Feeling embarrassed, Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui quickly mixed the chicken and duck feed and rushed to feed the chickens and ducks.
Cheng Yue ignored them, took out glutinous rice, reed leaves and fillings, and started wrapping zongzi on the table.
Soon after, the food was served, and Chen Tong and Chen Ning returned.
Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui came in to settle their wages. Cheng Yue saw that there were quite a few ripe tomatoes in the field, so she picked five and told them to take them home and fry them with eggs.
Now that Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui are receiving their wages, they can afford to eat pork every three to five days, let alone eggs.
Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui's eyes widened again. "This round, bright red thing is called a tomato? We've never seen one before. It must be very expensive! And you can even stir-fry it?"
They go into the yard every day, how could they not see the vegetables growing in the garden? There are many of them that they've never even seen before. Just a couple of days ago, she was talking to Cuicui about how these things look like fruit and why they're growing in the vegetable garden.
It's just that they were too embarrassed to ask. This thing looks valuable, and it's hard to say how much it cost. If they asked, Cheng Yue would definitely have to give it to them, and that would seem so awkward!
But now Cheng Yue gave her five big ones, and she couldn't stop herself from asking so many questions.
Cheng Yue stuffed three into Zhao Xiangxiu's hand, and two more into Cuicui's, laughing as she said:
"It's not expensive. We bought this vegetable by chance, and it tastes great. You can try it. It can be used to stir-fry with eggs, make soup, or even eaten raw!"
Cui Cui stared at the fruit, swallowing hard, wondering what it tasted like. Was it sour? She had only ever eaten wild peaches, wild apricots, and sour plums…
Zhao Xiangxiu touched the smooth skin of the tomato, finding it incredibly appealing. Without any hesitation, she smiled and said to Cheng Yue, "Then I'll accept it. I eat the same few dishes every year; I want to change things up!"
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "If you like the food, I'll give you some vegetable seeds so you can plant some too."
Zhao Xiangxiu's eyes lit up, and then she said, "Are there any seeds in here? If so, we can get them and plant them ourselves."
"It does have seeds, but it's too much trouble to pick them out. If you want to eat it, you just cut it up and eat it whole. If you want to grow it, I have seeds here."
"What's the big deal? We country folk don't have to worry about trouble!"
Zhao Xiangxiu waved her hand. "Which year's vegetable seeds aren't kept by ourselves? The most important thing is to have something to eat. Who would complain about the trouble?"
Besides, Cheng Yuehua must have bought these seeds with her own money. It wouldn't be right to give them to her for free. Since there are seeds, let's just pick them out and keep them!
Since Zhao Xiangxiu had already said so, Cheng Yue naturally couldn't say anything and just let her be.
After exchanging a few words, Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui took the tomatoes and went home. They wanted to try frying them with eggs to see what they tasted like!
"Alright, let's eat!"
Chen An doesn't know how to cook many dishes, mainly because he hasn't cooked them many times and didn't have the opportunity before. The few dishes he's learning now were learned from Cheng Yue.
Eggplant and green beans, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and loofah and pork slice soup.
They were all simple, home-style dishes, but we ate them with great relish.
No need to cook it yourself, eating ready-made food is always better.
Before going to bed that night, Chen An prepared a basin of water for Cheng Yue to soak her feet.
Cheng Yue exclaimed, "No wonder Sister Xiangxiu said I'm so lucky! My husband is capable, cooks delicious food, and is good to me and the children. I really am lucky!"
Chen An lowered his head, his face flushed, and diligently massaged Cheng Yue's legs, "A-Yue, tonight..."
Chen An looked up expectantly, only to be stunned for a moment. How tired was A-Yue? She had fallen asleep right after saying the first sentence and before she could say the next?
Chen An shook his head and chuckled. He wiped Cheng Yue's feet clean, then held her in a different position before quietly going to pour water.
Cheng Yue sighed. "Oh dear! She really has a sharp tongue! Why is she praising someone when we're alone together? Isn't that flirting?"
Although she had strong feelings for Chen An, she always felt that things hadn't reached that point yet... Oh well, she'd just let things take their course for now! (\/\/?_?\/\/)
He pretended to be stupid for a moment, and couldn't sleep all night.
The next day, Cheng Yue and Chen An both had dark circles under their eyes, and the Chen sisters, Chen Tong and Chen Ning, looked at each other in dismay.
"Dad, Mom, why do you both look so tired? Didn't you sleep well?"
Chen An: "There are too many mosquitoes."
Wait a minute? Wasn't A-Yue sleeping soundly? Why is she looking just like him?
As soon as Chen An turned his head, Cheng Yue immediately chimed in, "Yes! There are too many mosquitoes!"
What are you looking at! Chest muscles, abs, biceps, stay away from her...
Chen Tong and Chen Ning: "..." Are there really that many mosquitoes? How come they didn't know?
Cheng Yue dashed to the kitchen; she decided to make breakfast so she could eat early and leave sooner.
Over the next few days, Cheng Yue and Chen Ning continued making pastries, while Chen An and Chen Tong would report on Zeng Youcai's progress in saving his son every day when they returned home.
"I heard that Zeng Youcai has started selling his shops!"
"But it seems like no one's buying it after it's been listed..."
"It was so hard to find someone to buy it, and they ripped Zeng Youcai off handsomely!"
Zeng Youcai couldn't take it anymore and wanted to report it to the authorities! But the county magistrate said they couldn't catch the person.
"Third Master Chen came by and told us not to worry. Mother, how could the county magistrate not care? Could it be that Third Master Chen did this?"
Chen Tong gave her report without fail, but she was particularly excited today. She had previously reported the financial situation to the authorities, and she was worried that if those two people were really arrested, it would implicate them.
Who knew the county magistrate said he couldn't catch the man, so Zeng Youcai had to sell another shop. I heard he's been so busy these past few days that his belly has shrunk a bit.
Cheng Yue told Chen Sanye about this, and everyone said they could rest assured that if it wasn't him, then who else could it be?
Master Chen and the county magistrate must have a close relationship, but what that relationship is is none of her business.
Zeng Youcai's current predicament is entirely his own doing. He didn't enjoy his own good life and instead focused on harming others. He deserves it!
Cheng Yue clicked her tongue in amazement: "Speaking of which, those two who kidnapped people were really daring. They managed to take away Zeng Youcai's two shops."
It's kind of tragic, but it's also so funny!
Chen An said, "It's alright, he still has a house."
Haha! It would be hilarious if the house was gone too. Cheng Yue said, "Zeng Youcai wasn't much of a man, but he was a good father. He spent all his money but didn't give up on his child."
Chen An added insult to injury: "He couldn't have children for a long time. Zeng Dabao and Zeng Xiaobao are his only offspring. If he could have children, he definitely wouldn't care about them."
"Huh? What's the inside story?"
She said, "Is Chen Xianghua really that charming? Zeng Youcai has a little money, but his character is terrible. Even someone like Chen Ping has a mistress."
Zeng Youcai was actually living alone with Chen Xianghua because he couldn't have children!
This was a difficult thing to say. Chen Tong and Chen Ning blinked at him, and Chen An coughed lightly before whispering in Cheng Yue's ear, "It was Chen Xianghua complaining to Mother that I overheard."
"They say that ever since she gave birth to Zeng Dabao and Zeng Xiaobao, Zeng Youcai... can't perform anymore. He can't perform with her, and he can't perform with other women either..."
No wonder! Chen An was so supportive of her using this trick on Zeng Youcai. It turns out she had inside information. She was certain that Zeng Youcai would do anything for his two sons!
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