Yin Xiaoman started a fire, buried the sweet potatoes that Erniu brought under the stove ashes, let them simmer slowly, then filled a pot of water and boiled it on the fire.
At this moment, she was extremely grateful that the original owner was not so stubborn and stupid as to bring all the things in the house to the Shen family as a dowry when she got married.
At least the daily necessities in this house, such as pots, pans, and other utensils are still complete.
She took out a small ceramic basin, scooped in two small bowls of white flour, struggled for a long time, and still poured in a small bowl of black flour that was so coarse that it irritated her throat, added water and stirred it, and began to knead the dough with extremely skillful movements.
"Erniu, where is your brother?" she asked the little girl who was squatting beside her and helping her to light the fire.
"My brother went to chop firewood. He said he was afraid of snowing, so he chopped some more and kept it at home."
Maybe it was because she had gone out for a walk with Yin Xiaoman today, Erniu no longer had the unfamiliarity and wariness she had before, and the look she gave her was filled with trust and dependence.
It makes one's heart soften.
Yin Xiaoman really couldn't control himself. In a fit of excitement, he took out the almond candy that he had casually put in his pocket and quickly stuffed it into the little girl's mouth.
Erniu was stunned and completely dumbfounded.
She seemed to be a little confused about what her mother was doing for a moment.
Not until the sweet taste filled her entire mouth did the little girl's eyes open wider and wider as if in slow motion.
In the end, her body became stiff, her mouth half open, staring at Yin Xiaoman with an extremely surprised look, but she could only let out an "ah" and could not say anything else.
“Is it delicious?”
Seeing Erniu's cute appearance, Yin Xiaoman no longer regretted his recklessness.
She pinched the little girl's almost fleshless face lovingly, and pushed her chin jokingly to close her half-open mouth.
Asked with a smile.
Erniu finally came to her senses and suddenly burst into sobs.
Yin Xiaoman was shocked.
"Did it hurt you?"
She quickly bent down and looked at Erniu's hands, face, and neck.
"No." Erniu shook her head.
Then she continued to sob and said, "The sweet ones are all gone, mother, brother, there are no more."
The more he talked, the more regretful he seemed to be, and at the end he even started to sob.
Yin Xiaoman's heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally settled down.
"There are more. Mom left some for my brother."
She quickly took out two more from her pocket and placed them in her palm for Erniu to see.
Erniu took a look and seemed to count them, then she reached out and picked up one and stuffed it into Yin Xiaoman's mouth: "Mom, eat it, let's eat together."
Originally, he was used to eating this and it was not something rare, but now Yin Xiaoman felt that the almond candy was crispy and soft and melted in his mouth.
It sweetens both the mouth and the heart.
He put the remaining candy into a small bowl and asked Erniu to take it back to the inner room for Dabao. Yin Xiaoman tore the kneaded dough into dough sheets and threw them into the pot of boiling water to make noodle soup.
Noodle soup sounds simple, but it is actually a test of a chef's cooking skills.
Whether the dough is kneaded to be chewy, whether the soup is cooked to be tasty, if you really want to care about it, the details involved can take ten days or half a month to finish.
But now, when it is called noodle soup, it is really just noodle soup. Apart from noodles, there is not even a vegetable leaf.
All Yin Xiaoman’s talents were wasted.
Fortunately, she still had the two salted duck eggs she had brought back from her residence in the palace.
Yin Xiaoman peeled one, chopped the egg white into fine pieces, and mixed it into the noodle soup, so that she could save some salt.
You have to know that buying salt at this time also requires money, and the nearest supply and marketing point is still in the commune.
It’s so cold. Why are you running so far with two kids?
Just thinking about it, she completely gave up the idea.
The remaining egg yolk was indeed as Old Liu said, oily and moist, and it made people salivate at the sight of it.
Yin Xiaoman was reluctant to just put it in the pot and cook it, so she cut it into three portions and put it on a small plate.
Hot noodle soup with oily salted egg yolk and roasted sweet potatoes.
This meal could be said to be the most satisfying meal she had ever had since she came into this world.
Although it still doesn’t taste very good, it’s hot and filling.
The two children don’t have the regrets that Yin Xiaoman has.
They ate so much that they couldn't even bear to raise their heads.
"tasty!"
Perhaps he understood that his mother liked him to speak, so Dabao repeated these two words over and over again while eating, stumbling over them.
This was probably the greatest compliment he could think of for the meal.
The little guy's face, which had been pale from the cold, now looked a little rosy because of the heat.
Her lips are rosy and there is a hint of moisture in her eyes, making her look extremely lively.
Only then did Yin Xiaoman realize that this boy looked exactly like Erniu, with big eyes and a straight nose. Needless to say, he would be a handsome boy when he grew up.
She couldn't help but smacking her lips. Somehow, she suddenly felt a little curious about Shen Qingyun who was far away in the army.
What does that man look like?
It shouldn't be ugly.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to give birth to two such beautiful children.
In the original owner's memory, there was almost no trace of that man.
After all, they only met on their wedding day, and Shen Qingyun returned to the army the next day.
When they met, the original owner was immersed in the grief of her father's impending death. How could she have the mind to pay attention to whether this man looked good or not?
Yin Xiaoman put down the bowl, leaned against the head of the kang, watched the two children eat sweetly with a smile, and at the same time slowly sorted out the original owner's memory.
Until she suddenly sat up straight with her eyes wide open.
A look of astonishment on his face.
No way, that Shen Qingyun is going to die in another half a year?
Could it be that she would not only be the stepmother of two children, but also have to be a widow to a man she didn't even know what he looked like? !
What a sin this is!
Thinking of this, Yin Xiaoman's face changed, and he was instantly immersed in extreme shock.
Bang bang bang!
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Without waiting for Yin Xiaoman to say anything, Dabao and Erniu put down their chopsticks at the same time and ran out happily.
Then soon, Erniu came back again: "Mom, looking for you."
"Looking for me? Who?"
After hearing Erniu's words, Yin Xiaoman no longer cared about the shock in his heart and just felt strange.
You have to know that in this village, apart from the old Shen family, the people she has connections with can be counted on one hand.
Who would come to see her at lunch time in the middle of the day?
"I don't know him, an uncle who said my father asked him to come."
Shen Qingyun is here? !
After hearing this, Yin Xiaoman didn't bother to ask any more questions. He immediately jumped off the kang and pulled Erniu out of the door.
In the yard, Dabao was blocking the entrance, not saying a word and not letting anyone in.
The man in military uniform standing outside the door was not angry. He smiled at him with his eyes narrowed and said something to him incoherently.
But the little guy didn't buy it at all. Without saying a word, he just blocked him outside, with a defensive look written all over his body.
When Yin Xiaoman came out, this was exactly the scene he saw.
Seeing her, the man grinned and showed her a row of big white teeth which was rarely seen at that time.
"Sister-in-law, my name is Gao Chong, and I am Captain Shen's subordinate. The captain is too busy and can't go home for the New Year this year. So he asked me to come home to see you and the children during my vacation. Sister-in-law, can I come in?"
This Gao Chong, at first glance, is a very sociable person.
Without even waiting for Yin Xiaoman to ask any questions, he told the whole story clearly.
After saying that, he winked at Dabao.
"Come and sit in the yard, Dabao, don't stand at the door, go get a stool for uncle!"
Yin Xiaoman greeted him quickly, while at the same time quickly searching for the memory of this scene in his mind.
Believe it or not, she actually found it.
According to memory, Gao Chong came this time mainly to bring a message to her on behalf of Shen Qingyun, asking her if she was willing to bring her children with her to the army?
The original owner's initial response was that he was unwilling.
Because in her heart, she has always wanted to go to college.
The unit where Shen Qingyun is located is on a very distant border, said to be close to the sea. There are hostile forces across the sea, and there is the possibility of war at any time.
This made the original owner feel terrified just by his imagination.
The final result was that Gao Chong left them thirty yuan, saying it was Shen Qingyun's allowance, and he would send it to them when he had the chance.
But in fact, this was the last money the original owner received from that man.
The unit Shen Qingyun was in would soon be incorporated into the combat sequence, and he would unfortunately die in the next battle.
From then on, the original owner's reputation as a daughter of a barren family and a jinx was completely established. The villagers avoided her like the plague.
Even the old couple of the Shen family began to worry. If they wanted to come and see the child, they had to sneak away from Liu Chunxia's eyes in the middle of the night.
Unfortunately, misfortunes never come alone.
Not long after Shen Qingyun's sacrifice, a massive movement began.
Because he was not welcome in the village, the title of martyr's family member did not help the original owner at all.
Just as they started to look into the past, the secret that Yin's parents had tried so hard to hide was revealed.
The original owner, who knew nothing about those secrets, suddenly became the scapegoat of his parents.
This small, dilapidated courtyard has been raided countless times, and the wasteland behind it has been filled with pits.
Those people did not find the gold, silver and treasures they imagined, but they took away all the food in the house.
The original owner couldn't stand the humiliation and fell ill in bed.
It was also because of this that Dabao had to run to the mountains to find food at a young age, and finally fell into a trap.
Dabao’s death brought great shock to the original owner, and she attributed it all to her own incompetence and bad luck.
In order to save Erniu's life, and also because she was completely disappointed with the world, she took Erniu back to the Shen family while she was asleep, and climbed up the mountain to end her life...
Seeing that Yin Xiaoman had been silent, Gao Chong could only attribute it to her being shy, so he took the initiative to speak.
"Sister-in-law, our battalion commander asked you if you are willing to follow the army to the troops? Following the army means..."
"willing!"
Without waiting for Gao Chong to explain the meaning of joining the army, Yin Xiaoman decisively agreed.
Perhaps he didn't expect her to agree so readily, Gao Chong was stunned for a moment.
"I know what it means to follow the army. It means that I can take my child with me to join him. Since I have already married him, it is natural that wherever he goes, my child and I will follow. If it is convenient, can you ask him when is the best time for us to go?"
Yin Xiaoman explained in a calm tone.
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