As soon as she got home, Song Jinxiu took out the big bones to make soup. She boiled the bones over high heat, skimmed off the foam on top, and then simmered them over low heat.

The bone soup cooked with firewood has a milky white soup base. Song Jinxiu also puts some white radish into it and cooks it together.

After being cooked in bone soup, white radish becomes sweeter, more refreshing and delicious.

After cooking and serving the soup, Song Jinxiu began to make the braised pork, steam a bowl of egg custard and stir-fry some vegetables.

By the time the dish is ready, the soup isn't that hot anymore.

Song Jinxiu scooped out a bowl, blew on it slightly, and fed it to Liu Ankang.

Liu Ankang ate the radish first, and then asked Song Jinxiu to take the whole bowl of soup and drink it together.

How long will it take to drink it one spoonful at a time like that?

After he finished a bowl of soup, I fed him rice.

Liu Ankang ate his favorite braised pork with big mouthfuls.

"Xiao Song, are you home? Why are you eating at this time?" As soon as she entered the door, Aunt Cuihua saw Song Jinxiu sitting there feeding Liu Ankang.

In rural areas, people usually eat two meals during the slack season.

There is no breakfast in the morning. The first meal is around ten o'clock, and the second meal is around four or five in the afternoon.

But Song Jinxiu didn't know that because she spent some time cooking the soup today, she didn't eat until twelve o'clock.

"It took me some time to cook today so we ate late." Song Jinxiu said embarrassedly.

"Aunt, please sit down and eat something together." Song Jinxiu went into the kitchen to serve rice to Aunt Cuihua.

"No, no, I came here after I had eaten." Aunt Cuihua said quickly.

Farmers usually cook according to the number of people. No one will come to their house to eat without saying hello, so the host has to use up his own food rations to entertain the guests.

"I just happened to make braised pork today and steamed extra rice. Auntie, come and try my cooking."

Song Jinxiu didn't stop, she went in, got a big bowl of rice and a bowl of soup and put them on the table.

"Aunt, please sit down." Song Jinxiu invited Aunt Cuihua to sit down.

The rice was served, so Aunt Cuihua sat down.

"I finished two padded jackets today and wanted to bring them to An An to try on." He also came to see her after hearing that An An was injured.

"Wow, so fast! Auntie is so amazing!" Song Jinxiu praised. She had just finished a gown.

"Xiao Song, your cooking skills are really good." Aunt Cuihua praised after taking a sip of the soup.

"No, it's just that Aunt Jinhua grows good radishes. They are so sweet." Song Jinxiu said modestly.

She fed Liu Ankang mouthful by mouthful. This was already his second bowl. He was almost done.

Because she filled both bowls quite full and drank a large bowl of soup before the meal.

A child's stomach is only so big, so it's not worth it to overeat.

After feeding him, he sent Liu Ankang out to play and went to get another bowl of rice.

She usually doesn't drink soup before meals because she can't eat if she does.

I used new chopsticks to help Aunt Cuihua pick up several pieces of braised pork and put them in her bowl. "Aunt, eat more. I think the meat I cooked is pretty good."

"That's enough, eat more, I can help myself." Aunt Cuihua quickly took her bowl away.

"Then don't be polite, auntie, eat more." Song Jinxiu was not the kind of person who would urge others to eat, so after asking her to, she started eating with big mouthfuls.

I had dinner late today, and I fed Liu Ankang first before I started eating. I was already hungry.

"What I want to tell you today is that you don't have to go up the mountain to chop firewood anymore.

There are plenty of young men in our village. Let them each bring you a bundle of firewood, and that will be enough for this year's firewood," said Aunt Cuihua.

"No, no, that would be too much trouble for others! I have already agreed with An An that I will cut the wood and he will pick it up. We just need to make a few more trips!" Song Jinxiu shook her head and said.

"It's okay. The firewood you two chopped with your little arms and legs won't burn." Aunt Cuihua said.

"How about this, aunt. Find two people to help me chop firewood for a few days, and I'll pay them, okay?" Song Jinxiu thought for a while and said.

It would be slow for the two of them to collect firewood, but it would be perfect if someone was willing to help.

As for doing work for free, forget it. Mutual benefit is the only way to last.

"It's just a little firewood. What's the point of paying for it? Isn't it just a convenient thing to do?" Aunt Cuihua waved her hand and said.

"No, no, if there's no reward, then I won't take it. Then An An and I will just pick it up slowly." Song Jinxiu shook her head and said.

"Okay then, I'll help you find two people later. You can discuss the details among yourselves." Aunt Cuihua replied.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Song Jinxiu said happily, having solved another difficult problem. "Auntie, eat more."

The two of them finished their meal quickly.

Song Jinxiu served her aunt another bowl of soup. She had cooked a pot herself and there was still plenty left.

Aunt Cuihua wanted to help clean up the dishes, but Song Jinxiu refused.

Song Jinxiu asked her to help Liu Ankang try on clothes.

Although I don’t like washing dishes, there is no reason to let guests wash dishes!

"Xiao Song, the clothes fit you very well, so I'll just put them here. You go ahead and do your thing, I'm leaving." After a while, Aunt Cuihua came out of the room.

Song Jinxiu is wiping the table.

"Okay, thank you, auntie. Then take care, I won't see you off!" I said as I walked her to the door.

"It's just two steps away, there's nothing to send for. You should go back quickly." Aunt Cuihua waved her hand at Song Jinxiu, telling her not to send her off anymore.

Song Jinxiu told Liu Ankang to take a rest and then take a nap, as she still had to continue poking at his new clothes. The weather was getting cold so quickly, so she had to hurry up and get him a new set of clothes!

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