Chapter 227 The Wife is the Hardest Worker

Fang Xiaoluo was preparing the dishes. When he walked into the kitchen, he saw Shen Zheng and Zheng Lanhua whispering to each other.

"What are you two talking about?" she asked casually.

Shen Zheng coughed lightly, "Nothing."

Zheng Lanhua said, "What do you mean nothing? I just said he was ugly and stupid. Look, he broke a cucumber while washing it. Who gave birth to such a stupid person!"

Fang Xiaoluo looked and saw that the cucumber in Shen Zheng's basin was broken into two pieces.

"Why are you washing a cucumber so hard?"

Shen Zheng: ...

He didn't mean to use so much force!

"The dishes that my brother-in-law sent early in the morning are too fresh and too crisp. I'll be careful later."

Fang Xiaoluo didn't care about that much.

Several people were busy and chatting in the kitchen.

No matter how good the conditions at home were, there were no vegetables to eat now. But it was different for Fang Xiaoluo and the others this year.

She had fresh vegetables in her own space, but it was not convenient to take them out.

Fang Qiang picked all kinds of fresh vegetables from the greenhouse early in the morning and wrapped them in several layers of quilts and sent them over.

So, today's big meal at their home was quite rich with meat and vegetables.

The elbows, chickens, and pig's trotters were all prepared by Fang Xiaoluo a day in advance.

The elbows and pig's trotters were from pigs slaughtered at home, and the chickens were raised by Zhang Xinyan, which were more fragrant than those bought outside.

On New Year's Day, the dishes made by Fang Xiaoluo were all beautifully presented and had good meanings.

Originally, Zheng Lanhua and Shen Zheng were helping Fang Xiaoluo.

After the dishes were washed, the two stared at each other, not knowing how to cut them.

The dried tofu was arranged into flowers, the eggplant was made into lanterns...

When the dishes were placed on the table one by one, Zheng Lanhua was amazed.

Several children also came over, and the dishes on the table really opened their eyes. They

were busy for several hours just for this reunion dinner.

Fang Xiaoluo greeted everyone with a smile, "Sit down."

The whole family sat down around the table. What they knew on the table was steamed fish, sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork elbows, halved pig's feet, braised pork, roast chicken, and cold vegetables.

Shen Jinxia pointed at the others and asked, "Mom, what are these?"

Fang Xiaoluo introduced, "This one is made with eggplant and meat stuffing, and today it's called Zhang Deng Jie Cai. This one is actually the Beijing-style shredded pork that we usually eat, and today we call it Hua Kai Fu Gui. And this one is Eight Treasure Rice Pudding..."

Zheng Lanhua didn't know which one to eat. "By the way, I've never eaten such a rich and delicious dish in my life. "I'm going to prepare a grand New Year's Eve dinner for you. "

Shen Zheng couldn't help but tease, "Don't mention that we were poor before. Even if I gave you the ingredients, you couldn't make anything good."

Zheng Lanhua's chopsticks froze, "Shen Zheng, you are getting ahead of me. If it wasn't New Year's Day, I would have given you a beating."

Fang Xiaoluo laughed, "It's okay, Mom. We don't have the rule of forgetting it on New Year's Day. Beat me, whatever you want."

"He gets older and bolder every year. He is challenging your authority at home. You must not tolerate him."

Seeing Fang Xiaoluo fanning the flames, Shen Zheng reluctantly added fish to her meal. "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, there will be fish every year. Make more money in the new year, so I can live a life of luxury."

Fang Xiaoluo smiled at Shen Zheng, "Oh, he has become sweeter as he gets older."

"Mom, since he has such a sweet mouth, remember this beating."

Zheng Lanhua saw that Shen Zheng and Fang Xiaoluo had a good relationship, and smiled from ear to ear. "Okay, I'll listen to you and remember it."

At the table, Shen Zheng did not drink alcohol. Everyone had a bottle of soda and drank it directly from the bottle.

The six people in the family stood up, holding up the soda bottles, with happy smiles on their faces.

Fang Xiaoluo shouted, "Cheers, everyone, Happy New Year!"

The soda bottles collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

Everyone sat down, eating and laughing.

The laughter lingered in their ears. It was a long-lost feeling for Zheng Lanhua and Shen Zheng, and even more so for Fang Xiaoluo.

This was the first time she felt the warmth of family and the reunion of the New Year.

It turned out that this kind of warm and happy family feeling was so comfortable.

Seeing the satisfied smiles on the faces of several children, Fang Xiaoluo felt that she had done a great job this year and she was really amazing.

After a meal, Shen Haifeng took Shen Haiping and Shen Jinxia to start cleaning the kitchen.

Shen Zheng pulled Fang Xiaoluo back to the room, "Come on, come on, sit down quickly."

Fang Xiaoluo sat on the stool, "What for?"

Shen Zheng began to massage her shoulders and back, "Thank you for your hard work. You are the biggest contributor to our family."

Fang Xiaoluo began to conduct, "A little to the left, a little to the right."

"Yes, yes, that's it."

"Use a little more force."

"A little lower, gently..."

Shen Zheng gave Fang Xiaoluo a full body relaxation, "How about it, are you comfortable?"

Fang Xiaoluo stood up and shook her neck and waist, "Not bad skills."

"Thank you for your hard work. Hai Feng and the others can go and do their work. You should take a rest and get some sleep." Shen Zheng said.

Fang Xiaoluo saw Shen Zheng go to get his military coat, "Where are you going?"

Shen Zheng said, "I'm going to the barracks to see, the soldiers haven't gone home yet."

Fang Xiaoluo thought for a moment, "Are you going to make dumplings for the soldiers today?"

"Yes, let's make dumplings together tonight." Shen Zheng said, "I might be a little late when I get back."

"Okay, you do your thing, don't worry about home." Fang Xiaoluo said, and she stood on tiptoe and kissed Shen Zheng on the lips.

Shen Zheng reached out and hugged Fang Xiaoluo into his arms, "I'll taste it when I get back, one is not enough."

After Shen Zheng left, Fang Xiaoluo slept for a while.

When she woke up and saw that the children had cleaned the kitchen very cleanly, they all went to bed.

Because Zheng Lanhua said that she would stay up late today.

There is a TV at home, so we can watch the Spring Festival Gala, and we will eat dumplings and set off firecrackers at night.

Zheng Lanhua is picking vegetables in the kitchen.

Seeing Fang Xiaoluo coming in, "This greenhouse is really good, look at the celery and leeks, they are so fresh."

Fang Xiaoluo moved a small stool over to pick vegetables with Zheng Lanhua, "Yes, this way we don't have to eat cabbage, radish and the like, eating pork, celery, leeks and eggs in the middle of winter is so delicious."

"I really have this thanks to you. I couldn't even think about this before." Zheng Lanhua suddenly remembered, "By the way, Fang Qiang said that many people got up early to buy vegetables in the greenhouse, and they all... yes, made reservations in advance. How much do you sell the reserved celery for per catty?"

Fang Xiaoluo: "Six yuan."

Zheng Lanhua thought she had heard wrongly, "What about leeks?"

Fang Xiaoluo: "Eight yuan."

Fang Xiaoluo felt that she was selling it very cheaply. She remembered that before she traveled through time, she had read the information that the first batch of vegetables sold in the greenhouse in winter, in 1985, the cucumbers were sold for ten yuan per catty. What's more, she irrigated it with spiritual spring water.

Zheng Lanhua's hands trembled, "It seems that I am eating money!"