Chapter 464: Escape
"No, it was you who shouted just now, right?" After walking out of the family compound, Yang Hongmei patted her chest and reacted.
After running for a short distance, Lin Xia was also out of breath, "If not, how can we get out!"
"That was so scary!" Yang Hongmei said in fear when she thought of what happened just now. Fortunately, she didn't tell them what they did in Guangcheng or how much money they made.
"So it makes sense not to show off one's wealth." Lin Xia didn't react at all. It was those two people who were talking just now, and suddenly they caused a commotion among the crowd.
"I will keep it a secret from now on! I will never brag again! And I won't show off in front of them!" Yang Hongmei regretted it very much.
"Just pay more attention in the future, and take care of the children as well." Lin Xia reminded Yang Hongmei that children are most easily tricked into asking questions, so if you ask them while they are playing, they will tell everyone everything that happens at home if they have not been taught.
Yang Hongmei hadn't expected this, and nodded quickly: "I'll teach you when I get back!"
Having learned this lesson, the two went to the market and the store to prepare New Year's goods. There were too many things to buy, so they could only buy them in batches, little by little.
When they returned to their family compound, they were immediately surrounded again.
They searched for the money until their necks were sore but they didn't see any. When they looked up again, they found that Lin Xia and Yang Hongmei were gone. They immediately felt cheated.
When I came to my senses, I felt that the voice sounded so much like Lin Xia's.
"Xiao Xia, you are so mean! How could you lie to us and tell us that you saw the money?" Aunt Wang looked at Lin Xia complainingly, "Even if you don't want to help us make money, you can't lie to us!"
Lin Xia said with a sad face: "Ah? I lost fifty cents and you didn't pick it up? I was just about to ask who picked it up!"
Seeing that Lin Xia's expression did not seem fake, Aunt Wang immediately looked at the other people around her with suspicion.
Yang Hongmei assisted at the right time: "Did no one see anything? This five cents can be used to buy half a pound of meat! If anyone picked it up, please tell me!"
The person who didn't pick it up immediately looked at everyone else with suspicion, wondering if someone else had picked it up and pretended that they didn't pick it up.
Aunt Wang looked at Liu Dajiao and blinked twice, then immediately shouted loudly: "Liu Dajiao, did you pick it up?"
Liu Dajiao was confused by the question, not knowing how she could have picked up the money! "You're talking nonsense! I didn't pick it up!"
"Then why are you looking so guilty!"
"Who feels guilty? Who do you think feels guilty?"
The two immediately started arguing, and the people around them looked at Liu Dajiao with suspicion, and someone tried to stop the fight.
Lin Xia felt that this scene was even noisier than the vegetable market just now. Even if she opened a factory, she would never let this group of people go there.
"Let's go back!" Lin Xia pulled the stunned Yang Hongmei, said something to her and walked towards home.
In the following days, except for going out to buy things with Yang Hongmei, Lin Xia never strolled downstairs. She stayed at home every day to make delicious food, including fried meatballs, fried fruits, and everything else.
I even fried a plate of French fries for the kids, and the three of them chased me for more!
One day, Lu Yuxiu brought back a piece of beef from somewhere, and Lin Xia was very surprised. However, the part was not suitable for stir-frying raw, so Lin Xia planned to make it into braised beef, which would be delicious when stir-fried or made into a cold dish.
The braised beef, along with the soup and the bowl, were placed in the refrigerator. Thinking of the many foodies at home, Lin Xia used the soup from the braised beef to braise some lotus root, kelp, and soft-boiled eggs, filling a large bowl with the aroma that could be smelled throughout the corridor.
Lin Xia prepared delicious food at home. In the middle of winter, Lele came back from playing basketball with a group of boys, all sweaty.
Before I saw anyone, I heard a cry: "Mom, I'm hungry!"
Lin Xia was used to hearing this shout. Soon she heard Lele opening the door, and ran to the kitchen following the smell.
“Wash your hands before eating!” After playing ball, my hands are dirty and I want to grab food with my hands when I see it.
Seeing Lin Xia looking at him eagerly, Lele didn't dare to act rashly and could only go and wash his hands obediently.
"Where are your sisters?" Lin Xia asked curiously.
Lele stuffed a soft-boiled egg into his mouth. He blew on it because it was so hot, but he couldn't bear to spit it out. Siha said vaguely, "I don't know. It's probably from Sister Niuniu's house."
"Mom, these eggs are delicious! Please make a few more!" Lele felt that two were not enough and wanted to eat more.
"Eat something else! You can't eat so many eggs in a day!" Lin Xia stretched out her hand and clapped her hands to stop him from taking the eggs.
After eating a bunch of other things, Lele took a soft-boiled egg and ran away while Lin Xia was not paying attention.
It was too late for Lin Xia to stop it. Fortunately, she knew that the three children could eat, so she cooked a lot of eggs.
This time, Lin Xia deeply experienced how much a young boy can eat. In the two days since she came back, the family’s daily food consumption was really fast.
She has to restock the refrigerator every two or three days, otherwise she will have an empty stomach.
Lele took the soft-boiled egg and was reluctant to finish it in one bite. He swallowed it in one gulp at first and had no time to see what was inside.
As a result, just as I walked downstairs, the half egg left in my hand was seen by my friend, who sprinted over and snatched it away!
"Brother Zhou, the food your mother cooked is so delicious!" Ignoring Lele's eye roll, the little friend swallowed half an egg in one gulp and licked his lips to savor the taste.
Lele was speechless. Fortunately, he had already eaten at home, otherwise he would definitely be beaten up.
"You're not even needed to tell me!" Lele patted his friend, "Let's go! Go and take up the spot!"
Ever since Lele brought a basketball back home, he instantly became the leader among the kids. Many kids like to play with Lele because he always has some new toys and a lot of pocket money and snacks.
In the evening, Lin Xia cut a plate of beef as a cold dish, and another plate of braised dishes. Lin Xia cooked ten soft-boiled eggs, which were all eaten that night.
That day, Lin Xia was frying dried fish at home. The children said that they had not eaten dried fish for a long time, so Lin Xia remembered to make it. Since there was no oven, she had to fry it with oil on a small stove.
Lin Xia was sitting on a small stool, guarding the stove, frying the food over a low fire when she heard someone knocking on the door.
"Director Zhang? Come in and sit down." Lin Xia was surprised that Director Zhang from the family compound came to her house. The two of them usually interacted when they met downstairs and just said hello. This was the first time that she came to her house like this.
"What are you doing, Xiao Xia? I can smell the fragrance from far away." Director Zhang's face was full of smiles. Except for the time when they just moved in, this was her first time to visit Lin Xia's house.
The house was more clean and warm than she had expected. Small daily decorations could be seen everywhere, the table was covered with a tablecloth, and there were bright flowers in the vase.
Such a warm family environment cannot be found in any other family in the staff compound. No wonder the children in her family are different from others.
"The children are clamoring to eat the crispy little fish. I'm busy preparing them right now. Director Zhang, why don't you try it?" Lin Xia said as she picked up the fried little fish.
There were still a lot of small fish being fried nearby. Seeing Lin Xia was about to close the stove, Director Zhang hurriedly stopped her and said, "It's okay, just do your work. I came here to chat with you."
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