Chapter 426 Losing Myself in the Call of Grandma
Chapter 426 Losing Myself in the Call of Grandma
Gu Jia hesitated. The first thing she thought of was what to do with the livestock she raised. Then she thought of Gu Daquan on the kang.
Gu Jia shook her head and said, "Grandma wants to go too, but she has things to do at home, so she has to stay at home."
"Grandma, what else is going on at home?" Wen Xin asked.
Gu Jia looked at the two children with doting eyes. "There are so many things to do. If grandma dies, there will be no one to feed the chickens at home. The piglets are also at the age of being eaten. Your uncle will not pick up the vegetables grown in the backyard. If they go bad, there will be no dried vegetables to eat in grandma's house in the fall. Look, your grandpa is still on the kang, and I have to cook and feed him."
Every farming household dries vegetables. The so-called dried vegetables are vegetables produced in the fields in that season. For example, beans are fried in hot water and then dried in the sun.
For example, cucumbers should be thrown into the pickle jar.
Different dishes have different ways of being prepared, and Gu Jia was reluctant to leave when she thought of this.
"Grandma, aren't these very simple? Why can't my uncle do it?" Wen Xin asked. She could do everything her grandma just said, so if she could do it, why couldn't my uncle do it?
"Your uncle can do it, but he can't do it well."
"Grandma, it's OK as long as he can eat. Mom said that my uncle is very smart, but sometimes he doesn't like to study. If you are worried, I can stay with my uncle for two days and tell him what to do. I can also cook and dry vegetables. My aunt taught me. This way, grandma can go find my aunt." Li Xin said to Gu Jia who was hesitating.
Seeing the two children being so sensible, Gu Jia smiled happily and said, "No, no, I can't go and enjoy the good life while letting you stay at my house and work."
Li Xin and Wen Xin looked at each other, and then Wen Xin began to say, "Grandma, didn't my uncle come to our house today? Mom will definitely talk about my uncle too."
"Grandma, you haven't been home for a long time. Sister Nuannuan often calls out to Auntie, 'Grandma, why don't you come?'"
"And cousin Gu Qi, he can now crawl on the kang. Mother said he will be able to stand up in a while. Doesn't grandma want to go see them?"
"Grandma, the flowers that my aunt planted in the yard are blooming. Many butterflies fly over every day. Don't you want to see the flowers?"
"Grandma, Mom roasted some peppers over the fire these days and mixed them with preserved eggs. It doesn't look pretty, but it tastes good."
"Grandma, my aunt has opened a workshop at home and is very busy now."
"Grandma, Mom made some shampoo. Look, I used it to wash my hair, and it smells so good."
"grandmother......"
Gu Jia lost herself in the two little ones who kept calling her "Grandma".
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the other side.
"Sister, my mother asked me to bring it to you." Gu Zhuangzhuang said as he took off the bamboo basket on his shoulder, and Gu Qingqing could see the sweet potato leaves with her naked eyes.
Gu Qingqing's eyes stayed on the sweet potato leaves for a moment, and when he was swallowing his saliva, he asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"I haven't eaten lunch yet." Gu Zhuangzhuang said without taking his eyes off the bowl in Gu Qingqing's hand.
"Brother-in-law." Wen Shengxi stood up immediately as if he had springs installed and greeted Gu Qingqing.
Gu Zhuangzhuang glanced at Wen Shengxi, but his eyes suddenly froze. Just when Wen Shengxi was a little flustered, Gu Zhuangzhuang said with some envy, "Your face has become rounder."
Wen Shengxi was delighted by what he said, and smiled happily at Gu Zhuangzhuang, "Sister treats me well. Brother-in-law, I will go get you some noodles right away."
That’s right, there are lots of delicious food at my sister’s house, Gu Zhuangzhuang muttered to himself.
Gu Qingqing put down the bowl, stood up and said to him, "There is water over there, go wash your hands and face, and you can eat soon." Then she turned around and followed him to the kitchen.
Seeing that Shengxi was already serving noodles to Gu Zhuangzhuang, she went to get four preserved eggs and four preserved eggs, peeled them, rinsed them in water, cut them into several pieces, and poured some soy sauce and a few drops of chili oil on them.
Zhao Dong saw Gu Zhuangzhuang coming, put down the bowl in his hand, walked out from the shade, walked up to Gu Zhuangzhuang, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days."
"I didn't see Brother Dong the last time I came here." Gu Zhuangzhuang smiled innocently.
Zhao Dong didn't know when he had been here, he just nodded and said, "Then I should have gone to town."
"Brother Dong, let me wash my face." Gu Zhuangzhuang said, looking at the clear water in the basin. He didn't care whether the water had been used or not, he just scooped up some and splashed it on his face.
When Gu Qingqing and Wen Shengxi came out of the kitchen, they saw that Gu Zhuangzhuang had also washed his face.
Wen Shengxi walked over and handed him a large bowl of noodles covered with a thick layer of egg sauce. "Brother-in-law, you eat first. If it's not enough, there's more in the pot. Here, chopsticks."
Wen Shengxi handed over the chopsticks while the other party took the bowl.
"Shengxi, do you have any garlic at home? Give me a few cloves."
"Yes, brother-in-law, wait for me."
After Wen Shengxi finished speaking, he turned around and went to the kitchen to get garlic.
Gu Qingqing came out a little later, holding a bowl and leading him to the shade, "I didn't know you were coming today, and we didn't cook for lunch, so just eat it with the preserved eggs."
Gu Zhuangzhuang looked at Pi Dan and then at Gu Qingqing. It was rare to see a trace of heartache on his face. "Sister, didn't you say that this is very expensive in town?"
Gu Qingqing smiled and raised her hand to poke him on the forehead. Not to mention, in this era, the only adult man who could allow her to touch him unscrupulously was her own brother Gu Zhuangzhuang, besides Wen Wuyan.
"No matter how expensive it is, I have to treat you when your uncle comes home. You can eat with everyone else." After saying this, Gu Qingqing turned to Zhao Dong and said, "Brother Dong, you guys eat too. If you leave all the food to him, he will definitely have heartburn later."
"Haha, don't worry. We brothers all love to eat this. We're just worried that Zhuangzhuang won't be able to snatch it from us." Zhao Dong said as he picked up a piece of tooth with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
At this time, Wen Shengxi also sent some garlic, and there was another slurping sound in the yard.
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After dinner, Gu Qingqing didn't rush Gu Zhuangzhuang to leave. Instead, she pulled him into the house and talked to him for a long time. He talked so much that he felt that the egg and braised noodles he had eaten at noon were not delicious anymore.
If Lu Xiaocao hadn't come back to rescue him, he would have probably sat there and fallen asleep.
Even when he got on the donkey cart and headed for Shuangxi Village, his head was still dizzy. His sister had told him to take care of the family. But what was there to take care of at home?
Isn’t it enough to just have enough food?
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