Chapter 91
Uncle Qi rushed out of the door holding his things and shouting. The people in the yard looked at each other, unable to react, with a look on their faces like "What's going on?"
Deng Hong's mouth dropped open. Seeing Aunt Liu emerge from her home, she quickly handed the eggs to her. She had to hurry and find Qi Chao. "Has his dad gone crazy? Is he going to hit someone?" This old man was such a drag!
Aunt Zhang, still clutching the bowl she hadn't had time to put back home, said, "Hey, Old Liu, what's wrong with Old Qi? Is he going crazy just because his niece-in-law couldn't give him a grandson?"
Aunt Liu shook her head. Who could understand what Old Man Qi was thinking? He was too idle. He might as well use his energy to buy some delicious food to nourish his daughter-in-law. Did he really treat his nephew as his son?
Bi Chunliu held her basket of eggs and listened to what the aunties would finally say. In her opinion, Uncle Qi probably felt he'd been scammed, either by the medicine vendor or by his nephew and his wife. Either the magic medicine didn't work, or he hadn't taken it.
"Sister! What are you doing?" Bi Weiguo came off work and took the basket of eggs from Bi Chunliu.
Bi Chunliu stopped listening to the aunts chatting, and the brother and sister went home.
"Is Uncle Qi crazy?" Bi Weiguo asked hesitantly.
Bi Chunliu: "Well, who knows!"
"Chunliu, is Weiguo back?"
The brother and sister looked forward and saw Yan Shuang from the third hospital.
"Yes, Aunt Shuang, are you going out?"
Yan Shuang: "I won't go out. I have something to do with Weiguo."
Bi Chunliu took the egg basket back and said, "Okay, Aunt Shuang, you continue chatting with Weiguo while I go back to put the things away."
"Okay, go ahead." Yan Shuang handed the food coupons and money in her hand to Bi Weiguo, "Tomorrow is my son Zhengqi and Weiqi's birthday. Your uncle Chen and I don't have time to make them a delicious meal. I thought you happen to work in a state-owned restaurant, so you can take these food coupons and money and prepare three dishes for them, and then the three of you can eat together."
Bi Weiguo understood. He took the things, pushed two of them back, and said, "Auntie Shuang, these are not enough for three dishes."
"Then you can use these bills to eat, and eat more vegetables when the time comes." Yan Shuang stuffed the bills into Bi Weiguo's bag, "Do you three guys have any left? Eat as much as you can!"
Bi Weiguo nodded and said, "Okay, thank you Aunt Shuang. I'll ask my senior brother to make a bowl of noodles for Zhengqi and Weiqi tomorrow as a gift to them."
Yan Shuang smiled, "Okay, you can make the arrangements. I'll tell them to run to you as soon as possible after school." The second child of the Bi family seems to be much more sensible than before.
"Okay, I'll take it then." Bi Weiguo patted the bag.
Bi Weiguo returned home, hung up his bag, washed his hands, and went to the kitchen to cook with his elder sister.
"What does Aunt Shuang want you to do?"
"Zhengqi and Weiqi have their birthdays tomorrow, and they asked me to help order some dishes." Bi Weiguo watched his elder sister cracking eggs and grabbing some flour, his hands shaking with surprise. "Sister, what are you planning to cook?"
"Oh. Let me see if I can make egg cake. The egg cake I made yesterday was not tasty." Bi Chunliu went to the black market, and not only did she not find any business opportunities, she also spent a lot of money. During the day today, she thought that she could also make egg cake. She didn't need to prepare date paste as the filling, and the salty one was delicious too!
Bi Weiguo saw the potatoes on the table and asked, "Okay, then I'll cut the potatoes?"
"Okay! Cut the potatoes into shreds and fry them. Actually, it would be even better if there was ham or something." Bi Chunliu thought of the egg cakes with various fillings he had eaten before, both salty and sweet, all very delicious.
The pot at home was not flat, and Bi Chunliu was afraid that the thickness would be uneven, so she had to turn it over and over again. She and Bi Weiguo took turns cooking, and by the time they had used up all the noodles she had prepared, they had made more than ten noodles in total.
"Next time we make egg cakes, we have to prepare a frying pan first. This wok is really not enough." Bi Chunliu was sweating from exhaustion.
Bi Weiguo nodded heavily in agreement.
After dinner in the evening, Bi Qiuguo burped and said, "Sister, I think the one with salty filling is a bit like a wrap, but it's much softer than a wrap. It's delicious!" She gave a thumbs up.
Bi Chunliu: "Weiguo, didn't you say you were going to make cold noodles when you have a break?" Seeing Bi Weiguo nod, she continued, "Actually, speaking of rolled pancakes, I'm reminded of shuilaomo. I'll make shuilaomo for you on the weekend when I have a break. Shuilaomo is similar to rolled pancakes, but its crust is that thin. If it's done well, you can even see the vegetables rolled inside. It's delicious too."
"Hehe, okay!" Bi Qiuguo happily grabbed his third sister's hand and shook it.
Bi Weiguo then said, "Sister, my master told me to come back and tell you that he has decided to go to the government cafeteria to work next month. He will leave the state-owned restaurant to my senior brother as the head chef, and he said he wants to take me with him."
Bi Chunliu perked up. Master Cai was quite efficient, so that was the decision. "Okay, actually, you should mainly follow your master. People who learn a craft naturally follow the master wherever he goes."
Bi Xiahe also said: "Second brother, I think it's a good thing to go to the government cafeteria. You sometimes get off work late now. Once you change your job, you shouldn't have to work overtime at night."
"That's probably the case. I passed by there twice late after work, and only a few rooms had lights on. They probably don't eat in the cafeteria at night, so there's not much work. Anyway, I'm still chopping vegetables." Bi Weiguo hasn't reached the stage of cooking yet. His main job is still practicing knife skills, and his side job is helping out. His master told him not to rush, saying that this job can't be rushed, and he can start cooking when he can practice knife skills well.
Bi Qiuguo nodded and patted Bi Weiguo on the shoulder, "Second brother, practice well!"
"Okay, then you can follow your master."
After the four-person discussion ended, Bi Xiahe and Bi Qiuguo packed up their things, Bi Weiguo went to the bathroom, and Bi Chunliu went to keep accounts.
"Sister! Xia He! Qiu Guo! Uncle Qi was taken to the police station!" Bi Weiguo heard the news after going to the toilet and rushed to share it with his sisters.
Bi Chunliu closed the account book and walked out the door. Without even wiping the water off his hands, Bi Qiuguo grabbed his second brother and asked, "What's going on? What's going on?"
Liu Juan and Nie Xiangbei, Nie Xiangdong and Liu Qingqing, and Hou Zhiqiang and Wu Sanmei, who seldom appeared in public, all came out to listen.
"Just now, someone from the police station came looking for Brother Qi Chao. Brother Qi Chao and Sister Deng were not at home. Only his daughter Yalan was there. The police asked Yalan where her parents were. She said they went to see her grandfather and hadn't returned yet. Uncle Xue came out, and the police said that Uncle Qi had been taken to the police station and asked Uncle Xue to go too. Uncle Xue, Aunt Liu and Aunt Zhang all went with him. Yalan is crying and gasping for breath, and Aunt Du is comforting her."
Bi Qiuguo suddenly realized, "I was wondering why I kept hearing crying just now. It turned out to be Yalan."
Aunt Wang appeared out of nowhere and asked, "Are Old Liu, Old Zhang, and the others there? Oh, why didn't they call me? Weiguo, do you know which police station this is?"
Li Musheng followed the old lady and said helplessly, "Mom, don't go."
"I don't know, but they just left. If you want to go, you should be able to catch up with them." Bi Weiguo said honestly.
"Okay!" Aunt Wang pulled her son's hand away and said disdainfully, "Don't get in the way!"
Li Musheng: “…” Ever since his mother became close to Aunt Liu, Aunt Zhang, and Aunt Qiu, they could be seen everywhere.
"Did Uncle Qi really go out and beat someone up?" Nie Xiangbei asked with a sly smile. He'd just come back that afternoon when he saw Uncle Qi running away. The big broom had nearly hit him, and he'd said something about not watching out, and the old man had started cursing at him, using some rather foul language. Hey, locking him up for two days would be perfect!
"Since the police station is here, it's really possible." Nie Xiangdong was also happy in his heart. Finally, it was not only their family members who went to the police station!
Nie Xiangbei asked, "I want to go to the police station to check it out. Do you want to go?"
"I'll go!" It was Nie Xiangdong who responded.
In the end, both couples from the Nie family went to the police station, while the others stayed at home. Just as Bi Chunliu was about to enter the house, she saw Wu Sanmei look at her and pull Hou Zhiqiang's sleeve.
Bi Chunliu slowed down and asked, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Hey, um, Chunliu." Hou Zhiqiang called out.
Bi Chunliu turned his head to look at them, "Uncle Hou, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Oh, this is what happened. My wife wants to eat the chili sauce you made, and we wanted to ask if you could make some for us. We'll provide the chili and coal briquettes. If you don't mind, we can also provide the seasoning and give you two dollars as processing fee, okay?" Hou Zhiqiang asked carefully.
Bi Chunliu didn't expect this to happen. "Okay, you guys paid for everything. I'll just leave two bowls of chili sauce for free."
Hou Zhiqiang looked at Wu Sanmei and only agreed when she nodded, "Okay, I'll prepare more chili peppers."
Seeing that he seemed to want to buy several dozen kilograms, Bi Chunliu quickly said, "Uncle Hou, it's hot now. Eating too much chili will cause internal heat. Just prepare ten kilograms."
Hou Zhiqiang had a look of joy on his face, but he seemed to be trying hard to suppress it. "Your aunt is pregnant, and now she wants to eat something spicy."
"Pregnant? Congratulations to Uncle Hou and Aunt Hou." Bi Chunliu congratulated sincerely.
Hou Zhiqiang and Wu Sanmei were both orphans, and they had been dependent on each other for most of their lives. They had been married for seven or eight years without having children, a fact that many people had gossiped about. In a previous life, before leaving Nanshan City, they had apparently adopted a little girl. Unexpectedly, Wu Sanmei was pregnant in this life, a fulfillment of their wish.
"Thank you, thank you." Hou Zhiqiang laughed, and Wu Sanmei also smiled at Bi Chunliu behind him.
"Bi Qiuguo, come out quickly!" Liu He entered the second courtyard and called out, "Uncle Hou, Aunt Wu, Sister Chunliu, are you all here? Something big has happened!"
Bi Qiuguo came out of the house in her slippers, "Liu Zhuzi, what's the big deal?"
Liu He: "Do you still remember Xie Liang from Cai Xiaorong's courtyard? He was arrested! Director Yao just brought people to seal his door! It's a seal like this." Liu He made an X in front of himself.
"ah?!"
Bi Chunliu: I didn't expect Xie Liang to have such a big problem! Was I just giving Xing Fei and the others a performance boost again? She scratched her head, wondering if this was actually her talent.
Bi Qiuguo put on her shoes and said, "Sister, I'm going there!"
Bi Chunliu: "...Go ahead."
She couldn't stop it anyway.
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