Age: My Small World

The lunch was quite sumptuous, which could be regarded as the delayed wedding banquet for the two families.

By the afternoon, Li Xiaohua hurried back because she had to go to her aunt's house later.

"Xiao Yu'er, you should go too. Come with Xiao Shan to visit your aunt."

Fan Ping instructed.

Seeing that the daughter she had raised for twenty years finally got married, Fan Ping couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"When you go to your husband's house, you must be diligent. It will be your home in the future."

Although the two families used to be close, they are now very far apart, which makes Fan Ping very worried.

"Mom, when I get a job, I'll find a chance to take you and Aimin to the capital. Brother Xiaoshan said that our two families should be neighbors for life."

"Haha, Xiaoshan is thoughtful. We'll talk about it later."

Fan Ping shook her head. She was also the type who didn't want to leave her hometown. Even if she really had the opportunity to go to Beijing, she would probably refuse.

Cheng Xiaoyu didn't force it. It was too early to talk about this now. She could just come and pick the person up after everything was arranged.

As her horizons broadened after living in the capital, she was no longer silly, but understood a lot of things.

Watching the few people go away, Fan Ping and Cheng Aimin stopped in front of the door for a long time.

"Mom, I also want to play with Brother Xiaoshan." Cheng Aimin muttered.

"Okay, your brother Xiaoshan and your sister have important things to do, don't cause them trouble, wait until you have some free time in a few days." Fan Ping pulled her son with amusement, they couldn't cause trouble at this time.

We went to Lijia Village on foot.

Snowflakes were slowly falling on the road, and there was a sense of tranquility.

When they arrived at Yang Qingping's house, their heads were already covered in white hair.

There are no peaches on the peach tree in my aunt's house anymore, and even the branches are empty. Only in the spring of next year will the peach tree grow new leaves and flowers.

"Woof woof woof!" A burst of dog barking startled everyone.

I don’t know when, but my aunt’s family also got a dog.

"Creaky..." The door was opened. Li Weimin, who was planning to come out to see what was going on, immediately saw several more people coming out of the door.

He was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

"Weimin." Yang Jun waved to him.

"Brother Xiaoshan, why are you here?"

Then he shouted loudly into the house: "Mom, Brother Xiaoshan and the others are here."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingping in the room stood up happily. When she came out, she saw Yang Jun and others outside the room.

"Xiaohua, when did you come back?"

My aunt couldn't wait to greet him and kicked the dog that was blocking her way away.

"Awoo..." The puppy stopped barking when he knew it was one of his own family.

"I just came back yesterday and said I would come to see you today."

As the mother answered, she followed her aunt into the house.

My uncle Li Yanbing also came out at this time, wrapped in a cotton jacket, smiling innocently, and said nothing.

"Why are you grinning like an idiot? Go make some sugar water." Yang Qingping glared at him, and then his uncle realized what he was busy with.

After entering the house and sitting down, my aunt turned the topic to Yang Jun again.

"Xiaoshan, you wrote to me saying that you and Xiaoyuer are married. Is that true?"

"Auntie, can you still lie about this?"

Yang Jun shrugged.

"The kid originally planned to just get the certificate and be done with it, but he still wanted to tell you," Li Xiaohua explained.

"It's just a little rushed, otherwise we would have to prepare well and make it lively for you." Aunt sighed.

"Brother, are you married?" Li Weimin finally realized it. In the blink of an eye, he was already thirteen years old. He looked much stronger and more sensible than before.

"Well, this is your sister-in-law Cheng Xiaoyu."

"Sister-in-law." Li Weimin could only call out.

Cheng Xiaoyu was quite happy, as she had a new younger brother.

"Brother, please tell me what the capital is like. I have never even been to the provincial capital in my life."

Li Weimin is still more interested in the capital.

Or it could be said that everyone has a certain admiration for the capital. After all, it is not only the center of the country, but also the most important old man is there, attracting the attention of people all over the country.

Yang Jun had to talk about the humanities and geography of the capital once again, as a bit of popular science.

Li Weimin was very happy listening to the stories about the streets and alleys.

Finally, he clenched his fist boldly and said, "I also want to go to the capital in the future."

The response he got was a roll of his eyes from Yang Qingping.

"With your test scores, you can't even get into high school. And you still want to follow your brother Xiaoshan and go to the capital?"

It seems that Li Weimin's grades are not very good.

"Mom, just wait and see. When I make some money, I will definitely go to the capital to have a look."

"Haha, Weimin, you can go to the capital anytime you want. I'll take you with me then, and you can stay at my house when you get there."

"Oh, yes, my second sister has a job there and has been allocated a house."

Li Xiaohua naturally did not hide the fact of Yang Yumei's work, otherwise where would she live in Beijing?
Next, Yang Qingping couldn't help but ask about work and housing, which were all things they were curious about.

I just spoke briefly and didn't dare to say much about how much contribution Yang Jun had made, because if I did, it would be easy for people to ask him to do things, even if it was my own aunt. Li Xiaohua didn't say much either.

After a while, my uncle came out with cups of sugar water and handed one to each person.

Sugar water is already a better tea to entertain guests at home.

"Okay, you guys drink some water first. I'm going to kill a chicken. I just bought it two days ago, so it can be used now."

"Auntie, there's no need to bother with this. Just eat something casually."

For Yang Jun, a chicken is very common, and he can even eat chicken until he vomits.

But in other people's homes, a chicken is quite expensive, especially in the countryside where people can only save a few dollars a month.

"What's the trouble? I bought this chicken to eat anyway."

Yang Qingping smiled.

Yang Jun didn't quite believe it, but his aunt's determination to not give up made him shut up.

After a while, the house started to get busy.

Boil water and slaughter chickens.

An old hen was bled, then placed in boiling water for a few seconds, then fished out and quickly plucked with hands.

In just a few seconds, the tender white chicken appears.

"This chicken is quite fat."

"It's just right if the chicken is fat. It won't taste good if it's skinny."

The main trend now is fat.

When he cut open the chicken's belly, Yang Jun saw several fully formed eggs inside. He immediately realized that this was a laying hen from his aunt's house, but it had also been slaughtered by his aunt to entertain them.

"Qingping, this chicken is still laying eggs, why is it being slaughtered? It's such a pity." The mother felt heartbroken watching this.

"What kind of eggs does this chicken lay? I haven't seen a single egg the whole winter. Maybe it laid them somewhere secretly." Yang Qingping shook her head.

But the chicken has been killed, so I have no choice but to move on.

After being chopped into pieces, the chicken is stewed. (End of this chapter)