Xia Tian didn't hesitate any longer and went out of the room to make breakfast. Chen Nian didn't look like someone who could cook for herself.
Standing in the yard and looking around, I saw that in addition to the three main rooms, there was a wing room on the east side. According to the local people's building habits, the room on the east side should be the kitchen.
Xia Tian walked straight to the east wing, and it was indeed the kitchen.
I rummaged around in the kitchen and found several grain bags in the grain jar. I opened them one by one and saw white rice, white flour, millet, and cornmeal. The quantity was not much, but it was probably enough to last for five or six days.
The cupboard is filled with kitchen utensils, bowls and chopsticks, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, a few eggs, and a complete range of seasonings.
Thinking of Shen Nian's frail appearance, she probably couldn't digest hard food. So, she made some millet porridge and two egg pancakes for breakfast. It was delicious and nutritious.
I did it right away. After washing my hands in the summer, I filled the pot with water, lit the firewood, and while waiting for the water to boil, I took some millet, washed it, and put it aside.
I looked around the kitchen but didn't see any greens or green onions. I remembered that I had seen a vegetable garden behind the house, but I wondered if they had any vegetables.
I went out of the room and looked at the vegetable garden. As expected, there were no vegetables planted there. However, there was a small bunch of green onions planted on the edge of the vegetable garden. It was obvious that no one had taken care of it. They grew sparsely. In the summer, I picked a few tender leaves and took them back to the kitchen.
Seeing that the water had boiled, I found a clean empty basin and scooped out a ladle of water. Then I poured the millet into the pot, stirred it with a wooden spoon, covered the pot, and simmered it on low heat.
He took out another porcelain bowl, poured half a bowl of white flour into it, beat in two eggs, added some seasoning and salt, and mixed it into a thin paste with warm water, ready to make omelets.
Suddenly I remembered that I hadn’t asked Shen Nian if he had any dietary restrictions. What if he did something bad with good intentions?
I hurried out of the kitchen and went to the upper room door, but didn't go in. I asked him directly, "Brother Shen, I'm making breakfast. Is there anything you don't like to eat?"
"No," his voice sounded a little hoarse, probably because he was sleeping.
In the summer, I sprinkled some chopped green onions into the egg batter and mixed it well. I lit the small stove next to me, poured some rapeseed oil into the small iron pan and started making pancakes.
The egg pancakes were ready, and the millet porridge was also prepared. They were poured into a large bowl. A bamboo tray was found, and the bowl and chopsticks were placed on it. The bowl and chopsticks were then carried to the upper room.
When he got to the door, he called out, "Brother Shen, I'm coming in." Without waiting for Shen Nian's response, he lifted the door curtain and went in.
He placed the tray on the table and beckoned Shen Nian to come over to eat, “Brother Shen, I don’t know what you like to eat, so I made some millet porridge and baked a few egg pancakes. Try them and see if they suit your taste.”
Chen Nian got down from the kang and sat down at the table. He looked at the bowl and chopsticks that were used by only one person and glanced at Xia Tian. Xia Tian smiled at Chen Nian and said, "I had eaten when I left this morning."
Shen Nian didn't say anything and started eating silently. Unexpectedly, the taste was quite good. The millet porridge was thick and soft, and the egg pancake was soft and sweet. The cooking skills were good.
There wasn't much to cook for breakfast. After watching Chen Nian finish her meal leisurely, Xia Tian cleaned up the dishes and went out. After cleaning the kitchen, he poured Chen Nian a bowl of cool boiled water and went back to his room.
I got up early today. I was a little sleepy even in the hot summer. I climbed onto the kang, wiped the kang mat with a rag, and spread out the quilt to get ready for a nap. The quilt was new, which made me feel more at ease in the summer.
As soon as he lay down, his hand touched the purse in his arms. He took it out, opened it, poured out the contents of the purse and counted them. There were a total of seventeen copper coins.
Xia Tian felt a little sad. Although Xia Chenshi was unable to protect her own children, she loved her children just the same.
All the money of the Xia family is in the hands of Old Lady Xia. I don’t know how her mother saved these few copper coins.
My parents were like this in my previous life. Although they favored my younger brother a little, they still supported me until I graduated from college.
Although she often found excuses to ask for money after she started working, she still gave her more than 100,000 yuan as a down payment when she bought a house.
He put his purse away again, lay down, and fell asleep in a short while.
He slept deeply and soundly, and when Xiatian woke up it was already past noon.
He quickly got up and touched his rumbling stomach, thinking Shen Nian was also very hungry.
I just promised my boss this morning that I would perform well, but I didn't expect to sleep until now.
After going out, I tiptoed to the door of the upper room and listened. I heard a faint cough from inside. I turned around and hurried to the kitchen to cook.
He lit a fire, boiled water, and kneaded the dough. Soon, he made two bowls of noodles. He put a poached egg in Shen Nian's bowl, sprinkled some chopped green onions, and brought it over on a tray.
"Brother Shen, come and have dinner. You must be hungry. I fell asleep just now and delayed cooking." Xia Tian explained embarrassedly.
"It's okay." Shen Nian put down the book in his hand, looked at the bowl of noodles on the table, and didn't move his chopsticks.
"Mine is in the kitchen, I'll get it." Xia Tian understood immediately, quickly brought in his own bowl, sat on another stool and started eating.
Unexpectedly, Shen Nian looked at Leng Qing, but was actually quite warm, Xia Tian thought happily in his heart.
Shen Nian has lived for twenty years, and eating has never been so simple. Even though it has been reduced to this in the past few months, Mu Yang will still prepare two dishes for every meal.
Thinking of Mu Yang, Shen Nian felt a little depressed. If Mu Yang had not blocked the knife for him at that time, he would have died long ago.
Unfortunately, Mu Yang still didn't make it...
After Shen Nian didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, Xia Tian looked up in confusion and found that he was staring at the bowl. He immediately understood, "I saw that there were not many eggs left, so I cooked one. You are not in good health, so you should eat more nutritious food. I will ask the villagers to buy some more later. It's okay if I don't eat for a whole meal."
Shen Nian paused with the chopsticks in her hand, “That’s not necessary.”
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