The dinner lasted more than two hours before it was finally over.
"Big sister, I have already arranged accommodation for Xiao Jiang, the educated youth." Li Caiying expressed her thoughts, "The house that Xiao Jiang built before was sold to us. The east room is big and can accommodate four or five people. I thought of arranging for you three mothers and two children to live in the east room, and let the old man and old lady live in the west room."
Li Caiying was a little embarrassed. "We live in the countryside like this. There is a big pit. Please forgive me. Let Xiao Si and cousin Jiang Zhiqing live on our side, and Lao San and I can live in the west room."
As for the second child, he can go back to where he came from. If he doesn’t want to, he can go live with the neighbor. Anyway, they have already made arrangements.
"Sister, you're being polite. That's good enough." Ning Yu was as easy to talk to as ever.
Li Yuejin also said: "This is very good. When I was at the front line with our old Jiang, I ate bean dregs cakes and slept on reeds, which left me with a lot of illnesses."
Li Caiying was in awe, "You are also a heroine?"
Li Yuejin laughed, "What kind of female hero? I just work in the Women's Rescue Association."
“That’s also quite remarkable.”
Li Caiying knew that the work of the Women's Rescue Association was very difficult to carry out in the past. In the old society, women comrades lived in dire straits every day. Those who did this work were equivalent to going against the local tyrants and gentry.
Once a war breaks out, the comrades of the Women's Rescue Association have to rescue the wounded, transport supplies to the front line, and evacuate civilians, which are all hard and dangerous jobs.
When they retired to rest, they had to integrate with the local people, do ideological work, mobilize them to support the troops, and make military shoes...
Li Caiying's eyes lit up. In her life, the people she admired most were heroes, otherwise she would never have married Bao Zhiguo!
"Okay, I'll make the bed. You've been sitting in the car for several days, so you should rest early."
Li Caiying brought Chang Li and took out all the beddings that had been dried at home. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy without stopping. Jiang Yan couldn't just stand by and watch, so she went over to help.
Soon, the west room was tidy.
Several people went to the backyard again.
The bedding and other things have been delivered long ago, all you have to do is lay them out.
“These quilts are all new.”
Jiang Yan touched the quilt cover and pinched the quilt, "Auntie, how many sets have you made?" She patted the pillow again. It was full of dried buckwheat husks. The pillowcase was also very thick, with several layers sewn inside.
Li Caiying was afraid that she would feel psychologically burdened, so she did not mention that this was Bao Fang's dowry. She only said, "There are many people in the family, and life is much better after raising fish. What's wrong with adding a few quilts?"
Jiang Yan had an idea in mind. She was afraid that the cotton and cloth coupons that the family had saved were not enough, so they probably borrowed some from others, or bought some.
She has always been a person who returns favors, and the Bao family is a family that knows how to repay kindness, so they get along very happily.
Thinking of this way, Jiang Yan no longer felt any psychological burden.
As soon as the wine table was cleared, everyone washed up and fell asleep.
It was really tiring. We took a train for three days, then a bus and a ox cart. It was a bumpy ride. Not to mention the old people, even the young people couldn't stand it.
I don’t know why, but Jiang Yan slept very soundly. Maybe it was because he was familiar with the place. Anyway, he felt very comfortable.
The next morning, Jiang Yan was woken up by the sound of birds chirping in the forest and two little troublemakers who got up early to ask for their mother.
It is said that children are close to whoever raises them, but these two born to Jiang Yan were obviously raised by Ning Yu and Si Xinnian, but they are very close to Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan is usually busy at work, so they are obedient and will listen to whatever their grandma and aunt do to take care of them.
But as long as Jiang Yan is at home, these two little things will rebel. What grandma and aunt, who are they?
"Mom." Chao Chao twisted her little butt and climbed onto Jiang Yan. Mu Mu was not to be outdone and climbed onto Jiang Yan from the other side.
"Mother."
"Ouch!"
Jiang Yan was startled and held one in each hand, "You two naughty kids, you're weighing down my hair."
Chao Chao laughed and lay on Jiang Yan, with his little hands open, as if he wanted to monopolize his mother.
Mu Mu was a little late and could only slap Jiang Yan in grievance, leaning her little head on her shoulder, angry.
Jiang Yan had no choice but to pick him up, hug him with her arms, and pat Mumu's little butt.
Her older son was really easy to coax. He immediately stopped being angry and gave her a big smile again.
"You two little fat boys, your mother is going to be overwhelmed by you two."
The kids didn’t understand any of this. They thought it was fun and became even happier.
Chaochao has a bit of a crowd-pleasing personality. He keeps laughing and his saliva is dripping.
Ning Yu sat up from the quilt, changed her clothes, and said with a smile: "I finally see my biological mother, this crazy one."
The two children made a fuss and were taken over by Ning Yu and Li Yuejin, who helped them drain the water, wash their faces, and feed them milk powder.
Jiang Yan lingered in bed for a while before getting up, putting on her coat and washing up. She stood on a high place in the yard, looking at the green mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but take two deep breaths.
The mountains are green and lush, and even though the weather is still cold, the trees feel the arrival of spring before people do.
The air in the mountains is so nice. The smoke from cooking rises up, and the smell of burning pine resin mixes with the cool air, making people feel relaxed and happy.
The two babies sat obediently, Ning Yu took out the baby cream and wiped their faces.
Li Yuejin took the prepared milk bottle and handed it to the two babies.
If a two and a half year old child were in someone else's home, he would have already eaten the same meals as the adults.
But the two children’s meals are cooked separately. Every morning they first drink milk powder and then eat a bowl of egg custard, or a few wontons.
Ning Yu's cooking skills are now very good, much better than Jiang Yan. She always changes the way she cooks for the children, cooking pumpkin porridge, stir-frying vegetables with less salt, and even cooking dumplings for a longer time so that the children can eat something soft and easy to digest.
Last night, Li Yuejin specifically asked if she needed to prepare something special for the child. Ning Yu was afraid of causing trouble for him and was embarrassed to say it. But Jiang Yan was not shy and told her directly that the child should eat less salt and softer food, such as dumplings, chicken, and millet porridge.
Li Caiying felt that she asked the right question. She also wanted to fry some dumplings for her child. Now it seems that she still has to ask. After all, the methods of raising children in the city and in the countryside are different.
In the morning, she cooked millet porridge and egg custard for the children. Ning Yu looked apologetic and said, "I'm sorry to bother you. I've raised these two little ones a little more carefully. They are used to being picky at home."
Li Caiying still cares about this. She just makes some delicious meals for her children. It’s not a big deal.
"Excuse me, feed the children first, and you can all come over for dinner later. I've prepared everything..."
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