Shen Jianlin ate quite quickly, but seeing that there were not many steamed dumplings, his speed slowed down.
Chen Miao came in with a basin of pimple soup. She filled less than half a bowl for each of her two sons. "Let it dry for a while, don't be impatient."
Shen Jianlin handed over the bowl, and Chen Miao helped fill it.
He also helped the other three people fill a bowl each and let it dry.
"Comrade Chen, does he still have sausages and dried meat?" Zeng Ziwen said.
"Yes, I'll cut it."
"No, I want some from you."
"Well, I've already prepared it for the leader. I already make a lot of sausages."
Chen Miao looked at a bowl full of vegetables on the table, which should have been prepared for herself.
"Uncle Wu, I'm really not hungry. There's no need to leave food for me. I can't eat it, so you all ate it."
"How can we not eat? I left three dumplings for you."
Chen Miao said nothing more and saw that the two children were already eating pimple soup, so she went out to clean up with peace of mind.
Inviting people to dinner is really troublesome, and it takes a long time just to clean up.
The last pot of pimple soup was also eaten. It can be said that except for the three dumplings and a bowl of food left for Chen Miao, there was nothing left, and it was also clean.
Seeing Shen Jianlin come out with bowls and chopsticks, she hurried in to clean up.
The pots containing the meat were very clean, and they didn't even drink oil to quench their thirst. In fact, it was normal for me to eat ham sausage every day when I first came here, and I was really greedy.
Shen Wufu and Zeng Ziwen sat on the kang, and the two children sat obediently on the edge of the kang and played with nine rings.
She just washed the dishes quickly, and Chen Miao went into the house after cleaning up.
"Leader, do you have all the supplies with you this time?"
Zeng Ziwen nodded. There are not too many supplies in the winter. Although there are rules from above not to touch the common people, this is a donation. Besides, it was given by the wife of soldier Shen Jianfeng and a blind date in the village.
This is easier to explain anywhere. Besides, Zeng Ziwen wanted to give Chen Miao some benefits. People are emotional animals, and it is very normal to want to give some reasonable benefits to people they are familiar with.
The loading speed of several people was quite fast. Zeng Ziwen touched the cotton-padded clothes and sighed, "It would be great if the large army could have such thick cotton-padded clothes."
The soldiers suffered from frostbite on their hands, faces and feet in winter. Even a young man in his twenties felt really distressed when he saw them.
Finally, Chen Miao handed Cheng Yimin a bundle of sausages.
“This is still raw, it needs to be steamed before it can be eaten.
It can be stored for a long time, and it shouldn’t go bad even in the summer.”
Cheng Yimin nodded, "Okay. Thank you, Comrade Chen. Be more careful along the way. Otherwise, I will take away Yun Shan and Yun Xin's two children. I will bring them to you when you come back."
Chen Miao immediately refused. "No. Thank you, leader. My two sons must be by my side. Even if there is danger, we, the three of us, must be together."
"Okay, if you need anything when you get there, you can go see Zeng Zimo."
"Thank you, leader. We are just going to donate money. It won't take too long. We will still farm when we come back."
After the car left, Shen Wufu did not enter the house. "It's from Xiaofeng's house, we'll leave tomorrow."
"OK."
After Chen Miao returned home, she started making noodles. She made two large pots of noodles and prepared to make steamed buns and meat buns to take on the road.
It is really troublesome to go out with such a big child, there are too many things to carry.
She took her two children into the space to take a bath at night, and after they fell asleep after drinking milk, she began to tidy up the house. Chen Dou could only let Chen Dou come to light the fire and water the rice seedlings every day. She saw the plastic sheet whenever she saw it.
Chen Dou is a person who knows everything in his mind and would not ask even if he is curious.
Chen Miao lay on the kang and thought about it, but still felt that it would not work. It was not that she couldn't trust Chen Dou, but mainly because she was afraid that she would accidentally spill the beans and get into trouble.
Then the plastic sheet cannot be used. Anyway, it will be fine if it is covered with an old quilt.
The next day it was still dark, so after feeding the animals, I started steaming steamed buns in two pots.
After waking up the two children, the third mother took a shower and then had a meal.
When the third mother arrived at her parents' house, only Chen Dou was cooking.
"Third sister, why are you so early? I'm cooking your meal?"
"No need. I have to go out, and I'm not sure when I'll be back. You feed my animals every day, and I light the fire in the West House every day while I raise the seedlings."
Liang Caixia looked at the third daughter, "What are you going to do?"
"Mom, I just want to send the money I got from the bandits to the station."
"Shen Wufu is going too?"
"Well, Shen Jianlin is also here."
"Be careful and rest assured at home. Leave the child to me."
Chen Miao shook her head hurriedly, "Mom, I'll take them both."
Liang Caixia sighed. No one could trust this girl when it came to her children.
"Then you have to be more careful."
Chen Miao nodded and told Chen Dou where the food was, how much to feed in one meal, and how to water the seedlings.
After the explanation, the mother hurried home, and the Shen family and his son were already waiting at the door.
The gifts that need to be brought have been packed away, and it is convenient to carry the two baskets stacked together. When there are too many people, the children can be carried in the basket.
Shen Jianchun drove them to the county train station.
Chen Miao looked at Shen Wufu's nervous look and wanted to laugh, "Uncle Wu, you are like this because you are afraid that others will not know that you have something precious on you."
Shen Wufu twitched his lips unnaturally. "Where have I ever brought so much money?"
"Fifth Uncle, you really can't do this, or else put it in my basket?"
Of course Shen Wufu was willing. In fact, he also thought about why he trusted such a little girl.
"I'll leave Xiaofeng's here with you. We'll look after it. Even if it's lost, I won't blame you."
Chen Miao nodded. She took out the supplies she had brought and stuffed them directly inside, then put them into the space when they were not paying attention. This way, they would not lose them.
Shen Jianlin asked Yun Shan and Yun Xin to sit on his lap, so that it would not be bumpy and not cold.
Teach them in a low voice how to recite hundreds of family surnames. The two younger ones were very noisy and followed the recitation loudly.
"From Xiaofeng's family, don't worry about the land. I will help you plow the land when Kaihua and you don't come back."
"Thank you, brother. If I really come back late, you can ask my parents to plant corn for me on my three acres of land. The west side of my house is entirely covered with cotton."
Chen Miao thought about how she could come back when she was planting sweet potatoes. By then, the two fields on the mountain would be filled with sweet potatoes.
"No. It hasn't snowed this winter. It's going to be civilized soon. This kind of year is called spring, right?" Chen Miao asked uncertainly.
"Yes, my family also grows corn and sweet potatoes here and there."
These two crops are relatively drought-resistant.
In fact, Chen Miao is also worried about the insect infestation, which happens every year. If there is enough rain and the year is good, the yield will not be reduced. If there is a drought, the insect infestation will be very serious, and it is really difficult to rely on the weather.
