Li Xiangyang took out the contents of his wallet, including wine, meat, ham, noodles, two packages of white rabbit and two packages of brown sugar.
Lin Lan looked at the things he took out and felt that he was too polite. She looked at Li Xiangyang with a headache: "Why did you buy so much? It's not the first time you come to the door. Why are you so polite?"
Li Xiangyang whispered: "My dad said it was his first time visiting the house, and your mom was here, so he couldn't lose etiquette!" The old man was so polite, and he was very happy, which proved that he valued Lin Lan and her family.
Lin Lan rolled her eyes at him: "Don't stop me."
Li Xiangyang glanced at Lao Li in the hall, smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll cook more delicious food in the future. My dad likes to eat delicious food."
Lin Lan smiled and nodded: "Yeah!" After that, he carried his things and walked towards the east wing.
"Xiang Yang, you and Uncle Li are here too!" Xu Dong's voice rang.
Li Xiangyang turned around and saw Xu Dong and his party smiling: "Just arrived!"
Lin Lan put her things away and came out. When she saw Yao Xiuyun and Yang Dingbang coming, she looked at Yang Xiaoman and said with a smile: "They are all my family members, so I won't greet them one by one. Everyone is welcome!"
"That's right, just be casual!" Yao Xiuyun smiled and walked towards the children who were gathered around reading a doll book.
"Sister Lin, you're welcome, just be casual!" Yang Xiaoman said with a smile on her face.
"Yes, you are busy, so don't worry about us!" the old lady said and walked towards Lao Li who came out of the main room, "I am going to move there. When you move there, we will be with you!"
Lao Li smiled and said: "Xiang Yang said that there are still some days to complete the renovation, and we will move there when it is ready."
The two elders entered the room and sat down. The old lady looked at Lao Li with a smile: "I figured it out!"
"Yeah!" Lao Li nodded, "I figured it out! We've been doing this all our lives for our children. Lin Lan has a good character, and Xiangyang has identified her. What's the use of me stubbornly disagreeing!"
The old lady smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lin Lan's character is impeccable. Xiaodouzi is smart and understanding. Please take more care of her in the future!"
Lao Li solemnly said: "Third Aunt, you know who I am. It's okay if you don't agree. As long as you agree, you won't treat your child as an outsider."
"Thank you!" the old lady smiled.
She has known the Li family and his son for so many years. She understands them well and believes that with the character of the Li family and his son, as long as they agree personally, they will not do anything to embarrass Xiaodouzi.
Yang Dingbang was helped into the main room by Xu Dong on crutches. He smiled at Old Li and said, "Uncle Li, I haven't seen you for two months. You are getting younger and younger!"
Lao Li looked at him, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "Glib!" He pointed at his injured leg, "Why did you hurt yourself again? The mission is important, and so is your body. You still have a grandma and a son!"
Yang Dingbang nodded: "I know, it's just a small injury, nothing serious."
In the yard, Yang Xiaoman looked at Lin Lan's yard. The vegetable patch was filled with various vegetables, unknown green plants were planted under the yard wall, and a group of plump chickens were circled in the fence wall.
Two big geese holding their necks high and squawking!
"Xiuyun, the countryside here in Lexing is actually not much different from the city. You can see that the place you live in is much more spacious than the city."
The houses in the city don't even have a place to cook. The briquette stoves are all placed on the balcony, which is time-consuming and tastes bad. When it's time to cook, the whole building smells of cooking fumes!
Yao Xiuyun smiled and shook his head: "Only the house is more spacious, nothing else can compare with the city!"
As far as she knew, comrades in the commune were busy all year round, and in the end they had very little money and not much food. Like Lin Lan's family, if she didn't have the skills to make cakes, mother and son would have to rely solely on work points, and they might not even have enough food to eat.
My stomach hurts!
Not to mention all kinds of bills, such as industrial coupons, ordinary cooperative member families have no way out.
After hearing this, Yang Xiaoman thought for a moment: "Yes! Apart from the spaciousness of the house, there is really nothing else to compare with!"
Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang brought the dishes from the kitchen to the big round table and arranged them. They called Yang Xiaoman, Yao Xiuyun and the children in front of the vegetable patch to the table.
The adults sat around a large round table in the main room, and the children sat around a table in the east wing.
Lin Lan said to the older Xiaoyun: "You are the elder sister and help your aunt take care of your younger brothers and sisters!"
Xiaoyun smiled and said: "I know, aunt!"
Yang Liying came in with warm soda and orchid beans, and said with a smile: "Lin Lan, we just ate with a few children!"
Lin Yuezhen also nodded as she followed into the room.
Lin Lan looked at the two of them angrily: "The big round table is so big, why are you two adults and children crowded together?"
"Yuezhen and I will keep an eye out in case any child gets stuck with a fishbone!" Yang Liying pushed her out, "Go and entertain the guests!"
Lin Lan could only nod: "Okay! I'll go over and take a look first."
Steamed turtle, braised eel with garlic cloves, fish with fat intestine, fish with tofu, pork liver with pickled peppers and green onions, chicken nuggets stewed with dried mushrooms...
"Hey! Look at these dishes, that's all for a restaurant." The old lady said, holding Wu Shufen's hand and saying affectionately, "My mother-in-law, you have been busy all afternoon, we will eat ready-made when we come here!"
Wu Shufen smiled and said: "With Yuezhen, Liying and the others helping me, it's not busy at all!"
Lao Li looked at the dishes on the table and praised: "My mother-in-law is really good at cooking!"
"Master Li praised me!" Wu Shufen said with a smile, "The sausage you made tastes really good!"
Lao Li said with a smile: "I am best at fat intestines, and I can't eat more now!"
The old lady looked at the two of them happily: "You two parents can cook at home, and we will be neighbors from now on, so we don't have to worry about not having good food to eat!"
Yao Xiuyun also smiled and nodded: "That's right, the cakes are delicious, the dishes are also delicious, we are very lucky!"
Li Xiangyang opened a bottle of wine and filled it for everyone. He looked at Yang Dingbang and said with a smile: "If you have an injury on your leg, just drink soda!"
Yang Dingbang nodded and looked at Lao Li and Zhao Dehai: "Uncle Li, third brother-in-law, I will drink with you when I get better!"
The two of them smiled happily and said: "Okay, we will drink when you are better!"
Everyone drank wine and tasted the delicacies on the table. They only felt that the steamed fish dumplings were delicious, the garlic-roasted eel was fresh and tender, the tofu fish was spicy and fragrant, smooth and tender, and the fatty fish had a unique taste...
When you are tired of eating fish, you can eat the soft and refreshing cold spinach, and the sour and crispy pickled radish with a hint of sweetness, which will instantly whet your appetite.
At the children's table, a few children didn't like fish dumplings or eels, but they liked pork ribs with roasted potatoes, sausages, and leek and egg pancakes.
After the meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. Old Li and the old lady were full of praise for Wu Shufen's cooking skills.
Yao Xiuyun also said that she would like to learn cooking from Wu Shufen when she lives close by.
After dinner, Lin Lan made tea, and everyone drank tea and set up the Longmen Formation for a while. They made an appointment to help Yang Dingbang move tomorrow before saying goodbye and going home.