Chapter 29
Bi Chunliu only realized her troubles after she separated from the old lady. Neither the eggs nor the clock could withstand the knocks, so she had no choice but to carry the box on her shoulder, struggling to hold it, while holding the basket in her other hand. When she was about to give up, she finally entered the courtyard, panting.
"Hey~ Chunliu, where have you been? You look tired. Is this okay? Let your Uncle Xue help you." The one who spoke was Du Ling, who was packing the dishes for today's meal at the door of her house.
Du Ling's man Xue Zhengchu and Zhang Jianyuan were eating melon seeds at the door of Xue's house. Each of them held a cigarette on his finger and puffed out smoke while chatting.
Bi Chunliu said hello to the three of them, "No need, Aunt Du, I'm going home first." After saying that, she left without waiting for their reaction. She couldn't hold on any longer...
"Tsk~ Look at the eldest girl from the Bi family. She is so anxious and not steady at all." Du Ling muttered.
Xue Zhengchu dusted off his cigarette ashes and said, "Why are you talking nonsense?! Oh, go buy some meat and make something delicious for lunch. Jianyuan and I will have a drink. Mom called me and asked me to come home this afternoon."
"You're going home again?! Didn't you just go back last weekend?" Du Ling said angrily. Those extortionists clearly ate better than her and her son, yet they always asked Old Xue to deliver the food. It was so annoying. Du Ling cursed inwardly, hoping that the biased old woman would die soon.
Xue Zhengchu's eyes widened, bulging. "That's my mother. What's wrong with me going home? If you can, don't use my things to support your mother's family."
"Xue Zhengchu, do you have any conscience? When our Xiaoyong was sick, my parents came to help. What did your mother do? She didn't even look at him or say a word. You turned around and gave all the 20 yuan I saved to your mother. Our Xiaoyong is almost dying, and you are still showing your filial piety. Why don't you take your own things?! Ah?! Xiaoyong coughs every winter, and the child's illness is not cured. You go back again? You have no conscience! My poor Xiaoyong..." Du Ling scolded Xue Zhengchu, and began to cry while scolding.
Xue Zhengchu stood up, kicked over the stool, and raised his hand, "You—you say another word?!"
Du Ling threw the food in her hand into the basket: "You dare to hit me?! Hit me! Hit me!"
Zhang Jianyuan quickly grabbed Xue Zhengchu and said, "Brother Xue, don't be angry. Sister-in-law is doing this for the good of the family. If our little family lives well, then everyone will be better off, right?"
Xue Zhengchu snorted and sat down again. "Today, I'm doing this for Jianyuan's sake. Really! This old woman doesn't know shit."
Seeing that the man had stopped making any sound or arguing, Du Ling picked up the dish at her feet, slammed the door and went into the house.
The two men outside the house clearly heard the "click" sound of the door being locked.
"Hey, woman." Xue Zhengchu knocked on the door. "Open it for me. Are you still excited?"
Zhang Jianyuan stopped Xue Zhengchu and said, "Brother Xue, let's go to my house for dinner. We can even have a drink together. My father-in-law gave me half a bottle of good wine last time. Brother Xue, let's go to my house."
"Jianyuan, it's not that I have a bad temper. Look at this old woman, she is going too far." Xue Zhengchu was half-dragged and half-persuaded by Zhang Jianyuan to go to Zhang's house.
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Bi family.
Bi Weiguo and the other two were watching the eldest sister carefully hang the clock on the wall.
Bi Qiuguo had sharp ears and heard the shouting, "Is someone making a noise outside?"
Bi Weiguo didn't take it seriously: "Who cares about them. Sister, how much did this wall clock cost?"
The wall clock was a valuable piece of furniture, so Bi Chunliu felt it deserved some serious attention. She even covered it with a small piece of cloth to protect it from dust. "I spent almost forty yuan on it. What do you think?" Bi Chunliu slowly descended from the stool. Then, remembering that she wasn't an old woman anymore, she could have easily jumped down.
Bi Xiahe: "I think it's worth it, and the damage isn't that noticeable from the front."
"Yeah, yeah, I think so too." Bi Weiguo nodded repeatedly.
"Sister, Xue Zhi and Xue Yong's parents had a quarrel, and now Uncle Jianyuan has taken Xue Yong's father to his home." Bi Qiuguo went to the front to take a look.
Bi Chunliu: "Oh, have you finished cleaning up the vegetables? And have you chopped the meat?"
Bi Xiahe: "My second brother chopped the meat, and Qiuguo and I prepared the vegetables. We're just waiting for you to come back and mix the stuffing."
Bi Chunliu looked at the eggs he had just bought and said, "I'll get some more eggs. Let's make two kinds of fillings today. How about wild vegetable and pork or wild vegetable and egg?"
"Really, big sister?" Bi Qiuguo asked excitedly. She no longer cared about who quarreled with whom. Her mind was full of dumplings, dumplings, dumplings.
Bi Chunliu nodded. "Of course. Bring the basins and woks to the table. I'll go mix the filling and we'll start making dumplings."
"good!"
For someone who has cooked for many years, dumpling fillings are easy to adjust. After all, Bi Chunliu had eaten many kinds of dumplings in his previous life, including but not limited to meat fillings, vegetarian fillings, tomato and egg fillings, pickled cabbage fillings, seafood fillings, and so on. They were also prepared in a variety of ways, such as steaming, boiling, pan-frying, and deep-frying.
Finally, I carefully dropped a few drops of sesame oil into each filling, mixed them together and sniffed them. Ah, they smelled so good!
"Come on, pack more and cook them all. Send a bowl to Grandma Zhang later. We'll eat some more and save the rest for breakfast tomorrow!" Bi Chunliu put two small bowls on the table.
"Good!" Bi Qiuguo and Bi Weiguo also shouted happily.
Nie family.
Nie Xiangnan listened to the Bi family's excited shouts and touched his stomach. "Mom, when are we going to cook? I didn't eat enough this morning..."
Bai Xingzi was feeling upset and said unhappily, "All you do is eat." Didn't you see that she didn't even have the heart to watch Xue Zhengchu and Du Ling quarreling?
Nie Xiangnan glanced at Nie Xiangbei, who was wondering what he was thinking, Nie Xiangxi, who was calm and composed, and his elder brother Nie Xiangdong, who had kept his head down and remained silent, and he also lowered his head with a pout.
"Okay, mother, go and cook quickly, otherwise what are we going to eat for lunch?" Nie Xuesong threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground and extinguished it with his foot.
Bai Xingzi: "Boss, what about the boss..."
Nie Xiangdong raised his head and looked at his parents.
"Let me think about it first. Let's talk about it after dinner." Nie Xuesong interrupted her.
When Nie Xiangdong heard that his father had not given him any information, he lowered his head again.
Bai Xingzi went out of the house and started cooking with the clatter of cooking pots.
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There were dumplings hanging in front, and the four Bi siblings were incredibly quick. Bi Chunliu and Bi Weiguo were making the dumplings, Bi Qiuguo was rolling the dough, and Bi Xiahe was a mobile talent, working wherever they were needed.
"Sister, your dumplings are getting better and better. They look as good as my second brother's." Bi Qiuguo kept talking and didn't listen.
Yes, even though Bi Weiguo looks incredibly bulky, he and his father make the best-looking dumplings of the family, with their bellies sticking out. It turns out that Bi Chunliu and her sister make dumplings the same way as their mother, with their bellies sticking out.
Bi Chunliu put her palms together and pinched a big dumpling, then placed it on the pot base. "That means I have improved..." These were all experiences from her previous life. She used to wrap two or three pot bases and freeze them in the refrigerator. When she didn't know what to eat, she would eat dumplings. Otherwise, how could she have eaten so many fillings?
Bi Xiahe went over and followed her elder sister to learn.
Bi Qiuguo heard the Nie family's voice and sighed, "It seems that Aunt Bai is angry again..."
"How do you know?" Bi Weiguo asked her.
Bi Qiuguo pointed to his ears, then pointed outside. "I heard it. Every time Aunt Bai is in a bad mood, she cooks loudly, as if she's venting her anger on those basins. If you don't believe me, she'll definitely call Sister Xiangnan to help her cook, and she'll even scold her."
As soon as Bi Qiuguo finished speaking, Bai Xingzi spoke outside, "Xiangnan, Xiangnan, you lazy girl, you don't even come to help me cook. Qing is waiting to eat, right? What will you do when you get married?!"
Bi Weiguo gave Bi Qiuguo a thumbs-up. Awesome!
Bi Qiuguo was confident, "I also know that Uncle Nie will definitely speak up for Sister Xiangnan next, and then let Sister Xiangnan help Aunt Bai with cooking."
Sure enough, Nie Xuesong's voice came, "Watch your words. Just work, why are you talking about other things?! Xiangnan is already a big girl, how can she be lazy? I think Xiangnan is doing very well. Girl, go help your mother. She can't finish the work of the five of us in a short time."
"Hehe...what do you think?! Am I awesome?!" Bi Qiuguo held the rolling pin in one hand and put the other hand on his waist, laughing.
Bi Weiguo and Bi Xiahe applauded her enthusiastically. The fourth one is really amazing!
Bi Chunliu looked at Bi Qiuguo who was laughing, and realized that her careless sister had such keen observation.
After wrapping all the fillings, there was still a large lump of dough left. Bi Chunliu quickly rolled the dough into noodles, just in time for dinner! She had put a lot of white flour in the noodles today, so the taste was absolutely smooth!
The steaming dumplings were almost ready to be served. Bi Chunliu had separated the two fillings, as the meat filling took longer to cook. She poured a small bowl of dumplings out, letting Bi Weiguo block her view. She was about to do something illegal. Superstition was forbidden these days, and even offering something good required careful consideration of those around her. In the kitchen, Bi Chunliu quietly sprinkled some dumpling soup for the various deities and her parents, then poured the dumplings back into the pot.
The fragrant dumplings were soon served on the table.
Bi Chunliu mixed the two fillings into a bowl, handed it to Bi Weiguo, and said, "Go take it to Grandma Zhang."
Bi Weiguo was reluctant to leave, "Okay, sister, you guys can wait until I come back before you start eating."
Bi Chunliu: “…”
It was only two steps away. Even if they had eaten in advance, he would probably be back before they had even chewed and swallowed the dumplings.
There were four plates in the house, all of which had been used. There was still quite a bit left in the pot, so the rest was placed in a plastic basket in the middle of the table. It was just right, so if the four of them finished what was on the plates and weren't full, they could still eat from the basket. He then grabbed two more bowls and prepared two servings of sauce. Only then did Bi Chunliu sit down.
Bi Weiguo came back with a bowl, beaming with joy, "Sister, Grandma Zhang gave us a bowl of millet."
"Grandma Zhang gives it to you, and you want it?" Bi Chunliu flicked his head. "Grandma Zhang is not well off either, you don't need it next time." It's okay to eat a candy occasionally, but how can he ask for Grandma Zhang's food!
Bi Weiguo covered his head and said, "I don't want it, but Grandma Zhang insisted on giving it to me..."
Bi Chunliu: "I know, I mean later. Let's eat quickly. I'm going to the suburbs this afternoon. Do you want to come?"
"Sister, I'll go! I've finished my homework." Bi Xiahe raised her hand.
Bi Qiuguo and Bi Weiguo: "..." The two looked at each other guiltily and raised their hands, "Sister, let's go too!"
Bi Chunliu nodded, "Okay, got it. I'll tell you in advance that I'll check your homework tonight."
Bi Weiguo buried his face in the bowl, "Oh..." Who should he copy from? Forget about Xue Zhi, he's not as good as himself. Bi Weiguo felt a little disgusted with him. Liu Jiang? He seemed to have done better than him last time. Why not copy from him?
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