The little cook in the book has fallen asleep

"Oh, I really want to go up the mountain." Cheng Yu sat in the cradle, looking at the sky boredly with empty eyes, as if he could see the scenery on the mountain through the blue.

She muttered to herself: "If only I could go up the mountain now..."

Time flies. More than four months have passed since the Cheng family went up the mountain to pick chestnuts. Now it is February of the following year. Winter has slipped away unknowingly, and spring has quietly arrived with vitality and hope, but the weather is still very cold.

At this time, the Cheng family was busy - the spring farming season had arrived.

Except for the elder brother Cheng who was escorting the convoy, the young Cheng Xiaoba, and Cheng Yu who was not yet one year old, all the other members of the Cheng family went to the fields to plough and sow seeds. Old Mrs. Cheng stayed at home to take care of the two children and do the housework. At this moment, she was busy preparing lunch in the kitchen.

Cheng Xiaoba was chasing the chicks around the house with great energy. These chicks were hatched from pheasant eggs that the Cheng family picked up from the mountains, and they were now half grown.

Cheng Xiaoba was full of curiosity about these cute little animals and never got tired of playing with them. Old Mrs. Cheng looked at the brother and sister happily, but her hands did not stop moving.

Time flies. Cheng Yu is already ten months old. He has learned to walk. His arms and legs are strong enough that he can walk to the door by himself, holding on to the wall.

At this moment, she was sitting on the small bed that Old Man Cheng had made for her, throwing rice on the ground to attract the chickens to her. Although she couldn't speak, the Cheng family knew that this little girl was very smart!

Cheng Yu would go into the space to play for a while every day, and take out the things inside to nourish the Cheng family. The crops in the space were also harvested one after another. When she was not in, Xiao Ou took good care of the crops in the space. At this moment, her warehouse was full of grain.

What she took out were all the ingredients that had already been processed in the kitchen. The supplies in the kitchen would be replenished automatically, so she didn't worry about a shortage of supplies at all.

She discovered that the Cheng family might have had too many people in the past, not eaten well, and were in poor health, so she secretly took out a lot of meat and rice noodles, and secretly added spiritual spring water to the water tank from time to time.

As a result, the health of the Cheng family is getting better and better, which makes Cheng Yu very happy.

Cheng Yu noticed that the Cheng family showed an attitude of "seeing it but not saying anything" towards the sudden increase in eggs, meat, fish and other foods in the house.

They never asked about the source of the food, as if it was a tacit agreement. The Cheng family's behavior made Cheng Yu feel at ease.

At this moment, Mrs. Cheng was steaming big white buns, the flour was given by her three daughters-in-law last night. While making breakfast, she was thinking about whether to boil eggs for the children.

After Cheng Yu was able to eat complementary food, the Cheng family began to go to the city to exchange/buy refined grains or white flour for Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu then remembered that she forgot that although she didn't eat rice and flour, she could give it to her family.

So when my grandmother carried me to the kitchen on her back, I secretly filled up the bottle with refined grains and white flour (which were available in the kitchen).

Originally, Mrs. Cheng was reluctant to give it up, but after Cheng Yu's voice brainwashing day after day, she became generous! Yes, since the spring plowing, the old lady has started to steam big white steamed buns, eat meat, and eat fine grains, and keep up with nutrition.

Although she saw the rice in the rice jar was getting smaller and smaller, the old lady was satisfied when she saw her family members looking healthier and healthier.

In this era, food is one of the most important things. For a family like the Cheng family, which has a large population and not too much labor force, being able to have enough food is already very good.

Now, thanks to Cheng Yu's feeding, the Cheng family can often eat various refined grains and white flour, as well as meat and eggs, which makes them feel extremely happy and satisfied.

Since the spring ploughing, every morning when the sunlight shines into the room through the window, Cheng Yu is awakened by the strong smell of flour.

Those were the big white steamed buns made by grandma and her mother/aunt/sister-in-law. They were steaming hot, soft and delicious. Every bite had a light sweetness that made people linger on the taste. The Cheng family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would make smaller white steamed buns for Cheng Yu and the other kids.

In addition to the big white steamed buns, there is also delicious meat. Old Mrs. Cheng would reserve some of the meat and stew it until it was soft and tender for her little daughter to eat, and also for Cheng Xiaoba.

The tender and juicy meat paste is so delicious that you can't stop eating it. Put the white steamed buns in the meat paste and dip them in the broth, it is simply a delicacy.

After Mrs. Cheng steamed the buns, she saw her little girl sitting on the crib, happily watching Cheng Xiaoba chasing chickens and ducks.

That little look is something you never get tired of looking at. The little white and tender face is grinning, revealing four teeth (it has only grown four teeth). It is wearing a little red jacket, and its arms are swaying from side to side. It is so adorable.

At this time, Cheng Xiaoba felt very satisfied listening to his sister's laughter, and ran even more happily.

Then, out of sheer joy, he fell on a pile of chicken shit. He was confused. Should he cry or howl? Or should he cry and howl at the same time?

As soon as Lin Pan'er entered the room, she saw her son's silly look, and then she saw her two grandchildren (the old lady and Cheng Yu) trying hard not to laugh.

Li Huaxiang and Zhao Yunniang looked at their younger brother and sister-in-law blocking the door and immediately leaned out to see.

I saw their silly boy lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, with something on the corner of his mouth, which looked like chicken shit. He looked so wronged that he almost cried but didn't. He was dazed.

My mother-in-law and my little daughter were watching the fun and were not afraid of making trouble. They were actually trying not to laugh.

Seeing Cheng Xiaoba start to howl, the old lady quickly held back her laughter and went forward to pick up Cheng Xiaoba. While brushing the dust off his body, she consoled him, "Oh, my dear grandson, why are you so careless? Are you hurt anywhere?"

If he was really hurt from the fall, this kid would have started howling long ago and would not have had time to think of any tricks.

After Cheng Xiaoba was picked up by his grandmother, he finally came to his senses and burst into tears. It was just thunder but no rain, just howling without any tears.

He pointed to his mouth and said incoherently: "Grandma, I ate chicken shit!"

When the three sisters-in-law of the Cheng family heard this, they couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even little Cheng Yu laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed.

Old Mrs. Cheng laughed so hard that she almost couldn't breathe. She said while laughing, "Oh, my dear grandson, you are so funny! Who told you to run so fast?"

Cheng Xiaoba cried even harder when he saw that everyone was laughing at him. He felt so wronged. He just wanted to make his sister happy, but it ended up like this.

He cried and wiped his tears with his muddy hands, but the more he wiped, the more tears and mud appeared on his face. Soon his face was covered with tears and mud, and he looked just like a little cat, which made everyone laugh again.

Cheng Yu sat on the small bed and giggled. His little look made the three sisters-in-law of the Cheng family love him so much that they ignored the little crybaby on the ground.

Li Huaxiang was originally looking at her niece with a smile, but when she lowered her head, she saw her nephew's pitiful appearance. She felt so soft-hearted that she reached out and picked him up. Then she glared at her third sister-in-law who was pointing at her son with great joy. This mother is really a big shot.

Then he carefully helped Cheng Xiaoba wipe off the mud on his face and... the chicken shit on the corners of his mouth, and comforted him: "Okay, okay, Xiaoba, don't cry. We all know you want to make your sister happy, but you have to run slower next time, otherwise it will hurt if you fall."

After hearing his aunt's gentle comfort, Cheng Xiaoba's wounded self-esteem seemed to no longer hurt, so he stopped howling.

"Xiao Ba, what does chicken shit smell like?" Lin Pan'er looked at her son who had regained his heroic and high-spirited look, and leaned over to ask.

"Wow..." The memory of Cheng Xiaoba's recent death attacked him again, and then he made a ghostly howling sound.

"You should comfort yourself if you make her cry!" Li Huaxiang looked at her third brother's wife angrily. What an unreliable mother! She immediately put Xiaoba in her arms back into Lin Paner's arms.

At this time, bursts of fragrance came from the kitchen. It turned out that the steamed buns were cooked.

Li Huaxiang and Zhao Yunniang were deeply moved by Mrs. Cheng's attentiveness and consideration. Their eyes were wet and they were speechless for a while. They knew very well that since they married into the Cheng family, Mrs. Cheng had always treated them like her own daughters. Now even though there were two young children to take care of, Mrs. Cheng still managed the kitchen in an orderly manner and even prepared the ingredients, which undoubtedly greatly reduced their burden of cooking.

The two sisters-in-law smiled at each other and then started to cook lunch in tacit understanding. They had a clear division of labor, one cutting vegetables and the other frying vegetables, and the kitchen was filled with tempting aromas. Not long after, Lin Paner also walked into the kitchen, sat in front of the stove obediently, and helped to light the fire. For a while, the kitchen was filled with laughter and made people feel extremely warm.

Just as the family was immersed in the joyful atmosphere, the men of the Cheng family finished a day's work and returned home dragging their tired bodies.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the alley, they smelled a strong aroma of meat, which lifted their spirits.

The Cheng Pandi family next door were so jealous that they gnashed their teeth and were full of resentment.

"Brother Tielin, you guys really know how to live. Your sister-in-law will definitely stew meat for you again today!" Cheng Pandi's husband is Mr. Cheng's cousin. At this moment, the two families were walking back and they smelled the overbearing aroma of meat.

When Cheng Tielin heard this, his heart tightened. Wasn't this obviously a sign of jealousy over his family's good life?

He quickly explained: "Oh, it's not for us to eat. Xiao Ge must be worried about his younger brothers and sisters and brought meat back for them to eat."

Old Master Cheng knew that being too high-profile would attract everyone's jealousy, so he could only push the matter onto his eldest grandson. After all, everyone knew that his eldest grandson was a bodyguard.

Cheng Tielin's son Cheng Tian also quickly agreed: "Yes, my eldest nephew always brings a lot of delicious food for his brothers and sisters every time he comes back from escorting."

After hearing this, Cheng Tiezi felt even more unhappy. He had a smile on his face but was cursing in his heart.

Cheng Jin immediately responded, "Oh, uncle, my eldest son is so thoughtful. You know that our little eight was born prematurely and is weak. Little nine is still growing up, and my mother loves her so much that she must eat something good."

Cheng Tielin and Cheng Tian, father and son, looked at each other and understood that Cheng Tielin was hinting that they should play the victim quickly, lest his words get to other people's ears and arouse jealousy.

So, Mr. Cheng pretended to be helpless and sighed: "Alas, there is nothing we can do. Our family has so many children. If conditions were good, it would be great if we could give our children meat to eat."

At this time, Cheng Tiezi said angrily, "Xiaojiu is just a little girl, she is paying money..." Seeing the faces of the Cheng family members becoming more and more gloomy, Cheng Tiezi knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly found an excuse to run away: "Oh, I have to go home for dinner too, see you later, brother!" After that, he left without looking back.

Leaving Old Master Cheng and Cheng Tian standing there with gloomy faces, a little girl? A money-loser?

"Tiezi, be nicer to your granddaughter. Our good life is brought to us by my grandchildren and little girl!" Old Master Cheng would not let Cheng Tiezi have an easy time, so he said immediately.

After hearing this, Cheng Tiezi muttered unconvincedly: "Humph, she is just a girl, what can she achieve..." Even so, he couldn't help but look back at the Cheng family. He was stunned by this look - in a short period of time, the Cheng family seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes inside and outside.

I saw that the grandchildren, the originally skinny second to seventh, had grown up rapidly, and were much taller than before, and their bodies looked much stronger;

The three older boys of the Cheng family have become much stronger and have gained weight; even Old Man Cheng himself looks energetic, as if he is ten years younger.

Seeing these changes, Cheng Tiezi couldn't help but feel a little confused and curious.

Could it be that spoiling a granddaughter really brings good fortune? No, no, no, how could it be possible? It must be just a coincidence.

He secretly told himself not to be led astray by such thoughts. His grandson was the treasure of the family, and only a fool would pamper those money-losing things. Thinking of this, his eyes became firm again, and he walked quickly towards home.

As soon as Cheng Tiezi entered the house, he heard his grandsons howling: "Meat, I want meat!" That was not all. What was even more terrifying was that the four grandsons cried together, and the cries were deafening. Cheng Tiezi was so distressed that he almost suffocated and rushed into the house.

As soon as he entered, he saw his eldest granddaughter Cheng Chunhua burning a fire nearby. He was immediately furious and slapped her in the face: "Can't you see? Your brother is crying like this, and you don't even help your mother comfort him? You are such a money-loser!"

Cheng Chunhua was beaten so hard that she saw stars, but she still held back her tears, stood up quickly, and ran to pick up her brother Cheng Jinbao who was rolling on the ground. However, Cheng Jinbao did not appreciate it at all, and pushed her away, muttering: "You are a money-loser, I don't want you to hold me, I don't want you to hold me!"

Cheng Tiezi looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel doubtful. He remembered what Cheng Tielin had said to him, asking him to be nicer to his granddaughter. However, the scene before him made him begin to doubt whether being nice to his granddaughter could really bring a better life.

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After the Cheng family returned home, they immediately closed the door, for fear that others would see their meals and arouse jealousy.

Old Mrs. Cheng took out a large wooden basin, scooped out all the stew, and carefully brought it to the table under the big tree.

Several sisters-in-law also brought steamed buns to the table, while Xiao Ba and Cheng Yu were arranged to sit at their own small table.

"Wash your hands before eating!" Washing hands before meals is something Cheng Yu has been brainwashing in the ears of Old Lady Cheng and Old Man Cheng. It is a habit developed by the Cheng family.

The Cheng family had a delicious meal, and Cheng Yu sighed deeply in his heart, "It would be great if there were potatoes. The gravy would seep into the potatoes, and they would be soft and sticky, and satisfying."

Old Madam Cheng, Old Master Cheng, Cheng Shang and Zhao Yunniang listened to Cheng Yu's thoughts and swallowed their saliva. Potatoes? What is that? I must try it when I see it in the future.

After lunch, Lin Paner told the story again about the stupid things her son had done. Everyone burst into laughter, which made Cheng Xiaoba cry again. In the end, it was only when Old Lady Cheng pretended to hit Lin Paner lightly that Xiaoba stopped crying.

Everyone took a break and then went back to their rooms to rest. They still had to sow seeds in the afternoon. It would rain in two days, so they had to plant all the seeds before the rain, so they had to speed up.