Chapter 35: Up the Mountain
Looking at the children's eyes outside, Xu Wanning would think of the skinny Da Chun and her younger sister when she first came in the book, and she was a little distressed.
She can't take out the good things she has and share them with the children, but she must do this kind of easy thing to do.
"That's fine. The captain was the final word.
In the kitchen, when Xu Wanning was adding hazel mushrooms, she quietly took out a few pieces of cooked chicken breast from the space, cut them into pieces and added them.
Her restaurant receives hundreds of customers every day, and many of the ingredients are prepared early in the morning, such as cooking meat for processing, just to shorten the time when cooking.
It just happened to be convenient for her now.
She didn't take other parts of the chicken out, a chicken is big, the big guy's heart is like a mirror, when the number of bones is not matched, it is easy to arouse suspicion.
Second, children can basically eat meat only once a few months, although the chicken with bones is delicious, but the amount is small, and the chicken breast is relatively not so good, but the satisfaction of eating it in the mouth is obviously stronger for these children.
When Xu Wanning went out with a large pot of chicken stewed mushrooms, she heard the sound of swallowing saliva one after another, mixed with a few hungry cooings.
"Shusheng, you and Johnson will work together to send this pot of chicken stewed mushrooms to your friends. ”
Xu Wanning's words made the children cheer and at the same time, they were also mixed with a trace of uncertainty.
"Aunt Xu, do you really want to give us food?"
"Of course. Xu Wanning said with a smile: "The captain and the village chief also agreed. However, the amount is not much, so each child can only share one piece of chicken, and hazelnut mushrooms can be given one more per person. ”
"But when it comes to the ugly words, Shusheng and Johnson & Johnson must share the chicken with everyone fairly and justly, and no one else can coax it, otherwise you won't eat any of them. ”
Xu Wanning deliberately kept a straight face, and her tone was a little serious, but she was quite capable of bluffing.
And the temptation of food also made the children extremely obedient, until the Shusheng Johnson brothers finished dividing the chicken, and no one had any extra moves.
Because there are not so many dishes and chopsticks, the children simply eat with their hands.
Even some children's paws are black, and they haven't washed their hands seriously at first glance, and they just take something to eat, and they don't know if they will have stomach trouble.
But Xu Wanning has no way to correct them one by one, after all, this is not an exception, most of the children in the village are like this, and only a very small number of people who are particular about it will remind the children to wash their hands before eating.
She doesn't have that much to spare, and besides, if she talks too much, she may be talked about by people with a heart.
As long as the children eat something in their mouths, even if it is just to satisfy their appetite for a while.
In the crowd, a tall, thin and tall girl stood out from the crowd.
I don't know if Johnson & Johnson took care of her, but she got a large piece of chicken breast and three significantly larger hazelnut mushrooms.
But the little girl only ate one of the smallest hazelnut mushrooms, and clutched the other two and the chicken breast tightly in her hand, and her throat rolled visibly as she watched the sound of the people around her chirping.
"Aunt Xu, Erya's parents are gone, and she lives with her grandparents with her sister. But her grandmother is too old to work in the fields, and the life of a family of four is very difficult, usually only one meal a day or two, or the kind that can't eat enough. Erya should have wanted to take things back for the family to eat. ”
Johnson finished eating his own food, and saw that Xu Wanning's eyes were always on Erya, so he kindly explained.
"Okay, I got it. Xu Wanning nodded slightly, didn't say anything, and calmly looked away.
When the children had almost eaten, Xu Wanning went back to Lin's house.
Mother Lin knew that she was going to be busy at the team headquarters for a long time today, so she didn't wait for her to come back, and made lunch for the children to eat.
Obviously, it is still the same as before, and there is no difference in taste, but the interest of the two children in eating is obviously not high.
"Milk, the next time you cook the noodles, add a little lard, so that the noodle soup can taste better. Da Chun'er ate all the noodles, and didn't even let go of the soup, but she still didn't forget to give advice to her grandmother.
The younger sister nodded violently on the side: "Yes, milk, the rice you cook is not delicious, but the taste is too light." ”
Mother Lin stared at the two children and sneered: "I see that the mouths of the two of you are being raised by your mother!"
"But Mom's cooking is really delicious. ”
Xu Wanning pushed the door in, and happened to hear the conversation between the three of her ancestors and grandchildren, and after a change of thought, she said: "It's better like this, from the day after tomorrow, when I cook, the two of you are also learning on the side, and when you make better food than grandma's cooking, you don't have to learn." ”
My sister's face instantly drooped: "But Mom, we still have homework to do every day." ”
Eating is a great thing to enjoy, but cooking is definitely not!
"Then don't pick and choose what grandma makes!" Xu Wanning rarely had a straight face, and her tone was serious, and the two children shrank their necks slightly.
Mom has been treating them a lot more kindly lately, and they have forgotten Mom's previous temper.
"Knowing Mom, no matter what Grandma does to eat in the future, we will eat it obediently, and we will definitely not be picky. ”
Xu Wanning's expression eased a little.
If there is enough food, everyone can eat enough and even have a surplus of future generations, Xu Wanning doesn't mind that the children are picky about things, because at that time, there will be more choices, and parents who feel sorry for their children will not be wronged by their own cubs.
But this is the 70s when the per capita food was not enough, and a few members of their family can eat a full meal and eat some meat every other day, which is already a unique existence in Dajiang Village.
After she wore it, she wanted to make up for the debt she owed to the children and Mother Lin, and she had never been disadvantaged in terms of food, plus her cooking skills were really good, so these two children forgot what it was like to be hungry at the beginning.
This culture cannot be fostered.
They have to be corrected before their character is completely settled.
Fortunately, the two children have always been well-behaved and obedient, Xu Wanning educated a few words, and they soon realized their problems.
At night, Xu Wanning lay on the bed tossing and turning.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she could think of Erya's desperate patience.
It reminded her of her childhood when she was growing up in an orphanage.
And, when she first wore it, the appearance of Da Chun and her younger sister.
Sighing slightly, Xu Wanning turned over and got up, put on a padded jacket, and tiptoed to the kitchen.
There are also some coarse grains in the kitchen, which are sorghum rice and corn zhenzi.