"There, there." Hearing the praise, Deng Qingling felt a little embarrassed, and put the money back into the space by hiding it in her bag.
"Sister, let's go back first. It's not safe to carry so many things. Come to me another day. I'll treat you to a meal at the state-owned restaurant." Fat Bear wanted to make friends with Deng Qingling, but time was tight and he had to process the meat quickly while it was fresh.
"Okay, let's talk again when we have time." Deng Qingling watched them walk away before walking back.
Deng Qingling hid a dozen big apples in her backpack under a sack. She couldn't go to someone's house for dinner empty-handed.
Deng Qingling had just walked downstairs to Deng Xiaomei's house in the family quarters when she smelled the aroma of stewed meat. She sniffed and said, "It smells so good! It makes me a little hungry."
The closer she got, the more she smelled the fragrance. She walked to the door of Deng Xiaomei's house and knocked on it. "Sister Xiaomei, I'm here. Open the door."
"Here I am!" As Deng Xiaomei opened the door, the fragrance hit her nose.
"Sister, what delicious food did your family cook? It smells so good! I can even smell it downstairs." Deng Qingling smiled at Deng Xiaomei.
"Really? I made braised pork and pork belly with sauerkraut at home." Deng Xiaomei said with a smile and closed the door.
It was so delicious that it made Aunt Pang's child cry with greed. It was only when the mother-in-law brought a bowl of food that the child finally calmed down.
At this time, Sister Liang Jin brought out the dishes and said, "Aqing, you're here. The food is almost ready. Go wash your hands and eat!"
"Okay, Auntie."
"Sister, your son is so big now?" Deng Qingling washed her hands and just sat down when she saw three cute boys sitting opposite her.
"Yes, call me auntie." Deng Xiaomei responded to Deng Qingling and turned to her son.
"Hello, Auntie!" the three boys shouted in unison.
"Hello everyone, by the way, I also bought a few apples." Deng Qingling just remembered that the apples were still in the backpack and hadn't taken them out yet, so she quickly stood up and took six apples and put them on the table.
"Wow, thank you, Auntie, Mom." The child had never seen such a big apple. After thanking Deng Qingling, he looked at Deng Xiaomei with pitiful eyes, fearing that she would refuse it.
"Okay, okay, okay, wait until you finish eating before eating." Deng Xiaomei's heart melted when she saw her son looking at her.
Sister Liang Jin sat down and said to everyone, "Let's eat."
Then he picked up a piece of pork belly with chopsticks and put it in Deng Qingling's bowl. "Ah Qing, don't be polite. Just treat it like you're at home and eat more."
"Yes! You're welcome here." Deng Xiaomei said as she picked up a piece of meat and gave it to Deng Qingling.
"Okay, I understand." Deng Qingling nodded.
The children didn't pay any attention to the adults talking. When they heard it was time to eat, they picked up their chopsticks and quickly reached for the pork belly in front of them. Although they were fast, they were orderly and didn't scramble for it at all. Their behavior was very polite. It was obvious that the adults had taught them well.
Deng Qingling couldn't help herself. When she first smelled the fragrance, she felt itchy in her heart. She picked up a piece of pork belly and smelled it first. The fragrance drilled into her nose, and the glutton in her stomach was aroused. She couldn't help herself and took a bite of the pork belly. "Hmm, it's so fragrant and delicious. This pork belly is fat but not greasy, sour and refreshing, and a little spicy.
Auntie, your cooking skills are amazing. I have never tasted pork belly this delicious."
"If it tastes good, eat more. Come to Auntie's house when you have time and I will make delicious food for you." Sister Liang Jin said with a smile.
This child is really good at talking and does things efficiently and effectively.
"Hmm, um." Deng Qingling lowered her head, took a mouthful of rice, and nodded vaguely.
The two stopped talking because if they continued the food would be almost gone. So they just acted like they were participating in an eating competition.
The adults were no less enthusiastic, and they all used their chopsticks to dance around, picking up the braised pork and pork belly in sauerkraut and stuffing them into their mouths. The sauerkraut had fully absorbed the oil from the fat and was particularly fragrant, which was appetizing and went well with the rice.
There were four dishes in total. Deng Xiaomei's family cooked two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and Aunt Pang's family brought back a dish of scrambled eggs with leeks. It looked like a lot of dishes, but there were so many people. The half-grown boys had big appetites and ate more than the adults. At the end of the meal, one of the boys even poured the vegetable juice into the rice, which tasted great mixed with rice.
Everyone ate to their heart's content, with a round belly.
Even Deng Qingling didn't care about being reserved and ate two bowls of rice and two bowls of porridge, and she was so full that she kept rubbing her stomach.
"Aunt, your cooking skills are really top-notch. You can even be a chef in a state-owned restaurant." Deng Qingling gave a thumbs up and praised Sister Liang Jin again.
I felt a little embarrassed. I went to someone's house for dinner and ate up all their food as if I hadn't eaten for a long time. It was so embarrassing.
"Haha, no, no, I just learned for a while when I was young, but I can't be a chef in a state-owned restaurant." Sister Liang Jin was delighted by what she said.
You don’t even know your own weight!
This kid is just sweet-talking. Why doesn’t I have a daughter like this? But my daughter-in-law is as filial and caring as my daughter.
At this time, Deng Xiaomei washed the apple, cut it, and served it on a plate. "Here, have some apples."
"This apple is so delicious, sweet and crispy." Sister Liang Jin said after taking a bite of the apple.
"Yes! It's big and full, with rich fruity aroma, crisp and juicy. It's a rare apple." Deng Xiaomei said after taking a bite. She only cut two apples and there were so many. Each one weighed at least half a pound.
Deng Qingling said: "I bought this somewhere else. It's a new variety, Fuji apple."
There should have been Red Fuji apples in the 1960s!
"No wonder, I said I've never seen such big apples. One should weigh about 70 or 80 grams!" Sister Liang Jin slapped her thigh excitedly.
I saw it when my daughter-in-law took it to wash just now. Xiaomei's cousin is so generous that she is willing to give away such a big apple.
Deng Qingling felt sorry for her when she heard that voice. Auntie was so approachable and really treated her like one of her own.
You have to know that in this era, not everyone is willing to cook a few meat dishes for relatives. If they themselves are reluctant to eat them, how can they give them to outsiders?
Deng Qingling smiled and said, "Yes, three big apples weigh two kilograms."
A few of them chatted for a while.
Deng Qingling checked the time and said, "Aunt, Sister Xiaomei, it's almost time. I need to catch the bus. Let's talk another day."
"Yes, it's better for you to go and wait for the bus early. The bus waits for no one." Deng Xiaomei looked at her watch. There were still more than ten minutes left before the time came.
"Let me take you to the car!"
"No, no, I can go by myself. Don't you have to go back to the hospital to work later? Take a rest after dinner so that you can have the energy to go to work in the afternoon." Deng Qingling waved her hand and said.
Deng Xiaomei said: "Okay, next time you come to the county town, remember to come to my house for dinner. I'm lucky you helped me this time, otherwise I would have a hard time." It was all because her husband boasted that he would get a job for his brother-in-law.
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