The two strolled around the market again and each bought some meat.
Lin Xue bought some pork shoulder and planned to make crispy pork when she got home.
After thinking about it, I bought another piece of chicken breast. Since I was going to fry it anyway, I figured I could fry the chicken strips together with it.
Thinking that frying things would use too much oil, I bought a piece of pork fat.
I didn't buy anything else; we have more vegetables and fruit at home than we can finish.
The cookies and such that Uncle Ge brought over a couple of days ago are still uneaten, and I've only eaten one can of canned food, with one can left untouched.
On the way back, Aunt Li drove her again, and they ran into two more women from the village.
The two men invited them to get in the car, and the two of them sat on either side of the car.
This bicycle was designed by Lin Xue herself, although it is no different from the bicycles outside.
However, she used materials from her spatial storage for crucial parts.
After returning home, I applied some special lubricant.
It's so easy to ride.
Aunt Li led three people without feeling any strain.
He said Lin Xue's bicycle was easy to ride and required no effort.
When they reached the village entrance, the two women said goodbye and invited the two women to visit their home when they had free time.
Aunt Li pushed her bicycle into Lin Xue's yard before returning home.
I also took that big bag of persimmons back with me, planning to pack them up and return them later.
The Lin family consists of only a mother and daughter. Persimmons don't keep for long, and even if they are cooked, they can't finish them all.
When either family has something new, they will send some to the other.
Since it's a give-and-take situation, it's not really a matter of who benefits from whom.
When Lin Xue got home, she sliced the meat and marinated it, and also cut the chicken breast into strips and marinated it.
I went to the chicken coop and took out all the eggs, scooped out some flour, mixed some batter, and will use it to make crispy pork later.
Then I took out the dough that had risen in the morning, kneaded it, and performed the first degassing.
After getting everything ready, Lin Xue didn't rush to cook. Instead, she watched TV for a while and played with her pet dog, Xiao Jiu.
I didn't start cooking until 11 a.m.
First, put the chopped pork fat into a pot and render it into lard, then scoop out all the lard.
The excess oil was scooped into an oil container, and the rest was used to fry small crispy pork.
Lin Xue took out a mask from her spatial storage and put it on. When she felt tired, she would drink some spiritual spring water and occasionally glance at the firewood in the stove.
Just as Lin Xue finished frying the crispy pork and was about to fry the chicken strips, Aunt Li came over with a bowl of dumplings.
"Oh my goodness!"
"Xiaoxue, what did you make? It smells so good!"
The old lady saw Lin Xue buy pork fat and originally thought it was for Lin Cuihua to render when she came back, but she didn't expect the girl to do it herself.
Not only did they refine the oil, but they also fried a large basin of crispy pork.
"Auntie, you've come at the perfect time!"
"I was thinking of sending some over after I finished frying them, but since you're here, it saves me the trouble of making the trip!"
The two were already very familiar with each other, so there was no need for formalities.
Aunt Li found a bowl, poured the dumplings in, and then helped Lin Xue fry them.
After frying the chicken strips, I made fried dough sticks.
After frying everything, Lin Xue didn't even bother to cook dinner, and just ate the dumplings that Aunt Li had brought over.
She also packed a large bowl of fried dough for Aunt Li to take back so that her children could try it.
When Aunt Li returned home, she praised Lin Xue profusely.
From now on, if anyone says that Lin Xue is a sickly burden who only knows how to eat, Aunt Li will be the first to not forgive them.
The children also got to eat the crispy fried pork, and they were all beaming with joy!
Aunt Li has four children in total, all of whom are her eldest son's children.
She gave birth to five sons and three daughters.
After the children got married, they divided their households, and she now lives with her eldest son's family.
My son and daughter-in-law work outside and only come home at night.
At noon, she ate lunch with only her grandchildren. Except for the youngest child, all the other children were already in school.
Fortunately, children in rural areas are resilient and walk to and from school on their own without their parents having to take them.
After lunch, Lin Xue took a nap at home, and in the afternoon she took her little water bottle and went for a stroll in the village.
Their family lived at the east end of the village, and the road to the town was just east of there.
She then carried her small water bottle and walked towards the west end of the village. Along the way, whenever someone greeted her, she would chat with them for a few minutes.
If no one pays attention to her, she won't go after them.
"Hey, isn't this Xiaoxue?"
"Are you here to watch the fight at Old Man Feng's house too?"
Lin Xue was taken aback by these words.
She didn't even know any Old Man Feng, so how did she know they were fighting?
"You mean there's been another fight at Old Man Feng's house?"
Lin Xue asked the question calmly, while also indicating that she knew nothing about it.
"Sigh, it's all because Old Man Feng's two children are unfilial. They've already fought several times over who will take care of them in their old age!"
"We neighbors have tried to persuade them and talk to them, but the two brothers just won't listen!"
"Tell me, if everyone were like Old Man Feng's family, what's the point of having a son?"
When the aunt heard Lin Xue say that, she knew that Lin Xue didn't know about Old Man Feng's family.
So he mentioned the important points about Old Man Feng's family to Lin Xue.
Why are Old Man Feng's two sons unwilling to support him in his old age?
Lin Xue was very curious about this. Could it be that this old man Feng had treated his children badly in the past?
"What else could it be?"
"Old Mr. and Mrs. Feng are such good people. They saved every penny of their lives to support their two children through high school."
"They worked day and night to earn enough money to buy houses for both of their sons, but in the end, neither of them was willing to support them in their old age!"
"Sigh, if my son were like this, I would rather I had never given birth to him!"
It seemed that her aunt's family also had quite a few sons, and Lin Xue could see the desolate sorrow on her face.
"I think there must be a reason for this. Let's go take a look!"
Lin Xue found the everyday conflicts among the villagers quite interesting, such as Uncle Ge's second daughter's early romance and Aunt Wang's son's refusal to go to school.
Look how worried the elderly in the family are! Unfortunately, the villagers have limited knowledge and can't think of any useful solutions.
He could only stubbornly argue with his children.
The young man had no idea of his parents' good intentions. He not only didn't appreciate their love, but he also felt that what they were doing was unnecessary.
The further you go, the more people you'll meet along the way.
Everyone was talking about Old Man Feng's family, and most of the comments were about how his two sons were unfilial.
Lin Xue also picked up on a clue from their conversation: something must have happened between Old Man Feng and his wife and their two sons.
The villagers seemed unaware of the reason behind this.
When we arrived at Old Man Feng's courtyard, we could hear the noisy sounds coming from inside.
An old and weak voice, even when raised in volume, could not conceal the helplessness in his words.
The two slightly softer voices carried a mysterious stubbornness.
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