Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps not far away, approaching from far away.
When the two heard the sound, they raised their heads in unison.
I saw a burly middle-aged man walking quickly. His sleeves were rolled up casually, revealing his thick forearms.
He was holding a rather small bamboo basket in his hand and a quilt on his back.
"Uncle Wan, why are you here?"
Wan Chaogui smiled naively. When he got closer, he found that the mother and daughter were cooking. I scratched my head and thought what a coincidence.
"I went to the town today and just came back. When I was passing by, I saw the light of the fire and thought it was someone else. Then I saw your figure from a distance and thought about what you said before. I guess you are still short of some things, so I brought some over." After saying that, he first put the backpack in his hand on the ground, and then handed the quilt on his back to Chen Wanbai's hand.
Seeing Chen Wanbai take the quilt, he bent down and started to take things out of the backpack.
A piece of pork, beautifully layered pork belly.
A few small jars, a few eggs, and a few beans and loofah.
Chen Wanbai took his bullock cart to the town to buy things some time ago and told him his plan to separate the family. Now that he saw them here, he guessed that they should have successfully separated the family.
He was happy for them from the bottom of his heart: "It seems that I came at the right time. I'll give you these as a side dish."
The Liu family and Wan Chaogui merged Not familiar with each other, especially since she is a widow and the other party is a widower.
She looked at Chen Wanbai with her eyes and asked her what to do.
"Then thank you Uncle Wan."
Chen Wanbai was not pretentious, they had already brought it over, and they really needed it.
After getting along with him for this period of time, she discovered that Wan Chaogui was a straight man without any twisted thoughts.
These are normal human relationships, and it will be fine if they return the favor later.
Seeing Chen Wanbai accept the things, Wan Chaogui couldn't stay any longer.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaobai, I will go back first. If anything happens, just call me loudly. I will come over when I hear the voice."
Wan Chaogui and Chen Wanbai went to town before When selling things, Chen Wanbai asked him to change his name.
After Wan Chaogui finished speaking, he looked around again. Seeing that everything was neatly tidied up and there was no need for his help at the moment, he turned around and went home.
"Goodbye, Uncle Wan."
Seeing Wan Chaogui leave, Mrs. Liu asked: "Xiao Bai, why didn't you refuse and just accepted it? There are so many things.”
Not to mention the quilt, though.Thin, but not cheap either.
Also, especially the hung pork belly, it looks like it weighs two to three kilograms. If this was left in the village, it would only be available during the Chinese New Year, and there wouldn’t be so much.
"Mom, it's okay. Uncle Wan and dad are good brothers. When we make money later, we can just buy things and give them back to him."
Ms. Liu also wanted to say You still owe the Chen family fifty taels of silver, and you don’t even know when you will pay it back. It can be seen that the girl was looking at the hanging meat with bright eyes at this moment, with a happy face, and swallowed the words back in her stomach.
On the other side, as soon as Wan Chaogui returned home, Mrs. Zhao couldn't wait to ask: "How is it, are you two okay?"
Mrs. Zhao was worried about them. A woman with a child would be at a loss when faced with such a situation.
"Well, when I passed by, both of them had cooked food." Wan Chaogui replied.
"I think I should have looked away and left that family as soon as possible. Although it is a bit harder now, life will definitely get better in the future." Mrs. Zhao sighed softly.
Wan Chaogui nodded in agreement.
"They are closer to our house. I think Da'an saved your life back then. You have to help the orphans and widows he left behind!"
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"Mom, don't worry, I understand all this."
"Alas... You have to be conscientious. Da'an is such a good boy. Why did you go so early?" Mrs. Zhao sighed deeply, her voice full of sadness and regret.
"Mom, things in this world are unpredictable."
"Anyway, we can do whatever we can to help, so as not to let the two women suffer too much."
< p> Mrs. Zhao beat her leg and continued: "But you still have to be careful, after all, she is a widow. Alas... It would be more appropriate for me to deliver things to them."There are many disputes in front of the widows. As a grown man, Wan Chaogui, if he goes too much, he will not help them, but harm them.
"Mom, it's okay. There's no one around here. I even looked at it when I went out."
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Chen Wanbai Pointing to the piece of meat, she said to Mrs. Liu: "Mom, it's so hot that we can't keep any meat. Let's get them all and eat them."
"This is too much for both of us. How can I eat it?"
"That's right, let's marinate some."
Before Ms. Liu could ask her where she got so much salt, she saw Chen Wanbai. I opened one of the small jars sent by Wan Chaogui. The white flowers inside were full of salt. I swallowed the words as soon as they reached my lips.
Chen Wanbai picked up the kitchen knife and cut the pork into two parts.
"Mom, take half of it and wash it, I will pickle this half. ”
It is best not to wash the meat used to make marinated meat, otherwise it will deteriorate more easily. Because the marinated meat will be washed before eating, if you are not sure, you can wash it with high-strength white wine.
p>Chen Wanbai first spread the salt evenly on the pork and rubbed it gently to let the salt fully penetrate into every texture of the meat. Then she put the pork into a clean jar and sealed it. OK, place it in a cool and ventilated place.
"Xiao Bai, how do you plan to eat this meat?" "
Mrs. Liu only knows how to cook boiled vegetables. Thinking that her daughter didn't like boiled vegetables very much, she asked.
Looking at the piece of pork belly, Chen Wanbai thought about it seriously. . If you don’t have an iron pot, you can also fry the twice-cooked pork. The pork belly is so delicious when fried, but there is no aniseed.
Finally, after searching through the memories of her previous life, she said: “Let’s make pot stew. "
Based on her description, Mrs. Liu cut the pork belly into uniform pieces and put it into a clay pot.
Then poured water into it until it was submerged. Pieces of meat. Then, a few slices of ginger and green onions were put in the basket that Wan Chaogui brought, probably because they would need them.
Finally, cover it and put it on the stove.
As time passes, the aroma gradually fills the air. Mouthwatering
“It smells so good! "Chen Wanbai couldn't help but admire.
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Just wait a little longer, and it will be fine soon. "
After a while, the pot of stew was finally ready.
Chen Wanbai couldn't wait to open the lid, and a rich smell of meat came to her nose. She picked up a piece with chopsticks Put the meat in your mouth and bite it lightly, and your mouth will be filled with fragrance.
“It’s delicious! Chen Wanbai said happily, "Mom, you should try it too." "
Ms. Liu took a sip and showed a satisfied smile.
At the beginning of the day, night fell, there was no moonlight, and the surroundings were pitch black. There were no tables, chairs, or benches, so the mother and daughter sat On the firewood, holding a bowl and eating in the flickering light of the fire, this was the first meal after moving out of the Chen family. The mother and daughter were extremely satisfied and happy. < /p>
It’s probably because there are no fierce glances or unpleasant curses at the dinner table. You can eat as much as you want.