The journey back this time was much easier than the previous ones.
But it snowed two days ago. People say that snow warms the air and melts the snow, but in fact, the days after the snow are the coldest. Tian Tian and Tian Yun can't get used to the smell in the bus, especially now that it's cold and the bus windows are closed, the smell inside the bus is even worse.
The two of them came back on a ox cart they met on the road.
The ox cart is open-top and sitting on it does not involve any exercise, so Tian Tian was almost frozen to death by the time she got home, and her feet are also ice-cold now.
After hearing what Old Lady Tian said, Tian Tian didn't argue with her and insisted on going to work. She went back to the house obediently and warmed herself up.
Lying on the warm kang, with the frozen pears that Lin Meiyu had brought over, as well as the mountain red peel water, as well as the chestnuts and hazelnuts that Lin Meiyu had already peeled, Tian Tian felt comfortable and relaxed, and fell asleep soon.
It was only when Lin Meiyu saw that the meal was ready but Tian Tian hadn't come that she went over and asked Tian Tian to come over for dinner.
When Tian Tian went out and saw the big pot of cabbage stewed with vermicelli, she was so greedy.
"Wake up now, come and have dinner quickly. If you don't eat now, these vermicelli will become dull." Old Mrs. Tian greeted her hurriedly when she saw Tian Tian woke up.
These vermicelli noodles were made by Tian Laoshi herself when the potatoes were just harvested this year. In the fall, Tian Laoshi also made some vermicelli noodles with sweet potatoes. She couldn't bear to eat them on ordinary days, so she kept them all. Now that Tian Tian is back, she took out all the vermicelli noodles.
Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo were still in school, and since it was cold at noon, they ate at school and did not return home. Tian Tian was the only younger generation. Although Tian Lisong and Tian Lilin were very happy to see Tian Tian back, they were both introverted. They did not say anything to Tian Tian, but just smiled at her and said a few words. They did not say anything else. On the contrary, Mrs. Tian, Chen Guihua and Li Meiyu were much more enthusiastic towards her.
The Tian family had relatively few children. For example, Lin Meiyu had many children, four or three. Chen Guihua only had one child, Tian Mu. In addition, the relationship between brothers and sisters-in-law was also very good. Therefore, everyone treated the four children in the family as their own children.
Therefore, everyone took good care of Tian Tian. They helped Tian Tian to set up the table and chairs, and when it was time to eat, they put a large amount of vermicelli into Tian Tian's bowl.
Tian Tian likes to eat vermicelli, which is something everyone in the family knows. However, vermicelli is also made of grain. Even if Mrs. Tian makes a large bundle of vermicelli, she is reluctant to put it in when cooking. She only puts vermicelli in the stew during important festivals, such as when stewing sauerkraut pork pot.
I put vermicelli in it, but I felt embarrassed to eat more by myself, because vermicelli looks like a lot, but actually there is not much after cooking. If you eat a few more bites by yourself, others will not be able to eat it.
Tian Tian only picked up one or two chopsticks to eat, and she was satisfied. Now that Tian Tian finally came back, everyone knew that Tian Tian liked to eat vermicelli, so they specially picked up a lot of it and put it in her sweet sauce dish. Even Mrs. Tian, who usually believed that everyone should eat together and would not allow herself to eat alone, turned a blind eye as if she didn't see it.
So Tian Tian happily ate a lot of vermicelli, but she didn't dare to eat too much, and the cabbage in their house was really delicious and sweet, and even the cabbage stalks that Tian Tian hated the most were particularly meaty. Then with the steamed buns with the aroma of corn, Tian Tian ate a lot in one breath.
There really is not much to do in winter, and Tian Tian had just returned and was treated like a treasure by the whole family. After eating, she went home and fell asleep.
This sleep was woken up by Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo. Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo hadn't seen their sister for almost three months. When they came back from school, they were so excited that they ran into the house and put their cold hands on Tian Tian's neck, which woke her up immediately.
Tian Tian was so angry that her nose was about to smoke when she was woken up from a sound sleep. Now that her two younger brothers have grown up, she can't pull them over and rub them. And she really doesn't have the strength anymore. Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo have to run to the next brigade to go to school every day, and pick pig grass on the way back at night. They can do a lot of work in the morning before going to school. They have become much stronger in recent years. Tian Tian can't move them anymore.
So Tian Tian got dressed angrily and ran out to make a big snowball, throwing it at Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo. The family laughed and played outside for a while. When it got dark, they were called in by Old Lady Tian and the others to warm themselves by the fire.
They usually only eat two meals in winter, because it gets dark early in the afternoon and gets light late in the morning. The daylight is short, so there is no need to eat so much. There is no work in winter, so they can't digest the food they eat.
But Tian Mu and his friends still eat lunch at noon when they go to school, so he always has to eat something when he comes back at night.
At this time, the old chestnuts and hazelnuts picked in the mountains in autumn came in handy. Tian Tian disliked the difficulty of cracking walnuts. It happened that Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo, two young boys, had no place to use their energy, so they took the initiative to take over the job of cracking walnuts. The sound of walnuts was so loud that it could be heard inside and outside the house.
Tian Tian also took advantage of the situation and ate the fragrant walnuts with her eyes squinted.
Wait until it is completely dark, and soak your feet in a basin of boiling water to get rid of the coldness in your body.
Tian Tian's feet were frozen one year ago. When she went to bed that night, her feet were very itchy and she couldn't sleep. Later, she learned her lesson. Every time she came back from outside, she would rub her feet to warm them up before putting them in a warm place. She also soaked her feet in water with wild pepper every night. She didn't know whether it was wild pepper or hot water that was useful, but her feet had never been frozen in recent years.
When it got dark outside, everyone went back home to sleep.
Well, the next morning, the postman came to deliver mail to their brigade again. Gu Zhao announced on the loudspeaker that there was a letter from the brigade headquarters. Tian Lisong knew it was a letter from Tian Yuan. Now Tian Yuan was the only person outside the brigade. So every time he delivered a letter, it was from Tian Yuan.
Sure enough, the next sentence Gu Zhao said was that the letter was sent by Tian Yuan from their family.
Tian Lisong went to the brigade headquarters to retrieve the letters, picked one, opened it when everyone was at home, and asked Tian Tian to read it.
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