The next morning, Lin Xue woke up to the sweet aroma wafting from the house.
"Mom, is the snow pear and white fungus soup ready? I can smell the aroma!"
After getting up, Lin Xue went straight to the kitchen and saw her mother busy at work.
This morning, instead of having her older brother cook, Old Man Lin sat by the stove.
"This pot has just boiled; it needs to simmer for another half hour!"
Li Tiehua would occasionally stir the bottom of the pot with a spoon to prevent it from burning.
On the other table were the ingredients for making steamed buns, so it seemed her mother was making them while watching the pot.
"Mom, these steamed buns you made look so beautiful!"
"If it weren't for the circumstances, with your skills you could open a steamed bun shop and I guarantee it would be a huge success!"
Li Tiehua is indeed a very good cook, especially when it comes to making noodles.
Whether it's rolling out noodles or making steamed buns, it's all pleasing to the eye.
"Sigh, if the world weren't so harsh, with my skills, I could probably support my whole family if I went out into the world!"
"It's a pity I was born at the wrong time; I have no opportunity to use my talents!"
Li Tiehua is 100% confident in her culinary skills.
Everyone who has eaten her cooking praises her excellent culinary skills.
Li Tiehua listened to Lin Xue's talk about opening a restaurant, but didn't take it to heart at all.
On the one hand, the situation did not allow it, and on the other hand, she was used to being a housewife and had no awareness of starting her own business.
"Mom, if they ever allow businesses to operate outside, I'll do my best to get you a shop to open!"
Lin Xue leaned close to Li Tiehua, watching as she flipped her wrist and placed one beautiful bun after another on the table.
Actually, she quite likes people who can cook. Although her own cooking skills are not bad, Lin Xue just doesn't like doing this kind of work.
Because I don't like working in the kitchen, I have a special admiration for those who are good at cooking and also like to scheme.
Li Tiehua was pleased by Lin Xue's praise, and his hands moved even more nimbly.
After breakfast, the men in the family went to work, while Lin Xue took Li Tiehua with her. After dressing up, the two went into the black market.
"Honey, why don't we just go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some? Why come to this black market?"
In fact, Li Tiehua had been to the black market quite often. After all, her family had three workers, and most of the unused supplies were exchanged for what they needed at the black market.
Therefore, Li Tiehua was very familiar with the structure of the black market.
"Since we're treating our future sister-in-law to dinner, we definitely need to buy her something nice!"
"Let's go see if they sell any free-range chickens or ducks later. If they have fish, we can buy some too. I haven't had my mother's fish cooking in a long time. It would be even better if we could buy a big one. My mother can make braised fish for me, and I'll eat two extra bowls of rice tonight!"
Hearing Lin Xue's words, Li Tiehua couldn't help but roll her eyes at her daughter.
"If I knew you could eat two extra bowls of rice, I would have cooked the fish to be as awful as possible!"
These days, food is precious; how can her daughter afford to waste it like this?
Haven't you heard about the drought in the south? In many places, people can't even afford to eat.
They've also started a campaign to cut back on food supplies, as the food quota has already been reduced significantly compared to previous years.
Upon hearing that Lin Xue wanted to eat two more bowls of rice, Li Tiehua was completely distraught.
"Comrade Li Tiehua, can't you be a little more generous?"
"Let me tell you, when I buy fish later, you have to cook it as deliciously as you can! At worst, I'll buy some food to keep at home before I leave, but you can't make me any kind of culinary disaster!"
Hearing her mother's words, Lin Xue knew that her mother's stingy habits had kicked in again.
In order to protect her stomach, Lin Xue quickly issued a warning!
"Alright, why are you so nervous? I was just saying. Would I really cook a good dish badly?"
Seeing that Li Tiehua had compromised, Lin Xue continued walking into the black market.
"Grandpa, how much is your old hen?"
"Auntie, weigh out two fish for me, pick the big ones!"
"Sister, I'll take all the eggs, they're only five cents each!"
"Uncle, what are you selling here...?"
Seeing Lin Xuehua's extravagant spending habits, Li Tiehua learned a lot.
"Honey, we've already bought enough groceries! If we buy any more, we won't be able to finish them and they won't keep!"
Li Tiehua tugged at Lin Xue's sleeve, sensing that her daughter seemed different than before.
You know, her daughter is known for being a notoriously stingy person. When did she become so generous with money?
"Is that enough? If that's enough, I'm not buying any more!"
After listening to Li Tiehua's explanation, Lin Xue weighed her basket in her hand and decided that it was about time, so she stopped her shopping spree.
This woman is really scary when she goes shopping; she wants to buy everything she sees.
Especially for someone like Lin Xue who has money in her pocket, it's easy to lose control once she starts spending.
If Li Tiehua hadn't stopped Lin Xue in time, she would have planned to buy a few more items.
"We have enough vegetables, but honey, look, there's a rice stall over there. Shall we buy some to take home?"
Vegetables bought should be eaten within one or two days at most, otherwise they're guaranteed to spoil.
The grain, on the other hand, can be stored for a long time after being bought. Li Tiehua had already seen that rice was being sold over there.
She had already planned it out: if her daughter didn't buy it, she would go up and weigh it herself.
The reason for bringing Lin Xue along was to test whether her daughter would spend money.
If Lin Xue is willing to pay for it, then she can save her own savings, right?
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