Her cuff was tugged. Turning around, she saw it was Yan Xiaonan who had pulled it. Her eyes blinked as she looked at Grandma Yan. Grandma Yan's heart melted at the sight of her granddaughter looking at her like that.
She whispered in her granddaughter's ear, "With Nan Nan here, Grandma won't go hungry, right?" Yan Xiaonan nodded vigorously. That's right, with superpowers in hand, I have the world at my fingertips.
After breakfast and dinner, the eldest sister and brother-in-law took their three children back home. Their village is only an hour or so's walk from Chenjiazhuang.
When they left, Chen's mother took out half of the eggs and cornmeal they had brought, and added two catties of wild boar meat to give to her eldest daughter. This way, her eldest daughter's life in her husband's family would be a little easier.
They also took out six colorful fruit candies, giving two to each child, which made the children's faces beam with joy.
Sure enough, the son-in-law's expression improved considerably when he saw the thick piece of wild boar meat and the candy in the child's hand. This year, his parents could finally taste the meat.
Watching her eldest daughter and her family leave, Chen's mother sighed. It's not easy for anyone. Her eldest son-in-law is a good one. Thinking of her youngest daughter, she thought, "Never mind, I'm still short of food myself."
Yan Xiaonan was already asleep, but she had a headache today and couldn't sleep very soundly. Grandma Yan looked at her little granddaughter with worry and prayed that she wouldn't get sick, poor child.
Seeing this, Chen's father took his son out to chop firewood, to gather more firewood to heat the kang (a heated brick bed) so that his second daughter's family could sleep more comfortably.
Cuihua and Chen's mother went to the kitchen to boil water. When they heard Cuihua say that the little girl couldn't sleep without washing her face and feet at night, they were very surprised. This little girl was really precious.
Quietly, she asked Cuihua, "Girl, aren't your mother-in-law and husband going to say anything about you bringing so many things back to your parents' home?"
Cuihua smiled: "Mother, my mother-in-law asked me to bring it. She said that food is very precious now, and she came with me because she was afraid that my family wouldn't have enough to eat."
Chen's mother nodded: "Your mother-in-law is a good person, and your husband is even better. Look at the little girl you gave birth to, your husband cherishes her even more than you do."
"That's right, everyone in the family dotes on this little girl, but she's really well-behaved," Cuihua said proudly.
"This little girl looks very auspicious. You must keep a close eye on her and make sure she's not fooled by a conman," Chen's mother said worriedly.
Cuihua nodded repeatedly: "Mother, don't worry, even if you lose me, you can't lose Nannan."
Chen's mother rolled her eyes at Cuihua: "You're an old hag, what blind thief would want to film you?"
Cuihua, Mother, your words are so hurtful.
The mother and daughter were talking and boiling water. The whole pot of water was used up in the blink of an eye. Chen's mother was a little stunned. The little girl washes her face and feet because she likes to be clean, but what the hell are these three boys doing? What's wrong with them?
Cuihua laughed: "Mom, you don't know, they won't let Nannan hug them until they're clean."
Oh, how fussy! For some reason, I ended up washing myself with some hot water. And let me tell you, it was really comfortable to go to bed after a good wash.
Nothing happened that night. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, so some of the older folks got up early to boil water and cook breakfast. Today's breakfast was cornmeal porridge, which the whole family ate with gusto.
After breakfast, Grandma Yan's family was about to go home. The old ox had only eaten a little dry grass yesterday and was very dissatisfied, about to go on strike, when Nan Nan spoke up: "It'll eat when it gets back."
The old ox obediently pulled the cart away, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Chen in awe. They were amazed that the old ox would listen to a young girl.
Yan Xiaonan slept soundly last night and was full of energy. Her consciousness began to wander. So Chenjiazhuang also has mountains. What's on these mountains?
The consciousness spread to the mountainside, where a bear was catching wild honey to eat. Wild beasts attacked the bear in groups, but the bear was fearless and would not give up until it got the honey.
With a thud, the beehive finally fell down, and the bear rushed over anxiously. Wild honey, it must be delicious! Come on, come on, to my oxcart.
With a loud bang, not only did the cow jump, but everyone in the vehicle was also startled. What was that dark thing in front of them?
Yan Xiaonan was overjoyed and called out to Mimi with her little mouth smacking. When Grandma Yan heard this, she quickly pushed Yan Xiaoqiang out of the car and urged him to go see what good thing it was.
Yan Xiaoqiang also heard his daughter's voice. He jumped out of the car and went over to take a look. He grinned from ear to ear: "Mom, Mom, it's a wild beehive."
Good heavens, it's honey! You can't buy it anywhere in town! Everyone on the bus was overjoyed. Only Southeast glanced at Yan Xiaonan furtively, thinking that this girl must be behind it all.
Yan Xiaoqiang found a piece of tattered burlap in the oxcart and wrapped the honeycomb tightly. "Cuihua, when you get home, take out the honey. We'll drink honey water today."
Cuihua quickly took the burlap sack, carefully put it away, and then wrapped Nannan's blanket tightly, not wanting this little lucky star to get cold.
Grandma Yan was all smiles, her eyes crinkling at the corners of her mouth. She gently touched Yan Xiaonan's head and said, "My sweet baby, does it still hurt?"
Yan Xiaonan carefully felt it, shook her head, and said it didn't hurt anymore. At this, Xinan quickly moved over, took Yan Xiaonan's hand and said, "Nannan, it's all my fault for not watching you properly. I will never leave your side from now on."
Looking into Southwest's sincere eyes, Yan Xiaonan nodded and said, "Brother, brother."
Southwest was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Grandma, did you hear that? Nannan is calling me brother! Come here, Nannan, say it again!"
Yan Xiaonan smiled and said, "Brother."
Southeast joined in: "Nan Nan, what about me?"
Yan Xiaonan nodded: "Brother"
Just as Bei Nan was about to join in, Grandma Yan scolded her, "Sit down properly, what are you doing squeezing together?"
He cursed under his breath, but his arms tightened around Yan Xiaonan, making sure she wasn't pushed off by these brats.
The family arrived home at midday. As soon as they opened the door, they were met with a terrible stench from the main room. Before leaving, they put the three hens in a coop in the main room, where the hens were busy eating, defecating, and laying eggs.
Cuihua told Xinan and Beinan to quickly start a fire to boil water and heat the kang (a heated brick bed), while she and Xuemei began cleaning the house.
Xuemei deftly collected the eggs, opened the window to let in fresh air, and even carried the chicken coop outside. Cuihua sprinkling water, sweeping the floor, and dusting were all done in a flash. Her mother and Nannan were still outside, and they couldn't get cold.
Southeast picked up a bucket and went to fetch water. Yan Xiaoqiang unloaded the things from the oxcart and carried them into the house. He also carried a large bundle of hay and put it in the trough. Grandma Yan looked left and right to make sure no one was there. She quickly said to Yan Xiaonan, "Sweetie, no one's here. Hurry up."
Yan Xiaonan nodded, closed his eyes, and the withered fodder turned into fresh grass, exuding the scent of fresh grass. The old ox wolfed it down as if it hadn't eaten grass in ages.
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