Chapter 68: Cooking at home
When Erbao called Liu Jie the next day and asked him how to boil vegetable porridge, Liu Jie was listening to Song Jinbao brainwash the owner of the alchemy furnace, an old man in his early sixties who was ill and mentally depressed, with his three-inch tongue.
It's a pity that Rao is Song Jinbao is clever tongue, and the old man is indeed short of money, but he would rather sell his house than sell his ancestral incense burner.
Liu Jie was in a hurry, and he received a call from Erbao coldly, but he didn't react to what she said for a while.
Liu Jie asked blankly, "What vegetable porridge?"
Since the last time he helped deliver pigeon soup, the next day he ordered a takeout of the tonic soup directly near the hospital, and it has been ordering for several days.
"It's porridge made with vegetables. Erbao explained.
"Aren't you drinking soup? Why did you change to porridge again?" The nourishing soup that Liu Jie ordered will give away rice and side dishes, and a serious meal can be eaten very well.
"I don't drink soup anymore, my sister can see that it is the soup she bought. Erbao said depressedly.
"What's wrong with your sister, what's wrong with what you bought, do you have to let a child who can't cook cook porridge at home!"
Liu Jie complained unhappily: "I'm not afraid of accidents!"
"She stopped drinking soup. Erbao whispered: "My father said that he would cook porridge for her in the future." ”
"Can your dad still cook?" asked Liu Jie, Erbao's father in a wheelchair with limited mobility flickered in front of him.
"My dad can teach me, it's not difficult to cook porridge, I used to watch my sister cook. Erbao replied confidently.
Liu Jie raised his eyebrows: "Since your father wants to teach you how to cook porridge, why did you call me again?"
Erbao said: "My dad is sleeping, he has a terrible back pain in the past two days, and he can't sleep at night, I want him to rest for a while." ”
It's quite filial.
Liu Jie doesn't know how, as long as he faces Erbao, he will feel very soft-hearted inexplicably.
Liu Jie hung up the phone, explained to Song Jinbao and went out directly.
took a taxi to help Erbao cook porridge and killed him a thousand times, and he didn't think he would do it.
Erbao's family's economic conditions are not very good, so her sister doesn't eat in the hospital, and she doesn't agree to go to the restaurant to buy it, so she just gets some food at home and sends it over to deal with it.
This made Liu Jie think of the current situation in his family.
Listening to the meaning of Erbao's words, her sister is usually cooking in their family, so when he hurried to Erbao's house, Erbao's father was sitting in a wheelchair directing Erbao to wash rice.
Liu Jie walked in directly from the half-open gate, the small courtyard was cleaned very clean, and on a cold day, Erbao was squatting by the pool in the yard to work.
"Brother!" Erbao looked up and saw Liu Jie, and shouted in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"Hello uncle. Liu Jie first said hello to Erbao's father, walked to Erbao's side and squatted: "I'm fine, I'll come and see you." ”
Erbao's father saw that Liu Jie was going to cook porridge, so he was very upset, and followed him and said: "Doctor Liu, you don't need to work, you just go into the house and sit." ”
"Uncle, it's okay. Liu Jie's work movements are very skillful: "I usually cook at home. ”
The kitchen knife chops the meat foam and vegetables at a uniform speed on the cutting board.
The materials were prepared, the rice was washed, the water was put in, and the meat foam was put in, and soon, Liu Jie cooked a big pot of porridge.
Cooking porridge is not as laborious as making soup, it won't take long to cook, Liu Jie finally put the vegetables into the pot, put in the seasoning, and said while stirring: "Erbao, I'll take a taxi directly to the hospital in a while." ”
"No need. Erbao's father was quite upset, and hurriedly stopped: "I told the third boy of the old Xue family who went to Ergan'er before, he drove a taxi, and he happened to get out of the car in a while, so he could send her over." ”
"Oh. Liu Jie nodded, helped put the porridge into the outside of the jar, and deliberately found a cloth bag to cover: "Then I'll leave too, well, if I have time tomorrow, I'll see and come over to help." ”
Liu Jie saw that although the conditions of Erbao's family were not good, Erbao was obviously pampered and had never done housework. Erbao's father can move his arms now, and he can't work.
Originally, Liu Jie thought that if he could, he would entrust the neighbors on the left and right to help him, but when the porridge was cooked, he learned from Erbao's father that the neighbors who were close to him were all elderly and widowed old people, and there were two young couples, but they were busy with work during the day, and they couldn't come back until dark.
Everyone gets along on weekdays, and it is Erbao and her sister who help others.
Liu Jie is usually very busy with work, so he can only rush to Erbao's house during the lunch break.
Fortunately, Zhao Lele has been discharged from the hospital, and the old man can go home to take care of her at noon.
Liu Jie came to cook for Erbao's sister on time every day, and cooked porridge for the first two days, and then simply made Erbao and Erbao's father's lunch and dinner together, and the ingredients began to become varied.
"Brother, if only you could come to my house every day to cook. Erbao nibbled on a piece of pork ribs that had just come out of the pot, and sighed with his fingers.
"Delicious, right?" Liu Jie turned his head and smiled at Erbao.
"Super tasty, better than my sister cooking. Erbao thought of something, and said happily: "My sister will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow." ”
"Huh?" Liu Jie was stunned, he was hospitalized for a week, and he was surprised: "I was discharged from the hospital after a week of fracture?"
"One week and three days. Erbao nodded: "The plaster hasn't been removed yet, my sister said to go home and raise it, and then go to the hospital when the dressing is changed." ”
Liu Jie didn't say anything, this must be to save money, and the cost of living in the hospital for a day is not low.
He glanced at Erbao's father who was in a wheelchair, and he probably didn't worry about these two people in the family.
Liu Jie had an examination for Erbao's father before, and Erbao's father's back injury was really serious, but it was not impossible to heal.
It's just that he doesn't have an alchemy furnace at hand now, second, he doesn't have enough medicinal materials, and third, he doesn't have internal strength, so he is simply powerless.
"Brother, are you coming back tomorrow?" Erbao suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Liu Jie looked at her: "What?"
"My sister has been discharged from the hospital, are you still coming over to cook?" Erbao subconsciously pulled the corner of his clothes.
Erbao is very sticky to him, every time he comes over, Erbao will revolve around him, and after getting along for such a period of time, Liu Jie found that Erbao actually has no friends, except for her own two good friends at school, no neighbor's children have ever come to her on weekdays.
In Liu Jie's eyes, Erbao is just like Zhao Lele, just like a child, he couldn't help but touch her head: "Can your sister work when she goes home? If not, I'll come over for a few more days." ”
"I don't know if I can do it. Erbao lowered his head: "Now I still have to hang my legs." ”
Liu Jie thought for a while and said, "Then I'll come over tomorrow to take a look." ”
Erbao was suddenly happy, Liu Jie looked at her and smiled: "Poor little friend, doesn't your sister usually play with you?"
"She didn't have time. Erbao said: "My sister has to go to work and school again, and she is very busy. ”
Liu Jie was a little surprised: "Is your sister still in school?"
He always thought that this big treasure had officially worked.
"Hmm. Erbao nodded: "My sister is in college." ”
Liu Jie was just about to speak, the mobile phone rang, it was Song Jinbao calling, after connecting, Song Jinbao's excited voice sounded in the microphone: "Doctor Liu, where is it? The alchemy furnace is in hand, come and take a look?"