What Little Snow said was true. By the afternoon, almost every household had sent things to Little Rice and Iron Egg.
Most were some ready-to-eat jerky, and some families with chickens sent over a couple of eggs, or they sent sun-dried vegetables or pickled items from last year.
Well, the main gifts were for Little Rice, and Iron Egg was just a tag-along, but everyone understood and didn't mind.
This wasn't the first time, but the third time. Every time Little Rice had a birthday, the Jiang family would receive many gifts.
No matter the value, they were all tokens of the community's affection.
In the evening, the second aunt boiled all the eggs in the house, including those sent by others, just enough for everyone at home to have one.
Then she prepared a bowl of longevity noodles for Little Rice and Iron Egg, long and singular, filling them up with just one bowl.
Every family member eats a bowl of longevity noodles on their birthdays.
