Chapter 21： Added minced meat

Chapter 21 Added minced meat

The seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month was the market day. The brother and sister bought some meat, dried vegetables and fish and came back early.

At noon, the fragrance of fish soup wafted from the kitchen next door. An Zhixia's ears perked up when she actually heard Liu Yiyue say: "Qi Zhiqing, you are so kind-hearted. You rounded up all the fish caught by the black five types of brats." . Don’t you see that the eyes of the aunts and daughters-in-law in the village are like knives, and they want to scrape a layer of flesh from your body? It’s okay if you do it once or twice, but if it happens again and again, you will be ostracized by the villagers. "

"Those children are so pitiful. Their father has to clear the irrigation canals in winter and can't take care of them. We have to buy fish during the Chinese New Year anyway, so who should we buy?"

An Zhixia felt angry in her heart. Those children were too ignorant. They should have been doing well before, so they went back to smashing the ice and catching fish. She can't defend herself day and night, but she can't defend herself! Now add to this the fact that the heroine is pretending to be kind, but in fact she is secretly encouraging several children to risk their lives for money and food.

 Even if she was angry again, she could not let Fang Lixi really fall into the fate of drowning. After all, he is just a nine-year-old child who is hungry and cold every day. How can he withstand the temptation of money and food?

She stamped her cutting board loudly, successfully informing her that the house next door was not soundproofed.

The two of them were silent. Qi Yunlan pursed her lips tightly, feeling inexplicably weak.

Entering the twelfth lunar month, the temperature in the mountains was getting lower day by day, and the water in the vat was covered with a thick layer of ice. An Zhixia made a large pot of three drawers of pork, mushroom, and cabbage buns, and a large pot of three drawers of tofu and duck blood. Dried wasabi vermicelli buns. The meat filling is made from fat and lean pork belly that has been cooked and cut into cubes. It is more flavorful and chewy, and is much more delicious than the big meat buns that are popular in state-owned restaurants.

As soon as it came out of the pot, An Zhiqiu ate two of them, put five of them into a small basket, and walked out.

“Brother, why are you going?”

The small kitchen room is equipped with tables and chairs for eating, where the brother and sister settle down. Seeing him leaving, An Zhixia asked curiously.

“Go back to the house and eat, let some people smell it, and reflect on yourself,” he said with a raised eyebrow and a smirk, returned to the house and put the basket on the table.

He started eating with big mouthfuls. Steamed buns with garlic is the most classic way for northerners to eat.

Nie Yichang couldn't help but swallowed in vain. He looked at the steamed buns with thin skin and lots of fillings out of the corner of his eye, and saw An Zhiqiu eating deliciously, hiding a cat in his heart, scratching him in every possible way.

Hang Xianglei doesn’t feel any discomfort now except for slightly red and swollen eyes and dry throat. With a clear nose, I could naturally smell the overflowing aroma of meat, and my friend's stomach was making an uncontrollable roar.

An Zhiqiu heard this and raised his eyebrows with a smile: "Qi Zhiqing made fish soup, put corn pancakes on it, stewed potatoes, and seemed to have some minced meat in it. You guys go and eat."

Neither of them looked very good, so they got up and went out. Their taste buds had been cleansed by the big meal yesterday, and when they looked at Qi Yunlan's homemade dishes, they felt that the clear soup was too watery, and even though they were hungry and protested, they still didn't have much appetite.

After eating, An Zhixia wrapped two buns in oil paper and went out.

The weather was very cold, but the village was still filled with the sounds of children chasing each other. She held the bun and looked at it for a while, then waved to a half-year-old child.

The kid Wang looked around and pointed at himself. Seeing An Zhixia nodding, he ran over with a big smile and said, "Sister Educated Youth, are you okay?"

"What's your name? Whose child is it?" She chuckled and took out two fruit candies and handed them over.

The child was not polite, took it, opened one and put it in his mouth, and put the remaining one in his pocket as a treasure. "My name is Fang Li'an, and my nickname is Niu Wang. My father is the village chief!"

Children of the village chief’s family?

Thinking about the village chief who sincerely worked for the villagers, and looking at the lean and muscular young man in front of her, she said with a crooked eyebrow: "Sister, I really have something you need to do. Do you recognize Fang Lixi?"

Niu Wang was a little confused, "Are you from the next village?"

“Do you recognize the three little brothers and sisters who live in the cowshed?”

"Oh, it turns out it's them. We all play our own games, so we're not too familiar with each other. They're not old, and they're busy looking for food every day. They shouldn't bother their sister, right?" Niu Wang wasn't sure what An Zhixia meant. Pretending to speak for the little brother and sister without leaving any trace.

An Zhixia felt even more satisfied, "No, wasn't this the day yesterday when their father helped me and my brother build a kitchen? Their father was usually too busy to see anyone, so he didn't worry about the children, so he asked us to take care of them. There's no need for them. Please be careful not to let the children dig ice in the river to fish.

They are too young and can easily get into trouble.

There are a lot of things going on at home during the Chinese New Year, and I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to take care of them, so I came to find you. "

As she said that, she handed over the two steaming buns and said, "My father has paid me the wages in advance, will you accept this job?"

Niu Wang's mouth was flooded with saliva, but he didn't take it immediately. He turned her words over twice in his mind, "Are you just watching them stay away from the river?"

An Zhixia nodded, "Don't be too tough. Just give them a few words of advice. If they don't listen, just watch from the side. If anything happens, call the adults. Don't be brave enough to step forward to save them. The river water in winter is not It’s a joke.”

Niu Wang took it over with a smile and put the bun into his arms, "Yes, I will definitely help my sister handle this matter."

“Here, give your friends a sweet mouth, remember, don’t let other people know, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.” She couldn’t help but warn again.

“Sister, don’t worry, I have the strictest mouth,” he said and jumped out.

After asking his friends to wait, he first called his younger siblings to go home and then tiptoed into his sister-in-law's house.

“Auntie, let’s eat for you.” He took out a big bun and put it into his sister-in-law’s hand. He shared another bun with his younger siblings.

The bun looks big, and it doesn't take much to break into three pieces. The diced meat inside is visible, half thin and half fat and shiny, which makes people stare.

The three children took a big bite, and the aroma of meat exploded in their mouths. They chewed it carefully and squinted their eyes to taste it, without thinking of talking.

After licking his fingers in vain, Niu Wang looked up and saw that his sister-in-law was still holding the bun and refused to eat it, so he gave in a little eagerly: "Auntie, eat it, it's delicious."

“Where did it come from?” The girl’s voice was as clear as an oriole in the tree, her face was beautiful, and she had a pair of shallow dimples on her lips when she smiled.

Niu Wang rolled his eyes, "Didn't I build a kitchen for the newly arrived educated youths yesterday? They gave it to me, but please feel free to eat it. Am I the kind of person who holds me back? I'll give it to them later. Pick up some firewood and send it over, keep it and give me two buns of money."

Pocking her nephew's head, she divided the bun into four portions, one for each person and continued eating.

After eating, Niu Wang took his younger siblings and met up with his friends. Each of them shared a piece of fruit candy, and they went to the fields by the river to catch voles with their stuff.

(End of this chapter)