Chapter 111 Sweet on the lips, hard on the heart, black sesame filling

If Zhao Sheng asked her to make a choice, Lin Yiyi would definitely choose what she wanted.

"Let's make soup. You don't look very well. You must be tired from driving every day. I'll make soup for you to drink more for nourishment." In fact, it was Lin Yiyi who wanted to drink soup. After staying in the north for a long time, her taste for food tends to be salty and soy, but she still said it nicely.

The chicken was brought back by the man, and everyone was happy when he said a few words of concern. He gave the chicken and she said sweet words.

Zhao Sheng had a smile in his eyes, and his heart was as sweet as honey, but he said in a very calm tone: "You too."

The man took the chicken and the kettle and went to the public washroom. With swift and skillful movements, he cut the chicken's throat to drain the blood, scalded the chicken and removed its feathers. He kept a small part of the chicken for himself, but tore off most of the chicken fat. He was not going to give it away. There was not much oil at home, and the chicken fat could be used to cook two meals.

He can eat rougher food, but his wife can't.

Lin Yiyi dug out the dried goods she had looted from her mother-in-law's house and paired them with red dates, shiitake mushrooms and Codonopsis pilosula. In fact, she didn't know if this was Codonopsis pilosula or not, but they looked and smelled similar, with small dry roots.

I tasted a small section of the root but still couldn't tell the difference.

Moreover, it was taken down from the top beam of the cellar, wrapped in several layers of oil paper and placed in a small jar. There were two big ones in the jar, but she only took the small one.

I thought it must be good stuff, as the cellar was full of food, including all kinds of stored vegetables and grains.

Stewing chicken is very simple. Drain the blood and soak it for half an hour to remove the blood water. Do not blanch it. Stew it directly in a casserole. Skim off the blood foam and add ginger slices and Codonopsis pilosula. Stew it for an hour. Add mushrooms and red dates when it is almost done.

Cook for 10 minutes and it’s ready to serve.

Except for the long wait, it's definitely worth it.

This pot of chicken soup made everyone in the whole building cry with greed. While others were eating coarse grain steamed buns with cabbage, Lin Yiyi was stewing soup in the corridor, and the fragrance spread for dozens of meters.

Because there was a chicken stewing on the stove, Lin Yiyi started making noodles, preparing to have chicken noodle soup in the evening.

When one bowl of chicken soup with chopped green onions and one bowl of chicken soup without chopped green onions were served on the table, Zhao Sheng felt something was wrong. He smelled a faint smell of medicinal herbs. He looked at the medicinal herbs in his bowl with a spoon and was completely confused. Where did Lin Yiyi find the wild ginseng?

"You drink it first and see if it tastes good." Lin Yiyi was not sure whether she put Codonopsis pilosula in it, so she asked Zhao Sheng to try it first.

Zhao Sheng scooped up the herbs in the bowl and asked her softly, "Where did this come from?"

"I got it from the cellar at home. Don't look at it. Drink the soup first." Lin Yiyi stirred the chicken soup with a spoon, trying to cool it down quickly. The last time she drank chicken soup was when she secretly drank it from the stove in the countryside. Thinking of this, she became a little worried about Tiedan. She would write a contact letter and mail it to Lin Xiaoyan at noon tomorrow to ask about the situation.

Zhao Sheng: “…” Forget it, just stew it. It’s just for the purpose of nourishing his body.

Watching the man drink the chicken soup and eat Codonopsis pilosula, after a while seeing that he had no reaction, Lin Yiyi lowered her head and began to drink the soup. The local chicken is different, it is very fragrant and oily.

Boil water in another pot and cook two bowls of chicken noodle soup, one large and one small. To be exact, he had 3 taels of noodles and she had 1 tael of noodles.

She also gave all the chicken to Zhao Sheng, asking him to eat more, which made the man's eyes sparkle. In fact, she didn't like stewed chicken.

Zhao Sheng had a big appetite and ate a lot. Lin Yiyi had finished eating long ago, so she sat next to him, watching the eating show with her chin propped up, taking a bite of noodles and garlic. Tsk tsk, Lin Yiyi kept shaking her head. Don't talk to her at night, it's irritating.

The man saw Lin Yiyi's eyes rolling around and knew that she was thinking of something bad. He slapped her with one hand, causing Lin Yiyi to glare at him angrily. He then raised the corners of his mouth with a triumphant smile on his face.

When he was with her, he always couldn't help wanting to bully her and tease her.

I hope she is devoted to me both physically and mentally.

After cleaning up the dishes, Zhao Sheng took the things and put them into the sack he had prepared in advance. Lin Yiyi was a little worried because he only gave half a chicken and dried red dates as a gift. "Is this enough? Do you want to take some dry goods and those frozen persimmons with you?"

I feel like I'm going to get sick if I don't eat it.

Thinking that Lin Yiyi really doesn't like persimmons, it's a good idea to give them away. Otherwise, they will be wasted if the weather warms up again after a few days.

"Don't worry about the dried goods. I'll take the persimmons. You stay home and close the door. I'll be back soon."

At night, the man came back in the dark after finishing his work, only after Lin Yiyi finished writing the letter and fell asleep.

Director Xu is an old employee in the factory, working in logistics, but he has many connections. Zhao Sheng often smuggles goods when he is transporting goods, and often brings food and dry goods to Director Xu after dark. Of course, he gets paid for it, but the money is just a token of his appreciation. Zhao Sheng only takes one-third, which is all a favor.

Otherwise, how could a country boy like him become a regular employee from an apprentice in just two years? He would definitely have a share of the annual bonus and senior employee evaluation.

The minimum monthly wage for truck drivers is 35 yuan, while he makes 49 yuan.

The next day, they both went to work as usual. At noon, Lin Yiyi went to the post office specially. She was afraid that Lin Xiaoyan would be reluctant to pay for the reply, so she put a stamp in the envelope. The letter began by saying that she had dreamed about Sister Lin and Yaya in the past two days. She was worried about your situation and didn't know how you were doing. She also asked whether Tiedan took care of Yaya like a brother. She also said that children should be educated early. Lin Yiyi also mailed two notebooks and two pencils, asking Tiedan to teach Yaya how to write and count.

In fact, she wanted Tiedan to not forget his homework. How old is Yaya? A little baby of just one year old, how can she learn to write?

Then he started saying that he had finally found a temporary job, but it would only take two months, after which he would have to eat idle meals at home again. He didn’t know when this kind of life would end, and he wanted to make a living for himself.

Finally, he said how much he envied Sister Lin for being able to relax in the countryside by looking at fruits and vegetables, because buying fresh vegetables in the city was like a rush, and if you went too late, there wouldn't even be a single onion left.

There is a queue even for using the toilet. It is not as comfortable as living in the countryside.

It's just a bunch of nonsense anyway.