Song Yaohui looked at Fang Jie and asked, "Mom, where are we going to put all this stuff?"
Fang Jie thought for a moment and then came up with an idea.
"Yaohui, take some out and put them in the large water vat, and put the rest in the cellar."
Song Yaohui then remembered that his family had a cellar.
It's not that he forgot; it's because his family has never used the cellar since they built the house. They've never had enough food, so what have they stored?
The cellar was in the yard, next to the kitchen.
Fang Jie and Song Yaohui picked some vegetables and put them in the water tank so they could eat them as needed.
The two of them carried the rest into the cellar together. When Song Yaohua saw this, he quickly came over to help.
The fairy godmother has blessed their family with food again; they are so happy!
Seeing how hard they were struggling to move the load, Song Fanxing wanted to help, but then thought it would be too scary, so she gave up the idea.
She now somewhat understood why Fang Min and Ye Fangxuan had seen her with such a thunderstruck expression; they were probably frightened by her.
She's a three-year-old toddler now.
After moving the vegetables, Fang Jie quickly went into the kitchen to cook, with Song Yaohui assisting her.
There's still half a pot of corn left from the one I cooked this morning.
Considering there were several people to feed, Fang Jie cooked 20 ears of corn in one pot that morning. Luckily, her iron pot was big enough to fit them all. She got up before dawn to start cooking and it took her a full hour.
She ate some during the day, and now there are only 5 left, which is a bit few, but she can stew a pot of pumpkin and green beans with some meat, which will fill her stomach.
Fang Jie cut a small piece of meat from the wall and sliced it thinly. Song Yaohui had already picked the green beans, and Fang Jie picked two tender and large pumpkins and cut them into chunks.
Heat the pot, add the meat and stir-fry until some oil is released. Add ginger and garlic, then add green beans and pumpkin and stir-fry for a few seconds. Pour in a ladle of water, cover the pot and simmer over high heat.
Song Yaohui was in charge of feeding the stove with firewood. Fang Jie washed six bright green cucumbers and put them in a porcelain basin. Then she washed a handful of scallions and seven or eight green peppers and put them in the basin as well. She took out a small bowl and scooped two spoonfuls of soybean paste from a jar in the corner.
The stewed meat, pumpkin, and green beans in the pot were almost done. Fang Jie sprinkled in some salt, and the dish was ready.
During this time, Song Yaohua sneaked into the kitchen several times to check if the food was ready.
He smelled the aroma outside and his mouth watered.
After Fang Jie shouted "Dinner's ready!", Song Yaohua rushed into the kitchen to help serve the dishes.
Several people sat around the kang (a heated brick bed), and Fang Jie took a piece of corn and gave it to Song Fanxing.
Song Fanxing shook her head, "Mom, I don't want to eat corn, I'll just eat vegetables."
Fang Jie thought about how, for the past month, their family had been eating nothing but corn porridge and corn on the cob, and her little girl was probably tired of it.
But the family's grain coupons had long been used up, and the village's grain distribution would take several more months.
Next time I'll check the black market to see if they sell any refined grains, and buy some for her little darling to change her diet.
After eating for a while, Fang Jie noticed that Fang Min and Ye Fangxuan were acting strangely. The mother and daughter were eating in a corner with their heads down, far away from them.
Fang Jie frowned, "What's wrong with you guys?"
Fang Min looked up at her, then glanced at Song Fanxing before quickly lowering her head.
After dinner, Song Yaohui, considerate of his mother who had worked hard all day, took the initiative to wash the dishes.
Fang Min immediately pulled Fang Jie into the yard.
"Sister, your Xingxing is a monster! She's possessed by something unclean. It's terrifying! Fangxuan and I were scared to death today."
Fang Jie's face instantly turned cold. She said she could do it, but her little darling couldn't.
Her little darling had it tough, farming in that space all by herself to support the whole family. She was so small; she couldn't bear it. If she could enter that space, she would do the farming herself, so her little darling wouldn't have to work so hard. The reason they were able to eat well now was all thanks to her little darling.
How dare she call her little darling a monster?
That's going too far!
Fang Jie said unhappily, "Xiao Min, my Xingxing is perfectly fine. I don't like it when you say that."
Fang Min said hurriedly, "It's true. This afternoon, she lifted a big pumpkin in each hand like it was nothing. I can barely lift one of those pumpkins. She's only 3 years old, is that normal? And also, she wielded a knife and chopped two pumpkins into pieces in a few swift strokes. It was so brutal!"
She was genuinely afraid that she would become Song Fanxing's pumpkin, chopped into pieces.
She always felt that her niece disliked her and couldn't stand her.
Song Fanxing: There's nothing wrong with your eyesight, I just don't like the look of you.
Fang Jie was only stunned for a moment before returning to normal.
She had already accepted that her daughter had a superhuman ability, and now her daughter had gained another skill—great strength! She was no longer worried about her daughter being bullied.
Heaven knows how worried she is about her adorable and well-behaved daughter; she wishes she could keep her by her side every day.
Ever since her daughter nearly drowned, she has instructed her two sons to protect their little sister and never leave her alone.
She still doesn't know whether her daughter's fall into the water was an accident or she was pushed in.
Fang Jie glanced at Fang Min indifferently.
"What are you afraid of? She's chopping up a pumpkin, not a person. What's so scary about that? My Xingxing is just a little strong, that's normal. Don't make a fuss."
“Normal? You think she’s normal? Sis, are you crazy? She’s only 3 years old. She should be like my Fangxuan to be considered normal.”
Fang Jie's face turned cold. "My daughter, she came out of my belly. I say she's normal, so she's normal. Why all the nonsense? I'm warning you, Xiaomin, you better not go around talking nonsense, or you and Fangxuan will get out of my house. If you behave yourself, I'm willing to support you and your daughter."
Fang Min shut her mouth and dared not say anything more.
She had nowhere to go.
Although she didn't like the countryside, food was scarce these days, and she was afraid that if she took her daughter out, they would starve to death. Staying at her sister's house, at least she wouldn't have to worry about food.
Since arriving in Songjiatun, she and her daughter have visibly gained weight. When they first arrived, they were so thin they were practically skin and bones, and looked terrible.
Now, she has food every day without having to cook, and she doesn't have to do any work. Her skin is fair and rosy, and she looks several years younger. She is overjoyed.
Fang Jie didn't dare to gossip, so she went to wash up. She was exhausted after a long day and her back ached.
Song Fanxing lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and listened to the entire conversation between Fang Jie and Fang Min.
She didn't expect her mother to be so resilient. Most people would probably have fainted from fright several times over, and would have to lock her up like a monster and hire a charlatan to exorcise her.
Song Fanxing felt that she had met the best mother in the world.
A warmth I've never felt before.
Ye Fangxuan stood far away from her, looking very afraid of her.
Song Fanxing didn't care; it was good that she was afraid of her, so that she wouldn't always want to follow her around.
Now they've got a little tail to fly.
The small wooden table on the kang (heated brick bed) for eating hadn't been cleared away yet, and Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua were lying on it, completing the learning tasks assigned by their teacher for the day.
Song Yaohua pointed to a character and asked, "Brother, what's the pronunciation of this character again?"
The teacher just taught it today, but he's not very bright and forgot.
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