Tian Tian was talking to Wu Juan when she heard Grandma Lin asking Lin Meiyu to cook. She quickly said something to Wu Juan, went downstairs to put on her shoes and went to help Lin Meiyu.
Grandma Lin doesn't feel sorry for her second daughter, but Lin Meiyu feels sorry for her own daughter.
The road from Grandma Tian's house to Grandma Lin's house was covered with snow, and it was tiring to walk.
Tian Tian was a girl and not very strong. She was exhausted when she got here and her breathing sounded like a bellows.
Tian Tian did not agree. Although her father Tian Lisong was helping her, it was very tiring for two people to cook for such a large room, so she insisted on helping Lin Meiyu.
Lin Meiyu couldn't win over Tian Tian, so she had to agree, and Wu Juan also came over to help.
After Lin Meiyu cleaned up all the bowls in the kitchen, she started to prepare what dishes to cook in the afternoon. After looking around for a while, she found that there was no meat or anything like that inside or outside the house, so she went to ask Grandma Lin what to eat for lunch.
Although Lin Meiyu is Grandma Lin's daughter, she cannot touch other people's things casually. Moreover, she has been married for so many years and can only come here once a year and stay for one night. She is not very clear about the placement of many things.
To everyone's surprise, Grandma Lin actually took the initiative to ask Lin Meiyu to stew the fish she brought for everyone to eat.
Everyone was very surprised when they heard this. Although Grandma Lin was a little partial, she was still a very traditional elder. She would be reluctant to eat any delicious food and leave it for her younger generations. If they ate the stewed fish together, it was estimated that Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin would not even touch a single bite.
"Then I'll stew half of it today and freeze the rest outside?" Lin Meiyu asked.
"No need!" Grandma Lin refused. She patted Tian Yuan beside her and said, "My eldest grandson is back. He must have something good to eat. Besides, we have such a big family. How can stewing half a fish be enough? Stew the whole thing. You can exchange it for a bowl of tofu and make fish stew with tofu in the afternoon."
Tian Tian was speechless after hearing this. Now her grandma could only see her eldest brother.
After knowing what to do, Lin Meiyu took out the fish and chopped it up, then took out a bowl of soybeans. Her aunt asked Wu Juan to change for tofu.
Tian Tian doesn't live here, so she doesn't know where the tofu shop is.
Tian Tian and Wu Juan took the soybeans out and exchanged them for a bowl of tofu.
She was wondering if the people from the tofu shop would go home to visit relatives today, but it turned out that there were still people in the house.
"Actually, we don't have anything special to offer at home during the Chinese New Year, so tofu is one thing. Every time someone who gets married returns to her parents' home, everyone will come over to exchange for tofu," said Wu Juan, holding the tofu.
Their brigade was relatively poor. After paying the public grain tax, there was not much left for them to share. They even raised few pigs. They slaughtered a pig every year, and each household could only get a few ounces of pork. They could not even eat a few bites themselves, let alone entertain others.
"So during the first month of each year, the most people come to exchange animals, and that's why they don't go out."
Tian Tian nodded slightly to show his understanding.
Tian Tian and the others took the tofu home. Lin Meiyu was washing rice in the kitchen. The rice grains in the basin were of different shades of color. They were the rations they brought with them.
After they finished cooking, everyone set the table and sat down to eat.
Tian Tian heard her aunt and second aunt chatting and only then did she know that Wu Juan was engaged.
"How old is Xiaojuan'er and she's already engaged?" Lin Meiyu said in astonishment.
Tian Tian is only seventeen years old today. Wu Juan is one year older than Tian Tian and is only eighteen this year. Nowadays, few people arrange marriages for their children so early.
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