Chapter 143 Know Your Limits

Zhulan smiled and said, "It's getting late, I'll help you cook."

Mrs. Wu Li waved her hands. She was confident that her grandson would do well, but she also knew that work was work. "I can do it myself."

Zhulan's eyes were filled with satisfaction. She was testing me, and her smile deepened. "It's boring for me to stay alone, so I'll help light the fire and we can talk."

Wu Lishi, "Ah."

Mrs. Wu Li was efficient. There were two pots in the kitchen, so she cooked two dishes at the same time. While the stew was going on, she also prepared the remaining side dishes. The dishes were ready in more than half an hour, and they were just waiting to eat the steamed buns.

Mrs. Wu Li was in a good mood and the dishes she cooked were more delicious than usual.

Zhulan called on the children to wash their hands. When Mrs. Wu Li brought the dishes to the front yard, Zhulan also arranged the dishes in the backyard.

Fish is hard to come by in winter. This is only Zhulan's second meal since she came to Pingzhou. The Zhou family's children's eyes are all on the fried leeks and eggs and fish. There has been chicken soup every day and meat in every meal these days. They don't like meat at all.

Ming Teng ate the chives with big mouthfuls, "Grandma, chives are delicious, can we grow them at home?"

Zhulan has chives in her backyard, but how to grow vegetables in winter? Zhulan really doesn't know. She is not a professional. "It's not the season, so you can't grow it at home."

Ming Teng looked like a liar and pointed at the chives, "I can't grow them, how did you buy them?"

Mrs. Wu Li smiled and said, "These are the leek roots that some farmers keep in their houses in order to earn some extra money to supplement their family income in the winter. However, they use up a lot of firewood and there isn't much of them, so they are expensive."

She had thought about it at first, but unfortunately there was no place, and the firewood was not enough. Buying firewood would cost a lot of money, not to mention that she couldn't harvest much from each harvest, so she gave up the idea.

Zhulan had never come across leeks, so she really didn't know about growing leeks indoors in winter. Once again, I sigh that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

Zhulan invited Wu Ning to eat. The little girl and Xuehan had become more familiar with each other, but she was still a little timid and didn't dare to pick up food. Zhulan winked at the girl, and Xuehan quickly picked up some ribs for Wu Ning, "Eat more food, don't be polite, just treat it like you're at home."

Wu Ning has beautiful eyes and a soft voice. "Thank you, sister."

She really liked this younger sister. She didn't look down on her, nor did she ask her questions, and she didn't complain about her clothes. She even held her hand. Was she pretending? She could see clearly that her younger sister liked her very much.

She is not jealous of her sister because she is well-dressed and wears jewelry. She has learned to be grateful and content since her parents passed away. Her sister is her first friend!

Xue Han was happy, people are attracted to each other by sight, she liked Wu Ning very much, people's eyes are the windows to the soul, although Wu Ning's conditions are not as good as hers, she is not shallow at all, speaks softly, and her smile can touch people's hearts. Wu Ning is not like an older sister, but like the younger sister she had imagined.

Zhulan watched the lady picking food for Wu Ning and realized that Wu Ning was a really good girl and had been recognized by the lady.

Wu Li was also happy. She had seen a lot as a helper. She had seen young ladies from official families and merchants' families. Because she had seen so much, she paid special attention to her granddaughter's education, trying to teach her manners and to have vision. She was very successful in her education, with the only difference being that her granddaughter never went out and was a little timid. But it would be fine if she went out more often.

In the front yard, because Wu Ming was only fifteen years old and Zhou Shuren didn't drink much, the party in the front yard ended not long after Zhulan finished eating in the back yard.

After Wu Ning helped her grandmother pack up, the Wu family left.

After washing up in the evening, Zhulan asked Zhou Shuren, "What do you think of Wu Ming?"

Zhou Shuren praised him, "If I didn't have two lifetimes of experience, I would not be as good as him. This child is at the top in terms of both intelligence and worldly matters. Changzhi is already very talented, but compared to Wu Ming, Changzhi is just a child who has not grown up."

Zhulan looked down at Zhou Shuren, whose head was resting on her legs. This guy really knows how to climb a ladder. Look how naturally he lay down while talking!