Sunday is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In the morning, Mei Zhonghua and Li Mingyun discussed how to celebrate the festival. The result of the discussion was that Mei Zhonghua took Mei Xiaolei back to his hometown for the festival tonight, and Li Mingyun took Mei Xiaoran back to her family for the festival. After all, one bicycle can't carry so many people, and the family of four had to be divided into two groups.
Mei Xiaoran was quite satisfied with this arrangement, but Mei Xiaolei was not happy.
Everyone knows that grandma's home has a lot of food tonight, how can it be compared with grandma's home for the holidays
"Leilei, don't worry, I will bring you good food when I come back tonight? It won't be at your expense."
When Mei Xiaolei heard this, he was relieved, "Sister, you can do what you say, if you dare to lie to me, I won't stop."
"Understood, clean up, you can go with dad quickly."
When Mei Zhonghua and his son left, Li Mingyun took Mei Xiaoran to her family's home.
In Mei Xiaoran's memory, the Mid-Autumn Festival spent at grandma's house was the busiest and most reunion. When I was young, every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I hurriedly pulled two dinners at home, and her mother took her and her younger brother back to her grandmother's house. Except for her house, the second aunt's and third aunts' homes were all like this, neat and tidy. Everyone comes back.
The grandmother was ready to eat and greeted the daughters and grandsons back lively.
As for food, it is very rich, with stir-fried vegetables, fruit, moon cakes, and essential drinks. At that time, the material was poor, but it was not absolutely absent. Some things were not easy to buy even with money.
Li Mingyun deliberately picked up some white noodles when he went out, and planned to go to the state-owned butchers to buy meat. During the holidays, the butcher’s business is always the best, and there is always a long line. The salesperson does not give you the right to choose the fat and the thin. You can chop it down, and you have to continue...
Seeing the long line, Li Mingyun couldn't help frowning. How long does it have to be in line
Mei Xiaoran was also very helpless. It was not too late for them to come, but it was just after eight o'clock. How did you know that there were so many people
The mothers were very anxious when they waited, and Mei Xiaoran suddenly heard someone calling her.
Turning around, it turned out to be the fashionable Cheng Bin.
"Four uncle, are you here to buy meat too?"
There was another "Four Uncle", calling Cheng Bin to the bones, and he patted Mei Xiaoran's head happily, "Ran Ran is the best!
This fourth uncle is really good to hear! "
Li Mingyun took the opportunity to glaze at Mei Xiaoran again, and said in his heart: Why does this child have a memory, I've already told her about her, and seeing Cheng Bin is still so affectionate, what should people who don't know hear about it
"Sister, are you coming over to buy meat too?" Cheng Bin said, showing the meat that I just bought. "This is the meat I just bought. Take it back first."
Of course Li Mingyun is embarrassed to accept, "No, no, what should I do if I take it? You have seen it too. There are many people buying meat today."
"Sister, there are so many people who buy meat that you let you go first. Otherwise, when will you wait in line? When it's your turn, I'm afraid there will be no meat."
This is also... Li Mingyun hesitated, she really didn't want to take up Cheng Bin's light, but she was really afraid that she could not buy meat.
"Cheng Bin, let's do that. I will take the meat you bought first, but you must accept the money and tickets."
Li Mingyun thought that she would have enough of her life, but she did not expect that Cheng Bin would not want to live or die. "Eldest sister, you are just outsiders. Am I the kind of person who doesn't care? If it's not that I'm afraid of my uncle being angry, this I should come here during the Mid-Autumn Festival... You can take it back for me to honor the elders."
Li Mingyun was moved by what he said, "I took the meat away, so what do you do? Who wouldn't eat meat for the holidays?"
"Sister, don't worry about this." Cheng Bin smiled very freely, "I have a buddy who works in a butcher's shop, so he can open the back door for me."
Li Mingyun saw that he was very sure about what he said, so he stopped insisting and led Mei Xiaoran back to her family's home.
Seeing that their parents came back with the meat so early, Grandma Li said distressedly, “Mingyun, it’s not easy for you to make money. Don’t spend money at home. The four-color gift that I just gave and bought so much meat is China. Keep silent, I want to talk about you too."
"Mom, this meat is not the money I spent today, so don't feel bad for me." Li Mingyun wondered how to show Cheng Bin, but he was afraid that it would upset his parents and ruin the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion atmosphere. Dare to say, "Let’s eat dumplings tonight, and it will also improve Xiaoli and Xiaowei’s lives."
Grandma Li complained, and happily carried the meat and went to the kitchen to chop dumpling stuffing.
Li Mingyun goes again
Talking to Li Mingye, Mei Xiaoran naturally ran to find her brother-in-law to play with.
This time, when Li Hongwei saw Mei Xiaoran no longer hiding the book, he just teased her, "Little greedy, have you ran away from grandma's house so early to eat and drink?"
"Uncle don't talk nonsense, I'm not greedy."
Mei Xiaoran couldn't say clearly, she really didn't care about this food, and she hadn't eaten it before... People who are rich in material in future generations can't imagine it in this era.
"Then what are you doing here?"
Li Hongwei grinned and took out another pomegranate from the drawer. It was divided in half. He and Mei Xiaoran ate half of it.
"Uncle, I want to discuss something with you."
Mei Xiaoran had already planned about it last night, only then will he come to talk to Li Hongwei, "Aren't we going to have autumn vacation in a few days? Are you free by then?"
"Why don't you have time during the holiday?"
Li Hongwei didn't know what Mei Xiaoran was going to say, so he refused because Mei Xiaoran wanted him to lead the play, "I want to read novels at home, so I don't have time to take you out to play."
"I don't want you to take me out to play."
Mei Xiaoran didn’t sell it anymore, and asked him directly, “Uncle, how hard auntie is going to get off work every day, she wants to buy a bicycle...”
"Don't tell me that I can't support her at all in this respect. She is a wage-earner, and I am a student who spends money. I can't manage it even if I want to." Li Hongwei was telling the truth, and he also felt small. Sister Li works hard, but he really can't come up with any financial support now, and sometimes Sister Xiaoli will give him some pocket money.
"Uncle, I'll just ask if you want to support my aunt? If you want to support her, you will do something with me when the autumn vacation is over."
Li Hongwei’s eyes lit up, “Ran Ran, you’re good, you will have so many ways at a young age. Did your dad teach you? My uncle told you that if we can really help your aunt buy a bicycle, as long as we don’t steal it. Don't grab it, it's serious business, my uncle will definitely do it with you!"
Mei Xiaoran smiled openly, "Uncle, this is what you said, don't regret it!"
"Do you regret making money? You underestimate your uncle, right?" Li Hongwei thought for a while and asked, "Ran Ran, can you tell your uncle what you are doing?"
Mei Xiaoran shook his head, "Confidential!"
(End of this chapter)