They thought that since their clothes were already dirty, they might as well help Old Lady Tian and the others plant the vegetables in their dirty clothes. Then they fetched a basin of well water to rinse off the stains on their bodies, boiled a pot of water and went back into the house to take a shower. After the shower, they rubbed the dirty clothes and hung them up to dry.
Old Mrs. Tian looked at the sky and saw that it was starting to drizzle, so she asked the two of them to take the clothes into the house to hang them out to dry.
"It's great that it's raining now. It's just right that I don't have to carry water to irrigate the fields after planting. And I don't have to worry about washing out the seeds I just planted." Old Mrs. Tian said as she looked at the raindrops floating in the sky.
The rain was really light, and after standing outside for a while my body was just a little damp.
It just moistens the soil without causing it to run away.
By this time it was getting dark and Old Mrs. Tian started to prepare dinner.
There was still some cabbage stewed with salted pork left from lunch, so Old Mrs. Tian broke off a few leaves and threw them into the pot.
Now that we have started working, everyone will have three meals a day.
After waiting for Lin Meiyu and the others to come back, the rain outside started to get heavier.
We still have to work in the fields tomorrow, so after dinner, we simply washed up and went back to our rooms to sleep.
Tian Tian studied in the shell for a while as usual, and then cooked herself a pack of instant noodles.
The hot instant noodles immediately comforted Tian Tian's empty stomach, and she even drank up all the instant noodle soup.
After finishing the instant noodles, Tian Tian quietly opened the door and poured the water used to wash the pot into the yard. Only then did she realize that the rain outside was getting heavier and she could faintly hear the croaking of toads.
Tian Tian was now full and just wanted to sleep. She threw the small pot of instant noodles into the shell, took off her clothes and went to sleep on the kang.
Accompanied by the sound of rain, Tian Tian slept very well.
She was still a little dazed when she woke up the next morning. She looked at the sky outside the window. It was dark, and it felt like it was still dark. Although there was no sound of rain outside, there was still the sound of water drops hitting the ground from the eaves. This kind of weather was perfect for sleeping.
Tian Tian glanced at the alarm clock. It was only five o'clock. She turned over, pulled the heavy quilt, and wanted to continue sleeping.
As a result, she couldn't fall asleep after lying down for a long time. She has now engraved waking up early into her DNA. Waking up as soon as she arrives every day has become her habit. She can't be lazy even if she wants to.
Tian Tian sighed, resigned herself to her fate and got up to put on her clothes.
As soon as she went out, she saw a small jar in the corner. She remembered that there was no jar here before. Out of curiosity, she lifted the wooden cover and saw a group of frogs in the jar.
Maybe it was because the cover was gone that they were exposed to the light, and I suddenly remembered the sound of frogs croaking one after another.
Tian Tian was frightened by the densely packed toads in the jar. Seeing a toad about to jump out, she quickly put the wooden lid on.
The next second, a very dull "bang" was heard from the wooden lid.
The toad almost jumped on her.
Tian Tian was still not satisfied after covering the window, so she moved a stone from the windowsill and put it on top.
Only then did he feel at ease to go into the house and wash his face.
When she entered the room, she saw Old Mrs. Tian yawning and pouring water to wash her face, and she felt strange.
It’s getting late now. Usually, Mrs. Tian would have almost finished cooking by this time.
Moreover, during the busy farming season, Grandma Tian had to get up early to cook for everyone, and go to bed after dinner. The dishes and chopsticks were washed by Lin Meiyu and Chen Guihua, and she woke up even earlier in the morning.
But she didn't think much about it. She was more curious about the frogs in the small tank at the door. "Granny! Why are there so many frogs in the tank at the door?"
Old Mrs. Tian stretched out her hand to test the water temperature in the basin and yawned again. "Your father, your second uncle and I caught them last night. There were so many loud noises outside last night that we couldn't sleep. Didn't you hear them?"
She really didn't hear it.
Maybe it was because she was still young and she slept very soundly. When she was in college in her previous life, an earthquake occurred in another place in the same province, and their school also felt a slight tremor in the middle of the night. Everyone else in the dormitory was shaken awake, but Tian Tian was still sleeping like a dead person.
Later, the zombies broke out and she felt insecure, so she became more alert when she was sleeping.
However, it has been half a year since then. With a loving family and a peaceful living environment, Tian Tian has long forgotten her vigilance.
Thinking of her previous life, Tian Tian felt a little nostalgic. Too many things happened in her previous life. Now when she thought about the carefree life on campus, it seemed like something from the life before her.
However, all her good friends in her previous life died in the zombie tide, and there were no people or things for her to miss.
Old Mrs. Tian continued, "The toads have been hungry all winter, and they all came out last night. If you're not careful, you'll step on a toad as soon as you take a step. You'll be unable to straighten your back if you bend down to pick up the toads. This only happens once a year, and after this time, you won't be able to eat them even if you want to."
Tian Tian couldn't tell what kind of toad it was, but when she saw that there were no scars or scabies on its back, and heard Old Lady Tian say that it was edible, she believed it.
She was not afraid of eating toads. In her previous life, she liked eating bullfrogs very much. However, she had eaten this thing but had never cooked it. So today she could only help Old Lady Tian.
After washing their faces, she and Old Lady Tian hurried to cook. They had gotten up a little late today, and if they didn't hurry up and cook, Lin Meiyu and the others would have to go to the fields to work on an empty stomach.
Spring planting is a critical time now, which affects the harvest for the year and is also a tiring job.
So what Old Mrs. Tian made in the morning was cornmeal buns to satisfy her hunger. There were not many vegetables at home, so she fried an egg and put a lot of lard in it. Some of the wild vegetables that Tian Tian picked in the mountains yesterday were blanched and eaten with sauce.
After dinner, Lin Meiyu, Chen Guihua, and Tian Lilin went to the fields to work, while Tian Lisong went to the brigade headquarters to check on the seeds.
Tian Tian taught her two younger brothers to recognize words for a while. Now they know more words and can understand what they read in books by themselves.
Although the rain was not that heavy this morning, there was still a drizzle. Old Mrs. Tian was afraid that the big jar of soy sauce would get wet and maggots would grow, so she didn't let Tian Zhuo and Tian Bao clean the jar, so they could rest for a day.
After teaching them both, Tian Tian took a small basket and went up the mountain to continue picking wild vegetables.
Brothers Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo also took sickles to cut grass for the pigs.
The grass on the ground is just now sprouting and is not very tall, but it is very tender and pigs love to eat it.
Tian Tian didn't go to see Shen Lingling today, but went to see Tian Yun.
Not all people of the same age as Old Lady Tian would stay at home. Shen Lingling's grandmother would go to the fields with everyone to work, so Shen Lingling had to do all the housework alone. Today, Shen Lingling didn't have time to go out with Tian Tian.
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