Chapter 13

An Ye looked at the bunch of red peppers. He hadn’t eaten them yet, but he could already feel the heat in his mouth. “How are you going to eat them?”

Ding Jia chuckled: “Of course it’s spicy boiled fish. It’s rare that Lin Xiaoxi has the same taste as us. It would be a waste if we don’t take this ride!”

“Great!” An Ye gave a thumbs up.

Since the old lady has said that she will treat the guests well, Ding Jia plans to roll up his sleeves and set a good table.

Old Mrs. Xu was determined to entertain Lin Xiaoxi, and because Lin Xiaoxi brought a lot of gifts today, she was so happy that she gave Ning Jia the key to the locked cupboard in the kitchen.

Ning Jia opened the cupboard and took a look. Wow, this old lady was really good at hiding things – a can of white lard, half a bag of white flour, and half a bag of golden millet.

In addition, there were two bottles of tomato sauce.

Ning Jia was so angry that he laughed when he saw this.

An Ye came over to take a look and couldn’t help but exclaimed: “It seems that your man has brought a lot of things home! Jia Jia, I can guarantee that Li Yao has been to the black market.”

“Yes.” Ning Jia agreed with her, “Otherwise, they would starve to death with the few work points they earned.”

At this moment, she felt sympathy for Li Yao. He worked very hard and all the little money he earned was locked up by the old lady. She then secretly gave it to Lao Qi and asked him to coax Lin Xiaoxi.

It seems that this son is different from other sons.

After all, the youngest son is the most popular in this family.

Thinking of this, Ning Jia picked up a spoon and scooped out a large piece of lard from the jar, took out a bottle of tomato sauce, and poured out half a bag of flour: “Let’s eat a lot today, let’s eat white noodles!”

An Ye was bold enough to gut the fish, cut it into slices and put them in the bowl: “Jia Jia, this fish is a grass carp! Do you think Lin Xiaoxi caught the fish in that bubble?”

“Nine times out of ten.”

“Then we can’t wait any longer, we have to act as soon as possible. If it’s too late, won’t all the money go into Lin Xiaoxi’s bag?”

“You’re right. Tonight, just tonight, I have to tell the brothers about this.”

“good.”

It’s still the same old routine: An Ye makes the fire and Ning Jia cooks.

She first made spicy boiled fish. Although there was no chicken essence, oyster sauce, hot pot base or the like, the soul of spicy boiled fish was its spiciness, and that was enough.

Fortunately, there was some bean paste made by Old Lady Xu at home, so I cleared it out today and went straight to cooking the fish.

As she cooked, the aroma drifted into the yard. Fortunately, it was a rainy day and no one was in the yard. Otherwise, everyone would have crowded into the kitchen.

After the fish was cooked, put it aside and waited for Li Yao to come back with the meat before preparing other dishes.

Li Yao borrowed the captain’s bicycle and went to the town, which was only about ten miles away and took only an hour to go back and forth.

When he carried the meat into the kitchen, he was instantly attracted by the aroma in the kitchen.

He stood there and sniffed hard twice, and one word came out of his mouth: “Fragrant.”

Ning Jia turned around and saw the expression on his face, and she was immediately happy.

She picked up the two freshly fried eggs with chopsticks and brought them to his mouth, looking at him with smiling eyes: “Come on, open your mouth.”

Li Yao saw that her almond eyes were bright and lively, full of expectation. Suddenly, he felt that Ning Jia’s eyes were very beautiful. Why had he never noticed them before?

Seeing him staring at her without opening his mouth, Ning Jia thought he was unwilling to eat: “Don’t tell me it’s not good to do this. If you don’t eat it, someone else will.”

“Okay, I’ll eat it.” Li Yao opened his mouth and ate the egg. The rich aroma spread on the tip of his tongue, and the expression on his face relaxed a lot. “It’s delicious.”

“Is it delicious? Come, take another bite.” Ning Jia picked up another piece and put it to his mouth.

This time, Li Yao opened his mouth and ate it without hesitation. Under her smiling eyes, he felt his ears getting hot and his face also became hot.

Seeing this, An Ye threw away the fire stick and said, “Do you think I am air? Do you think I can’t see?”

Ning Jia said confidently: “What do you mean by eating secretly? We eat openly! What? Do you have any objection?”

“Yes!” An Ye pinched her waist, “Okay, if you do this, I will do the same! Who doesn’t have a man?”

After saying that, she pushed the kitchen door and went out.

“Forget it, I won’t eat it.” Li Yao felt that this was not a good idea.

“Eat, why not? You’ve already eaten it, so it’s a good idea to eat a few more bites!” Ning Jia didn’t give him any more advice, and stuffed another mouthful into his mouth with chopsticks. “I put a lot of lard in it, it smells so good! Eat more, the old lady doesn’t need your little food.”

After saying that, she turned around and opened the cabinet for Li Yao to see.

When Li Yao saw the things in the cabinet, his guilt disappeared instantly.

He got the lard and white flour from the black market. He ate them once and never ate them again.

He thought it was gone.

However, I didn’t expect that these things were locked up by the old lady and were only taken out today to entertain Lin Xiaoxi.

An indescribable feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart. Li Yao’s heart was warmed, and he said to Ning Jia: “You eat too!”

“Ah?” Ning Jia thought he had heard it wrong.

Li Yao snatched the chopsticks from her hand, picked up a large piece of egg and put it into Ning Jia’s mouth.

Ning Jia chewed the egg and gave Li Yao a sweet smile in return: “It’s delicious! My man really loves me!”

Hearing her words, Li Yao’s face became hot again.

Two people were eating eggs with bowls in their hands when An Ye hurriedly pulled Li Xu in.

Seeing that the bottom of the bowl was almost empty, she snatched the bowl, picked up a piece of food and stuffed it into Li Xu’s hand: “Eat it quickly, or there will be no more!”

If you have eggs and don’t eat them, wouldn’t you be a fool?

Li Xu opened his mouth decisively.

You take a piece, I take a piece, and the couple finishes all the remaining eggs.

“Okay, we’re even this time! No one should blame anyone else, and no one should complain!” Ning Jia snatched the bowl from An Ye.

“If you don’t want to sue, then don’t sue!” An Ye snorted coldly and sat down by the stove to prepare to light a fire.

Li Xu was very considerate and quickly stepped forward: “Wife, take a break, I’ll cook it.”

“That’s more like it.” An Ye rubbed his waist, “Then I’ll go back to the room and lie down for a while. Call me when the meal is ready.”

“Okay, my wife, take care.”

After sending An Ye away, Li Xu glanced at his brother and chuckled twice: “This woman needs to be coaxed. If you coax her well during the day, she will give you sweet treats at night. Sixth brother, learn from your brother.”

Li Yao looked embarrassed. He looked at Ning Jia and said, “I… I don’t know how to cook. How can I help you?”

It was the first time that Ning Jia saw Li Yao show such an expression. She curled her lips and said, “You can help me the most by taking a rest.”

“Then I… go?”

“Go quickly!”

Li Yao walked out, and before leaving, he turned around and glanced at Li Xu.

Li Xu was stunned: “Hey, no…you’re leaving now?”

Li Yao raised his eyebrows: “Well, Fifth Brother, take your time.”

Li Xu: “…”

Inexplicably, how could he see such a sense of pride on this boy’s face?

This isn’t an illusion, is it?

Ning Jia did not miss the eye contact between the two brothers. She laughed secretly and urged Li Xu: “Fifth brother, I want to continue cooking. Make the fire stronger!”

Li Xu agreed repeatedly: “Oh, okay, okay.”

Ning Jia cut the meat into large slices, marinated it simply with soy sauce, and threw it into the pot. After a sizzling sound, she added vinegar and soy sauce.

In an instant, the aroma of meat filled the air.

“It smells so good!” Li Xu’s saliva was about to flow just by smelling it. This was the first time in his life that he had smelled such a good smell.

Ning Jia deftly threw the cut potato slices into the pot, stir-fried them quickly and served them.

Now that the ingredients are ready, she will start making hand-rolled noodles.

When the noodles were tumbling on the water, they were cooked. She sprinkled some chopped green onions in, added salt and soy sauce, and finally two drops of sesame oil, and the noodles were ready.

“Let’s eat!” Ning Jia threw away her apron, picked up a big bowl and served it to herself and Li Yaosheng, then put it aside.

Li Xu also hurriedly served a bowl for himself and his wife, and put it aside like Ning Jia did, and then started serving food to others.

When Old Mrs. Xu was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back, the meal was finally served. She warmly invited Lin Xiaoxi to sit with her.

Two tables were set up in the house, and the whole family sat around them waiting for dinner.

As soon as Ning Jia’s meal was served, the aroma aroused everyone’s appetite.

“Wow! Fish! I can eat fish today!”

“There’s still meat!”

“Tomato and egg noodles!!!”

This tomato sauce is made by cutting tomatoes into small pieces in the summer, stuffing them into a glass bottle, plugging it with a rubber stopper, and steaming it in a steamer. After it is steamed, let it cool and it can be stored until winter.

Everyone was so happy to be able to eat tomato sauce at this time, even Lin Xiaoxi’s eyes were shining.

Only Old Lady Xu, when she saw the food, covered her chest and almost fainted from the pain: “You bastard! How much oil did you put in this? How come you even spilled the tomato sauce? You prodigal son! You are such a prodigal son!”