There were some relatives visiting the house these two days. When they came, the Chen family did not mention Chen Xiaohong's situation.
They also know in their hearts that the truth will come out sooner or later.
Yangjia Village and Chenjia Village are close to each other. The people in Chenjia Village don’t know what happened in Chen Kaifang’s family, but the people in Yangjia Village know.
Since these two villages are close to each other, many people are relatives. During the New Year's Day, some people in Chenjia Village actually knew about this.
It’s just that there’s not much work to do these two days, so they don’t have the chance to gossip.
After Tian Wenjun came, she slept soundly for two days. That day, she used an oil shuttle and made some steamed eggplant buns brought from the compound.
She will be leaving in two days, and wants to send some to her parents and grandma.
That's all she can do.
I got up in the morning to make the dough rise, and the dried eggplants were soaked last night.
Put the softened dried eggplant into the pot and cook for a few minutes. Take out and let it cool, then drain the water, cut it into small pieces and put it together with the fried dough sticks.
Put oil in the pan, wait until the oil is hot, add the chili sauce and stir-fry until the oil turns red, then stir-fry the fried dough sticks and eggplant until fragrant, and finally wrap them.
The kitchen is full of fragrance.
Zhang Cuihua was washing clothes for Chen Xiaohong when Chen Jianguo came in and said, "Let me help you."
When he saw that he had to pack so many, he asked, "Is this too much?"
"I'll send some to my parents. When are we leaving?"
"It's the ninth day of the lunar calendar. We'll leave the day after tomorrow.
We will go to the city the day after tomorrow. We will sit with Wei in the evening. We will take the bus to the provincial capital the day after tomorrow morning and arrive at the team before the 15th."
Time seems a bit tight.
Tian Wenjun said: "Then you can go to town today and buy two more bottles of eye drops for my grandma. I have been taking care of Xiaohong all this time and haven't checked on her eyes.
Buy two bottles and keep them. When you are done using them, your eyes should be clear.”
Chen Jianguo asked: "Hey, do you want to buy anything else?"
“No.”
Chen Jianguo bought cigarettes and alcohol for his father-in-law before the New Year. He had planned to give them to him on the second day of the New Year, but was delayed because of Chen Xiaohong's affection.
Chen Jianguo knew it all.
Chen Jianguo said: "Then I'll go now. The earlier I go, the earlier I can get up."
"Then go slower."
Chen Jianguo rode his bicycle to town.
Tian Wenjun made more than 120 buns by herself.
It’s not that she made a lot of dumplings, but that everyone these days can eat them. Even Chen Liye, a skinny guy, can eat forty or fifty dumplings, so he would probably eat seven or eight buns.
She calculated and decided to give twenty or thirty to her parents. Chen Jianguo's family had seven or eight people, so there wouldn't be many left after they finished eating.
Tian Wenjun washed a few more potatoes and sweet potatoes and steamed them while making the buns.
After the buns were out of the pot, she cooked some soft soup.
Ground soft fungus is a local fungus. When it rains, it swells and becomes a pitch-black pile on the ridges of the fields. When it is dried, it looks like seaweed.
As soon as the soup came out of the pot, Chen Jianguo came over.
Chen Jianguo came over to take a look and saw a large bowl of steamed buns in the enamel basin.
As soon as Chen Jianguo came in, he grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth.
Tian Wenjun slapped the back of his cold hand and said, "You're here so soon?
Have you washed your hands?
“I ride fast.
It’s not washed, it’s not clean, but you won’t get sick if you eat it.”
He chuckled and his eyes lit up.
"Well, wife, the steamed buns you make are really delicious, many times more delicious than the ones in our cafeteria. I can eat twenty of them in one go."
Twenty?
It sounds scary.
"Don't overeat. Bring some soup to Xiaohong first. Let her drink the soup, too."
"Okay, I'll take it to her first."
Early in the morning, Chen Kaifang and Chen Baoguo went up the mountain to chop firewood.
They are farmers, and during the New Year, they dare not rest for a few more days even if the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.
Nowadays, to judge whether a family is rich or not, one must first look at their labor force and whether they have enough firewood at the gate of their house.
Chen Kaifang has been used to working hard all his life and has never had time to rest.
As for Chen Liye, he had only a few months left after the Chinese New Year before the college entrance examination, so he was studying hard.
As soon as Chen Kaifang and Chen Baoguo arrived, the whole family sat down to eat together.
Chen Jianguo ate nineteen buns and drank two large bowls of soup.
Chen Baoguo and Chen Liye also ate a lot, but Xu Zhaodi was full after eating two.
She was really scared.
Chen Jianguo could have eaten two or three more, but he didn't want to scare Tian Wenjun, so he stopped.
Chen Liye kept talking while he ate, and even though Chen Xiaolan was skinny, she ate eight.
Chen Liye: "Brother, why don't you leave my sister-in-law with you this time? I don't want her to leave.
The meal my sister-in-law cooked was too delicious.
I have never eaten such delicious buns in my life.
I hate eggplant the most, but the eggplant in this bun is too tasty."
Chen Jianguo and Chen Liye patted the back of their heads gently.
"What are you thinking?
Should I leave your sister-in-law here and let her cook for you?
You're not going to school?
If you like it, you can learn how to make it from your sister-in-law when you have time."
Chen Liye laughed foolishly, and before he swallowed the bun in his mouth, he reached his hand into the basin again.
He looked at Tian Wenjun with displeasure.
"I will definitely learn from my sister-in-law when I have time. Big brother, I envy you so much. Your sister-in-law cooks delicious food for you every day."
Chen Jianguo also smiled. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that in the past month, Chen Liye and Chen Xiaolan looked much better and had more flesh on their faces.
Especially Chen Liye, his eyes were sunken when he came, and he didn't look energetic at all.
In fact, they don’t lack vegetables in summer, but they lack oil and water.
Chen Liye said he didn’t like eating eggplant, so Zhang Cuihua usually boiled eggplant in summer to save oil.
Chen Liye ate too much and naturally became bored.
It was the first time he had eaten eggplant in his life, and he had no idea that eggplant could be more delicious than meat.
Chen Xiaohong also ate four or five buns and drank a bowl of soup.
Maybe after coming home these two days, her mood was good and she ate well, so her complexion looked much rosier.
Chen Jianguo said: "Liye, you and Xiaolan will clean up the dishes today. Your sister-in-law and I will leave the day after tomorrow morning and go to your sister-in-law's house in the afternoon."
Chen Liye's mouth was full of buns, and he muttered, "I know, brother."
After eating and washing her hands and skin, Tian Wenjun took a ceramic basin covered with a white cloth, while Chen Jianguo took two bottles of Lao Baigan, two packs of cigarettes, and two portions of snacks to pay New Year's greetings to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
As soon as these two people went in, who would have thought that Tian Li was also there.
Ever since Xu Daqiang quit his position as branch secretary, he hasn't dared to go out, for fear of being drowned by other people's saliva.
Tian Li never came to see her mother before, and she had nowhere to visit recently, so she came to Tian Erhu's house whenever she had the chance.
Tian Li was also very angry when she saw the couple.
She rolled her eyes at Tian Wenjun and cursed, "What a lowly thing you are! I gave birth to you in vain. You are helping outsiders to deal with me and your father. You will die."
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