It just so happened that there were some ingredients left over from the banquet held at home, including three or four kilograms of cooked ribs, two soft-shell turtles, and some frogs.
Yang Yongjin nodded: "That's okay, then go to bed quickly. When the sky is bright again, I will quietly go to Lijiacun and deliver the food!"
In this way, after the couple discussed it, since they had to get up early later, they planned to go to bed quickly and could not delay any longer.
That night, the couple fell asleep back to back. No one spoke, but no one really fell asleep.
They both knew that the other half behind them had not fallen asleep, but they both chose silence tacitly and no longer went to talk to each other by candlelight.
Because there are some things that they just want to digest silently in their hearts...
Sure enough, Yang Yongjin climbed out of bed before it was completely bright, and Cao Bamei also got up.
The couple stared at each other, seeing the same tiredness and bloodshot eyes in each other's eyes.
"You didn't sleep all night?"
"You didn't sleep a wink all night, either?"
The two of them pointed at each other and asked almost at the same time.
Then they all laughed helplessly.
Yang Yongjin raised his hand and stroked Cao Bamei's hair, "I promise you that I will never say those complaining words in the future. The deal is already done. We can only grit our teeth and move forward to help my daughter and the others support their lives!"
What Cao Bamei was waiting for was Yang Yongjin's words. When she heard that he was finally willing to do this, Cao Bamei cried with joy.
Yang Yongjin brushed away the tears from Cao Bamei's face, "Stop crying and help me pack up quickly so that I can deliver the things before dawn."
It will be brighter later, and it is not good to be hit by someone.
Cao Bamei understood this, so she quickly got up and went to the well in the backyard to remove the lid and collect the ingredients.
The packed ingredients were handed over to Yang Yongjin. Yang Yongjin did not drive the carriage, but directly carried a basket with a piece of cloth on top. He hurried out of the backyard and walked along the ridge path for a while. After crossing the river dam, we went straight to Lijia Village...
Lijiacun.
Yang Yong entered the door of Li's courtyard and was hesitating about how to go up and say hello.
Then, black smoke was seen coming from Li Jia's chimney.
Li Weiniang got up so early to cook breakfast?
But then Yang Yongjin thought of the rules in Lijia Village. It couldn't be embroidery, right?
Thinking of this, Yang Yongjin went to open the door directly.
Unexpectedly, the courtyard door was ajar and opened with a push.
Yang Yongjin didn't say anything, walked into the yard with gentle steps, and went straight to the kitchen where the noise came from...
In the dim kitchen, Yang Yongjin saw a familiar figure busy in front of the stove.
Pick up the rice, wash the rice, pour water, add water, pour it into the pot, add water again, cover the pot, put a handful on top of the pot and a handful on the bottom.
Taking advantage of this moment, Xiu Xiu also picked up the vegetables in the basket next to her, scooped up water and squatted in the basin beside her, burying her head and scrubbing them carefully.
After scrubbing for a few times, she took the time to stand up, stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove, and then came back to scrub...
When she was almost done scrubbing, she started chopping vegetables, peeling garlic, chopping ginger, uncovering the lid of the large pot, and pushing the water and rice in the pot with a spatula.
Cover the pot again and continue to simmer...
Yang Yongjin stood at the door of the kitchen and watched.
The light in the kitchen was dim, and a soybean oil lamp was lit on the chimney inside the pot, and the light was dim.
Xiuxiu is busy preparing breakfast for the family in such a dim kitchen.
Yang Yongjin stood at the door and watched for nearly a bowl of tea, but no one from Li Wei's family came out.
Not to mention coming to help!
Yang Yongjin deliberately waited and waited, watching Xiu Xiu finish the dishes and was about to start cooking. However, the door of Li Wei's main room was still closed and no one came out.
Yang Yongjin was so angry that he was about to rush into the kitchen to say a few words to Xiuxiu before looking for trouble with Li Wei. At this moment, the door of the Li family's hall creaked open behind him.
Yang Yongjin thought it was Li Wei who came out, but he saw Li Wei's sister Li Qiaoer coming out of the house.
After Li Qiaoer yawned and came to the yard, she first picked up the broom and prepared to sweep the yard. Then, she saw the stove that was emitting smoke, so she put down the broom in her hand and walked towards the stove quickly.
Yang Yongjin had already hid behind a pile of debris next to the kitchen. From this place, he could see Li Qiaoer and the movements in the kitchen, but they could not easily detect him.
Yang Yongjin wanted to see what this sister-in-law wanted to do!
Besides, Xiuxiu was busy cooking, so busy that her feet didn't even touch the floor.
Hearing footsteps behind her, she turned around and saw Li Qiaoer.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you sleep a little longer? Aren't you sleepy?" Li Qiaoer was surprised when he saw clearly that the busy person in the smoky kitchen was his sister-in-law who had just walked in.
Xiu Xiu was still patting garlic. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I'm not sleepy. I got up early and came over to cook breakfast for the whole family. Why did you get up so early, Qiao'er?"
Li Qiaoer smiled sheepishly: "I went to bed early at night and couldn't fall asleep when I woke up."
Xiu Xiu was a little surprised.
She didn't expect young girls to sleep for such short periods of time.
Because when she was a girl in her parents' house, she would wake up only after midnight every day.
Sometimes when it’s a rainy day, you’ll probably get up and have breakfast before lying back down for a nap.
Qiaoer got up so early. This sister-in-law was really a diligent person. In comparison, Xiuxiu felt so ashamed!
"Sister-in-law, let me help you cook." Li Qiaoer came over, took off the apron on the wall and tied it around his waist.
Xiuxiu hurriedly stopped Li Qiaoer and said, "No, no, no, no, I have to cook this meal with my own hands this morning."
"Sister-in-law, I'll help you cook. It'll be faster this way and you won't have to suffer so much!" Li Qiao'er still insisted on helping Xiu Xiu cook.
But Xiuxiu refused to let Li Qiaoer help her, and in the end, she even pushed Li Qiaoer out of the kitchen.
Li Qiao'er had no choice but to say: "Then I'll wake up my brother and ask him to come over and help you."
Xiu Xiu didn't allow it: "No, no, no, that's even better. Your brother is tired. Let him sleep a little longer. It won't be too late to wake him up after I've cooked the rice."
"Besides, I am a new daughter-in-law. I should cook the first meal. If you call your brother to help me, this will break the rules."
Li Qiaoer didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sister-in-law, the rules of our village are indeed that the new daughter-in-law cooks the first breakfast, but the rules of our village do not say that the husband is not allowed to help!"
Asking his brother to come over and help his sister-in-law cook is also a way of showing love between husband and wife, and Li Qiaoer is happy to see it happen.
But speaking, due to the girl's shyness, she was embarrassed to say it.
Xiu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and Xiu Xiu noticed something in her sister-in-law Li Qiao'er's flickering eyes, so she blushed a little.
