Qin Xiaozhou disliked the smell of meat and was just wondering how to handle the task when someone handed him a pillow, clapping their hands and laughing, "Great! Let your sister-in-law come over. How old is your child?"
Unexpectedly, the matter was settled with just one sentence. Big Ma grinned and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. My son is three years old this year."
Sigh, this guy only answers one question at a time, so he's not very eloquent, but he's a reliable and hardworking person, that's enough. Qin Xiaozhou waved his hand and told him to go and bring his wife and son over, and get to work today.
Mrs. Ma was also shy, thin and small, with a skinny child who looked like a little monkey. Both mother and child were dressed in coarse gray cloth with many puddings on them, but they were clean, with their hair neatly combed and their faces and hands washed clean, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Some people are like that; even when they're down on their luck, they'll tidy themselves up and live a good life. As long as there's a chance, they can survive tenaciously. Ma Da Sao is such a person. She listened carefully to Qin Xiaozhou's movements. Skewering meat is simple: mix large and small pieces of meat with varying amounts of fat and lean, and make sure each skewer has a similar weight with no significant difference.
Mrs. Ma quickly learned how to do it, folding up her sleeves and washing her hands before touching the meat. When the child wanted to do it with his mother, Mrs. Ma washed the child's hands and had him hand over the skewer from the side.
The child was very well-behaved, didn't make a fuss, just sat quietly and occasionally handed out a slip of paper.
Such a well-behaved and sensible child is so lovable. Zhao Fang brought him some milk and cake from the shop in front, but Aunt Ma hurriedly refused, "Auntie, this is not allowed..."
Zhao Fang stuffed the things into the child's arms, saying, "How much can a little child eat? I heard you came from the Northwest, and it must be so hard for such a young child to travel with you. From now on, just live a good life in the county town. My daughter-in-law is a good person. You won't go hungry if you stay with her."
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