The weather has been a bit gloomy these past few days. The grain has just been harvested, and some of it has not been fully dried and is still spread out on the threshing floor. In order to prevent the grain from getting wet if it rains in the middle of the night, someone needs to watch it there at night and put the grain away if there are signs of rain.
Tian Tian nodded obediently and ate.
Today's dinner is very simple, with only a pot of eggplant and kidney bean soup. The only seasoning left at home is salt, without oil or soy sauce, so the soup is just salty.
Plus, there were few eggplant and bean shreds in it, so it tasted like hot pot water, without the oiliness of hot pot water.
Even Tian Baobao, who is never picky about food, couldn't help but complain, "Why is this soup tasteless except salty?"
"Unpalatable? If it were ten years ago, you couldn't even eat these things, and now you still dislike them." Old Mrs. Tian snorted coldly.
Chen Guihua and Lin Meiyu looked at each other. They both had been through that time, and what Old Lady Tian said was true, but after all, now is not the past, and who doesn’t want to eat something good?
"Grandma! Let's stew the rabbit and eat it tomorrow!" Tian Baobao didn't care about what Grandma Tian said and asked as if nothing had happened.
All he could think about now was whether he could eat rabbit meat tomorrow.
Old Mrs. Tian was a little hesitant when she heard this. They had eaten snake meat some time ago, and it seemed a bit of a waste to stew it again.
But the rabbit was so fat, and she was afraid that if she kept it, it would become thinner.
"Let's stew it tomorrow!" Old Mrs. Tian finally made a decision. "I think the rabbit is quite fat. Tian Tian, you can shave off the fat from the rabbit tomorrow and extract the oil from it."
It just so happened that they had run out of oil at home, and the rabbit oil could last them a few more days.
"Okay!" Tian Tian agreed readily, "But grandma, I don't know how to kill a rabbit, nor do I know how to skin it."
Tian Tian has been busy eating since she was a child. She has never killed a rabbit, let alone a chicken or a fish.
"It's okay! Wait for your father to come back and ask him to help you kill the rabbit. You can stew it at noon tomorrow." said Old Mrs. Tian.
Chen Guihua and Tian Baobao's eyes lit up when they heard this.
"Sweet! Put some potatoes in the stewed rabbit meat tomorrow. Potatoes and meat are delicious, fragrant and soft." Chen Guihua said while swallowing her saliva.
Tian Tian smiled and said, "Okay! I also like potatoes, so I'll put potatoes in tomorrow."
After hearing this, Chen Guihua lowered her head and drank the soup contentedly.
After finishing dinner and washing the dishes in the evening, Tian Tian ran to Lin Meiyu's room.
Lin Meiyu watched the two siblings fighting for a while, and finally Tian Zhuo fell asleep in bed. Then she asked, "What do you want to tell me tonight? You are so secretive, as if you can't face people."
Tian Tian had just had a great time playing with Tian Zhuo, and then she remembered what she wanted to say to Lin Meiyu. She moved closer to Lin Meiyu and whispered to her, "My grandma and I dug a ginseng in the mountains today."
Lin Meiyu looked at Tian Tian in disbelief, then subconsciously glanced out the window and asked in a low voice, "Is this true?"
Tian Tian nodded at her affirmatively, "Grandma should have put the ginseng away now. I don't know if she plans to sell it or keep it for our family."
From the moment she discovered the ginseng today, Tian Tian never thought of keeping it for herself.
First, she was not alone there at the time. Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo were there. If she wanted to dig out the ginseng, she would not be able to hide it from them. Although Tian Baobao is usually careless, he is a very shrewd person.
Second, she was still young, and even if she left the ginseng behind, she couldn't get it to the county town to sell. Old Lady Tian would definitely not allow her to go to the county town alone, and with Old Lady Tian accompanying her, she wouldn't be able to hide the ginseng matter from her.
To be honest, Tian Tian's current understanding of the world is that apart from the general and empty introductions in books, she knows nothing about the situation in the county. She doesn't know where to buy medicinal materials, nor does she know where to sell the ginseng, let alone how much the ginseng is worth.
Besides, Mrs. Tian was not the kind of vicious grandmother who took pleasure in exploiting their family. She might even be more partial to Tian Tian's family.
If they give the ginseng to Old Mrs. Tian, their family will definitely have half of the ginseng no matter what.
Tian Tian doesn't have to worry about anything, and their family will benefit in the end, so why not do it.
Lin Meiyu digested the news for a while before replying to Tian Tian: "I think I'll keep it. I can make money from it, but ginseng is hard to find. If something happens to someone in the family in the future, I can use it."
Tian Tian nodded after listening to this, and felt that what Lin Meiyu said made sense. Life is much more important than money.
"Does your second aunt know about this?" Lin Meiyu suddenly asked.
"He should know, right?" Tian Tian hesitated. "Baby knows everything. He left it aside when we were digging ginseng. How could he not tell Second Aunt?"
"Oh, right!" Tian Tian suddenly remembered something. "When I was digging ginseng today, I accidentally dropped two ginseng roots. My grandma didn't notice them, so I picked them up for her."
As Tian Tian spoke, she took out two long ginseng whiskers, seemingly from her pocket, but actually from the shell.
"I'm thinking of putting it in some soup someday to nourish our family."
The two ginseng roots can’t be sold for a high price, so it’s better to give them to them.
Lin Meiyu picked up the body with her fingers and looked at it. This was the first time she had seen ginseng. Although it was only the ginseng beard, it was still an eye-opener.
"Okay! When the New Year comes, kill a chicken and stew soup, and throw the ginseng into it. Then your mother will be considered someone who has eaten ginseng." Lin Meiyu returned the ginseng to Tian Tian.
"Keep it well, and show it to your father when he comes back. It's not easy to see ginseng again in this life."
Tian Tian carefully put the ginseng roots away and put them back in her pocket.
"Do you want to sleep in this room tonight? Your father is not here, so we can sleep in the same bed." Lin Meiyu asked expectantly.
Tian Tian had been an orphan since childhood, and she also wanted to experience the feeling of sleeping in the same bed with her mother. She almost agreed without hesitation, but fortunately she controlled herself in time.
"Forget it. My dad might be back early tomorrow morning. When my dad goes to the county to deliver food, I will come and sleep in the same room with you." Tian Tian said.
Seeing that Tian Lisong and others have to keep watch all night, someone will come to replace them early the next day. Tian Lisong might come back when Tian Tian is still asleep, which would be very embarrassing.
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