Lin Lishan looked at Jiaojiao with amusement, Huang Cuilan seemed to be thinking about something, and Lin Juhua looked at Shi Tou with a smile.
Xiao Zuo shouted loudly: "I understand, there are bad guys secretly looking for adults. When we grow up, we can catch the bad guys ourselves." After shouting, he covered his mouth, looked at Zhou Jiao's face, and found that she didn't blame him, so he smiled with relief.
Zhou Jiao thought the boy was quite smart and nodded in her heart.
Little Stone scratched his head and said to Zhou Jiao, "Aunt, I want to wear a little military uniform, but I also want Tiger. What should I do?"
Lin Lishan looked at the child with amusement to see how her daughter Jiaojiao would answer.
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded at Little Stone, praising him. "Although our Little Stone is the youngest, he's always asking questions when he doesn't understand something. That's great. We adults also have a lot of things we don't understand, so we ask others. Little Stone, that's a really good question. So, Little Stone, how about I put a tiger on your military uniform?"
Little Stone thought about it and shook his head. "Forget it. I want to be like my brothers. Next time my mother makes me clothes, and you, Auntie, make me a little tiger."
"Well, all the children in our family are good children. Auntie will definitely remember this. When I can go out to the street, I will go buy some cloth. You will definitely be able to wear your little military uniforms before the New Year."
The four little guys were playing and laughing, saying goodbye to everyone and running away. Huang Cuilan said hurriedly, "Jiaojiao, don't listen to the children. Cloth coupons are very scarce nowadays, so where can we get so much cloth? Auntie gave us a lot of cloth some time ago, and we will wait until the end of the year to make them. They don't need clothes, so don't waste your cloth coupons."
Lin Juhua nodded repeatedly after hearing this. "What my sister-in-law said is true. Children grow up quickly. Even if we make clothes, they won't be able to wear them next year. We can't make more clothes. We can't just give them whatever they say."
Zhou Jiao looked at them with amusement and said to them, "As your aunt, I have to keep my promise. I know how much fabric can be wasted by four little people. Mom, it's getting late. Let's pack up and go to bed early. It's too cold here. You can all make a cup of brown sugar water and drink it before going to bed."
Huang Cuilan and the other person quickly packed up and left in a hurry without even drinking the brown sugar water.
Zhou Jiao and her mother smiled at each other. Zhou Jiao brought two bowls of the bird's nest stewed today and sat down with Lin Lishan. "Mom, how about you try some? I have this bird's nest too. You can take some back and stew it for yourself when you have nothing to do. Bird's nest is very nourishing and beautiful. I spent a lot of favors to buy it, so remember not to give it away."
Lin Lishan shook her head decisively and said firmly, "You can eat this stuff yourself. I saw that there isn't much. I still want to use my connections to see where I can get it so that you can keep eating it. This stuff is easier to buy abroad. Nowadays, everyone in China is hiding it. Only donkey-hide gelatin is easier to buy. Don't ask around. It's not available in China, and you can't buy it even if you have money."
Zhou Jiao looked at her helplessly, "After we finish eating, the white fungus will also be good."
Lin Lishan patted herself, hurriedly got up and walked to the inner room, carrying the food box out, "Look at my memory, this is what Xiaowu specially asked the imperial chef to make tonight. Let's see what kind of soup it is first."
Zhou Jiao took it and opened it to look at the dishes. They were all nourishing with medicinal herbs. "This is pigeon soup, and that's sweet soup. I'd rather have something sweet tonight. I've been having chicken soup every day lately, and the noodles are either chicken soup or pig's trotter soup. I'm tired of it. Mom, you have to prepare some rice for me. I don't need anything else, so don't buy it. You can buy it if you have money. Rice is a fine grain, and it's very scarce. I look forward to eating rice every day now, even with plain water."
Lin Lishan smiled and shook her head. "Your dad went to the provincial capital today and specifically asked someone for rice and flour. They only gave him 50 kilograms of rice. I heard that at the end of the year, when food rations are distributed, many rural areas will sell their rice at the market. Mom has made an appointment with Zhao Yuanyuan's mom, your Aunt Cheng, and we'll wait and see at the market. Don't worry, Mom knows you can't eat whole grains."
"It's not that I can't eat whole grains. Soft sweet potatoes are fine, and fine cornmeal is fine too. It's just that I can't eat the dregs. Doesn't Friendship Mall sell rice? I still have the remittance vouchers you gave me last time. You can take them back. I haven't used them."
"Your dad exchanged 1,000 yuan today, so it's convenient for you to keep it on hand. There's no fine grain in Friendship Mall. Once your household registration is transferred to the county town, you won't have to eat steamed buns anymore. If you really have no choice, eat at a restaurant. Mom will send you food coupons."
Zhou Jiao laughed, "Mom, you're a spendthrift daughter-in-law, and you're raising a little spendthrift daughter-in-law. Who doesn't eat at home? If you go to a restaurant every day, you'll be criticized. I've made a plan. During the next two months at the end of the year, I'll go to every market, big or small, and buy everything and bring it to the county town. I won't care about the price, as long as there's food. Haha, how do you think it is?"
Seeing her laughing so hard that she was staggering, Lin Lishan looked down on her and said, "How much can you buy? I'll pack it up tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I'll go look for it with your dad. I don't believe we can't find it."
Zhou Jiao looked at her worriedly and advised, "Mom, it's not time to distribute the rations yet. There's no point in looking for them. It's too tiring. You're still worried that your son-in-law won't be able to find the fine grains when we get to the county town. Don't bother yourself. It's so tiring. Xiaowu planned to look for someone last time, but there was too much fine grain and no place to store it. It's not convenient here. Don't we have a yard now? You and my dad, please don't bother yourself. It's so tiring to take the train. We haven't had a good rest. It's not good for our health. If you're worried, we can ask Xiaowu when he comes in."
Seeing her worried look, Lin Lishan sighed secretly. Her daughter Jiaojiao was filial. She knew that she couldn't eat whole grains, but since she couldn't buy them, she wouldn't let them worry about it, for fear of tiring them out. "Okay, I'll ask Xiaowu later."
Speak of the devil and he will appear. Look, Zhang Guoqing and her father came in.
Lin Lishan looked behind them and saw no one was around, so she asked him straight to the point: "Xiaowu, do you have any way to buy some fine grains? Jiaojiao can't eat coarse grains."
Zhang Guoqing had been thinking about this for a long time and whispered, "When the family splits up and becomes unhappy, we'll have some fine grains and we'll have found a way to get them. When we live together, even if we buy some, my mother won't cook them for us. Haha, the fine grains you brought last time, she said they were ours and wouldn't let us touch them."
Zhou Xiaozheng watched them acting sneakily, and after hearing what Zhang Guoqing said, he looked at Zhou Jiao. Zhou Jiao nodded at him and said silently, "Biased."
A smile appeared in Zhou Xiaozheng's eyes and he laughed secretly. No wonder Jiaojiao's room was full of wild game and chicken soup was stewed every day. When Xiaowu saw the roasted venison, he would think of his parents. The relationship between the mother and son was really good.
Seeing Lin Lishan nod in satisfaction, Zhou Xiaozheng said, "Okay, put your mind at ease. Let's go to bed early. We'll try to clean up the yard and move in soon. Your parents-in-law have agreed too."
Zhou Jiao looked at Zhang Guoqing eagerly. Zhang Guoqing saw this and laughed, "I checked everything. The quilt is warm, the kang is hot, and the hot water is also prepared."
"That's good, Dad. Didn't you drink some alcohol tonight? How do you feel? By the way, brother, I'll make Dad a cup of honey water. It can help with hangovers. After drinking it, you won't have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. You can drink it with me." After Zhou Jiao finished speaking, she hurried to the room to get the honey.
"Slow down, what are you in such a hurry for? Dad's waiting for you right here." Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his precious daughter running so fast, worried that she might get hurt. He complained. After that, he raised his eyebrows proudly at the two people in the room. See, his daughter loves him.
Zhang Guoqing secretly thought that he also wanted to have a sweet little girl, and see his father-in-law was so proud. He glanced at his mother-in-law, and they smiled at each other.
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