Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Grandma Li slept for an hour and then got up. After washing up, Grandma Li cooked for the fourth daughter-in-law first and took out some thin noodles from the kang hole. Three eggs, thin noodles, chopped green onions, coriander and sesame oil, made a big bowl of noodles and brought it to the daughter-in-law. She put it on the table and let Ru eat first. She came to change the baby's diaper. The little baby woke up, with his eyes squinting and looking so cute like a little milk bag, so adorable! Grandma Li put clothes on the child, put on the diaper, wrapped him in a thin quilt, and picked him up. The little milk bag blew bubbles from his mouth. He played with it by himself! The little milk bag tilted his head and stretched out his arms, wanting to go out. Grandma Li: Okay, let's go to the door and take a look at our house. Grandma Li carried her granddaughter and walked to the door of the house, letting her look outside. "There is a house on the north side of our house. There are millet stalks under the east wall, sorghum under the south wall, and cowpea seedlings on the north side. Sweet potatoes are also grown in the field, just behind our house. When you grow up, grandma will take you to play in the field, and your two brothers will accompany you. You are grandma's treasure!" The little girl listened carefully. Old lady Li felt that her granddaughter was like a little adult and could understand what she said. She continued, "We have twenty acres of land, and this year's grain harvest is very good! Your grandfather, uncle, your father, and your aunt have reclaimed a lot of wasteland. This year, the yield is also high, and a lot of grain has been harvested. After paying the public grain, there is still a lot left! You bring so much to the family, our family is doing well! We don't suffer from hunger or cold. This is all thanks to you, granddaughter!" The little girl looked at her grandmother, "Ahhh." "Grandma is blessed by her granddaughter! Grandma's treasure, darling,..." Old lady Li said without asking for money! Hahahaha, the little girl also looked at her grandmother and laughed. Early in the morning, the grandparents and grandchildren laughed and chatted happily. Li Ru finished her meal, took the child, and fed her. Old Lady Li took the bowl to the kitchen, then returned to empty the chamber pot, rinsed it, and brought it back, setting it behind the door. She then checked the fire under the kang. It was still glowing, and with plenty of firewood, smoke was escaping through the wall. Old Lady Li lowered the curtains and rolled up the straw fan over the window. Looking at the window, she remembered the thin plastic, which was airtight yet transparent... She immediately got to work, cutting a piece of the "transparent cloth" she had used for the floor the previous night. It would cover four windows, and she started by hanging it in Li Ru's room. With the two pieces of translucent cloth hung, the room brightened considerably. Old Lady Li happily went to cook. "Go to bed, grandchildren! You stayed up too late last night. Don't wake me up."

The little baby opened her eyes wide, looked at her mother, then glanced out the window. She reached out for her mother to go outside. Having failed to trick her grandmother out, she wanted to trick her mother now! The little hand tugged and tugged, and Li Ru realized her daughter wanted to go out. Li Ru said, "No, you're only a few days old. Going out and catching a cold is not okay. Wait until you're a full month old, and then I'll wrap you up tightly and carry you out! My dear! I can carry you to the window." The little baby pouted. She thought, "Not as good as my grandmother." Li Ru picked up the child and carried him to the window, letting him see. She stared at the transparent cloth. The room was much brighter! Li Ru thought of her mother, sewing in the room. The room was pitch black, and her mother still had to work. She thought of talking to her mother tonight to see if she could give her a piece. The little baby saw the sadness on her mother's face, and then looked out the window, confused! "Ahhh!" she said, trying to cheer her mother up. A child with a mother is a treasure. A song came to mind: "There's only one good mother in the world." A child without a mother is like a blade of grass! I want to be good to my mother. Little Milk Bag has made a great resolution since he was a child! "Be good to my mother!"

Huanhuan, Hengheng woke up. Li Ru, put Guoguo on the kang and covered him with a small quilt. Dress Hengheng, Huanhuan was slow to dress, so she helped Huanhuan dress. The two brothers went to the field and ran out to pee. After peeing, the two brothers ran back in. The room was warm and bright, and there was nothing much to do with the yard, so they didn't go out. The kang was warm too, so the brothers took off their shoes and got on it again. The adults also slept on the kang in winter. Li Ru added more firewood to the kang hole. Li Ru folded the quilt and put it against the wall, arranging it neatly. The two brothers climbed on the quilt again and played up and down the hills. Li Ru held Guoguo in her arms, and the little baby stared at his brother playing. He clapped his hands, but they didn't make a sound and couldn't come together. Li Ru laughed out loud at what she saw.

Grandma Li prepared the meal. Seeing her son and daughter-in-law still asleep, she served a bowl herself. Afterward, she poured Li Ru a bowl of porridge. The room was warm, and her two grandsons were playing on the kang. Her granddaughter looked at them, so happy! She fetched two more bowls and set up a small table. Two small stools were placed on the table, and she said, "Hengheng, eat!" Grandma Li put on her grandsons' shoes. The two grandsons ran to the table and sat down, each picking up a spoon to eat. Seeing Hengheng was able to eat, Grandma Li let the children help themselves. She then fetched four boiled eggs, one for each of her grandsons and two for Li Ru. Grandma Li said to Li Ru, "You watch them. I'm going to feed the chickens and pick some vegetables." Li Ru: "I understand, Mom. Go ahead."

Old Lady Li took the basket, went out and locked the door. There was a lot of land behind the house. She went to the northernmost end to check on the sweet potatoes. The leaves had turned yellow, so she dug up a few. There were also cowpeas by the dam, but she forgot to pick them. She would pick them in the afternoon. She didn’t have a sack yet. She went back and pulled up two big radishes. It was time to pull up the radishes. They would be spoiled if they froze, so she asked the family to come over in the afternoon and pulled up two more cabbages. There were not many vegetables. She saved the seeds of the vegetables she had eaten these days to plant next year. There would be more delicious vegetables. Suddenly, it occurred to her that the coriander had roots, so she buried them in the soil now to see if they could survive. Old Lady Li didn’t stay any longer. She picked up the basket and went home. She cleared a piece of land in her yard, next to the north wall, and found a big bundle of coriander to plant in the ground. She watered it again until the roots were buried and soaked! Old Lady Li left with a smile.

It was time to get up and go straight to lunch. Old Lady Li went to make some scallion pancakes. She thought it would be useless to grease the dough, as it would be greasy on her hands. Today, she rolled out the dough and sprinkled salt on it. The pancakes should be salty, right? She dotted some oil on it, spread it evenly, rolled it up, cut it into pieces, rolled it together, rolled it out again, and baked it. Old Lady Li tasted it. The pancakes were even better when they were soft, salty and fragrant. Peanut oil was fragrant, just the smell made her want to smell it. They were so delicious. She made a big pot of scallion pancakes. She took five to give to her wife and grandson. Old Lady Li didn't realize that even today, thousands of years later, not everyone can afford peanut oil every day!

Old Lady Li returned to the kitchen, washed the carrots, shredded the cilantro, and mixed it with salt and sesame oil. She took a bite and was delighted. This was a meal Old Lady Li had never tasted before! Old Lady Li called out, "It's time to eat!" She then served the porridge to her daughter-in-law and grandson, along with some pickles! Hehe.

Old Man Chai finally got up and woke his sons. His two daughters-in-law also got up and were serving rice in the kitchen, bringing it outside. The men washed up and sat at the stone table. It looked delicious. The fourth son took a bite and it was delicious. He chewed it and it was delicious and soft. He picked up another dish with his chopsticks and thought, "Even the emperor has never tasted it!" The four men ate quietly. The two daughters-in-law went to another small table to eat! Eat! The porridge was fragrant and sweet pumpkin porridge! Only his family in the village ate so well! Not even the village chief! Old Man Chai ate the delicious food! He thought of his old brother Sun Gui and wished he could grow his own food. He thought of his own family. There weren't many people with the surname Chai. There were only two old brothers and a grandfather. He was the only grandfather. The eldest grandfather was gone, but he was eating delicious food while his grandfather was still there... His grandfather was the oldest and lived in the ancestral house. He built a house. There were also two cousins, Chai Xin and Chai Dong. Their families were not doing well either. He was the owner of the house in the clan. He had more children. My two cousins ​​are young, only four or five years old. They don't have enough to eat or wear. I want to take care of them! It would be great if I could buy an ox cart. One ox costs thirty taels of silver, and ordinary people can't even afford a few taels of silver in a year. Sigh!

After seeing her grandson and his wife finish their meal, Old Lady Li cleared the dishes away. The children were playing in the room, so Old Lady Li came out.

She said, "Old man, you and your son go to the backyard and pull up the big white radishes. Otherwise, they will go bad if it gets cold one day. Second daughter-in-law, take the sacks to the vegetable garden and pick the cowpeas by the dam. Fourth daughter-in-law, you stay and ferment the hemp stalks. Eldest daughter-in-law, you stay home and make cotton clothes for Ru. I'll help you." Old Lady Li quickly assigned the tasks.