"Sister, I'm just collecting some eggs in the village and sending them to the city. Nothing will happen." Li Pandi saw that Li Laidi was softening, so she took her hand and begged in a low voice.
"You went to the village? Is it the place we went last time?" Li Lai Di asked immediately.
"No, it's the village next door to them. Don't worry, sister. I made inquiries before going there. Nothing will happen." This was all Li Pandi was willing to say and she refused to say anything more.
"Okay, I get it. You must be careful and don't bring eggs home in the future. We will eat the eggs and I will go to the village to exchange them." Li Lai Di said, pointing to the eggs on the ground.
"Okay, I understand." Li Pandi nodded obediently, but only she knew what she was thinking.
She has made up her mind to earn more money and live a happy life in the future.
Although Li Laidi and Qi Mengmeng are both military wives, she can see that Qi Mengmeng's life is much better than Li Laidi's.
Their family cannot be compared with Qi Mengmeng's family, but she believes that as long as she works hard, she can live a life like Qi Mengmeng.
Li Laidie felt sad when she looked at her sister. She was the first daughter and was protected by Xu Daming. Her parents were nice to her, but Pandie really suffered a lot.
"Pan'er, you can't tell anyone about this, not even my mother-in-law." Li Lai Di reminded her again and again, "You should keep the money you earn and don't spend it recklessly."
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, sister." Li Pandi nodded heavily to assure.
"Hey, does it hurt when I hit you just now? Let me see." Li Laidi pulled Li Pandi's hand and wanted to see her injury.
"It's okay, it's okay, sister. It's almost noon. I've cooked. Let's make scrambled eggs for lunch today." Li Pandi smiled at Li Laidi in a flattering manner.
Li Lai Di wanted to say that it was too wasteful, but at this moment, a strong aroma came from the yard next door. Li Pan Di whispered, "Sister, look at Sister Meng Meng, she never saves on food."
"We can't compete with Mengmeng," Li Lai Di said halfway through her words. Under her sister's expectant eyes, she said, "Okay, let's eat scrambled eggs. Fry four, one for each person."
Li Pandi went to crack the eggs immediately, fearing that it would be too late and her sister would regret it again.
In the next yard, Qi Mengmeng was frying fish.
After she got home, she gutted the fish, cleaned it, closed the door, poured half a pot of oil into the pot, and prepared to fry the fish.
To make fried fish delicious, the fish must be fried thoroughly.
The fish heads are cut off and saved for making fish head soup later. The fish meat is cut into sections, and the moisture on the surface is wiped off before frying. Wait until the fish is shaped and the surface is slightly charred and crispy, then take it out.
Finally, fry all the fish again to make them more crispy.
After the fish is fried, put it in another pot, add onion, ginger, garlic, vinegar, sugar and other seasonings, and simmer over low heat.
Before frying the fish just now, she had already cut the black fish into slices and marinated it with seasonings, so now is the perfect time to cook it.
There were a lot of seasonings in her space, so she quickly made the boiled fish. She poured some oil on it, and instantly a fragrance spread in the kitchen.
Qi Mengmeng scooped out the remaining oil from frying the fish, and then used the oil pan to stir-fry some beans and eggplant.
I made rice for lunch today. Boiled fish tastes best when eaten with rice.
Gu Guizhi came back with Qi Zhijun today. Qi Zhijun said that he hadn't seen Qi Mengmeng for a long time and wanted to have lunch with them at noon today.
Qi Zhijun said that he had never eaten the food cooked by his own daughter, so Gu Guizhi had no choice but to take him back.
Before they entered the yard, they smelled a domineering aroma. Qi Zhijun's eyes lit up and he looked at Gu Guizhi: "It seems that I am in for a treat today."
Gu Guizhi pushed the door, but it didn't budge. He shouted, and Qi Mengmeng heard it in the kitchen. She slapped herself on the forehead. She had forgotten to open the door.
Seeing Qi Zhijun outside the door, Qi Mengmeng was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that there would be someone eating for free at noon today. She wondered if there would be enough rice.
Qi Zhijun looked at Qi Mengmeng with a smile: "Mengmeng, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Then you're in for a treat today. I went to the village to buy a fish and made boiled fish." Qi Mengmeng let the two of them into the yard and asked Qi Zhijun if he could eat spicy food.
Qi Zhijun nodded: "I eat everything."
Qi Mengmeng brought the two prepared dishes to the table and put a few buns in the pot to heat them up.
In case you don’t have enough to eat later, you can use buns to fill your stomach.
When Qi Zhijun saw the boiled fish, his eyes lit up. He had eaten boiled fish a long time ago, but he didn't expect that his daughter could make it.
Boiled fish consumes a lot of oil, and most people don’t eat this dish.
When Qi Mengmeng came back, she saw Qi Zhijun staring at the boiled fish. She smiled and said as if to explain, "It's rare to have fish today, so I made boiled fish. For the next few days, we can only eat boiled vegetables."
Qi Zhijun looked back at her and said, "I'll give you some oil coupons tomorrow, and I'll make sure you have enough oil to eat."
Qi Mengmeng smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Dad."
She served a bowl of rice to each of them. Qi Zhijun immediately picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. Then, he picked up the fish much faster and even ate a lot of the cabbage that was used as a side dish.
Gu Guizhi picked up some fish for Qi Mengmeng and quickened his eating pace.
Qi Mengmeng had only finished half of the rice in her bowl, but Gu Guizhi and Qi Zhijun had already eaten two bowls and finished a pot of boiled fish. They then started eating the braised eggplant with beans.
Qi Mengmeng put down her bowl and chopsticks, went to the kitchen to get out the buns, and took out a bottle of beef sauce.
"If you're not full, there are buns here."
Qi Zhijun quickly took a bun and took a bite. Qi Mengmeng scooped a spoonful of beef sauce for him: "Dad, this is the meat sauce I made. How does it taste? If it tastes good, I'll get you a bottle later."
Qi Zhijun didn't want it at first, but after taking a bite he nodded: "Okay, I'll get you some more meat tickets tomorrow."
Keep this meat sauce in the office, and you can eat it with steamed buns when you are busy.
For this meal, Qi Mengmeng only ate one bowl of rice, while Gu Guizhi and Qi Zhijun each ate two bowls of rice and two buns.
After Qi Zhijun finished eating the beef sauce, he stuffed it into his pocket. Qi Mengmeng couldn't bear to see it, so she took him a new bottle.
Gu Guizhi went to wash the dishes and saw another pot still steaming. He asked, "What is this for?"
He smelled a fragrance that was a little sour.
"This is the crispy fish I made. It's not ready yet. The fish will taste better after it cools down." Qi Mengmeng explained.
Qi Zhijun poked his head out of the door and said, "Mengmeng, your cooking is really delicious. This crispy fish smells delicious. Dad wants to eat it too."
Qi Mengmeng: ...There’s no need to praise me like that.
"The crispy fish will only taste good if it is left overnight. Come over for lunch tomorrow at noon." Qi Mengmeng said while facing Qi Zhijun's expectant eyes.
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