Seeing this, the villagers surrounding her realized what was going on and said, "Chief Gu has been working hard all day. Let's let her go back and rest first. We can talk about it tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, Gu Chang, you should go back and get some rest. We can talk about the needlework after you've rested."
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With everyone's consideration, Jiang Tangtang went home first.
Thanks to Lu Shichang's tireless efforts day and night over the past few days, and the combined efforts of the Lu family, the house allocated to the Lu family has undergone significant changes.
Now, not only has a gate been installed, but a large stove has also been built.
However, we haven't added any new furniture to the house.
This is mainly because Jiang Tangtang said she had collected a lot of furniture in the city, so there's no need to prepare furniture for the time being. She'll just find some time to move the furniture back.
However, because Lu Shiyan was busy training his troops and didn't have time, and it was inconvenient for Jiang Tangtang to do it alone, the matter of adding furniture to the house was temporarily postponed.
Although the house wasn't furnished yet, everyone in the Lu family was very happy. It was just a matter of not having furniture; they had been sleeping outdoors before.
Things are much better now than before.
The Lu family treated themselves with a "make do" attitude. However, they treated Jiang Tangtang with a completely different attitude.
Knowing that Jiang Tangtang was a clean person, Lu Shichang specially made her a wooden basin for washing her face out of cedar wood.
Upon seeing Jiang Tangtang return, Zhou Qiongniang hurriedly brought over a basin of water. "Third sister-in-law, quickly wash your face. This is a washbasin that your second brother specially made for you. When I heard you were home, I quickly boiled water in a big pot. See if the water temperature is suitable."
Seeing Zhou Qiongniang's fawning expression, Luo Taohua scoffed inwardly at her flattery, but not wanting to be outdone, she quickly took out the kudzu root powder she had just made, brewed a bowl, and handed it over, saying, "Third sister-in-law, I've made you a bowl of kudzu root powder. Wash your hands and try it."
"Thank you, eldest sister-in-law. Thank you, second sister-in-law."
Jiang Tangtang smiled and thanked the two of them before taking the towel from Zhou Qiongniang and washing her face.
After running through the woods for two days, she felt completely covered in dust. All she wanted was to take a nice bath.
But given her current circumstances, she's already quite content to be able to wash her face with hot water.
Although the valley is close to the mountain and has no shortage of firewood, the firewood on the mountain won't come home by itself; it takes manpower to carry it back from the mountain.
But everyone in the village was busy—in the fields, at their houses, harvesting mountain produce—there was never enough work to do. Where would they find the time to gather firewood?
Normally, the villagers use water sparingly and would never boil water to wash their faces or anything like that.
Jiang Tangtang washed her face with hot water and then took the large bowl of kudzu root powder from Luo Taohua.
The kudzu root powder, when mixed with kudzu root, looks crystal clear, like jelly. Luo Taohua added honey, and it smelled of honey.
However, seeing the longing looks from the children in her family, Jiang Tangtang felt embarrassed to eat alone.
She said to Lu Jiaren, who was standing next to her, "Jiaren, go and get a few bowls so we can share."
When Luo Taohua saw that Jiang Tangtang was going to share the kudzu root powder with the children, she was happy, but she said, "You eat it yourself, why give it to them? This ball is so dirty that only its two eyes are left, why would it need to eat this good stuff?"
Although the kudzu root powder is made by the family members digging kudzu roots on the mountain, it is time-consuming and laborious to make. A basket of kudzu roots can not produce much powder, so the villagers are reluctant to eat it on ordinary days.
Most of them are saved up to be given to the sick when someone in the family is feeling unwell.
In the eyes of villagers who lack food and water, kudzu root powder is very nutritious and a good product for nourishing the body.
Jiang Tangtang rejected Luo Taohua's suggestion and insisted, "Let's all eat together."
It was a huge bowl, but not much was given to each person.
Everyone just got a taste.
But the children were very happy.
The crystal-clear kudzu root powder tasted sweet and refreshing, which was quite novel. Even the oldest person, Lu Jiaren, couldn't resist and licked the bowl clean after finishing it. Not to mention the younger children.
Jiang Tangtang found it hard to bear watching the children lick their bowls.
Actually, among all the children in the valley, the Lu family was doing quite well.
After all, with the grain that she and Lu Shiyan brought back, the Lu family is not lacking in food.
The reason the children reacted this way is mainly because of the honey added to the kudzu root powder.
The children of this era crave sugar in a way that modern people simply cannot imagine.
Even before they fled, sugar was a very rare commodity in ordinary households.
Sugar was expensive, and most families would only buy some for their children to taste during festivals like Chinese New Year.
After fleeing the disaster, sugar became even rarer.
Of all the Lu family's children, Jiang Tangtang is now their favorite.
Because whenever Jiang Tangtang was home, the honey jar, which was kept under close surveillance by the Su family, would be opened. Then they could also enjoy the sweet taste.
Jiang Tangtang felt a little reluctant and wondered when she could talk to the system to see if she could get sugarcane seedlings or sugar beets, or other crops with high sugar content.
If we plant a few acres of land in the valley, will we still have to worry about the children not having candy to eat?
But she couldn't worry about that right now. After dinner, she started thinking about how to arrange for the soldiers' cotton-padded clothes to be sewn.
The villagers are all short of food, so they will settle accounts with grain as before. However, she needs to think carefully about how much grain to give for each set of clothes, and who will be in charge of that.
Just as she was thinking this, Lu Chenyan, wearing little wooden clogs, came running over, calling out, "Mom!"
However, he was followed by a white eagle and a wolf cub.
A chubby little dumpling followed by an eagle that walks like a duck, and a wolf cub that looks a bit like a dog.
This combination looks very interesting.
Jiang Tangtang hugged the little dumpling, then rubbed his fair and tender little face, and said with a smile, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to go to sleep?"
When Jiang Tangtang wasn't in the valley, Lu Chenyan was very mature. At night, he didn't need anyone to take care of him and just cuddled the little wolf cub to sleep.
But after Jiang Tangtang returned to the valley, the little guy liked to cling to her and act cute.
He shook his head, indicating that he wanted to hear a story.
Jiang Tangtang didn't have much experience taking care of children, but she had read a lot of books and watched a lot of movies and TV shows in modern times, so storytelling was no problem for her.
She thought for a moment and decided to tell a story from Journey to the West.
Kids should really enjoy the story of Sun Wukong fighting monsters.
Sure enough, not a single child disliked Journey to the West.
The little guy became engrossed in it in no time.
It's one thing for the child to like it, but why are the eagle and the wolf also staring at her with bright eyes?
Could these two little ones understand stories?
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