New Year greetings (1)

Time flew by and it was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Lu Xiaoxiao finished breakfast early and got on her bicycle to ride towards Tianshui Village.

More than an hour later, Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at the door of Liu Ermei's house. Seeing that the door to Liu Ermei's yard was not closed, she pushed her bicycle directly into the yard.

Liu Ermei heard something moving in the yard, so she immediately got off the kang and walked out of the hall.

"Xiaoxiao, you're here." Liu Ermei saw Lu Xiaoxiao after leaving the hall and said to Lu Xiaoxiao.

"Come here and help me carry my things. I'll park the bike in the corner."

"good."

After Lu Xiaoxiao and Liu Ermei took the things in her hands, she pushed the bicycle towards the corner.

After she parked her bicycle, she and Liu Ermei walked towards the main room.

"Xiaoxiao, you're here. Come and sit on the kang. I'll get you some hot water."

"Thank you Aunt Liu." After Lu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she sat on the kang.

After Liu Ermei put the things Lu Xiaoxiao brought on the table, she asked Lu Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, what did you bring? Why is it so heavy?"

"Open it and take a look. The stuff in the red cloth bag is for you."

After Liu Ermei heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, she did not be polite to Lu Xiaoxiao. She opened the red cloth bag and took out the contents of the bag one by one.

"Xiaoxiao, drink water." Mrs. Liu handed the brewed sugar water to Lu Xiaoxiao and said.

After Lu Xiaoxiao took the water handed to her by Mrs. Liu, she drank it in small sips. She was really thirsty after riding for more than an hour.

"Second sister, what are you standing there for? Come here and talk to Xiaoxiao. I'm going to make lunch." Mrs. Liu saw Second sister Liu standing at the table with her back to her, so she said to Second sister Liu.

"I'm reading what Xiaoxiao brought, and I'll finish it right away."

"Xiaoxiao brought something else?"

"yes."

After Ms. Liu heard what Liu Ermei said, she walked towards Liu Ermei, and then she saw the cakes, wine and bacon placed on the table.

"Xiaoxiao, why did you bring so many things?" Mrs. Liu asked Lu Xiaoxiao.

"I brought it if I had it at home. I live alone now and can't eat much."

"We've accepted the pastries and wine. The bacon is durable. You can take it back and eat it slowly."

"No, I still have a lot of bacon at home. I hunted so much game last year and I made a lot of bacon, which is enough for me to eat for a whole year."

After hearing what Lu Xiaoxiao said, Mrs. Liu did not ask Lu Xiaoxiao to take the bacon back, but walked toward the kitchen with the bacon.

Since Lu Xiaoxiao didn't want to take the bacon back, she steamed the bacon and ate it together at noon, so that Xiaoxiao could eat a few pieces.

After Mrs. Liu went to the kitchen, Liu Ermei took out the snacks at home from the kang cabinet, and then said to Lu Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, these are what I left for you. Although they are not expensive things, these are Mom made it all by herself, and the taste is not much worse than the ones bought, please try it quickly."

"Okay." After Lu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she picked up a piece of dried sweet potato and ate it.

"How is it? Is it sweeter than the one you bought?" Liu Ermei asked Lu Xiaoxiao after Lu Xiaoxiao finished eating a piece of dried sweet potato.

"It's indeed sweeter than the ones you buy, but logically, no matter how sweet the dried sweet potatoes are, they shouldn't be this sweet. Could it be that Aunt Liu added sugar to the dried sweet potatoes?"

"My mother added sugar to the dried sweet potatoes. She brushed the cut sweet potato slices with a layer of sugar water when drying them, which is why the dried sweet potatoes are so sweet."

(End of chapter)