Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s-Chapter 23 - 0 Go Up the Mountain

Tian Xinhua was so angry that he really wanted to give his younger brother a good beating. They had lost face all the way to Granny's home. Granny Zhao chuckled as she handed them chopsticks and bowls, "Eat up, there's no need to be polite at Great Aunt's house. You're all still growing, how can you get tall if you don't eat your fill?"

Speaking of which, they really didn't need to be too polite at their own great-grandpa's house. With that in mind, Tian Xinhua and Tian Shouhua stopped being picky, took the bowls and chopsticks, and began to eat heartily. Although they had breakfast at home, it was only sweet potato porridge and pickles. Tian Xinhua had two large bowls and was only water-filled. Teenagers are always hungry and could eat their fathers into poverty. At the age they currently were, Tian Xinhua could eat three large bowls of dry rice in one sitting.

Granny Zhao watched the three brothers eating with a beaming smile, relentlessly urging them to pick more dishes, "Eat slowly, there's still plenty of rice in the pot. When you're hungry, just come here to eat, don't be shy. Your great-grandpa and Great Aunt can surely feed you well."

Visit freewebnoveℓ.com for the best novel reading exp𝒆rience.

"Great Aunt, your cooking is really delicious, much tastier than what Granny makes," Tian Qinghua said, swallowing a mouthful of food.

Granny Zhao's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Silly boy, your Granny is just reluctant to use oil. Your Granny is actually a wonderful cook. When anyone in the village has a celebration, they always ask your Granny to be in charge of the kitchen. Ah, what's going on in the world today!"

The old lady truly couldn't understand. Wasn't it said that life in the new society would get better with time? But why had it turned out like this? People couldn't even get enough to eat now. Seeing these children who are thin as sticks because they didn't eat enough really didn't taste good in her heart. But she and the old man could only do so much; they could only help out the children in the family as much as possible. As for other families in the village, she really wanted to help but was unable to do much.

Tian Xinhua and the others, with the base of sweet potato porridge from home, felt fairly full after a bowl of rice and conscientiously took their bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen. Tian Xinhua noticed that Tian Sisi had not come down after they finished eating, so he knew that this girl must be sleeping in again. He said to Granny Zhao with a smile, "I'm going to wake Ah Nan up."

After saying that, he went upstairs to Tian Sisi's room. The girl was sleeping with her cheeks flushed, which he couldn't help but find amusing. The lazy girl always deceived others. She had promised vehemently yesterday that she would go up the mountain to pick wild rabbits, but it turned out she tricked them to come over while she was still sleeping soundly in her bed!

Tian Xinhua pinched Tian Sisi's nose. She hummed a few times and slapped his hand away, then turned over and continued to sleep. Tian Xinhua didn't get discouraged and kept pinching until he finally woke Tian Sisi up. She opened her eyes begrudgingly, "Which bastard is disturbing my sleep?"

"Lazy pig, the sun is already shining on your butt. If you don't get up now, you'll only be able to go up the mountain to gather firewood."

Oh right, she had agreed to go pick wild rabbits. Tian Sisi hurriedly sat up and started getting dressed with clothes she took from beside the bed. Halfway through, she suddenly remembered that Tian Xinhua was still in the room. She quickly ducked under the quilt and yelled at Tian Xinhua, "What are you still doing here? I'm changing clothes! Don't you know men and women should not get too close?"

"Wow, you even know how to use idioms now. How old are you anyway, already thinking about men and women should not get too close? Humph, little yellow-haired girl, there's nothing worthwhile to see here." Tian Xinhua rolled his eyes but still left the room.

Then Tian Sisi remembered that this body was only that of an eight-year-old kid. She shook her head with a smile. She didn't wear her ski shirt but instead searched in her trunk for an old quilted jacket with flowers printed on it. She was about to go to the mountain, so she better not tear the ski shirt. It was a piece of kindness from her uncle, and she shouldn't treat it carelessly.

She had put on her clothes, but she didn't know how to do her hair. She fetched a biscuit tin with a pattern of Chang'e Flying to the Moon from the drawer, Heart-shaped, the tin once contained biscuits which had long been eaten, but the box was used by the former owner to store hair accessories. Tian Sisi opened the lid, and inside was more than half a box of colorful hair decorations. Seeing the pink floral quilted jacket she was wearing, she picked two pink silk flowers.

Tian Sisi took a wooden comb and the silk flowers downstairs and saw Granny Zhao and acted spoiled, "Granny, I can't tie my hair, can you help me do it?"

Granny Zhao hastily wiped her hands on her apron and happily helped her granddaughter tie her hair, asking while she tied, "Ah Nan, what do you want to eat? Granny will make it for you."

"I want fried rice with eggs and some pickled vegetables," she said.

"Alright, I'll make it for you once you've combed your hair," Granny Zhao replied briskly, quickly tying up two braids. It was when she started tying a headscarf that she noticed the color had changed. "Ah Nan, why aren't you wearing the red headscarf your uncle bought for you?"

"I want it to match my clothes. The one Uncle bought is bright red, which doesn't go with what I'm wearing today."

It was only then that everyone noticed Tian Sisi was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket made by Zhu Aiqing. Originally, Tian Sisi did not like it as she thought it was unattractive and barely wore it before stowing it away in a chest. Unexpectedly, she had put it on today. Noticing everyone's surprised looks, Tian Sisi felt compelled to explain:

"I'm wearing this because we are going up the mountain today, and I didn't want my new clothes to get snagged and torn."

What a rarity this was, for Ah Nan to actually consider whether her clothes might get damaged. After the new year, it seemed she had really grown more thoughtful. Granny Zhao was so pleased that she gave Tian Sisi a big kiss on her cheek before going off to fry the eggs and rice. Tian Sisi wiped off the saliva from her face and shouted loudly to Granny Zhao, "Granny, don't make too much rice."

After washing her face and brushing her teeth, Tian Sisi also applied some face cream, using the Yashuang brand she bought last time. In her previous life, she had used Yashuang as well and found it quite effective at moisturizing her skin. That's why she hadn't bothered to take any high-end skincare products out of the mall to use. It was mainly because it would be hard to explain where they came from, and being a child at present, her skin was naturally delicate, making the gentler Yashuang a better choice.

She then applied clam oil on her hands. Tian Xinhua and the others watching their cousin's sequence of actions were left dumbfounded. Why was washing her face such a hassle, and why did she need to apply so many things on herself? Ah, Ah Nan sure liked to fuss. What they didn't know was that Tian Sisi's routine was actually the most time-saving version. In the future, women's beauty routines would become even more complicated, and without spending at least half an hour on it, they would definitely not leave the house.

By the time Tian Sisi had finished her meal, it was almost nine o'clock. The Old Man took out a large bamboo basket, putting in a machete, a water bottle, hemp rope, and other items. Tian Shouhua quickly took it and carried it on his back. He and Tian Xinhua saw the great-grandpa was also coming along and exchanged a look. Although they found it odd, they did not ask any questions.

Tian Sisi also had a small bamboo basket which Tian Xinhua took from her. The group then set off grandly towards the mountain. The Tian Family already lived at the base of Yuequan Mountain, so it only took about ten minutes to reach the foot of the mountain. There was a path leading directly to the mountain top used by villagers often going up to collect firewood. Although it was quite steep, it was still passable.

At this time of the year, the mountain appeared somewhat barren. Apart from a few evergreen trees, the rest were stripped bare, with just a few dry leaves, looking desolate. As Tian Sisi walked, she pondered over finding a chance to bring out items from her Space. The Old Man and the Tian brothers insisted that she walk between Donghua and Qinghua, with people both in front and behind her, which made it impossible for her to take anything out.

When they had climbed halfway up the mountain, the Old Man saw his granddaughter panting and suggested everyone take a break. He took out the water bottle and offered water to the kids. Tian Qinghua, after climbing for quite a while without seeing any wild rabbits, asked Tian Sisi, "Ah Nan, didn't you say there were wild rabbits to catch? Why haven't we seen any yet?"

"What's the hurry? We've only just started climbing. There definitely are some," Tian Sisi was anxious too. With so many eyes on her, she couldn't take anything out. After thinking it over, she told the Old Man she needed a bathroom break. The Old Man had initially thought to have Tian Xinhua accompany her but Tian Sisi refused. If someone came with her, how would she have the chance to take anything out?

Tian Sisi went to an area with dense bushes and took about ten eggs out of her Space. These were bantam eggs which were slightly smaller, similar in size to wild fowl eggs. Then she called out loudly, "Grandpa, come quick, there are eggs here."

Hearing her shout, the Old Man and the others came over and indeed saw a clutch of eggs in the bushes. "Ah Nan, you're really lucky. We didn't find any wild rabbits, but we found wild fowl eggs instead. Good job, our trip wasn't in vain. Wild fowl eggs are delicious when fried."

Tian Qinghua smacked his lips, recalling the delicious taste of fried wild fowl eggs with green onions from before. That taste was indeed delightful! Tian Xinhua and the others were also very happy; a dozen or so wild fowl eggs were not a small number, enough to make a large dish. Tian Xinhua carefully picked the eggs from the bushes one by one, placing them in the basket and cushioning them with some dry grass to prevent breaking.

PS: I'm really sorry for today, I made a mistake last night, now I'm making up for the morning update, please forgive me!

Welcome to Qidian Chinese Network www.qidian.com. A vast array of book friends are welcome to read the latest, fastest, and hottest serial works at Qidian Original!Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.