allonlinenovel Chapter 215 Daily Life
Chapter 215 Daily Life
After a simple breakfast, Shen Xiaoxia took some hot water from the space and wiped the stove in the kitchen, washed the pot again, and tidied up the cupboards.
After everything was packed up, I went to open the front door.
The sun shines through the thin clouds and falls on the yard.
Although the temperature is still very low, it feels much warmer because of the sunshine.
Everyone's doors were closed. It was so cold, and everyone was probably huddled in their rooms, heating up the kang to keep warm.
Shen Xiaoxia thought that she had to go to the captain's house and tell him that she was back.
After leaving the Youth League Home, there were not many people in the village. From a distance, I could see smoke coming out of the chimney of the team leader's house.
When they got closer, they found that the gate of the yard was closed. Shen Xiaoxia shouted a few times outside the yard, and after a while, someone came over.
With a creaky sound, the courtyard door opened. Aunt Guihua, wearing a blue apron and a smile on her face, saw Shen Xiaoxia and said warmly, "Oh, the educated youth Shen is back! Come in, it's cold outside. Come inside and sit down. It's warm inside!"
Seeing that it was Aunt Guihua who opened the door, Shen Xiaoxia said hello with a smile, "Hello, Auntie!" and then followed Aunt Guihua into the yard.
There was a kang burning in the main room, making the room warm.
The captain came out from the inner room upon hearing the noise. Seeing Shen Xiaoxia, he smiled brightly and said, "Little Shen, the educated youth, are back? Is everything okay at home?"
"Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, Captain!" Shen Xiaoxia said, taking out a bag of snacks and two cans of food from her cloth bag. "This is what I brought from home. You and Auntie can try it."
The captain quickly waved his hands and refused, "No, no, no, kid, just come back, why are you bringing anything?"
Aunt Guihua also said, "That's right, since you're here, why would you bring anything? It's not easy for you to carry it all the way from home, so just keep it for yourself and enjoy it slowly."
Shen Xiaoxia said, "Captain uncle, aunt, please accept this. This is a small token of my appreciation. Thanks to you and the captain for taking care of me. If the captain hadn't agreed this time, I wouldn't have thought of going home to visit my family. I'm very grateful to you."
She stuffed the item into Aunt Guihua's hand. Aunt Guihua looked at Shen Xiaoxia and the item in her hand, then looked at the team leader. Finally, she took it and said angrily, "You are too polite, kid. Thank you."
After putting the things away, he turned around and asked Shen Xiaoxia, "Xiao Shen Zhiqing, my aunt's family will be preparing dinner soon. Why don't you have dinner with us? It will save you from having to go back and cook."
It is the off-season for farming now, and people in the village usually eat two meals a day, breakfast and lunch, and dinner.
Shen Xiaoxia quickly refused, "No, no, I came here after breakfast, and I had breakfast late, so I'm not hungry at all now. Thank you for your kindness, auntie."
Aunt Guihua thought Shen Xiaoxia was just making excuses because she was embarrassed to eat at her house. "Little Shen, educated youth, don't be polite with us. It's just a meal, it's not worth much."
Shen Xiaoxia waved her hand again and said with a smile, "Auntie, I really just finished eating. I didn't lie to you."
Seeing that Shen Xiaoxia didn't seem to be lying, Aunt Guihua gave up.
She looked Shen Xiaoxia up and down and teased, "Little Shen, you've gotten a little fatter in the few days you've been home. Maybe you haven't eaten well here? If you have any difficulties, just tell your aunt and uncle."
The idea of being fat was probably Aunt Guihua's illusion. Although she had eaten well at the Shen family these days, she had never treated herself badly. She wouldn't have gained weight from what she had eaten these days. After all, her weight hadn't changed.
Although I had this thought in my mind, I actually said, "Auntie, I will. Thanks to the captain taking care of us, we can still live a decent life. When I went home this time, my mother kept telling me to thank the captain and you."
"Look at this child, what are you talking about!" Aunt Guihua patted Shen Xiaoxia's arm gently. "It's not easy for you kids to be here away from your parents. I look at you as if you were my own children."
Shen Xiaoxia nodded and said a few more words to Aunt Guihua. When she heard the call for dinner from the kitchen, she stood up and said goodbye, "Aunt, I'll go back first."
Aunt Guihua asked again, "Are you really not going to eat a little more here?"
Shen Xiaoxia rejected Aunt Guihua's kindness, "Aunt, it's really not necessary."
When sending Shen Xiaoxia out, Aunt Guihua stuffed a handful of roasted melon seeds and peanuts into Shen Xiaoxia's arms and said with a smile, "We roasted them at home. Try them."
Shen Xiaoxia didn't refuse and took it, "Thank you, auntie."
After leaving the team leader's house, I didn't go anywhere else and went straight back to the educated youth home.
The biting north wind scraped across my cheeks like a knife, picking up scattered dead leaves on the ground and making them swirl in the air. This is the most common weather in the north in winter, and the cold seems to penetrate into the bone marrow.
Zhao Lingling wrapped her slightly thin cotton jacket tightly and hurried out of the toilet. The tip of her nose was red from the cold. She stomped her numb feet and was about to go in when she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure coming in from the courtyard gate.
"Xia Xia," she called out, then continued, "Are you back from outside? What were you doing outside in such a cold day?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the white mist exhaled from his mouth instantly condensed into tiny water droplets in the cold air.
Shen Xiaoxia looked at the still-closed doors and replied, "I went to the captain's house and told him I was back."
After hearing this, Zhao Lingling nodded repeatedly, "Oh, oh, oh, that's something I should tell you about."
As she spoke, she couldn't help shivering, hugging her hands to her chest and rubbing her arms to keep warm.
Looking at Zhao Lingling who was shrinking her neck, Shen Xiaoxia asked, "What are you doing out here?"
Zhao Lingling didn't want to stretch out her hand, so she pointed in the direction of the toilet, indicating the reason why she came out.
Seeing that she had already left, Shen Xiaoxia said, "Lingling, come to my room. I brought some food from home and I'll share it with you."
Zhao Lingling's eyes lit up when she heard that, "Really? That's great." She ran to Shen Xiaoxia's side with a happy look on her face, "Let's go...!"
It was almost noon now, and Han Zhuxin should have gotten up. Shen Xiaoxia went to knock on her door.
The door was opened, and Han Zhuxin was wearing a lavender sweater, her long hair casually tied behind her head, and there was a hint of laziness between her eyebrows.
She raised her eyebrows, her eyes darting back and forth between Shen Xiaoxia and Zhao Lingling, finally landing on Zhao Lingling's brightly smiling face. "What are you so happy about?"
"Xia Xia said she brought us some food," Zhao Lingling bared her big white teeth, "so, I'm happy to think that there will be delicious food soon."
Han Zhuxin nodded in understanding, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of her lips. For Zhao Lingling, a "foodie", there is indeed nothing that can make her more excited than delicious food.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go," she said as she went back into the house, put on a thick coat, and followed the two of them.
The three of them went to Shen Xiaoxia's room together.