"Why did you send it?"
Song Shishi took the washed peppers, cut them into small pieces, and added them to the pot.
"Oh, Aunt Zheng asked Brother Meng to accompany her to the next door to exchange dishes."
Xu Li didn't think too much about it. She stared at the mapo tofu in the pot and swallowed her saliva.
"Change the dishes?"
After serving the Mapo Tofu, Song Shishi started to wash the pot and then began to stir-fry the vegetables.
"Yes, Aunt Zheng said that we have enough vegetables to eat, so we can exchange some with other families for other vegetables."
Upon hearing this, Song Shishi shook her head helplessly.
When it comes to knowing how to live, it has to be her mother Zheng Peilan.
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In fact, the vegetables they grow in the main yard are more than enough to eat.
Potatoes, spinach, radishes, etc. are all ripening one after another.
However, Zheng Peilan felt that if they ate the same things every day, they would inevitably get tired of them one day and not want to eat them anymore, so she simply took the extra vegetables in the yard to the next door to see if other families needed them. She could either exchange the vegetables or sell them.
If it were Song Shishi and Xu Li, they probably wouldn't be able to do such a thing.
When Zheng Peilan and Meng Xunzhou came back after changing the dishes, Song Shishi and Xu Li were stunned.
Meng Xunzhou was holding a bamboo basket filled with various vegetables, with a piece of pork on top.
"Mom, you guys are really amazing, aren't you?"
Zheng Peilan waved her hand and said, "Although you are close to the mall, you are still some distance away from the supply and marketing cooperative. The vegetables we grow at home are delicious and cheap. If other families have other vegetables, we will exchange them. If they don't have them, we will sell some. Look, I even bought a piece of pork from them."
Song Shishi and Xu Li admired Zheng Peilan sincerely and gave her a thumbs up.
"You didn't see it. When Aunt Zheng was negotiating the price with others, her demeanor was really unmatched by ordinary people."
Meng Xunzhou went out with Zheng Peilan. Song Shishi and Xu Li were surprised just by hearing the result, not to mention Meng Xunzhou who witnessed the whole process.
Song Shishi suddenly felt that it was a pity that Zheng Peilan, with such talent, did not go into sales.
"It's not as exaggerated as you say. It's just a few words."
Zheng Peilan then looked at Song Shishi with an aggrieved expression.
"Baby, is the meal ready? Mommy is hungry and thirsty now, can we eat first?"
"Okay, it's done. I was just going to call you back for dinner."
Song Shishi smiled a little embarrassedly.
I was so surprised that I even forgot to eat.
Meng Xunzhou followed Song Shishi back to the small kitchen again and put two baskets of vegetables and pork in the cupboard in the small kitchen. He placed the meat on top of the cupboard and locked it.
"Let me do it."
Song Shishi's food was cold just now, so she put it in the steamer to heat it up. She opened the pot and was about to serve the food, but Meng Xunzhou grabbed her arm.
Song Shishi stared at Meng Xunzhou's back in a daze.
She found that this guy's behavior had become more and more overbearing recently, but he was also concerned about her. She didn't object to it. Instead, she enjoyed the feeling of being cared for and kept in mind at all times.
"Be careful not to get burned. Go get the bowls and chopsticks, and I'll serve the food."
Meng Xunzhou always spoke softly when talking to her.
Song Shishi had never paid attention to these details before, but now thinking back, it was very obvious that Meng Xunzhou treated her differently.
Whenever Meng Xunzhou spoke to his comrades, although his voice was not loud, it had the tone of a leader.
Every time he spoke to his elders, he was humble and polite, and his words and actions were very organized, making it difficult for anyone to find fault with him.
As for other people, Meng Xunzhou always sounded lazy when he spoke, as if nothing was worth his attention.
But every time Meng Xunzhou faced her, he lost a lot of his aura. He would be like an ordinary person. When facing the person he liked, he would be shy and nervous.
He would be jealous, afraid that she would be angry, and would ask people to borrow books for her.
Meng Xunzhou put the dishes on the pot rack into the bamboo basket one by one, covered them with a layer of cotton cloth, and then carried the bamboo basket and walked towards the main courtyard with Song Shishi.
"Oh, there's something I almost forgot to tell you."
When he reached the door of the east ear chamber, Meng Xunzhou suddenly stopped, turned around and said.
Song Shishi didn't expect him to stop suddenly. In order to avoid a collision, she sprained her ankle when she dodged.
“Hmm…”
She squatted down in pain and covered her ankle.
Fortunately, Meng Xunzhou had just put the bowl and chopsticks in her hands into the basket, otherwise the bowls would have been smashed to pieces.
Meng Xunzhou's eyebrows immediately wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
"What's wrong? Did you sprain your ankle?"
Song Shishi had no way to answer. She bit her lower lip, endured the pain, and nodded.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that they were serving dishes but didn't come over for a long time, Xu Li thought about going over to help, but she saw Song Shishi sitting on the veranda in front of the east wing.
Meng Xunzhou squatted beside Song Shishi with a worried look on his face.
The basket containing bowls, chopsticks and food was placed on the ground next to Meng Xunzhou.
Hearing Xu Li's voice, Meng Xunzhou said directly: "There is food in the basket. You and Aunt Zheng can eat at home first. Shishi sprained her foot. I will take her to the hospital."
Meng Xunzhou just touched Song Shishi's ankle. There was nothing wrong with the bone, but she must have sprained her tendons. He would feel more at ease if she went to the hospital.
Song Shishi is in severe pain now, and her ankle is red and swollen.
When Meng Xunzhou picked her up from the ground by the waist, she put her arms around Meng Xunzhou's neck.
Without waiting for Xu Li to ask what happened, Meng Xunzhou had already embraced Song Shishi and was striding towards the Chuihua Gate.
Zheng Peilan came out of the main house and only saw Meng Xunzhou's back as he left.
She turned to look at Xu Li who was carrying two baskets and asked, "Why is Xunzhou gone? Did something happen?"
Xu Li shrugged. "I don't know. My sister seems to have sprained her foot. Brother Meng told us to eat first and he would take her to the hospital."
"I thought I'd just eat a couple of bites quickly and then put some in a lunch box and send it over to them later."
Xu Li was still a little worried.
Seeing Song Shishi's expression just now, her forehead was in so much pain that she was sweating.
But when speaking to Zheng Peilan, Xu Li deliberately kept some words to herself.
"Sprain? Is it serious?"
How could Zheng Peilan have the mood to eat when her precious daughter was injured?
Xu Li didn't know, but she thought Song Shishi definitely didn't want Zheng Peilan to worry too much, so she said, "It's okay. Besides, Brother Meng is taking care of me. He will definitely not let anything happen to me."
Zheng Peilan still has a lot of trust in Meng Xunzhou.
"Is that so? Then...you should eat something quickly and send it to them. I'll wait for your news at home."
Zheng Peilan actually wanted to go to the hospital with Xu Li, but at noon when she exchanged places with Meng Xunzhou and the neighbors around her, she walked around several nearby streets.
At this time, I was indeed a little tired and couldn't walk anymore.
After hearing Zheng Peilan say that she was waiting for them at home, Xu Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She took out all the food and put some dishes in lunch boxes for Song Shishi and Meng Xunzhou. After Xu Li and Zheng Peilan started to eat, she began to shovel rice into her mouthfuls.
After finishing her meal, Xu Li picked up her bowl and chopsticks and prepared to go to the small kitchen.
"Lili, just leave the bowl there. I'll wash it later. You should go to the hospital to see them right away." Zheng Peilan stepped forward and took the bowl and chopsticks back from Xu Li, urging her.
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