Early in the morning, before it was fully light, the hardworking villagers had already made smoke rise from their kitchens.
Because Shen Anyu and An Xuan have to go to school, they still get up at around 5:30 or 6:00 even in cold weather. The village does not ring gongs or play broadcasts when they do not have to go to work. The two children get up purely by relying on their developed biological clocks and willpower.
Shen An Ning heard the noise coming from the side and knew that her sister was getting ready. She rubbed her eyes. She had entertained Cao Jingheng last night and had slept an hour less, so she was still a little uncomfortable.
"An Xuan."
Shen Anxuan looked at his eldest sister who was having difficulty getting up and felt a little funny. "Sister, you can sleep with Xixi for a while. My brother and I can make breakfast ourselves."
Anyway, it's cold now, and the villagers rarely come to her clinic unless it's a special situation. Shen An Ning thought about it, buried her head in the quilt, hugged her sweet and soft little niece, and talked in a muffled voice about the ingredients prepared in the kitchen.
Shen Zixi has already passed her second birthday. Although she is well-raised, she is still a child and likes to sleep early in the morning. Shen Anning accompanied her and slept until seven o'clock without realizing it. An Yu and An Xuan had already gone up the mountain and brought back two bundles of firewood.
When she heard the noise in the shed, she yawned, carefully lifted the quilt and got up to put on her clothes.
The kang had been filled with new firewood by Shen Anyu who had gotten up early, so it was still very warm. After covering Xixi with a quilt, Shen Anning got up and went to the yard. Looking at the firewood that had already filled half of the space, she felt a little proud.
I filled the water tank first, and saw the sweet potato millet porridge still warm in the pot in the kitchen, so I ate it in a daze.
Watching his younger brothers and sisters starting to do warm-up exercises at the door, other children in the village also arrived in twos and threes. Shen Anning watched them doing military boxing on the side, which was quite impressive.
After sending her younger brothers and sisters to school, Shen An Ning opened the door between the infirmary and the yard. Xixi was still asleep. She sat in the yard, sorting out the mountain products she had picked up in the past few days while listening to the movements without any delay.
The burrs on the chestnut shells were difficult to remove, so the old man in the village invented a plywood that could quickly take out the chestnuts inside. The green skin of the walnuts needed to be broken open with a knife. There were a lot of things to do, and after working for a while, Shen An Ning began to feel numb in his hands and feet. The wealth on the ground became a heavy burden at this moment when he was tired.
Shen Anning looked at the gloves that were stained white and green. She took off the gloves and felt a little astringent on her fingertips. She washed them with soap several times before the color on her hands was lighter.
"Auntie, I'm awake."
Hearing the sound coming from the house, Shen Anning put down the things in his hands, poured the hot water warmed on the coal stove into the wooden basin, and walked into the room to see Xixi sitting with her hair flying.
"Baby Xixi is awake?"
"Yes, auntie, hold me."
Now Shen Anning only puts diapers on Xixi at night and then carries Xixi to the toilet.
The little girl yawned while waiting obediently for Shen An Ning to wash her face and brush her teeth. She was very well-behaved. Her skin looked even whiter in winter and she looked more and more like a porcelain doll. She cleaned her mouth carefully, washed her face, and applied baby cream on her.
"Mmm, Xixi smells so good!"
Hahahahahahaha, auntie, it’s itchy, itchy, ah, hahahahahahaha…
After playing around on the kang for a while, I put clothes and shoes on Xixi and took the little guy off the kang to the kitchen.
"Auntie, what do you want for breakfast?"
"What do you want to eat, Xixi?"
"Bao Bao. I want to eat meat buns."
Shen Anning watched the little girl ordering food seriously, and was amused by her laughter. "There are no meat buns in the morning, only millet porridge and eggs."
Sure enough, Shen Zixi was full of resistance. She had never liked boiled eggs since she was a child. For such a long time, it was painful for her to eat eggs every time.
In the kitchen, Shen Anning brought out the millet porridge and steamed eggs that were warm in the pot. The moment she saw the steamed eggs, Shen Zixi's eyes lit up.
"Hehe, I like auntie."
"This is what my uncle and aunt made for you this morning. Aunt was lazy this morning and slept with Xixi, so she got up late."
Looking at the soft and sticky little girl, sitting on the stool and eating obediently with a spoon, Shen An Ning looked at her as if she was looking at a sunflower.
I was waiting in the infirmary in the morning, and only a few villagers came to buy isatis root to prevent colds. According to past experience and recent weather, there will be a heavy snow in a few days. I have to take this opportunity to go to the town and county several times in the next two days to bring back all the things I need. Once it snows heavily, I have to prepare for winter.
She took Shen Zixi for a nap at noon, and she didn't plan to go up the mountain in the afternoon. She tied a child's chair to the back of the bicycle, "Xixi, auntie will take you to the town to buy New Year's goods today, okay?"
"What are the New Year's goods? Are they delicious?"
She pinched the little guy's chubby face and said, "Yes, it's what we eat during the Chinese New Year. Xixi, is there anything you want to eat? Auntie can buy it for you today."
"Yeah, I want meat and candy, White Rabbit."
It was a rare opportunity to take Xixi to the town, so Shen An Ning didn't restrict her. The supply in the town's supply and marketing cooperative was not much. Seeing that she had bought a pound of furnace fruit and sesame candy, she also bought a pound of ribs and pork. Shen Zixi only knew that she had bought the meat, but she didn't know the exact amount, so Shen An Ning planned to take it out when she got home.
Pushing Shen Zixi on the road, it was a coincidence that Cao Jingheng, whom I had just met last night, was also carrying large and small bags, and the two of them ran into each other.
"peaceful."
"Brother Cao, by the way, Xixi, this is Uncle Cao."
"Hello, uncle."
"Hello, Xixi." Maybe because his niece resembles his aunt, Cao Jingheng looked at Shen Zixi, who looked a bit like a smaller version of Shen Anning, very cute.
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