Chapter 87

For most people, everything we saw on this day was a fantastic sight that they had never seen before. It was so impressive and unforgettable.

Especially the rainbow hanging over the community, which can be remembered for a lifetime.

But for Chen Cong and the others, they have long been accustomed to all this.

The moment Cancan put down his hand, almost everyone had the same thought in their minds: "Call it a day, go home and eat."

Cheng Ru didn’t know how she walked back home; she felt like she might have floated back.

Along the way, she looked up countless times at her daughter and son-in-law who were walking in front of her, holding Cancan in their arms. For a moment, she felt as if she didn't recognize them.

It’s been such a short time since we last met, how come the kids have become so powerful?

"What are you thinking about? Don't you even look at the road?"

Just when Cheng Ru's mind was buzzing, her husband pulled her arm and she realized that she had walked to the fence at the edge of the crack in the ground.

She quickly took two steps inside, then moved closer to her husband and asked, "Old Shen, do you feel that Congcong and the others are different from before?"

“I don’t think there’s anything different.”

Shen Jianyi looked at the two people walking in front of him and replied, "A child will definitely be different when she grows up. Why do you care so much? Even if she is different, she is still our daughter. How can she become someone else's?!"

Cheng Ru was silent for a moment. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her husband was right!

Isn’t it a good thing if the child is stronger?

Why are you worrying about gains and losses here?

No matter how strong they are, they are still her daughter and her son-in-law. There is no way around that.

After figuring it out, Cheng Ru felt refreshed.

He immediately ran as fast as he could, and even pushed his wife: "Hey, can't you walk faster? Hurry up, don't block the road, I still have to go back to cook! They must be so hungry after all this!"

Nowadays, no matter how carefully the meals are prepared, they can never be as sumptuous as they used to be.

So even though we came back late, the food was on the table in just over half an hour.

Vinegar cucumbers, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, spiced peanuts, steamed sweet potatoes, boiled corn, and of course the carefully prepared sugar cakes.

Although there were not many types of food, the table was filled with them, which made people happy just by looking at them.

Chen Cong leaned forward and asked in surprise: "Oh, there are eggs? Whose family is raising chickens? Eggs are hard to buy in the city now."

The earthquake came suddenly, and was followed by a long period of famine. Not to mention the large chicken farms, even the chickens raised by farmers in their own homes were either killed in the earthquake or eaten later.

Anyway, not many people will survive.

Later, in order to promote agricultural development, the city got some fertilized eggs from somewhere and brought them back for unified incubation.

But I don't know if it was because the eggs were too hot on the road and went bad, or if there was some other reason that made the eggs difficult to hatch. Anyway, in the end, after all the hard work, only 30% of the eggs hatched.

This time the cost is sky-high!

The little chicks that were hatched suddenly looked like they were inlaid with gold, and their value doubled.

Who among the ordinary people can afford such a chicken?

Even if you can afford it, no one can guarantee that you can support it.

Therefore, no one is willing to be the scapegoat. Even if the government makes concessions, not many places are willing to raise those chicks.

In the end, it seemed that the government set up two chicken farms and took back all the chicks that no one bought.

As for whether it was well raised, Chen Cong never paid attention to it.

But she knew that eggs were indeed available on the market, but the price was very high, and few ordinary people were willing to spend so much food or points to exchange them.

"These are raised by Yingshui Village. When the government was promoting chicken farming, their village bought dozens of chickens on credit and raised them on the mountain.

Maybe their mountain is quite suitable for growing chickens, and now they have grown into a large flock. Not only do we have eggs to sell, but if you are lucky, you can occasionally run into them selling chickens.

Although they are discarded chickens, they are not sick and can be eaten. Many people are queuing up to buy them!

Especially when it’s almost a holiday, if you go a little later, you won’t be able to buy even a chicken feather.”

At this point, Cheng Ru clicked her tongue twice: "Because of these chickens, life in Yingshui Village has become better, at least we can have enough to eat.

But you didn’t know how many people scolded Xingxue when he insisted on making this decision! We heard it from across the mountain, how many people in Yingshui Village cursed him to death!

But now, he has tasted the sweetness, and I don’t know how many people are praising him.”

Cheng Ru shook her head with a look of disdain.

"Why are you talking about this?" Knowing that his wife was about to say something unpleasant, Shen Jianyi quickly interrupted her.

But it was obvious that Cheng Ru was not prepared to give him this face.

She glanced at her husband and sneered, "What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with me talking about your hometown again? If you dare to do it, don't be afraid to let others talk about it.

I am also convinced. I have never seen people like those in Yingshui Village in my life. They are all impossible to tame. No matter how good you are to them, it will be in vain!"

As she spoke, she glared at her husband again.

Shen Jianyi felt embarrassed because of the glare, but he actually knew in his heart that Cheng Ru was right.

He also couldn't stand the people in his own village.

But after all, he still has relatives there, and he doesn't want to say bad things about them in public.

Of course, that’s all.

If he were really asked to protect those people, Shen Jianyi would not be able to do it.

"Where did Wei Yan go? Did he hide away on purpose because he knew we were coming back?"

Seeing that the couple were about to start arguing again, Mr. Gu hurriedly interrupted them and changed the subject.

When Cheng Ru heard him mention his nephew's husband, she laughed.

"Don't mention it. He really had that intention, but he just didn't dare to say it. The day before yesterday, he came back to let me know that you were coming back.

I asked him when he would return to the community, and he said he would go around a few gathering spots and come back, making sure he would be there in time for the reunion dinner.

Even so, I see his nose and eyes are wrinkled together, he will definitely not come back before the evening of the 15th."

These words made the whole family laugh.

Wei Yan was forced by the old man to drink Chinese medicine for two full months. When he returned to the community, he brought a big bag of it with him. Resistance was written all over his body.

The medicine should have been almost finished, otherwise the old man would not have specially prepared another packet and placed it in the gloomy space in advance.

I guess that guy had also been thinking about this, so when he heard that they were coming back, he ran away first.

"This brat!" Old Master Gu scolded with a smile and said nothing more.

Anyway, the monk can run away but the temple cannot, so the working group’s base is now set up in the community.

Even if Wei Yan is out on patrol, he will come back eventually and the medicine will always be his.

"Where is Jiashu? And this kid too. We haven't seen him since we dug the well. Where has he gone now?" Shen Jianyi asked.

"Yes, they also said that Wei Yan is not in good health. I think Jia Shucai needs to give him more nourishment. He works so hard! The last time I saw him, only the white of his teeth were left on his face. He was as black as a loach.

If he goes out at night, most people won’t be able to see him!

How can a good young man find a wife after being tanned like this? " Cheng Ru also muttered.

Tingting has been dead for more than a year. Although no one dares to mention it in front of Jiashu, the three old people really treat him as their own child.

Cheng Ru was always thinking about him. She always felt sorry for the child and didn't want him to live alone.

She hasn't met the right person yet, but if she does, she will definitely worry about him.

"He's fine. He's been in the mountains recently. I just saw him yesterday. He will be back in time for the reunion dinner in two days. You will know when you see him then.

The boy is in good health after running around. He is much stronger than before, so don't worry." The old man said.

He takes good care of Wei Yan, who is not related to him by blood. Jiashu is his nephew, so it is impossible for the old man not to care about him.

Before, the kid was always running outside and he couldn't catch him.

But recently, the drilling team that Jiashu is in has been doing work for the regiment, and the work area has not left the vicinity of Beining. He has seen his nephew more often.

Because Jiashu had no space and had been living and eating with the drilling team, the old man couldn't make a formation plate for him to take with him.

Although the formation is no longer a secret, the formation diagram has not been made public by the government.

Whether it is for use in hospitals or the military, the selected professionals must undergo political review, and only after they are determined to be reliable in all aspects will they be allowed to come into contact with the formation diagram.

And they also have to sign a confidentiality agreement.

With the country being so cautious, even though the family has a copy of the book and no one has prohibited them from using it, the old man still doesn't want any problems to arise on his side.

Of course he trusted Jiashu, but the environment Jiashu was in was too complicated and no one could afford such a risk.

Therefore, all the old man can do now is to prepare some more nourishing honey pills for his nephew, hoping that he can take them regularly.

However, given his personality of not caring about his health at all, the old man himself doubted whether this guy could be as obedient as Wei Yan and whether he would take the medicine as required?

It’s true that when a son grows up, his father is no longer under his control. He can’t keep an eye on him even if he is far away!

Thinking of this, Mr. Gu couldn't help but feel depressed.

Speaking of these young people, no matter how helpless they are, it is only temporary.

Generally speaking, all the children in the family are excellent.

So as old people, they are naturally happy and proud from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, the most exciting thing for everyone today is that Tongtong has been stimulated to develop superpowers.

Chen Xi was so happy that she didn't let go of her son's hand the whole way.

If the young man hadn't refused, she would have wanted to take her big fat son back.

Using superpowers for the first time was indeed a big burden for Tongtong.

The child was obviously very tired, and couldn't help leaning on his mother while sitting there.

Chen Xi felt sorry for her son and wanted him to go back to his room to have a nap before eating, but the little guy refused and insisted on going to the table.

After all, the house hasn’t been so lively for a long time, and which child doesn’t like liveliness?

Especially in this age when everything is lacking, let alone entertainment, even children of the same age are lacking.

Chen Xi had no choice but to let his son sit next to him, occasionally picking up food with chopsticks and putting it in his bowl, and asking him about his feelings.

Chen Cong was also very concerned about his nephew's condition. He took out the formation plate and placed it next to him, and carefully explained to him how to use it.

Cheng Ru even picked up several pieces of eggs with her chopsticks and put them in her grandson's bowl.

No one else cares about all this, including the Shi brothers and sisters.

The two of them are now living in an environment where they are loved by everyone.

Especially when she has to work harder or feels weaker, she receives no less care and attention than Tongtong does now.

Therefore, they did not feel uncomfortable about the family's concern for the little fat boy. On the contrary, they kept staring at Tongtong, fearing that he was feeling unwell but the adults did not notice.

But Shanshan couldn't quite understand the changes.

She is still a few months away from turning four and is still a tiny little thing.

Because she was the youngest in the family and had been weak since childhood, Shanshan was the most cared-for child in the family.

Even the seat next to her mother is where she sits most often.

Now, seeing that her brother had taken her place, and seeing that her mother and grandmother ignored her and all of them were surrounding her brother.

The little girl blinked her eyes, full of confusion.

She put her finger in her mouth again and kept sucking it.

Shi Chen, who was sitting next to her, pulled Shan Shan's finger out of her mouth, frowned, and yelled at her: "Don't suck your fingers!"

But after seeing this brother for a long time, Shanshan is not afraid of him.

Hearing him talking to her, the little girl waved at him with her hand.

Shi Chen raised his eyebrows, lowered his head good-temperedly, put his head close to Shan Shan, and asked with a smile: "What do you want to say?"

Shanshan put her mouth close to Shichen's ear and asked softly, "Brother, do mom and grandma like you because you can bend iron?"

How to answer this?

Shi Chen quickly said, "No, the family is surrounding Tongtong because he is not feeling well. You saw that he was exhausted when he was helping his aunt with work just now.

When Shanshan was sick, did your mother and grandmother also surround you? The same is true now, your brother is sick. "

Shanshan nodded, but her eyes were still fixed on that side. It was obvious that Shichen's words did not completely convince her.

Looking at the little girl like this, Shi Chen didn't know what to do?

He wanted to remind his aunt and the others, but he also felt that the adults had done nothing wrong, and Tongtong deserved a little more attention in his current situation.

He had no choice but to pay more attention to Shanshan himself.

He poured some more mung bean soup into the small bowl in front of the little girl and said, "Shanshan, drink some soup. It's too hot. It will cool you down."

Shanshan shook her head, a look of disgust on her face: "It's hot."

In fact, the mung bean soup is cooked in advance and cooled. Although it is not chilled, it is not hot either.

When Shi Chen wanted to persuade her a little more, Shan Shan suddenly jumped off the stool.

"Where are you going?" Shi Chen asked.

"Wash your hands." Shanshan said and waved at him.

Shi Chen saw that she raised the hand that she had been holding in her mouth, so he said nothing.

The children at home had no problem taking care of themselves, and Shanshan had long been able to wash her hands, face, and dress herself, so when they heard her and saw her running towards the sink, no one stopped her.

Soon the little girl came back after washing her hands.

She stretched out her clean hands in front of Shi Chen and said seriously, "Brother, I've washed them clean."

Looking at her serious little appearance, Shi Chen couldn't help but think of Cancan's childhood.

He stroked her forehead with his hand in appreciation, as if she were his own sister, and then said with a smile, "Good."

Shanshan returned to her seat and sat down again, but did not eat. Instead, she pulled the mung bean soup in front of Shichen to herself.

Shi Chen was just about to remind her that it was his and that he had already drunk it, when he saw the little girl put her finger into the soup and stirred it.

Shi Chen's mouth twitched, and the words on his lips could not come out.

Gu Kai on the opposite side had been watching the two of them, and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw this scene.

"Shanshan, what are you doing? Take your hands out." He reminded her.

But the little girl seemed not to hear it.

When the other people in the family heard Gu Kai talking, their attention was drawn to his voice, and they all saw Shanshan's hands stirring the mung bean soup.

"Shanshan, take your hands out!" Chen Xi shouted in anger to stop him.

Cheng Ru stood up directly.

Seeing that everyone at the table was about to get angry, Shi Chen quickly spoke up for the little girl: "It's okay, it's okay. Shanshan is playing with me."

But the little girl didn't appreciate it, and continued his words: "I didn't play with you."

Shi Chen was so choked that he swallowed his saliva and didn't know how to respond.

At this time, Cheng Ru had already walked up to her granddaughter and reached out to pick her up.

Shanshan struggled for a while, then pushed the bowl of mung bean soup back to Shichen and said to him, "Brother, I'll cool it down for you, drink it, it's delicious."

Looking into the little girl's expectant and serious eyes, Shi Chen didn't know what to say for a moment.

He couldn't help laughing.

Then he reached out his hand and tapped the little girl's forehead lovingly.

At this time, Shanshan had been pulled down from the stool by her grandmother.

But she still looked at Shi Chen persistently, rubbing her forehead with her hands, and repeatedly said: "Brother, drink, it tastes good!"

Being expected so much by the little girl, Shi Chen really couldn't say no.

He picked up the bowl with a helpless look on his face.

He originally wanted to pretend to fool the little girl, but when his fingers touched the edge of the bowl, he was stunned.

He brought the bowl to him in disbelief, looked inside, and then asked in shock, "You did this?!"

After saying this, he realized that his question was meaningless.

Everyone in the house saw Shanshan messing around.

He quickly asked again: "Shanshan, can your fingers turn this soup into ice?"

After he said this, the whole room suddenly became quiet, and everyone in the family had different expressions.

There were some who didn't understand, some who didn't react, and of course, there were also some who were as shocked as he was.

Before he could continue speaking, everyone in the room had left their seats and crowded over.

You can see it clearly when you get closer.

Everyone noticed at the same time that the small bowl that Shi Chen was holding at the moment had a layer of fine mist condensed on the outside, and the mung bean water in the bowl had actually formed ice.

The ice chips were very fine, and it didn't seem appropriate to call them ice chips. It should be called smoothie, or the kind of snow yogurt that girls loved to eat in the summer before the natural disaster came.

Shi Chen swallowed again and handed the bowl to Cheng Ru, who was standing closest to him.

"Shanshan, can your hands make ice?" The old lady couldn't believe it even though she was holding the bowl in her hand.

She looked at her granddaughter, and even the questions she asked were a little vague in tone.

Being surrounded by people, Shanshan was a little panicked.

She broke away from her grandmother, pushed the bowl and her grandmother's hand towards Shi Chen, and said anxiously, "Brother, eat, wash your hands, this is for you."

Then, fearing that Shi Chen wouldn't believe her, she waved her little hand in front of him again.

"Just eat what she gives you." Chen Cong said on the side.

The others nodded as well.

Although Shi Chen had some psychological barriers after watching Shanshan's little paws stirring the bowl for a long time.

But he is not the kind of person who is particularly particular.

Facing a room full of expectant and curious eyes, he picked up the bowl again and took a big gulp.

As the sweet green bean soup with ice cream entered his mouth, Shi Chen felt refreshed all over and he felt that all the pores in his body shrank.

How long has it been since he last experienced that refreshing sweetness?

"It tastes good!" He only said this one sentence and couldn't help but pick up the bowl and take another sip.

"I want some too! Brother, leave some for me!"

Cancan became anxious and pulled the corner of his clothes hard, trying to pull his body down.

Tongtong, who was listless just now, became energetic again and was no longer sleepy. He ran over and hugged his sister: "Shanshan, where is mine? I want one too!"

Shanshan was held tightly by her brother and she struggled for a long time but couldn't get free.

Shi Chen smiled and reached out to rescue her, then asked: "Shanshan, can we all have some of this mung bean paste?"

Being stared at by so many people, Shanshan felt a little embarrassed. She nodded shyly and said, "Okay."

Although it was agreed, Shanshan did not allow Tongtong and Cancan to touch Shichen's bowl.

She said firmly: "This belongs to Brother Shichen. It belongs to him alone."

The two little guys didn't argue with her. They quickly ran to the table, picked up their bowls and handed them over.

But Shen Cong stopped them.

"We want to drink it too, Shanshan. How much mung bean soup can you cool down at most at one time?" she asked.

The adults immediately understood that she was going to test the strength of Shanshan's ability, and they all nodded: "Yes, we want to drink it too, Shanshan, can you make a bowl of smoothie for each of us?"

This was the first time that Shanshan used her supernatural powers, and she did so more out of her own heart.

The little girl herself doesn't know to what extent she can do it.

She thought about it and nodded: "Okay."

No one understands what she means by "good"?

Do you want to help everyone make it? Or can you make one bowl for everyone?

Because not everyone had soup before, Chen Xi simply brought over the soup bowl that was drying nearby.

She said to her daughter, "Shanshan, I will serve as many bowls as you say. Don't get tired. If you can't do it anymore, just tell me."

Shanshan nodded, but pushed away Chenxi's hand holding the spoon.

She walked to the table and hugged the soup bowl tightly with both hands.

Because he was not tall enough, he had to stand on tiptoe.

Then--

Everyone watched with their own eyes as the originally warm mung bean soup slowly solidified.

A layer of mist condensed on the outside of the soup bowl, and the soup inside gradually turned into smoothie.

No one said anything, just watching it all quietly.

And Shen Xi was surprised and delighted, he felt like he was about to faint from excitement!

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