Chapter 317: I suddenly like to eat smelly food
"You know shit, it smells bad but tastes good."
Luo Xinxin glared at him unhappily and continued eating.
"You're right."
Li Rong swallowed his original words and changed them to agree.
Only after getting married did he realize that he should never argue with his wife, otherwise he would have to sleep on the floor.
In order to avoid sleeping on the floor, he has become a man who says one thing and means another.
He originally wanted to say that if something smells like shit but doesn't taste like shit, it wins. It is because of this sense of disparity that so many people think stinky tofu is delicious, right?
Luo Xinxin had prepared a long rebuttal, but this guy didn't even respond to her, which made her feel very empty.
"Don't you have any opinion at all? Whatever I say is what it is."
"We agreed that you'll be in charge of everything at home."
Li Rong answered very sincerely.
Luo Xinxin thought about it and it seemed like there was such an agreement. She snorted complacently and said proudly, "Then I'm not a dictatorial person. We don't have a one-man show in our family. You can express your opinion."
"But what you said is right. I can't argue just for the sake of arguing."
Li Rong answered seriously, but he was thinking in his heart that he was not that stupid. If he argued once, he would definitely sleep on the floor.
Luo Xinxin was greatly pleased and smiled, "That's true. After all, I've lived sixty years longer than you, and I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice."
"That's right."
Li Rong nodded sincerely.
Luo Xinxin's smile deepened and she felt happier. She finished ten skewers of stinky tofu in one breath, leaving a circle of chili sauce on the corners of her mouth. Li Rong took out a handkerchief and wiped it for her. Then the two of them returned to Liu's house.
It is around five o'clock in the afternoon. The sun doesn't shine into the alley and there is a draft. Many people come out with palm-leaf fans to enjoy the cool air, and some people carry stoves to light a fire outside.
There were many children playing in the alley, all of them were tanned, but each of them had a happy smile on their face, bright eyes, and strong spirits, unlike many children in later generations who looked lifeless.
"Maomao, go home and take a shower!"
"No, wash it later!"
"Come back now. The water is just right now. It will be cold in a while."
A mother is calling her child to go home and take a bath. There is a basin of water at the door. It has been exposed to the sun for a day and the water temperature is very hot. It is suitable for the whole family to take a bath and can save a lot of coal briquettes.
The other children were also called back by their mothers to take a bath. The coal briquettes of every household had to be used carefully. In the summer, the bath water was basically dried in the sun, so one coal briquet could be saved in a day.
Looking at everything familiar in front of her, Luo Xinxin couldn't help but smile. Although she was not a native Shanghainese, she came to Shanghai to attend university at the age of nineteen. After graduation, in order to save money, she rented a house in this old alley and lived there for many years, which made her feel very familiar.
"Xinxin is back? Oh, you're getting more and more beautiful!"
An old lady recognized Luo Xinxin and greeted her warmly.
Other neighbors also gathered together. They had heard that the granddaughter of the Luo family, who was good at walking, had suddenly become smart and capable after going to the northwest. Not only did she take off her hat, she also married the handsome young man adopted by the Liu family and became a military dependent.
I heard that this handsome young man is now an officer with a fairly high rank. It was this handsome young man who helped the old couple of the Liu family take off their hats.
Everyone looked at Du Lirong's hands with envy. He bought so many things every time he came. Professor Liu and his wife were so lucky. Any child they adopted would have such a bright future.
"We'll take a home visit leave and come back to visit." Luo Xinxin said with a smile.
Li Rong had the same cold expression as always. No one dared to talk to him, and he was too lazy to speak.
"Xinxin, how are your grandparents?" someone asked.
"It's pretty good. They are all doing their labor reform very seriously on the farm."
Luo Xinxin answered very officially. None of these neighbors were sincere and some even wanted to make fun of her. She just had to deal with them casually.
Everyone asked at once, and Luo Xinxin became a little impatient, so she said, "It's very hot outside, I have to go back to the house to cool down."
There are also people who are ignorant and want to pester her with questions.
"Xinxin is carsick and not feeling well. Let's talk later!"
Li Rong spoke, his voice was cold and his expression was even colder. The people around him immediately shut up and automatically made way for him.
After they left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"This little Li is so evil! The look he just gave me made me break out in a cold sweat and my heart was pounding!"
"He's an officer. I heard from Grandma Liu that Xiao Li even fought on the battlefield!"
"No wonder he has such a strong evil spirit. But this little Li really loves his wife. I can't tell!"
"If you were as pretty as Xinxin, your husband would love you too!"
"screw you……"
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Several women were joking and giggling, and they all expressed their envy of Luo Xinxin. They were all exiled to the northwest for reform, but she was able to make a comeback. She was really capable!
Luo Xinxin, who was envied by them, had returned to the Liu family. Mrs. Liu was lying in a rocking chair with her eyes closed, resting. There was a stove next to her with mung bean soup stewing on it.
The autumn heat has been very severe recently, so she has to stew some mung bean soup every now and then to escape the heat.
"Grandma!"
Luo Xinxin cried out.
Mrs. Liu opened her eyes and saw them. She was stunned for a moment, then filled with joy. "Why didn't you call and tell me when you came back so I could prepare the food!"
"Just burn whatever you have at home. You're not a guest."
Luo Xinxin smiled and acted coquettishly.
"That won't do. I've finally come back, so I have to cook something delicious. It's still early, I'm going to the market to buy some vegetables, you guys stay home."
Mrs. Liu insisted on going to buy groceries and no one could stop her.
"When you get home, you have to listen to me. You guys can order this mung bean soup. I'll be back soon. What dishes do you want to eat?"
Mrs. Liu was very firm and asked them to name the dishes.
"Steamed fish."
Li Rong suggested a simple dish. Cooking is hard work in such hot weather.
"Grandma, is there any stinky amaranth in the market? I want to eat it."
Luo Xinxin licked her lips and thought of a dish she had eaten in her previous life. It was said to be a specialty of Shaocheng. The old amaranth stalks were cut into sections, soaked in water and fermented for a few days, then taken out and drained, and put into a jar to continue fermenting, and it turned into smelly amaranth stalks.
The common way to eat it is to steam it with lard and stinky amaranth stalks. People who like it love it, but those who don’t like it will want to vomit when they smell the stinky smell.
Shaocheng has a famous dish called Steamed Three Stinky Things, which are stinky amaranth, stinky winter melon, and stinky tofu steamed together. Many locals love to eat it. Luo Xinxin had eaten it in her previous life. Her colleagues wanted to vomit when they smelled the smell, but she thought it was not bad.
Later, she tasted an even more delicious way of cooking it, stewing the marinade of pickled stinky amaranth with stinky tofu. The taste was amazing and super fresh.
"Why do you like eating smelly things so much lately?"
Li Rong couldn't help asking. He felt like vomiting when he heard about the stinky amaranth. Once, when he went to Shaocheng to perform a mission, the locals specially arranged stinky amaranth and said it was their specialty. He couldn't refuse the kindness and ate one. The result was a lifelong shadow.
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment, and her eyes became intriguing.
[The third update is finished. Stinky amaranth is like Beijing bean juice. Those who love it love it, and those who don’t love it can’t eat it at all. The author thinks it tastes pretty good and goes well with rice.]
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