Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Chopping Cabbage, Snow
Speaking of Zhu Aiqiao, Zhuo Jia also became interested. She asked curiously, "How is Zhu Aiqiao now?"
She didn't forget what Ding Danian told her, that Zhu Aiqiao was also a poor person.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "She's doing fine now. Maybe you'll see her in front next time you go."
Someone in the supply and marketing cooperative was about to retire and wanted his son to take over, but his son didn't want to be a salesperson at the front and wanted to be a buyer. It was just a coincidence. When the time came, Zhu Aiqiao and the man's son could just switch positions.
Listening to Lin Yu's words, Zhuo Jia also smiled: "This is indeed good news. By the way, where does she live with her two sons now?"
When Qian Feng was alone before, he could live in a single dormitory, but since Zhu Aiqiao has two children, it is not very suitable unless they are given a separate room.
Lin Yu snorted and laughed. "Because Qian Feng's situation was so bad, he hasn't taken a penny home to support his wife and children in all these years. So Director Gong gave Zhu Aiqiao a special subsidy and applied for a small single room for her, just right for her and her two children to live in."
In other words, Zhu Aiqiao didn't know that if this kind of thing was written and published in the newspaper, Director Gong would also be scolded!
This can be considered as compensation!
Zhuo Jia also smiled. She rocked in her rocking chair and said, "That's great! This way, Zhu Aiqiao can work at the supply and marketing cooperative and still send her two children to school. How wonderful!"
Sending children to school is the most important thing!
Lin Yu smiled again. She looked around and whispered, "Let me tell you, Zhu Aiqiao is really smart. She was stuck in the Qian family before, but now she has a chance to climb out. She's very far-sighted. She said she'd send the two children to school after the New Year."
Get a job, send two children to school, and when they grow up, you can really enjoy life.
"I have always been very capable, okay? Do you think that working in the fields is that easy? To put it bluntly, not all women can support their families with the work points they earn." Zhuo Jia said seriously.
There are only a few people as capable as Zhu Aiqiao, and it is so obvious when compared with Widow Sun!
Speaking of Widow Sun, Zhuo Jia's eyes couldn't help but roll. She hadn't asked about the subsequent developments for a while, and she didn't know how Widow Sun and Lu Doufu were getting along. After she finished with the coal matter, she would have to find out.
Lin Yu nodded in agreement: "That's right."
If she were put in the same position as Zhu Aiqiao, she wouldn't even be able to support herself, let alone others!
Thinking of something, she said with a smile, "You don't know, now that Zhu Aiqiao has a job and a house, someone wants to introduce her to someone, but Zhu Aiqiao just ignored them and turned them down, saying that she has no intention of getting married and just wants to raise her two children well."
Later, they inquired privately and found out that the man who introduced Zhu Aiqiao to her was a gay man with three children. He had two elderly parents, a family of six, and only the man had a job...
To be honest, the man was most likely attracted by Zhu Aiqiao's ability, but unfortunately Zhu Aiqiao had just escaped from a wolf's den and had no intention of entering another tiger's mouth.
Zhuo Jia nodded in agreement: "I think Zhu Aiqiao is a person with her own ideas."
And it is a very correct idea. I have children and a job, and life is the best time now. Why should I be depressed and look for trouble everywhere?
Lin Yu laughed and looked at Zhuo Jia and said, "Anyway, we all agree with Zhu Aiqiao."
Most importantly, that man is not a very good choice!
The two of them chatted about the neighbors, the excitement in the brigade and the city...
While they were still enjoying themselves, the coal briquettes outside were ready. You have to say, the three of them were really fast.
When the two came out to look at the coal briquettes, they saw a pile of coal briquettes neatly placed in the yard. At a glance, there were hundreds of them. It was really shocking!
"Is this okay?" Zhuo Jia asked with sparkling eyes.
It’s exactly the same as the coal briquettes delivered last time!
Lin Yu nodded beside him: "Just hang it outside to dry. Oh, and don't forget to turn it over every day. Wait two days for it to dry before moving it inside."
The weather has been good these days, so it will dry quickly.
Zhuo Jia was extremely happy. So far, all her winter equipment was in place!
It happened to be getting late, and Lin Yu and Tang Jianhui were about to leave. Zhuo Jia stuffed the food her mother-in-law had sent directly to Lin Yu and then saw him out the door. She waved her hand and said, "Brother-in-law, cousin, I'll go to the county to visit you when it's warmer next time."
As for whether to thank her or not, there is no need to say such useless nonsense. Given the relationship between the two of them in the past six months, there is no need.
Lin Yu nodded, smiled and said, "Cousin, we'll leave first. I'll wait for you in the county."
Tang Jianhui said a few words to the brigade secretary and Qiao Anshan, then drove away on the tractor.
After sending the guests away, the brigade secretary and the eldest son went home, only telling Zhuo Jia to call them when the coal briquettes were moved.
After everyone left, Zhuo Jia returned to her home. Looking at the coal balls in the yard, she had a satisfied smile on her face. Then she went to find a broom and cleaned the yard a little. Zhuo Jia locked the door from the inside, yawned, and went back to the house. Now that she had finished her work, it was time to go to bed!
So when Aunt Ding found out that the guests at Zhuo Jia's house had left, she came over curiously to see the coal briquettes being made, but she saw that the door was closed. She pushed it but it didn't open, so she shook her head and left.
Based on her understanding of Zhuo Zhiqing, he must have gone back to catch up on his sleep!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
…
Zhuo Jia sat in the yard observing her coal briquettes, then looked up at the sky. There were so many coal briquettes, did she have to turn them over again?
How do I translate this?
Just when Zhuo Jia was thinking about going next door to call the two children to help, someone came to the door. Zhuo Jia looked up and her eyes lit up. The person who was going to help with the work had arrived.
As soon as Aunt Ding entered the room, she met Zhuo Jia's sparkling eyes. She paused and asked warily, "Zhuo Zhiqing, why are you looking at me like that?"
Zhuo Zhiqing's eyes were so bright that she began to doubt whether she had come at the wrong time!
Zhuo Jia smiled and told the truth: "Auntie Ding, I was just about to find someone to help me turn the coal balls, and you came!"
What kind of fate is this!
Aunt Ding breathed a sigh of relief. She walked over and said, "I thought it was a big deal. How do you say it should be translated?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the coal briquettes placed in the yard. It was really a pleasure to see so many coal briquettes.
Zhuo Jia quickly said, "It's very simple, just flip it over casually, it will dry faster this way."
The key point is that if you keep drying one side, it will eventually crack while the other side is not yet dry. How can you burn it then?
Aunt Ding understood what was said, so she started moving both hands and quickly turned over a pile of things. Zhuo Jia, who was slowly turning over one hand at a time, said: "..."
She is not lazy, she is just not a hardworking person!
Although Zhuo Jia is not a hard worker, she is a caring person. So when Aunt Ding was working, she did not stop her from asking, "Aunt Ding, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Aunt Ding is a person who loves to watch the fun, so on weekdays she always hangs out where there are many people. Few people come to find her if there is nothing to do. Ahem, it is always she who takes the initiative to find Aunt Ding!
Aunt Ding groaned, looked toward the door, and whispered, "Zhuo Zhiqing, I'm telling you this, but please don't spread it around."
"Auntie, if you tell me, I will definitely not tell anyone." Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up and she nodded quickly.
If you have any secrets, tell her right away. She will definitely not tell anyone else!
Aunt Ding smiled and said, "Heidan's mother, from the old family, has it again after so many years. I wanted to ask if you have any brown sugar here. I'd like to exchange some for you."
When Heidan's mother gave birth to Heidan, it was the busy farming season, so she didn't take good care of herself after giving birth. It took her so many years to have her second child. Although Heidan is her only grandson, one child is still too little for an old family, so this child is very important.
In other words, they really didn't have brown sugar tickets, otherwise they wouldn't have come to Zhuo Zhiqing to exchange them.
Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up. She looked at Aunt Ding and said, "It's no problem, Aunt Ding. I have brown sugar. How long has Heidan's mother been pregnant?"
She knew about it. People here usually don't tell anyone about it until three months have passed. The fact that she was told first showed that Aunt Ding didn't treat her as an outsider!
Aunt Ding's eyes lit up even more, and she quickly said, "It doesn't need to be too much, half a pound will be enough, it's been more than a month."
In the first three months, I just made brown sugar and egg water for the old people occasionally.
Zhuo Jia immediately wanted to get up and get the brown sugar, but when she got up, she saw that the coal balls had not been turned over yet, so she had to say, "Auntie Ding, I'll get it after you finish turning the coal balls."
She still had a lot of brown sugar. She didn't drink much normally, but the last time she went to the province, Lin Shu exchanged tickets for her that included brown sugar tickets. In order not to waste it, she bought several kilograms of brown sugar!
Aunt Ding smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can go get it. I can finish turning these coal briquettes in a moment."
Zhuo Jia: "..."
After hearing this, she didn't know whether she was anxious or not!
In the end, Zhuo Jia washed her hands and went to get the brown sugar. When she bought it, it came in small bags of one pound each, so she gave one bag directly to Aunt Ding.
When Aunt Ding saw that it was one pound, she didn't say anything and just gave Zhuo Jia one dollar. She didn't have a ticket, so she should give more.
Zhuo Jia didn't refuse. What was there to refuse? She and Aunt Ding couldn't refuse anyway!
Aunt Ding, who had taken the brown sugar, was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, she told Zhuo Jia another story: "Zhuo Zhiqing, let me tell you, Widow Sun came out a few days ago, with Lü Tofu. She called her Lü Tofu's mother!"
Although there have been all kinds of rumors since Widow Sun moved into Lu Doufu's house, and Lu Doufu's other two sons also separated from the family because of this, but at that time, no matter how much was said, it was just speculation, but now it is the fact!
Zhuo Jia, who wasn't surprised at all, simply said, "They're quite patient. They only dared to go out after the houses of Lu Doufu's other two sons were almost finished."
Aunt Ding: “…”
Who wouldn't say that? But with this happening, the matter between Widow Sun and Huang Yongjiang is now completely settled!
Whenever she thought about this, she felt angry. She hated Lu Doufu before, but now she hated him even more!
After talking for a while, Aunt Ding took the brown sugar and left. Before leaving, she went to the backyard to check on Zhuo Jia's cabbage and reminded Zhuo Jia not to forget to chop the cabbage before it snowed.
Zhuo Jia imitated Aunt Ding's way of pressing it, and it turned out to be really nice and firm, and she couldn't even press it.
As for what Aunt Ding said about chopping cabbages, she felt that she didn't need to rush. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law both knew that she had cabbages, and they would definitely think of her when they chopped the cabbages.
After seeing off Aunt Ding, Zhuo Jia went to the educated youth site again to ask Chen Xiaoxiao and the others when they would move to a new home and whether they wanted hot pot or something. Zhang Yunhuan, who was unreliable, promised to ask and tell her, but there was no news afterwards!
Zhang Yunhuan, who knew what she was doing there, cried out in protest: "It's not that I didn't tell you, but the date hasn't been set yet."
Chen Xiaoxiao quickly explained: "Jia Jia, although our house is built, we haven't bought the pot yet, so we haven't set a date yet."
However, they plan to move in first, and once they have a pot, they will treat their friends who have helped them during this period to a meal!
To be honest, they can have the family they have now thanks to the help of these friends.
"Is it because you don't have enough money or industrial tickets? Do you need help?" Zhuo Jia asked from the side.
To be honest, she really didn't understand this, because the pot her family was using now was bought by Qiao Anchuan from a friend, and they already had a pot at home.
The pot on her stove was one that Lin Yu had given her along with the stove. Although Lin Yu's stuff was expensive, it was really convenient. So she had never cared about this issue.
Chen Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and said, "We have the money and notes, but the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have a pot!"
How can I put it? Ever since they started building their house, they've been eyeing the pot. They've gone to the supply and marketing cooperative several times, but the commune's cooperative told them to wait. The county cooperative did have one, but it was a bit small and not suitable for the big stoves in the countryside. When they asked the salesperson, they told them to ask more at the commune's cooperative...
Zhuo Jia thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask my cousin to keep an eye on it."
She thought that the county supply and marketing cooperative might have this kind of big pot, but there were relatively few, so she had to reserve it in advance!
Chen Xiaoxiao felt a little embarrassed. She twisted her fingers and said, "If it's inconvenient, don't bother your cousin. We found a clay pot that can be used temporarily."
She had also heard that many relatives from the city looked down on their relatives from the countryside. Although the relationship between Zhuo Jia and her cousin seemed good now, what if she kept bothering them and it affected the relationship between Zhuo Jia and her cousin?
Zhuo Jia shook her head: "It's okay, my cousin doesn't think it's troublesome."
She felt that with her cousin's ability, it was just a pot, and if some water spilled, it might cost a dollar or two more.
However, Chen Xiaoxiao had no objection to this matter. As long as there was a pot, it was fine!
After a few more words, Zhuo Jia strolled away. She went back and wrote a letter, telling Lin Yu about the pot, and asked someone to help deliver it when they went to the county.
The next day after she finished writing the letter, the postman came to deliver the letter to her. The letter from Comrade Qiao Anchuan had arrived, so Zhuo Jia used a few pieces of White Rabbit milk candies to ask the postman to help deliver the letter to Lin Yu!
After the postman left, Zhuo Jia closed the door and went back into the house to read the letter. It should be said that she guessed that this letter should be a reply to her last letter. Alas, it has been more than half a month, and she has only knitted a sweater and has not yet knitted her own woolen trousers, and now this work has come again.
Sure enough, when she opened the letter, she saw Qiao Anchuan unabashedly expressing his happiness, followed by a series of measurements. She skipped over them and continued reading. Well, it said below that she should take her time and not rush, but...
Finally, he said that when she finished making the sweater, he hoped she could go to visit her relatives and he would wear it to show her!
Zhuo Jia: "...!!!"
She threw the letter aside expressionlessly. Was this a sign that she should take her time and not be in a hurry?
Nonsense! It's obvious that he is very anxious and wants her to knit the sweater and trousers this winter!
Angry Zhuo Jia took the letter back and found a piece of paper to write down the dimensions. She decided to ask her sister-in-law for help with her own woolen trousers, and then she would knit them for Qiao Anchuan.
It's all her fault. She couldn't keep something secret and gave people a surprise. This wasn't a surprise at all. She was obviously digging a hole for herself and finding work for herself. Asking her to visit relatives in the middle of winter, I'm afraid no one else could do it except Qiao Anchuan!
Although she was angry, it didn't affect Zhuo Jia's work at all. How to say it, ahem, she hadn't seen Comrade Qiao Anchuan for such a long time, and she actually missed him a lot.
In addition, Qiao Anchuan mentioned once before that it seemed that their base was not as cold as here, so she thought that she could go over and take a look!
But she can't go empty-handed, so she'd better knit a sweater first!
After thinking it over, Zhuo Jia found the gray wool and started working.
Because I have already knitted a sweater before, it will be easier this time. I just need to knit it a little bigger and knit a few more stitches!
Time flies when people are working hard. Zhuo Jia only found time to collect the coal briquettes outside, and also went to the county town to mail a letter to Qiao Anchuan. He also brought back Chen Xiaoxiao and the others' pot, went out to eat a warm meal, and then...
In the meantime, she encountered another incident. When she was out for a stroll in the evening, she saw someone secretly burning paper by the river. He was crying softly and saying something like "I'm sorry". It was almost completely dark at the time, and she was almost scared to death.
But when she found out that the person burning the paper was Widow Sun, she left with a blank expression. What bad luck and bad luck!
Although what he accidentally heard that evening confirmed some of his speculations, Zhuo Jia did not tell anyone about it. The matter was over, so why bring it up again?
Whether this is a blessing or a curse, we will have to wait and see how our lives will turn out!
…
Soon it was time to heat the kang at home!
Zhuo Jia sat cross-legged on the kang, knitting woolen trousers for Qiao Anchuan quickly while talking to Zhang Yunhuan who was sitting next to her.
Zhang Yunhuan cracked melon seeds and shook his head, saying, "It's already so cold even though it hasn't snowed yet. Just imagine how much colder it would be if it snowed."
Although her mother had sent her a thick cotton-padded jacket, she felt that the thickness was still not enough. The cold here was not the same as the cold back home. It was the first time she knew what biting cold was!
Zhuo Jia said without even looking up, "Don't worry. As everyone knows, it's not cold when it snows, but when it melts, it's colder. So don't be afraid when it snows."
It’s not too late to be afraid after the snow melts, you can still appreciate the beauty of the snow!
Zhang Yunhuan was so persuaded by her that he couldn't even eat any melon seeds. He said weakly, "If you can't talk, just work hard."
Stop talking, it’s easy to lose friends if you keep talking!
"I'm working honestly now!" Zhuo Jia said angrily.
This year I bought a bunch of wool out of curiosity, so she had to knit. But next year, I'll never buy wool again, she'll just buy ready-made clothes!
Hearing this, Zhang Yunhuan also lowered his head to look at the gray woolen trousers in her hand, took a look, then raised his head and said, "It's hard to believe that you can knit so well."
They are obviously the same person, but why are there such big differences?
Zhuo Jia didn't feel proud of this, but only felt a deep sense of helplessness: "No matter whether the knitting is good or not, I don't want to knit again. After knitting this, I will retire. No, I will knit two more scarves, and then retire. I will never do this again!"
She is not a person with such patience. She can sit in the rocking chair in the yard and stare blankly for a whole day, or read a book for half a day, but she cannot sit and work!
Zhang Yunhuan chuckled: "Hahaha, those who know you are talking about knitting sweaters will think you are going to do something else."
It's not necessary to retire from the business of knitting sweaters!
Zhuo Jia shook her head. She looked at Zhang Yunhuan and said, "You don't understand. If you knit one yourself, you'll understand. It's really painful!"
She was so distressed that she was about to finish knitting the wool and gave the needles to her sister-in-law!
Zhang Yunhuan said unhappily, "If I knew how to knit, I would be sitting and knitting with you now, instead of watching you knit."
She also wanted to learn it, but her hands were so clumsy that she couldn't learn it no matter what!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
If she didn't have work on her hands, she would have gotten up and fought Zhang Yunhuan to the death!
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhang Yunhuan continued to mutter, "By the way, this year many people at the educated youth camp want to ask the team leader for a certificate to go home to visit their families."
Anyway, there is no work in the fields now, and it is boring for everyone to stay at the educated youth site, so they discussed going home.
Zhuo Jia looked up and asked Zhang Yunhuan, "You can go if you want. Why doesn't the captain sign for you?"
That shouldn't be the case. It's not like they'll leave and never come back. The captain shouldn't make things difficult for them on this matter. Besides, these people will go home to visit their families and eat less food. The captain is probably happy about that.
"No, I'm still thinking about whether I should go back. I'm afraid that if I go back I won't want to come back, or what if my parents don't let me come back?" Zhang Yunhuan said with a sigh.
She's in a difficult situation too. What if she can't control herself and throws a tantrum in front of her parents when she gets home?
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Judging from what she said, it was clear that she was not interested in this. If anyone else heard it, they would probably fight with Zhang Yunhuan.
Zhang Yunhuan continued, "By the way, Feng Xiaoyu and Li Zhuang didn't want to wait until the New Year to leave. They wanted to leave before the snow started."
I originally wanted to wait until the Chinese New Year, but then I felt that it would be easier to buy tickets if I left now.
Ahem, the best thing would be if it snowed heavily at home. If the trains stopped, I could stay home for two more days...
"That's good. We can stagger them with other educated youth so that the educated youth site won't be empty all of a sudden." Zhuo Jia agreed.
You should know that many educated youth chose to go home during the Chinese New Year because it was easier for their families to reunite. After all, many families had more than one person who went to the countryside!
Zhang Yunhuan wanted to sigh again. Seeing that everyone else had gone home, she must want to go home too. Forget it, she would call her parents another day to ask.
Because the weather was too cold, Zhang Yunhuan had dinner at Zhuo Jia's place before leaving. He had no choice, because Zhuo Jia didn't have to leave the main hall to eat dinner, and there was a stove in the main hall, so it was warm...
I’m tired of saying the word “envy”!
After Zhang Yunhuan left, Zhuo Jia didn't want to continue weaving. Besides, she was not so motivated as to weave under the light of a lamp in the middle of the night!
So Zhuo Jia sat down and wrote a letter to Qiao Anchuan, describing all the hardships she had gone through in knitting sweaters and trousers. Humph, she absolutely couldn't work in vain!
…
After finishing the letter, she glanced at the clock and found that it was not yet eight o'clock. She couldn't help but sigh. It was cold now and it got dark early. She didn't dare to go out and it was very boring.
Bored Zhuo Jia read a book for a while, and then...
I’m sleepy, go to sleep!
She went to bed too early, so she woke up very early the next day. After waking up, Zhuo Jia rolled around on the kang in the quilt like a silkworm for a long time, and finally got up with difficulty. Hiss, even if the kang was burning, it was still cold in the morning. There was nothing she could do, because she couldn't get up in the middle of the night to add firewood.
While she was daydreaming, she wrapped herself in her coat and burned the kang again, then scooped hot water from the pot to wash her hands, face and brush her teeth. Since she started heating the kang, hot water was the most abundant thing for her!
After breakfast, Zhuo Jia lifted the thick curtain between the kang room and the main room to let in some fresh air, otherwise she would feel suffocated.
She wrapped herself in a cotton-padded jacket and took a stroll in the backyard. She felt that her cabbages were ready to be chopped, but her mother-in-law and sister-in-law said there was no rush. So she lifted the wheat straw covering the cabbages aside, revealing the cabbages underneath. She pressed them with her hands, then picked up a big one, bent down and twisted it hard. Great, she had vegetables for the next two days.
Thinking of something, she lifted the cover of the rapeseed next to her and took a look. She went to the front to get a basket and plucked a handful of rapeseed from the side. She wanted to eat something good at noon today, two dishes and steamed rice!
There is no meat at home, so I always feel like something is missing when eating cabbage and vermicelli every day. It must be the pork. After all, pork, cabbage and vermicelli stewed is a famous dish!
While thinking about all sorts of things, he carried the basket and the cabbage back to the main room. As soon as he got back, he quickly prepared all the dishes while he was still willing to move.
As she was chopping vegetables, she was mumbling about how she was going to become a vegetarian, not seeing any meat at all. She also secretly vowed that when the weather got warmer, she would stew a chicken...
After lunch, Zhuo Jia saw some meat. It was brought by her sister-in-law next door who asked her children to bring it. Her brother and sister-in-law actually killed a chicken at home today. It was such a surprise.
When Zhuo Jia ate the chicken leg, she was even more surprised. Wow, her sister-in-law was so nice to her. A chicken only has two legs, but her sister-in-law actually gave her a chicken leg!
What does this prove?
It proves that she is very important in her sister-in-law's heart!
No, she also needs to think carefully about how to be nice to her sister-in-law!
After finishing her meal, Zhuo Jia was still thinking while knitting woolen trousers, but unfortunately she never thought of it because she felt that she knew too little and had nothing but money. If she just gave the money to her sister-in-law...
She had no doubt that her sister-in-law would kick her out directly!
But Zhuo Jia soon knew what to give her sister-in-law, because when her sister-in-law and her mother-in-law came to chop cabbage for her, Zhuo Jia found that her sister-in-law and her mother-in-law were wearing cotton-padded jackets for many years and were no longer warm.
It just so happened that the county supply and marketing cooperative had cotton-padded clothes at that time, so Zhuo Jia decided to find Lin Yu and buy cotton-padded clothes for her sister-in-law and her mother-in-law!
"Mom, is it going to snow now that we are cutting cabbages?" Zhuo Jia asked curiously as she followed her mother-in-law to move the cabbages out.
After all, her mother-in-law and her sister-in-law had said that they would not cut the trees unless it snowed.
Liu Hongying nodded: "A few elderly people said that it's too cold these days and it might snow."
She was so cold these days that she didn’t dare go out!
Although Zhuo Jia couldn't read, it didn't affect her trust in others, so she asked seriously, "Mom, where should we put these cabbages after we chop them?"
The cabbage she had wrung to eat was always placed next to the stove in the main room. Once, she put the cut cabbage in the kitchen cabinet, and it froze and didn’t taste good!
Without even looking up, Liu Hongying said, "Don't you have a cellar at home? Just put them in the cellar and leave a few to eat outside."
What is the cellar used for? Isn't it for storing grain? Why aren't these cabbages considered grain?
Zhuo Jia knew that her family also had a cellar, so she nodded and continued to ask: "Then mother, when will you make kimchi?"
She also wants to eat kimchi!
Hearing this, Liu Hongying and Qian Yulan looked at Zhuo Jia at the same time. Seeing her serious expression, Liu Hongying had no choice but to say, "You planted your cabbage too late, so you can't make spicy cabbage now. I've made a lot this year, so you can go to my house and get some when the time comes."
I was not very enthusiastic when I first planted cabbage, but now I remember eating kimchi. Oh, forget it, it’s okay as long as I remember eating it.
Fortunately, she took precautions when making kimchi this year!
Zhuo Jia nodded quickly: "Yeah, I'll go when I have time."
She'll go after she finishes her housework!
After all the cabbages were chopped, they were moved to the side of the cellar in a backpack. After airing the cellar for a while, Zhuo Jia and her mother-in-law climbed the ladder next to them and went down. Originally, Zhuo Jia was going down alone, but her mother-in-law wanted to go down and take a look...
Just look at it, there’s nothing underneath anyway!
Liu Hongying was stunned when she saw such an empty cellar for the first time. She decided to write a letter to scold the second brother as soon as she got home. The second brother’s family didn’t understand. Didn’t the second brother also not understand that there was no food in the cellar? He wanted to starve his wife to death!
After walking around the cellar for a while, Liu Hongying came out and said, "Old man, ask the eldest son to go to the old courtyard and get some radishes for the second son's family to put in the cellar."
A farmer who depends on the weather for his livelihood cannot accept or look at such an empty cellar!
Qian Yulan already knew what was going on in the cellar, so she nodded: "Mom, I understand."
She also couldn't accept an empty cellar.
Zhuo Jia, who still didn't know why she was disliked, said: "..."
Although I didn't understand, I didn't ask. I was just sending her something, so what was there to ask?
Seeing her mother-in-law was about to leave in a hurry, Zhuo Jia quickly asked, "Mom, besides rapeseed and cabbage, do you have any other vegetables at home?"
She has been eating these two dishes for more than half a month and she really can’t eat them anymore!
Liu Hongying thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to eat lettuce and winter melon?"
If you don’t want to eat it, you can only find a way to get some mung bean sprouts on the kang!
"Eat." Zhuo Jia nodded vigorously. Thinking of something, she quickly added, "Mom, I've finished the sweet potatoes you gave me last time. I want to eat more."
This sweet potato is really delicious. It tastes good when cooked, steamed, and baked!
As for whether to eat lettuce and winter melon, hey, as long as I don’t eat cabbage and rapeseed, I’ll eat anything!
Qian Yulan quickly said, "Jia Jia, I have some sweet potatoes here too. I'll send you a basket later."
They have a lot of sweet potatoes in their cellar.
Liu Hongying said beside her: "No need, just get it from far away, the old hospital has it."
She couldn't understand why the second child liked to eat sweet potatoes. She didn't like it anyway!
Besides, the eldest family has three children to support and food is not very sufficient. But she and the old man are different. They both have full work points, and they earn enough to feed two people. Even if they support the second family, they can afford it.
But the second family doesn't let them raise a dog, because the second family only wants to eat fine grains and looks down on the coarse grains at home!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
As long as she has something to eat, she doesn't really care where she gets it from.
Before dinner, her eldest brother came with Xiao Wei. They pushed a cart directly over, and the cart was filled with the things her mother-in-law said she would give her in the afternoon!
"Sister-in-law, should we put all these in the cellar for you?" Qiao Anshan asked while standing in the yard.
In this weather, it will easily freeze if left outside.
"Brother, wait a minute." Zhuo Jia came over with a small basket, picked up a dozen sweet potatoes, a white radish, four or five carrots, and a piece of lettuce, and then said, "Okay, brother, please help me put it in the cellar."
She originally wanted to take out a winter melon, but the winter melon was too big. She felt that one melon would last her five or six days, so she decided to put it in the cellar first.
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Within two days, the snow fell silently. As for why it was silent, it was because it fell at night.
Zhuo Jia didn't notice it when she got up in the morning. It was only when she was lighting the kang again that she found it was all white outside. She was stunned at first, and when she reacted, she didn't even bother to light the kang. She threw the firewood in her hand and ran out.
As soon as she opened the door of the main room, she felt the cold coming towards her. She subconsciously shrank her neck and looked down. Oh my god, it was a good thing that the threshold of the main room was high, otherwise the snow would have blocked the door.
She estimated based on the height of the door sill that the snow must have fallen by about ten centimeters, no more, no less!
She looked at the cotton shoes on her feet and thought hesitantly: If she wears these shoes to sweep the snow, I'm afraid they will get soaked, right?
But she only has two pairs of cotton shoes, and they were bought from the county supply and marketing cooperative. She doesn’t know how to make them herself!
Alas, her excitement was gone, and she went back to the house to work, cook, heat the kang, wash...
After she finished her work in the main hall, she took out her rain boots, put them on, and went out to sweep the snow. Fortunately, she was wearing thick socks, otherwise she would have frozen to death!
He stepped on the snow, dug out the shovel and broom, and barely cleared a path. Then he cleared the space next to Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei had grown up now, otherwise he might have frozen to death.
While sweeping the snow, she also talked to her sister-in-law next door who was also sweeping the snow. It was her sister-in-law who told her not to worry and to come and help her after they finished sweeping the snow at home.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Zhuo Jia, who had no intention of sweeping the entire yard in the first place, suddenly didn't want to do it anymore. She wanted to build a snowman with the children!
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