Ah Chou understood what Grandma Chen meant. Old people are afraid of loneliness. It was the same with Aunt Xiang in the past. She would get anxious and angry if she didn't see her for a day.
Ah Chou immediately held Grandma Chen's hand and said sincerely, "Grandma, Mr. Chen is so filial to you. No matter where he goes in the future, he will never leave you alone at home. Besides, if you don't want to leave Ningguta, you still have me. You don't just have Mr. Chen as your relative. You also have me, your granddaughter."
"Yes, yes, yes. Now I still have you, my little girl," Grandma Chen nodded, wiping her wet eyes with her sleeves. She turned around and continued to pick cabbages. She changed the subject, "Girl, when will your family make sauerkraut?"
"Sour cabbage?" Ah Chou was stunned. He obviously didn't know what Grandma Chen was talking about.
"Oh, right. I had forgotten that you are from another place. Girl, you have never eaten it before, right? It is made with this Chinese cabbage." Grandma Chen smiled and pointed at the Chinese cabbage in her hand and said to Ah Chou. "In Ningguta, we have a lot of cabbage in winter. Once it snows, the roads will be blocked. We can't even go out. If we don't store some pickled cabbage, how can we live?"
"Yes, yes, yes, we have to stock up on some vegetables," Ah Chou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and asked Grandma Chen, "Grandma, how do you make this pickled cabbage? Please teach me when you are free."
"Why do you need to learn this?" Grandma Chen said with a smile, "I've already thought about it. I'll pickle more sauerkraut this year, so you don't have to do it. When it's done, I'll ask Qingxuan to find a car to bring a few jars up the mountain for you."
"No, no, no, grandma, you can't do this. I'm going to live in Ningguta from now on, how can I not learn this?" Ah Chou waved his hands hurriedly, and at the same time gave Grandma Chen a sly smile and said, "Grandma, you can't hide it and be reluctant to teach me!"
“Haha, you mischievous girl,” Grandma Chen smiled and shook her head, saying, “Okay, when you come down the mountain in a few days, I’ll pickle sauerkraut and you can help me. Just think of it as learning from me.”
"Okay, thanks grandma." Ah Chou couldn't help but thank her.
When Ah Chou and Grandma Chen were picking cabbages, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the road. Their place was always quiet and seldom had people coming, so Ah Chou and Grandma Chen looked up at the road and saw a tall man in armor riding a horse towards them. Before Ah Chou could see the man clearly, Grandma Chen recognized him first: "Oh, it's Guard Kong."
Ah Chou then saw clearly that the person coming was Kong Wenjie. Ah Chou was startled and turned to ask Grandma Chen: "Grandma, do you recognize him?"
"I recognize him. Last time, the prefect sent this guard Kong to pick up Qingxuan to attend a Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival. Maybe he's here to see Qingxuan again for something," said Grandma Chen. She rubbed the mud off her hands and said to Ah Chou, "Girl, help me up."
"Oh." Ah Chou hurriedly helped Grandma Chen up.
Just as Ah Chou and Grandma Chen stood up, Kong Wenjie's horse had already stopped steadily in front of the fenced yard. He dismounted quickly and walked over with a big sword and golden horse. He glanced at Ah Chou, then set his eyes on Grandma Chen, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Grandma Chen, I come to bother you again."
"Guard Kong is here to look for our Qingxuan again?" Grandma Chen said with a smile, pointing at the door, "Qingxuan is inside, just go in."
"Okay, I'll go in first," Kong Wenjie said with a smile. He glanced at the cabbage field behind him and said to Grandma Chen, "Grandma Chen, I'll help you harvest the cabbage when I come out!"
"No need! No need! You are so busy, how can you waste time in the cabbage field?" Grandma Chen smiled and patted Kong Wenjie's arm. It can be seen that Grandma Chen likes Kong Wenjie very much. She said to him, "Go in quickly!"
"Yes, I'll go in first," Kong Wenjie nodded and walked inside. When he passed by Ah Chou, Kong Wenjie lowered his voice and said, "Wait for me to come out. I'll find you if I have something to say."
"Ah?" Ah Chou was startled and was about to ask Kong Wenjie what he wanted to see her about, but Kong Wenjie had already passed by.
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