Their family had made a lot of preparations for the New Year. After making the cakes, putting away the dumplings, and starting to prepare snacks, an unexpected guest came to the house.

The people were brought by Qin An, and the people who came were none other than Ding Azhuang and the others.

Mao Xiaosui was a little surprised and quickly took them into the house.

Ding Azhuang looked at the yard, entered the house and sat down before saying, "This yard is so grand."

Mao Xiaosui smiled, "It's not impressive, but it's not bad. By the way, have you told Pingshun?"

When she spoke, she looked at Ding Ping'an. She looked the same every year, taller and more beautiful.

Li Ruyi pulled her to talk affectionately, and took her and Ding Pingsui out after a while.

Ding Azhuang: "I shouted loudly when I passed by the breeding farm, and he knew."

Li Yunshan went to bring some dumplings in. Mao Xiaosui steamed half of them and fried half of them.

While they were eating, Mao Xiaosui lit the stove in Ding Pingshun's house to keep warm.

There are many rooms in the house, but there are no beddings, and I didn’t expect them to come. Fortunately, I can sleep even if I am crowded.

The kids haven’t seen each other for a long time, and they kept talking during the meal.

Mao Xiaosui noticed that Ding Azhuang was staring at Li Ankang and Li Ruyi, revealing a bit of contemplation.

Mao Xiaosui smiled and asked, "Why do you think so of Ankang and Ruyi?"

Ding Azhuang shook his head and immersed himself in eating.

Mao Xiaosui was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any questions.

After dinner, Li Ruyi took Ding Pingan back to the house to sleep. Li Ankang and Ding Pingsui also went to play with toys.

After the children left, Ding Azhuang asked, "Is business easy in the county?"

"It depends on the business." After Li Yunshan answered, he found that his expression was not relaxed, and his brows suddenly wrinkled. "Is there something wrong at home?"

Aunt Ding glared at Ding Azhuang and said, "What do you think? Don't let Xiao Sui and Yunshan worry."

"I'm hesitating," Ding Azhuang said, "I'm thinking about whether to come to the county to do business."

"Come on." Mao Xiaosui said immediately, "It's so close. It's good for you to raise pigs in the countryside, but it's also hard work."

Ding Azhuang shook his head, "I've never felt anything bad about farming and raising pigs in my life. I just wanted to let Ping Sui read some books and gain knowledge."

"It's a good thing." Li Yunshan also said, "I didn't feel any inconvenience if I didn't know how to read before. But after I learned it, I think it's better to be literate."

"Yes." Ding Azhuang smiled and nodded, "Pingshun is indeed different after he learned how to read."

Mao Xiaosui asked them, "What business do you want to do?"

Ding Azhuang shook his head, "I also know how to farm and raise pigs. I don't know anything else."

"Where are you opening a shop to sell food?" Auntie Ding asked.

Mao Xiaosui thought for a moment and said, "It's OK to sell food, but it's definitely not possible to eat food. You won't make much money."

Ding Azhuang: "You have many ideas, think of a way."

Mao Xiaosui was naturally willing, "Let me think about it." He then asked, "Have you killed the pigs at home?"

"Kill them, and only keep the breeding pigs. My parents can also take care of the shop at home."

Mao Xiaosui: "Then stay here for a while and we can think of something together."

Ding Azhuang agreed.

They drove a long way, and Li Yunshan asked, "Would you like to take a nap? The house in Pingshun is empty."

The two nodded in agreement.

After the two left, she and Li Yunshan went out to buy cotton, planning to make two more quilts. After all, Ding Azhuang and the others are here, and Ding Pingshun should also be here. The old quilts from before were taken to the breeding farm. Now there are no extra ones at home, so we can only make them freshly.

Ding Azhuang fell asleep in the afternoon and did not get up. Ding A's wife squinted for half an hour and then woke up.

Mao Xiaosui, a familiar person, didn't have so many polite words and asked her to join him.

Auntie Ding asked, "How long did Pingshun live here?"

Mao Xiaosui shook his head: "Not much, he is restless and always running over there."

Auntie Ding laughed.

Li Ruyi and Ding Ping'an stayed in the side room and did not come out. When Mao Xiaosui brought snacks to them, he discovered that the three children were playing with Li Ankang's toys on the bed.

Ding Ping'an's hair was tied up in a mess, and it looked like Li Ruyi's masterpiece. She didn't care. She said, "Eat less, and have dinner tonight" and left.

Sister-in-law Ding was better at sewing than she was, and she could sew a cotton quilt in just a short time.

The mattress used to make the bed is made of rabbit skin, and it doesn't matter if it's not sewn well. If you put cotton directly under it, and throw a piece of charcoal at night to keep the stove from going out, it won't get cold.

Sure enough, Ding Pingshun came in the evening, carrying a basket of rabbit meat.

It is essential for a family to talk about themselves when they meet. Probably because he has grown up, Mao Xiaosui found that Ding Pingan was not as clingy as before, but his eyes were smiling and he was very happy.

Ding Pingshun hugged Ding Ping'an and talked to Ding Pingsui for a long time. The two children kissed him and looked at them happily.

Li Ruyi watched from the side and saw Ding Pingshun hugging Ding Ping'an and Ding Pingsui and then he also moved forward.

Ding Pingshun was amused by her eager look and hugged her for a while, fearing that Li Ankang would be offended, so she hugged him too.

Li Ruyi was very happy to be hugged. Li Ankang looked a little confused but was still hugged obediently.

Guessing that Ding Pingshun would come, Mao Xiaosui cooked a lot of rice.

Boiled rice, scrambled eggs and mushrooms, stir-fried beans with sliced ​​meat, braised rabbit, and finally heated a plate of sugar cakes.

After dinner, Ding Azhuang told Ding Pingshun what they thought while sitting and chatting.

Ding Pingshun was quite happy, but he was also concerned about one thing, doing business.

Mao Xiaosui thought of two ways in the afternoon. The first was to cook food as Aunt Ding suggested, and the second was to open a teahouse.

To be more precise, it should be a teahouse that runs storytellers. Since it is a storyteller’s teahouse, storytellers are naturally indispensable.

She expressed her thoughts, and before Ding Azhuang and Ding A's wife could say anything, Li Ruyi hurriedly said, "Storytelling."

Ding Azhuang was amused, "I don't have the ability."

Li Ruyi hurriedly pointed to herself, "Me."

Mao Xiaosui covered his face, Li Yunshan sighed, Li Ankang and several children expressed doubts, and Ding Azhuang, Ding A'sao, and Ding Pingshun were amused.

Obviously Ding Azhuang didn't take Li Ruyi's words to heart, and just asked Mao Xiaosui, "What do you sell for food?"

"Hemp seed cake."

Auntie Ding: "That thing is expensive, can it be sold for money?"

"Ten copper coins is definitely not enough. Let's ask around and see if it can be cheaper."

Li Yunshan: "Where can I find out?"

Mao Xiaosui: "Hemp seeds are medicine, where do you want to go?"

Li Yunshan understood and looked at Ding Azhuang, "We'll ask tomorrow."

Ding Azhuang probably understood that he wanted to go to the drug store and agreed.

After talking about the conversation, it was getting late, so Mao Xiaosui told Ding Pingshun, "I've paved the room next to your original room. You go and sleep."

Ding Pingsui immediately said, "I want to sleep with my brother."

Ding Pingshun touched his head and agreed.

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