nucmednet Chapter 47 2nd Uncle 1st Family
Chapter 47 2nd Uncle 1st Family
The day after Xia Lihua returned home, he couldn't help but want to help with some chores. Xia Shiyu had advised him to rest for another day, but he refused.
However, he still couldn't finish the work in the end, because Xia Shiyu received a phone call. Xia Meng, his cousin who was at his cousin's wedding banquet that day, and several other relatives said they wanted to come to her house for a visit and take a look at her vegetable garden.
Xia Shiyu agreed immediately after hearing this, and it was also a good opportunity for his father to accompany him.
My second uncle's family arrived around 9 a.m.
"Shiyu, Shiyu!" Xia Meng waved excitedly when she saw Xia Shiyu.
"Sister, come this way." Xia Shiyu pulled Xia Meng's hand and walked inside.
Xia Meng is the eldest daughter of her second uncle's family. Her eldest uncle's family just got a new daughter-in-law and is not free yet. Her two aunts' families are also quite busy recently, so her second uncle's family, who lives in the city, came over to visit.
Second Uncle and Second Aunt came downstairs. Second Uncle patted Xia Lihua on the shoulder, "Hey, Lihua, when did you come back? I thought you weren't home."
"I just got back yesterday, and I haven't had a chance to tell you yet," Xia Lihua explained.
Uncle laughed heartily, "Oh, is that so? That's quite a coincidence. It'll be perfect for us to play mahjong together later."
"That's how it is." Auntie nodded.
The family of three was quite happy, except for Xia Jie, the second son of the second uncle's family, who remained silent.
He only said hello when he came in, and then remained silent.
His second aunt got angry when she saw him like this. "I finally managed to get you to go out once in a while, and here you are, looking unhappy. You don't know any manners at all. All you do is play on your phone all day."
Yu Juan tried to persuade her, saying, "Sigh, don't talk to the child like that. It's normal for kids to like playing on their phones these days."
Xia Meng shook her head, expressing her helplessness, and whispered a few words to Xia Shiyu, "He's in his second year of high school this year, and my parents are worried about his studies."
Xia Shiyu nodded in understanding after hearing this. Everyone goes through this, and she could only express a little sympathy for her cousin Xia Jie.
But now that the children are older and more shy, they are not as open with them as they used to be, so she doesn't interfere anymore.
The group sat inside and chatted for a while. After a while, the second uncle asked about Xia Shiyu's current business of leasing land for farming and suggested that they go up the mountain to take a look.
Xia Shiyu nodded, "That's fine too. Anyway, it's convenient to drive to the highway and then take the side road from the mountain."
So the group took a car up the mountain. After traveling some distance up the mountain, Xia Meng saw a patch of green in the distance.
"Hey, isn't that where you planted your vegetables?"
Xia Shiyu nodded, "Yes, that's it. Uncle, please park the car. We can just walk over and take a look."
The second uncle stopped the car, and the family, guided by Xia Shiyu, strolled forward.
"These are bok choy and water spinach planted here, but the water spinach season is almost over. Unless we start greenhouse cultivation, I won't be able to get around to that, but I'm not planning to do it right now."
“This is a field of chives. I just harvested some and sold them a while ago.”
"Oh, and there's a tomato field over there. I see some tomatoes have turned red, so let's go in, pick a few, eat them, and then leave."
Xia Shiyu picked a few and handed them to Xia Meng and her second uncle and the others.
The second aunt took it and gave one to the sullen Xia Jie.
She leaned closer and whispered a couple of words, "We're at someone else's house, it's impolite to keep looking so sullen. Come and try it, it looks pretty good."
Xia Jie reluctantly accepted it, glanced at it—he hadn't originally planned to eat it—but then he heard Xia Meng exclaim in surprise.
"Wow, this is so delicious! I've never eaten such good tomatoes before. If I were on a diet, this would be the perfect accompaniment."
Xia Shiyu joked, "Haha, if it really is this kind of tomato, you'd have to eat a dozen or so in one sitting."
"Hmm, these tomatoes are really good. I could eat several of them by just biting into them like apples."
"It's really good, Xiaoyu. Why don't you buy some later so we can take some home to eat?"
His second uncle and aunt were also praising it, and Xia Lihua finished off a tomato in just a few bites.
After finishing eating, upon hearing this, she waved her hand and said, "Oh, no need, just pick some from your relatives."
"Oh no, that won't do. Such delicious food will definitely make a lot of money."
After saying that, Auntie nudged Xia Jie, "Xiao Jie, you should eat some too, it tastes really good."
"Really?" Encouraged by the reactions of those around him, Xia Jie looked at the tomato in front of him and took a bite.
The moment you bite into it, the crisp, juicy flesh is swallowed. "Mmm, delicious."
He's not usually a picky eater, but he really wasn't in the mood to eat anything today, and now he's proven wrong.
It smelled so good that he couldn't help but have high expectations for the other vegetables Xia Shiyu planted, and his mood improved a lot.
He couldn't help but ask, "Sister Shiyu, you're amazing! Are all the other vegetables you grow this delicious too?"
Xia Shiyu, holding Xia Meng's hand, turned around and glanced at her, replying, "Yes, so you can relax and play at our house today. We'll try all these dishes at noon; they're delicious."
“Okay,” Xia Jie replied immediately.
His cheerful manner elicited a burst of laughter.
"Haha, this kid is so honest."
"Who says otherwise? When I first came here, I wasn't happy at all, but now I don't even want to go back."
The group of people strolled through the fields in a lively atmosphere. Xia Shiyu even let his second uncle's family choose their own vegetables, and put all the vegetables they brought into their baskets. When the others went home, he found bags to pack them up and let them take them back with them.
"Oh my, this vegetable looks amazing! It doesn't matter how you pick it, it's so fresh. We rarely get to eat such fresh farm-grown vegetables in the city, let alone such delicious ones."
"Yes, they're missing out this time. If they had come with us, they would have gotten a good deal."
Xia Shiyu watched the adults chatting and laughing while he chatted with Xia Meng, with Xia Jie following behind. He even stopped playing on his phone and followed them around searching.
The group wandered around the mountain for a while, and only returned to Xia Shiyu's house together after the sun had risen a bit.
When Yu Juan got home, she started preparing to cook. Her second aunt and Xia Meng came to help, and Xia Lihua helped with things like fetching firewood.
"There's no need to cook too much food. We're all family, who needs to eat that much?" Auntie said a couple of times.
Yu Juan smiled and said, "I didn't plan to make too much. It's just our family's food. You all said it was delicious, so I had to make more."
"Row"
Xia Shiyu and his mother didn't actually cook much; they just used the vegetables they grew themselves, and they all tasted delicious. They just needed to increase the quantity.
So, besides cooking two meat dishes and taking out the roast duck she bought, Yu Juan didn't cook any other meat dishes.
Xia Shiyu also made two large plates of chive and egg pancakes. The aroma of chives filled the entire yard while the pancakes were cooking, and even the neighbors next door could smell it.
For the first time, Xia Jie found even a mobile phone more fun than this. He was so restless that he couldn't sit still, and his eyes kept glancing towards the kitchen.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long before the food was served.
Xia Lihua simply set up a large round table so that all of them could come out and eat at one table.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Xia Meng felt an irresistible aroma wafting from the tip of her nose. Each dish seemed to be saying, "Come and eat me! Come and eat me!" enticing her to try them.
Stir-fried bok choy, cold water spinach salad, chive and egg pancakes, tomato and beef brisket soup... these dishes, which are usually taken for granted, are particularly appealing this time.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on the dishes in front of them, Xia Lihua immediately gestured, "Eat up, eat up, don't be shy! We've really made a lot of food this time."
"it is good"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Meng and Xia Jie, the two siblings, reached out their chopsticks.
"Mmm, this pancake is delicious. It's not greasy at all and it smells really good."
"This beef brisket is also delicious, with a wonderful aroma of tomatoes."
"So delicious, so delicious."
My second uncle and aunt didn't pay much attention at first, but the food kept getting faster and faster. Luckily, Xia Shiyu had prepared more food this time, otherwise they would have been fighting over it.
After finishing her meal, Xia Meng was so full that she stood up and walked around the yard to digest her food.
"It's so delicious, Shi Yu, I'll definitely come to your house for dinner again next time."
"Okay, come on over and I'll pack it for you." Xia Shiyu nodded in agreement.
"Alright, alright, we definitely have to pay for this. Shi Yu worked so hard to grow it."
When my family helped my second uncle carry the vegetables upstairs, another New Year's scene unfolded.
Xia Shiyu watched as the money was handed over to both sides, and in the end, it ended up in her hands. She was both amused and exasperated, but there was nothing she could do. She could only give her second uncle's family more vegetables, since his vegetables were definitely worth the price.
Goodbye, Uncle and Aunt, I'll come see you later.
Goodbye, come visit again next time!
Xia Shiyu waved to his second uncle's family, his face full of smiles.