As he said that, he walked past Qingyin and headed towards the kitchen.
Qingyin followed closely and saw that Xie Jin was already processing the pork elbows in an orderly manner, so she had no choice but to hand them over to him.
He took a bamboo plate and went to the vegetable garden in the side yard.
The land is not big, but Qingyin planted several kinds of vegetables neatly there.
Qingyin picked some eggplants, beans, water spinach, peppers, and one by one.
Then she saw some weeds growing under the eggplant tree. Thinking that Xie Jin wouldn't be that quick, she simply squatted down and pulled out the weeds one by one.
A gentle breeze blew, Qingyin raised the back of her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead before standing up.
When she returned to the kitchen with the vegetables, Xie Jin had just finished chopping the pig's trotters.
Qingyin put the dishes aside and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xie Jin saw that there were a lot of vegetables picked nearby, so he thought about helping to wash them.
Qingyin quickly glared at him.
Xie Jin had no choice but to walk out, looking back every few steps.
After Xie Jin left, Qingyin soaked the cut pork elbow in water.
Then start peeling the eggplant and cutting it into strips.
Then pinch off the ends of the beans and cut them in half with a knife.
The peppers she planted were the small, pointed green ones, which she also cut into sections and put in a bowl.
Finally, pick the water spinach, wash it and set it aside.
The window of Xie Jin's room faced the kitchen. With a corner of the window broken, he could only see a figure busy inside.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at the blue sky, feeling more open than ever before.
Before, when he realized that he had these thoughts, he tried to avoid them and escape.
But it's too painful...
He is just an ordinary person and cannot learn the behavior of saints.
Qingyin saw that the elbow had almost been soaked in blood, so she fished it out and drained the water.
Then, taking advantage of the break, she added a few pieces of firewood to the stove. Then she remembered that she had forgotten to crush the garlic. Seeing that there was only a small clove left where she usually put the garlic, she had to take out the firewood and quickly walked out of the kitchen.
Seeing a few bunches of garlic hanging on the beam, Qingyin jumped to grab them, but she was always just a little short.
She had no choice but to go back to the kitchen to move the wooden stool.
Just as she picked up the stool, she saw a shadow covering her. She subconsciously looked up and saw someone who should be reading a book standing steadily at the door.
Before Qingyin could speak, Xie Jin hurriedly said, "I just heard a noise and came out to take a look."
Qingyin's frown finally relaxed, and she moved her stool and walked out, "I just forgot to crush the garlic, and wanted to catch a few, but I didn't expect that no matter how much I jumped, I couldn't reach them."
Xie Jin naturally took her stool and put it on the ground. "No need." Then, she took a handful of garlic from the beam and asked, "How much do you want?"
Qingyin glanced at Xie Jin, who was a head taller than her, and finally realized that this child had really grown up.
But I feel more relieved.
Just ask yourself, who doesn’t like the child they raised to be filial?
Let's just assume he's filial.
Qingyin took the garlic and drove someone back.
Returning to the kitchen, she began to heat the pan and put in oil, then added ginger, garlic, star anise, and cinnamon to stir-fry until fragrant. Finally, she poured in the drained pork elbow and stir-fried it, adding some old wine.
When she stir-fries these big dishes, she usually doesn't like to blanch the meat because the meat will become a little tougher after blanching.
Soak it in water for more than an incense stick each time. After soaking out the blood water and washing it a few times, there generally won't be too strong a fishy smell.
When it was almost done, she scooped some hot water and put it in to simmer.
Then stir-fry the beans in oil in a pan next to it.
She almost never used the other stove at home. Today, Xie Jin came back and wanted to stew pork trotters, so she lit up the other stove.
Before, Mianhong suggested getting her two stoves, but she thought it was a waste and refused several times.
Later, she simply called the workers over. She wanted to refuse, but they said the wages had already been paid.
If you don't do it, you can't get your money back.
She had no choice but to watch them tear down the old stove and build a new one.
You know what, I always thought it was a waste before I used it, but after using it, I realized that two stoves are very convenient in winter or when there are many people at home.
After the pork elbow was cooked, Qingyin sprinkled some finely chopped green onions on it for garnish.
Just as she was about to take it out, Xie Jin came over and said, "I'll do it."
Xie Jin served the dishes while Qingyin went to get the bowls and chopsticks to serve the rice.
After they sat down, Qingyin picked up a piece of pork elbow and put it in Xie Jin's bowl. "Try it. I added some chili this time. It should be more appetizing."
Xie Jin also picked up a piece for Qingyin, "Ayin, you've worked hard."
Qingyin was startled, and then wanted to raise her chopsticks to hit him on the head, "You are so disrespectful, you were the one who called me Ayin."
Xie Jin lowered his eyes to look at her, tears welling in his peach blossom eyes. "Why can't I scream? She screamed, so I want to scream too."
Qingyin laughed angrily, "Her? Didn't she just call Mianhong Sister affectionately? Besides, Mianhong and I are the same age, so it's normal for her to call me by my name."
Xie Jin frowned.
I kind of regretted calling her out just to show off my eloquence.
How could someone like her deserve to be called sister by him?
When they met for the first time, she gave him a bowl of porridge, a bowl full of sand.
But none of this matters anymore.
Later, he naturally got them all back.
Xie Jin decided to play dumb. "Since she calls you A Yin, I have to call you that too. I can't be inferior to her for no reason."
Qingyin felt helpless and amused when she heard his childish words.
However, thinking of the grudge between the two, she could hardly help but refute.
but,
She still reminded me: "You can only call me that at home. When you go out, you still have to call me sister. Do you hear me?"
Xie Jin's breath suddenly got closer. Looking at the thin lips so close, she was startled. Before she could speak, Xie Jin sat back down and said, "Okay."
Watching him put the grass in his hand on the corner of the table beside him, Qingyin cleared her throat twice, dispelling the strange feeling that had just risen, and said: "Maybe he touched it when he was picking vegetables."
She explained, not knowing whether she was trying to cover up her mistake or what.
Xie Jin nodded, then picked up the meat from the bowl and took a bite.
A tingling and warm feeling fermented from the bottom of my heart.
Seeing him eat the food in his bowl, Qingyin picked up some eggplant and water spinach for him and said earnestly, "It's not good to be picky about food."
After these words were spoken, Xie Jin's face felt uncomfortably hot.
When he was a child, there was a period of time when he only liked to eat meat and not vegetables.
That's because I was very hungry.
Ever since his parents passed away, his uncle took over his house and he hasn't had a normal meal.
He knew that he was small and his arms could not twist his thighs, so as long as he had something to eat, he would be satisfied.
But even so, his uncle still felt it was not enough, and took advantage of the heavy snow at night to lock him outside.
Thinking of this, Xie Jin withdrew his thoughts and blinked, "Will you take me to the academy later?"
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