"Mom, did my little sister go out to play?"
Su Xia glanced at the twins' outfits—hats, sunscreen, everything was complete—and nodded, "Go ahead, you'll be right back!"
"Yes, Mother!"
After the two little ones left, Su Xia went about her routine busy work. Now that she has a computer, she probably forgot all about the PPT presentation.
After gathering sun protection clothing, a straw hat, and a sun protection suit, Su Xia took a hoe and a vegetable basket and went to the vegetable garden in the backyard.
This is all home-style cooking, with scallions, cilantro, bok choy, Shanghai greens...
Spinach, celery, leeks, persimmons, eggplants, peppers, oil-fried cucumbers, green beans—these all require a frame.
Zucchini and pumpkins are all near the courtyard wall; thankfully, only Su Xia's family lives here.
First weed, then pick the ripe vegetables, and then grow watermelons in Suxia. We didn't grow these two years ago because Chen's mother didn't know how to take care of them.
This year, the twins have grown up, and Su Xia can come back anytime, so she started to become a melon farmer, planting quite a lot in the county town, half cantaloupes and half watermelons.
The cantaloupe is just starting to bear fruit, and the watermelon has already grown to the size of a fist. In another month or so, we'll have fruit to eat at home.
After tidying up the backyard, Su Xia picked two cucumbers, and put the green beans and peppers in the kitchen.
Then go to the front yard, where there's garlic. It looks like a lot, but it's a yearly ingredient for pickling, salting, and making sweet garlic.
So it's not actually that much, just enough. "Mom, shall I help you?"
Su Xia turned around and saw Niu Niu, immediately shaking her head, "No need, we don't need it, let's go back!"
Niu Niu paused, noticing her mother's gaze, and realized she was wearing a white dress. She had no choice but to obediently go back.
Just as she was leaving, she turned around and said, "Mom, I heard from Liuya that Uncle and Aunt are going to the county town tomorrow!"
"Go ahead, I'm not busy right now anyway!"
"No, let's go find Wu Ya!" Niu Niu admired her mother to death, but she really didn't care about the old house.
Su Xia was taken aback, a little dazed. "Wu Ya hasn't come back yet?"
Niu Niu nodded, "Yes, it's been ten days since the holiday started!"
Su Xia... Wu Ya has settled down in the county town!
"Niu Niu, you're still young. Don't rush into dating. Wait until you've worked for two years and are a bit older!" Su Xia said again, still worried.
puff....
"Mom, what are you thinking? I've never thought about finding a partner. Besides, I'm still so young!" Niu Niu was speechless.
Su Xia felt somewhat relieved seeing that Niu Niu seemed a bit slow to understand, but she thought she should chat with her more often in the future.
"Okay, ask your dad later. There's still some time before they start hiring. I'll take you out!"
Niu Niu was stunned, her eyes widened, "Really?", her voice trembling with excitement.
Su Xia nodded. Actually, she had been thinking about it for a while. It would be a good opportunity to take the children out for a walk, and besides, there was no place to stay in Beijing.
"Ah... Mother, you're the best!"
"Ouch..." Unexpectedly, Niu Niu pounced on her, and Su Xia, who was squatting down, sat directly on the ground.
Niu Niu didn't have time to pay attention, hugging Su Xia's neck and excitedly shouting, "Mom...you're the best..."
"Mom, I love you so much!!"
"Mom, are we going to Beijing? I want to see the Great Wall, and the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace..."
"I also want to go to the museum!!"
Su Xia sat on the ground, holding Niu Niu in her arms, chattering away. It only took a few seconds for her brows to relax after she had been frowning.
My heart and eyes are only for my daughter; as long as she's happy, that's all that matters!
After a long while, Su Xia said to the excited Niu Niu, "Don't tell your younger siblings yet!"
"Mmm..." Niu Niu nodded excitedly.
Then Su Xia regretted it, because Niu Niu had been following her around ever since she heard the news.
"Mother, how do we get there?"
"Is Dad going?"
"Where will you stay? Can you visit Sister Daya?"
"And my wife, I miss her so much, can we go see her?"
...
Su Xia --
Finally, he managed to get rid of Niu Niu by using the excuse of gathering pig feed.
Su Xia, carrying a basket on her back containing a machete, came out of the backyard and first checked on the sweet potatoes, yams, and corn that were growing very well.
Following the path, I slowly walked towards the back of the mountain. In less than half an hour, I found a spacious place, waited for ten minutes, and made sure no one was around.
Take out all the solar panels and batteries from the space and start charging them.
I found a quiet spot, spread out a blanket, and took out my pillow, snacks, potato chips, spicy strips, and watermelon...
There was also cola, and after hearing the familiar fizzing sound, Su Xia let out a comfortable burp...
"That's fucking ridiculous...!"
Su Xia didn't care at all when she accidentally swore. She lay leisurely on the blanket, crossed her legs, and chuckled...
The sound of potato chips.
Then, with her eyes closed, she began to organize the space. Over the years, half of it had been used up. As for meat, there were only 70 jin of fresh pork left, which was the result of Su Xia's continuous stockpiling.
Frozen meat, various chicken legs, wings, necks, duck, pork trotters, etc.
These can last for about 3 more years, but the lamb and beef are already in short supply.
There used to be chickens, geese, and ducks in the space. There were 5 geese, 3 ducks, and 10 chickens. There was no other way, as there were too many chickens in the village.
I'm storing eggs: 50 duck eggs, 100 goose eggs, and 20 chicken eggs. Because of the heat, I have no choice but to store them in my personal space.
We currently have eight hens and one rooster at home. One hen died by accident.
We have eight eggs every day, so we never run out of eggs at home.
When Mr. and Mrs. Chen were young, they would eat at least two meals a day, and save the rest to send to them whenever they had time.
Su Xia sold half of it, and ate half of the remaining half, while pickling the other half.
We're continuing with fruit: apples, oranges, pears (only one box), pomelos, grapes, and strawberries (one and a half boxes).
Mangoes, durians, cherries... these are expensive fruits that Su Xia can only eat herself; there's simply no way to get them here.
So there are still 3 boxes left, enough snacks and drinks for Su Xia to eat for six years.
Aside from sanitary napkins, baby formula, and diapers, only one-third of the other daily necessities were used.
Tools are used less, so wear and tear is naturally less. Su Xia finally looked at the collection she had gathered after her transmigration.
Neatly placed aside, these can only be taken out when there is another opportunity.
Finally, regarding grains, most of the miscellaneous grains remained untouched, as the village has had very good harvests in recent years.
The grain we buy each year is enough for the whole family. In addition, we exchange for refined grains at the grocery store, and there is also the grain supplied by Chen Jianguo, which we exchange for refined grains every month.
So over the past few years, not only has the amount of grain not decreased, but it has actually increased.
Su Xia looked speechlessly at the several sacks of corn; it seemed this trip was unavoidable...
Su Xia snapped out of her daze, replenishing her strength while taking out her money box. There was never any such thing as a savings account in her family.
It was all cash, so you can imagine how impressive the box was, with stacks of money neatly piled together.
There's a total of 12,000 yuan here. Looking at another box, there are all the property deeds for the family there.
Including the place where they now live, there are a total of 5 books in the county town. No, if you include the old lady's house, it should be 6 books.
Three houses are located near the train station, and the other two are single-story houses with their own entrances and courtyards.
The remaining properties in Kyoto City include two double-courtyard houses, three single-courtyard houses, and three detached houses.
It's a two-way street. The first one was arranged by the old chief; otherwise, I really wouldn't know anyone.
Su Xia found a place close to the old man, saying it wasn't far from his hospital. She thought she should pack up first, since she couldn't possibly stay in a guesthouse with five children after arriving in Beijing.
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