What did you say? Am I a pauper again?

Chapter 292 Peeling Potatoes

Li Ran helped Jing Yuanzhi up and carefully checked if she was injured.

"Brother Li Ran, I'm fine. But are you hurt on the back?" Jing Yuanzhi said to the man who only cared about her.

"It's okay, I'm not hurt. But you, Yinyin, you're weak, are you really okay?"

"It's okay, I'm really fine, Brother Li Ran, don't worry." Jing Yuanzhi was a little helpless.

"It's good that you're okay. Yinyin, hold on to me and watch the road below." Li Ran didn't dare to be careless anymore and warned.

"Okay, I understand." Jing Yuanzhi felt a little embarrassed. It was because of her distraction that Brother Li Ran fell down.

The rest of the journey was smooth and Li Ran avoided all the risky places on the road.

When he got back to his home, Li Ran originally wanted to drop the person off and leave, but when he saw Jing Yuanzhi standing at the door and asking him to come in and sit for a while before leaving, he shamelessly felt moved.

Following Jing Yuanzhi into the house, there was a brazier in the main room with a few pieces of firewood burning fiercely in it.

"Ran boy is here. Chunlei, go and pour your brother Li Ran a cup of hot tea." Mother Jiang said with a smile as she sat on a stool knitting a blanket.

"I got it, Mom." Huang Chunlei got up from the stool and went to pour tea for Li Ran.

Li Ran was about to say no, but Huang Chunlei ran away.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes were roasting by the brazier.

The skin has begun to turn black, and a faint food aroma is coming out.

Jing Yuanzhi pulled Li Ran to sit next to the brazier.

Jinnian lowered his head and held a small stick to hang a potato with the skin burnt like rice crust on it.

"Are you cold when you sleep at night, Ran? Is it okay for you to live alone?" asked Jiang's mother.

It is inevitable that a young man who lives alone will not pay attention to some things.

She'd better ask.

"Aunt, everything is fine. I went to the mountain to chop a lot of firewood, so it's not cold at home." Li Ran replied politely.

"That's fine. If there's anything you need, be sure to tell your aunt. If not, you can tell Chunyang and the others. You always have to be more careful since you live alone." Jiang's mother instructed.

Li Ran nodded heavily: "Got it, thank you auntie."

At this time, Huang Die and Huang Chunyang were outside reinforcing the sheep pen and did not come back.

Jinnian peeled the potatoes and the golden rice crust was scraped off to remove the black ash, which made people feel appetizing just by looking at it.

Jinnian took the potato and cut it in half with a knife, then sprinkled some dried chili powder into it.

She took it back and sat down, but she didn't eat it. Instead, she handed the potato to Jing Yuanzhi.

"Sister, eat."

Jing Yuanzhi looked at the steaming potato. The hot potato had burned Jinnian's hands a little red. Jing Yuanzhi smiled and said, "I'm not that hungry now. Jinnian, you eat it."

A hint of disappointment flashed across Jinnian's eyes, and he handed the potato to Jiang's mother: "Aunt, you eat it."

Mother Jiang saw what had just happened and took it with a smile.

"Thank you, Jinnian."

Jinnian smiled a little.

Then he took out a cooked sweet potato and peeled it.

Sweet potatoes are a little difficult to peel, but it is possible to peel them carefully. Jinnian peeled the sweet potatoes quickly. The sweet potatoes were roasted very well, and the skin was roasted to separate from the inner skin. Except for some parts that were stuck together, the rice crusts elsewhere were peeled off intact.

Leaving a little bit of skin at the root, Jinnian handed the sweet potato to Jing Yuanzhi again: "Sister, you eat it."

Jinnian had a smile of expectation and trepidation on his face, with his hands stretched straight out.

Jing Yuanzhi had no choice but to take it: "Thank you, Jinnian."

This time, Jinnian showed a big, undisguised smile on his face: "You're welcome!"

Jing Yuanzhi took the sweet potato in his hand and ate it in small bites. Li Ran watched the whole process and seemed to understand something.

As early as the first day Jinnian came to this family, he carefully checked her background. Later, when he found out that she was related to Yinyin, he did not investigate further. He just paid more attention to Jinnian in his daily life.

Now it seems that Yinyin is very important in her heart.

He can rest assured for now.

Huang Chunlei came in pouring tea.

Each of them poured a glass.

Then he sat down on a stool and stretched out his hands to warm them over the fire.

"Oh, this potato is ready. Sister, help me peel it. My hands are too stiff." Huang Chunlei said when he saw a cooked potato in the brazier.

At their age, they are still able to eat. The breakfast they had in the morning has already been partially digested, and there is not much left in their stomachs.

Jing Yuanzhi put down the sweet potato in his hand and wanted to use the fire tongs to pick up the cooked potato.

But at the same time, two hands stretched out from the surroundings, one was Jinnian's and the other was Li Ran's.

Jing Yuanzhi looked at the two hands and paused for a moment. At this moment, Li Ran quickly took the potato out of the brazier.

"Brother Li Ran, you didn't get burned, did you?" Jing Yuanzhi put down the fire tongs in his hand.

"No, I'm thick-skinned, nothing happened." Li Ran said with a silly smile.

Jinnian silently withdrew his hand.

Jing Yuanzhi looked at her again: "Jinnian, your hands are delicate, use the fire tongs next time."

"I understand, sister." Jinnian's eyes lit up and she responded with a smile.

Jing Yuanzhi picked up another sweet potato and peeled it with Li Ran.

After peeling the sweet potato, she handed it to Jinnian: "Come, eat. You've been busy for so long and you haven't even had a chance to eat one."

Jinnian was somewhat flattered and happily took it: "Thank you, sister!"

Jing Yuanzhi peeled another one and handed it to Li Ran.

The one that Li Ran peeled was given to Huang Chunlei.

Huang Chunlei looked at this. His sister peeled the skin and gave it to Jinnian and Li Range. Jinnian peeled the skin and gave it to his mother and sister. Li Range peeled the skin and gave it to him...

Ouch, this is such a mess!
However, no matter how messy it is, it is not as delicious as the roasted potatoes in your mouth, which also contain finely ground chili powder and are extremely delicious.

After eating the potatoes and sitting by the brazier for a while, Li Ran wanted to leave.

But Jiang Mu and Jing Yuanzhi both asked him to stay for dinner.

Li Ran sat down again, but he still couldn't sit still, so he went out with Huang Die and the others to reinforce the sheep pen.

It's almost time for lunch.

Jiang's mother and Jing Yuanzhi went to the kitchen to cook, and Jinnian helped them.

Huang Chunlei couldn't stay alone, so he went to hang out with Huang Die and the others.

Today's lunch was very sumptuous.

Since there were many people at home, Jing Yuanzhi simply suggested eating from a hotpot.

The pot is just like a hotpot, you just need to cook the soup base and then add whatever vegetables you want to eat.

Jiang's mother and the other two were preparing hot dishes in the kitchen.

The preparation process was quick. After the pot was boiled, Jinnian went to call Huang Die and others outside to come for dinner.

The whole family, including Li Ran, sat around the pot in the kitchen, surrounding the steaming pot.

You will feel comfortable and the food you eat won’t get cold quickly.