Xu Jiaojiao's face turned red again when she was heard saying bad things about others.
"No, thanks, I'll go cook!"
After saying that, he quickly ran to the kitchen again.
Qin Big Bug Shuo couldn't help but chuckle at the woman who was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole in the ground.
In the kitchen, Xu Jiaojiao, who heard his laughter, felt even more ashamed and angry.
I wanted to close the door to block out the annoying sound.
Fortunately, after a while, the man's footsteps were heard going outside again.
Xu Jiaojiao heaved a sigh of relief when she heard him leave.
After a pause, she took out the cooking pot and walked to a large vat in the corner.
Take out a few handfuls of dried sweet potato shreds from it.
Wash it clean with water, add half a pot of water into the pot, and put it on the stove to cook.
Generally, they harvest sweet potatoes here and shred them and dry them.
The fresh sweet potatoes have been eaten, and now I can only eat dried sweet potato shreds.
Sweet potato shreds are difficult to cook after being dried, but they are easier to preserve.
While the sweet potatoes were cooking, Xu Jiaojiao turned around and measured two kilograms of rice.
Put it in a ladle, wash out the sand and stones inside, and set it aside for later use.
It was June now and it got dark late.
But the kitchen roof is always smoked by smoke and looks pitch black.
The lighting in the kitchen was already poor, and with the dark roof and walls, it looked even darker.
But Xu Jiaojiao has been here for some time.
You can tell where everything in the kitchen is with your eyes closed, and cooking is a piece of cake.
What's more, there is only one seasoning on the stove, and that is salt.
The oil has been locked up by Wang Fengmei.
It can only be taken out when cooking to prevent it from being stolen by some greedy child.
"Aunt San, let me help you light the fire." Suddenly, Erni's voice came from the kitchen door.
"Okay, thank you so much." Seeing her, Xu Jiaojiao felt better.
"I was collecting firewood today and pulled up some Atractylodes lancea."
Erni was no longer as timid as she was at the beginning, and her eyes lit up when she talked about the medicines she knew.
"You are amazing. Do you still remember what the effects of Atractylodes lancea are?"
"It cures wind-cold and dampness, and can kill..." She couldn't remember what came after that. Erni bit her lip and glanced at Xu Jiaojiao.
"Dead muscle spasm." Xu Jiaojiao said with a smile, "You are still young, take your time, don't rush."
"I...I'm not young anymore..."
Hearing this, Erni became a little anxious, "I will try my best, Aunt San will teach me."
Meeting those eyes that were craving for recognition and afraid of being abandoned, Xu Jiaojiao felt a little sad.
"If you want to learn, Auntie San will teach you, but you have to learn to read first."
Most of the children in the team go to school at the age of seven or eight.
But looking at Liu Zhaodi's attitude, she probably won't let these girls go to school.
The whole society is full of the idea that studying is useless.
They could not take the college entrance examination, and even university admission was by recommendation. Some people, even those with little education, went in.
But Xu Jiaojiao knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in a few years.
For the sisters Dani, Erni and Sanni, if they want to escape from this patriarchal family, studying is the only way out.
When Erni heard that her Third Aunt wanted to teach her to read, her face turned red with excitement.
"I will study hard!" There was a hint of sob in his voice.
"Aunt San believes you." Xu Jiaojiao rubbed her head and saw Erni smile.
"Old Third, what are you doing here? Have you killed the snake?"
Wang Fengmei had returned from outside and saw her son standing outside the kitchen and asked curiously.
Qin Shuo was holding a basin in his hand, hesitating whether to go in.
Hearing the fucking voice, I couldn't help but fall silent.
As soon as he raised his eyes, he met those watery eyes. There was embarrassment and awkwardness in the woman's eyes.
Qin Shuo paused for a few seconds before looking away. "It's done. I'll cook it later."
Wang Fengmei was shocked to hear him say this.
"You also know this?"
Qin Shuo nodded, looking very relaxed.
Seeing this, Wang Fengmei felt relieved and said, "Then just cook it."
Having said that, he went about his own business.
She was a widow with three children, and she had to work in the fields and do housework.
The eldest brother felt sorry for her and helped cook early in the morning.
As for the second and third children, she had hardly ever seen them cook.
However, this thing does not require any technical skills, so Wang Fengmei is not worried.
In the kitchen, when Xu Jiaojiao heard that he was going to cook snake, she got goosebumps.
But Erni's face was full of anticipation and she kept swallowing her saliva.
"Uncle San, let me help you light the fire." He looked eager to try.
Qin Shuo glanced at Xu Jiaojiao, who was eager to run away, and paused before saying, "You are still young, Third Aunt can come."
Xu Jiaojiao:? !
When did she apply for a fire?
"Jiaojiao, if the relationship becomes strained, the mission will be difficult to complete~"
In my mind, Feifei's voice sounded a little bit mean.
Xu Jiaojiao: It’s really a tie!
Although she was fierce inside, she still managed to put on a gentle smile. Xu Jiaojiao said to Erni, "Yes, Third Aunt will light the fire, you can go and play."
Erni looked at her uncle, then at her aunt, and finally nodded in agreement.
In the kitchen, only the couple with different thoughts were left.
The hard lines on Qin Shuo's face softened unconsciously.
Xu Jiaojiao successfully sent the people away, and began to think frantically about how to complete the task.
Knowing that she was afraid of snakes, Qin Shuo did not bring the snake meat cut into pieces to her.
Instead, it was put into a large earthenware jar.
The sweet potato porridge in the pot was already cooked. Qin Shuo grabbed the handle of the pot and picked it up.
Xu Jiaojiao was stunned.
Isn't he afraid of the heat?
Every time she carried it, she had to use something to keep the heat out. Sometimes the insulation wasn't thick enough and she would get burned.
This guy's hands are too thick!
Thinking of the calluses on his fingertips, Xu Jiaojiao's heartbeat became a little strange again for some reason.
Qin Shuo had just brought the clay pot to the stove when he saw the woman was in a daze again.
The firewood in front of her was about to fall out.
Qin Shuo stretched out his hand and was about to push the firewood into the stove when he saw her suddenly step back.
Xu Jiaojiao: ...
"I'm afraid of blocking you."
We can’t let the relationship become awkward, so Xu Jiaojiao explained again with gritted teeth.
"Um."
Qin Shuo nodded, not knowing whether he believed it or not.
But the atmosphere in the kitchen became stagnant again.
Next, the couple were busy, one making the fire and the other preparing the ingredients.
Neither of them spoke.
After half an hour, the whole kitchen was filled with a strong fragrance.
Xu Jiaojiao, the fireman, took a deep breath in a cowardly manner, just feeling it was too tempting.
I completely forgot that I was terribly scared of the snake at noon.
Everyone in the Qin family was delighted to have meat again, even if it was not pork.
Everyone agrees that this tastes better than beef.
Xu Jiaojiao looked at the snake soup in front of her. The fragrant aroma kept tempting her.
After hesitating for a moment, she picked up the bowl, gritted her teeth, put it to her lips and took a sip.
"It smells so good!" Erhu said contentedly.
Xu Jiaojiao: ...
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