The next day, Lian Xiaomin got up early, lit a fire in the stove, and started to prepare dry food.
I baked some cornmeal cakes. They can last a long time. The temperature here is below zero now, so most things will not go bad. There are ready-made steamed buns in the space, so I will bring some with me when the time comes.
She also prepared some dried meat, which she had bought in bags. She opened the bags and wrapped a large bag with oil paper.
Prepare two aluminum lunch boxes and a military water bottle, that's all. If you take anything else, you'll be exposed. And there's Zhang Wenyong and the others. They will definitely bring everything. Just follow them. No need to worry about so much. You have your own space, so what is there to be afraid of!
A must-have for travel - carry-on space.
After Xiaofu and Xiaoya woke up, Lian Xiaomin had already made a stack of cakes.
She packed up, took the two kids to eat and drink milk, put Xiaoya in a bamboo basket and carried her on her back, holding Xiaofu's hand, and slowly walked to her aunt's house.
Little Fudong looked around and walked happily along the way, and would greet villagers when he met them. When he couldn't walk anymore, Lian Xiaomin carried him for a few steps.
When we arrived at my aunt's house, Yufang was feeding two chickens in the yard. Li Xianghai and Zhang Dacui were not at home.
Aunt Da Cui went to the neighboring village to visit her eldest daughter. She stayed there for a few days and brought food with her.
At this time, if you stayed at someone's house for a long time, you had to bring your own food. Some people would take the initiative to leave their food coupons when they had a meal at someone else's house.
Li Xianghai went to work on the road construction team organized by the commune. He was provided with food and accommodation, and could earn a few cents a day. He had been working there for a few days.
Xiaofeng and Lian Qiuping were inside the room. Lian Xiaomin walked in and saw her aunt making clothes on the kang.
She had already made cotton-padded jackets for Xiaofu and Xiaoya, and now Xiaofeng is wearing one too. The little girl is so happy and loves her blue flowered jacket so much!
Lian Qiuping was making a new cotton-padded jacket and trousers for Yufang. There was still a lot of cotton and cloth, more than enough to make some clothes, swaddles, etc. for the baby who was about to be born.
Lian Xiaomin looked at Lian Qiuping's big belly and told her not to work too hard and to get enough rest.
Xiaoya and Xiaofu both sat on the kang, and Xiaofeng played with them. She also drank milk powder during this period, and her complexion looked a little better.
Lian Xiaomin rubbed the little hair on Xiaofeng's head and kissed her little face twice. This little girl has a small pointed chin and pouts when she speaks, which is really cute.
Now the three kids are wearing the same blue flowered jackets and cotton trousers, which is really interesting. From big to small, they look like a set of nesting dolls.
Lian Qiuping said, "Xiaomin, the ten kilograms of cotton you brought are really useful. This cotton is really good. I also stuffed some into my old cotton-padded jacket. It's very warm."
Lian Xiaomin had prepared, and said, "Aunt, I want to go to the county town again. Aunt Pan said she had a backache last time, and sometimes it hurt so much that she couldn't get off the bed. I have strong hands and I know how to do massage. An old Chinese doctor who was sent down to the countryside for two years taught my father how to do it. I also learned from him. You don't know that person, but he's very good..."
"...Last time I tried massage on Aunt Pan, she felt much better and begged me to treat her again after some time."
Lian Qiuping listened and nodded, saying, "It's time to give him some treatment. You learn things quickly and you have a really smart brain. Let the kid stay at my house and you go over there."
Lian Xiaomin added, "I want to stay in the county town for about ten days before coming back to give her more treatment. I'll trouble my aunt and Yufang to take care of Xiaofu and Xiaoya at home."
Lian Qiuping looked at her eldest niece's bright eyes, which were blinking at her, and her heart softened.
Xiaomin is a sensible and capable child. She is very smart. She seems different from ordinary rural girls and may have great abilities.
However, at such a young age, she was detained in the village all day long in order to take care of her two younger siblings. She could not go to school or do anything else.
She might be more capable if she goes to a big city. She probably likes the county town, which is definitely better than Sandaogou. If she wants to go there, she can go and play for a while. Anyway, she has nothing to do now during the winter.
"Okay, go if you've made up your mind. Take some food with you and don't cause trouble for others," Lian Qiuping instructed.
Then they changed the subject and talked about massage and medical treatment.
In today's world, no one dares to talk about Chinese medicine. Even Xiaomin doesn't know much about Chinese medicine. She just has mastered many skills to a certain extent because of her career in her previous life.
She actually knew something about massage, and she gave massage to my aunt and Yufang. The strength of her massage made them grimaced in pain, and they both shouted for her to be gentler.
After telling her aunt, Lian Xiaomin felt relieved.
We stayed at my aunt's house this morning. The two kids were having so much fun that they didn't want to go home. Xiaofu liked to play with his sister Xiaofeng. Xiaofeng was so young, only half a year older than Xiaofu, but she had a good temper and always gave in to him. A small ball and a few strings could be played with for half a day.
When the weather got cold, their aunt usually let them go outside less often and just let them play on the kang inside, which was warm.
Lian Qiuping said directly: "Xiaomin, aren't you leaving early tomorrow morning? Why don't you leave them here today and go back to pack your things and do your own thing."
Yufang also said: "You can go back, it's okay, I'm here for you!"
Lian Xiaomin relied on Yufang a lot in taking care of the baby. She wanted to thank her, so she said, "Yufang, please come back with me. I haven't got Xiaoya's milk powder and Xiaofu's food yet. I also have something to give you."
Yufang said, "Okay, let's go."
On the way, the two girls walked towards the foot of the mountain, arm in arm. Yufang asked curiously, "What good thing are you going to give me? Tell me quickly."
Lian Xiaomin felt that when Yufang was working, she was as precocious as a rural girl and could do any work skillfully. But now, she looked like a child again. After all, she was only 13 years old.
"Keep it a secret." She teased her cheerfully.
After returning home, Lian Xiaomin rummaged through the cabinet at the head of the kang for a long time, pretending to be busy. This cabinet was purchased slowly over the past few days, and she exchanged it for money from Carpenter Yang in the village.
Now the kang cabinet is also a prop. She actually took out a red wool scarf from the space and put it around Yufang's neck.
"Oh, a scarf! Oh my god, it's so thick and beautiful. Xiaomin, please give me this!"
Yufang excitedly touched the scarf around her neck, stomped her feet twice, and grabbed Lian Xiaomin's arm and shook it hard.
Lian Xiaomin was dangled by her for a long time, and seeing her happy face, she said, "Here, here, I have another blue one, and when I come back we can wear it together."
Yufang's face flushed with excitement. She said, "You gave me such a beautiful red color. Xiaomin, you are so kind! Why don't you wear the red color? I can't bear to wear such a beautiful red color."
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