"Well, mom is off work. Let's go home!" Ge Qingqiu said, holding Shitou's hand.
Zeng Wenjuan said, "Sister Ge, the two children fell asleep in the haystack just now. The temperature difference is big at night, and I don't know if the children have caught a cold. You can give them some boiled ginger."
"Ah! Okay, thank you! Wenjuan, let's go together! We'll have someone to accompany us, and we can take care of each other if anything happens." Ge Qingqiu suggested.
Several female comrades were walking in front. Sun Fugui glanced at Hu Sanhan and the others, then followed the female comrades not far away and walked towards home.
Hu Sanhan's face darkened as he spat on the ground. "Bah, what a thing. Is that Sun Fugui having an affair with that widow? Isn't he just good at hunting? I'm much more awesome than Sun Fugui, why are you pretending to be so noble in front of me!"
"That's right! And that Zhao Hongtiao is not a good person either. Why should she show off in front of us? Wait until we have a chance and pass by the grove...hehehe." Wang Liuzi laughed obscenely.
Zeng Wenjuan didn't know all this. As soon as she got home, she cooked a bowl of ginger and poured it out for Goudan: "Goudan, drink the soup when it gets cold. It can keep you warm. I'll make you some chicken soup later."
Goudan responded obediently, pouting his little mouth and blowing into the bowl. He looked so cute that Zeng Wenjuan laughed out loud: "Haha...be careful, don't blow it out and get burned."
Goudan said with a smile: "Mom, no."
After eating, Zhao Hongtiao came over at night carrying a basket. When she saw the mother and son sitting in the yard, she lowered her voice and said, "Wenjuan, I brought all those things."
"Have you eaten? If not, eat something at home." Zeng Wenjuan stood up and said.
"I've eaten it. See if these things are useful?" As she spoke, Zhao Hongtiao took out some Chinese herbal medicine from her backpack.
Zeng Wenjuan nodded and took the herbs handed to her by Zhao Hongtiao. In the past few days, Zeng Wenjuan had also carefully read the Chinese medicine booklet given to her by Chen Yitang, and she remembered the appearance of the herbs that Bai Shanxiang would collect.
"I picked out these because they are not good enough. Although you can't sell these dandelion rhizomes, you can keep them and dry them yourself. They taste good when you soak them in water in the summer." Zeng Wenjuan had never drunk them, but the guide in the notebook said so. She believed Chen Yitang.
Zhao Hongtiao was very happy to see that there were still most of the herbs in the basket. She smiled and said, "This is my first time collecting herbs, and it's very good that I can keep so many. But Wenjuan, when did you learn to recognize herbs?" After all, they grew up together, and if this good friend suddenly found something she didn't know, of course she had to ask clearly.
"I only learned it in the past two days. I will teach you later. Judging from your performance today, maybe you also have a talent in this area!" Zeng Wenjuan said with a smile.
Zhao Hongtiao felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. She scratched her hair and said shyly, "Actually, I'm not that talented! I just thought that the things you dug were so beautiful, so I must dig the same things as you to make money."
Zeng Wenjuan also smiled. Her friend knew herself. Although she looked careless on the surface, she was actually very careful in private. She was also a very contagious person. You couldn't help but feel happy when you saw her.
"Then I'll go back first. You guys should go to bed early! We have to get up for work tomorrow!" Zhao Hongtiao took out the Chinese herbal medicine, put it in the dustpan next to her and said.
Zeng Wenjuan held Zhao Hongtiao's hand and said, "Hongtiao, I will process these Chinese herbs for you separately. I will give you the money when I sell them all together."
"We are close friends! But we will split the money 50-50 when the time comes. After all, it is very easy for me to dig this." If Zhao Hongtiao's younger brother and sister-in-law didn't have to go to school and her family didn't have to build a house, she probably wouldn't have thought of making money from Chinese herbal medicine and would have been willing to give it to Zeng Wenjuan for free.
Zeng Wenjuan held Zhao Hongtiao's hand tightly and said, "It's 20/80. You get 80% and I get 20%. Otherwise, I'll take you back. It's dangerous to walk on the road at night."
"It's okay. It's unsafe for anyone to move back and forth like this. What's more, I have a sickle with me. If anyone dares to do anything, I will just chop him with a knife. I'll see who is not afraid of death." Zhao Hongtiao raised the sickle in her hand and said threateningly.
Zeng Wenjuan was relieved when she saw this: "Well, you must be more careful when walking at night. You must walk on the main road. Go back quickly while the moonlight is bright! I will take care of the rest."
After seeing Zhao Hongtiao off, Zeng Wenjuan took Goudan to wash up. They both lay down on the bed and began to rest. Zeng Wenjuan learned a few more words in the moonlight, and then the mother and son went to sleep. It was only a little after eight o'clock.
The next day, Zeng Wenjuan got up early and went to her vegetable garden with a hoe. The land was full of grass, so Zeng Wenjuan started digging.
Zeng Wenjuan finally tilled the vegetable field at about six o'clock and harvested half a basket of purslane, which can be eaten dried, fried, or served cold.
When he got home, Goudan was squatting on the ground playing with ants. Seeing Zeng Wenjuan coming back, he immediately stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Mom, you're back. Where have you been? I couldn't find you."
"Mom has gone to the vegetable garden at home. In the evening, I will ask your village chief grandmother for some seeds and then plant the garden. In two months, we will have fresh vegetables to eat." Zeng Wenjuan explained with a smile.
When you explain to children, they will basically listen, unless they have lost trust in their parents and the relationship between parents and children has broken down.
"Okay, then I'll help mom grow vegetables. The vegetables mom grows will definitely be the most delicious in the whole village." Goudan smiled and flattered Zeng Wenjuan.
Zeng Wenjuan took Goudan into the kitchen with her clean hands: "Come on, mom will make you something delicious. I'll boil eggs for you, they're delicious!"
"Mom, eat with Goudan, otherwise Goudan won't eat." Goudan said very filially.
Zeng Wenjuan was very happy when she heard it: "Okay, there are plenty of eggs at home. There are also ten or so chicks. Mom will wrap them up and apply some compresses. After a while, there will be chicks at home."
"Really? Can we raise chicks at home?" Goudan asked happily. He had wanted to raise chicks for a long time. When they could lay eggs, he and his mother could eat eggs every day, and he could also sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative for money.
"Of course it's true. When we go to the seed farm, I will talk to your village chief's grandmother about this. After all, it's someone else's home, so we should still greet them." Zeng Wenjuan said while washing rice.
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