"Since you are willing to help, then help light the fire."
Old Mrs. Pei suppressed the strange look on her face and spoke to Li Miaomiao coldly. She did not change her opinion of Li Miaomiao just because she suddenly performed well.
Li Miaomiao didn't care. She was just a tool, completing the system's task. So she sat in front of the stove and put firewood into it.
Li Miaomiao knows how to use this kind of wood stove. She uses tongs to stir the firewood from time to time to make the fire burn vigorously.
Seeing Li Miaomiao sitting there obediently making a fire, Old Lady Pei observed for a while and then got busy.
Old Mrs. Pei is usually very frugal, but she was not stingy at the last dinner before the family split up. She took out a lot of ingredients, even a piece of pickled meat. It was a rare occasion for her to be generous.
"Mom, this is a really good meal tonight."
Zhou Fang looked at so many ingredients being brought out, her face looked a little unhappy and her tone was sarcastic.
Even if the family was divided, they were the eldest son's wife. According to the rules, the old couple would definitely follow them, and the eldest son's wife also got more things. Now that they were taken out for everyone to eat, she felt that the eldest son's wife was at a loss.
Old Mrs. Pei knew her eldest daughter-in-law very well. Seeing her like this, she knew what she was thinking.
This eldest daughter-in-law has always been so confused. It's just a little food, but it's not worth it for her to be like this. She is so shallow-eyed.
When Mrs. Pei thought about the old man's decision, her unhappiness faded a lot.
The eldest son's wife thought she had calculated everything and regarded all these things as her own, but there was a time when she regretted it.
"Cut your vegetables. I'm still the head of the family now! Even if we split up, I'm still your mother-in-law. Ask the eldest brother, do you think you'll disown me as your mother after the split? It's not your turn to give me a hard time."
"Mom, what are you talking about? I didn't mean that." Zhou Fang looked embarrassed.
"Whether you know it or not, I don't expect my eldest brother to be filial to me with a daughter-in-law like you."
Zhou Fang felt something was wrong with the old lady's words, but she didn't think much about it and didn't dare to act rashly. After all, Old Lady Pei, the mother-in-law, was still very powerful in front of her daughter-in-law.
The third daughter-in-law, Chen Xuexiang, worked with her head down without saying a word. She couldn't afford to offend either her mother-in-law or her eldest sister-in-law.
Liu Lin glanced at Zhou Fang, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.
As for this eldest sister-in-law, she had the most contact with her among the sisters-in-law. Her mother-in-law was right, she was short-sighted and always kept an eye on their fourth room, trying to gain some benefits from her family. It was a nice thought.
"Mom, I suddenly remembered that Chengwen went out to play for a long time and hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid he ran to the river again. I'll go check and make sure he doesn't fall into the water."
Zhou Fang said this, and seeing her mother-in-law agreed, she ran away. No one knew what she was going to do.
On weekdays, Xiao Wenzi would stay out in the fields for a whole day or two and not come back, and Zhou Fang would never go looking for him. But at this critical moment of separation, Zhou Fang wanted to go out. Everyone understood this.
As soon as Zhou Fang left, the work in her hands fell. Li Miaomiao heard the system prompt that if the task was completed well, she could get an extra 200 survival points, so she took the initiative to take over the job of cutting vegetables, which surprised Old Lady Pei and Chen Xuexiang again.
Liu Lin looked at Li Miaomiao who was working silently, and felt that her sister-in-law was actually an honest person, much better than her eldest sister-in-law. Moreover, the fourth child was able to move to the city thanks to his second brother. When the couple got married, it was his second brother who supported the fourth child and made her proud in her parents' home.
Now that the second brother is in trouble, only his wife and children are left, an orphan with a widowed mother. Even for the sake of the second brother, she should take better care of them.
"Second sister-in-law, let me help you."
Liu Lin washed the vegetables in her hands and took the initiative to help Li Miaomiao.
"Then I'll trouble you, Fourth Sister-in-law. I'll go cook."
Li Miaomiao saw that there were not many people here, so she took a few plates of cut vegetables and placed them on the stove, and started to cook.
There is no other way. Only by copying the dishes well can you complete the task perfectly and get 500 survival points.
Originally, Mrs. Pei was planning to cook today, but when she saw Li Miaomiao was about to do it, she looked at her in surprise and gave her seat to Li Miaomiao.
It's rare that the second daughter-in-law wants to show off. Although her cooking skills are hard to describe, we can't dampen her enthusiasm.
It was mainly for the sake of her good grandson. Otherwise, if it were someone else, Grandma Pei would never let her do what she wanted.
Liu Lin rarely came back. Although she had never seen Li Miaomiao cook before, she saw that Li Miaomiao's posture looked like she was doing some work, so she didn't think there was anything wrong.
However, Chen Xuexiang saw that Li Miaomiao was actually preparing to cook, and looked at her mother-in-law in surprise for not stopping her.
It would be a waste to let my second sister-in-law cook such delicious dishes in the evening, especially when I saw that the oil in the bowl was almost gone after Li Miaomiao put in a spoonful of oil. It was so heartbreaking.
When Mrs. Pei saw Li Miaomiao being so generous, the corners of her mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything.
The second son's wife is not a good cook. If she adds more oil, the dishes will taste better. Besides, it's the last meal before the family splits up. So let it go. Just think of it as something the Pei family owes the second son's wife.
Li Miaomiao noticed the expression on Old Lady Pei's face. She actually thought this cheap mother-in-law was a little cute and felt amused.
Although her cooking skills are not very good, she has no problem cooking a few home-cooked dishes.
There were six dishes in total for the evening.
Two meat dishes, one is stewed potatoes with bacon, and the other is fried eggs with leeks.
There are also four other vegetables: fried tofu, stewed winter melon, stir-fried eggplant with beans, and smashed cucumber.
Except for pickled meat, eggs and tofu, the portions are limited. All other vegetables are grown at home and the portions are sufficient.
Smashing cucumbers is Li Miaomiao's specialty. She learned it specially at the beginning. After Li Miaomiao mixed it and tasted it, although the seasoning was not enough and the taste was a little worse than the cucumbers she mixed before, it was still very good.
Seeing Liu Lin looking at her, Li Miaomiao handed the basin to Liu Lin: "Fourth sister-in-law, you can try a piece too."
"This tastes really good! Second sister-in-law, I didn't expect you to have such cooking skills."
"There are plenty of cucumbers in the garden. If you like, I can pick some tomorrow morning and make some for you. They're not expensive."
Li Miaomiao said casually that it was not a difficult thing for her. The main reason was that the fourth brother and his wife lived in the city, and they might be useful in the future. Otherwise, why would the other two families curry favor with the fourth brother and his wife? She could feel their kindness.
"That's great, second sister-in-law, I won't be polite with you, I really want to eat this."
Chen Xuexiang looked at how well Li Miaomiao and Liu Lin were getting along, and a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.
The fourth sister-in-law is a city dweller, and in the Pei family she is superior to the other rural wives. Normally, the eldest sister-in-law tries to curry favor with the fourth sister-in-law and talk to her, but she always ignores her.
The fourth brother's wife's attitude towards her was okay, but not too enthusiastic. She was particularly different towards the second sister-in-law.
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