Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Han Zhaozhao took out a white pear, and without even wiping it, he took a big bite.

"Hmm? The skin is thin, the flesh is fine, crispy and sweet, and there is a taste of rock sugar. It is indeed delicious. It's a pity that there are only a dozen fruits in the first batch.

When the rain stops, I'll go to the market and see if there are some fruits on the market. I'll have to find a way to get some for the old lady to try."

Han Zhaozhao was chewing on the white pear like a stealing mouse, while calculating the fruits that had come down from the space.

After washing her hands, she took out a medical book from the space and read it while pondering.

The ancient Chinese text, written in traditional regular script, looks quite difficult to read.

Before he knew it, Han Zhaozhao curled up in a recliner, with the medical book covering his stomach, and fell asleep to the sound of the rain.

She was not awakened until she heard noisy voices in the alley outside.

When I stood up and looked, the rain seemed to have subsided!

Neighbors who were working took the opportunity to ask for leave and go home. After all, it was raining so heavily that many people were worried about their homes leaking and could not go to work with peace of mind.

Those who have elderly and children at home are even more afraid of danger.

Putting away the medical book, Han Zhaozhao put on his rain boots, went to the warehouse to get a straw hat, put it on, and went to the gate to watch the excitement.

The alley was very lively. Some people were quietly cleaning up debris from the waterway.

Some people were cursing, one moment cursing their neighbors for piling things up randomly, which almost brought rainwater into their homes, the next moment cursing their husbands for being too lazy and not repairing the roof in time, which caused their homes to be soaked by rain.

The children didn't care and ran out laughing, playing in the water barefoot on the steps, getting their pants and hair wet, and were scolded by their parents.

"Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, you two debt collectors, your clothes are all wet, yet you're still wading in the water.

You're sick and you're spending my money. You naughty kid, you're so old but you still don't know anything. Go back to me and check if the basin for collecting rainwater is full. If it is, pour it out.

What's the point of raising you guys? All you do is eat and play. You don't know how to help, and you always find things for me to do.

I tell you, wash your own clothes, don’t expect me to serve you.

Naughty kid, your clothes are wet, let me see what you wear, if you don’t mind being ugly, just go bare-bottomed!”

"Second girl, where have you been? Hurry up and bring your brother back. Aren't you afraid of getting soaked to death in the rain? You just know how to play. Come back and work!"

The children dispersed in groups of three or four, leaving only the adults in each family still busying themselves with wet bodies.

"Zhao Zhao, is everything alright at home? If you have something to say, please tell me."

Xiao Sanzi's father was soaked all over. He stood at the gate of the yard carrying an iron hook and asked.

"My house is fine, Uncle Qian, your house isn't leaking, right? Did you take a special leave to come back?"

Uncle Qian: "I'm glad you're okay. Our kitchen leaked and soaked the coal and stove.

But it didn’t matter much. Fortunately, the food was placed in the sleeping room and didn’t get wet.

Is your grandma not back yet? I see many people have asked for leave and gone home.

In such weather, it is impossible to work in the factory. Due to the lack of timely drainage, many workshops were flooded.

I'm going back to work now. The rain has stopped, and the water in the workshop needs to be drained out!"

Uncle Qian waded through the rain back to the unit again. Han Zhaozhao stood at the gate and watched for a while, then found a group of people coming in the distance, making a lot of noise.

Oh! It turned out that the students were dismissed early.

The one running in front seemed to be Xiao Sanzi, his trouser legs were rolled up to his thighs, his coat was soaking wet, and there was a paulownia leaf on his head.

Seeing Han Zhaozhao standing at the door looking around, he ran towards her like a dog being chased.

Wherever it goes, water splashes high.

Han Zhaozhao quickly stopped him, "Why are you running? The water is so deep, aren't you afraid of falling?

By the way, your father just returned to the factory. Did you meet him? "

Xiao Sanzi's face was wet with rain, his teeth were bared, and he was smiling like a fool.

“It happened. My dad said no one was home and my kitchen was flooded, so we couldn’t cook at home today.

He and my mother tried their best to eat in the factory cafeteria, and he gave me two cents so that I could go to the restaurant to buy some steamed buns to fill my stomach.

If possible, they would bring me dinner from the factory.

Zhaozhao, is there water in your house? Is your grandma back yet? How about I go pick her up for you?"

Han Zhaozhao smiled: Look, this is her good friend, so loyal!

"Where's your schoolbag? Don't you have homework tonight?"

"Most of the students left their schoolbags in the classroom for fear of getting wet. It's raining so hard that the whole city will definitely have a power outage at night. How can the teacher assign homework?"

Han Zhaozhao suddenly realized that she had forgotten that the power system in this era is not very powerful. If the weather changes, there will be power outages.

"You are all wet, go home and change your clothes first, then come to my house and put on your raincoat and rain boots to meet my grandma.

You don’t have to go to the restaurant to buy steamed buns at night. It’s raining so heavily and you don’t know whether the restaurant will be open at night.

My firewood is not extinguished, I will cook before it gets dark, and you can have a meal at my house in the evening."

Assign him some work so that the third child will feel more confident when he comes to our house for meals.

"Okay, got it. I'll be right back!" Xiao Sanzi agreed and went home to change clothes.

By the time the third son came back to pick up the old lady, Han Zhaozhao had already prepared dinner.

She picked all the vegetables in the back garden, otherwise if it continued to rain, some of the vegetables would easily rot.

She cut the beans into sections, mixed them with corn flour, flour and soybean grits, and steamed a large basket of tofu.

She also made a pot of egg soup with tomatoes. She had accumulated thousands of duck eggs and goose eggs in her space, and the two chickens in her family had also laid eggs.

The grandparents and grandchildren eat at least one egg each every day, which is enough for them to get nutrition.

When serving, add some mashed garlic to the tofu and stir. Hey! It has both vegetables and noodles, delicious and saves food!

"Zhao Zhao, send a bowl to your Grandpa Guan. It's raining so hard, I wonder if he can still cook."

Han Zhaozhao smiled secretly. Fortunately, she cooked a lot of food. She knew that the old lady would definitely ask her to deliver meals to Grandpa Guan.

"I'll go right away!" Han Zhaozhao went to the kitchen, picked up the basket and was about to go out. She had foresight and had already made preparations.

"Zhao Zhao, it's dirty and slippery outside. You wait at home, I'll take it there." Without saying a word, the third child took the basket and ran to Grandpa Guan's house.

"Slow down, there's egg soup in the basket, don't spill it!" Seeing how anxious he was, Han Zhaozhao chased after him and shouted.

After a while, the third son came back. The three of them set up a small low table in the corridor and started to eat.

Xiao Sanzi picked up the bowl and took a big sip of the egg soup. He said with great satisfaction, "Zhao Zhao, you are getting better and better. Your cooking skills are improving rapidly!"

The old lady handed him a small bowl filled with tofu and said, "If they are delicious, eat more. These beans are grown in our backyard, so you don't have to spend money to buy them. There are so many that we can't eat them all!"

The old lady was afraid that the young man would cheat, so she stuffed all the chopsticks and spoon into his hands.

"Yes, eat it, eat more, don't be polite!" Han Zhaozhao is really not good at giving in to others, "There is more in the pot, help yourself after you finish eating, don't wait for others to give in."

Xiao Sanzi smiled and took the tofu from the old lady's hand, "Grandma Han, I like your food the most, especially the Northeastern style.

My mother doesn't know how to make this small tofu. I said let's make a small tofu, hey, my mother actually cut a scallion and mixed it with tofu!

Isn't this fooling me? It's clearly spring onion mixed with tofu, but it's pretending to be small tofu!"