When Shen Zhengxu and Shen Zhengrong followed to the kitchen, they saw Shen Chuning took a handful of kindling and lit the fire in the stove with ease.
Then wash the pot, add water, and put the rice into the pot.
After doing all this, she saw her two brothers standing at the kitchen door, stunned.
"Second brother, third brother, you came just in time. Third brother, please help me add some firewood to the stove. Second brother, please bring in some more firewood. I'm afraid this is not enough."
"oh oh!"
Shen Zhengliang and Shen Zhengxu, who had been stunned, came back to their senses and nodded repeatedly.
Shen Chuning turned back to cut the meat and vegetables she had already washed on the chopping board.
She just heard the noise outside and knew that it was Aunt Lin who came to propose marriage, so she thought she had to leave a good impression on her future mother-in-law.
Hurry up and get some food and vegetables out of the space.
She was originally regretting that there were only vegetables in the space, but she unexpectedly found a large piece of fresh pork and a basket of eggs in the corner of the space warehouse.
She quickly cut a piece of meat and took out a few eggs.
As Shen Zhengrong was lighting the fire, he watched Shen Chuning chopping vegetables and meat skillfully, and his brows couldn't help but furrowed.
His sister seemed like a completely different person today. How could the previous Shen Chu Ning do this?
And where does the meat come from at home?
Dad and his older and second older brothers lived a frugal life. Every time they bought meat, they only bought two taels for Ningning to eat alone.
Shen Chu Ning is now cutting this piece of meat, which weighs at least two kilograms.
"Ningning, when did you learn to make these? And this meat, was it bought by Dad?" Shen Zhengxu asked casually while making a fire.
Shen Chu Ning had already thought of an excuse, and without stopping, he replied: "I exchanged this meat for food."
After she finished speaking, as if she was afraid that Shen Zhengrong would be angry, she turned around and smiled coquettishly at Shen Zhengrong, "Third brother, don't be angry. I was thinking that Aunt Lin and the others would come to propose marriage today, and I was afraid that she would have a bad impression of me. You also know that people in the village say that I..."
Shen Chu Ning spoke more and more quietly, and his head drooped lower and lower.
Shen Zhengrong knew that his sister had a bad reputation in the village.
Only then did he remember that his sister had told him last night that she wanted to get married. He subconsciously thought that his sister was obsessed with marrying Chen Ziyun.
He treats his sister very badly.
"Ningning, I'm sorry. Third brother didn't ask clearly last night and was so harsh on you without knowing the truth."
Shen Chu Ning smiled sweetly, "Third brother, it's okay, I know that Third brother is doing this for my own good, I won't be angry with Third brother!"
Shen Zhengrong couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips. His sister was still that lovely sister.
As for her proficiency in cutting vegetables, Shen Chu Ning explained that she had secretly practiced it herself.
In fact, it was in the dream she had. After she married Chen Ziyun, Chen Ziyun was extremely picky. If the dishes she cooked were not to his liking, he would throw his chopsticks and bowls.
In order to please him, she had to practice her cooking skills and prepare every meal carefully.
She discovered last night that the skills she had learned in her dreams now came back to her automatically, as if she had really lived her whole life as in her dreams.
The four of them, father and son, were busy working to make money, and she was often alone at home. They didn't know what she did when she was alone at home, so they didn't suspect anything.
Shen Zhengliang brought back the firewood and learned that the meat and eggs were exchanged by Shen Chuning in the morning.
His face was still gloomy, and he said seriously: "Ningning, this time the situation is special, let it go. But there won't be a next time, you must never go to the black market by yourself, understand?"
Now, to buy meat through formal channels, one needs not only money but also meat coupons. Meat coupons in the city are rationed, and it is even harder to get meat coupons in the countryside, so they have to exchange them with city dwellers.
Shen Chu Ning directly exchanged grain for meat and eggs, which could only be exchanged on the black market.
When Shen Zhengliang is not busy with farming, he will also seize the opportunity to do some small business on the black market to make money. He knows better than anyone how dangerous the black market is.
"Second brother, I get it. Don't worry, next time I go to the black market, I will definitely go with you, and I will never go alone." Shen Chuning smiled sweetly to coax Shen Zhengliang.
Shen Zhengliang couldn't do anything to her.
Lin Shulan was discussing the marriages of her two children with Shen Zhengguo in the main room when she smelled a strong fragrance wafting over.
It just so happened that the marriage matter had been almost discussed, so I just had to confirm it with Shen Chuning herself later.
Times are different now. People advocate independent love and freedom of marriage. We can no longer have parents arrange marriages like in feudal society, and young people have to agree to the marriage themselves.
Lin Shulan stood up and said, "We have nothing to do just sitting here. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything I can do to help the children."
She said so, but everyone knew that she wanted to go and see whether it was Shen Chuning or the two sons of the Shen family who were working in the kitchen, and let Shen Chuning claim the credit later.
Lin Shulan walked into the kitchen, where Shen Chuning was cooking the last dish, bitter melon and baked eggs.
Her little face was flushed red by the heat from the stove, and she looked as beautiful as a peach blossom.
Seeing Lin Shulan coming, Shen Chuning smiled sweetly and said, “Aunt Lin, please sit for a while, the food will be ready soon.”
As she spoke, she had already started to put the dishes in the rough bowl. The green bitter melon slices dotted between the golden fried eggs made people feel hungry just by looking at them.
Lv Xiaohong followed and said with a smile: "Our Ningning is really capable. The dishes she made look delicious just by looking at their colors."
Lin Shulan and Lu Xiaohong helped bring the dishes to the table.
There was a bitter melon baked egg, a plate of lettuce and pork slices, a twice-cooked pork, a braised potato, and a steamed eggplant. Although there were not many dishes, the portions were large and enough for the ten people.
It was hot now, so Shen Chu Ning didn't cook dry rice, but mung bean porridge, which was very thick.
Mung beans clear away heat and relieve summer heat. After eating a bowl of mung bean porridge, you will feel cool all over.
Not to mention that Shen Chuning also made mint syrup to cool everyone down.
Although some of the dishes were home-cooked meals, it was already very respectable to serve two meat dishes and an egg to the guests.
Especially the taste of these dishes was exceptionally good, and the aunts themselves felt inferior.
After dinner, Shen Chu Ning helped his three brothers clean up the dishes.
Lu Xiaohong secretly said to Lin Shulan: "I think those rumors in the village are not credible. Who said that the daughter of the Shen family is spoiled and never has to do housework? Look at how good the dishes she cooks are. I think those rumors were spread by people who were jealous of her."
Lin Shulan drank the cool mint water, and her opinion of Shen Chuning had long since disappeared.
He smiled so hard that his mouth couldn't close and said, "With Ningning's appearance, if it weren't for the jealous people outside ruining her reputation, the threshold of the Shen family would have been trampled down long ago, so how could my old son have a turn?"
Her eldest son is an excellent person, but he is very stubborn. He said before that he refused to have a girlfriend, but now he is 28 years old and has become a loser.
It’s worth it to marry such a beautiful and capable wife!
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