My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 65 The Current Situation of Luyang
"Grandpa, we've already got off the bus, and we'll be at the No. [-] exit soon."

"Okay, you two slow down, I'll be waiting for you at the exit."

In less than a minute, Ma Lingling saw Grandpa, she waved her hand vigorously, and then said to the phone:

"Grandpa, I saw you."

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone, took his younger brother's hand and walked towards his grandfather.

"I miss you, Grandpa!" Ma Xu shouted.

"Grandpa misses you too, Lingling, is the journey going well?" Dad Xu asked with concern.

"It went well, nothing happened."

"That's good, are you two hungry, do you want to go back after dinner?" Dad Xu suggested.

Ma Lingling quickly refused: "Grandpa, no need, my mother prepared rice balls, I just ate it in the car, and now I'm not hungry at all."

Dad Xu nodded, took the suitcase from his granddaughter, and took the two to a taxi.

In less than an hour, the taxi finally arrived at the courtyard, and Xu Ma had been waiting for almost half an hour.

After meeting relatives and asking for warmth, Mother Xu took Ma Lingling sister and brother into the yard.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

Ma Lingling looked at the wolf dog and sighed: "Wow, Mark has grown so fast, I remember that during the New Year, my calf was not tall."

"Cousin, Dad said that Mark is a big wolf dog. As long as there is meat to eat, he will grow quickly." Coco interjected.

"Mark doesn't eat meat every day, right?" Ma Lingling asked in surprise.

Xu's mother took over the words: "Don't listen to your cousin's nonsense, people are almost unable to eat meat, where there is meat for dogs to eat, it's almost the same as gnawing on bones."

"But Dad..."

"Your father also has unreliable times!"

Then Ma Xu changed her words: "Okay, Lingling, I packed your and Xiaoxu's room last night, one room per person, I'll show you guys."

"Thank you grandma."

"If you say thank you to grandma, just treat this as your own home. You're welcome." Xu Ma said happily.

Ma Lingling's room is on the second floor, next to the two Coco sisters' bedrooms, the quilts and sheets are brand new; Ma Xu lives on the first floor, the boys are naughty, and it would be bad if he fell down the stairs if he lived on the second floor.

After settling down, Mother Xu took Ma Lingling and asked about Luyang's situation. Although she usually made phone calls, she was afraid that there would be good news but not bad news.

Yang Lina came over with a bowl of soup: "Lingling, hurry up and drink a bowl of mung bean soup, it's too hot, don't suffer from heat stroke."

"Thank you little aunt."

"What a good boy, why are you polite to my little aunt? Hurry up and drink it!" Yang Lina laughed.

Ma Lingling took a sip and said quickly, "It's so sweet!"

"There's still more in the pot, if it's not enough, I'll add more to you."

"Enough, I drank four boxes of yogurt in the taxi just now, and if I drink it again, my stomach will swell."

Mother Xu complained: "Your grandfather is also true, yogurt is not a good thing, it is almost expired, and you are forced to drink it."

Ma Lingling's face was a little red. In fact, it had nothing to do with her grandfather. It was their sister and brother who were greedy and drank so much without knowing it.

After scolding her wife, Xu's mother began to ask about the situation of her daughter's family. Yang Lina did not leave and stayed by the side.

"Are your parents working okay?"

"Fortunately, both of them are employees of the railway system. You don't have to worry about losing your job, but they are more busy than before. My dad is now working overtime every three days."

Yang Lina comforted: "This is normal. There is a shortage of supplies everywhere now, and the railway must be busy."

"Is there enough food at home, are you hungry?" Xu Ma continued to ask.

"Enough to eat, my dad bought more than a dozen bags of rice before, and there's still a lot left! Besides, it's not because I can't buy food now, how can I be hungry?"

Yang Lina asked curiously, "Is it easy to buy food in Luyang?"

"You can only buy it at designated grain stores. There are rice and flour, but there are limited purchases. There are also vegetables that are not easy to buy. I heard that the water shortage is serious, and many vegetable greenhouses have been abandoned."

Mother Xu was distressed when she heard this:
"It's no wonder you and Xiaoxu have lost so much weight. What can people do if they don't eat vegetables. They have no nutrition at all. When I go back, my grandma will make you more delicious food and make up for it."

In fact, this is also a bit of Xu Ting's selfishness. My brother's family is rich, and the meals are definitely not short of oil and water.

"Thank you, grandma, you are the best." Ma Lingling said coquettishly, holding Xu Ma's arm.

"Tell grandma what you want to eat, and grandma will make it for you at night."

"I like to eat everything my grandmother makes."

"You little girl, you don't know who to learn from, your mouth is like smearing honey..."

Xu Ma nodded with satisfaction, her daughter did not lie to her, she basically said the same thing as her granddaughter, and then asked about the situation of the eldest family:

"How is your uncle's house?"

Ma Lingling hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It should be alright."

Mother Xu naturally saw that something was wrong, so she asked nervously:
"Did something happen to your uncle's house?"

"Oh, grandma, my mother won't let me say that."

"This is my grandmother's house. Don't listen to your mother. Hurry up and tell my grandmother." Xu's mother urged.

Ma Lingling nodded: "Actually, it's not a big deal, that is, after the power supply was restored, my uncle sold all the rice he had stockpiled before.

He also said that my uncle is a liar, and there is no need to hoard so much food at all. It was my uncle who made him waste money on purpose. "

"and after?"

"Later, the price of food skyrocketed, and my uncle said that my mother was not being kind. I was in the same group as my uncle, and I deliberately wanted to see him laugh."

"Your uncle is..."

While Xu Ma was relieved, she didn't know what to say.

"It's true, eldest brother. I seem to have forgotten who persuaded him to hoard food. He really treats kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs." Yang Lina said coldly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Ma Lingling quickly remedied: "However, grandma, don't worry, my dad just sent a bag of rice to my uncle's house last month, and my uncle and the others are definitely not short of food."

"Your uncle is too naive, I'll talk about him when I look back." Xu Ma sighed.

After all, this is not a glorious thing, it can only be turned over.

Next, Mama Xu asked about Ma Lingling's studies, and she was delighted to learn that her granddaughter was No. 20 in the final exam.

"Thank you, grandma." Ma Lingling said happily.

Yang Lina couldn't help but say that she went back to the second floor and picked out an unopened Parker gold pen from her husband's study.

The gold pen is not too expensive, the price is one thousand more than 500 yuan, which is just right for a gift.

However, at the current price of gold, the price of this pen is at least twice as high.

"Lingling, your uncle and I rewarded you with this pen. I hope you can maintain good grades and get admitted to a prestigious university."

"Thank you little aunt."

Ma Lingling happily took the fountain pen. The price of this fountain pen is not cheap. Although she is not someone who likes to show off, who doesn't like good things!

(ps: ask for a recommendation ticket)
　感谢书友20210622204929354打赏的500币，感谢书友160503182019584和书友20171207220625376打赏的各100币，谢谢支持！

　　Thanks to Unverifiable, 155 Yuanxing, Shen Xinghao and Yunpiao for their monthly votes, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)