Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Uncle Niu nodded, didn't respond to his words, and pushed the potatoes home.

Section Chief Zhang waved his hand awkwardly and said, "See you later, Brother Niu!" Then he hurried home in shame.

When Han Zhaozhao walked in, the old lady had already prepared dinner.

I stewed a pot of potatoes and eggplants, fried some egg sauce, and washed a basket of various vegetables.

Vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, cucumber, onion, pepper and coriander are all grown in their backyard and can be eaten raw.

Han Zhaozhao took a look and was surprised! They were all vegetarian dishes without any oil. Her grandmother was really good at cooking!

She washed her hands, quickly peeled a few more cloves of garlic and smashed them into garlic paste, then went to the kitchen cabinet and transferred half a bowl of chili oil from the space.

"Zhao Zhao, why did you come back alone? Didn't your uncle Niu and the others go to pick you up? Where are they?"

The old lady put the food on the table and asked her granddaughter.

Han Zhaozhao whispered, "Uncle Niu is back too, pushing back half of the potatoes.

We just met Section Chief Zhang in the alley. Uncle Niu told a little lie and said that the potatoes were given by Xiaoyun's grandfather, and the father and son went straight home.

Grandma, don't worry about them. I'm hungry. Let's eat first.

Brother Xiaomin and the others are still waiting for him at the foot of the mountain, and Uncle Niu has to go back to push the cart again."

The old lady set the table, filled half a basket with potatoes and eggplants, grabbed a handful of green vegetables, scooped half a bowl of egg sauce, then got up and left.

"You eat first. I don't know if your Aunt Niu has prepared the meal yet. I'll send some food to your Uncle Niu so he can have a bite as well.

I can't do without food. I have to carry the goods again. If I'm too hungry, I won't have the strength to do it!"

Han Zhaozhao put the potatoes and eggplants into a bowl, crushed them, mixed them with egg sauce, mashed garlic and chili oil, tore the vegetables into pieces and stirred them, then started eating with big mouthfuls.

She is really hungry!

With Niu Xiaoyun around, she didn’t eat enough at noon for fear of scaring her.

To be honest, two potatoes were just enough to satisfy her hunger. After working all afternoon, she had already digested them!

After a while, the old lady came back and sat down to eat.

"Luckily I sent it to their home, otherwise your Uncle Niu and Xiaoyun would have starved. Your Aunt Niu worked overtime at the factory and came home late, so she is just cooking now!"

"Mmm, grandma, you are always the one with the best ideas and you can always be the first to do anything!

Milk, you can eat it too, add more chili oil and egg sauce, it's delicious! "

The old lady also mixed a bowl of vegetables for herself and started eating it with big mouthfuls.

"Mm, it smells so good! When did you make the chili oil? It's really tasty!

The potatoes we planted this year are also very delicious, soft and sticky, and a little sweet. I can eat three big potatoes at a time without any seasoning, just boiled in water."

Han Zhaozhao was secretly proud, the product of the space, the law of true fragrance!

"Grandma, we don't lack food this year, why don't you steam some steamed buns? Don't you get tired of eating potatoes, eggplants, and beans every day?"

No matter how fragrant and delicious it is, you can't eat it every day. If you don't change it up a bit, every time she burps, it smells like potatoes and beans. Also, her stomach feels uncomfortable and she often has sour stomachache.

"It's good to have something to eat. I can eat my fill every day. What else are you dissatisfied with?

Such a good life was something I could never have dreamed of in the past. How could I still be picky and complain about the food?

I think you are just too hungry!

Look at Xiaoyun and her sister. They can’t even eat their fill with just this meal.

Don't be ungrateful. Divide the potatoes in the evening and steam them quickly. Then dry them tomorrow when the sun is shining brightly and store them all in a large vat in the basement.

I just heard from your Uncle Niu that his hometown in Henan suffered a disaster again this year and the harvest was less than one-tenth of that in previous years.

Alas, many people are hungry again this year! Henan is also unlucky, why does it happen every year when there is drought and flood?

Our Northeast is still the best, with fertile land, many old forests, and plenty of food. Except for the cold winter, there is nothing wrong with it. Generally speaking, people won’t starve to death! "

Han Zhaozhao decided to shut up. You see, her grandmother has always been very strict with the food in the house.

As the old lady was chatting, her eyes became empty and she began to lose focus!

"After the Chinese New Year, there was not a single letter from your aunt. I don't know how things are going back home this year?

Your grandfather did send me a letter saying that he had taken the health-preserving medicine we sent him and is now in much better health.

If circumstances permit, I want to come and see you after autumn. Hey, my dear relative, I miss you... you!"

No matter how fast the old lady changed her words, Han Zhaozhao understood. She had read the letter from her grandfather. The old man wanted to visit his daughter's grave while he was still able to move...

At nine o'clock in the evening, Uncle Niu and Niu Xiaolian came back with the second cart of potatoes, but Xiao Sanzi and Niu Xiaomin went up the mountain to catch scorpions.

Han Zhaozhao was speechless. These two people were working too hard. They hadn’t had dinner yet. Aren’t they hungry?

Niu Xiaoyun chuckled: "They are taking a shit, digging sweet potatoes, and catching grasshoppers at the same time, three things at once!"

Han Zhaozhao was so shocked by her weird jingle that she lost control of her facial expression. This... this little girl is amazing. The words she made up... ahem, are quite vivid. She even has a sense of picture!

Aunt Qian and Aunt Niu were both there. It was late at night and everyone was asleep. The three families quickly and quietly estimated the piles of potatoes and divided them up, then quietly carried them home.

It was almost eleven o'clock when Niu Xiaomin and Xiao Sanzi came back staggering.

The grandparents had just finished steaming the last pot of potatoes, and the old lady was taking a bath in the backyard.

Hearing the knock on the door, Han Zhaozhao opened the door and let the two in.

As soon as Niu Xiaomin and his companion entered the room, they sat down on the stool under the veranda and didn't move. Xiao Sanzi even leaned against the wall with his legs stretched straight, as if he was about to die of exhaustion.

"Zhao Zhao, pour me a glass of water! I'm so thirsty! Is there anything to eat? Hurry up and give me something to eat! I really don't have any strength left now!"

"You two are greedy for money, you deserve to die of thirst and hunger!" Han Zhaozhao saw that they were so tired that they looked like grandsons, so he quickly poured them some water and brought them some food.

The two children didn't even move their butts. They each gulped down a bowl of boiled water, wiped their hands with the wet towels Han Zhaozhao had handed them, picked up the potatoes, eggplants and egg sauce on the low table and started cooking.

Han Zhaozhao also prepared a boiled goose egg for each of them, and the little Sanzi ate it with great joy and gobbled it up voraciously.

Niu Xiaomin was too embarrassed to answer, "I'll just eat potatoes with pickles, the goose eggs should be left for you and Grandma Han!"

Han Zhaozhao stuffed it into his pocket and said, "My grandma cooked it for you two, one for each of you, no bias. If you don't want it, how can you let Xiao Sanzi eat it?

My grandma said that we are in the period of growth now, so if we supplement it, we will have strength and it won’t affect our growth.

Eat, don't be polite, what else can you do to us?"

Xiao Sanzi ate a bowl of potatoes and eggplants, and now he had recovered his breath and started to act funny again.

"Why should I be embarrassed to eat it? If you two keep arguing, I'll eat yours after I finish my goose egg.

Brother Xiaomin, we are just a few families apart, why are you being so polite? Grandma Han treats us like her own grandchildren, so what's wrong with eating a goose egg?

Hehe, even if the old lady stews meat for me, I will still eat it!"

"That's right, that's what Grandma Han likes to hear. Xiaomin, you are all good kids, and you and Zhaozhao get along like real siblings.

Don't be polite to grandma, I'll give you whatever we have at home, we're all family!"

The old lady came out of her bath and just heard what Xiao Sanzi said.