Chen Jixing looked at his sister suspiciously and asked, "What is fried noodles? Can noodles be fried and eaten?"
"Of course I can!" Chen Xingling answered with a smile as he swept the floor, "It's very fragrant and crispy! My fifth sister-in-law said it's even tastier than biscuits!"
The sisters-in-law quickly agreed and praised it highly.
"It's really delicious! It's crispy when you chew it, and chewy when you cook it!"
"It's also durable and dry. You can put it in the bag for a few days without worrying about it going bad. If it doesn't get wet, it can probably be kept for a few months!"
Chen Jixing just smiled and joked: "I used to cook porridge so often that it would burn, but now I can make something fresh to eat! It's really amazing!"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Chen Xingling said, "I'll give you a piece to try. I guarantee you'll be convinced!"
"Haha!" Chen Jixing deliberately laughed louder.
The elder sister-in-law beside him lowered her voice and said, "My sister-in-law has lived in the north for several years. She can even pull noodles like thin threads. When she first came back, her hands were covered with calluses. You can tell at a glance that she has worked a lot."
After hearing this, Chen Jixing's smile slowly faded, his brows furrowed, and he felt distressed inside.
If not forced by the environment, who would force themselves to master all kinds of skills!
Chen Xingling rushed out with a smile and handed him a square but hard piece of dough.
“Just break off a small piece and try it!”
Chen Jixing's eyes flickered slightly, and he casually broke off a piece and threw it into his mouth, then stared in disbelief. As the mouth made a crunching sound, he smiled in surprise.
"Wow! It's really good!"
Chen Xingling raised his chin proudly and said, "Deep-fried food can be stored for a long time. As long as it is not exposed to moisture, it can still be crispy and fragrant after half a year. It is also very chewy when cooked and there is no need to worry about it getting burnt. Fourth brother, I will leave a dozen yuan for you later. When you are going out to sea, I will get you a few dozen yuan to take with you."
"A few dozen yuan?" Chen Jixing munched on the instant noodles and smiled, "It's not even enough for me to fill my stomach! If my brothers knew there was such a delicious thing, I guess there wouldn't be even a piece left!"
Chen Xingling laughed: "Then I'll prepare a hundred yuan for you."
The next morning, all the brothers were busy.
Chen Xingling was helping his old mother dry abalone and squid. Seeing his son and nephews and nieces playing with windmills under the banyan tree, he just let them do what they wanted.
Suddenly, nephew Erqiang came running over.
"Aunt! Principal Yi is here!"
Chen Xingling threw away the abalone in his hand, dragged his son and ran to the beach, not forgetting to turn back and remind him: "Just say what I taught you before! Remember it!"
A moment later, Principal Qi came over with a few books.
The nephews and nieces rushed forward and explained in unison that their aunt did not go back to her parents' home this weekend and that Xiaohuzi was playing in the city and did not come here.
Principal Yi was a little disappointed and handed the book to Daqiang, asking him to pass it on to Xiaohuzi.
"Let him watch and do it. Remember to come to school to find me when he's done."
Daqiang took it and answered awkwardly.
The children watched Principal leave with chuckles, then ran to the beach laughingly to look for Chen Xingling and Xiao Huzi.
Chen Xingling, wearing a straw hat and wrapped in a red cloth, was teaching little Tiger to swim in shallow water.
The weather in Chongqing is very hot in April of the lunar calendar, so it is the perfect time to go swimming in the sea.
Chen Sanshui did not row the boat into the sea today, but sat on the rocks to fish. He looked over lovingly from time to time and saw that the little tiger had adapted well to the water. His chubby little hands and feet no longer fluttered around, but instead kicked around as his mother told him.
"Lingling, you can just leave him alone. Find a place where he can stand firmly and not choke, and let him figure it out on his own."
Chen Xingling did not spoil his son, nor did he feel sorry for him choking on water. After all, swimming cannot be learned by just teaching, but also requires one to develop the feeling on his own.
Little Tiger often comes to the beach to play and has no fear of sea water. When he was choked, he stood up hurriedly. The smart boy quickly figured out some key points and started swimming.
Chen Xingling threw away his straw hat and scarf, then swam not far from Xiaohuzi.
The little tiger shook off the salty sea water on his face and saw his mother swimming in the water like a fish. He couldn't help but praise and applaud.
"Mom! You are awesome!"
Chen Sanshui laughed and shouted, "When your mother was little, she could swim before she could walk, and she paddled around like a puppy! How funny!"
Chen Xingling felt laughed at and swam away quickly.
The nephews and nieces jumped into the sea one after another and started playing water fights.
Little Tiger instantly discovered the new fun and joined in the water fight.
Chen Xingling was in no hurry to teach him. He told his nephews to look after their younger siblings, and asked his grandparents to look after the youngest Huzi. After swimming a few laps, he went home wet.
It was not the time for fishing boats to go ashore or go out to sea, and there were not many people on the path until I arrived at the door of my house and was pulled into the corner of the kitchen by my old mother.
"You-you-look at you!" Liu Peiyun blushed and scolded, "You didn't even change into shorts when you went to the beach. Look at you! Your bra is about to show through!"
After several months of recuperation and nourishment, Chen Xingling's body has gradually recovered.
Usually, the old mother is fed nutritiously and given various nourishing soups. Her upper body has regained its former proud fullness, and her slender waist makes her look even more delicate and graceful.
The weather was hot and the clothes we wore were thin, so they stuck to our bodies after we got into the water, an effect that was enough to make one's nose bleed.
Chen Xingling chuckled and pulled his clothes.
"It's okay, I'll go upstairs and change!"
Liu Peiyun glared at her and asked, "Didn't you see the sedan under the banyan tree? Your fourth brother brought some colleagues here, saying they were going on a long trip this afternoon, and asked me to get them some food. The men were all gathered in the house, so how could you go upstairs?"
After saying this, the old mother hurried upstairs, took down her cloth bag, and asked her to go to her eldest brother and his wife's house to change it.
The eldest and second brothers went into the city early in the morning, leaving the eldest sister-in-law picking kelp in front of the house.
Chen Xingling greeted him, then quickly changed his clothes and came out.
The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, take these kelps from my mother's place. We can make some for lunch and dinner."
Chen Xingling just took over——
"Lingling! Little sister!" Chen Jixing shouted outside.
Chen Xingling hurried back.
"Come on!" Chen Jixing called out, "One of my colleagues said that the fried noodles you made are delicious, and asked if you could make more in the next half month and sell them on the boat so that we can eat them when we go out to sea."
ah? ! !
Chen Xingling smiled instantly and said, "Sure! I'll give you as many as you want!"
The instant noodle area of the supermarket occupies several hundred square meters, filled with a dazzling array of goods, and even the warehouse is piled with thousands of boxes.
She couldn't even calculate the exact quantity, but she knew it would definitely sell in the tens of thousands at the moment, which was just a drop in the ocean!
Chen Jixing sneered at her and whispered, "You can brag in front of me, but not others. My colleague is the director of logistics management, responsible for all the material purchases on the ship. Don't promise to do something and then fail to deliver. It would be bad if you delay their work."
"I understand!" Chen Xingling was very excited and urged: "Let's go! Let's talk business!"
Chen Jixing smiled lovingly and pulled her into the house.
"Lao Luo! The master of making fried noodles is here!"
There were three middle-aged men in formal attire sitting in the room. Each of them was as tanned and firm as Chen Jixing, and they were happily eating instant noodles.
After chatting for a while, the director surnamed Luo asked tentatively: "How much does one piece cost?"
Chen Xingling rolled his eyes, not knowing how to bid for a moment.
At this time, Liu Peiyun brought in four large bowls of noodles and explained with an apologetic smile: "Old Four told me that we have to be quick. There is no time to cook rice or porridge, so I cooked a few bowls of noodles. You guys can just eat them."
"It's all done! Thank you for your help!"
“Thank you, Auntie!”
Chen Xingling knew at a glance that it was instant noodles, and quickly introduced enthusiastically: "This noodle is not only crispy when you chew it, but it can also be cooked. You can add any ingredients, such as shrimp or scallops, to make the taste more rich. Come and try it!"
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