Ye Jin suddenly raised her head and looked at her aunt's amiable smiling face. She originally thought that her aunt was unwilling to help her, but now it seems that she had misunderstood her.
It's not that she was unwilling, she was too willing, so she was too excited and took action without saying a word.
Ye Jin felt very ashamed that she had underestimated this aunt.
"Thank you, Auntie. I will obey your command."
"Why are you talking so elegantly, girl? You're much more polite than your sister who went to technical secondary school. Why are you being so polite to me, your aunt? If you like this meat, I'll give it to you when we kill a pig!"
Ye Jin was about to thank her when her aunt winked at her again: "Next time if you make egg fried rice, if you have extra you must let me have a taste!"
"Okay!" Ye Jin agreed readily. Her grandmother was still waiting at home, so she hurried back.
As soon as Ye Jin left, the aunt ran to the neighbor's house next door to chat with everyone.
"Have you heard? Ye Wei, who has been missing for five years, is back!"
As soon as the aunt said this, the people next door immediately pricked up their ears.
"How could someone be found after being missing for five years? Who is so capable? And who is Ye Wei? How come I've never heard of this name?"
"You don't even know Ye Wei? She's Ye Jin's sister!"
The gossip fire in the aunt's heart was burning fiercely. She told everything she knew from beginning to end, including the fact that Ye Jin came to her to buy meat.
The aunt next door was very surprised. She was cooking, but after hearing about this, she stopped cooking and started rummaging through the chicken coop with a bamboo basket.
She touched the butt of this chicken, then touched the butt of that chicken, and took the ones with eggs directly. She couldn't wait any longer and reached out to take the ones that were about to lay eggs.
My aunt was waiting in the house when she heard the hens clucking outside, and there was another commotion.
When the aunt next door came back, there were already several eggs in her basket. She reached into the firewood pile and grabbed a few more eggs.
The aunt next door was carrying a dozen eggs and a tied-up hen and ran quickly towards Ye Jin's house.
The aunt was stunned. The gossip she wanted to tell was not responded to. She felt empty inside and turned around and went to another house.
She spread the news, and the other party had the same reaction, except that his family's local specialties were not hens and eggs, but peanuts and taro that they grew themselves.
There is less food to eat in winter, and the peanuts and taro are only preserved today because they are buried deep in the soil.
The man was carrying half a bag of local specialties as he walked towards Ye Jin's house. On the way, he met another person who greeted them enthusiastically.
The two chatted for a while and then told the good news again. More and more people knew about it, and more and more people returned home and started to dig out the good things in the house.
The children of these people's families immediately became anxious when they saw their parents packing things like crazy. They cried loudly and held on to the things and refused to let go.
Others tearfully accused their families of being too greedy: "Mom, we don't even have much to eat at home, why are you giving away food to others?"
The woman touched her son's head and said to him with a smile, "That's because we ate the wild boar meat that Sister Ye Jin sent us. You were also lucky enough to try her fried rice! Mom asks you, is the wild boar meat delicious? Is the fried rice delicious? Do you want to try it again next time?"
The child was frightened and his eyes were wide open.
He blinked his bright eyes and nodded honestly: "Baby still wants to eat a lot of wild boar meat and egg fried rice, so let's send some more food to Sister Ye Jin?"
This little fellow was not very old, but he was very smart. He was calculating with an abacus, and his attitude had also changed dramatically.
From preventing family members from packing things in the beginning, to now taking the initiative to pack things into the sack.
Although it is just a small action, it represents their inner recognition of Ye Jin.
As soon as Ye Jin arrived home, holding the meat in her hands and before she had time to explain the situation, she saw one villager after another carrying bamboo baskets or burlap bags, excitedly giving gifts to their family.
The villagers were simple and honest, and they didn't talk much. They had a lot of things in their heads, but when they opened their mouths, they smiled naively. They almost all grabbed their heads and looked at Ye Jin shyly, "Jin girl, I heard that you found your sister. Congratulations. I don't have anything valuable at home, so I brought some local specialties here. Please don't mind."
Ye Jin looked at the simple smiling faces and the things they sent. Everyone sent something different, but when comparing their family situations and what they were currently planting, she knew that these things were all they had.
She just gave each of them a piece of pork on a whim, but who knew that these people kept it in mind and gave her more and better things in return when she needed them.
It would have been fine if the village aunties had just delivered things, but when they saw them busy making dumplings, they rolled up their sleeves and came over to help.
"You kneaded so much flour, how many dumplings do you plan to make?"
Ye Jin took a quick look and realized that there was too much flour in the basin. Even a strong man like Gu Yan had difficulty kneading it.
It was winter, and his forehead was covered in sweat. He didn't wear any thick coat to begin with, so he took off his thin coat and wore only a single layer of clothing. His sleeves were rolled up high, revealing the strong muscles on his arms.
Everyone saw the two pieces of pork belly on the stove, and they all had the same thought in their minds: how could this little meat be enough for so many dumpling wrappers?
Everyone seemed to have made an appointment and went back to their homes silently. After a while, those who returned came back with a few pieces of meat in their hands.
There are quite a lot of people who have this idea, and more and more people put the meat on the stove. The two pieces of meat that were originally isolated are now directly pressed at the bottom, and the meat on the stove is piled into a small mountain.
Seeing everyone so enthusiastic and generous, and actively helping, Ye Jin felt very proud. She looked at everyone with a burning gaze, and suddenly raised her voice and shouted, "Since everyone is here to help, and you've brought enough ingredients, how about everyone who comes here today stay at my house and eat dumplings?"
It's just that the place at home is a little small, so they may have to set up the dumplings in the yard. Ye Jin couldn't continue talking here, because there were too many people coming, not only did they have to set up the dumplings in the yard, but there were not enough bowls at home, let alone enough tables and chairs. If everyone came to eat dumplings, they could only squat on the ground.
She was embarrassed to say this, but naturally someone figured out the problem.
"It's been years since the villagers have eaten dumplings together!"
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