After An Dashan delivered the ox cart to the next door, he did not stay for long and returned home. When Gao saw An Dashan coming back, she hurriedly called him, "Go wash your hands quickly, the meal will be ready soon."
An Dashan agreed and hurried to wash his hands. When he returned to the main room, he found that Gao had already brought a porcelain bowl of hot soup noodles to the table.
An Ning was putting noodles into a bowl, and after putting the noodles on top, she placed a poached egg and poured a spoonful of soup over it. The white noodles, tender green leaves and the perfectly shaped poached egg looked very appetizing.
The three of them ate the whole bowl of noodles with pickles, and even the last bit of noodle soup was drunk up by An Dashan.
After dinner, An Ning was a little full. She walked around the yard for a while before returning to her room to sleep. Maybe she was a little tired today, so she fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.
The next morning, Gao got up early as usual to make breakfast. Since she was going to her grandma's house today, there was always a smile on Gao's face.
After breakfast, Gao cleaned up the dishes and went back to her room to change into the newer clothes that she only wore during festivals and when going out. She combed her hair again and put on the silver hairpin that An Dashan had given her when they were young.
When Gao came out of the room, An Dashan's eyes lit up. His wife hadn't dressed up for a long time, but she was still so beautiful.
An Ning looked at An Dashan's expression and smiled secretly. Gao took in the expressions of the father and daughter. Her face turned red. She glared at An Dashan, turned around, picked up the cloth prepared for grandma, and walked out of the room.
Although An Dashan was glared at, he still happily carried the basket of food on his back and followed Gao out. An Ning looked at the two people who were walking away in style, picked up two bags of cakes that Zhao Meng had given her yesterday, followed them silently, and locked the door.
Gao's parents' home was not far from Huaishu Village, about seven or eight miles away, but the road was not easy to walk on, so it took the three of them about half an hour to reach their grandmother's home.
When they arrived at grandma's house, they found that the door was not locked. There must be someone at home, so the three of them walked in directly. Gao shouted as she walked, "Is there anyone at home? Mom, are you home?"
An Ning heard footsteps, and then a little boy came out. When he saw them, he happily threw himself into Gao's arms and shouted, "Aunt, why did you take so long to come back? Shitou missed you."
Gao bent down and picked up her nephew, saying, "Aunt misses our little Shitou, too."
At this time, Wang also came out, and An Ning quickly called out, "Grandma."
An Dashan also called out, "Mom."
Wang agreed, and then said, "Why are you here? What happened at home?"
Gao said, "Mom, what can we do? We just came to see you."
Wang was relieved and said, "Come in quickly. Everyone else is busy. Only Shitou and I are home."
An Dashan put the backpack on the ground, and Gao and An Ning also put their bags and cakes on the table. Gao said, "Mom, these are the things we brought home. Please put them away quickly."
Wang was shocked to see Gao and the others taking so many things. She said, "Take them all back quickly. We don't need anything at home."
Gao had no choice but to pull Wang into the house. She leaned close to Wang's ear and said, "Mom, Dashan and Daya went into the mountains and dug up a small ginseng. We went to the town yesterday and exchanged it for more than ten taels of silver. Dashan thought that our family has helped us a lot over the years, so he bought so many things to honor you." Although Gao didn't want to hide it from her mother, she was afraid that money would tempt people and that others would come up with bad ideas if they found out.
After hearing what her daughter said, Wang smiled with relief and said, "Dashan is good. You must live a good life with him and give him a son while you are still young. Although we are looking forward to Brother Yong's return, we must also prepare for the worst, right?"
Gao's eyes turned red after hearing what her mother said. Although she believed that Yong Ge would definitely come back, her mother was not wrong. After all, swords and knives have no eyes on the battlefield. She nodded and said, "I understand, mother."
Wang patted the back of her daughter's hand and said, "Let's go out quickly."
Gao nodded, helped Wang up and went back to the main room. Little Shitou in the main room had already eaten the delicious cakes, his little mouth was stuffed full, and his black and white eyes were shining brightly.
Wang looked at her good-for-nothing grandson and scolded him with a smile, "You little greedy cat, leave some for your brothers and sisters."
Little Stone said hurriedly and vaguely: "I know, Grandma, I'll keep it for my brother and sister."
An Ning looked at the cute little stone, smiled and rubbed his fluffy little head, and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Little Stone nodded his head quickly and said vaguely, "I know, Sister Daya."
An Ning was speechless after listening to this. She wanted her parents to change her name as soon as possible, as this name greatly affected her appearance.
After they talked for a while, Wang stood up and said, "You guys stay in the house and I'll go cook for you. You can go back after lunch."
Gao stood up and said, "Mom, I'll help you."
Wang nodded and took Gao to the kitchen. Wang scooped out two bowls of black flour from the flour bag and asked Gao to knead the flour and make steamed buns later. She went to the vegetable garden in the backyard and pulled a cabbage and brought it into the kitchen. Gao had already kneaded the flour, so Wang asked her to wash the cabbage and chop it.
There was still one rabbit that was brought back from An's house the day before yesterday that had not been eaten. Wang cleaned the rabbit and started stewing it. When the rabbit was almost done and the dough had risen, Wang took out a small half bowl of oil residue from the jar, chopped it up and put it into the cabbage stuffing, and started making dumplings. After wrapping, she put it in another pot and started steaming.
At this time, several other members of the Gao family also came back one after another. The men went to the main room to talk to An Dashan, while the women went into the kitchen to help. Cousin Cuicui from the eldest uncle's family also told An Ning the secrets of her youngest daughter.
Gao has an older brother and a younger brother. The older brother has two sons and a daughter, and the younger brother has two sons. Little Shitou is the younger son of the younger brother. Gao's eldest sister-in-law is a hot-tempered person, but she is a good person and has never quarreled with Gao, the younger sister-in-law. The younger sister-in-law is gentle and shy. Several women were chatting and cooking in the kitchen, which was very lively.
In addition to the stewed rabbit, Wang also had some wild vegetables and fried eggs. This dish was very rich in the countryside. If Gao hadn't stopped her, Wang would have killed an old hen.
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