Xiang Jin got up after working for a while, and then she saw her grandma and grandma Mo playing with the ingredients in the kitchen, so she walked over and asked.
"Grandma, grandma, what are you doing? Are these ingredients spoiled?"
Her grandma said, "No, these ingredients and medicinal materials have been kept in the kitchen cabinets before, but the moisture in the kitchen is higher. We are afraid that these things will break if they are kept for a long time. What do you think?
What a pity?
There are so many precious Chinese medicinal materials, such as red dates, wolfberry, astragalus, etc., so I sorted them out with your grandma. You see so many things, you can’t finish them all at once, especially the red dates and wolfberry,
There are so many big boxes and bags.”
Xiang Jin said, "Hey, grandma, grandma, as for the red dates and wolfberry ones, you can use two ginsengs to make wine. The ginseng, red dates and these are all good for replenishing qi and blood. Then grandpa, grandma, grandpa, and Yan Chen
His grandfather can drink it every time
Drink a cup every morning and evening to ensure that you have enough energy, blood, and energy. Then people will be less sick. Except for grandma, you can all drink anyway. I like the one Lin Zi gave to our house last time.
Just branch wild ginseng."
Grandma Mo immediately waved her hands and said, "Oh, that won't work, that won't work. That one is from wild ginseng, not garden ginseng. It's usually hard to buy. You can keep that one for yourself or give it away in the future.
"
Xiang Jin said, "We are so young, why do we need to use that kind of medicinal materials to nourish us? Every day in our family is either Astragalus Codonopsis Soup, Cordyceps Soup, or Yam and Wolfberry Soup, and bird's nest is also nourishing. Isn't that right?"
Yan Chen doesn't need those things, and it would be a waste to make up for them.
Besides, there are plenty of things to give as gifts, including a stick of ginseng, so you can use that ginseng to make wine and drink it. When you are in good health, you will be able to help us raise our children in the future. To be honest, we have to work hard.
I am completely dependent on you. After I give birth to the child, I will definitely go back to the company to work. By then, both Yan Chen and I will be working, and I will definitely have to rely on you for everything at home."
The two grandmothers said, "What's the point of this? We'll just take care of the kids when they arrive, and you can just go to work."
Xiang Jin looked at the two grandfathers who were busy in the yard, and shouted to them, "Grandpa, grandpa, when you go to the mall or buy groceries, buy a glass jar specially made for brewing medicinal wine.
When we come back, we’ll also make some medicinal wine at home.”
"Oh, okay!" the two grandfathers responded.
Xiang Jin said to her grandma, "Grandma, you can't drink. Then drink more stew, huh?"
Her grandma smiled lovingly and said, "Why does grandma need you, kid?"
The two old men were very efficient in doing things. That afternoon they shouted that they were going to buy a glass jar. As they were about to go out, Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa, grandpa, I want to buy that kind of food-grade glass container.
Don't just buy a glass jar, it won't be effective. The wine needs to be high-concentration grain wine. Let's use what we have at home."
The two old men nodded and then walked out the door each holding a shopping cart.
More than two to three hours later, the two old men came back with a glass jar specially made for brewing medicinal wine. The glass jar had a stainless steel metal valve.
If you want to drink, just unscrew the valve, then connect the cup below, and the wine will be poured directly into the cup through the valve. If you feel that the amount in the cup is enough, just turn the valve
, just turn it off, the design is quite clever and reasonable.
At the same time, they also brought back two boxes of Fenjiu. When Xiang Jin saw it, he laughed and said, "Why did you still buy wine?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "This is also made from grain. It's 53 degrees. This one is cheap. How can you use the kind of wine you store at home? How expensive is that one? The cost of a bottle is several hundred, isn't it?
Since it has been stored for so many years, it cannot be said to be more expensive, so we chose this wine.”
Grandma Mo asked, "How much does this wine cost?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "This wine is not expensive. This wine only costs more than 20 yuan a bottle."
Grandma Mo said, "Oh, that's much cheaper."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother asked again, "How many kilograms can this jar hold?"
Xiang Jin and her grandfather replied, "You can soak fifteen pounds at a time."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded, "Then you'll have to drink it for several months if you drink it once."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather said, "We all bought a small and medium-sized jar. The big one can soak thirty or fifty kilograms at a time. There are also smaller ones that can brew several kilograms at a time. That one
We don’t want it.”
Grandpa Zeng went to clean the jar, and then they soaked the wine the next day. Most of the red dates and wolfberries at home were used up at once, and the two grandmothers no longer had to worry about not being able to finish all the red dates and wolfberries.
The time has gone bad.
The final result of the discussion between Grandpa Zeng and Xiang Jin's grandfather was that Grandpa Zeng should stay with BJ and he would go to Shanghai to keep an eye on them in renovating the house.
The reasons are as follows: first, another courtyard near Xiang Jin and his friends is also being renovated. Although it is simply decorated, people still need to keep an eye on it; second, Grandpa Zeng can grow flowers and vegetables and stays here.
When the time comes, I can take care of the yard. The third one is Xiang Jin. Her grandfathers have experience in decorating houses.
Like the two houses they had in the provincial capital, and later the house owned by Uncle Tao and the house owned by Grandpa Zeng and his family. At the beginning, Uncle Tao could still come over and look at it every day, but later on, as Uncle Tao
He was getting busier and busier, and he didn't have much time to go over and look at several houses. Then Xiang Jin and her grandparents helped to keep an eye on several houses.
Xiang Jin and the others had no objection, so this time Yan Chen went to Hangzhou for a business trip, and Xiang Jin and her grandfather also went there together. However, before going there, Yan Chen still asked Xiang Jin and her grandmother for her opinion and asked her if she wanted to go with them.
, you must know that Xiang Jin and her grandfather have gone there this time, and they may not be able to come back until the house is renovated, and the two of them will be separated for a long time.
Yan Chen's grandmother also said, "Yes, his grandmother, do you want to go with him? Then you two will have someone to take care of you? There is also Jin Yatou on BJ's side, so you don't have to worry, I will take care of her."
Well taken care of?"
Yan Chen and his grandfather nodded, "Well, you don't have to worry here, I'm here too."
Xiang Jin's grandma looked at everyone and smiled, "No, I have already discussed it with her grandpa. I will stay with BJ. Then Xiao Yang will also go there. Then he will be with Xiao Yang."
It's the same thing. In the past, I couldn't do much to help. At most, I just washed clothes, cooked, and cleaned the house.
There are washing machines there. If they don't want to cook, they can eat outside. Even if they clean up occasionally, it won't take much time.
The house here is still so big. Their grandpa will be busy decorating the house over there. You are the only one here, how can you be busy?
So I still stay, Xiaojin’s belly is getting bigger day by day, and the child’s things have to be prepared one after another.”
Everyone just nodded, and that was indeed the case.
Two weeks later, Yan Chen came back from a business trip to Hangzhou. In addition to bringing back several property certificates and sets of keys, he also brought back a few two-meter by two-meter-four silk quilts.
Xiang Jin said, "Hey, why don't you buy the silk and we can make the silk quilt ourselves?"
Yan Chen said, "My grandfather stayed in the factory and watched the quilt being made with his own eyes, so I am absolutely assured."
Xiang Jin asked, "Isn't grandpa watching the decoration of the house? Why does he still have time to go to Suzhou to customize silk quilts?"
Yan Chen smiled and said, "The time I made with China Construction Group was to discuss the details of the renovation after I finished handling the affairs in Hangzhou and taking over the house. So Grandpa Zhong had nothing to do these days, so he suggested
We went to Suzhou to have the silk quilt made, which saved us from having to make the silk ourselves when we got it back.
He said that before he was in BJ, there were four people at home, and it was easy to make. He could pull one corner and make a bed in a short time. But now that he has gone to Shanghai, there are only three people at home.
, and my grandparents were busy with other things, so I just watched them over there while he had time."
Xiang Jin and the others nodded after understanding. Yan Chen said, "So, grandma, grandma, how do you sew that sleeping bag? I will trouble you later."
The two grandmothers said, "Okay, leave it to us."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother asked, "How many kilograms does this weigh?"
"Grandpa said that in the north we have heating in the house in winter, so we don't need to cover it so thickly. Both beds are four-layer, and this bed weighs about one and a half pounds. It was built in the autumn after the child was born.
"
The two grandmothers nodded, and then took the beds of silk quilts over. The next day, they went out to buy some and came back. After washing and drying the fabrics, they immediately
Three sleeping bags were made on the ground.
Looking at the exquisitely crafted sleeping bags in front of her, Xiang Jin was instantly satisfied. Her grandmother smiled and asked her, "Is this the sleeping bag you were talking about?"
Xiang Jin nodded vigorously, "Yeah, yeah, it's the kind I want. Grandma, grandma, are you so skillful? This stitching and workmanship are no worse than those made by machines in factories outside!"
Her grandma laughed and said, "In our time, we had to do all the sewing and mending by ourselves. Sometimes we even made our own clothes and put on the insoles of our shoes. So nine out of ten girls' families could do it."
Needlework, we learn these things when we are young."
Grandma Mo also smiled and said, "Then the girl's family is dating, and some of the men's families will specifically choose whether your girl's family can do needlework. If you can't do needlework well or can't do it, then the man's family will
I still dislike you, unlike now, everything is made by machines. As long as you have money, you can just buy it, and men can’t pick on you."
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "So, today's society is better and more tolerant."
The two old ladies smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, yes, society is better now. We have caught up with this era and have enjoyed some blessings."
Her grandma handed her a sleeping bag with sleeves and said, "What do you think of this? I'm thinking that if the child wants to take his hands out, this one will be more natural."
Xiang Jin took it and looked at it, then gave her grandma a thumbs up, "Grandma, I found that you are also very creative!"
Her grandma laughed and said to Xiang Jin, "It's good, it's good, oh... Now I don't have to worry about him kicking off the quilt and getting cold."
The two grandmas folded the sleeping bags, then took out two storage bags and packed them. Grandma Mo then added, "We will have to prepare two small pillows for him then."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother answered, "Oh, yes, I almost forgot about this matter. Then I will ask Xiaobo or Xiaoxue to mail some rapeseed from my hometown."
Xiang Jin asked, "Which one should I use for the small pillow?"
Grandma Mo said, "Pillows made of rapeseed will make it less likely for babies to flatten their flesh when they sleep. Many children sleep with their heads flattened because their families don't pay attention to this."
"Is that so?!" Xiang Jin was surprised.
Her grandma said, "That's not true, so it's better to pay more attention."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Why don't the rapeseed sprout in the pillow by then?"
Grandma Mo said, "No, the rapeseed will be brought here at that time, washed and dried, and then fried in a pot."
"Oh, that's good!"
In the evening, Yan Chen took a storybook and told a prenatal education story to the child in Xiang Jin's belly. Then Xiang Jin looked at him and asked teasingly, "I heard about Luo Caiyi, a college classmate of mine.
Invited you to her wedding?"
Yan Chen was confused for a moment, then asked, "Lin Zi or Han Che told you?"
Xiang Jin said, "Lin Zi told me."
Yan Chen said, "It's not me, but you. Han Che invited me and my grandfather to dinner that day, and then he called Lei Jia and Lin Zi, two other classmates, over after we finished eating.
When we left Han Che's hotel, a girl ran towards us.
She handed me an invitation, saying that she was your classmate in the same dormitory at university, and invited us to attend her wedding next month. I gave the invitation to grandpa, and told her to see what you think about it then.
Are you planning to go? If you want to go, you will have to ask grandpa to go instead of you."
Xiang Jin said, "That's not necessary. My relationship with him is only average. We only lived in the same dormitory for a year when we were freshmen. We moved dormitories when we were sophomores. Lin Zi and I didn't.
We share the same dormitory with the original two people again. They are not from the same group as Lin Zi and we are not friends."
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay, then I'll call Grandpa and talk about it."
"Okay, then I'll call grandpa tomorrow," Xiang Jin then asked, "Hey, when will the renovation of the house over there start?"
Yan Chen said, "It will probably take a few days. The other party will first sort out the decoration renderings I sent them."
Xiang Jin nodded, "During these few days in Shanghai, have you been living at home?"
Yan Chen stared at her and smiled, "If you don't live at home, then where do you live? Don't worry, grandpa, I, Chen Zicong, and Xiao Yang all live at home. Xiao Yang and Chen Zhicong live in the guest room together.
Yes, grandpa lives in the room where you used to live, and I sleep in our master bedroom."
Xiang Jin mumbled and said, "What am I worried about? I'm worried that you are busy at work and don't have time to go home."
Yan Chen said, "Xiao Yang arrived in Shanghai on the same day as us. After arriving in Shanghai, he and his grandfather immediately cleaned the house. I didn't even have time to tell Chen Zicong to contact the hourly worker."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Soldiers are different, they keep housekeeping well."
"Well, yes!" Yan Chen was noncommittal, "So, this is one of the main reasons why I like to use veterans. As long as they have good character, they will basically be more responsible and efficient in doing things."
Xiang Jin said, "You said you would hire an assistant for me when you come back. Are there any female veterans with a cheerful personality and neat work?"
Yan Chen asked, "Do you want a veteran to be your assistant?"
Xiang Jin raised his eyebrows, "Why not?"
Yan Chen nodded, "I'll contact you then."
Xiang Jin said, "I guess it's not easy to find. It seems that female soldiers are mostly in the logistics department and the art department. In real life, I have never seen retired female soldiers. Alas, female soldiers don't even exist."
What about your retirement situation?"
Yan Chen said, "How is that possible? It's just that many female soldiers have stayed in the army for a long time, and they still choose to stay in the army after they retire."
Xiang Jin felt that what he said was somewhat contradictory, "Can I still stay in the army after being discharged?"
Yan Chen said, "Many female soldiers will apply for military academies before retiring to realize their greater ideals and values. Many female soldiers who retire will choose to stay as instructors, so naturally you won't see anything in reality.
There are real instances of female soldiers retiring.”
"Oh, that's it?" Xiang Jin understood.
Yan Chen said, "If you can't find a suitable female soldier, then look for high-quality security personnel."
Xiang Jin nodded, "That's fine! Anyway, you have to be smart, and be sincere and decent."
"nature!"
Then Xiang Jin changed the subject and started gossiping, "Hey, when you eat with Han Che and the others, have you ever observed what the relationship between him and Lei Jia is like?"
Yan Chen said, "It seems to be a little ambiguous."
"Ambiguous?! Just a little bit ambiguous?" Xiang Jin was surprised.
Yan Chen said, "Well, I feel a little distant."
"Ah?! What are these two people doing? Playing hide-and-seek?" Xiang Jin was surprised again.
Yan Chen said, "Who knows? Okay, it's time to go to bed. Let them solve other people's affairs by themselves. Let's not interfere." After saying that, Yan Chen put the storybook in his hand back into the drawer of the bedside table.
, then helped Xiang Jin lie down on the bed.
Xiang Jin said, "Of course I won't interfere in their affairs. We are all adults, so what's the point of me interfering? I'm not the world's policeman, I'm just a little curious.
But after what you said, it seems like the two of you haven’t had much of a heart-to-heart relationship yet.”
"Okay, Mrs. Yan, just have a heart-to-heart relationship with me," Yan Chen stroked Xiang Jin's belly, "It seems to be a lot bigger, huh?"
"It's been more than five months," Xiang Jin suddenly remembered something and asked him, "Did he move in my stomach on the second day of your business trip?"
"Moving?!" Yan Chen's eyes suddenly brightened up. He stared at her and asked her excitedly, "Why did it move?"
Xiang Jin put his hand on her waist, "At about this position, his little foot kicked me."
"Really?!" Yan Chen was excited.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, next time he moves again, I'll let you see."
Yan Chen's eyes were filled with brilliance. He hugged Xiang Jin and kissed her hard on the face several times. Then he lifted her chin and kissed her lips.