Yang Ruoqing didn't sleep well last night. She missed Luo Fengtang and had insomnia. When she woke up this morning and saw her slightly swollen eyes, she was a little irritated.
Hearing this, he became even more angry. He placed a hard-boiled egg that he was applying to his eyes on the table and said in a deep voice, "This old dog seems to have other hiding places!"
"Xueyun, please give a message to the 'bait' woman we sent out, and ask her to change from passive to active from today on, take the initiative to approach the chamber pot man, and find out the whereabouts of Mr. Mo from him."
"yes!"
"In addition, take people into the mountain and temporarily seal the two cave entrances where the women are hiding to create the illusion of blockage by landslides and mudslides, so that he will not become suspicious before Mo's whereabouts are found out."
"Yes, I'll do it right away!"
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After Liu Xueyun left, Yang Ruoqing immediately went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Although the aunt is hard-working and has long considered it her duty to provide for the family's meals, as a junior, Yang Ruoqing still has to try her best to help and share some of her burden.
Even if the aunt is reluctant to let her get her hands dirty many times, even if she talks to the aunt beside her and helps peel two heads of garlic, it is a kind of comfort and comfort to the aunt.
It's not that Yang Ruoqing is lazy, Yang Ruoqing actually likes to cook. She can take over the spatula handle from Wang Cuilian.
But she didn't do that, and she couldn't do that.
Because aunt needs a platform to reflect her sense of existence and value.
She and her uncle Luo Blacksmith were a half-way couple (although their relationship was far better than that of most first-time couples). In order to help Luo Fengtang with all their strength, they gave up their plan to have their own biological child.
Therefore, Yang Ruoqing treated the two of them as legitimate parents-in-law and treated them with filial piety.
But sometimes people's psychology is very subtle. They are not NPCs, so it is inevitable that they will be a little worried about gains and losses.
As a junior, Yang Ruoqing must consider their feelings.
So she hesitated for a while, then pinched Wang Cuilian and entered the kitchen, then hummed a little tune and came over to help.
"Qing'er, why are you up so early today? Why don't you sleep more?" Wang Cuilian was kneading dough. When she saw Yang Ruoqing coming over, she turned around and said hello with a smile.
Yang Ruoqing put her hands behind her back and entered the kitchen with a smile: "Come here when you wake up. Auntie, I will help you cook breakfast."
In fact, she was embarrassed to say that as early as half an hour ago, she sneaked into the kitchen to cook a hard-boiled egg to apply to her eyes.
The hard-boiled egg was definitely inedible after the dressing. When I came out, I happened to encounter a giant teddy squatting at the door of its little owner, Baby Luo, with its tongue hanging out. So I threw it to it and swallowed it in a few mouthfuls. It was in her stomach, but she still looked at her with a flattering smile on her face.
"Auntie, what are you planning to have for breakfast today?" Yang Ruoqing rolled up her sleeves and asked.
Wang Cuilian put the kneaded dough aside to rest, looked around and said with a smile: "Last night the baby asked me to eat dumplings stuffed with chives and vermicelli this morning. I kneaded the dough and boiled some red beans later. Millet porridge, stir-fried two side dishes, what do you think?"
Yang Ruoqing thought for a while and said to Wang Cuilian: "Auntie, you have arranged everything very carefully. However, I want to cook more eggs later and prepare braised eggs. When I want to eat them later, I can scoop some and heat them up. The brine is also Not easy to break.”
"Okay, let's do it together, and I'll help you pick the eggs."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together and were busy preparing breakfast this morning. In the process, they picked up fifty large eggs.
Anyway, there are a lot of eggs at home now. Blacksmith Luo brought back hundreds of eggs and duck eggs from Zhoujia Village two days ago.
The eggs picked out are washed gently and then boiled in water.
During this process, Yang Ruoqing was busy preparing the marinade. The main ingredients of the marinade are star anise, fennel, bay leaves, tea leaves, salt, soy sauce, and an appropriate amount of sugar.
Since everyone in the family likes spicy food, Yang Ruoqing specially grabbed a handful of red dried chili seeds and threw them in.
When the water boils, the fifty eggs are also cooked. Take them out and soak them in a wooden bucket filled with cold water. The cooled eggs will be easier to peel.
Don't throw away the boiling water used to boil the eggs, pour it directly into the jar containing the marinade ingredients.
After breakfast, Luo Baobao also volunteered to join the egg shelling camp. A few people peeled fifty eggs smoothly and translucently while talking and laughing.
"Mom, how long does it take for the braised eggs to taste delicious?" Luo Baobao asked curiously.
Yang Ruoqing thought for a moment, and usually it should not be less than twelve hours. "It will be almost done by this time tomorrow. The further back, the deeper the taste will penetrate."
Baby Luo licked the corner of his mouth, "Then I'll wait and let it taste deeper before eating it."
Yang Ruoqing nodded: "Okay."
"Mom, we can't hide anything when the time comes. Can we give some braised eggs to Ga's mother-in-law's family, uncle's and grandma's family, Wuga's mother-in-law's family, and Aunt Xiangxiang?" Luo Baobao asked again.
Yang Ruoqing smiled happily: "If you are willing, then give it to me."
Luo Baobao raised his eyebrows with a heroic look on his face: "Of course I am willing to do it. Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone. You have to share delicious food with everyone."
"By the way, I want to give two more to Bingbing. He picked lotus pods and gave them to me a while ago. I can't always eat the things he gives, and I have to return the gift."
Yang Ruoqing nodded again, "Okay, you can take care of your interpersonal relationships yourself, but there must be a bottom line. Other mothers will not interfere."
Although the current wealth of the Luo family cannot be directly described as 'as rich as a country', it is very close.
But externally, most of the property was concealed. Except for Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang, no one else in the family knew.
Therefore, even if Luo Baobao spends a lot of money, this family can still afford to lose.
But Yang Ruoqing needs to teach her the correct way of living and getting along with others, and it is best to stop fighting in favor of enemies.
When Baby Luo returned to the front yard, Yang Ruoqing sealed the jar and turned around to hear Wang Cuilian say: "The boy from Zhou Sheng's family, Bingbing, is really good to our baby. He goes there all the time for mulberries, peaches, lotus seeds, wild plums in the mountains and so on." We’ll deliver it at home.”
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "The two children grew up together. When they were young, they were ignorant and often fought. When they grow up and become sensible, they naturally know how to treat their partners well."
Wang Cuilian asked again: "Is Bingbing's kid fourteen this year? I heard from Ping'er a while ago that he plans to join the army after the New Year!"
"It's good to join the army and fight for your future." Yang Ruoqing agreed with this. As a man, it is better to be a hot-blooded and tough guy.
Staying at home, neither learning a craft nor going to school, nor having the capital and connections to do business, what will happen in the future? Naturally, like Zhou Sheng, he was scraping for food to make ends meet, unable to change the fate of the Zhou family.
"It's just that Brother Zhou Sheng only has such a son. How can she bear it?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
