Chapter 1677 - 1084: Heroine of the Republic 58

Chapter 1677: Chapter 1084: Heroine of the Republic 58

When he got home in the evening, An Hu also came back and brought a piece of gossip.

"Last night, Yi Zhonghua’s wife was caught sneaking into the grove with someone, and that person was Liu Fugui. The two families got into a fierce fight."

An Yi twitched her mouth: "You brat, is this something you should be spreading around carelessly?"

"Mommy An, don’t look down on me just because I’m young. I actually know everything. My dad and that woman also met sneaking into the grove back in the day."

Now, when mentioning his father, An Hu was already numb, but seeing the sympathetic faces of the elders, he couldn’t help but smile.

"Now I’m surnamed An, and you are my real family. Mommy An, elder aunt, little aunt, don’t worry, I won’t forget the guidance you’ve given me. I’m now the only pillar of the family, so I should take on my responsibility and duty. I’m working hard at my studies, and my teacher said that I could attend the primary school graduation exam this year. If I pass and get into middle school, I’d be one step closer to my goal."

An Yi patted his head: "Good child, don’t push yourself too hard."

"No, I’m a bit anxious, I’m already sixteen this year, so I must get into middle school," in reality, he had just turned fifteen, but in nominal age, he was sixteen.

Having a middle school education is indeed much better for a soldier than being an illiterate private. If this kid works hard, like his aunts, and completes the junior high curriculum in two years, that would be quite an achievement. Having a junior high school diploma would be greatly beneficial for his future development in the army.

After all, in the 1950s and 1960s, more than eighty percent of people were illiterate.

The study notes An Yi organized for her two sisters earlier were still kept by them. They contained detailed mandatory readings, formulas, key points, and difficult aspects.

Whenever Hu Zi came to the county, he would stick around the two aunts, asking questions whenever he didn’t understand. Those obscure classical texts, he’s already memorized more than ten of them fluently. When writing a short diary or describing an event, he occasionally uses idioms.

Whenever she had time, An Yi would tell them idiom stories and from "Historical Records," she would translate the ancient texts into colloquial language for them since many they didn’t quite understand. She also referenced many famous historical classics. Not only has her storytelling ability improved greatly, but she also has quite the potential to be a host.

The two girls would also insist on listening to classic fairy tales like ’Little Red Riding Hood,’ ’Wolf Grandmother,’ and ’The Three Little Pigs.’ They said that their minds felt as rich as a knowledge database and there seemed to be nothing they didn’t understand. Only An Yi knew that all the knowledge was accumulated year by year, yet she had a Golden Finger.

The saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times, its meaning will naturally reveal itself." As long as they read more books, many truths can naturally be gleaned from them.

In the evening, An Yi set up an iron stove in the yard, placed a flat-bottomed pan brought back from Japan, and then she transferred all kinds of fresh ingredients like marinated pork belly, squid, octopus, abalone, and clams from space to the pan to fry. The pork belly itself had fat, so there was no need to add oil. The leftover oil from frying the pork belly was enough to fry the other ingredients. If it got too greasy, she could add potato chips and tofu to the pan. When served, sprinkle with salt, cumin, and chili, and the resulting fragrance would make your mouth water.

Since there weren’t many ingredients prepared—after all, no family could afford to splurge like that—she made pancakes to sandwich the cooked ingredients. The outside was crispy and the inside tender, filling and tasty. She prepared three for Hu Zi, two each for the two sisters, and An Yi just ate one; eating too much at night causes indigestion, and as she grew older, she learned to eat less at night.

The two babies searched for the tenderest pieces of meat and tofu, mashed them, and enjoyed eating them scoop by scoop from their small bowls!

This is the true meaning of having a courtyard. The grapevines planted the year before last have developed over the last two years, already climbing onto the framework she set up. In a few more years, it will be a real grape arbor. Having a barbecue under it in the summer is even more enjoyable.

An Yi was responsible for cooking, and after the meal, she didn’t need to worry about anything else, just taking the kids to digest in the yard.

An Hu came over to help her, and she snuck into space to prepare the necessary machines and medical supplies for the surgery needed for tomorrow.