Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

"Hello, Grandma Ma!"

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"Grandma, we're here to get some pickled cabbage. Do you have any left?"

Several children greeted each other one by one, but Wendan was the only one who

She really wanted to taste the pickled fish her aunt had mentioned, so she couldn't wait to get to the point.

"Ha~ha~ha~it turns out it's a little greedy cat. I was wondering why all of you came to see me today? So that's how it is."

As soon as Zhao Xiaohua heard Wen Dan's words, she knew that Yang Qingqing must be going to make something delicious, otherwise why would they come to ask for pickled cabbage?

She knew from the look on her granddaughter's face that Yang Qingqing was anxious. She didn't know what Yang Qingqing was going to do for the children, but it would definitely not be bad and there would definitely be meat.

She couldn't help but want to tease Wen Dan. If Wen Ran had said this, she would definitely not say anything else, but Wen Dan's personality was more cheerful and lively, and she would usually tease her.

"Grandma, look at you! Our aunt said she would make delicious food for us. There are pickled fish and big plate chicken! I haven't eaten them before, have you? I heard they are delicious." Wen Dan didn't care about what Zhao Xiaohua said. She was only concerned about when to get the pickled cabbage.

"Okay, okay~ You! I'm going to pretend for you, right? You have to give me some time!"

Zhao Xiaohua saw that the children were very anxious, so she put Wenjie on the kang without delay and prepared to go to the yard to dress them, but her mouth was not idle either.

"I haven't eaten it. It's much better now than before, but who doesn't eat such good food during the New Year and other festivals? Your aunt loves you too much! She has to nourish you from time to time, you must remember her kindness! Do you understand?"

Zhao Xiaohua knew that Yang Qingqing usually spent a lot of money on the children. Every time she cooked something delicious, she never forgot to bring it to them. Although it was for Wenjie, how much could a little Wenjie eat? In the end, the two old men had to eat it.

At this point, Zhao Xiaohua felt sorry for Yang Qingqing's lavish spending, but was also grateful that Yang Qingqing had not forgotten them.

"Okay, do you think these are enough? This is all we have left. I'll make more in the fall and make sure it's enough for next year."

Zhao Xiaohua handed a big bowl of pickled cabbage to Wen Jing.

"Is that enough? If not, leave some more. I'll get you another bowl to serve."

Wen Jing looked at the full bowl of food and thought it should be enough! She didn't know if it was enough, but her aunt took this bowl, so it should be enough.

Just when Wen Jing was hesitating

Zhao Xiaohua took a bowl from her home and filled it up, then handed it to Wenxuan.

"Here, so you don't have to run again if you don't have enough. I don't need this little pickled cabbage. Fall is coming soon, so I have to eat it up quickly."

Zhao Xiaohua saw the hesitation on Wen Jing's face and gave her another bowl without waiting for her to speak. Anyway, it was almost time to pickle the sauerkraut. It would be better to finish it early so as not to delay the next pickling.

"Okay! Thank you grandma, we'll leave first and bring it back to you later."

Wen Jing saw that Wenxuan had already taken it, so she stopped worrying about it. She could use the bowl to serve the food and return it later.

She felt that she was a clever little girl, very happy.

Yang Qingqing has already prepared the seasoning for the pickled fish [Hehe, it’s that fast. Because it’s ready-made] and is just waiting for the pickled cabbage to come back and fry it.

At the same time, she put the seasoning for the big plate chicken in a bowl. The chicken had already been cooked and was waiting to be fried. The sweet and sour pork was already prepared and placed on a plate. She even prepared the rice, a large bowl of white rice.

In fact, since coming here, Yang Qingqing rarely makes pure rice. She always mixes in grains. This is one of the few times she made it directly.

Don't ask why she was so fast, because she cheated again when no one was around. The sweet and sour pork was taken from the cooked food area, and the children couldn't tell the difference between the amount of meat when it was cooked and when it was raw. In order to make it more realistic, she cut a piece of the meat and put it back in the space.

Anyway, she has never figured out how many dishes can be made from one pound of meat. Although she can cook, she has never paid attention to these things, so she doesn't know. She thinks that others will not know, especially with several children.

Fortunately, she did this in front of the children. If she had done this in front of Zhao Xiaohua, she would have been exposed.

After a while, several children came back with sauerkraut, peppers and potatoes.

"Thank you, my darlings, you've worked hard. Come on, come on, I've just washed some grapes and apples. You guys eat them while I finish today's feast."

Yang Qingqing took the basket and bowl and went back to the kitchen

"Let me help you! I can wash the vegetables and light the fire."

Wen Jing wanted to follow Yang Qingqing to the kitchen to help, and Wen Xuan followed too. Neither of them immediately ate the fruit on the table.

Wen Yuan, Wen Dan, Wen Ran, and Wen Qian didn't think too much about it. They all went to the table to eat. As a result, they heard and saw Wen Jing and Wen Xuan. They could only look at each other, hesitating whether to eat or not.

"Okay, I know what you mean. Wenjing and Wenxuan, just help wash the vegetables. I don't need you to do anything else. The big wood is enough to burn, so you don't have to watch it all the time. I can do it by myself."

Yang Qingqing felt that Wenjing was only ten years old after all and was still a child. She didn't want her to do too much, especially when she was not at home most of the time and it was Wenjing and Wenxuan who took care of the family.

Now that she is at home, she wants the two of them to relax a little and not have to take care of everything and take care of others.

She felt that child labor was usually exploited, so she just let them play with the other kids. But now she felt that if she didn't let them do anything, they would feel uncomfortable, so she let them wash the vegetables. There weren't many vegetables anyway.

Wen Jing and Wen Xuan wanted to help, not only because they were used to taking care of Wen Yuan and Wen Qian, but also because they felt that Yang Qing Qing worked hard every day and had to give them delicious food during her break. They felt guilty and wanted to help her do something.

They all care about each other, so the family is united, and Yang Qingqing accepted these children so quickly and really treated them as her family and her responsibility.

That's why she wanted to share the space with the kids, or she could just eat it secretly every night.

Yang Qingqing worked hard in the kitchen and finally prepared the dish she promised.

She took the bowls that Wen Jing and the others had brought back, put the dishes in them, and asked them to deliver them to Ma Jizu's house while they were still hot.

Although it was a bit late, they probably hadn't had lunch yet. She also took another bowl and filled it with rice.

The bowls at that time were about the same size as the bowls used in noodle shops today. Yang Qingqing always filled them up.

When all three dishes were served, the children's eyes lit up three degrees.

“(⊙o⊙)Wow! Is this the pickled fish? It looks delicious, with so much oil and meat. I want to eat this first.”

Wen Yuan looked at the dishes and his mouth was watering. However, he still picked up the first piece with his chopsticks and gave it to Yang Qingqing.

"Aunt, you eat first. I'm fine!"

Wenyuan praised his own wit

"Auntie, you eat"

The remaining children were not to be outdone and picked up food for Yang Qingqing.

Before Yang Qingqing could pick up the food herself, the bowl was already full.

"Alright! Alright! Alright~ I know what you mean! Go eat your own food. I'll serve myself, don't worry about me."