She had eaten acorn jelly before. During the famine, there was nothing to eat. Chestnuts and hazelnuts, which could fill the stomach, were picked up by people. In the end, only acorns were left that no one ate.
Acorns don't taste as fragrant and chewy as chestnuts and hazelnuts. Instead, they are bitter and astringent, and have a bad taste. How could anyone buy this kind of thing if you sell it to others?
"It seems that the acorns are picked up first, soaked in water for a day and a night, and then ground into slurry, just like making potato starch. The bottom layer of powder is left to stand, and then steamed in a pot, and then sprinkled with some seasonings!" Tian Tian had seen people making acorn jelly before, but she really couldn't remember the detailed steps.
Lin Meishuang frowned when she heard this. This sounded very difficult to make, but she was not afraid of the difficulty. "What are the seasonings?"
"You can add some black fungus, mushrooms, thicken the sauce, beat some eggs, add some chopped green onions and coriander, just like the stewed tofu brain!"
Tian Tian said that all these things were already available at home and there was no need to buy anything extra.
"I'll go home and think about it. I've never done anything like this before, and I don't know if I can do it right." Lin Meishuang said.
Tian Tian nodded and didn't say anything more. She had already thought of a solution, and it was up to them to decide whether to do it or not.
"Hurry up and take these things back home. You secretly hide the good stuff for yourself. Eat some of it yourself. Don't always give it to your brother-in-law and the others. You do so much work every day and are so tired. How can you not eat something good?" Lin Meiyu said.
She only took some extra things for Lin Meishuang, and was worried that Lin Meixia would have some thoughts after seeing them, so she urged Lin Meishuang to take the things back home quickly.
"Okay, then I'll go home first. If mom asks you about it later, just tell her that I went out!" Lin Meishuang knew Lin Meiyu's good intentions, so she took the basket and went out first.
Lin Meiyu took Tian Tian's hand and walked towards the east room. "How are you getting along with your grandma and the others? Are you not throwing tantrums?"
"Mom!" Tian Tian said helplessly, "I behaved very well, with a smile on my face!"
She is not stupid. Although Gu Zhao is a relatively close person to her, the conflict between their family and her grandmother's family is ultimately the conflict between Lin Meiyu and the Lin family. Gu Zhao is an outsider between the two. As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. Even if Tian Tian has some conflicts with them, they will never show it today.
The two of them went back into the house and sat for a while, listening to them chatting. At this time, Wu Juan came over with her two children and her husband.
"Grandma! Grandpa! Happy New Year!" Wu Juan came in and greeted everyone one by one. Tian Tian introduced Gu Zhao again and then asked, "Where's my mom? Isn't she here?"
She and her husband didn't go home, but came directly to her grandmother's house.
"Aunt, she went home and it seemed like she forgot to do something, so I hurried back to check on her!" Tian Tian said.
After hearing this, Wu Juan didn't say anything. She sat on the edge of the kang, held her two sons in Grandma Lin's arms, and talked to Grandma Lin affectionately.
Wu Juan's two children are now quite old. The older one is four years old, and the younger one is three years old. They are at the age where they can speak. Whenever they learn a new word, they start to blurt it out, which makes Grandma Lin laugh so hard that she can't stop.
Wu Juan's husband talked to Boss Wu for a while, and then sat next to Gu Zhao and chatted with him.
Tian Tian sat aside and watched in amazement. She still remembered that there was a gap between Wu Juan and Grandma Lin before they got married. At that time, Wu Juan was still very shy. She sat there without saying a word and didn't say a word when she was bullied. After only five years of marriage, she has become a person who is good at socializing and always smiles when she sees people.
Getting married is really a test for one. Grandma Lin’s previous disregard and preference for boys over girls were just brushed aside.
Maybe one day she will become like Wu Juan, able to speak differently to different people, able to forget the harm caused by others, and able to put a smile on her face even if she is unwilling in her heart.
Growing up makes people hypocritical.
Tian Tian knew that there was nothing wrong with this. People always have to deal with others in their lives. It is impossible for everything to go as you wish, and it is even more impossible for everyone to like you and be your good friend. But she still felt a little sad in her heart.
Wu Juan didn't talk to Grandma Lin for long before coming over to talk to Tian Tian, also asking about work.
"I heard that you will go back to work after the Chinese New Year. What kind of job are you in?"
"It's a high school teacher." Tian Tian smiled.
There was a glimmer of surprise in Wu Juan's eyes. Elementary school teachers were very far away from them, and she didn't expect that Tian Tian could directly become a high school teacher.
Wu Juan was not jealous, but just a little disappointed. The little sister who used to protect her was now getting further and further away from her. From now on, one of them would be a high school teacher, and the other would be just an ordinary village woman. They were destined to be people from two different worlds.
"It's great that you can earn money by working!" Wu Juan exclaimed.
In her heart, she really envied Tian Tian because she could earn money on her own.
It can be said that her life is neither good nor bad now. Her husband loves her and usually buys her gifts such as vanishing cream to please her.
But the only thing she was very dissatisfied with was that her husband did not work hard at all. Perhaps it was because he was loved by his sisters since childhood, so even after his sisters got married, they did not forget to subsidize their only brother.
He has never suffered any hardship since he was a child, and he has never lacked money.
So Wu Juan's current husband has no sense of urgency at all. He is considerate at home, but he cannot bring back the money. All the money he spends is earned by her old woman and given by his four sisters, not by her husband. But the children are getting older and older, and there are more and more places to spend money.
Wu Juan, in particular, looked at Tian Tian and her siblings and also wanted to send her two children to school, which would cost even more. Seeing that she had no money at all, she became anxious.
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