A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

"Just come back."

Zhang Cuiniang asked them to slow down while she and Leng Huai brought the food to the kang table.

There is still one fish left from the one Auntie Liu sent yesterday. Today's brunch is still fish soup, boiled radish, cabbage and mixed flour steamed buns.

The weather is too cold, so I added enough pepper to make it taste warm.

Especially the group of four who were heading into the city. Their hands and feet were cold all the way, but after drinking a bowl of fish soup, their limbs warmed up and they felt so comfortable.

After dinner, Leng Yan saw that everyone in the family was gathered. He coughed lightly and said, "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, Uncle and Aunt, I have something to tell you."

Leng Yan thought about it and realized that both the existence of the system mall and his decades of modern experience would inevitably subvert his family's perception of him.

Rather than being hesitant in the future, it is better to find a way to solve the problem once and for all.

"What's wrong, Sister Yan, are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing her serious expression, Leng Xun was worried that his daughter was unwell.

After all, it was he who broke his leg two days ago, which frightened his daughter and caused her to fall into a coma for two days.

"No."

Leng Yan shook her head, "I was just trying to say that I dreamt about my grandma.

My grandmother said that when I was born, my consciousness was not back in place and I lost one of my soul, so I was a little stupid and didn’t like to talk when I was a child.

Now that my three souls and six spirits have returned to their places, I will be fine too.

But yesterday my grandma appeared in my dream again and told me that the soul that was lost when I was born has been wandering in the world for many years and has seen many strange things.

After that soul came back, there were suddenly a lot more things in my mind.

There are so many things I have seen and haven’t seen before. It feels like something I have dreamed about, very real and unreal at the same time.”

When the whole family heard what she said, they were all shocked.

Leng Yanben was going to play the whole act and continued, "Aunt, didn't you ask me today where I heard the story of Hua Mulan joining the army to replace her father?

In fact, I don’t know where I heard it from, but I just know that there are many more besides these…”

"Wait, Sister Yan, don't say anything yet."

Old Master Leng felt a little creepy after hearing this, so he quickly spoke out to stop them and asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

"Sister Yan, did your grandmother tell you whether your condition would hurt your body?"

People say that excessive wisdom will lead to harm, and excessive worry is not good for your health.

Old Master Leng was afraid that his granddaughter might not be able to bear it since she knew so many things that ordinary people didn't know.

After hearing this, the others also wanted to understand the key and looked worried.

"No." Leng Yan shook his head.

"My grandmother said that what I saw and heard should be compensation to me, so the gods in heaven did not wipe it out."

At first, she was worried that the reasons she made up were too shocking and her family would not believe them.

She never thought that her family would care about her first, which made her feel warm inside.

In her previous life, she was an orphan, and the person closest to her was the chef who taught her how to cook. But now she has a warm home and loving family.

After hearing her say this, the whole family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Mr. Leng was still afraid that something might happen, so he strictly ordered his family members not to tell anyone about this matter.

After successfully changing her personality, Leng Yan breathed a sigh of relief. With her family to cover her, it would be more convenient for her to act in the future.

In the afternoon, Grandpa Leng still took his youngest son Leng Huai and his eldest grandson Leng Cang to the mountain to collect firewood.

Leng Xun was still weaving the baskets, while Zhang Cuiniang took Leng Su and Leng Yan to wash and dice the lard they had bought in the morning and put it into the pot to boil the oil.

The two younger twins Leng Qi and Leng He were eating candied haws while circling the stove.

In the morning, Leng Su spent eight cents to buy four strings of candied haws.

She felt that she and her third brother Leng Huai were the elders, and that the candied haws they bought were to be distributed to Leng Yan and his three siblings.

Even though the two of them were drooling at the thought, Leng Su was determined not to spend more money to buy it.

They are still children, but they force themselves to grow up so early.

Leng Yan felt so distressed when seeing this that she ended up sharing two strings of candied haws with her elder brother Leng Cang and her younger uncle and aunt.

Although the candied haws were sweet and delicious, Leng Yan felt uncomfortable eating them.

She thought to herself that she must let her family eat whatever they want and drink whatever they want, so that her life would not be in vain.

"Ah, it smells so good!"

As the water vapor in the pot evaporates, the lard sizzles in the pot, and the fragrance spreads from miles away.

Zhang Cui Niang used a spatula to stir the food in the pot and found that the moisture was gone and only the aroma of lard remained.

Let Leng Su bring the lard can over and scoop the lard into the pot one spoonful at a time.

The lard made this time will last for half a year, so the aunt and sister-in-law are extremely careful with it.

Even the two younger ones, Leng Qi and Leng He, held their breath and dared not say a word for fear of being scolded.

Seeing this scene, Leng Yan couldn't help but think of her friend in her previous life, who seemed to have told her about it.

When I was a child, if children stood nearby and talked while frying food at home during the Chinese New Year, they would be scolded by the adults in the family.

She didn’t understand that feeling before, but now she understands it, it’s the feeling of home.

Wait until the small oil tank is full and only oil residue is left in the pot.

Zhang Cuiniang then took a small bowl, filled it with half a bowl of oil residue, and asked them to share it.

The crispy oil residue is particularly fragrant and delicious when eaten, making their stomachs rumble with desire for less oil and salt.

Most of them eat a stomach full of radishes and cabbages for breakfast and lunch. Not only do they not feel full, but after passing some gas, they feel even hungrier.

"Mom, let's use the oil residue to make some cabbage dumplings to eat tonight."

Leng Yan's gluttony was aroused and he couldn't help it.

Hearing her say this, the younger sister-in-law and twin brother and sister next to her all looked at Zhang Cuiniang with expectation.

The naked gazes of several people were so scorching that Zhang Cuiniang could not stand it.

Thinking that her eldest daughter had just recovered from an illness, her husband still had a leg injury, and the children at home were really short of money, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Yeah yeah, let's eat dumplings!"

After cheering, the children hurriedly brought the cabbage, washed it carefully one petal at a time, and then put it in a pot with hot water to blanch the water out of the cabbage.

The cabbages of this era are not as big as those in the past, nor are the petals as tightly packed and tender yellow as in the past.

Leng Yan looked at the loose cabbages without tight cores and thought that if he could find a way to grow the cabbages big and white, he would be able to sell them for money.

If it doesn’t work, pickle it into Yanji spicy cabbage or Northeast sauerkraut.

Moreover, the cabbage of this era is pollution-free and pure natural. It is delicious when eaten raw, and it would be even more delicious if it is pickled into kimchi.

I can’t think about it, I can’t think about it anymore, my saliva is almost watering.

After Leng Yan came to his senses, he quickly chopped the cabbage, squeezed out the water, mixed it with the chopped lard, and added salt to season.

"Mom, do we have soy sauce at home?"

Leng Yan added only salt and pepper for seasoning, and nothing else. He couldn't help but turn around and ask Zhang Cuiniang who was kneading the dough.

It would have been better if she didn't turn around. When she turned around, she saw everyone in the kitchen staring at her in amazement.

"Why, there's flour on my face?"