After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

A strong aroma filled the air above the Youth League compound, wafting from Shen Nian's kitchen where the fire was burning brightly.

Shen Nian likes spicy food when cooking, and the spiciness is relatively strong, so she always brings a strong spicy aroma to the people around her because she likes spicy food.

However, this cooking caused a small disturbance in the Youth League Home.

When Zhou Xiaoqin smelled the familiar spicy smell, her heart itched and she couldn't help but put more chili peppers in her stir-fried dishes.

This was bad. Zhao Xue, who was eating with her, was not happy about it. Zhou Xiaoqin also liked spicy food, but Zhao Xue didn't.

Zhou Xiaoqin likes to add chili peppers when cooking, but Zhao Xue can't eat spicy food, so the two had a lot of conflicts because of this when they first started living together.

Later, Zhou Xiaoqin gave in and accommodated Zhao Xue, adding only a little bit of chili pepper when cooking, or no chili pepper at all.

Just today, Zhou Xiaoqin smelled the dish cooked by Shen Nian and accidentally put some chili peppers into the dish. Zhao Xue was unhappy when she saw it.

"Zhou Xiaoqin, why did you put so much chili peppers again? You know I don't eat spicy food!" Zhao Xue asked angrily.

Zhou Xiaoqin looked down at the pot in front of her and immediately realized that she had made a mistake. She hurriedly apologized for her negligence: "Zhao Xue, I'm sorry, I accidentally put too much in, I..."

Zhao Xue became even angrier: "You know I don't eat spicy food, but you deliberately put more chili in it. Are you really not letting me eat again?"

"Zhao Xue, I said I accidentally put too much in!" Zhou Xiaoqin explained.

"Accidental! Accidental! How could I not know whether you really did it accidentally or on purpose?" Zhao Xue had an expression that said, "Who are you trying to fool?"

"Who told you not to cook for yourself? I worked so hard to make it and you don't even appreciate it. If you have the ability, go cook it yourself!"

Zhou Xiaoqin was also a little angry because of Zhao Xue's reproach. Before she finished speaking, Zhao Xue started to pester her, so she yelled back unwillingly.

The quarrel between the two echoed in the Youth League compound, attracting the attention of the surrounding Youth League members, but they were no longer surprised.

At this time, Zhang Qiang, the captain of the Youth League Institute, came out and frowned as he watched the two girls quarreling.

"What's wrong? Why are you two arguing again?" Zhang Qiang asked.

When Zhao Xue saw the captain coming, she couldn't wait to complain.

"Captain, please be fair. Zhou Xiaoqin always puts too much chili in her cooking. I don't like spicy food, but she knows I don't like spicy food and still puts too much on purpose. Isn't this just a deliberate attempt to keep me from eating?"

Zhou Xiaoqin retorted unyieldingly, "Why are you being so pretentious? I already told you I didn't mean it! It's up to you whether you want to eat it or not! I didn't ask you to eat with me!"

Zhang Qiang shook his head helplessly: "Alright, alright, stop arguing! We're all cooking together, what can't we talk about nicely?"

He turned around and looked at the food in the pot, then said to Zhou Xiaoqin, "Next time, put less chili in the dish, and this won't happen again."

"Why? She always asks me to give in to her! It's been a long time since I had a proper meal with chili peppers! Today I just accidentally put too much in, and she's holding on to it!" Zhou Xiaoqin muttered angrily.

"Some people! Just smell the food being cooked in other people's backyard! What's the matter? Are you jealous? If you want to eat the food cooked by others, then go find her and share it with you!" Zhao Xue suddenly said something provocative.

When Zhao Xue said this, Zhou Xiaoqin's face suddenly changed and she looked embarrassed, because she did add more chili peppers because of the smell.

Stimulated by this, she didn't know how to refute, so she could only silently put the food in the pot on a plate and took the food in her bowl into the house.

Zhang Qiang looked at Zhou Xiaoqin's back and then at Zhao Xue: "Zhao Zhiqing, when we're working together, there are bound to be some friction. Just be considerate of each other."

Zhao Xue was first angry about Zhou Xiaoqin putting chili peppers in the food, and now after being told off by Zhang Qiang, she glared at Zhang Qiang fiercely and took her food into the house.

Zhang Qiang just watched the two of them enter the house, shook his head helplessly, turned around and went back into the house.

Other male educated youth Zhang Qiang came in and started talking about the dishes cooked by Shen Nian.

"Actually, it's not Zhou Zhiqing's fault. Did you smell the food Shen Zhiqing cooked? It's so fragrant! It makes your mouth water."

As Li Ping spoke, he took a breath of the air like an obsessed person.

"Yes! I haven't eaten such delicious food for a long time." Zhao Guohao responded.

"Me too, I wish I could eat food like this every day!"

Li Ping nodded repeatedly. He had originally planned to approach Shen Nian, but at first he couldn't find a way to get close to her. Later, he was scared off by Shen Nian's ferocity.

Now he was tempted again. He ate the extremely light boiled cabbage in the Youth League every day, without any oil or meat. Occasionally, he would stir-fry the cabbage with a little oil, and there was no smell of oil at all.

He really wanted to eat the dishes cooked by Shen Zhiqing. If he could win Shen Zhiqing over, he would ask her to cook different dishes for him every day.

Shen Nian had no idea that the dish she cooked today would cause such a big reaction in the Youth League Institute. At this moment, she was busy smoking bacon in the space.

In the early morning in the mountains, the sunlight shone through the bare branches onto Aunt Li and Aunt Li's body, outlining a warm light and shadow.

Aunt Li and Aunt Li carried baskets and set out on the path leading to the mountains.

The air here is fresh and crisp, and the two of them feel very good when they smell the air.

Aunt Li took the lead and looked around. "Second sister-in-law, I thought there must be plenty of firewood in these deep mountains, right? Look, there are trees all around."

Aunt Li smiled and nodded. "Yeah, it looks like a lot. But sister-in-law, we still have to be careful. Don't let us find something else before we find the firewood!"

"You crow's mouth, stop saying such unlucky things!" Aunt Li rolled her eyes at Aunt Li. "We're sure we can pick up a lot of firewood today."

Aunt Li rolled her eyes at Aunt Li, but she didn't say much. She just prayed in her heart that what she had just said would not come true.

The two men calmed down and continued to head into the mountains, putting all the branches they picked up on the way into their backpacks.

While strolling, Aunt Li suddenly discovered a large pile of firewood in front of her and pointed excitedly.

"Second sister-in-law, look! There's a lot of firewood over there!"

Aunt Li looked in the direction Aunt Li pointed and found a large dry tree lying on the ground. The branches were enough for the two of them to play with for a long time.

The two men quickened their pace, approached the tree, and busily began to cut wood. The tree seemed to have fallen naturally, perhaps from heavy rain.

However, the two were so excited about finding the dead wood that they didn't think too much about it. They chopped the wood and chatted.

The two were so busy that their baskets were soon filled with firewood. They decided to carry it back first and come back in the afternoon.

At this time, Aunt Li was still immersed in the joy of picking up firewood, and she didn't know that in the afternoon she would regret following Aunt Li up the mountain again.