It was hot outside, and Miao Xiuying was sweating profusely. She wiped her sweat with a triangular towel and said with a smile, "You are going to the island in a few days. Mom will make you some rice noodles. The peppers grown there are not as delicious as those in Yun Province!"
Lu Xiao would also send food from South Island from time to time, which were all dried shrimps, kelp and dried fish, either stir-fried with spicy sauce or cooked into soup, and they were quite delicious.
Seeing her concern for herself, Jiang Yan was touched: "Mom, I like everything you cook! Come out and take a breath first, don't get heatstroke."
She is just being considerate, and is afraid that you haven't eaten this or that. Miao Xiuying treats her like her own daughter!
Miao Xiuying said indifferently: "You like to eat. Even though I am a little tired, my heart is warm. I cooked some mung bean soup for you to drink to cool down. Have you got the marriage certificate? Look how anxious my fourth son is. It feels more secure to hold a wedding banquet than to get the marriage certificate!"
In their generation, when they got married, they would just have a meal together as a family, or set up two tables in the village. There was no such thing as getting a formal marriage certificate, and she didn't have one.
It’s a new era now, and young people can now have a guarantee when they receive it.
Lu Li's face flushed with heat. He walked out, holding a bowl and gulping down water: "Only my mother can bear such a hot day. I'm going crazy from the heat!"
Lu Li is the one with the most miserable life in the family. He has to help his mother with whatever she does.
He Miao served them iced mung bean soup and said with a gentle smile, "Mom is doing this for the mouths at home. She cooks it well and everyone loves it. How can it taste this good outside?
By the way, Xiaoyan, bring some chili peppers with you when you go to the island. You probably won’t be used to the sweet and spicy taste there!"
This was even more important to Jiang Yan, who loved spicy food. She took a sip from the bowl and nodded, "Sister-in-law, please fill it up for me so it will be convenient when I want to eat over there!"
Lu Li had a proud expression on his face. "Sister-in-law, I've already installed it. There are also pepper and rapeseed seeds. Let's go over there and plant them. It will be convenient for us to eat whatever we want. At least we can save some money, so that mother won't say that I've made you and brother poor. I'm good at housework! It's just... hehehe...!"
His eyes were cunning, and Jiang Yan understood immediately: "It's in place!"
Isn't it just to find him a gigolo? That's all Lu Li wanted.
Lu Li said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, you are still the best!"
He endured Lu Xiao's cold and stern gaze and continued to work in the kitchen.
The rice wrapper is not difficult to make, except that it is hot, just like in a steamer.
Miao Xiuying asked her to sit down while she cut the steamed rice skin. Knowing that she ate a lot, she used a large bowl.
Add coriander, onion, ginger, garlic water, sauerkraut, chopped pickled radish, crispy soybeans, salt, soy sauce, MSG, aged vinegar, two drops of pepper oil, and drizzle with her special red chili oil.
The fragrance went straight into my nose.
Jiang Yan sniffed it, and Miao Xiuying brought it to her and said gently, "Xiao Yan, try it and see if it's salty enough!"
Jiang Yan took the chopsticks and started to stir. The red oil rice wrapper is an authentic specialty snack in the southwest, famous for its glutinous rice wrapper and fragrant red oil.
Jiang Yan looked at the bright red rice in the bowl. She took a bite and found it refreshing, hot, spicy and fragrant, satisfying her taste buds.
Jiang Yan couldn't help but exclaim: "Mom, it's delicious!"
Who says people in the 1970s couldn’t cook? They had big hands, were willing to use more ingredients, and cooked food that was even more chewy than those in later generations.
Seeing that she liked it, Miao Xiuying smiled from ear to ear: "I was worried that you wouldn't be used to it. Xiao Li can also make rice noodles. If you want to eat it, ask him to come over there. Don't let him be idle! If he is idle, he will cause trouble for you!"
Lu Li was sweating profusely, and his heart was hit by an arrow again. Is he really his biological son? It is too suspicious that he was picked up.
How can my mother say such a thing?
Jiang Yan glanced at Lu Li in the kitchen and said, "Mom, Lao Wu is very obedient!"
Of course, in front of her, he is as obedient as a grandson, how could he not be obedient?
Miao Xiuying didn't believe it. She knew very well the character of the child who came out of her belly. None of them would be content.
"You beat him if he doesn't obey. If you can't control him, let his brother throw him into the sea to feed the fish. This will save me the annoyance of watching him!"
Lu Li said aggrievedly: "Mom, I'm not that bad!"
Damn it, can you please stop smearing him?
Miao Xiuying brushed oil on the iron basin and poured rice milk into it while saying, "Don't cause trouble for your sister-in-law when you go there, or I'll beat you into a spinning top. Do you hear me?"
Lu Li felt that his status in the family was too low. No, he had to get married!
He said obediently: "I know!"
Miao Xiuying saw that he was listless, with a smile in her eyes. If she didn't say a few words, he would go to heaven.
All of the sons have their eyes on Lu Li and have never been one to suffer any loss since childhood.
The army's management is strict. If you don't tighten the screws a little, he will fly away.
She continued to cut the red oil rice skin and looked outside: "Xiao Yan, if it's not enough, bring more!"
Jiang Yan responded: "Okay, mother!"
He Miao mixed a bowl for himself and ate it with great satisfaction. While waiting for everyone to finish eating, Lu Jianguo came back.
Seeing what Miao Xiuying did, he smiled like a chrysanthemum, "Old Miao, I am getting some good things from you!"
If Jiang Yan hadn’t been there, Miao Xiuying would have just dealt with it twice and not bothered to do anything!
"Even food can't stop you from eating. Eat quickly. If someone doesn't know, they'd think I've let you down!"
Miao Xiuying is only nicer to Jiang Yan, but not to the others.
"Oh!" Lu Jianguo was afraid that he would have nothing to eat if he said too much, so he took the food that Miao Xiuying had mixed for him and ate it with great relish.
He found time to ask, "Isn't Lao Wu going to the island? Did he tell his second uncle?"
Lu Li shook his head: "No, it's not difficult to get a letter of introduction. If you don't give me one, I'll run away! Anyway, I... Ouch..."
Before he could finish his words, Miao Xiuying slapped him on the back of his head. The pain made him look resentful. Why did she hit him?
"What nonsense are you talking about? That's your second uncle. If you run away, he'll tie up the sun and tell the commune! Aren't you afraid that he'll chase you to the South Island with a kitchen knife, you ungrateful little bastard? He's almost confessing his true feelings to you!"
If we were to say who Lu Jiandang favors the most, it would definitely be Lu Li, although Lu Xiao only makes him look good.
How does the saying go? Children who act like spoiled brats get candy. Lu Li is sweet-mouthed and knows how to coax people. What good things about Lu Jiandang? They all go into Lu Li's stomach.
Lu Li stuck out his tongue and said, "I'm just kidding. I'll go back to the countryside with my sister-in-law tomorrow to clean up the mess. I'll also talk to my second uncle and ask him to write me a letter of introduction!"
Miao Xiuying still reminded him worriedly: "Don't cause trouble when you go there. If you have anything, talk to your sister-in-law. Got it?"
Lu Li nodded: "Okay!"
Miao Xiuying didn't say any more, after all, her son was grown up and had his own ideas.
If he gets really annoyed, Lu Xiao will send him back.
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