Chapter 49 Half a Pig Came Home

Jiang Tong paused for a moment, but did not respond to Lin Anan's words. He just quickened his pace and walked straight out the door.

With the sound of a door bang, the room seemed to become much quieter, and the awkward and subtle atmosphere just now also dissipated.

Chu Minglan pouted and sighed softly, "Finally he left."

Chu Mingyu also nodded, "That sister is so fierce, it's a bit scary just looking at her."

Chu Mingzhou looked at the two little guys, frowned slightly, and said in a serious tone: "Okay, stop talking about others."

Lin Anan raised her eyebrows slightly, in a good mood, "Xiaolan, sister-in-law will make clothes for you later."

"Really?"

"Of course. I have already drawn the design. You three should all have a copy."

It is not easy for children these days to get new clothes. Basically, every household passes the leftover clothes from the older ones to the younger ones. If they are not worn out, they will continue to wear them. If they are worn out, they will be mended and worn again.

When Lin Anan told them that everyone would have a share and that it was some kind of design and that she would make it herself, the two little guys were extremely happy.

Lin Anan was so happy that she forgot about moving rooms.

After Chu Mingzhou helped her pack her luggage, made the bed, and even hung her towel on the towel rack...

"I went to the army. I have something to do."

"Goodbye, brother."

"Mingzhou, bye~"

Before leaving, Chu Mingzhou looked relaxed and was obviously in a good mood.

Lin Anan rolled up his sleeves, took out his tools, and began to measure the sizes of the two people.

The fabric I bought for Chu Minglan was a light blue printed fabric. It was a very gentle sky blue with small white daisies printed on it. The overall color was gentle and beautiful.

Compared with the little girl, she looks very energetic.

"Xiao Lan, sister-in-law wants to make you a medium-length cotton-padded jacket that can cover your hips and keep you warmer. It will have a lapel design and a zipper in the front..."

Chu Minglan couldn't suppress the surprise in her eyes. She stretched out her little hand and touched the cloth, reluctant to let it go. "Sister-in-law, I... I have never seen such beautiful cloth. Why don't you make it for yourself? I can't wear it..."

"You have to wear it even if you can't. This is my sister-in-law's intention."

Chu Minglan was a little embarrassed, but finally nodded her head and said, "Okay, thank you sister-in-law. But... this is the most beautiful one I have ever seen..."

Lin Anan was amused by her appearance, "Of course! Sister-in-law promises to make it beautiful for you. When you wear it, you will be the cutest girl in our military compound."

Chu Mingyu looked on eagerly, "Sister-in-law, what about me? Can I also have new clothes as beautiful as my sister's?"

Lin Anan reached out and touched Chu Mingyu's head. "You must have it! Sister-in-law plans to make you a suit, a thick cotton jacket with a hood and double-pocket cotton pants."

She opened the khaki fabric she had chosen for Chu Mingyu and pointed at it, "Sister-in-law can use other colors to roll up the cuffs for you, and you can also add a small fur ball to the hat as decoration. It will definitely be super cute."

Chu Mingyu was so excited that he danced with joy after hearing this. "Wow, that's great. I have new clothes. My sister-in-law is so nice to me."

Seeing the two little guys so happy, Lin Anan couldn't help smiling, "Okay, stand still, I'll measure your size!"

"Okay, sister-in-law."

The two of them cooperated very well, and it was easy for Lin Anan to measure.

Once the size is measured, start cutting immediately.

However, her health was not very good, so she had to stop and start the whole process, and the progress was slow.

Chu Minglan stayed with her quietly the whole time, bringing her a cup of hot water or handing her a thread from time to time, and she was very well-behaved.

Before I knew it, the afternoon had passed and the cutting work was almost done.

Lin Anan stretched lazily. "I haven't touched fabric for a long time. It's quite tiring! I'll just fill it with cotton tomorrow and start sewing again."

Chu Minglan bent down to help Lin Anan clean up the table, carefully organizing the fabrics and tools, "Sister-in-law, can I learn? When I learn it in the future, I will make new clothes for you."

"Okay, take a look first, and then I'll teach you. Sister-in-law is waiting for the clothes Xiaolan makes for me~"

Chu Mingzhou said he would bring back some vegetables, but Lin Anan never dreamed that he would actually... bring back half a pig!

I watched Chu Mingzhou and others carry the pig into the kitchen, along with a basket of vegetables.

Lin Anan couldn't help but walk forward and circled around the half pig. "This... this pig is as big as a cow! How can I eat it all?"

Chu Mingzhou curled the corners of his lips slightly. He didn't say that this was the reward for the mission, he just wanted her to eat better.

"Stay out there, I'll handle it."

"ah?"

"The military farm slaughtered livestock today, and our family got these. The New Year is coming soon, so we have to start preparing," Chu Mingzhou explained.

Our home?

Lin Anan likes to hear this.

With a forced smile on his face, he thought of bacon, Chinese sausage, blood sausage, braised meat...

Chu Mingyu also ran over and clapped his hands, "Wow! Brother, can we eat meat now? Braised pork, braised spareribs, twice-cooked pork..."

The little guy ordered all the dishes he knew in one breath, which made Lin Anan a little greedy.

Lin Anan touched his chin and thought of a marinade recipe...

"Take Xiaoyu out first." Chu Mingzhou chased them away again.

Lin Anan nodded and said, "Mingzhou, save the pig's head, tail, and offal for me. Xiaolan and I will make braised food tomorrow."

"Braised food?"

Chu Mingzhou glanced at Lin Anan, a little skeptical, but thinking of Lin's mother's good cooking skills, he didn't say much, just thinking that Lin Anan had memorized some recipes.

Lin Anan immediately wrote down a recipe for ingredients: star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, fennel, pepper, cloves, amomum villosum, white cardamom, galangal...

I was afraid that some of the materials might not be available, so I also wrote down a few substitutes.

Chu Mingzhou first cut the pork into pieces, divided them up, marinated them, and froze them.

He turned around and started cooking again. Chu Minglan helped him. The two siblings were very skillful.

Lin Anan originally wanted Chu Mingzhou to bring back the seasoning tomorrow, but after thinking about it, she decided it would be better for her to go to the supply and marketing cooperative herself. The New Year was almost here, so she needed to get familiar with the place.

Braised spare ribs, stewed sauerkraut, scrambled eggs with onions, and winter melon and kelp soup.

Chu Mingzhou brought the prepared dishes to the table one by one, and the tempting aroma instantly filled the whole house.

Chu Mingyu couldn't wait to run to the dining table and sit down, staring at it with his eyes wide open, "It smells so good~"

Lin Anan served food to everyone and gave Chu Mingzhou a thumbs up, "Mingzhou's cooking skills are top-notch!"

Chu Mingzhou glanced at her with a smile in his eyes, "It's time to eat."

The whole family sat around the dining table and started eating.

Chu Mingyu first picked up a piece of braised pork ribs and put it in his mouth. He took a light bite and the tender and juicy ribs instantly made his eyes light up. "It's so delicious, brother. This meat... is so delicious. I love it so much."

Chu Minglan also picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, then nodded.

"If it's delicious, eat more. If it's not enough, there's more in the kitchen."

"Okay, I want two big bowls of rice."

"Then I'll eat lots and lots of meat!!"

Lin Anan drank the soup in small sips, her eyes curved with smiles. She felt that everything in front of her was particularly warm. It was the brotherhood that she had never experienced before.