Chapter 77 Bai Xiaoan's Dependence on Qi Man
"Sister Xiao An, why don't you sleep a little longer? It's not even dawn yet, and we still have half an hour before work starts."
Bai Xiaoan shook his head and said, "I've had enough sleep."
She looked at Qi Man with her bright eyes and pursed her lips slightly. She slept uneasily without Manman by her side.
Qi Man stretched lazily, looked at the gray sky, and advised: "Sister Xiao An, go back to sleep for a while. You look haggard. I will wake you up for breakfast later."
Without waiting for Bai Xiaoan to speak, Qi Man said again:
"Don't be afraid, it's safe here, no one can hurt you."
People like this who often suffer domestic violence feel extremely insecure and may even feel inexplicably fearful.
Qi Man felt the same way.
Bai Xiaoan listened to Qi Man's words very much and walked into the room slowly, looking back every three steps.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Qi Man couldn't help but shiver. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, looked at the empty yard, turned and went into the kitchen, brushed her teeth and washed up.
Just after washing up, Qi Erya walked in from outside and was a little surprised to see Qi Man getting up early.
"Cousin, you got up so early today."
"Yeah." Qi Man responded vaguely with water in her mouth. She spat the water into the pool and said, "I want to eat steamed dumplings and drink soy milk this morning."
I haven't eaten it for a long time, I miss it a little.
Qi Erya said this in embarrassment while tying her apron.
"Cousin, we have flour and meat at home, so we can make dumplings, but we don't have soybeans, so I'm afraid we can't grind soy milk."
Qi Erya knows how to grind soy milk, and the food encyclopedia that Qi Man gave her is a thick stack.
There are also detailed notes on how to grind nutritious soy milk.
Qi Man pointed at the cupboard on the wall and said, "Aren't there soybeans in the cupboard?"
Qi Erya originally wanted to tell her cousin that she cleaned the kitchen yesterday but didn't see any soybeans, but she thought about it and walked over obediently.
As soon as I opened the cupboard, I saw a bulging white canvas bag on the second layer on the right. When I reached inside, I found that it was filled with plump and round soybeans.
Qi Erya couldn't help staring at them, blurting out: "What beautiful soybeans."
Ever since she could remember, she had never seen such beautiful soybeans. She had worked in the fields with her parents since she was six years old, and had planted soybeans before, but they were all small, not round enough, and some were withered and yellow. To them, they were considered top-quality soybeans, but far inferior to those in the palm of her hand.
But…
Qi Erya turned her head and looked at Qi Man suspiciously. She had just cleaned the kitchen yesterday. Apart from her cousin, no one else could have come up with such good stuff. But after her cousin came back yesterday, she never went out again. These soybeans couldn't have appeared out of thin air, right?
Qi Man rinsed her mouth with water, spit out the water, and spoke casually.
"I have the habit of drinking soy milk when I am abroad, so my grandmother bought a lot of it. When I was packing my luggage yesterday, I found a lot of soybeans in the box, so I took them out and thought about you grinding soy milk for me today."
Just one sentence dispelled Qi Erya's doubts.
I once went to the county town with my cousin to pick up express deliveries from the post office. I heard that they were all sent back from abroad.
"It's still early, I'll go grind some soy milk."
As Qi Erya spoke, she scooped out some soybeans with a wooden spoon.
Qi Man was unhappy about this and took out two more spoonfuls.
"Grind more. Grandpa and brother also want some. I'll go grind the soy milk and you make the dumplings. Be quick."
She finished just a small spoonful of soybeans in one gulp.
Knowing that her cousin had the final say, Qi Erya let her do what she was told and obediently prepared the flour, rolled out the dumpling wrappers, and made dumplings with meat filling.
The two of them were busy in the kitchen, one after the other.
As the sun rises in the east, smoke rises from the chimneys in the village.
Afraid that there wouldn't be enough to eat, Qi Erya made a large pot of dumplings. After all, although her cousin looked skinny, her appetite was comparable to that of two adults and should not be underestimated.
Qi Man also ground a lot of soy milk. After boiling it, she added an appropriate amount of white sugar, and a rich bean aroma came to her face.
Qi Man took a deep breath and felt relaxed. This was the feeling.
He quickly took out three small bowls filled with soy milk and brought them to the small stone table in the yard. Qi Erya also brought a large bowl of dumplings and placed it in the middle of the table.
As the rooster crowed, Qi Dongchen walked out of the room sleepily, took a bamboo cup, scooped a cup of water, took a big gulp, rinsed a few times quickly, and spit into the small ditch. Then he poured the remaining water into the palm of his hand, wiped it on his face randomly, and shook his hand vigorously. His face was considered clean.
Looking at the dumplings and soy milk on the table, he wiped his saliva rudely.
"How come breakfast is so sumptuous this morning!"
Qi Dongchen felt that he did not come back to earn work points to support his grandfather, but to enjoy life as a master. Eating meat and white rice for every meal will make you fat in just a few days.
"My cousin said she wanted to eat dumplings and drink soy milk, so she got up early in the morning and started preparing. I'll go call Sister Xiao An to eat." Qi Erya took the dishes and chopsticks and hurried into the living room.
Qi Dongchen rubbed his hands excitedly as he looked at the sumptuous breakfast on the table, and then kept smiling at Qi Man.
That silly look made Qi Man laugh.
After everyone arrived, they started to eat.
Qi Dongchen and Qi Man had bigger appetites, so they made two-thirds of the dumplings together. Qi Erya and Bai Xiaoan had small stomachs and were full after eating two or three dumplings. Together with a cup of soy milk, they were already full.
As for Mr. Qi, he would not wake up until around noon, so most of the food would be preheated in the pot for him to eat when he woke up.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they went about their own business.
Qi Erya and Qi Dongchen went to work, while Qi Man and Bai Xiaoan stayed at home.
Thinking that he would not be eating and drinking for free, Bai Xiaoan took the initiative to take on the job of washing dishes, cleaning, and feeding the chickens and ducks in the chicken coop, and he never stopped working.
Qi Man was lying on the hammock, looking at the blue sky. In fact, his spiritual consciousness had already entered the space, absorbing the crystal core and enhancing his supernatural powers.
About two hours passed.
Knock knock knock——
There was a series of knocks on the door.
"Open the door! It's me!"
The sound of Ma Jiazheng's rapid breathing could be heard outside.
Bai Xiaoan was so frightened when he heard Ma Jiazheng's voice that he trembled all over and wanted to avoid him as much as possible, let alone open the door.
Qi Man knew very well that Bai Xiaoan was afraid of Ma Jiazheng, so she stood up and opened the gate. She saw Ma Jiazheng standing at the door with the household registration book in his hand, panting and sweating profusely.
Ma Jiazheng adjusted his breathing, stood up straight, swallowed his saliva, and looked greedily at Qi Man. He said, "I have all the household registration books and certificates you asked for."
Fearing that Qi Man would regret it, Ma Jiazheng shortened the journey of a day and a night into just one day. He first got the household registration booklet, then asked the village chief to issue a certificate, and then rushed to Qingyun Village without stopping.
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