She not only gave a small jar of the finished mushroom meat sauce to Li Hongqi's family, but also gave two small jars to the Gao family and the Zhou family.

In the past few months, the Gao family and the Zhou family have taken good care of her. Shuying is not stingy either. She gives each family a small jar. After all, there is meat in it, so there is no more.

But even this small jar of meat sauce, viewed here, is quite a large sum.

So, at first, Mrs. Gao and Aunt Zhou didn't realize that what Miss Yang (Axi's wife) gave them was mushroom meat sauce. When they took it home and opened the bottle cap, they found that there was oil and diced meat inside, which scared them.

It would not be a good idea to return the favor now. Aunt Zhou could only wonder when Axi's wife would return the favor to the Zhou family. She also planned to let her eldest daughter-in-law visit the Chen family often to see if Axi's wife needed any help.

At dinner, Auntie Zhou also added some mushroom meat sauce to the fish stew as Axi's wife had suggested.

The spicy and fresh aroma not only attracted Teacher Zhou to come out of the study early, but also made the other members of the Zhou family hungry and eager to eat dinner.

"Mom, what did you cook for dinner? Why does it smell so good?" Zhou Weihong walked into the kitchen and poked her head out to see what delicious dish her mother had prepared.

Zhou Weihong is still clear about his mother's cooking skills. His mother's cooking skills are okay, but they are not very delicious.

Aunt Zhou has already tasted the stewed fish, which tastes very good, spicy, fresh and tasty without any fishy smell.

The fish is tasty and tender, and the soup made with mushroom and meat sauce is thick and fresh.

Aunt Zhou was also very surprised. She never thought that the fish would taste so good with the mushroom meat sauce given by Axi's wife.

She didn't bother to reply to her lady and let her lady bring the dishes into the main room for dinner.

Ye Shuning, who entered the kitchen later, brought the dishes into the main room first, and Zhou Weihong brought the other dishes to the table.

The family sat at the table to eat dinner. Teacher Zhou, Zhou Shengtian, and Zhou Weihong couldn't help but reach for the bowl of stewed fish when they smelled the food.

The fish meat is tender and tasty, and the soup is rich, fresh and spicy. Put some of the soup in your mouth, it is fragrant and goes well with rice, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.

Not to mention the brothers Zhou Shengtian and Zhou Weihong, even Master Zhou was very surprised after tasting it: "This fish tastes good. How come it is so delicious?"

While looking at his wife curiously, Mr. Zhou kept picking up the stewed fish with his chopsticks. He was enjoying the meal so much that he hardly touched any other dishes at home.

Zhou Shengtian and Zhou Weihong also felt that this evening's dish was really to their liking. Zhou Shengtian not only took some for himself, but also gave some to his wife so that she could eat more.

Ye Shuning tried the stewed fish, which was indeed delicious, though a little spicy. It went especially well with rice.

"Is this stewed fish delicious?" Aunt Zhou asked deliberately with a smile.

Teacher Zhou didn't bother to look back and kept picking up the fish with his chopsticks. The soup was also delicious. After serving the rice, Teacher Zhou scooped up some fish soup to mix with the rice. The spicy and rich soup mixed with the rice made Teacher Zhou eat three bowls of rice in a row.

Zhou Weihong and Ye Shuning also did not stop eating. It was only after Zhou Shengtian wolfed down another bowl of rice that he went to get more rice before saying, "Mom, the fish stew you made tonight was really to my liking. When can we make it again?"

Look, Zhou Shengtian and his sister each ate an extra bowl of rice at dinner tonight.

Zhou Shengtian ate four large bowls of rice, while Zhou Weihong and Ye Shuning, two female comrades, each ate two and a half bowls of rice tonight.

Aunt Zhou was also happy to see the whole family enjoying the food so much.

Aunt Zhou had fish soup with rice, and she ate a lot of rice.

The whole family was exhausted.

After dinner, Aunt Zhou said that Axi's wife sent a can of mushroom and meat sauce to the family. She added some of the mushroom and meat sauce to the stewed fish tonight. Who would have thought that it tasted so good?

She loves to eat.

The Zhou family suddenly realized.

Aunt Zhou plans to stew fish again when she buys some fish for home. It should taste good if she stews other vegetables with mushroom and meat sauce.

The Zhou family had a lively dinner, and the Gao family was not to be outdone.

Mrs. Gao was reluctant to stew fish, so she stewed some cabbage and added some mushroom meat sauce. The sauce contained diced meat, mushrooms and oil. How could the dish not be delicious?

So, Gao Tuan was a little surprised to see that the cabbage stewed by his wife tonight was not just watery but also contained a lot of oil and red soup.

After tasting the stewed cabbage, Gao Tuan was very surprised. The cabbage stewed by his wife tonight tasted delicious.

It was spicy and flavorful, with some minced meat. Gao Tuan ate three big bowls of rice for dinner.

The three Gao brothers also had good appetites. Gao Zhi and Gao Xiang kept saying to Mrs. Gao, "Mom, our stewed cabbage tonight is so delicious! Can we cook our cabbage like this every day in the future? It's really good with rice!"

Gao Tuan ate voraciously and nodded as he ate, praising Mrs. Gao's cooking skills for once. He also thought that if his wife stewed cabbage for him like this every day, he wouldn't mind her feeding him cabbage and radishes every day.

Shuying had never expected that mushroom meat sauce would be so popular in the Gao and Zhou families, so she made pork belly stewed with tofu for dinner.

The pork belly and tofu were fried in oil, then slowly stewed with a little mushroom meat sauce. The stewed soup was thick and sprinkled with some chopped green onions, which made it particularly fragrant. A green vegetable was also stir-fried.

Dinner is almost ready.

Not only does she love pork belly stewed with tofu, her own children also love it.

Shuying scooped some soup for the child to mix with rice. Chen Yi's cheeks were bulging from eating so much.

It was just a little spicy. Chen Yi kept taking a breath. Shuying poured a glass of water and placed it on the table for him to drink by himself.

When serving the second bowl of rice, Shuying was afraid that the child would find it too spicy, so she didn't give him any soup to mix with the rice. However, Chen Yi took the initiative to ask for soup to mix with the rice, pouting her little mouth and saying proudly, "Auntie, our food is more fragrant than other people's food. It's so delicious!"

After saying that, he buried his head in his food again. Shuying knew that this boy had a heavy taste just like his uncle.

In a blink of an eye, the Great Cold has passed and it is almost the end of the year. After the Great Cold, the weather has become extremely cold and there have been two snowfalls.

When Shuying got up early in the morning, he not only dressed himself carefully, but also dressed his children in a lot of clothes.

In this weather, she can wear warm underwear and the sweaters and pants she knitted earlier, and the shoes she crocheted with wool also come in handy.

She hooked up with several couples, including men, children, and herself.

After putting on a cotton jacket, socks and shoes for the child, Shuying also took out the Lei Feng military cap with droopy ears that she had recently bought at the market. It was very popular in that era and had a red star in the middle. Chen Yi liked it very much.

Shuying put a hat on the child, and the Lei Feng hat with droopy ears covered the ears, which was particularly warm. Not to mention that it was fortunate that the child had good looks, and he looked quite cute.

Chen Yi stood still obediently, blinking her big eyes, and said softly, "Auntie, I'm warm, very, very warm!"

Just keep it warm!

Only after taking the children to have breakfast did Shuying let them go out to play.

However, it snowed and everything was icy and cold, so she told the children not to go far and to play nearby with the three Gao brothers.

Chen Yi's response was particularly loud and clear.

Before the child went out, Shuying put gloves on Chen Yi.

Chen Yi watched his auntie putting gloves on him with a smile on her face, her little mouth was especially sweet: "Auntie, I like you so much! I like you much more than my uncle!"

As Chen Yi spoke, he gestured with his two little hands. There was a knock on the door, and the voices of Gao Yuan and Liang Goudan also came in.

"Boss, are you awake?"

"Chen Yi, have you had breakfast? We are going out to play, do you want to come?"

"Wait for me, I'll be there soon!" Chen Yi said loudly and urgently.

After getting fully armed, Shuying let her children go out to play. The New Year is coming soon and there are many things to do at home. Today is also the second to last market this year, and she still has a lot of New Year goods to buy.

Chen Yi opened the gate, and Liang Goudan and the other children were particularly curious when they saw that Chen Yihun was covered in weapons.

No one wore hats or gloves, and the children were curious and envious.

Liang Goudan first stared at the Lei Feng hat on Chen Yi's head and asked him if he felt particularly warm. Chen Yi gave him a smug look and Liang Goudan said, "Chen Yi, I have a hat like yours at home. I want to wear one tomorrow, too!"

After Liang Goudan finished speaking, Gao Yuan also said that his father also had a Lei Feng hat and a military coat like this, which were very impressive. However, what made Gao Yuan more envious was the new cotton jacket that Chen Yi was wearing.

You can tell it's new at a glance; the cotton jacket he's wearing belonged to his older brothers and had a lot of patches on it.

Chen Yi focused his attention on a strange, cautious, and red face. He asked Liang Goudan and Gao Yuan, "Who is he?"

Gao Yuan first introduced Fang Xiaobao and said, "Boss, his name is Fang Xiaobao, and he's new here. He wants to play with us!"

Before Chen Yi could say anything, Liang Goudan and Gao Yuan came up to Chen Yi and whispered in his ear that Fang Xiaobao was very miserable, as he had no parents and was now living with his uncle.

Chen Yi nodded and agreed to let everyone play together. Fang Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to talk to Chen Yi very carefully.

When everyone was running together, Gao Yuan came to Chen Yi's ear and talked. He knew much more than Liang Goudan. He had heard his mother gossip about the Fang family next door. He continued in a low voice: "Boss, Fang Xiaobao is in such a bad situation. His father died, his mother ran away, and his aunt didn't want to support him and his sister. She scolded them for being freeloaders every day and said she wanted to divorce his uncle. But his grandmother was very good to him! With his grandmother around, his aunt didn't dare to bully them."

Gao Yuan still didn't understand what divorce meant, he didn't like Fang Xiaobao's aunt very much. Chen Yi was a little smart, he understood a little what divorce meant, after hearing Gao Yuan say that Fang Xiaobao's aunt bullied him, his face became a little solemn.

Gao Yuan continued, "My mother said that Aunt Yang is a very nice person, and Uncle Chen is very lucky to marry Aunt Yang. Uncle Fang is not as lucky as Uncle Chen!"

When Chen Yi heard Gao Yuanniang speak well of his aunt, his originally serious round face also revealed a proud smile: "My aunt is so nice, and she is especially nice to me!"

Gao Yuan knew very well why Aunt Yang was so nice to the eldest brother.

At first, when he first learned that his eldest son was not Aunt Yang's biological son, he felt sorry for him. But later, Aunt Yang was so nice to his eldest son, better than his biological mother was to the three brothers, and he was very jealous.

Look, Gao Yuan was looking at his boss’s new clothes and shoes, and he was jealous again.

Gao Yuan continued, "Boss, Fang Xiaobao is so pitiful. Let's play with him from now on!"

Chen Yi nodded seriously, took out a slingshot from his pocket, tested it, and said, "If his aunt bullies him in the future, tell him to come find me!"

"Okay, Boss!"

After washing the dishes, Shuying rode her bicycle to the market. Passing by Gao's house, she met Gao's wife. Shuying asked Gao's wife if she wanted to go to the market. If so, she would give her a ride.

It was almost the end of the year, so naturally Mrs. Gao also had to prepare New Year's goods. Of course she had to go. Yang Meizi was going to the market, so Mrs. Gao just happened to take advantage of the situation and took a ride.

When they arrived at the market, the two agreed to meet at noon before parting ways.