One afternoon after the snow melted, Shen Anning rented a ox cart from the village and went to the post office in town.
She had become quite familiar with the people at the post office over the past few years. After all, she would always send or receive a few packages every month. But this time, the way several staff members at the counter looked at her seemed a little strange.
Shen Anning felt a little embarrassed by being stared at by everyone, so she had to take out her ID, thinking about taking the things and leaving quickly, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
"Chen An Ning, come in. There are a lot of things. Did you come here by bike? I'm afraid you can't get them all in one go." The staff member in charge of picking up the goods looked at Chen An Ning with envy in his eyes. Some people are just lucky!
When Shen An Ning saw the packages placed in the corner, she couldn't help but pat her head. There were four large packages, all wrapped in snakeskin bags, which were comparable to four bags of rice and wheat. When she heard the postman's words, she thought it was an exaggeration. Now it seems that it's a good thing that she hired an ox cart today, otherwise she really doesn't know how to get these things back.
I looked at the shipping address, Guangxi Province, Cao Jingheng.
After finally getting the four packages into the car, he said, "Thank you, thank you for your help."
Uncle Wang, who was driving the cart, was also very surprised. He knew that the educated youth Shen from the village received packages and remittances every month, but this was too much. He originally thought that the snow had just melted and Shen's bicycle was difficult to ride.
On the way, Uncle Wang looked at the package several times, "Chen Zhiqing, you received so many things, were they all sent by one person? Is it your partner?"
Shen Anning smiled awkwardly, "No, uncle, I'm still young, and my brothers and sisters are also young. I'm definitely not looking for a partner for the next two years. This may seem like a lot, but it's definitely not something expensive, otherwise my brother and the others wouldn't be able to send so much."
Having said that, when the ox cart entered the village and was seen by everyone, Shen An Ning still felt unprecedented enthusiastic gazes. Several nosy aunties were very enthusiastic. They walked from the entrance to the end of the village in such a cold weather that they insisted on helping Shen An Ning carry the package into the house.
"Oh, Shen Zhiqing is so lucky. Her family treats her so well. Look at these four big bags. I wonder what good things are in them."
"It looks like food and clothes. I guess they're for Shen Zhiqing and the others to celebrate the New Year."
"And probably cloth and cotton."
"There must be more than that. There are four pockets."
"Comparison is the thief of frustration..."
Several aunts who were close to Shen Anning looked at the crowds gathered at the Shen family's door and said, "Okay, okay, Shen Zhiqing is staying here with her three children. Her family must be worried. It's almost the New Year, so they will definitely send her all the good things they have saved."
"That's right, it's so cold here. You have to eat and drink well during the winter, otherwise you will be in trouble when you go back to work in the spring."
"Alright, alright, it's getting late. The kids will be back from school soon. Let's go back and cook. It's getting dark soon."
The aunts and grandmas who were gathered at the door finally went home. Shen Anning looked at Aunt Sufen and the others with gratitude and said, "Thank you, aunts. I'll go to your house to chat another day after I'm done packing."
After much difficulty, I finally moved the four snakeskin bags onto the kang. I don't know what Cao Jingheng bought, but the packages were heavy and big.
When little Xixi heard that her aunt was coming to the village in an ox cart with delicious food, she hurried home on her short legs. When she entered the house and saw four snakeskin bags on the kang, her eyes were stunned and her mouth opened wide.
"Aunt, is this something sent by my uncle and grandparents? And my great aunt bought it for me, right?"
The little girl was so anxious that she couldn't speak clearly and wanted to climb onto the kang.
Looking at the little girl whose shoes were covered in mud, Shen Anning quickly reached out to stop her, "Look at your shoes and pants. Did you just go out to play in the snow with your little brothers? Look at them all covered in mud."
The kang was heated as soon as she came back, and Shen Anning felt it was already hot, so she took off Shen Zixi's outer pants and stuffed them into the small quilt.
"Just stay in the bed and watch your aunt unpack it. If there's anything delicious, she'll give it to you directly. Be good and obedient, otherwise I won't give you anything delicious later." Shen An Ning threatened, and Shen Zixi pouted, looking unconvinced, but she still had to be obedient, otherwise there would be no delicious food.
There were many and various things in the four snakeskin bags, one of which was full of clothes. Cao Jingheng's consideration was really meticulous. Each of the four people had a cotton jacket. Unlike the monotonous solid-color fabrics, each piece of clothing had some distinctive ethnic patterns. Shen Anning and Shen Anxuan's were both light yellow, and the clothes had simple designs. The collar and hem had simple designs, which looked very fashionable. Shen Anyu's was relatively simple. The focus was on classmate Shen Zixi's, a bright red dress with a fluffy hem and a simple waist, and a small hat.
As expected, as soon as Shen An Ning took it out, she heard a child screaming, "Wow, wow, is this mine? Auntie, is this mine? It looks so good."
"Yes, it's yours. You're the one who loves to show off."
Shen Anning pushed the little girl who was about to get up back and stuffed the clothes into her arms, "Don't get up, you'll be cold later if you only wear a pair of pants."
I continued to unpack and took out all the things, filling up the entire kang. In addition to four cotton-padded jackets, there were four pairs of gloves, four pairs of cotton-padded shoes, and the rest were some small gadgets and food.
The hardest thing to get was a box of Fuchuan navel oranges. Although frozen pears can be eaten in the Northeast in winter, this kind of fresh fruit is still relatively rare. I took two for Xixi to play with and saved them for later. The rest was placed in the living room by Shen Anning.
Looking at the dried mangoes, cloud cakes, sand cakes, lotus root starch, taro strips, glutinous rice cakes, sausages, moon cakes, dried squid, beef brisket, duck wings, osmanthus cakes, longan meat wrapped in oil paper, as well as a few cans of fermented bean curd and chili sauce, and a few packets of tea... Looking at these things, not only Shen Zixi, but also Shen Anning's eyes were straight.
There are just too many!!!
These foods alone took up two snakeskin bags, you can imagine how much there was. Fortunately, it was winter now and the food could be stored. Even if it took nearly ten days to be delivered by mail, the food was still in good condition.
"Auntie, there's too much food!" Shen Zixi's mouth was watering. Looking at the food, her brain was really not doing well.
Shen Anning took a few dried fruits and handed them over, "Eat a little first, and then we can eat the rest together when my aunt and uncle come back from school."
Although there are many delicious foods in Shen Anning's space, there are not many specialties with regional characteristics, so many of the people who eat them are seeing them for the first time.
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