Chapter 143 Sugar-mixed tomatoes
"Don't worry, there will definitely be one!" Aunt Wang knew exactly what Grandma Lu was thinking and comforted her immediately.
Grandma Lu had no idea that the good news was on the way, she was just one step too late.
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After dinner, the family strolled in the yard. Lin Xia watered the flowers, Lu Yuxiu watered the vegetables, and the little guy watered the litchi tree. The task of watering various plants was shared.
After finishing the work, Lin Xia went into the kitchen and took out the candied tomatoes. The candied tomatoes tasted sour and sweet, but the best thing about them was the pickled juice.
Yang Hongmei's tomatoes are well grown, without any pesticides, and are not ripened by technology. They have a strong sour tomato flavor, and after being mixed with sugar, most of the sourness is offset, leaving the soup sweet with a slight sourness.
The little guy was attracted by the tomatoes, and Lin Xia took the opportunity to secretly drink a sip of the soup. Before she could even make a "ha" sound, she was seen by the little guy.
"Mom, I want to drink too!" The little guy's eyes lit up. It's definitely right to follow mom when eating!
Lin Xia laughed and gave her a taste of the soup. An An took a sip and her eyes lit up, "It's delicious!"
Just as he was about to take a sip, Lin Xia stopped him and said, "Give Dad a taste."
Lu Yuxiu took a sip, tasted it, and handed the bowl to the little guy, "Here."
"Mom drinks a sip, I drink a sip, and Dad drinks another sip." The little guy distributed the food very strategically, and held the bowl in his little hands and handed it to Lin Xia's mouth.
Lin Xia was not polite and took a sip from her hand. When the little guy saw her drink it, he squinted his eyes and took a sip, then handed it to his father.
In the end, everyone took a bite and finished the whole bowl of sugar-mixed tomatoes, including the soup and tomatoes.
The little guy even muttered at the end, "Mom, will there be any tomatoes tomorrow?"
"The tomatoes we grow at home haven't grown up yet, but we can go to the market to buy them tomorrow." Lin Xia showed the little guy the tomato vines, which were covered with lush green tomatoes without a single red tint.
The little guy was a little disappointed, and kept muttering to the little green ball. Lin Xia vaguely heard words like "grow up quickly" and "turn red".
Life returned to Lu Yuxiu's daily routine of going out early and returning late. Time passed slowly, and Lin Xia studied how to make clothes and delicious food every day. She set a goal in her mind to gain back the weight that Lu Yuxiu had lost.
That morning, Lin Xia and Yang Hongmei bumped into each other while going grocery shopping together. The little girl was playing with a group of other kids and said goodbye to Lin Xia without even raising her head. She no longer needed Lin Xia's company.
Lin Xia felt a little lost, but that's what happens when children grow up, not to mention that this was something she had specially trained for.
But realizing the convenience of not bringing the little one with her, that slight sense of loss disappeared, and Lin Xia turned around and left with Yang Hongmei, chatting and laughing.
Not long after walking, they met a pregnant woman. She pretended to touch her belly with her hand, raised her chin and looked up with a nose in the air. After looking at Lin Xia, she looked at him with a hint of contempt.
Lin Xia looked down at her body. She was wearing an old-looking dress. She wore it because she had to buy groceries today and treat her comrades to a meal. There were many things to buy today, so she was afraid that her clothes would get dirty.
What mattered at that time was simplicity, and everyone wore gray clothes. Lin Xia really didn't expect that she would be looked down upon for wearing old clothes.
But Lin Xia had seen all kinds of good things after making money in her previous life, so she simply ignored the other party and walked away.
After walking away for a while, Yang Hongmei spoke, "She used to live in your house. After Captain Hu's ex-wife passed away, his hometown in the countryside found him another one to take care of the two children. Unexpectedly, she got pregnant."
When Lin Xia heard that there must be something going on, she immediately became curious, "How old is Captain Hu's child?"
"The oldest son didn't finish high school and just joined the army, and the youngest daughter is twelve years old and just started junior high school. Aren't classes suspended? She's working at home." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Yang Hongmei's tone, and Lin Xia had a feeling that something must be wrong here.
As expected, Yang Hongmei continued, "That child is very sensible. Now that he can't go to school, Zhao Hehua used to be lazy and now that she's pregnant, she doesn't do anything at all. She pushes all the laundry and cooking to the child."
Boys can join the army at the age of fifteen, but the twelve-year-old girl was in junior high school and was affected by this incident. She couldn't go anywhere. If she was not too young, she would have been asked to go to the countryside.
Lin Xia thought that the woman's belly was almost as big as hers, and she didn't look like she was feeling unwell, so how could she have the nerve to let a twelve-year-old child serve her.
"Where is the child's father?" Lin Xia felt very disgusted with such people.
"Hey... we already have a stepmother, so how far is the stepfather?" Yang Hongmei regretted her words as soon as they came out of her mouth, and immediately explained: "I'm not talking about you, you are different."
After getting along for a long time, she also knew that Lin Xia was not An An's biological mother. Although she didn't know what was going on with the child, the two of them got along closer than mother and daughter, and Yang Hongmei always forgot that they were not biological parents.
Yang Hongmei's face was full of regret, and she was afraid that Lin Xia would think too much.
Lin Xia waved her hands. Her family’s situation was different. An An was adopted. Even if she was not adopted, she could not do such a thing.
Afraid that Yang Hongmei would feel bad, he changed the subject and said, "Doesn't this child have any other family members asking about it?"
There must be grandparents, right? At least uncles and aunts should be asked, right?
"Yes, but they are not here and I can't take care of her." Yang Hongmei also has a daughter. When she thought about her daughter being tortured like this if she was gone, she felt like her heart was being cut by a knife.
The two were in a bad mood as they talked about this, and soon they arrived at the vegetable market.
Lin Xia went to the pork shop specifically. There was not much pork on the stall, but there were pig's feet. Lin Xia immediately thought of the braised pig's feet with soybeans. Thinking of the taste of the pig's feet that melted in the mouth after being stewed until soft, she ordered two directly.
Lin Xia also made a new discovery: pig's feet are only 20 cents per pound, which is the best. It's not worse than eating meat, right? She thought she could buy more in the future.
She went to buy other vegetables, and finally Lin Xia went to the grocery counter and bought soybeans.
Yang Hongmei was a little surprised when she saw it. "Soybeans always make me bloated. Why don't you have so much?"
Lin Xia: "I buy it to cook, not to eat directly."
Yang Hongmei: "Making tofu?"
Lin Xia wanted to eat tofu, and she could make it, but she didn't have a stone mill.
“For stewing pig’s feet.”
Yang Hongmei: "Is the pig's trotter delicious?" I had bought it before when I didn't have tickets, but if the pig's trotter was not cooked well, the meat would tear your teeth out.
Lin Xia immediately described the taste of braised pork trotters with soybeans to Yang Hongmei. She loved recommending delicious food to people.
When Yang Hongmei heard this, she knew that her family would have to eat next door again today, smelling the delicious food. She smiled and said, "Although I have never eaten it, my kid will definitely be clamoring for food today. You don't know how delicious your food is."
Lin Xia was surprised. Is this true? This is a recognition of her cooking skills!
"How about you buy some pig's trotters and I'll teach you how to cook them?" If it were any other day, she would definitely give one bowl, but today she was treating everyone, so giving too much or too little would not be good.
When Yang Hongmei heard that the opportunity to learn cooking had come, she immediately agreed, bought soybeans, and went to buy pig's trotters again.
"Then I'm going to steal some tips today!" Yang Hongmei had already imagined the happy faces of her children at home.
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