Chapter 144 Conflict
As soon as Wang Jie said this, everyone looked at her.
But this guy is thick-skinned and doesn't think there is anything wrong at all.
Chen Yi smiled and said, "Comrade Lin, do you want to buy poultry?"
Hearing this, Lin Liang wanted to nod, but he shook his head directly, "No, I'm just asking casually."
He also realized that Wang Jie was deliberately targeting Chen Yi.
They couldn't afford to offend this person, as they couldn't compare to his connections. If they wanted to do something bad, they wouldn't be able to find anyone.
Chen Yi didn't say anything. She naturally understood what others could see.
Moreover, Wang Jie was not only looking for trouble, but also seemed to want to step on someone.
She just didn't understand. She had never offended this person, so why was she being targeted for no reason?
The reason why this person was not kicked out now was entirely because of He Mingcheng's face.
Otherwise, she would have chased her away long ago. Why would she indulge her bad habits?
Chen Yi turned around and went to the kitchen to see if the pot was cooked.
For the staple food, she took the steamed buns from yesterday, which were enough. Because the weather was cold, she steamed some more.
At this time, Gao Xiaoling came in from outside and said, "Comrade Chen, don't be angry. That person is like this. You saw it when we first met. He doesn't give face to anyone."
To put it bluntly, it's just madness.
There is a reason why people look down on these people. After all, they seem to be of no use.
Chen Yi nodded, "Don't worry, I don't care about these at all."
She really didn't care. If she did, she would have kicked the person out just now.
Seeing that she really didn't look angry, Gao Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief.
They came here today without saying hello, and they would feel bad if a quarrel really broke out.
The reason why I felt sorry was, of course, that I came here with Wang Jie.
They are not so annoying that they come to eat without bringing gifts. Who has surplus food these days?
Even if we have surplus food, we shouldn't eat it this way.
Look at the meal, there is duck, eggs, and two stir-fried dishes.
Even if cadres go to the countryside, they won’t have these dishes to eat, right?
The meal takes more than an hour to prepare, and the duck must be stewed until it is soft, otherwise it will not taste good.
Duck is not fishy in winter, and with Chen Yi's cooking skills, it smells very good. Everyone else in the house can smell the fragrance.
The remaining dishes were cooked by Gao Xiaoling. Everyone was busy serving the food, but Wang Jie just sat there motionless like a big leader.
Zhang Wei couldn't hold back his expression any longer. He kept a gloomy face the whole time and forced himself to give everyone a smile, which turned out to be uglier than crying.
Chen Yi didn't want them to fight here. She hadn't eaten yet. She had been busy for most of the day and didn't want to go without a meal.
"Please sit down and eat. We don't have much good food at home. I don't know what you like to eat." She asked everyone to sit down and then started eating.
Because there is a large table at home, men and women sit at the same table, otherwise there would be no other place to eat.
Gao Xiaoling smiled and said, "This is a pretty good meal. Is this how we celebrate the New Year?"
Of the six dishes today, half are meat dishes, which is rare.
Nowadays, ordinary families only have four or six dishes during the Chinese New Year.
It’s not that I don’t want to make more for good luck, but there are not so many dishes to cook, so it’s good to have something to eat.
Wang Jie curled her lips and said arrogantly, "We have to eat six or eight dishes when we go to the countryside. Isn't your New Year's celebration too shabby?"
Her words were so direct that Gao Xiaoling blushed.
Zhang Wei gritted his teeth, turned his head and looked at her, and said, "Just eat well, okay?"
I don’t know if Wang Jie has low emotional intelligence or said those words on purpose, but it’s quite hurtful anyway.
After this brief disturbance, we finally finished our meal.
With such delicious food today, we should have a drink, but the men all agreed not to mention drinking.
Chen Yi didn't want to say anything, she just wanted Wang Jie to leave quickly.
Realizing that his wife was getting impatient, He Mingcheng hurriedly sent her away.
Everyone knew that today was not a pleasant day, so we didn't bother them too much.
Seeing everyone leaving, Zhang Wei turned around and said, "I'm sorry, brother. I won't bring her here in the future. I'm sorry to cause you trouble."
Hearing this, He Mingcheng patted his shoulder and didn't say much.
He understands Zhang Wei, but does not agree with this approach.
If the problems between the two of them are not resolved, there will be no peaceful days in the future, and it will explode sooner or later.
After everyone left, Chen Yi couldn't help but sigh and turned to go into the house.
He Mingcheng followed them, then took the initiative to clean up the dishes and said, "I met them on the road today, so we came together to sit for a while. I didn't expect time to pass so quickly."
Chen Yi smiled when she heard this, "It's okay, who doesn't have a few friends?"
She was the same, she also brought Ma Li and Fang Xiaoli here for dinner.
He Mingcheng shook his head. "That's not it. I didn't know Wang Jie would come. This person used to look down on us and never went to other people's homes."
They didn't understand why Wang Jie came today.
Fortunately, this person did not do anything too extreme, there were just some language conflicts.
Otherwise, forget about having dinner today.
What to eat? Fighting is so comfortable.
The two did not continue this topic. Chen Yi was going to pickle sauerkraut tomorrow, and He Mingcheng was going to continue shopping.
After going to bed early, Chen Yi woke up the next morning and started to clean the cabbage after breakfast.
He Mingcheng had left a long time ago, so there was no one to help her.
Break off the bad leaves of the cabbage, and then boil a large pot of water.
Throw the cabbage in and roll it around, then take it out and put it in a clean jar.
Do this for all the cabbages and arrange them in place.
There are about fifty of them left over, which should be enough for two people to eat in the winter. If there are too many, we can't finish them. We can't eat sauerkraut for the whole winter, right?
After putting all the cabbages in place, wash the prepared large stone, scald it with hot water, and then press it on the cabbages with effort.
You don’t need to add salt to the sauerkraut, just blanch it in boiling water so it won’t rot.
(Don’t believe this nonsense. I don’t know whether salt is added or not, but when I was a kid, I saw my mother blanch the pickled cabbage before making it.)
After finishing all this, Chen Yi could finally take a break.
I looked at the time and it was almost ten o'clock.
This busy morning went by so quickly, it's almost noon already.
She simply made a stew of cabbage and potatoes with a little meat.
The meat at home is placed in a large water tank with something pressed on top to prevent mice from entering and stealing it.
When He Mingcheng came back, he was carrying a chicken and some other food. The four pieces of tofu were not easy to snatch.
Chen Yi put her things in the kitchen, then went to eat first and cleaned up after she was done.
They only have time in these two days, and they won’t have time to buy anything before the New Year.
So every time he went out, He Mingcheng bought a lot of things.
(End of this chapter)
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