Chapter 333: Warm Kang
Su Xiuye was chopping wood in the yard when his third brother called him over to sit and talk with his classmates.
But Su Xiuye felt that with him around, his third brother might not be so free and unrestrained when talking to his classmates.
So he didn't go over to join in the fun.
Su Daya and Su Erya were scooping water in the yard to wash vegetables and prepare ingredients for hot pot.
The two of them had eaten hotpot with Aunt San before, so they had experience and knew how to prepare the ingredients.
There are enoki mushrooms and leeks planted in the backyard, and we also had potatoes at home.
Slice the potatoes.
Shen Yueyao chopped and cut the meat.
The lamb and pork were sliced thinly and served on a large plate.
Then chop it into small pieces and make meatballs or vegetable meatballs.
Prepare all these things for hot pot.
Shen Yueyao worked quickly, and with the help of Madam Meng, Su Daya and Su Erya from time to time, she was able to prepare these things quickly.
Su Daya looked at Su Xiuye chopping firewood in the yard with a complicated expression.
Su Erya looked at Su Daya and asked, "Sister Daya, what's wrong?"
Su Daya shook her head and said, "Nothing, I just think my father has had a hard time these years."
Seeing how good her third aunt was to her third uncle, Su Daya suddenly felt that it would be nice if her father could have someone who understood his feelings and took care of him.
She hopes her father lives a better life.
This kind of goodness is not just about having enough food and clothing, she also wants her father to have someone who understands his feelings and cares about him.
Even if she cared about Dad, it wasn't enough.
I remember my third aunt said that the feeling of family love and love is different.
Su Erya nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, I also think that Uncle has had a hard time, so Sister Daya, now you know how to feel sorry for Uncle."
Su Daya glared at Su Erya and said, "He is my father, I still hope he gets well."
"And I think my dad is actually quite young, right?"
Although he has a daughter as old as her, his father got married and had her at the age of sixteen, and is only in his early thirties now.
Su Erya nodded and said, "Yes, uncle has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so he has a good foundation. After some repairs and wearing new clothes, he looks quite young."
In fact, when my uncle first came back from the military camp, he was not like this.
At that time, my uncle looked a little weak, pale, haggard, and a little unkempt.
But after he came back, he ate well and recovered for a while, and when he felt better, my uncle went to fight bandits again.
After coming back, I took care of him for a while and I felt that my uncle was in good health and looked very healthy.
Su Daya felt a headache when she saw Erya's expression. She felt that her younger sister Erya didn't understand her thoughts at all.
She wanted her father to marry a virtuous woman. She had figured it out. As long as he didn't treat her father as badly as her mother did, and could be wholeheartedly good to him, that would be enough.
Shen Yueyao was preparing the seasoning. She turned around and looked at the two people whispering to each other. She said with a smile, "What are you two whispering about?"
Su Erya said, "Sister Daya now understands how to care for uncle. If uncle knew, he would definitely be happy."
Shen Yueyao felt relieved when she saw Daya's expression. She said softly, "Our Daya has grown up and is sensible. She knows how to feel sorry for her father."
Su Daya didn't know why, but when she thought about the difficulties her father had gone through over the years, she felt a little sad.
Besides, she had treated her father badly in the past, and she felt uncomfortable thinking about it.
She also didn't understand why she didn't understand other people's hard work and didn't know how to feel sorry for others before.
Maybe he suddenly got it and realized how to feel sorry for his father.
Shen Yueyao looked at Su Xiuye who was chopping wood in the yard.
On weekdays, whether eating or drinking at home, Shen Yueyao always adds spiritual spring water. Some food is taken out from the space. It is good for the health of the family and can strengthen their bodies.
Su Xiuye had always been in good health, so even though he had suffered so many injuries in the military camp, he had recovered by now.
"Don't worry, your father is in good health."
Only then did Su Daya feel relieved.
Su Daya understands that eating well is actually good for the body.
After busying herself for a while, Shen Yueyao went to check on the sweet potatoes. After a glance, she smiled and said, "The sweet potatoes are baked. You can eat them now."
"It's a little hot though, so you'll have to wait a while before eating it. But it's still best to eat it while it's hot."
Dabao and Erbao were helping to pick and wash leeks. When they heard that the sweet potatoes were cooked, they came over and squatted in front of the sweet potatoes to look at them.
The two took a deep breath and said, "Mom, it smells so good!"
Shen Yueyao said: "This taste is the taste of roasted sweet potatoes."
"Sweet potatoes taste better when the weather is cold, especially on a snowy day. Eating a roasted sweet potato will warm your body."
Su Daya said, "It gets very cold in winter."
I remember that in previous years, our family conditions were limited, we didn’t have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, and the winters were very cold.
Anyway, when it gets cold in winter, she doesn't want to go out or move around at all.
This is especially true for the villagers.
Everyone stores food in advance for the winter.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "When the weather gets cold, we can live in the east courtyard. There are kangs inside. In winter, we can burn firewood directly on the kang. Sitting on the kang and lying in bed at night will keep us warm."
This place is different from the technological age. There is no heating here at all.
Madam Meng's expression changed. "Kang?"
Everyone looked at Shen Yueyao with doubtful eyes.
I seem to remember Shen Yueyao said this before, but no one has a deep impression of it.
Shen Yueyao said: "Let's go eat hot pot later and try it with tatami. Kang will be warmer and we don't have to worry about the cold in winter."
"When we were burning the fire in the pot, it happened to heat the kang, so the kang became hot naturally."
"If you sleep on the kang at night now, you may not be able to stay here. In a month, we will heat the kang to sleep on."
"The east courtyard isn't just for show. When it was built, people were thinking of living there in the winter and this side when the weather is warm."
After Shen Yueyao said this, everyone became even more curious, wondering what it would feel like to eat hot pot while sitting on the tatami.
Aunt San asked how hot it was and whether it was even heating the kang or not. Wouldn’t it burn people?
But if Aunt San says it’s not cold, then it must not be cold.
When everyone thinks about how cold winter is, they can't help but shiver, as if they feel cold just thinking about it.
Even if the window is slightly cracked, the wind will still be very cold.
Su Erya's teeth were chattering.
Looking at everyone's expressions, Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't be cold this winter, believe me."
"Not only are there heated kangs, but the quilts are also warm down quilts."
Su Erya said, "By the way, Third Aunt, you mentioned earlier about down jackets and duvets made of duck and goose down. We have a lot of them saved up at home. Grandma and I had them washed, dried, and put away."
When they pickled duck heads and necks before, they collected duck feathers, and they collected a lot of them.
These things were useless in the past, so everyone threw them away.
Madam Meng smiled and said, "Yes, I packed up a lot."
Shen Yueyao said: "I will ask the embroidery workshop to make a down quilt, which will be very warm."
Everyone believed what Shen Yueyao said. If she said it wasn't cold, everyone would think that winter wouldn't be cold.
But they are still afraid of the cold winter weather.
In the past, I still felt cold even when covered with a quilt at home.
But the quilts at home were not very warm before.
Fortunately, everything is fine now, and Aunt San can get us fresher cotton.
The thin quilts they cover themselves with now are made of fresh cotton. They are exposed to the sun during the day and smell like sunshine when they sleep under them at night.
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