The Sweetness of the Seventies

He Tiantian took this sentence as a compliment.

"Hehe." He Tiantian smiled honestly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to get some more so that if the weather is bad tomorrow, it can last the whole day."

"That's right. We not only need to cut fresh grass now, but also prepare some hay for the cattle and sheep to spend the winter." Aunt Liu said, "You go and take a rest, and I will clean up the grass you cut back."

"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Liu." He Tiantian smiled, picked up her water bottle and took several sips.

After drinking, He Tiantian didn't rest. She went to clean the wild vegetables and made a cold dish for Old Man Qi.

Old Man Qi was very happy and said: "Haha, sweet girl, I'm sorry to bother you. I have a piece of private land over there. I grow vegetables and I can't finish them all. You can take some home to eat."

Aunt Liu was not polite and just went about her business, saying, "I'm not polite, sweet girl, go and see if there are any cucumbers, beans, gourds, loofahs, etc. that are growing in the yard?"

"Hey!" He Tiantian agreed. Old man Qi gave her some benefits, probably because he wanted her to help him with food more often in the future.

After all, one hand was inconvenient. He Tiantian just saw the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen. Although they were washed, they were not clean. He Tiantian couldn't stand the sloppy look the most, so she cleaned it up while washing the vegetables.

This vegetable garden is larger than the vegetable garden at Grandma Qi's home. It is estimated that this is a private plot opened by Old Man Qi himself. At the foot of the mountain, there aren’t so many details!

There are several rows of cucumbers, including early beans, late beans, green beans, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers. There were a lot of loofahs climbing on the surrounding fences, and there were green pumpkins on the ground.

Oops, no wonder old man Duo Qi is so generous. He can't eat all the food grown here!

He Tiantian picked vegetables. It was a bit late today, so she stopped pulling weeds. Tomorrow she would help Old Man Qi tidy up the vegetable garden.

He Tiantian picked back a large basket of things and said with a smile: "Grandpa Qi, your vegetable garden is so big, there are a lot of things in it. If you can't finish it, I can pick it for you, pickle it, and dry it in the sun. In winter, it’s best used for stews. ”

The winter in Qijia Village is very humid but very cold. There are no fresh vegetables, only stored cabbage and radishes. Dried vegetables dried in the summer are a good thing.

"Okay!" Old Man Qi laughed so hard that his breathing trembled, "If you can't finish it, you can take some back."

"Uncle Qi, those cucumbers are good. I'll get a few later." Aunt Liu was not polite. She just happened to put some salt in the cold dish when she got home in the evening.

"These tomatoes are pretty good. Let me get two tomatoes." He Tiantian didn't want to be special, so she imitated Aunt Liu and said, "Grandpa Qi, it's still early and I have nothing to do. Why don't I make one for you? For dinner, thank you for giving me two persimmons.”

Old Man Qi was very happy. Just now he was worried about how to speak, and this little girl took the initiative to help. Yes, you have a vision.

"Haha, I'll trouble you then." Old Man Qi said, "If you have anything to do in the future, just say it. As long as I, an old man, can talk to you, I will definitely help you."

"Thank you, Grandpa Qi." He Tiantian said crisply, having another helper.

For He Tiantian, cooking is the easiest thing to do.

Since there were so many vegetables, when He Tiantian helped Old Man Qi stew the eggplants, he conveniently put a few pancakes on the side of the pot, which are Uncle Qi's staple food. Adding the wild vegetables and two cold dishes of cucumber, Old Man Qi's dinner was ready. .

Old Man Qi was very happy. Although Aunt Liu usually cooked for him, she was not as good as He Tiantian and the taste was not as good.

Aunt Liu had finished her work over there, and He Tiantian had finished her work here and followed Aunt Liu back to the village.

On the first day of work, it was successfully completed and was recognized by Old Man Qi and Aunt Liu, laying a solid foundation for future work.

For several days, He Tiantian completely adapted to the current rural life.

Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

Although a little tired, it is nothing compared to the joy in my heart and the hope for the future!

When the wild jujubes became sweet, He Tiantian, carrying half a basket of wild jujubes, a few cucumbers and tomatoes, came over to visit the educated youths who had settled down. Along the way, he met some villagers, some whom He Tiantian knew, so he took the initiative to say hello. Those he didn't know also smiled and did not ignore others.

Young people from the city were eating on a few big rocks at the door of the settlement, talking and laughing while eating.

Huang Jingli saw He Tiantian coming over and hurriedly waved: "Tiantian, come over here and sit down."

"Who is this?" A sister next to her, who was probably around 20 years old, turned around and asked. She didn't look like a girl from the village. She was neatly dressed and had fair skin. She looked more like an educated youth than them.

Huang Jingli smiled and said: "Sister Wu, she is also from the city and came with us. But we couldn't live here, so Secretary Qi arranged for He Tiantian to live with a fellow villager. The fellow villager also liked her very much. He Tiantian, so He Tiantian lives there.”

He Tiantian put down the basket, saw everyone looking at her, and said generously: "Hello, brothers and sisters, I am He Tiantian, I am from Nanshi, please take care of me in the future."

Since they were all young people from the city, others did not embarrass He Tiantian. Besides, He Tiantian was so polite. Her brother and sister shouted and brought food.

The male educated youth chuckled, while the female educated youth was more enthusiastic about He Tiantian.

The educated youth, who was called Sister Wu, smiled and said: "After all, she comes from a big place, so she is polite. Huh? You can just come and play, why do you bring a basket?"

He Tiantian opened the cloth covering the basket and said: "There is nothing good. I just saw this kind of jujube when I was mowing the grass a few days ago, so I picked it back. Grandma Qi said that these are wild jujubes, and they will become sweet after a few days." , It’s delicious, so I gave some to my brothers and sisters.”

"Jujube, that's a good thing, it's delicious. Comrade He is interested. My surname is Wang, just call me Wang Lei from now on." said an older man, his name is Wang Lei, and he came here two years ago. Because he has been here for a long time and is in a relatively senior grade, everyone respects him and acts like a big brother.

"Brother Wang Lei," He Tiantian said, "Since it tastes good, I'll go wash it and let's eat together."

Since He Tiantian came over, everyone was talking and laughing around He Tiantian. Lin Xiaoru looked at He Tiantian's fair face and arms, which were whiter than hers. In the past few days, Lin Xiaoru had fallen behind several times while working, and her skin was tanned. There were red marks cut from corn leaves on her face, neck, and hands.

"Tiantian, you are so lucky. If you have a good relationship with the fellow villagers, you can get easy work." Lin Xiaoru looked envious. Everyone is from the city and from the same place. Why can He Tiantian do this? Live better than them!