Because the two families are far away, they don't usually move around much, and the uncles of the second grandfather's house, Yu Xiaocao, don't know each other very well. She pulled down the scarf and gave Yu Yang a dry laugh.
Fortunately, when Yu Lixia came out of the courtyard, he saw Yu Xiaocao showing a surprised expression: "It's a snowy day, why is Xiaocao here? What happened at home?"
"No! My family killed a pig, and my father asked me to bring some to you, Second Grandpa." Yu Xiaocao's little nose was red from the cold, and a layer of frost formed on her long eyelashes. Taking advantage of her snow-white skin, she looked like snow. Elf-like.
"Jing's family is not well-off this year. Pork is so expensive. If you sell it, you can get some money to buy food. What can you give away? Hurry up and take it back..." In the past, Yu Lixia's family was considered good among the three brothers, and Yu Hai The whole family has been tortured by the Zhang family, and he, the second uncle, is not easy to get ahead. He didn't help much when Yu Hai separated his family, so he didn't have the nerve to ask for things from the younger generation.
Yu Lixia's eldest daughter-in-law couldn't turn her eyes away when she saw a large piece of meat and a bag of grain on the sled, she hurriedly interrupted her father-in-law, and said, "Father, my niece must have froze when she came all the way. Hurry up and get warm inside."
Yu Xiaocao quickly shook her head and said, "No, I still have to go to Xishan Village to give a New Year's gift! Second Grandpa, I wish you a happy New Year in advance and good luck!"
She unloaded the meat and food for the second grandpa's house, got on the sled, and let Dahui pull it away. Yu Lixia still wanted to keep her for lunch, but she declined on the excuse that she still had to go to her grandmother's house. I don't know the second grandpa's family well, so it would be awkward to have nothing to say.
Yu Lixia's eldest daughter-in-law couldn't wait to open her pocket, saw the white flour inside, and exclaimed: "Father, Dahai's family is really particular. There are so many flours, at least twenty catties, and this piece of pork. There are more than ten catties, how many taels of silver can you sell in the town!!"
Yu Lixia glared at her, and said: "More than a few taels of silver? This is wild pork!! Yu Hai's family is benevolent and righteous, and the third child is enjoying a blessing with them!! Boss daughter-in-law, these meats are the annual gift that Hai Hai gave us. Don’t sell it for too much money!”
The eldest daughter-in-law smiled and said: "Then we are lucky! Tsk tsk, the Dahai family is really capable, and they can get fresh cabbage! On the night of New Year's Eve, we will eat dumplings with cabbage and pork! This year we can eat dumplings with cabbage and pork Yes, our family is the only one in the village!"
Yu Lixia smiled so that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened: "Thanks to the third child! In the spring of next year, we will have food in the fields. Remember to send some to your third uncle. Relatives, we can only get closer if we come and go."
Yu Yang is Yu Lixia's youngest son. Looking at the direction where the sled disappeared, he suddenly said in surprise, "Dad! What is the sled that Xiaocao was riding on just now? Have you seen it clearly?"
Yu Lixia looked at the hoof prints left on the snow, and said with a smile: "What else can you do? It's one of the dogs raised by your uncle's family! Your uncle is the same. People in the calamity year have nothing to eat, so you have to raise a dog." With a few food-wasting dogs!"
Yu Yang didn't think so, he thought about it for a while and found it unbelievable, he whispered: "Father, that one doesn't look like a dog, but a wolf..."
"Nonsense! Have you ever seen a wolf? As long as a wolf doesn't eat people, who dares to use it to pull a sled?" Yu Lixia gave this young son a lesson. This guy is really whimsical, can a wolf pull a sled
Yu Yang muttered unwillingly: "I look like a wolf, with my ears up and my tail drooping. If it's not a wolf, it's a combination of a dog and a wolf! Hey! Go to Brother Dahai's house when you have time , if there is a puppy, let him keep one for me."
Yu Lixia slapped him on the head: "What are you keeping? Use your rations to feed it? People can't eat enough, so how can there be spare food for a dog? You just give up on it!"
Besides, Yu Xiaocao ran all the way and finally arrived at Xishan Village before noon. As soon as I entered the village, I met a daughter-in-law who came out to visit the house when she had nothing to do. She was frightened by Da Hui and sat down on the snow: "Oh my god! Wolf, a wolf has entered the village!!" Without waiting for Yu Xiao Cao called her to stop, and ran to her house like shit.
Dahui slowed down, and looked back at Yu Xiaocao innocently. Xiaocao said to it helplessly: "Hurry up and go, be careful that she brings someone over and kills you like a wild wolf."
Dahui has a proud face: What can a human being with weak lips do to me
However, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yu Xiaocao still urged it to speed up and come to grandpa's house. The door of grandpa's house was open, and she knocked on the door a few times before unloading the sledge. Put the big gray down first, so as not to scare others.
The uncle heard the noise and came out of the house, and saw Yu Xiaocao, who looked like a little snowman, and a big bad wolf following him. He was so frightened that he quickly picked up the pole by the wall, and prepared for a desperate fight.
"Uncle, it's me! Xiaocao." Seeing this posture, Yu Xiaocao knew that Uncle was frightened by Da Hui, so she hurriedly said.
Liu Pei took a closer look, and found that the person leading the big bad wolf turned out to be his precious niece, and then looked at the small sled behind them, and suddenly felt unreal. His brother-in-law is also very big-hearted, even pulling the sleigh with wolves, and he can rest assured that Xiaocao will come to deliver things by himself.
"Xiaocao, why are you here at this time? Come into the house to warm up on the kang!" The aunt came out of the house, took Xiaocao's hand and led her into the house.
Da Hui saw that the little master was taken away by a stranger, so he rushed over and stared at Han vigilantly. The eldest aunt yelled "Oh, mom!", pointing at Dahui's hand tremblingly: "Xiaocao, what is this?"
Yu Xiaocao hurriedly comforted the eldest aunt, don't be frightened: "Auntie, this is the pet of the king of Xiaojun, named Big Hui! Don't look at it's fierce appearance, it has a gentle temperament, and never bites casually!"
Don't just bite people casually? That still bites! Who knows when it will not be so casual and bite people
"Wow! Is this a dog, or a wolf? It looks very majestic!!" The boy of the third uncle's family, Liu Zhimin, thirteen years old, rushed out of the house and stopped three steps in front of Big Hui, scratching his head Wanting to get close, but also a little scared, his expression was very tangled.
Yu Xiaocao combed the hair on Dahui's chest with her fingers, brushed off the snow from his body, and said to Liu Zhimin, "Big Hui should be a wolf! But it has been tamed, and it is more obedient than a dog!"
Da Hui glanced at her sideways, and a hint of arrogance flashed in his eyes: Comparing this wolf with those stupid dogs, isn't it too degrading of my wolf
Liu Zhiqiang, the youngest son of the second uncle's family, cautiously approached and approached, and stopped a step away from Da Hui. Seeing that Da Hui didn't want to talk to him, he plucked up his courage and stretched out his paw towards Da Hui. The second aunt, Hu Shi, screamed: "Zhiqiang, you want to die!! Your cousin said it was a wolf, a wolf!!"
Da Hui was irritated by Hu's sharp voice, and walked impatiently in the snow. Xiaocao patted it gently to calm it down.
"Second cousin, third cousin! Hurry up and unload the things on the sled, the cabbage will not freeze!" Yu Xiaocao hurriedly diverted the attention of the two cousins, lest they keep thinking about provoking Big Hui. Big Hui's temper is not very good, the Yu family is so familiar with him, he doesn't bother to talk to him, let alone two strangers who have never met
Xiaocao's grandmother, Yao Shi, walked out of the house with small steps, and blamed the two daughters-in-law: "Xiaocao is here, why don't you take him into the house, be careful not to freeze the child! Xiaocao, come, go to grandma's house Come."
Xiaocao shook off the snowflakes from her body, took off the wolf fur coat that was wrapped outside and hung it on the porch to dry, and then took off her hat and scarf when she entered the house. Dahui also followed her example, shaking off the snow on his body, and then followed Xiaocao into the house with graceful and haughty steps. In Yao's room, only the old couple sat and talked, there was no one else, let alone any annoying children. Da Hui expressed his satisfaction.
"Oh! Why did this guy come in? Xiaocao, tell him to lie down on the side, don't scare people!" Grandpa Liu Cunjin knew about this wolf, and it is said that he saved the life of his son-in-law. However, wolves are always wild, so it's better to stay away.
Liu Zhimin moved all the cabbage into the kitchen before entering the house, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, Sister Xiaocao sent a lot of pork, white noodles, and cabbage to our family!"
Liu Cunjin said: "I haven't finished the pork and wolf meat that was sent last time, why did it come again? Let's take the cabbage, and take the pork and white noodles back!"
Yu Xiaocao pursed her lips and said, "They braved the wind and snow to send it to grandma and grandpa, but you told me to take it back? My mother will definitely reprimand me for not being good at things, so I don't want it!"
Grandma Yao touched her granddaughter's frozen red face distressedly, and said: "Your father and mother are really serious, what are you doing to let the child make this trip in the cold weather, if the child is frozen out, look at me I can spare her!"
After putting away the meat and flour, Mrs. Han came in and asked with concern, "Xiaocao, have you had lunch yet? Auntie will make you some gnocchi. Drinking it will keep you hungry and keep you warm."
Liu's family ate two meals. At this time, they had just eaten their morning meal. If Xiaocao didn't come at noon, they didn't plan to start the stove. Knowing that the Yu family has three meals a day, Yu Xiaocao must have left the house early in the morning, so she should be hungry by now.
Yu Xiaocao nodded and said, "Auntie's gnocchi is the best. Thank you, Auntie!"
At this time, three uncles, three aunts, and their children all came in to greet Yu Xiaocao, the little guest. Dahui, who was lying on the edge of the kang, was crowded by the crowd and had no place to stay, so he ran to the outhouse to find a clean place to lie down.
Xiaocao's grandmother saw that the room was so crowded that there was no room for a pin, so she said to her sons and daughters-in-law: "Go and do what you should do, you are not outsiders. Keep a few juniors to talk to Xiaocao." That's it."
Among the three daughters of the uncle's family, the eldest, Liu Feifeng, is already married. When they got married, the Yu family gave a big gift, which made Xishan Village talk about it for a long time. The second child, Liu Feiying, will be seventeen after the new year. She has already made a marriage arrangement and is about to marry in the beginning of spring. The third child, Liu Feiyan, is almost fifteen, and it is said that her eldest aunt is looking after her.
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Thank you Haifeng for your understanding and support. He is not a full-time author and has limited time every day. Due to physical factors, he is really powerless to add updates every day. sorry!
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