Chapter 37 Erya
looked at the eager looks of the children outside, and Xu Wanning thought of the skinny Dachun and Yaomei when she first came here, feeling a little distressed.
She couldn't openly share the good things she had with the children, but she would definitely do something like this that could be done easily.
"That's fine." The captain made the final decision.
In the kitchen, when Xu Wanning was adding hazelnut mushrooms, she quietly took out a few pieces of cooked chicken breast from the space, cut them into pieces and added them.
Her restaurant receives hundreds of customers every day, and many ingredients are prepared early every day, including a lot of meat that is cooked and ready to be processed, just to shorten the cooking time.
It just happened to be convenient for her now.
She didn't take out other parts of the chicken. One thing was how big a chicken was. Everyone was like a mirror. The number of bones wouldn't match up and it would easily arouse suspicion.
Secondly, children can only eat meat once every few months. Although chicken with bones is delicious, it is small in quantity. Chicken breasts do not taste that good, but the satisfaction of eating them is for these children. They are significantly stronger.
When Xu Wanning went out with a large pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms, she heard the sound of swallowing saliva one after another, mixed with a few hungry growls.
"Shu Sheng, you and Qiang Sheng will distribute this pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms to your friends."
Xu Wanning's words made the children cheer, but also mixed with a trace of uncertainty.
"Aunt Xu, do you really want to give these to us?"
"Of course." Xu Wanning said with a smile: "The captain and the village chief also agreed. But the amount is not much, so each child can only share one piece of chicken, and each child can have hazelnut mushrooms. Give one more to everyone."
"But let's talk about it first. You two, Shu Sheng and Qiang Sheng, must share the chicken with everyone fairly and fairly, and no one else can grab it. Otherwise, none of them will be eaten,"
Xu Wanning said with a serious face. It's also a bit serious, but it's quite bluffing.
The temptation of delicious food also made the children particularly obedient. No one did anything extra until Shusheng, Johnson and the two brothers had finished sharing the chicken.
Since there were not so many bowls and chopsticks, the children simply ate with their hands.
There are even some children whose paws are so pitch black that they have not washed their hands carefully. They eat directly without knowing whether they will get a stomachache.
But Xu Wanning had no way to correct them one by one. After all, this was not an exception. Most children in the village were like this. Only a very few of them would remind their children to wash their hands before eating.
She doesn't have that much free time, and besides, if she talks too much, she might be criticized by interested people.
As long as children put food into their mouths, even if it only satisfies a temporary appetite.
Among the crowd, a tall and thin girl stood out.
I don’t know if Johnson took special care of her, but she got a large piece of chicken breast and three obviously larger hazelnut mushrooms.
But the little girl only ate one of the smallest hazel mushrooms, holding the other two and the chicken breast tightly in her hands. Looking at the people around her, her throat obviously rolled.
"Aunt Xu, Erya's parents are gone. She and her sister live with her grandparents. But her grandparents are old and can't work in the fields. Life is very difficult for a family of four. They usually only have one meal in a day or two. It's not enough for a meal. Erya probably wanted to take the food back to his family."
After Johnson finished eating his food, he explained kindly when he saw that Xu Wanning's eyes were still on Erya. Fan.
"Okay, I understand." Xu Wanning nodded slightly, without saying anything more, and calmly looked away.
After the children had almost eaten, Xu Wanning returned to the Lin family.
Mother Lin knew that she would be busy at the brigade headquarters for a long time today, so she made lunch for the children before she came back.
It was obviously the same way as before, and the taste was the same, but the two children were obviously not very interested in eating.
"Nai, when you cook noodles next time, add a little lard, so that the noodle soup will taste better." Da Chun'er ate all the noodles, not even the soup, but still didn't forget to give it some My grandma gave me advice.
Yaomei nodded fiercely at the side: "Yes, Nai, the rice you cooked is not delicious, but the taste is too bland."
Mother Lin looked at the two children and sneered: "I think your mouths are fed by your mother Eat it!"
"But Mom's cooking is really delicious."
Xu Wanning opened the door and happened to hear the conversation between her grandfather and grandson. She thought about it and said, "How about this, starting from the day after tomorrow, I will cook. You two are also learning at the same time. When you make food that tastes better than grandma's, you don't need to learn anymore."
Yaomei's face suddenly dropped: "But Mom, we still have homework every day. To do. “
Eating is an enjoyable thing, but cooking is definitely not!
"Then don't be picky about what grandma makes!" Xu Wanning rarely had a straight face and a serious tone, and both children winced slightly.
Mom has been a lot nicer to them recently, and they have actually forgotten her bad temper before.
"I know mom, no matter what grandma cooks, we will eat it obediently and will never be picky."
Xu Wanning's expression softened a little.
If there is enough food and everyone can have enough to eat and even have leftovers for future generations, Xu Wanning does not mind if the children are picky about things, because there will be more choices at that time, and parents who care about their children will not feel wronged. Cub.
But this was the 1970s when the average person had enough to eat. The few members of their family could eat every meal and eat some meat every other day, which was already a unique existence in Dajiang Village.
After she came here, she wanted to make up for her original debt to the children and Mother Lin. She never treated her badly in terms of food. In addition, her cooking skills were really good, so the two children forgot what it felt like to be hungry. .
This trend cannot be encouraged.
They have to correct themselves before their character is completely determined.
Fortunately, the two children had always been well-behaved and obedient, and with a few words of education from Xu Wanning, they soon realized what their problem was.
At night, Xu Wanning tossed and turned in bed.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she could think of Erya trying her best to endure it.
This reminded her of her childhood growing up in an orphanage.
And what Dachun and Yaomei looked like when she first wore them.
Sighing slightly, Xu Wanning got up, put on a cotton-padded jacket, and tiptoed to the kitchen.
There are also some coarse grains in the kitchen, including sorghum rice and corn seeds.