Fang Yan accepted the things from Aunt De, thanked her, and then prepared to give Xiao Yuzai a bath.
Seeing that Zhang Jizhou was helping to prepare the bathwater and was just standing there doing nothing, Aunt De wanted to say a few words for Fang Yan, so she called Zhang Jizhou to their house.
While giving Xiaoyuzai a bath, Fang Yan took the opportunity to check him over.
Fortunately, the child was not injured.
"Why don't you play here by yourself while Mom goes to cook dinner, okay?"
"Pour out the bathwater," Fang Yan and Xiao Yuzai discussed.
"No!" To everyone's surprise, as soon as Little Fish heard this, he immediately ran over and grabbed her clothes. "Mommy, I want to stay with you!"
Seeing that he was greatly affected by this incident, Fang Yan did not force him, but let him follow her around like a little tail.
Luckily, I bought a duck in the county town in the morning and stewed it in the afternoon. It was an old duck stewed with tea tree leaves, which was fresh, fragrant and delicious.
With a little tail following her, it became a bit difficult for Fang Yan to enter and exit the kitchen space at any time.
But the old duck soup and the rice were both kept warm in the kitchen.
Fang Yan had no choice but to find a way to distract Xiao Yuzai and, when he wasn't paying attention, quickly went into the kitchen and brought out the soup and rice.
When she was cooking and making soup in the afternoon, she didn't expect Zhang Jizhou to come back, so she only made enough rice for herself and Xiaoyuzai.
Considering Zhang Jizhou's performance at Lion's Roar Ridge today was quite good, and he wasn't affected by the plot and didn't favor Fang Baishuang.
So Fang Yan decided to cook him some noodles.
The vegetables, scallions, and garlic grown in the yard will soon be ready to eat.
I took the little fish to the yard and picked a bunch of rapeseed seedlings and a few scallions, then cleaned and washed them all.
Heat the pan and fry the eggs until cooked.
Heat the oil, pour the beaten egg mixture into the pan, stir it a few times with a spatula, and remove it from the pan as soon as the egg mixture changes color.
If you wait too long, the eggs won't be tender anymore.
Using the same pan as the scrambled eggs, add some more oil, and then stir-fry the minced meat with soy sauce, chicken bouillon, oyster sauce, and other seasonings until cooked.
The minced meat was also taken from the kitchen.
When she had meat coupons, Fang Yan would buy some pork, either mince it or divide it into portions and put it in the refrigerator in the kitchen. When she wanted to eat it, she could just take it out and thaw it, which was very convenient.
The noodles were blanched in advance. The fire in the large earthen stove was too strong, so Fang Yan added a little water while stir-frying to prevent the noodles from drying out too much.
Add the chopped scallions and stir-fry until just cooked through, then it's ready to serve.
To finish, stir-fry some bok choy sprouts, and you've got a simple dinner.
As a food blogger, Fang Yan is the least likely person to mistreat herself when it comes to food.
Moreover, both she and Xiaoyuzai were in poor health and needed proper care.
So usually, she would cook three dishes and a soup, including fish, eggs, meat, and soy milk, making sure there were at least three items.
Tonight is short on time, so let's just make do with this for now.
Zhang Jizhou returned from next door soon after, looking rather grim.
Fang Yan handed him a separate plate of fried noodles, saying, "Take this plate of noodles to Uncle."
“I’m a widow and my son Xiaoyuzai. My uncle’s family takes good care of us. I can’t help them much in other areas, but I usually just pack some of the good food I make for them.”
Fearing that Zhang Jizhou might think she was a saint, Fang Yan explained further.
Zhang Jizhou didn't say anything, but turned around and delivered the fried noodles to Zhang Zongde.
"Oh dear, why are you bringing food again? Take it back and eat it yourselves. Fang Yan just brought over a bowl of duck soup this evening." Aunt De was quite embarrassed.
Ever since Fang Yan moved in next door, they've been able to freeload off her and get a lot of good food.
It was probably given to me by Fang Yan; it wasn't meat, but refined rice and flour, both nutritious and good things.
She could clearly feel that she and her husband were much lighter and more agile than before.
All those minor aches and pains I used to have are gone now.
Aunt De was grateful to Fang Yan and took care of her as much as possible, just like she would her own daughter.
The better she treated Fang Yan, the better Fang Yan treated them.
Yes, this is an infinite loop.
“Uncle, Aunt De, I’m usually in the army and can’t help them much. If anything happens to them, I can’t take care of them. I’m very grateful to you for your help.”
Zhang Jizhou found a clean plate, poured the fried noodles into it, expressed his gratitude, and then went back.
The reason why Zhang Zongde's family was willing to help Fang Yan so wholeheartedly was because they knew that Fang Yan was a grateful person.
"Let's eat."
Back in the small courtyard next door, Fang Yan had already set the food on the table: a duck soup, a vegetable dish, a fried noodle dish, and two bowls of rice. It was simple, but it looked very appetizing.
Seeing him come in, Fang Yan looked up at him and said.
Zhang Jizhou washed his hands and had just sat down in the seat opposite when he heard Xiao Yuzai, who was sitting obediently next to Fang Yan, point at the fried noodles and say, "Mommy, I want to eat noodles."
Fang Yan scooped out a large spoonful of the rice she had prepared for him, then used another bowl to serve him two chopsticks of fried noodles, and then served him a bowl of soup. "Okay, little fish, you have to finish all of this. If you finish it all, Mommy will tell you a new story tonight."
The portions of food were prepared according to Xiaoyuzai's appetite, so he wouldn't overeat.
"Mommy, I'll eat it all!" Little Fish waved his little fist, declaring with great ambition.
Seeing that his spirits were getting better and better, Fang Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, Mom will eat it all!"
She reduced her own rice by more than half and set aside a bowl for Zhang Jizhou, pushing it towards him, saying, "I didn't know you were coming back, so I cooked too little rice. Just make do with some fried noodles."
"This food... is very good." Zhang Jizhou took the rice and looked at the dishes on the table. "Have you used up all the allowance I gave you a couple of days ago?"
Even when he went home to visit his family, the Zhang family would never eat this well.
Zhang Jizhou guessed that Fang Yan had used the allowance he had given her a couple of days ago to buy food.
"They're all used up. When we first moved here, the yard was a bit dilapidated..."
Fang Yan nodded in agreement, pointing to everything in the room and explaining where she had spent his allowance.
Finally, he said, "I'm making money selling braised food in the county town now. I've made a little money in the past two weeks. If it's convenient for you, let's talk about the divorce after we finish eating?"
As the male protagonist, Zhang Jizhou would have other women around him even if he didn't have a reborn woman.
As the cannon fodder mother, their relationship was destined to have no future.
If that's the case, then let's end it sooner rather than later, and go our separate ways from now on.
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