"It's OK. Have you washed your hands?" Today's breakfast was prepared by Chef Cheng Fugui. He asked when he saw his grandson and several grandchildren huddling at the kitchen door.
"It's washed." After finally hearing grandpa say that it's time to eat, he waved his little hand, and suddenly a group of children came in one after another, some holding bowls, some holding chopsticks, in an orderly manner. Even the sixth child took two pairs of chopsticks to show that he had contributed.
Zhao Fangrui and the other adults could only stand by and watch.
"After all, the child has grown up and become more sensible." Zhao Fangrui sighed.
"Yeah, every time Little Tiger goes to visit my second sister and comes back, I almost don't recognize my own son..."
"Zhenzhu knows how to teach," Zhao Fangrui said. She's taught so many children well, and each one is neatly groomed. It's a comfort to watch.
"It's mainly because the children are obedient..." Cheng Zhenzhu said. She'd always felt that many children's personalities were already determined before they were born. Some were born with a gentle nature, while others were naturally cold and indifferent. Even if you nurtured them well, you wouldn't necessarily be able to improve them.
"Yes, yes, they're all so obedient... By the way, Pearl, after breakfast, do you want to go out for a walk? Let the kids play in the house, and I'll watch them. You can go out for a leisurely stroll."
"Well, okay." Cheng Zhenzhu looked at Zhao Fangrui, feeling a little touched. Parents really always think about their children. Coming to this era, she really has a lot of lucky things for her...
So after breakfast, the little kids reluctantly watched their mother go out. San Tiao followed her to the door, and seeing that his mother had disappeared, he took the picture book, moved a chair to the door and sat down, looking at her from time to time.
Liu Tiao likes to go out and play, but he is not so attached to his mother. However, seeing his brother alone, he felt sorry for him, so he moved a chair over to him.
When the little tiger saw this, he realized that a train was about to start. He happily carried a chair over and asked others to join him.
Then the five little kids happily started to drive the train, three at the head and one at the tail, singing loudly. It didn't matter where Mom had gone. It didn't matter when Mom would come back either...
Cheng Zhenzhu left the yard and headed to the black market with ease. Haishi City was indeed much more abundant in goods than Sanshi Island. For example, Haishi City had watermelons, but Sanshi Island didn't. She had come out this time specifically to stock up on watermelons. On a hot summer day, eating watermelon was a refreshing treat.
She had actually come a few times last year, picking up some items and selling some meat. Her inventory was constantly being refreshed, so she had no shortage of meat. She quietly exchanged some for cash, to save for future needs...
After a round of wandering, Cheng Zhenzhu finally managed to get six watermelons. Back then, few people were growing watermelons, and the watermelons weren't as big as they are today. But she also got a lot of loaches, filling a basket with them, weighing four or five pounds.
She really likes eating loaches. August loaches are the most plump and large, and these are pure, wild loaches from this era. Farmed loaches from later generations definitely don't taste as good as this...
Cheng Zhenzhu paid a few cents for over four pounds of loaches and ended up with a basket. Seeing the heat, she was too lazy to shop anymore and went home carrying a large watermelon weighing seven or eight pounds and a few pounds of loaches.
When the kids saw Cheng Zhenzhu, they picked her up with their left and right hands, threw away their chairs, and surrounded her shouting, like a few moths fluttering around.
"Watermelon, big watermelon!" Peng Ertiao looked down at the lush green watermelon and his mouth watered instantly. He loved eating watermelon the most!
Three of them had already skillfully hugged the thighs, and the sixth one was holding on to the watermelon tightly.
"Isn't this a loach? It has a strong smell of mud and is not tasty at all. Why are you getting this thing?" Zhao Fangrui came over and saw the basket full of black and slippery loaches. She immediately felt a little disgusted.
"It's loach." Cheng Zhenzhu handed the watermelon to the children and said happily to Zhao Fangrui, "This thing is delicious. Mom, I'll cook lunch today and make some crispy loach. Xiaomei, you don't have to avoid loach."
The four kids, carrying the watermelons, didn't even look back. The other three kids, spreading their mother's legs, followed closely.
"Then I'm in for a treat." Wang Xiaomei has always known that her second sister is a good cook. Just hearing the name of the dish makes her feel a little hungry.
"Then I'll light a fire for you later." Zhao Fangrui had always believed that loaches were not tasty, and seeing her daughter's promise, she was skeptical. "Can this thing really be delicious?"
"Mom, don't worry about my cooking skills. I just need to use more oil." It was still early, so Cheng Zhenzhu put the loach in the bucket and let it spit out the mud for a while. These creatures live in the soil, so it's normal for them to have an earthy smell. Just handle it properly and it will be fine.
"That's okay..." Just a little bit of oil, Zhao Fangrui felt that there was nothing she couldn't bear to give up.
"Whose turn is it?" Grandma and uncle had not come back yet, and the kids knew that they couldn't eat the watermelon yet, so they put it on the mat and took turns rolling it around.
"It's my turn now. Watch me roll the farthest among you!" The eldest brother swung his arms and decided to show off his skills to his younger brothers.
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