lcionline Chapter 197 Going to Changqing County
Chapter 197 Going to Changqing County
The new year has begun, and Li Youran's family decided to go to her grandparents' home in the north to pay New Year's greetings.
Ye prepared many gifts carefully, but there were too many to fit in the carriage. This made Li Youran feel very inconvenient, so she put all the items into her own space.
"Mother, just put these in my space. The carriage can be used to carry people." Li Youran suggested.
"Okay, I'll follow Ran'er's arrangements. I just don't know how your grandmother and her family are doing?" Ye was still a little worried, with a sad look on her face.
"Mom, don't worry!" Li Youran threw herself into Ye's arms and comforted her.
Ye gently stroked Li Youran's head and felt a little relieved.
"I want to sleep with Dad and Mom tonight!" Li Youran hasn't slept in the same bed with her parents for a long time. After all, she is only three years old. When she grows up, she may no longer have such an opportunity because of shyness.
Ye smiled and agreed to Li Youran's request, and gently touched her little head.
The next morning, as soon as the sun began to shine faintly through the clouds, Li Youran couldn't wait to get up.
Today they are going to Evergreen County to visit their grandparents, so the whole family is dressed neatly and ready to go.
Li Kangze and Li Heming couldn't go because one was busy with opening the store and the other had to go to court. They originally had time to rest, but the commute was too rushed so they didn't go.
Old Man Li and Old Lady Cheng did not plan to go either. The old couple could not run such a long distance, so they stayed in the Princess's Mansion, feeling a little bored, and then prepared to go back to Li Village to live for a while.
Only Li's father Ye, Li Yuanbo and Li Youran were ready to set off.
Li Youran was thinking about riding the Phantom Wolf directly to Changqing County, but he was afraid that his parents were afraid of heights, so he decided to give up!
Along the way, Ye kept talking about the past and the days she spent with her family.
When Li Youran returned this time, he found his mother wearing the jade pendant. "Mom, weren't you reluctant to take it out?"
"I wore this jade pendant when I got married, so of course I have to wear it when I go back!" Ye picked up the jade pendant gently, took a look at it, and put it back.
"Mom, do you like it very much?" Li Youran asked again.
"Of course, this used to be the most valuable thing in the family. I wanted to pawn it for silver, but was stopped by your grandmother!" When Ye thought of the jade pendant, she recalled the past and a happy smile appeared on her face.
After traveling for more than ten days, the carriage finally arrived at Changqing County, which was far less prosperous than Jian'an County.
Because it is located in the north, the mountains here are much higher than those in the south, towering and daunting.
Li Youran couldn't help but worry whether he could get out of this mountainous area.
"Mom, the mountains here are so high!" Li Youran looked at the mountains surrounding him and was amazed.
She realized that the lack of prosperity here might be related to the difficult-to-climb mountains.
The people's clothing also seemed relatively simple.
"Yes, these mountains are really high and almost impossible to climb. Unlike the mountains in Jian'an County, they are relatively low and gentle." Ye lifted the curtains and stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene outside the window, with a complex emotion welling up in her heart.
She recalled the time she had spent here with deep emotion.
"Are those all high mountains?" Li Youran asked again.
"No, it's just that this area is full of mountains. Other places with flat land are all planted with wheat...but not much can be grown per acre!" Ye briefly summarized the gap between the north and the south.
Li Yuanbo and his father listened carefully and nodded repeatedly.
There is still snow on the mountains, and the temperature here is much colder than in the south, so there are not many people on the streets, and everyone is staying at home to spend the winter!
Li Youran also felt very cold, so he took out several hot packs from his space and gave them to his parents and elder brother, and also gave some to the maids and guards in the carriage behind.
"This is so warm!" Li Yuanbo took one and rubbed it back and forth in his palms, and instantly felt his body warmer.
"It's made of iron powder, activated carbon, salt, vermiculite and other materials, so it generates heat!" Li Youran knew that they didn't understand, but he explained it anyway.
"Is that so?" Li Yuanbo nodded, not quite understanding.
Ye instructed Han Yan to drive the carriage, and Han Yan followed the instructions and drove the carriage to a village remote from Changqing County.
There are no mountains here, only plains, and wheat is grown here, but now is not the season for growing wheat.
"My grandparents' house is so far away!" Li Youran couldn't help but sigh.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the village, it attracted the attention of the villagers. Some villagers passing by stopped and gossiped.
The road was very narrow, only wide enough for a carriage to pass through.
The maid followed behind and helped Ye into the yard.
The guards led the carriage to an open space and kept watch over it.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Mrs. Du busy washing clothes, her eldest sister-in-law Lu Yingtao was cleaning the snow in the yard, and her second sister-in-law Wan Luochun was helping Mrs. Du with the laundry.
When the three saw the Ye family coming, they put down their work and hugged Ye.
"Mom, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, I'm back to see you!" Ye looked at the three of them with tears in her eyes.
"I'm glad you're back!" Du buried herself in Ye's arms, then raised her head and brushed away the loose hair on Ye's forehead with her hand.
"I'll go call my dad and the others!" Wan Luochun wiped his hands, wiped his tears, and immediately rushed out of the yard.
"Come in and sit down, don't stand!" Lu Yingtao invited Li's father, Li Yuanbo, Li Youran and others into the house.
When Li Youran saw her grandmother's house for the first time, she looked at the mud walls and the grass growing on them, which looked like they had been trimmed.
Looking at the roof again, although it was a tiled house, it would still collapse, and there was thick snow on it.
Then I looked at the big yard. It was very big and there were pigs, ducks, geese, chickens and other poultry. But it was too noisy and it would be difficult to sleep at night.
Li Youran entered the house and looked at the furnishings inside. Everything was neat and tidy, not messy at all, except that some things were a little old.
"Aunt, where are my grandpa and the others? Why can't I see them?" Li Youran looked around and asked Lu Yingtao curiously. She found that her uncles and grandpa were not at home, and even her cousins were missing.
Lu Yingtao smiled and replied, "Grandfather, he went out to help other families look after sheep. The uncles all went to the county to help with work, and I don't know where your cousins went to play.
As for your cousins, they are learning embroidery from an old embroiderer in the village. After they learn, they can embroider some handkerchiefs and sell them in the county to earn some money to supplement their family income."
As Lu Yingtao spoke, she enthusiastically poured each person a glass of warm water and handed it to them.
Then a few chairs were brought in and everyone was invited to sit down and rest.
Li Youran took the water cup, took a sip, and continued to ask, "Did my cousin and his friends go to the county to study?"
When she heard her aunt mention the county, she became interested in her cousin's studies.
Lu Yingtao explained with a smile: "Yes, but it's a holiday during the New Year. They may be out playing, or they may be studying at the homes of other children in the village."
Li Youran nodded to show his understanding.
It seems that this family is very hardworking and studious, and they never forget to study hard even on their days off.
Ye sat aside and chatted cordially with Du about family matters.
Father Li took the initiative to walk into the yard and help the Ye family feed the poultry, showing his hardworking and kind side.