The bamboo shoots were picked by Yu Rujia this afternoon when the children went out to find wild vegetables in the mountains. This is the first time she has eaten them this year.
Duolu had eaten bamboo shoots before, but they were winter bamboo shoots. The little guy couldn't tell the difference between spring bamboo shoots and winter bamboo shoots, thinking they were all the same.
Upon hearing about bamboo shoots, Duolu became even happier: "I remember my aunt used to stir-fry cured pork with bamboo shoots, and it was delicious. Today's bamboo shoot and pork rib soup will definitely be delicious. I like it."
Yu Rujia laughed out loud: "You little rascal, I'll make you bamboo shoots stir-fried with cured pork again tomorrow." She even remembered to order when asking about dinner. She's starting to get shrewd. It would be even better if she didn't focus on food.
Wu Shengli's home.
When Jiang Damei saw Da Wa return with a bruised and swollen face, her expression, which was initially unchanging, suddenly changed after she thought of something.
Jiang Damei: "Weren't you guys playing with Duofu and the others today? You even got into a fight with Tiedan and the others?"
Da Wa and Er Dan are only one year apart in age. The two peers have been playing together since they were little, fighting together. Their biggest rivals are the group led by Tie Dan.
Jiang Damei disapproved of He Jiajia's parenting style, but nothing serious happened, and besides, boys are bound to fight, so she didn't interfere much.
But today is different. Da Wa is playing with Duo Fu and the others. Given the nature of Tie Dan and his gang, even Da Wa and Er Dan have been beaten so badly, Duo Fu and the others must have been beaten even worse.
Duofu and the others came from the city and were pampered by Yu Rujia. They had delicate skin and tender flesh, unlike their own rough and thick-skinned brat. If Duofu were to be beaten, he would be rolling on the ground in pain.
With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Damei picked up a bamboo stick from the ground, intending to teach Da Wa a lesson so that he would learn to fight according to the situation, since not everyone is as resilient as he and Erdan.
Having won a rare victory, Da Wa, unaware of the impending danger, exclaimed happily, "We fought back! Tie Dan stole Duo Xi's cakes, so we fought back!"
Jiang Damei paused in her swing of the bamboo cane: "How are Duofu and the others?"
Da Wa said proudly, "Duo Fu and the others are amazing. He and Duo Shou pinned Hei Dan to the ground and beat him. It's the first time I've ever seen anyone beat Hei Dan. Tie Dan and the others were all driven away by us."
Jiang Damei asked suspiciously, "How many of you are there? How could you possibly defeat Tiedan and his group?"
They only had a few friends, and after counting them, only their own silly son and Erdan could fight back. Hua Zi might be able to be used, but how could they possibly drive away Tie Dan's group?
After Da Wa recounted what had happened, Jiang Da Mei found it unbelievable. How could Duo Fu and his few soft, white buns be such a formidable fighter? The two little kids combined were even stronger than her own mentally challenged son? How could that be so hard to believe?
Jiang Damei: "Is everything you said true?"
Big Brother: "Of course it's true, would I lie to you?"
Jiang Damei felt it would be best to go and take a look. Although his house was far from Yu Rujia's, it was close to Captain Huang's house, just a few steps away.
Jiang Damei threw down the bamboo stick: "Watch over your sister, I'm going to Erdan's house."
When she arrived at Captain Huang's house, Erdan was excitedly sharing his afternoon's achievements with his mother, Zhou Yanhong, who had just returned from work and was making dinner.
Erdan: "...I punched Tiedan on the left, then on the right, and after a few punches, I beat Tiedan so badly that he cried and ran home."
Jiang Damei, who had just reached the door, heard this and laughed, "Oh, it seems you really won."
Zhou Yanhong: "We won, otherwise I wouldn't be here shouting with such a happy face."
In the past, Erdan would always come back with a head down, covered in injuries, whenever he faced Tiedan. But this time, as soon as she entered the door, her silly son rushed up to her and kept talking and talking, repeating the same thing over and over again.
Jiang Damei: "Should we go visit Yu Zhiqing later? I wonder how her children are doing."
Erdan: "They're doing great. They're all really good fighters. Once Duofu and his brothers get a bit older, Tiedan and his gang will have to run away with their tails between their legs when they see us."
Zhou Yanhong: "You said that Yu Zhiqing raised several children so meticulously, how come they are so fierce when they fight?"
Jiang Damei: "Is it really true that if you eat well, the child will grow well and be strong?"
Zhou Yanhong: "Speaking of food, the food at the Yu family's home was indeed much better than ours."
Jiang Damei: "Of course! We dig up some wild onions, then fry them with eggs and flour in oil. It's such a precious thing. When my eldest son brought those pancakes to his sister, I was shocked."
"It's only because Yu, a sent-down youth, had the means to raise such good food for his children."
Zhou Yanhong: "When did you bring Da Wa back?"
Jiang Damei: "This afternoon, he said that Yu Zhiqing specially asked Duofu to bring food to him and his friends."
Erdan grinned and said, "Yes, it's delicious! As soon as you put it in your mouth, your mouth is filled with fragrance. It tastes even better than meat."
As she spoke, she smacked her lips, looking as if she was savoring the memory, and casually asked, "Mom, could you learn how to make wild scallion pancakes from Aunt Yu? If you learn, our family will have wild scallion pancakes to eat from now on."
Zhou Yanhong felt that there was a reason why Tiedan would beat his stupid son. He was so stupid that even the eldest child knew to bring good things home, but he just ate them. Even she, his own mother, wanted to give him a beating.
If Jiang Damei hadn't come, she wouldn't have known that her foolish son had eaten such good food.
Eggs, flour, and oil—she'd never eaten pork, but she'd at least seen a pig walk. Just thinking about it told her how delicious these things were.
They even dared to complain that her cooking wasn't good and told her to find someone to learn how to cook it, without even checking if they had the ingredients at home.
Zhou Yanhong said irritably, "Do you think eggs and flour fall from the sky? You want me to learn how to make them? I think you've been eating too well all this time. I need to make you eat sweet potatoes every day so you'll realize how well you're eating now."
Erdan asked, puzzled, "Mom, we eat sweet potatoes most of the time, don't we? Isn't that a lot?"
Even the captain of Shangfen Brigade, his family's staple food is sweet potatoes. There are several people in his family, three children with no income who still need to go to school, and parents who also need to be taken care of. Where would they find the spare money to buy rice?
However, being the brigade leader's family, their conditions were better than ordinary people's. They ate rice at least once every three to five days and meat once or twice a month.
It's much better than those families who can't eat rice more than a few times a month and meat more than a few times a year.
Zhou Yanhong looked down on her foolish son who didn't care about money and didn't know the value of daily necessities. She didn't continue arguing with him and turned to look at Jiang Damei.
Remembering what she had said earlier, Zhou Yanhong said, "Sister, let's go to Yu Zhiqing's place around 7:30 and see how many more people are in his family."
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