After listening to this, Old Man Liu stroked his beard and said: "People are good, but the way of doing things is a little more sloppy." ”

"I don't care if I'm smug or not, I just know that I have a white dress to wear today." Liu Boyu rummaged through the cloth and interjected with a smile.

"Look at your little bit of goodness, a dress will make you happy." Mrs. Liu raised her slap and was about to slap.

Liu Boyu hurriedly dodged and said, "I'm not going to do that, I don't have a big brother who can read." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Seeing that noon has arrived, everyone's stomachs are singing about the empty city plan, and I am afraid it will be too late to rush back to cook at this time. It just so happened that the teahouse also sold some noodles, soup powder, steamed buns, etc., so the family decided to eat here at noon to satisfy their hunger and then go back.

Five cents for a bowl of shredded meat noodles, one bowl per person, two meat buns for one, two cages, one cage is five. With the economic environment of the Liu family, a big restaurant can't afford it, but this kind of street restaurant is not tight.

Liu Qingyan asked for shredded meat soup powder, and the noodles were at the same price.

I don't know if the teahouse owner's cooking skills are limited, or the way the people here handle the ingredients is wrong, the shredded meat tastes very woody, the skin of the meat bun is too thick, the dough is not enough, it tastes a little hard, the size is quite big, and the meat filling is also enough, it can be seen that the boss is not a black-hearted businessman, but the taste is unsatisfactory.

Liu Qingyan broke half of the meat bun and handed it to Qing Zhi, Qing Zhi probably ate too much sweet today, and she didn't have much appetite, so she shook her head and refused to ask for it.

Liu Qingyan glared at her, meaning that she is usually quite able to eat, so why not eat it!

Xie Shi saw his daughter's small movements, and hurriedly asked, "Buns are not delicious?" ”

Liu Qingyan shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry." ”

No matter how prosperous and stable the ancient society was, compared with later generations, the material was still relatively scarce, and the lives of ordinary people were only to solve the problem of food and clothing, and they could not go hungry, and they would inevitably go hungry in the year of famine.

Liu Qingyan felt that these foods were not delicious, that was because her mouth had already eaten Diao, and in her previous life, she had tasted the major cuisines of her own country, even the cuisines of many other countries. The life after crossing over is not very rich, but I have never been hungry, and it is not long.

She saw that the people around her were eating with relish, and she couldn't say that it was not delicious.

Xie Shi heard that his daughter was not hungry, and he did not force her to eat, so he took the bun and ate it himself.

The Liu family sat around a table, "Woo Yo" was eating hot, and a couple in their thirties came into the teahouse, thinking that they were also coming to rest after buying and selling things in the big market, the man was carrying a pair of baskets, and the woman was holding a small milk baby in her arms, more than a year old, and was sucking her fingers to play.

The couple sat at the table next to the Liu family, the man and the Xiaoer shopkeeper ordered some food, and the woman sat down and teased the child for a while, then looked up and saw Xie, and immediately shouted happily, "Qiuyu, Qiuyu." ”

Xie's maiden name was Qiuyu, and when she heard someone shouting, she turned her head to look at the woman, and then became happy.

"Cailan, it's you, I didn't expect to meet you today, it's great."

The woman is next door to Xie's mother's house, she grew up together, and her relationship has always been good, and it is rare to meet again after they get married, and they can only meet when they return to their parents' house on the second day of the first month, and say a few words.

When the childhood partners met, they were naturally in a happy mood, and the woman named Cailan got up and came to Xie with the baby in her arms, first greeted the Liu family with a little head, and then teased the baby to let the little baby call Xie "aunt".

The little baby couldn't speak yet, and shouted "Yiyi" in a slurred voice, which sounded like that.

Xie Shi also stood up, reached out and gently pinched the little milk baby's face, and said with a smile: "The one I saw in the first month is only a little bigger, and it has only been a long time, and it has changed its appearance." ”

Cailan smiled: "This guy can eat and sleep, just like that little piglet, he can't wake up when he falls asleep and shouts, and he grows up fast." ”

The two laughed at the little milk baby for a while, and Cailan remembered something, so she said to Xie: "Qiuyu, I went to my mother's house yesterday, and I heard that your mother fell a few days ago and twisted her waist. ”

Xie Shi was shocked when he heard this, grabbed Cailan's hand and asked, "How is my mother's injury, does it matter?" ”

"I'm in a hurry to come back, I haven't been to your house to see my aunt, and I don't know the actual situation, but I heard that I haven't gotten out of bed for two or three days." Cai Lan frowned lightly and shook her head.

Xie Shi's face turned pale for a moment, and he muttered: "How is this good, my mother is almost sixty years old, don't let anything happen." ”

Everyone else heard the conversation between the two, and Old Man Liu reassured: "Eldest daughter-in-law, don't worry, if there is a major event in the family, the in-laws will definitely send someone to inform them, and if they don't send someone here, it shouldn't matter much." ”

Cailan and everyone also said yes in unison.

Xie pursed his lips and didn't speak, obviously still uneasy in his heart.

Mrs. Liu knew her daughter-in-law's thoughts, and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, if you are worried about the safety of your mother-in-law, you can go back tomorrow to take a look, and there is no important work in the family now." ”

Liu Qingyan saw that the six gods of the Xie family had no owner, and also comforted: "Mother, I haven't seen my grandmother for some years, and I miss it strangely, so it's better to go with you tomorrow to see my grandmother." ”

At this time, Cailan's food had been served, and the man was calling her over to eat, Cailan explained Xie Shi again, and returned to her table with the little milk baby.

The nervous expression on Xie's face eased slightly, and he sat down again, but he no longer had an appetite, and he pulled the noodles in the bowl for a while.

Old man Liu said to Mrs. Liu: "Old woman, I will give the eldest daughter-in-law a few dollars to buy some gifts, my mother-in-law is injured, and it is not good to let the eldest daughter-in-law go back to her parents' house empty-handed tomorrow, and our family should do our best." ”

Mrs. Liu responded happily, took out her purse and wanted to take the money.

Xie hurriedly put down the chopsticks and said: "My father and mother have always been tolerant of my daughter-in-law, and it is already a lot to allow me to go back to my parents' house to visit, so I am embarrassed to ask for money from the family, my daughter-in-law still has a few private silver here, and it is more than enough to buy some gifts, please rest assured." ”

Old Man Liu had to say, "That's it." ”

Because of this unexpected news, everyone had no intention of delaying any longer, and quickly finished eating and settling the bill, Xie Shi greeted Cailan and walked out of the teahouse.

In the afternoon, there was still a class in the school, and Liu Lanqing said goodbye to his family and went back to the school directly.

Xie asked Qingyan and Old Man Liu and others to fetch the ox cart first, and then meet at the entrance of the town, and then quickly went to the shop in the market to weigh a bag of dim sum and a pound of brown sugar, and went to the butcher shop to cut a strip of pork belly of more than two catties, which were prepared to go back to his parents' house tomorrow.

On the way back, Liu Qingyan saw Xie's lost soul and held her mother's hand to comfort her.

Xie Shi knew that his daughter was feeling sorry for her, so he reached out and hugged Qingyan in his arms, his cheeks pressed together.

After entering the house, Xie didn't have time to take a breath, so he hurriedly went to the stove room to get some pig food to feed the pigs, and the two little pigs were already hungry and howled, and Jiang also went to the backyard to feed the chickens, and the chickens could go outside to move around to forage for food, and the situation was much better.

After the old man Liu unloaded the ox cart, he led the oxen to the river to drink, Liu Boyu and the two little girls were responsible for transporting the things back to the house, the cloth was put in the Xie family's room, the meat and vegetable seasonings were sent to the stove room, and the rest were placed on the table in the hall.

After walking around the town for half a day, everyone was very tired, and the two mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Liu family came out of the back of the hospital and went back to their rooms to rest.

Liu Qingyan's small body is too poor, which will be even more sleepy and unable to hold on, so she fell asleep with a knock on her eyelids when she got into bed.

This sleep was a full hour, and when she woke up, it was already half of the afternoon, Liu Qingyan got up and went to see Xie Shi first.

Xie Shi's brows were tightly locked, and he was holding the fabrics and comparing them with a worried look, and he didn't know if he had taken a nap. Liu Qingyan understood the character of this mother, and she was a person who couldn't hide things in her heart, so she didn't bother her, and went into the stove room to inspect the meat and vegetables she bought, and estimated which dishes to cook for dinner.

The big bone broth stewed for a long time before it tasted, and Liu Qingyan began to process the bones, preparing to stew the bone broth first.

The kitchen knife at home is light, and her strength is small, and she didn't break the big bone after chopping it for a long time, so she had no choice but to call the third uncle to help and split the big bone from the middle with an axe.

The Liu family is quite confident in Liu Qingyan's cooking skills, and Liu Boyu said happily while doing things, "Today, Yan girl cooks, everyone is blessed."

Clean the big bones and put them in a pot to boil to remove the blood and water, and then make another mud stove, put the big bones into the casserole and add water, throw a few pieces of ginger into the stove and increase the heat to stew.

After the soup in the casserole was boiling, Liu Qingyan made the fire a little smaller and called Qingzhi to watch the fire, and carried the basket to the vegetable field to pick vegetables.

The seasonal vegetables in the vegetable garden are growing happily, and the greenery and prosperity show that the hostess is a hardworking and capable person.

I picked peppers, cucumbers, spinach and lettuce, which were used for a night meal. The lettuce was about to be out of season and could not be eaten, so Liu Qingyan picked off the leaves of the lettuce and threw them in the pigsty for the little pigs to gnaw on.

Go back to the stove room, peel and wash Huaishan, cut it aside, and then scoop some white flour out and reconcile it, wrap it in fine gauze and rub it repeatedly in clean water, and finally the thing that precipitates is water starch.

After the water starch was done, it was already slanting to the west, Liu Qingyan opened the lid of the casserole and took a look, the bone broth had already wafted out the aroma of meat, so she put Huaishan in it and continued to stew, and then washed the rice to prepare to steam the rice.

Today's cooking ingredients are very complete, chili noodles and sesame seeds are also available, and after the rice is steamed, Qingyan first made a bowl of oil chili peppers, and then mixed cucumbers, and the rest can also be mixed with cold vegetables in the future, and the noodles are eaten.

That large piece of meat, Liu Qingyan processed it separately, the lean meat was cut into thin slices and marinated with some seasonings and water starch and put it first, the fatty meat was cut into dices and fried in oil, and the lard residue was used to fry the tender green peppers, which was a good dish for rice.

When the oil residue came out of the pot, Qingzhi shouted to eat, Liu Qingyan put some in a small bowl and sprinkled some fine salt on it, so that she could eat it while burning the fire, and she also pinched a piece to taste it, and it was fragrant.