Soul Travel: I was bought by the fierce man in the village to farm

After dinner in the evening they went to the teahouse.

The Ding family hasn't arrived yet, but Qin An has arrived early and has already eaten half a plate of melon seeds.

Unexpectedly, the old lady Mao Xiaosui asked, "Aren't you here?"

Qin An said "yes" and said, "I said I was sleepy. I was lying at home and didn't want to come out."

The old lady has only had enough time and food these past few years, so her age-related ailments are showing up. But after all, she is old, and as long as she doesn't die, she still has to suffer some of the punishment she deserves.

The custom of teahouses opening their doors on New Year's Eve was established last year. In order to grab a good seat, many people had their New Year's Eve dinner in the afternoon when it was still bright. They dragged their families there early, each holding a small bag. I sat down on the bench towards the door of the teahouse, waiting for the teahouse to open so I could grab a seat next to the stove.

It doesn't matter how many waiters there are in the teahouse, they just open the door to welcome guests at the time specified by the owner.

After sitting and waiting for a while, the Ding family arrived, as well as Ding Ping'an and the Kong family. They greeted each other and said a few words before taking their seats. Li Ankang kept craning his neck to look at the door until the storyteller started to talk about Shen. No millet appeared.

Li Ankang couldn't sit still and stood up, approached Mao Xiaosui and said, "I'm going out."

Mao Xiaosui and Aunt Ding were talking and waved their hands when they heard the words.

Because he had to watch the New Year's Eve, it took a long time. He read a storybook in one night and listened to the storyteller's vivid speech. The time went by really fast. When the show was about to end, Mao Xiaosui remembered that Li Ankang was not back.

He was an older child and Mao Xiaosui was not worried until the teahouse ended. After greeting each other, Ding Pingshun and Li Ruyi walked home together with Li Ruyi and asked about Li Ankang.

Li Yunshan guessed, "Maybe he went to find Shen Guzi."

Li Ruyi didn't ask any more questions, and the few of them chatted and went home.

The door to the house is open, indicating that Li Ankang has returned.

There were all open fires here. In order to prevent a fire, they put out all the lights in the house when they left. Although the door was open, the house was still dark.

"Ankang?" Li Yunshan shouted.

Hei Wang called out in Li Ankang's room, indicating that Li Ankang was indeed back.

Before they could ask any more questions, Li Ankang walked out, entered the room, lit the lamp and sat down. Only then did Mao Xiaosui ask, "Why are you back?"

Li Ankang: "There were too many people in the teahouse. I couldn't squeeze in, so I came back."

Li Yunshan: "Your mother asked you if you and Gu Zi have reached an agreement."

Li Ankang sighed deeply, "I don't know what she meant. I asked her if she wanted to marry me. I would go talk to Grandma Shen, but she didn't say anything. I asked her several times, and she... She didn’t reply to me anyway, and I didn’t know how to coax her. She didn’t say anything to me, and she always said she was afraid that grandma would be worried about going back, so I couldn’t stay, so she came back first.”

Mao Xiaosui snorted coldly, "It's normal for two people to have disagreements when they get along, but they need to know how to reconcile. If they remain frozen and refuse to reconcile, it's like a sawed-off gourd. How bad would it be if they really want to live together?" Heart."

Li Ankang had never lost his temper except for his height since he was a child. Even if he was unhappy, it was only for a moment. He was actually quite unhappy with Shen Guzi's behavior, but he didn't know what to do at the moment. He said, "I'll go back." Go to bed, I want to eat Xiao Long Bao tomorrow morning."

Mao Xiaosui agreed, and he and Li Yunshan tidied up before lying on the bed.

The two of them didn't mention anything about Shen Guzi, and they talked about other things.

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It snowed during the night and it still didn’t stop when I woke up in the morning.

The stove in the house went out in the middle of the night, and the air was a bit cold. Fortunately, Li Yunshan's body was warm, so he felt warm next to him.

The two of them were lazy with peace of mind, but Li Ankang got up because he couldn't bear the hunger anymore.

He called them to get up in the yard and took the lead in sweeping the snow in the yard.

Li Yunshan wrapped Mao Xiaosui in a quilt and went to light the fire first, and asked her to get up later while he and Li Ankang cleaned up the yard.

As soon as Li Yunshan left, the bed got cold quickly. Mao Xiaosui also got up quickly. After washing, he steamed the steamed dumplings that Li Ankang ordered, cooked millet porridge, and called Li Yunshan to come in and cut a plate of thin mutton slices. After frying, I finally made a small plate of salted onion porridge.

This year is particularly lively. On the first day of the new year, there will be a performance by a juggling troupe invited by someone. At this moment, gongs and drums are being beaten to announce the event.

Li Ankang liked to join in the fun and said excitedly, "Let's go see it too."

Li Yunshan nodded, "Go out and ask around to see if it's night or day."

Li Ankang agreed, finished eating quickly and went out.

He had a late meal in the morning, and it was almost noon when Li Ankang came back. He said, "It starts in the evening. This year it's not just a juggling troupe, but also an opera troupe. The opera troupe starts a little later, and it doesn't start until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."

Li Yunshan asked, "Who invited me?"

"I didn't ask about this." Li Ankang said, "Never mind it, just watch it."

The street has been decorated all day today for the lively evening. Lanterns were even set up high on the ground where the performance was held, and even the small stalls were set up early.

Li Ruyi and Ding Pingshun came for dinner in the evening. Li Ruyi gnawed a few pieces of meat and drank a bowl of soup even though he had finished his meal. He didn't stop until he hiccupped.

Mao Xiaosui asked, "Are you two doing it at home instead of cooking?"

Ding Pingshun looked at Li Ruyi funny, "She ate a big bowl of rice, a lot of meat and vegetables at night."

Mao Xiaosui looked at Li Ruyi who kept touching his belly and said, "Be careful of becoming fat."

Li Ruyi pouted, but he finally listened.

When they went out, there were already many people on the street, and they all came to watch the fun.

I followed the crowd to the place, and there was already a sea of ​​people. Fortunately, a wooden platform was set up, so I could see a little bit.

Li Yunshan is also the tallest among the crowd. Mao Xiaosui is not short among women, but he is still out of reach among the crowd and can only be seen through the cracks.

She was standing on tiptoe with a hand on her waist. Behind her was Li Yunshan, but there was no guarantee that someone was taking advantage of him. She was about to turn around to see that everyone was being picked up.

It was crowded, so when Li Yunshan was hugging her, she accidentally kicked the person in front of her with her foot. Fortunately, the person in front of her saw the fun and didn't look back.

Mao Xiaosui asked him, "What are you doing?"

Li Yunshan: "Can you see clearly now?"

It was possible, but it was quite strange. The people being hugged and put on necks were all children. She was really embarrassed for such a big person, so she quickly asked Li Yunshan to put her down.

Li Yunshan did as he was told, but still said, "It's okay, no one is looking at you."

"You can't see the ones in the front, and you can't even see the ones in the back."

Li Yunshan laughed, said something to Li Ankang and others not far away, and pulled Mao Xiaosui out of the crowd to the back.

Mao Xiaosui guessed what he wanted to do and didn't struggle anymore when he was hugged again.

After all, she was an adult, and she was not light when being held. She only looked at it for a while and then quickly thought about it.

Li Yunshan put her down, but saw Mao Xiaosui frowning and looking not good.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Mao Xiaosui pointed in one direction, "Look over there, is Shen Guzi there?"

There were a lot of lanterns hanging, and there happened to be another fire-breathing performance on the stage, but there were too many people, and at a glance there were all heads. Li Yunshan stretched his neck and didn't see them for a long time. Ask "What happened?"

Mao Xiaosui was sure she was right, "She was with a man, and the man protected her at all times." How could Shen Guzi, a stranger, let the man touch her arm in a protective manner. "Mainly, I have never heard of her having a cousin even though I have known her for so long.

There is only one possibility. That person is someone Shen Guzi likes. Combined with Shen Guzi's performance these days and Mrs. Shen's original rejection, it is nine out of ten that this is the case.

She sneered and couldn't help scolding, "What a favor." She didn't have to like Li Ankang, but it was impossible for her to force Shen Guzi to marry just because Li Ankang was her son, but while this man was fishing for Li Ankang, On the other hand, she was procrastinating with other men, and she was simply indifferent.

Li Yunshan was equally angry and lost his mood to watch the fun, so he simply went home.