Today is Sunday.
Xu An didn't go to school and helped pick vegetables in the fields. Xu Ning asked him to pick the cucumbers first, as they would be enough to pickle a jar with the ones he picked yesterday.
I picked a large basket of beans, scalded them in a pot with boiling water, took them out and dried them, soaked some sour beans, and cut the eggplants into slices and dried them.
The two of them were busy for the whole morning. Vegetables were drying everywhere in front of the door. Xu Ning finished stringing the last string of peppers and hung them on the wall, then picked a watermelon and put it in cool water.
Xu An scooped a basin of water from the jar for her to wash her face, then went into the house to get a sickle and cut a bunch of leeks. He said, "Sister, I just mixed some dough. Let's make some dumplings today."
Xu Ning poured the water used to wash his face into the vegetable field and said, "Okay, if you want to eat it, make some. I'll fry two eggs later and make some with leek and egg filling."
"I just soaked some black fungus, I'll put it in later."
Xu An's cooking skills are getting better and better. As long as he is at home, Xu Ning has nothing to do. He does everything from cooking to cleaning. He also earns a lot of work points from the fields. Now he gets six work points a day.
Xu Ning looked at the boy who was cutting leeks with satisfaction. He was almost 1.7 meters tall, taller than her. She stopped growing at 1.64 meters. Unknowingly, she had been here for three years. The little boy who used to cry at the slightest provocation had grown into a big man.
In two months she will be 17 years old. Maybe because she has eaten well in the past two years, she has developed a little fast. When she puts on the underwear taken out from the space, her shape is more obvious.
She has been teased by Wei Lanlan and others several times, so now she wears loose clothes in darker colors so that it is not so obvious.
Xu Ning sighed. Even if he cut his hair shorter now, he wouldn't look like a boy anymore. He might as well keep his hair long. Anyway, she is well-known in the village for her strength, so there shouldn't be anyone so foolish as to run up to her and get beaten.
When Xu An came back from cutting leeks, he saw his sister in a daze and asked, "Sister, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Ning looked at him and smiled, "I was thinking, our Xiao An has grown into a big boy, taller than me."
Xu An smiled shyly and said, "Sister, I'm grown up now and can earn a lot of work points. You should work less in the future and don't be so tired. I'm at home."
Xu Ning patted the shoulder of the boy who was less than 14 years old and said, "I understand. Xiao An will be my support from now on."
"Sister, aren't you going to the city to deliver vegetables to Grandma Wang tomorrow? I still have some cucumbers and tomatoes left. I'll go to the mountain to dig some wild vegetables this afternoon. You can bring them with you tomorrow!"
"I have nothing to do this afternoon, so I'll go up the mountain with you."
The next morning, while Xu An was cooking, Xu Ning picked the tomatoes in the field and put them together with the wild vegetables he had dug up on the mountain yesterday, intending to send them to Grandma Wang later.
As Xu Ning rode his bike to the Youth League Home, he saw a strange woman knocking on the door. She glanced at him and rode away on her bike.
Grandma Wang was making shoes at home. When she saw her coming, she asked her to try on the shoes to see if they fit.
Seeing that the shoes were made for her, Xu Ning hurriedly said, "Grandma Wang, why are you still making shoes for me? I have shoes to wear, but Grandpa Wang goes out to sweep the floor every day, which wears out his shoes. Please make him two more pairs."
Grandma Wang took her hand and said with a smile, "I made some for your Grandpa Wang. You work in the fields every day, so you don't have time to make shoes. I'm free at home anyway, so I'll make you a few pairs."
After saying that, Grandma Wang went back to the house and took out a bundle, which contained three pairs of shoes and several pairs of insoles. "The shoes I made are a little bigger than your feet. These insoles should be a perfect fit. Sit down and try them on."
Xu Ning looked at several pairs of shoes, then happily sat on a stool to try them on, and said with a smile, "Grandma Wang, your craftsmanship is really great. These shoes are so comfortable to wear."
Grandma Wang smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. "I learned this craft from my nanny. The shoes she made were really good. I haven't learned even half of her skills."
Xu Ning smiled and praised, "You have only learned half of the skills and you are already so good! I want to learn how to make shoes from you in the future."
Grandma Wang said happily, "Okay, I'll teach you when you're free."
Xu Ning still had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative, so he didn't stay here for long. After putting down his things, he said, "Grandma Wang, I still have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, so I won't wait for Grandpa Wang. I'll come to see you later. These vegetables and grains are all grown by me, so don't be reluctant to eat them."
Grandma Wang sent her to the door and said, "Go home! Ride slowly on the road. Your Grandpa Wang and I are both in good health. You don't need to come here often."
After Xu Ning came out of Grandma Wang's house, he went to the post office to withdraw the money sent by Lu Xiaotang, and then mailed the letter he wrote to him. He stood at the door of the post office and thought about it, then rode his bike to the scrap yard.
She just didn't believe it. Others who traveled through time could find good things in the scrap yard, but her luck was so bad. The old man at the scrap yard didn't recognize her. He looked up at her and asked, "What do you do?"
Xu Ning said with a smile, "Uncle, let me find some newspapers to paste on the wall."
The old man waved his hand and let her in. There seemed to be more things today than the previous two times. Xu Ning was a little excited. She carefully looked through the items inside and out, and came out dejectedly holding a stack of newspapers and a few books. The old man weighed them for her and they were worth twenty-three cents.
After coming out, Xu Ning looked dejectedly at the small scrap yard and sighed. Now he finally knew that he was not destined to be the heroine and he didn't need to embarrass himself here in the future.
When they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Su Hongying saw that she was dirty and her face was still covered in dust. She asked in surprise, "Xiao Ning, did you fall off your bike?"
Xu Ning smiled awkwardly, "I just fell accidentally."
After saying that, without waiting for Su Hongying to ask any more questions, he quickly took out the bottles of soy sauce and vinegar and asked Su Hongying to fill them up.
In addition to the supply and marketing cooperative, they found another deserted place and took out some food and meat from the space.
On the way back by bike, Xu Ning was wondering if Lin Miao had ever been to the scrap yard. She was the heroine in the book, so it was not surprising for her to find treasures. It was something a little cannon fodder like her could never envy.
What she didn't know was that Lin Miao had also gone to the scrap yard several times, and like her, found nothing.
Xu Ning had just passed the Youth League Home and was heading towards the back door when he saw Xiao Mo coming out of the cowshed. Grandpa Qi was standing at the door watching him.
Ever since this kid started earning work points, he has had more friends in the village and has no time to visit her. He just comes here every day to take a look, order some food and then leaves.
She got off the bicycle and asked curiously, "Hey, isn't this the little jade-faced tiger? How come you have time to come and play today? Where are your friends?"
Xu Mo sighed and said, "Sandan and Xiaowang had a fight. They both told me not to play with each other. They are both my good brothers. I was in a dilemma, so I didn't go out today and came here to accompany my sister."
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "You little brats, you are still brothers."
Xu Mo said with a stern face, "Sister, you don't understand men's emotions. Is my second brother done with school? I'll go talk to him."
After saying that, he walked towards the back door with his hands behind his back. Xu Ning and Grandpa Qi nodded and followed him, pushing their bicycles.
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