Qin Li brought back ten kilograms of rice, thirty kilograms of flour, twenty kilograms of cornmeal, fifty kilograms of ribs, ten kilograms of mutton, five plucked old hens, and two frozen fresh ducks.
After dawn, Chen Tan looked at those things, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
He didn't come home all night. What on earth did he do?
She wouldn't mess with the wrong people, would she?
She made breakfast while she was lost in thought, and after Qin Qiuniang finished eating, Qin Li called her into his bedroom.
He took out a large stack of elementary school notebooks and pencils and said, "Sit down. I have something to tell you."
"Okay," Chen Tan sat down as he was told, "Brother, go ahead."
Qin Li looked at her seriously, "I'm going to be away for ten days. You stay home and take good care of grandma. Don't open the door to anyone except Wei Xiao and Aunt Wu. If you encounter something that you can't handle, let Heizi go find Wei Xiao.
The meat is for you to make dumplings. You and grandma can stew the chicken, duck, and mutton. Don't skimp on it."
Suddenly hearing that he was going to be away for such a long time, Chen Tan found it difficult to adapt for a moment. She stared at him in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.
Qin Li had long noticed the curiosity and worry she showed after seeing those things.
"Are you scared?"
With a teasing smile, he bent his fingers and tapped her forehead, "You were the one who begged me to bring you back. Now you're scared. It's too late."
Chen Tan lowered her head in shame and whispered, "I'm not afraid. It's snowing so heavily outside, I'm worried it's not safe for you to go out."
"Oh, so you're concerned about me." Qin Li took two steps forward, looking at her gradually plump and fair face. He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub the top of her head, his eyes warm. "Don't be afraid, I just took advantage of the snow to not work and went into the city to do carpentry work for a few days. Otherwise, how would I get the money to keep you fat?"
Chen Tan didn't believe it, but he couldn't help but say, "Then take care of yourself, big brother. I will definitely take good care of grandma at home."
"Well, I'll bring you some candy when I come back." Qin Li helped her take the copybook, notebook, and pencil to the next room with a kang. "You write in this room. I'll go cook."
"Let me cook." Chen Tan put down the pen.
After all, writing is just for show, it can't be used to be lazy.
"No, you are not allowed to leave until you finish writing three pages."
After Qin Li finished speaking fiercely, he poured the rice and flour he brought back into the small jar on the lower shelf.
He went to the kitchen and cut the mutton, hen and duck into small pieces, wrapped them in dried bamboo shoots, and put them into his homemade ice jar.
Then sharpen the kitchen knife, remove the ribs from the fifty pounds of meat, separate them, sprinkle salt and seasonings on them and marinate them to eat.
Chop all the remaining meat into puree.
Chen Tan felt embarrassed to let him work alone, so he put down his pen and went to help.
Qin Li couldn't bear to let her freeze with him, so he immediately lit a clay pot of fire and warmed up the kitchen.
Qin Qiuniang also came to the kitchen to help them. Seeing his inexplicable attentiveness to Chen Tan, she was a little surprised.
Judging from the past month or so of getting along with each other, this girl has good qualities. Once she recovers, she will be worthy of Qin Li.
"Li'er, go wash two radishes. We'll fry a pot of radish balls. Give some to your in-laws and Tan Ni'er's ninth sister-in-law."
"Don't send it to Shen Changwang," Shen Tan raised his head and refused indifferently, "They have never treated me as a human being. I don't want to have anything to do with them."
Once Qin Li shows some kindness to the Shen family, they will stick to him like maggots and bloodthirsty leeches and will be impossible to get rid of.
Qin Qiuniang also had some intention of testing her, after all, Chen Hehua was well-known in Hongyao Brigade for subsidizing her parents' home.
"But they are your parents after all. You can't live your whole life without seeing them."
"Grandma, Big Brother, I've never had a proper meal at the Shen family. All I eat is leftover pig food. I can't feel any gratitude for the way they treat me. If you think I have no conscience, I can leave at any time."
As Chen Tan spoke, tears fell from his eyes and his thin shoulders trembled from time to time, making him look extremely pitiful.
Qin Qiuniang couldn't help but panic after hearing this. She had no other intentions, she just wanted to see if Chen Tan would really cut off ties with the Shen family.
She glanced at Qin Li with guilt, then stood up and hugged Chen Tan, "Silly Ni'er, it's grandma's fault. From now on, you are grandma's granddaughter, and I will never mention them again."
While chopping meat, Qin Li looked at Chen Tan, thinking about bringing her some good things back from this trip.
Chen Tanyi nuzzled into Qin Qiuniang's arms and said, "Grandma, they are vicious and cruel. I don't want to be their host like my eldest sister and her husband."
"Don't worry, I'm not that coward in the stable. If they dare to bother you, I'll make them pay!" Qin Li said as he cut the knife into the flesh.
Anyone who dares to hurt her as Qin Li's person will have to endure his fists.
"Well, thank you, brother. I believe you."
Chen Tan burst into laughter through tears.
After all, Shen Changwang and the others were the original owner's closest relatives, and she couldn't kill them to avenge the original owner.
And I will never have anything to do with them again.
Qin Li glanced at the tears in the corners of her eyes and said in a gentler tone, "Then how many things should I send to your ninth sister-in-law?"
"Forget it. Even if I send it to Sister-in-law Jiu and her children, they won't be able to eat it. It will only cause trouble."
Chen Tan remembers Liu Xu's kindness in her heart, but she only wants to repay her, not Shen Changfu's whole family.
After hearing what she said, Qin Qiuniang looked at Qin Li and said, "I heard your Aunt Wu talk about the Liu Xu family. She is also a pitiful person. The man in her family only obeys his mother's words. If you send it there, it will end up in the mouths of his brothers and nephews."
"oh."
Qin Li nodded gently, thinking that when he found the opportunity, he would teach Shen Jinquan a lesson.
After that, the three of them stopped chatting and were busy for a long time. They fried a pot of crispy meat, a pot of radish meatballs, a pot of sweet potato meatballs, blanched a pot of meatballs, and mixed a large pot of dumpling stuffing.
Fried food was put into ceramic jars and placed on the shelves in Chentan and her friends' room so they could take it out and eat it whenever they wanted.
The meatballs were soaked in cold water, and the dumplings were made by the three of them sitting on the kang after lunch.
Qin Li rolled the dough, and Chen Tan and Qin Qiu Niang wrapped it.
After being wrapped, they were sent outside to freeze in the snow. They froze solid in about half a day.
Pick them up and put them in a small bamboo basket, put it in the ice tank, cover it with the lid, and let Heizi watch it.
For dinner, the three of them ate dumplings. Chen Tan’s eyes lit up when he took the first bite.
She gave Qin Qiuniang a thumbs up and said, "Grandma, compared to you, I'm far behind."
Today's filling was mixed by Qin Qiuniang. It tastes ten times better than the food she usually cooks.
The old lady couldn't help but laugh at her admiring look, "Your grandmother was personally taught by the imperial chef of the previous dynasty."
"Then I will learn from you carefully from now on."
Chen Tan's words came from the heart, and her dream is still to pursue a career in medical beauty.
However, the food industry is also a highly profitable industry. If you can run a chain of restaurants, it is not difficult to become rich.
Qin Qiuniang smiled and said, "Okay, as long as you are willing to learn, grandma will teach you all the skills."
After dinner, Qin Li filled several water tanks in the kitchen backyard with water before leaving.
The room suddenly became quiet.
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