After the old village chief left, Lin Xue didn't go out for a stroll anymore.
I played with Xiao Jiu in the yard for a while, and as I watched it become more and more familiar with this home, I felt a little emotional.
Compared to the typical cat personality, Xiao Jiu is indeed the clingy type.
But even when it can't see you, it can still play by itself, eat by itself, and sleep by itself.
But once you appear in front of it, it will circle around your feet and rub against you from time to time.
It's like, if you ignore it even a little bit, you'd be doing a disservice to its obedience.
"Sister, can I come in and see Xiao Jiu?"
Lin Xue was teasing Xiao Jiu beside her when she suddenly heard a soft, sweet voice and looked up in surprise.
Then she saw the little boy standing timidly at her doorstep.
The little guy was holding onto her yard wall with one hand and putting his finger in his mouth with the other, looking rather cute.
"Hey, it's Little Bean!"
"Come in quickly, Xiao Jiu is very well-behaved, and Xiao Douding is also very well-behaved. You two will definitely become good friends!"
This was the first time a child had been willing to approach her in her current state, so Lin Xue quickly called the child over and together they played with the little Jiu at her feet.
"Sister, Little Nine is so cute!"
"It's much cuter than the tabby cat at Sister Niu Niu's house!"
Lin Xue didn't know who Niu Niu was, but she guessed it was a child about his age.
"I think all kittens are cute. They each have their own temperament, but my favorite is my Xiao Jiu!"
"My Xiao Jiu is a very gentle cat!"
Lin Xue stroked Xiao Jiu's soft fur.
It never bites and is full of trust and dependence on humans.
Especially Lin Xue, Xiao Jiu would always come up to her whenever he saw her.
"Mmm, Xiao Jiu is the best girl!"
"Be as good as me!"
The two, one big and one small, played with the cat for a while, and then Lin Xue went inside to get some snacks for Xiao Douding.
"Can you watch over Xiao Jiu for me for a while and make sure it doesn't run outside the main gate? I need to go cook!"
I looked up at the sky; the sun was about to set.
These days really fly by.
"Don't worry about Xiao Jiu, sister. I'll take good care of it!"
Actually, Xiao Jiu is not only gentle but also very timid.
Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't dare to run outside the gate at all.
Sometimes, if it hears a loud noise outside, it will rush back inside.
There happened to be a gap at the bottom of the wooden door to Lin Xue's kitchen, a crack formed by decay over the years.
It's just big enough for Xiao Jiu to get in and out.
There are a lot of fried foods at home.
You can heat these things up in the evening, but they're actually delicious cold too.
The green beans and cucumbers in the back are growing quite well, but the loofahs are becoming fewer and fewer, as if the garden is about to be abandoned.
On the contrary, the winter squash and pumpkin grew better.
Last night we had braised pork with green beans and squash.
I'll make a potato and green bean soup tonight.
Add two more eggs to enhance the flavor; it will definitely taste great.
"Hey, who's this? Let me see!"
"Oh my, little bean, you've come to play with Xiao Jiu?"
"What a good child!"
Lin Xue had just finished chopping the vegetables and was about to start a fire when she heard her mother, Lin Cuihua's, voice coming from outside the door.
"Mom, why are you home so early tonight?"
Her mother came home before she had even finished cooking.
"The employer didn't have enough materials, so we didn't need them there and came back early!"
Are you planning to make dumpling soup?
"You help me start the fire, I'll cook!"
As soon as Lin Cuihua entered the kitchen, she saw that her daughter had already chopped all the vegetables.
There was also about a small bowl of flour in the basin, which meant they were going to make dumpling soup.
"Okay, I went to the market with Aunt Li this morning and bought some pork fat!"
"I've already rendered the lard and put it in an oil jar. I even used the lard to fry some crispy pork and fried dough sticks!"
Lin Xue pointed to the direction of the cupboard, and Lin Cuihua followed her gaze and saw a large basin full of fried food in the cupboard.
"Why did you make so much? How long are we going to eat this?"
Lin Cuihua was both surprised and amused when she saw this.
Lin Xue was too embarrassed to admit that she was used to cooking large batches of food and was a little unsure how to handle cooking such small portions.
"It's okay if we make too much. We'll send some more to your Aunt Li later. She has a large family, so we can manage no matter how much we have!"
My daughter wanted to do it, so she did.
Lin Cuihua wouldn't discourage the girl's enthusiasm; no one can be a master cook from the start.
Aren't they all experiences accumulated little by little?
"Aunt Lin is right, we have a lot of family members. I only got a small piece of crispy pork at noon!"
Hearing the conversation between the mother and daughter inside, Xiaodouding quickly ran in carrying Xiaojiu.
He seriously held up one index finger for the two women to see.
"Hahaha!"
"Little one, would you like to stay for dinner at my house tonight?"
"Look how many crispy pork pieces your sister has, she only gives them to Little Bean, not to your older brothers and sisters."
"What do you say, is it good or not?"
Lin Xue hugged the little boy's tiny body tightly; the child was absolutely adorable.
"But Grandma said we can't just stay at other people's houses for meals!"
Smelling the aroma wafting from the pot, and looking at the many fried cakes placed on the steamer rack.
Besides crispy pork, there are also chicken strips and fried dough sticks.
These are things that their family usually wouldn't dare to do.
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