Qi Zhijun went to the kitchen and put the remaining noodles into a bowl, and brought the bottle of meat sauce to the table.
Thinking of the taste of the meat sauce just now, Qi Zhijun hardened his heart and scooped a large spoonful of meat sauce into the bowl.
Seeing that he liked it, Qi Mengmeng asked him to take the meat sauce back and eat it, otherwise it might go bad if left at home for a long time.
Qi Mengmeng had just taken this bottle of meat sauce out of the space and didn't eat much of it. She put most of the can of minced meat in it, fried it with oil, and added a few chili peppers. It tasted very good.
Qi Zhijun really liked it, so he put the meat sauce away after hearing what he said. However, he took out two meat tickets from his pocket and handed them to Qi Mengmeng.
It is one thing for his daughter to be filial to him, but he can't always take advantage of her.
Qi Mengmeng collected the meat ticket and prepared to buy some meat so that she could make a few more cans of meat sauce for Qi Zhijun when he left.
After dinner, Qi Zhijun took the initiative to wash the dishes before leaving.
Qi Mengmeng tidied up the house and without staying any longer, returned to her house in the city.
She first went to the butcher's shop and took a look around, but there was no good meat left in the afternoon. She walked around and bought a piece of pork liver, thinking about getting up early next weekend to buy meat.
Zhao Xiaocao was talking to her neighbor at the doorstep when she saw Qi Mengmeng holding a piece of pork liver. She asked her, "Why didn't you buy a piece of pork? This pork liver tastes dry."
Qi Mengmeng smiled and said, "When I went there, the meat had been sold out. There were only a few large bones and offal left. I thought pig liver could replenish blood, so I bought a piece."
The neighbor who was talking to Zhao Xiaocao was Aunt Gao. She looked at the pig liver in Qi Mengmeng's hand and nodded with envy: "We women have to eat some jujube pig liver or something like that. You went at a lucky time, otherwise pig liver would be hard to buy."
Qi Mengmeng really didn't notice this. She had meat in her space, and she only went to buy meat on weekends to pretend that she had meat.
"Okay, you go back first. The pork liver needs to be cooked early, otherwise it will be dark soon." Zhao Xiaocao urged Qi Mengmeng to go back.
Qi Mengmeng said something to Aunt Gao and went home.
Aunt Gao nudged Zhao Xiaocao with her arm and lowered her voice: "It seems that your disciple, Mr. Li, comes from a well-off family."
Zhao Xiaocao had been a neighbor of Aunt Gao for her whole life, and knowing her gossipy nature, she simply said, "Mengmeng is a military wife. Her husband and her father are both soldiers."
Qi Mengmeng has lived here for a while and is not familiar with her neighbors. Everyone only knows that Xiaozhou's house has been sold, but they don't know Qi Mengmeng's specific situation. Some idle aunties have already discussed it privately.
Zhao Xiaocao's words were almost telling Aunt Gao that Qi Mengmeng came from a wealthy family and had a good background.
Aunt Gao smacked her lips and said, "This girl seems to have a good temper."
Zhao Xiaocao shook her head, "This girl has a good temper, but her husband is very serious and loves her. He came to my house to find Lao Li and told him that if anyone bullied Mengmeng, he should tell him when he came back."
Even Qi Mengmeng didn't know about this, but Zhao Xiaocao told Aunt Gao in order to scare the neighbors.
We have lived together for such a long time, and although most of the neighbors are good, there are inevitably some that are unreliable.
In case someone has bad intentions, they have to consider whether they can withstand the revenge of Qi Mengmeng's family.
Aunt Gao curled her lips. Wasn't she just asking about the situation? This Zhao Xiaocao, she was threatening me again.
I don’t know how lucky Lao Li is to have a female apprentice whose family is so well-off. She has seen it several times. Qi Mengmeng sent gifts to them and invited them to dinner.
"Forget it, I'll go back and cook." Aunt Gao didn't want to talk anymore and went back directly.
Zhao Xiaocao was not angry either. She knew Aunt Gao's temper. Although she was a little petty, she was not a bad person. She was willing to help when there was a problem. The relationship between the two was pretty good.
Aunt Gao carried her own stool back home, while Zhao Xiaocao went to Qi Mengmeng's house.
"Meng Meng, are you cooking?"
Zhao Xiaocao went straight to the kitchen.
Qi Mengmeng was cooking pork liver. She put down the spatula in her hand and said with a smile, "Master's wife is here. I'll go get you some water."
"No, I just came to tell you that my son has a classmate who works at a slaughterhouse. If you want to buy some meat, just let me know in advance. I'll tell my son to ask his classmate to save some for him."
The neighbors around them didn't know about the relationship Zhao Xiaocao was talking about. Their family didn't eat meat often, and they didn't need others to save meat for them.
But she saw Qi Mengmeng often eating meat, and she probably bought it outside. She was worried about its safety, so she told Qi Mengmeng about it.
Qi Mengmeng was delighted at first, but then she said with some doubt: "I haven't heard Master say this before, is it inconvenient?"
Zhao Xiaocao waved her hand: "It's not that it's inconvenient, it's just that we don't buy meat very often. Usually my son buys it and brings it back to us."
After listening to Zhao Xiaocao's explanation, Qi Mengmeng finally understood that the two of them lived a careful life and rarely ate meat when the children were not at home, so there was no need for it.
I guess it’s because I cook meat so often that Zhao Xiaocao found out and thought I needed it.
Qi Mengmeng thought for a while before saying, "Master's Wife, I really want to buy some meat, either pork belly or lean meat. I need five pounds in total. I want to make some meat sauce. If it's convenient, ten pounds of spareribs would be fine."
Zhao Xiaocao listened to Qi Mengmeng's count and smacked her lips and said, "Mengmeng, you bought so much, are you planning to make bacon?"
But it’s getting hot this season, so it’s not a good idea to store it.
The news that Qi Zhijun was leaving had not spread yet, and Qi Mengmeng didn't want to cause trouble, so she said she would send some to her biological mother.
The pork belly and lean meat were made into meat sauce, and the ribs were made into smoked ribs. Some of them were taken away by Qi Zhijun, and some were sent to Qi Huilan.
Zhao Xiaocao then breathed a sigh of relief, and she said that Qi Mengmeng could not eat so much meat by herself.
"Okay, I'll talk to my son when he comes back."
Zhao Xiaocao left after she finished speaking. Her son would be back tonight, so she had to prepare a few more dishes.
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect Zhao Xiaocao to act so quickly. Just two days after she finished speaking, Zhao Xiaocao came over with a basket.
"Meng Meng, this is the meat you want, half pork belly, half lean meat. This is ten pounds of ribs. Is that ok?"
Qi Mengmeng looked at the lean meat with fat and felt that the two of them had different understandings of lean meat. But now fat meat is harder to come by than lean meat, so Zhao Xiaocao must have good intentions.
Qi Mengmeng went into the house and took out all the money and meat tickets and gave them to Zhao Xiaocao. Zhao Xiaocao did not take the meat tickets, saying that he only spent the money and did not ask for the tickets.
Qi Mengmeng forced the meat ticket into her hand and said, "Master's Wife, Big Brother must have done me a favor by buying meat for me. I can't ask Big Brother to buy meat ticket for me."
She has no shortage of money or tickets, and doesn't want to take advantage of others.
Seeing that Qi Mengmeng was sensible, Zhao Xiaocao did not refuse anymore and went home with the money and notes, declaring that they all had to be given to her son.
When Qi Mengmeng saw Zhao Xiaocao leave, she prepared to start making the meat sauce, making more at one time and saving it for later consumption.
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