After the two lay down, Tian Wenjun took a long, deep breath, and so did Chen Jianguo.
Tian Wenjun said: "There are still six days until the New Year. I will go to see Damei tomorrow and give them some donkey-hide gelatin cakes and sweaters.
Take some time these days to buy some things for your relatives. I have almost prepared everything else."
Chen Jianguo took Tian Wenjun into his arms and said, "Wife, you have suffered a lot."
To be honest, he is a rough man who goes out early and comes back late, and the family really depends on his wife alone to support it.
Without her, he, as a man, would be unable to do anything about the small and big things at home.
Chen Jianguo kissed her on the forehead and said, "Okay, I understand."
After breakfast the next day, the three children stayed at home while Tian Wenjun went to the county town.
She went to see He Damei first.
When she went there, Chen Baoguo was coaxing the two children, while He Damei and her mother were frying meat sauce in the kitchen.
He Damei smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you here when it's so cold?"
"I came to see you. I saw that you looked unwell the other day. I happened to have bought a donkey skin a few days ago and boiled a few pounds of donkey-hide gelatin cakes. I brought two pounds for you.
Also, I got a set of sweaters for you, your two children, your uncle, your aunt, and your grandfather, which also contain some meatballs and other things.
I thought about bringing it to you when I came back from Guangzhou, so it shouldn’t be too late to bring it to you now.
Also, these donkey hide gelatin cakes have 60 pieces in two packs. If you eat one piece a day, it will be good for your health. After two months, your complexion will be much better.”
He Damei didn't know what to say.
"Sister-in-law, you are such a fool. It's not easy for you to go to Guangzhou. I heard that you have a good business. You can just sell them. Why do you give us so much?"
"Oh my, my dear, you have taken care of me a lot, can't I take care of you?"
He Damei complained, and she felt sorry for her when she thought about her three children to raise.
"You haven't taken care of me yet?"
Tian Wenjun smiled and said: "By the way, I left a big felt hat for grandpa, all of which are inside.
You can get it yourself later.
I have to go see Cuihua later. I haven't visited her since she passed away.
I was busy taking care of Zhidong because his leg hadn’t recovered yet. I didn’t even go to Cuihua’s baby’s full moon celebration. Today I just found some time to go and see her.”
"Then I'll go with you later, and then we'll go home for lunch."
"Don't keep me here. I have a son when I go back."
Tian Wenjun sat for more than an hour and gave each of the two children one dollar at the end.
He Damei was unhappy because her sister-in-law was too nice to them.
Too good.
She doesn't even know how to be nice to herself.
The two sisters-in-law came to see Jiang Cuihua. Jiang Cuihua looked very good and looked much rounder than before.
She gave birth to a son, and her parents-in-law helped her take care of the child, so she could also have a good rest.
Wang Daqing takes care of all the big and small things in the family, so Jiang Cuihua is the one who enjoys the most happiness now.
Tian Wenjun came suddenly, and Jiang Cuihua felt a little nervous and embarrassed.
Jiang Cuihua poured water and took out candy and melon seeds.
Tian Wenjun said, "Please stop working. I'm here to see you and the children. I'll just sit down for a while. There are three more children waiting for me at home."
Jiang Cuihua felt sad when she heard this, she held Tian Wenjun's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't know what to say.
Brother Feng and Sister Li passed away so suddenly. I also heard about the child's situation from my sister-in-law.
Sister-in-law, even if it is hard for the three children, you are also in trouble. "
Three kids, three mouths to feed, that’s no joke.
Human nature is selfish.
If you take good care of them, the women in the compound will say that they are supported by pensions.
If they can't raise them well, the women in the compound will say that even with the pension they can't raise three children.
Anyway, it's embarrassing for my sister-in-law to come here.
She didn’t understand human nature before and thought in a simple way, but now that she has matured, she knows that being a good person is the most difficult thing.
Tian Wenjun smiled and said, "No, it's not difficult.
I bought two sets of clothes for your child and a sweater for you, please don't despise it."
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? I'm already very happy that you can come to see me, and you brought so many things."
"No, you helped me a lot.
I'm happy for you as well as I see you're recovering well.
Now the child is still young, you are afraid that you won’t be able to go back to the compound during the Chinese New Year.”
"It's too cold. I'll bring the kids to see you in the spring."
"good."
Tian Wenjun sat for a while, put two dollars down for the child, and then left.
On her way back, she went to He Damei's house and took a small bag of wheat.
She took it back, washed it, and made malt sugar for the children.
Tian Wenjun died just like that. He Damei felt a little upset. She didn't even eat a bite of hot food.
Her family wanted to take care of her, and she also tried her best not to take advantage of others.
Alas, it’s hard for my sister-in-law.
They are all women, He Damei actually understands it all.
I hope God will give her a child someday.
When Tian Wenjun came back, Chen Jianguo had just sat down at the dining table with his three children and prepared the stewed noodles he had made.
Chen Jianguo laughed and said, "I thought you were coming back in the afternoon. What did you carry in the bag?"
"I asked Damei for a small bag of wheat to make maltose for the children."
Chen Jianguo looked at Tian Wenjun with a smile.
His daughter-in-law is like a treasure bag. It seems that there is nothing she doesn't know and nothing she can't do.
The donkey-hide gelatin cake had already shocked him, and now she said she wanted to make malt sugar.
Maltose. When I was a kid, I would drool just by hearing about it, and I would dream of licking it.
But it seems that until I grew up, I had never seen what malt sugar looked like, let alone tasted it.
Chen Jianguo said: "Wife, can you really do it?"
Tian Wenjun pursed her lips and said, "I knew you wouldn't believe it.
If you don’t believe me, forget it. Don’t eat it when it’s ready.”
"I will eat it, of course."
"Then help me wash the wheat after dinner."
"Okay, no problem."
Feng Xueyan had already brought a bowl to Tian Wenjun, and Chen Jianguo served her some noodles, and the family sat quietly together to eat.
After dinner, Tian Wenjun washed the dishes while Chen Jianguo washed the wheat. The couple divided the work and worked together.
There was a stove at home. Tian Wenjun put a bench next to the stove and a wooden basin containing wheat on the bench, which was covered with several thick pieces of cloth.
Sprinkle water three times a day, morning and evening, and the malt will be as big as a little finger on the day before New Year's Eve.
After Tian Wenjun washed the malt clean, she chopped it up on a chopping board, put it all in a wooden basin, and pounded it hard with a rolling pin.
After that, pour water into the pot and add glutinous rice flour, stir evenly, add chopped malt, stir and cook into a paste, then pour it into a basin to cool, cover the basin and ferment overnight.
After doing this, she wiped the sweat from her forehead.
After the juice is fermented and extracted the next morning, it can be boiled to make sugar.
It just so happened that on New Year’s Eve, Chen Jianguo came home at noon, and he was asked to do the rest of the physical work.
After finishing all this, Tian Wenjun was not idle either, and immediately prepared lunch.
Today is New Year’s Eve. We look forward to this day all year round.
After a day passes, it is a new year again.
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