Mrs. Li was cooking in the kitchen when she smelled a fragrant aroma on the wind as soon as she stepped out. The smell was so strong that she couldn't help swallowing.
It smells so good.
She looked in the direction where the fragrance came from and found that it was coming from the direction of Old Song's house. Mrs. Li could not stay any longer and her suspicions grew.
They could smell meat from time to time before, but how could the Song family, being so poor, get so much meat? Not counting the few times the team leader sent them, but not counting the few pounds of pork, they had no idea how many times they had eaten it.
And the last time she ran to the door and lay down to watch and was discovered by Song Jianshe, the smell was definitely that of meat.
Mrs. Li couldn't sit still any longer, so she went straight out to the Song family. This time, no matter what, she had to see what the Song family ate.
Having made up her mind, Mrs. Li went straight to the door and knocked. Afraid of being seen again, she didn't dare to peek from the side and just waited at the door.
When they heard the knock on the door, everyone sitting in the main room was stunned, and then they frowned.
"Who comes at this time?"
Coming during mealtime probably wasn't a good thing. And for some reason, when they heard the knock on the door, the first person they thought of was Granny Li. After all, she was the one who always stared at their house during mealtime.
Song Aiguo stood up: "I'll go take a look."
Feng Guizhi also got up, and the two of them went to the gate: "Who is it?"
"She's Aunt Feng, it's me." The voice of Mrs. Li was heard outside.
Feng Guizhi and Song Aiguo looked at each other, thinking that there was nothing special about today's meal, and then they reached out and opened the door. Feng Guizhi pretended not to know and said, "Is that Aunt Li? What's the matter with you coming here?"
"We don't have much kerosene at home. I took two eggs and want to exchange them with you. Otherwise, we won't be able to eat later." Mrs. Li said to Feng Guizhi, but her eyes were always looking into the main room.
"Okay, I'll go pour you some." Although she knew that Mrs. Li came with bad intentions, since she brought eggs in exchange, it was not a problem for her to pour some for her.
As Feng Guizhi was about to go into the house, Song Aiguo stopped her at the door and didn't intend to let Mrs. Li in.
If you come to borrow something and it's lunchtime, then you will definitely
She stood at the door without moving in. However, Mrs. Li came here just to see what they were eating, so there was no way she would just stand at the door and watch without going in.
She smiled and said, "Then I'll put the eggs for you in the house." Then she pushed Song Aiguo aside and went straight in.
Song Aiguo couldn't just drag her in, so he could only follow her and say, "Give me the eggs, just put them in the kitchen."
Mrs. Li felt a little distressed, but she gritted her teeth and gave the egg to Song Aiguo: "Okay, be careful to put it away and don't break it."
Song Aiguo took it but did not go into the kitchen, but stayed beside Li Pozi. This made Li Pozi even more suspicious, thinking that Song Aiguo was afraid that she would see something when she entered the house.
Moreover, once they entered the courtyard, the fragrance became even stronger. Mrs. Li swallowed her saliva and went straight to the main room.
"What did you cook today? It smells so good. I have to learn from Guizhi and make it for my old man."
Feng Guizhi had just filled the room with some kerosene, not much, so she poured it in the amount needed for two eggs. She turned to leave and happened to meet Mrs. Li as she was about to come in. She blocked her way:
"It's just some home cooking, nothing worth learning. His uncle Li must be waiting anxiously at home, so take it and go back to cook."
But Mrs. Li had already reached the main hall door, so how could she not go in? She pushed Feng Guizhi aside and said as she went in:
"Guizhi, don't keep your good skills to yourself. Let me learn from you."
As she spoke, she walked to the table and stretched her head to look at the food on the table. A plate of scrambled eggs with green beans, a plate of stewed radish with vermicelli, and a plate of snails. Seeing that there was no meat on the table, Mrs. Li was obviously stunned.
But she sniffed and found that the fragrance was indeed coming from the bowl of snails. Mrs. Li frowned immediately. Could it be that the meaty smell she had smelled before was all from these snails?
She didn't believe it in her heart and suspected that the plate of meat was hidden by someone from the Song family. She turned her head and looked around, trying to find the hidden meat.
Chen Xiuxiu cursed in her heart as soon as she saw it, then said with a smile: "Aunt Li, what are you looking at? The house is not cleaned up, and you are making a fool of yourself."
"It's this late now, and you and Uncle Li haven't eaten yet?"
"It's almost dark, don't let Uncle Li go hungry." Sun Suyun also said.
Mrs. Li had no choice but to look away, and said with a dry laugh, "It will be done soon."
The topic shifted to the food on the table: "Are you frying snails? They smell so good."
If someone else had said this, everyone who heard it would have replied, "Stay and try it." However, it was Granny Li who said this, and the people of the Song family didn't want her to take advantage of them, so they pretended to be confused and said,
"I just went down to the river and picked up some. The kids were clamoring for some. This thing costs a lot of ingredients, and only my mom, who dotes on her kids, would be willing to make it. I definitely wouldn't be willing to do that if it were me."
Mrs. Li's eyes turned and she asked again, "Is this your first time eating this?"
Feng Guizhi heard this and continued, "It's not the first time you've eaten it. Let's have some every once in a while to satisfy the little ones. After all, it's something from the river and doesn't cost any money."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li frowned, thinking to herself, could it be that the fragrance she smelled before was all from these snails?
Just as I was about to ask a few more questions, I heard Old Man Li outside shouting, "Old woman, where have you been?"
"Old woman..." Seeing that there was no one in the kitchen, Old Man Li searched around the house but didn't see anyone. He was frightened and hurried out to call out.
Chen Xiuxiu heard it and quickly said, "Aunt Li, Uncle Li is looking for you. He must be worried sick if he can't see you."
As he said this, he pushed Mrs. Li out and called out, "Uncle Li, Aunt Li is at our house."
Mrs. Li had no choice but to be pushed out. But before leaving, she did not forget the kerosene that Feng Guizhi had poured for her and took it from Feng Guizhi. After all, she had exchanged two eggs for it.
After calling Old Man Li back home, Mrs. Li went into the kitchen and remembered that she had been cooking. She quickly ran to the stove and opened the lid, but it was too late. The food inside had become mushy and inedible.
"Oh, my dish!"
Mrs. Li slapped her thigh, heartbroken. Today, she had rarely been willing to put three eggs in and stir-fry them with the vegetables, but now it was so mushy that it was inedible.
Mrs. Li felt nauseous. She didn't expect to see nothing when she went to Old Song's house. Instead, she found two eggs and a pot of vegetables!
......
After seeing off Mrs. Li, Chen Xiuxiu locked the door and turned back to the main hall.
"This old woman comes to our house every day smelling something. Look at how she did just now, she didn't try to hide it at all. Did she think we hid the meat?" Chen Xiuxiu sat down and said angrily.
"That's right,
As soon as he came in, his eyes were fixed on the dishes on the table. When he saw there was no meat, he turned his head and looked around.
"I have to be watched every time I eat. I can't even enjoy my meal." Song Aimin usually doesn't get involved in such topics, but now he couldn't help but say it.
Feng Guizhi also had a gloomy face, somewhat unhappy about this incident. But as long as she lived here, these things were unavoidable.
All I can do is be more careful next time.
"Let's eat, it's getting cold soon." Feng Guizhi was too lazy to think about these bad things, so she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
The other members of the Song family didn't want to be affected by Mrs. Li, so they simply stopped thinking about her and focused on eating.
The younger ones didn't understand much. Although they didn't like Mrs. Li very much, eating was the most important thing for them at the moment, especially since there were some particularly delicious snails today.
Everyone was drooling at the sight. Yuanbao frowned and asked, "How do you eat this? Do you have to chew the shell?"
Yang Yulan then remembered that she had forgotten to distribute the small sticks to everyone. She quickly took the small sticks that Song Jianye had sharpened and distributed them to everyone. After seeing Baoya, she reminded Song Tianen next to her:
"My sister is still young, please watch her carefully and don't let her get pricked."
He turned around and said to the other children, "Be careful too, don't prick your hands."
The little ones nodded vigorously, holding skewers and staring at the snails, unable to wait to take them and eat them.
"Be careful when you eat. You can't eat the meat at the back." Song Aiguo reminded.
The adults at the table had already started eating. They were holding the snails in one hand and picking the meat with a skewer in the other. Their movements were very skillful. Although there was not much meat, the rich flavor could be savored in the mouth for a long time.
Song Bowen and a few older ones had eaten it before and knew about it, but people like Song Tianen were still young before, so although they had eaten it, they probably forgot about it now.
When Song Yuanbao heard that it was ready to eat, he reached out and picked up a big one, picked off the shell with a skewer, and put the meat into his mouth.
Song Bowen saw it and quickly stopped him. "Don't eat it, Yuanbao."
"Ah?" The meat stopped at his mouth, and Yuanbao stared at Song Bowen blankly with his eyes open.
"You can't eat the latter part, it will give you a stomachache. Also, you can't eat snails like this," said Song Bowen.
Now not only Yuanbao, but the other children were all stunned.
I don't dare eat this. Will it give me a stomachache? But, but this looks delicious~.
"It's okay, just don't eat the ones at the back." Song Bowen said as he picked up a snail and demonstrated to them.
He first put the whole snail into his mouth, sucked it for a few times, then picked out the shell and hooked out the snail meat. Then he only ate the front part of the meat and threw away the rest.
When they saw him eating, the little ones couldn't help but swallow their saliva. It looked so delicious.
Although they thought the latter part was inedible and the snail meat was much less, they didn't think about it anymore because they would get a stomachache, so they all started eating. Moreover, before eating, they all imitated Song Bowen and sucked a mouthful of the snail first before eating the meat.
Yuanbao took a bite of the snail meat and felt that there was too little meat, as if he hadn't tasted anything. Then, after imitating Song Bowen and taking a sip, the rich broth entered his mouth, and his eyes immediately lit up. Yuanbao couldn't help but take a few more sips, and only picked out the snail meat when the taste was gone.
I couldn't help but say, "Delicious!"
Then everyone buried their heads in the food. The only sounds on the table were the sounds of people sucking on the snails and the increasing number of snail shells on the table.
It was Baoya's first time eating snails, and she was immediately drawn in by the rich flavor. She felt like she had eaten so many things she had never tasted before since arriving at Old Song's house, and they were so delicious that she almost wanted to eat her tongue.
She took the snail and slowly sucked the soup inside, then carefully picked out the snail meat with a small skewer and put the small piece directly into her mouth, which was very delicious.
“It’s so delicious~!”
The whole family was extremely satisfied with the meal. The delicious taste in their mouths also dispelled the unpleasantness just now. As long as they could eat their fill, they would feel happy.
Before going to bed at night, Baoya was still savoring the taste of the snails, and Tianen was the same. They both began to look forward to the next time they would eat them.
Yuanbao slept beside Tianen, licking his lips and savoring the taste. It even made him forget the sadness of parting with Song Jianshe and Li Qingyan. Even after falling asleep, he dreamed of a large bowl of snails...
Have a good night.
Baoya slept exceptionally soundly that night, and her fair and tender little face looked particularly peaceful.
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