She did not intend to hide the news that Shen Anning had returned with her niece.
Just after she finished her breakfast in the morning, Aunt Dashuan, Aunt Weijia and several other aunts from the village who were on good terms with her came to her house, each holding a few pieces of cloth in their hands.
"An Ning, the aunties are here to check on you. You're still a child. If there's anything you don't understand, remember to ask the aunties to help you."
Shen Anning took the rags. There was talk of children wearing patchwork clothes here. “Thank you, aunties. It’s cold outside. Come in.”
Shen Zixi on the kang was just one month old, so she spent most of the day sleeping. She would sleep when she was full and didn't worry about anything.
Several aunts looked at the child, "Oh, she's so cute, An Ning, you take good care of your niece." Geng Weijia smiled, "An Ning, the child has a fever, so don't heat the kang too high during the day. Dress her warmly and put her on the head of the kang."
"Okay, okay." Shen Zixi was sleeping soundly in the room. Shen Anning took the aunts outside and poured brown sugar water for them.
"The child seems to be well-raised. But, An Ning, your brother and sister-in-law are really mean. They have so many tasks that they can't just send such a young child to you. You are still a child, too."
Shen An Ning grabbed a plate of roasted chestnuts and pine nuts from the cupboard and brought it to the table. "Aunt, my uncle and aunt are in the northwest. The air there is too dry, not as good as our Northeast. Besides, I'm a doctor, so I'm better than the two of them when encountering problems. Anyway, I can herd a sheep or a flock of sheep. An Yu and An Xuan are so old, they can help a lot."
The aunts just said that, and they were very relieved about Shen Anning and the others, "Okay, if you have any problems, just let us know, and the aunts will help you if they can."
"Okay, I'm thinking of the aunts' kindness. Come and try the dried goods I fried."
After sitting for a while, a few people stood up to leave. They came here today to deliver cloth strips, as it would bring good luck to a newborn baby if he wore patchwork clothes.
After sending the aunts out, Shen Anning returned to her room to look at the little girl, whose face was rosy from sleep. She took her into the space, found a baby sleeping basket, and put her in it. She was going to the garment store to find some fabric to make a patchwork quilt for her niece. The little girl must have suffered a lot in her previous life. "In this life, your aunt will definitely raise you to be plump and white."
In the afternoon, the grain was distributed. The twins were left at home to look after Shen Zixi, while Shen Anning went to collect grain with the educated youth. This time, the grain would be eaten until the autumn harvest next year, so everyone took it very seriously.
The villagers just paid their public grain tax a few days ago. They kept some of the remaining grain for seeds, put some in the village granary for safekeeping, and distributed the rest to the villagers.
Shen Anning, along with his younger brothers and sisters' work points and head rations, could receive a total of 400 kilograms, 360 kilograms of coarse grains and 40 kilograms of fine grains. He still wanted a mixed order, with 20 kilograms of white flour and 20 kilograms of rice as the fine grains.
The harvest in Northeast China is good this year, but it is not so good in the south. Several people in the Youth League are planning to send some of the grain back home.
Qi Wanli and Qian Hui lived with other female educated youth in the past two years. They didn't have much food, and almost became poor every time the food was distributed. They relied on their families for support, so they decided to save some money this time.
Shen Anning looked at everyone like this and didn't say much. He waved to Xu Hongxia and said, "In the evening, take some time to come to the courtyard to find me. I have something to tell you."
The village slaughtered a pig in the evening, but Shen Anning didn't go. The twins went with their friends to gain experience. Shen Anning watched them leave and ordered: "When we divide the meat, we want half pork ribs and half pork belly, you know."
"Well, don't worry, sister, I won't forget." The two people with the mission left with their backpacks. There was also a pig-slaughtering meal in the evening, and the two people also took away a basin.
When Xu Hongxia arrived at the courtyard, Shen Anning was steaming buns. It would snow in a few days, so she made more now so she could freeze them and eat them slowly during the winter.
"An Ning, is there something you want me to come over for today?" Xu Hongxia was worried. She was allocated less than 300 kilograms of grain this time, and she might not be able to eat it until next autumn harvest. She also didn't know what the supply at home would be like.
Looking at her, Shen Anning said, "Don't worry, the supply in Beijing is fine. Your parents both have jobs, so don't worry too much. I called you over today to tell you that I have relatives working at the county grain store. This year, we have a good harvest here. The village doesn't dare to sell the reserve grain because they are afraid that the harvest will be poor next year. However, the county has a lot of supply this year, and the grain store can sell a batch. There are only rice and flour. Rice has a 20-cent grain coupon per pound, and no grain coupons are 40 cents. Flour has a 27-cent grain coupon, and no grain coupons are 54 cents. You can go back and ask them, including the male educated youth. If you need it, count the quantity and tell me."
“Oh my God, An Ning, you are here to save my life.” Shen An Ning’s words were undoubtedly a life-saving straw. Xu Hongxia couldn’t wait to go back, and didn’t care whether there was anyone at the educated youth point, and ran back in a hurry.
In fact, Shen An Ning did not want to be a savior. She was not short of money. The food in the space would probably not be eaten up in ten years. The people in the educated youth point were all nice to her. Moreover, she sold it in the name of a relative of the grain store, which meant that she would be given priority among the staff and would not make any mistakes.
Little Shen Zixi was still in the stage of sleeping and eating, eating and sleeping again. Anyway, no one could see her if she was wrapped in a quilt. Shen An Ning put on a diaper for her, cleaned the big vat at home, cut the cabbage in half and rinsed it with hot water. She was going to start pickling sauerkraut. She would be staying at home for nearly three months, and she had to find something for her two elementary school children to do. She also had to prepare some medicine for the winter, and go to the commune in advance to adjust the shift. The doctor living in the town would be on duty during the winter months, and he would make up for it when spring came.
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