Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 308: Annian Holiday

She simply washed the mud off the taro and then used a kitchen knife to peel off the skin of the taro.

At this time, Chunzhi and Meng Xiuer also came over to peel the skin together.

The three of them worked together and soon they had cut enough.

They brought the peeled taro into the kitchen. Chunzhi washed the peeled taro while Anyue cut them, cutting all the large taro into egg-sized pieces.

Meng Xiuer cleaned the pot, and An Yue put the cut taro into the pot.

Then, Meng Xiuer sat under the stove, lit a fire and started cooking taro.

At this time, An Nian came back from the town school.

As soon as he entered the yard, he went straight to his own room.

He put away the cloth bag containing his books and pens, changed his clothes and went straight to the kitchen.

He smiled playfully and said, "Sister, Niannian will have a ten-day holiday tomorrow and won't have to go to school. If there's anything that needs Niannian's help at home, please feel free to arrange it."

Sister-in-law Meng Xiuer, who was carrying bowls and chopsticks and preparing to go to the main hall, said with a smile: "Niannian has really grown up and wants to help with things."

An Nian felt a little embarrassed when being praised, so he quickly took the bowl and chopsticks from his sister-in-law Meng Xiuer and took them to the main hall and placed them on the table.

An Yue also smiled with relief: "Yes, I have grown up."

As we were talking, the taro in the pot was almost cooked.

An Yue opened the lid of the pot and poked it with chopsticks.

An Yue confirmed that it was cooked, and said with a smile: "It can be served now!"

Chunzhi brought a large basin, An Yue put an appropriate amount of salt into the pot, and then took out the taro.

The steaming taro exudes an enticing taro aroma that makes people salivate.

Then, everyone sat together and started to taste the taro.

Chunzhi ate a piece and said excitedly, "Wow! Miss, this taro is so delicious!"

An Nian also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it's really delicious." After saying that, An Nian took another bite.

Meng Xiuer tasted it carefully and said, "Mm, this tastes very good, fine and soft, with a rich taste."

Daniu and Ale were so busy eating that they had no time to talk.

The food in the big bowl was completely eaten up. After everyone was full, Daniu and Ale rubbed their stomachs. Ale smiled and said, "Since I followed the young lady to this house, I can't really starve, I can only fill myself up."

Everyone at the table couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Chunzhi suggested while collecting the dishes and chopsticks: "Miss, after the drought is over, how about we plant more taro in our own fields?"

An Yue nodded without hesitation: "Yes, that's what I meant. It's just that taro usually grows in moist and sunny places, and the stream just has the conditions for its growth. I just don't know if they can still grow if they are transplanted into the ground."

Meng Xiuer stood up, picked up the large basin on the table and prepared to go to the kitchen. She couldn't help but sighed, "Oh! Whatever you plant in the field needs rain, and I don't know when it will rain!"

"Sister-in-law, the rain in the sky will eventually fall down." An Yue said and yawned.

Suddenly I remembered what my grandmother said about missing An Nian.

She thought to herself: [I saw my aunt in town that day and she looked like she was about to give birth. I don’t know what the situation is now. If everything goes well, Xiaobao might have already given birth.]

An Yue was a little worried, so she decided to take An Nian to visit her grandfather's house.

Last time, grandma said she missed An Nian. Tomorrow is An Nian’s ten-day holiday, so she can take him to see it.

At this time, Daniu and Ale stood up and prepared to feed the poultry and livestock.

An Yue said to everyone: "Everyone wait a moment, I want to tell you something."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened to An Yue carefully.

"Early tomorrow morning, Daniu Ale will help Chunzhi drive the ducks to the fields to catch locusts, and then Chunzhi will stay in the fields to watch the ducks."

"Ale and Daniu will help drive the ducks to the fields. After returning home, they will take their hoes to the creek to dig more taro and bring them back, just like today. My sister-in-law will stay at home."

"Also, tomorrow morning, Niannian and I have to go to my grandmother's house. If there is nothing else important, we will go back, but we may stay overnight at my grandmother's house."

"I'm not at home, so everyone should discuss everything together. Remember to close the doors and windows, and don't open the door to strangers. Do you remember?"

Everyone responded one by one: "Yes, I remember it."

Afterwards, everyone went about their own business.

An Yue tilted her head and said, "It's been a long time since I last saw my grandparents. I miss them a lot!"

"Well, two days ago, when I went to my grandmother's house, my grandmother said she missed you. Niannian said that she would have a ten-day holiday tomorrow, so I thought I could take you with me." As she spoke, An Yue raised her hand to wipe the corner of An Nian's mouth.

At this time, the setting sun had hidden in the western mountains and the sky began to gradually darken.

After everyone finished their work, they went to bed early.

……

The next day, early morning.

After the family finished breakfast, Daniu Ale and Chunzhi each took a long bamboo pole and drove the ducks to the fields.

A group of ducks quacked along the way, and as soon as they arrived at the rice fields, they began to catch locusts.

An Yue put a jar into her backpack, and in the jar were the preserved eggs she had just made.

Then, she put half a basket of taro into the backpack. She wanted her grandparents and uncle to taste the taro and preserved eggs.

After preparing all the things to be taken to her grandmother's house, Anyue packed her backpack and went out with Anyan.

The brother and sister chose to take a shortcut. They walked along the path and set out on the road to their grandmother's house.

……

Soon, they arrived outside the gate of their grandmother's house.

Hearing a lot of noise coming from inside the yard, An Yue hurried forward and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong.

The gate of the courtyard was opened, and An Yue saw that her grandmother looked depressed. In just two days, the hair around her ears had turned a lot whiter.

When the grandmother saw that it was a brother and sister, she was surprised at first, but soon lowered her eyes.

She managed to force a smile and asked, "Yueyue, Niannian is here?"

An Nian ran over with a big smile and hugged her grandmother, saying, "Grandma, I miss you and grandpa so much every year, so I came here specially to visit you."

Grandma reached out and rubbed An Nian's forehead, and put her other hand on An Yue's shoulder. She forced a smile and said, "You are all good children. Come in quickly!"

An Yue noticed that her grandmother was in a bad mood. She tilted her head to look towards the yard and heard a familiar voice in the house.

She quickly asked her grandmother Zheng: "Grandma, what happened at home?"

Grandma closed the gate and said, "There are people from the Wei family in the house."

An Yue leaned close to her grandmother and whispered, "I heard the noise inside, what's going on? How are Auntie and Xiaobao doing now?"

When she mentioned this, my grandmother frowned, her eyes instantly filled with tears, and she choked up and said: