"I've raised this old hen for a few years now, and it doesn't lay eggs anymore. I'll kill it and eat it, and then raise another one. New chickens lay more eggs."
Now it is a planned economy, and each family can only raise two chickens.
"Okay, I'll add a dish to lunch and make spicy diced chicken."
Li Miaomiao did not miss the moment when Mrs. Pei saw her mother. Her eyes dodged for a moment and she felt very funny.
Li Miaomiao understood the old lady's thoughts very well. Firstly, she came to save her face. Secondly, although this division of the family was not the old lady's original intention, she still felt a little guilty and worried when she saw her family. After all, her family had always been very strong, and it was hard to say what they would do for their daughter.
"Okay, I'll let him kill the chicken right away!"
Li Miaomiao didn't know how to kill a chicken, and Old Man Pei didn't ask Li Miaomiao to do it. He asked his wife to boil a pot of water and started killing the chicken in the yard.
The daughters-in-law of the Li family smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen and saw old man Pei killing chickens in the yard. They couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
My sister-in-law has really changed. She is willing to take out so many good things to treat them, but she used to eat them alone.
There was a rich meal on the table at noon. In addition to the dishes prepared by Li Miaomiao, which were already good, they also added spicy diced chicken.
"Little sister, this is too rich."
"That's right. This is the first time I've invited you guys to dinner since we split up, so it has to be grand. Otherwise, how can I justify you coming to see me time and time again with bags of things and supporting me?"
"This is not what I should do. You are my sister. Even if you get married, you are still my sister. I am happy to support you for the rest of your life." The second brother of the Li family said proudly.
Li Miaomiao looked at her second sister-in-law and felt a little green when she heard this, her silly second brother.
"That's right. Ever since you were born, when you were so little, we swore to treat you well."
The Li brothers have been brainwashed by their mother He Guixiang over the past decade or so, especially now that their sister is treating them so well that she has even brought out wine. Once they are excited, they start to make bold statements, not caring whether their wives are happy or not.
Li Miaomiao wanted to sigh. Her brother from her natal family was so kind to her that she could only be happy, but she couldn't let her sisters-in-law have any prejudice against her because of this.
Thinking of this, Li Miaomiao stood up and said, "My brothers are good to me. I know that we are blood relatives since the moment we were born. Our relationship will never be severed in this life."
"I'm grateful for all my brothers' kindness to me, but today I want to thank my sisters-in-law even more. Everything my brothers have done is inseparable from their silent support behind the scenes. I used to be ignorant and often upset my sisters-in-law. Today, over this table of food, I want to apologize to them. I hope you can forgive me for my past mistakes and don't hold it against me. From now on, we will still be the closest family."
The sisters-in-law of the Li family didn't really care at first. After all, they knew the situation of the Li family before they married into the family. Now that Li Miaomiao has spoken out, even though they haven't completely let go, they feel a lot more relieved.
"Little sister, look at what you said. Since we are a family, why should we care about it? Brothers and sisters always quarrel and fight with each other, and no one would really care about it, don't you think?"
Liao Xuemei said this, and the Li family's wives nodded quickly.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat. Today, I only have one request: eat well and drink well! I'll make sure you're full and have prepared plenty. Just eat as much as you can."
What Li Miaomiao said was what everyone loved to hear the most, and it also brought the atmosphere of the meal to its climax.
Old Man Pei and Old Lady Pei were a little envious of the Li family's daughters-in-law who were so sensible, but when they thought that the second son's daughter-in-law had really become extraordinary now, they felt much more comforted.
After dinner, the rain had stopped.
After eating and drinking, the men of the Li family talked with Old Man Pei, while the sisters-in-law were cleaning the kitchen.
Li Miaomiao cooked such a large table of food today. After the meal, Liao Xuemei and her sisters-in-law were unwilling to let their sister-in-law work any more, and rushed to wash the dishes.
Li Miaomiao had nothing to do, so she sat in the corridor and talked with He Guixiang.
"You have quite a large yard. Have you decided what to plant?"
Seeing that the land in Li Miaomiao's yard had been plowed and dug, He Guixiang asked
"It's too late to plant other things this season. I plan to plant cabbage, broccoli, carrots, and white radish. Now is the right time. I'll also plant some corn, and some seasonings like onions, garlic, and leeks." Li Miaomiao told her plan.
This arrangement is not bad, but what is broccoli?
"It's also a vegetable. When the harvest comes, I'll chop a few and you can take them home and eat them and you'll see."
"Okay, it looks like you've already bought the seeds."
"I've bought them. I really should plant the seedlings. Some have already sprouted."
"Seedling cultivation?"
This is another new statement. He Guixiang had only heard that rice seedlings had to be raised and transplanted in advance, and that vegetable seeds at home were sown directly.
Pei Yifan became interested when he heard Li Miaomiao and He Guixiang discussing this.
He was very curious about Li Miaomiao's special method of growing seedlings, so he often went to see the seeds soaked in warm water.
"Grandma, I know. This is the knowledge that Mom learned from books. Using this knowledge to grow vegetables will increase the germination rate of seeds, make them grow faster, and increase the yield."
Pei Yifan recounted to He Guixiang everything that Li Miaomiao had done to deceive him before.
"Grandma, my mom is amazing, isn't she? My grandma is right, people who have read books are different."
When Li Miaomiao was fooling Pei Yifan, Pei Yifan didn't know Li Miaomiao's background and didn't think much about it. But He Guixiang knew very well what kind of person her daughter was. She went to high school, but she just muddled through. When she heard her grandson say that his mother was a learned person, she felt a little guilty.
He Guixiang glanced at Li Miaomiao, knowing that her daughter must have been bragging in front of her grandson, but did not expose her.
"You have to read more. Only by reading can you understand the great truths."
Li Miaomiao didn't feel anything when she heard that. She was thick-skinned anyway. Besides, the original owner was uneducated, but she was not uneducated. She was a person who had attended university.
Pei Yifan thought his mother was amazing and it was rare for her to be like a child. He wanted to show He Guixiang how amazing his mother was, so he took He Guixiang to see the seeds that had sprouted.
This time, He Guixiang was a little confused
Looking at the seeds that had really sprouted, she wondered if she had misunderstood her daughter. Her daughter had not been studying to waste time, but had really learned something.
It's amazing that this seed can be grown into seedlings in this way. Since she started growing vegetables, except for sweet potatoes and potatoes, she just sowed the seeds directly. The germination rate cannot be guaranteed. It depends on luck. If you are lucky, the seeds will grow well. If you are unlucky and the weather is not good, the seeds may not germinate.
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