Knowing that summer should continue to respond, it was hard to fool her older brother, and then she heard him say, "Your body is too weak, you can't always eat steamed stuffed buns and potato buns. Wait until An Zhiqing finds a way to get you some meat another day to replenish your body properly."
Knowing summer was really touched, her eyes were a little sour, "Brother, you are so kind. Except for grandpa and grandma and fourth brother, you are the best to me."
"Silly girl, you are my sister. If An Zhiqing is not good to you, who else can I be good to?" An Zhiqing said with a laugh, reaching out to rub Knowing Summer's head, but was unhappy behind her back.
It was fine with grandpa and grandma, they were elders, he couldn't compete with them, nor could he compete.
But Pei Jing was ahead of him, which made him very unhappy.
An Zhiqing had always been a strong person. Over the years with Pei Jing, the two competed and fought to move up. He was not in a higher position than Pei Jing because he was weak, just a little less lucky.
An Zhiqing believed that if he didn't surpass Pei Jing, he would at least catch up with him someday.
Therefore, the fourth scumbag brother could not be stronger than him. Sooner or later, he would kick the fourth brother to the corner in his younger sister's heart.
Knowing summer was immersed in emotion, unaware of her big brother's little abacus.
Likewise, An Zhiang, who was undergoing new recruit training, did not know about his big brother's bright little abacus. He was even more unaware that his beloved little sister had been married off after being away for just a few days, and his big brother was still eyeing his sister greedily beside him.
After sending off An Zhiqing, Lin Fengxia pulled her child to stand by the vegetable garden next to the kitchen, just in time to see Knowing Summer in the yard.
"Knowing Summer, you are so lucky. Look at the good man you married. Your brother loves you so much too. Yesterday evening when my sister-in-law went out she happened to run into your big brother. Hearing no cooking sounds from your home, she mentioned it to him. Look, he came over today to bring you vegetables." Lin Fengxia was a little envious. She was not valued at home as an unmarried woman, and none of her many brothers took her seriously.
Fortunately, life after marriage was not bad. The man was quite accomplished and cared about the family. Seeing Pei Jing's performance these days, she instantly felt her own man was not so great.
However, Lin Fengxia was also happy for Knowing Summer. She also understood the gap between them. The girl was delicate and soft, obviously the kind that needed to be held gently, not like her, rough and loud. If her man really arranged the home comprehensively like Pei Jing, she might even dislike him for being fussy.
"Sister-in-law, you really shouldn't have gone to so much trouble. I can cook too. I'm alone at home, so I just make simple meals which is enough to eat. I make little so there is less noise. Also, it's too cold outside, I'm still not quite used to the weather here yet, so I closed the door during meals." Knowing Summer quickly found an excuse to cover up her behavior.
Fortunately, Lin Fengxia did not doubt her words, only sighing, "That makes sense too. You southerners who just arrived here can't stand the cold. I heard that you have four seasons like spring all year round down south, and winter is not very cold either. It's normal to not be used to it when you just arrived."
"It's not that exaggerated, but winter is indeed much warmer than here," Knowing Summer said.
Seeing that Lin Fengxia was not busy now, Knowing Summer went over to ask her about the distance to town and how to get there.
Lin Fengxia told her that people did not go to town here every day. There was a market only every other day at noon. The town was not very big, with a Supply and Marketing Cooperative and a Post Office. Goods were not plentiful either, and often sold out, with just a meat seller next to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Because it was so cold here in winter, most families dug cellars to store vegetables, so there were few vegetable sellers.
Even military families who did not eat in the canteen would dig a cellar at home to store cabbage, potatoes and the like.
The nearest market was not too far, a half hour bike ride away, but much farther on foot. However, on market days, after leaving the military compound onto the main road, if lucky, one could hitch a ride on an ox cart from the village for 5 cents.
Knowing Summer instantly understood why Pei Jing said conditions were harsh here.
Fortunately, thank heaven for allowing her to reincarnate and giving her storage space, as well as the inter-dimensional trader, so the poor girl who had seen prosperity in her later life did not have to continue living in hardship. Otherwise, no matter how much money she had, she could not buy anything.
Due to the poor conditions, Knowing Summer's plan to mail letters was temporarily suspended. She planned to go to town after the ginseng cakes were made to mail them together, saving another trip.
She also needed a bicycle, whether new or used, at least to make it more convenient to go out.
She had just learned to ride not long ago. Over time she might forget again, which would be a loss.
Soon, the medicine was made by the genius doctor sister according to the physical condition of the three elders, tailor-made health elixirs.
The medicine bottles were all jade bottles. When Knowing Summer opened them, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted out. Inside were very small granules, with 30 small pills in each palm-sized jade bottle, just the right amount for a month.
Knowing Summer put labels on the bottles, wrapped them in soft cotton to prevent breakage, and prepared a can of beef chunks she had made in her space as snacks for Wen Qing, as well as tea for grandpa and Pei's father, a knitted scarf for grandma, a belt for second brother, and two medical books from the genius doctor sister for third brother the doctor.
Although western medicine was dominant now, limited conditions meant traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis was still mainstream. The genius doctor sister's medical skills were outstanding, and the two medical books focused mainly on acupuncture and moxibustion, which should help third brother.
There was also a pair of leather gloves for sister-in-law. Winter was coming, and her hands must be very cold riding her bike to and from work every day. The leather gloves would make her much more comfortable.
Including for Pei Xiang, she had prepared a bottle of facial cream medicine. She noticed the girl had some freckles on both sides of her nose. She specifically asked the genius doctor sister to make medicine that could fade those spots after using up the bottle.
Being far away, she did not have to worry about exposing herself, nor did she need to explain where these things came from.
Since returning home, she had received many things from them. Second and third brother had also given her money and gifts, and sister-in-law was very nice to her too, but she had hesitated to give them anything in return due to concerns.
Knowing Summer prepared the items and came out of the room, just in time to see Lin Fengxia about to knock on the door.
"Knowing Summer, didn't you ask about going to town before? I'm going to the Post Office, are you going too?"
Knowing Summer said happily, "Yes, I want to mail some things home too."
