"Huh? What? Li Chu'er held up the painting in her hand and said with a smile: "Mother, look, Uncle Zheng taught me to draw wings for Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai!" ”

Li Wenqing had a false alarm, but she didn't realize that she was already sweating, she quickly turned around, concealed her nervousness, walked to the stove and picked up a knife to cut the pepper, "Really?" It's so well drawn......"

"Sigh ......" Li Chu'er held the painting and stretched it out in front of her as if offering a treasure, and said dissatisfiedly: "You don't look good!" Uncle Zheng asked me to ask you, what kind of meal did you eat at noon! ”

"What?" Li Wenqing didn't hear clearly, didn't care about looking at the painting, turned her head and asked.

"Uncle Zheng asked me to ask you, what kind of food are you cooking at noon?" Li Chu'er admired the painting in her hand and didn't notice anything unusual at all.

"Oh, I steamed the brown rice, and then fried the chili peppers and the rest of the meat to stir-fry the chili peppers and shredded pork, and the freshly picked cucumbers and tomatoes to make a cold dish, you go and ask him, is it okay to eat like this?" Li Wenqing's heart was beating like a drum, but she said in a flat tone.

"Oh......" Li Chu'er tapped and ran away again, and after a while, she ran back again, "Mother, Uncle Zheng said, everything you make is delicious!" But at night he wants to eat the egg soup with noodles! He said he was going to drink hot this time! Mother, when are you going to make egg soup for Uncle Zheng? And gave him a cold drink? ”

Li Wenqing smiled knowingly, but turned her face to glare at her daughter, "Don't listen to his nonsense!" What is hot or cold, he thinks our house is a restaurant, and he still orders food! ”

"Oh......" Li Chu'er nodded, "That's it!" He still thinks our family is a restaurant! When I told Uncle Zheng this, I said that my mother was angry! ”

Li Chu'er chattered while running out again. Li Wenqing put down the kitchen knife and chased to the door, "Chu'er, you come back!" Don't talk nonsense! ”

Li Chu'er had already run away without a trace, Li Wenqing walked back to the stove in a daze, looked at the hot air coming out of the pot, and muttered, "I wonder if he will be angry when he hears it?" ”

"Mother! Mother! Li Chu'er ran back again, holding a silver ingot in her hand, stuffed it into Li Jiqing's arms, and said angrily: "Here you go!" Uncle Zheng said that he doesn't eat in vain! This money, count as a deposit! In the future, you can watch and do three meals a day! ”

Li Chu'er glanced at Li Wenqing, her face was full of unhappiness, and she muttered as she walked out: "Why is this so!" Uncle Zheng has a meal, and he has to collect other people's money! Really! Hum! ”

Li Wenqing looked at the silver in her arms, and was made to cry and laugh by her daughter, she put the silver on the stove, turned around in a daze, and looked at the low wall again, "Aren't you really angry?" ”

While pondering, Li Wenqing took the cage drawer off the stove and put it aside. Looking at the bowl of lard that had bottomed out, she couldn't help but sigh.

originally thought that that pork could be eaten a few more times, and it could be regarded as asking Li Chu'er to see some meat every day, but now that there is suddenly such a person in the family, it seems that this ration is not enough.

She looked at the ingot again, and remembered the ingot he had left her that night, and she had kept it in the cupboard, and she didn't want to use his money. She felt that once his money was used, everything between the two would change its taste.

But now that he's injured and bleeding so much, it's time to mend his body? Life at home was already tight, but now there is another mouth! Forget it, let's go to the town embroidery workshop tomorrow to take more work and come back to do it.

Although she has been thinking about it, but her hands have been busy, the oil in the pot is already hot, she put the cut shredded meat into the pot, turned it over twice, and then put the shredded chili pepper into it.

"It's so fragrant...... Li Chu'er didn't know when she came back, she stood at the door of the stove, fanning the smell of meat in the room with her hands.

"Sneeze, sneeze...... It's so spicy, so spicy! Then she picked up her nose and ran out into the yard, "Mother, it's so spicy!" Uncle Zheng's food! ”

"Chu'er, are you back from school? What does your mother do to make delicious food? Who is Uncle Zheng? Sister-in-law Wu's voice came from outside, Li Wenqing panicked, and was filling the bowl with vegetables, almost hitting the bowl.

"Oh, Aunt Wu! Uncle Zheng is my new neighbor next door! Uncle Zheng is okay, he also taught me to draw! Li Wenqing heard Li Chu'er answer outside, hastily loaded the vegetables, and walked out of the stove.

"Sister-in-law Wu!" She smiled and said to Sister-in-law Wu: "Uncle Zheng is our new neighbor, and he is not in good health, so he put the silver here with me and wants to eat with me at my house." This neighbor's folk, it should be taken care of more, don't you say? ”

Sister-in-law Wu raised her eyebrows, hugged her arms and pursed her mouth, "That's right, neighbors, it is indeed necessary to take care of each other, but yes!" Wenqing, you are a woman with a child, it is better to avoid suspicion! ”

"Sister-in-law Wu, you bothered, I know it in my heart!" Li Wenqing smiled at the corner of her lips, but her eyes had become cold, she entered the stove, made the cold dishes, and called Li Chu'er loudly, "Chu'er!" Chu'er! When the meal is ready, quickly serve it to Uncle Zheng, and by the way, ask him what he wants to eat at night, so I can go to the town to buy groceries! ”

"Mother, didn't Uncle Zheng just say that he wanted to eat noodle and egg soup? Why did you forget about it for a while? Li Chu'er frowned, looking inexplicable.

Li Wenqing pinched her daughter's little face, and when she heard Sister-in-law Wu snorting outside, she laughed happily.

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In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed, Uncle Zheng's injury has also healed, Li Wenqing has taken a lot of embroidery work and came back to do it, and she has not touched a penny of the two ingots of silver given by Uncle Zheng.

In the past half a month, Li Wenqing has changed her way to make some delicious food for Uncle Zheng, and Li Chu'er has followed her and raised her mouth.

At noon that day, Li Wenqing stood up from the embroidery frame, pounded her sore waist, and thought that there was still a small piece of pork belly bought in the town yesterday, and she could make wontons for the two of them at noon.

She went out of the house, planning to go to the backyard to pick some shallots and coriander, and just stepped out of the threshold with one foot, she saw Uncle Zheng standing under the low wall and looking at herself with a smile, she was startled, shrunk back, and retracted back into the house.

She felt her heart beat so hard that she touched her face again, it was hot. Thinking about how panicked I was, I didn't know why I came, and I laughed dumbly.

Standing behind the door, he brushed his hair and pulled his shirt again, then he raised his feet and went out, and looked at the wall, but the man was gone!

Li Wenqing was a little stunned, stomped her feet hatefully, and walked to the backyard.

"Wenqing!" Hearing the voice behind her, her body shook, Mu Mu turned around, and looked at the man calmly, "Why did you get out of the house?" Is the injury healed? ”

Uncle Zheng just looked at her and smiled, but didn't answer.

Li Wenqing blushed and lowered her head, "Are you okay?" I went to cook and ate wontons at noon! ”

"These days, you've worked hard! I heard Chu'er say, you put the silver I gave you in the cupboard, and you didn't move at all? Uncle Zheng asked in a deep voice.

Li Wenqing didn't know how to answer for a while, just pinched the corner of her clothes.

"Didn't you tell the sister-in-law Wu next door? I put the silver in your house, and you take care of my three meals a day, and you should buy vegetables and meat with this silver! Don't do so much embroidery, Chu'er said that your shoulders and neck have been so sore that you can't lift it recently, but is it true? Uncle Zheng said softly.

"I ...... I'm fine! Li Wenqing's voice was as light as a mosquito, and after finishing speaking, he was afraid that he wouldn't hear it, so he raised his eyes to look at him, and added, "I'm fine, you go back to the house and lie down, your injury is just ......."

"My friend came to see me last night and brought me some blood-invigorating medicine, you asked Chu'er to help you rub it on your shoulders and neck at night, which is better for your neck." Uncle Zheng placed two porcelain vases on the stone table in the courtyard.

"Well, I know, thank you so much." Li Wenqing raised her eyes to look at the two bottles of medicine and lowered her head again.

The two stood silently, one looked at her fixedly, and the other lowered his head and rubbed the corners of his clothes, the sun was very poisonous, and he didn't feel hot!

"Mother!" Li Chu'er's shout broke the silence between the two, Li Wenqing raised her head and responded, "Hey, Chu'er, are you back from school?" ”

Li Chu'er's face was gray, her pigtails were also tied to one side, covering half of her face, and she ran to Li Wenqing's side with tears in her eyes and threw herself into her arms.

"What's wrong? Was bullied by that kid from the Wang family again? Li Wenqing turned her daughter's face and saw a red mark on the right side of her face.

"He stoned me!" Li Chu'er said aggrievedly.

"Didn't you see him hiding? Does it matter? Does it still hurt? Li Wenqing rubbed her daughter's face with her fingers distressedly.

"Can you hide for a while, can you hide for a lifetime? If someone bullies you, you have to fight back! Chu'er, uncle teaches you martial arts, okay? Uncle Zheng beckoned to Li Chu'er, who ran over and threw herself into his arms, wiping all her tears and snot on his body.