Zhu Xiuyun would never be so extravagant as to eat green corn. When he saw Qing Qing staring at the wheat and corn in a daze, he broke off one of the corns.
I went to the chicken coop and picked out several eggs, put them in the basket, grabbed a handful of grass and threw them into the pig pen, chicken coop and rabbit coop.
"Qingqing, grandma is going to town tomorrow to sell the vegetables and buy you new clothes later."
"Well, thank you grandma."
Zhu Xiuyun carried the basket, closed the door of the planting field, took Qingqing and went home to prepare lunch.
As expected, the Su family's kitchen is in a wing room on the east side. The inside is not much different from a modern kitchen. The only weird thing is that under the range hood, there is an earthen stove that burns wood.
There is something like a juicer next to the vegetable cutting cabinet.
Zhu Xiuyun washed the vegetables and planned to make fried tomatoes with eggs, a cucumber for cold salad, and boiled corn.
This was over the limit, and she would not be willing to eat it normally, so she wanted to give her daughter and granddaughter something good to eat.
When my husband was alive, he was doing well. The family had an income, and the village chief was not a big man, but he also had a salary.
Seeing Zhu Xiuyun squatting down to light the fire, Su Qing came over and said, "Grandma, I'll help light the fire."
She can also make fires. Children in the orphanage have never done anything. The conditions were not good when they were young. At that time, they used to burn stoves to keep warm. There was no heating. It was the older children who were responsible for lighting the stoves and changing briquettes.
"Qingqing, you are still young, just watch me light the fire,"
Zhu Xiuyun set up firewood under the earthen stove, grabbed a handful of straw, used something similar to a lighter, lit it and stuffed it into the stove fire, and the firewood started to catch fire.
There is nothing special about frying tomatoes. Add oil and egg liquid, and stir-fry the tomatoes.
Zhu Xiuyun added another ladle of water to the pot, rinsed the egg bowl in it, boiled the water, cut the cucumber tail into slices and put it in it, added some salt, and it became a bowl of soup.
Su Qing watched carefully and knew that her grandmother was reluctant to part with any energy food. She was not willing to clean the wok and wanted to make soup. It seemed that energy food was really precious.
The corn was cooked in a rice cooker similar to that of an electric rice cooker. The fragrance was so fragrant that Su Qing couldn't help but swallow his saliva. The energy food was indeed very fragrant, and he couldn't blame it for being so cherished.
Su Qing was asked to hold the corn, and Zhu Xiuyun was holding a plate of cucumbers and tomatoes. They returned to the main room, put the dishes on the table, and arranged the dishes.
He opened the refrigerator again, took out a few bags of special food, and shouted into the back room,
"Mingjuan got up to eat. After eating, follow me to work in the fields."
Su Mingjuan came out glumly, with an unhappy expression on her face:
"Mom, I work non-stop at Li's house all day long, and I have to work with you when I go back to my parents' house. You can't let me take a day off."
Zhu Xiuyun felt a knot in her heart, "Okay, just rest. I will go to town with you tomorrow and sell the energy vegetables at home."
Su Mingjuan was speechless, sitting there as if the whole world owed her. She looked at the dishes on the table, grabbed the corn, opened her mouth and took a bite. It was so delicious.
"Mingjuan, put it down, that's for Qingqing, just eat it. Aren't there also fried tomatoes and cucumbers?"
Su Mingjuan took two more bites of boiled corn. The sweet taste was something she hadn't seen for a long time. In the Li family, Mu Bai had to eat first, and then her parents-in-law. She didn't eat a few bites of energy food at all, but all the grains and vegetables were. What you have worked so hard to cultivate can only be improved by returning to your parents' home.
I felt extremely aggrieved when I heard my mother say that it was for Qingqing and that she didn’t have a share in it.
After being bullied at the Li family, her mother would treat her differently when she returned home. She would not even work as a child and would not eat any energy food.
But she was a mother after all, so she broke off a small piece of corn and said, "Qingqing, you can't eat much, these are enough."
Su Qing took the corn and looked at the corn with only a small section with lowered eyelids. His expression was indifferent, as if he didn't mind at all.
Su Mingjuan wolfed down the remaining half of the corn into her mouth.
Zhu Xiuyun saw her daughter's useless look and was so angry that she ignored her. He filled Qingqing's bowl with two spoonfuls of tomatoes and cucumber, but he only ate the synthetic paste.
"Grandma, take a bite first, the corn is so fragrant." Su Qing put a small piece of corn to Zhu Xiuyun's mouth.
Zhu Xiuyun smiled and said, "Qingqing is good, grandma won't eat it, so hurry up and eat it."
Su Qing knew very well that her grandmother would not eat, but as a junior, she could not give in to her elders. She looked at Su Mingjuan dissatisfied.
I don’t understand how a woman who works hard for her husband’s family and never complains can start to become ignorant when she returns to her parents’ home. How can there be a mother in the world who competes with her children for food, and won’t let her mother take a bite of something delicious?
Su Mingjuan swayed the corncob in her hand, showing a satisfied expression.
Seeing her daughter bringing corn to her mother's mouth, she felt a sudden thought in her heart. What's wrong with her? She wasn't like this before. Before she got married, she would let her parents eat first if she had any delicious food.
Because she was feeling unhappy, she didn't pay attention to Qing Qing's ability to speak. Su Qing originally talked little, but she had been in a state of confusion these past two days. She didn't pay attention to Qing Qing's words at all, and her eyes became much more flexible.
Seeing that Zhu Xiuyun didn't eat, Su Qing reached back and started eating by herself, eh! It's delicious. Compared to a mouthful of wood residue in the morning, boiled corn is simply a delicacy in the world.
It seems that this world is not easy to live in, and even the poor cannot afford decent food.
How much corn can there be in a small piece? He finished it quickly. Su Qing picked up a small spoon and started eating fried tomatoes and cucumbers.
There were two plates of food on the table. Zhu Xiuyun took a chopstick and mixed it with a bottle of white paste and ate it. Su Mingjuan did the same, but put most of the food into her bowl and started eating in a daze.
"Qingqing, you won't feel hungry just eating vegetables. Grandma will give you some batter to mix with."
Su Qing nodded. Maybe these pastes were the staple food. In order not to be hungry, he had to eat a few mouthfuls.
Zhu Xiuyun poured her half a bowl of batter, and put the remaining tomatoes and cucumbers into her bowl.
"Grandma, you eat too, why don't you give it all to me?"
Su Qing scooped some of it out with a spoon and put it in her bowl. The paste was so unpalatable, and there was only a little bit of vegetables in her bowl. How could she eat it?
Zhu Xiuyun smiled and did not refuse her granddaughter's kindness. She lowered her head and started eating. Su Mingjuan had already finished a bowl, eh! I burped and felt comfortable. I haven't eaten so happily in a long time.
After finishing the meal, Zhu Xiuyun put away the dishes and chopsticks. Su Qing wanted to help clean the table.
But Zhu Xiuyun stopped her. Her granddaughter, who was no taller than the table, stood on a chair and insisted on helping clean the table, which was a disservice.
There is a washbasin in the house, just rinse it with water, because the dishes and chopsticks are very clean, and the bowl of soup was shared between Su Mingjuan and Zhu Xiuyun.
Su Qingxiao frowned, life was very difficult these days. The most important thing in life is eating. If you can't even eat well, let's talk about other things.
He took another strange look at Su Mingjuan, who was sitting there motionless. What happened? She was the irritated little daughter-in-law of the Li family. Her personality was wrong, right?
Why does it feel more like a spoiled and ignorant child? He doesn't care about cooking, grabs the food when he's done eating, and doesn't care about washing the dishes and chopsticks after eating. His character is very wrong.
"Mom, I felt bad, so I went back to the house and lay down. I haven't rested comfortably for a long time, and my whole body is sore."
Zhu Xiuyun sighed helplessly, "Okay, you go and lie down, I'll go to the fields by myself."
How squeamish can a mountain person be? They have endless work to do all year round. Mingjuan is a person who is close to the black and black. She married into the Li family and has not learned anything else. She is lazy, greedy and slippery. She has learned a lot and competes with her children for food. Her mood is If you don't do well, you won't work. This is not what a mountain girl does.
