Su Lan leaned closer to Lu Zhixia and said, "That person is Liu Yue'e's husband. He works in a shoe factory in the south and doesn't come back often."
"oh!"
Lu Zhixia withdrew her gaze and continued throwing dumplings into the pot, first throwing them in with her hands, and finally pouring all the remaining dumplings in.
Then use a spatula to push it little by little from the side of the pot.
Those round, plump dumplings bobbing in the water looked so tempting.
I heard Liu Yue'e say,
"I'm being bullied by the new woman who moved in next door, you have to stand up for me!"
Wang Youming frowned as he looked at his beautiful wife, who was crying her eyes out, and his temper flared up instantly.
"Where is she? I'm going to teach her a lesson!"
Feeling emboldened, Liu Yue'e immediately put on her shoes and went outside, then pointed at Lu Zhixia, who was cooking dumplings.
"It's this shameless woman who bullied me!"
"I'd like to see which one is blind!" Wang Youming said aggressively.
Lu Zhixia picked up a spoon and walked over.
Are you looking for me?
“I…” Wang Youming looked at the girl in front of him. She was taller than him, and if the spoon in her hand were to fall down…
His head must be blown open!
The thought of causing trouble vanished immediately, and she smiled and smoothed things over, saying...
"It's all a misunderstanding!"
"Don't you know what kind of person your wife is? If you dare to cause trouble, I'll take you out and teach you a lesson!"
"I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!" Wang Youming lowered his head even further.
Looking at the short, stocky man in front of her, Lu Zhixia laughed mockingly at Liu Yue'e.
"That's all you two are good for!"
Liu Yue'e was so angry she cried; she never expected men to be so cowardly.
Upon hearing the sound, Wang Youming immediately turned around and went back to speak.
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
"With all your potential, how could I have married such a good-for-nothing!"
"That's because I'm good to you!"
"What good is it if you're nice to me? You have to stand up for me too!"
"Let's go home and talk about it!" Wang Youming knew he lacked masculinity, which was due to his short stature.
Fighting a woman is difficult enough, let alone a tall and strong man like Zhou Cheng!
I wish I could kick him to the ground and knock him upside down!
They came with great enthusiasm, and then left dejectedly.
They exchanged smiles.
Just as the dumplings in the pot were cooked, I took them out and put them in a bowl, and then cooked the next batch.
The children stood obediently to the side watching. Lu Zhixia picked up a plate to scoop some dumplings for them, but Su Lan stopped her.
"That's not right. The children can't eat until the adults have started eating. They have to stay put!"
Lu Zhixia could only pat the youngest child's head and say, "The second pot will be ready soon, then we can eat!"
The little girl nodded obediently and reached out to wipe the drool from the corner of her mouth.
Soon the second batch of dumplings was cooked, and this time they were placed on a plate. They then brought the food to the table one by one.
Su Lan took her first bite of the dumpling, and as the broth spilled out, she quickly caught it in her bowl.
"Meat and egg dumplings! I ate a few of those at my wedding!"
"You've suffered so much these past few years!" Zhou Cheng thought about how a large portion of the meat ration coupons had been sent back to the countryside over the years, and he felt especially sorry for his wife and children for doing that.
"Starting next month, we won't send our meat coupons to the countryside! We'll save them to improve your meals. The kids are all grown up now and need meat!"
Hearing their father say that, the children's eyes lit up.
Su Lan knew her husband's predicament; he was the eldest son in the family, and he would feel guilty if he didn't help his parents.
"After the government's policies were introduced, our lives got better and better! Meat is no longer restricted in supply like before, and we can still buy it if we have money."
"But the factory's performance is getting worse and worse. If this continues, it will be difficult to even pay wages."
"Is it that serious?" Su Lan suddenly felt that the dumplings in her mouth had lost their flavor.
"Not really. Like I said before, one of us will definitely have to stay behind, and our wages will be lower then. So I'm not planning to send money back to the countryside. We'll wait until we get through this difficult time." Zhou Cheng held his wife's hand. "Trust me, I will definitely do it!"
After hearing the man's promise, Su Lan felt a warm current flowing through her heart. In fact, her husband wasn't a bad person; he was just blindly filial.
Lu Zhixia picked up a dumpling and put it in her mouth. Sure enough, dumplings with more meat filling tasted better.
If we want to eat well, we need to work hard to earn money in the future. As for the leftover meat, we'll make dumplings tomorrow, and rub the remaining meat with salt. Then we'll put it in a well-ventilated place to slow down its spoilage.
He planned to go to the law enforcement team to find Zhou An'an first, and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some flour and a steamer for making buns.
After steaming, put it in an insulated box and then take it to the train station or school. As long as the price is right, someone should be able to buy it. The important thing is to make sure the meat doesn't spoil.
After figuring everything out, I started eating dumplings faster and ate a whole plate of them all by myself.
To be honest, I could still eat, but seeing how fast the kids ate, I left the remaining dumplings for them.
Realizing he didn't have enough tickets, he spoke up to Su Lan.
"Sister, I'd like to borrow some grain coupons and industrial vouchers from you. I need to buy some wheat flour tomorrow."
"What are you going to do?" Su Lan asked.
"That's right, you can see that big piece of meat. I was thinking of making it into steamed buns and selling them at the train station or school gate."
He picked up his bowl, took a sip of dumpling soup, and then solemnly continued, "If the steamed bun market can be opened up, we can also sell boxed lunches in the future."
"Selling boxed lunches?" Su Lan looked completely bewildered.
"It means preparing the food and vegetables in the lunchboxes in advance, so that if anyone wants to buy them, we can open them and show them."
“The dishes in the lunch boxes are all different. Once they have chosen one, they can pour it into the styrofoam lunch box. This saves both time and effort.”
"Oh, I see. I was just too stupid to understand. I'll give you all the tickets at home."
"I'll return the tickets to you as soon as I buy them on the black market."
"No rush, we have everything we need at home right now, I don't need it for the time being."
Su Lan got up, went back into the room, took out the box containing the tickets from a drawer, and opened it in front of Lu Zhixia.
"Look, everything is here. Take whatever you need."
Lu Zhixia took some of what she needed without ceremony, and then counted them in front of him.
"I have 50 jin of fine grain coupons and 5 industrial coupons. As for these smaller coupons, I'll take them first. I'll use them if I need them, and return them if I don't."
"Okay, you can take them all!" Su Lan handed the box to Lu Zhixia. "Just return them to me later."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
Lu Zhixia was very excited, holding the box tightly in her hands. This was a better result than she had expected.
Zhou Cheng then said, "Just like your sister-in-law said, you can take it and use it."
Lu Zhixia looked at them gratefully, "If my business does well in the future, you can also come with me to do small business on the streets. These days, as long as you have the guts, there's no way you can't make money!"
“That’s well said, I like to hear it!” Zhou Cheng agreed.
The sound of a bowl falling to the ground interrupted their conversation.
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