Chapter 36, Turn on the Light
Seeing him patting his head and smiling like an idiot, Third Grandma's face was full of disgust, "Okay, go back and eat, Third Grandma, thank you."
I used to eat this thing all the time, it's powdery and sticky, but it has to be cooked. (It's not the same thing as the camphor seeds in traditional Chinese medicine, so don't compare them blindly.)
He picked up the backpack and closed the gate.
Fortunately, Anshan left, otherwise she would have to leave some food for him.
Mei Xue ate while waiting for her grandmother to come back.
Seeing the basket in her grandmother's hand, she asked in confusion, "Grandma, what are these?" There were black things in it, and she didn't know what they were.
"We call this camphor seeds in our local dialect. It was considered a kind of food to satisfy hunger in the past. You haven't eaten it for a while. Can grandma cook it for you later?" Grandma He put down the backpack and returned to the table.
Looking at the sky outside, Mei Xue shook her head and said, "Forget it, let's cook it tomorrow." She really didn't know what it was. It was so small, and even if it was edible, it would be very troublesome.
"That's fine. Cook it tomorrow and mix it with some sugar. You can also add salt. You can make it into cakes, but it's a bit troublesome." Grandma He racked her brains to tell Mei Xue all the ways to eat it.
Mei Xue nodded and smiled at her grandmother, "Okay, I'll cook with grandma tomorrow." It's troublesome without thinking, so she decided to help her grandmother, as her eyesight isn't very good as she gets older.
"Okay, I'll listen to Xiaoxue."
After dinner, Mei Xue fetched water for her grandmother to take a bath, then boiled another pot. After her grandmother finished bathing, she fetched the water and poured it out, and then went to bathe herself.
After taking a shower, most people stay at home and sleep, waiting for the dawn of the next day.
Mei Xue's place was quiet now, but what she didn't know was how scared both families were after she asked An Wen and An Liang to take back a pheasant.
They were almost scared to the point of not daring to eat. Fortunately, it was dark and Third Aunt hadn't come yet, so they dared to start eating.
You can't blame them, it's mainly because Grandma He has accumulated power for a long time. Of course, that's when others want to take advantage of her.
When Aunt Meilian saw that her family had rabbit meat and chicken, she felt like it was Chinese New Year, no, it was even better than Chinese New Year.
During the Chinese New Year, there is only meat and fish. People are reluctant to kill a chicken for their own consumption. If there are guests, they might kill one.
"An Liang, help me with the housework these days and don't go chopping trees. Mom will make the quilt Xiaoxue wants." Previously, only the clothes for San'an Prison were made, and the quilt Xiaoxue wanted had not been made yet.
Of course An Liang was willing, "Well, I won't go chop down trees these two days." What others didn't know was that even if he chopped down the trees, he was afraid that his fourth uncle would find out what happened today.
What if Fourth Uncle doesn’t accept it?
However, it was already dark, and An Liang didn't see Aunt Yong coming up to cause trouble, so he felt a little relieved.
But he didn't dare to relax too much. If someone really came to cause trouble, he would stand up and seek justice.
Aunt Xilian didn't have so many thoughts at home. She was just thinking about what to give to Aunt San's family tomorrow.
She came back late today, mainly because her daughter had something to ask her, so she went to her daughter's in-laws' house.
It was dark when we came back.
The lights in Third Aunt's house had been turned off long ago, so it was not convenient for her to go and thank her so late at night.
After dinner, Aunt Xilian was thinking about getting something for Aunt San the next day.
"What are you thinking about? Go to sleep." He Zhengxi was just about to sleep, but his wife beside him kept moving around, making him feel even hotter.
"What do you think we should take to Third Aunt tomorrow to thank Xiaoxue?" Both fish and chicken.
The fish is nothing, but the chicken is really precious.
"Hongmei gave you some jelly. You can give it to Xiaoxue tomorrow. She is not that old. She is still a child." He Zhengxi is a man of few words, but he is also a diligent and polite person.
I have no intention of taking other people's things for free.
The main reason I didn't go to say thank you today was that there was no man at my third aunt's house, and it would be inappropriate for him to come over.
It would be better if only Third Aunt came, but there is also Xiaoxue, and those women in the village are really troubled.
"Yeah, but there weren't many jellies, only about ten, and An Wen ate a few of them. Isn't that too little?"
Aunt Xilian seemed a little embarrassed.
"Don't think of it as an exchange. Just treat it as a friendship between the younger generation. Just give some gifts in return as a token of your appreciation. If you take too much, Third Aunt doesn't have to accept it. Don't you know what kind of person Third Aunt is?" He Zhengxi sighed.
"That's right. Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow."
My husband does the hard work, so he should go to bed early. He has to cut down trees tomorrow and sell them in a few days.
The villagers harvest the trees once a month, mainly because the trucks are too big and they are afraid that there won’t be enough trees to load, thus wasting fuel on the round trips.
That night, everyone finally fell asleep.
The next day, Mei Xue got up early and finished the housework. Now that there were no chickens to feed, she felt like something was missing.
It’s a pity that the chicken cannot be caught yet.
After feeding the pigs, Mei Xue went back to make breakfast. It was a simple breakfast and the two of them ate last night's leftovers.
"Grandma, where are you going today?" Mei Xue asked when she saw her grandmother looking down the mountain.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to see if the person who installs the light bulb has come." Grandma He was most concerned about Xiaoxue.
Hearing her grandmother's words, Mei Xue smiled and said, "Didn't you say it would be three days later? It seems no one will come now."
"Yeah, forget it, I won't watch it anymore. Grandma Xiaoxue will go and cook some camphor seeds for you. I'll make cakes for you at home today." Grandma He thought about how she was really enjoying herself now.
Xiaoxue did the work in the fields, and she also helped her with the work in the fields.
To be honest, she really has nothing to do now.
"Okay, you cook them first, and wait for me to come back if you want to peel them. Don't strain your eyes too much, it's not good for you." Mei Xue had to go to the vegetable garden today, turn over the soil, and pick some vegetables.
"Where are you going?" Grandma He was stunned and asked.
"I'm going to the fields. Many peppers there have turned red. Didn't you ask me to get you some peppers to make chili sauce last time?" Mei Xue replied.
"Oh, haha, grandma forgot about it. Okay, go ahead." Grandma He waved her hand generously.
The vegetable garden was not far from her house, so Mei Xue took a hoe and went to the garden.
The morning dew was still heavy, so she wore high boots and the mud was a little wet, which was just right.
A lot of peppers have been sold, and grandma doesn't allow the remaining ones to be sold, saying that they are for making chili sauce. Mei Xue has no objection, as she doesn't need that few dollars anyway.
Yesterday she was thinking about catching more animals and letting her grandma count the money, but unexpectedly, she only caught three pheasants in the end.
It really disappointed her.
There wasn't much work to do in the fields, and Grandma didn't grow much, so she sold almost all of it.
The things left behind are for our own consumption. We cannot leave nothing for ourselves just for the sake of money.
(End of this chapter)
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