Chapter Eighty-Seven: Dumplings

When Chen Qi'an and Chen Xuejiao were talking about family affairs in the Zuo family compound, they were also talking about them at home.

After Chen Xuejiao and the others left, Chen Jiajia regained his calm, but there was still an undercurrent surging under that calm.

Don't look at the Chen family as just a small farmer in the countryside, but it has never been calm, and all the days are contaminated with a hurried and spicy atmosphere.

According to Chen Xuejiao's instructions, Li re-boiled the tea eggs, hung the stove and sold them under the eaves at the door. Chen Qiping settled the accounts quickly and well, and he carried a small bench and sat by the stove to collect money.

Chen Xueru and Wang Jinghao spent the rest of their time hiding in the house doing needlework and needlework in addition to helping the Li family do their work and take care of Chen Xiucai.

The upper room was quiet for a while, and there was no trouble looking for a big room for the time being, and Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

“…… I've been walking for three days, and I don't know what happened. The two children had never been out of the house, and I couldn't sleep well that night. Li Shi took a bowl of medicine and said while blowing the heat in it.

"Today, Qi'an has a letter, saying that Xuzhou Mansion has arrived, and I estimate that I have reached the boundary of Shandong. Don't worry about it, there is Master Qin and Uncle Child, it's nothing. Although Chen Xiucai said this, there was also a trace of worry in his eyes.

In the pot house, Chen Xueru and Wang Jing were cooking.

Since the separation, the food in the big house is much better than before. When Xue Jiao was at home, she told Li that their children were growing and needed to eat meat every once in a while. Li felt sorry for the child, and always felt that he used to live with the house, and the child could not get good food.

Today's dinner is decided by Chen Xueru and Wang Jinghao.

There was still a bowl of oil residue left in the last oil refining, and Chen Xuejiao nagged that she wanted to eat oil residue leek dumplings, but she went to Weishan Lake because she didn't eat it. Chen Xueru remembered this and wrapped dumplings with oil residue. This was the first time she had done it. In the past, in the upper room, the oil residue was the patent of Mrs. Chen, not to mention making dumplings, but she was locked up by the old lady without even looking at it.

“…… It's quiet. Last time I heard Xue Jiao say that dumplings made with leek are delicious, why don't you use this remaining bowl of dumplings? Chen Xueru took out the oil residue from the cabinet and said.

Xuejiao said yes. She has always loved to cook strange food. Wang Jing smiled and said to Chen Xueru, "I don't know where she and Brother Qi Ange slept tonight." ”

Chen Xueru was also worried, and said: "I don't feel at home, I feel panicked when I am separated these days." ”

The two cousins talked about some interesting things about Xuejiao's usual home at home, and the more they talked, the happier they became. Because it was in their own pot house, no one was staring, and the two of them talked about their love. I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Crisp laughter reached the upper room.

Mrs. Chen secretly scolded: "The little prostitute who died doesn't know what to do, and she laughs so much." ”

I don't know how the children in the big house provoked Mrs. Chen, her words were mean and sour. People who don't know the truth hear this scolding, and think how much resentment there is. The Zhao family, who was having fun by his side, couldn't get along with the big house, and frowned invisibly when he heard this.

Mrs. Chen said to herself: "Xuejiao, that girl, it's okay to leave, I think it's best to just go out and let the kidnappers go, so as to save the trouble at home." ”

mentioned Chen Xuejiao, this girl. Zhao's eyes flashed with disdain and hatred, she had no face at home several times, and this girl's instigation was indispensable.

“…… A girl's house, she just runs. Daddy doesn't care. What can I do if I run away from the wild in the future, people outside still say that our girls are not decent. Zhao's eyes flashed with a vicious light, and he immediately changed to a smiling face.

That day, Xue Jiao muttered in her ear that Xue Yao's words were still there. This girl has a stubborn personality, and if she is not good, she has the potential to die and the net will be broken. I have to write a letter to Xue Yao to be careful, what can I do if this girl makes trouble in Ding's Mansion, some time ago I was still making trouble going to Ding's Mansion to be a maid.

"What kind of waves can she make, it's just a girl." Old Mrs. Chen had a headache when she mentioned Xue Jiao. simply changed the subject, "Where has the boss been these days?" Two days ago, he quietly took my five hundred dollars. ”

When Mrs. Chen and the Zhao family spoke alone, they both called Chen Zichang the boss. called Chen Xiucai the son of the front.

Zhao's heart jumped when he heard this: "I'll ask him when I go back." ”

It's just talking, if you really ask, can Chen Zichang's temperament speak? There will be a commotion, and I will fall in front of Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen said that Chen Zichang asked her to get money, just to reveal to the Zhao family the information that I still love your room the most.

Chen Xuemiao sat in the inner room with a sad expression, since she was sick that day when she wanted to be Gu Siyuan's maid in front of everyone. At this time, I heard the laughter of Chen Xueru and Wang Jinghao outside, and I wanted to tear their mouths apart.

That day, Gu Siyuan gave himself a cold face in front of so many people, and turned his face to talk to Chen Xuejiao. Chen Xuemiao was sad when she thought about the situation that day, and when she returned to the house that day, she smashed a pair of jade bottles brought back by Xue Yao on the table, and was slapped by Chen Zichang, and she didn't go out for two days.

In the pot house, Chen Xueru and Wang Jing talked affectionately. Wang Jing made good noodles, and Chen Xueru chopped the oil residue and went to the yard to pick leeks.

There are a few leeks planted on the north side of the vegetable garden, just opposite Zhao's ear room.

Chen Xueru bent down and picked a handful of tender leeks, raised her head, smiled, and the afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on her face, leaving a beautiful and soft silhouette, and the girl's demeanor had begun to appear.

Chen Xuemiao looked out through the window of the ear room, and happened to see Chen Xueru in the afterglow of the sunset, and couldn't help but be jealous, opened the window and spit at Chen Xueru: "Slut!" ”

Chen Xueru was scolded by Chen Xuemiao for no reason, she was stunned, she knew Chen Xuemiao's temperament very well, and she didn't want to make trouble here, so she picked up the leeks and went to the pot house.

Wang Jinghao had already reconciled, and when she saw Xue Ru coming in, she said with a smile: "I have already reconciled, my uncle is weak, so he deliberately made peace softer." ”

Xue Ru smiled, and the unhappiness just now was swept away.

Pick the leeks and clean and drain the water, put them on the board and chop them, put them in a white porcelain basin, put the oil residue that was chopped before, add pepper powder, sesame oil, salt, stir evenly and fully integrate.

Let it sit for a quarter of an hour. Roll the dumpling skin quietly, and the snow is like a bag. Both of them are fast and quickly wrapped. The white and fat dumplings are placed on the board, which is really gratifying.

Bring boiling water to a boil in a pot. Chen Xueru put the dumplings in, and when she opened them for the first time, she stirred up half a bowl of cold water, and when the water opened the second time, the dumplings were cooked.

Chen Xueru put the dumplings in a bowl, and Wang Jing peeled the garlic and cut the garlic puree.

The aroma of dumplings wafts out and makes people salivate.

Chen Qiping was tired of playing with the big egg, ran into the pot house, and shouted in surprise when he saw the dumplings in the bowl: "Dumplings!" As he spoke, he pinched one with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth. It's hot, it's fragrant. ”

"Be careful, I'm eating after washing my hands." Chen Xueru smiled, and Jinghao helped put the dumplings in a big bowl and sent them to Chen Xiucai.

As soon as Li talked about Chen Xuejiao and Chen Qi'an, he couldn't hold back his words, and when he saw Jing Hao coming in, he was shocked to realize that the two girls had already made dinner. He took the bowl from Jing Hao's hand and said in surprise: "You two are strangely capable, and you make dumplings." ”

Chen Xiucai picked up the bowl and ate it.

Li went to the pot house and saw Zhang standing at the door of the pot house with two eggs and three eggs.

Since Zhang was slapped twice by Li, she was uncomfortable seeing Li at first, and later saw that Li was still the same as before. She began to be cheeky again.

“…… Sister-in-law, your family eats dumplings, and I still eat them during the New Year. It's so fragrant, you let Xueru give me some taste. Zhang leaned against the door frame and said facelessly.

Chen Xueru and Chen Qiping frowned, it seemed that Zhang's request for dumplings was frustrated just now.

"Sister-in-law, you are a kind-hearted person, I can say that you are willing to let your two nephews starve pitifully." Zhang pulled out the two eggs and three eggs behind him.

The second and third eggs looked at the dumplings in Qi Ping's hand, and they couldn't wait to go up and grab them.

Li's heart softened, she could refuse Zhang's with a hard heart, but she couldn't refuse her two nephews with a hard heart.

“…… Do you want to give ......," Li began.

"Mother. Daddy seems to be calling you. Qi An remembered what the second sister had taught, and interrupted the Li family. Then he said to Zhang: "Fourth aunt, didn't you eat eggs in the morning?" Why did you ask us for dumplings? ”

Chen Qi'an deliberately said loudly, Zhang looked nervously at the upper room, and said with a calm face: "Qi'an, why are you chewing the root of your tongue, when will I eat eggs." ”

"It's morning, you cook, I see it." Chen Qi'an said that she has a nose and eyes, "Why don't we go and ask the milk to see if she has fewer eggs." ”

"You can't talk nonsense." Zhang's heart is weak.

"Fourth aunt, why don't you give two eggs and three eggs when you eat eggs in the morning, they are your own, don't you hurt? My mother has delicious food for me and my sister to eat, why don't you give them food. Chen Qiping's face was full of innocence.

The eyes of the two and three eggs are different when they look at their own mothers.

In the upper room, Zhao stood under the curtain and listened, and said to Mrs. Chen with a smile: "The fourth brother and sister are still like children, and they rushed up when they saw the big room wrapped dumplings." ”

Old Lady Chen frowned in disgust and shouted, "...... Are you suffering from gluttony or something, those dumplings will hook your soul away. Their pot house is so fragrant, you go every day, and you can't put things on the table. ”

This was obviously said to the Zhang family, and he secretly stepped on the big house again.

Zhang listened and walked away with his two sons.

"Qi An, you are so powerful, you sent the fourth aunt away with such a few words." Chen Xueru said with a smile.

"The fourth aunt cooks in the morning and often steals eggs, and I have seen them several times." Chen Qi'an stuffed a dumpling in his mouth and said.

Li smiled helplessly.

Since beating Zhang's to help Xue Miao step on herself, Chen Xueru only hated Zhang's, so she said to Li's: "Mother, my sister is right, it's not that we can't bear a few dumplings, but if we go on like this, let the fourth aunt eat smoothly, she will pester us every day, and besides, she won't say half a good word about us when she eats us." ”

Li felt that what Chen Xueru said made sense, turned around and took a bowl full of dumplings from the cabinet and asked Xueru to send them to the upper room.

Chen Qiping took it and said: "I'll go, I'll go, the second sister said, to send food to the upper room, you have to indicate that you are filial to your grandmother." ”

"It's not the same, how can your lord eat alone, he will always share it with everyone." Lee laughed.

"It's different." Qi Ping remembered Xue Jiao's words, "If you don't say it clearly, other people in the upper room will think that we give less, and it seems that we are stingy." If it is said to grandma, we only have filial piety. ”

Chen Qi'an ran away with a smile on his face.

"How can life be so clear." Lee groaned. (To be continued)