Old Mrs. Miao and Gu Dongmei were waiting in the main room, while Jiang Dani was watching over the pot of porridge that had been simmering for a long time at the stove, trying not to let the fire go out. It was a very cold day, and if the porridge got cold, it would not taste good.
The Jiang family had already eaten, and Erni also returned to the room with her two younger sisters. This pot of porridge was reserved for Jiang Dahai and Jiang Yi who were outside. Before old man Jiang went to the brigade headquarters, he specially asked his wife to cook more, fearing that his brothers had not eaten.
Old Mrs. Miao felt heartbroken when she put the rice into the pot. There were three grown men here and the rice in the house was not enough for them to eat. But she didn't dare to disobey her old man in this matter. If she made him unhappy, she would be the one to suffer.
Originally, she was thinking of making it for her own grandson, but he had been exposed to the cold wind all day, so she wanted him to eat something good. So she took out the bag of fine rice hidden in her room and made a small amount of porridge, just enough for her son and grandson. Now, she had to add food for the guests, so the rice was not enough. She simply added a few handfuls of cornmeal and dried sweet potato strips and made a pot of porridge. It smelled of sweet potato and rice, which was very tempting when everyone was hungry.
While Old Man Jiang and the strange old gentleman were pouring out their hearts to each other, Gu Dongmei asked everyone to sit down in the main room, while Old Lady Miao and Jiang Dani brought up the porridge that had been cooking on the stove for half a day.
"We don't have any good stuff here. I'm afraid we will have to wrong you in the future."
Jiang Cheng looked at the pot of rice and corn porridge. He knew the financial situation of the Ruan family. They knew that what they had eaten over the years was definitely not this kind of food. He felt a little aggrieved for his brother.
This is true. Even during the most difficult three years, the Ruan family's financial resources were enough to ensure that they had white rice for every meal, two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and a soup. Ruan Yuanjiang only ate coarse food like corn when he was a staff officer on the battlefield. At that time, it was common to chew grass roots. Ruan Yuanjiang was not worried about himself, but was only worried about whether his granddaughter Ruan Ruan could get used to eating these.
Bai Fangqiu thanked Jiang Dani who served him porridge, and took the bowl of porridge with both hands. Jiang Dani blushed. It was the first time she met such kind elders. These two new grandfathers seemed different from her own grandparents.
After serving Bai Fangqiu and Ruan Yuanjiang's porridge, Jiang Dani served another bowl for Huo Wu. Huo Wu was tall and strong, so Jiang Dani specially selected a large bowl and filled it with porridge for him.
Old Mrs. Miao was so distressed that she secretly cursed her granddaughter for being incompetent. However, she didn't dare to scold her in front of so many people. She just made a note of it in her heart.
"Grandma, I want to eat the pickled vegetables you made." Jiang Yilu noticed the expression on Old Lady Miao's face and said coquettishly while holding his bowl of porridge.
"Yes, how can we just drink porridge without side dishes? I'll get them for you right away." The world is so big, and her grandson is the most important. Old Mrs. Miao doesn't have time to watch her eldest granddaughter serve porridge. She hurried back to the kitchen to get the pickled vegetables in the jar.
How could a few shrewd people not see the expression on Old Lady Miao's face just now? However, they didn't mind at all. Miao Sanfeng was just an ordinary woman. It was normal for her to care about her own family. Under such circumstances, it was already precious that Old Lady Miao allowed a few people to come to her house. Ruan Yuanjiang and his friends didn't have any grudges because of this.
"grandfather."
Ruan Ruan, who was sleeping soundly in Huo Wu's arms, woke up drowsily. She sniffed around with her little nose, apparently awakened by the aroma of porridge.
"Brother Yiliu..." Ruan Ruan rubbed her eyes and finally came to her senses. Seeing Jiang Yiliu sitting opposite her and smiling at her, she called him softly, then put her head back into Huo Wu's arms. After a while, she poked her head out, her little face blushing, and glanced at Jiang Yiliu out of the corner of her eye.
Jiang Yilu smiled in his heart, does he look that scary? He was just having a very happy chat with him.
Jiang Dani had already seen the little girl wrapped in the blanket. Although she was a little confused as to why there was another little girl, which was different from what was said in the telegram, she did not ask. When she saw her wake up, she served her a bowl of porridge in a small bowl.
Huo Wu placed Ruan Ruan next to him, handed her the bowl and spoon, and let her eat slowly.
Ruan Ruan looked at the gentle older sister who served her porridge. Is this brother Yiliu’s sister?
Although a lot of corn was added to the porridge, it was cooked long enough and soft enough that it didn't get choking at all. Ruan Ruan sat obediently aside, scooping the porridge carefully without spilling a drop. While eating, she would look at Jiang Yiliu opposite her from time to time. However, as soon as Jiang Yiliu turned his eyes towards her, she would immediately look away, wishing she could bury her face in the bowl of porridge.
Jiang Yi touched his face subconsciously. Was there something dirty on his face?
Seeing that his granddaughter was enjoying the meal and didn't seem to be uncomfortable with it, Ruan Yuanjiang finally felt relieved.
It only took a while to drink a bowl of porridge, and several adults began to discuss what to do next. This was not something Jiang Yilu's children could listen to. No matter how much he acted like a spoiled child, it was useless. Children's mouths were not tight, and if they heard something and told others, it would cause trouble.
In the end, the two children were brought back into the house by Dani. These days, Ruan Ruan lived with the sisters. After all, Ruan Yuanjiang and his men were grown men, and Huo Wu was even a rough guy, so girls like Ruan Ruan had to be taken care of by girls.
Jiang Yiliu slept with his sisters at night, because with him around, there would be more firewood to heat the kang at night. If it was just Dani and the others, Old Lady Miao would not be willing to keep the kang warm for them all night. So for the sake of his sisters, Jiang Yiliu would start to stay with them when it got cold.
Ruan Ruan had never seen a heated kang in her life. Jiang Dani took off her outermost pieces of clothing, folded them carefully and placed them at the head of the kang, leaving only the smallest piece of clothing that was closest to her body. Then she placed her on the kang and covered her with a thick quilt.
She touched the kang bed that was padded with a mattress and gave a cry of surprise. After seeing Erni, Sanni, and Sini sleeping beside her, she quickly covered her mouth and stared at Jiang Yiliu with her big round eyes. Like a frightened kitten, her cute appearance made Jiang Yiliu and Jiang Dani laugh out loud.
Ruan Ruan realized that she had made a fool of herself and quickly huddled herself into the quilt. Jiang Yilu was afraid that she would feel suffocated, so he quickly helped her lift the quilt a little to reveal her little head.
Ruan Ruan blushed and smiled obediently. She grew up in the south and had always slept on a wooden bed. Later, when she was a little older, her second grandfather in Hong Kong asked someone to send her a mattress called Simmons. The spring mattress was very soft and it was very comfortable to sleep on.
Ruan Ruan's eyes were a little dim. Her favorite mattress was burned by a group of strangers who broke into her house a few days before they came here. She didn't know why those people wanted to burn Ruan Ruan's things, but Uncle Da Wu held her and didn't let her go over to stop them.
Jiang Dani did not expect that there would be a little girl. As a result, there were not enough quilts in the house. Now the extra quilts in the house were sent to the next room.
Jiang Dani thought about it and decided to let her younger brother and fourth sister share one quilt. Ruan Ruan was a guest and a little girl at that, so she couldn't let her share a quilt with her younger brother.
Jiang Yiliu did not object, since he and his fourth sister were both infants. Ruan Ruan huddled in the bed, with only her little head sticking out, looking at Jiang Yiliu and Jiang Dajie, her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything in the end.
The kang was heated well and was very warm. With the cold wind outside and the sound of whispers from next door, they soon fell into a deep sleep.
At dawn, Jiang Yiliu was awakened by the noise outside the house. He felt around and found that no one was there. Jiang Yiliu woke up instantly. It was so early in the morning. Where did the fourth sister go?
It turned out that Si Ni woke up early when Dani and the others got up, and Ruan Ruan, who had a light sleep, also woke up. Dani was busy taking her two younger sisters to cut grass for pigs, so she asked the youngest Si Ni to look after Ruan Ruan.
"Yilu is the laziest. He always stays in bed. Second sister says Yilu is a little lazy pig." In just a short while, without Jiang Yilu knowing, Si Ni and Ruan Ruan became as close as conjoined twins. She pointed at Jiang Yilu who had just woken up and said to Ruan Ruan.
This new little sister was so delicate and soft that Si Ni felt that she finally found the feeling of being a sister through this sister, and she did not hesitate to expose her brother's shortcomings in front of her. She completely forgot that she used to be the one who stayed in bed with her brother.
Ruan Ruan glanced at Jiang Yilu and said softly, "Brother Yilu is very capable." She wanted to vindicate Jiang Yilu.
Jiang Yilu didn't bother with his fourth sister. He got out of bed, picked up the clothes on the kang and put them on.
"Grandma is still making breakfast. Why are you getting up so early?" Si Ni pulled Ruan Ruan to play with the string and asked curiously when she saw her brother getting up so early.
"It's okay. I'll just go out and take a look." Jiang Yilu didn't explain. He just heard the sound of martial arts practice outside. Thinking of Huo Wu who had just moved in, he became interested and wanted to see Huo Wu's strength.
In the small courtyard, there were gusts of cold wind. A shirtless man with strong muscles was practicing martial arts. Every movement was powerful and every punch he threw seemed to bring a gust of wind. Jiang Yilu, who was standing at the door and watching, had brighter and brighter eyes. The way he looked at Huo Wu was as if he was staring at a piece of fat meat.
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