Chapter 9: Blame it on men, it's always right
Seeing that Jiang Xueyi bought a lot, Liu Lu was also tempted and bought half a pound of pork ribs.
She was not as extravagant as Jiang Xueyi. This half pound of ribs only had four or five pieces at most, which was enough to make a bowl of food. The adults and children shared it, with each person having a piece of meat to try.
Next, we went to buy food.
After walking around for so long, I feel hungry.
It was Jiang Xueyi's first time visiting the food stalls at the market. She looked left and right, feeling that her eyes were not enough.
When the steamer is opened, white mist wrapped in the sweet fragrance of glutinous rice hits you in the face, golden fried dough sticks sizzle in the wok, malt sugar pulls out golden threads on the iron wok, bright red candied haws look like a string of small lanterns, steaming spicy soup, and green bean cakes like jade plates are simply dazzling.
Zhao Xiaorui's mouth was watering as she watched. She pulled Liu Lu over and said, "Mom, I want to eat this! And that, I want to eat that too!"
Liu Lu bought her mung bean cakes and candied haws, and then she and Jiang Xueyi found a stall with tables and chairs to sit at.
Jiang Xueyi shouted, "Fellow countryman, give me two bowls of hot spicy soup."
The fellow villager gave a crisp "Hey", and soon, two bowls of steaming hot spicy soup were served on the table.
Stir it with a white porcelain spoon and the vermicelli will pop out.
Take a sip of the soup first, and it will warm your stomach.
The bean curd sheets melt between your teeth with a light bite, the aroma of soy products blends perfectly with the soup, the green coriander and chopped leeks are very refreshing, and paired with pickled garlic, the taste is simply amazing.
There are not many opportunities to eat meat in big mouthfuls like this. For a while, all you can hear is the "gulp gulp" sound of eating meat and drinking soup.
After a satisfying meal, it was getting late, so we prepared to go home.
We also took a bullock cart back home.
Passing the supply and marketing cooperative on the way, Jiang Xueyi got off the bus and bought a lot of things, such as soap, washbasin, toothbrush, enamel pot...
Liu Lu was so surprised by the large and small bags that she said, "Captain He will definitely nag you to death if you buy so many things."
Today at the market, she and Zhao Xiaorui had already spent money to buy a lot of things, most of which were food that disappeared as soon as they were eaten. Old Zhao would definitely blame them when they got back.
Thinking of this, Liu Lu became worried, and also worried about Jiang Xueyi.
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "No, it was Old He who asked me to buy it."
It's never wrong to blame everything on men.
Hearing that it was He Chengze who asked Jiang Xueyi to buy them, Liu Lu stopped talking and said, "Then he really doesn't care about you at all. You must be exhausted carrying so many things."
"How could that be? It just looks like a lot, but each one isn't heavy when you lift it." Jiang Xueyi said, "He's been training hard in the army, so I'll do these trivial things if I can."
Liu Lu's eyes softened as she looked at Jiang Xueyi. She had thought that Jiang Xueyi looked delicate and would be unable to carry anything, but she didn't expect that she didn't complain at all while doing the work.
How bad can a woman who cares about her own man be?
Liu Lu: "It's too much for you to carry alone." She reached out and took the bag from Jiang Xueyi, "I'll help you carry it."
Zhao Xiaorui also said crisply: "Aunt Jiang, I'll help you carry it too."
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Xiaorui is so good."
When she got home, she put the meat and vegetables she bought into the kitchen and concentrated on studying the seeds.
She had just bought several tools needed for growing vegetables, including flower pots, small shovels, and watering cans, at the supply and marketing cooperative.
As for the soil, we dug some on the roadside on the way back, and it was all very fertile red soil.
The seeds I bought are easy to grow, and I just need to water them on a daily basis.
Jiang Xueyi rolled up her sleeves, shoveled the red soil into the flowerpot with a small shovel, then sprinkled the seeds into the flowerpot and poured an appropriate amount of water.
This job looks simple, but there are still many details to pay attention to. For example, the seeds cannot be sown too densely, there must be spacing to give them space to grow. They cannot be buried too deep, and they cannot be watered too much.
By the time she finished this round of work, a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on Jiang Xueyi's forehead.
Just as I was about to move all the flower pots to the place where they could get the most sun, I suddenly heard the sound of a key being inserted into the door hole. He Chengze had returned.
As soon as He Chengze entered the room, he saw Jiang Xueyi with a bulging belly and holding a flower pot in her hands.
He was horrified: "What are you doing? Let me do it."
He quickly walked to Jiang Xueyi's side, snatched the flowerpot away, and saw the soil in the pot. He was speechless. He thought Jiang Xueyi was just talking about growing vegetables, but he didn't expect her to act so quickly and actually bought the seeds and planted them.
"I'll do the heavy work from now on." He Chengze frowned, "Where should we put these things?"
Jiang Xueyi blinked twice: "This flowerpot is made of red pottery, not heavy..."
After being glared at by He Chengze, Jiang Xueyi quickly changed her words: "Just put it here."
He Chengze worked much more efficiently than Jiang Xueyi. He easily moved several 20-centimeter-diameter flower pots to the balcony as if they were chicks.
Jiang Xueyi smiled and clapped her hands: "That's it."
"I thought you were just talking, but you actually grow vegetables." He Chengze swept up the spilled soil with a broom.
"I'm serious," Jiang Xueyi said. "Just wait and see. I'm going to turn this bare balcony of ours into a vibrant little vegetable garden."
He Chengze raised his eyebrows: "I hope so."
The disgust on his face was almost overflowing, and Jiang Xueyi could see it.
She curled her lips and waited and saw what would happen.
Growing vegetables has always been her dream.
Before the end of the world, she worked in a first-tier city and rented a one-bedroom apartment that was barely big enough to step into. Not to mention a balcony, there weren't even any windows.
Later, the end of the world came. I was chased by zombies every day and ran around. It was very difficult for me to find a shelter to settle down. I wanted to grow vegetables, but the water resources were polluted. The faucets only flowed with dirty sewage, and the vegetables died as soon as I watered them.
God knows, she dreams of having a balcony of her own where she can grow flowers and vegetables.
However, these were all distant dreams in the past.
Finally, God allowed her to travel through time, and she couldn't let this opportunity go.
She could already imagine the balcony filled with fresh, green vegetables.
Just thinking about the tender green vegetables crowded together, tomatoes hanging on the branches, some already ripe, some still half green and half red, and the bright yellow peppers like small lanterns, the scene is simply beautiful.
Jiang Xueyi looked at the balcony, where golden sunlight shone on the flower pots, her eyes full of longing and expectation.
Seeing how excited she was, He Chengze didn't want to spoil her fun.
He rubbed his nose and thought that he really couldn't grow any vegetables. At worst, he would go to the vegetable market to find a fellow villager to buy some seedlings, and then secretly replace them for her in the middle of the night. He guessed that she wouldn't be able to notice.
"Go take a shower. I'll cook now and it will be ready soon." Jiang Xueyi pushed He Chengze into the bathroom and turned into the kitchen.
When He Chengze came out of the bathroom, he saw porridge cooking on the small coal stove, gurgling and smelling fragrant. It seemed to be meat porridge.
He quickly wiped the water droplets off his buzz cut with a towel and said, "Let me help."
"You've finished your shower." Jiang Xueyi held a kitchen knife in one hand, her expression cheerful and happy. "Then help me take the plums out of the bag and cut the vegetables."
He Chengze dug out the plums and handed them to her: "What do you want the plums for?"
"Stewed pork ribs." Jiang Xueyi blinked and said as a matter of course.
Liu Lu was afraid that she would get cart sick, so she gave her a bag of plums. She was so busy thinking about what to buy that she didn't have time to eat it. Now she thought that it would be perfect to use it to stew a dish of pork ribs with plums.
"Pork ribs stewed with plums?" He Chengze's mouth twitched. "Is this thing edible?"
"Why not?" Jiang Xueyi rolled up her sleeves, "Just wait and see, this plum pork ribs is definitely better than any pork ribs you've ever eaten before."
He Chengze raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
He heard other officers say in casual conversation that pregnant women have changeable tastes. They may like spicy food today, but may like sour food tomorrow.
Chen Lang also complained to him that when his wife was pregnant, she insisted on eating oranges in the middle of the night, and they were the sour kind, not the sweet ones. Not only did she eat them by herself, she also forced him to eat with her, otherwise she would get angry.
Later, Chen Lang had to pinch his nose and eat it. There was no other way, pregnant women were the most vulnerable.
As for Jiang Xueyi, she wanted to make pork ribs with preserved plum sauce, so let her do it...
It's only a pound of ribs anyway, so he can afford to waste it.
After thinking about it, He Chengze picked up the kitchen knife and chopped the vegetables one by one.
Jiang Xueyi lifted the lid of the pot, revealing the pork ribs covered in thick soup. She poured the plums in, and with a "gurgle", they disappeared.
The incandescent light in the kitchen formed a soft halo on the top of her head, and the light clearly outlined the contours behind her ears, revealing a unique warmth.
He Chengze looked at her and gradually lost his mind...
Jiang Xueyi didn't notice at all.
After refining the pork oil, she chopped the remaining meat into meatballs and fried them in a pan. The sizzling sound made people's appetites whet.
Two pounds of pork meatballs were too many, so one bowl was given to the Zhao family, and the remaining half was locked in the chest of drawers, and the other half was placed on a plate.
Blanch the greens and drizzle with fried garlic and soy sauce.
When the pot is boiling, add half a pan of seaweed, beat in two eggs, stir, and sprinkle with a handful of chopped green onions when serving.
A simple dish of two meat dishes, one vegetable dish and one soup is ready.
The food was served, emitting a fragrant aroma.
Jiang Xueyi picked up a piece of plum pork ribs and put it into He Chengze's bowl, her eyes sparkling with anticipation: "Try it and see if it tastes good."
He Chengze was slightly stunned. Should he tell her that he didn’t like sweet and sour food?
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