"My cousin lost weight because of the harsh summer weather a while ago. He lost his appetite. His appetite has improved in the past two days, so he will be able to recover soon."
After coaxing her for a long time, Xu Manman finally calmed down, and Chen Ming was sweating all over.
"Tell me, how dare you sign up to go to the countryside? My cousin is a man after all. Even if it's a little hard, it will pass if you endure it.
You're a girl who's never done anything at home, and you're doing farm work all day in the countryside. How can you handle it? Besides, there are some low-class people in the village. You're the most dangerous girl."
The more Chen Ming talked, the more worried he became. When he first received the letter from home saying that his little cousin was coming to Taipei to work in the countryside, he was completely shocked.
My delicate cousin?
Want to? Go to the countryside?
Coming to the North?
From the day he received the message, Chen Ming was anxious, fearing that he would not be able to take good care of her.
Later I learned that the place where she went to work was in the next village. I knew before that the conditions in this village were good and the village chief was very fair. Over the years, no bad things had happened among the educated youth who went to work in the countryside.
At least I finally breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time I secretly made up my mind: if my cousin can't do the work, then don't do it! I can work harder and always be able to support the two of them.
I volunteered to help with the road construction this time, hoping to earn some work points, but the project is progressing slower than planned. I even missed my cousin's trip to the countryside, and I've been so anxious I haven't slept well these past few days. I only got back to the village this morning, so I didn't have time to rest. I just changed my clothes and rushed over.
"I know that too. I specifically found someone to move to a place closest to you. If you didn't need people this year, I would have gone directly to your village.
But after watching for the past few days, our village is okay. The people in the educated youth camp are all very nice, especially the new educated youth who came with us. We have a very good relationship.
The people in the village are pretty nice. Even though we don’t know each other well yet, I haven’t seen anyone causing any trouble.”
Chen Ming looked at his heartless cousin and didn't know what to say.
"Okay, cousin, don't worry about me. You haven't eaten yet, right? I'll make you some steamed buns. You can also try my cooking skills. I cook delicious food now."
Xu Manman said as she opened the cupboard.
Chen Ming looked at his cousin's packed cupboard and felt a little relieved. At least he didn't have to worry about his cousin going hungry in the near future.
Seeing my cousin scooping out a full bowl of white flour from the grain bag, I was so scared that my mouth twitched and I hurried forward to stop her.
"Don't worry about that. I brought some food. You can keep it for yourself."
He turned around and took out things from the big bamboo basket he brought with him, taking out 20 kilograms of cornmeal, 10 kilograms of white flour, a small can of lard, 30 eggs, and a bag of chopped rabbit meat.
Knowing that his cousin was not used to eating coarse grains, Chen Ming specially asked people in the village to exchange them for fine grains.
The rabbit meat was caught by digging traps in the mountains in spring. It can be kept for a long time after being marinated with salt. I was afraid that my cousin would have difficulty handling it, so I carefully chopped it into small pieces.
Xu Manman felt sad when she saw these things. It looked like they were not easy to get. Her cousin might have exchanged all his rations for fine grains and brought them here, along with some eggs and meat.
His hands did not stop, poured the flour into the basin, added water and started kneading the dough.
"Brother, I don't lack food. My family has sent me a lot. This cabinet can't even hold it all. Take these back and eat them yourself."
Chen Mingyi failed to stop her. Xu Manman had already wasted so much flour. She was very distressed, but she remained calm on the surface. "It's okay. These won't go bad. You can keep them."
"I really don't lack food. You are the one who needs to nourish yourself. Look how thin you are." Xu Manman glanced at her cousin who was as thin as a bamboo pole.
"I have more." Chen Ming smiled awkwardly.
"I don't want it anyway. If you don't take it back today, I'll take a leave and carry it to you tomorrow." Xu Manman didn't believe it. "I really don't lack food. I brought a lot of money and notes when I went to the countryside. You don't have to worry about me. If I really starve one day, I will definitely come to you without saying a word."
"Look, I carried it all the way here, and it won't be easy to carry it back. I'll just leave it here. I won't carry it next time, okay?" Chen Ming began to use the self-torture trick.
Xu Manman looked at her cousin's bloodshot eyes and said no.
I thought to myself that I would get some more malted milk and milk powder for my cousin later.
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