Feeling helpless, Jiang Shushu went to Jiang He and his wife's room. Seeing Jiang He holding Xu Hehua's hand, Jiang He was worried and quickly said, "Dad, Mom is fine. The village doctor said she had heatstroke and she will be fine after a few days of rest. I have already fed her salt water."
"Okay, I understand."
"Shushu, Dad wants to tell you something?" Jiang He looked at Jiang Shushu.
"Dad, tell me."
"Your birthday is in a few days. We originally planned to keep the hen that doesn't lay eggs and kill it on your birthday, but your mom is in such a bad state now, and we've run out of meat coupons this month. (Rural residents get one or two meat coupons per month.) I'd like to kill the hen and give it to your mom to nourish her. Dad will buy you some pork for your birthday. Is that okay with you?"
"Dad, of course you can! Mom is sick now, so she must be given priority in everything. You stay here with Mom, I'll go boil some water, and I'll call you when it boils." How could he not agree? The chickens were not raised by him. Even if he did, he couldn't stop an old woman from eating them when she was sick.
While Jiang Shushu was boiling water, he took out the last steamed bun from his supply space and took a big bite, imagining it as delicious braised pork. After swallowing the bun, Jiang Shushu felt better.
Jiang Shushu took several sips of water and wiped his mouth clean before calling Jiang He.
"Dad, the water is boiling."
"good."
After Jiang He finished processing the chicken, Jiang Shushu looked at the white and tender chicken and instantly felt hungry again. He wanted to eat something, especially meat. Jiang Shushu quickly looked away, as it would be embarrassing if he drooled later.
"Dad, put the chicken in and cook it. I'll go to the garden to pick some vegetables and cook dinner." Out of sight, out of mind.
But when Jiang Shushu reluctantly returned to the kitchen door, the smell of chicken soup filled the kitchen, so fragrant that if she hadn't kept her mouth closed, she would have drooled.
Jiang Shushu endured it again and again before he walked into the kitchen. Jiang Shushu saw that Jiang He had cooked porridge, so he calmly washed the vegetables, planning to boil them in chicken soup later. Since he couldn't eat meat, it would be okay to have some meat flavor or some oil.
"Dad, let me light the fire. You go and see if Mom is awake?" Jiang He was here and felt embarrassed to use the chicken soup to cook vegetables.
"Go see your mom. Dad got off work early today, so he can cook. You can just leave the vegetables here and don't cook them. I'll save some chicken soup later and cook the vegetables in it." It was rare for Jiang He to get off work early, so he wanted to let Jiang Shushu rest for a while.
"Okay." Since there was someone to do what he wanted to do, Jiang Shushu didn't force him to stay.
Jiang Shushu went to check on Xu Hehua and found that she was still unconscious, so he gave her some more water.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Jiang Shushu opened the door and saw a middle-aged man, the captain of the Hualing Brigade and his cousin - Jiang Mingwen.
People from my uncle's family.
My uncle Jiang Shan is 60 years old and has two sons.
Eldest son: Jiang Mingwen, 40 years old, wife: Jinhua, 40 years old.
They have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Jiang Xiaocheng, is 20 years old (serving in the army), the second son, Jiang Xiaoan, is 18 years old, and the youngest daughter is 16 years old.
Second son: Jiang Mingwu, 37 years old, wife: Zhou Yue, 35 years old.
They have a son and a daughter, their son Jiang Xiaojie is 13 years old, and their daughter Jiang Jiahui is 10 years old. The whole family is in the army.
Jiang Shushu actually had two aunts, but unfortunately they had passed away. After the aunts passed away, those cousins rarely interacted with her.
Jiang Shushu thought about it and found that he had 9 uncles and 10 aunts. His eldest uncle was ranked second, his father was ranked fifth, and there were more than 40 people of the same generation as him, both men and women. And there were people who were one or two generations younger than him... Well, there were too many to count, really too many to count.
It is no exaggeration to say that everyone in the surrounding villages is a relative. No matter which family you are from, there is always a connection between them. Tell me, is this a very close network of relationships?
"Hello, Brother Mingwen." Jiang Shushu felt uncomfortable calling him Brother Mingwen, considering that his eldest son was older than him.
"Hello Shushu, how is Aunt Wu? Is she awake?"
"He's not awake yet. The village doctor said he needs to rest for a few days."
"Take these eggs and cook them for your mother to nourish her body. Let Aunt Wu have a good rest at home these few days." Jiang Mingwen handed a small basket of eggs to Jiang Shushu.
Even though Jiang Mingwen was the team leader, his family was not very wealthy and could not afford to eat eggs every day. There were about 30 eggs in this basket. How could he feel comfortable taking it?
"Mingwen, take the eggs back and eat them. I have already stewed chicken soup for your aunt. It is good for nourishing the body." Jiang He came out after hearing the voice.
"Uncle Wu, this is a token of my love. I'm going to give this egg to Aunt Wu to nourish her body. I have more eggs at home, so we don't need any. Besides, my dad asked me to bring this egg. If I take it back, he'll definitely beat me. Uncle Wu, I'm already 40 years old. Please have some pity on me. If I were still beaten by my dad at that age, how would I face my loss?"
When Jiang Shushu thought of the scene of a 60-year-old man chasing and beating a 40-year-old man, he almost laughed out loud. He had to think about the pork belly that he couldn't eat before he could hold back his laughter.
"Shushu, hurry up and take the eggs." Jiang Shushu turned to look at Jiang He with a questioning look in his eyes. Take it? Or not?
"Take it." Seeing that his nephew insisted on giving it to him, and his wife really needed to replenish her body, Jiang He thought of taking it first and returning it to his nephew after the hen laid eggs.
Jiang Shushu took the egg and said, "Thank you, Brother Mingwen."
"Why are you being so polite? We're family. I'll go back first."
"We'll use this egg first, and then return it to your cousin's house when the hen lays eggs."
"good."
Xu Hehua slept until 8 o'clock in the evening. When she woke up, she felt indescribably comfortable all over. The feeling of being dizzy and light-headed was much lighter.
As soon as Xu Hehua woke up, Jiang He noticed it immediately.
"Lotus, you finally woke up. How do you feel now? Are you still feeling unwell?"
"Ah He, I'm fine. I had a good sleep and I feel better all over."
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Jiang Shushu heard the noise and knew that Xu Hehua had woken up, so he went to the kitchen and brought chicken soup and porridge into the house for her.
"Mom, eat something."
"Where did the chicken soup come from?" Xu Hehua was surprised to see the chicken soup.
Jiang He: "I killed the hen that didn't lay eggs and gave it to you to nourish your body."
Xu Hehua's face was full of disapproval. "Why kill it? It's not a serious matter for me. I just got a heat stroke and I'll be fine after a good sleep. This chicken should be saved for Shushu's birthday."
"Mom, Dad is right. You can't blame him. I celebrate my birthday every year, but it's not as important as you. What if something happens to you? What should Dad and I do? Just listen to us and drink the chicken soup and eat the chicken quickly."
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