To be honest, Lin Xiazhu spends her days either buying pork or a huge bowl of bones. Her lifestyle is too extravagant, and many people are already envious. However, everyone in town knows that she is strong enough to smash a person's head, so no one dares to cause her any trouble. They can only gossip behind her back.
After the ginseng chicken soup was cooked, Lin Xiazhu first scooped out a large bowl, put it in a basin, covered it with a small pot lid, and then asked Lin Chacha to take it to Grandma Lin, which was actually to let the eldest son's family also have some.
My two cousins weren't home, so each of the three of us got a bowl.
The rest of the Lin Xiazhu family members each received two bowls. They ate one bowl of rice first, then stir-fried two plates of vegetables to go with the rice, and only drank the soup after finishing the rice.
Everyone in their family must eat a bowl of rice with every meal, without exception. This was Lin Xiazhu's rule, because she firmly believed that food is the foundation of life and that eating must come first.
If they don't eat first, these children won't want to eat rice after eating meat and soup, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Yan Xin scoffed at this, looking down on Lin Xiazhu. She thought Lin Xiazhu was unsophisticated. Everyone drinks soup before eating rice. What's the use of eating so much rice? Is she a rice bucket?
“That’s the rule in my family. Nobody’s allowed to lose weight. We need to grow up and take good care of our health. Don’t give me any nonsense. I picked the ginseng, I bought the chicken, and I made the soup. If you want some, eat a bowl of rice first.” Lin Xiazhu didn’t give her a chance to bargain.
Drink it or not, she can drink it or not. If she doesn't drink it, she'll drink two more bowls.
"Not drinking it would be stupid," Yan Xin said angrily. She ate a bowl of rice first, then grabbed two bowls of ginseng soup to drink. "Three-hundred-year-old ginseng! It's incredibly nourishing!"
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