Chapter 25 What are you doing?
The younger children didn't know what Yao Shula and Lei Jingwu said.
Anyway, Lei Jingwu agreed, saying that he would bring back what Yao Shula wanted when he returned from Shanghai.
Overjoyed, Yao Shula served Lei Jingwu another half bowl of preserved egg porridge.
Why only half a bowl? Because I made too little, and it's all gone...
The next day, before leaving, Lei Jingwu delivered a box of preserved eggs, not just one box, but a box of six.
There was also a box of salted duck eggs.
Yao Shula and her two siblings twitched at the sight.
They are indeed a wealthy family; they are very generous. Before yesterday, they couldn't even afford to buy a box of preserved eggs!
Now we have boxes of preserved eggs and duck eggs at home.
Yao Shula immediately promised to make preserved egg wontons for Xiaotian that night, and cabbage soup for everyone tomorrow. The day after tomorrow... she'd see if she had time, and if she did, she'd stir-fry some preserved eggs with chili peppers...
Lei Jingwu nodded, swallowed hard, and left.
That evening, Yao Shula chopped the meat, minced it, and crushed four preserved eggs to make preserved egg wontons for everyone.
Zhou Ping'an, who came over from next door, was dumbfounded when he saw that preserved eggs could be eaten in this way.
"What...what does this taste like? Is it edible?"
Yao Shula generously served Zhou Pingan a bowl.
"Take it back to Grandma Zhou and let her have a taste."
I can't give too many, there aren't enough wonton wrappers, that's all I can make!
Zhou Pingan smiled and quickly accepted it.
It's supposed to be for my grandma, but I can try it myself too, right?
Of course, Yao Shula didn't give Zhou Pingan the wontons for nothing; she had an ulterior motive.
"Brother Ping An, can I ask you for a favor?" Yao Shula asked Zhou Ping An with a smile.
Zhou Ping'an immediately waved his hand.
"Just tell me directly if you need anything. Don't ask me for help or anything like that. We're neighbors, no need to be so polite."
Yao Shula chuckled and quickly said, "Do you have time the day after tomorrow? If you do, take these two boys to the bathhouse for a bath."
We need to get a good wash before the New Year! Then we can have a clean New Year!
It's not that Yao Shula is being pretentious, but in this era, no one has a place to take a bath. This isn't summer; if it were, you could just close the gate and take a shower in the yard.
It's freezing cold outside now, so there's no way to wash things at home.
The public bathhouse is nice and warm, but you need a ticket to get in.
Many people are reluctant to go to a public bathhouse even once a month.
Yao Shuli and Xiao Tiantian are of a certain age, so Yao Shula can't possibly take them to the bathhouse. She can only ask Zhou Pingan for help.
"Wash it now! Why not wait a couple more days, maybe until two days before the New Year?" Zhou Ping'an asked with a smile.
"Everyone thinks so. There will definitely be a lot of people two days before the Lunar New Year. If the two of them go, they probably won't be able to wash properly."
Also, let them both soak in the pool and scrub off all that old grime.
Then I went to wash again in the second or third year of junior high school, when there were fewer people.
"I don't want them to be crowded with so many people; the water will get dirtier if there are too many people," Yao Shula said, expressing her thoughts.
Zhou Ping'an understood that Yao's eldest daughter was particular, and she was particular as much as possible within her means.
"Why not go wash tomorrow? There will be fewer people tomorrow!" Zhou Ping'an continued to ask.
"Because we're going to fry meat chunks and fish at home tomorrow afternoon, it'll probably be frying until tonight! The two of them will definitely be watching."
You'll definitely smell like you're being deep-fried when you get there.
The public bathhouses have been closing at 7 p.m. these past two days, so I definitely won't be able to shower that late. I'll have to go the day after tomorrow.
"If I take a shower tomorrow, it'll be a waste of time," Yao Shula explained.
Zhou Ping'an immediately said he understood, and that he would take the two children to take a bath the day after tomorrow at noon, making sure they were thoroughly cleaned.
...
The preserved egg wontons were delicious, better than anyone expected.
Shuli and Xiaotian both ate a big bowlful, and Shuxin also ate quite a lot.
Yao Shula herself ate most of a bowl.
"Big sister, let's eat this again tomorrow night!" Little Tiantian pointed to the empty bowl.
Yao Shula shook her head.
"Tomorrow I'll fry meat chunks, and tonight... I'll fry a few smaller ones, add some cabbage and glass noodles and stew them together for you to eat."
As soon as Xiaotian heard that he could eat meat dumplings tomorrow, he immediately put the preserved egg wontons aside.
"Big sister, what about the day after tomorrow? What are we going to do?" Xiao Tiantian continued to ask.
"The day after tomorrow? Let's make steamed buns and steamed bread," Yao Shula said with a smile.
"And the day after tomorrow?" Xiao Tiantian continued to ask, tilting her head.
"The day after tomorrow... I haven't decided yet. How about I clean you up and steam you? You're all clean now anyway." Yao Shula tapped Xiao Tiantian's forehead.
Xiao Tian chuckled and didn't press the matter further.
...
After the meal was finished and the table was cleared, Yao Shula asked Yao Shuxin to take Yao Shuli and Xiao Tiantian to the main room.
The water on the coal stove is already on; after playing for a while, those two mischievous kids can wash their feet and faces.
Yao Shula looked at the things prepared for the New Year in the kitchen by herself.
There's plenty of fish and meat, so it seems like we're not lacking anything. We also have enough rice, flour, and oil, so we shouldn't have to worry about the New Year.
Thinking of this, Yao Shula sat down on a small stool.
So far, things seem to be going quite smoothly for me here, and life isn't as difficult as I've imagined.
The next thing to do is to keep a close eye on the two little ones and make sure they don't go astray.
So far, the two little ones seem to be doing quite well!
Yao Shuxin is sensible and cares about her older sister and younger brother. She doesn't seem crazy at all.
Yao Shuli is quite cunning, although he doesn't put his cunning into his studies, he's still a long way from being a threat to society!
They don't look like the two of them who are destined to go astray at all.
Yao Shula let out a long sigh of relief.
Ah, the air here is fresh, and the food is all organic, so I don't mind. The only downside is that there's no cell phone or Wi-Fi, so I can't just lounge around at home all day...
Alright, let's just finish this order properly!
Only after this order is completed can I do what I want to do.
Yao Shula shook her head, clearing her mind of thoughts she shouldn't be having right now.
The most important thing now is to make the most of life in this era.
I'll treat my younger siblings to good food, drinks, and fun, and while I'm at it, I'll watch those two bastards, Yao Guohua and his wife, court disaster...
...
After inspecting the kitchen again, putting away what needed to be put away and ventilating what needed to be ventilated, Yao Shula washed her hands and went back to the main room.
As soon as I returned to the main room, I saw Yao Shuxin with two little ones, busy doing something at the writing desk in the east room.
Shu Li made Xiao Tiantian lie on one side, both watching what Yao Shuxin was doing.
"What are you doing?!" Yao Shula immediately went over.
After walking over, Yao Shula finally saw what the three people were doing.
They took out the photos that were pressed under the glass of the writing desk, as well as the photos in the frames hanging on the wall of the main room.
They picked out all the photos featuring Yao Guohua.
Yao Guohua's solo photos were torn up and thrown aside. In photos with Yao Guohua in a group, Yao Shuxin was cutting Yao Guohua's image off with scissors.
Yao Shuli didn't say anything, he just watched as Yao Shuxin cut out all of Yao Guohua's names.
Little Tiantian, meanwhile, continued to offer suggestions from the side.
"Don't many families burn paper money during the Lunar New Year?"
Let's burn this person's photo later!
"Since we're burning them all anyway, and we already burned the nameplates last time, burning photos won't make a difference!"
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