After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

Li Xiaoxiao, who was following behind, couldn't help but grin when she saw Bai's painful expression, and sat down on the stool next to the wonton stall.

The boss saw that there were customers coming and greeted them warmly, "What would you like to eat, gentlemen?"

"Uncle, please give us four bowls of meat wontons." Li Xiaoxiao said to the old man who was walking over.

"Okay, just wait a moment, it will be ready soon." The old man responded readily.

"Xiaoxiao, why did you order so much? Three bowls are enough. Mom can eat it when she goes back." Bai pulled Li Xiaoxiao aside.

"Mom, it's so hard to eat wontons, you must try them. You'll be starving if you go back now." Li Xiaoxiao persuaded Bai.

"Yes, Mom, we haven't eaten wontons yet. You must try it, otherwise we won't eat it." Li Fang also advised.

Seeing that the child said this, Mrs. Bai stopped talking.

After a short wait, the old man came over with four bowls full of wontons. Li Fang and Linlin quickly picked up the spoon beside them, scooped a wonton into their mouths and started eating.

"Ah, so hot! These wontons are so delicious!" Li Fang couldn't help but exclaimed.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoxiao hurriedly told the two to be careful not to get burned. He also scooped a mouthful of wontons and tasted them. It tasted really good, and the ingredients were generous. It seemed that this old man was honest in his business.

After the family finished eating, Bai gave twenty-four cents to the old man, took Li Xiaoxiao and the others, picked up the food, and left the town, heading home.

There were no oxcarts left, so the group had no choice but to walk back. Fortunately, they had just eaten wontons, so they might as well walk to help digest the food, Li Xiaoxin thought.

The few of them didn't walk too fast. Li Fang and Li Linlin were like children, playing as they walked. Li Xiaoxiao and Bai followed them carrying things, and before they knew it, they had reached the village entrance.

The villagers who were chatting under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village after dinner saw Li Xiaoxiao and her family coming back from the town with a large basket of things on their backs. They all greeted them with a smile. Li Xiaoxiao also took the initiative to greet them. "Wow, you bought so many things?" asked one of the old women.

Li Xiaoxiao couldn't remember her specific name, so it was Bai who answered, "Yes, Aunt Wang, why don't we take advantage of the free time now to make some winter quilts and other things? As you know, we barely brought anything out when we moved out, so it's about time we start preparing winter clothes and other things."

"Well, it's true. September is here in the blink of an eye. It gets cold early here. In previous years, it started to get cold in October. I heard that this winter will be especially cold, but I don't know if it's true." Aunt Wang continued what Bai said.

"Oh, I hope it's not true. Winters in previous years were unbearably cold."

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Everyone was chatting with each other. When Bai saw that it was almost time, she said goodbye to them and took Li Xiaoxiao and the other two home.

"Mom, do you think this winter will really be very cold?" Li Xiaoxiao asked worriedly.

"I can't say for sure, but it will snow for sure. We get several snowfalls here every winter."

Li Xiaoxiao thought carefully, I hope it won’t be like those places in modern Northeast China. As a southerner, I probably can’t stand it.

"Mom, why don't we make the thatched hut stronger? I'm worried that if it's really like what the old people in the village said, our house won't be able to hold up. I also want to build a small house in the open space next to the kitchen for taking a shower or something. That way it will be more convenient."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. So, Mom will go talk to Uncle Wang now and ask him to help us reinforce the house and build a shower room next to it.

"Well, Mom, it's nothing. I'll go to the shrimp field and then go to the mountain to pick up some firewood. This way we can have a better time in winter." After saying this, Li Xiaoxiao took an axe and a basket and went out.

Li Fang and Li Linlin were also busy collecting grass for the pigs. They picked up small baskets and followed Li Xiaoxiao out.

Bai arranged the things she bought and spread out the meat in the kitchen, planning to refine the oil later.

Seeing that the cleanup was almost done, Bai locked the door and went to Uncle Wang's house to ask him for help in repairing the house.

Uncle Wang promised Mrs. Bai that he would help them after he finished the work at hand. It might take a few days, but Mrs. Bai said it was no problem.

After returning from Uncle Wang's house, Bai was busy refining pork fat. She first cut the fat into small pieces, washed it several times with water, and then stir-fried it directly in the pan.

Thinking of how Li Xiaoxiao always added a spoonful of water and stir-fried the oil when refining it, so that the refined oil would be clearer, Bai also added a spoonful of water to the pot and kept stirring it with a spatula. After the water slowly dried up, the oil on the fat was slowly fried out. Seeing that it was almost refined, Bai found an oil can and scooped the oil from the pot into it one spoonful at a time. She put the remaining oil residue on a plate, sprinkled a little salt on it, and put it in the cupboard, ready to give it to the children as a snack.

After Li Xiaoxiao took a walk around the shrimp farm and found nothing wrong, he took a small path nearby and went up the mountain to collect firewood.

Ever since Li Shen and Li Dachun were caught doing something bad last time, they have both become much quieter. At least they have not caused trouble for Li Xiaoxiao's family again. As a result, the Su family and the people from the first and second houses have also become quiet.

Ever since the eldest wife arranged a marriage for Li Baoer, she no longer wanted to make trouble. The man's family gave a betrothal gift of eight taels of silver. Happy that Su and Li Fang no longer let Li Baoer do rough work, they only let her embroider her own wedding dress at home and do some needlework, and they treated Li Baoer like a young lady.

This made life difficult for Li Shen and Li Zhi. They had endless farm work to do during the day, and had to wash their own clothes after returning home. Both of them had many complaints about Li Baoer, but they dared not say them out loud.

Li Dachun from the second house is better off. He is the only child in the family. Although he had caused trouble before, Li Lin still treats him like a treasure. Apart from going to the village square with Li Shen every day, Li Dachun spends his time scaring away the little kids in the village.

Li Xiaoxiao quickly gathered a basket of firewood on the mountain and carried it down the mountain back home. When she got home, she saw Li Fang and Li Linlin already feeding the rabbits. Li Xiaoxiao went over to take a look and noticed that one of the rabbits had a big belly. Could it be that she was about to give birth? Li Xiaoxiao wondered.

She didn't say anything because she wasn't sure whether it was because it was full or pregnant. If she said anything herself, it would make everyone else happy for nothing.