A glare from Liang Guiying instantly extinguished Zhou Yue's courage: "I, I just—"
"I'm leaving. You have to go to work. Who will take care of the child every year? Should we call Grandma back?"
"I'll not go to work for now; I'll take care of it myself."
“You’re already divorced, Zheng Fangshu won’t give you a single penny. If you don’t work, you won’t have any income. Once you’ve spent all the money you have, are you planning to make Niannian eat dirt and sand?”
"I will hire a nanny."
Liang Guiying smiled and said, "Then you can kick me out when you find a nanny who is truly good to you every year."
Before Zhou Yue could say anything more, Liang Guiying had already gone to bring her granddaughter, who was playing with the chickens in the courtyard, back.
Liang Guiying lifted the little girl onto a stool and put her in a seat. She then wrapped a bib around the girl's neck and gave her a chicken leg.
Liang Guiying made stewed chicken with golden bell pepper tonight, and also added jujubes and ginger slices. This dish is good for those who are weak after illness and thirsty, and can also help children regulate their spleen and stomach.
The chicken drumsticks were stewed until golden brown, with fine cuts on them. They had absorbed a lot of broth, and the meat was tender but not mushy.
The little girl took a big bite of the meat, her eyes immediately narrowing. Her short legs swung happily under the table as she exclaimed how delicious it was, feeding the chicken leg to Zhou Yue: "Delicious! So delicious! Mom, eat up!"
Just as Zhou Yue was about to pretend to take a bite, Liang Guiying put another chicken leg into Zhou Yue's bowl: "Mom has a chicken leg too!"
Then he picked up a chicken wing, took a bite, and gave a thumbs up: "Chicken wing, delicious!"
Zhou Xiaonian also took a big bite and gave a thumbs up: "Chicken leg, delicious! Mom, eat! Grandma, eat! Everyone eat!"
Watching her daughter, whose mouth was covered in grease, Zhou Yue slowly took a bite of chicken leg meat.
Putting everything else aside, Liang Guiying's cooking is truly delicious.
With Zhou Xiaonian, such a sweet little thing, around, the atmosphere during the meal was great. When they were almost finished eating, Liang Guiying asked Zhou Yue if she had any good plans for the empty space in the backyard.
Zhou Yue shook her head and said no. She had wanted to use it to grow vegetables, but her fourth aunt would pull them up every time she planted them. After that happened many times, she gave up on the idea of growing vegetables.
Liang Guiying said, "Then I'll use it to grow vegetables and fruits, and build a chicken coop to raise a few chickens. Don't worry, I'll clean it every day, so it won't smell bad. Let's start planting this vegetable garden first, and when you have a nanny later, she can continue planting it. Every penny saved is a penny earned."
Zhou Yue didn't say anything, so Liang Guiying took it as a yes.
Liang Guiying is very efficient. After finishing her meal and cleaning up the kitchen, she went to the backyard.
There's about half a fen of land, enough to grow several vegetable plots. With such a large plot, you can grow all sorts of vegetables and fruits. If you can't finish them, you can give them to your neighbors as a favor.
There is a wampee tree and a pomelo tree in the right corner of the front yard.
The pomelo tree was as tall as a one-story building, extending to the second-floor terrace. It was lush and leafy, and bore fruit, but only sparsely. Liang Guiying climbed up and counted for a long time but couldn't even count more than ten.
The fruit wasn't growing well and would probably be quite astringent, but that didn't matter. If she couldn't eat it all, she would keep the grapefruit peel and use it for something else later.
The wampee tree has many branches, most of which extend beyond the courtyard wall. At this time, it has already borne a lot of fruit, which are small and green. In another month or so, the wampee fruit will be ripe.
The yellow peel from trees that haven't been properly cared for is guaranteed to be incredibly sour. However, there are ways to enjoy sourness. Making it into dried yellow peel is the most effective way to eat it when you have phlegm or discomfort in your throat.
The area under the trees was overgrown with weeds.
Liang Guiying sighed in regret and then took the opportunity to clear the weeds under the tree.
After dinner, Zhou Yue took Zhou Xiaonian upstairs. At first, Zhou Xiaonian's giggles could be heard, but now they were no longer heard, so she must have fallen asleep. Liang Guiying was afraid of waking her up, so she didn't turn the soil first, but instead went to pull weeds in the flower bed by the door.
There is a flower bed on each side of No. 16 courtyard, and the flower beds are overgrown with weeds.
Just as Liang Guiying bent down, Zhou Yue came out, seemingly wanting to help.
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