Su Xieqiu took An An to play in the front yard.
Seeing that it was getting late, she went to the kitchen to get out the vegetables, and sat in the yard, picking vegetables while watching the little girl.
After a while, Han Zhenyu also came over from the backyard and asked, "What are you having for lunch today?"
Su Xieqiu thought for a moment and said, "Sister Fengqin gave me two pickled cabbages and a few tomatoes yesterday, and there's still a small piece of meat I bought two days ago. Let's make dumplings in the morning.
There is still one salted fish you brought back last time. Make some salted fish stewed with tofu and some scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Let’s cook two more vegetarian dishes. This is Comrade Gu’s first visit to our home, so we have to cook a few dishes to entertain him.”
Han Zhenyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll go mix the dumpling dough first."
"Mix a little more flour and roll the rest into noodles. Children get hungry quickly, so cook for them in the afternoon."
"knew."
When Han Zhenyu was living at his grandfather's house, he would take his cousins to do housework every day during the busy farming season, including washing clothes and cooking.
The couple worked very efficiently. By the time Gu Fangxun finished washing a large basin of clothes, the dumplings had already been wrapped.
Han Zhenyu was making a fire, Su Xieqiu was cooking, and Chenchen was playing with An An in the yard.
If you don’t know, you would think this is a happy family of four.
Gu Fangxun looked at them and felt very glad that he came to Northeast China this time, and was lucky enough to meet Han Zhenyu and his wife.
Otherwise, if these two children followed him, they wouldn’t know where their future would lie.
When he saw the sumptuous meal on the table, he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.
Han Zhenyu placed a large bowl of dumplings in front of him, "Comrade Gu, I didn't have time to prepare any dishes, so this is just a home-cooked meal, I hope you don't mind."
Gu Fangxun smiled bitterly and said, "If you still dislike such delicious food, you really deserve to die."
He looked at the couple and said gratefully, "I know that no matter what I say now, it will be pale. I hope I will have the opportunity to repay you in the future."
"Why are you talking about this again?" Han Zhenyu handed him the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Eat quickly. After dinner, I'll take you to the mountains. There are a lot of wild animals there. Let's see if we can catch a whole pheasant or rabbit. That way we can have a snack tonight."
Gu Fangxun became interested when he heard it and didn't bother to be polite.
Just as I was about to bring An An over to feed her, I saw Su Xieqiu had already placed her on a small stool beside her and was teaching her how to eat dumplings with a spoon.
She didn't ignore Chenchen and would occasionally pick some food for him.
Gu Fangxun smiled gratefully, picked up the bowl and started eating.
During this period of time, Fang Xun was busy traveling, not only was he frightened and tired, but the two children also didn't get enough rest.
Now that they had settled down, the two little ones felt a little drowsy after dinner, so Gu Fangxun accompanied them for a nap.
When it was time to go to work, Sun Dahan's family next door also went to the fields, so Han Zhenyu took Gu Fangxun and prepared to go up the mountain.
Su Xieqiu warned again with concern, "There are only two of you, don't go into the mountains, it's dangerous inside."
Han Zhenyu saw that she had reminded him twice in a short while, so he laughed and said, "Don't worry, we will just walk around the periphery and will not go inside."
Su Xieqiu looked at their backs and sighed. With concerns in his heart, he could no longer do what he wanted when he was alone.
After closing the door, she went to the kitchen, scooped out the ashes from the bottom of the pot, and sprinkled them on the green vegetables in the backyard.
Don't underestimate wood ash, it is very useful. It can kill insects and can also be used as fertilizer.
She remembered that when she was a child, her grandparents would spread wood ash on the vegetable fields, and the vegetables would grow very well.
After Su Xieqiu finished all these, he went back to the room and saw that the two children were sleeping soundly. He went to the space to get some cloth and prepared to make two small quilts for them.
Chenchen's quilt is made of light gray brushed fabric, while Anan's is made of small floral patterns.
She went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the city and saw fabrics of similar colors, but the fabrics were slightly different.
Su Xieqiu was already very skilled at operating the sewing machine. She would first sew the quilt cover, then put in the cotton, then turn it over and sew it up with needle and thread.
This was the simplest way to sew a quilt that she figured out herself two days ago.
She has already made two new quilts using this method.
She also took apart and washed her and Han Zhenyu's old quilts.
When Su Xieqiu started to fold the quilt with needle, An An woke up.
The little girl just groaned and Chenchen woke up in shock.
Without even opening his eyes, he shouted, "Sister, don't cry. Brother is here."
Su Xieqiu paused for a moment, saw him rubbing his eyes, then immediately got up and skillfully put on An An's coat.
She felt a little sad, and her heart suddenly softened. She smiled and touched his head, saying gently, "Chenchen is awake too?"
Jiang Lichen then realized that she was also in the room and quickly called out, "Hello, Aunt Su!"
"Chenchen, let Auntie help An An get dressed. You can sleep for a while."
"Aunt Su, I don't want to sleep anymore."
Su Xieqiu didn't try to persuade him anymore. Afraid that An An would pee on the bed, he quickly carried her outside to help her pee.
Chenchen also followed out and ran to the back to use the toilet.
When he came back from the backyard and didn't see his uncle, he asked hurriedly, "Aunt Su, did my uncle and Uncle Han go to the mountain?"
"Yes, they went up the mountain." Su Xieqiu nodded with a smile, "Chenchen, you stay here and look after your sister. Auntie will go make some noodles for you."
"Auntie, we're not hungry. Let's eat in the evening." Although Chenchen is young, he also knows the preciousness of food.
He and his sister were too young to work and could not eat as much food as Aunt Su's.
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