Shen An Ning looked around the room. It was okay, not too small. There was a kang, a small cupboard against the corner, a wooden shelf with sundries on it, and a small stove connected to the kang with a clay pot on it. There was also a table made of unpolished wooden boards, two chairs, and some neatly stacked firewood.
"Sister-in-law, has my brother gone to work?"
"Well, my second uncle and second aunt have also gone. Now they have to plant vegetables for autumn. The farm has been very busy these days. I am also pregnant, and your eldest brother is too worried. I am now responsible for cooking pig feed for the pigs in the back, and I can come back and rest when I have time." Liu Manxue said this with a bit of a laugh and tears. To be honest, she would rather go to work than stay in the pigpen.
Upon hearing this, Shen Anning took her sister-in-law's hand and took her pulse. Fortunately, her sister-in-law was in good health, and the little niece in her belly was fine.
After talking for a while, Shen An Ning got a general idea of their situation here. Those living in this row were all recently sent down here. There were colleagues of Shen's father and eldest brother, and the president of Peking University also lived in this row. They were arranged here because of their connections. This house was built not long ago and looked pretty good. There were other places on the farm where prisoners and capitalists lived, which were a bit far from here. Shen's father and mother lived next door.
"Sister-in-law, where is the place where brother hid things?" Shen Anning looked around and found no traces, so she asked directly. She thought that with her brother's brain, he must have dug a hole.
I saw Liu Manxue moving the tables and chairs away in a somewhat mysterious manner. Shen Anning really admired his elder brother. He dug a hiding place in the middle of the room. Who could have thought that it should be in the corner?
It was about a square half a person's height, big enough for one person to nestle inside, and was blocked by wooden sticks. There wasn't much stuff inside, and Shen An Ning looked through it and found only about ten kilograms of coarse grains and some money.
"Sister-in-law, wait for me, I'll be back soon." Shen An Ning went out and looked around. There was no one around. She took out the backpack from the space, waited for five minutes, and pushed the door open to go into the house.
Five pounds of rice, five pounds of millet, two bags of brown sugar, two bags of milk powder, a small bag of ginseng roots and slices, patched shirts and trousers made in advance, one set for each person, a thermos, and twenty eggs.
After sorting the things and putting them away, she took the clothes to the kang. "Sister-in-law, this thermos is of good quality. At night, boil some water and fill it with rice, millet, and eggs. Let it simmer overnight. In the morning, it will be porridge. No one will notice you eating it this way. Now that your belly is bigger, you must keep up with your nutrition. I will find opportunities to come over often in the future."
Because Liu Manxue still had to go feed the pigs, Shen Anning couldn't stay any longer. She carefully returned to Liu Jiaman's office, and only then did Shen Anning feel at ease.
Although I didn't see my parents and elder brother, I know their current location. I can find opportunities to come here more often in the future. The main thing is that my sister-in-law is pregnant and will give birth in winter. I definitely can't leave my little niece here to raise her. I have to think of a way.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
