Li Xiaomei followed Li Yan into the kitchen. Li Yan stood on a small stool and took down the bamboo basket hanging on the beam.
Because of the living environment at that time, mice would often appear from some corner and steal food from the kitchen, so every household would hang food on the beams.
Li Xiaomei took the heavy bamboo basket and asked, "Why did you buy so much? Won't it go bad if you can't finish it?"
Li Yan smiled and said, "Now is the perfect time, with such a big family. If I hadn't been so overwhelmed, I would have bought some more!"
Li Xiaomei couldn't help but look sideways, this little niece seemed to have changed a lot!
Li Yan picked out the lard from the bamboo basket and said, "Auntie, let's boil the lard first!"
Li Xiaomei came back to her senses and took the lard: "I'll cut it first, you help me light the fire!"
Lin came in at this time: "I'll go light the fire, Yan'er, help your aunt!"
Over here, Li Xiaomei cut the lard and put it into the pot to stir-fry. After a while, the air was filled with a rich aroma! The fragrance drifted to the next door with the air.
Maomao was squatting in the yard playing with Dayong when he suddenly smelled the aroma of meat wafting through the air. He sniffed and said, "Let's go to my second sister's house. She must have prepared something delicious!"
After saying that, he stood up and ran to the next room like a gust of wind with his short legs. Dayong was also bewitched by the fragrance and followed him!
Li Xiaomei scooped out the first bowl of oil residue and handed it to Li Yan standing beside her: "Take it and eat it!"
Li Yan held the bowl, smelled the fragrance in the air, and couldn't help but taste it. Her mouth was full of fragrance after one bite!
The little cousin rushed over and saw Li Yan holding a bowl and eating something. He rushed forward and hugged Li Yan's calf: "Second sister, what are you eating? It smells so good. I want some too!"
Dayong, who was following behind, couldn't help swallowing when he saw the oil residue in Li Yan's hand!
Now that he lived in the Li family, he no longer had to endure hunger, but the smell of meat made his stomach rumble.
Seeing the two, Li Yan joked, "I was just about to call you, but you smelled the scent and found me!"
As he said this, he took out two small bowls, gave one to each of them, and took out the sugar jar from the cupboard and put some sugar on the oil residue!
Maomao sat under the porch holding a bowl, eating with a satisfied look on his face. The little guy's mouth was full of oil and he squinted his eyes with happiness!
Li Yan reminded them: "Don't eat too much, save some room for delicious food tonight!"
Here, Li Xiaomei boiled the oil, put the lard into a clay pot and let it cool.
"Sister-in-law, I've cooked the pork liver. I'm afraid it will go bad if I leave it out for too long. I'll stew the meat with the radish. I think cooking half of it will be enough!"
Lin nodded: "You do as you see fit!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Xiaomei asked Li Yan to go to Wu's place to get some vegetables, while she was busy cutting and blanching the meat.
When Li Yan brought the dishes back, the meat had already been stewed!
After being busy for a long time, Li Xiaomei made braised pork with radish, stir-fried pork slices with beans, stir-fried cabbage with oil residue, stir-fried pork liver, and finally made an egg and cabbage soup. The staple food was still white flour buns.
When Li Erlang came back, Li Yan ran next door to call her uncle's family, and the whole family sat around the table.
Mr. Li picked up his chopsticks and said, "Thank you, my dear sister and Erya, for your hard work today. Let's eat!"
After Mr. Li finished speaking, everyone stopped talking and focused on eating.
In a short while, all the meat and vegetables were gone. Li Dalang ate the vegetables with big mouthfuls while saying naively, "The food at my second brother's house is just better than my own!"
Mrs. Wu glared at her eldest son and said, "Am I starving you? Go live with your brother tomorrow!"
Li Dalang realized he had spoken out of turn and coaxed, "Mother, are you still jealous of your own family?"
Everyone burst into laughter, and for a moment the atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious.
At this time, Li Yan saw the opportunity and said, "Master, I have something to discuss with you!"
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