Chapter 24: The Era of Face-Slapping Rebirth of a Woman
It's now the transition period from late spring to early summer, and there's plenty of work to do in the fields.
Lin Aiguo and his wife also didn't have time to constantly mediate the relationships between their children at home.
The next day, they went out to work in the fields.
Anning had initially said she wanted to go to the fields and help, but Lin Aiguo wouldn't allow it.
With just over a month left until Anning's college entrance examination, Lin Aiguo wouldn't let her engage in physical labor at this time; what if she became overly tired? Missing out on reviewing even just two questions could put her at a disadvantage during the exams.
Anning couldn't persuade Lin Aiguo, so she could only stay home and study.
Of course, she wasn't just idling at home.
She got up early to read for a while, then went to the vegetable garden behind the house and picked some fresh vegetables. Considering her parents were busy during this period and often skimped on good meals, she decided to make some dumplings.
Anning chopped some chives and picked them, then sliced some meat that had been cured last New Year into fine bits, followed by frying some eggs, and then mixing the dough and filling together.
By noon, just as Lin Aiguo and Wang Cuihua came back from the fields, the dumplings were ready.
Eating the dumplings Anning made, Lin Aiguo thought about how Lin Anjie, before she got married, never did any household chores.