Since the ribs were already stewed, I just had to stir-fry some vegetables and eat. I also reheated the leftover soup from lunch.
Song Jinxiu fed Liu Ankang mouthful by mouthful, and sometimes she would deliberately take the food away when he opened his mouth to leave him empty-handed.
I made myself laugh out loud, so feeding children is really quite fun.
The meal ended with Liu Ankang's speechless eyes and Song Jinxiu's loud laughter!
After dinner, Song Jinxiu fetched a basin of water to help Liu Ankang wash his face and feet.
Liu Ankang was resistant, thinking it didn't matter if he didn't wash for a day.
"Just be content. This is my first time washing someone else's feet. It's a good thing for you, little guy." Song Jinxiu pressed him on the bench and let him soak his feet first.
After a while, there was a knock on the courtyard door and Dalinzi's voice came in.
"Why are you here?" Song Jinxiu opened the door and found Dalinzi and a boy she didn't know.
He also looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, between a boy and a man.
"Aunt Cuihua said you needed help chopping wood, so we came over." Dalinzi hooked his arm around the man's shoulder. "This is Monkey."
"Hello!" Song Jinxiu greeted them.
"Thank you. What kind of compensation do you want? Can you give me money? We didn't farm this year, and we bought our own food." Song Jinxiu said embarrassedly.
"No money, that. We both live on our own, and our cooking skills are limited. Can I eat at your house while I chop wood?"
Dalinzi scratched his head in embarrassment. Their cooking skills were barely enough to kill you.
I had a meal here that day and I was craving it for many days!
"This isn't a reward. You guys are supposed to eat here for working for me," Song Jinxiu said with a smile. "In addition to the food, can I give you another 1,000 yuan per person per day?"
Song Jinxiu thought that building the house before only cost two thousand without meals, so it should be no problem to build it for one thousand with meals now.
"No, no, just give us some food." The two of them said as they pushed each other away. "Then we'll start bringing you firewood tomorrow."
Looking at the figure going away, Song Jinxiu couldn't help but sigh at the simplicity of the villagers.
After standing at the door for so long, Liu Ankang had already grabbed a towel to dry his feet and then went into the room!
"Why are you coming into the room so soon? How can you sleep so early? Your room is so dark, you are not allowed to read, do you understand?" Song Jinxiu said to Liu Ankang's door.
Then he realized that his hands couldn't hold the book, so he put his mind at ease and went about his work.
After Liu Ankang finished cleaning up, he hurried into the room. He was afraid that Song Jinxiu would remember to help him change his clothes later.
As a grown man, it’s okay for me not to change my clothes for a night.
Song Jinxiu really hadn't thought about this, otherwise she might have really helped him change it.
The next morning, Song Jinxiu wanted to feed Liu Ankang some milk, but she saw him pick it up and drink it all in one gulp.
"No, how did it get better?" Song Jinxiu asked in surprise.
I tried to pinch him but he dodged.
"Your recovery speed is quite good. I was in pain for two or three days back then." But thinking about how he rubbed the medicinal wine yesterday, it might not be very good.
After breakfast, Song Jinxiu had to prepare lunch. Since others came to help at home, the food couldn't be too bad.
For lunch, I'll make some stewed potatoes with meat, minced meat, eggplant, and some green vegetables.
Just a bigger portion will do.
Song Jinxiu was preparing ingredients for lunch.
"You are a girl, you are so rich, why are you still thinking about these two pieces of rags in my hands?
Didn’t you make so many new clothes for Niu Wazi? Leave these old clothes for my dog Dan to wear!"
An auntie walked in from outside the door, holding a cloth bag in her hand.
"Auntie, what are you doing?" Song Jinxiu was a little confused. She didn't know the other person. Did she come to the wrong door?
"I'm Niu Wazi's grandmother, Jin. Niu Wazi was staying at my place a while ago.
We were living well, and your sister suddenly appeared out of nowhere." Aunt Jin said.
"Hello, auntie. What are you doing?" Song Jinxiu didn't know how to respond to her, so she had to ask her purpose.
"Come on, you're such a fool. You're the daughter of a landlord, so you'd definitely not look down on my tattered clothes, right?
Aren't you making new clothes for Niu Wazi? Then leave these two sets of clothes for my son Goudan." Cuihua went to her house a few days ago to ask for Niu Wazi's cotton-padded jacket from last year.
Didn't Niu Wazi already have an older sister? And a wealthy one at that? How could he still want his own clothes?
The cotton-padded jacket can be altered and worn by Goudan. The old clothes can also be used to make shoe soles!
"Auntie, don't talk nonsense. You're not the daughter of a landlord. We're all farmers. Look, I'll have to take care of a little kid in the future. How can I have any money?"
Song Jinxiu was a little frightened. How could the people here know her previous identity? When was it exposed?
"What old farmer? Don't think I'm uneducated and easy to fool. I built a house right after I arrived and gave away meat everywhere.
You said I have been helping you take care of Niu Wazi for so long, why don’t you send me some meat?
Look, it’s not a festival, but we’re eating meat and rice.
"Oh my, you say you are living better than the landlord." Aunt Jin said as she walked and saw the lunch she was preparing in the kitchen.
"No, no, Auntie, we don't usually dare to eat like this.
Didn't I ask the villagers to help me prepare some delicious treats today?" Song Jinxiu quickly explained.
"What favor did you help me with to be able to eat so well here? Tell me, and I'll ask Goudan's father to come and help you." Aunt Jin wanted to drool when she saw the big piece of meat.
Although we have enough meat at home, we still buy a few pounds of meat every time to satisfy our cravings.
"There is no firewood at home, so please ask two people to help me chop wood. You also know that this is hard work, so shouldn't you be given some delicious food?" Song Jinxiu said.
"Don't be fooled by the amount of meat. This is a day's worth of meat. Look, I also cut up so many potatoes. We mainly eat potatoes and eggplant.
There is also rice. I will add brown rice later. I can't afford to eat only rice.
All the money in the family has been used to build a house. You said that my sister and I should have a place to live, right? "
"You are such a prodigal son. Why do you need so much meat just to help chop firewood?" Aunt Jin looked at the meat with a distressed look on her face.
"They are all rough guys, so just give them brown rice to fill their stomachs. White rice, such a precious thing, should be saved for the New Year and other festivals.
Niu Wazi has always been in poor health, so you can save some to make some porridge for him."
"Yes, yes, I'm grateful for your advice. I'm new here and don't have any elders at home, so I'll have to trouble the aunts in the village for more guidance in the future." After saying that, Song Jinxiu went into the kitchen and took out a bowl with a quarter of the meat in it.
"Since Auntie said she doesn't need that much, then don't be mean to me. Take this little bit of meat home and give it to Goudan as a side dish for lunch."
"You kid, you're talking as if I'm greedy for your little piece of meat. You should save some for Niu.
I came here to bring you Niu Wazi's autumn clothes. The cotton-padded jacket is already at Cuihua's." After saying this, he put down the clothes and was about to leave.
After some reluctance, Aunt Jin took the bowl of meat away.
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