Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

After Zhao Xiaohua finished cooking, she packed two lunch boxes, one containing chicken soup with half a chicken in it, the other containing millet porridge she had cooked, and finally a few steamed buns.

I gave it to Uncle Ma and asked him to take it to the hospital first so that Ma Liyue could eat it while it was hot.

Wait until he brings it back before eating. Ma Jizu took it with a smile, without a word of reluctance. Instead, he asked Zhao Xiaohua to bring more, fearing that they would not have enough to eat.

Then Yang Qingqing and the others used a ceramic bowl and a lunch box to make do with their meal.

The chopsticks for this meal were made from branches picked from the trees outside by Wenxuan and his friends.

This left Yang Qingqing helpless. She couldn't just take out disposable chopsticks or lunch boxes. She could only agree to Wen Yuan's suggestion that the two wooden sticks were chopsticks.

Yang Qingqing was supposed to take them to break off the branches, but she felt embarrassed and didn't go over. Instead, she stopped where she could see and watched.

She decided that she had to prepare the dishes and chopsticks tomorrow no matter what. Even if she didn't need them in the future, she could take them home and exchange them for new ones.

The dishes and chopsticks at home have been used for a year. At this time, no experts recommend that chopsticks be used for a month, bacteria will breed, and they should be replaced with new ones.

People only buy a new pair of chopsticks and a new bowl when they are no longer usable.

When Ma Jizu came back, Yang Qingqing and the others had already finished eating.

After everyone finished eating, Yang Qingqing took the children to the hospital to see Yang Qinghe.

Finally, Ma Jizu stayed in the hospital to help take care of Yang Qinghe. Ma Liyue came back with him.

Finally, Ma Liyue took Wenjie and Wendan to live in a room.

A room shared by brothers Zhao Xiaohua and Wenxuan Wenyuan

Yang Qingqing lived with Wen Jing and Wen Qian.

The next morning, I woke up and saw Zhao Xiaohua and Ma Liyue preparing breakfast.

Ma Liyue always brings breakfast to the hospital.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you take a rest? It's not even six o'clock yet! I thought I got up early, but I didn't realize you had finished cooking."

Ma Liyue looked at Yang Qingqing's messy hair and could hardly open her eyes. She said

"Why don't you sleep a little longer? We didn't do anything. We just made some millet porridge. Your aunt made some corn cakes. I won't talk to you anymore. I have to send them to your second brother while they are still hot. The doctor said yesterday that he will be able to eat something soft at six this morning. I have to go over there. It's a good time for my dad to come back. I don't know how they were doing yesterday."

"Okay, sister-in-law, you go ahead. Auntie and I are going to the morning market here. We need to buy some things."

"What else do you need? Do you have any money?"

As she spoke, Ma Liyue took out a bunch of tickets and some cash from her pocket and stuffed them into Yang Qingqing's pocket.

So one refused and the other insisted on giving it, and they started promoting the drama in the corridor.

In the end, Yang Qingqing couldn't refuse her second sister-in-law Ma Liyue, so she had to take it.

I was thinking, "This is perfect. I can buy more things for you. I won't let you get hurt. I can also add some more things to the house. There's no need to explain too much in the end."

When Yang Qingqing arrived in the kitchen, Zhao Xiaohua had just finished washing the pot.

"Auntie, I'm here. I was thinking about how I could help, but it seems I can't. Let's go to the morning market later.

I thought that even if we couldn't buy a bowl and a pair of chopsticks per person, we had to buy some. Otherwise, we would have nothing to use.

I can take these back home and use them at home. I also want to buy some food, vegetables, meat, etc. These are all necessary. I mainly want to make something for my second sister-in-law and her family so that they don't miss home. It seems that my second brother will have to stay for a while.

Should we buy them two sets of thick clothes? It gets cold quickly here, and I’m afraid the weather will get colder before they are discharged from the hospital.”

Zhao Xiaohua held the millet porridge and handed the pancake to Yang Qingqing.

"Yes, but I heard from someone this morning that we don't need to buy the dishes for rent for the reception. I was thinking of renting them for two days, which would save a lot of money.

I brought some thick clothes for Liyue. They are her old ones. They should be enough. But your second brother's clothes should be bought for him. I don't know when he can be discharged from the hospital.

We have to buy some food, but I don't think we need to buy too much. Just enough for the next two days. After we leave, your sister-in-law won't have time to cook. Let them eat in the cafeteria.

I looked at the food in the cafeteria yesterday and there were quite a lot of options. It looked very clean too, and many nurses and doctors were eating there.”

Yang Qingqing actually didn't want the food. She thought it was better and more convenient to buy it directly from the canteen, but Zhao Xiaohua would definitely disagree.

Fortunately, she had a lot of food coupons, which she could use.

There are many kinds of vegetables in this season, and I don't know if there will be too much meat.

She can only continue to cheat.

"Okay, let's go to the department store when we have time to see if there are any thick clothes. Let's see if there are any bowls for sale. If there are, we'll buy some. If not, we'll go back and rent some.

After all, it’s better to use your own bowl. I don’t know how the ones here are. We can afford this.”

When Yang Qingqing and the others returned to the room, Wen Jing and the others were already up. Wen Jing was helping Wen Jie put on his clothes.

"Wenjing, have you all washed your faces?"

Wenjing shook her head and then dressed Wenjie. Wenjie was obedient and did not cry like other children when he woke up and did not see his mother.

"No, I'll finish dressing Xiaojie, then we'll go wash our faces. It'll be ready in no time."

"Let me do it. You guys go first. Didn't I give you towels yesterday? You guys can just use one. They're new."

There were towels in the guesthouse, but Yang Qingqing was shocked by the online comments. Although now is not the future, who knows if these towels have been used for anything?

Now this guesthouse definitely doesn’t have a disinfection machine, and we can’t be sure whether disinfectant is used.

Yang Qingqing took out three towels yesterday, one for the children, one for herself, and one for Zhao Xiaohua and the others.

After everyone had packed up and finished their meal, Ma Jizu also came back.

"Uncle, how was last night? Is my second brother okay?"

Yang Qingqing saw that although Ma Jizu was a little tired, he was in good spirits, which comforted her a little. However, she still wanted to ask

"It's okay. My son-in-law woke up once yesterday. He fell asleep without even going to the toilet. I was worried that he would call me yesterday, but I couldn't hear him. I didn't dare to sleep well all night. I will feel much better after a rest soon."

Yang Qingqing finally put her mind at ease. Zhao Xiaohua was also relieved after hearing this.

"Then go to bed. Let's go out for a walk, otherwise it will be late and the stalls will be closed."

Then he asked Wen Jing and the others to go out, and Yang Qingqing naturally followed.

Along the way, Yang Qingqing and Zhao Xiaohua took turns holding Wenjie, but at least half of the way, he walked by himself.

Everyone was very happy along the way, chattering and always having a lot to say.

By the time they arrived at the morning market, it was already a little after seven.

But it doesn’t matter, because this morning market is nothing like the ones in later times.

You can see it all at a glance. There are only a few stalls, and they sell daily necessities.

Now there is no need to sell food, food can only be bought at the grain station

There are several food stalls, and they all seem to be local country folk. The food is fresh and complete.

Zhao Xiaohua took them to a stall owned by an old man and stopped there.

Then she picked a handful of beans, a few potatoes, two eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, a handful of rapeseed and a handful of leeks.

There happened to be a little girl selling eggs next to them, and they asked for ten more eggs.

Yang Qingqing saw that this was the intention of making dumplings for her second brother.

In the end, Yang Qingqing wanted to pay, but Zhao Xiaohua refused. She said that this was for her daughter, so Yang Qingqing couldn't refute it.

When they got to the meat stall, they found only some spare ribs, offal and lean meat. There was not a single piece of fat left.

This made Zhao Xiaohua quite dissatisfied. She felt that fatty meat was better because it was oily and tasty.

But Yang Qingqing thought it was just right, she didn't like eating fatty meat, and after more than a year, the children's love for fatty meat has disappeared.

The most fatty meat they eat now is pork belly. They don't put fat in other dishes or stews.

"Uncle, give us three pounds of spare ribs, one pound of pork liver and one pig heart."

The butcher was also very efficient. As soon as Yang Qingqing finished speaking, everything was ready. He didn't give any more or less.

I don't want the stalls in the future, you said you want three pounds, but in the end you can't get it down without five pounds.

Finally, Yang Qingqing saw a place selling plates, bowls and chopsticks. She stopped and bought ten plain ceramic bowls, three enamel basins, a spoon and a pair of chopsticks.

This morning market trip was a complete success. When they returned to the guesthouse, it was just after eight o'clock and less than nine o'clock.