pjbooks Chapter 106 Visiting Relatives
Chapter 106 Visiting Relatives
night.
I washed my feet.
"By the way, let's visit some relatives tomorrow. Bring some gifts," Lin Dachun said to Li Ruoxue.
"Oh, whose house are you going to?" Li Ruoxue asked.
"It's my uncle's house. It's his 70th birthday. I have to go and congratulate him," Lin Dachun replied.
These days, living to 70 is no easy feat.
"Okay, let's get up early and bring red envelopes and gifts. We can't lose face," Li Ruoxue said.
My uncle's house is on the other side of the plateau, just across two gullies.
When Lin Dachun and Li Ruoxue arrived, the sun was already setting in the west, casting a warm glow on the newly built cave dwellings of their uncle's house.
In the courtyard, under the jujube tree, a large round table was set up. My aunt and cousin were busy in the kitchen, the cousins were laughing and talking loudly, and the children were chasing a yellow dog, raising a cloud of fine yellow dust. The air was filled with the rich aroma of stewed meat and the pungent smell of tobacco.
"Dachun! Ruoxue! You've finally arrived!" Uncle's voice boomed as he came forward, his rough hand patting Lin Dachun's shoulder until it ached.
Auntie, wearing a blue apron and wiping her hands, came over, grabbed Li Ruoxue, and looked her up and down: "This must be Ruoxue, right?"
"Aunt, yes," Lin Dachun replied.
"She's so pretty and beautiful, a real beauty in the making." My aunt is over sixty years old, but she's still very healthy.
"Hehe. Call for help," Lin Dachun reminded him.
"Hello, Auntie." Li Ruoxue greeted sweetly.
"Oh my, what a sweet talker! And that voice, it's so captivating, so lovely, like a girl from the South," my aunt said happily.
"Hurry inside."
The lively atmosphere enveloped the two of them instantly, like a pot of boiling water.
Li Ruoxue was a little reserved at first, but she was quickly pulled aside by her aunts, who asked her all sorts of questions and stuffed a handful of sunflower seeds into her hand.
Surrounded by his cousins, Lin Dachun rolled a cigarette and talked about this year's rainfall and the price of lambs.
The noise, laughter, clattering of bowls and chopsticks, mixed with the bubbling of the pot, wove together a thick, warm net that made people relax unconsciously.
At this time.
A beautiful woman came out from the inner room.
She has a graceful figure, a refined temperament, and a fashionable style, possessing a unique kind of beauty.
"This is... could it be Sun Xiahe?"
Lin Dachun inquired.
"Yes, that's my daughter, Sun Xiahe," my cousin-in-law replied.
"Oh my, she's grown into such a beautiful young woman. The last time I saw her, she was just a little girl. What happened to her now?" Lin Dachun exclaimed.
"Uncle, I wasn't young back then. I had already graduated from junior high school. Some of my classmates were already married by then," Sun Xiahe replied.
Lin Dachun tried hard to recall that the last time he saw Sun Xiahe, she was still a little girl, but she had already developed.
But now, she's a grown woman, not only graceful and elegant, but also much more mature; she's fully grown up now.
"Haha, I think you're at the age where you should be getting married now," Lin Dachun said with a smile.
"I'm not getting married. All the men in the village are just arrogant young men, like bumpkins. I don't like any of them," Sun Xiahe replied.
"You child, you look down on others, but others look down on you too," my cousin-in-law said immediately.
The family chatted and laughed.
Dinner was a birthday feast, a very hearty meal for the guests.
A large bowl of mutton noodles with minced meat sauce, the chili oil bright red;
The whole stewed chicken falls off the bone with just a touch of chopsticks;
Homemade steamed buns are fluffy and have a wonderful aroma of wheat.
His uncle kept urging him to drink, and Lin Dachun couldn't refuse. He drank a few cups of liquor, and his face flushed red.
Li Ruoxue was also persuaded to drink a small bowl of homemade rice wine. It was sweet, but the aftereffects slowly came over her, and her ears felt hot.
"Ruoxue, have some more," her aunt urged Li Ruoxue to drink.
Li Ruoxue hurriedly shook her head and said, "I can't drink anymore. If I drink any more, I'll be in trouble tonight."
Li Ruoxue was too embarrassed to continue.
Li Ruoxue glanced at Lin Dachun, recalling how embarrassing she had been after drinking the previous two times.
At home, it was alright, just her and Lin Dachun.
But here, as a family, we can't afford to lose face.
"It's alright, you've only had a little bit, have some more. It's your great-uncle's birthday, let's offer him a bowl." My aunt was a boisterous, shrewish woman who could drink a lot.
Li Ruoxue was terrified. She was afraid that if she drank alcohol and became agitated again, she would be in big trouble.