novelaction Chapter 432: My Own Meat Patties
Chapter 432: My Own Meat Patties
Li also noticed it and said, "Next time we go to the market, I will go to the town to get you a mosquito net so that you can sleep with the windows open. Then you won't be afraid of mosquitoes."
Zhou Guo nodded happily, "Then I will set up the bed in the yard, and my sister and I will sleep in the yard."
Zhou Xing said quickly: "I won't sleep in the yard. If you want to sleep, sleep by yourself. No one sleeps in the yard."
Zhou Guo said, "Of course, we don't just sleep in the yard, we sleep outside. Have you forgotten when we were fleeing? When we were tired, even if there was poop on the ground, we could lie down. Let's not talk about far away places. Now in the wheat field, every family has set up a bed, but there are more mosquitoes. Aren't we all sleeping outside?"
Speaking of this, she thought of the Qian family next door and asked, "Mom, you said Aunt Qian's family is the same as ours, not as good as ours. At least we have a big brother and a master. Does she also guard the wheat field by herself?"
Mrs. Li sighed, "How could that be possible? She wanted to go and look after it, but it was not appropriate for her to be the only woman with two children in such a large wheat field. So she asked your uncle Fugui to help look after it. Your uncle's wheat field happened to be next to her, so she looked after it. She gave him some money but he didn't want it. She also brought a basket of eggs and two hens to your aunt Fugui. Your aunt Fugui was also in poor health, so it was just right for her to eat during the confinement period. So the matter was settled."
So, sometimes it’s really inconvenient to not have a man at home.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Xing didn't speak for a while.
Their family only has a yard. If they didn't have a yard, Zhou Gu and the others would probably go there. They are all grown up, and it is enough for them to guard a wheat field.
As they were talking, a large basin of clothes was finally washed and hung on the clothesline. After tidying up, everyone went back to their room to sleep.
Zhou Guo looked at the sky full of stars. Although the harvest was very tiring, the starry sky was so beautiful at this time!
At this time last year, they were still on the road. At that time, they had no mood to appreciate these things. When they saw these, they would only think that tomorrow would be another sunny day and they would have to travel under the scorching sun again.
The scenery I see after settling down is really different from the scenery on the road!
The quilt was very hot, and Zhou Guo couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he simply went to sleep on the kang. Seeing this, Zhou Xing simply took down the mat and spread it on the kang. The kang was paved with blue bricks, so it was cool at this time and was indeed more comfortable than the bed.
Zhou Guo tossed and turned, and wherever his hands rested they felt cold. He vaguely felt a breeze coming from somewhere, cooling his body. His frown slowly untied his brows, and he fell asleep soon after.
Zhou Xing took a palm-leaf fan and fanned her. She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she had fallen asleep. In the family, Zhou Guo was the only one who was most afraid of heat. He would sweat all over when it was hot.
Today, the clothes she wore in the field were wet and dry, and there was a thick layer of white stuff on them. She was only nine years old, and the whole family felt very distressed when they saw it.
I don't know how long it took, but she slowly fell asleep, and subconsciously fanned herself a few times with the fan in her hand while she fell asleep.
The next day, I got up at the same time.
Li got up even earlier and started working in the kitchen early in the morning.
Zhou Guo went in and saw a thick pile of pancakes in the basket beside him. He was surprised and asked, "Mom, didn't you sleep last night? How early did you get up?"
He was even more surprised when he took another look. "They are meat patties?! So many of them?"
Without even looking up, Li used a spatula to flip the pancakes in the pot and said, "Didn't you all complain yesterday that the rice cakes weren't filling enough and that it was the same as not eating anything? I'll make more pancakes today and stuff them with meat. They have both meat and salt, so they'll definitely fill you up and satisfy your hunger. Take them to the fields later, and if anyone is hungry, just eat two pancakes. You won't be as hungry as yesterday."
"Then you don't have to spread so much, right?"
"That's not too much. You'll have to eat seven or eight pieces by yourself. This amount is only enough for two meals...Have you washed your face? If not, go wash it quickly. When you're done, come and serve the meal."
Zhou Guo went to fetch water to wash his face as he was told. The heat had completely faded away by this time, but the sun had not yet risen for the new day. The cold well water was still a little cold on his face, so he washed his face hurriedly.
After that, she drank a mouthful of well water and rinsed her mouth with her head tilted upwards. She usually only brushed her teeth before going to bed at night and simply rinsed her mouth when she got up in the morning.
The toothbrushes here are okay, only thirty or forty wen each, which is affordable. But the tooth powder is expensive, a small box costs more than a hundred wen, and this is the cheapest. The more expensive ones are seven or eight hundred wen a box, which is simply outrageous. I don't know if it is made of gold.
Anyway, she only wanted to use it every night and just rinse her mouth in the morning.
Except for Li and Xu, everyone else in the family is accustomed to brushing their teeth at night. Every night, they dip their teeth in tooth powder and brush their teeth happily.
At this time, everyone else also got up one after another, washed their faces, and sat down at the table with their meals.
Zhou Guo sat at the table and looked at the things on it. The breakfast was quite rich. Yesterday there was only fried rice cake and sauerkraut, but today there were meat patties, sauerkraut, stir-fried vegetables, and a dish of leek and egg soup.
Everyone looked at the dishes on the table, especially the fragrant meat pie, and their mouths were watering. We often make meat pie at home, but this meat pie...
It seems like it has never been done before.
Li's cooking skills in making cakes and steamed buns are mediocre.
The old man was very satisfied with these cakes. They were much better than rice cakes. They could be eaten as a snack, but they were definitely not suitable as a proper meal.
Except for Zhou Su's three younger children, everyone in the family got up, including Xu.
Each person held a pancake that was fried golden on both sides. The thin dough still had oil showing through. It was greasy and fragrant when you took a bite, and was no worse than those sold outside.
Zhou Guo's eyes lit up after taking a bite, and he said to Li: "Mom, your cakes are so delicious, why haven't I seen you make them before? What did you put in them? I think they are no worse than the cakes sold by the uncle in town. I don't know where he learned this skill, but he relies on this skill to support so many people in his family. He also bought a house outside and bought a few acres of land. Last time he said he would bring all the family members out, but I don't know if they have done it yet. If you sell your cakes, they will definitely sell better than his!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. They ate meat patties often, but they didn’t know if it was because they ate too much or the taste had changed, but they felt that it wasn’t as delicious as before. The ones made at home were better.
Li was holding a cake that she hadn't eaten yet. When she heard that they were going to sell cakes, she subconsciously shook her head, "They have been selling cakes for decades, and they have a lifetime of craftsmanship. How can I compare to them? You guys just say nice things to coax me."