"What? You can make tofu?" He Tiantian's eyes lit up, somewhat incredulous.
Zhao Xiaolu nodded. "My grandma once sent me to work odd jobs at a tofu shop in the city. I was just helping people make tofu."
It's a pity that the tofu shop closed down later. In addition, her mother gave birth to her younger sister at that time, and the family was too busy, so she came back to help.
"That's great! You can try it once we harvest the beans. But I originally planned to grow these beans to make tofu and soy milk to sell in the city, but unfortunately this year has been unlucky, so I have to give up on that idea." He Tiantian sighed with some regret.
This damn year of disaster is really hindering her from making money.
“Then after this year of famine is over, I’ll help Auntie make tofu and soy milk to sell in the city!” Zhao Xiaolu said happily.
It's wonderful that she can now do something different for this family.
Since coming to this family, she has discovered that Zhao Denglong is an exceptionally good cook and Zhao Wanzi is an exceptionally good student.
Aunt He is even more impressive; she has many things in her house that she has never seen before.
In contrast, she and her sister seemed rather inadequate; they only seemed to know ordinary household chores and had nothing particularly special to offer.
This time she was finally going to have a chance to show her skills, and Zhao Xiaolu's heart was pounding.
Because she had to rush to the city the next day, He Tiantian wanted to rest earlier.
While the four children were still gathered around the dining table in the main room, reading and writing by lamplight, He Tiantian had already fallen asleep.
Ever since things became unsettled in the village, Wujin and Coconut have been sleeping in the yard.
Firstly, the temperature drops a bit at night, so it's cooler for them to sleep outside. Secondly, sleeping outside allows them to hear sounds from the village immediately.
"Sister, you wrote this word wrong. Look at what I wrote." Zhao Wanzi said speechlessly after looking at Zhao Denglong's homework.
She's so tired! She has to teach three older sisters every day, she's exhausted!
"Wanzi, take a look and see if I wrote it correctly." Zhao Xiaolan handed over her homework.
Although she was very tired, Zhao Wanzi still checked everything carefully.
"Sister Xiaolan is very smart, she got them all right," Zhao Wanzi praised.
Zhao Xiaolan was delighted by the praise and held the homework in her hand with great care, looking at it over and over again.
The next day, after handing Xiaomingzhu over to the children, He Tiantian went to town in a horse-drawn carriage from the village.
The group of thieves were all tied up and gagged, with two rows of people following behind the slow-moving oxcart.
Tao Guihua, mindful that she was a woman, specially allowed her to sit on the oxcart.
He Tiantian and Zhao Tingzhang were sitting in the carriage. Looking at the barren scenery along the way, they both felt uneasy.
"Chief, what's the situation in the city right now?" He Tiantian asked.
Zhao Tingzhang shook his head. "I haven't been to the city in a long time either, but I heard from other villagers who came back from the city that life is not as good as it was back in the village."
“You see, a while ago too many people from our village went to the city to work, but things have calmed down these days.”
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