Chapter 111 The Brothers' Horror
Jinran prepared a ton of grain and various fruits this time. That's enough; she hasn't considered anything else for now.
Since I had nothing to do today, I made dumplings for my parents and brothers. Since there was no meat, I made chive and egg dumplings. They were just as delicious. It would have been even better if I could have added shrimp.
After Shen's father and the others got off work, Jinran's dumplings were just ready. Wang Cuifen asked, "You finally have a holiday, why aren't you resting? How many days off do you get this time?"
"Two days, that's a blessing."
The whole family ate the dumplings with great satisfaction, because Wang Cuifen usually didn't have time to make such elaborate dishes and felt it would be a waste.
So it was a month ago that we ate dumplings.
After finishing their meal, Shen Cong and Shen Ming started cleaning up on their own. Shen's father said contentedly, "I could never get enough of this life."
Wang Cuifen mocked, "Look at how pathetic you are."
Jinran joined in the mockery: "Yeah, that's all the ambition you have."
In the end, Jinran was forced to boil water for everyone to soak their feet.
At night, when all was quiet, Jinran slept soundly in her space. She checked the time and realized it was almost time.
So they carefully climbed over the wall to get out.
When we arrived at the cemetery, we looked around and saw that no one was there, so we let the car out. If anyone had seen us, they would have been terrified.
Before long, Old Man Mo arrived with his men. They had already traded several times and were familiar with the process.
Without much hesitation, we went straight to inspecting the goods and making the transaction.
Looking at the tons of grain, Old Mo smiled so broadly that his wrinkles gathered together.
"Young man, you've really helped me a lot. This is exactly what I need right now. Do you have any more? I also have some top-quality jade and antiques that I'm reluctant to part with."
Jinran thought for a moment, "What are we waiting for? Let's change!"
"Let's do it today then. I'll go back to get the goods, and you can get yours. We'll meet here again in an hour. Don't wait up."
Old Mo quickly nodded in agreement.
After the transaction was completed, it was already slightly dawn. Jinran didn't dare to delay, fearing that if there were people on the road, it would be difficult to get home.
This haul is truly impressive. It seems Old Man Mo has some good stuff up his sleeve. The quality of the jade and antiques this time far surpasses that of the previous ones.
I carefully returned home, took off my clothes, and went to sleep.
When I woke up again, I found that my parents and brothers had all gone to work.
Jinran completed several sets of practice tests and previewed the material for a while before starting to prepare the meal.
Her brothers begged her yesterday, saying they wanted to eat meat, any kind of meat would do. Such a simple wish, it had to be granted.
Jinran pretended to carry the basket on her back, walked around outside for a bit, and then went home.
He took out the prepared pork bones and a piece of pork belly from his storage space.
The bones in Jinran Space are different from those nowadays. Nowadays, even dogs wouldn't bother with bones that are shaved so clean they're practically gleaming. These meaty bones will be cooked in no time.
The most satisfying way to cook meat is braised pork belly. Finally, you can mix the sauce with rice and enjoy the delicious flavor.
Jinran blanched all the meat, put the pork bones in the pot, added the seasonings, and simmered them slowly.
Jinran roughly calculated the time and then started cooking the braised pork head.
She also made a cucumber salad and some tofu that she had prepared earlier, which was perfect for dipping in sauce.
After getting off work, Shen Cong and Shen Qing rushed home. Their colleagues joked, "Are you going on a date? Why are you in such a hurry? If you two had told each other you had someone earlier, our union's cadre Wang wouldn't be so worried."
Shen Cong laughed and scolded, "My brother and I have become a major problem. What do you know? My sister promised us she'd cook meat for us today. If she's not enthusiastic about eating meat, there's something wrong with her thinking!"
Everyone looked at the two brothers with envy when they heard they were going to eat meat.
A colleague who was on good terms with Shen Cong asked with a grin, "Isn't our sister still unmarried? Brother, what do you think of me? Can I be your brother-in-law?"
Shen Cong jumped back abruptly, saying unhappily, "Take back what you just said, or I'll beat you up."
Shen Ming raised his fist, indicating, "If you dare to lay a finger on my little sister, I'll make you start over."
Everyone laughed and joked. They all knew how protective these two guys were of their sister. They had never seen such doting brothers.
Once the two brothers got home, ignoring the aroma of meat filling the house, they anxiously asked Jinran, "Little sister, how old do you want to be when you get married?"
Jinran was reducing the sauce over high heat when she was asked such a nonsensical question. She asked in confusion, "What kind of question is this? How old am I? Why are you talking about getting married?"
The two brothers said with concern, "You can't date at school, you know? You're still so young. Wait until you're twenty-four or twenty-five before thinking about this."
When Wang Cuifen returned, she overheard this conversation and angrily scolded, "You two good-for-nothings! You don't want to get married yourselves, but you're here to find your little sister to marry. How old are you? You're both over twenty, and you're doing nothing right every day. If you keep going like this, I'll agree to those matchmakers' proposals and let you two find a match."
Jinran seized the opportunity to say, "Mother, I promised Dahong that I would choose one of my two older brothers for her, and you can arrange the remaining one later."
Wang Cuifen curled her lip and said, "What's the point of choosing between these two idiots? Either one is wrong."
Shen Cong and Shen Ming stared at Jin Ran and Wang Cuifen in horror, unable to recover for a long time. Had they been put up with a price tag?
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