When Tian Yujun saw the time, he quickly got up from the bed.
When she came into the kitchen, Chen Xiaohong had already started to prepare lunch.
Tian Yujun asked: "Xiaohong, why didn't you call me this morning?"
Chen Xiaohong said, "Sister-in-law, my parents said that you must have had a hard time on the way back, and they asked you to rest more."
Tian Yujun thought about it and realized that today was the fourth day of May, and tomorrow was the fifth day of May.
She also bought some glutinous rice when she came back, so she can make some rice dumplings today.
She washed her face, ate a few bites of rice, soaked glutinous rice, rice and red beans, and was about to go out with the basket.
Chen Xiaohong asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you going to do?"
"I'll go to the back hill to pick up some bamboo shoot skins so we can make rice dumplings this afternoon."
Chen Xiaohong has never eaten zongzi in her life. She used to only hear other people eat it.
"Sister-in-law, do you want a bun?"
"It's quite nice to wrap it up. Wait for me to come back and we'll wrap it up together."
"Then I'll go with you."
"No, you can cook at home."
"Then sister-in-law, please be careful."
Fresh corn husks can actually be used to wrap rice dumplings. The corn has just been packed, and if you break them, it would be a waste of food.
Tian Yujun went to the back mountain to pick up bamboo shoot skins. She picked up the dried bamboo shoot skins neatly one by one, and she picked up a full basket.
As soon as she came back, she took a brush and went to the river to wash the bamboo shoots clean. She took them home and washed them again with water, then put them into the pot and boiled them together with the horseweed leaves.
Tian 㫧-kun also soaked white rice, but the glutinous rice alone would definitely not be enough.
Tian Yujun saw that Chen Xiaohong was about to prepare lunch, and she was sitting alone under the eaves making rice dumplings.
Chen Xiaohong came to help after making lunch. She tried to make dumplings just like Tian Yujun, but she just couldn't do it well.
By the time the family came back, Tian Xiaojun had finished wrapping the rice dumplings.
She counted them and found there were a total of one hundred and sixty-six dumplings.
After the rice dumplings are out of the pot, I will send some to my parents and grandma.
Zongzi is a slow cooker. Start cooking it after lunch and simmer it overnight on low heat. It will be sticky and glutinous in the morning.
He Damei and her team harvested a large area of rapeseed. At this rate, they would finish harvesting all the rapeseed in the brigade in just one more day.
In another four or five days, it will be time to harvest the wheat.
On the way back, all the women in the village secretly looked at He Damei's back.
This is the most capable woman their village has ever seen. This He Damei is even more capable than any man.
He Damei kept feeling a burning sensation on the back of her head along the way. The more this felt like that, the straighter she straightened her back.
Chen Baoguo looked at He Damei and couldn't help laughing: "Are you tired?"
"It's not tiring. What can I do with this little bit of work? I can even carry a bag of grain weighing more than 100 kilograms. This kind of physical work is nothing to me."
Chen Dazhuang, who was not far behind the two of them, couldn't help feeling a chill when he heard this.
This woman is awesome!
A bag of grain weighing more than 100 kilograms would take a man a breath. How could a woman with thin arms and legs like her carry it?
He doesn't believe it anyway.
Chen Dazhuang said to Zhang Qiang: "This He Damei must be bragging."
Zhang Qiang glanced at Chen Dazhuang with disdain.
"Why don't you go and ask in person?
She is Baoguo's wife, not yours, why are you worrying about her?"
Chen Dazhuang chuckled and said, "Well, is Uncle Chen going to be on duty in the wheat field tonight?"
Zhang Qiang said: "Yeah."
“Then I’ll tell Baoguo this afternoon and let him go in the evening.
I'll get two bottles of wine and we three can have a couple of drinks."
Zhang Qiang asked, "Are you going to chase wild boars, or are you going to drink and join in the fun?"
Chen Dazhuang said: "Neither of these two things affects each other."
They were chatting and laughing on the side. Tian Li was not far away. She had been trying to find a chance to get close to He Damei all morning, but she never found a chance.
Tian Li gritted her teeth. This girl seemed to be sticking to Chen Baoguo. Was she so reluctant to do so?
A woman nearby asked, "Girl, are you poorer than us?"
If she weren't such a capable girl, how could she be willing to run so far and marry them?
It must be because her hometown is too poor.
This sudden question left He Damei unable to react for a while.
Are they poor over there?
Why doesn't she feel that?
In fact, the land there is flat, and the crops they grow are harvested, so they don't have to go hungry all year round.
Although we can't eat fine grains every meal, at least we don't have to be so poor that we have to eat sorghum noodles.
If she likes Chen Baoguo, couldn't it be because of him as a person?
Just as He Damei was about to speak, Chen Baoguo said with a smile, "Aunt, they are richer than us. Damei, marrying me is like marrying down."
The woman pursed her lips. She really didn't believe it.
He Damei smiled with relief, Chen Baoguo had always praised her and protected her.
The woman then asked, "Then your wife's hometown is there, why don't you go there after you get married?"
Chen Baoguo said: "I want to go there to develop my aunt."
The woman was shocked. If Chen Baoguo really followed his wife back to her hometown to develop, what was the difference between this and being a live-in son-in-law?
There is no fear of being laughed at.
When the people around heard this, they all expressed disbelief and talked about it in a low voice.
After hearing this, Chen Kaifang and Zhang Cuiying did not explain further.
They knew clearly in their hearts that their eldest son was not going to be a live-in son-in-law, but the second son and his wife went to work there.
The villagers can think whatever they want, as long as their children are happy.
Chen Dazhuang and Zhang Qiang also heard this. Zhang Qiang knew that Chen Baoguo had a job outside, and he felt the same as Jing'er, not surprised at all.
Chen Dazhuang looked shocked.
His eldest brother is going to leave his hometown because of a woman.
No, no, I have to ask what’s going on tonight.
When He Damei and the others came back, lunch had already been prepared.
He Damei washed her hands in the yard, came into the kitchen and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, we are back.
What are you cooking? It smells delicious."
Tian Yujun smiled and said, "I'm making rice dumplings, but they can only be eaten in the afternoon.
Xiaohong stir-fried vegetables, steamed wowotou, and dumpling soup. "
He Damei was really tired after working all morning.
The food was served and everyone sat together.
Chen Kaifang said: "You guys shouldn't go today. It's already the fifth day of the New Year. We have to prepare in advance."
Chen Baoguo said: "Dad, it's still early, let's start on the sixth day of the New Year."
Zhang Cuizhen asked, "Isn't it a little late?"
Chen Kaifang said: "It's definitely too late. I have to go to the city at least once a day to buy the things I need. My family will come to help me the day after tomorrow."
Chen Baoguo thought the same thing and said, "Okay, then I'll go to the city to buy things tomorrow."
Chen Kaifang suddenly remembered that it was their turn to be on duty on the hillside that night, and said, "We have to be on duty in the wheat field tonight."
Chen Baoguo said: "Dad, I'll go in the evening."
He knew that if he went, Zhang Qiang and Chen Dazhuang would also go, and he just told them that he would need their help with something for the wedding.
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