"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Song Jinxiu asked.

The group of children nodded.

"It's okay, it's normal." Song Jinxiu gave them a reassuring look. "It's a bit uncomfortable at the beginning, but it will be later."

Song Jinxiu paused and continued, "It will be more uncomfortable. After a while, you will get used to it."

Then he pointed at Liu Ankang and said, "We all got here this way."

The friends looked at Liu Ankang with admiration. It turns out that eating also requires learning!

"Actually, you don't need to force yourself to change. What suits you is the best. Your approach will change based on your circumstances.

"Look, everyone's eating so fast right now. If you're the only one taking it slow, wouldn't it be weird?" Song Jinxiu said.

The children nodded and said, "Teacher Song is very special."

"You just need to master this skill, I don't ask you to use it now.

Next time you go out to eat, just be aware of these table manners and don't be disrespectful in front of others. Let's eat quickly, or it will get cold."

After Song Jinxiu finished speaking, everyone slowly returned to normal and sped up their movements.

The meal ended perfectly with the group of children experiencing excitement, pain and novelty.

More than a month later, Song Jinxiu finally received a reply from Aunt Yang and Xiaojuan.

Xiaojuan is already engaged and will be getting married next year. Her partner is also from Shanghai.

He also said that he longed for the rural life here, and that the countryside was so interesting.

It’s a pity that it’s too far and I can’t come. It’s such a pity.

Song Jinxiu touched her nose guiltily, fortunately she couldn't come.

She also said that it was inconvenient for her to travel so far to buy things, and that if she needed anything in the future, she could write to her and she would help her buy it.

This time they also sent a box of flying chess, a spinning top, and a stick with a rope.

I know this toy is a spinning top, but unfortunately I don’t know how to play it, and the letter doesn’t teach me how to play it!

Flying chess is okay, I can play it myself.

As for Aunt Yang, someone organized a land distribution the year after Song Jinxiu left, and some ungrateful people were cursing Song Jinxiu.

It is really unkind to say that she ran away in advance after knowing the news and stole so much food from the whole village.

Not many people agreed with them, and a few felt that they had suffered a loss.

Unfortunately, not only the villagers, but even the leaders are unable to solve this situation and can only curse all day long.

Especially those families who rented a lot of land and later divided it out, they kept complaining about it twice a day.

Aunt Yang scolded them harshly in the letter. She said that she had also quarreled with others in the village, but unfortunately her words were not taken seriously and the other party had too many people.

Tell Song Jinxiu not to come back in the near future to prevent some mad dogs from biting people. Her family will help take care of her father's grave.

They also wondered why she had traveled so far alone. Were the people around her nice? Would they exclude her? Could she adapt to the new place?

I heard that although the winter in the south is not cold, it is useless to wear clothes. Is this true?

Last year I made two pairs of cotton shoes for her and sent them over together.

Finally, he reminded Song Jinxiu to take good care of herself.

The three of them shared more than ten acres of land. This year there was a bumper harvest and every household had surplus food.

Many people sold their food, but she didn't.

They were afraid of being hungry before, but now they can eat their fill. Let the two brothers Dazhuang eat their fill and get their bodies in shape so that they can get ready to get married.

He also said that he would send wedding candy to Song Jinxiu when he got married.

Song Jinxiu felt very warm after seeing this. She knew that there was someone far away who cared about her.

Song Jinxiu put the letter away and didn't prepare a reply. Just knowing that everyone was safe was enough.

The autumn clothes and cotton-padded jackets Liu Ankang made last year have all grown two sections longer. Song Jinxiu couldn't help but sigh that they grow so fast.

Thinking of the scene of seeing other people taking apart their quilts to wash last year, Song Jinxiu couldn't help but admire the four-piece suits of later generations.

Otherwise, sewing quilts every year would drive me crazy.

In fact, it’s not that people today haven’t thought of it, but that there may not be so much cloth.

A quilt cover requires two layers of cloth, which can be used to make several sets of clothes.

There are so many people in my family and so many quilts, how can I afford to buy them all?

However, there are still many people who can afford the big gourd.

I didn’t expect it at first, but after seeing Song Jinxiu washing the sheets and quilt covers, many people followed suit this year.

This year, most of Song Jinxiu's sewing machine business is also like this. As long as everyone prepares the cloth, they can just press the button in a straight line and the job is done.

There is no zipper on the last side, so just sew a few small strips of cloth on both sides to tie it up.

This year, Song Jinxiu also made two new sets of underwear for Liu Ankang.

The current purpose of making clothes for Liu Ankang is to use one or two colors per season.

This way you have new clothes to wear, and no one will know that you have a lot of clothes. It’s enough for you to know it!

The rainy season in the south is really unbearable. There are always a few times a year when it rains for more than half a month.

In this situation, I really don’t know how he managed to change into only two or three sets of clothes.

The air feels humid, but luckily I made four or five sets of clothes for Liu Ankang this year.

Wear it after letting it air dry for four or five days. Okay, it’s still damp, but it’s better than not changing it or wearing wet clothes!

I can make two more sets next year, one in one color and a little bigger, so I can wear it for two more years!

Last year, I injured my hand while making pickles, so this year I grew my own vegetables. Tomorrow, Aunt Jinhua's family will pickle the pickles, and Song Jinxiu will go over to help.

They say they are helping, but in fact they are just stealing my skills!

Today, I washed the mustard greens, cut them in half, and dried them in the shade. I'll wait until the next day after returning from Aunt Jinhua's study to process them.

"Good morning, aunt." Song Jinxiu went to Aunt Jinhua's house early in the morning and brought Liu Ankang with her, for fear that she would miss anything.

"Good morning, Brother Xiaoniu, good morning, sister-in-law." This was the first time Song Jinxiu met Brother Xiaoniu's wife.

She is a well-behaved and delicate person.

She smiled gently at Song Jinxiu.

"Xiao Song is here. Your brother Xiaoniu is rubbing mustard greens there. Go and take a look." Aunt Jinhua pointed at Brother Xiaoniu and said.

He was kneading mustard greens carefully in a large basin!

"Just knead it like this, and don't add too much salt. You'll need to add salt again when you put it into the jar later." Jinhua explained to Song Jinxiu from the side.

"How long will it take to rub it?" Song Jinxiu asked.

"Just knead it until it releases a little water and is moist. Next, pile them up together and put a big stone on top. After more than three hours, you can put them into the tank." Aunt Jinhua said.

"It sounds so simple," Song Jinxiu said. Her brain had already learned it, so now it depended on her hands.

"The inside of the jar must be kept dry and no raw water can enter, otherwise it will be difficult to preserve." Aunt Jinhua instructed.

Song Jinxiu nodded. The big vat had been cleaned and dried a few days ago to ensure that there was not a drop of water.