Chapter 241 Warmth and Warmth (Part 2)
Jiang Zhiluo could feel Niu's enthusiasm. She smiled and said, "Aunt Niu, this is a good thing. How could I dislike it?"
"After eating apricots, don't throw away the almonds. These almonds are not bitter and can be eaten."
Jiang Zhiluo said without hesitation: "Then I have to thank you, Aunt Niu."
Jiang Zhiluo knew that the villagers came to give her gifts enthusiastically because they were sincere, and if she insisted on refusing, it would hurt their feelings.
It would be better to accept it and give something else as a gift, which can be considered as a gift in return.
Mrs. Niu looked at Jiang Zhiluo with a curious look.
Ever since Jiang Zhiluo cured the arm of Niu's husband Liu Cang, Niu has been grateful to Zhiluo from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't be shy with Auntie. If you have anything to say, just call me."
Jiang Zhiluo also nodded enthusiastically and said, "You're welcome, Aunt Niu, please come in."
"I won't go in. Shanmao is still waiting at home."
Seeing that it was almost noon, Mrs. Niu naturally didn't want to cause trouble for others.
She came to give the apricots with sincerity.
Niu was about to leave, but Jiang Zhiluo insisted on pulling her in to wait for a while.
"Aunt, if you leave now, I will be very anxious."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhiluo quickly entered the house, scooped a ladle of kudzu root powder into an oil-paper bag, and hurried out with some preserved vegetables. "Auntie, this is kudzu root powder. When you go home to make tea, scoop some into a bowl, stir it evenly with cold water, then add hot water, stirring as you pour until it becomes a paste. You can add some sugar or honey to it. It's good for your health."
"And this preserved vegetable, it can be used for stir-frying or stewing meat, it's delicious, but it's dried preserved vegetable, so when you cook, soak it in clean water for a while..."
She knew that Niu was a good cook, and the bean buns she had given her before tasted delicious.
Niu felt warm and touched, "Look at you, I came here to give you something, but now I have to take your things back. How embarrassing."
Niu gave things sincerely.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Auntie, don't be polite with me. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If I have any problems later, I will be able to ask you for help."
Under Jiang Zhiluo's insistence, Niu had no choice but to take it.
She knew that everything Zhiluo gave her were good things, things that could not be found on the market.
She doesn't know what kudzu root and pickled mustard greens are.
I don’t know what to cook for lunch, so I’ll try stir-frying some preserved vegetables.
I just happened to have a pound of meat at home, so I decided to stir-fry it with some preserved vegetables to see how it tasted.
The child Shanmao helped her pick apricots and said he was hungry and wanted to eat something.
There was nothing else to eat at home, so we could only let him have a few apricots.
However, she tasted that the apricots this year were sweeter. In a few days, if there were any ripe apricots on the trees, she would pick them and go to the town to set up a stall to sell them.
Whatever you can earn counts; it’s extra money anyway.
Thinking about this, Niu hurried back home.
After eating the apricots, the beech was reluctant to throw away the almonds, so he used stones to smash the almond shells to get the almonds inside.
He heard the voice and ran up and said, "Mom, you're back."
"Have you given the things to Sister Jiang?"
Niu tapped Shanmao's forehead and said, "Don't worry, I'll give it to you."
"You, kid, also know that your sister Jiang is good."
Shanmao nodded and said, "Yes, everyone says Sister Jiang is good and they all like Sister Jiang."
"You little kids know a lot."
Niu found it a little funny.
"Why don't I understand? I heard everything my parents said. Mom wanted to sell the grain before, but thanks to Aunt Cui and Sister Jiang, she didn't sell the grain. Otherwise, we would have to spend more money to buy grain from the grain store..."
"Also, Brother Zhao Erlin said that if the war reaches our village, we should go hide in the mountains. Sister Jiang has found a good place."
"And the chili meat sauce Sister Jiang gave me earlier is also delicious..."
Shanmao said, picking at his fingers and said, "There are also locust flower buns. My friends like to eat them, and I like them too."
Mrs. Niu was stunned. She didn't expect that a child could remember all this.
"Your sister Jiang is really a very kind person. I was really embarrassed to ask for her things. She gave me kudzu root powder. Although mother doesn't know what it is, I will make a bowl for you to taste it first."
As she spoke, Niu scooped a bowl of soup base with a spoon, poured a little cold boiled water into it and stirred it evenly, then poured hot water into it, stirring as she brewed.
After stirring for a while, it became a paste.
"The color looks different, it must be delicious."
Niu felt that it smelled a bit fragrant. She looked at the beech with eager eyes and scooped a spoonful of honey into it.
The honey was obtained by her brother from her mother's side in the mountains, and he gave her a small jar.
She usually doesn't want to use it at all.
This will satisfy Shanmao's craving.
"Wow, mom has honey."
"Okay, take it and drink it. Is it delicious?"
Shanmao couldn't wait to take it and scooped a mouthful with a spoon.
Put it in your mouth, "Mom, it's smooth and delicious."
"Yeah"
"Mom, you eat too."
As he spoke, Shanmao scooped a spoonful and handed it to Niu.
Mrs. Niu was reluctant to eat any delicious food, thinking that her son was happier after eating it than she was.
But she also wanted to taste it.
Mrs. Niu ate a spoonful of kudzu root powder handed to her by her son.
She was stunned. She didn't expect it to be so smooth, tender and refreshing.
It tastes really good especially when honey is added.
She had never drunk anything like it before.
"Zhiluo is such a capable kid!"
Everything they make is so unique and delicious.
Mrs. Niu took a bite and wanted to eat more, but looking at her son's eyes, she felt that her son liked the food and was happy, and she felt sweet in her heart.
"Okay, take it and eat it."
"Mom, you eat too."
"Mom is not hungry now. I still need to cook. Take it and eat it while I am here."
Shanmao was still seven years old after all, and didn't quite understand what adults were thinking. He thought that if his mother said he wasn't hungry, then he wasn't hungry.
He was very hungry, so Shanmao took the bowl to the side, scooped up the food with a spoon and ate it bite by bite, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Looking at him like that, Mrs. Niu couldn't help laughing out loud.
…
Cui family
Although Cui Qingci was drinking porridge in the living room, the door was open, so she could see the movements in the yard and hear the voices in the yard.
She heard everything my sister-in-law was talking to Aunt Niu just now.
She could feel the sincere enthusiasm between people.
It touched her heart slightly.
Madam Cui said, "That was our former neighbor who lived in the small courtyard. He loved to gossip about the villagers and was always talkative, but he had no bad intentions and was a warm and cheerful person."
“Everyone helps each other.”
“Life here is simple but warm.”
Cui Qingci said softly, "That's great."
The villagers live a simple life, and their status and living conditions cannot be compared with those of large families.
But they have good hearts and pure minds.
This place is better than Pei’s.
Madam Cui said, "You may not be used to living here at first, but after a while, you will like it."
Cui Qingci said, "Mom, there's nothing to be uncomfortable with. It's nice here."
Just now, watching the scene where her sister-in-law was talking to Aunt Niu and feeling the local customs and folkways, Cui Qingci felt very comfortable.
She likes this feeling.
…
After class at Graphite Academy in the afternoon, Cui Hejin did not rush home.
He is waiting for someone.
Sure enough, after a while, Liu Ting'an entered the Graphite Academy and came to Cui Hejin's study.
"All the information you asked me to investigate about the Pei family is here."
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