As soon as Tian Wenjun entered the room, the floor was wiped clean and there were two plates of food on the table.
Chen Baoguo just came out of Chen Jianguo's room.
"Sister-in-law is back, I have already prepared the meal, the only thing left is to make the noodles.
Just wash your hands first, it will be ready in no time."
Tian Wenjun had already eaten at the restaurant at around four o'clock. She said, "I'll just eat a few bites of vegetables and then I'll be done. I won't eat noodles.
Let me do it for you and your brother.
By the way, where is your brother?"
Chen Jianguo's voice came from the room.
"I'm here."
Tian Wenjun came to the door and saw their clothes on the bed.
"What are you doing?"
"The weather is getting warmer now, let me tidy up the wardrobe.
The weather is getting warmer now, so I put away my winter coats and sweaters and took out my spring and autumn clothes."
Tian Wenjun smiled and said, "Let me do it, you go and eat quickly."
"I'll pack it up right away."
Chen Jianguo put the clothes folded in a square shape on the top layer, the spring and summer clothes in the middle, and the autumn clothes on the bottom layer.
After Chen Baoguo's noodles came out of the pot, he served them and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, it's time to eat."
Chen Jianguo said: "Let's go, eat a little more."
The three of them sat at the table. Tian Wenjun took a few bites of food and asked, "Have you packed everything?"
Chen Baoguo said: "Everything is ready, sister-in-law."
"That's good, you had a smooth trip.
Every time I go on a long journey, I always follow Master Feng’s instructions.”
"I understand, sister-in-law."
Chen Jianguo had already given the necessary instructions, and this brother didn't say much.
Tian Wenjun asked Chen Jianguo, "I heard someone say that you turned over the land at the back today?"
"Well, everything has been tilled. I've also tilled the land of Political Commissar Zhou's family. Do you want to plant again this year?"
"Let's plant them. I don't have time to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables this year. Let's dry more beans and other things in the summer so we can eat them in the winter."
"Okay, then buy the seedlings when you come back tomorrow."
While eating, the two chatted for a while.
After dinner, Chen Baoguo took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Tian Wenjun wanted to go to the vegetable garden at the back, but someone knocked on the door.
She opened the door and saw Jiang Cuihua.
Tian Wenjun was a little surprised. She had been busy with work during this period and had hardly seen Jiang Cuihua.
"Sister-in-law, my sister-in-law and I have picked a lot of wild vegetables these past two days. I picked some this afternoon. I'll bring some to you."
Tian Wenjun took a look and saw that the basket in front of her was half filled with fern and half with Chubujiu.
"This is too much, you guys should keep it for yourself."
"My dear sister-in-law, you can keep it. My sister-in-law has been exposed to the sun a lot these days.
We know you are too busy to pick wild vegetables, so we picked some for you."
"I'm so sorry, please come in and sit for a while."
"No, no."
"Then wait a minute, I'll return the basket to you."
Jiang Cuihua nodded. In the past, she was not clear about her own identity and had no self-awareness.
But the situation is different now. She knows her own limitations and now just wants to be a good person.
Tian Wenjun poured the wild vegetables directly onto the table, went into the kitchen and filled half a basket of spinach and a handful of coriander for Jiang Cuihua.
Jiang Cuihua took one look and said, "Sister-in-law, I have spinach at home, so don't take it."
"No, the spinach doesn't take up space, and you can just blanch it in water and it will become a dish.
Don’t think it’s too little.”
"No problem, I'll leave first."
Tian Wenjun watched Jiang Cuihua go downstairs before closing the door.
She thought she wouldn't be able to eat wild vegetables this year, but unexpectedly Jiang Cuihua sent her some.
Chen Jianguo came out of the room and looked at the wild vegetables on the table. He knew who had sent them. He had heard everything in the room just now.
Chen Jianguo asked, "Did Jiang Cuihua send it?"
"Well, she's like a completely different person now."
Even though she had become a different person, Tian Wenjun still didn't want to take advantage of her.
She used to like running back to her own house, but now she doesn't even want to come in.
It seems that she has learned to avoid suspicion now.
Good!
Chen Jianguo knew how Jiang Cuihua felt about him in the past. He straightened his back and felt a little nervous, fearing that his wife would be angry.
Chen Jianguo saw Tian Wenjun sitting and picking leaves from the Chu Bu Jiu, so he followed suit.
Tian Wenjun said, "Go boil some water in a pot, blanch the bracken in the pot until it changes color, then take it out and dry it in the sun so you can eat it in the winter."
Tian Wenjun doesn't like eating fresh bracken very much. It tastes slightly bitter and sticky.
But the ones that are blanched and dried are different, and the taste is pretty good.
Chen Jianguo went into the kitchen to boil water. After the water boiled, he put the fern into the pot and blanch it. He took it out as soon as the color changed.
As for Chu Bu Jiu, pick the leaves, wash it twice, coat it with flour, and steam it in a pot.
But everyone has already eaten today, so I'll make it for them tomorrow morning.
These dishes are eaten fresh, and they taste good while they are fresh.
After the bracken was taken out and cooled down a bit, Tian Wenjun tore it into two halves and then hung them on the iron wire on the balcony.
By the time all this was done, it was already dark.
These past two days, I felt that time passed very quickly because of the love between Chen Baoguo and He Damei.
After they lay down, Chen Jianguo took her into his arms and said, "My husband left yesterday. I guess we'll have to discuss our marriage when we come back from this trip.
Go ask Damei tomorrow to see when she wants to hold the wedding. I'll write a letter home tonight and you can take it to the county town and mail it the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go and ask tomorrow."
The next morning, when Tian Wenjun got up, Chen Jianguo had already steamed the pork and cooked the millet porridge.
He came back from morning exercises and the three of them sat together to eat.
Among all the wild vegetables, Tian Wenjun's favorites are chubujiu and shepherd's purse. These two wild vegetables have a good texture and taste.
After the three of them finished eating, Chen Jianguo sent Chen Baoguo to the gate.
Chen Baoguo took the bus to the county town, while Tian Wenjun rode a bicycle.
Chen Jianguo warned: "Remember what I said."
Chen Baoguo nodded, and Chen Jianguo helped him straighten his collar. After watching Chen Baoguo get into the car, Chen Jianguo turned around and went to the training ground.
Tian Wenjun walked towards the restaurant first.
Tian Wenjun and Chen Baoguo arrived in the county town almost at the same time.
She arrived at the door of the restaurant. He Damei was holding something in her hands and pacing anxiously back and forth at the door of the restaurant.
Tian Wenjun parked her bike in the yard behind the restaurant and came out to stand next to He Damei.
He Damei said: "Sister-in-law, didn't Baoguo come with you?"
“The bus he’s on should be here soon.
Why are you carrying so many things?"
"It was a long journey, so I brought him some snacks, bought some pairs of socks, and made some membranes."
Tian Wenjun smiled and her eyes fell on Chen Baoguo who was carrying a bag not far away.
"Look! He came towards you from that side."
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