Chapter 88 Beef is Expensive
When Fu Qinhui returned home at night, everyone in the Fu family was asleep. Lu Xiang had left the door open for him.
Fu Qinhui arrived home, still carrying five pounds of beef. It was already 9:30 in the evening.
Lu Xiang said, "You must be starving. I heated up some food for you." She went to the kitchen and got some steamed rice and pickled eggplant, which had been sitting in the stove and were still warm.
Fu Qinhui changed his clothes and had a simple meal in the kitchen. Unexpectedly, Lu Xiang had left some rice for him. "Rice today?" he asked.
Lu Xiang had already eaten rice a while ago when she was making pig intestines. If he ate it again now, his mother would definitely call him a spendthrift.
Lu Xiang said, "I made this secretly for you, you have to eat it all." She used the rice that Lu Xiang had bought with her own money last time.
But cooking two dishes is still a bit stressful! The stove is such a small place, and hiding things from others is also a bit of a hassle.
Fu Qinhui was really hungry. Mixing the pickled eggplant with rice was indeed a delicious dish.
They finished eating quickly, and Lu Xiang opened a bottle of orange soda for him.
Fu Qinhui asked, "For me?"
Lu Xiang wasn't a stingy person, and Fu Qinhui hadn't even made it to dinner for her, having gone all the way to the county. She looked at the beef she'd bought; it was prime beef rib!
Just for this favor, it would not be too much to make him any delicious food.
Fu Qinhui was really thirsty after dinner, so he drank the whole bottle in one gulp.
Lu Xiang simply processed the meat and placed it in a cool place to prevent it from going bad.
Fu Qinhui said, "What do you want to eat next time? I'll buy it for you." He was so grateful just for buying her beef. He was also happy to see Lu Xiang liked it.
Lu Xiang said, "Let's talk about it later."
Fu Qinhui came back late, and it was almost ten o'clock after dinner. The two of them washed up quietly. After returning to the room, Fu Qinhui was no longer sleepy. He had just indulged in pleasure yesterday and was in high spirits. He said to Lu Xiang, "If you want to thank me, there is a way."
Lu Xiang looked at him.
Fu Qinhui suggested a method. Lu Xiang narrowed her eyes. Fu Qinhui looked so serious, why did he keep saying such frivolous things? "Didn't we just try it yesterday?"
"That's different. I had dinner yesterday, so why am I still hungry today?" Fu Qinhui did not give in on this matter, but since it concerned his happiness, he could not be careless at all!
Lu Xiang glared at him. How could this matter be compared with eating?
Fu Qinhui's tenderness and kindness are beyond description.
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The next day, Lu Xiang got up early. This time she didn't get up late, but she seemed to have forgotten the most important thing.
Lu Xiang quickly got up, washed up, and went out to help. The duck necks at home were related to everyone's money, so they had to work hard every day. Lu Xiang had been busy these days, and she always made delicious food for everyone, so the duck necks were almost taken care of by her three sisters-in-law.
Now that Lu Xiang has some free time, she has to do more. She can't stay idle for too long. Her sisters-in-law understand her, and she has to work hard to repay them!
Seeing Lu Xiang coming out, the second sister-in-law said, "I cooked millet porridge today. Go and have some."
Lu Xiang said: "I'm not hungry, I'll drink later."
She didn't have to work in the fields. Once she finished her morning work, there would be no more porridge to drink once everyone left. Why should she rush now? Those who didn't know would think she was being lazy.
"It's not a big deal to wait a little longer. Drinking something in the morning will save you from feeling hungry." The second sister-in-law said. "Your second brother is looking forward to you being the cook so you can have time to steam buns for them in the morning."
Lu Xiang said, "When winter comes, we can store it. Steam some and freeze it so we can eat it whenever we want. It will be convenient then."
Soon, the braised duck neck was delivered to the car. Lu Xiang said to Fu Qinhui, "Today is the day to settle the bill!" She had been spending quite a bit lately. She'd bought pig intestines, rice, and just ten yuan worth of beef.
I feel insecure when I have less money and I hope to have more money.
Fu Qinhui said: "Yes. I will bring it back in the evening."
The Fu family was also happy to hear this. They were thankful that they had the supply and marketing cooperative as their golden thigh. As a public institution, it was never too late to pay their money.
The bulk of each family's income went to Xiao Cailian to pay for her tricycle. But the remaining balance was enough for their daily needs. After a while, when it all fell into their own hands, they would have more money.
Lu Xiang wanted to call Fu Qinhui, but she saw that Fu Sansao was looking at them with gossip in her eyes, and she smiled like an aunt from time to time.
Lu Xiang didn't call him.
After Fu Qinhui finished packing up the tricycle, he turned around and saw Lu Xiang. He walked towards Lu Xiang and said, "Do you have something to tell me?"
Mrs. Fu San beside her laughed out loud!
Lu Xiang and Fu Qinhui immediately looked over. Mrs. Fu waved her hand and said, "Just pretend I don't exist."
Lu Xiangdao said seriously: "Didn't I go to the county for a meeting yesterday? The leader asked me to write a document about the new countryside. I don't know how to do it." She even forgot the format of writing the document.
Fu Qinhui said, "Then I'll help you write it." He was the most educated person in the village.
Lu Xiang said: "Okay!"
Fu Qinhui said, "What kind of new countryside do you want to build?" He could help Lu Xiangrun write, but he also wanted to know what the outline was.
Lu Xiang said, "We raise pigs, grow fruits and vegetables, and build greenhouses for vegetables. We produce and sell our own produce."
The vast land in the countryside is a unique advantage, and it is natural that it should be developed and sold.
These advantages cannot be learned in the city!
Fu Qinhui nodded. If there were no one around, he would definitely ask for a kiss as a fee, but since there were people around, he had to put it aside and ask for it when he returned home at night.
It was time to go to work, and the sisters-in-law all left. Fu Qinhui also went to work.
Lu Xiang cleaned up the place briefly and then went inside to prepare the beef. Such high-quality beef was too expensive; she only bought five pounds for ten yuan.
Lu Xiang is divided into two portions, one for steaming large dumplings with radish and beef, and the other for directly stewing braised beef.
Lu Xiang doesn't need help cooking. She does it all by herself, from kneading the dough to chopping the stuffing. Once the braised beef is in the pot, she starts making dumplings.
Lu Xiang made large steamed dumplings with pure meat filling, each weighing two taels and very heavy. Only twenty-three steamed dumplings were produced.
If you have a small appetite, just one will fill you up.
After a while, the big piece of beef was tumbling, and it was penetrated by a chopstick, and it was full of the aroma of beef.
After removing the Lu Xiang, I cut it into large chunks. The meat, about three pounds in weight, shrank after cooking, leaving only the size of a lunch box. I took a piece and tried it. It was fragrant and tender, even the tendons were cooked until they were transparent, and it was a delicious bite.
Lu Xiang scooped some soup from the lunch box.
The red beef soup would be delicious even with some blanched cabbage leaves. Lu Xiang planned to use the soup to make something in the evening.
Lu Xiangsheng brought out ten large steamed dumplings and a lunch box of beef, and went into the city to find Director Liu of the fertilizer factory to continue discussing the purchase of fertilizer.
Before leaving, I went to the village chief and made a phone call.
As soon as Director Liu heard her, he let her in. He had wanted to talk to her yesterday about getting her a job at the state-owned factory, but his secretary was there, so it wasn't convenient. When he heard Lu Xiang was coming to visit, he immediately agreed.
Lu Xiang also brought four large steamed beef dumplings for the village chief. There were nine left, one for each member of the Fu family.
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