Reborn Soul: Me and My Family

"Auntie~ In that case, I will have to work harder in the future. I will make more delicious sweet soups and I will make them for you next time. You must taste my craftsmanship."

Aunt Qiao had always dreamed of having a daughter. When she saw such a smart and cheerful girl, she really liked her. At least she wouldn't be bored during her days as an educated youth here.

"Then I won't be polite. You go to the commune tomorrow, and I will come over the day after tomorrow afternoon to teach you how to store sauerkraut.

No, I have to go back now. Isn't this the off-season? Both daughters-in-law have gone back to their parents' home with their children.

There is still a lot of work waiting for them when they are not at home. Remember to go to the village entrance before dawn tomorrow. By the way, a single trip by ox cart costs 5 cents, and you can give it to Daguo when the time comes. "

After seeing Aunt Qiao off, seeing that the two had no intention of getting up yet, Ouyang Qing went back to the kitchen to cook. He first washed some coarse grains and put them in the pot.

He washed a steamer, cut a plate of sausages sent from home, put it in the steamer, picked up the lid of the pot beside him, covered it, and sat down at the stove to light the fire.

After a while, when the water in the pot boils, take out the extra firewood and let it simmer slowly over low heat. This way, the coarse grain rice will be fragrant.

Xiang Xiaoqing, who had just woken up next door, heard the noise, got up, put on her clothes and went to the kitchen.

Before entering, he even knocked on the door. "Qingqing~ How long have you been awake? What are you cooking in the pot? It smells so good!"

Ouyang Qing took the cabbage in the basin to the chopping board. He started to cut it twice when he heard movement at the kitchen door.

"I've been awake for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night if I sleep too much. I'll stir-fry some spicy cabbage. Go wake up Sister Yanyan. We'll have dinner in a while."

The three of them sat around the small table and started eating. "Qingqing, your cooking skills are really good! Auntie's sausages are really delicious. I'm almost full."

Ouyang Yan finished the last bite of rice and said with a smile: "My aunt's cooking skills are good, and the braised meat she makes is also very delicious.

By the way, have you settled the matter about the ox cart? Can we go to the commune tomorrow?"

"My mother would be very happy to hear what you two said. You two should eat more. But even if she praises me for a while, you two still have to clean the kitchen.

Aunt Qiao came in the afternoon when you were still asleep and asked us to go to the village entrance early tomorrow to wait for her, otherwise it would be very late when we arrived at the commune.

Uncle Daguo who drives the ox cart will be waiting there. We just need to give him 5 cents for renting the ox cart. The weather is very cold this afternoon.

We will go early and come back early tomorrow. We will go into the house later to count the things we want to buy. We will split into three groups and you two can go together. This way we can buy the things faster.

"After this, we will gather at the state-owned hotel, okay?"

"Qingqing~Sister Yanyan and I are together, it's okay for you to be alone!"

"I'm worried if you two separate. Let's do as we discussed. The journey back and forth will take quite a while. You guys pack up quickly. I'll go get some water for tomorrow morning.

After you wash up, come to my room and we'll discuss what we're going to buy tomorrow. If you need tickets, take them so you can buy things quickly."

Ouyang Yan nodded and started to clean up the dishes: "Qingqing, you and Xiaoqing go get some water, I'll clean up here."

The three of them divided the work and worked very quickly. After a while, they returned to the room together. Ouyang Qing took out a pen and paper and said, "I'll write down anything I missed and you can add to it if there's anything I missed."

"We bought a big jar and a small jar to keep for making kimchi in the spring. We all carried some tickets with us, so if we came across meat or vegetables that we didn't have at home, we would buy some.

In a couple of days, I will need to stock up on pickled cabbage and salt, and also buy some vegetable oil, vermicelli, and flour. If you can buy these, you can decide for yourself. The weather here is cold and they won't go bad for a while.

Buy as much as you can. Oh, and buy more food as well. We rented a bullock cart this time, and we won’t be able to carry so many things if we go with the villagers next time.

I can't have to go to the village to borrow some food when the family has run out of food! I'll ask Uncle Daguo for eggs on the way tomorrow. If I can exchange them in the village, I'll exchange them there.

That's all for now, you two can check if there's anything missing." Then he handed over the paper in his hand.

Go to the cupboard and take out your cloth bag. Think about what tickets you are still missing. Let me see if I have any here.

"Qingqing, I have all these receipts. You can use mine first. You and Sister Yanyan can use theirs next time you go shopping."

"Okay then! You two should buy what's written on this paper tomorrow, and bring back what your family needs. I forgot to ask Aunt Qiao today if we educated youth can raise a few chickens.

If possible, we will bring a few back tomorrow and ask on the way. If we can buy them in the village, we can buy them there. When spring comes, the chickens will grow up and we will have eggs to eat. What do you think?"

This is a good idea. Chickens lay eggs, and eggs lay chickens. But I don't know how many chickens one person can raise. It would be great if I could raise more.

They don't rely on saving eggs to sell for money, they can also make chicken soup every once in a while.

"Then I'll do as you say and ask tomorrow. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to see if I can buy some ingredients for making pastries. That way, I can make some pastries to eat when I'm free at home."

If the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have it, then I have it in my own space! I'll go get the bicycle tomorrow, and I can carry the things I need twice more.

"Okay then, go to bed early today. We have to get up before daybreak. If we go too late, we won't be able to buy many things."

After seeing the two off, closing the door and drawing the curtains, Ouyang Qing returned to his own space. Since he couldn't ride a 28-inch bicycle, he got a smaller one.

Rice, flour, grain, oil and other things needed for making pastries were also prepared. There was also a package of dried bacon and vacuum-packed duck, chicken, sausage and braised meat prepared in the space.

Tomorrow I will say that I went to the post office to pick up a package. Anyway, I have already told my mother before I left, so I will say that the thing was sent by her.

As for fresh chickens, ducks and fish, they will be easy to deal with once your bicycle has crossed the clear road.

The sheep in the space can be taken care of by those sheepdogs. It may also be due to their nature. Normally they will drive the sheep to the mountains to graze, and will drive them back when the time comes. You don’t have to worry about them at all.

After finishing all the work that needed to be done in the space, I lay down with peace of mind to enjoy my midnight snack. Fortunately, I have always been a person who can eat a lot without gaining weight.

Otherwise, how could I have such a good fortune? I decided to prepare a set of facial masks for myself early. A few days ago, I simply applied a facial cream in the car.

I'd better clean my pores and apply a facial mask first. I'm still young and I can't use the equipment I've stockpiled for the time being.

The next morning, Ouyang Qing was woken up by the vibrating alarm clock. He slept late the previous night, so in order to avoid getting up too early, he set a vibrating alarm on his mobile phone for 5: in the morning.

Otherwise I might really oversleep, so I turned off the alarm and put my phone away in my space. I didn’t dare to delay any longer and put on my cotton coat first.

I walked outside and knocked on the two people's doors. It was still pitch black outside at this time, until the knocking woke them both up.

Ouyang Qing returned to his room. There was no food at home and it was too late to cook. He decided to wait until he arrived at the commune to have breakfast.

I quickly washed up, put a thick layer of facial cream on my face, found the down vest I wore last year, and put it on inside.

Finally, he put on his cotton coat, took his satchel, and put some biscuits in it to fill his stomach.

The gloves and scarf were ready. The long scarf was first wrapped around the top of the head and then tightly around the neck. Then he walked out of the room and locked the door.

"Sister Yanyan, are you guys ready? I can leave now."

The two people who heard the noise hurried out with their scarves and gloves.

"Qingqing~ What happened to your scarf? It looks like a headscarf. Please teach me after I lock the door. It's really cold! I wonder if the sun will come out today."

I helped them both wrap their heads with scarves, locked the gate and set off.

"Sister Yanyan, Xiaoqing, are you two hungry? I brought some biscuits. If one of you is hungry later, you can eat some first. When we get to the commune, we will go buy some buns."