"Coming, coming..."
An old voice came from inside, accompanied by the "click-click" sound of the walking stick, slowly moving towards the door.
"Why don't you two bring your keys? It seems you came back very early today."
As the old wooden door was opened, Ye Annian saw Yang Huilan, who was leaning on a cane and wearing a simple commoner.
"Aunt Yang, it's us." Ye Anyian spoke first, "I am Ye Xiaomei's younger brother. When she got married to Brother Wei, my husband and I came to see her off."
"...Oh." Yang Huilan was stunned for a moment, then seemed to come to her senses, "Brother Nian, Xiaomei told me about you."
"Come on, you guys come in first. They have guests to do some work. They won't be back until noon."
The old man was using a cane and moving awkwardly.
"Fu Zai, Ding Qiu, call someone quickly." Jiang Zhu reminded the two children as he patted their shoulders.
The two children standing neatly behind him poked their heads out and spoke in unison:
"Auntie!"
"Aunt Yang."
"Hey," Yang Huilan responded hurriedly, "Come in quickly, don't stand outside."
Ye Anian quickly stepped forward to support her, and Jiang Zhu and the two children followed him through the door.
The Wei family's house in the town is not big. It has two main rooms, a wing room on the left and right, and a side room. It has a small square yard and a neat patio surrounded by it. Looking up, it is Blue sky and white clouds.
Ye Annian scanned the entire courtyard at a glance. Although there were things placed in every corner, they were arranged neatly. The entire courtyard looked very warm and full of life.
Yang Huilan led several people into the main room. As soon as they entered the door, there was a hall for entertaining guests. There was a table, a few chairs, and two pots of jasmine placed against the wall. Small white flowers were blooming, exuding a faint fragrance.
"Sit down quickly, my eyesight is not good, and it's not convenient for me to entertain you." Yang Huilan said.
"In the teapot on the table is the barley tea that Feng and the others cooked for me when they left in the morning. You can pour it yourself and drink it. There should be melon seeds and sugar in the fruit plate for the two children."
"Well, please rest. We can do it ourselves and won't do anything for you." Ye Annian helped her sit down on the main seat opposite the door, and he also sat aside.
"Hey." Yang Huilan responded and told them to help themselves.
A few people chatted for a long time, and then the door outside suddenly rang. It was Wei Feng and Ye Xiaomei who came back.
Ye Xiaomei was very surprised when she saw them at first: "Why are you here!"
"Second sister!" Fu Zai jumped down from the chair and trotted towards Ye Xiaomei.
Ye Xiaomei reached out to catch him, picked him up, and pinched his little cheek: "Miss you second sister?"
Fu Zai nodded vigorously: "We bought a lot of things for you, Brother Wei, and Aunt Yang."
"Come just as you come, don't bring anything else." Ye Xiaomei looked at Ye Anian and said angrily.
"It's not like I haven't visited you since you got married. It's not easy for me to come here once. How can I be empty-handed?"
"We are all a family, why are we seeing people outside like this?" Yang Huilan said, "Let's stay for lunch at noon. I also like children. There are so many people and it's lively."
Ye Anyian: "No, we still have things to do when we get back."
"It doesn't take much time to have a meal," Ye Xiaomei sat down with Fu Zai in her arms, "It's not easy for you to come here, how can you go back without eating."
"I got some pig ears and soy sauce beef from a visitor. Just have a meal and don't leave." Wei Feng, who had been silent next to him, said.
"Okay." All three of them insisted on staying, and Ye Anyian didn't want to say goodbye anymore, so he agreed.
"By the way, when we came back, we saw a bullock cart tied at the entrance of the alley. Is it yours?" Ye Xiaomei asked.
"Yes." Jiang Zhu replied, "But it's blocking the road? I'll go out and move."
"It's okay, it's okay. I just said that people living around here probably don't buy bullock carts. The town is no better than the village. There is no big yard and there is no place to put the bullock carts. I thought someone had a guest, but I didn't expect that they were coming to my house. "
Ye Xiaomei was smiling, and her previous shyness was gone when she spoke. She was generous and generous in her dealings with others, as if she was a different person.
She said: "You have bought a bullock cart. Now it will be more convenient to travel to the town."
Ye Annian was also very happy to see her change and said with a smile: "Yes, I can come to see you whenever I want in the future. I can just lift my feet and walk away."
"Then you should come more often and bring your two children with you. I love the excitement." Yang Huilan also agreed.
The few chatted for a while, and Ye Xiaomei was about to cook rice. Ye Anian went with her to the kitchen where they were sitting to help.
"Second sister, are you enjoying your life here?" Ye Anyian asked while washing rice.
Ye Xiaomei lit the stove quickly. Hearing this, she raised her head and smiled at Ye Anian: "Good luck. I feel very comfortable now."
"That's good. I think Aunt Yang is easy to get along with."
"Yes, my mother-in-law is kind and doesn't have much trouble. We all live a balanced life."
Hearing what she said, Ye Anyian felt relieved.
He also lamented that he had not chosen the wrong person and had found a good home for his second sister.
After Ye Anian put the washed rice into the pot and steamed it, Ye Xiaomei held up the rice washing water in her hand.
Ye Anian saw that she had something to say, so he asked, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. Why are you so pretentious with me?"
"I want to ask Doctor Jiang to do a favor." Ye Xiaomei said softly.
When she said this, Ye Anyian understood that it must be because of Yang Huilan's eye disease.
"Want to check Aunt Yang's eyes?" Ye Anyian asked.
Ye Xiaomei nodded: "However, my eyes are still the same as when I was young. It has been many years, and I don't know if there is any hope."
It's just that Yang Huilan treated her well during the period of her marriage. She felt warm in her heart and wanted to do something for her mother-in-law.
Furthermore, Brother Nian's cough was an old illness, so she had some hope that it could be cured.
"I'll talk to Jiang Zhu and let him see it first before talking."
"Yeah." Ye Xiaomei responded, "It's been so many years and it hasn't been cured. It doesn't matter whether I can see it or not."
While the two were chatting, the aroma of rice was already coming out of the pot. Ye Anyian and Ye Xiaomei filled the rice and carried it into the main room.
They usually eat directly at the table in the main room. When they entered the room with their meals, Wei Feng and Jiang Zhu had already put the chopped pig ears and soy sauce beef on the plates.
Fuzai and Ding Qiu were sitting next to Yang Huilan. The old man was talking and laughing with the two children. He didn't know what they were talking about, but by the looks of it, others couldn't get in the conversation.
Ye Annian shook his head helplessly, he was really a child.
Ye Xiaomei glanced at the table and said, "I'm going to fry two more dishes. You guys can eat first."
After she finished speaking, she went out, and Ye Anian also went out to help.
Jiang Zhu took out some of the things they had brought, placed a plate of hawthorn cakes, picked out a few pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and jujube cake, and placed another plate.
If Yang Huilan and her two children are hungry, they can put some food on the table first; if they are not hungry, they can have hawthorn cake to appetize them and eat a few pieces to eat more later.
He was thoughtful, and Yang Huilan and the two children also enjoyed a few pieces of sweet and sour hawthorn cake and sweet snacks.
Not long after, Ye Xiaomei and Ye Annian came in carrying dishes.
"It's time to eat, it's time to wait." Ye Xiaomei said with a smile.
She cooked two dishes, one with scrambled eggs with fungus and one with vermicelli and cabbage. Together with the pig ears and soy sauce beef they bought from Youke Lai Restaurant, they made four dishes.
Ye Xiaomei also wanted to make soup, but Ye Anyian tried her best to stop her, so everyone sat down to eat together.
It can be said that this meal was very enjoyable, the atmosphere was relaxed, the food was delicious, and everyone was very happy.
After dinner, Ye Xiaomei took the dishes to wash, and Wei Feng hurriedly followed him out.
He wanted to help when Ye Xiaomei was cooking just now, but Ye Anian finally met his sister, and she had a lot to say, so it was not convenient for him to join in.
Ye Anyian took advantage of the time when he and Jiang Zhu were clearing the table to tell him what Ye Xiaomei had entrusted to her.
Jiang Zhu naturally agreed, and after clearing the table and washing his hands, he offered to check Yang Huilan's eyes.
Wei Feng was coming in from the outside and was so excited and at a loss when he heard these words.
"Brother, brother-in-law...can my mother still be cured?"
He didn't know for sure. His mother's eyes were damaged by crying when his father died, and she had been depressed ever since. No matter how many medicines she took, how many injections she took, it didn't work, and it has been dragging on until today.
"I'll check the situation first." Jiang Zhu said, first turning over Yang Huilan's eyelids with his hands.
Then he asked: "Now, can you turn your eyes?"
Yang Huilan tried to turn around after hearing this: "It's a bit difficult."
"Yeah." He nodded.
Wei Feng suddenly became nervous: "How is it? Can it still be cured?"
"It's not necrotic yet. You can try acupuncture hot compress and oral decoction." Jiang Zhu said.
If the eyeball can move, it can still be cured. If the eyeball is completely necrotic, there is nothing you can do except replace a pair of eyes.
"That's great." Ye Xiaomei opened the door and came in. She was overjoyed when she heard this, "Just treat me and tell me whatever you need me to do."
Jiang Zhu: "It won't work today. I didn't bring any medicine kit or silver needles when I came out. I'll come back another day."
"Aunt Yang's disease is actually a blockage, which blocks the veins around the eyes because of poor drainage. Nowadays, things are getting better. Your son has also married a daughter-in-law. Normally, you still have to be in a good mood. It's too worrying. Thinking about it will cause depression in the heart, which will also affect the recovery of the eyes."
"Well, I understand." Yang Huilan said.
"Then let's go back first." Ye Anyian said at the right time, "Second sister and brother-in-law have guests coming in the afternoon, and Aunt Yang also has to take a nap, so we won't disturb them."
"Hey, I'll come to my house for dinner next time." Yang Huilan said warmly.
"Okay, have a good rest."
Ye Xiaomei settled down with Yang Huilan, and went out with Wei Feng to see off Ye Anyian and the others, and to stop by if there were guests.
They parted at the door where guests were coming. Jiang Zhu drove the bullock cart and drove Ye Anian and the two children back.
Passing by a teahouse, I saw a few people sitting outside, chatting animatedly about something.
Ye Anyian didn't pay attention at first, but suddenly he heard:
"Why can't this Rubik's Cube turn? It's so tight!"
He frowned and glanced over.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a jade crown and a brown satin gown spinning a Rubik's Cube in his hand.
His brows and eyes were knitted together, his expression hard.
Suddenly there was a "crash" and the Rubik's Cube was broken apart by him, instantly turning into a pile of colorful wood blocks.
"What the hell!" The man growled angrily.