"I've heard that millet porridge is the most nourishing food, and I never thought we'd be able to eat it one day," Mrs. Hu said with emotion.
Jiang Wanwan smiled and said, "Yes, millet porridge is good for you. From now on, we'll eat millet porridge every meal."
The Jiang family couldn't help but laugh; none of them took Jiang Wanwan's words seriously.
After breakfast, Grandma Jiang said, "Second son has to go to town for a while, so you can take care of the farm work."
"I have some things to take care of these few days, I'll tell you later. I'll leave the farm work to my eldest brother, third brother, and father," said Uncle Jiang.
Jiang Wanwan slowly raised her eyes, her gaze falling on her second uncle across from her. Her second uncle met her gaze for a moment, then quickly looked away, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes.
It seems this whole thing is aimed at her.
Jiang Wanwan pretended not to know.
After the meal, everyone except Zhu Shi, who had to clear the dishes, left the main room.
By this time, it was already getting light, and Old Man Jiang and the others were preparing to carry their hoes and go out to do farm work.
The children in the Jiang family are all grown up, so apart from Old Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Liu who don't have to work in the fields, everyone else has to work in the fields.
As soon as Jiang Wanwan returned to the Jiang family, she kept asking to eat ginseng to nourish her body, which made Grandma Jiang afraid to ask her to work in the fields, for fear that she would have to spend money to buy her tonics again.
Jiang Wanwan walked up to her uncle and pleaded, "Uncle, could you make me two pestles? I'll need them later."
Uncle Jiang laughed heartily, "No problem, I'll make the pestle for you right away."
He said to Old Man Jiang, "Dad, you and Third Brother go and get to work first, I'll be there in a bit."
After saying that, he went to the woodshed to find suitable wood to make a pestle.
Thinking that I would need to grind mugwort leaves, charcoal, and mint leaves into powder later, which would be hard work, I would need to find someone to do manual labor.
She glanced at them and chose Jiang Xun.
Jiang Xun is lazy and shirks his duties when he goes to the fields; he can't do much farm work. It would be most suitable for him to stay at home and help grind mugwort and other materials into powder.
"Grandpa, I still have some heavy work to do later. Could my brother stay home and help me out?" Jiang Wanwan asked.
Ever since he had been able to eat rice and meat for several days in a row thanks to his granddaughter, Old Man Jiang felt that his granddaughter was a shrewd and calculating person.
Without a second thought, he nodded in agreement, “Alright, then Xun will stay and help you. The rest of you, come with me to the fields.”
After saying that, Old Man Jiang shouldered his hoe and walked out of the courtyard.
Jiang Xun raised his chin and boasted to Jiang Jiang, Jiang He, and Jiang Hu, "Did you hear that? I'm her brother, you guys are just the eldest, second, and third brothers!"
Jiang Hehu looked at him speechlessly, really wanting to rush up and give Jiang Xun a good beating.
Old Man Jiang and his group carried their farm tools to the fields, while Uncle Jiang the Second went out as well, leaving only Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xun in the courtyard. Jiang Liu was reading inside the house.
Soon, Uncle Jiang brought over the prepared pestle.
"Wan'er, do you think this will work?" Uncle Jiang said.
The two sticks, about the size of a calf, were polished very smooth by Uncle Jiang with tools, so they were not prickly at all.
"Thank you very much, Uncle. These two pestles are very well made," Jiang Wanwan said with a smile.
"Hehe, I'm glad you're satisfied. When I have some free time, I'll make you a pestle that you can grind things with your foot, that way you'll save even more effort."
After saying that, Uncle Jiang picked up his hoe and went down to the field.
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