Chapter 102: Warm and Heart-pounding
Lu Shiyan came back at dawn, followed by a horse-drawn carriage. In addition to quilts, charcoal, pots and pans and other daily necessities, several strong men also got off the carriage.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang, several strong men all bowed and called out "Sister-in-law!"
Jiang Tangtang looked at several men who were half a generation older than her calling her sister-in-law. She didn't react for a moment and stood in the yard in a daze.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang's dazed look, Lu Shiyan unconsciously curled his lips and whispered, "My brothers have been busy with me all night and I still have things to do later. Tangtang, could you please help me prepare some food?"
"What would you like to eat?"
Jiang Tangtang was simply overwhelmed with admiration for him.
Wasn't he recuperating at home every day? When did he secretly develop his network of contacts? Just look at these people; they all still have great respect for him.
"All good!" Lu Shiyan's smile deepened. "It would be best if there were some that are easy to carry."
Seeing her staring at him intently, Lu Shiyan added, "I've brought back everything we need for the family. Don't go out for the next two days. Although the pirates haven't come to the city, it's still very chaotic."
Jiang Tangtang nodded and turned into the kitchen.
Hearing the noise outside, Su, He Qiuniang and others also got up. He Qiuniang grabbed a handful of hair and hurried to the kitchen to help.
Su glared at Lu Shiyan, but because there were outsiders present, she said nothing and went into the kitchen angrily.
"Tangtang, what are you going to eat in the morning?"
Jiang Tangtang took a look at what Lu Shiyan brought back. In addition to quilts and rice, there was also a large piece of pork belly and several baskets of radishes.
"Let's make noodle soup! Let's make some more dough and some cakes for my husband to take away."
"Okay, I'll go and knead the dough."
Su has been practicing her cooking skills these days. Although the food she makes still doesn't taste that good, it's much better than before. She can even cut vegetables with her hands.
While Su was kneading the dough, He Qiuniang had already cleaned the pork with swift hands and feet.
Jiang Tangtang first cut the pork belly into small pieces, then added oil to the pan, added spices such as five-spice powder and star anise into the pan and stir-fried them until fragrant, and then made a simple meat stew.
When the meat stew is ready, boil water in a pot and add it.
The two helped in the kitchen. Jiang Tangtang was not able to use the noodle machine in the space, so she decided to make knife-cut noodles.
However, she is not good at knife skills and doesn't dare to chop the food like the chefs in the restaurant.
Fortunately, she had bought a stainless steel knife for cutting noodles online before, which was easy to use.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang holding a strange object and scratching the dough, many things that were thinner than dough blocks but thicker than noodles appeared in the pot. Su and He Qiuniang stared in amazement.
"Tangtang, what are you holding in your hand?"
Jiang Tangtang said nonsensically, "I bought it from a traveling merchant. Mom, I didn't expect it to be so useful."
"You're so lucky! You can come across all kinds of good things!" Su sighed, "Marrying you is truly a blessing for our Lu family."
Jiang Tangtang pretended to be embarrassed, but her hands kept moving, and soon a pot of fragrant sauerkraut noodles was ready.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Mother, please take it to my husband! I'll make a few more pancakes for him and his wife to take with them on the road."
Su's eyes suddenly blazed with anger. "That stubborn guy is planning to take these few people back to the village to fight the pirates to the death?"
When Jiang Tangtang traveled through time, she saw Su Shi as a weak and tearful girl. It was the first time she saw her like this.
No wonder people often say online that a mother is strong. Now that she saw Su, she could finally feel it firsthand.
For the sake of her son, a mother can even change her weak nature.
"I'll go and have a good talk with him!" Su walked out of the room angrily, carrying a pile of bowls.
He Qiuniang didn't dare to say much, and followed carefully with a large basin of white flour.
Jiang Tangtang was worried that the two would start arguing, so she hurriedly followed them with the meat stew. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a bit tense, Jiang Tangtang hurriedly said, "This noodle will taste better if it's mixed with the stew."
"My sister-in-law, this marinade is so delicious! I can smell it before I even walk in the door."
"I could eat three big bowls just by smelling this!"
"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law!"
"Zhao Shisan, don't grab it, give me some!"
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A few strong men made some jokes, and the atmosphere in the room quickly became lively. Jiang Tangtang quickly pulled Su out of the door, not forgetting to smile awkwardly at the others before leaving. "Then you can eat slowly. I also made some pancakes over there, if you don't have enough, you can have some pancakes."
"Mom, what did my husband say? Are we really going to take people to the village to fight pirates?" Jiang Tangtang went back to the kitchen, greasing her hands and starting to make shortbread. Seeing Su's expression, she couldn't help but ask another question.
Su was in a trance for a long while before she said, "He said he wouldn't act rashly. Forget it, a grown-up son is no longer under his mother's control. Let him do whatever he wants!"
Jiang Tangtang didn't understand why her attitude changed after just one trip into the house. But since she was vague and refused to say anything, it was useless not to ask, so she said, "Mom, go back to your room and help me look after Tiantian!"
After Su left, Jiang Tangtang sent He Qiuniang away and simply used the electric griddle in the space to fry the pancakes.
With an electric baking pan, dozens of crispy pancakes can be made in a short time.
Jiang Tangtang wrapped the pastry in oil paper and handed it to Lu Shiyan. Lu Shiyan looked at Jiang Tangtang with his eyes downcast, then suddenly reached out and touched her face and said, "Don't worry... I'll prepare a way out for you and the children."
Jiang Tangtang's entire attention was on his hands.
Even though it was winter, his hands were warm. Perhaps from years of holding a sword, his fingertips were a little rough.
It seemed as if his hand was not on her face, but on her tender heart.
Warm and heart-pounding.
Just when she felt like she couldn't breathe, Lu Shiyan withdrew his hand and said, "I'm leaving! Close the gate."
It was not until Lu Shiyan had left for a long time that Jiang Tangtang thought about the vague words he had just said.
Ready to retreat?
If it was simply a matter of playing the hero, the term "retreat" wouldn't be necessary, right? Thinking of how Su had come out of the house in a trance, Jiang Tangtang suddenly had a bold guess.
He doesn't have any plans like that!
However, Jiang Tangtang didn't have time to think deeply about Lu Shiyan's behavior at this time, because soon there was a chaotic crying sound outside the yard, followed by a knock on the door.
Everyone in the room held their breath and no one dared to speak.
Lu Shili climbed up the ladder and peeked out secretly. He instantly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Manager Xia, why is it you?"
Hearing that it was Manager Xia, Jiang Tangtang hurried to open the door. As soon as the door opened, Manager Xia and several of the Xia family's sons hurriedly squeezed in.
"It's a good thing you didn't go out today. It was a mess outside." Manager Xia's hair was disheveled and his clothes were torn. The sons of the Xia family were not much better off than him. They were all in a mess.
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