Chapter 250 Mutual Feelings
The box contained several Tong Ren Tang Angong Niuhuang Pills, and Lin Siqiao had also cut more than ten slices of Lu's mother's century-old ginseng.
My grandparents are old, and they have to go up the mountains and work in the fields on weekdays. If they feel unwell, they can help them.
"No, no, keep this ginseng slice for yourself. Your grandfather and I are both very old. It would be a complete waste if the ginseng slice went into our mouths."
Old Mrs. Qiao's hands were posing with afterimages, even though she had never seen ginseng in her life.
However, in the eyes of the older generation, the status of ginseng is similar to the elixir from Laozi.
"Grandma, I still have some."
"It doesn't matter if you have it. This thing won't go bad. You can keep it to replenish your body in the future."
"Xiao Lu is also a soldier, so it's always good to have more supplies at home."
Lin Siqiao smiled helplessly, "Grandma, this ginseng was given by the Lu family."
"Don't worry, we still have half a tree, which is enough."
"You two elders must take good care of your health, so that we can feel more at ease when we are out there."
"I don't care anyway. I've already given you the things. You have to take them even if you don't want them."
"You kid!"
Old Mrs. Qiao tapped Lin Siqiao's forehead and said, "You and your mother have exactly the same personality."
She is so insightful, intelligent, and sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
"Of course, we are mother and daughter."
Lin Siqiao leaned over and looked around. Just because her mother had been married for so many years and her boudoir was still preserved at home, Lin Siqiao had to accept their kindness.
"Grandpa and grandma, I am still here even though mom is gone. I will take care of you two on behalf of mom in the future."
After hearing this, the old lady's eyes became sore.
"My silly Qiao Qiao, how many years can we live? Just take care of yourself."
"We can still run and move now, why do we need you to spend this money?"
Not only would her money not be spent, but Mrs. Qiao had already made the arrangements with the several families a long time ago.
Over the years, the old couple has saved some money for their retirement.
According to rural customs, this money will be left to be divided among the several families after they pass away.
But the old lady said it very clearly that her sons and grandsons all had promising prospects and there was no need to worry about having a bad life in the future.
But Qiao Qiao is different. She has no father or mother now, and no grandparents to help her.
They don't have much money, so they won't share it with everyone. When Lin Siqiao gets married, she can take it as a dowry.
When the uncles of the Qiao family heard what my mother said, they immediately became unhappy.
This money was originally saved by the old couple themselves, so how they spend it is their own business. Besides, this money was given to Qiao Qiao, not to an outsider.
Of course, as uncles, they only have one niece, so they will naturally have their own feelings for her when she gets married.
Lin Siqiao glanced at her grandmother. She knew that since she had found a man with Lu Jianchuan's family background, her grandparents would be happy but also worried.
I’m worried that she will be restricted and wronged after marrying him.
Lin Siqiao was not sure what would happen in the future, but one thing was certain: she would never let herself be wronged.
In terms of family background, she really couldn't compare with Lu Jianchuan.
In other aspects, she is not bad, okay?
"grandmother--"
Just when Lin Siqiao was about to tell her grandmother about her salary at the Friendship Store, a hearty laugh was heard in the yard.
"I brought you what you wanted, Third Sister-in-law."
"Hey, here I come"
When Mrs. Qiao heard the sound, she ran out quickly. Lin Siqiao smiled.
The old lady has told her eight hundred times to slow down, so why doesn’t she listen?
"Grandpa, put these things away first. I'll teach you how to tune this radio later."
After Lin Siqiao finished speaking, she also went to the yard. At this moment, Old Mrs. Qiao was talking to an older lady.
A young man in his 20s was standing next to them, and there were two relatively large wooden barrels in front of these people.
"Is this Hua'er's daughter?"
"You've grown into a big girl in a blink of an eye."
The older grandmother glanced at Lin Siqiao. If it weren’t for the fact that the child’s eyes and eyebrows looked so much like her mother, she wouldn’t have dared to recognize him.
"She is a big girl now. When she came here last time, our Qiao Qiao was only five years old."
"Qiao Qiao, this is your great-grandmother, and this is your cousin Xiangdong."
"By the way, the team they are leading to the provincial capital to discuss business this time is your cousin Xiangdong."
Old Mrs. Qiao helped to introduce them. Lin Siqiao nodded and greeted everyone in turn.
"Hello, great grandma, hello, cousin Xiangdong."
"Okay, okay."
Grandma Qiao smiled and patted Old Mrs. Qiao's hand.
"Now that the children are back, you have one less thing to worry about."
"you do not say."
Old Mrs. Qiao nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll let the second son and the others move the things. Look how tired Xiangdong is."
“Not tired, not tired.”
Qiao Xiangdong waved his hand. How could he be so tired after just a few steps?
"Okay, now that the stuff has been delivered, we'll leave first. When you're free, bring the kids to my house and sit down."
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Qiao saw them off to the door and called the second son, asking him to move the two things back, one to each room.
It was the first time that Lin Siqiao saw this thing. It was very strange. It looked like a bathtub, but it was not.
The two children also leaned on the barrel with curiosity, "Grandma, what is this?"
"This is a fire bucket."
"Come on, come on, move to the side first, be careful not to get burned."
Qiao Zhiyi patted the two little guys' butts, and after they dispersed, he placed the iron basin filled with wood ash at the bottom of the fire barrel.
These were just taken out of the stove and are still sparking.
After finally putting the iron rack in place, Qiao Zhiyi carried the two little ones in, one in each hand.
"Just sit still."
Old Mrs. Qiao pulled out a thin blanket from the cupboard and covered their legs with it. The two little ones immediately exclaimed in surprise.
"Grandma, it's so warm in here"
"Just warm."
Old Mrs. Qiao pinched the two children's little faces. Their faces were as tender as tofu and they must not be frozen.
Even though it doesn't seem that cold today, this place is located in the mountains and the temperature difference between morning and evening is big. Especially when it's rainy, it's so cold that people keep stamping their feet.
The south is not like the north where we can burn stoves for heating, so here we have to rely on this in addition to our righteous energy to survive the winter.
Of course, a bottle of saline solution is also indispensable before going to bed at night, otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to stretch my legs into the quilt.
There is no need to be afraid to go out, because Old Mrs. Qiao has even prepared a hand-warming artifact - fire burner - for everyone.
The fire stove is a small stove made of bamboo, with a thick layer of mud inside to keep it warm. It is very convenient to keep warm wherever you go.
Lin Siqiao said, no wonder all the old ladies he saw in the village just now were carrying one.
It turns out this is a mobile hot pack.
At this time, He Chunfang, who was busy in the kitchen, also came over and said, "Mom, the dishes are ready, let's eat."
"Okay, everyone go sit down."
Lin Siqiao carried the two little guys out and said, "Grandma, my uncle, my second cousin, and my second aunt haven't come back yet. Let's wait for a while."
"No, no, you guys eat first."
Old Mrs. Qiao helped Wang Xiaofei up and said, "The brigade is very busy today. I guess they don't even have time to drink water."
"After dinner, just send some food to them."
"Qiao Qiao, your grandma is right, everyone please sit down."
"There are no outsiders here today, so please don't be polite."
He Chunfang responded with a smile, and she and her daughter-in-law quickly brought the dishes to the table.
Even though there aren't many people here today, the dishes prepared by the Qiao family are anything but sloppy.
There are braised pork with mountain starch dumplings, stir-fried vegetables with oil residue, braised small fish, steamed bacon, steamed local egg custard, stir-fried water celery with dried tofu, and spinach soup with glutinous rice, tofu dumplings.
Roasted pork with mountain starch dumplings
The staple foods of Tongcheng Fenggao are rice and Fenggao, which are local dishes of Tongcheng and are usually not available if you want to eat them outside the city.
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