Tian Tian also discussed several questions with Gu Zhao, but Gu Zhao now started going up the mountain to hunt to supplement the family income, so Tian Tian mostly studied secretly with Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang.
It's winter now and no one wants to go outside. Niu Laosi only comes to the cowshed three times a day, morning, noon and evening, to check whether the fire wall is out and then add some food and water to the cows. He doesn't come back at other times, and Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang will shovel out the cow dung.
Tian Zhuo and Tian Mu are on vacation. Although they play outside all day long, sometimes they are willing to accompany Tiantian when they have nothing to do and study with Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang.
Gu Xingshu had several children to keep him company and his eldest grandson was around, so he did not feel like he had experienced a lot of vicissitudes of life. Instead, his mood got better day by day. In addition, he did a lot of work, and after staying in their team for several years, he became much healthier.
Gu Xingshu and Song Zhengang are both people with real talent and knowledge. They explained everything that Tian Tian didn't understand clearly.
Both Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo studied very well. Tian Zhuo loved studying since he was young and listened attentively in class. Now, when he listened to the lectures of Song Zhengang and Gu Xingshu, he could sit still for two hours.
As for Tian Mu, when he first went to school, he couldn't sit still, wasn't very willing to study, and his test scores were not very good. But maybe he grew up later, he became more knowledgeable in studying, and he understood everything the teacher said in class immediately. He also got a very high score in the final exam.
Chen Guihua happily held Tian Mu's head and kissed it for a while, saying that there was some good news coming out of the ancestral graves of the family, and that Tian Mu, the blockhead, had finally come to his senses.
Tian Yuan, who was in the army, also knocked on the door of his home one snowy night, which made the whole family busy. The eldest grandson came back, and old Mrs. Tian couldn't stop smiling for several days.
In a blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the team began to sharpen their knives to prepare for slaughtering pigs.
Tian Tian has been looking forward to it for a long time. Now she finally understands why everyone says that the New Year atmosphere is particularly strong when they are young, because at that time you can't eat good food all year round and can only eat meat during the New Year.
Tian Tian is an adult now. When she heard that a pig was going to be slaughtered, she couldn't wait to run outside, not to mention the children.
Tiantian got up early in the morning. When she opened the door, she saw that the outside was covered with snow. There was a thick layer of snow on the ground and the roof, and snowflakes were still falling to the ground.
"It's snowing!" Even though this scene is very common at this time, Tian Tian was still a little excited when she saw it snowing.
Tian Tian ran to the toilet and when she came back, she saw that Tian Yuan had also gotten up early to sweep the snow. The originally flat, clean and flawless ground was gradually swept into streaks by Tian Yuan, and some dust and dirt were also sprinkled on the surrounding water surface, as if an ink spot suddenly appeared on the white paper, which was a little dazzling.
Tian Tian felt a little sorry for the snow all over the yard. If she hadn't been in a hurry to go to the toilet, she would have wanted to throw herself on the snow and roll around.
But it is normal to sweep away the snow, otherwise when the weather gets warmer in a couple of days, the yard will be very muddy.
After Tian Yuan finished sweeping the yard, Old Mrs. Tian also got up. Tian Tian just used water to melt the ice on the wellhead and pressed water into the bucket. Tian Yuan was responsible for pouring the water in the bucket into the water tank in the house.
After getting up, Old Mrs. Tian was not idle. She made a simple breakfast and asked everyone to eat. Then Tian Lisong, Tian Lilin and others went to work.
Old Mrs. Tian and her family started washing the sauerkraut at home, then cutting it and then putting it in the pot to simmer for a while.
Tian Tian went with them to kill the pig, and after the pig was killed, she asked for five pounds of meat. Tian Lisong and others helped to kill the pig and brought back a small section of blood sausage as long as a forearm, and a section of the pig's tail.
Their family expenses were high this year, and several children had to go to school, so he didn't ask for too much pork, thinking that five pounds of meat would be enough for two meals.
After returning home, Grandma Tian cleaned all the meat and the sweet and sour pig's tail and put them in the pot to cook. After cleaning her hands, she cut a small piece of meat into slices and put them into the broth together with sauerkraut, blood sausage and frozen tofu. The remaining meat and the pig's tail were all frozen outside.
Tian Tian hadn't eaten such fresh meat for more than half a year. Although she had eaten canned meat before, pickled meat was not as delicious as freshly slaughtered meat. This time she finally got to eat meat, even though there were only a few slices, she still felt particularly satisfied.
After eating meat, everyone sat on the kang in the afternoon playing poker, while the brothers Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo played mahjong next to them.
At this time, Zhang Lanru suddenly came over holding Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan was well taken care of by Zhang Lanru. She looked fair and tender, and very clean. All the clothes she wore were brand new. Mine were also very delicate, made of the finest cotton cloth, with all the stitches on the outside.
Although Zhang Yan was locked up at home by Zhang Lanru during the busy farming season and was in a mess every day, there was nothing that could be done. Huang Kangri was not at home every day and went to the widow Gao's house at the village entrance. Basically, there were only Aunt Huang and Zhang Lanru at home, and no one was taking care of the children.
Carrying the child on the back to the field is too hot. The sun in September and October is very strong, and even adults' skin may not be able to withstand it, let alone the delicate skin of children.
"Ah! It's Xiaoyan! Come and let your aunt hold her!" When Tian Tian saw the fair and tender Wang Yan, she reached out and took Wang Yan over.
During the autumn harvest, Tian Tian had helped them take care of Wang Yan for two days and was quite familiar with her. Wang Yan also often came to Tian Tian's house to play. When she arrived here, she was not afraid of strangers and sat in Tian Tian's arms with her big round eyes open.
"Sister, aunt!" Wang Yan is now one year old. She still can't speak fluently, but she can make out two sounds vaguely.
"Hurry up and get on the kang. There are some frozen pears here. Take some and eat them yourself!" Everyone entertained Zhang Lanru warmly.
Zhang Lanru didn't bother to be polite and reached out to grab a handful of Mao Ke from the box.
"Why doesn't your mother come over? Come over and chat with us!" Old Mrs. Tian handed Zhang Lanru a frozen pear.
"My mother wants to clean up the house. She went up the mountain to collect firewood a few days ago, and she has been busy these days. She hasn't cleaned up the house yet." Zhang Lanru said while eating.
"There is no work now, so why bother waiting for two days? Just take a break for two days and then work again. The New Year is just a few days away, so how can he be less busy? Your mother is just too capable!" Chen Guihua said.
I don’t know how to calculate the generations in their family.
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