Until he returned to the place where they were resting, and put down the rice and noodles that he had asked people to help buy, Mei Qingyao still looked a little apprehensive: "...... Women are so scary. ”

Qiao Huaping smiled: "Huh? ”

Mei Qingying was innocent and ignorant: "Huh? ”

Mei Qingyao was excited, and immediately explained: "Ah no, I mean...... And who! Youngest maternal aunt! ”

Qiao Huaping rubbed Mei Qingyao's little brain vigorously: "Are your arms tired?" Rub it for you? ”

Mei Qingyao immediately excused: "Don't be tired!" ”

Just kidding, he's an eight-year-old man!

But Qiao Huaping still helped Mei Qingyao loosen the acupoints on his arms without saying anything.

Mei Qingyao's face flushed a little, but she still smiled secretly.

…… Well, he admits that he likes to be so close to his little stepmother.

It's just that it didn't take long for Gu Ling to come over, still carrying a knife of pork in his hand.

The pork was fat and thin, red, and it looked freshly cut.

Gu Ling was extremely happy, she blushed her face and called, "Aunt Qiao." ”

I couldn't hide my joy in my words.

She had a beautiful silk flower tied on her head, which Qiao Huaping had given her earlier.

Gu Ling is in her early teens, and she is the age when she loves beauty the most, and she escapes on the road on weekdays, and she doesn't care about picking herself up. Now that he is stationed next to this county town in Shui Shui, there are not a few people coming and going outside, so Gu Ling quietly turned out this silk flower and put it on his head.

The beautiful silk flowers lined her delicate little face, Gu Ling shyly replied to the water, only to feel that when she faced the eyes of those who passed by, her waist was a lot straighter.

Qiao Huaping also praised emphatically: "Today, our Ling'er is particularly good-looking." ”

Gu Ling was even happier.

She feels that Qiao Huaping is like a big sister of hers, although Qiao Huaping is young but senior, she has to shout "Aunt Qiao", but in her heart, Qiao Huaping is like an amiable and very admired sister next door.

She was also happy to hear Qiao Huaping call her Ling'er.

As soon as Gu Ling was happy, her tongue stumbled a little, and she didn't have time to say anything, so she stuffed the knife of pork in her hand into Qiao Huaping's hand.

Qiao Huaping refused to answer, and exclaimed: "Ling'er, it's so decent, what is this for?" ”

Gu Ling blushed and said with a smile: "Aunt Qiao, grandma asked me to bring it to you." Grandma said, thanks to you, life at home is much better. It happened that the uncle followed the buying team into the county seat today, and grandma asked him to cut some meat and come back...... Take it, Aunt Qiao. Grandma said, if you don't pick up, you'll see our family. ”

As he spoke, Gu Ling hung the hemp rope he was carrying in his hand on Qiao Huaping's hand.

Qiao Huaping smiled helplessly, but still took it.

It's just that she asked Gu Ling to wait for a while, took some pastries out of the blanket, and wrapped them neatly in oiled paper.

Qiao Huaping explained vaguely: "I asked someone else to buy it, you can take it back." ”

Gu Ling naturally refused to answer, Qiao Huaping pretended to be angry, put on a straight face, and used Gu Laoniang's words to block Gu Ling: "If you don't answer, you will see me outside." ”

Gu Ling was young, and Qiao Huaping had a slight face, so he fooled her.

The little girl took the pastry with some anxiety, and Qiao Huaping's face changed in seconds, and she became a smile again: "Good baby, go back quickly." ”

Gu Ling was stunned by Qiao Huaping's face-changing technique, and then was coaxed by Qiao Huaping's sentence "Good Baby" to be dizzy, her little face was flushed, and she went back with the pastries in a daze.

Mei Qingyao and Mei Qinghuang only felt that Qiao's operation was very familiar.

Mei Qingyu glanced at her brother and younger brother and shook her head.

Familiar?

That's nature.

Because sometimes their little stepmother fools them like this!

However, Mei Qingyu didn't plan to say it.

Anyway, everyone was so happy......

……

Gu Lao Niang asked Gu Ling to send this knife of pork, Qiao Huaping took it in his hand, and estimated that it was a pound and a half, fat and thin, very beautiful.

She thought for a moment, cleaned her hands, poured out some white noodles, and prepared to knead them.

Mei Qing ran over and squatted next to Qiao Huaping: "Mother, what do you want to eat?" ”

Qiao Huaping said with a smile: "Today, Grandma Gu asked your sister Ling'er to send meat over, this fresh pork belly, let's make a plum vegetable button meat and eat it." I make a few lotus leaf cakes with noodles, and when the time comes, I will eat the button meat in the lotus leaf cake. ”

Qiao Huaping said it succinctly, but Mei Qinghuang listened to it with drooling.

He volunteered to help Qiao Huaping and cut the meat.

This is not the first time Mei Qinghuang has helped Qiao Huaping, Qiao Huaping discovered that the third child in her family not only loves to eat, but is also very talented in how to make delicious food.

For example, she has only taught this knife skill once, and this little guy can learn eight or nine without leaving ten.

Qiao Huaping thinks that this little guy may be able to become a chef in the future.

She was quite relieved of Mei Qinghuang's knife skills, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this meat should be blanched first, washed with warm water and then cooked; When cooked, cut into thin rectangular cubes...... When you cut it for a while, you have to be careful with your hands, you know? ”

Mei Qinghuang grinned, revealing a toothless smile: "Got it, mother!" ”

Qiao Huaping took advantage of the gap between the fermentation of noodles and went to the house of the person who usually prepared a lot of dried plum vegetables in the village, and bought some dried plum vegetables and came back.

Originally, the family was reluctant to accept the money, but Qiao Huaping was a little helpless, so he directly stuffed the money into the belt of the youngest son of the family, turned around and ran away with the bag of dried plum vegetables.

Qiao Huaping soaked the dried plum vegetables, and Mei Qinghuang had already blanched the pork belly, re-added the ingredients, and cooked it again.

As for the "material" added, because it is in the wild, there are no conditions, and the spices are expensive, so Qiao's painting screen is mostly made of local materials.

Mei Qinghuang was familiar with it, these days watching Qiao Huaping cook, he actually learned a lot, and put a few commonly seen herbs to remove the smell and increase the fragrance.

Qiao Huaping nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, Sister Du came back with Bai Feiye in her arms in a huff, walking fast, as if she was afraid of being caught up by someone.

Bai Feiye hadn't seen his mother for half an afternoon, and he was very excited to see Qiao Huaping.

Qiao Huaping smiled and wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and took Bai Feiye from Sister Du's arms: "Eldest sister, why are you so angry?" Little Aye is not well-behaved? ”

Sister Du immediately denied: "How can it! Our little Aye is the most well-behaved doll in the world, it's too late for me to love, how can I not be well-behaved, how can I be angry? ”

Qiao Huaping gently shook Bai Feiye in his arms, and looked at Sister Du with a smile, as if asking, then what's wrong?

Sister Du exhaled a deep breath of turbidity: "It's not the Liu family that is making trouble!" ”

Sister Du was indignant: "I said earlier that the two members of the Liu family have a plot against our little Aye, and when I see it now, it's really true!" ”