In the evening, after returning from the farm, she went to the back mountain to pick a few large pumpkins to cook for the pigs and chickens.
Looking at the three roosters that always bullied the hens, she decided to kill two of them and keep only one for breeding.
After feeding the pigs, there were five more eggs in the chicken coop.
Afraid that she could not hide it, she moved her mind and put the laying hen into the space, and took out seven hens that had not yet hatched from the valley to accompany the two old hens.
Now, the two old hens are growing bigger and bigger, weighing more than ten pounds.
She planned to have Qin Li take Lu Zhiyan to the farm to nourish her body in a few days.
For dinner, Qin Qiuniang cooked rice and vegetable porridge, which was a bit thin and lacked oil.
Chen Tan was eating while thinking, I have to find a way to ask someone to send some food. It’s not good to keep eating such watery food.
Qin Li returned the next morning with a broken skin on his face. He happily gave Chen Tan 87 yuan and 50 kilograms of food coupons and asked her to keep them.
Then he hurriedly finished his breakfast, picked up his hoe and went to work.
Chen Tan grabbed him and stuffed three boiled eggs and two large pieces of Poria cocos rice cake into his hands.
"You are not allowed to enter the mountains tonight."
"Um."
Qin Li smiled brightly, and when no one was around, he kissed his beloved on the cheek and ran away shyly.
Chen Tan's ears turned red with embarrassment. After watching him leave, he put the money into the space.
She took a basket of cherries, a basket of vegetables, a basket of strawberries and fifty kilograms of peanuts that she had picked in the morning and went to Li Qiong's house.
Li Qiong was about to go to work. When she saw her coming, she asked her neighbor to help her take a leave and bring her and those things into the house.
"Sister, you have such a skillful hand. How did you grow these vegetables so well?"
As she spoke, she pulled an unopened can from the cupboard, opened it, and poured half of it into Chen Tan's mouth, "Quench your thirst."
"Thank you, sister," Chen Tan said without hesitation, picking up the bowl and eating. "Spring is here, and the vegetables in the fields are growing very fast. We can't finish them all. If you don't mind, I'll bring you some more someday."
"Silly girl, I'm so happy, how could I dislike it?" Li Qiong said as she handed her the money from selling the whitening mask and the lard candy that Shen Tan wanted. "The herbs are still over there. I've got the money for them, you can go and move them yourself."
"Well," Chen Tan took the money, counted out three hundred yuan, and took out a handful of food coupons from the small green envelope, "I want to trouble my brother-in-law to buy me rice and flour."
Xia Jianguo is in charge of purchasing live pigs. He has a wide network of contacts and should have ways to buy grain.
As long as she has an excuse once, she can lie later.
"Why do you want so much?" Li Qiong took the money, very surprised. "Three hundred yuan can buy more than 2,000 kilograms of rice. It's not a small amount."
Chen Tan said, "You don't have to buy so much at once. Brother-in-law, just buy as much as is convenient for you each time and store it in that room for me. I will move it myself. If you don't have enough food coupons, you can buy rice and flour at a higher price."
"Okay, I'll talk to your brother-in-law." Li Qiong took the money and gave Chen Tan some food.
He took all the agarwood and put it in the basket, then stood up and said goodbye.
When she arrived at the street, it was just past seven o'clock. She went to Sun Hongmei again and gave her a basket of vegetables, a basket of cherries and a basket of strawberries.
These two people had no conflicts of interest with her, and they cried tears of joy when they saw the things she sent them.
"Xiao Tan, we are so happy that you can come to see me. You also brought such a gift. We don't know how to thank you enough."
"Uncle and aunt, the rain is good this year, and we have more vegetables than we can eat at home. If you don't mind, I'll send them back to you later."
Chen Tan repeated what he had said to Li Qiong.
The two old men didn't know how to express their gratitude after hearing this.
Sun Hongmei nudged her husband, signaling him to go buy some snacks to bring back for Chen Tan.
Seeing this, Chen Tan quickly took out the vegetables and fruits from the basket, got up and left.
Sun Hongmei couldn't stop the baby no matter how hard she tried. The neighbors on both sides came to see curiously. She smiled and said, "She is my goddaughter. I just adopted her. She is a very good little girl."
The neighbors congratulated her and envied her for having such a good godparent.
Chen Tan came to Sun Hongmei partly because he liked the couple and partly because their daughter worked in a department store.
It is inevitable that it will not be used.
Then she went to the merchant.
This time she exchanged two large baskets and two large baskets from the space.
The baskets were full of vegetables, one basket was full of cherries, and one basket was full of strawberries.
When she arrived, Zhou Qinglan was watering the flowers. He looked at her with a complicated expression, and his smile was more distant than before, with a hint of rejection hidden in it.
"Hello, Madam!" Chen Tan pushed the bicycle into the yard. "These are cherries from our tree. They taste great."
"Thank you," Zhou Qinglan nodded gently and called into the house, "Sister Xu, come and help me bring the things in."
"Hey, here I am," Aunt Xu came out and saw that it was Chen Tan. A strange emotion flashed in her eyes, and then she took the basket with a smile, "Comrade Chen, why do you bring so many?"
Perhaps because she was an orphan, Chen Tan has always been sensitive. From the moment she entered the yard, she felt that Zhou Qinglan's attitude had changed a lot compared to before.
Aunt Xu's words made her feel that something was wrong.
She smiled politely but warmly, "Mr. Shang said he would take me to register for school today. We don't have any good things at home, so I brought these worthless things. Please don't despise them."
Zhou Qinglan seemed to notice that Chen Tan had seen through her attitude, and suddenly became enthusiastic again, "I don't mind, you can't even eat this in the south."
She took Chen Tan's hand and walked into the hall. Aunt Xu followed behind but did not unload the dishes.
She took the cherries and strawberries into the kitchen, washed them again and again before bringing them out.
When Chen Tan saw that she didn't go out to move the vegetables, his heart sank suddenly. Was there any change in her academic status?
Zhou Qinglan picked up a bunch of cherries and tasted one. The fruit was plump and juicy, and the sweet flavor spread in her mouth, slid down her throat, and was as sweet as honey to her heart.
She couldn't help but sincerely praise: "This tastes really good, Xiao Tan, you are thoughtful."
"Madam, you're welcome." Chen Tan clearly remembered Shang Yuantang asking her to come early that day. Why wasn't he there at this hour? "Madam, is Mr. Shang not here?"
"He's out for something. You can leave the medicine here and let Aunt Xu make it for him. It won't be hard for you."
Zhou Qinglan said this and took another strawberry to eat, as if she had forgotten her distant attitude just now.
Chen Tan felt that what she said was strange. Did she want to get rid of her?
Not hearing Chen Tan's response and looking dazed, Zhou Qinglan thought she was sad, with the corners of her lips curled up, thinking she would rather give up.
"Madam, please sit down for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to make some medicine."
Chen Tan decided to prepare the medicine before Shang Yuantang came back so that she could go back early at noon.
Zhou Qinglan followed behind her, "Xiao Tan, I think Yuantang's scar is almost healed. Next time, please bring a few more packets of medicine and we will cook it ourselves. We won't bother you."
Last night, she checked her son's upper body. All the scars on it had faded, leaving only a layer of red skin. She went back and touched it with medicine, and it was almost healed.
In addition, she showed the residue of agarwood to someone knowledgeable about it, and the medicine was prepared.
There is absolutely no need to use Chentan every now and then.
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