As the sun was already rising, almost all the relatives and friends, except Yang Huamei, were present in the front hall of the Luo family.
There were three tables, one for the men drinking, and two for the women and children.
Mrs. Tan looked left and right, sitting at the table for a while, running to the entrance of Luo's courtyard to look, and even ran to the road at the entrance of the courtyard to look towards the entrance of the village and the direction from Qingshui Town.
He was mumbling something in his mouth, looking absent-minded and distracted.
"What's going on? Everyone else is here, and you haven't come yet. Why are you so unreliable!"
Mrs. Tan muttered, wandering around like an ant upset.
Someone said hello to her, but she ignored them.
This surprised many relatives and friends present. They didn't know what was wrong with the old lady, so they all talked in low voices.
There are also insiders who know the old lady and know that she is so distracted because she did not see Yang Huamei show up...
Also in a state of disbelief are the people in the fourth room.
For example, although Yang Huaming, Changgen, Danniu and the others sat together with Blacksmith Luo and Xiaojie's father, smoking and drinking tea.
But Yang Huaming's eyes kept glancing towards the door.
For another example, although Ms. Liu is sitting there as usual, eating melon seeds, eating snacks, making housework, burping and chatting and laughing with the other women next to her, Ms. Liu today, if anyone observes carefully, , you can find that she is a little out of shape today.
Those little eyes kept flying towards the door of the hall.
Especially when footsteps and noises came from the courtyard door, Mrs. Liu would definitely crane her neck to take a look.
In addition to Yang Huaming and Liu, there was another person whose mind was not in the noisy main room.
Yes, that person is He'er.
Today, He'er had specially dressed up, put on brand new clothes, and had her hair styled in a new bun, instead of being piled casually on the back of her head like usual.
Today, I not only wore my hair in a bun, but also put hairpins and tiny flowers on it.
Not to mention, He'er's face was also wiped today.
In fact, her skin color has always been cold and fair, but it was only in her best years.
Now I am twenty-seven or eighty years old. Although I still have cold white skin, it is no longer delicate and smooth, and is a bit rough. Moreover, due to years of neglect, smoke and fire, etc., the cold white skin has turned red in many places. It is the kind of red blood in the skin, the red color caused by the protruding capillaries.
In addition, she had recently been kept at home by Yang Huaming and Mrs. Liu to recuperate, and they also deliberately wanted her to be more reserved and not to run out and get in front of Mr. Li at every turn, so she was a little angry after being locked up.
In addition, I was not particular about my diet. I ate spicy food for two of the three meals a day, so there were red bumps on my forehead and chin, with shiny yellow bumps on top of the red bumps.
In order to come to Luo's house to attend the warm-stove banquet today, He'er got up early, carried a basin, put up a bronze mirror, sat in front of the dressing table, washed and squeezed, and spent more than an hour tidying up.
Before going out, I applied whitening and concealing gouache on my face.
This gouache was given by San Yatou. It is of good quality, delicate, moist and smooth, not drying or sticky.
But that is for a woman with good skin like San Yatou. For He'er, her forehead and chin are like hills, and no matter what kind of gouache she uses, they will get stuck, so she is sitting there with a picture on her head. With a fair face, there are two obvious skin colors on the face and neck. The face is not only white, but also shiny.
As a result, Xiaojie and Xiuxiu, who were sitting at the same table with her, were secretly surprised.
The two of them were too embarrassed to remind her directly, so Xiuxiu could only whisper to Xiao Jie, "Cousin, look at my Aunt He'er's face, it's so weird!"
Xiaojie also whispered: "I applied too much gouache, and it's abnormally white, as if I have a different head."
It’s really like having a new head!
"Your Aunt He'er is dressed up today, and I don't know why." Xiaojie whispered again.
Xiu Xiu was also confused, "I don't know, she seems to attach great importance to today's Nuanzao banquet, but looking at her absentmindedly sitting there, she seems to be waiting for someone..."
After Xiuxiu reminded her, Xiaojie also noticed this.
He'er was indeed looking outside constantly. Several times when a new wave of guests came outside, He'er would sit up straight and subconsciously adjust her clothes, or raise her hands to adjust the bangs on her forehead, or Just gently pull twice on the yandere's hanging hair for decoration...
"However, it seems that my aunt didn't wait for the person she wanted to wait for." Xiu Xiu said carefully while observing.
Xiaojie also nodded secretly, because as time went by, the banquet was about to start, and everyone who could arrive was basically there.
"Xiuxiu, let's stop looking. The banquet is about to start. Go to your mother quickly to see if Yongxiao is good. If not, take Yongxiao to the backyard kitchen and feed him a few mouthfuls to comfort him..."
Xiu Xiu responded, got up and went to Cao Bamei's side.
Then he carried Yongxiao to the backyard, and Cao Bamei also got up and followed behind.
When they arrived at the backyard kitchen, Yang Ruoqing and Xiaoduo were really preparing to have dinner.
Xiuxiu said: "Aunt Qing'er, Yongxiao is a little hungry. I'll hide here and feed him a few mouthfuls."
Yang Ruoqing pointed to the mouth of the stove and motioned to Xiuxiu: "Go there and sit and feed. It's warm there. Yongxiao won't catch a cold when he falls asleep later."
And because of the location of the stove, even if someone else came in later to help serve the dishes, it would not be easy to see Xiu Xiu and her son.
The concealment performance is better there...
Xiuxiu sat there feeding Yongxiao, while Cao Bamei stood at the opening and blocked Xiuxiu with her body, not only to prevent exposure, but also to block the wind, for fear that the wind would shock the mother and son behind her.
In response, sisters Yang Ruoqing and Xiaoduo just exchanged glances, smiled tacitly, did not comment on this, and continued busy with the dishes in their hands.
Where is the wind blowing through the mouth of this stove?
Besides, this solar term is in the middle of April on the lunar calendar, which is the beginning of summer!
After a while, Xiuxiu put Yongxiao to sleep. When Cao Bamei was about to pick up Yongxiao, Tan rushed into the kitchen in a hurry.
Before anyone even entered the house, impatient voices could be heard coming into the kitchen.
"Qing'er, your sister hasn't shown up yet! What's going on!"
Following this gong-like sound, Yongxiao, who had just fallen asleep and was still in a light sleep, burst into tears.
Cao Bamei and Xiuxiu were shocked at the same time. Cao Bamei rushed forward to comfort Yongxiao, while Xiuxiu patted Yongxiao gently and put him in her arms again to continue feeding him.
