happy life rebirth

Chapter 32

Xiong Meikang said softly to Xia Xiaohong: "Come on, Xia Xia, talk to grandma; don't be afraid to buy so many things with the money from you - your mother dare not beat you with grandma around." Xiong Meikang was worried Xia Xiaohong would not dare to tell the truth because she was afraid of Jiang Meiying, and finally said something to support her.

His own mother... Jiang Meiying was really defeated by Xiong Meikang, so she silently rolled her eyes and sighed in her heart.

Xia Xiaohong glanced at Jiang Meiying and said aggrievedly: "Grandma, I really bought these things; I sold the stinky mandarin buds and got more than four yuan, plus the two yuan my mother gave me, the total is almost It's seven yuan; these pork belly only cost more than three yuan..." Xia Xiaohong's voice gradually became inaudible.

When Xiong Meikang heard Xia Xiaohong's words, he couldn't help but glared at Jiang Meiying: "Have you heard Xia Xia's words? Let's see... If you have wronged the child; although it is true that Xia Xia is your daughter, you can't move around Just lose your temper; if you have something to say, you can say no, children's minds are always the most fragile and sensitive; don't you worry that Xia Xia will hate you when she grows up?"

When Xiong Meikang said this, she was a little earnest, she thought of herself when she was young; if something is wrong, it means that there is no right to make you regret it, and she doesn't want Jiang Meiying to be like herself after many years; she is often bitten by regret heart of.

As soon as Jiang Meiying heard Xia Xiaohong say that the stinky oranges were budding, she knew that she was too impatient to misunderstand the child; at this time, she looked at her mother's expression again, and she was already panicked; she quickly squatted down in front of Xia Xiaohong, slightly He said flatteringly: "Xia Xia, what happened today is Muma's fault; can you forgive Muma this time...just once, Muma promises that she will never wrong you again in the future; okay?"

"Grandma..." Xia Xiaohong buried her head on Xiong Meikang's neck and let out a low cry.

To be honest, Xia Xiaohong was not angry with Jiang Meiying at all in today's incident; she remembered that the same incident happened in her previous life as today, the reason is very simple...

Speaking of which, the instigator of the whole incident was Xia Xiaohong's aunt Zeng Xiaoju, because Zeng Xiaoju had a quarrel with Jiang Meiying; ... No wonder she couldn't even keep her own man.

Could it be... Xia Xiaohong's heart sank, if today's incident really had something to do with Zeng Xiaoju... This woman, sooner or later, I will find a chance to teach her a good lesson.

Xiong Meikang said lovingly to Xia Xiaohong: "Xia Xia, grandma knows that our Xia Xia is a good boy; what happened today, your mother was also pissed off by your cousin..."

"Mom." Jiang Meiying raised her voice and interrupted Xiong Meikang: "Well, don't tell her about some things when Xia Xia is still young; talk to your mother-in-law and grandson, I'm going to the kitchen to fix chickens."

Although Xiong Meikang's words were not finished, Xia Xiaohong still heard the meaning hidden in the words; hehe... Sure enough, some things have not changed even after being reborn?Where Xiong Meikang couldn't see, Xia Xiaohong's eyes were clear and scary.

"Grandma, I know it's hard for Mom to earn money to support me alone; in the future, I will work hard to earn money to take care of Mom, so don't worry, grandma." Xia Xiaohong said to Xiong Meikang seriously with a small face.

Jiang Meiying nodded with tears in her heart: "Good boy, Muma believes in you; from now on, Muma will be waiting to enjoy the blessings of our family Xiaxia! Well, Muma will give Xiaxia and your grandma today Make a delicious meal—a tooth-making festival!" Jiang Meiying walked to the kitchen as if she was fleeing.

After Jiang Meiying left, Xiong Meikang was still worried that what happened just now would leave a shadow in Xia Xiaohong's heart, so he sighed and said: "Xia Xia, your mother has not been easy these years; don't blame your mother, anyway. This is fate! If it wasn't for..."

Xia Xiaohong was originally listening to Xiong Meikang's words attentively, but when she saw the key point, Xiong Meikang stopped talking; she became more and more curious in her heart: "Grandma, what happened back then? Why do you always only talk about one stanza to tantalize people's appetites."

"Alas... what happened back then has passed for decades, this person is old and useless; I forgot... I will tell you when grandma remembers it later." Xiong Meikang said with a sloppy eye.

Hmm... there is a problem!
Xia Xiaohong didn't have any doubts now, she dared to pat her chest as a guarantee; her grandmother and mother had something to hide from her, judging from her grandmother's left and right years; things.

But... Xia Xiaohong glanced at Xiong Meikang with some pity. It seemed that it was impossible to get the news out of grandma's mouth; er... at least it is impossible now, then——Xia Xiaohong aimed her eyes at into the kitchen; her mother, Jiang Meiying, was busy there, and Jiang Meiying, who was busy, didn't even know that she was being followed by her own daughter.

"Xia Xia, can you help Mommy pick a tender pumpkin from the pumpkin rack by the stream?" Jiang Meiying's voice came from the kitchen.

"Understood, I'll go right away." Xia Xiaohong replied crisply; "Grandma, please sit down for a while and I'll go pick a tender pumpkin and come back."

"Go! It's okay, grandma is not a guest; you don't need to explain anything." Xiong Meikang looked at his granddaughter who looked like a little adult, and his face was full of wrinkles.

Jiang Meiying went into the kitchen and saw that the hot water she had boiled hadn't boiled yet. When repairing chickens, she needed to scald the chicken feathers with boiling water;

Scooped a spoonful of cold water into the steaming bowl and put the dried tofu in it, so that it would not spoil for a day or two; picked up the loquats and put them in the dustpan, soaked the plums in cold water; Although Xia Xiaohong was planting loquats and plums, Xia Xiaohong still had to spend money to buy them; Jiang Meiying disapproved of such a move, but when she thought that she almost wronged her child just now, Jiang Meiying felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. The mouth also swallowed back.

Xia Xiaohong's words reminded Jiang Meiying that the pork belly can be cut up and fried in a pot with salt after it's cleaned up; it won't go bad after a day or two, but what about the pork belly?Really can't let it go, that's why Jiang Meiying asked Xia Xiaohong to pick a tender pumpkin from the pumpkin rack by the creek; turn back and stew it with the tube bone, um... just treat it as a holiday at home tonight.

When Xia Xiaohong brought the tender pumpkin to the kitchen, Jiang Meiying was preparing to stew the pork ribs, but now Xia Xiaohong didn't want to go out; she raised her face and said to Jiang Meiying: "Mom, let me help you light the fire, okay?"

While talking, Xia Xiaohong swallowed involuntarily, thinking of the delicious and soft taste of tender pumpkin and pork ribs after stewing; um... It's not yet time for dinner, but Xia Xiaohong seems to hear her stomach 'cuckoo' the voice of home.

Jiang Meiying was amused by Xia Xiaohong's little greedy cat: "Okay, you help Momma light the fire; after the stew, Momma will give you and your grandma a bowl to taste first."

"I knew you were the best, Mom." Xia Xiaohong cheered and said loudly.

"Hehe... Mommy is the best if there is something delicious, but you girl has a lot of things to do; hurry up and light the fire!"

Yang Manzi had chopped the bone into several pieces in advance, so Jiang Meiying just washed it with water; then marinated it with salt and white wine, and put it aside for later use.

Because the firewood was burning, the pot was heated up in a short time, and the bone itself contained oil. Jiang Meiying only poured a little oil into the pot; this is because the onion, ginger, garlic, star anise, bay leaf, and cinnamon are to be sautéed until fragrant. Otherwise, Jiang Meiying wouldn't be using these oils.

After the smell of all the spices came out, Jiang Meiying poured the marinated pork ribs into the pot; after a little stir-fry, add water to the pot until the ribs were covered, and wait until the soup in the pot After boiling, use a spoon to skim off the foam on the surface of the pot; then cover the pot and simmer slowly.

"Xia Xia." Jiang Meiying touched the sweat on her head, and said to Xia Xiaohong: "Take out two firewood from the stove, now you don't need such a big fire - when you cook soup, you need to use a low fire."

"Hey, I got it, Mom." Xia Xiaohong really didn't think that it's not a human thing to guard the stove door in this hot day. Xia Xiaohong's face was already flushed; the whole person seemed to be in an oven, sweating. Like the rain is the best portrayal of Xia Xiaohong now.

Jiang Meiying also saw Xia Xiaohong's embarrassment at the moment, frowned slightly and said, "Xia Xia, it's too hot in the kitchen; you'd better go to the patio to accompany your grandma! Let Muma do the work at the entrance of the stove." Just fine."

"Mommy, it's okay." Xia Xiaohong got up and took a face towel and wiped her face carelessly, and said to Jiang Meiying with a smile: "Our teacher told me that it's a good thing to sweat a little more. the metabolism of the human body."

For rural women like Jiang Meiying who have never studied, generally speaking, they would not doubt what the teacher said; since her daughter's teacher said so, Jiang Meiying didn't say anything more?It's just that when Xia Xiaohong really can't stand it, she can go to the patio to cool off.

When the soup of the tube bone had turned the color of milk, Jiang Meiying poured the tender pumpkin that had been cut into pieces into the pot; added a little salt, and waited until the meat on the tube bone fell off; After the pumpkin was stewed, I took a big steaming bowl and filled the pot with the bone and tender pumpkin. By the way, I saved some and took two rice bowls to fill half of each bowl.

"Xia Xia, mother has dried some bone soup for you and grandma; drink it after it cools—do you know?"

"Thank you, mom, I see." Xia Xiaohong sniffed hard, this stewed tender pumpkin with bone is delicious; the vegetables and fruits at this time still taste authentic, even the pork is an authentic pure natural green food ;Thinking of these, Xia Xiaohong couldn't help but narrow her eyes happily.

Hehe... It's better to be reborn, rebirth is a blessing!
Jiang Meiying glanced at the thinly sliced ​​pork belly on the cutting board, and then at Xia Xiaohong who had lost a lot of weight recently; she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, thinking that there were still some fresh pork belly in the basket hanging on the wall at home. Green beans and green peppers; thinking about frying pork belly and green beans.

"Xia Xia, turn up the heat; mother will fry pork belly and green beans for you." Jiang Meiying explained to Xia Xiaohong while sharply chopping the washed green peppers with a kitchen knife.

"Got it!" After hearing Jiang Meiying's words, Xia Xiaohong even answered in a moderate voice.

Jiang Meiying pours a little oil into the pot, puts sliced ​​garlic and stir-fries until fragrant, pours pork belly into the pot and stir-fries a few times; when the meat is a little browned, pour in soy sauce, add green beans and green peppers and continue to stir-fry ; Wait until it is estimated that it is about to be fried, put a little salt and it can be served.

After the fried pork belly and green beans were ready, Jiang Meiying washed the pot a little bit; before the pot was heated up, she picked up the kitchen knife and raised the knife neatly; it didn't take long for a chicken weighing more than three catties to be eaten. She chopped it into chunks of about the same size.

When the pan is hot, pour oil into the ginger slices, cinnamon bark, star anise, and grass fruit to fry until fragrant, then pour the chopped chicken into the pan and stir-fry over high heat; add white wine and wait until it is about the same time, add water to the pan, wait until Stew for about half an hour or so.

Xia Xiaohong ate this meal with her stomach open, and stopped when she ate one of her throats and couldn't hold it anymore; blink.

Xiong Meikang couldn't help laughing: "Hehe...Little greedy cat, don't worry about so much chicken that you can't finish today and you can eat it tomorrow."

Jiang Meiying reached out and picked up a piece of chicken breast and put it in Xiong Meikang's bowl: "Mom, don't spoil Xia Xia anymore; you can eat it yourself!"

"Eat... Mommy eats, don't keep picking up vegetables for Mommy; you should eat more too!" Xiong Meikang put a chopstick of pork belly into Jiang Meiying's bowl, and said cheerfully.

Looking at the warm scene in front of her, Xia Xiaohong really hoped that time could freeze at this moment.

(End of this chapter)