On February 25th, the eleventh day of the lunar year, Shen Anning and Liu Jiaman went to the town hospital to start work. They had missed a week behind their colleagues, and from today they had to make up for it.
Considering that the little niece needed to drink milk, Shen An Ning took the person with her directly. As soon as she left the village, she put the little person on the exclusive crib in the space, and brought her out when she got home at night. Anyway, no one knew, and the main thing was the time difference.
The two good friends hadn't seen each other for nearly a month and had endless things to talk about. Just after the Chinese New Year, there were not many patients coming to the hospital. On the first day back to work, Shen Anning mainly got medicine and injections for people, and chatted and ate snacks with Liu Jiaman in the pharmacy.
"Hey, An Ning, are you free on the Lantern Festival? There will be a party on the farm then. You can bring your younger brothers and sisters and your niece to watch it. People from several nearby villages will also be there. After the party, you can go home together. It's safe this way." Liu Jiaman thought about the Lantern Festival on the farm in a few days, and couldn't wait to share the news with Shen An Ning. The farm will start farming next month, and this can be regarded as an "activity" before the official start of work.
Shen Anning was overjoyed. She hadn't been able to find a good time to take her younger siblings to the farm to visit her parents and her older brother and sister-in-law. This party was perfect timing. "Of course I'll go. They've been bored this winter. I'll take them with me. I still have the marinade I used to make braised food during the Chinese New Year. I'll make you something delicious."
"Yeah, okay, I'll save you a good seat then."
There was an hour and a half lunch break at noon. Shen Anning took advantage of the break to go to the town to find the director of the kiln factory who had helped her with bricks and tiles before. Her uncle asked him for help at that time. The kiln factory was not very big, but now you need a permit to buy bricks and tiles, so the supply in the town is sufficient, but there are few people who can afford and are willing to buy them.
Wang Wenjia only planned to build a circle around the courtyard wall with bricks. After all, if her mother-in-law started to throw a tantrum, she really wouldn't be able to do anything to her. It would be better to build a courtyard wall and a door to protect her from both her mother-in-law and villains.
I agreed with the factory manager on the quantity to be purchased, paid the money, and agreed to deliver it to her after the Lantern Festival.
I didn't rush back, but first found a place to enter the space to see little Zixi. I took the time to feed her and change her diaper in the morning.
When she saw Shen Anning, Shen Zixi pouted, and her big eyes trembled. Shen Anning turned her head away when she wanted to kiss her, looking so proud and arrogant. "Hahaha, Xixi, why are you so cute? Don't be angry. Auntie will hug you and give you food, okay?"
One hundred and twenty milliliters of prepared milk powder, holding the little guy and sitting on the sofa in the living room, with the TV turned on. Although he couldn't watch satellite TV programs, Shen An Ning had discs. Fortunately, his nephew liked to watch cartoons at the time, so he bought a lot of them. He just put in a "God Chef Xiao Fugui". Shen An Ning still remembered the time when he watched it with several children at home.
Sure enough, children have no resistance to cartoons. After drinking a glass of milk, Shen Zixi's eyes were still fixed on the TV. Shen An Ning looked at her, not knowing whether she understood it or not, but she was very engrossed.
Anyway, there was plenty of time in the space, so Shen An Ning was not in a hurry to take her away. She rubbed the little girl's hair, hummed a song and patted the little girl for ten minutes, and then looked down - she had fallen asleep.
I put the sleeping piglet on the bed in a funny way and wrapped it with a towel to prevent it from sleeping unsteadily. I took a pound of glutinous rice noodles back to the hospital. Chatting without snacks was half as happy.
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For four consecutive days, Shen Anning and Liu Jiaman were on duty at the hospital, and villagers who had something to do would come to her house after she got off work in the evening.
On the afternoon of February 29th, the children in the two villages were the first to get excited. Everyone knew that there was a performance at the Second Farm. Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan were also absent-minded at home. Shen Anning directly approved the two of them to go first.
"You must be careful on the road. If you can't get a good spot over there, don't try to grab it. They are actors hired by the farm. Also, you are not allowed to sneak in to see my parents. You must wait until I get there. Do you understand?
When the two heard what their eldest sister said, they immediately assured her: "Don't worry, sister, we will be obedient."
After lunch, the two of them left with a group of children. Shen Anning prepared some braised food for Liu Jiaman at home. She loved potatoes and dried tofu. Shen Anning peeled ten potatoes, sliced them and put them in the pot. She also cut the dried tofu into strips. Considering Liu's father and the security guard, she also put in two pieces of pork belly.
When the stew is almost done, take it out and let it cool. Slice the pork belly and place it under the lunch box, and top it with potatoes and dried tofu. This way, it won’t be a problem for others to see it.
The evening party started at 5:30. The invited guests were the county art troupe and the art propaganda teams from several wealthy villages. Together, there were nearly 20 programs, mainly singing and dancing, chorus, Errenzhuan and short plays.
It was almost five o'clock when Shen Anning arrived. Liu Jiaman reserved two seats for her, which were relatively close to the front. Because it was open-air, the stage was set up on the threshing ground of the farm. Many children climbed up the trees, and the view was excellent.
After giving the braised food to Liu Jiaman, Shen Anning sat in her seat waiting for the show to begin. The programs performed on the stage were very characteristic of the era. Shen Anning was not very interested. As one program after another was performed, the people at the scene became a little excited, and the cheers and applause became louder and louder.
He found an opportunity and leaned close to Liu Jiaman's ear, "Jiaman, Zixi is too young and not used to such a loud noise. I'll take her outside for a while."
Liu Jiaman was about to stand up when she heard this, "Okay, An Ning, how about I go with you?"
"No, no, I'll take her out. It's just that the child has never seen such a big scene and may be a little scared. You continue watching, it's okay." Pressing Liu Jiaman who was about to get up, Shen An Ning squeezed out of the crowd and found his younger brother and sister among the people standing on the stones outside.
After a wink, the two children were very perceptive and immediately climbed down from the big rock and followed Shen An Ning. The three of them walked towards the foot of the mountain.
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