My courtyard shelter

July has passed and August is coming soon.

Saturday, August 3rd.

After breakfast, under Xu's mother's urging, Xu Dong drove his mother to the hospital for review. If everything goes well, Xu's mother will be able to get out of the wheelchair from today on.

After some inspection.

"Doctor Jiang, how is my mother's recovery? Can she walk now?"

Xu Dong comes straight to the point.

Dr. Jiang looked at the CT films and kept nodding:

"The recovery is quite good. The fracture line is no longer visible. Next, you can try functional exercises. Walking on the ground will definitely be no problem."

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Xu Ma was overjoyed after hearing this.

"Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Xu Dong continued to ask.

"Don't throw away the crutches in the early stage. Try to control the daily activity time within an hour. Don't be anxious. Take your time. It's best to do it step by step to avoid further injuries.

In addition, in daily life, you should eat more foods high in calcium and continue to strengthen nutrition. Only in this way can you get better quickly. "

"We understand, thank you, Dr. Jiang."

Xu Dong quickly expressed his thanks.

Doctor Jiang waved his hand: "You're welcome!"

Xu Ma took out a small package of biscuits from her handbag and secretly stuffed it into the desk drawer.

"Dr. Jiang, I baked some biscuits at home and gave you some to taste."

"Aunt, how can this be done? Our hospital has regulations and cannot accept patients' belongings." Dr. Jiang pretended to refuse.

"It's not a red envelope, just a little snack. It's not against the rules." Xu's mother persuaded with a smile.

Dr. Jiang accepted the offer after a few polite words.

This Aunt Zhang in front of him is his "God of Wealth". Almost every time he comes to check, she will bring him a snack.

Sometimes it's small bread, sometimes it's mung bean cake, and last time it was fried dried fish. Although it was only a small package each time, it was never repeated.

Relying on these snacks, the relationship between him and his girlfriend quickly heated up, and soon they reached the point of discussing marriage. Seriously speaking, Aunt Zhang should be regarded as a great matchmaker for the two of them.

Back from the hospital.

Xu's mother refused a wheelchair and insisted on walking with a cane.

The children were playing in the yard. When they saw Xu's mother coming back, they immediately gathered around her.

"Grandma, can you walk again?"

Dabao said happily.

"Grandma will prepare delicious food for you at noon." Xu's mother's face was full of doting.

"Grandma, I want to eat fried fish balls."

"I want to eat pickled fish. The pickled fish made by my mother is not delicious at all." Lele complained.

For the health of her family, Yang Lina likes to cook with less oil and less salt, which is basically light. In contrast, the children prefer the food cooked by her grandma, which tastes delicious.

Xu Dong was afraid that his mother would be too tired and affect her recovery progress, so he couldn't help but persuade her: "Mom, your legs are not fully healed yet. Let's wait until they are ready before cooking!"

"It's okay." Xu's mother waved her hand, "Mom will make a dish for lunch. I'm not too tired."

Dabao immediately shouted: "Grandma, can you make fish balls for lunch?"

"Sauerkraut fish." Lele refused to be outdone.

Seeing that the siblings were about to quarrel again, Xu Ma quickly spoke up to smooth things over:

"It's too late to make fish balls at noon. Let's make the fish balls in the afternoon. Let's eat the pickled fish at noon first, okay?"

"good!"

Dabao always listens to grandma's words.

So at noon, Xu’s mother cooked herself and made a pickled fish dish.

It tastes so fragrant!

Even Xu Dong couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice, and the children's mouths were full of oil.

After lunch, I started making fish balls in the afternoon.

"Mom, the emperor goose meat is gone. What can we use instead?"

Making fish balls requires preparing a lot of ingredients, and the workload is generally relatively large. It is definitely not possible for Xu Ma to do it alone. Fortunately, Xu Dong has a day off today and can do it on the side.

Xu Ma thought about it, she also had a headache.

Although they are made of fish balls, there is still meat inside, otherwise they will not taste chewy and the taste will be much worse, which will not be beautiful.

"Would you like to try whale meat?"

Yang Lina suddenly suggested.

Whales are mammals, and their meat is generally closer to livestock than to fish in terms of color and texture.

Xu Ma nodded: "Okay, let's try it with whale meat. Add more onions and ginger, it should be able to suppress the fishy smell."

"Okay, I'm going to get the whale meat. How many kilograms does it cost?"

Xu Dong rolled up his sleeves and asked.

"The temperature is high in summer and I can't hold it anymore. Just get three pounds. If it tastes good, I can make it later." Xu's mother replied.

Xu Dong picked a piece of whale meat and a piece of tuna meat from the freezer, and took a pound of dried shrimp from the basement.

The dried shrimps that were originally stored in Panjiayuan's store have been smuggled back by him. After all, so much time has passed. If there was a problem, it would have broken out long ago.

After a lot of work, we started frying fish balls.

Xu's mother was very skillful in her movements. After a while, the first pot of fish balls came out. It smelled delicious and had no fishy smell at all.

"I want to eat the first one!"

Dabao said and wanted to reach out for it.

Yang Lina quickly stopped and said, "Be careful of the heat. Let it cool before eating."

Five minutes later, the children couldn't stand it anymore.

"Mom, how long will it take?"

Yang Lina tried one by herself. The temperature had dropped, so she nodded and said:

"Okay, bring the bowls over here, mom will fill them for you."

"Nana, how do the fish balls taste?"

Mother Xu took the opportunity to ask.

Yang Lina picked up a fish ball for her mother-in-law and husband, and then replied: "Mom, it tastes good, a little harder than the fish balls with oil residue, and the fishy smell is not very obvious."

"It tastes really good." Xu Dong agreed.

"Alas, it's much worse than the fish balls with oil residue, so I can only eat it as it is." Mother Xu sighed.

"Grandma, the fish balls are delicious!"

"Crispy, delicious."

"Grandma, the fish balls are really fragrant!"

Seeing that the children like it, Mother Xu finally smiled. The fish balls were originally made for the children to eat, as long as the younger generation likes it.

...

Time soon came to the end of the month, and Mother Xu's legs were completely healed. She walked briskly. Since last week, she has completely taken over the kitchen.

Yang Lina breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that the children had gained weight again, which made her mouth twitch.

"Mom, Lingling will come over for dinner tonight. I'll go to the grain store to buy some vegetables."

Ma Lingling had already received the admission notice of Xiaqing University. The school starts on September 1st. Tomorrow is the last day of her summer job.

"See if there are any tomatoes. If there are, buy more."

Mother Xu ordered.

Although her legs are healed, she can't bear too much weight, so housework such as buying vegetables still depends on her daughter-in-law.

"I know." Yang Lina agreed.

Walking to the nearest grain store, there were indeed two long queues in front of the grain store, and everyone was waiting to receive the September rations.

Luckily, it is summer now, and the temperature at night is only a few degrees below zero at most, so there is no need to suffer too much. If it were winter, it would be a lot of suffering.

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