After planting the vegetable seedlings and watering them, Aunt Liao took the small bucket and hoe from her hand and said to her, "Xiang Jin, go to Ma Di Den'er and see if your grandparents are still there.
That does not?
I'll go to the field to pick up sweet potato leaves and make noodles for the evening. If they're still there, I can cook dinner for them."
"okay!"
When Xiang Jin arrived at the place, she saw that her grandparents, uncle, and others were still working there, but Sun Shijiang and the others were no longer there.
So after saying hello to them, she wanted to go back and report to Aunt Liao, but her grandmother stopped her and said, "I'm telling you, Aunt Liao, don't cook for us. We'll be back soon."
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Yang Juyun refused, "How can it be done? It's such a long way, and you have to go home before eating after working, and you're not afraid of making people laugh when you tell me?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "What's the point of that? We have a long way to go. If we go back after dinner, wouldn't it be very late? Your sister-in-law and your sister-in-law are both at home, and they were there when we left in the morning.
I told them that we would go back for dinner in the evening."
"That won't work either," Yang Juyun still refused, and then ordered Xiang Jin on the side, "Xiang Jin, go back and tell your Aunt Liao to cook your grandma and the others' food."
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin turned around and went home.
Then she heard her mother and grandmother exhorting each other, "How much time do I need to have a meal? Just a few minutes or ten, and then you have to go back very late?"
Xiang Jin's grandmother said, "But your sister-in-law and sister-in-law have cooked the rice at home, and there will be leftovers by then. You said it was first made this summer, but there will be no leftovers the next day."
If you can’t eat it, won’t it be wasted?”
Yang Juyun said, "Even if it's leftover, it's just some porridge leftover. With such a long journey, they can't cook the noodles for you in advance, right?"
Besides, if the porridge is left, it’s just left. No one is short of food now, so let’s feed the leftovers to the pigs at home. It’s not a valuable thing, so why don’t you part with it?”
Although Xiang Jin didn't know exactly where her grandparents lived, she knew that her grandmother's home was still far away from theirs, and it would take more than an hour just to walk.
Aunt Liao's natal home, Liaojiaya, is said to be farther away than her grandmother's home, almost two miles away.
Probably because her mother said there was nothing she could do, Xiang Jin and her grandmother finally compromised, "Oh, okay, okay, I'll just do it as you want. We'll just have dinner and go back. You said you're a real person,
Even if you are polite to your parents, you must eat your meal to feel comfortable?"
After Xiang Jin heard their conversation, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing. The country people of this era were so polite, even if they were closely related by blood.
After dinner, Yang Juyun sent them out, and then asked her grandma and grandpa not to come over from tomorrow, saying that they could do it on their own for the time being.
Grandma glared at her angrily, "Is that okay for the time being? Are you planning to let the two children go with you to move those rocks? They are so heavy and rough. How can you bear them? If you can bear them, I can't bear them!
Or do you plan to do it slowly by yourself? How long will it take to repair your house? There are many people, so it should be faster."
Xiang Jin actually wanted to say that she was not afraid of moving stones, nor was she afraid of the rough stones cutting her skin on her hands, but she was a little afraid of the blazing sun. As soon as she saw the noon sun, she felt extremely hot.
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Then I heard Yang Juyun say, "Don't I think it's inconvenient for you guys to run back and forth for several hours every day?"
It is indeed inconvenient. Not to mention that their family of three currently lives in another home, even Aunt Liao and her family do not have any extra rooms to provide.
Grandma said, "What's the inconvenience? Why don't we just get up early in the morning and go back in the evening just to eat?"
Okay, it’s settled. I’ve discussed it with your father, your two brothers and your sister-in-law. Even before your house is repaired, we have to help. We are a family.
So many polite words?"
An embarrassed smile appeared on Yang Juyun's lips, "Okay, then I won't be polite to you. We have to walk on a mountain road tonight. Wait, you guys bring a flashlight."
After saying that, she asked Xiang Nan to go back to the house and take out their flashlight, and then she went to the corner and pulled out a few yellow wattle poles and handed them to them, "It's summer, it's easy for snakes to appear, you guys
One person holds a stick and taps the grass on the roadside while walking."
"I understand, I understand, are you back?" Grandma took the flashlight from Xiang Nan's hand and walked out quickly, and her grandfather and uncle hurriedly followed.
Watching them leave, coupled with her observations in the past two days, Xiang Jin felt that her grandmother was in charge of her grandparents' house, because she was the one who acted as the talker in that family every time, and she
Grandpa is a man of few words and is quite transparent.
From this point of view, her mother's hard-working temperament was inherited from her grandmother, but her soft-spoken personality was inherited from her grandfather.
After more than ten days of hot weather, God finally showed mercy that night. There was a heavy rain with thunder and lightning, which lasted until late at night.
When Xiang Jin woke up the next morning, he smelled a fishy smell of earth coming to his nose. At the same time, there was also a hint of coolness in the air. It was no longer as sultry as the previous few days and made people want to pour well water on themselves.
, very comfortable.
Yang Juyun and Aunt Liao didn't see anyone when they woke up early in the morning. They probably all went out to work.
Xiang Jin dug Xiang Nan up from the bed. Xiang Nan was still a little angry and asked, "What are you doing, sister? I haven't woken up yet?"
Xiang Jin said, "You are allowed to take a nap at noon, but you can't sleep anymore. I'll put the rice in the pot for you, and you can cook it. While the weather is cool now, I'll go to Ma Tei
Come on up and do some work."
How can her mother do it alone?
"Oh, okay!" The little girl raised her head. Although she was still a little reluctant, she didn't play tricks on her, and she was still sensible.
Xiang Jin put the rice in the pot for her, and then went to Huangye Bay. But halfway there, she met Aunt Liao who turned around, and Aunt Liao told her.
"Xiang Jin, you came just in time. Go back and cook for a few more people. The masons from Sunjiawan arrived early in the morning, but they haven't had breakfast at home yet, so they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.
Let’s do some work as the weather is nice this morning.”
"Oh well!"
Xiang Jin felt that rural people in this era were really simple and honest, and her mother did not hire the wrong craftsmen.
After returning home, Xiang Jin told Xiang Nan about this, then he poured a few ladles of water into the pot, scooped out two ladles of rice and poured it into the pot.
Then she thought again, people who do manual labor don't seem to be able to do anything just by drinking some porridge, right?
So she thought of the rice noodles she bought from the town yesterday, and then asked Xiang Nan to heat up another pot, boil some water, and soak some vermicelli. Then it would be perfect to have cold vermicelli with rice.
When Xiang Nan heard this, he was suddenly very happy and quickly picked up firewood and stuffed it into the other stove hole.
Xiang Jin washed the pot, poured two more ladles of water into it, and then went to prepare the ingredients needed for the cold vermicelli.
In about a few minutes, Xiang Nan boiled the water in the pot. Xiang Jin poured a lot of vermicelli into it and let it soak in it. Then she cut another cucumber there.
Be prepared.
After Xiang Nan put another piece of firewood into the pot, he stood up and looked at her, "Sister, why are you cutting cucumbers again?"
Xiang Jin said, "Mix it with the vermicelli later. It would be great if there are bean sprouts. Then you can make a cold salad." She forgot to buy some bean sprouts yesterday.
Xiang Nan raised his eyebrows and said, "It sounds delicious."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Xiang Jin's lips, "Three silk noodles mixed with cold noodles are indeed much more delicious than cold noodles with cold noodles alone."
Xiang Nan said, "Sister, we have mung beans and soybeans at home. If you want to eat bean sprouts, can we distribute them ourselves?"
Xiang Jin said regretfully, "It's a pity that I can't grow bean sprouts."
Xiang Nan said, "What's so difficult about this? Our mother and Aunt Liao know both. Let them teach us when the time comes. It won't take much time anyway."