Reborn farming life

Chapter 4 Going to the Bazaar
After seeing off Aunt Liu, I steamed a bowl of nutritious and easy-to-digest egg custard for Tuantuan, and I ate some of the leftover cornbread pickles from the morning.

Put Tuantuan on the kang and prepare to put him to sleep and tidy up the house.He hugged Tuan Tuan in his arms and patted him gently on the back. I don't know if it was because Tuantuan had the habit of taking a nap, or because he was tired from crying this morning and was always afraid of not letting him go. Soon Tuan Tuan fell asleep.Gently kissed Tuantuan's little face, covered him with a quilt and quietly got off the kang.Take the three quilts in the Westinghouse box, plus the quilts for me and Tuantuan in winter, to the yard to dry.It's already September, and winter will soon be here.I don't know when the first cold wave will come. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, let's dry all the winter quilts.

Dry the quilt, wipe clean the few pieces of furniture in the house, tidy up the kitchen and the utility room, at least know where it is or whether it is there when looking for things, so as not to frown when you need them Flying around like flies.It was only around two o'clock in the afternoon when I finished all these.I went into the room and looked at Xiao Tuantuan. The little guy was sleeping soundly, and he didn't wake up for so long.Looking at the sleeping little blushing little tuantuan, I felt a softness in my heart for some reason, but such a cute child lost the love of his parents early on.I can only love him a lot as my elder sister and let him grow up happily.

It suddenly occurred to me that Tuantuan seemed to have no toys at all, no, how could children play without toys? !His eyes swept across the room, and fixed on the old cotton padded clothes that the mother had tidied out just now.Cotton clothes are not suitable for wearing, and I don’t know how to do needlework. It’s impossible to change them. Besides, I don’t know how old the cotton is, and it doesn’t keep warm. I just took it apart and made some cartoon dolls for Tuantuan to play with. I will go to the market to buy some toys for boys in the future.

Act when you think about it, we don't know how to make clothes, simple sewing and mending are still possible.I dismantled the two cotton coats left by my mother, put the cotton in a sieve, and put it in the yard to let the sun dry to remove the musty smell and make the cotton fluffy.Then wash and dry the fabric on the clothes.Qiuhu was really not covered, after a quarter of an hour (that is, half an hour), the cloth was completely dry, and the cotton was not so stiff when pinched.

Take the cloth and cotton back to the house, what to do?Let's be a little bear first, this is the easiest.First use scissors to cut the gray cloth into two pieces each in the shape of the head, body, limbs, and ears, and then sew the two pieces of cloth together, leaving a mouth.Push the cotton through the opening and sew.Then sew all the parts together, and also use the cloth wrapped in cotton to make a nose and eyes.Dangdang~ It takes only two cups of tea (10 minutes for one cup of tea), and a simple little bear is ready. After pinching, it feels good.This little bear is only the size of two palms and can be hugged and played by Tuantuan.

Seeing that there was still a lot of cloth and cotton left, I made a big Tuzki-like pillow, a piggy doll, and a sunflower cushion.Looking at the newly released works with satisfaction, I feel very satisfied when I think about the excited look of Tuantuan when I see these dolls.Look at the time, it should be about a quarter of Shen time (3:[-] p.m.), Tuantuan hasn’t woken up yet, I can’t let him sleep anymore, there is no entertainment here at night, and it’s time to go to bed after dark, and I won’t be able to sleep at night if I continue to sleep .Pinched Tuantuan's little face, hugged him even with the quilt and called him softly, "Tuantuan, wake up, I can't sleep anymore or I won't be able to sleep at night!"

After yelling many times, the little pig finally responded, "Ah~ sister~", the little head was bouncing back and forth in my arms but he didn't open his eyes.

"Hehe, Tuantuan little piggy is about to wake up, let's see what good things my sister made for me~ I won't give it to you if I don't wake up!", digging out Tuantuan's little head from his bosom and shaking it.

Finally woke up the little guy, Tuan Tuan opened his big hazy eyes, rubbed them twice with his chubby hands, and blinked vigorously a few times.It was funny watching him bury his head in my arms and rub it coquettishly.

Take the little bear puppet in his hand and coax him, "Tuantuan, look at what is in sister's hand?! It's fun, do you want Tuantuan?"

Tuantuan finally raised his head to look at my hand, and sure enough, his wide eyes instantly opened with surprise, and he stared straight at the little bear in my hand.Shake the little bear, and Tuantuan's little head swayed accordingly.Seeing Tuantuan's cute mockup, it's so cute~~Put the little bear into Tuantuan's arms, and give him a "boo~~" kiss.

"Do you like Tuantuan? My sister made this for Tuantuan~" The meaning of asking for credit is obvious...

"Sister~ is it for Tuantuan?" Tuantuan tilted her head and seriously asked me for confirmation.

"Of course it's for Tuantuan! Do you like it? There are also piglets, little rabbits and sunflowers for Tuantuan~" He took all the dolls that were put aside and surrounded him.

"Wow~ I like~ I like~ Elder sister~ I want~ Tuantuan~" Tuantuan couldn't articulate what she said excitedly, hugging the little bear in her arms tightly, and grabbed the other dolls beside her with the other hand.

Look at the time to make dinner, "Tuan Tuan, sister cooks for Tuan Tuan to eat, can you play with dolls on the bed by yourself? Call sister if you have anything to do."

Tuantuan looked at the puppet in his hand, then at me, then at the puppet and at me, finally dropped the puppet in his hand and crawled towards me as if he had made up his mind, holding me tightly sleeves.Hey, it seems that it really takes time to make Tuantuan feel safe!Reluctantly kissed Tuantuan's little face, stuffed the little bear into his arms, put on his shoes again, and carried him to the yard.As usual, put the ball on the small bench under the persimmon tree and sit down.

He knelt down and said to Tuantuan: "Tuantuan, you are playing here, and my sister is cooking in the kitchen over there, you can see it." He pointed to the window of the kitchen while talking.This time Tuantuan had no objection, nodded obediently and then lowered his head to play with the puppet in his hand.I immediately went to work in the kitchen.

Looking at the things in the kitchen, he decided to stew a bowl of egg custard for Tuantuan. After the egg was beaten, he took off the bacon hanging from the beam, chopped a small piece, and added it to the egg custard.Then cut a small piece and fried a small plate of green vegetables sent by Aunt Liu at noon, and steamed a pot of steamed buns.I plan to eat Wotou all the time recently, and it will be fine when it is steamed and eaten.

Take the prepared meals to the yard, and feed Tuan Tuan as usual.Obviously Tuantuan likes the little bear puppet very much. Not only did he not leave his hand when eating, but he also asked me if I would like to feed his little bear... I was so sweaty when I asked, and explained to him that the little bear would not be hungry if he didn’t eat. The rice made the bear dirty.I know that such an explanation is very irresponsible, but Tuantuan no longer asks me to feed his cubs.

After dinner, I practiced walking with Tuantuan, because I found that Tuantuan was two years old and still not very good at walking, and was always unsteady.This is not possible, so the after-dinner entertainment of the Li family will be to practice walking with the group.

After walking for a while, Aunt Liu called the door, and she opened the door to welcome Aunt Liu in.Warm greeting, "Auntie is here, sit down quickly, have you eaten yet? I'll pour you a glass of water."

"Well, well, I've eaten, don't be too busy, I'm here to ask you, there is a market in the town tomorrow, do you want to go shopping?"

market?Hearing these two words, I can't help but my eyes light up. That's great. I was thinking of going to the market to see the purchasing power of coins in this era. On the other hand, I can find some profitable business.This Aunt Liu is really my noble person.I was thinking about it in my heart, maybe I was absorbed in thinking, the time was a little long and Aunt Liu felt that I was hesitating.

Aunt Liu sighed, "Hey, your mother raised you like a young lady for 14 years and taught you how to read. She didn't even let you leave the house. It's not like our big girl is as old as you. But you always follow me to sell eggs and vegetables. Now that your mother is gone, you will be in charge of the house in the future, and it will definitely not be the same as before. "

I got a lot of information from Aunt Liu's words, my body is actually 14 years old, my God, I thought I was only eleven or twelve years old, this shriveled body! ! !Also, this person is literate and hasn't been out of the house yet, so he will have an excuse to inquire about outside affairs in the future.Not bad, really good, and one more point is my guess, it seems that the control of women in this era is not too strict, and women who have not left the cabinet can also show their faces on the street.

No more thinking about it, and then Aunt Liu said: "What Auntie said is that the past is in the past. For this family and for Tuantuan, I have a lot to learn. In the future, I will help Auntie to save money. What can I do?" If it’s wrong or not, I hope my aunt will point it out.”

Aunt Liu nodded in agreement, "It's good if you can think that way. If you don't understand anything, just ask auntie, and she will tell you everything she knows."

"Then I would like to thank my aunt first. I also want to go to the market tomorrow. Please take me with you." I must go tomorrow.

"Well, okay, our village is the closest to the town. Let's go out at [-] o'clock tomorrow and take Lizheng's ox cart, and we will be there in a moment. After the morning market, we will take his car back at noon. "Aunt Liu briefly talked about tomorrow's itinerary.

"Well, I'll wait for my aunt tomorrow morning."

"Okay, you are also ready to prepare. It's getting late, so I'll go back first." Aunt Liu stood up, patted on her clothes, and left.

After sending Aunt Liu away, she closed the door and entered the house with Tuan Tuan in her arms.I took out fifty coins from the cabinet, thought about it and took out another thirty coins, a total of eighty coins. I will go to explore the road tomorrow, and I am not in a hurry to buy anything. Eighty coins should be enough.Wrap the money in a handkerchief and put it in the basket you will bring with you tomorrow.

Lying on the bed at night, thinking about going to the market tomorrow, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep, thinking about what to buy in my heart.Because Tuantuan had a new toy, he was also a little excited and couldn't fall asleep. Finally, he told Tuantuan an adapted version of the story of the Three Little Pigs to lull him to sleep.I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of cicadas outside, and slowly fell asleep with anticipation for tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)