"Xia Xia, it's delicious." Ren Jingxiao ate with a very satisfied look on his face. He didn't know that someone was wandering in the alley outside trying to find whose house it was!
"I made quite a lot this time and put some in the space."
Ningxia knows that every family eats very simply now and it is rare for them to eat meat, so they don’t have to worry about eating meat every meal.
But this alley is not like the countryside, where any smell can be smelled from far away, so every time she cooks some meat, she makes a little extra and puts it in the space.
If you want to eat, just take it from the space, otherwise others will definitely be jealous if they eat meat every day.
Ningxia didn't expect that even though she paid attention again and again, the people outside still found her house by smelling the smell.
"Is anyone home?" Ren Jingxiao had just finished eating and was about to get up to clean up the dishes when he heard a knock on the door.
"I'm the third one from the front. I just wanted to ask what you made. Why does it smell so good? My kids are crying because they're craving it. I'm going home to ask my wife to make some too."
When the man saw Ren Jingxiao coming out, he scratched his head embarrassedly.
Ren Jingxiao was stunned when he heard what this man said. When Ningxia came out and heard what he said, he felt helpless.
This braised dish requires marinade ingredients, many of which she brought with her in her previous life. Even if there are side dishes, there are still ingredients.
They simply didn't have the right mix of meats and other things, so even if she wanted to teach them, she couldn't.
When Ren Jingxiao saw Ningxia's expression, he understood what she meant.
"This is a secret recipe passed down from my family. It needs a lot of meat to be delicious. This one meal used up all the meat coupons I've saved for several months."
Ren Jingxiao made up this excuse casually. Gao Bowen had some inherited from his ancestors, and he had some too. It wouldn't be considered a lie if it cost a lot of meat.
The man smiled awkwardly after hearing this. He knew without a doubt that such a delicious flavor could only be produced by meat.
His family has run out of meat coupons this month, so he thought of asking how to do it so he can make it when the meat coupons are issued.
But he didn't expect that this was an heirloom, and it would take several months of meat tickets to have enough for one meal, so his family definitely couldn't eat it.
"Look at this child crying with greed. We won't bother asking for any of your family's recipes. If you have any extra, you can give some to the child to try. We are all neighbors."
Ningxia felt that the old woman who followed her looked familiar. Whenever something happened in Yan Zi's family, she was always the most active.
She was mentioned in gossips, but if she was looking for help, she would disappear.
"If the child doesn't behave, just give him a beating. He's grown up and doesn't know what's good for him. Can I just take the meat? If anyone has extra meat, I'll go and cry about it. We're all neighbors, so they'll definitely be willing to give it to me, don't you think?"
Ningxia didn't tolerate her shameless behavior. Most people could understand what Ren Jingxiao meant by her refusal.
But this person can still say these things with such a thick face, so how can she leave any face for others?
"Cry, cry, cry, why are you crying? I don't have any children, how can I know how to love a child? Don't you understand what I mean? You still have the nerve to cry."
The woman patted her grandson who was looking expectantly at her. The child really started crying and kept asking for meat.
"That's right, why are you crying? Even your grandma knows that this meat is rare, how can you just take it casually? No wonder your grandma beat you, I think you deserve it." Ningxia didn't care that she was making indirect accusations.
"What grandma? I'm his mother." The old woman no longer cared about the child and her eyes turned red with anger towards Ningxia.
Ningxia was stunned. Mother? She looked at the man and then at the child.
Ningxia's incredulous look irritated the man. She no longer cared about the meat and ran away with her face covered.
The man and the child watched the woman run away and quickly chased after her.
Ningxia entered the house. She didn't expect to win in this way. Everyone gets old one day. She really didn't expect that the person was the child's mother.
"Xia Xia is awesome. Do the same next time and find other people's weaknesses to attack." Ren Jingxiao watched those people run away and praised Ningxia.
"Come into the house quickly!" Ningxia thought that she should be more careful in the future. These people are more civilized than those from the Black Mountain Brigade, but if they get bad, they are also more resourceful than those people.
Ren Jingxiao and Ningxia packed up and went out for a walk.
Listening to the various noisy sounds coming from the alley, the aroma of fireworks from thousands of homes accompanied by the footsteps of the two seemed very warm.
When they went to the transport team the next day, Gao Bowen just smiled at Ren Jingxiao and didn't go up to disturb him again. He knew that too much is as bad as too little, and he had to give people time to consider.
Lu Hai came early today. He was on guard against Gao Bowen, but he didn't expect that he and Brother Ren just smiled at each other. This tacit understanding made him even more unhappy.
"Brother Ren, good morning." Lu Hai's voice was much lower.
"Wait a moment." Ren Jingxiao saw him lowering his head and saying hello and then wanting to leave. He was stunned by the look of being devastated by his abandonment.
"What's wrong? Brother Ren." Lu Hai was listless.
"I want to ask you for a favor." Lu Hai's eyes lit up when Ren Jingxiao said this.
"Brother Ren, you say." Lu Hai looked at Ren Jingxiao's face full of surprise, and he knew that there was still a place for him in Brother Ren's heart.
"I want you to help me find out something." Ren Jingxiao thought that Lu Hai grew up here, so it would be convenient for him to find out about things here.
"Okay, any number of things are fine. Is it from our Transportation Department or somewhere else?" Lu Hai thought that no matter where it was, he would find a way to help Brother Ren. This was the first time Brother Ren asked him for help!
"It's not from our Transportation Department." Ren Jingxiao recounted the story of Gao Wenbo's mother giving birth. It was a bit difficult to inquire about old events from more than ten years ago.
After listening to Ren Jingxiao's words, Lu Hai thought that Brother Ren was worried about Gao Bowen, and he still trusted him the most.
So, he was asked to investigate Gao Bowen, but why was he investigating Gao Bowen’s mother’s childbirth?
"Don't worry, Brother Ren. I will definitely find a way to help you find it." Lu Hai didn't ask why.
It would definitely be useful for Brother Ren to know these things. Even if he doesn't know what's going on in this county, his mother knows a lot.
If it really doesn't work, go ask someone else. Just as Ren Jingxiao thought, Lu Hai grew up here, and he can find out a lot of things as long as he wants.
Ren Jingxiao talked with Lu Hai for a while, and when they saw that everyone else had arrived, they went back to the carport together.
"Master Chen, are you still going out today?" Ren Jingxiao thought that the car usually went out once every two days, so why didn't Master Chen go out today?
"I won't be leaving today. At the end of the year, the supply and marketing cooperatives always ship a little more goods. Now I mainly go to the provincial capital."
Master Chen thought that this was Ren Jingxiao's first year, so he explained it to him.
Due to the weather here, many teams closed their roads when it snowed heavily, and the supply and marketing cooperatives could not handle so many goods.
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