Because the morning time was spent on the way home, when Shu Nuan returned home, it was already past noon.

After lunch, the two grandparents began to get busy again.

Although it's winter, there is no work to do, but it is not impossible to find something to do, after all, the work cannot be done.

Today, the sun is good, and after Wu Huihong cleaned the house, she put the pickles she made on a dustpan and put them on a wooden rack to dry.

After watching it for a while, Shu Nuan began to feel sleepy.

As soon as Wu Huihong turned around, she noticed her head little by little, so she reminded her loudly: "Nuan Nuan, go back to the room to sleep when you are sleepy." ”

Shu Nuan was startled for a moment and opened his eyes suddenly.

She raised her hand and yawned, then looked up at the warm sun overhead.

"No, I'll be here in the sun."

Wu Huihong thought for a moment, then said softly: "It's okay, but don't catch a cold, I'll go get you a coat." ”

Shu Nuan smiled and nodded: "Okay." ”

After a while, the old man walked out with an army-green cotton jacket and gently covered her body.

Shu Nuan put his hand on the padded jacket, closed his eyes and began to rest.

Originally, she just wanted to take a nap, but she fell asleep unconsciously.

When she woke up again, the warm sunlight had receded, and the temperature had dropped significantly.

"Hmm......"

She moved her arm, but felt something press against her covered garment.

After she saw what was sleeping on her stomach, she shouted helplessly: "Ah Huang......"

The big yellow cat lazily stretched out its forelimbs and jumped down with agility.

At this time, Wu Huihong came out of the house: "Nuan Nuan, wake up." ”

"Hmm."

Shu Nuan nodded lightly and slowly put away the padded jacket on his body.

Wu Huihong took it by the way, and then said softly: "You sit down for a while, and I'll make dinner." ”

"Grandma, haven't you come back yet?"

Shu Nuan picked up Ah Huang, who was squatting at his feet, and asked the old man so.

The nearest primary school to them is not in the village, but on the other side of the mountain, and it takes at least an hour to travel on the road, and it takes two hours to go back and forth, so many children do not go home during the lunch break, but stay at school.

There is no cafeteria in the primary school, and most children go to school in the morning with lunch or raw rice, and if they don't go home at noon, they eat their own food or take the rice to the school doorman's uncle, and give a dime to help steam it.

It's been a long time since she's paid attention to her younger brother's school hours, and some time ago she has been working in a restaurant in a small town outside the mountains, where she eats and stays, and comes back at most two days a month, and she also comes back on weekends.

While Shu Nuan was secretly thinking, Wu Huihong tidied up the dusty apron on her body, and replied softly: "I looked at the time just now, it's already half past five, and I should be back in another half an hour." ”

"Oh, that's coming."

Shu Nuan replied, put down the big cat Ah Huang, and stood up with a cane.

"What's wrong? Are you going to the toilet? ”

Wu Huihong saw her get up and hurriedly came over to help.

Shu Nuan looked at the old man's nervous expression, and sighed helplessly: "Grandma, don't be so nervous, I just have a leg injury, not a cripple." ”

"Bah, baba, childish words." Wu Huihong smacked the two of them on the ground, and then grabbed her and said, "Nuan Nuan, don't talk nonsense." ”

Shu Nuan knew that the old man was caring about himself, and shook his head with a smile in his eyes: "Okay, I know." ”

"Where you want to go, I'll help you."

In Wu Huihong's eyes, the injured must have the appearance of an injured person, and it is the right thing to take care of the injury.

Shu Nuan faced the old man's nervous attitude, and it was not easy to brush off the other party's kindness. However, she only has a leg injury, and there is no problem with her hand, so she can still do some small things.

So, she pursed her lips and smiled: "Grandma, let me show you a little hand today." ”

Wu Huihong thought about her cooking skills, and hesitated for a while.

"Alright, let's go. After a while, it's clear that it's time to come back. ”

At Shu Nuan's request, the two slowly walked into the kitchen.

The houses in the family are all thatched, and the kitchen is no exception.

This kitchen has been in use for many years, and the walls are blackened with oil smoke. However, the kitchen area is not small, but the space looks very narrow because of the lot of firewood piled up in the corner.

The earthen stove is a two-eye stove, one large and one small, just convenient for stir-frying and cooking at the same time. On one wall is a large wooden cupboard, followed by a water tank, rice bowl, and various pots and pans.

In this simple kitchen, her memories are kept everywhere.

"Let me see what's there."

Her eyes wandered back and forth in the kitchen when she suddenly spotted a basket next to the cupboard.

Wu Huihong noticed her gaze, patted her head and hurriedly said, "Your master has been here in the afternoon, and this is a basket of eggs for you." ”

"Master."

Shu Nuan's heart jumped, and the old man's stern face subconsciously flashed in his mind.

The master is the one who changed the first half of her life and enabled her to have a skill to survive in the second half of her life.

She can't remember the scene of meeting her master, but she will always remember that it was the other party who taught her to grow up slowly.

Since she was seven years old, she has been learning to chop vegetables and stir-fry vegetables by the master's side, and when she was bullied outside, the other party went to vent her anger.

With nostalgia in her eyes, she slowly raised a light smile, she naturally would not accept the master's kindness, and when her leg injury was better, she would go to see the master.

Thoughts flashed through her mind, and she reached out and gently picked up an egg.

In their place, the eggs are saved and sold for money, and they are rarely eaten for themselves. As for meat, it is eaten once every half a month in better conditions, and only once in two or three months in poor conditions.

Wu Huihong saw that after she picked up an egg, she didn't move, and took a step forward in confusion.

"This is sent by your master, don't be reluctant to eat it. I'll cook you a rice pot egg for a while, and I'll cook one for you every morning in the future. ”

Shu Nuan hooked the corners of her mouth slightly: "Grandma, I'll do it." ”

"Alright, alright." Wu Huihong didn't know what she was going to do, but she still answered. "Then you do it slowly, I'll peel the sweet potatoes and cook the sweet potato porridge at night."

"Okay." Shu Nuan nodded, put down the egg in his hand, and then set his eyes on the potato in the corner. "That's you"

I stayed in the hospital for almost a week, and I also ate a sick meal with no salt and no taste for almost a week.

She had no taste in her mouth for the past few days, and she just took matters into her own hands to improve her food.

As a cook, she hadn't eaten out for a long time after getting used to cooking her own food.