The next morning, Tian Chengcheng got up early, washed up, and went to cook.
Tian Hengyuan was tactful enough not to compete with her for cooking, but quietly boiled water and helped.
"Uncle, let's make dumpling soup." Tian Chengcheng asked with a smile.
With flour, she will definitely not suffer from her stomach anymore.
"Okay." Tian Hengyuan had no objection and turned around to scoop a spoonful of flour.
Tian Chengcheng still prepared the oil pot first, poured in spring water, and while Tian Hengyuan was boiling water, she stirred the flour into a cotton-like consistency. Perhaps her strength was too weak, so stirring was a bit difficult for her.
"Let me do it." Tian Hengyuan took it. "Just stir it like this?"
"Well, add a little water at a time, stir it evenly, then add more water and keep stirring. Don't be too hasty, otherwise it will become lumps."
Tian Chengcheng used her baby voice to carefully teach Tian Hengyuan how to stir the dough balls.
Tian Hengyuan learned very seriously. After the water boiled, he poured the dough into the boiling water and stirred it. After cooking for two minutes, he added salt and a spoonful of broth and served it. It smelled delicious.
Tian Hengyuan also kneaded the dough, pulled it into palm-sized pancakes and stuck them to the edge of the iron pan, making six small pot stickers.
The old lady told him that Fubao didn't like to eat steamed buns and he couldn't let her starve.
The food was served on the table and it smelled delicious. The old lady drank a bowl of dumpling soup, which meant she was full. She watched Tian Chengcheng eat happily.
"We're going to the city on foot soon. Fubao, eat more, or you won't be able to walk."
"Grandma, please have some pot stickers." Tian Chengcheng knew that the old lady was not full, so she gave her a pot sticker.
But the old lady refused to eat anything. "Grandma is really full. She sits on the kang all day without moving. She can't digest all the food. You two can eat your fill and take the rest with you. You can eat some if you get hungry on the way."
"Grandma, please eat half a piece." Tian Chengcheng said firmly.
She knew the old lady was not full and was not eating just to save food.
People at this time are not open-minded. They always think about saving some money on their food instead of thinking about how to earn more to make themselves well-fed and well-dressed.
"Fubao, grandma really——"
"Grandma, in order to get better soon, you have to eat more. We have food at home now. I will go up the mountain every day in the future. Maybe I can find something good. Don't worry, there will always be another meal after this one. Grandma needs to take care of her health first so that she can have the strength to work."
Tian Chengcheng interrupted the old lady and explained the reason word by word.
Although the old lady knew this, she just couldn't bear to eat more.
"Grandma, you are the elder. If you don't eat, my uncle and I will feel embarrassed to eat too." Tian Chengcheng pouted and started to act coquettishly.
The old lady couldn't persuade her and ate half a pot sticker.
As she was eating, the old lady lowered her head and tears fell onto the kang. She hurriedly wiped them away with her sleeve, pretended nothing had happened, and continued eating.
Tian Chengcheng saw it all, but pretended not to notice. She picked up the spoon and poured half a bowl of dumpling soup for the old lady. "Grandma, you must try to eat more. Fubao will support you in the future."
"Okay, grandma will enjoy life with Fubao." The old lady tried her best to make her voice sound normal.
But Tian Hengyuan still heard something strange.
"Mom, Fubao is a blessed child. Let's take good care of her and benefit from her. You just listen to her, eat well, drink well, and get your health back in shape quickly." Tian Hengyuan said.
"Yes, grandma, let's go change the gold bracelet first today, and by the way, go to the hospital to ask how much it will cost to cure your illness." Tian Chengcheng said.
The old lady hurriedly stopped him when she heard it.
"Fubao, be good. Grandma is old, so don't waste the money. Grandma doesn't need to go to the hospital. Maybe she will get better if she eats more." said the old lady.
Although she lived in a small mountain village, she knew that going to the hospital was expensive and it was not a place that a poor person like her who could not even afford to eat could go.
Tian Chengcheng smiled and said, "Let's go and ask. Maybe grandma won't even need to go to the hospital and her illness will be cured."
"Our Fubao is very smart in speaking. With what you said, grandma will get better soon." The old lady said with a smile.
In the past two days, she has obviously felt stronger than before, and she doesn't breathe heavily or cough when she moves around.
She thought about the advice of the older generation: some diseases are afraid of cold, and as long as you can survive the winter, the disease will be cured by itself in the spring of next year.
I really hope her illness will heal on its own in the spring.
After cleaning up, Tian Chengcheng and Tian Hengyuan poured some water for the old lady and placed it on the top of the pit. They also left her a piece of pot sticker and went out with the gold bracelet in their pockets.
As soon as I walked outside, I saw Fu Xinhan sitting on a mound of earth not far away.
"Brother Han, what are you doing sitting here?" Tian Chengcheng asked.
"I just got here, and I just wanted to help with the work and let my uncle teach me how to write." Fu Xinhan said.
Tian Chengcheng's mouth twitched. This naughty kid was lying blatantly.
Judging from his appearance, he should have come a long time ago and joined them for dinner, so he didn't feel comfortable going in and ran outside to wait.
Tian Chengcheng thought of it, and Tian Hengyuan naturally thought of it too.
"You silly child, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? I left you a bowl of soup. After you finish eating, let's go to the city together."
Tian Hengyuan said this and turned around and walked back.
Fu Xinhan said, "Uncle, no need. I never eat breakfast."
"If we don't have food, everyone will be hungry. If we have food, we need to nourish our bodies. Hanhan, your food is still stored in our house, so don't be embarrassed."
After Tian Hengyuan finished speaking, he pulled the person in directly.
Tian Chengcheng also advised, "Uncle is right, your food is still in our house, I will deduct it for you."
"..." Tian Hengyuan was amused by Tian Chengcheng's words, "Our Fubao is a person who clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs."
"Of course, brothers should settle accounts clearly. My uncle's grandmother and I are a family, and Fu Xinhan and I are friends, so of course we have to settle accounts clearly." Tian Chengcheng said.
Fu Xinhan didn't say anything, but just looked at Tian Chengcheng deeply.
Tian Chengcheng sensed dissatisfaction in his eyes.
But she was not afraid. He was just a naughty kid, so let him make some noise!
When he saw the dumpling soup, Fu Xinhan was obviously stunned for a moment, and his movement of holding the bowl became a little unnatural.
"Is this a pimple?" he asked.
"Yeah, it tastes great. Finish it quickly and let's go to the city." Tian Chengcheng dragged her chin and urged him to drink faster.
Fu Xinhan hesitated for a moment before slowly taking a small bite, and then a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
Tian Chengcheng was very satisfied. "How is it? Is the noodle dumpling soup I made delicious?"
"So this is what noodles taste like." Fu Xinhan murmured.
This is the best dumpling soup he has ever had since he was a child.
So much so that even when he can afford to eat delicacies in the future, he will still miss the taste of the bowl of dumpling soup he drank today from time to time.
Tian Chengcheng was stunned.
"Haven't you ever had pimple soup before?"
"My family is poor and we can't even afford to eat," said Fu Xinhan.
In fact, his family not only couldn't afford to eat, but they even had to eat dirt for a period of time recently.
You can't starve to death.
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