Chapter 43: Sharing the Housework
Yunxi was even more confused: "Why don't you go to your relatives to buy meat?" ”
"I said yesterday that I would buy meat today." Qin Jianguo originally planned to go to the new house to finish talking about the division of the household first, and then go home to get the money ticket, but the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, he didn't have time to go home, so he went directly to the town from the brigade, fortunately, he still had a few yuan and a few tickets left in his pocket, otherwise he would break his promise and get fat.
Yunxi heard what he said, and suddenly remembered that he really said that he would buy meat today last night, but at that time she was distressed about the burnt bones, and she knew that he was very poor, so she didn't take it seriously at all.
But she didn't expect that what he said was true, but he emptied his pocket and bought meat, just for the promise he made last night.
For a while, Yunxi didn't know whether to be moved, and he still wanted to scold him for being a loser.
However, as a cohabitant, it is always inappropriate for her to take too much care, so after taking a deep breath, she smiled again: "I see that you don't have oil in the kitchen, so it's better to cut out the fat separately, fry the oil in the pan and store it for stir-fry later." ”
Qin Jianguo had no opinion on this, picked up the knife from the side, and with a slight movement of his wrist, the whole piece of pork was perfectly divided into fat and lean meat, which made Yunxi marvel.
Immediately, she suddenly remembered that there was only an iron pot for cooking porridge in the kitchen, so she hurriedly ran back to the kitchen, divided half of the boiled porridge into Xiao Hei, poured the remaining half into a bowl and prepared it for dinner, and then picked up the iron pot and went to the well to clean.
"I'll do it."
Qin Jianguo reached for the iron pot, but Yunxi avoided it and said to him seriously: "Although Lai Di and I are borrowing your house, you don't want to treat our sisters as guests, these housework are shared between the two sides, and it can be a lot easier for each other." ”
The little girl's face was full of seriousness and persistence, Qin Jianguo couldn't help but think of the previous years when he went home to visit relatives, whether it was the second brother or the younger sister, they all tried to push the work to him, if his mother complained, the second brother and the little sister always laughed and defended that he was used to doing those jobs, and he did it with less effort than them.
Yes, he does it with less effort than them, but he doesn't get tired.
Seeing his suddenly cold look, Yunxi quietly moved his feet and changed his words: "Lai Di and I can take care of the trivial housework, but some physical work needs your help, such as chopping firewood and the like." ”
Qin Jianguo came to his senses and realized that Yunxi had misunderstood, but he was not good at explaining to others, so he only said: "It's good to share the housework, and you don't need to do the work of chopping wood." ”
It's best to share it like this, Yunxi nodded with a smile: "Okay, it's a word." ”
The little girl smiled brightly, and Qin Jianguo suddenly felt that the sun was very warm today, and it could shine into people's hearts.
The fire on the stove burned, the iron pot rizzled, stir-fried with an iron spoon, and the translucent oil seeped out, more and more, and the aroma became stronger and stronger, wafting out of the stove.
Xiao Hei, who was lying under the eaves basking in the sun, shrugged his nose, raised his head suddenly, and ran to the stove room on all four legs.
Laidi, who was thinking about opening the vegetable patch behind the house, couldn't resist the temptation of the aroma, swallowed his saliva and moved to the stove step by step.
"Wang, Wang-"
The little black dog ran into the stove room first, and wagged his tail around Qin Jianguo in front of the stove in a hurry.
Qin Jianguo raised his hand and patted its head away, then used chopsticks to pick up a piece of oil residue from the pot and threw it back, the little black dog immediately turned around and chased it, the oil residue fell into its special stone trough first, it stretched out its tongue and rolled it into its mouth, biting it with a click.
Lai Di looked at the little black dog and swallowed her saliva, but she also stood at the door obediently and did not speak.
Yunxi turned his head to see Laidi staring at the little black dog eating the oil residue, and felt strange in his heart, so he picked up a few pieces of oil residue with chopsticks and put them in a bowl and sprinkled them with salt, while beckoning her: "Come to Di and eat." ”
Laidi Xing's eyes lit up suddenly, and she quickly ran to Yunxi, but she didn't take the bowl, but aimed her eyes at Qin Jianguo, who was adding firewood to the stove.
Qin Jianguo was stunned for a moment before he understood the meaning of her eyes, nodded and said, "Eat, there will be more after eating." ”
Laidi, who had permission, quickly picked up a piece of oil residue from the bowl and stuffed it into her mouth, and pushed the bowl to Yunxi again: "Sister, you are also the second." ”
She had something in her mouth, her words were slurred, and her two apricot eyes were bent into crescents, like a little mouse that had stolen oil, and she was so happy that she was about to bubble.
Yunxi slapped her hand funny: "In the future, you are not allowed to take food directly with your hands, go to the well and wash your hands." ”
Laidi was not upset when she was beaten, turned around and ran out to wash her hands.
Qin Jianguo watched the sisters get along with each other, and couldn't help but think of the Qin family's boiling of oil in previous years, and it was all done by Mrs. Qin herself, in order to prevent others from stealing food, and whoever dared to steal food would be beaten by iron tongs.
Of course, the second brother is not among the beatings, and occasionally the younger sister can also ask for a piece or two from the old lady.
Only him, who never succeeded. After three times, he never came near the iron pan of the frying oil.
"You eat a piece too."
Suddenly, a piece of oil residue appeared in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, turned his face away and said, "No." ”
Yunxi got used to his cold face, and took the oil residue to his mouth and handed it another inch: "I want you to taste whether this oil residue has been fried." ”
The oil residue with the skin, the skin is a faint golden yellow, and the aroma turns into the nose, in his previous experience, it is fried just right. But he couldn't help but open his mouth when he was full of anticipation in the little girl's eyes, and when he reacted to close it, the little girl took the first step to stuff the oil residue into his mouth, and a pair of eyes flashed with a streamer, revealing a smile that the plan had succeeded.
The entrance of the oil residue, the mouth is full of burnt fragrance, with the salty taste of salt grains, and it clicks crisply when you bite it lightly, Qin Jianguo was stunned for a moment, it turned out that this was the taste of the oil residue that had just come out of the pot...... Swallowing the oil residue, he looked up and said to the little girl: "The fire is enough, you and Laidi share the oil residue in the bowl, I will put out the fire first......"
Before he finished speaking, another piece of oil residue was stuffed into his mouth, and before he could frown, the little girl had already walked out briskly with the bowl.
Crubbing on the crispy oil residue, he felt his heart suddenly be filled with something.
Yunxi only tasted a piece of oil residue, and even gave the bowl with chopsticks to Laidi, Laidi ate a mouthful full of oil, if she hadn't stopped her, this little gluttonous cat would have to lick the bowl.
With oil and water in her stomach, Laidi became even more energetic, and pulled Yunxi to plan the vegetable field behind the house.
Yunxi, who didn't know anything about farm work, asked her with a smile: "Laidi, what do you think?" ”
Lai Di hesitated and gestured: "I want to plant a leek here, and then sprinkle a small piece of cabbage, and dot bean seeds on the edge of the ground, and when the beans grow up, put up a shelf for it to climb, and pumpkins should also be planted, pumpkin flowers can be made into soup to drink, winter melons can also be planted two, winter melons can be made into winter melon sugar, I heard that winter melon sugar is very sweet......"
The more she said Laidi, the brighter her apricot eyes became, and she couldn't stop talking for a while, looking like a little mouse holding an oil gourd, Yunxi couldn't help laughing, patted her shoulder and said, "Just do what you want, sister supports you." ”
Laidi's eyes brightened, and Yunxi added: "You are responsible for this vegetable field, and my sister will only help you loosen the soil and weed." "Mainly, she won't be able to do anything else.
Lai Di was full of answers, and even had to take over all the work of loosening the soil and weeding, but Yunxi did not agree.