As expected, when Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan got home, they were speechless when they saw the kang full of delicious food.
Shen Anxuan was stunned for a moment, then took a few dried fruits and stuffed them into his mouth. "Hmm, they taste really good and sweet. Big sister, is this something big brother sent? That's too much."
Shen Anxuan took off her shoes while eating and prepared to go to bed. Her mouth was full. She wanted to go to bed quickly to accompany her little niece. Yes, it was definitely not because she was too greedy because of the delicious food.
Shen Anning didn't answer, and Shen Anxuan didn't care. He looked at the big and small people sitting in the quilt, and he couldn't bear to watch. "You can eat, just taste everything. We still have to eat later. Be careful not to eat too much sweets or you won't be able to eat later."
There were two pieces of braised duck in sauce. Shen Anning took one and prepared to steam it later, stir-fry some pickled cabbage vermicelli, mix it with three shredded vegetables, and have some grits porridge with big steamed buns.
The curtains were drawn and two kerosene lamps were lit, making the whole room bright. Shen Anning's cooking skills were as good as ever, but today the first thing the children reached for with their chopsticks was the pressed duck.
Xixi's hands were short and she couldn't use chopsticks very well. She was so anxious that she made Shen Anxuan and Shen Anyu laugh non-stop.
"Okay, okay, Xixi, don't worry, your aunt will pick it up for you. Give our baby Xixi a thigh." Shen Anxuan wrapped the back bone of the duck leg with corn leaves and stuffed it into the little guy's hand.
"Thank you, little auntie. Xixi likes you the most." Shen Anning almost rolled her eyes at the look of "whoever has milk is her mother."
The taste of the marinated duck is really good, spicy, salty and fragrant. Maybe it's because Guilin is close to Hunan, so the marinated duck tastes very Hunan style. A duck weighs only a little over a pound, and each person takes a few chopsticks and it's gone. Shen Anxuan is still a little reluctant to eat more.
After dinner, Shen Anyu was responsible for cleaning up the dishes. There were only girls in the family, and he was the only boy with thick skin and flesh. If he didn't do the housework, who would? Besides, he ate the most, so when Shen Anning ordered her brother around, she didn't feel sorry at all.
When Shen Anyu put away the dishes, boiled the water, and was about to go into the house to chat with his sisters, he saw several snakeskin bags piled in the corner of the living room. He paused, walked forward and took a look, and found the sender's information, Cao Jingheng. The package was not sent by his eldest brother. It was difficult to buy so many things without connections and money, so this person wanted to be his brother-in-law?
Shen Anyu put the snakeskin bag back in place, pretending not to know about it. Since the eldest sister didn't say anything, she must have her reasons.
Cao Jingheng sent a lot of food. She picked out a few extra items and packed a few portions, sending some to the village chief and several aunts nearby. After such a big event yesterday, she definitely had to show her appreciation.
The things were delivered and exchanged for a bunch of pickled cabbage, melon seeds and peanuts. Shen An Ning looked at the things in her hands and felt a little amused.
When she got home with the things, she remembered that there was a letter with the package yesterday, but because Xixi was there at the time and her younger brother and sister also came back later, she put it away and didn't have time to read it. She didn't know what the letter wrote.
Cao Jingheng, who was far away in Guangxi, was also a little nervous. He had not consumed anything in the past three years, and when he did consume, it was retaliatory. So when he realized how much he had bought, it was too late. He gave some to his comrades, and compressed the rest and sent four packages. He wondered if his wastefulness would leave a bad impression on Shen Anning.
Shen Anning took out the envelope. The stamps were from the Three National Games, which had just been issued a few months ago. The letter was written on two large pages. She didn't expect Cao Jingheng to be so talkative after being out of touch for so many days.
Although the confidential information was not written, Shen Anning was a man who had lived many lives. Contacting Cao Jingheng in Guangxi, he guessed that his mission was probably related to the border war. The letter described some small things in his life in the army, and also emphasized that he drove a long way to different villages and towns to buy local specialties, and asked the local grandmother with the best needlework to make clothes and gloves for them.
As Shen Anning watched his long speech, she could imagine a rough guy like Cao Jingheng going to the village to exchange specialties with others.
Sitting on the kang, Shen An Ning looked at the letter and couldn't help laughing. She kept the letter in her space with great care. She was not a fool. She had never eaten pork but had seen pigs run. Although she didn't care about love now, she didn't mind taking a gamble for a man in the future.
After packing up her things, Shen An Ning lay on the kang and took stock of her space. In the past few years, she had eaten the most meat and grain. She had to take care of many people, so she had consumed nearly half of the grain. There were still a few pieces of pork, and some cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks. The food in the breakfast shop had been consumed, and more than half of the food in the other shops was still available. Shen An Ning thought about taking good care of her grandparents in the coming year. You know, the treatment would not be very good if they returned to the city early, and there were still many hidden arrows waiting for them.
Before the New Year, Shen An Ning went to the hospital for duty as usual. Before going to work, she went to the post office first. The last time she came to pick up the package, there were many people in the post office, and Shen An Ning didn’t talk much with Sun Qianqian. This time, she specially brought some special food to give to her.
"Sister Qianqian, this way."
"Oh, An Ning, why don't you go in? It's so cold outside."
Shen Anning smiled and said, "I just arrived not long ago. Don't I have to go to the hospital for duty today? I'll bring you some food by the way. There were too many people here last time, and it was not easy for me to open the package in front of so many people."
Sun Qianqian thought to herself that she was indeed a child from a wealthy family, the way she dealt with people was really hard to resist.
"I knew you were thinking of me. Just wait, I have saved all the recently issued commemorative stamps for you. They are complete sets." Sun Qianqian said and ran back to the post office and took out several sets of stamps from under her workstation.
Shen Anning looked at the stamps. Although they didn't have much room for appreciation, they were very commemorative and collectible. "Thank you, Sister Qianqian. Please go in quickly. Here's the money for the stamps." After stuffing the money and the package into Sun Qianqian's hands, Shen Anning rode away on her bike. It wouldn't be good to let people think that she was giving the gift just for the stamps.
While on duty, Liu Jiaman was indeed dazzled by the pile of snacks. She ate one bite after another and couldn't stop at all.
Seeing this, Shen Anning had no choice but to dissuade him: "Hey, eat less and take some back to your uncle, aunt and brother."
"Wow, it's so delicious. I've never eaten it before." Looking at the oil paper bags, Liu Jiaman picked up another handful and then put the rest away.
"I'll take some back to my parents. As for my younger brother, forget it. He'll still be taller than me if he eats less."
Hahahahahahahahahaha, what Shen An Ning can't stand the most is her show-off.
"Oh, by the way, I'll go to the farm to buy meat on the day of the Little New Year. Remember to save some for me, as well as pork ribs and pig's trotters. The kids at home like sweet and sour food."
"Don't worry, the farm has raised a lot more meat this year. You can have as much meat as you want." Liu Jiaman patted her chest and promised. She did this little thing with just a word.
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