Xiao Yunying went to a pastry shop and bought several kinds of pastries for the children at home. In a secluded place, she unpacked many snacks from the supermarket, wrapped them in oil paper, put them in her basket, and then left the city by oxcart.
Upon reaching the village entrance, the villagers disembarked from the oxcart and went home on their own. Xiao Yunying and the others left, and she took out a bag of pastries and two bags of snacks, along with the copper coins she had used for the ride, and placed them on the oxcart.
"Uncle Zhang, thank you for helping me buy meat lately. Keep the snacks for yourself. The other two packets are treats I bought in the city: pork jerky and pear syrup candy. Take them back for your grandchildren."
"No, take it back quickly. The meat wasn't bought for free; you already paid for it."
"Uncle Zhang, don't be so polite. I'll put the copper coins on your oxcart. I'll need to buy meat again tomorrow. I'm off now."
Ignoring Old Man Zhang's invitation, Xiao Yunying returned to her parents' home without looking back.
As soon as she entered, her nephews surrounded her, and Luo Xin couldn't squeeze in, so she kept shouting anxiously.
"Brother, brother, move aside, I can't hug Mom anymore."
"Alright, stop fooling around."
Xiao Yunying put down her basket and took out some snacks and pastries: "I brought you some food. Be careful with the amount. Don't eat it all at once, don't eat too much, and definitely don't overeat."
If I find out anyone only eats snacks and doesn't eat meals, I won't bring you any more. Luo Chen, Chun Lei, you two keep an eye on them, understand?
"knew."
"Don't worry, Auntie."
After Xiao Yunying gave the children her serious instructions, she gave them the snacks. Mu Lianrong said, "You just spoil them. What family's children eat snacks every day?"
"It's just a few packets of snacks, Mother. Your daughter has money now and can afford it."
"You can't spend money like that; you have to think about the future."
"We can earn more after we spend it all. Money isn't something you can save. Once I build the greenhouse, Mom, just wait for me to lead you to the pinnacle of life."
"The pinnacle of life? Where are you aiming for? What, you can't stay on earth anymore, so you're thinking of going to heaven?"
Sigh... cultural differences.
Luo Xin took a piece of dried meat and fed it to Xiao Yunying, and then fed it to Mu Lianrong.
"This jerky tastes good, Yunyun, where did you buy it?"
"He's just a street vendor carrying a load on his shoulder. If you like it, Mom, you can buy it from me next time you see him."
“I don’t care what this child eats.”
Xiao Yunying took out three large bags, and gave the other two bags to her two sisters-in-law. The red dates were: "Then Mother should eat these. Red dates are very good for women. Eat three or four a day to replenish qi, nourish blood and calm the mind."
Mu Lianrong unwrapped the oil paper: "It's so big, it must be expensive."
Xiao Yunying took one and stuffed it into her mother's mouth: "Mother, don't ask about the price, just eat it."
Madam Zhang also said, "Yunying, don't buy such expensive things anymore. Just buy them for your mother. Your sister-in-law is in good health and doesn't need any supplements."
"Red dates are not like other tonics, they are especially good for women. Eating them regularly can not only replenish qi and blood, but also preserve youth and remove blemishes, and nourish the complexion. Doesn't my sister-in-law want to be beautiful? Maybe she can give me another nephew or niece soon."
Zhang blushed deeply at Xiao Yunying's words: "What are you saying in front of the children?"
"Okay, I won't say anymore."
Xiao Yunying handed the cloth bag containing copper coins and loose silver to Mu Lianrong:
"Mother, this is the hundred taels of silver and copper coins I exchanged, after deducting storage fees. It's all here. Please keep it for me. It will be used to pay the villagers' wages after the greenhouse is built. The rest will be used by my father to buy oilcloth, timber, and other things. If it's not enough, just tell me."
"Okay, Mom will keep it for you."
"Then I'll go cook."
Xiao Yunying took the opportunity of going to the city and brought out a lot of vegetables, saying that she bought them there.
Mu Lianrong held up a white onion: "I've never seen these vegetables before, they're all strangely shaped."
"These are vegetables brought back from overseas and grown here. People in the city probably bought them too. They grow them but don't know how to eat them, so they sell them here."
"Daughter, you can do all of these."
"I've figured it out thoroughly a while ago, Mom, just wait and enjoy the delicious taste."
Xiao Yunying took out two pre-processed chickens from her basket, put them in a pot of cold water, added scallion slices, ginger slices, and cooking wine, and cooked them until they were thoroughly cooked.
After scooping out the water and letting it cool, chop it into thin pieces and put it in a porcelain bowl. Add cilantro, shredded onion, white sesame seeds, chili oil, sugar, light soy sauce, and vinegar. Mix the seasonings well.
A simplified version of cold spicy chicken salad is here.
He picked up two onions and a boneless piece of chicken, and fed them to Mu Lianrong: "Mother, how does it taste?"
"Delicious, the onion flavor is quite strong."
I told you it would be delicious.
Xiao Yunying plated the spicy chicken, and Zhang Shi came over to serve the dishes: "Mother said your cooking skills are good, even your shoe soles are delicious."
"Haha, who would eat shoe soles for no reason?"
Mu Lianrong said, "We have chickens at home, why did we buy chickens outside? Mother thinks this chicken is too soft and doesn't taste as good as our chickens."
In the past, she wouldn't have scolded her daughter over two chickens, but lately she's been quite alarmed by her daughter's extravagant spending and keeps trying to get her to be more frugal.
Xiao Yunying thought to herself, "Of course, the chickens raised in the chicken farm can't compare to the free-range chickens I raise myself. They're different breeds."
"Our chickens still need to lay eggs, you know, the kids in the family all grow up on eggs."
"You're always right no matter what your mother says."
Xiao Yunying coaxed her, "Alright, Mother, I know. Hurry up and heat up the steamed buns. I need to cook some dishes. Father and Brother must be hungry."
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