Chapter 19

"Mom!"

Fusheng entered the house and saw the pig intestines on the stove. He came to Jingxian's side and asked in a soft and cute voice, "Mom, can I let Dayu taste the rice you cooked?"

Jing Xian knew the little guy's intention to show off.

"Have you ever thought about it? It will get cold if you take it out. And it's a bit spicy. What if Dayu doesn't want to eat it?"

Fusheng knew Jingxian had agreed, and said happily, "I have a way."

He stood at the door and waved to Dayu.

Li Yu walked in from outside. Fusheng immediately retracted his head, picked up a piece of pig intestine with chopsticks, opened the door curtain and asked Dayu: "Can you eat spicy food? This is a bit spicy!"

Li Yu had never eaten it before, but he didn't want to show his weakness in front of his friends, so he said manly, "What can I not eat? It's just spicy!"

"Then open your mouth!" said Fusheng.

Li Yu opened his mouth and Fusheng stuffed a piece of pig intestine into his mouth.

The food is no longer hot, the temperature is just right, it tastes a bit hot in the mouth, but it tastes better the more you eat it. And, it seems to be meat.

Li Yu is not the kind of kid who knows nothing and knows that meat is difficult.

He looked at the silly-smiling Fusheng in shock, and felt that he had to keep a close eye on this brother for Tiedan, lest he be fooled at any time.

"Is it delicious?" Fusheng asked expectantly.

Although it was a bit too spicy to bear, I didn't sweat all over and felt quite comfortable.

It tastes really good too!

"tasty!"

When Fusheng heard this, he smiled and said, "Then wait a little longer."

Li Yu was a little looking forward to it.

Fusheng came out again, and a piece of pig liver was stuffed into his mouth. It was still a little spicy, and there was some noodles in his mouth, but it was neither vegetable nor meat.

Li Yu was a little confused: "What is this?"

"Pig liver!" Fusheng said with a smile, tilting his head. Worried that Li Yu didn't know what pig liver was, he explained kindly, "It's pig offal."

Li Yu, who never eats pig offal, said: "..."

No nausea, no feeling of vomiting, and I even want to eat.

Li Yu looked at Fusheng eagerly, but Fusheng said, "We have to eat at home, so we won't keep you here. Let's play together in the afternoon."

"Then I'm going home. Tiedan, I'm leaving!" Li Yu shouted into the house and ran outside.

When Li Yu returned home and saw the sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli, he suddenly didn't want to eat.

Lin Qingwen looked at her son sitting on the kang with his mouth pouted, not planning to eat, and asked in surprise: "Why don't you eat? Don't you usually eat a lot?"

"I want to eat pig's liver."

Lin Qingwen's hands hesitated slightly: "Isn't pig liver pig offal? Who eats pig offal?"

Li Yu still had the aftertaste of pig liver in his mouth. He smacked his lips and said, "Fusheng's family eats pig liver, and it tastes really good. Mom, I want to eat pig liver, too. Can you make it for me?"

Lin Qingwen was over 30 years old when she gave birth to this son. Due to the family planning policy in the past two years, she and Captain Li only have one child so far, so naturally she dotes on him very much.

She had no choice but to grit her teeth and say, "Mom can't do it."

When Li Yu saw his mother give in, he immediately said, "Then go ask Fu Sheng's mother."

Lin Qingwen's face was frozen.

"Whose family does Fusheng belong to? I'll go ask this afternoon. However, the pork liver can only be bought tomorrow, so you have to eat well at noon today." Lin Qingyu discussed with her son.

Li Yu thought that he would be able to eat pig liver tomorrow, so he picked up his chopsticks and said, "He is the son of Captain Shang. His mother is very pretty."

"I see."

Lin Qingwen said weakly that she had no appetite to eat.

She is a doctor and is a bit of a clean freak.

Although it is not serious, eating pig offal is definitely a challenge for her.

Jing Xian didn't know what happened in Li Yu's house. She served the dishes and put corn cakes in the pot to heat them. She let the two children drink the soup first and ate the dishes slowly. When the water boiled, she poured the shrimps into the pot.

cook.

Boil the shrimp in plain water, no need to add anything, children can eat it once it is cooked, and it has a slightly sweet taste.

The corn steamed cake is very transparent and warms up after opening.

Shang Nanchen brought the rice up, and Jing Xian came in with a big bowl of shrimps. The two children felt like they couldn't finish it.

"Even the Chinese New Year is not this sumptuous." Shang Nanchen hasn't had a proper New Year's Eve dinner for several years.

When he was a child, when his mother was still alive, the food he ate was not as good as this.

Jing Xian raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "It's not meat, it's just pig offal, or seafood that no one wants."

Fusheng was the first to jump out and loudly retorted: "This is meat! This is the most delicious thing in the world, not a piece of junk!"

"That's right! They are just ignorant and don't know how delicious this thing is."

Tiedan thought of Zhao Xiuzhi and clenched his fists in anger. Jingxian quickly peeled a shrimp and stuffed it into his mouth. Tiedan's body stiffened, and his aura dropped a thousand miles. He didn't say anything and went to eat obediently.

Fusheng looked at Jingxian eagerly, with envy almost written on his face.

Jing Xian also peeled one for him.

Only then did Fusheng become happy.

He was not jealous or envious, he just wanted his mother to love him a little more.

Jing Xian watched him eating the pig intestines. When she didn't touch the pig liver and shrimps that the two children liked to eat, she peeled one and put it in his bowl.

Shang Nanchen noticed an extra shrimp in the bowl and looked up at Jing Xian. Her eyes were as deep as thick ink that could not be dissolved.

Jing Xian raised her eyes and said without any discomfort: "Eat more to supplement calcium. If you are not calcium deficient, your bones will not be so brittle."

“…”

Is that what he meant?

What he meant was, why did she peel shrimps for him? It would be so embarrassing for the two children to see it.

Jing Xian was actually a little embarrassed.

But since they had already done it, they could only treat it as a normal behavior to avoid embarrassment for both of them.

"Are you reluctant to eat it?" Jing Xian pretended to be confused and deliberately misinterpreted his meaning. "I bought a full bucket this time and you can eat it to your heart's content. Besides, how much can two children eat? You are the pillar of our family, so eat more to replenish yourself."

Shang Nanchen sighed.

Forget it, I'll just eat.

The two children ate up the pig's liver and nibbled on a piece of corn cake. They were now eating shrimp.

Shang Nanchen waited for the two children to finish eating and killed the remaining shrimps, then went downstairs to wash the dishes and help Jing Xian cook.

Jing Xian had already salted the pig's offal in the morning and put it in a small jar. Now she asked Shang Nanchen to move it to the corner of the east room. If it was placed in the west room, it would definitely freeze. Freezing is not scary, but it is very difficult to take it out after it freezes.

"In the evening, salted offal can be served as a cold dish. Abalone stewed with potatoes is one dish. Steamed oysters and sea cucumbers fried with green onions are another dish. Boil shrimps in a pot. Do you want to make something else? Oh, radish soup made from big bones, which is more commonly used. Or should I make some seaweed soup?"

Jingxian discussed it with Nanchen.

Shang Nanchen thought both were fine: "Let's have radish soup! Radish soup is more suitable for now. Isn't there a saying that goes, eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer?"

"That's fine. Then should we eat millet rice or sorghum rice as the staple food?" Jing Xian had never been to the army canteen, so she didn't know what the soldiers ate.

"Let's have sorghum rice!"

"Then I'll stir-fry cabbage, make tofu, whole fish, and finally add pork and pickled cabbage to stew vermicelli. This will make up nine vegetables and one soup."

"Okay, let's do as you say." Shang Nanchen had no objection.

Jing Xian started to wash and cut vegetables, and Shang Nanchen helped her.

The two chatted casually, and Jing Xian said, "We don't have any pickled vegetables at home this year. If we had some, we could soak them and stir-fry the shredded pork with them. It would not only go well with rice, but also taste good."

Shang Nanchen stood up and said, "Can I borrow one from next door?"

"Shang Nanchen, are you stupid?" Jing Xian couldn't help but scold him, "You went to borrow some pickled vegetables from someone, cooked them for the leader, and then left them aside. Do you think they will have no objections in the future? Will they have no other thoughts in their hearts?

Law?"

Shang Nanchen realized his mistake and said, "Then I'll go to the logistics department and ask?"

Jing Xian held the kitchen knife in her hand, turned around and looked at Shang Nanchen: "This time your leaders came to our house mainly to let them know that seafood is edible and is a treasure. In addition, it takes a little longer to make soup with big bones, but the benefits are obvious. The soldiers will be in good spirits if they eat well, and they will have the strength to train."

"We are poor now, and there is not much food to eat. Now we provide these foods, which not only replenish the nutrients lacking in the soldiers' bodies, but also improve their physical fitness."

Finally, Jing Xian raised the knife and asked, "What do you think?"

"I think it's fine, no problem." Shang Nanchen went to wash the seafood honestly and never mentioned the matter of borrowing pickled vegetables.

Jingxian is almost ready.

Shang Nanchen went to the army.

More than half an hour later, Shang Nanchen came back, followed by four middle-aged men. The man walking in front was a bit older and his eyes were very intimidating. The middle-aged man walking next to him had dark skin and sharp eyes, and he knew he was not easy to mess with. Of the two men behind them, the one on the left is elegant and has a gentle face. It can be seen that he is an educated person. The person on the right is not very tall. As soon as he entered the door, he was looking at the dishes on the kitchen.

Shang Nanchen led the people into the house, and without wasting time, he put two small tables together to form a big table and placed it on the kang.

"Master, please take your seats. I'll serve the dishes." He came out of the room and whispered to Jing Xian, "I'll serve the cold dishes first, and then you can start cooking?"

"Bring it!"

Jing Xian opened the pot and the abalone and potatoes that had been stewed for a long time came out of the pot.

Shang Nanchen brought it over: "Eat it while it's hot."

It’s quite quick to stir-fry sea cucumber with green onions. Just fry over high heat and it will be ready in no time.

Dishes were served one after another, all in shockingly large portions, all in small bowls. Finally, a large bowl of steamed oysters and finally boiled shrimps were served, and the few people at the table didn't know how to pick up their chopsticks.

Even though they were mentally prepared, the people sitting at the table didn't know how to use their chopsticks when they saw the table full of seafood.

"Shang Nanchen." As soon as Commander Wei opened his mouth, Shang Nanchen came in from outside, carrying a basin of soup.

"Master, let me serve you some soup first." Shang Nanchen served a bowl to the master, and the others did not let him do anything, so they served themselves.

Teacher Wei took a sip of the soup and found it really fresh and delicious. Even the white radish in it was delicious.

He and Song Zhengwei looked at each other, and they drank the soup in tacit understanding and tried other dishes.

Abalone stewed potatoes, black fried green onions, oysters in their shells, and finally boiled shrimps. Before the meal started, I tasted these seafood first, and my stomach was already 80% full.

They all have big appetites, which is why Jing Xian prepared so many dishes.

I have to say, this dish doesn't seem to require much technical skills, but when made by Shang Nanchen's wife, it tastes extraordinary.

Head Li is a straightforward person. He said casually, "I didn't expect these seafood to taste so good."

This is what Shang Nanchen wanted to say: "Commander, I mentioned to you before that these things are edible. Moreover, they are good for the body. As for why, I'll let Comrade Jing Xian report to you."

Shang Nanchen called Jing Xian in.

Jing Xian stood on the ground in a blue shirt and looked at Teacher Wei in a dignified manner: "Teacher Wei, I am a graduate of the pharmacy class of Shengshi First Hospital. I have been learning skills from the old Chinese medicine doctor in our village since I was a child. When the old Chinese medicine doctor was young, he traveled to many places and even studied abroad. He told me a lot of things, including that people abroad like to eat seafood and animal organs to replenish their body's energy."

The teachers and others listened attentively.

Jing Xian was not making this up. The old Chinese doctor in the village had indeed been to the island country and told her a lot about its history.

"The old Chinese doctor once went to an island country. The island country had a 1,200-year history of vegetarianism, which caused many people to die of beriberi and lung disease. This is because they do not eat meat, which leads to a lack of a certain vitamin in the body.

It’s caused by vitamins.”

"Later, a doctor came out and said that this diet was wrong. He recommended that everyone eat some brown rice, meat and eggs, which changed the situation. They also like to eat all kinds of seafood. In addition to these on our table, there are also deep-sea fish and so on."

"This healthy diet also makes the island nation's military stronger."

Jing Xian looked at the people sitting up there with ugly faces, and said loudly, "We are short of supplies now and very poor, but we also have the sea, which is bigger than theirs. But our people regard seafood as garbage, and no one is willing to eat it except those who can't afford to eat."

"We are guarding mountains of gold and silver without knowing it."

Several elders sat on the kang without saying a word, feeling suffocated.

Even during this period, they always heard that Shang Nanchen had married a wife who was particularly wasteful. She bought big bones that no one wanted and several barrels of broken seafood, and told everyone that they were treasures.

I heard that there was some unpleasantness because of this.

Now that people have the facts before them, it is enough to prove how ignorant all of them are.

"Comrade Xiaojing, do you know how to make these things?" Cao Maoshen was the short man who came in last and took the initiative to observe what dishes she had prepared.

Jing Xian saw that no one else spoke, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "The old Chinese doctor left a recipe, but it was burned."

Why it was burned? The big guys know it clearly.

Jing Xian paused and said, "But I have written down all the contents. If the soldiers in our kitchen squad want to learn, I can teach them. These things are delicious in themselves and do not require special processing. Sometimes the original flavor is best. For example..."

Finally, Jing Xian added: "I can write a nutritional meal plan and write down the recipes I know, but this may take some time."

The commander hesitated for a moment and said solemnly, "Comrade Jingxian, I'll leave this matter to you."

“This is what I should do.”

Jing Xian stood up straight and replied loudly.

After Shang Nanchen sent the commander and the others out, Tiedan and Fusheng also came in from outside.

Tiedan said admiringly: "Mom, you are really amazing! Will they all know that these seafood are treasures by then?"

"right."

Jing Xian rubbed his head, cleared the extra dishes on the table, and let the two children enjoy their meal.

Fu Sheng said angrily, "Humph, we shouldn't let them know. Let's eat the baby secretly!"

"It's a good deal for them." Tiedan looked unhappy.

Jing Xian knew that sooner or later those people would find out, and she couldn't keep it secret.

"There are so many things in the sea, it would be a waste if we don't eat them. Besides, we don't know when they will know." Jing Xian knew that even if the troops ate seafood, other people would not eat it. By the time those people knew that seafood was a good thing, it would probably be after the New Year.

Fu Sheng said happily, "Then let's eat more."

"Eat meat, too."

Jing Xian picked up three slices of meat for each of the two children. After the two children finished eating, they turned back to eat the shrimps.

Fusheng took a bite of the fried sea cucumber and exclaimed, "Mom, this is delicious too!"

"If you like it, I'll make this for you every day. It's not a big deal anyway." Not only does it cost no tickets, it's also super cheap.

Shang Nanchen was gone for a long time before coming back. When he came back, both children were asleep.

"Do you want to eat something else?" Jing Xian was still awake and asked him when she heard the noise.

Shang Nanchen didn't want to bother her, so he shook his head and said, "No more eating. I'll wash my face and feet and go to sleep."

"The food is all hot in the pot, just bring it out if you want to eat." Jing Xian let the two children sleep at the end of the kang today to wait for Shang Nanchen. The head of the kang was just the right place for a table.

The lights were off, so Jing Xian couldn't see the expression on Shang Nanchen's face clearly. She only saw him pause and said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll eat some more. Do you want to eat some more?"

"I won't eat it."

Jing Xian lay lazily on the kang, leaning against Shang Nanchen's rolled-up mattress, not wanting to move at all.

She had just grown a lot of soybeans while her two children were asleep. When the soybeans were ripe, they would burst open on their own. She could control the soybean shells so that they would not fall off, and she would just put the soybean stalks into the stove and burn them.

Perfect corpse destruction.

I don’t know if it was because she had been persistently inducing labor over the past few days, but she only felt that her supernatural energy was exhausted after she had produced ten kilograms of soybeans.

Jing Xian put the grown soybeans in a basin to soak, planning to let them sprout and stir-fry them.

It is not easy for her to openly grow other vegetables now, but bean sprouts are very convenient.

Shang Nanchen brought the food to the table and sat on the kang. Seeing Jing Xian lying there motionless, he frowned and asked, "Are you tired? If you are tired, go to sleep first."

Jing Xian shook her head, looked at him weakly and asked, "Did everything go well today?"

"Didn't you take the initiative to ask for a recipe? How could it not go smoothly?" Shang Nanchen peeled a shrimp and handed it to her, asking, "Do you want to eat?"

Jing Xian didn't want to eat it at first, but since the shrimp was right in front of her, she decided to eat it.

Eating is to replenish physical strength.

Jing Xian ate one and wanted to eat the second one. She was hesitating whether to sit over and eat. She had said before that she didn't want to eat anymore, and it would be embarrassing to sit over now. She still had some dignity.

Shang Nanchen got up and went downstairs, and when he came back he had a set of bowls and chopsticks in his hands.

"Eat something with me."

It's a rare occasion that there is so much food at home. I don't have this opportunity on other days.

Jing Xian thought to herself that this was not something she wanted to eat on her own initiative.

“People may not know that I write down the recipes. This has been passed down in the past, and even apprentices may not learn all the skills of their master. Let alone the recipes, which may not even be shown to them.” Jing Xian didn’t eat anything else but shrimps.

As she peeled shrimps, she felt that her current life was really good, something she had never dared to hope for or think about.

Shang Nanchen asked her: "You are so generous, aren't you afraid of being at a disadvantage?"

Jing Xian glanced at him and said, "Do you think the organization will treat me unfairly?"

"That's definitely not the case." Shang Nanchen sighed, and felt more and more that Jing Xian had something. "Have you guessed it all?"

"Guess what?"

Shang Nanchen realized that Jing Xian really didn't know, so he said, "Your job is settled. Report to the hospital tomorrow."

"real?"

Jing Xian's eyes lit up.

She knew that the hospital would offer her a position, but she didn't expect it to be so easy.

In theory, if she chose to follow the army, she could take the files with her, as long as there was a receiving unit here. Jing Xian was worried that the Jing family would come looking for her, so she sold her job and stopped the Jing family from thinking of her.

She felt that she had the ability and it would not be difficult for her to find a job.

But I didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Jingxian was really happy.

"Don't you mean there's still an exam?"

"There is an exam, but the teacher said that even if you fail, you will still be allowed to go to work. It's just that your position will change. However, the teacher said that he has confidence in you." Shang Nanchen said with a complicated expression, and then he saw his usually calm young wife, smiling happily, with light in her eyes.

He suspected that he had seen it wrong, and was about to take a closer look when Jing Xian lowered her head and said, "It's a pity that I have lost my textbooks, otherwise I would have a good time to review them now."

Jing Xian ate shrimps while constantly reviewing the memories of her past life in her mind.

From the knowledge she learned from the old Chinese medicine practitioner to the knowledge she learned from the pharmacy class, the last large amount of memory came from the end of the world. In the end of the world, all the books she read in the library came in handy at this time.

The look of Jing Xian who was busy "reviewing" made Shang Nanchen look like a fool, eating shrimp mechanically with dull eyes.

He put his hand in front of Jingxian's eyes and waved it, but Jingxian didn't react.

No way!

His newly married wife was stunned?

Shang Nanchen suddenly found that the food in his mouth was no longer delicious, but he didn't dare to disturb Jing Xian easily, for fear of pushing her silly.

Jingxian passed by quickly

The memory in her head seemed to be a matter of minutes, but in fact more than ten minutes had passed. Jing Xian had a clear mind and continued to peel shrimps and eat them.

Suddenly, she realized something was wrong, and looked up at Shang Nanchen. Seeing that Shang Nanchen had a strange expression, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

"I was just about to ask you what's wrong?" Shang Nanchen was really scared just now.

He was not afraid that Jing Xian would become a fool, but he was worried about who would take care of the three of them after Jing Xian became a fool.

"I'm fine." Jing Xian thought his words were a little strange, but she didn't think much about it. She urged Shang Nanchen, "The food is cold, you don't want to eat it?"

"eat."

Shang Nanchen wanted to say something but hesitated, and finally turned his speechlessness into appetite.

the next day.

There was leftovers at home, so Shang Nanchen got up to heat up the food.

Jingxian got up and cooked some soup, and the family had dinner.

"I'm going to the hospital later. What about the children?" Jing Xian remembered this when she saw the two little kids at the dinner table.

Shang Nanchen said: "It's fine for the two of them to stay at home. You won't be gone all day anyway."

"What if we come back at noon? What if the two children are left alone at home?" Jing Xian said, "How about you take half a day off?"

"No need, the two of us can take care of the house by ourselves." Tiedan thought this was quite normal. In the past, his grandmother never took him and his brother with her wherever she went, so he and his brother would run around the village.

Jing Xian disagreed: "No, you two should go to the hospital with me."

"Go to the hospital?" Shang Nanchen was stunned.

The two children didn't expect it either.

"I don't think they will be able to go to school when the semester starts." Jing Xian had thought about this before. "Tiedan and Fusheng are too young. If they are sent to school at the beginning of the year, they might be bullied by other children. Besides, they are new here and not familiar with the place yet. Let them go when school starts in the second half of the year."

Zhao Xiuzhi was still a teacher in the school, and Jingxian was worried about sending her child there.

Shang Nanchen frowned: "How can you take care of the children when you are at work? I will go to the school to ask, or send them to school. It doesn't matter if they can't keep up with the studies, just study one more grade."

Tiedan wanted to go up, and so did Fusheng.

They used to think they couldn't go to school.

Jing Xian looked up and met the eager eyes of the two boys. She couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Do you really want to go to school?"

Fusheng said seriously: "Sun Baoyu can go to school, but my grandmother said that my brother and I are wild children who are unwanted by others and we will never be able to go to school in this life."

Jing Xian glanced at Shang Nanchen, and Shang Nanchen's face became even uglier.

After eating, Shang Nanchen's expression did not improve: "How many days will it take for the letter to arrive?"

"..." Jing Xian thought for a moment and said, "How about you send another telegram?"

"OK!"

Shang Nanchen is different from most men who care about their reputation. Jing Xian is quite satisfied with this.

After breakfast, Jing Xian took the two children to the hospital.

The person in charge of the hospital received the news from above and made special preparations for this. Pharmacists are a must for every hospital. They have rich knowledge and work experience, and must strictly demand themselves and cannot make any mistakes in their work.

The more important the pharmacist is, the more cautious the hospital is.

Hospitals need to conduct strict examinations of pharmacists' professional abilities and cannot be careless in the slightest.

Jingxian walked in with her diploma.

When I came out, it was more than two hours later.

Fusheng and Tiedan were waiting in the next room. When they saw Jingxian coming out, they rushed over immediately.

"Mom, did you pass the exam?" Fusheng was more nervous than Jingxian.

Tiedan also pursed his lips and looked at Jingxian with anticipation and anxiety.

Jing Xian felt that the two kids were not raised in vain: "We don't know yet, go home and wait for news."

"Mom, it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. I will support you when I grow up!" Fusheng said loudly while holding Jingxian's hand.

"Okay. Then I'll wait for Fusheng to grow up and then I'll take care of him when he's old."

"I'll come too."

Dan added, "I and Fusheng will take care of you in your old age."

Jing Xian smiled.

She rubbed the boy's head and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you."

Jing Xian didn't take the child's words seriously, but she was in a good mood. If there were other ways, who would want to be someone else's stepmother? But since she was already a stepmother, she couldn't do anything against her conscience.

Even if you adopt a cat or a dog, you will develop feelings for it over time, let alone two flesh-and-blood children.

They will help you with work, talk to you, and are very sensible.

Who would dislike such a child?

Only a person with a bad heart would abuse two children.

Jingxian asked herself if she could do it.

When she saw the two children, she thought of her own childhood.

At that time, she wished someone could give her some warmth.

Grandma is kind to her, but most of the time she is the one taking care of grandma.

Liu Cailan came out of the house and saw Jingxian walking on the road with her two children. She didn't know what she said, but the two children happily held her hands, just like real mother and children, and their relationship was very good.

She smiled and greeted Jing Xian: "What have you been doing?"

Don't hit someone who smiles at you.

Jing Xian said indifferently, "I'm just taking a walk."

"It's great to take a walk in such a cold weather. Would you three like to come in and sit for a while?" Liu Cailan greeted them warmly.

Jing Xian shook her head: "No, we should go home and cook. His father won't have anything to eat when he comes back later."

After saying that, Jing Xian walked over with the child.

Liu Cailan entered the yard and pouted: "Who is she? She didn't even ask her to come home and sit down."

Ma Shufen was pouring ashes onto the dung heap at the door. She saw Jingxian and her two daughters coming over. After a while, she asked loudly, "You three are not afraid of the cold. Why are you going out for a stroll on this day?"

"I just came here, and everything here seems fresh and new. I just came out for a walk since I have nothing to do. Is sister-in-law going to cook?" Jing Xian was much more enthusiastic towards Ma Shufen than towards Liu Cailan.

"It's just leftovers from lunch, just heat it up." Ma Shufen asked, "What did you eat for lunch?"

“We have leftovers at home, too.”

As we were talking, it started snowing again.

Jing Xian took the child home and started cooking.

It's snowing, so you need something hot to eat. Jing Xian cooked soup, heated up the food, and waited for Shang Nanchen to come back. She came out of the hospital and bought a lot of paper. She ordered a book for the two kids to write on.

But there are no books at home.

Jingxian suddenly remembered that her neighbor Ma Shufen had several children who were all studying, so she thought of asking them if they had any extra textbooks.

Tiedan and Fusheng were young and started school half a year later than the others. They would definitely not be able to keep up with the lessons at school, so she helped the two children with remedial lessons before school started, so that they could have an easier time after school started.

Only by keeping up with the class can you learn well.

Jing Xian couldn't go empty-handed either. Seeing the soaked bean sprouts, she took out a basket and poured a lot of bean sprouts into it to activate their supernatural powers. Bean sprouts germinate very quickly, so even though there are so many of them, it's not difficult to stimulate them to sprout.

At least it is much easier than growing 10 to 20 kilograms of soybeans.

She started a basket of bean sprouts, covered them with a cloth, lifted the door curtain with the basket in hand, and told Fusheng and Tiedan, "I'm going to go to Auntie Ma Shufen's house next door and will be back soon. You two stay at home and don't wander around."

"I know!"

It was the first time for the two brothers to have notebooks and pens. Although they knew nothing, they were very happy holding the notebooks.

"Is your sister-in-law home?"

Jing Xian stood at the door and called out. Ma Shufen opened the curtain of the outer room and looked out. When she saw it was Jing Xian, she hurried out to greet her.

"Come in quickly." Ma Shufen greeted hurriedly.

Jing Xian came into the house and handed the basket to Ma Shufen: "I grew some bean sprouts. I'll bring them over for you to try."

"Oh my god, this is a rare thing." Ma Shufen lifted the cloth and saw that it was indeed bean sprouts, which looked very fresh. "You can also make this? This thing is not easy to make."

In winter, there are very few vegetables other than cabbage and potatoes.

The smile on Ma Shufen's face has never disappeared since she saw Douya.

Jing Xian said: "Children are growing up, and they are tired of eating the same few dishes all the time."

Ma Shufen thought of the appearance of Shang Nanchen's two sons, and looked at Jing Xian with complicated thoughts: "I have grown up so much, and I have never seen many stepmothers like you. If those two boys don't support you in your old age, people will definitely criticize you."

"It's not even a little food. Besides, I don't ask them to be nice to me. I just want them to grow up safely, not steal, not rob, and be an upright person. That'll be enough for me."

"You are really rare."

"Just have a clear conscience." Jing Xian followed up and said, "Sister-in-law, do you have first-grade textbooks at home?"

"Yes." Ma Shufen stood up and said, "I'll go find it for you. You really have nothing to say about those two kids."

Jing Xian smiled and said, "It's too early to talk about this now. Let's wait a decade or so before we talk about it."

Ma Shufen went to find the textbook for her. Jingxian took it and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll return it to you when you're done with it."

"You can keep it. No one in our family needs it." Ma Shufen's youngest child is in the second grade of elementary school.

Jing Xian came out with a book and a basket, "Okay, sister-in-law, go back and cook."

Having said that, he entered his yard.

Jing Xian went in and found Shang Nanchen had returned and was setting the table and getting the dishes and chopsticks.

"You're back?" Shang Nanchen saw the book in her hand and asked in surprise, "Where did you borrow this book from?"

"Captain Zhang's house next door." Jing Xian put the basket in the west room.

Shang Nanchen asked in surprise: "Why are you still thinking of borrowing books from the neighbor next door?"

"I just grew some bean sprouts, so I'll take them to her and borrow two books at the same time." Jing Xian knew from a young age that when asking someone to do something or borrow something, one should always show some appreciation.

You can't take other people's things for free.

She took the book into the house and said to the two children, "I borrowed this book from the lady next door. You two should read it carefully and return it to her when you are done."

The two children nodded vigorously.

No one dared to touch the book, because it was clearly used by several children and was already very torn. But in the eyes of the two little guys, it was still a very precious thing.

Jing Xian suddenly felt that borrowing this book was worthwhile.

Shang Nanchen pursed his lips, his nose felt a little sour, and he looked at Jing Xian with burning eyes, with unspeakable emotions churning in his eyes.