Chapter 144 Happy Summer

Li Wenxi and Zhang Shulan didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two younger brothers. They were talking about Zhang Shulan's submission.

"I wrote a short story and submitted it to several newspapers. A few days ago, I received a reply saying that it was accepted. The payment is not bad. I plan to write a few more this summer vacation." Zhang Shulan said.

"You are so amazing, Shulan, you can make money sitting at home in the future." Li Wenxi was very excited, "When will the issue of the newspaper that publishes your novel be published? I want to see your novel."

"It will be in early August. Why do you have to wait until the newspaper comes out? I can show you my manuscript now."

The two talked about their respective summer vacation plans, and Li Wenhua and Shi Shinan shouted to get watermelons.

Li Wenxi and Zhang Shulan waved their hands in annoyance, telling the two to leave quickly. If they didn't leave, they would be annoyed.

It was almost noon when Li Wenhua came home with a snakeskin bag of watermelons.

Li Wenxi came out with a spatula and was surprised: "Why did you give out so many watermelons?" There were about a dozen.

"They said that the watermelon harvest was very good this year and they are cheap."

"Then we can use the watermelon rinds to cook."

"You can cook with watermelon rinds?" Li Wenhua was surprised.

"I'll make you stir-fried watermelon rinds with green peppers tonight."

After lunch and a nap, Li Wenxi read English and math books all afternoon. It was almost five o'clock when he heard a quarrel downstairs.

Li Wenxi closed the book and saw Li Wenhua and Shi Shinan coming with two large buckets of lobsters.

Li Wenhua poured the lobsters into the big wooden basin in the well, which was very eye-catching.

"Oh, so many lobsters, where did you catch them?" Zhu Cao, who was washing vegetables in the next yard, looked at them with envy.

Li Wenhua simply replied, "By the sea," and continued to teach Shi Shinan how to wash lobsters.

Zhu Cao asked again, "Can you finish so many lobsters?"

Li Wenhua and Shi Shinan ignored her. She asked again, "Can you finish so many lobsters?"

"If you can't finish them today, save them for tomorrow. If you can't finish them tomorrow, eat them the day after tomorrow." Anyway, I won't give them to you.

Zhu Cao finally returned to the house in boredom, complaining to her daughter Jiang Li who was lighting a fire in the kitchen: "Those two kids really don't understand the ways of the world. They are neighbors, I saw it all, but they didn't even tell us to give us some."

Jiang Li put the firewood into the stove hole and said: "If they don't want to give us their things, then of course they won't give us. If we want to eat shrimp, we can just go to the beach to catch them in the future."

"I think you are stupid." Zhu Cao pointed at Jiang Li with her finger.

"You are smart, then look, they gave you shrimp."

Zhu Cao was choked instantly.

Li Wenxi naturally didn't know about the little dispute next door over lobster. She took out the watermelon rind left after digging out the watermelon flesh at noon, peeled off the outermost hard green rind, cut it into thin slices, and then prepared the green onion, ginger, garlic and chili, and lit the stove.

Pour in the oil, add the scallions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry, then pour the thin slices of watermelon rind into the pot and stir-fry, finally pour in the green pepper, stir-fry until cooked and serve in a bowl, and stir-fry a loofah.

After cleaning the pot, Li Wenhua came in with a large basket of washed lobsters.

Li Wenxi poured oil into the pot again, then poured all the lobsters into the pot, and instantly there was a sizzling sound.

Pick up the fried lobsters, pour in more oil, add scallions, ginger, garlic and dried chili peppers and stir-fry.

"Sister, put more chili peppers, I like spicy food." Li Wenhua, who was watching from the side, said.

Li Wenxi then grabbed a handful of dried chili peppers, poured in the fried lobsters and stir-fried them, and finally poured in a bottle of beer, covered the pot and simmered.