There are much more seasonings at home than in the mountains. Tian Cai washed the venison and put it in the prepared marinade. During this time, he went to fetch water to wash clothes.
One of the things Tian Cai hates most in winter is washing clothes. Although the water from the well is not as cold as the river water, it is still very cold. After washing a basin of clothes, his hands are already numb from the cold.
Therefore, Tian Cai mostly chooses to fetch two buckets of water to wash at home. He can boil some hot water and add it to the water so that his hands won’t get cold. However, it is inconvenient to change the water. Sometimes the water runs out before the clothes are washed, especially when washing sheets and quilt covers.
At this moment, she washed and wrung out the clothes she took off after bathing one by one, and hung them on the clothesline in the yard. At first, there were still a few drops of water, but they were all frozen after a while.
It doesn’t matter if it’s frozen. The sun has been shining brightly these days and it will dry in two days.
Anyway, she was not in a hurry to wear these clothes. If she was in a hurry, Tian Cai would hang the clothes against the fire wall to dry, so that they would be almost dry on the kang overnight.
The venison was almost marinated by now, and Tian Cai kneaded some dough and baked a few cornmeal pancakes. She couldn't be so extravagant as to eat only the barbecue, so she could eat the cornmeal pancakes with it.
She used diluted dew water to knead the dough, and Mimi also liked this kind of cornmeal pancakes.
The man and the cat enjoyed eating pancakes and barbecue very comfortably. Tian Cai felt it was a bit greasy, so he also had some refreshing pickles on the side.
The amount given to Mimi was the same as that given to herself, but she could only eat half full. She had to go up the mountain to have a snack before going to bed, and then come back to sleep after she was full.
After dinner, Tian Cai took off his clothes and hung them in the yard to air out the barbecue smell. He put on his coat again and then carried the medicine box to Old Lady Zhang's house.
My eldest sister needs an acupuncture injection every three days. This time going up the mountain delayed her, and today is already the fourth day.
When Tian Cai brought Mimi over, several people had just finished their meal and there was still some smell of meat in the room. It could be said that the two brothers and Hu Gang and Hu Tie had all gotten a good share, but she guessed that Hu Gang would send some to his girlfriend's home. However, the Wang brothers could eat it all by themselves.
The two brothers knew that they were still outsiders to Kaoshan Village, so they deliberately did not ask for the meat for their wives and children. Anyway, the meat they had for themselves was enough for them to eat.
"Has Doctor Tian eaten?" After spending these days together, the Wang brothers became more familiar with Tian Cai. Seeing her coming, Wang Laoer asked enthusiastically.
Tian Cai also smiled and nodded, "After eating, it's also meat."
"Hahaha, the ones you beat yourself smell the best!"
It is impossible to say that Wang Laoer has known Tian Cai for such a long time without any thoughts. She is beautiful, has a good personality and strong abilities. Few boys would not like such a girl.
However, he had come to realize during these days in the mountains that there were people who were more capable and handsome than him who were eyeing him, and he had no chance of winning at all, so he just let it go.
After I stopped thinking about it, we got along more naturally.
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Wang Laoer took the opportunity to touch Mimi and jumped away before its claws came to slap him.
Tian Cai ignored the two of them. Mimi knew that she couldn't kill the villagers, so she lifted the curtain and entered her eldest sister's room. She was sitting on the kang with her clothes draped over her, leaning against the wall.
"How have you been feeling these past two days?" Tian Cai waited at the door for a while. After the chill on her body subsided a little, she sat down on the edge of the kang, rubbed her hands to warm them up, and placed them on her wrists.
The eldest sister smiled and said, "I'm much better now. They haven't been here for the past two days, so I've been getting out of bed on my own. I just hold on to the wall and walk slowly."
Tian Cai finished taking the patient's pulse and nodded. "If you feel strong enough, you can walk a few steps with something to hold on to, but don't force yourself. You haven't recovered yet. You'll naturally have more strength once you do."
As usual, she asked the eldest sister to take off her clothes and get acupuncture. The two chatted for a while. Tian Cai stopped the acupuncture and waited for the eldest sister to put on her clothes before she packed up her things and called Mimi to go back.
Wang Laoer had been teasing Mimi in the yard. When he saw Tian Cai coming out, he hurried over to send her out. As soon as he came back, he was called into the house by his sister-in-law.
"Are you attracted to Doctor Tian?" the eldest sister asked while observing the second sister's expression.
When Wang Lao Er heard this, he felt a surge of heat on his face. Was his expression so obvious that even his sister-in-law, who rarely came out, could see it? He stammered, "I, I just think Doctor Tian is very good."
The eldest sister nodded and said, "I also think Doctor Tian is very good. She is our family's benefactor, but Second Sister, we are not worthy of her."
The blush on Wang Lao Er's face gradually faded, and his expression became ugly. "I know, so I didn't do or say anything."
The eldest sister knew that he was unhappy, but a girl like Tian Cai was definitely not something their family could dream of. "Sister-in-law knows I'm sorry for you. It's my illness that has burdened the family. When I get better, sister-in-law will definitely work harder and save money with your brother to find you a beautiful wife in the future."
"Sister-in-law, why are you saying that? What's the point of being a burden? I'm not in a hurry to get married. Let's cure your illness first," Wang Laoer lowered his eyes. "You just had an acupuncture injection. Rest quickly. Let my brother get you some medicine. I'll be out first."
After saying that, without waiting for the eldest sister to speak, he lifted the curtain and went out.
The eldest sister sat on the kang and sighed slowly.
Tian Cai knew nothing about what was going on between them. Mimi sent her into the yard, and after yelling a few times, she jumped over the backyard fence and went up the mountain without caring whether she could understand or not.
It goes up the mountain at this time almost every day and comes back when Tian Cai is about to go to bed. Sometimes it comes back later and will clean its fur in the yard before pushing the door into the house.
The little guy seemed to have become intelligent. After pushing the door open and entering the house, he knew to turn around and close the door. Then he jumped onto the kang quietly and fell asleep on the small quilt prepared by Tian Cai. He didn't get up until she got up in the morning, and then he got up with her.
Tian Cai put the medicine box on the table and began to organize the medicine cabinet next to it. He made a list of the few medicinal materials in stock. He planned to go to the county tomorrow and buy some white wine to make medicinal wine.
Just as I was writing this, Zhang Baocai came with a basket, pinching his nose tightly with his other hand.
"My father asked me to bring this over," Zhang Baocai lifted the basket in his hand and said with a look of disgust, "It smells terrible. Where do you think I should put it?"
Tian Cai's nose was very sensitive. When Zhang Baocai moved around, she could smell the fishy odor even from two or three meters away.
She frowned, but still stepped forward to take the basket. "I'll put it in the backyard first. The smell is too strong."
After Tian Cai put the things in the backyard, Zhang Bao finally let go of his hand that was pinching his nose and exhaled twice. "It stinks! How could anyone be willing to use this to make wine? Is it even drinkable?"
Tian Cai gave him a strange look and said, "Then I hope you won't need it in the future."
Zhang Baocai squinted his eyes at Tian Cai, "...I always feel that it's not a good thing."
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