Chapter 1813 - 1815: Little Yueyue Looks Like You
Once they decided to do it, the next day Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming went to the blacksmith shop in town.
It happened to be Yang Ming’s day off.
It was the same shop where they made the lock last time. Since the locks were well made, it showed that the craftsmanship was good, so Xiaoxiao was at ease and explained the requirements to the owner, who said it could be done.
But this place could only make iron pots; they couldn’t make stainless steel non-stick pans or anything modern like that, so this was the best they could do.
In this place, charcoal was expensive, and it was all wood charcoal. Most families used firewood for heating, and even in town, people used heated kang beds for warmth in winter, let alone in the countryside.
Such wood charcoal was something only city people would use to warm their houses, like putting a stove inside, but for the countryside, it was a luxury.
However, none of that mattered, as long as the grilled fish could be successful, they could earn it back. Actually, from her observation, the fire under the grill in the fish shop was probably alcohol-fueled, but there was none here, so they had to use wood charcoal instead.
After setting a date to pick up the pot with the owner, Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming hurried to the Chu Mansion with only one goal: to bring Li Fugui back.
Chu Lian was very efficient, and a few days after the news went out, Xiaoxiao retrieved the pot, and Li Fugui was standing at the Old Yang Family’s doorstep.
Returning to Yang Family Village once more, his feelings were mixed.
Seeing the old man of the Yang Family in the courtyard, Li Fugui called out, "Uncle."
The old man of the Yang Family knew that Li Fugui was coming back, but didn’t expect it to be so soon. He was very surprised when he heard the voice, "Hey, you’re back! That’s great! Come on in."
"Mm." Li Fugui nodded and brought in large and small bags full of gifts for the Old Yang Family.
With Li Fugui’s return, naturally, the Old Yang Family wanted to treat him well. Li Fugui still insisted on cooking. Since he cooked well, no one competed for the role, and everyone was just assisting him. Xiaoxiao also mentioned the plan to make grilled fish to Li Fugui, who agreed to help try it out.
During dinner, Yang Ming also came back from the academy.
The family had quite a nice meal, where the men had a bit of liquor. Because the relationship between Li Fugui and Yang Xia had changed, the family tactfully didn’t mention it.
After dinner, Li Fugui was assigned to Yang Dong’s room.
He thought he could rest right away, but unexpectedly, the three little ones of the family squeezed into the room.
The three little ones came to show off, flaunting what they had learned over the past year.
After displaying a bit, Yang Shushu asked, "Teacher, how is it?"
"Well done, keep it up," Li Fugui said with a smile.
He felt that time went by quickly, best seen in children. The three children had grown a lot and learned many things within the year.
Hearing Li Fugui’s praise, the three children were very happy, and continued displaying their writing skills to him. Li Fugui wasn’t annoyed; instead, he patiently read and taught the three little ones.
Somehow, the portrait of Xiaotian that Li Fugui carried with him was spotted by the children.
Yang Shushu at once said, "That’s our big sister."
Li Fugui quickly put the portrait away, "You saw it wrong."
But Yang Liuliu wouldn’t let it go, "Teacher, she looks just like our big sister. Big sister even came back during the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Li Fugui’s eyes narrowed. She came home? It made sense when he thought about it; she should come back!
Then Yang Liuliu continued, "Big sister came back with Little Yueyue. Oh, teacher, Little Yueyue looks like you, a lot like you."