Chapter 376 Adding fuel to the fire
Wang Nan's mouth twitched as he handed them some melon seeds and said, "Eat it."
Daju and Dali looked at the melon seeds she placed on the kang mat, meowed with satisfaction, and then picked up a melon seed with their paws and put it into their mouths.
Yi Chichi's expression was calm until the two of them spit out the melon seed shells and started eating another one, then the expression on his face could no longer be maintained.
"Mom, when did the big orange ones learn to eat melon seeds?"
In her native world, she had seen videos of cats and dogs cracking melon seeds on cute pet bloggers. They cracked them very skillfully and even knew to spit out the shells.
She also felt like she had become a spirit.
Who would have thought that these two in her family could do it? It's outrageous.
Wen's mother was even more confused than she was, "I don't know."
She can't eat melon seeds because she gets a sore throat if she does. There are some dried nuts at home, but they are mostly pine nuts and hazelnuts.
Qin Jiu had no shortage of food. Her daughter-in-law never treated this cousin, who was three generations apart, badly, and she always had White Rabbit cakes and other snacks.
Even when her daughter-in-law went to the island, she would regularly provide Qin Jiu with food, so there was no question of him being left wanting.
This also led to the child having no interest in melon seeds.
So the question is, how did these two learn to crack melon seeds when there were no melon seeds at home?
Perhaps knowing the confusion in the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's hearts, Wang Nan explained with a wry smile, "It's my fault. They came to visit me when I was collecting Mao Ke before. I don't know if Lao Bai was just having fun or what, but he taught them how to crack sunflower seeds."
Then he sighed, "Don't mention it, their skills in cracking melon seeds are much better than mine."
Yi Chichi and the others were silent, competing with cats in sunflower seed cracking skills or something...
He's just bored.
Knowing the reason why the two were cracking melon seeds, Yi Chichi stopped paying attention to Daju and the others and looked at Liu Lan instead, "How much have you embroidered?"
"so much."
Liu Lan unfolded the silk cloth. The embroidery pattern was drawn by Yi Chichi. Because Ning Jiandong did not specify the content, she drew two embroidery patterns. One of them was Begonia on a Moonlit Night, which was mainly based on the scenery.
The other painting is of a fox in the forest, with animals as the main subject.
The first piece Liu Lan started working on was the moonlit crabapple. The bright moon had already been embroidered, and the main stem of the crabapple branch was embroidered out.
This efficiency really shocked Yi Chichi.
"Did you start embroidering while you were in confinement?"
Liu Lan shook her head. "No, I started after I finished my confinement."
That's pretty fast.
Wang Nan came over and took a look. He saw a full moon and a tree branch on the silk cloth. He asked curiously, "What is this embroidered on?"
"Moonlit Begonia."
Liu Lan showed her the embroidery sample, and Wang Nan was amazed at first sight.
“Can you give me this picture after you finish embroidering it?”
It’s so beautiful. Although she has a low level of education and can’t think of any good adjectives to describe this embroidery pattern, she will appreciate it.
If this painting could be framed and displayed together, the feeling would immediately improve.
Liu Lan's answer is -
"Ask Chi Chi."
It wasn't her who drew it, so how could she have the final say?
When Wang Nan heard this, he immediately cast an expectant look towards Yi Chichi.
She smiled and said, "When Lanlan finishes embroidering, ask her for it."
She has no use for embroidery patterns and has no hobby of embroidering the same style.
As long as she wants, she can embroider works with different moods in the style of Moonlit Begonia.
I really don't miss this embroidery pattern.
Wang Nan was amused and turned to Liu Lan and said, "Then we have a deal. I'll go get the pattern when you finish embroidering."
"good."
Liu Lan agreed immediately, skillfully took the embroidery frame and stretched the silk cloth on it, then rubbed her hands, "Chi Chi, I will come and embroider with you from now on, and I won't take anything back. Is that okay with you?"
"OK."
Just treat it as going to work, and it’s nice to be able to talk and chat at work.
So, in the warm room that was specially set aside as a workshop, the four of them took up a corner and started working.
The big orange ones were not idle either, they were concentrating on cracking melon seeds.
When I’m almost done, I start to wash my face and comb my hair carefully.
After everything is done, roll around on the warm kang for a few times, then fall into a deep sleep with your back to the sky.
The snoring was loud, one after another.
Wang Nan's mouth twitched as he grumbled, "Their snoring is louder than my husband's."
Of the four people present, only Wang Nan's man was with her day and night. Of the remaining three, one had no man, and two of the men were not around.
There is really no common topic for her complaints.
No one responded, and Wang Nan didn't care, and just told the news.
"Juanzi seems to be in some condition."
Yi Chichi didn't even raise his head, "What's going on?"
"She and Comrade Old Wu seem to have some connection."
"Wu Yongfei?"
Yi Chichi's face was filled with shock, and Liu Lan and Wen's mother were not much better.
The two have quite different personalities. Juanzi often complains that Comrade Lao Wu is too talkative and doesn't think before speaking, and she scolds him as if he were her grandson.
How did these two get together?
Wang Nan hummed, his expression slightly distorted as he said, "When the old witch goes out to prepare a big banquet for others, he always prepares a separate meal for Juanzi. This is unacceptable if there is no reason."
That's true.
Comrade Lao Wu is not only talkative and speaks without thinking, but also loves to eat.
Otherwise, he would not have taken on the job of chef in the Youth League Home just for a bite to eat.
With so many people to feed, preparing three meals a day is not an easy task.
It's not that I really love to eat, but I just have an interest and talent in learning cooking, so I gave up the job a long time ago.
Wen's mother said, "I thought he would share half of the food he brought back and keep the rest for himself to cook."
Who would have thought that he would give it to Ge Sujuan's child.
"I can't bear to eat it myself, so I give it to her."
Speaking of this, Wang Nan sighed, "Actually, it seems like it would be a good thing if they could succeed."
Yi Chichi felt that this matter could not be just the emperor being anxious while the eunuchs were anxious, it all depended on how the parties involved developed.
"Let's wait until Juanzi comes to confirm her feelings first."
The implication is that you shouldn't match people up without confirmation.
Wang Nan nodded. She knew that Yi Chichi was talking to her. After all, she and Ge Sujuan had a special relationship.
"Let me find out, and then I'll see if I should add fuel to the fire."
Liu Lan pulled out a thread and threaded it through the eye of the needle, saying calmly, "If Juanzi succeeds, then Qiuyu will be next."
"This isn't a distribution, so how can we follow the order? Maybe Lang Hong and the other educated youth will come out on top later."
This possibility is not impossible.
But that's not what they should worry about, after all, they are not very familiar with the newcomers.
It’s not their turn to speak anyway.
The snow was getting heavier at noon, and Wen's mother invited Liu Lan and Wang Nan to have lunch. The two did not refuse, but when they came again the next day, they not only brought food and vegetables to repay the favor.
I also prepared my own food.
They were told not to refuse, otherwise they wouldn't dare ask Wen's mother to heat up the food.
So, there were two more people eating at the table where only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were eating.
The first snow after the beginning of winter did not last long, only three days, and then there was a continuous period of sunny days for half a month.
The captain and his uncle who went into the mountains to hunt finally came back.
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