Chapter 036: Going to meet Meng Chifei
She, Hui Niang and Pei'er rested for a while and then started working in the afternoon.
Make rice noodles, boil sauces, and prepare snacks.
The yard was filled with rich fragrance all afternoon.
In Ying Zhixue's room, Ying Zhihai kept swallowing his saliva, "Second sister, what delicious food do you think my sister-in-law is making? It smells so good."
Ying Zhixue gave her brother a cold look and said, "Look at you, are you so lost just because of a little food?"
Ying Zhihai pouted, looking aggrieved: "But it smells really good!"
As the sound of "sizzling..." came from the kitchen.
A rich aroma of meat filled the yard.
Ying Zhihai slurped his saliva, his little nose twitching constantly: "Is this frying meat? It smells so good!"
Ying Zhixue also swallowed quietly: "Why are you in such a hurry? We can have dinner tonight after all."
Ying Zhihai stuck his head out of the window and inhaled the fragrance in the air.
He let out a "woof", took a bite of the air, and then closed his eyes, as if what he had just bitten was not air, but a large piece of meat.
He was looking forward to dinner time coming soon.
As it was getting dark, Pearl brought back a few chickens and two fresh pig stomachs.
Afterwards, a temporary stove was set up in the yard, and a large ceramic jar with a sealed opening was placed on it.
Don't use an open flame, but simmer over charcoal fire for more than six hours.
Ying Zhihai was really curious, so he ran over to ask Wen Yan: "Sister-in-law, what's in here?"
Ying Zhihai's big, clear eyes were staring at her without blinking.
Wen Yan's heart softened, and she said gently, "There's something delicious cooking inside."
"Then... Xiaohai, can I eat it?" Ying Zhihai's chubby white cheeks suddenly turned red, like a ripe crabapple.
"Of course, I'll reward you with a big chicken drumstick!"
"Wow! Big chicken legs! I have big chicken legs to eat too!"
Ying Zhihai jumped for joy. "Grandma always killed chickens for us to eat. When she did it during Chinese New Year, she only left three chicken legs for Dabao, Erbao and my aunt. My sister and I could only gnaw on the chicken necks and feet."
"Sister-in-law, have you ever eaten chicken legs? Aren't chicken legs very fragrant and delicious?"
"Sister-in-law, can you give my second sister a chicken drumstick too?"
"Sister-in-law, let me help you light the fire!"
"Sister-in-law, when will the chicken legs be ready?"
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Ying Zhihai spent the entire afternoon lingering around Wen Yan, chattering and asking questions non-stop.
Wen Yan was very patient and always answered him with a smile.
Ying Zhihai even preferred to stay with her.
Until Wen Yan stuffed two pieces of dessert into his mouth.
The sweet taste instantly intoxicated his tongue, and his mouth finally calmed down.
"Here, take it and eat with your sister."
"Thank you, sister-in-law!"
It was getting dark when Ying Zhilin came back from school.
As soon as he got home, Ying Zhihai took Wen Yan's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, brother is back, let's have dinner!"
Wen Yan tugged at his pigtail and said, "Go find Aunt Hui and Sister Pei'er to set up dinner."
Ying Zhilin saw that the relationship between the two was much more harmonious than before, and curled his lips slightly.
He changed into his home clothes and came out. The food was already on the table.
Tonight's meal is no different from usual.
A steamed egg with minced meat, two vegetarian dishes, and a soup.
Ying Zhixue frowned. Hadn’t she been cooking all afternoon?
Why eat these at night?
Ying Zhihai noticed her mood and said proudly, "Second sister, the minced meat in the steamed eggs was made this afternoon, and the chicken is still stewing in the pot. You won't be able to eat it until tomorrow. And there are snacks... It's dinner time now, so you can't have snacks."
“…” Ying Zhixue’s cheeks flushed red.
You talk as if you are very greedy!
She was so embarrassed that she wanted to bury her face in the bowl.
Wen Yan used a large bowl to scoop some steamed eggs, mixed them with rice, then picked up some vegetables and put it in the hands of Fifth Grandma.
Grandma Wu fumbled to take the bowl, held it to her nose and sniffed it: "It smells so good. You eat too, don't worry about me."
Grandma Wu likes Wen Yan more and more.
He is careful and considerate in his work and takes care of her in every possible way.
Wen Yan and the others had only been living here for a few days, but Grandma Wu felt that these were the happiest and most comfortable days she had lived since she went blind.
"Don't worry, I won't be hungry even if others are hungry." Wen Yan smiled.
Wen Yan also likes Fifth Grandma very much.
Although she cannot see, she loves cleanliness and is a very peaceful person.
I will never bother others with things that I can solve myself.
Comparing her with Mrs. Qiao, there is a world of difference between them.
Mrs. Qiao is the mud in the stinking ditch; Mrs. Wu is the fairy from heaven.
She told everyone about tomorrow's arrangements: "I'm going to take Pearl out tomorrow to pick someone up."
Ying Zhilin suddenly remembered that she had discussed with the owner of Tianyi Cloth Shop at the day she returned home that the other owner of the shop would be returning to Beijing in about ten days.
Wen Yan should be going to pick her up.
Ying Zhilin said, "Do you want me to go with you?"
Wen Yan shook her head: "No need. You should focus on your studies. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet her in the future."
Ying Zhilin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
After all, they are not real husband and wife, so they still need to maintain a certain distance and privacy.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day.
Wen Yan was so excited because she was about to meet Sister Chi Fei that she didn't sleep well the whole night.
She got up very early.
After removing the mud seal from the pottery jar that had been simmering all night, the overbearing aroma instantly burst out, making people salivate and appetite grow.
"It smells so good!" Pei'er had eaten a lot of delicious food these days, but she was still drooling with greed.
"Then quickly take out the meat. We will use it to cook rice noodles later." Wen Yan rarely saw Pei'er looking greedy, and said with a smile.
Ying Zhihai, who was still sleeping soundly in his room, shrugged and shouted, "Big chicken leg!"
He sat up instantly.
When I opened the window and looked out, I saw Wen Yan already trying the soup.
He jumped up and rushed out without even putting on his shoes.
He jumped around Wen Yan: "Let me taste it, let me taste it."
Ying Zhixue: “…”
She silently covered her face with a washcloth. This brother of hers was really unbearable to look at.
Pick out a chicken and a pig's stomach.
Shred the chicken and cut the pork belly into strips.
Sprinkle shredded chicken on the cooked rice noodles, place a fried egg, some green vegetables, a pinch of chopped green onion next to it, and then pour the soup on it. A bowl of delicious pork belly and chicken soup rice noodles is ready.
The sliced pork belly is topped with a dipping sauce made with Sichuan peppercorns and dogwood.
Not to mention Ying Zhihai, who was so greedy that he was wiping his saliva.
Even Ying Zhilin, who didn't care about his appetite, helped to serve the dishes and set the table.
Tender and chewy rice noodles, delicious chicken soup, and spicy noodles.
When put together, they are so fragrant that they can make your eyebrows fall off.
Everyone was so busy eating that no one was talking.
Before they had finished their meal, the old bull came to pick her up in a bullock cart.
The old bull was attracted by the fragrance and looked over here frequently.
Wen Yan served him a bowl as well.
The old bull took only one bite and almost swallowed his tongue.
Wen Yan quickly finished his breakfast, and then he and Pei'er quickly prepared the food they wanted to take away, and then set off in an ox cart.
Wen Yan was both happy and excited.
In the two lives combined, she and Sister Chi Fei haven't seen each other for more than ten years!
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