Chapter 37: Introducer
The cornmeal was a bit coarse this time and it made my throat hurt when I ate it.
But Old Man Song and his friends have gotten used to it, and they enjoy eating it. After all, they put some oil residue in it, which makes it very fragrant.
Wu Xiu didn't waste food. She slowly finished a large bowl of corn soup before speaking: "Auntie, my sister-in-law came to me to get medicine for a cold. I told her that she shouldn't take medicine now that she has a child. Can you go down and check on her?"
"Xiao Dan and I can cook dinner together. Let's cook more rice and have Xiao Bin and the others come over to eat. This will also save our sister-in-law from getting tired so she can rest a little longer."
After she said this, the old couple of the Song family felt that their eldest daughter-in-law was particularly generous and open-minded.
You can't say that they are partial to the eldest son. If the second son's wife could be more sensible, how could one family become two?
If they hadn't thought about the second son's wife being pregnant, they wouldn't have wanted to go.
Mrs. Song finally agreed: "That's fine, I'll go over and take a look later."
She was particularly worried and warned Chu Dan: "Don't waste the oil I cooked, and don't touch the meat at home, otherwise what are we going to eat during the New Year?"
She doesn't dare leave home now, for fear that when she comes back, there will be a spoonful of lard missing from the oil can.
Or maybe there was a few pounds less meat.
Everyone in the family says that Chu Dan’s cooking is delicious, but they don’t think about how many good things she has wasted, so how could it not be delicious?
Chu Hong rushed to say, "Don't worry, grandma. I will take care of her. Just have some bone soup and some pig offal at night."
Even up to now, Old Lady Song was still more concerned about Chu Hong, but at this moment, after hearing what Chu Hong said, she couldn't help but mutter: "Hearing what you said, I am even more worried."
He stared at Chu Hong again and said seriously: "Bones are also good things. Don't eat them all at once."
Even if Chu Hong had thought so before, she could only give up her original idea at this moment and said obediently: "Of course, I know how to live."
Unfortunately, no one present took these words seriously.
After the old couple left, Party Secretary Song also went to get busy. There were a lot of things to do in digging the reservoir, and they couldn't be done without them.
Wu Xiu waited until they left before she said to her two daughters, "Grind the cornmeal at home into a finer level."
When our family was in financial difficulty in the past few years, we were able to survive by eating coarse food and simple vegetables.
But in the past few months, her eating and drinking have improved a lot. She can eat whole grains, but she has some small requirements.
When it comes to food, Chu Hong is also very cooperative: "Okay, today's cornmeal is a bit rough to eat."
She remembered that there were days when the food was worse, but now she just wanted to eat delicious food.
Chu Dan thought about it with some confusion and said frankly, "It's okay? The lard residue is so fragrant that I don't even feel sore in the throat."
But her words were of no use, and she was ordered by Chu Hong to carry the cornmeal and go to queue up first.
Chu Hong went to the back and said to Lao Jin and the others, "The captain asked me to get some pig offal for you as a side dish."
"But I like to eat stir-fried pork belly with peppers and stir-fried large intestines. Let's just eat them together. You guys go down and help boil some hot water and rub it with wood ash."
That’s right, now wood ash has powerful functions. It can not only be used as fertilizer, treat wounds, but also wash dishes. There are still people who can’t afford to buy soap, so why use wood ash to wash clothes?
"Oh, and you guys have to clean the buckets and other things in the sunbathing area, too."
Grandma Jia subconsciously said, "Then move it over here and wash it later."
"No." Chu Hong winked at her: "You can't hide from work, you have to let everyone know that you are hardworking people."
After all, they will be here for another eight or nine years, so it is important to leave a good impression on everyone.
In fact, the countryside nowadays is full of human touch.
As long as they integrate, it will be good for them.
Lao Jin used to run a gold shop, so he quickly understood what Chu Hong meant and agreed immediately: "Okay, Lao Chu and I will go over there to wash it, and Lao Jia and the others will stay here to fix the pig offal."
Grandma Chu also smiled: "The pig's stomach and pig's large intestine are well cooked and taste pretty good."
Grandma Jia also agreed: "Pig tripe can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and pig tripe and chicken can also replenish deficiency, it is a good food tonic."
"Pig intestines can also moisturize the body."
She spoke these dietary supplements without hesitation, and then looked at Grandma Chu hesitantly: "But I have never repaired it."
Grandma Chu also forced a smile: "It's okay, it's very simple, just wash it clean."
In fact, she had never done it herself, but she had seen the maid at home do it before.
Chu Hong didn't say anything either. She didn't want to clean the pig offal either. She went to the brigade headquarters with Lao Jin and the others first to let them clean it, and then she went to the office to settle the accounts.
Wu Xiu was also sorting Chinese medicine in the office and warming herself by the fire. When she saw the captain and the scorer were there, her daughter pretended to be busy but was actually slacking off.
Don't ask her how she knows this, because she's also slacking off.
As soon as they left, Wu Xiu muttered in a low voice: "Next year, let your father and others make the clinic bigger, and you can come to work over there."
At the end of the year, we received an order that the team of barefoot doctors should build a clinic.
Secretary Song and his colleagues asked everyone to get more adobe bricks, and wait until they were hardened by the sun, so that they could build a few more rooms next year. They could also move their temporary office in the warehouse here over there.
Chu Hong sighed, "Working with them, the smoke is so thick that it feels like being in heaven."
"But if I work with my mom, the room will be filled with the smell of medicine, which won't be pleasant, right?"
"Mom, is it possible for me to have an office all to myself?"
Wu Xiu snorted: "It's still broad daylight, what are you dreaming about?"
"You still have to have dreams," Chu Hong could only encourage herself: "Dreams are meant to be realized."
While the mother and daughter were talking, an aunt from Lingzhong Village came over and asked, "Is Doctor Wu here? My child has a fever. I came to buy two fever-reducing pills."
Wu Xiu looked apologetic and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry. I don't have much antipyretic medicine left. I can only give you one pill at most."
"If you're worried, you can prepare some Chinese medicine to make a decoction."
The auntie refused outright: "No Chinese medicine, it's unlucky to boil medicine during the New Year. Just give me a fever-reducing pill first."
After saying that, he took out a five-cent bill and put it on the table.
Wu Xiu didn't force it. She poured a fever-reducing pill from the bottle, wrapped it in a piece of paper and handed it to her: "That's fine. Let the child drink more boiled water, and he will definitely get better soon."
Then put the money in a locked drawer.
She also has to hand these in, and when the time comes to reconcile the accounts, she must keep them well.
The aunt took the medicine and didn't leave. She looked Chu Hong up and down, and then said to Wu Xiu: "Is this your second daughter? I heard that you are looking for a partner? How about I introduce one to you?"
Wu Xiu still smiled good-temperedly: "Our Chu Hong is looking for a son-in-law."
There are many people who come to her to propose marriage now, but it is too rude to say this in front of Chu Hong, which makes her want to chase them away with a broom.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
