Chapter 34 Mid-Autumn Festival(2/2)
He said he would go home quickly and buy some mooncakes and pork to bring to you," Li Xiulan said with a smile.
"Just go home and take a look, the things don't matter. Come on, Jianjun, grandma will make some malted milk for you to drink. This is what your cousin Awen just gave me today," the old lady said, taking out two small
I poured a bowl of malted milk for my daughter and grandson. Li Wen on the side was really dumbfounded. He should have said something nice just now.
"Ah, I have never tasted this malted milk. The supply and marketing stores in the county are very expensive. A jar costs more than four yuan. The key is that it is often out of stock," my aunt Li Xiulan said in surprise.
"This was sent to me by the newspaper, saying it was a holiday gift," Li Wen said with a smile.
"Awen is really awesome, cousin, I'm impressed by you," said second cousin Zhao Jianjun on the side giving a thumbs up.
Mom, I came to see you, and then my second aunt Li Xiufang’s voice came from the door.
Li Wen walked out and saw his second aunt walking in with his little cousin Zhou Xiaomo.
"Second aunt, you are here. Yesterday, my mother-in-law said she missed you," Li Wen said with a smile.
"You kid, you ran in front of your aunt. Your mother-in-law must have talked about me again yesterday," the second aunt Li Xiufang said with a smile.
"Xiufang, you're here," the old lady and the eldest aunt came out and saw the second aunt shouting.
Mom, eldest sister, and second aunt smiled and greeted her.
"Come on, cousin, and Xiao Mo, let's go to the yard and let my mother-in-law and the others talk," Li Wen pulled Zhou Xiaomo and said with a smile.
At this time, all the little ones had finished school. Li Wen asked them all to sit down, took out malted milk and a thermos bottle from the room and walked out.
"Everyone go get a bowl and drink malted milk," Li Wen ordered, and the little ones all ran into the kitchen.
"Li Yong, what are you doing with a basin? You're just trying to be clever all day long by changing it to a bowl," Li Wen scolded Li Yong who brought out a basin.
"Wow, this malted milk is delicious. It's sweet and has a milky flavor, just like toffee," the little guy Zhou Xiaomo exclaimed.
"Drink quickly, there will be delicious food for lunch after you finish drinking," Li Wen said with a smile.
"Do you want to eat meat? I want to chew the bones. The bones are very delicious," Li Yong raised his head and said.
"Yes, we will cook and eat meat for lunch today," Li Wen said, patting the little guy's head.
"Awen, you just write when you say you're going to write. You've really achieved great results with your work. I'll teach you some lessons for my brother," Zhao Jianjun said with a smile.
"Okay, what do you want, prose, poetry, stories, novels? I can tell you how to write it, but it's up to each person to introduce the master to practice." Li Wen smiled.
You were all playing outside. My cousin and I went to the room to talk. Li Wen looked at the little guys and returned to the house with Zhao Jianjun to explain to him how to write a work.
When the family came back from work at noon, Li Wen asked his mother to fry the pork that his aunt and he bought yesterday. The big bones ate the pork and the children had their mouths full of oil and were very happy.
After dinner, the eldest aunt and the second aunt didn't stay long and hurried home with their son.
In the afternoon, his family went to work, and in the morning when he went to school, Li Wen was bored by writing alone, so he came to the lawn by the reservoir to relax.
Although it was also very hot in autumn, the wind blew from time to time, and the breeze blew the water ripples. Li Wen was very comfortable lying on the grass and fell asleep unconsciously.
"Wenzi, why are you sleeping here alone?" Li Wen was sleeping soundly when someone pushed him awake.
"Ah, it's Brother Shengli, you come to fish," Li Wen rubbed his eyes and sat up.
"Well, isn't this the Mid-Autumn Festival today? I want to catch a fish and go home to improve myself in the evening," Li Shengli, who is in his twenties, said.
Li Shengli was born during the Anti-Japanese War. He is 22 years old this year. His name is to wish for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
"Come on, Brother Shengli, I'm free right now, let me help you fish," Li Wen said with a smile, looking at the fishing rod in Li Shengli's hand.
"Okay, Wenzi, your skills are good, help me catch a few more fish," Li Shengli said with a smile.
Li Wen took Li Shengli's fishing rod. It was made of bamboo and the rope from a fertilizer bag. The fishhook was also burned with a sewing needle. It was pretty good.
"Brother, you are really digging. You are using bran as bait. Just wait while I get some earthworms." Li Wen came to several weed piles and dug out the rotten weeds and caught several earthworms.
Li Wen went to the river to wet the bran, then stirred it to expand and sprinkled it into the reservoir. Then he hung earthworms on the hooks and started fishing.
Because the equipment was not good enough, Li Wen made the float relatively shallow to prevent big fish from biting the hook.
"Hey, I'm hooked again," Li Wen asked Li Shengli on the side to quickly catch the fish with his cloth bag. In more than two hours, Li Wen caught five fish in total, but they were not big, the largest one was less than two kilograms, but Li Shengli had already caught the fish.
Very happy.
"It's getting dark, pack up and go home," Li Wen put away the fishing rod and said with a smile as the sky turned dark.
"Awen, you've been fishing all afternoon, why don't you take some home?" Li Shengli smiled and handed over the three fish.
"No need, I caught a few fish for my family a few days ago and haven't eaten the marinated ones yet. Maybe next time," Li Wen waved his hand and walked towards the reservoir.
At night, the round moon hangs in the sky like a luminous jade plate, shining brightly. The adults sit around and play cards, while the children sit aside and watch the tables full of delicious food in the middle of the yard.
On the 15th day of the month, the moon is sixteen full, and tomorrow will be when the moon is at its fullest. The ancients believed that "when the moon is full, it will overflow." Therefore, it is a good sign to offer sacrifices when the moon is about to be at its fullest.
In recent years, we have been overthrowing feudal superstition, so we did not burn incense at night. The old lady and her two daughters-in-law bowed in the yard, and then placed a table full of moon cakes and fruits in the middle of the yard for the moon god to enjoy first, and waited for an hour before taking them.
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An hour is very fast for everyone playing cards, but it is a torment for the children sitting aside and watching.
"Okay, Ah Wu, when Ah Quan's time is up, you can take the tribute back and eat it," the old lady said with a smile, looking at the little guys sitting in a circle.
"Oh, let's eat mooncakes," Li Yong jumped up first.
Come, let’s all eat. Wang Chunmei distributed the things, and Li Wen took out a glass bottle of soda from the room.
"Come on, let's all have a toast," Li Wen said, wishing everyone good health and a better life during the Mid-Autumn Festival next year. Li Wen raised the bottle.
Cheers, everyone raised their glasses!
This is Li Wen's first Mid-Autumn Festival in this era.
The next day, Li Wen was enjoying the shade in the yard when the door was suddenly pushed open.
Chapter completed!