"If you don't mind, then thank you for your hard work these past few days, big brother."
"It's not hard, it's what I should do." Jiang Mingli said and found an excuse to go back to his room.
Jiang Shushu sneered in his heart. He wanted to hide, but there was no way. Unless Jiang Mingli's hand was broken, I would not let you escape the cooking job for the next few days as long as you stayed in this house for one day.
Jiang Shushu turned to Xu Hehua and said, "Mom, give me the keys to the two cupboards. I'll sort out the ingredients I'll need in the next few days so that my brother won't be confused about what to cook. He'll have to ask before he cooks a dish. He's a grown man and a father, and I'm afraid he'll be embarrassed." If Jiang Mingli asked Xu Hehua everything, he would probably only cook one meal, and the next meal would be in Xu Hehua's hands. He had to block this path.
Besides, how could Jiang Mingli be the only one cooking? Aren't husband and wife supposed to share happiness and hardship? Isn't it just that cooking is in need of someone to light the fire? I think Chen Feng is quite suitable.
Xu Hehua thought the same and gave the key to Jiang Shushu.
Jiang Shushu went to the kitchen to sort out the ingredients and seasonings that would be used in the next few days, put them separately in a small cupboard, and then knocked on the door of Jiang Mingli's room.
"Brother, come out for a moment, I have something to talk to you about."
When Jiang Mingli thought about what happened just now, he didn't want to pay any attention to Jiang Shushu at all, so he pretended not to hear.
Seeing that Jiang Mingli didn't answer, Jiang Shushu knocked on the door and called out again in a very good mood: "Brother, come out for a moment, I need you for something."
Chen Feng patted Jiang Mingli, "Your sister is calling you?"
Jiang Mingli didn't say anything and went to open the door.
"Little sister, what do you want from me?"
"It's nothing serious. Haven't you been cooking these past few days? I was afraid you didn't know what to cook, so I took out the ingredients and seasonings for tomorrow until the fourth day of the New Year and put them in the small cupboard in the kitchen. We'll go to the vegetable garden to pick the vegetables when the time comes. Just make your own arrangements and it'll be fine. You cook often anyway, so you'll definitely understand this. We're not picky. We'll eat whatever you cook."
Jiang Mingli: "..." He was planning to just cook a meal tomorrow as a token of his appreciation. Jiang Shushu had already arranged the meals for the next few days.
Jiang Shushu stuffed the key into Jiang Mingli's hand and said, "This is the key to the small cupboard. It's Chinese New Year and there might be a lot of people coming and going, so the cupboard needs to be locked. My parents have pretty regular dinner times, around 7 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 6 p.m. You can decide when to cook, brother. I'll be leaving now."
Jiang Mingli returned to the room, and Chen Feng asked in disbelief: "Will you cook for the next few days?" Isn't it true that her mother-in-law loves children the most?
If you weren't so busy, would I be forced to cook by Jiang Shushu?
"Yes, don't you want two flavors in one pot of food? My sister knows I can cook, so she just let me cook."
"You agree so much? Your mother agrees so much?" It seems that my sister-in-law is not a good person, and she is very resourceful.
"I agree." I wanted to disagree, but could I? My parents wanted to eat the food I cooked for a few days, could I refuse?
Jiang Shushu found Jiang He and told him directly that he wanted Jiang Mingli to cook, and planned to let Jiang Mingli and his wife do more housework in the next few days.
"Dad, as the saying goes, if jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool, and if people do not learn, they are not righteous. Let them work harder, and then they will understand the difficulties you and mom have gone through."
Jiang He was also very angry about what Jiang Mingli and his wife did tonight, and agreed without thinking, "Your plan is very good."
"Then you have to keep an eye on Mom." If Jiang He hadn't taken action, Xu Hehua would definitely be a drag.
"Okay, if you need Dad's cooperation, just tell me."
"Okay."
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The father and daughter discussed it for a while before Jiang Shushu returned to her room.
Jiang Mingli, you should work hard in the next few days.
The next day, Jiang Mingli woke up to find that the stove was really cold. He had no choice but to open the cupboard and cook breakfast. Then he found that Xu Hehua was busy cooking at the same time. Jiang Mingli looked around but did not see Xu Hehua. He went to the room to wake up Chen Feng and dragged the reluctant Chen Feng to the kitchen to light the fire.
While eating breakfast, neither Jiang Mingli nor his wife spoke, and the atmosphere between them was a bit awkward.
Jiang Shushu ate and praised, "It's delicious, brother, your cooking skills are really good. Dad, Mom, you should also try big brother's cooking, it's really very good. I haven't even finished breakfast yet, but I'm already looking forward to lunch."
After trying it, Jiang He and his wife praised it highly.
When Jiang Wenzhe and his brother saw their grandparents and aunt praising their father, they followed suit and started praising him too.
Seeing so many people praising him, Jiang Mingli's frustration from the argument with Chen Feng over cooking disappeared: "If you like, eat more. I'll show off my cooking skills for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight."
As soon as he finished breakfast, Jiang Shushu found Jiang Mingli, took him to the back of the house, and pointed to a pile of large logs. "Brother, you have been at home these days. Can you spare some time to chop these woods? Dad is not in good health and can't chop them. In the past few years, my eldest cousin and others helped to chop the large logs. Now that you are back this year, I feel embarrassed to ask them to do it." If you dare to disagree, I will ask you to do it. I want to see if you have the nerve to do it.
Jiang Mingli looked at the pile of big logs and his mouth twitched. He would be exhausted to death if he finished chopping and splitting them.
"Why is there so much wood in the house?"
"There was an accidental fire on the mountain, which killed nine trees. We had originally planned to give each family some, but since my parents are old, I didn't want them to work so hard collecting firewood, so I asked the villagers to replace all the trees. Since my father is in poor health, we simply cut off the branches and limbs."
Everyone in the village knows that there are these trees at home, and I am the only able-bodied man in the family. If I don’t finish taking care of these trees, I will probably be scolded as soon as I leave.
"I understand. I will chop and split them before I return to the provincial capital."
"Thank you for your hard work, brother."
Jiang Mingli rested for a while, then took a machete and an axe to chop down trees. The sound of "clang clang clang" was heard all morning. Even in the cold winter, he worked himself into a sweat.
Jiang Shushu returned to the main room and saw Jiang Wenzhe and his brother drinking milk and eating egg cakes again. The two of them looked very happy.
These two little guys are really big eaters. The main meals plus the special meals are equivalent to six meals a day.
Jiang Wenzhe: "Aunt, what are we having for lunch?"
"I don't know either. Ask your father. He has been cooking these days. Just tell him what you want to eat." These two small rice buckets were just used to remind Jiang Mingli to cook, lest he think that he didn't have to cook after chopping down the tree.
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