Chapter 6: Meat to Eat
Halfway through the journey, Shen Yu thought of her mother-in-law who was ill, and she should buy a fish to nourish her.
Seeing that there was no one around, Shen Yu reached into the basket, and under the cover of the cloth, quietly took out a large black carp weighing five or six kilograms from the farm warehouse.
In her previous life, she had been hospitalized once, and the doctor said that making soup with big bluefish for patients to drink was very nutritious and could also improve immunity.
The nutritious soup provided to patients in the hospital cafeteria is also made with large herring.
However, big bluefish is rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, etc., and should not be eaten by people with allergies, gout and kidney diseases.
This basket of gifts is also Chen Yu's thank you gift to her parents-in-law, elder brother and sister-in-law who have been taking care of her family during this period of time.
Arriving at the old house, Chen Yu saw three children playing the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken" in the hall.
The three children, who were sweating profusely from playing, stopped playing as soon as they saw their mother coming back. They all ran to her and asked her questions one after another.
The eldest brother asked her with concern: "Auntie, you are back? Are you tired? I will pour you a glass of water."
The second child's eyes sparkled as he glanced at the basket in her hand, "Mom, what did you buy? Is there anything delicious?"
Xiao Shushu also tilted her little face up, smiled sweetly and said to her: "Mom, I want some candy..."
Chen Yu smiled and replied to them, "Mom is not tired, I bought a lot of delicious food, we will eat it when we go back, these things are for your grandpa and grandma."
Shi Zichen poured a glass of water for Chen Yu, "Mom, drink some water."
Chen Yu took the cup of water, smiled and praised him, "Thank you Chenchen, Chenchen is awesome!"
Shi Zichen felt that his mother seemed a little different after waking up, but he was still very happy to be praised and grinned.
Chen Yu asked the eldest brother again, "Chenchen, where are your grandfather and aunt?"
The second son, Shi Zikang, rushed to reply, "I know, Grandpa and Auntie went to work in the fields."
Three quarters of the land in their village has been expropriated, leaving only a small amount of land for everyone to grow vegetables.
But Chen Yu knew that the little remaining land would soon be developed and an industrial zone would continue to be built.
Shen Yu reached out and touched her second son's head, and habitually praised him, "Kang Kang is so well behaved~"
The second child smiled happily when he received the praise.
Chen Yu glanced at the eldest and found that she was not dissatisfied with the fact that the second child answered the question first and won her praise. She gave the eldest a thumbs up in her heart.
If you train the boss well, he will definitely be able to take on important responsibilities in the future!
Shen Yu carried the basket into her mother-in-law's room again.
She smiled and said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, I just went to the street to buy some things. You, Dad, and my eldest brother and his wife have all worked hard recently, so I bought some meat and a fish. I will wait for my eldest sister-in-law to come back and ask her to cook for you."
She took out the two boxes of mung bean cakes and placed them in front of her mother-in-law. "These two boxes of mung bean cakes are soft and sweet. They are for you and dad to eat."
Liang Sanmei looked at her daughter-in-law and said with a helpless expression: "Xiaoyu, I told you not to buy this or that for us, why don't you listen?"
Chen Yu smiled and replied, "Mom, I'll only buy it this time. I won't buy it randomly in the future. You can take a rest. I'll take Chenchen and the others home first."
Liang Sanmei smiled and waved her hand, "Go! Go!"
After Chen Yu went out, she called the three children, "Chenchen, Kangkang, Xiaoshu, we are going home."
“Here I come…”
The three children cheered and ran towards her.
The family of four walked out of the old house, and Chen Yu carefully closed the door before returning home with the children.
After returning home, Chen Yurang said to the eldest child, "Chenchen, you have to go to school tomorrow, hurry up and review your lessons. Kangkang, play with your sister, and mom will go cook."
The three children all agreed obediently.
Chen Yu took out another box of mung bean cakes and big meat buns and said to the three children, "If you three are hungry, eat some mung bean cakes and buns first."
As soon as the three children saw the cakes and buns, they cheered and rushed to the table.
The second child is a little foodie. When he saw the food, his eyes lit up. "Wow, there are buns. I want to eat buns."
Xiao Shushu pointed at the mung bean cake and said, "I want to eat cake, brother, I want to eat cake..."
Shi Zichen opened the transparent box of mung bean cakes and was about to reach out to get a piece for his sister when he was stopped by Chen Yu.
"Chenchen, you guys have been playing for a long time, have you washed your hands when you got home?"
Shi Zichen shook his head, "No."
Chen Yu patiently said to him: "Then quickly take your brothers and sisters to wash their hands. Only after washing your hands can you eat. Otherwise, the bacteria on your hands will run into your stomach and you will get sick in the future."
Shi Zichen nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll take my brother and sister to wash their hands. Kang Kang, Xiao Shu, let's go wash our hands."
Seeing the eldest taking the two younger ones to the kitchen to get water to wash their hands, Chen Yu also picked up the basket of pork and went to the kitchen.
She first used firewood and kerosene to light the coal stove.
While waiting for the coal stove to burn, Shen Yu began to prepare the dishes quickly.
The pork she took out was pork belly.
Cut the pork belly into thin slices and fry it in oil. When it turns golden brown, drain the excess oil.
Then, add some bean paste, green pepper shreds, ginger slices, garlic, light soy sauce and other ingredients and stir-fry together.
Soon, a dish that Chen Yu loved to eat with rice - the fragrant twice-cooked pork - was ready.
The aroma of twice-cooked pork quickly attracted the three children to the kitchen.
Little foodie Lao Er came over and asked, "Mom, what delicious food did you make? It smells so good!"
Chen Yu smiled and replied: "You will know after you take a look."
The second brother looked at the bowl of food next to him and smiled, "It's meat! We have meat to eat today, that's great."
Chen Yu said to the eldest brother, "Chenchen, take this dish over first, and I'll stir-fry another vegetable."
She didn't cook much, just one twice-cooked pork, one stir-fried lettuce with garlic, and a big meat bun.
In this day and age, eating these dishes on a daily basis is already a rich enough meal.
According to the original owner's memory, their family only ate meat once or twice a month at most. It was impossible to eat more meat.
However, their village is now being developed into an industrial zone, and life will soon get better.
These Hong Kong businessmen attracted by investment will greatly increase the workers' wages.
Workers like those who are currently building industrial zones are already earning one or two hundred yuan a day, thanks to the principle of "more work, more pay".
Their salaries were higher than those of many cadres, which aroused dissatisfaction among those cadres. They even reported the matter directly to the higher authorities, sparking heated discussions in society.
However, after the cancellation of the "more work, more pay" policy, the workers became demoralized and the project progress was seriously delayed.
Finally, the superiors made the decision to continue to implement the wage system of more work, more pay. The progress of the project was rapidly accelerated and it was finally completed ahead of schedule.
(End of this chapter)
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