Once the porridge had cooled down, he placed it in front of her.
Xu Nuo took a small spoonful; it was perfectly sweet and sticky. She squinted her eyes in enjoyment, like a contented little kitten. He said, "These are the red beans you planted."
As he spoke, he took out a small porcelain jar from the wooden cabinet.
A jar full of red beans.
Xu Nuo asked him, "So much? Did you not eat any of it?"
He nodded and said, "This is yours."
He picked the bean pods, shelled the beans, dried them, and stored them in a full jar, which he never touched.
Xu Nuo said, "I'll give it to you, please accept it."
These red beans are grown using herbal water, which not only has some of the benefits of herbal water, but also tastes and is of better quality.
Seeing that he didn't move, she pushed the porcelain jar: "You don't want it? Then what about your ginseng, ginger tea, rock sugar..."
He pursed his lips, concealing the emotions in his eyes, and said, "Yes."
The rain outside stopped after a while.
The rain came without warning. The entire production team was busy with farm work at the time, and they only rushed to their respective homes after the rain started.
Chang Youxin's family brewed some ginger tea without adding any sugar, and the group still drank it with great relish.
Chang Zicheng looked at the sky with some concern: "I wonder if Comrade Xu Nuo got caught in the rain today."
Pan Yinhua said, "It's probably not that bad. They might still be in the city. With such heavy rain, it shouldn't come until tomorrow."
Chang Zigeng's wife used to work in a coal mine in a neighboring village. She had just finished her work a couple of days ago and returned to Luxian Village. Upon hearing this, she said with a hint of sourness, "This city guy is really lucky. He even gave Xia Jie'er's room to her. Our Niu Niu is so big and still has to share a bed with us."
Xia Jie's room has been renovated and even has new quilts, which she has wanted for a long time.
Pan Yinhua was too lazy to pay attention to her petty manner. She cleared away the bowls and chopsticks and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you don't have any more work to do. You can continue cooking from now on."
Zigen's wife exclaimed "Eh?" and asked, "Will that city guy eat with us?"
She ate breakfast there, and lunch and dinner there at the educated youth dormitory.
"Breakfast? Well, breakfast requires food, doesn't it? Does she live here and get food?"
Pan Yinhua shook her head: "They've come all this way, how can they possibly ask for food?"
Moreover, Xu Nuo is very generous and always brings snacks with her when she comes.
That's fine grain, and Pan Yinhua felt quite embarrassed.
Zigen's wife was unhappy: "We can't even feed ourselves, why should we feed another mouth to feed?"
No one from the Chang family paid her any attention; they all tidied themselves up and went to work.
Zigen's wife went back to her room to take a nap before slowly getting up to cook dinner.
She was injured during childbirth, and she was constantly sick and couldn't go to work.
After the meal was prepared, the Chang family returned home. Before they could even take a few bites, a sound came from outside the door.
Chang Zicheng stood up and said, "Teacher Xu is here."
Chang Ziye happily put down his chopsticks, but then he heard Zigeng's wife snort, scoop up all the food in her bowl with her chopsticks, and mutter, "Coming at this time, she really knows how to scheme."
Xu Nuo didn't know they were eating. After the rain stopped, she stayed at Li Xian's house for more than an hour before coming to the Chang family's house.
“Teacher Xu, it was raining so hard today, how did you get here? I didn’t hear the tractor.” Pan Yinhua went over to help her with her things, and then Xu Nuo said, “I came after the rain stopped. The tractor overturned in Gaoshan Village, so I… walked here.”
Pan Yinhua slapped her thigh: "Oh my God, you've really suffered! Come in, come in quickly, Zigen's wife, quickly go and get another bowl of rice, and add some lard."
Zigen's wife rolled her eyes in exasperation: "That lard is saved for the New Year, there's only so much of it all year round."
That was such a tactless remark that Xu Nuo was taken aback, only then noticing that there was another unfamiliar person at the dinner table.
This was the first time she had met Zigeng's wife.
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