Chapter 140: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 140: Warmth (1)
Not long after the shopkeeper left, Li Zhong brought Li Xiu back. At this moment, Li Xiu was wearing semi-old plain clothes. Perhaps due to the recent days of fear and unrest, her complexion was pale, and her spirits were not too good.
This was Mo Yan's second time seeing Li Xiu. Compared to the first time, she looked much calmer now, but there was still a hint of melancholy between her brows.
Li Xiu also recognized Mo Yan as the girl she 'coincidentally' met that day. Although she was weak-willed, she wasn't stupid. Thinking about how smoothly her father had found her, she quickly understood Mo Yan's good intentions. For a moment, she was filled with mixed emotions, overflowing with gratitude in her heart.
But had she been to such a place, did they really not mind? Thinking like this, a hint of unease appeared on her face.
Mo Yan could naturally see her discomfort. She nudged the dumbfounded Li Yan next to her and teased, "Yan'er, your beloved aunt is back. Why are you still standing there foolishly?"
"Aunt... Aunt!" Li Yan spoke dazedly. She had never seen her own aunt before, so seeing this woman who bore a seven-point resemblance to herself, she couldn't snap out of her reverie.
"Ah, good girl, good girl!" Li Xiu was also very excited to see her only niece. Thinking of her deceased brother and sister-in-law, tears filled her eyes, and she became even more affectionate towards Li Yan.
Feeling her aunt's joy, Li Yan also reached out and hugged her aunt's waist, lifting her head buried in her aunt's embrace and revealing a bright smile on her face.
After all, blood relations naturally carried a sense of closeness in their bones. The aunt and niece enjoyed a close moment together, while Li Zhong on the side laughed with tears in his eyes.
Mo Yan and her siblings were deeply moved, genuinely happy for the Li family's reunion.
After the Li family of three calmed down, Mo Yan brought her siblings forward to greet Li Xiu. Naturally, she maintained a close and friendly attitude, dispelling the last bit of unease in Li Xiu's heart.
In fact, besides Mo Yan, who knew about Li Xiu's tragic past, she hadn't told anyone else. Although her father wasn't a conservative person, and her siblings were kind-hearted, even if they knew, it wouldn't matter much. However, since both families would be living in Liuyang qVillage in the future, with many people around, if this matter accidentally leaked out, the gossip could cost Li Xiu her life.
Out of various considerations, Li Zhong also didn't tell Li Yan about this matter. Perhaps he wanted to wait until Li Yan grew up and matured before considering telling her.
After chatting happily for a while, Mo Yan left the space to the Li family of three and took her siblings to the street to sell vegetables, preparing to make a delicious meal to celebrate the Li family's reunion.
It was already late March, and the weather was gradually getting warmer. There were many more vegetable stalls on the street, especially those selling mushrooms and wild vegetables. At this time of year, the mushrooms and wild vegetables were tender and fresh, attracting many customers eager to try them.
"Big Sister, back in Mo Village, we used to go digging for wild vegetables and mushrooms all the time, but our home was too far from the town, and we didn't have enough rice to eat, so we filled our stomachs with the wild grass we dug up."
Xin'er looked at the mushrooms and wild vegetables in the basket, recalling the bitter days in Mo Village.
"Big Sister remembers the rough rice porridge made with wild vegetables and mushrooms. Add a bit of salt, and you and Zhen'er could eat a big bowl!" Mo Yan smiled and said, looking at her siblings' round and rosy faces, feeling inexplicably satisfied.
"But, big sister, wild vegetables don't taste good, and we don't lack vegetables at home. Why do we need to buy them?" Zhen'er frowned. He really didn't want to eat unpleasant wild vegetables anymore!
Mo Yan glared at him, her tone rather stern. "Don't like it, don't eat it? Our family's days are better now. When you're picky and wasting food, have you ever thought about how many people are still like our old selves, unable to even have a meal?"
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