The rain started to fall. Chen Yi looked at Jiang Xinyu covering her head with her hands. She had been holding back her words for a week and didn't know how to say them out. Now she was afraid that she would catch a cold in the rain. She sighed in her heart, "It's raining. You Let’s go back first, and we’ll talk about it on the way to take you to school tomorrow.”
Jiang Xinyu nodded casually, "You should go back quickly."
The rain suddenly became like a string of raindrops in an instant. Jiang Xinyu started running and reached home in less than half a minute.
Every time it rains heavily, the people in the brigade will take a break. It's impossible to do work in such weather. The people working in the fields can't hide their joy and carry their farm tools home.
Chen Xiuyun was making egg pancakes. The batter was made of white flour, with four eggs beaten into it. Some of the leeks that emerged from the private plot were chopped and mixed in. The condiments were added with salt.
As soon as she entered the hospital, the smell of egg and leek pancakes in the kitchen made Jiang Xinyu swallow her saliva.
Two egg pancakes were quickly piled in the small wooden basin on the stove. Chen Xiuyun called to the two girls, "You two eat first, and eat some sour radish."
Even when making egg pancakes, Chen Xiuyun saves on oil. She dips an oilcloth in oil and rubs it on the bottom of the pan twice, and she can fry a complete egg pancake without sticking to the pan or breaking the skin. Her technique is quite good.
It's not like the two sisters don't feel sorry for others. Comrade Chen Xiuyun went to the county early and definitely didn't eat at noon. How could they eat first?
Jiang Yuzhu put the pickled radish into a bowl and put it on the earthen table in the room, waiting for her mother to finish frying the egg pancakes and everyone ate them together.
When Chen Jiajia and Li Yuezhen entered the hospital in the rain, they smelled the aroma of leek and egg pancakes, and the smell successfully aroused their greed.
The family conditions of both of them are very good. After all, people who can enter a film studio and make movies these days have a colorful background. They have no worries about food and clothing, and no shortage of food. But come on After arriving at the Wuliqiao Brigade, I have never eaten white noodles yet, and the factory's budget is not that big. It costs a lot just to solve the accommodation problem, so it is inevitable to be nervous about food.
A pot of yellow egg pancakes decorated with green leeks was carried towards the main room by Jiang Yuzhu with her arms. When they saw the pot of egg pancakes, they looked at each other.
After entering the house, Li Yuezhen said: "I'll get the money to buy it. Do you want to eat it?"
Chen Jiajia pursed her lips. She also wanted to eat, but she couldn't help but couldn't resist her greed. She nodded, took out fifty cents and food stamps from her pocket and gave them to Li Yuezhen.
When Li Yuezhen entered the main room, the mother and daughter were eating.
Jiang Yuzhu asked: "Comrade Li, what's wrong?"
Li Yuezhen embarrassedly explained the reason for her visit, and then added: "Jiajia and I will definitely not eat for free and are willing to give food stamps and money."
Chen Xiuyun simply said: "I'll charge you five points for one ticket, how much do you want?"
In the end, Chen Jiajia didn't take more, fearing that Chen Xiuyun and the others wouldn't be full, so they only took six.
Chen Xiuyun made a lot today. She made about 20 pieces and sold six. The mother and daughter were also full.
Jiang Xinyu said: "Mom, sister, do you think that Comrade Chen Jiajia looks familiar?"
Jiang Xinyu echoed: "I had this feeling when she moved in. Her eyebrows look a bit like Chen Yi's."
Jiang Xinyu was as if enlightened, "That's right, that's right, they look exactly like Chen Yi, and both of them have the surname Chen."
The two sisters didn't take it seriously after saying it. After all, they both knew that Chen Yima had died a long time ago and the man had become a widow.
After eating, the rain outside became much lighter, but the dripping did not mean to stop.
Chen Xiuyun took out the cloth, then gestured the shoulder width and waist of the two girls, put the scissors in the basin, took two eggs and put them in his pocket, wore a straw hat on his head, held the basin in front of him, and looked at the two girls
Said: "You two read at home, and I'll go to the secretary's house to borrow a sewing machine to make clothes."
It seems to be especially quiet on rainy days. No matter how thick the wall is, the sound of rain outside can still be heard. The only quiet sounds in the house are the sound of turning books and the rain.
At the secretary's house, Chen Xiuyun was sitting in front of the sewing machine, while Liu Ying, the secretary's wife, was helping her. Not to mention that Chen Xiuyun came with eggs, even if she didn't bring anything, the secretary's wife would let Chen Xiuyun use the sewing machine at home.
Since the people from the film studio arrived, almost all the excitement in the team surrounded them, and some people in the team were even roped in to act as "extra performers."
While the two were chatting and laughing, Widow Wang arrived carrying shoe soles and needlework.
"Are you making clothes for your two daughters?" Widow Wang touched the white material and thought that the conditions of Chen Xiuyun's family were really good.
Chen Xiuyun nodded, "This cloth was sent to me by my natal family. It can be used to make clothes for Yuzhu and Xinyu. Xinyu wants a white shirt." She raised her head and glanced at Widow Wang, "These shoes are made for Chen Yi.
Yeah."
Widow Wang nodded, took out a thimble from the small box of the sewing machine and held the shoe sole, "It's getting hot soon, I'll make him a pair of single shoes."
Liu Ying said with a smile: "People say that Chen Jiajia looks good, but I think it is not as good as your Xinyu and Yuzhu."
When others praised her girl for her good looks, Chen Xiuyun also had a smile on her face.
Widow Wang smiled and echoed: "Like you."
Chen Xiuyun joked: "Don't you two think that Chen Jiajia and Chen Yi are a bit similar?"
Widow Wang was stunned for a moment, and lowered her eyebrows unnaturally, "I haven't seen that girl a few times. Are they all the movie makers from Beijing?"
Chen Xiuyun nodded, "The two girls who live in my house are wearing watches on their wrists. The conditions at home should be extraordinary."
The three female comrades talked about this and that, and then talked about the affair between Widow Yuan and Zhang Tiezhu, an old bachelor.
When it was getting dark, Chen Xiuyun put the semi-finished products into the basin, put everything that needed to be cleaned up in the basin and said, "It's getting dark, it's time to go back and cook."
The rain outside had lightened up a lot, so Liu Ying walked the two of them to the door and said hello before closing the courtyard door.
Widow Wang lowered her voice and said to Chen Xiuyun: "Do you know the name of Chen Jiajia's father?"
Chen Xiuyun was stunned and shook his head: "Then I haven't asked about it."
Widow Wang rubbed her hands and said uneasily: "Ask for me, but don't let her notice."
The relationship between Chen Xiuyun and Widow Wang became close this year after the children of the two families got together. They knew each other before, but they didn't have much contact with each other. Now the two of them have agreed that they will become in-laws in the future, and they move around more now.
Chen Xiuyun had some guesses in her heart. Widow Wang didn't say more, and she didn't feel comfortable asking, so she nodded.
Widow Wang walked home with her head sullenly, remembering Chen Jiajia's face. When she went to watch the excitement of filming, she felt familiar at first sight when she saw Chen Jiajia. In her memory, the face of another woman with a bright dress and a slightly raised chin changed.
is clearer.
When she pushed open the courtyard door and entered the house, Widow Wang didn't pay attention and bumped into the door.
"Mom, what are you thinking about? You're walking without looking at the road?"
Widow Wang concealed a smile and said, "I was thinking about what to cook for a while."