Especially Chen Guihua, who was making up stories day and night. Old Mrs. Tian said that all the money from the sales this year would be divided between the two families, and she would not keep a single cent.
Chen Guihua became excited when she heard this. Mattresses are different from hemp ropes. You can earn less money from hemp ropes, but you can earn more from mattresses.
If she could weave a few more beds, she could earn a little more money.
Everyone in the family was concentrating on making straw mats, except Tian Tian who didn't know how to weave, and Tian Mu, Tian Zhuo and their two siblings. Even Tian Yuan also weaved at home every day.
This was a good thing for Tian Tian. She didn't have to cook breakfast. Old Mrs. Tian and the others would do it for her as soon as they got up in the morning.
After Tian Tian finished her meal and washed the dishes, she took her textbook and went to find Gu Xingshu.
When the class ended around three o'clock in the afternoon, Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo would go home to prepare dinner. Sometimes they would follow Tian Tian to look for Gu Xingshu, and sometimes they would go to play with other children.
Tian Tian explicitly forbade them to go to the river to play. Now that everyone is generally at home, there are not many people by the river. She was also worried that the two of them would fall into the river and catch a cold. After all, catching a cold or having a fever is not a trivial matter nowadays.
When it was time to cook in the evening, the three siblings all went home to cook for their family.
As the Little New Year was approaching, everyone finally broke free from their straw mats and began to prepare for the New Year.
To make dumplings on the New Year's Eve, Old Mrs. Tian went outside to chop two taels of fat, picked five green onions, and three cabbages and started to chop the stuffing.
Tian Tian mixed flour, cornmeal and bean flour to prepare the dumpling skins, and the whole family worked together to make a pot of dumplings stuffed with cabbage, pork and green onions.
The dumplings were bright and the cabbage and green onions were sweet, but the only thing was that there was too little pork and Tian Tian couldn't taste the pork at all.
This year, Grandma Tian didn't leave much white flour, and there wasn't much live flour either. Plus, there were many people in the family, so each person couldn't eat much, but everyone was still very satisfied.
After the meal, everyone was chatting animatedly while holding a bowl of dumpling soup. Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo played Kalaha again. The day was very lively.
After the Chinese New Year, Tian Tian, Tian Yuan and Tian Zhuo went back to the Lin family to visit relatives.
Tian Tian then remembered what she had said to Grandma Lin when Wu Juan got married this year. She felt a little guilty and worried about what Grandma Lin would say in front of her father and mother.
As expected, when Grandma Lin saw them for the first time, she said in a somewhat gloomy tone: "Hey! You are back! Your Tian Tian is amazing now, she is so powerful in what she says and does, even a grandma like me can't stop her!"
Tian Tian pouted at the back, and the next second she smiled and came forward, "Grandma! Shouldn't you be happy for me because I'm good at talking and doing things? This way you don't have to worry about others bullying me outside in the future. If someone bullies me, I will definitely fight back fiercely!"
Grandma Lin snorted coldly, "Just don't be too aggressive with your own family!"
"How could that be?" Tian Tian smiled and took Grandma Lin's arm. Grandma Lin tried to hide away in disdain, but she didn't get away. "I love you so much, how could I be so tough with you?"
Lin Meiyu didn't know what happened between the two of them, but she knew her mother's character. She probably didn't say anything nice, so she smiled and said, "Mom! Tian Tian is still a child. If she said something that made you unhappy, don't bother with Tian Tian. She's still young."
Grandma Lin’s face turned even darker.
Tian Lisong also pulled Tian Yuan in front of Grandma Lin, "Mom! Look who's here?"
For some reason, Grandma Lin didn't like their family members, but she particularly liked Tian Yuan. If she liked boys, she didn't like Tian Zhuo very much.
Sure enough, when Grandma Lin saw Tian Yuan, she laughed, "Hey! Isn't this my eldest grandson? Are you making more money now?"
"Grandma? I'm still a private and my monthly salary is not much!" Tian Yuan said with a smile.
This is a lie. He was just promoted to platoon leader this year and his monthly salary can be higher.
"A private?" The smile on Grandma Lin's face faded a little. "You've been in the army for three years, and you haven't been promoted to a higher rank or anything?"
"Grandma, our army didn't fight much, and I didn't have any merit, so I can't get promoted!"
Grandma Lin looked a little unwilling.
Lin Meixia came in with a gourd filled with peanuts and melon seeds and said, "Mom! Tian Yuan is so outstanding, it's only a matter of time before he gets promoted. He had a hard time adapting to the new year when he first joined the army, but now he's fully adapted. Who knows, he'll get promoted when he returns after the New Year."
"Tian Yuan is the most promising child among our two aunts' sisters. In the future, those useless children in my family will have to rely on Tian Yuan for help!" Song Jianjun said.
"Aren't we busy? We are all relatives. If anyone has any problems in the future, we will definitely lend a hand and help each other, right?" said Lin Meishuang's husband, Wu Lao Da.
Tian Yuan smiled, "Yes, you have a point."
Grandma Lin listened to their greetings and hesitated to speak. After hearing what Boss Wu said, she made up her mind, "Well, Xiao Yuan, Grandma wants to ask you something!"
Tian Yuan continued to smile, "Grandma, you say!"
"Do you know any officers in the army? Do you have a good relationship with them?" asked Grandma Lin.
"I'm just a private in the army. It's definitely a lie to say I don't know the leaders, but I can't say anything to them either! How could the leaders remember a private like me? Is there something wrong with grandma?"
Lin Meiyu and Tian Lisong's faces darkened. "Mom, Tian Yuan is still young, how can he know any leaders?"
Grandma Lin pretended she didn't hear anything and continued, "Tian Yuan? Can you give your leader a gift and ask if your brother Wu Dejun can join the army? It would be even better if he could be recruited directly."
Tian Tian laughed when she heard this and recruited them directly because the army was owned by their family.
"Mom!" Lin Meiyu couldn't help herself any longer. "What are you talking about? Tian Yuan is not that powerful. You asked him to ask the leader. Do you think Tian Yuan is a big shot in the army? How are you going to let Tian Yuan get along with his comrades in the future?"
Lin Meiyu was really disappointed. They were afraid that Tian Yuan would have some inconvenience in the army. When Tian Yuan just joined the army, Old Lady Tian told them to try not to bother Tian Yuan if there were any matters at home.
There were relatives of the Tian family in their brigade who wanted to ask Tian Yuan for help, but they were all blocked by Old Lady Tian. Tian Yuan's grandmother had always been thinking about Tian Yuan, but Tian Yuan's grandmother wanted to use Tian Yuan.
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