[Host, the Li family will be home in one hour. If dinner isn't ready by then, the mission will fail, and there will be no reward!]
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoxiao stopped shaving off the sheep droppings on her feet, figuring no one was any cleaner than anyone else, and hurried to the kitchen.
Li Yanni had already tied up the sheep and then ran to the kitchen to start a fire.
With her basic cooking skills, Ye Xiaoxiao could easily knead dough.
In no time, the dough was kneaded and set aside to rest. Then I started preparing the vegetables.
It's basically just a big stew. With so many kids in the family, I just make one big pot of noodles.
I washed the vegetables, then chopped them up. I chopped a small bowlful.
Then Li Yanni boiled the water and filled the kettle. Then she started heating the oil in the wok.
As she prepared to open the dark oil can and pour out the oil.
"Sister-in-law, just a little oil is enough, otherwise Mom will scold you."
Li Yanni had been privately reminded by her mother many times that her sister-in-law was too good at causing trouble.
"Such a big family, if you don't use any oil, what can they possibly eat!"
Ye Xiaoxiao wouldn't listen. She needed to eat too, okay? How could food taste good without oil?
Startled by Li Yanni's reaction, Ye Xiaoxiao poured a spoonful of oil directly into the pot.
A hot pan with cold oil sizzled as a dish of vegetables was poured in.
Stir-fry, add salt, add seasonings. Even so, Li Yanni, like a little adult, kept nagging her to add less.
After the vegetables are almost cooked, add water and continue boiling. Then it's time to roll out the noodles.
However, Ye Xiaoxiao was heavily pregnant at the time, making it difficult to operate. So she kneaded the dough, picked up the cleaver, carried the dough, and began to cut noodles.
This surprised Li Yanni; when did her sister-in-law learn to make knife-cut noodles again?
Never mind, if Mom's going to yell at someone, it'll be my sister-in-law. She's just a fire-starter.
Just as a large pot of braised noodles was ready, footsteps and voices could be heard outside; the workers had all returned.
Ye Xiaoxiao then heard the system chime in her mind again:
[Task complete. Reward: 5 jin of rapeseed oil, 5 jin of wheat flour, and 3 jin of pork.]
Hearing this, Ye Xiaoxiao's face lit up with joy. "He's got some meat on his bones!" she thought. In a good mood, she went out to clear the table and prepare for dinner.
Li Yanni filled a basin with water and placed it on the small table outside so that her parents and brothers could wash up.
Ye Xiaoxiao watched as Li Chenyang and his brothers unloaded a cart full of wheat outside the door.
The wheat should be spread out to dry in front of the door.
Their house and my second uncle's house were next door to each other, and the area in front of their houses was quite large; they didn't distinguish between them. In the summer, they dried wheat, and in the fall, they dried corn.
"This food smells really good today; you can smell it from far away."
My father-in-law, Li Jianguo, is very tall; no wonder it's hereditary, all his sons look like him.
Liu Juan, the mother-in-law, pursed her lips, her expression displeased.
"The rice smells so good, it must have used a lot of oil. They really don't know how to manage money. Let's scoop some rice!"
Liu Juan didn't want to spoil the mood, after all, her eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant.
If she says those things, the old man will scold her again. Let's wait until the grandson is born. She still thinks her daughter-in-law didn't hear her.
Dinner was served in no time. There weren't enough seats at one table, as there were six brothers alone.
This is during the busy holiday season, and the children are not in school.
They ate like they were in a battle, and the food was gone in no time.
Ye Xiaoxiao hadn't even taken two bites when she saw the third and fourth brothers take their bowls and go to the kitchen to scoop rice.
"Sister-in-law, this noodle soup smells delicious today!"
"Mmm, it's delicious!"
Li Chenyang, being the eldest son and married, had been working hard and hadn't dared to eat freely. He was trying his best to let his younger brothers eat more.
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't find the food particularly delicious; she was full after only half a bowl.
Because the bowls we use at home are all large bowls.
It must have been tough on my father-in-law; he has six sons and two daughters. He can't eat too much.
When Ye Xiaoxiao saw that Li Chenyang had finished eating, the other younger brothers also rushed to the kitchen one after another, as if in a competition.
Luckily, she added a lot of water, a whole pot of it. If she had made less, it wouldn't have been enough to eat.
Seeing that Li Chenyang was also going to get food, Ye Xiaoxiao quickly shoved her bowl into his hands. "Eat up! I'm full!"
"How can you say you're full? You've only eaten a few bites!" Li Chenyang pushed the food back. He wanted his wife to eat more, since she was pregnant.
"Yes, Xiao, you should eat more. How can you be full with so little food!"
The father-in-law was also puzzled, as his daughter-in-law usually had a big appetite, so why did she eat so little today?
"I'm really full. Hurry up and eat!"
Ye Xiaoxiao still gave the bowl to Li Chenyang. Li Chenyang scratched his head, not understanding why he didn't want to think about it anymore, and started eating from his wife's bowl.
Liu Juan thought to herself, "This daughter-in-law probably ate before they came back."
As soon as Ye Xiaoxiao returned to the house, she asked her youngest daughter, "Your sister-in-law ate at home first, right? Why did she only eat so little?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo glared at his wife and said, "What are you saying? If someone hears us, won't that cause trouble?"
"No, my sister-in-law just finished cooking when you came back."
She couldn't even get out of bed before, but she forced herself to get up and cook. She was probably still feeling unwell and had no appetite!
Li Yanni still remembers how frightening it was when her sister-in-law fainted.
"Tch, he's probably just faking it. If he really couldn't get up, he could at least get up and cook." Liu Juan muttered to herself, thinking she was being quiet.
Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo glanced at his son, then immediately pretended to be angry and slammed the bowl heavily on the table.
"Liu Juan, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak! Look at you, do you even act like a mother-in-law?"
When everyone saw that their parents were arguing, they immediately took their bowls and went back to their own rooms.
Li Chenyang felt bad listening to his mother's words.
When he came back at noon and saw his wife, his legs were still weak, but he forced himself to stay upright so as not to worry her.
Yes, Li Chenyang directly interpreted Ye Xiaoxiao's unusual behavior when she received the mission as her just putting on a brave face.
"Mom, Xiaoxiao lives far away, so please don't say things like that to bully her. Has she ever stayed at our house for a single day?"
After finishing his speech, Li Chenyang didn't eat and went straight back to his room.
"What did I say? Can't I even speak? Seriously, one or two of them, am I the only bad guy?!"
Liu Juan felt even more uncomfortable after being criticized by both her husband and son.
Ye Xiaoxiao's house was right next door, and she could hear everything that was happening outside.
All she wanted to ask Wang Defa at that moment was, "Don't you crickets bother me in front of people?"
No wonder there are always daughters-in-law complaining about their mothers-in-law on Douyin.
[Task posted: Roast your mother-in-law, one yuan for every roast!]
Ye Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up when she heard about the task issued by the system. She could get paid for arguing with her mother-in-law?
This system really understands her perfectly.
She was already dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's unfounded suspicions and sarcastic remarks, and now she had a perfect opportunity to vent.
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