The Yi family on the other side.
When Yi Zhonghai got home from get off work, he hugged Yi Xiaoming and started playing with his son. Yi Xiaoyue, who was standing beside him, felt a little envious of her younger brother.
There's no way around it. The old couple in the Yi family both have their own preferences. Yi Zhonghai prefers sons more, while Aunt Yi prefers daughters more.
For example, when holding a child, Yi Zhonghai always holds a boy to play with, while Aunt Yi always holds a girl to coax her. So, Yi Xiaoyue felt a little envious when she looked at the younger brother in Yi Zhonghai's arms.
She also wants her dad to hold her.
"Old Yi, it's time to eat."
The aunt prepared the meal and invited Yi Zhonghai and his two children to eat.
"Why is there only a plate of eggs? No meat?"
Sitting at the dinner table, Yi Zhonghai looked at the dishes on the table, a plate of scrambled eggs, which was already a very luxurious dish in that era. Even when there was not much meat, scrambled eggs could be considered a meat dish.
However, before being adopted by Yi Zhonghai, Yi Xiaoyue and Yi Xiaoming, brother and sister, were severely malnourished and thin. If they had not eaten with Jia Dongsheng these days and supplemented their nutrition, the two little kids probably would not have had much meat.
So, when he saw there was only a plate of fried eggs but no meat on the table, Yi Zhonghai frowned.
“I didn’t buy it.”
A woman also had a bitter look on her face: "Alas, I went to two markets and even went to the pigeon market, but I only bought a few chicken and duck eggs, nothing else."
"I think if this continues, the pigeon market will go bankrupt. It's such a big market, but there are only vegetables, not even any meat."
"How is this possible?"
Yi Zhonghai's face was grim, and he was puzzled. "When I came back, I heard people in the courtyard talking about it. They said Dongsheng had bought some pork and pheasant."
"I don't know where Dongsheng bought it. He always has such good luck."
A woman in the aunt's room sighed, "I told you to go find him and ask him to help get some good things for Xiaoyue and Xiaoming. Look at them, they don't have much meat on them."
Speaking of this, the aunt felt so sad that she almost cried. These two children have been so well-behaved since they were adopted, which always makes her feel very distressed.
"You think I don't want to find Dongsheng, but it's not that easy to just come to my house and ask for help without any reason."
Yi Zhonghai's face was heavy. "If it was just once or twice, I might be able to help, but buying things is so difficult these days. I guess Dongsheng got the food by looking for connections, but he can't do us a favor for no reason!"
It has to be said that Yi Zhonghai saw things very clearly. If he had the audacity to come to Jia Dongsheng for help, it would have been considered a sign of good temper if Jia Dongsheng hadn't rolled his eyes at him.
"What should we do then?"
The aunt's face fell. "Look at our Xiaoyue and Xiaoming. They just gained some weight. If they don't eat well, they will lose it in a few days. They are still so young and growing. They can't lack oil, water and nutrition."
"Oh, I know. Let me think about it." Yi Zhonghai sighed lightly and thought.
Yi Xiaoyue and Yi Xiaoming sat between the two adults, looking left and right with their big, round eyes, behaving very well-behaved and sensible.
"Dad, Mom, we can eat anything."
Yi Xiaoyue suddenly said, "We are very happy as a family. It doesn't matter what we eat."
These words made Yi Zhonghai and Auntie smile kindly. How could they not love such a sensible girl?
"Xiaoyue, you're still so young, of course you need to eat something good. Don't worry, your father is very capable. Let him find a solution. Let's eat."
As the aunt was speaking, she took out a white flour bun, handed it to Yi Xiaoyue, and then put an egg in it for Yi Xiaoyue to eat.
On the other side, Yi Zhonghai felt immense pressure in his heart because of what the aunt said, but since he had adopted the child, of course he had to make sure he had good food and drink. This was a must.
"That's right, Xiaoyue, don't think too much. This is all Dad's business. Let's eat quickly."
While talking, Yi Zhonghai also started to pick up food for Yi Xiaoming and started eating.
The family of four and two children ate white flour buns, while Yi Zhonghai and the aunt ate steamed corn bread, as fine grains were difficult to obtain.
These days, because they had been eating with Jia Dongsheng, they had used up a lot of the fine grain coupons they had accumulated over the years, as well as those they had exchanged from their apprentices in the factory. Now they had to save some and leave them for the two children, while the adults could eat some coarse grains.
Looking at Yi Xiaoyue and Yi Xiaoming eating with big mouthfuls, Yi Zhonghai thought to himself that he must give this pair of well-behaved children a life with good food and drink.
"Looks like I really have to go find Dongsheng. He's the only one in the hospital who can get some good stuff right now, but I can't ask for help from someone empty-handed!"
Having lived to such an old age, Yi Zhonghai certainly understands the ways of the world. It is impossible to go to someone's house to ask for help empty-handed. You must bring some gifts.
And you have to give gifts that others can't refuse, otherwise it would be a waste of time.
After finishing his meal, Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth, rummaged through the boxes, and took out two bottles of fine wine from the bottom of the box.
Yi Zhonghai is also a person who likes to drink, so since he was young, he has had the habit of saving wine. However, he is reluctant to drink these wines, so he has quite a lot of wine saved.
After being in contact with Jia Dongsheng for such a long time, Yi Zhonghai has realized that Jia Dongsheng prefers to have a drink, so two bottles of good wine will definitely impress Jia Dongsheng and ask him to help get something lucrative.
Holding the two bottles of wine in his arms, Yi Zhonghai felt a little reluctant to part with them, after all, they had been stored for so many years. But after looking at the two children, he turned around and walked outside.
Jia family.
Several people were gathered in front of a large table, eating their meals with big mouthfuls.
White flour buns, rice, braised pork, boiled fish, chicken and mushrooms, braised rabbit, plus a donkey bone soup.
Four dishes, one soup, and two staple foods, whether it is the dishes or the rice, they are all very hard.
Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Banggeng, and Xiaodang all ate with their mouths full of oil. Among them, Banggeng, persuaded by Jia Dongsheng, took a few bites of boiled fish. The fish was so spicy that he gasped for air, which made Jia Dongsheng very happy.
"Dongsheng, you are such a scoundrel! Why did you let Banggeng eat chili peppers? Look how spicy he is."
Jia Zhang lectured Jia Dongsheng dissatisfiedly. There was nothing she could do. The boiled fish always tasted spicy, but Jia Dongsheng had just tricked Banggeng by saying that spicy food was the most delicious. Banggeng saw that Jia Dongsheng and Qin Huairu were eating happily, so he tried it. After eating two pieces of fish, his lips turned red from the spiciness. He drank several gulps of cold water, but the spiciness could not be completely relieved.
"Mom, chili peppers are something you just have to get used to. We'll definitely have lots of Sichuan dishes in the future. Will Banggeng not be allowed to eat them then?"
Jia Dongsheng gave a wicked smile and looked at Banggeng: "Banggeng, eat some more fish, it's so delicious."
"Uncle, it's so spicy!" Banggeng said with a bitter expression.
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