Chapter 141 Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms

"There are no dumplings tonight, but there is chicken soup." Lin Xia indicated with her eyes that all the dumplings were here.

Lu Yuxiu thought about having chicken soup in the evening and decided not to force it. The chicken soup would definitely be good.

Seeing how much he loved it, Lin Xia decided to go see if there were any Spanish mackerel tomorrow. There was a high probability that there were none, as the available fish were like drawing a blind box every day.

Even if there is no Spanish mackerel, you can replace it with leeks, eggs and shrimps.

After finishing the dumplings with satisfaction and drinking a bowl of soup, Lu Yuxiu consciously went to wash the dishes. Lin Xia felt a little sleepy after eating.

After Lu Yuxiu finished washing the dishes, the family of three lay on the bed and let Lu Yuxiu read a story. Lin Xia fell asleep peacefully listening to his gentle and magnetic voice.

When she woke up, she was the only one left in the bed. She went downstairs and saw several children queuing in the yard, getting ready to play on the slide.

Lu Yuzheng was fiddling with the sewing machine. When he saw her coming down, he asked, "Where should I put this?"

Lin Xia looked around. The living room was right after the front door. The dining table was placed here. There were sofas and a coffee table on the right side of the door. There was a window on the south side, so the light was very good. Lin Xia loved to sit on the sofa and read.

Finally, the sewing machine is placed in the corner. The light here is good, and it won’t hurt your eyes when you do the work.

Other families put their sewing machines in their rooms, but Lin Xia felt that there was always dust on the fabrics. She thought that the dust would fall on the bed, and she felt itchy all over.

"I told An An that Dajun and Xiaojun wanted to play on the slide." The little guy woke up early, and as soon as he got up, he clamored to move the slide to the yard. Only then did Lu Yuxiu realize what the sand pit was used for.

Not long after, a group of children came to their house, looking for An An as if they were familiar with the place and obeyed An An's instructions very well.

Seeing the little guy acting like a little adult, whispering to other children not to shout because their mother was still sleeping, and they could only play quietly, and seeing a group of children playing "livelyly" but not daring to shout, completely refreshed Lu Yuxiu's cognition.

Lin Xia smiled when she heard Lu Yuxiu say this. Since the little guy had such a rare toy, he has become a "little leader".

With the sewing machine, Lin Xia was able to make diapers faster. As long as she cut the pieces of cloth, she could make a diaper in less than an hour, which was much faster than her previous time when she would have to sew one diaper in a whole day.

After making one, Lin Xia got up and strolled around to stew the chicken that Lu Yuxiu had prepared, adding some mushrooms and red dates to it.

When she came out, she saw Lu Yuxiu sitting on the sofa reading a book. She leaned over and saw that it was a military book. Lin Xia was curious when such a book appeared in their home.

After asking, I found out that he had brought it back from the dormitory and placed it in the cabinet in An An's room, but she didn't notice it.

It was a rare opportunity to have such leisure time, so Lin Xia watched "A Hundred Thousand Whys" with great interest. Usually, after watching it, she could tell the stories to her little one.

The two read for a while, and then Lin Xia stood up and called the children to drink water. The water was fruit tea made from the leftovers of dried mangoes. The children were sweating when they were playing wildly, and they would not know to drink water unless they were called, let alone go home.

Yang Hongmei came in with a few tomatoes in her hands. Seeing a few children who were usually very naughty drinking water obediently, she couldn't help but sigh that the children became extremely well-behaved when they were in Lin Xia's hands.

In the past, the most common scene in the family quarters during the summer vacation was adults chasing with sticks, children running in front, or shouting everywhere to go home. Now, they can just go directly to Lin Xia’s house to find someone.

"The tomatoes I planted are ripe. I'll give them to you to try." Yang Hongmei handed over the red tomatoes.

"It's growing so well, I love it so much." She arrived late and planted the vegetables late, and if it weren't for the good climate on the island, I'm afraid they wouldn't have grown.

When Lin Xia looked at the red tomatoes, she immediately thought of tomatoes mixed with sugar, which tasted sour and sweet. She asked Yang Hongmei to sit down. Lin Xia handed the tomatoes to Lu Yuxiu, asked him to prepare it, and turned around to pour tea for Yang Hongmei.

When Yang Hongmei saw Lu Yuxiu put down the book and went to work without saying anything, she was secretly surprised. Who could have thought that the tough guy Captain Lu could be conquered? No wonder heroes are often tempted by beautiful women. Then she looked at Lin Xia's face and felt that it was no wonder that Captain Lu was conquered.

"You manage your Captain Lu so well." Yang Hongmei whispered to Lin Xia with envy in her tone.

Lin Xia smiled and said to Yang Hongmei, "Didn't you two make a bet? I heard that Brother Wu is also working every day now."

Seeing her joking back, Yang Hongmei blushed, "If we talk about work, it has to be your Xiao Lu. You really know how to find someone. Xiao Lu is the youngest and most promising person in our military region."

"This shows that I have good taste." Lin Xia continued with a smile. She didn't expect that she would meet such a person during the blind date.

"You are so shameless!" Yang Hongmei was shocked by her narcissistic tone.

Lin Xia didn't blush at all and just took it as a compliment.

Yang Hongmei was sitting on the sofa. On the coffee table in front of her was a small basket with dried fruits in a paper bag. The pillow behind her was soft. It was so comfortable to rest on the sofa and drink tea.

Yang Hongmei picked up the teacup and saw something in it. She tried to drink a sip and said, "No wonder those kids were so good at drinking water!"

"It's just made with dried mangoes, and there's nothing else added." Lin Xia felt that drinking plain water was meaningless ever since she became pregnant.

One day, she saw some dried mangoes that were roasted very dry and tasted hard. She suddenly had the idea of ​​soaking them in water and drinking it. It had a sour and sweet taste and was actually quite delicious.

"This is how you live your life." Yang Hongmei followed Lin Xia's example and gave a thumbs up, remembering when Lin Xia first came, they saw that she was fair and tender and looked old, and they didn't think she was someone who knew how to live. Who would have thought that she was living such a prosperous life.

Not only are the vegetables grown in the yard good, but the children are also well raised. When she first came, she was quiet, but now she is almost the leader of all the children.

When Lin Xia heard this, she smiled and praised back, "You guys are the ones who know how to live. You take care of your children and husband in an orderly manner. You are much better than me."

These military wives were not like her who followed the army right after they got married. They had to live a hard life in the countryside, serving their parents-in-law, taking care of the children and working in the fields. It was not until later when they followed the army and had no land that they stopped working in the fields. But they saved as much as they could by growing vegetables.

Lin Xia admired these military wives very much. No matter what shortcomings they had, it was undeniable that Chinese women had a tenacity in their bones.

When Yang Hongmei heard her serious tone, she knew she really believed it. She couldn't help feeling happy in her heart, and it showed on her face.

She had always felt that Lin Xia seemed a little distant. Not only did she know a lot, but she was also literate and could read. The layout of her home looked very different. Now, after hearing her say this, that sense of distance disappeared a lot.

The two of them chatted and laughed about family matters, and then separated when it was almost time to cook.

In the evening, Lin Xia had a dish of chicken soup, and then steamed a plate of sausage and eggplant. After the eggplant was steamed, she poured garlic sauce on it. The three dishes didn’t look like much, but the portion was quite large.

When cooking chicken, take out the chicken fat separately and put mushrooms and red dates in the chicken soup, which looks oily but not greasy.

As soon as you open the lid of the casserole, the delicious aroma of chicken soup hits your nose, and there are golden oil spots on it, which looks very delicious.

When the dishes were placed on the table, Lu Yuxiu knew that his expectations were correct. Before the meal, each person had a bowl of soup, and the chicken was stewed till very soft, falling apart when poked. It was so delicious that his eyebrows almost fell off after taking a sip.