"Mutton? Didn't you say yesterday that they were eating bamboo shoots?"
Father Qiao picked up a piece of fried meat and put it in his mouth, looking at him with a surprised expression.
"It should have been yesterday, but I can't be mistaken about this smell, it's lamb."
Qiao Zhijie said with a firm tone.
Mother Qiao took over the conversation and said, "Mutton is very expensive, and we have to go to town to buy it. His wife is a virtuous woman. She can't live like this, right?"
"Didn't Awang catch the bamboo shoots himself yesterday? Did he go hunting in the mountains today? We haven't seen him the whole day."
As Father Qiao spoke, he picked up two more pieces of meat and ate them.
"Him? Don't be ridiculous. If he can kill a sheep, then believe me, I can kill a black bear."
Qiao Zhijie smiled with disdain.
"Then go ahead and try it. I haven't eaten bear paws yet!"
"I...I don't have a gun!"
"It's okay, I'll borrow it for you tomorrow!"
"Dad... do you really want me to die in the mountains too?"
Qiao Zhijie looked at his father with resentment.
"Bah bah bah...what bullshit are you talking about!"
Mother Qiao frowned and spat several times.
"Then why are you bragging? I thought you were so ambitious!"
Father Qiao rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"What am I bragging about? I just don't believe what you said. He is a stupid Awang. Can he go into the mountains and kill sheep?"
"I'm not stupid anymore, you know you can't do that?"
"I just know... Damn it, Dad, this is the meat I bought!"
Qiao Zhijie suddenly realized that there was almost only chili left in the bowl of fried meat.
"So I can't eat what you bought? Then you better move out. Everything in this house belongs to me."
"I, I didn't mean that. I meant... don't eat so fast. Leave some for me!"
"You didn't leave any? You can't eat this chili? What level are you in that you can only eat meat?"
"I……"
Qiao Zhijie was speechless for a moment and looked at his mother for help.
Mother Qiao put two slices of chili in his bowl and said with a smile on her face, "Your father is right. Chili is delicious. After all, it is fried with meat!"
Qiao Zhijie: “…”
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The next day, Chen Wang slept until he woke up naturally.
But because I went to bed early, I woke up just after seven o'clock.
Life without mobile phones and the Internet is indeed a little strange, but also inexplicably comfortable.
In the past, no matter how long I slept, I always felt groggy when I woke up, and I could never get enough sleep.
Now I feel refreshed and feel like I have endless energy.
The little girl hasn't woken up yet. Children always need to sleep longer.
When Chen Wang came to the back room, he saw Lin Xiuqin was already making breakfast.
Seeing him coming, Lin Xiuqin smiled at him and pointed to what was steaming in the pot.
"What are you doing? Baozi?"
Chen Wang noticed something for rolling noodles on the table and asked with a chuckle.
Lin Xiuqin nodded with a smile and made a few gestures.
Nowadays, Chen Wang can roughly guess the meaning of simple gestures.
This is because there was some leftover mutton stewed with radish yesterday, so she made it into meat stuffing and steamed meat buns.
"That's great. I haven't tried the dumplings stuffed with radish and mutton yet. They must taste good."
Chen Wang smiled and said.
Lin Xiuqin made a few gestures again and pointed in the direction behind the village.
Chen Wang roughly understood what he meant and replied, "Oh, we won't go into the mountains today. We picked a lot of Acorus calamus yesterday. Let's see if we can sell them at the town's purchasing station today and get some money to buy some things."
Lin Xiuqin was stunned when she heard this.
"Acorus calamus is a medicinal herb. It's recorded in the booklet my father left behind. It should be worth some money."
Chen Wang explained with a smile.
Lin Xiuqin showed joy on her face and gave him a thumbs up.
"By the way, think about whether there is anything you want to buy at home, and ask the little girl, and then write it down for me."
Chen Wang gave an instruction.
Lin Xiuqin nodded with a smile, and then began to think about what she must buy.
Chen Wang fetched some water to wash his face and brush his teeth, then went to wake up the little girl.
The meat buns are plump, white, soft, with thin skin and thick fillings. When you take a bite, the delicious flavor of the mutton and radish fillings bursts in your mouth.
It's so delicious that I won't let it go even if I get slapped in the face.
"Wife, you can sell these steamed buns at the stall now."
Chen Wang gave him compliments without hesitation.
“Yes, it’s delicious.”
The little fellow nodded vigorously in agreement, his cheeks as puffy as the buns in his hands, and his words were slurred.
Lin Xiuqin smiled happily and pointed at the meat buns piled up on the plate, indicating that she should eat a few more.
"No problem, I'll eat at least five."
Chen Wang grinned.
When the little guy heard this, he raised four fingers of his left hand, thought for a moment, and then retracted one finger, indicating that he would only eat three.
The buns are big, and two or three of them can fill an adult up.
Not to mention that each of them had a bowl of millet porridge.
I eat a full breakfast.
Lin Xiuqin didn't have to work in the fields today. After cleaning up the back room, she went to feed the pigs with the little girl.
The three of them walked around the vegetable garden behind the house and picked some fresh seasonal vegetables.
In this season, there are not many kinds of vegetables to pick.
The most common ones, of course, are radish and cabbage.
In the poorer times of the past, people basically relied on these two kinds of vegetables to survive the winter.
I also picked some lettuce and spinach.
After returning to the house and putting away the picked vegetables, Chen Wang thought of the nuts he gave to the little girl yesterday, so he asked her to get them and he would fry them for her.
Upon hearing this, the little girl ran to the room happily and brought back a bag of nuts.
There was a fire under the wood stove, so Chen Wang added some firewood into it, then started heating oil in the pot.
Lin Xiuqin stood aside, watching him pour so much oil into the pot. Her mouth twitched in pain, but she did not try to stop him.
Now my husband is the pillar of the family and he can also earn money for the family, so we can be a little extravagant!
After the oil is hot, pour the washed nuts into the pan and stir-fry.
Soon, the nuts in the pot changed color and gave off a special aroma.
The little girl was obviously very full just now, but now she was greedy again after smelling the food. She stood on tiptoe again and again, looking into the pot eagerly.
Chen Wang added some salt and five-spice powder to the pot, and then some sugar.
Stir-fry again and after about seven or eight minutes, it is ready to serve.
Just enough to fill a plate.
"Here, let it cool down before you eat it. It's very hot."
Chen Wang handed the plate to the little girl.
"Thank you, brother!"
The little girl took it happily, then blew on it with her pouting lips, trying to cool it down faster.
These nuts are mainly hazelnuts, pecans, chestnuts and some pine nuts.
The little girl was very sensible. After the fruits were almost cool, she gave a few to Chen Wang and Lin Xiuqin.
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