Qi Mengmeng asked him to keep his voice down, then grinned and said that when they were buying vegetables outside, someone was selling them secretly.
Just as Gu Guizhi was about to speak, Qi Mengmeng quickly said, "I just bought this one rib, and I left quickly while no one was watching."
"Be careful next time." Gu Guizhi knew that there were people from the village below who secretly came to the city to sell things. He thought that the person Qi Mengmeng met must be someone from the village below.
These people shoot one shot at a time and are generally very cautious.
Seeing that she had fooled him this time, Qi Mengmeng hurried to clean the ribs, but Gu Guizhi snatched the ribs away.
"I'll wash the ribs."
The weather now is not too warm, and Gu Guizhi was afraid that Qi Mengmeng would catch a cold, so he took over all the cleaning work.
Qi Mengmeng cut the beef into large pieces, blanched it in water, and began to prepare the seasoning for the braised beef.
In fact, the best part for making braised beef is the beef shank, but there was only beef in Qi Mengmeng's space, so she used beef.
When Zhao Xiaocao came with the washed vegetables, the house was already filled with a strong aroma of meat.
"What is this made of? Why does it smell so good?" Zhao Xiaocao took a deep breath.
"I was lucky today. I bought a piece of beef and stewed it." Qi Mengmeng turned around and said in a low voice.
"It's actually beef." Zhao Xiaocao nodded, put down the basin in her hand, and took a look in front of the stove.
"I had stewed beef once when I was young. The taste was so good that I wanted to swallow my tongue. Mengmeng, I think your stewed beef is also delicious."
Qi Mengmeng smiled. The beef had just been in the pot for a while, so the aroma wasn't that strong yet. It was just that people eat less meat nowadays, so they felt the aroma was delicious.
Zhao Xiaocao looked at the spareribs, chicken and a large bowl of eggs prepared by Qi Mengmeng, and her eyes twitched: "Mengmeng, are these all the dishes for lunch today?"
Isn't this too good? Who eats so much meat in one meal?
Qi Mengmeng nodded: "We are lucky today. We bought a lot of meat. There are many of us. We can cook it all. The leftovers can be eaten tomorrow."
Zhao Xiaocao wanted to save the food and eat it slowly, but these were all bought by Qi Mengmeng, so she said they were not suitable, so she just took the pot of vegetables and started to cut them.
Qi Mengmeng likes this about Zhao Xiaocao. Even if she doesn't like it, she won't say much and will just keep silent at most.
Zhao Xiaocao asked Qi Mengmeng, and quickly cut the potatoes she brought into pieces. When she heard that Qi Mengmeng wanted to stew chicken, she went home and got some dried mushrooms. Qi Mengmeng wanted to stop him but failed.
Gu Guizhi just went out and bought a piece of pork belly, a chicken, and a bunch of leeks.
Zhao Xiaocao asked Gu Guizhi about the price, and he was shocked: "For just this little bit of leeks, the price is twice as much as in summer."
Qi Mengmeng nodded and said, "Isn't there a shortage of vegetables right now? The weather is cold, so it's hard to grow chives."
Zhao Xiaocao sighed, "We do have chives planted in our yard, but it's cold now, so chives don't grow well. We'll have to wait for a while."
Qi Mengmeng's eyes lit up. Chives cannot grow in the ground, but they can grow in pots.
There are no foam boxes now, but you can make a few wooden boxes and put soil in them. You can definitely grow leeks. Cover them with a black cardboard box, and you can even grow leek greens.
Qi Mengmeng briefly explained it to Zhao Xiaocao, and Zhao Xiaocao's eyes lit up. This way, they could save a lot of money on food.
"After dinner I'll ask your master to make me a wooden box. When the leeks are ready to eat, I'll send you a handful."
Zhao Xiaocao has often tended the vegetable garden in recent years. After listening to Qi Mengmeng's explanation once, he understood how to do it.
"Okay, if there are leeks to eat, I have to thank Master's wife." Qi Mengmeng said happily.
Qi Zhijun and Zheng Meili arrived a little late, followed by Zheng Yingying.
Qi Mengmeng raised her eyebrows. She hadn't seen Zheng Yingying for a long time and didn't expect Zheng Yingying to come today.
Zheng Meili and Zheng Yingying each held a bag in their hands. Zheng Meili handed the bag in her hand to Qi Mengmeng: "Mengmeng, this is a piece of cloth I bought for you. The weather will be warm soon. You can make some clothes to wear."
Zheng Yingying also said after being reminded by Zheng Meili: "These are the oranges I bought."
"Thank you." Qi Mengmeng took the things from the two people and asked them to sit inside.
After Zheng Meili and Zheng Yingying entered the house, Qi Zhijun whispered to Qi Mengmeng, "Yingying is back today, we can't not bring her along."
Qi Mengmeng nodded in understanding and said generously, "I cooked a lot of dishes today, so there will definitely be enough for us to eat."
Zheng Yingying is not a bad person, although she does some stupid things occasionally. But she has already entered the door, and Qi Mengmeng definitely cannot kick her out.
Zheng Meili saw Qi Zhijun and Qi Mengmeng were talking and Qi Mengmeng's face didn't look bad, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Zheng Yingying didn't want to come today, but Zheng Meili dragged her here.
Several months had passed since the incident, but Zheng Yingying still hadn't recovered. Zheng Meili wanted to introduce her to someone, but she refused to meet him.
Zheng Meili was really worried, so she thought of bringing her to sit with Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng now works in a food factory, which is a big factory. If there is a suitable person there, she can introduce him to Zheng Yingying.
Zheng Meili can be said to be worried to death about Zheng Yingying's affairs.
Zhao Xiaocao originally thought that Zheng Meili was Qi Mengmeng's biological mother, but when she heard Qi Mengmeng calling her "Auntie Zheng" and Zheng Meili introduced the girl behind her as Zheng Yingying, she was full of surprise.
Master Li only knew that Qi Mengmeng's biological father was the team leader. As for other things, he never asked.
Although it was a bit strange to hear this name now, he did not ask any more questions and gave Zhao Xiaocao a look, meaning to tell her with the expression on his face.
Zheng Meili walked around the house and then took Zheng Yingying to the kitchen, saying she wanted to help.
The house Qi Mengmeng bought is not big, and the kitchen can't accommodate so many people.
"Aunt Zheng, my kitchen is small and the meal is almost ready. How about you take Yingying to sit inside first?"
Zheng Meili looked at the kitchen. It was inconvenient for them to bend down while standing there. She looked at the several plates on the table. It seemed that only stir-fried dishes were left, so she stepped back outside.
"How about I help you clean up the house?"
"No need, Aunt Zheng, you are here just to eat today, so please don't be polite to me."
While Qi Mengmeng was talking, she brought Zheng Meili into the house.
"This is the new tea I bought, everyone try it." Qi Mengmeng had brewed tea when Qi Zhijun and the others came in. Now was the perfect time to drink it, so she poured a cup for everyone.
Zheng Meili held the white porcelain teacup and praised, "Mengmeng still has good taste. Look at this cup. It's really beautiful."
Qi Mengmeng pursed her lips and smiled.
Zheng Meili was holding a white porcelain cup with a green leaf on it. It was a gift from Qi Mengmeng when she bought milk. She bought a lot of milk and had more than a dozen white porcelain cups. Now there were not so many enamel jars at home, so she took it out.
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