It was not until after twelve o'clock that Shen Anchen and Shen Anning took their younger brother, sister and Xixi home.
After having another meal, several people rubbed their stomachs on the way back at the same time, which was also very funny. Shen Zixi was still too young and very sleepy, so he ate less. On the way back, he was held steadily by his uncle Shen Anchen, and even snored a little.
Because of Shen Anchen's arrival, Shen Anning could sleep until she woke up naturally every morning while holding Xixi. He not only took over all the housework at home, but also personally supervised Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan's morning exercises. Because of this, more and more children from the two villages came to participate in early morning exercises. There were also several fifteen or sixteen-year-olds who planned to join the army in the future, and they also showed up at the door of the infirmary on time every morning.
For several days in a row, the door of Shen An Ning's medical office was never closed in the morning. Several aunts and uncles who got along well with her, and their children also exercised with An Yu and An Xuan in the morning, so they brought over the delicious food they had stored at home.
This also allowed Shen Anchen to experience the simplicity and enthusiasm of the people of Northeast China.
It was a Sunday in mid-March, and also the fifth day since Shen Anchen arrived.
On this day, Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan did not have to go to school. After exercising in the morning, they stayed at home to help Shen Anning prepare medicine and prepare ingredients.
Because Shen Anchen planned to cross the two mountains behind to visit his parents and his elder brother and sister-in-law at night. There were many people on the farm during the day, and there was also an old man guarding the door. It was okay for Shen Anning to take Xixi with her, but it would be suspicious to bring Shen Anchen with her.
Although she and the gatekeeper had already understood some things tacitly.
Fortunately, Shen Anchen has a good physique. In the past few days, he and several young people in the village have explored every place on the back mountain. It must be difficult for others to climb two hills, but for him it is only a matter of an hour.
In the kitchen.
Shen Anning mixed the mixed flour, corn flour and white flour together to make steamed buns. There was more white flour and less mixed flour, and some white sugar was added, so it tasted very soft, but the color didn't look that good.
Thinking that her second brother would have to walk over the mountain in the evening, she planned to take the heavy things with her when she went to Liu Jiaman in two days. She would only bring some food and prepared dishes in the evening. In case a few people wanted to celebrate, she also wrapped a bottle of grain wine with a hemp rope.
Braised pork, sweet and sour pork, puppy sausage, meatballs, four lunch boxes were filled to the brim, and there were twenty mixed-flour steamed buns. A small backpack took up half of it, which was filled with several specialty snacks brought by Shen Anchen. It was tied with a rope and covered with a cloth to prevent things from falling out.
Everything was ready. After dinner, when it was completely dark, Shen An Ning took Da Hei and sent Shen An Chen to the small path leading up the mountain. They walked very discreetly along the way. Even if the cow shed and Liu Xiaocao heard any movement, Shen An Ning believed that they would pretend not to hear anything.
"Brother, remember you will first pass the cowshed and pigpen, and then another row of houses. Our parents and eldest brother and his wife live in the two closest to the right. This is a small flashlight, the light is strong, so use it carefully."
Chen Anchen looked at the small black flashlight handed to him by his sister. It was obvious that it was not the kind sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives nowadays. It looked more like a foreign product.
He took it without saying anything and put it in his pocket. "Okay, go back. There are still a few children at home. I will be careful. Don't worry. I already walked to the halfway point of the mountain on the other side of the farm the afternoon before yesterday."
"Okay, I won't sleep very soundly tonight. When you come back, just whistle and I'll open the door for you."
Watching her second brother go up the mountain, she could no longer see any shadow in the dark night, so Shen An Ning turned around and walked home.
When Shen Anchen arrived at the farm, he took a detour for fear of disturbing the cows and pigs. With his good night vision and hearing, he even ran into a few pairs of wild mandarin ducks on the mountain.
A little embarrassing.
He and his eldest brother Shen Anyan are not much older than each other, and he grew up following his eldest brother closely, so they have their own secret way of communicating.
Almost at the moment when Shen Anchen opened his mouth, Shen Anyan, who was lying on the kang, opened his eyes. He felt it was a little unbelievable the first time, so he sat up with his eyes open and did not react at all until he heard it for the second time, and then he whistled back with great certainty.
He carefully woke up his wife who was sleeping next to him, "Manxue, wake up and put on your clothes, your second brother is here."
Liu Manxue was so shocked by these words that she sat up immediately and looked at her husband, thinking that he might be hysterical.
"My second brother is really here. I'm really hurt by you looking at me like that, Xue'er. Hurry up and get dressed and call my second uncle and aunt over."
It wasn't until Shen Anyan opened the door and a man entered the room that Liu Manxue realized that this was no joke.
"Second brother, please sit down first. I'll go next door and wake up my uncle and aunt."
The kerosene lamp was lit, and the window gaps were covered with cloth to prevent light from leaking in. Only then did Shen Anyan take a good look at his good brother Shen Anchen.
He punched him and said, "Good boy, you've become a lot stronger."
When Shen Yiyuan and Qin Shuni entered the room, they were so excited to see their son. Qin Shuni hugged Shen Anchen and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes a little embarrassedly.
"Why are you here at this time, you..."
"Mom, I'm fine. I'm not injured. It's not convenient for me to come here during the day, so I came here from the back mountain. Mom and Dad, please sit down. An Ning brought some food. Let's eat and talk."
Several people covered the doors and windows, put the lunch boxes directly on the kang to keep them warm, and sat on the kang, chatting in low voices while waiting for the food.
It was mainly Shen Anchen who was talking about what he had seen and heard in the army over the past three years. He looked at his parents, brother and sister-in-law, and they were all in good spirits and good health.
The three men drank the pure grain wine brewed by Shen Anning. Father Shen looked at his son and said, "Anchen, you don't have to worry too much about us. The person in charge of the farm is good. Although he is not very warm to us, he is very good at this time. And your sister comes over from time to time. It is you who is alone outside, too far away from us, which makes us more worried."
"Mom and Dad, I know. I came here just to see you. An Ning always tells you how well you are doing in her letters. I was always worried that she only reported good news and not bad news. Now that I've come here to see you, I feel much more at ease."
After Chen Anchen had supper with his parents, brother and sister-in-law, and chatted for a while, he looked at the time and was about to leave. They all had to go to work tomorrow, and if they didn't get enough rest, they would be very tired tomorrow.
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