Li Qiuju worked efficiently. She cut the meat, minced the stuffing and kneaded the dough. She asked Zhuangzhuang to light the fire. She, Tian Laosan and Tian Xin wrapped a large plate of dumplings in less than half an hour. When they put it into boiling water, the plump white dumplings floated on the surface of the water.
Nothing tastes better than dumplings!
The family of four drooled.
"Oh, I'm so greedy. I wish I could eat dumplings every day." Zhuangzhuang wiped his saliva with his sleeve.
"It's simple. Just go to your grandma's house more often. Your grandma likes you and won't let you go without any good things."
Li Qiuju was also very greedy, as she hadn't eaten dumplings for half a year.
The dumplings were cooked and each person got a big bowl. The steaming hot dumplings were so hot that they made you gasp when you took a bite, but you couldn't bear to spit them out.
"It smells so good!" Zhuangzhuang murmured as he ate.
Li Qiuju's face was also flushed with joy after eating.
After eating a bowl of dumplings, she suddenly understood.
From now on, she has to listen to the boss and only if she has a good relationship with him can she eat for free. Thinking of this, she immediately found a plate and scooped out twelve dumplings.
"Boss, you and Zhuangzhuang take the dumplings to our mom."
Zhuangzhuang was very happy and took the plate immediately. "Okay, I'll go right away."
Li Qiuju cursed, "You little bastard, you're so happy when you turn your elbows outward."
Zhuangzhuang pretended not to hear and walked out the door with the plate.
Tian Laosan put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and followed.
"Mom, I'm going too." Tian Xin said.
She didn't want to miss out on such a good opportunity.
"Why are you going? Hurry up and chop up the wild vegetables, mix them with a handful of cornmeal, and stir them with the dumpling soup to feed the chickens. Our chickens haven't laid an egg in ten days or half a month. It's because they are hungry. Feed them well and they may lay an egg a day."
Li Qiuju said this, but it was painful for her to take out the cornmeal. She tried again and again, and finally grabbed a small handful with her eyes closed.
"Take it away quickly, I'm so sad."
Tian Xin was extremely reluctant. These chores were previously done by Fubao, but now that Fubao was gone, she had to do it all.
Although she was not happy about it, she knew that her mother favored boys over girls and she definitely couldn't let Zhuangzhuang do it.
For now, she can only bear it and wait until autumn when she will have to coax her mother to let her go to school.
It was the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the moon was big and round. The yard was brighter than the house with the kerosene lamp lit.
Tian Hengyuan thought about his third sister-in-law's words and his third brother's attitude, and felt happy. But he didn't want to make the old lady feel uncomfortable, so he leveled the land in the yard.
Tian Chengcheng chatted with the old lady for a while, comforted her that everything was fine, and then ran outside to help Tian Hengyuan. She was talkative and kept asking about what was happening outside, her words full of longing.
In fact, she wanted to find out the specific situation at the time so that she could make more money.
She remembered reading on a certain audio platform that there were four waves of getting rich. The first was the reform and opening-up wave in the 1980s, which created a large number of rich people. The second was the real estate market in 2000, which created the second batch of rich people.
She can catch up.
Under the moonlight, Tian Chengcheng tilted her little face up, the white moonlight sprinkled on her face, her eyes sparkled, more beautiful than the stars in the sky.
Tian Hengyuan looked at Tian Chengcheng's smiling face, and the unhappiness in his heart gradually disappeared. He asked her with a smile.
"Fubao, do you like life outside?"
"I like it very much. There are many opportunities to make money out there. As long as we use our brains and work hard, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money. My family can all live a good life. When grandma gets sick, we won't have no money to see a doctor. We can also buy food for the villagers and let the children in the village learn to read and have a bright future."
Tian Chengcheng spoke every word in her baby voice, which was very vivid.
Tian Hengyuan's blood boiled just by listening.
Yes, with money you can live a good life, go to the hospital when you are sick, and your children can go to school and have enough food and warm clothes.
Just thinking about it makes me feel good.
"Fubao is such a kind child. You are right. There are many opportunities to make money outside. Let's work hard together and strive to live a good life as soon as possible."
"Yeah." Tian Chengcheng nodded vigorously and looked at Fu Xinhan. "Brother Han, why don't you say anything? Don't you like life outside?"
"I like it." Fu Xinhan said.
He likes it too, but what he wants to do most is to be with Fubao, his uncle, and his grandmother.
Rather than being rich, he hopes to have a warm home and someone he loves.
"Okay, we have similar interests. Uncle, go to bed early. We will go to the city early tomorrow morning." Tian Chengcheng reminded.
It's been delayed for a day. I wonder if Aunt Luo is worried?
"Okay, uncle, I'll finish this place, you two can go to bed first."
Now that his life had a purpose, Tian Hengyuan had the energy to work and swung the hoe with extra effort.
Tian Chengcheng and Fu Xinhan also helped. Tian Chengcheng picked up small stones and piled them around. Tian Hengyuan made a ground net, divided a piece of land into six small pieces, and watered the land.
"Water the plants first, and then sow the seeds tomorrow morning. Small sprouts will appear in a few days, and after about a month, we can pick the big ones to eat." Tian Hengyuan said excitedly as he looked at the vegetable patch.
"Uncle, Sister Fubao, Brother Han." Zhuangzhuang suddenly ran in, "Come and eat the dumplings, they're so delicious."
Tian Laosan followed in and said awkwardly, "Your third sister-in-law made some dumplings and said she wanted to send some for us to eat. She didn't make many, so everyone can have some and we'll make more next time."
Zhuangzhuang turned around and said immediately, "No, my mom packed a lot. We each ate a big bowl, and there was still a lot left. She gave this little bit to grandma and said it was for her to try."
After hearing this, Tian Laosan was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
He slapped Zhuangzhuang on the forehead and said, "Stop talking nonsense and bring it in quickly. The dumplings won't taste good if they get cold."
Zhuangzhuang protected Jiaozi and did not dare to hide. He walked into the door muttering and did not forget to call out, "Uncle, Sister Fubao, Brother Han, come quickly."
The three of them finished their work, washed their hands and went into the house.
Seeing the plate of dumplings on the kang, Tian Chengcheng always had a bad feeling, especially when she heard that it was Li Qiuju who took the initiative to send it, she felt even more uneasy.
I'm not afraid of Li Qiuju throwing a tantrum, but I'm afraid of her sudden change.
This is going to cause a big trouble.
Zhuangzhuang laughed and took out an oil-paper bag from his pocket, which contained eight dumplings, and took it out like a treasure.
"Look, I hid this secretly when my mother wasn't paying attention. I wanted to send it to you, but I didn't expect my mother to ask me to send it to you. Come on, eat it, it's delicious."
Zhuangzhuang took one and gave it to Tian Chengcheng first. "Sister Fubao, here's one for you. I'll share all the delicious food with you in the future. You should grow fatter quickly. It'll be more cute if you're chubby like me."
"...I don't want to be as fat as you. I want to be a flexible and thin person."
Although Tian Chengcheng said she was disgusted, she felt warm in her heart.
How come this naughty kid is so touching?
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