Xiang Jin and the others packed up their things and went upstairs. At the top of the stairs, they happened to meet her grandma who was carrying clothes and coming downstairs.
"Back?!"
"Hey, grandma, you're not asleep yet?"
Her grandmother said, "We old people don't sleep much, so we haven't fallen asleep yet."
"Has Xi Bao woke up?" Xiang Jin asked immediately.
Her grandma said, "Not yet, he is sleeping deeply. I guess he was tired from playing during the day. He didn't fall asleep much during the day today. He kept asking us to take him outside to watch the dogs and sheep.
Look at the chickens and ducks.
I came back at five or six o'clock in the afternoon to eat, then I had a bowel movement again, played for a while and then fell asleep, and I haven't woken up until now."
Xiang Jin asked, "What did he eat for lunch and dinner?"
Her grandma said, "I cooked him a spinach bone noodle soup at noon. I tore off some of the tenderest meat from the ribs and chopped it into minced meat and cooked it in the noodles. In the evening, I steamed and boiled egg custard for him."
Had some polenta.”
Xiang Jin nodded, and her grandmother said, "We heard you guys coming back upstairs just now, so I asked your grandpa to watch Xibao sleep in the house while I came out to take a look."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then said, "Grandma, please go back to the house and go to bed. I'll wash up later and then come over to hold Xibao."
Her grandmother said, "Let Xibao sleep with us tonight. You are tired after driving all day today, so go back to the house and have a good sleep."
Xiang Jin asked, "Then what if he wakes up and cries at night?"
Her grandmother said, "We brought his milk powder, bottle, and hot water to our house together at that time. If he wakes up in the middle of the night and is hungry, we mix milk powder for him. The child is good and usually
Those who don’t recognize anyone, go ahead, go ahead, go wash up and go to bed, it’s already getting late!”
When Xiang Jin saw her grandma insisting, she had no choice but to give up, "Okay, then let Xibao sleep with you tonight, but grandma, if Xibao cries, just give me a call and I will pick him up."
"
Her grandma responded, "Oh, okay, oh, by the way, I have tidied up your room for you this afternoon. It is the room where Xiao Chen used to live."
The two of them nodded, "Thank you, grandma!"
The old lady waved her hand, "Oh no thank you, thank you for this. Your brother and his wife and your aunt have been taking care of Xibao today. Your grandpa and I have nothing to do, so we gave the room to you."
You guys tidied it up.
In fact, there is nothing to clean up, just make a bed, and your brother and aunt have been cleaning those rooms, just in case you come back to check in at any time.
Your sheets and quilt covers are also taken out and cleaned regularly, and your quilts are often exposed to the sun outside, but they don't get any moisture or musty smell."
Xiang Jin and the others nodded, and the three of them walked towards their room together. Her grandma followed and changed the topic, "Oh, by the way, what do you want to eat tomorrow morning?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'll get up and do it tomorrow morning."
Her grandma said, "No, no, I'll get up and do it tomorrow morning. As this person gets older, he doesn't like to lie in that bed too much."
Xiang Jin said, "Today, my eldest aunt and my second aunt brought us a big bag of fresh rice noodles and fried rice noodles, as well as a big bag of steamed buns, so I told my aunt that we would eat this tomorrow morning.
, and make some millet porridge or vegetable porridge on the way, Xibao can eat it then."
Her grandma nodded, "Oh, okay! I'll steam an egg for Xibao then."
Xiang Jin said, "I don't eat porridge. I'll eat fried rice noodles then. I haven't eaten this for a long time?" Then she looked at Yan Chen and said, "What about you? You can tell grandma what you want to eat first.
Otherwise, there will be too much porridge by then."
Yan Chen said, "Then I'll just eat some fried rice noodles."
"Oh, okay!" Her grandmother responded.
Then Xiang Jin said to her grandma, "Grandma, you can just do yours when the time comes, and leave us alone. We will do it ourselves when the time comes, because we may have to sleep in."
"Oh, good!"
The next morning, when Xiang Jin and Yan Chen got up, everyone at home, including Xi Bao, had already gotten up. When they went downstairs, her aunt and her brother were holding Xi Bao and the other.
Feed him.
The little guy was eating very happily.
"Xi Bao?!"
When Xibao heard her shout, he immediately raised his eyes and looked around like a scanner.
"Son, what about here?" Xiang Jin clapped his hands.
The little guy turned his head, then looked towards the stairs, and then he became happy, "Mom, mom..."
"Hey, mom is here," Xiang Jin walked over quickly, then bent down and kissed his soft and beautiful face, "We Xibao are having dinner, right?"
Xiang Jin and her aunt brought a spoonful of egg custard to the little guy's mouth. The little guy raised his chubby little hand and pushed the spoon of egg custard towards Xiang Jin.
Xiang Jin said, "Mom, feed? Okay, mom!" After saying that, Xiang Jin took the little spoon from her aunt's hand and fed it to the little guy. The little guy opened his mouth and ate it.
Xiang Jin and her aunt stood up, then handed the rice bowl in her hand to Xiang Jin, stretched out her hand and gently pinched the little guy's pink cheeks, "What a little elf, I have to feed my aunt when mom is not around, mom."
If you don’t come, you won’t need to be fed by my aunt.”
The little guy shouted, "Po, Po!"
"Oh, our Xibao is so good and smart," Xiang Jin and her aunt immediately burst into smiles when she heard him call her, and the sour mood she felt just now disappeared without a trace.
When the little guy saw his dad, he was so excited. Not only were his hands and feet moving, but his eyes were as bright as the stars in the summer night sky. He stretched out his chubby little paws and asked.
His dad hugged him, "Dad, dad..."
"Okay, daddy," Yan Chen stretched out his hand and hugged the little guy.
Ouyang Bo slapped the little guy on the butt, "You little heartless boy, your father won't want your uncle anymore when he comes, right?"
Xiang Jin and her aunt burst into laughter immediately, "Are we both disliked?"
Xiang Jin's grandfather said, "It's natural for children to love their parents. However, our Xibao is pretty good. He still has to be held by anyone who holds him. Unlike some children, no one can hold him except his parents.
Not allowed to be hugged."
Xiang Jin, her brother and her aunt both nodded, and her aunt said, "That's right."
Yan Chen carried Xi Bao to the side and sat down. Xiang Jin continued to feed the little guy, and then asked her grandpa while feeding him, "Grandpa, did Xi Bao cry yesterday?"
Her grandfather said, "No, be good. He woke up once in the middle of the night, and then we made him a cup of milk powder to drink. He played on the bed for about half an hour, and then slowly fell asleep again.
It’s over.”
The corner of Xiang Jin's mouth curled up, "Oh, that's not bad," and then he couldn't help but praise Xibao, "Oh, our Xibao is so capable, we can sleep without our parents," then
Can she just wean him off?
After Xiang Jin fed him the rice in the bowl, the little guy stretched his neck and pushed her hand, which meant she was gesturing to scoop it up again.
Xiang Jin asked her aunt, "How much has he eaten?"
Her aunt said, "There is still half of the steamed egg in the bowl. I was afraid that it would be cold when we brought it out together, so I left half of it in the pot for him to warm. After he finished eating, I served it to him again.
Come."
Xiang Jin nodded, then wiped the corners of his lips with the saliva napkin on his chest, then stood up and said, "Okay, mommy will bring it to you again? Wait!"
The little guy jumped happily in Yan Chen's arms.
Yan Chen stood up and hugged him so that the little guy couldn't jump anymore.
Xiang Jin took out the rice and egg custard for him, put it on the table, and said to Yan Chen, "It's a bit hot, I have to put it down again. You feed him when it cools down. I'll go to the kitchen and take a look."
.”
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Okay!"
Then Xiang Jin looked at the other people present and said, "I'm going to make fried rice noodles and fried rice noodles. Do you want soup noodles?"
Her grandfather said, "Don't you have porridge? Then just fry rice noodles and fried rice noodles. I'm too lazy to bother."
Her aunt and her brother nodded and said, "Agree!"
"agree!"
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, then I will make fried rice noodles and fried rice noodles, huh? Brother, if you and your aunt want to eat soup noodles, then you can make them by yourself at noon or evening, my aunt and the others
If you take too much, you won’t be able to finish one meal.”
Her brother and her aunt nodded, "Okay!"
When Xiang Jin entered the kitchen, her sister-in-law said to her, "Xiao Jin, I have prepared these side dishes and seasonings. Do you think there is anything else that needs to be prepared?"
Xiang Jin walked over and took a look, and then said, "That's all. Sister-in-law, are you fully prepared?"
Her sister-in-law said, "I don't know what to prepare. I just prepared everything according to what grandma told me."
Xiang Jin asked, "Sister-in-law, haven't you ever eaten fried rice noodles and fried rice noodles before?"
Her sister-in-law shook her head, "No, I have never eaten this."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, I'll make it later for you to try."
Xiang Jin's grandmother laughed and said, "In our place, only Xiao Jin's aunts can have this kind of food."
Xiang Jin said, "It is now, but it may not be the case in the future. After all, they did not invent this thing. This is the food of the generation in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. I copied it from the book and taught them how to make it.
.”
Her sister-in-law said, "Xiaojin, you are really amazing. I heard that you are very talented in cooking, which is really amazing."
Xiang Jin said, "It's just so-so, it just doesn't make people feel unpalatable. But compared with the chefs in those star hotels, it's still a lot worse. But fortunately, the tastes of our family are not picky."
.”
Her sister-in-law and her grandma both laughed.
Her sister-in-law took the initiative to sit in front of the stove and light up the fire to cook the pot. They have gas stoves and wood stoves here, but the gas stoves are all canned ones. If there are few people, they will use gas stoves, but if there are many people
They still burn wood stoves.
Because the wood stove cooks a lot of rice, and the rice cooked on the wood stove is delicious, especially the porridge is very soft and glutinous, and the soup is very delicious.
Xiang Jin asked, "Sister-in-law, have you ever had a wood-burning stove before?"
Her sister-in-law nodded, "Have you had the fever? In the past, when we were providing medical assistance in remote areas, we would often go to the countryside. Because the place where we provided assistance was far away from the county seat, each visit to the countryside would take at least ten and a half days.
It took several months before we could return to the county town, so during that period we often stayed in the homes of villagers in the countryside, and then we would make our own fires to cook."
Xiang Jin said, "Then the environment where you are assisting is still quite difficult, huh?"
Her sister-in-law nodded, "Well, fortunately, the people there are very honest and trusting and friendly to us. We still learned a lot there."
"Sister-in-law, are you busy with work in the hospital?" Xiang Jin asked.
Her sister-in-law said, "It's not very busy. The hospital here is not like those hospitals in the provincial capital. There are usually very few people who come to see the doctor. And there are several doctors in our department, so I have the opportunity to ask for leave.
It’s much easier to go to work than in the provincial capital, and there’s no pressure at all.”
Xiang Jin asked, "Then there's no challenge?"
Her sister-in-law nodded, "That's right."
Xiang Jin asked again, "There's no challenge, are you used to it?"
Xiang Jin's grandmother also looked at her sister-in-law.
Her sister-in-law was a little embarrassed and said, "It was a little uncomfortable at first, but then I gradually got used to it. When two people are together, one of them always has to sacrifice more. Your brother's main focus is
We are all here. I can't possibly let him abandon this place and stay with me in the provincial capital, right?
I am just a doctor in total, and I can treat people anywhere. It just so happens that the county hospital here is relatively close to our melon orchard, so it is more convenient for me to commute back and forth to get off work."
Xiang Jin nodded, thinking that her sister-in-law was really good. Her brother would be lucky if he met her sister-in-law. If he treats her sister-in-law badly in the future, he would be a bastard. After all, not everyone
Women are willing to give up their bright future and comfortable working environment for a man.
To be honest, there is a huge gap between county hospitals and provincial hospitals, whether it is the hospital's hardware or software facilities, salary levels, promotion space, etc.
To put it bluntly, even if her sister-in-law's medical skills are mediocre, with her parents' connections and influence, she will be able to get the title of director or professor no matter what in the future.
But she chose to give up that opportunity and come to this small county to be with her brother. This sacrifice was unavoidable. For this reason, she was very satisfied with her sister-in-law.
Their grandma is also extremely satisfied with her sister-in-law, her granddaughter-in-law.
Xiang Jin fried half of the rice noodles and half of the rice noodles, and gave everyone a plate. Those who wanted rice noodles had rice noodles, and those who wanted rice noodles had rice noodles.
In front of each person is a plate of fried rice noodles or fried rice noodles, then a bowl of vegetable porridge, and a large plate of steamed buns in the center of the table.
When everyone came to the table to eat, her brother said, "Oh, so many?"
Xiang Jin said, "Everyone, eat more. Don't you have to work in the orchard later? How can you do it if you eat less? You will be hungry after a while. Besides, the essence of fried rice noodles and fried river noodles is
It’s rice, but it won’t bloat your stomach.”
Their grandfather and grandmother both laughed.
Their aunt smiled and said, "Don't tell me, we haven't eaten fried rice noodles and fried rice noodles for a long time. Jin Yatou's craftsmanship is amazing. Look at how fragrant it is.
My appetite increases when I smell it.”
Xiang Jin said, "Auntie, you have to finish your portion?"
Her aunt said, "That's necessary!"
Everyone sat down to eat together. Xibao was sitting next to him playing with toys in his stroller. Suddenly he saw the food on the table, and then he stretched out his hand and pointed at those things, making a fuss "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuncingted,"" Xibao said.
Expressing a desire to eat.
Xiang Jin shook his head at him, "Xi Bao can't eat those yet, Xi Bao hasn't grown teeth yet. When Xi Bao grows teeth, mom will give you those."
"Dad, dad..." Seeing that Xiang Jin didn't respond to him, he looked at his dad, "Bao Bao, Bao Bao!"
Yan Chen looked at the little guy and nodded, "Yes, Baobao, but mom is right, Xibao can't eat these things yet."
"Ahhh..." The little guy continued to open his mouth for food.
The adults in the family couldn't help laughing when they saw his cute little appearance. Xiang Jin and her aunt teased him, "Xibao, weren't you full just now?"
When the little guy sees someone talking to him, he reflexively looks back and says, "Full!"
When the family saw him like that, they laughed again. Xibao opened his big innocent eyes and looked like he didn't know what everyone was laughing at. This diverted his attention, and Xiang Jin took the opportunity to kill him.
He picked up the toy and waved it in front of his eyes, "Xibao, come and play with this?"
Sure enough, the little guy focused his attention on the toy in Xiang Jin's hand. Then he reached out to grab it, and Xiang Jin handed it to him. The little guy took the toy and started playing with it.
After breakfast, her brother said to them, "Let's go to the orchard to pick some fruits and bring them back."
Xiang Jin and her aunt also said, "Yes, yes, the cherries and blueberries are ripe. You can just take some back to eat, and also bring some back to your aunt and the others. You young people should all go in the kitchen.
I'll take care of it, and your grandparents will take care of Xibao."
Xiang Jin and the others were naturally not polite, so they nodded, and then Xiang Jin said, "Aunt, you and grandpa will divide the two pots of oil in half later. The one in one pot is rapeseed oil."
, there is sesame oil in a pot.”
"Oh, good!"
Ouyang Bo found a few baskets and asked them, "Are you still going to your parents' place?"
Xiang Jin asked, "What, do you want us to bring them some fruit?"
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Well, I said if it's convenient for you, bring some to them, and bring them some chicken and duck eggs by the way."
Yan Chen said, "Okay."
Ouyang Bo said, "Okay, then I'll call our mother later."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and then they headed towards the orchard together. Xiang Jin and the others picked five baskets of cherries and two baskets of blueberries in total.
One basket of cherries and one basket of blueberries were kept by Xiang Jin and the others, one basket of cherries and one basket of blueberries were given to Xiang Jin and his parents, and the other three baskets of cherries were given to Yan Chen and his aunt Yan Shu.
One basket for our family, one basket for Han Che, and one basket for Chen Ran and Chen Zicong.
When Xiang Jin and the others returned, several elders had already packed their things and were waiting for them to come back and set off.
Xiang Jin confirmed with her grandparents, "Have you taken down Xibao's milk bottles, milk powder, and diapers?"
Her grandfather nodded, "Took them down and put them all in the car."
"Have you filled up the water bottle? And the small bowl and spoon for him to eat?"
Her grandma nodded her head and said, "Fine it, take it. Don't worry, everything is packed. Even Xibao's lunch meal has been put into his little thermos bucket."
"You've cooked all the food for him so quickly? What did you cook for him?"
Her grandma said, "Well, I used that small pressure cooker to make a little bit of it for him. It was carrot porridge, and I put a little minced meat in it."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, sure!"
When her aunt saw them coming back, she took out a foam box from the kitchen and said, "Xiaojin, there are three chickens in it. Since you are going to your parents, take one with them."
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin responded.
After everything was put in the car, Xiang Jin and the others set off back to the provincial capital.
"Xibao, say goodbye to your uncle, aunt, and aunt?!" Xiang Jin hugged the little guy and taught him.
The little guy raised his chubby hand and waved to a few people.
"Xibao, are you coming back to play next time?" Several people also raised their hands and waved to Xibao, and Xiang Jin's aunt said to the little guy.
The little guy nodded, "Yes, Po!"
Xiang Jin's aunt said, "Oh, this is so cute, I can't bear to let him go."
Xiang Jin and her brother said, "It's okay, we will meet again in more than a month."
When their car was halfway on the road, Xiang Jin's mother called.
"Hello, Mom?"
"Xiaojin, your brother called and said that you are coming over to our side. When will you arrive?"
"Ah, my brother picked some fruits for you and brought some chicken and duck eggs. Let us bring them to you. Are you at work or at home today?"
Her mother said, "I'm at work. Today is still a working day, so I'm still at work. I just wanted to ask when you guys will arrive. I can go back later."
Xiang Jin said, "It's about an hour away. You might as well go back, because I brought you a chicken. The chicken has been killed and it's not convenient to leave it outside for a long time."
"Why is there another chicken?" her mother asked.
Xiang Jin said, "Yesterday we went to my grandparents' house to send them invitations. Then my grandparents killed six chickens for us. We ate one at their house last night, and the remaining five were left by my grandparents.
They insisted on taking us all away. We could only stay in the provincial capital for two or three days at most, so there were so many chickens that we couldn't finish. So we left two for my brother and aunt.
I’ll take two, and then I’ll bring the other one to you.”
"Oh, this is costing your grandparents and the others again," her mother sighed on the other end of the phone.
Xiang Jin said, "Ah, that's right. Every time I go to their place, they bring us a lot of things. It's the same this time. I left all the rice and grain for my brother and aunt, and poured half of the oil
, do you have an empty oil can there, we can pour some for you later?"
Her mother said, "No, no, we have oil at home. Usually your dad and I can only cook one meal at home at night. Like breakfast, we either eat out or cook some food."
For porridge, I bought some steamed buns and steamed buns outside, but none of them were used for stir-frying. At noon, the two of us had them purely at work.
I bought a barrel of oil last winter, and I still have more than half of it."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay then, I won't get the oil for you. We will take it back to the provincial capital and then we will eat it ourselves."
"Oh, okay, then let me cook lunch for you later, right?"
Xiang Jin asked, "Aren't you at work? Do you still have time to go home and cook?"
Her mother said, "I'm asking for leave!"
"Oh, no, no, if it's time for dinner, let's just eat outside together. Then call dad and see if he's free. You don't have to go to work."
Her mother said, "We are eating out, what about Xibao? What should Xibao do? Drink milk powder? Does he have to do it?"
Xiang Jin said, "Don't worry, Xibao. Xibao brought his lunch. In the morning, grandma and the others cooked carrot and minced meat porridge for Xibao, which was packed in his small thermos bucket.
"
"Oh, okay! But your dad probably doesn't have time. I heard that they have a meeting to attract investment this morning, and they have to talk to those investment bosses later."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, let's not call my dad at noon. That's it. We'll go home directly later. You can come back when it's almost time."
"Oh, good!"
When Xiang Jin and the others arrived at her parents' place, her mother had already left the house. Looking at the apron she was wearing, Xiang Jin said, "Are you cooking? Didn't you mean to eat out later?
What?"
Her mother said, "I came back early, almost after finishing the call with you, and I didn't have anything to do, so I thought I'd better eat at home."
You said eating outside, not to mention how noisy there are, when we eat, it is not very safe to put the Xibao aside, in case the person who serves the food accidentally gets the food, soup, etc.
What should I do if it falls on Xibao?
So we eat at home, and it’s cleaner and hygienic to eat at home. I’ve already prepared a few dishes, and two or three more will be ready soon.”
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, let's eat it at home," then turned to her mother and said, "These are the fruits and chicken and duck eggs that my brother brought for you."
After her mother saw it, she said, "Oh, so many?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay. Eat it slowly. You can keep it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh, or you can bring some to your unit and invite your colleagues to eat it together.
Now that the weather is not hot, you can put in the chicken and duck eggs. Then you and your dad will boil two chicken and duck eggs to eat every morning, or you can wash the duck eggs and soak them into salted duck eggs, okay?"
Her mother nodded and said, "Oh, that's a good idea. Then I'll soak some salted duck eggs. Ouch, your grandpa's chicken is so fat, isn't it?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "People are fed purely by food."
Her mother nodded, and then said to several people, "Dad, Mom, you guys go to the sofa to rest for a while. Xiaochen, are you too?"
Everyone nodded, and Xiang Jin's mother looked at Xibao and said teasingly, "Xibao, you also want to be your parents, and Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Zeng go to the sofa to play for a while. Grandma is going to cook."
, when the meal is ready, grandma will come back to hold our Xibao and play with our Xibao?"
Xibao pointed outside and said, "Dog, dog!"
Xiang Jin's mother was confused, and then looked at Xiang Jin with a puzzled face. Xiang Jin explained to her, "He is telling you that he saw a dog over there in the melon orchard?"
Xiang Jin's mother immediately burst into laughter, and then teased Xibao and said, "Oh, it turns out it was our Xibao who went to the countryside and saw a dog? Oh, we Xibao are capable, and we all say 'dog'
Already."
Xiang Jin's mother looked at Xi Bao for a while and then returned to the kitchen to continue cooking. Xiang Jin then went into the kitchen to see if there was anything she could do to help.