Tongtong shook her head silently. Zhang Linghui looked at Yu Yuehui with a troubled expression and sighed helplessly, "I thought about making her some milk to drink on the way this morning, but with this awful weather, it will get cold in no time."
“Her stomach is already weak, and her stomach definitely can’t handle cold drinks. I was thinking of coaxing her to eat something else, but I didn’t expect her to be so insistent on milk.”
Xie Yan, thinking about the unique charm of tea eggs, although unsure if he could coax Tongtong, still decided to give it a try. He took out two tea eggs, handing one to Chaochao and the other to Tongtong, and coaxed with a smile, "Tongtong, try this egg. This is no ordinary egg!"
When Chaochao saw that it was the super delicious egg she had eaten last night, she got excited and held up the egg in her hand to Tongtong with a proud look on her face. "Tongtong, you should try it. This egg is even tastier than milk!" She doesn't really like drinking milk anymore. If she doesn't feel thirsty, she won't even think about drinking it.
Children are always easily attracted to new things, and Tongtong is no exception.
Upon hearing that it was a different kind of egg, she immediately stopped wiping away her tears and looked curiously at the strangely colored egg in front of her.
She carefully peeled it open, just like Chaochao, and saw that it wasn't the usual white stuff inside, but had brown patterns. Her eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at Chaochao with delight, "It really is different!"
Chaochao proudly raised her head, full of confidence, "Of course, you should try it, it's really delicious."
Tongtong took a small bite, her eyes instantly lighting up. She smacked her lips and laughed, tears still glistening in her eyes. She looked both adorable and heartbreaking.
The adults on the bus breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Xie Yan, in particular, hadn't woken up properly in the morning, and now his buttocks were aching from being jostled around in the oxcart, making him feel terrible. On top of that, Tongtong kept whining, which annoyed him terribly.
Seeing that Tongtong had finally calmed down and was eating heartily, I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Looking at her own daughter smiling sweetly over there, she suddenly felt that her own Chaochao was simply an adorable angel child.
Seeing Tongtong eating so heartily, Zhang Linghui couldn't help but swallow hard. She wanted to eat too, but was too embarrassed to ask.
When Yu Yue saw this, she smiled and took out two tea eggs from her bag and handed them to her and Gu Bin.
Gu Bin hadn't had tea eggs in a long time, and just the aroma made his mouth water. If it weren't for the fact that these eggs were Xie Yan and the others' food rations on the train, he would have asked for some long ago.
Now that Yu Yuehui had offered it to him, his hand seemed to be out of his control, and he took it immediately.
Zhang Linghui looked at the egg she already held in her hand, smiled somewhat embarrassedly at Yu Yuehui, and secretly regretted: Why is my hand so disobedient!
Yu Yue smiled and said, "It's alright, eat up, there's some for you."
We put a lot of effort into making tea eggs for this thank-you banquet, and even went out of our way to exchange for a lot of eggs.
He joked, "One egg makes brine, and a whole pot of eggs makes brine, so let's make more." So they made a huge pot of tea eggs, at least seventy or eighty.
Besides the few that everyone ate on the spot, two were given to each person in the family, and most of the rest were stored in the space by Xie Yan.
Even the twenty eggs that Qian Hong brought in the morning were cracked open by Xie Yan and soaked in a brine pot. After a day, they would be another pot of fragrant tea eggs.
When Gu Bin and Zhang Linghui heard that there would be a share for them, they immediately felt relieved and ate with great relish.
After finishing the tea eggs, the oxcart arrived at the commune.
After saying goodbye to their second uncle, everyone boarded the bus.
I was well-prepared for this thank-you banquet. I took motion sickness medicine in advance so that I would never experience the same motion sickness as last time.
There weren't many people on the bus at that moment, and the group found seats easily as soon as they boarded.
This was Chaochao's first time traveling such a long distance, and she was filled with curiosity about everything around her.
She was even amazed by the bus, looking around it again and again, her eyes full of curiosity and surprise.
People in this era were mostly simple and kind, and did not have the sense of superiority that later generations had, which made them look down on others.
The people sitting in the car looked at Chaochao with curiosity and smiled at her, their eyes full of goodwill and appreciation.
A young girl was staring at Chaochao with a beaming smile.
Seeing Yu Yue turn to look at her, the little girl blushed deeply and stammered, "You, your child is so pretty." Her voice was clear and sweet, yet tinged with shyness.
Yu Yue smiled and nodded, responding gently, "You look beautiful too."
Just from those words, the little girl blushed deeply, lowered her head shyly, and unconsciously clutched the hem of her clothes with both hands.
After the car started, Xie Yan was still a little worried that Chaochao would get carsick, since carsickness can sometimes be hereditary.
So he carried motion sickness medication with him, just in case.
Fortunately, Chaochao lived up to expectations and did not inherit Xie Yan's motion sickness. She looked at the scenery outside the window with great curiosity the whole way and was extremely excited.
The group arrived in the city safely.
I found a restaurant in the city, had a delicious lunch, and then headed to the train station with my ticket.
Gu Bin's mother helped him buy the train tickets this time; they were soft sleeper berths, and the six of them fit perfectly into one carriage.
When Chaochao saw the train station for the first time, her eyes widened in surprise at the sight of the huge crowds. She hugged Yu Yuehui's neck and whispered in her ear, "Mom, there are so many people!"
There were more people than she had seen at the theater before.
Yu Yuehui had already been warned by Xie Yan and knew the dangers of the train station. She threatened Chaochao, "Yes, there are so many people. You must hold on to me tightly. Don't get pushed off the train by the crowd, or we won't be able to find you."
Chaochao was so frightened that she clung to Yu Yuehui even tighter, but her eyes still darted around, looking at everything with curiosity. She found everything new and interesting, and she would curiously scrutinize every person who passed by.
Just then, a man in a long robe walked past them, and Chaochao's gaze was instantly drawn to him. She stared at his clothes at least ten times without blinking.
After reading it, she quickly turned around, tugged at Xie Yan's sleeve, and said excitedly, "Dad, that uncle's clothes are different from ours."
Xie Yan was chatting with Gu Bin while holding Chaochao when he heard Chaochao's words. He quickly turned around and only saw the man's back.
Just by looking at his back, one could tell that he was a man from an ethnic minority, and he was wearing ethnic minority clothing. As for which specific ethnicity he belonged to, Xie Yan couldn't say.
“Those are the clothes of ethnic minorities,” Xie Yan explained patiently.
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