The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 56 - Special Care_1
Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Special Care_1
Chapter 56 -56 Special Care_1
Liang Hongyu saw that He Tiantian caught on quickly and liked her even more.
If it weren’t for He Tiantian’s youth, she would have already considered pairing her up with her second son.
He Tiantian felt slightly uncomfortable being sized up by Liang Hongyu, although not annoyed, such a gaze always made one uneasy.
“Aunt Liang, it’s getting late; I need to go cut grass,” said He Tiantian.
She didn’t want to be scrutinized any longer by Liang Hongyu.
It felt as if her gaze could discern flowers on her body.
“Oh, right, I almost forgot we’re supposed to start work,” laughed Liang Hongyu.
“Okay then, you hurry along.
No need to go deep into the dense forest where it’s dangerous—just cut the grass halfway up the hill”.
“Got it, Aunt Liang,” replied He Tiantian, starting to turn and head up the mountain.
Liang Hongyu enjoyed chatting with He Tiantian, but with the busy farming season, there was no time.
She would find another opportunity to talk more with He Tiantian later.
Today, He Tiantian planned to cut grass near the cave and let the Snake King swim in the pond inside the cave.
“You can’t stray too far from this great king, understand?” said the Snake King, full of joy.
However, before leaving, it gave a reminder, as its current ability was insufficient to travel long distances to find He Tiantian.
He Tiantian cheerfully agreed, saying, “I’ll be cutting grass over here, and once I’m done, I’ll call you.
It’s still the same incantation: ‘gurulu gurulu mi’, right?”
“Mmm, such great kindness!” With those words, the Snake King slithered through the rustling undergrowth into the cave.
He Tiantian cut the grass outside.
She was now very strong, and the sickle Old Man Qi had sharpened was gleaming, making the cutting quite fast.
Taking advantage of the cool weather, He Tiantian cut extra grass.
The clearing on the mountain was large; it could sun-dry for a longer time.
About an hour later, He Tiantian looked back at the large swath of green grass she had cut and felt a strong sense of accomplishment.
This was the result of her hard labor.
Sweat flowed down He Tiantian’s pale cheeks.
She wiped away the sweat with a towel, rested briefly, had a drink of water, and then started to fill the basket.
“Gurulu gurulu mi!” He Tiantian tried uttering the spell the Snake King had taught her.
As soon as she spoke it, the Snake King appeared on the grassy ground in front of her.
“It really works!
It’s time for us to head down the mountain,” she said.
“All right then.” The Snake King, obviously reluctant to leave, had no choice but to go.
Because it could not be too far from He Tiantian; in a way, since the Snake King bit He Tiantian, a contract had been formed, and they could be considered as one entity.
“We’ll come back up tomorrow, and you can play again,” said He Tiantian.
She had a vital task: to prepare fodder before the busy farming season.
After the season, except for the elderly and children, everyone would go to dredge the river.
So there wasn’t much time left for He Tiantian; she had to speed up.
The Snake King didn’t say much, as it already understood the situation.
If He Tiantian wanted to live well and eat well, she needed to work hard.
When the Snake King reached her left ankle, He Tiantian immediately felt a coolness on her body, no longer sweating.
It turns out Lord Snake was essentially a mobile, living air conditioner!
Indeed, as He Tiantian had guessed, with the Snake King by her side, she no longer felt hot and didn’t even sweat, feeling exceptionally refreshed.
He Tiantian silently calculated that, in the future, when working on hot days, it was best not to let the Snake King leave her ankle.
However, this was just a thought for He Tiantian.
Every time she went near that cave, the Snake King conscientiously went there on its own.
He Tiantian could only guess when the Snake King had left and returned based on her body’s temperature.
At the foot of the mountain, He Tiantian tipped the grass in the yard of the animal husbandry team.
Old Man Bai came over, leaning on his crutch.
“Old Bai, take it easy.” He Tiantian hurriedly stepped forward to support Old Man Bai, “Since there are no outsiders coming today, you don’t need to be so tense!”
“Hehe, it’s fine, I’m just idle sitting around, and sitting here allows me to air out the grass.” Old Man Bai said, “You seem pretty tired too, go take a break and have some water.”
He Tiantian took a few sips of water and smiled, “There’s still a lot of cut grass on the mountain, I have to go up, so I won’t rest.”
After He Tiantian finished speaking, she didn’t stay and continued up the mountain.
It took her three trips back and forth to bring all the cut green grass down.
With the help of Snake King today, He Tiantian caught a wild rabbit.
Thinking of Liang Hongyu’s request to take good care of Old Man Bai, once He Tiantian was down the mountain, she cleaned the rabbit and casually fried a pot of rabbit meat, adding long beans she picked from the vegetable garden to stew together.
The fur of the wild rabbit was placed aside, cleaned up by Old Man Qi, which could be used for making winter clothes.
“Nowadays, tickets for cotton are scarce, Girl Tian, I’ll prepare the rabbit skin for you.
Come winter, it can be used to make a fur-lined jacket, which is especially warm.” Old Man Qi chuckled, ever since He Tiantian started working at the animal husbandry team, they often ate wild chicken and rabbit meat, accumulating quite a few rabbit skins.
“Then thank you very much, Grandpa Qi.” He Tiantian laughed, “I’ve already made food, I’ve served up a big enamel bowl, and I’ll take it back for Grandma Qi to eat.”
Though Old Man Bai was airing the grass, his continuous swallowing and glances towards the kitchen revealed his hunger.
By the time Professor Gu, Professor Wang, and others returned from the fields, He Tiantian had just finished cooking and was preparing to leave.
These people, after coming back, had food to eat and were very grateful to He Tiantian.
“Ah, we really owe Girl Tian today, otherwise, if we had to cook after getting back, we wouldn’t have been able to rest at noon, and couldn’t have worked in the afternoon.” Professor Gu, while eating coarse wheat pancakes and stewed long beans with wild rabbit meat, was visibly enjoying his meal.
Having eaten and even having time to rest a bit was very rare for these older people!
Old Man Bai nodded repeatedly, “Yes, we few old folks were lucky to be sent to labor reform in Qijia Village.
If we work hard and get through this special period, life will get better.”
Along with Old Man Qi, all eight of them were very grateful to He Tiantian, all thinking in their hearts that if the chance arose, they would surely repay He Tiantian’s kindness.
When He Tiantian returned home, she took the big enamel bowl out of her carrying basket, lifted the lid, and placed it on the table, saying, “Grandma Qi, it’s time to eat.”
Seeing the rabbit meat on the table, Grandma Qi didn’t ask any questions; she knew this Girl Tian was a capable one, large in talent, having made pancakes without frying vegetables.
“Tiantian, did Xiaoyan’s Mother come looking for you?” Grandma Qi checked outside the door to ensure no one else was around before asking quietly.
He Tiantian was surprised, then answered, “She did come to find me, Grandma Qi, how did you know Aunt Liang came looking for me?”
“I was working at the threshing ground and saw Liang Hongyu heading towards the animal husbandry team’s direction,” Grandma Qi said, “Don’t worry, no one knows except for me.”
“Oh, oh!” He Tiantian was relieved, as long as she wasn’t under surveillance.
After all, the thing Liang Hongyu entrusted her with couldn’t be known by others, or else not only would Village Chief Qi get in trouble, but she would also be implicated.
