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

Before dawn the next day, Bai woke up Li Xiaoxiao and the others, packed up briefly and set off.

Since Bai's parents' home was quite far away and they had to cross a river, Bai took Li Xiaoxiao and a few others to the town on Lin Bo's ox cart. They rented a small boat at the ferry in the town and went to the other side of the river on the boat.

On the other side of the river is a small town called Xilin Town. Mrs. Bai said that my grandmother's home is in a small mountain village called Baishui Village. It takes about half an hour to walk there from the town.

Walking through the town, Li Xiaoxiao found that there were many people selling fish and shrimps, and she could also see some seafood. It was completely different from the town where Li Xiaoxiao was. Bai said that because Xilin Town was close to the seaside, there were often fishermen living on the seaside carrying seafood such as fish and shrimps caught from the sea to sell in the town. There were still few of them in winter, but there would be more after the spring.

After hearing what Bai said, Li Xiaoxiao was a little excited. She didn't expect that she could have seafood freely here. Li Xiaoxiao asked Bai to wait, and she bought some shrimps and a big grass carp from a fisherman.

After paying, Mrs. Bai led them out of town and headed towards Baishui Village. After walking for more than an hour, they arrived at a mud-brick house and knocked on the door, calling out, "Mom, we're here to see you."

After a while, the door opened and a white-haired old lady walked out. When she saw Bai, tears immediately flowed down her face. "My daughter, you are finally back." Li Xiaoxiao and the others hurried forward to support her grandmother. "Hello, grandma!"

"Okay, okay, come in." Grandma pulled them into the house. There were many other people in the house, probably the eldest uncle's family and the younger uncle. Li Xiaoxiao and the others greeted them one by one.

The eldest and second uncles looked both honest and simple, and the eldest aunt also seemed easy to get along with and was very warm to them. At this time, two children, a boy and a girl, came out of the room and called Bai "Auntie". Bai happily responded and took out two red envelopes containing twenty coins from her bosom and handed them to the two children, who happily accepted them.

Li Xiaoxiao, Li Fang and Li Linlin also stepped forward and called them cousin, and the five children easily started playing together.

Bai took her mother and sister-in-law Xiuqin into the house and took out the things she brought and gave them to them one by one. Looking at the things Bai took out from the backpack, everything looked extremely valuable. Bai's mother Wang took Bai's hand and said, "Cui Niang, you just came, why did you bring so many things? Mother knows that your life is not easy either. You should take these things back and eat them." As she said that, she put the things back into the backpack, and Bai's sister-in-law Xiuqin also agreed.

"Mom, sister-in-law, don't worry. Ever since Xiaoxiao recovered from her illness, our family has made some money with Xiaoxiao's ideas. We have also severed ties with the old family, so our life is much better now than before," said Mrs. Bai.

"What? You actually broke off the relationship with the old family. What's going on?" Wang was very worried after hearing what Bai said.

So, Bai told her mother and sister-in-law everything that had happened before, including how the family was divided and how the relationship was severed. Wang and Xiuqin were furious after hearing Bai's story, and felt wronged and unworthy for Bai.

"Fortunately, it's all over now. Your life will definitely get better and better in the future." Wang comforted.

Mrs. Bai nodded gently, "Mother, this time we came here, not only to visit you, but also to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter? Tell me." Wang looked at her daughter.

"We want to buy land and build a house after the spring. I see that my eldest brother and younger brother have nothing to do at home, so I thought of asking them to help. The wages will be calculated on a daily basis, thirty cents a day. Mother, sister-in-law, what do you think?" Bai expressed her thoughts.

Wang and Xiuqin looked at each other, thought for a moment and said, "The wages are higher than those of the laborers in the town. It's not easy for you to earn money. I think we should let them help after the busy farming season, without paying them!" Wang said directly.

"Mom, this won't do. It's settled. After the busy farming season is over, I'll let Big Brother and Little Brother go and help. Xiao Xiao still has some business that needs help. If Big Brother and Little Brother agree, you guys don't have any objections. I'll discuss it with Xiao Xiao and bring Big Brother and Little Brother to work together."

"Okay, it's up to you."

At dinner time, the family sat together, eating simple meals, but there was a strong atmosphere of family affection.

After the meal, Bai handed over the ten taels of silver she had brought with her. Wang refused to take it. This was already a huge sum of money for their farming family. "Cui Niang, aren't you planning to buy land and build a house? Take this silver back. I don't want it!"

"Grandma, just take it. We have the money to build a house." Li Xiaoxiao also chimed in. Wang was so moved that she cried and held Li Xiaoxiao's hand, saying, "Good girl."

Li Xiaoxiao felt warm at heart watching all this. She decided to work harder to make money and give her family a better life.

They stayed at grandma's house for four days. Li Xiaoxiao felt that these were the most relaxing days for their family. Everyone felt the love and care of their family. Li Xiaoxiao also fell in love with grandma's family after spending a few days together. Li Xiaoxiao also invited them to come and live with the whole family for a while after their new house was built. Grandma's family readily agreed.

The next morning, Li Xiaoxiao's uncle Bai Jing drove an ox cart to take Li Xiaoxiao's family to the ferry in town to take a boat. The ox cart swayed along the way for about half an hour before arriving at the small ferry in town. After waving goodbye to Bai Jing, Li Xiaoxiao's family boarded a small boat and headed for the other side.

After returning to the town, Li Xiaoxiao took Bai to the grocery store in the town to buy a lot of seasonings, and then slowly walked out of the town gate and headed towards Lijia Village.

The weather is still very cold now. Although it has stopped snowing, the cold wind is still blowing like crazy. Li Xiaoxiao shivered from the cold. She pulled her clothes tighter, thinking that she must buy a carriage before winter comes this year.

The few of them walked in the biting cold wind for more than half an hour and finally returned home.

As soon as he entered the house, Li Xiaoxiao ran into the main room and lit the charcoal fire. He then quickly called on Bai and others to come in and warm themselves by the fire. When the fire was almost done, Bai went to the kitchen and cooked a large pot of ginger soup for Li Xiaoxiao and others to drink. She also drank a large bowl herself. After a bowl of ginger soup, everyone felt a lot warmer.

"Mom, come here and sit down for a while. I'll go make lunch!" Li Xiaoxiao said to Bai.

"If mom goes with you, the meal can be prepared faster." Bai also stood up and said, leaving Li Fang and Li Linlin to continue roasting the fire in the main room.