After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again

When Tong Jia heard Qin Hanyi say that she could ask Secretary Li from the machine tool factory for some wine tickets, she wanted to urge Qin Hanyi to go immediately, but Qin Hanyi tapped her nose and said she was impatient.

She had no choice but to explain: "Mom, you've already taken the leave. If we don't get more wine tickets soon, we'll have to leave. If we delay for too long, people will get suspicious."

Qin Hanyi said, "Well, it's also my fault that I didn't explain it to you clearly.

Do you think I can take a day off today and leave tomorrow after getting paid?

Mom is working. She can take a leave, but she can't just leave like that!

I took a day off today, and I have to take another morning off tomorrow. Starting from this afternoon, I have to hand over the work I have on hand to my colleagues.

Also, do you think buying tickets at the train station is that easy?

If it were that easy, I could have driven there to pick you up last time, right?

Once all these preparations are completed, we have to celebrate New Year's Day no matter what.

So, there's no difference between going to Secretary Li's house and telling him now or tomorrow."

"Okay, I thought we were leaving tomorrow." Tong Jia was no longer so anxious when she heard that there were still several days left.

Qin Hanyi said, "Tomorrow is the winter solstice. After I get the money, I'll go buy some meat and make dumplings for you and Xiao Tao tonight.

Oh, it’s almost time for dinner, and we don’t have any food yet. I’m going to…”

"Mom, there will definitely be no fresh vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperative now. Just wait, I'll get them for you." After saying that, Tong Jia entered the space and took some vegetables she had bought at the farmers' market next to the small commodity market.

Qin Hanyi was delighted to see so many juicy green leafy vegetables, but she was still cautious.

After picking and choosing for a while, she only chose one large cabbage and asked Tong Jia to take the rest back.

Then, while going up to the second floor to get the sausages, he explained, “It’s cooking time now, and the neighbors will definitely see it.

If they asked me where this dish came from, I would have no way to explain it.

Put them all away and we can use them when I make a small pot that can be used to cook on the small stove in our house.

By the way, before you go to bed at night, remember to put all these sausages into your Qiankun bag, so they won’t hang here and collect dust.

Okay, Mom will go cook, you go in and wait for Xiao Tao.

If you meet him, bring him home for dinner."

After Qin Hanyi left, Tong Jia put away the vegetables and entered the RV.

As a result, the RV was full again.

"Tao Junle, have you changed your career to become a pirate? Why is the RV always full every time you take a boat?" Unlike the last time when the RV was filled with the aroma of coffee, this time the smell in the RV was a little hard to describe. After smelling it, Tong Jia couldn't control her temper and couldn't help but get angry.

At this time, Tao Junle was chewing a durian and looking at Tong Jia with an innocent face.

Then he stammered to explain, "I...these...were not stolen, they originally...were my grandfather's goods.

I saw it at the dock and thought it would be a shame to let it rot without a recipient, so I bought it.

If you can’t get used to the smell, just… just throw it away…”

At the end, there was a hint of grievance and reluctance in his tone.

Tong Jia said: "I also eat durian, and it's not that I can't smell the durian.

But smell it, besides the smell of durian, are there any other unpleasant smells in this RV, and more than one?

What did you receive?"

Tao Junle suddenly realized, "Oh! Oh, in addition to durian, I also collected some dried meat, pork jerky, fish fillets, Tiger Balm, Golden Lion Oil, and salted egg yolk fish skin..."

There are also various dried fruits and some dried salted fish...

The smell in the RV is a mixture of durian, dried salted fish, Tiger Balm and Lion Oil.

After several days of hard work, when the important matters were almost dealt with, Tao Junle finally realized that his arm was hurting. It was probably because he collided with the hull when he jumped off the boat that day and was injured.

I rubbed some Lion Oil on myself and applied a little Tiger Balm on my temples. After washing my hands, I opened a durian.

He had been staying in the RV and didn't feel the smell was that strong, but Tong Jia was not mentally prepared, and when he suddenly came in, his nose was naturally hit hard.

After knowing what Tao Junle had collected, she quickly moved all the things Tao Junle had collected to the yard of the bun shop.

After coming back, seeing that Tao Junle still looked like he had done something wrong, she washed her hands, picked up a piece of durian and started eating.

While eating, he asked, "Isn't it said that your grandfather is a wealthy businessman? Why is there so little cargo at the dock?"

Tao Junle smiled, then said dejectedly: "Most of the goods on the ship were shipped to Java by my grandfather's company, and they were all contracted with others.

Only these that I collected were specially designated by my grandfather for his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. They are all specialties of Star City, and they are all my mother and I’s favorites…”

Tong Jia took a bite of durian and said, "I like it too. Except for that salted fish..."

"Then... let's throw away the salted fish and keep the rest?" Tao Junle asked tentatively.

"Why throw it away? I don't like it, but there are people who do.

Besides, I don't like it because I don't know how to make it. If someone is willing to make it, maybe I will like it." Tong Jia threw the durian core away and said proudly.

Tao Junle was instantly delighted and said, "I can do it, I can do it. In my previous life, ever since you asked me to learn cooking from the master in Tianjin, I haven't had any chance to show off my skills.

I did a lot of this when I was in the United States.

In addition to the dishes I learned from my master, I also learned Western cuisine and Star City specialties. I will slowly cook them for you in the future."

Tong Jia smiled and nodded. Seeing that his mood had improved, she said, "My mom asked me to call you to dinner. It's perfect. You can pack these two pieces and let her try them."

Tao Junle nodded, put all the opened durian flesh on the plate, and then carried the plate out of the RV with Tong Jia.

Not long after the two came out, Qin Hanyi also came in with the stir-fried cabbage noodle soup and sausage slices she had prepared.

As soon as I entered the room, I was almost driven away by the stench in the house.

But he was holding a boiling hot pot in one hand, a bowl and chopsticks in another, and a plate of sausages in the other, so he had no extra hands to cover his nose.

After hesitating at the door for a while, she decided to go into the house first, put down everything in her hands, and then opened all the windows in the house as quickly as possible.

She even went up to the attic, which she rarely went to, just to open the window and get rid of the bad smell in the house as soon as possible.

The doors and windows were open, and the stench was indeed much lighter, and then she ran to the spittoon.

He picked it up and was about to go out, but stopped because he didn't feel the weight inside.

I opened the lid and saw it was empty.

Only then did she turn her attention to Tong Jia and Tao Junle, who had been staring at her since she entered the room.

He asked, "Doesn't anyone use this? Then... where does the smell in this room come from?"

Tao Junle's hand was still in the same posture as when he wanted to greet Qin Hanyi when she came in.

Hearing Qin Hanyi's question, he pointed to the durian flesh on the table and said, "This is a specialty of Star City, a kind of fruit called durian.

Jia Jia and I really like it, and we saved it for you, Auntie.

Would you like to try it?"

Although Qin Hanyi had never eaten or seen durian, she had read Ma Huan's "Yingya Shenglan" and knew that there was a kind of stinky fruit in Star City.

"The book says: There is a kind of stinky fruit, the foreign name is 'Du Er Yan', it is like the head of a water chicken in my country, eight or nine inches long, with sharp thorns on the skin. When ripe, it splits into five or six petals, and the smell is like stinky beef. Inside, there are fourteen or fifteen pieces of crispy white meat as big as chestnuts. It is very sweet and delicious. The seeds inside can be fried and eaten, and the taste is like chestnuts.

This durian is 'Du Er Yan', right?

Where are its thorns and skin? Is this just the flesh inside? "After listening to Tao Junle's explanation, Qin Hanyi put down the spittoon and began to study the durian flesh on the plate.

I also scooped a small spoonful into my mouth and slowly felt the taste.

After swallowing it, he commented, "Hmm, this tastes just like what's described in the book, very sweet and delicious.

Xiao Tao, do you have a complete set? I want to see it.

"Yes, Mom, I'll get it for you. Look, this is a whole durian, it's very prickly." Before Tao Junle could take any action, Tong Jia took out a durian directly from the space.

It wasn't really taken out, it was placed directly from the space onto the ground.

The three people had originally agreed to discuss serious matters in the evening, but they forgot about it because of Qin Hanyi's novelty about durian.

Tong Jia originally wanted to pull Tao Junle over to discuss the matter after dinner.

As a result, after Qin Hanyi learned that Tao Junle could knead dough, roll out dough, and make dumplings, she simply waved her hand and said, "It's too late today, and Xiao Tao has been on the boat for such a long time, so we should let him go back and rest early.

You two are both growing up. If you don’t get enough rest tonight, it will be easy for you to not grow taller!

It just so happens that tomorrow is the winter solstice.

Xiao Tao, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, come over at noon.

You knead the dough, I'll mix the filling, and then we can discuss while we make the dumplings."

Since Qin Hanyi said so, Tao Junle naturally would not object.

It was also the first time that Tong Jia discovered that her mother was so good at finding ways to save trouble.

After Tao Junle entered the RV, she asked, "Mom, don't you feel bad for him because he has no parents? Why do you still order him around?"

"I'm not ordering him to work. I'm not treating him as an outsider." Qin Hanyi explained a little embarrassedly.

Tong Jia carefully recalled her memories of the past five years. It seemed that every Chinese New Year, it was her mother who prepared the stuffing and then chatted with her father while making dumplings, kneading the dough and rolling out the dough... It seemed that she had never seen her mother do it.

She asked, "Mom, you... don't know how to knead the dough and roll out the dough?"

"Yes! Yes, it's just that... I didn't learn it very well when I was little, but I do know all the techniques.

I taught your dad all of this, and I haven’t done it since he learned it…” Qin Hanyi seemed to be lost in the warm memories of the past as she spoke.

Tong Jia didn't want to interrupt this rare moment when she mentioned her father without showing any sadness, so she quietly climbed the ladder to the attic.

Without that string of sausages, the air in the attic was indeed much better than before.

Originally, when she entered the RV to wash up, she wanted to chat with Tao Junle for a few more words, but he was not there. Tong Jia finished washing up and went straight back to the attic to sleep.

Knowing that there was food in Tong Jia's "Qiankun Bag", Qin Hanyi did not wake Tong Jia up before leaving home.

After arriving at the machine tool factory early, Qin Hanyi received an unprecedented warm reception.

After she left yesterday, Secretary Li called all the leaders back.

After learning that she had voluntarily given up her job and was willing to write a written statement, no one could cause trouble for the factory because of Tong Sihe's job issue in the future.

The conditions for exchange are also stipulated in black and white in the factory rules and regulations.

Everyone thinks she is a particularly "sensible" person.

So, Qin Hanyi asked in embarrassment: "Leaders are too polite.

I actually have something I want to ask of you today, and that is...

Yesterday afternoon, I called Guangdong Province according to the number I inquired about. They told me... that in my daughter Jia Jia's case, if I want to get rid of the disease completely, I have to prepare the wine myself and use it externally.

They also asked us to prepare more, saying that it was a conservative estimate, about one bottle every three days.

I definitely can't bring so much wine from the capital, but our capital's wine tickets cannot be used outside the city.

I wonder if the leaders can help me find some nationally recognized wine tickets?"

The leaders in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. This request was difficult, but not difficult. But it was also not so easy, either.

Section Chief Chen glanced at Secretary Li, and after roughly understanding what he meant, he walked up to Qin Hanyi and said, "Sister-in-law, you know what the current national situation is like.

What you're talking about wouldn't have been a big deal in the past, but now... there are definitely fewer people making wine. Wine tickets from Beijing are still a bit easier to come by, but wine tickets from other places, or even from across the country... well...

When will you take your child to see a doctor? We'll ask and try to give you an answer before you leave."

Qin Hanyi said, "I still need to hand over the work I have in hand for a few days, and then go to the train station to buy a ticket.

I'm planning to buy one for January 4th, which is the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. Don't they say you should choose the 3rd, 6th, and 9th day of the lunar month?

Choosing a good day is also a good omen.”

Section Chief Chen said: "That's plenty of time to prepare, half a month!

We all asked around and inquired about everything. We're all doing this for the children, so everyone will definitely do their best for you, right?

Um...sister-in-law, this is the template for the application you promised to write before.

You are an educated person, please review it for us to see if it flows smoothly and whether there are any typos.

If there is a problem, just fix it.

If there are no problems...sister-in-law, can you copy it again?"

Qin Hanyi took a look at the "Letter of Commitment to Voluntarily Give Up Your Job". There were many corrections on it. It was obvious that someone had carefully revised it all night. It must have been given to her to copy if the interests of the machine tool factory were absolutely guaranteed.

She didn't even review it, she just picked up the pen and started copying.

After copying, he signed it very consciously and even took the initiative to ask Section Chief Chen for ink to put his fingerprints on.

When the leaders saw that she cooperated so well in writing the letter of commitment without even seeing the money, they felt even more that she was a mother who was willing to give up everything for her child.

The nod I gave just now may have been a bit perfunctory.

Now, everyone is thinking about helping to find some connections and getting as many wine tickets as possible for Qin Hanyi.