Chapter 95: Old Friends
The door was opened by a teenage girl, she had a good face, wearing green cloth clothes, and wearing a gray apron in front of her that had no chance to go down due to long hours of work, she pressed her hands on the edge of the door, and she couldn't hide her surprise when she saw Chaolu, and almost subconsciously shouted out, "Chaolu!" β
Then he lowered his hands again, wringing his clothes in a cramped and restless manner, the joy in his eyes faded a little, with a somewhat hesitant expression, "You, are you here for something?" β
Chaolu yes, in Chaolu's memory, this Du Dongyan is three years older than her, and now she is almost fourteen, and her body has begun to develop and draw, but Chaolu is not much shorter when she stands in front of her, Xu is the reason why both of them have been poor nutrition for many years, although Chaolu has made up for it these days, but this effect is only on the surface, and it will take a long time inside, and Du Dongyan She doesn't even have a chance to make up for it, so the two of them look more or less shorter than people of the same age.
This Du Dongyan used to be very good to her, Li Chaolu was willing to tell her anything, and the relationship between the two was not an exaggeration to describe it as intimate, but why did she see herself now, it didn't look as good as she remembered!
Chaolu laughed twice, and pretended to be aggrieved: "Sister Yanzi doesn't welcome Chaolu?" I won't even let the door in! β
"How so!" Du Dongyan naturally saw that this little girl was messing with her again, knowing that she had not changed, the look on her face became relaxed, and she laughed twice, "Come in!" Grandma misses you too! If you don't come, I'm going to arrest someone! β
Chao Lu laughed loudly, and the estrangement between the two seemed to disappear.
"I've been busy these days, and you've heard about our family's separation from the big house."
Du Dongyan put away the meat brought by Chaolu, found a cup for her and poured water, "It should have been divided a long time ago, when didn't that big house bully you to me to cry." β
Chaolu touched the tip of her nose embarrassedly, because this is true, the previous little Chaolu would often be wronged by Liu Ping, Liu Qing has a soft temperament, and has a great dedication to take a step back and open the sky, after too many times, she didn't like to tell Liu Qing about her grievances, but just ran to talk to Du Dongyan. However, no one in Liu Qing's husband and wife's forbearance understood their hard work and restrained it, and all they got was to get worse, making their daughter think that a white-faced steamed bun was killed by Xiaohuzi. Sure enough, the wicked still need the wicked to grind.
Although it wasn't her who was crying, it was basically reciprocal, and it was the first time for Chaolu to be emphasized by not many people about crying noses, which made her a little embarrassed, and she just wanted to change the topic as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Sister Yanzi, today! If you hadn't helped my mother deal with the wicked people......"
"The wicked need to be grinded by the wicked! Your mother's temperament is too soft, I'll go, but after a few words, the Liu family will go home in a gray way. β
Chaolu's eyes lit up, the two wanted to go together, Du Dongyan sat down next to her, gave her a glass of warm water, Chaolu tasted it, it was sweet, it should have been sugar.
"Sweet." Du Dongyan looked at her with a smile, "Come, give me a sweet word!" β
"......" Chaolu was a little embarrassed, "Sister Yanzi, you are also a big person, so naΓ―ve!" β
Du Dongyan pretended to be a pity, "The little girl is really long-hearted, not cute at all, a piece of candy used to be coaxed." β
Chaolu: "......" Chaolu slandered, because I am now the queen of Shen in my bones! Fourteen-year-old Sister Swallow is a little girl.
"I ate the tofu sent by Sister Yanzi today, it seems to be different from before, more tender! Just like Sister Swallow! β
Two thin pieces of red floated on Du Dongyan's face, "Okay!" The little girl dared to make fun of me! Isn't it begging! β
The two laughed a little, and she liked Du Dongyan's personality for a while, which was hearty and generous.
Du Dongyan took her to see the tofu she had put on the board, the tofu was obviously just coming out, and it was still steaming. Under the steam, those tofu are even more crystal lovely.
"This gypsum tofu is originally softer and smoother than brine tofu, and after my transformation, it is not easy to break, and the entrance is fragrant. But it's a pity that those people are old-fashioned, and I'm afraid that I'll add something bad. My aunt and uncle wouldn't let me sell it in the store. I'm afraid I'll smash the signboard. The originally bright girl said that her facial features were darkened here, but she was a person who was very good at regulating her emotions, and she didn't want to pass on her bad emotions to Chaolu, so she quickly bypassed the topic.
Chaolu went to see her grandmother with Du Dongyan, the old man has been sick for a few years, but there is no smell in the room at all, which shows how fine the hearts of the people who take care of them are.
In Chaolu's memory, it was a kind old man, not like the original grandmother. It's a pity that the good guys are still sick now, but the bad guys are alive and well...... At least the last time she saw her, she was still alive and well. The old lady has now been retired back to her parents' house, and her mother's family is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the old lady's life may not be easy. Thinking of this, Chaolu smiled evilly in his heart.
Du Dongyan looked at the old man on the bed worriedly, "Grandma is sleeping more and more time now......
Chao Lu patted her on the shoulder, naturally understanding her worries, but life and death are constant, Grandma Du is already very old, she can think like this, but she can't say this. Otherwise, it will only increase Du Dongyan's worries.
Du Dongyan wiped her face, "But as long as you have money, you can get medicine, and if you can cure my grandmother's illness, my grandmother will definitely be able to accompany me for a few more years." β
Chaolu looked at this stubborn girl meaningfully, now, in the eyes of everyone, Grandma Du is a drag on Du Dongyan, otherwise Du Dongyan, a girl who can be said to be a good girl, why is there no marriage now, because no one else wants to be affected by that drag, but now Du Dongyan is still thinking about how to give her life. Chaolu was a little moved, for this resolute girl, if she could, she also wanted to pull her along.
"In the evening, Patriarch Zheng informed every family that the rich man on the mountain wanted us to go up the mountain to dig bamboo worms for him. Purchased at 25 cents per catty! Du Dongyan frowned, "I've already signed up, how much tofu do I have to sell!" I'm going to go tomorrow so that I can earn money to get medicine for my grandmother. β
It turns out that the way to get money is to go to the mountains to dig bamboo insects. This Gu Yan, she just mentioned the infestation of bamboo insects on the mountain, and his action efficiency was really fast, so it was arranged this night.
The little milk turtle snorted a few times in his purse, "Someone wants to rob me of my rations!" β
This voice can only be heard by Chaolu, who unintentionally patted the purse on his waist, which can be regarded as a warning to him.
Chaolu saw that it was not too early, so he took his leave. When she returned home, she saw that there were still lights in the house and knew that Liu Qing and the others were still waiting for her, her heart was warm, and she reported to them that she was safe, so she packed up and prepared to go to the kitchen to deal with those peppercorns and salt.
A bright moon in the sky dotted the dark night sky, and the morning dew was bored, so he called out the little milk turtle to come out to bask in the moon, and the little milk turtle raised his head to look up at the sky, wanting to cry without tears, what should he do if he wanted to sleep.
Chaolu fried four crockpots of pepper and salt at one time, these crockpots are not big, only the size of an adult man's palm, after carefully sealing, she has already sweated, fortunately, she has already boiled hot water, took a comfortable hot bath, wrung her hair, and slept until dawn.