Today I plan to make some fried meatballs, fry some pork belly and cucumber, and then roast some cabbage.
When the children saw their mother enter the kitchen, they immediately stopped looking at the garlic sprouts and followed her into the kitchen one by one, two by two, three by three, like a little tail.
Liu Tiao was tired from learning to walk and was now fast asleep in Yi Tiao's arms. Peng Yi Tiao had wanted to put Liu Tiao on the bed, but he had just put him down when Liu Tiao opened his eyes. So he had to hold him in his arms and play with him in the yard...
"Mom, let's have fried meatballs today!" Peng Ertiao was stunned when he saw his mother making meatballs.
In his opinion, fried meatballs were the second best thing after meat and ham. They used to be eaten only during Chinese New Year. The last time Mom went to town, she fried some once when she came back, but she hasn't fried them since...
"Well, Er Tiao, can you help me light the fire?" She couldn't make fried meatballs without the pot, so she needed someone to help light the fire.
Peng Ertiao, who was named, was very happy. He held his head high and sat down on the chair in front of the stove with great pride.
Yitiao and Santiao, who were not named, looked disappointed, then brought their small stools and squeezed next to Peng Ertiao to support their little heads.
Peng Ertiao looked around and sighed helplessly.
Alas, there is really nothing I can do about my brothers...
After the meatballs were fried, Cheng Zhenzhu put one on each of the eager customers before frying the pork belly. Once the pork belly was slightly charred and oil was dripping, she added the peeled and thinly sliced cucumber and stir-fried it.
After flipping it a few times, the kitchen was suddenly filled with the rich aroma of meat and the fresh fragrance of cucumber.
San Tiao sat on a small stool licking the greasy meatballs, and stood up from time to time to look into the pot.
Cheng Zhenzhu took out the cooked cucumber and meat, and without washing the pot, she directly stir-fried the cabbage.
"Mom, are we almost finished eating the meat for next month?" Peng Yitiao couldn't help but say as he looked at the bowl of greasy and fragrant cucumbers.
Cheng Zhenzhu nodded, "Yeah, so let's eat something else next month."
After all, the bigger ones aren't so easy to fool. I'll have to wait for another one and be smarter. Maybe I'll have to cut back on my spending...
"Anything else?" Peng San Tiao slowly raised his little head and asked curiously, "Is it good?"
"It's delicious, trust mom." Cheng Zhenzhu was very sure.
"Yeah!" Peng Ertiao grinned and nodded heavily, "Everything mom cooks is delicious!"
Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the chubby little boy and couldn't help but rub his head. This chubby little boy, so cute and sweet-talking, it's hard not to like him...
The cabbage was soon out of the pot. Cheng Zhenzhu put a bucket of water into the pot and called a few children to bring bowls and dishes to the table to eat.
"Yi Tiao, put Liu Tiao on the bed?" Cheng Zhenzhu looked at Liu Tiao who was snoring comfortably in Yi Tiao's arms.
"He will wake up." Peng Yitiao told his mother.
"It's okay, give it to mom." Cheng Zhenzhu gestured to Yitiao to give the baby to her.
Then the next second, she and Rokujo's eyes met.
"Oh~" Six eyes widened and then blinked twice.
"Are you awake? Are you hungry?" Cheng Zhenzhu picked up Liu Tiao.
I just woke up, so it’s easier to eat together.
"Oh~" Liu Tiao came to the table, skipping the confused state of just waking up, stretched out his little paws, and aimed his shining eyes at the plate of fried meatballs in the center.
"Don't look, yours is here." Cheng Zhenzhu took out the vegetable puree and egg custard that had been prepared long ago, then took back the six hands and held them horizontally.
Liu Tiao tried hard but couldn't get up. He could only pout and eat vegetable puree with grievance, and then watch his brothers share the fried meatballs.
"Mom, how many fried meatballs can I have?" Peng Yitiao asked before poking the meatball. In his memory, every time the family ate meatballs, his mother would divide them among them.
Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the little kids stuffing themselves with rice and said with a smile, "There are 16 meatballs here in total. Let's each have two."
"Two." Peng Sandiao put down the spoon and grabbed two little fingers.
"Then there are still eight left, right? One can lead six on their way, and we can split three more for the two to burn, or we can take three, and the remaining two will be given to me and the three."
San Tiao has a small appetite, so 3 meatballs are enough. He still needs to eat...
Peng Yitiao carefully calculated that if he and his older brother could each eat 5, his mother and San Tiao would only have 3 each. "Mom, I'll give you one."
"Mom, I'll give you one too." Peng Ertiao was a little confused, but he was willing to give his mother one.
"No, three is enough for Mom." Cheng Zhenzhu put the fried meatballs into several children's bowls according to the divided quantity.
"Cold~" Peng Sandiao looked at his two brothers' bowls, then looked at his mother and his bowl, and hugged his mother.
Cheng Zhenzhu thought San Tiao felt that he was short of two and wanted to have more. Just as she was about to explain, she heard San Tiao say happily, "Three Maruji, just like mother~"
Hmm? Cheng Zhenzhu was a little confused about the three happy points.
Peng San Tiao nuzzled his mother affectionately, his heart skipping with joy. She ate three, just like him, and he felt like he and her were the closest...
Whatever the reason, as long as the kids are happy, that's all that matters. Cheng Zhenzhu plucked a handful of three heads and made meatballs out of them.
All three dishes were delicious. The three brothers ate a bite of meatballs, a mouthful of rice, and then a bite of pork belly, enjoying the delicious food.
"Woo woo woo~" Liu Tiao looked at his three brothers who were stuffing food into their mouths and drooling, and stretched out his two little paws to protest.
Halfway through the protest, his claws were "locked" by his mother, and Liu Tiao started kicking his feet to warm himself up.
Cheng Zhenzhu fed Liu Tiao two mouthfuls of egg custard, but seeing that he pursed his lips and didn't eat, she didn't feed him anymore and let him stretch out his hands and shake his feet.
Anyway, it's cold today, it's good to warm up...
"Woo~" Liu Tiao trembled for a while, pouted his little mouth, and looked extremely aggrieved.
But everyone was eating their own food now, and no one paid any attention to him. After finishing their meal, his brothers went outside with their meatballs to digest their food, without even glancing at him...
"Pulululul~" Six "snorts" made the food into pearls, and then they patted their empty stomachs.
Cheng Zhenzhu smiled and fed her the remaining egg custard. This little fellow was a man who knew what was happening.
"Taking a nap~" San Tiao walked around the yard for a while and then went into the house, crawled into the bed and curled up into a ball.
It’s cold, and the bedding is chilly.
Cheng Zhenzhu took a look and tucked the warm six pieces in her arms next to the three pieces. "Hold your brother, he'll be warm."
Liu Tiao kicked off the quilt, blinked at his three brothers, and then looked at Cheng Zhenzhu.
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