Chapter 867 (Page 1/2)

Huo Li was very pleased to see that Lin Man had planned everything in an orderly manner. He said with a smile, "Since everything has been arranged, let's carry out your plan.

Regarding choosing an auspicious date for the new store opening, I'm quite busy, but that's okay. I can find an experienced fortune teller to calculate the date for you. Just tell me your birth date and time.

When Lin Man heard this, she nodded and said, "Okay, no problem. I'll write down my birth date and time for you later."

Lin Man was actually very happy to pay someone to choose an auspicious opening date.

After all, who doesn’t want their business to be prosperous and smooth?

In this way, not only can you avoid people coming to cause trouble and rob you of your money, but you can also ensure that your wealth will come in and everything will go smoothly.

Just then, Xu Xiaomin came over and started packing up.

Seeing this, Lin Man quickly picked up a box of exquisite snacks placed aside, walked up to Xu Xiaomin enthusiastically, handed the snacks to her, and said with a smile:

"Sister Xu, this is a local specialty I brought back from Hai City. It tastes amazing! I even got a box for you so you can try it too."

After Xu Xiaomin took the box of snacks, she immediately felt her palms getting slightly warm.

She looked down at the exquisite snack box in her hand. With years of life experience, she guessed that this box of snacks must be very expensive.

So she quickly and gently placed the snack box back on the table, then waved her hands and said, "Oh, Comrade Lin, thank you so much! But such delicious snacks should be saved for the children. They will definitely like them better."

Lin Man patiently persuaded her to accept it, "I still have some, this is for you, just take it!"

Huo Li also echoed, "My granddaughter-in-law has always been generous. Just accept what she gives you. Don't be so awkward and push it around."

Xu Xiaomin shyly said thank you to Lin Man and started to work on her work.

After cleaning up in the afternoon, Lin Man went to the greenhouse to see how Uncle Luo was taking care of him. After looking through the record book hanging by the door of the greenhouse, she found that there was no problem.

So I went to another courtyard house with two entrances in this alley to see how the orchids in the greenhouse were growing, and found that there was no problem.

Before going home, she took out two killed golden pheasants and a basket of eggs from the space.

When Xu Xiaomin saw Lin Man holding two slaughtered chickens and a basket of eggs, her eyes trembled.

"Comrade Lin, why did you kill both chickens? Are you going to eat two chickens tonight? The old man knew you were coming back today, so he asked me to buy a lot of meat dishes."

Lin Man smiled and placed the basket and chicken on the table. She turned to look at Xu Xiaomin and nodded. "One chicken will be used to make soup for everyone, and the other one will be used to make fried chicken for the children."

Huo Li interrupted, "Qingci's leg isn't healed yet, so he needs to take some rest. Xiaoman and Qingci are both back today, and the kids will definitely be happy. Making fried chicken for them will make them even happier."

Xu Xiaomin said a little embarrassedly: "Grandpa, but I don't know how to make fried chicken."

Lin Man smiled and said, "Sister Xu, I'll take care of the fried chicken and chicken soup. You can just make your specialty."

Although she does cook better than Xu Xiaomin, she won't take on too much and let her do nothing.

While Lin Man was standing in front of the stove wearing an apron and concentrating on stewing soup, Xu Xiaomin was silently washing vegetables beside her.

She stared intently at Lin Man's movements, and saw Lin Man skillfully opening the bags one by one and putting precious ingredients such as red dates, wolfberries, cordyceps, and blood ginseng slices into the huge earthenware jar one by one.

Seeing this scene, Xu Xiaomin couldn't help but feel frightened.

Although she herself had never tasted expensive supplements such as cordyceps and ginseng slices, she had seen them in pharmacies. It was said that these herbs could be sold for several hundred yuan per kilogram!

She was secretly shocked by the luxurious materials used.

Before Lin Man and Huo Qingci returned, Xu Xiaomin was already amazed at the food at the Huo family.

Every day, Mr. Huo would use money and tickets to buy food for her, and required that there must be fish, meat and vegetables on her table at every meal.

Not only that, the way the Huo family's children dressed was an eye-opener for her.

They were all dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, and the clothes they wore were obviously carefully selected high-end goods.

What is even more enviable is that each child has his or her own independent room, which is filled with various musical instruments that she has never heard of.

At this time, Xu Xiaomin's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to her home.

Her young children had to shoulder the burden of collecting grass for the pigs as early as the age of five.

The eldest daughter had to drop out of school after finishing elementary school and went home to help with housework. Only the two younger sons and the youngest daughter are still in school.

Look at the lovely little girl from the Huo family in front of you. She is wearing delicate little leather shoes and a sparkling hairpin on her head. She looks like a little princess in a fairy tale.

"Oh..." Xu Xiaomin couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling very emotional in her heart: It's true that people have different fates!

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It’s better to make more money so that all the children below can go to school. I heard that the government will assign jobs to those who go to university.

Lin Man carefully placed the stew pot steadily on the stove, then turned and walked to the sink to wash her hands carefully.

After washing it, she returned to the chopping board and began to skillfully process another golden pheasant.

I saw that she was very skilled in cutting the chicken legs, wings and breasts neatly and placing them aside.

Then she picked up the kitchen knife and chopped the chicken skeleton into small pieces without hesitation.

At the same time, she picked out the chicken feet and gizzards and put them aside.

She threw the chicken head and intestines into the trash can without mercy.

At this moment, Xu Xiaomin, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but open her mouth and said, "Um... Comrade Lin, these chicken heads and intestines are actually edible."

Lin Man shook her head after hearing this and responded, "Forget it. The children at home never like to eat chicken intestines and chicken heads."

As the saying goes, "A ten-year-old chicken head is more poisonous than arsenic, and the older the cockscomb is, the more poisonous it is." Children who don't like to eat lin man usually throw it away.

Xu Xiaomin thought to herself, why not quietly pick up the two chicken heads and two sets of chicken intestines in the bucket when Lin Man isn't paying attention.

After all, her family doesn't need these things, so she might as well take them back and add them to her husband's lunch tomorrow.

Her husband worked as a temporary worker in a machinery factory. He worked very hard every day and his diet was not very good. These ingredients were just the right way to improve his diet. Thinking of this, Xu Xiaomin decided to do it.

Seeing Xu Xiaomin staring at the trash can, Lin Man thought, would she pick up the trash and fry it later when she wasn't paying attention?

Without any hesitation, Lin Man acted quickly and began to prepare various seasonings in an orderly manner.

She skillfully placed the chicken breast, chicken rack, chicken legs and chicken wings in different containers, and carefully sprinkled appropriate amounts of salt, pepper, light soy sauce, cooking wine and other seasonings on them, then gently stirred them evenly so that each piece of chicken could fully absorb the flavor of the marinade.

After completing this series of operations, Lin Man washed her hands carefully, turned to face the busy Xu Xiaomin and said:

"Sister Xu, the chicken still needs to be marinated for half an hour. Why don't you go ahead and cook first? Once your meal is ready, I'll start making the fried chicken."

Xu Xiaomin smiled and responded, "Okay, I understand."

After getting the answer, Lin Man quickly untied the apron tied around her waist, and then walked out of the kitchen briskly.

It was getting late, and she was wondering if the children had returned home from school, so she decided to go back to the front yard to check.

Not long after Lin Man left the kitchen, Xu Xiaomin stopped washing the vegetables.

She bent down and took out a clean plastic bag from under the cupboard. She carefully put the intestines and heads of the two chickens into the bag and placed it in a conspicuous place aside.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Xiaomin returned to the intense and orderly cooking work, continuing to wash, cut and stir-fry vegetables carefully.

Since there is already a delicious and nourishing chicken soup and the crispy and delicious fried chicken is about to be served, Xu Xiaomin now only needs to carefully prepare a dish of stir-fried meat with radish slices, a portion of refreshing stir-fried vegetables, and finally a braised fish.

When Lin Man returned to the living room, the scene before her made her smile knowingly.

The three children were gathered around Huo Qingci's wheelchair, chattering about something interesting. The eldest son, Huo Yining, who was in high school, had not returned home today.

Lin Man slowly approached them. Huo Yian, who was concentrating on communicating with his younger brothers and sisters, suddenly turned around and saw his mother Lin Man at a glance.

In an instant, a smile as bright as a spring flower bloomed on his young face, and the joy that came from the heart seemed impossible to hide no matter how hard he tried.

"Mom, you're finally back. We missed you so much!" As soon as they saw their mother come in, the children surrounded her and cheered.

Lin Man smiled and put down the shopping bags in her hands. Looking at the children's happy expressions, she deliberately joked, "Hey, do you really miss your mother, or do you just miss the delicious meals she cooks?"

At this time, the youngest daughter Huo Yixin couldn't wait to interrupt: "Of course I want both of them!" She blinked her bright big eyes and looked at Lin Man with anticipation.

Lin Man patted her head lovingly. "Haha, alright, alright. Since my darlings are so supportive, I'll show you how to make delicious fried chicken. How about that?"

Hearing there was fried chicken, Huo Yiwen, always a glutton, almost jumped up in excitement. He licked his lips with his tongue and said with shining eyes, "Fried chicken? Wow, really? Thank you, Mom. I love you so much!"

As he spoke, he hugged Lin Man's arm tightly and rubbed against her affectionately like a kitten.

The eldest son Huo Qingci, who was standing by, saw his younger brother acting like a spoiled child, shook his head helplessly and said jokingly:

"Wenwen, didn't you just promise me that you would peel peanuts for me to eat raw to replenish my blood? Why haven't you done anything now?"