Reborn Soul: Me and My Family

Seeing the female comrades following them, Aunt Fan hurried forward and said, "It's convenient. Everyone, come inside and sit down. Tell me what vegetables you want to buy."

The question stunned the others. Ouyang Qing looked at the two people with white hair in front of him and said, "Grandma Fan, you know we are new here. Can you tell us what dishes you have here?"

"Comrades, if you had come earlier, there might still be a lot of vegetables in the fields. Now the fields are starting to freeze, and there are only cabbages, radishes, potatoes, and green onions. That's all.

You can buy more cabbage and learn from the villagers how to store sauerkraut. Sauerkraut dumplings, sauerkraut buns, and sauerkraut stewed meat are especially delicious in the winter.

You guys discuss which kind and how much you want first, and I'll have the old man deliver it to your home."

This was also the first time for several people to go out to buy groceries, but they had no experience in stockpiling groceries!

The three of them discussed quietly for a while, and Ouyang Qing looked at Qiao Hongmei who was teasing the little girl beside him and said, "Aunt, this is also the first time we go out to buy vegetables, and we have no experience in stockpiling vegetables.

We in the south only buy vegetables for a few days at most. Could you please give us some advice on how much vegetables we should buy to last until the beginning of spring?"

In the end, it was Aunt Qiao who helped them estimate the amount of food they would need for the winter based on her years of experience. Ouyang Qing first gave the money for the food to Grandma Fan, and agreed to have the food delivered to them at noon.

"Qingqing, you three girls shouldn't cook for lunch. Go to my house and have a bite to eat. Let's taste my cooking skills."

"Aunt, you've seen that Grandpa Fan will have to help us deliver the food in a while. We just arrived home and there are still many things that need to be sorted out. Don't worry, we will definitely go next time when we have time.

Didn't our family buy so many Chinese cabbages today? We also need a jar and salt to make pickled cabbage. Can you help us ask the captain if we can rent a bullock cart from the village for a day tomorrow?

There are still many things we haven’t bought at home, and the vat takes up a lot of space, so we want to buy everything we need tomorrow so that we can stay at home peacefully when the weather gets colder. ”

The cow is the collective property of the village, and if you want to lend it out, you have to pay for it, otherwise those gossipers in the village will have something to say.

"Okay, I'll ask for you when I get back. It's the off-season now, and the cows are locked up in the cowshed every day. It's good to increase the income for the village. I have to hurry back to cook, so I'll let you know if there's any news this afternoon."

It seems that I must find a chance to get my bike out tomorrow so that I won’t have to go out so easily.

"Thank you, Auntie. We will go back first."

After walking around outside with Aunt Qiao for the whole morning, we didn't meet any educated youth at all. The three of us returned to the courtyard, chatting and laughing all the way.

Uncle Fan's dishes had not been delivered yet, and the few people didn't know what to eat, so Ouyang Qing simply took out the curtain cloth he had prepared last night.

Although the fabric was a blue-gray coarse cloth, what was striking was the floral pattern on the fabric. Both of them were particularly happy about this gift from Ouyang Qing.

He brought a bench from the kitchen and placed it on the table, and found a stone from the yard to use as a hammer.

Having two people support him from below and help pass things, Ouyang Qing first fixed two nails on both sides of the window, fixed the rope on one side and then put the curtain cloth inside the rope.

After both sides were fixed, Ouyang Qing slowly climbed down, moved the table away, and tried to pull the rope. The curtains were easily pulled repeatedly.

The rope was specially prepared by Ouyang Qing. It will not affect the overall effect at all when used as a roller skating tool. Once one experiment was successful, the next one will be easy.

After the last one was installed, there was a knock on the door. Ouyang Qing handed the tools in his hand to Sister Yanyan and hurried to open the door.

As expected, the people knocking on the door were Grandpa Fang and his grandson. The vegetables they bought in the morning were neatly stacked on a simple cart. Ouyang Qing could still tell from their positions that the child was helping his grandfather push the cart from behind.

Ouyang Qing liked this quality of the child very much. It really proved the saying that children from poor families grow up early. Although he was weak and could not do much, at least he tried hard to do the little things within his ability.

Whether now or many years later, children’s actions and ideas are rare and valuable.

"Grandpa Fan, please come in quickly. Junjun, are you here to help your grandfather push the cart? This child is really sensible."

Hearing others praising his grandson, Mr. Fan's smile almost overflowed, "This child loves us two old people very much, and will rush to help with household chores if he can. Comrade, where do you want to put the vegetables? You lead the way, and I'll push the cart in."

It is because so many soldiers sacrificed their lives that we have the stable life we ​​have now. Both now and in the future, it is because of these selfless people that our country will become stronger and stronger.

Ouyang Qing couldn't ignore the child pushing the cart from behind, so he walked to the back of the cart and said, "Grandpa Fan, I'll help you. Just push it to the innermost room."

"How can you do this, young comrade? I am an old man with great strength, so you don't need any help."

"Grandpa Fan, this is nothing. To be honest, we are still waiting for the food you sent to be put into the pot."

In the end, Grandpa Fan had no choice but to use all his strength to pull the cart forward. They had agreed at the beginning to put all the vegetables in the kitchen first and wait for a while, and then they would slowly carry the vegetables back to the cellar after everyone left.

Among these vegetables, cabbage was the most bought. Ouyang Qing was also very curious about the sauerkraut here. It was also because of their different eating habits. They had only eaten kimchi and pickled vegetables at home and had never tried sauerkraut.

Hearing that sauerkraut can be used to make so many delicious dishes, they can’t help but be eager to try it. Now they are just waiting to go to the commune to buy a jar tomorrow.

There were a lot of vegetables bought and the cart was piled high. The grandparents and grandson pulled the vegetables back and forth twice. When leaving, Ouyang Qing ran back to his house.

Thinking about having two children, she took a pound of White Rabbit milk, a bag of milk powder, a bag of pork jerky and a bag of beef jerky, wrapped them in a piece of small floral cloth, and stuffed them directly into Junjun's arms when the grandparents were about to go out.

"What are you doing, little comrade? You have already paid for the food. Junjun, return the food to your sister."

The boy hurriedly returned the package in his arms, but was stopped by Ouyang Qing. However, whenever he thought that Grandpa Fan's son was a soldier like his eldest brother, he couldn't remain indifferent.

I don't lack things, and I don't give often. It was only after listening to Aunt Qiao's words today that I had so many insights, seeing the two elderly people with gray hair still working hard to live.

Just to support my two grandchildren and provide a home for my two children, this kind of situation exists everywhere, and since I have encountered it, I cannot just stand by and watch.

In the 21st century, after my parents passed away, I donated a sum of money to the foundation every year, specifically to help families without parents or living with elderly people.

Of course, after I left, I left a sum of money directly in the trust, and I will donate it in my name every year going forward. Today, when I saw Grandpa Fan’s family, I remembered this.

When I let go, I will continue to do this, "Grandpa Fan, this is what I brought for my two children. There is a bag of milk powder in it. I will make some for them at night. It will help their health.

You may not know this! My eldest brother is also a soldier. We are all military dependents. Without these soldiers, we wouldn’t have the good life we ​​have now. As the saying goes, the military and civilians are one family.

Please don't refuse this little thing, otherwise I won't dare to go to your house to buy groceries in the future."