her parents’ home on the second day of the new year
As Li Xin spoke, Gu Qingqing and Wen Wuyan looked in the direction of his finger.
I saw a familiar figure standing up under a tree by the roadside, pressing down his hat, and walking quickly towards the crowd.
Gu Qingqing couldn't believe her eyes until Gu Zhuangzhuang ran up to her and called out "Sister."
"Zhuangzhuang?"
"Sister, you look so beautiful today." Gu Zhuangzhuang smiled foolishly.
Gu Qingqing automatically ignored his compliments and said in surprise, "Why are you here so early in the morning? What are you doing here? When did you come?"
It has to be said that Gu Zhuangzhuang's appearance outside Niutoushan Village at this time shocked Gu Qingqing, who asked him three questions in a row.
Even Wen Wuyan was surprised. He stopped the cart and asked, "Zhuangzhuang, why are you here?"
Gu Zhuangzhuang stretched out his hand to scratch his head, but when his hand touched his hat, he had to stop. Then he said slowly, "My mother asked me to come here early in the morning, saying that it would be difficult for you to travel with the child, so she asked me to come and see you."
Gu Qingqing looked at the white frost on his hat and scarf. The fact that he appeared here now meant that he had left home at dawn tomorrow.
It was daybreak in the village but still dark in the mountains. In addition, the snow on the mountains had not melted yet, so Gu Qingqing had no idea how he got here.
Gu Qingqing felt sad at this moment.
She stepped forward and raised her hand to help him brush off the frost on his scarf. She couldn't help nagging him, "Why don't you go home when you come? Why are you squatting on the road? Aren't you cold? Also, next time, don't go on the mountain road before dawn unless it's important. Don't you know that the mountains are unsafe?"
Gu Zhuangzhuang chuckled, "Mom said that it's not the Lantern Festival yet, so I can't go to your house. I can only wait for you guys on the roadside." Then he gestured and said, "The wind blows on my head when I stand, but I squat under a tree and I won't feel cold."
He found that whenever he moved, his sister had to stand on tiptoe. In an instant, the tall guy stood still obediently, allowing his sister to pat the frost on him. He even half-squatted when his sister could not reach him.
Gu Qingqing's nose felt sore because of her naive and simple words.
As the child's uncle, he could only come to the house before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to give lanterns to the child, especially during the first few days of the Lunar New Year.
That's why Gu Jia told him not to go home, and he obediently waited at the entrance of the village.
Gu Qingqing knew these rules, but she didn't care at all at the moment. What's more, she and Wen Wuyan were living alone now, so she didn't need to care about anyone's face.
"Don't listen to your mother next time. When you come to Niutoushan Village, just go into my sister's house. No matter what the rules are."
Gu Zhuangzhuang said "Oh", but it was unknown how much he actually heard.
"uncle."
"Uncle, are you here to pick us up?"
Dahua and Erhua shouted in unison in the car.
Gu Zhuangzhuang smiled at his two nieces and said, "Well, grandma asked me to pick you up."
Gu Zhuangzhuang then walked up to Wen Wuyan and said, "Brother-in-law, bring me the car. Let's go quickly. Mother is already waiting at home."
Wen Wuyan didn't give in. "You've been traveling so hard. Do you want to get in the car and take a rest? I'll take you for a while. When I'm tired, you can take over."
"Hey, I don't want to sit. Then brother-in-law, please pull the cart quickly." Gu Zhuangzhuang urged.
If they walked along the mountain road to Shuangxi Village, it would only take about an hour to get there. But now they couldn't drive up the mountain road, so they had to take a detour to another village. In this way, it would take them an hour and a half to reach Shuangxi Village.
This was because Wen Wuyan and Gu Zhuangzhuang hardly stopped and traveled quickly. Otherwise, without Gu Zhuangzhuang, it would have been good for their family to arrive before lunch.
Lu Xiaocao, who was looking out the door, finally saw someone coming. Instead of rushing to greet them, she ran toward the yard and said, "Mom, my sister and the others are here."
When Gu Jia, who was steaming glutinous rice cakes in the kitchen heard that her daughter was coming, she dropped the fire stick in her hand, left the wooden block and ran out, with Lu Xiaocao following closely behind.
Erhua got off the car as soon as she entered the village. When she saw her grandmother, she trotted and called out, "Grandma, I'm here to wish you a happy new year."
At the same time, the man pounced on Gu Jia's legs like a small cannonball.
Erhua said happy new year but she didn't kneel down, because her mother said when she came that to pay new year's greetings at grandmother's house, one should wait until before eating money.
"Oh, dear Erhua, are you cold on the road? Are you hungry? Come home with grandma. I'm steaming glutinous rice and date cakes for you." Gu Jia looked down at Erhua with joy in her eyes. Seeing that her little face was red from the wind, she raised her hand and wanted to rub it gently with her fingers.
She moved her fingers closer, and against Erhua's fair and tender face, her fingers looked even rougher.
For fear of hurting the child's face, she rubbed the child's cheek with the back of her hand instead.
"Grandma, I'm not cold. I was so hot when I ran here just now."
Gu Jia was blocked by Erhua. Xiaocao smiled and looked at Erhua, but walked towards Gu Qingqing behind her.
"Brother-in-law, sister, did you have a good journey? Dahua and the little one's face are all red from the cold. Come home with aunt to warm up. Is Sanhua still sleeping?" Lu Xiaocao was the first to call out and greeted them one by one.
"The road is okay and easy to walk on." Gu Qingqing replied.
"Aunt, I'm not cold. There is a thick quilt in the car, and mother also brought a small quilt." Dahua was still sitting in the car guarding Sanhua.
She didn't stay in the car the whole time, she got off and ran for a while.
"It's not cold, okay. Hey, Daxin, you've grown a lot taller in just a few days." Lu Xiaocao exclaimed in surprise when her eyes swept over Li Xin.
Li Xin smiled at Lu Xiaocao and said happily, "Aunt, aunt always makes sure I'm full."
"Okay, okay, what a sensible child."
Gu Zhuangzhuang was pulling the cart, so Lu Xiaocao naturally didn't need to go up to help. Instead, she put her arm around Gu Qingqing's arm and greeted her affectionately, "Sister, please come home quickly. Mom has cooked a chicken and steamed glutinous rice cakes on the stove. Fill your stomach when you get home."
Gu Qingqing held her hand with one hand, and seeing that she had a headscarf made from old clothes on her head, she couldn't help but say to her, "You've only been giving birth for a few days, why are you running out? Be careful if you get a scratch on your forehead, or you'll have a headache in the future."
Lu Xiaocao smiled happily and said, "It's okay, sister. I have a headscarf with me."
"mother."
"mother in law!"
Gu Qingqing and Wen Wuyan greeted Gu Jia who was approaching with Erhua.
"Hey, hey, hey, everyone is here, let's go home."
When everyone entered the yard, when Gu Qingqing was about to go to the east room to see the child, she was stopped by Gu Jiashi with a smile, "Xiaocao and the child don't live in the east room, they are in the west hall. If you want to see the child, go to the west hall. Your father and I live in the east room now."
Gu Qingqing was slightly startled, then asked, "Have you returned the house?"
"Zhuangzhuang has a new family, and the east room is too small. Your father and I are old, and we don't mind living there. I decided to move the house before the New Year."