The Snail Spirit Travels to the 1970s

When her son An An was one year old, he was growing very strong. Tian Tian was a little worried that he might be a little fat and tall. She went to the hospital for a check-up and was relieved after knowing that it was normal.

Tian Yun becomes worried whenever he talks about this matter.

"He is very picky about food. He won't eat leafy vegetables, eggplants, or kidney beans. I cook every day now, but I don't know what to cook for him."

Although there are many vegetables in the summer, they are just the same vegetables: kidney beans, eggplants, cabbages, cowpeas, peppers, tomatoes, and nothing more.

But Li Dongliang wouldn't eat vegetables with leaves, he wouldn't eat beans with strings inside, he said eggplants tasted weird and he wouldn't eat them either, not to mention chili peppers, he was too young to eat them.

Before, Tian Yun ate a piece of chili pepper, but it was not spicy at all, so he gave the pepper to Li Dongliang to try. As a result, Li Dongliang started crying as soon as his lips touched the pepper. Tian Yun didn't dare to give him the pepper anymore.

"How did you feed An An back then? Look how strong An An has grown!"

"Alas! In fact, you don't need to look at the weight of a child, as long as he is healthy. An An was not picky about food at the time. She would eat whatever you gave her. There were a few that she didn't like the taste of, but you put them in a bowl and she would still eat them. But it's okay. It's normal for a child to have something he doesn't like to eat. If he doesn't like it, you can cook this for him or that."

Tian Yun became even more worried after hearing this.

"I want to, too, but he just won't eat. What can I do? The dishes are already prepared. But when you put them in front of him, he really won't eat a single bite. He's still like this even after being hungry for two meals. I don't know what to do now." Tian Yun said.

In her entire life, she has never met such a picky eater child. In her impression, all the children around her are very naughty and will eat basically anything available.

There is really no one like Li Dongliang, who can make you spit it out immediately after taking a bite of something you don’t like.

"Like the cabbage. If you cut it too long, he won't be able to chew the stems and leaves. If that doesn't work, you can cut it into smaller pieces. The cabbage will be broken into pieces with just a light bite. And the beans. Does he not like the strings on the sides? If that doesn't work, you can cut off the sides. Then put a little less salt and seasoning in the vegetables, stir-fry them and let the child try."

At this time, no one had the concept of complementary food. Usually, the child would eat whatever was cooked at home. Of course, Tian Tian was the same, but when Tian Tian cooked, she would serve a portion of the dish without seasoning in advance for An An to eat.

Naturally, parents nowadays don’t care whether the food is salty or not. Can such a young child eat food with salt?

Nowadays, children eat everything the same as adults. Some children even eat pickles and vegetables with sauce.

Even though Tian Yun specifically looked for parenting books to read when she was pregnant, she still couldn't change her current habits.

"What did you feed An An in the beginning?"

"I ate squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. at first, and then gave her a steamed egg. My An An is not picky about food, and she eats vegetables very well. If you really can't find it, why don't you try winter melon? Winter melon is also very good, without any strange smell, and it is also relatively soft. The gourd flesh is also very delicious. When the time comes, beat the skin, cut it into strips, and dry it. Whether it is fried or stewed, it tastes good."

Tian Yun's eyes lit up. She now lived in the city and was always thinking about the vegetables sold in the county town. She had never thought about gourd peel and winter melon.

"It just so happens that my parents planted a lot of winter melons and gourds this year. I'll ask my mom and others to pick some gourds down when the time comes." Tian Yun said.

"Then I'll pass on a message to you when I get home tonight." Tian Tian didn't mind being the little carrier pigeon.

Tian Yun nodded and said, "Thank you for your help."

"I remember there seemed to be a book sold in the bookstore that taught how to cook delicious food. You can buy it and cook it for Dongliang when you have nothing to do."

Tian Yun nodded and said, "I'll go to Xinhua Bookstore and take a look when the time comes."

Anyway, she has 16 months of vacation now, and how many months are left before she can go back to work? It's still relatively free.

"By the way," Tian Tian said and suddenly remembered what she had brought, and handed the big package to Tian Yun.

"The clothes in here are what my daughter An An wore when she was little. The materials are very comfortable. Now that she has grown up, she can't wear them anymore. If you don't mind, you can give these clothes to Dong Liang."

The clothes An An wore when she was little did not have any obvious gender characteristics. Tian Tian also did not like the idea that boys must wear blue and girls must wear pink, so she basically looked at whether the material of the clothes was comfortable and fit well, and then she would look at the pattern. She would not just focus on one color, whether she bought white, gray, blue, yellow, red or green. As long as the clothes were good, she would buy them all.

Li Jiuniang, who packed An An's clothes, had the same idea as Tian Tian.

So just by looking at An An's clothes, you really can't tell whether they are for boys or girls, and the patterns are mostly small animals, as well as natural trees, flowers, water, sun, moon, stars and so on.

"I don't mind, I don't mind. All the clothes you put on An An are good clothes." Tian Yun naturally wouldn't mind.

Clothes are like this nowadays. If the relationship at home is good, they will take turns wearing them.

Moreover, children grow fast. They grow taller in a few days, so there is no need to wear too good clothes. If you buy new clothes, they will not fit after a few days.

Tian Yun opened Tian Tian's package. She had already prepared that An An's clothes would be more girlish, because she could see how much Tian Tian and her husband loved An An.

She thought that since Dongliang was still young and didn't care much about clothes, she would just let him wear them first. When he grew up and understood more, she would buy him new clothes and change his clothes.

The result when he opened it was beyond Tian Yun's expectation. From the pattern on the clothes, it was impossible to tell whether the clothes were for boys or girls.

Moreover, most of the clothes were yellow, not the pink floral ones she had imagined.

The clothes were all well preserved, cleaned very well, the materials were very soft, and the styles were very novel, which were not available in their small county.