She doesn't like eating that small root vegetable at all. After eating too much, her burps and farts all have that smell. But it's not your turn to be picky at this time. Just eat what's available. You never know when you'll be hungry.
Moreover, this period is a gap between the old and the new. The vegetables for summer are no longer available, and the cabbages and radishes for winter have not been planted yet. Only small root vegetables can be considered fresh vegetables.
When they arrived at Gu Zhao's field, Tian Tian stood at the edge of the field for a long time before she could distinguish Gu Zhao from the bent backs.
"Comrade Gu Zhao! Comrade Gu Zhao!"
Gu Zhao was dizzy from cutting wheat under the scorching sun. When he suddenly heard someone calling him, he thought he was hallucinating. It was not until someone next to him reminded him that he realized it was not his illusion but someone was really calling him.
He looked up and saw Tian Tian, the little girl who had made his grandfather so sad yesterday, walking towards him.
He grabbed the towel around his neck and wiped the sweat off his face, then took two steps over there. "Comrade Tian Tian, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Tian Tian handed Gu Zhao several packets of vegetable seeds wrapped in newspapers. "These are the vegetable seeds my father asked me to send to you. I have written down which vegetable it is and the sowing date. You just need to plant the seeds during that time."
Gu Zhao looked at the packets of vegetable seeds. Sure enough, there were pencil marks on them for radish, cabbage, snow vegetable, and even cucumber and tomato seeds, with summer and winter written on them respectively.
"The cucumbers and tomatoes are all summer seeds. You can save them for planting in the spring of next year. I've also written the date inside."
Gu Zhao just wanted some vegetable seeds that could be planted at this time. He didn't expect Accountant Tian to be so thoughtful and prepare the vegetable seeds for next summer for him.
Worried that he didn't know when to plant the land, he even marked the date on it.
Gu Zhao was very grateful in his heart, "Thank you so much for asking you to send it here specially. Thank you for your trouble."
"It's okay. If you don't understand something, just ask other people. I'll leave first." Tian Tian delivered the things and planned to find a place to pick some vegetables.
Tian Tian found a shady spot on the field that would not interfere with their work, squatted down and started picking up small vegetables.
These small root vegetables are everywhere in the mountains and even in the fields. You can dig out a large piece without having to move just by squatting there.
The little coyote that Tian Tian brought was soon filled up. She stood up to ease her numb legs, and prepared to go home with the small vegetables.
“Sweet!”
When she was halfway there, someone suddenly called her from behind. Tian Tian didn't recognize who the voice was at first, so she turned around and saw a young man in a blue sweatshirt and trousers, carrying a large army green shoulder bag in his hand. He was dark, thin and tall, and looked like a young boy.
Tian Tian stood there in a daze. It took her a while to realize that it was her adopted brother Tian Yuan, whom she had never met.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!! Brother!!!" Tian Tian screamed, put the basket in her hand on the ground, and rushed over excitedly to hug Tian Yuan.
"Brother! Why didn't you tell us in advance when you came back so that I could ask our dad to pick you up!"
Although this was the first time she met Tian Yuan, the familiarity and eager excitement that surged in her heart still made Tian Tian unable to control herself, as if he was her own brother.
Tian Yuan grinned, "Aren't you all harvesting in autumn? I can't bear to ask you to drop your work and come to pick me up. How are you, Tiantian? Have you missed me after such a long time?"
Tian Tian felt a little guilty, as this was the first time she had seen him, but she still nodded happily, "I miss you! I miss you so much, brother! My parents and grandma miss you too. When they knew you weren't coming back for the New Year last year, mom was so sad!"
Tian Yuan held his luggage bag in one hand and Tian Tian's small earthen basket in the other. Hearing what Tian Tian said, he felt a little guilty. "I also want to come back, but something happened over there suddenly, so I must obey the order."
"It's okay, it's okay!" Tian Tian expressed her understanding. As a soldier, the most important thing is to defend the country.
She followed Tian Yuan and chirped like a little bird.
"How long can you stay at home this time?"
"Are you tired from riding the train?"
"How long did you take the bus?"
"Is the luggage heavy? How about I help you carry it?"
While Tian Yuan was dealing with the concern of other elders in the team, he also had to find time to answer Tian Tian's questions. In addition, he walked all the way back from the train station, so his mouth was already dry.
Fortunately, they both returned home quickly.
"Grandma! Look who's back!" Tian Tian ran into the house and shouted.
"Who's back?" Old Mrs. Tian was frightened by Tian Tian's loud voice, but she also knew that Tian Tian's personality was not like Tian Baobao who was always noisy, so if she shouted like that, it must mean someone was coming.
"You'll know if you go out and take a look!" Tian Tian stretched out her hand to pull Old Lady Tian down to the ground.
"What the hell is this? Why are you keeping it so mysterious?" Old Mrs. Tian threw down the half-woven straw sandals in her hand and followed Tian Tian's force to get out.
As soon as she reached the door, she was stunned. She saw her eldest grandson, who had been gone for more than two years, standing in the yard and smiling at her.
"Yuan, Yuan'er?" Old Mrs. Tian staggered to Tian Yuan and reached out to touch Tian Yuan's face.
"Grandma!" Tian Yuan was also a little excited when he saw his grandma, "I'm back!"
"He's thinner! Taller! And darker!" said Old Mrs. Tian with tears in her eyes.
This eldest grandson was truly raised by her alone. Lin Meiyu and Tian Lisong had Tian Yuan not long after they got married.
Old Mrs. Tian was worried that they would not be able to take care of children for the first time because they had no experience, so she often lent them a hand. Sometimes when they had to work in the fields, Tian Yuan would be there to help.
Later, Tian Yuan insisted on joining the army. Although she did not object on the surface, she was reluctant to let Tian Yuan go in her heart. However, she did not expect that he would not come back for more than two years.
"You still remember to come back. The last time you wrote to us was during the Qingming Festival. It's already what month, and you didn't even write to me and your mom to let us know you're safe. Do you have no conscience? We sent you a letter but you didn't reply. We thought something had happened to you!"
When Old Mrs. Tian saw her eldest grandson standing in front of her in good health, she could no longer suppress the longing in her heart and she patted Tian Yuan and burst into tears.
The last time Tian Yuan wrote a letter was the one before Qingming Festival this year. In the letter, he gave them a new address for replying. However, the letter fell into the sea after being sent, and there has been no news from Tian Yuan for almost half a year.
If Tian Lisong hadn't been very busy this year and it hadn't been inconvenient to travel far at this time, Lin Meiyu would have planned to go find Tian Yuan.
Tian Yuan smiled after hearing what Old Lady Tian said. There were some things he would definitely not tell his family.
"Grandma! Look, I'm fine. Your eldest grandson is back safe and sound. He can stay at home with you for a few more days."
"Grandma! Don't cry. It's a good thing that my brother is back. Besides, he must be very tired after sitting in the car for such a long time. Let's let him go back and have a rest. Let's boil some water for him to take a bath and change clothes." Tian Tian also advised.
"Yes! Look at my memory!" Old Mrs. Tian also noticed that her grandson looked exhausted. She quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, picked up Tian Yuan's luggage bag, and pulled him into the house. "Are you tired? Are you hungry? Go into the house and change your clothes. Grandma will cook for you!"
"Grandma! I'm not hungry! You don't have to work."
"How can you not be hungry? You are still growing up, and a half-grown boy will get hungry very quickly."
It just so happened that Old Mrs. Tian had boiled some hot water in the pot, so she could use it directly for Tian Yuan to wash.
Tian Tian squatted in front of the stove and watched the fire. She saw Old Mrs. Tian go back into the house and get out a few eggs and a bowl of flour.
The lunch had already been eaten, and Grandma Tian was preparing to make some egg noodles.
Old Mrs. Tian worked very quickly and rolled out the noodles in no time. Tian Tian looked at the slightly yellow noodles and swallowed her saliva. She hadn't eaten white noodles for a long time and was a little craving for them. The last time she ate white noodles was when she had dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
When Tian Yuan came out after changing his clothes, Old Lady Tian had just put the noodles into the pot. Seeing Tian Yuan coming out, Old Lady Tian smiled and said, "Xiao Yuan is out? Don't worry, the noodles will be cooked soon."
"Grandma! Don't worry!" Tian Yuan called Tian Tian away and sat in front of the stove, watching the fire. "Give this flour to Tian Tian and Tian Baobao. Why save it for me?"
"They have enough food!" Old Mrs. Tian stirred the pot with chopsticks.
"Grandma! I heard that my brother is back?!" Tian Baobao's voice suddenly came in.
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