When the neighbor heard this, it was Aunt Qian who had a conflict with An An in the morning. She spit out the melon seed shells and said, "Even if I'm generous, I won't give you a little." This was the truth. It was obvious that An An's unreasonable behavior in the morning had offended Aunt Qian badly.
Grandma He was not used to hearing such words, and said seriously, "People's things should be given to whoever they want to give them to. Why do you nagging old women have to guess here? You might as well go back and cook something for the children instead of spending this time."
Aunt Qian and He Dali sneered and looked at each other silently. Zhang Aiqin, who was afraid of the noise, provoked, "If you ask me, this family will definitely not give things away. After all, They have already delivered it this morning."
Zhang Aiqin runs a small barber shop in the textile factory. Because of the good location, she is the first to know all the news in this area. She even knows the origins of An An and his family. She continued, "It's been two days, but the hostess hasn't appeared yet. She can't be a single man with a child!" It was just a casual remark, but she guessed it right.
Everyone who joined in the fun looked at each other, and no one responded.
However, He Dali's mind became active. If there is really no hostess in the family, it would be good! Maybe she will give advice to the relatives in the next room. Seeing that the newly moved families are rich, the relatives will also enjoy a good life if they marry into the family.
Although An An and the others knew that people would talk about it, they didn't know that someone had already noticed their old father. She helped Gu Weiqiang to pack up everything, including the bacon they took back from the previous house. This was all the prey that An An had hunted in the mountains before. Gu Weiqiang thought of replenishing his son's body, so he didn't sell it and kept it all at home.
The two-bedroom, one-living room house was not big, and the meat couldn't be hung outside. Gu Weiqiang was good at working with his hands, and he pulled out a piece of wire from somewhere, twisted it, and made a hole in the wall at both ends, and in a few minutes, he made a place to hang the meat.
He stood on the stool, and An An was passing it from below. The bag of bacon was poured out, and it was really a lot! A piece of wire was full of pheasants, hares, half a roe deer, and three fish. This was the best New Year's goods. It
was all meat, and it looked like it would not be a problem to eat it until after the New Year. If the family was frugal, it could be eaten for a whole year.
Even the newly caught roe deer, pheasants, and hares were still in the bag and not released. An An looked up at the meat on the wire and discussed, "Dad, let's sell all the prey we caught this time!" This was the truth. Their family really had no shortage of meat for the time being.
Gu Weiqiang clapped his hands and jumped off the stool. Dongdong quickly took the rag and wiped the stool he stepped on.
He touched his pockets and took out all the remaining money. He counted and found that there was only more than 120 yuan left. An An was sick, bought a house in the county, and invited guests to dinner. He spent all the money he had saved with great difficulty. He sighed, "If you two agree, we can sell this batch of prey." The family really needs to save some money, otherwise they will be panicked!
Thinking of this, Gu Weiqiang felt a little ashamed. He had to rely on his daughter to hunt to supplement his family's income when he had no money.
An An and Dong Dong said in unison, "Take it and sell it!" After that, An An felt inside her cotton jacket and found the ginseng, "Dad, you took this ginseng to sell!"
"Where did you get it from?" Gu Wei Qiang was surprised.
An An narrowed her eyes with a smile, "I won't tell you!" Gu Wei Qiang thought about it and realized that it was only when he went to Hua Zi's house that his daughter took time off, and she probably dug the ginseng at that time.
With a threatening face, he ordered, "Dongdong, you are not allowed to tell anyone outside about our prey and ginseng."
"Yes! No." Seeing his son's unhesitating agreement, Gu Weiqiang said to An An, "Go there less often in the future. After all, it's not safe, and Dad will make the money." Going there once means one more danger. If it is exposed, Gu Weiqiang dare not imagine the consequences.
An An felt warm in her heart, she pursed her lips, "Don't worry, it's okay!" As she said that, she poured out a bag of ground fungus she got from Uncle Huazi's house and spread it directly on the floor of the main hall. The ground fungus had not been dried yet, so it couldn't be covered, otherwise it would easily go bad.
She thought for a moment, "Dad! I want to take Dongdong to give some ground fungus to the neighbors around here." When Gu Weiqiang goes out for a drive, she will definitely have to study on her own in high school, and she is really worried about Dongdong being alone.
If Grandma He or Teacher Ding can help look after her, it will save a lot of trouble!
Besides, ground fungus is not a precious thing, so it won't seem too flattering if you give it to someone, and people won't think it's too expensive when they receive it.
Gu Weiqiang was stunned, and immediately thought of his daughter's concern. He waved his hand, "Go! Come back early, I'll make you a bowl of meat soup noodles." This is real meat soup noodles, dry noodles made of thin white flour, two fragrant poached eggs at the bottom of the bowl, a thick layer of braised pork cubes on top of the noodles, sprinkled with green onions brought back from Huazi's house, it's so delicious!
Thinking of this, Gu Weiqiang's heart was hot. He was hungry after a busy day outside, and his two sons were probably starving too.
The first place An An took Dong Dong to was Grandma He's house. She left a big bunch of ground fungus for her. It was Chinese New Year, so the family would have some meat. When frying the ground fungus, she would throw two pieces of meat in it, and the fungus would taste absolutely amazing.
Grandma He thought that the fungus was not something particularly expensive. She went into the house, took out a few fried dough sticks she made, and handed them to An An. An An didn't want them, but Grandma He said, "An An, take them. From now on, if you give Grandma He something, she will accept it." Neighbors always give and take. From now on, the relationship is good. If you are too distant, it will not be particularly close.
An An honestly took the two fried dough sticks, held them in her hand, and went to other houses one by one.
Because Teacher Ding's house is just in the opposite direction of An An's house, which means An An's house is on the far left, while Teacher Ding's house is on the far right.
When she led Dong Dong there, Teacher Ding was having dinner. He was surprised when he heard the knock on the door, because there were never any guests at their house.
After thinking for a while, he put down his chopsticks and opened the door. When he saw that it was An An, he was even more surprised. However, Teacher Ding always had a blank expression on his face, but An An still noticed the silence that flashed across his eyes.
An An smiled and said, "Teacher Ding, we went back to the village today and brought back a lot of local specialties. My dad asked me to bring them to you." After that, she handed over the fungus. Not only that, but for Teacher Ding, An An also put a palm-sized piece of roe deer meat at the bottom of the bag. After all, she was able to go to the county high school because Teacher Ding had contributed to it. This was a favor.
Teacher Ding waved his hand and refused, "No need! You keep it for yourselves."
An An didn't listen to him. She stuffed the things into Teacher Ding's arms, got up and prepared to leave. But suddenly, an old lady with gray hair but a kind expression appeared behind Teacher Ding. She walked to the door with a cane, looked at An An with cloudy eyes, and asked with a hint of surprise, "Xiaoxiao is back?"
Xiaoxiao is Teacher Ding's daughter. When she was the same age as An An, she responded to the country's call and went to the countryside as an educated youth. She left for more than ten years and never came back.
This old lady is Teacher Ding's mother. When Teacher Ding's wife passed away early, he was sent down to the countryside, and Xiaoxiao was left to the old lady to raise. It can be said that it was Xiaoxiao's presence that kept the old lady going during the most difficult years. However, she did not expect that Xiaoxiao would be taken away in an accident. The old lady has never recovered since then and has been in a trance. When she sees a girl of the same age as Xiaoxiao, she would mistake her for someone else.
Old Mrs. Ding was a little excited. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she pushed Teacher Ding away rudely. Her big hands, as dry as tree branches, tentatively touched An An's face. She was a little incredulous. Her cloudy eyes were filled with tears. She trembled, "Xiaoxiao, you finally came back to see grandma!" Grandma thinks about you in her dreams!
An An's body was stiff, she dared not move, and let Old Lady Ding support her. Her mind was working very fast, but her body's subconscious reaction was faster than her mind. She put her hands on Old Lady Ding's arms and helped her walk into the house. She knew she was a bit abrupt, but the old lady obviously recognized the wrong person, and she was a very important relative. She didn't want to disappoint the old lady.
An An snuggled in Old Lady Ding's arms with a smile, her little hands stroking the old lady's chest from time to time, and her voice was soft, "Grandma! I'm back." Even though she knew it was a lie, she was willing to make the old lady happy for a moment.
Hearing the word "Grandma", tears started to fall from Mrs. Ding's eyes. She wiped them with her hands, took An An's hand and walked into the house, bursting into laughter, "I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back." She repeated it twice in a row, as if she suddenly remembered something. She pushed An An onto the sofa, smiling on her wrinkled face without any trance. She said seriously, "Xiao Xiao, wait, Grandma will make you your favorite egg pancakes."
After saying that, she went to the cupboard to get two eggs, turned around and went to the kitchen to knead the dough.
An An was a little at a loss, looking at Teacher Ding for help. Teacher Ding was stunned now. This was the first time in so many years that the old lady had said so much, and there was nothing more joyful than this.
Even though the old lady would mistake someone for someone else before, she would only lead the person into the house, but would never take the initiative to speak, let alone go to the kitchen to make egg-stuffed pancakes herself.
A complex expression flashed across Teacher Ding's face, and he waved his hand, "Just consider it as helping the teacher and have a meal here!"
An An hesitated for a moment, and waved to the little tail behind him, "Dong Dong, go tell Dad that I will have dinner at Teacher Ding's place tonight."
Dong Dong was a little reluctant, and An An glared at him, and he immediately ran back.
As soon as Dong Dong left, he heard the old lady Ding in the kitchen shouting, "Xiao Bao, come and help me light the fire." The old lady's busy figure in the kitchen really didn't look like a person in her seventies or eighties! But this nickname made An An want to laugh. No matter how old a person is, in the eyes of their mother, aren't they all little babies?
Teacher Ding's face was embarrassed for a moment, but she was very calm and recovered in a blink of an eye.
Everyone lived in a tube building. There was no earthen stove in the house. They all used coal stoves. Obviously, Teacher Ding had already cooked by now, and the coal stove was about to go out. Hearing the old lady's shout, Teacher Ding poured An An a glass of water, took a piece of honeycomb coal from behind the kitchen door, added it, and planned to restart the stove.
An An looked at Grandma Ding busying herself in the kitchen. She had nothing to do just sitting there, so she simply got up, walked to the kitchen and stood in front of the old lady, "Grandma, let me help you!" She really wanted the old lady to be happy. If a person lives a lifetime and still thinks about the person in his or her heart even until death, no matter who that person is, he or she is blessed.
Old Mrs. Ding looked back at An An, her expression was unusually gentle, and she spoke with a hint of smile. She handed the bowl of dough to An An, "An An! Help grandma knead the dough."
An An looked at the half bowl of white flour in front of her. This might be all the fine white flour in Teacher Ding's house. It might be in this small bowl. She smiled bitterly and agreed crisply, "Okay!"
Old Mrs. Ding was not idle either. She was already very old, and she walked with her eyes wide open. Her legs were shaking. She leaned against the cabinet and slowly squatted down. She opened the bottom drawer of the cabinet and took out a small cloth bag from it. It was wrapped layer by layer. Her hands were shaking constantly. Finally, she opened the small cloth bag and stood up slowly. She handed the small cloth bag to An An and said with a smile, "Xiao Xiao! Eat! Grandma secretly left it for you." When she said this, the old lady carefully avoided Teacher Ding. It was obvious that the old lady wanted to leave it for her granddaughter privately.
The hand silk was light blue with some mold spots on it. The pieces of peach cake wrapped inside had already broken into pieces. An An didn't know how long the old lady had kept the peach cake before finally waiting for the person she wanted to leave it for.
An An suppressed the sourness in her nose. She grinned, took the peach cake from the old lady's hand, twisted a piece of peach cake residue, and tasted it. She was extremely satisfied, "Grandma! It's so delicious!"
The old lady saw An An eating happily, and she was even happier than eating it herself. She smiled and patted An An's shoulder. , "That's right! Grandma also thinks it's delicious, so she specially left it for our Xiaoxiao, knowing that you, a greedy little cat, like to eat it." This peach cake is already a month old. It was a pastry ticket that Teacher Ding got after his salary was paid. I had to wait in line for a long time at Lao Fu Ji to grab a few pieces.
The old lady had a poor appetite some time ago and couldn't eat. She relied on this peach cake to keep alive. He didn't expect that there were only six peach cakes in total, and there were at least three in this small cloth bag. He didn't know how long the old lady had hidden the peach cake in the drawer.
Teacher Ding's stiff face had a hint of unnaturalness, and his eyes became red.
But he didn't stop the old lady from feeding An An. He knew that watching Xiao Xiao eat was happier than the old lady eating it herself.
The moldy and soft peach cake stuck to the upper palate when it entered the mouth. It was not delicious, but had a moldy taste. An An was reluctant to spit it out, but chewed it carefully to taste it, because it was just the old man in front of him who left it for Xiao Xiao.
An An was eating happily. She touched her pocket and took out a candy from it. She peeled one and stuffed it into the old lady's mouth, smiling, "Grandma, this is the candy Xiaoxiao brought you. Is it sweet?"
Old Mrs. Ding had lost her teeth a long time ago. The candy leaked a little when she stuffed it into her mouth. She closed her mouth reflexively to prevent the candy from falling out. Hearing An An's question, the old lady patted An An's hand with a smile, "Sweet! Very sweet!" Because she had lost a lot of teeth, the old lady leaked a little when she spoke, but her expression was unexpectedly satisfied.
Seeing An An's mood improved a bit, she took out three candies from her pocket, put them in the old lady's palm, and said, "Grandma! When you miss Xiaoxiao, eat a candy! The sweetness of the candy can be felt by Xiaoxiao who is studying outside."
The old lady's face was filled with delight. She held the candy tightly in her palm, like a little child, full of curiosity, "Xiaoxiao can really feel it when grandma eats the candy?"
An An nodded seriously, and her credibility was so convincing that Teacher Ding, who was watching from the side, almost believed it.
Old Mrs. Ding put the three candies in her pocket and said with a smile, "Then I will eat candies every day in the future, and Xiaoxiao will think of grandma every day." After that, she turned to look at Teacher Ding and ordered, "Xiaobao, go buy me candies, lots of candies."
This was the first time that the old lady had taken the initiative to make a request in all these years since she was unconscious. Teacher Ding's hands were shaking a little, but he still steadied himself and supported the old lady, "Okay! Let's buy a big jar of candies." These days, candies are packed in large jars made of white transparent material. That jar is really a lot of candies. It can last for several months if you eat them all!
After receiving a satisfactory answer, the old lady was very happy. Like a child, she started to make egg-stuffed biscuits. When beating the eggs, she kept saying, "Xiaobao, don't pick them! Beat two eggs for Xiaoxiao. She likes to eat them. It's best to bake the biscuits until they are crispy! Xiaoxiao can eat three in one bite!" While talking, the old lady kept gesturing with her hands, and the love on her face was genuine.
Seeing this, An An felt uncomfortable. She didn't know who Xiaoxiao was, but she could see from Teacher Ding's expression that Xiaoxiao was gone and could never come back, but the old lady was still immersed in the time when Xiaoxiao was still there.
She smiled and said, "Grandma, I've eaten outside. One egg-stuffed pancake is enough."
The old lady didn't believe it and said angrily, "The ones outside are not as delicious as Grandma's! I must eat three."
An An couldn't help it. She saw that the fine white flour in the bowl and the eggs in the ceramic pot were all used up. It was obvious that these foods were bought by Teacher Ding at a high price in the black market. If she didn't come in, this little food would be enough for the old lady to eat for several days!
Once she came, all the food would go into her stomach soon.
She looked a little guilty, and while the old lady was busy cooking, she quietly tugged at the corner of Teacher Ding's clothes. Teacher Ding turned around and looked at An An, and naturally understood what he meant. He lowered his voice, "It's okay, just eat, the old lady is so interested." He hasn't eaten the meal cooked by the old lady for many years.
At this point, An An couldn't refuse, so
she could only wait by the side. After a while, she had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and said seriously, "Grandma, I'm going to the toilet, you go first and I'll be back soon."
Old Lady Ding didn't even turn her head, "Xiao Xiao! You haven't changed this habit for many years. You have to go to the toilet every time you eat." An An scratched her head, and it was not right to leave or not. Old
Mrs. Ding continued to talk to herself, "Go! Go quickly and come back soon!" After
getting the confirmation, An An nodded to Teacher Ding and ran back to her home as fast as she could, because she asked Dong Dong to tell her father not to wait for her to eat.
When she entered the house, the father and son were eating!
When Gu Wei Qiang saw An An, he was stunned for a moment, "An An! Have you eaten? There is more in the pot for you!" Although he was surprised that Teacher Ding asked An An to stay for dinner, he did not ask too many questions. Apart from anything else, he could still trust Mr. Ding with his stubborn character.
An An panted and begged, "Dad, I want to get a bowl of noodles from our house and bring it to Grandma." Worried that Gu Weiqiang didn't know who Grandma was, An An explained, "Grandma is Teacher Ding's mother. She's not feeling well. She thought I was an old friend and made egg-stuffed pancakes for me. I want to bring a bowl of meat soup noodles over so she can eat it."
Although Grandma can eat egg-stuffed pancakes, it is not easy to digest. After all, it is unfermented noodles and is not easy to digest, especially for the elderly. But the same cannot be said for the meat soup noodles. The soft meat soup noodles are very suitable for the appetite of the elderly.
Gu Weiqiang stood up, "Okay! It's not a big deal. Look at how serious you are. You're going to scare your dad to death!" He quickly went to the kitchen, picked up a large coarse porcelain bowl from the chopping board, and scooped a lot of noodles from the pot. There were two poached eggs under the pot, which were reserved for An An. He simply scooped them up all at once, picked up one and gave it to An An on the spot, urging, "You eat a little first. I'll heat up the braised pork cubes and cover them. It will be delicious."
An An nodded, took the chopsticks directly, and didn't care about her image. She ate a poached egg in two or three bites, feeling happy. Her old father was still the best. He always remembered her.
By the time she had finished eating, the braised pork was heated up. Gu Weiqiang scooped a spoonful of it and put it on the top of the noodles. Not to mention the taste, it looked pretty good.
An An took a breath and ran with the bowl, "Thank you, Dad!"
Gu Weiqiang felt a little sad when he saw his best friend carrying the bowl to other people's houses. Alas! It's not a good thing for a best friend to be too kind.
Dong Dong leaned on the edge of the bowl and bit the noodles, "Dad! My sister is gone again!"
Gu Weiqiang scooped a spoonful of noodle soup from the pot and poured it into his son's bowl, his tone sour, "That's right!" He didn't even accompany his old father for dinner, but went to accompany Ding Laojue. What's going on?
An An ran very fast. When several neighbors on the road saw her and wanted to talk, they nodded hurriedly and disappeared like a gust of wind.
When she arrived at Ding's house, grandma had almost finished working in the kitchen. Three egg-stuffed pancakes were all ready.
The only thing left was to take the pan off the stove. Teacher Ding was helping on the side. When he heard the noise, he turned around and saw An An holding the meat soup noodles. He was shocked and said, "You went back to get the noodles?"
An An nodded and said, "Grandma couldn't digest the egg-stuffed pancakes well, but these noodles are easier to digest." This was the truth. Egg-stuffed pancakes were made of dead dough, while noodles were fermented from live dough. They were not only good for the stomach, but also easy to digest. Especially with some meat soup in them, it could be considered an improvement in the elderly's diet.
In fact, the food at Teacher Ding's house has always been good, but on the eve of the Chinese New Year, the old lady fell ill again and stayed in the hospital for a long time. There were only two people at home. Teacher Ding was busy taking care of the sick old lady every day, so he had no time to prepare New Year's goods.
An An saw Teacher Ding go out to buy cabbage in the morning. That was because there was really nothing to eat at home, so he took the risk to go out. However, the old lady had just finished her hospital stay and spent a lot of money. The little money in hand had to be calculated, otherwise it would not be enough to make it until the salary was paid.
This is also the reason why he didn't buy meat.
He just thought that there was still fine white flour and eggs at home, so he could make some egg drop soup when the time came. The old lady also liked it and could persist for several days. Who would have thought that the old lady mistook An An for Xiao Xiao.
She even took out the only grain left in the house and made cakes.
However, although Teacher Ding felt sorry for her, he did not stop her. The old lady was so happy in all these years.
Thinking of the situation at home, Teacher Ding could not bear to refuse, "You are a good child." He could not eat this little meat soup noodles, but the old lady needed to eat it, especially since there had been no oil and water at home for a while.
Grandma was busy in the kitchen for a long time, but she didn't see Teacher Ding and Xiaoxiao. She came out of the kitchen with a spatula, looking anxious, "Xiaobao, where is Xiaoxiao?"
Just after she asked, she saw An An standing at the door with a bowl in her hand. Her bound feet were trembling. She walked up to An An and pretended to take An An's hand and was about to go into the house.
An An handed over the meat soup noodles with a smile, "Grandma, how about we have egg-stuffed pancakes with meat soup noodles?" Grandma
was stunned, and then she moved her eyes to the large coarse porcelain bowl in An An's hand. The bowl was filled with a large bowl of noodles with a poached egg on it and a layer of braised pork around it. The smell was so fragrant. Grandma subconsciously sucked her saliva like a child and said happily, "Okay, okay, we have something delicious to eat today."
An An nodded to Teacher Ding and put the bowl directly on the table.
After helping grandma sit down, Teacher Ding went to the kitchen to bring out the egg-stuffed pancakes. On the table was half a plate of stir-fried pickled cabbage and Chinese cabbage that had not been finished. The pickled cabbage was obviously heated in the pot and did not have any oil or water.
On the contrary, the Chinese cabbage seemed to have more oil and water. It can be seen that Teacher Ding's family has not been able to open the pot these days. An An was thoughtful.
Teacher Ding was not annoyed. He put the pickled cabbage in front of him with an expressionless face and said, "You and the old lady can have some noodles together. I like to eat pickled cabbage."
An An did not expose her. She took a small porcelain bowl and divided a bowl of noodles from the big bowl and handed it to grandma, smiling, "Grandma, try my father's cooking." After saying that, she regretted it.
Grandma looked kind and pleased, "Xiaobao, you finally know how to cook!" Teacher Ding, who was called, was stunned. Then she looked at An An and shook her head, signaling her not to explain and let the old lady go with the flow.
The father that An An mentioned was naturally Gu Weiqiang, but Grandma thought it was Teacher Ding.
An An nodded. This meal was the happiest one for Grandma Ding in all these years. Teacher Ding, who always had a tense face, had a rare smile on his face.
After eating, Teacher Ding went to the kitchen to clean up, and An An helped Grandma to the bed. After seeing that Grandma fell asleep, she slowly pulled her hand away and greeted Teacher Ding who was busy in the kitchen.
Teacher Ding's expression softened a lot. She put down the dishes she was washing and said solemnly, "Thank you, An An!" An An waved her hands quickly. She couldn't suppress her curiosity, "Who is Xiao Xiao?" When grandma just fell asleep, she kept holding An An's hand and kept muttering, "Xiao Xiao, don't go." She was really too curious about Xiao Xiao. How much influence could a person have that made an elderly person over 70 keep muttering about her even in her sleep.
Teacher Ding stiffened, and he seemed to have aged ten years. His thin, sallow face was trembling slightly. "Xiaoxiao is my daughter. When she was fifteen, she had a quarrel with the old lady and signed up to be an educated youth in the countryside without telling us. Since then, we have not heard from her." She may have passed away, but he and the old lady were unwilling to believe this fact. "
The old lady always thought that she had harmed Xiaoxiao. It was like a thorn in her heart. Even after she was in a trance, she still remembered it." Later, Teacher Ding's expression was very calm, as if he was talking about other people.
An An didn't know what Teacher Ding was feeling when he mentioned the word "Xiao Xiao". She didn't ask what the conflict was that led Xiao Xiao to resolutely apply for the quota of the educated youth going to the countryside. She silently apologized, "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
Teacher Ding waved his hand and said with an open-mindedness, "There is nothing to apologize for. This is all in the past. Since the old lady thinks you are Xiao Xiao, I have an unwelcome request. When you are free, come and accompany the old lady more often, okay?"
An An couldn't refuse this request, she nodded.
After leaving, An An's heart was still heavy. When she returned home, she saw her old father and brother were nestled in the main room, roasting coal stoves, and didn't go to bed. They were obviously waiting for her.
All of An An's unhappiness disappeared, and she called out crisply, "Dad! Dong Dong!"
The father and son raised their heads at the same time, "My dear, you are finally back."
"Sister! You're back!" An An nodded heavily. Gu Wei Qiang handed the sweet potato roasted on the coal stove to An An, "Try it, this sweet potato has been frosted and tastes so sweet."
To be honest, An An didn't eat enough at Teacher Ding's house. After all, it was a strange environment and she didn't eat too much. Now this roasted sweet potato came at the right time. Don't underestimate the black roasted sweet potato skin. After peeling it off, the sweetness inside spreads. Take a light bite. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The sweetness goes all the way to the heart. An An squinted her eyes in satisfaction, "Dad! You are so nice!"
Gu Wei Qiang With a silly smile, "Is that all?", he brought out the milk that was warm in the pot and instructed, "Don't choke, drink slowly."
An An drank a large gulp of milk. She didn't ask her father where he got the milk from. She broke off a small piece of sweet potato and fed it to Dong Dong's mouth, asking, "Is it sweet?" Dong Dong only took a small bite. When An An was feeding him, he refused to eat it, "Sister! Dad and I have eaten it! This is for you."
An An didn't force it anymore. She ate until her belly was full. The hot water in the kitchen was also boiling. While she was scalding her feet, she told him about the situation at Teacher Ding's home. Gu Weiqiang frowned and pondered, "Go! The old lady is so pitiful alone, but you must protect yourself." This is what elders do. No matter what time, they will remember to tell their children to pay attention to safety. Although the old lady has a good heart, she is absent-minded and is afraid that An An will be bullied.
An An nodded seriously, "I know!"
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the family of three went to the place where Grandpa Lang and his family stayed together to pay New Year's greetings. Of course, they did not go empty-handed. The family had pickled a lot of bacon before and brought some. At that time, part of the prey was sold to the state-owned hotel, leaving two pheasants. When they went to Grandpa Lang's house, they brought one. Of course, there were also black fungus and other things. They brought two bags of large and small ones! This is the best New Year gift.
When An An and the others arrived, Mr. Lang and a few older ones were playing cards. The only idle person, Lu Yan, was sitting by the window, looking somewhere.
Only Feng Qingyan was stuffed into the kitchen to make lunch for everyone. As for the others, they were really the masters.
Hearing the knock on the door, Feng Qingyan rushed out of the kitchen with a big iron spoon. When he saw that it was An An and the others, he almost burst into tears. He was surprised, "Brother Gu, An An, you are here." An An handed the things in her hand to him with a smile, "Brother Qingyan, Happy New Year."
Feng Qingyan's baby face was full of surprise. He pulled An An and the others inside, "An An, Happy New Year."
Hearing the noise, several masters who were playing leaf cards inside also came out one after another, especially Grandpa Lang and Grandpa Li, who were really full of energy, "Gu boy, you are here."
Gu Wei Qiang laughed, "It seems that everyone has recovered very well in the past few days!" Indeed, Mr. Lang, who was listless a few days ago, seems to have recovered a lot of spirits. As for Mr. Li, there is no need to mention him. Old Feng can also walk well. Feng Xianquan patted Gu Wei Qiang on the shoulder, "Brother, you came at the right time." Gu Wei Qiang
raised his eyebrows, and even An An stopped chatting and laughing with Feng Qingyan, and looked at Feng Xianquan quietly. The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Feng Xianquan smiled, "We are ready to leave Taisong County." They were already one of the later groups to leave. Now that the New Year was over and their bodies had almost recovered, it was time to start preparing.
Gu Weiqiang was stunned for a moment, and sighed, "All good things must come to an end." He called to Dongdong behind him, "Dongdong, come here and kowtow to the old man and Uncle Feng." Anan is a grown-up girl, so she doesn't need to come to pay New Year's greetings, but Dongdong is still young, so it's just a farewell. I don't know when we will meet again after this farewell today.
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