There was some commotion at night, so Zhao Qinglan got up late.
Ms. Sun, a "experienced person", understands very well. She slept with her grandson last night and didn't let the child come over and make any noise in the morning.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, there were no food vendors outside, so Sun made breakfast for everyone at home.
When Zhao Qinglan got up, she was the only one who hadn't eaten.
Thinking that she was still sleeping there when everyone was up, Zhao Qinglan was still embarrassed even though she had given birth to several children.
After hurriedly eating breakfast and tidying up, my husband and I took Xiaoduo, Dawa and the others out together.
They were going to pay homage to Zhao Qinglan's mother-in-law, Liu Rumei.
Although all the shops outside were closed, the buses had not stopped yet, so it was not difficult for them to go to the cemetery.
Li Huai had already brought his wife and children here once before, which was the first time Sanwa visited the grave of grandma Liu Rumei.
Sanwa is young and doesn't know about life and death.
When he arrived at the cemetery, when his elder brother Da Wa told him that this was his grandma's tomb, San Wa still looked curious.
Li Huai didn't stay too long this time. He almost said everything he wanted to say to his mother last time, and this time he also said some happy things.
Seeing that he was not as sad as before, Zhao Qinglan felt relieved.
Although she has never met Liu Rumei, her mother-in-law, she has always respected her mother-in-law in her heart and is also aware of her husband's feelings for her mother-in-law.
But she didn't want her husband to be too sad because of the deceased.
After worshiping, the family went out.
There is not much to see in the capital on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, but the flavor of the New Year is everywhere.
When they got off the bus and went home, they met an old man selling a lot of candied haws.
The old man selling candied haws on a stick was also surrounded by many salivating children.
Some children have money to buy them, but most children still have no money.
After all, we are only twenty-nine today, and no one has received the New Year's money yet.
Seeing that several of his children were looking at the candied haws without moving their eyes, Zhao Qinglan smiled and walked over to buy a lot of them.
Except for a few children, even a few adults all have one.
Her generosity made the elder brothers envious of the little children who were greedy for candied haws.
To be honest, Zhao Qinglan may not have eaten candied haws in a long time.
She gave a bunch to her husband, but he shook his head and refused to eat.
She thought her husband didn't like it, so she bit half of one herself.
The sour hawthorn mixed with the caramel wrapped on the outside is sour and sweet, very delicious.
While she was savoring it, her head came over and ate the remaining half of the pill.
"Don't you want to eat?" Zhao Qinglan was dumbfounded.
"I'll just eat what you have left, and leave the rest for the children."
For those who don’t know, one would think that Li Huai loves the children very much, if one ignores the smile in his eyes.
It was only half a candied haws, so Zhao Qinglan was just stunned for a moment and stopped thinking about it.
The eldest child, on the other hand, couldn't help but feel sour when he saw his father's behavior. He was not sore from the hawthorn, but was sore from his own father.
Sun and Sun Guangming were each given a bunch of candied haws, and they both found it very funny.
Mr. Dou repeatedly waved his hands and said that he would not eat it and would just share it with the children.
"Grandpa Dou, who said that older people can't eat candied haws on a stick? I buy the candied haws on a per capita basis anyway, so you must eat it."
Having no other choice, Mr. Dou "reluctantly" tasted his own candied haws.
Seeing the bustle at home, Zhao Qinglan thought of Wei Hong, who was alone and deserted.
She raised her hand and looked at her watch. It was going to be lunch soon, so she had to wait until she finished eating before looking for Wei Hong.
The food at home is plentiful, and you can cook a table of dishes just by cooking whatever you want.
After eating, Zhao Qinglan didn't take a rest and planned to go find Wei Hong.
Li Huai checked the time and walked out with his wife.
"I'll send you there first, and then go find Zhang Yu."
The couple can rest assured that Sun and the others are watching over their children.
After taking the bus to the gate of Wei Hong's school, Li Huai turned around and left after watching his wife go in.
Wei Hong is not the only student in the school who does not go home during the New Year. There are also many students whose families are far away and are reluctant to pay for travel and stay in school to celebrate the New Year.
Zhao Qinglan just made a brief inquiry and soon met Wei Hong.
They haven't seen each other for almost two years since Wei Hong was admitted to college.
"Qinglan, why are you here?" Wei Hong was very excited.
"Sister Wei Hong, you are so serious. You knew I was coming to the capital, but you still hid in school and didn't see me." Zhao Qinglan joked.
"I won't make any trouble as your family celebrates the New Year." Wei Hong felt embarrassed.
Zhao Qinglan pretended to be angry. "Sister Wei Hong, do you no longer regard me as a friend? Or do you not want to be Sanwa's godmother?"
"Qinglan, that's not what I meant." She quickly explained.
"That's not what you meant. Just go back with me today. I don't care what your reasons are. You must go to my house to celebrate the New Year."
Wei Hong was not stupid. He couldn't tell what Zhao Qinglan's intention was. His eyes turned a little red when he heard this. "Qinglan."
"Okay, if you have anything to bring, pack it quickly. You will have to stay at my house for several days."
Wei Hong nodded and took Zhao Qinglan into their dormitory.
Zhao Qinglan was quite curious about the current university dormitories, and looked around while walking in the school.
Looking at her look, Wei Hong felt sorry for her.
"Qinglan, do you want to take the exam again?"
Zhao Qinglan chuckled. "No, I don't have the energy to study anymore."
In fact, after all, she is just a common person. Now she just wants to be with her family and earn some money to live a better life.
Unlike Wei Hong and others, she has a strong desire to learn.
Wei Hong had nothing to deal with, so she took some change of clothes and her daily necessities and left with Zhao Qinglan.
But before leaving, Wei Hong also asked someone to say something.
Because the students who stayed in the school had agreed before that everyone would join in the fun during the Chinese New Year.
Now that Wei Hong is leaving, she naturally has to tell others, otherwise she will think something happened to her.
When she learned that Wei Hong still had relatives and friends in the capital that she could go to during the New Year, the students who were told by her were indescribably envious.
On the way back, the two people kept talking.
Although the two of them could communicate before, it was not as convenient as talking face to face.
At this moment, everyone has endless things to say about each other.
Wei Hong talked about university and some things happening around her, and Zhao Qinglan talked about her.
Speaking of which, the journey was not so boring, and the two of them arrived home before they knew it.
Zhao Qinglan and the others came back early. On the other side, Li Huai and Zhang Yu had just met.
Li Huai did not call Zhang Yu, but went outside the compound and called the soldiers guarding the door.
In fact, Li Zhenhua lived in the compound, and Li Huai was considered to have a family in the compound. He could enter if he wanted to, but Li Huai had no intention of doing so, so he waited for the soldiers to tell his friends to come out.
As he was standing there waiting for Zhang Yu, a car drove over.
Li Huai stepped aside, but the car stopped in front of him.
The car window rolled down, revealing Li Zhenhua's somewhat surprised face.