Chapter 49 Substitution
"Sister-in-law, why are you alone here? Where are they?" Jiang Xinbai quickly helped Li Huifen sit down and poured her a cup of hot water.
Li Huifen paused for a moment before speaking: "They are all queuing up. I am responsible for bringing back the things they bought while they continue to queue up. Oh, you don't know how difficult it is to buy something. For example, if you want a fish, you have to run to a seafood store five or six blocks away to buy it. You won't even get a turn at the nearest store."
"Then sister-in-law, will you come back for lunch at noon?"
"No, I don't have time. I came back to tell you to make some pancakes for lunch and take them out. Okay, I'm going out now. Remember to bring some hot water."
"Okay." Jiang Xinbai saw Li Huifen leaving in a hurry again, and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already past ten o'clock. She thought about it and decided to make corn and multi-grain burritos.
It just so happened that the third brother brought some potatoes, so Jiang Xinbai picked up a few, peeled them, cut them into thin strips, and soaked them in water, thinking that he would stir-fry the potato shreds and wrap them in the wraps later.
Then he took a large spoon and scooped several spoonfuls of cornmeal into the basin. After thinking it over, he added a spoonful of white flour, scalded it with freshly boiled water, and stirred it quickly. Soon, a sticky dough appeared in the basin.
There happened to be two coal stoves at home, one for cooking and the other for boiling water. Jiang Xinbai was using one of them to stir-fry potato shreds. Four potatoes could make a large pot of potato shreds, which he kept in the pot to keep warm.
Then use another small pot, open the oil bottle and wipe the pot lightly with the cotton swab inside. Use clean hands to take the dough and rub it back and forth in the pot a few times, and a thin pancake will appear.
He baked one after another, and soon he had baked more than ten. Jiang Xinbai began to put shredded potatoes in each pancake, and the cornmeal burrito was ready.
"Xinbai, are the pancakes ready? Let me get them." Su Qiuyan walked in from outside.
"Second sister-in-law, you've come at the right time. Come on, eat one while it's hot." Jiang Xinbai handed the freshly rolled pancake to Su Qiuyan.
Su Qiuyan wiped her hands and took it, taking a bite, "Hmm, it smells really good, corn tortillas can be made so delicious, Xin Bai, your cooking skills are pretty good!"
"Of course not. I added a spoonful of white flour to it. How could it not be fragrant? This is called coarse grains cooked with fine ingredients. Come on, eat it. There's more."
"Well, I'm really hungry. I've been standing outside for a whole morning and my feet are frozen. It's really cold today." Su Qiuyan took a bite of the pancake and drank a sip of hot water, and she felt refreshed.
Jiang Xinbai listened to her talk without stopping his hands, and soon he finished rolling up the pancakes. He scalded the lunch boxes at home with hot water in advance, so that they could be put inside to keep warm.
"Sister-in-law, I'll put the lunch boxes in the basket, you just need to carry them over. But how do you want to get the hot water? How about I go out with you?"
Su Qiuyan paused, looked at Jiang Xinbai's belly, and said hesitantly: "You, forget it, I'll get it myself, just bring a thermos."
Jiang Xinbai didn't have to go out. Since her second sister-in-law could do it, she was too lazy to go out. It was just right for her to cook a little for herself. After eating two corn cakes, she cooked herself a bowl of sugar-water eggs. After eating, she leaned back in the chair. It was so comfortable!
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On New Year's Eve, every household becomes bustling with activity, and foods that people usually don't want to eat are now served on the table.
"Xinbai, come here and taste the saltiness." Sun Erni waved to her daughter-in-law.
Jiang Xinbai, who was eating melon seeds, suddenly brightened up and said, "Hey, here I come, Mom."
The freshly stewed chicken is so fragrant and soft, it melts in your mouth and is so delicious that you want to swallow even the bones.
"Mom, it's so delicious, and the saltiness is just right. Your cooking skills are impeccable." Jiang Xinbai gave her mother-in-law a thumbs up with a sincere look on her face.
Sun Erni couldn't help but smile at the compliment, "Look at what you said, how can the meat not be delicious? Come, I'll pour you another bowl of chicken soup, drink it first to fill your stomach, dinner will be later, you must be hungry now."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Mom. Come on, son, thank grandma quickly." Jiang Xinbai tapped his belly in a funny way.
"Oh, you can't knock it. What if it makes you stupid? Drink it quickly, don't let my grandson starve." Sun Erni is now pointing at her daughter-in-law's belly. Someone asked, what if it's not a grandson? That can't be done. It must be a grandson, no doubt about it.
Li Huifen and Su Qiuyan, who were picking vegetables in the living room, whispered, "Try to taste the saltiness? Why don't they ask us two to go? They're just thinking of giving special treatment to the third family. How biased."
Su Qiuyan also looked up at the kitchen and said, "Forget it, Mom is worried about her eldest grandson."
"Grandson, I think Mom will be disappointed." Li Huifen was a little proud when she said this. She glanced at Jiang Xinbai who was standing in the kitchen, and then continued, "Look at your third sister-in-law's butt, it's round and plump, and her belly is so round, it looks like she's pregnant with a girl."
When Su Qiuyan heard this, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and then she seemed to realize something, and suppressed her smile again, saying, "You can't just say something that's not certain. How can you be sure just by looking at your belly?"
"Why is it inaccurate? When I was pregnant with Zhenzhen and the others, your belly was always round when you were pregnant with Lili." Li Huifen was sure that Jiang Xinbai was pregnant with a girl.
"That's true."
"That's it. So, no matter how nice Mom is to my third sister-in-law now, she will be very angry when the baby is born. Just wait and see!" Li Huifen was waiting to see the joke.
At this time, Jiang Xinbai also finished eating and came out. She happened to see the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law who were mumbling with their heads down. She also came over and said with a smile: "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, what are you talking about?"
"No, nothing. Hey, have you tasted the saltiness?" Li Huifen couldn't help but sarcastically said to her at the end.
Jiang Xinbai is a thick-skinned person, so he naturally wouldn't feel embarrassed, and nodded seriously, "It's just the right amount of saltiness, my mother's cooking skills are naturally good."
Then he looked at Su Qiuyan next to him and said with a smile, "By the way, sister-in-law, Jinsheng and I have discussed it. I am five months pregnant now, and we want to rest at home when I am eight months pregnant. Do you think you can take over my shift?"
Su Qiuyan, who was picking vegetables with her head down, suddenly raised her head and pointed at herself, "Me? Do you want me to take your place?"
Jiang Xinbai nodded, "Yes, it's February now, around the end of May, you can take over my shift, I'll give you the salary and everything, but the ticket is still mine, I'll go back to work after I'm done with the confinement."
Although Jiang Xinbai wanted to let Su Qiuyan take over her shift, she didn't want to bring about revenge. She would definitely go back to work when the baby was one month old.
"This is natural, Xin Bai, don't worry, I will do my best." Su Qiuyan roughly calculated that even if she only took over for three months, the salary would be only 66 yuan, which was not bad. If she didn't have any tickets, she would have nothing!
"Okay, it's time for the New Year's Eve dinner. Everyone, get up and come over to serve the plates." Sun Erni from the kitchen shouted towards the living room.
"Hey, here I come!" Su Qiuyan smiled gratefully at Jiang Xinbai and immediately ran into the kitchen, leaving Li Huifen with an unhappy look on her face.
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