At the end of October, the autumn harvest was over, and Shen Anning and his younger brother and sister got a lot of mountain products from the mountains. The Northeast has the advantage of being close to the mountains, and no one goes to the deep mountains, so all the goods are available to Shen Anning.
The most harvested product this month is hazelnuts. Nowadays, hazelnuts are all wild in the mountains, not artificially cultivated ones, so the fruits are relatively small. After frying them, hold a handful in each hand and pat them, most of the shells will break. Add some salt and fry them, and they will taste milky.
Shen An Ning sent a lot of money to his second brother and uncle and aunt. Since he received all of Cao Jingheng's assets last time, he received another letter from him. The letter said that he was out on a mission and was not in the army. His return date was uncertain, so Shen An Ning did not send him anything these times.
Fangshan Commune in Heishan County is not located in a very good geographical location, so it has received many people who were sent here. On the way back from the post office, when passing by the woods at the edge of the town, Shen Anning saw two old men. Although it was just a quick glance, she knew that one of them was a very famous Chinese medicine practitioner, Cheng Mingli.
Shen An Ning paused while riding his bike. In his previous life, after returning to the city, Old Cheng was obsessed with the cause of traditional Chinese medicine. His health had been greatly affected by the hard work in the past few years. After returning to the city, he devoted himself to research and soon his health collapsed. In his previous life, Shen An Ning had only seen some news about him in the newspaper. His grandparents also received help from him after returning to Beijing. In those years, their health was maintained by Old Cheng.
Some things from his previous life flashed through his mind again, and taking advantage of the parking time, Shen Anning put some things in the basket hanging on the back seat.
It wasn't a festival, so there weren't many people on the road. Shen Anning didn't shy away from pushing the cart directly over, "Mr. Cheng."
Cheng Mingli was a little surprised. He didn't know Shen Anning, so he didn't react for a while. It was the hunched old lady next to him who patted him and said, "Girl, I don't know you. Do you know who I am?"
Shen Anning did not hide it and said bluntly: “My grandfather is Shen Zhaolin.”
Cheng Mingli suddenly realized, "So you are Chief Shen's granddaughter, are you going to the countryside?"
Cheng Mingli and his wife were labeled as the "stinking ninth" at the beginning of the movement and sent to the cowshed. Because he majored in traditional Chinese medicine, he was among the first to suffer, so he didn't know what happened to the Shen family later.
"Mr. Cheng, my grandparents are also in the countryside, in Wangtu Village."
"So that's how it is. Chief Shen was also...,"
Shen Anning smiled at him, “Mr. Cheng, my grandparents are in good health. The place where I went to the countryside as an educated youth is very close to them, so it is convenient for me to take care of them.”
Looking at the old lady next to Mr. Cheng, Shen Anning guessed that this was his wife. In his previous life, Mr. Cheng returned to the city alone, and he must have had a hard time these years. "Mr. Cheng, where are you now? I am now a barefoot doctor in the village and also work in the commune hospital. If you need any help, just let me know."
Although Cheng Mingli felt a little embarrassed, his wife's body really needed nutrition. He knew that it was difficult to ask for help in the current situation, but his wife didn't have time to wait. He was a Chinese medicine doctor and knew that the human body was the most difficult to adjust.
"Shen family girl, I won't be polite with you either. My wife and I are now in the cowshed in Liujiagou. The weather here is very cold in winter. We are short of food, cotton clothes, and nutritional supplements." Cheng Mingli's voice became softer and softer as he spoke. He knew that he was being a bit unreasonable.
"Forget it, girl. You still have to take care of your grandparents. I'm wasting your time. Go back first. It's noon now. Don't let anyone see you interacting with us."
Chen An Ning took out a bag of brown sugar weighing two taels and two eggs from the backpack and stuffed them in. "There are too many for you to take back now. If someone sees you, you probably won't be able to keep them. Hide these first. Go back and have a good meal. I'll come to see you in the evening if I have a chance. I'll also find a way to get you what you need. I just don't know if you can hide things where you live now? Is there anyone else there?"
"No, no, the cowshed in Liujiagou is at the end of the village. There were two people who came with us a few years ago, but they are gone. Life was hard, and now it's just the two old bones of us left." Cheng Mingli didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at the clouds in the sky and felt a lot of emotion.
Shen Anning knew the general situation of Liujiagou. Liujiagou was relatively close to the commune, but due to its geographical location, there were no rivers, so the harvest had not been very good. However, the sideline business was thriving, and it was well-known in the town as a wealthy village. No wonder few people who were sent down to the countryside went to Liujiagou in recent years.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng, I will try my best to go there after nightfall." Shen An Ning knew that Mr. Cheng and his men would definitely not be short of common medicinal materials. After all, as big figures in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, they could easily pick up herbs from the mountains.
Thinking that there was a little niece sleeping at home and that she had to go back to prepare supplies to be sent to Cheng Lao and the others in the evening, Shen An Ning did not chat with them much.
When I got home, little Xixi had already started to have a bad temper. As soon as Shen Anning opened the door, she saw the little guy sitting on the threshold, grunting while eating biscuits in his hand.
Looking at her, Shen An Ning knew that the little girl had an objection to leaving her alone at home.
She took out a box of snacks from her backpack and said, "Xixi, you're awake, aren't you? Auntie didn't mean to leave you alone at home. I went to send something to my uncle and great-grandfather and great-grandmother. You were sleeping at the time, so I went alone. I didn't expect you to wake up so early."
"Look what delicious food your aunt prepared for you. It's pumpkin pie. It smells delicious. Do you want to try it?"
Shen Zixi stared at the pumpkin pie, and felt that the biscuits in her hand were no longer fragrant, but she still said stubbornly: "Huh, baby forgives you this time, auntie, remember to take me with you next time."
"Okay, okay, auntie knows I was wrong. Next time I will definitely bring our baby Xixi with me. Here, have a pumpkin pie first. I'll go cook. You can play at the kitchen door, okay?"
"Well, thank you, auntie."
Pumpkin cakes are made in the space. Pumpkin, glutinous rice flour and white sugar are mixed into round cakes and steamed first. Old-fashioned biscuits are sandwiched on both sides and fried again. They taste very delicious and the children in the family all like to eat them.
Afraid that the little girl would be waiting anxiously, Shen An Ning made relatively simple dishes, scrambled eggs with green peppers, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and seaweed, shrimp, and tofu soup.
Shen Zixi, who grew up in Northeast China, has a typical Northeastern stomach. He eats half a steamed bun, half a sweet potato, and a bowl of soup, and his belly is full.
There was nothing to do at home in the afternoon, so Shen An Ning took Xixi to study. It would take more than two years for her to return to the city, and Shen Zixi would just go back to elementary school by then, so this early education should be put on the agenda.
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