Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

Chapter 2011 This affection is priceless, even mountains of gold and silver cannot buy it.

As dawn broke, breath turned to frost in the courtyard after the snow.

Li Xiangnan's feet sank into the remaining snow that hadn't been swept away yet. The icy touch traveled up from the soles of his feet, but it did nothing to quell the burning heat in his heart.

"Uncle Shi... your legs..." He quickly took a few steps over and helped the elderly man, whose legs were a little weak, his voice choked with emotion, "How did you manage to travel over a hundred miles of mountain roads..."

"What? You think your grandpa's too old?" Grandpa Shi deliberately put on a stern face, but his white beard trembled with laughter. "Back in the day, when we were wading in the Sandu River, you couldn't even outrun me!"

"Hahaha!"

The surrounding villagers laughed, their thoughts immediately returning to the time when Li Xiangnan and his team were providing medical support in Sanduhe, and when they were leaving, Grandpa Shi led his sheep across the river to catch up with the medical team.

Grandpa Shi gripped Li Xiangnan's hand tightly. His rough palms were covered in thick calluses, yet they were as warm as charcoal. "Your daughter is one month old. We people from Sanduhe will crawl here if we have to!"

"That's right!" Shi Dabao, the brigade secretary, beamed with joy. "The heavy snow blocking the mountains can't stop our enthusiasm!"

Li Xiangnan was moved, but his face showed both heartache and helplessness. He could only take out cigarettes and hand them to the group of men. "This is really a surprise to me!"

Yuan Guoqing laughed heartily, sweeping the snow as he whispered, "I remember when you got married, Secretary Dabao brought over a sheep. Jinxiu went to great lengths to raise it, cutting the tenderest grass from the back mountain for it to eat! The sheep was well-raised, and she was in good shape too. I reckon the child drank the sheep's milk, so it must be strong too?"

These words were like a key, instantly unlocking the floodgates of memory.

Li Xiangnan seemed to see the scene from two years ago again.

That spring, the villagers of Sanduhe traveled over mountains and valleys to come here, and they also offered their most sincere blessings.

The bleating ewes, baskets of eggs, and the quilts made by each family by piecing together scraps of cloth and stitching them together in a frenzy.

At that time, the villagers said, "Dr. Li, now that you've married Miss Qin, you've truly settled down in Yanjing. After you have children, we'll come back again! Take good care of yourself!"

They're really here.

Whether it was a hundred-mile mountain road or a snowy road, they persevered through wind and rain, fulfilling that seemingly simple promise.

Li Xiangnan turned his head and saw Shi Jinxiu standing shyly in place, not daring to look at him, but her face was already red with embarrassment. He nodded and said with shining eyes, "Strong, very strong!"

As he spoke, his eyes were already moist. "Xitang is growing up so fast, and she doesn't make much noise at night. She's so considerate of her mother. I think it must be because she drank the goat milk from our Sandu River and is blessed by the villagers!"

Squeak!

As they were talking, the door to the main house suddenly opened, and Zhu Qiuju, wearing a cotton-padded coat, leaned out. She was still sleepy and stared blankly for a moment, but when she saw the familiar faces all over the yard, her eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh dear, Uncle Shi, Secretary Shi, Guoqing, Dujuan, Jinxiu!" She called out their names one by one, then rushed out the door in her slippers, grabbing Uncle Shi's icy hand. "You didn't arrive this morning, did you? It's so cold! Oh dear, you must be suffering!"

"Did we disturb you?" Grandpa Shi said somewhat embarrassedly. "We were planning to work quietly!"

"What are you saying!" Zhu Qiuju squeezed the old man's hand tightly, then pulled Shi Dujuan and Shi Jinxiu, "Quick, come inside! It's freezing cold outside! Fugui, Fugui, get up quickly and see who's here!"

Upon hearing the commotion, Li Fugui rushed out. Seeing the scene, even this usually taciturn old Chinese medicine doctor became excited, exclaiming, "Oh, your kindness is beyond words!"

He had already seen the pitch-black sky outside, and he felt uneasy.

The Sanduhe Brigade was the place he visited most often after coming to Beijing.

He knew perfectly well how far it was from here and how difficult the roads were to travel due to the heavy snow.

The villagers, however, were somewhat reserved, shrinking back as they looked at their mud-covered shoes and clothes, afraid of soiling the Li family's land.

"Let's just stay in this yard; there's no room to move around inside!"

"Yes, we're a bit dirty, let's not waste this nice place, we'll need it later!"

"It's alright, it's alright!" Zhu Qiuju said without waiting for a reply, pulling Shi Dujuan and pushing the young girl Shi Jinxiu into the house. "When is the floor not dirty? Once people's hearts are cold, they can't be warmed up again! Come in, have some hot water, and warm yourselves up!"

Her voice still trembled with the unyielding emotion of a matriarch: "You've come all this way, which shows you think highly of Xiangnan and care about the Li family. This kindness is something that even mountains of gold and silver cannot buy!"

These words struck a chord with me.

The villagers looked at each other, finally stopped refusing, and with sheepish smiles, carefully wiped the mud off their shoes on the steps at the door, and went into the house one by one.

The main room was immediately packed with people, filled with a simple, rustic atmosphere unique to laborers, a mixture of the chill of the mountains and forests, the smell of firewood smoke, and sweat.

The opening of the Li family's gate signifies that preparations for today's banquet have officially begun.

As if by premonition, the doors in the central courtyard opened one by one.

Qin Chunlian, five or six months pregnant, slung an apron over her shoulder and strode into the house, saying briskly, "You're all here?! Would you like something delicate or dry for breakfast? Aunt Zhu and I will help you make it!"

Seeing her appearance, so heavily pregnant yet still helping with the cooking early in the morning, the villagers felt her sincerity and looked at each other, suddenly feeling quite moved.

"Thanks for your help!"

"Get up!"

"Time to boil water!"

Whether it was Aunt Yu calling out or something else, she hurriedly put on her apron, tied her hair up, and went straight to the string of bells hanging on her front door. With just one ring, the yard seemed to come alive, and there was noise everywhere.

Splash, thump, thump.

The front yard, back yard, middle yard, and neighboring yard all seemed to have planned it together, perhaps they had a tacit understanding beforehand, or perhaps they hadn't slept much all night, because in the blink of an eye, twenty or thirty people arrived, women, children, and men, all radiating energy.

One by one, the villagers of Sanduhe stood up from their seats, looking out into the courtyard, their hearts burning with excitement.

The Dr. Li they respect and love is still the same doctor who was sincere and dedicated two years ago, and still the doctor who warms those around him with his own energy.

His words and actions always influenced those around him, and even though he lived in the courtyard, everyone spontaneously united around him.

Grandpa Shi handed Li Xiangnan a cigarette, looked at the scene inside and outside the house, and sighed, "Young Li, it's so good to know that you're still the same young man you were two years ago!"

"..." Li Xiangnan smiled, pursing his lips.

Standing at the entrance of the main room, I looked at this bustling and vibrant scene.

His wife was by his side, his parents were busy, his friends were helping him, his benefactors were supporting him, and even his distant fellow villagers had traveled a long way to come.

He took a deep breath of the crisp, cool air, his chest filled with a solid strength.

Xitang's full moon celebration is about to begin.

This is more than just a banquet.

This is Li Xiangnan's response to all his past efforts, proof of his deep roots in this city, and a net woven from affection that protects him and his family as they move forward.

He turned and went into the house, taking his daughter, who had just woken up and had bright, dark eyes, from his mother's arms.

Little Xitang seemed to sense the different atmosphere, waving her little hands and making babbling sounds.

"Daughter!" Li Xiangnan gently touched his daughter's delicate face with his forehead and said in a low but firm voice, "Look, so many people love you. Dad will definitely make sure you have a grand and glorious day!"

The sun began to rise, casting its light across the courtyard covered with red silk.

Outside the alley, inside the courtyard, the sounds of carriages, horses, and people grew increasingly lively.

The festive drums and gongs have already sounded.