Chapter 13

The iron egg is stuck.

He looked at his father in disbelief, shocked to the point of crying.

"Why have you eaten it before?"

He has never eaten it!

It's heartbreaking to hear her choked voice.

Shang Nanchen didn't even hear what was said. He thought about it carefully and said, "When I was a child, your grandma did it to me when she was still alive. Is there any problem?"

"Oh, no problem."

Tiedan felt relieved, as it turned out that his father had also eaten it when he was a child.

He is still young and his mother is still alive. She can cook braised pork for him tomorrow.

Tiedan started to brag again: "Dad, my mom is going to make me braised pork today. I'm going to queue up at the grocery store to buy meat and bring back the best meat."

“…”

Shang Nanchen suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "Shang Aiguo, do you have money?"

Tiedan stretched out his hand and asked, "Dad, do you have money?"

"Of course I do." Shang Nanchen sneered.

"Then give it to me, I'll go buy some meat and let you eat it when I come back." Tiedan's tone almost pissed Shang Nanchen off to death.

He uses the money he earns to support his family, so should he be excluded from eating meat?

"Then do you have any meat tickets?" Shang Nanchen asked with a sneer.

Tiedan asked confidently, "Do you have it? If you do, give it to me!"

Shang Nanchen held his breath and gritted his teeth as he said, "I gave it all to your mother."

"So there is none?" Tiedan said with a look of disgust, "You still have to ask my mom for it."

“…”

No way!

Jing Xian couldn't help herself and burst into laughter. Then she heard a cold voice from the side: "Is it funny? Comrade Jing Xian."

“Not funny.”

After Jing Xian finished speaking, she couldn't help but burst out laughing again.

Fusheng woke up at some point and hid under the quilt, laughing with Jingxian. Laughter is contagious, Tiedan also started laughing, and finally even Shang Nanchen laughed.

He reached out to turn on the light, put on his clothes, and went downstairs to light a fire and cook.

I have to boil two thermoses of water in the morning, otherwise there won’t be anything to drink at home.

Jing Xian also got up afterwards.

She found that it was snowing outside. The snow was as deep as an adult's knees. It seemed that it had been snowing all night.

"Noodles for breakfast?" Jing Xian planned to eat something hot.

Shang Nanchen had no objection: "All right."

"Then it's noodles."

She scooped three scoops of cornmeal with a small scoop, thought for a moment and scooped another scoop of white flour into the dough. She kneaded the dough and put it in a basin to wake up. Shang Nanchen just poured hot water into the thermos, and there was a little water left. Jing Xian made him an egg soup and put it on the stove.

Shang Nanchen looked at the egg water and felt very happy, but he was a man, it was impossible for him to have the egg water to drink while the three of them could not even have a bite of egg.

"How many eggs will you put in your pocket later? One for each of you three?"

"OK."

Eggs are also present. The child's body must be replenished.

Besides, her own health was not that good.

Once her work becomes successful, she will be able to afford four eggs a day.

"Eat one every morning from now on." Shang Nanchen was afraid that she would be reluctant to eat it.

People who have experienced the end of the world cherish food very much and have an almost insane obsession with eating.

Jing Xian, who had never eaten good food in her two lives, was the king among them.

No matter who is reluctant, she will.

"After the new year, the two children will go to school, and the family expenses will be high." Jing Xian shoveled a piece of pork into the pot while speaking. "If I can work, we can afford to have meat once a day, not just four eggs in the morning."

Shang Nanchen thought to himself that Jing Xian really didn't suffer any loss at all.

Everything he said was a reminder for him not to forget about work.

Shang Nanchen didn't dare to guarantee it. "I've applied for the position for you. Whether you can go or not depends on your own ability."

"My favorite phrase is 'depend on your ability.'" Jing Xian smiled and went into the west room to get some scallops.

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Nanchen was stunned by her confident look.

You know what, it looks pretty good.

Shang Nanchen is not a rookie who is used to staring at his wife. He said calmly, "It depends on your performance."

"All right. Just burn it."

Jing Xian threw the cleaned scallops into the pot to cook and turned to roll out the noodles.

There is no salt in the water. If salt is added, the meat will become woody.

Jing Xian heard some of the little tricks from the old man, and she didn't understand them either. She would remember what the old man said, and how much she could remember depended on her ability. In the end times, there was no place for her to practice her skills, and the only thing she could practice was knife skills.

If you come across an edible animal in the wild, just eat it.

She dared to say that Shang Nanchen's skills in slaughtering chickens and sheep were not as skillful as hers.

"I'll go outside and sweep up the snow."

Shang Nanchen put two pieces of wood in the stove, put on a hat and gloves, and took a shovel to shovel the snow, otherwise he would not be able to walk.

He shoveled a path in the yard and went to the door to shovel the snow.

As soon as I pushed the door open, Zhang Liansheng and Wu Zhanfu also came out of their house. The three of them shoveled the road in front of their yards with shovels. They carried the shovels and walked farther away. There were some roads without people, so they came out to shovel snow on their own initiative.

I passed by the grocery store and saw that it was open.

Shang Nanchen thought that Tiedan would go out early in the morning to buy pork, and he was thinking about the braised pork. So he put the iron shovel at the door and went into the grocery store.

The pork stall opens first.

At this moment, half a pork was placed on the chopping board, and the butcher was chopping the meat.

Shang Nanchen was about to take out his pocket when he found that he only had ten yuan on him, and no pork ticket. He thought of the soups and dishes that Jing Xian had made with big bones, and without saying a word, he bought ten kilograms of big bones.

He came out carrying a sack. Zhang Liansheng happened to come by and saw him holding a large bone. He said, "Could it be that your sister-in-law asked you to buy this again?"

"Not really." Shang Nanchen thought that the noodles at home should be ready, so he walked quickly with the bag, "Let's walk faster, our meal will be ready soon."

Zhang Liansheng thought to himself, "Whose meal is almost ready?"

He can also have a hot meal when he gets home.

Jing Xian took out the scallop shells and placed them on the stove beside her for the two children to play with.

Jing Xian put the noodles into the pot, thinking that if she only ate noodles, the taste might be bland. She went to the west room and got two large potatoes, peeled them and started to cut them into strips. She took out the noodles and put them in a basin, cleaned the pot, put oil in it and started to stir-fry the potatoes.

The old man said that some people like to eat crispy potatoes, so they need to be soaked in water.

Some people like to eat hot and sour food.

Spicy and sour potato shreds are the best test of a chef's skills.

Another type is home-cooked shredded potatoes, which are not soaked in water, but fried with oil and salt. The fried potatoes are golden and very fragrant, but they are easy to stick to the pan. Many children like to eat them the most.

Jingxian had never eaten it before, so she decided to fry it.

The big pot is not easy to stick to the pot, so I stir-fried the shredded potatoes over high heat. The two delicious children ran out of the house and stood by the stove, watching eagerly.

Shang Nanchen came in carrying a big bone, and the two children immediately rushed over happily.

"Dad, is this pork?" Tiedan started to pick it up and take a look.

Shang Nanchen was embarrassed, and secretly looked at Jing Xian and said, "I didn't bring any meat coupons, so I bought ten kilograms of bones."

"You bought some bones? That's great. I won't have to buy more at the grocery store later. We'll eat the big bones tonight and make soup with the rest. We've run out of broth at home."

Jing Xian was originally planning to buy it, and now that Shang Nanchen bought it, she was quite happy: "Next time you are free in the morning, buy it back as well."

"OK."

Shang Nanchen didn't think this was a big deal, it was just two more trips.

"What about the pork?"

Tiedan looked at his father with disappointment. The braised pork was almost his obsession.

Shang Nanchen was somewhat embarrassed.

Jing Xian came over and stroked his head: "Hurry up and eat. After eating, let's go to the grocery store and buy more meat. If we go too late,

If there is no meat, we have to wait until tomorrow."

Can’t wait for tomorrow!

Tiedan rushed into the house, and Fusheng followed him in happily.

Shang Nanchen took the dish from her hand attentively and glanced at Jing Xian, but Jing Xian didn't look at him, so he had to carry the dishes into the house.

Jing Xian brushed the pot while it was still hot and put hot water in it to use for washing dishes later.

After entering the house, Shang Nanchen was about to serve her noodles, but she raised her hand and said, "I'll do it myself."

She doesn't want to eat anything dry, she mainly wants to drink some soup.

After eating both the soup and the noodles, I felt warm all over.

Tiedan was in a hurry but couldn't eat fast. His head was covered with sweat. He hadn't eaten much and didn't even have time to eat a bite of the food.

Jing Xian was afraid that the child might have burned his esophagus, so she hurriedly said, "Eat slowly, don't worry, we'll definitely be able to buy more meat."

"Then can I eat braised pork today?" Tiedan's obsession is deeply rooted.

Shang Nanchen felt a little embarrassed, but also felt sorry for the two children. His disgust for his ex-wife went up a notch. She felt lonely, so she found another man. He didn't think it was a big deal, and they broke up if they didn't get along.

But she shouldn't have used the money to raise the child into this state.

"Let's eat it at noon." Jing Xian also wanted to taste what the legendary braised pork tasted like.

Tiedan felt relieved when he heard Jingxian's words. He took a bite of the potato and was stunned: "Is this a potato? Why is it so delicious?"

Jing Xian couldn't help laughing when she was praised.

"Is it delicious? Which one is better than the potato you've been dreaming of?" Jing Xian admitted that she had her own thoughts. She was not a passive person. For her own happiness, she would work hard for it.

Tiedan said, "This one tastes better."

"This must be the best," Fusheng said slowly, "I was so hungry at that time! I thought everything I ate was delicious! Right, mom?"

After Fusheng finished speaking, he looked at Jingxian as if seeking praise.

Jing Xian stroked him gently and said with a smile, "Yes, but we won't be hungry anymore and we will have better food. Let's eat first, and then we'll go buy some meat and make braised pork for lunch."

"Um!"

Fusheng nodded vigorously.

Tiedan didn't say anything, but he ate even faster.

Shang Nanchen glanced at Jing Xian with a complicated expression. When did these two children have little secrets?

After dinner, Shang Nanchen washed the dishes but did not leave. Instead, he deliberately waited to go out with the three of them.

Although it was snowing outside, it wasn't that cold.

The two children, wearing new cotton-padded clothes, ran happily in front.

Jing Xian and Shang Nanchen walked side by side behind. Shang Nanchen deliberately lowered his voice and asked her, "What's the matter with that potato?"

"The two kids were so hungry that they found two small potatoes from somewhere and roasted them secretly outside to eat. The potatoes became mushy. The two kids were reluctant to throw them away, so they ate them up bit by bit, thinking they were the most delicious food in the world."