Chapter 568: Unhappy (Page 1/2)
Xiao Ya had just finished cooking and was squatting on the kitchen floor peeling potatoes when she saw her youngest son walk in carrying a large woven bag.
"Mom, guess what's in this bag?"
"What?"
Huo Qinghuan put the woven bag on the ground, quickly untied the rope at the mouth, and opened the bag.
"Mom, you'll know if you come over and take a look."
Xiao Ya slowly stood up, opened the bag and looked inside. She exclaimed, "Why is there so much meat? It's not even Chinese New Year yet, how did your brother get so much meat?"
"I don't know either, but it must be Big Brother's friend who is killing the pig!"
Huo Qinghuan had a smile on his face, muttering to himself constantly while his hands moved non-stop, carefully taking out the various meats from the bag one by one, and then gently placing them on the long table specially used for cutting vegetables.
He picked up a piece of brightly colored pig liver and said to Xiao Ya, "Mom, did you know that this pig liver has the effect of replenishing blood? It's very good for the body, so you have to eat more.
And this pig's trotter is most suitable for making soup, which can nourish your body.
As for these ribs, they can be cooked with potatoes, and the taste will definitely be great.
However, there are probably five pounds of spareribs here, and we can't finish so much in one meal, so we should save two pounds for braised at noon tomorrow."
Xiao Ya looked at her busy son with a smile on her face and joked, "Could it be that you're planning on finishing all these ribs in one go?"
Huo Qinghuan replied with a smile: "Mom, if you only stew three pounds of ribs at a time, then it's no problem for me. I guarantee I'll eat it all.
And look, there are a total of 20 kilograms of meat here. Why don't we consider salting some of it and preserving it first?"
Xiao Ya shook her head and responded, "No need to marinate it, your eldest brother said I can't eat high-salt foods, let alone marinated meat.
First, you can pick out two pounds and send them to your aunt, and then pick out another four or five pounds and send them to your second brother. We really can't eat too much of things like pig liver and pig lungs, so give your second brother two pounds.
In addition, give him a pound of spareribs, after all, they have three children to take care of."
Hearing this, Huo Qinghuan couldn't help but frown, muttering reluctantly: "Mom, these were all bought specially for you by my eldest brother. Why are you giving them to my second brother?"
Xiao Ya smiled slightly and patiently explained, "Qing Huan, it's because we can't finish all the meat in a short time. Besides, we are all family, so we should take care of each other."
Huo Qinghuan was really reluctant to do this. If he was slaughtering a pig at home, he would willingly give some of the pork to his aunt and second brother without any complaints.
This time, however, the situation was different. My eldest brother had racked his brains and used every possible means to finally get his hands on this meat! He couldn't understand why his mother would give it away so easily.
"Mom, think about it, my elder brother was concerned about your frail health and the urgent need for nourishment and recuperation, so he specially bought such a large piece of meat to bring home to honor you. If..." Huo Qinghuan wanted to continue persuading his mother to change her mind.
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But before she could finish her words, Xiao Ya interrupted her: "Alright, alright, my dear son, Mommy understands your eldest brother and sister-in-law's filial piety towards me, but if so much meat is piled up at home for too long, it will go bad."
Huo Qinghuan quickly said, "We can fry some of the meat and make braised pork belly."
Xiao Ya nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, we'll fry the remaining meat, and tomorrow we'll use taro and steam a bowl of delicious braised pork.
Qinghuan, be obedient and go take some meat to your aunt and the others. Your aunt should be helping your cousin Liao Sijie take care of the children right now."
Seeing his mother's resolute and stubborn attitude, Huo Qinghuan could only sigh helplessly, silently took out a kitchen knife, carefully cut the pork, and then reluctantly carried the meat and walked towards his second brother's house and aunt's house.
Along the way, his footsteps seemed particularly heavy, as if every step carried the dissatisfaction and loss deep in his heart.
He first went to Liao Sijie's house, put down two pounds of pork and said a few words to his aunt, and then immediately went to his second brother's house.
As soon as Tang Xue saw Huo Qinghuan, she put down her bowl and chopsticks and came over immediately, "Comrade Huo Qinghuan, have you eaten yet?"
Huo Qinghuan shook his head. Huo Qingyan stood up to get the dishes and chopsticks for his brother. "Why are you here?"
"My eldest brother got some meat for Mom, and Mom asked me to bring some to you."
"Brother bought this to nourish Mom. You take it back and give it to Mom. I will buy the meat I want myself."
"Mom said that if we don't finish the meat, it will go bad. You should take it. If I take it back, Mom will definitely criticize me. I'm going back now."
Huo Qinghuan turned to leave, but Huo Qingyan grabbed him and said, "Eat your meal first, and then we can have a couple of drinks together."
"No, I need to save some space for the potatoes and pork ribs I'm going to eat when I get home. Oh, and there are four pounds of pork, two pounds of pork ribs, a piece of pork liver, and a piece of pork lung in the bag. Mom said my nephew is too thin, so she wants him to eat some more."
"Then please tell Mom to thank her for me."
"Got it. I'm going back."
Huo Qinghuan left without looking back. Song Jingjing watched his receding figure and whispered, "Why did your brother leave?"
Huo Qingyan said with a smile: "This kid probably saw that there was nothing good on the table, so he went back to eat the spareribs."
After he finished speaking, he saw Tang Xue standing stupidly at the door, and thought, could she still be thinking about his brother?
His brother is not interested in the girls in the art troupe, so how could he be interested in Tang Xue, a country girl?
Originally, he planned to fire Tang Xue because she had taught his daughter bad things. But when he told his wife about it, she insisted that she was not that kind of person.
She also asked him if he fired Tang Xue because he wanted her to stop working and come back to take care of the children.
My daughter-in-law said that she has a stable job now. If she really quits her job and stays at home to do laundry, cook and take care of the children, my grandparents and parents will probably dislike her.
Moreover, his wife might really be pregnant. If he really fires Tang Xue now, who will take care of his wife and child?
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