It was already a little late when they reached home. The courtyard was filled with the fragrance of food. Clearly, everyone was already preparing for dinner.
Ye Mingzhu had been taking care of her brother for the past few days. In order to treat Ye Dongfang's illness, the last bit of money in the family had been emptied. Otherwise, she would not have gone to the Jia family to borrow money.
Therefore, the little girl had not eaten a proper meal for the past few days, and she had lost a lot of weight.
Now that she smelled the fragrance of food in the courtyard, she subconsciously swallowed her saliva.
When Ye Dongfang saw his sister like this, he knew that she must be starving. He quickly instructed his sister to start a fire.
The little girl did not suspect him and immediately went to the back of the house to pick up the coal.
Taking advantage of this gap, Ye Dongfang hurriedly stuffed things into the cabinet.
He took out a few catties of rice, flour, pork, peanut oil, eggs, and other things from the storage space.
Within a week, he and his sister should have enough food.
As for a week later, he and his sister would probably be on the train to a foreign land.
"Wow, so many things. Are they all from your classmate?”
Ye Mingzhu, who had just returned from picking up the coal, was stunned when she saw the ingredients in the cupboard.
It wasn't that this child had not seen the world, but the siblings had to go to school. Other than the five yuan allowance given by the rolling mill every month, the family had no other source of income. Therefore, the siblings had tightened their belts in the past few years and lived a hard life.
The white rice, fine white flour, and the plump pork belly that Ye Dongfang took out were definitely things that Ye Mingzhu had never eaten in the past few years.
Not to mention, there was a whole jar of peanut oil. It was at least several catties!
This was oil. In this day and age, if one didn't have edible oil coupons, they wouldn't be able to buy it even if they had money!
The little girl's eyes widened as she stared at these things. She was about to drool.
"Don't just stand there. Go and start a fire. We'll eat braised pork with rice tonight! I'll also make fried eggs and stir-fried vegetables. I guarantee that you'll be full!”
Ye Mingzhu was even more greedy when she heard her brother's name. She immediately ran to the stove and started to burn coal at the fastest speed in her life.
In the past few years, in order to take care of his sister's daily life, his predecessor had stumbled to learn how to cook. However, he could only cook the food well. As for his craftsmanship, it was just so-so.
However, Ye Dongfang was different. As a tough social animal who worked hard in a big city, cooking was not only a survival skill, but also a necessary means to save money. Therefore, he had learned cooking from many food bloggers on the Internet. He had learned some of the classic dishes of the eight major cuisines.
Therefore, in less than half an hour, he had already finished cooking.
The entire pot of red braised pork bubbled and the sauce was collected. The rich soup accompanied the soft and sticky meat as it came out of the pot. Ye Mingzhu's stomach was growling, and her neck was about to reach into the pot.
This overbearing fragrance was equivalent to releasing poison, directly stirring up the entire courtyard without peace.
At this moment, most of the other residents had already finished eating.
However, the rice these days was basically brown rice and sweet potato rice or two-layer noodles with cornbread and salted vegetables. It was already good enough to spread some oil in the pot.
After all, everyone received a fixed amount of oil every month. A large family might only receive one or two catties of oil. They had to use the grain and oil book to get it from the supply station. This amount was simply not enough to eat.
In addition to the limited food, every household could only eat 70% full.
There was not much oil in his stomach and he was not full yet. Now that he suddenly smelled the fragrance of the red braised pork, how could he not make a fuss?
Those who had children at home were already crying.
Qin Huairu's family and Yi Zhonghai's family, which were the closest to the Ye family, were the ones who suffered the most.
In Yi Zhonghai's house, a middle-aged woman was cleaning up the dishes. When she smelled the meat, she couldn't help but scold,
"It's the meat made by the Ye family. These two children are too outrageous. The old lady is here, but they don't know how to bring a bowl over to show respect to the old lady!”
The Deaf Old Lady still remembered how Ye Dongfang had humiliated her in the afternoon, so her expression was naturally gloomy and she was unhappy.
"When Ye Lijun was around, he was very respectful and filial to me. I didn't expect that his two juniors didn't learn any of his good morals.”
Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and looked out of the window with a dark gaze."
"This Ye Dongfang is a bad seed. I think he's grown up and doesn't take us old fellows seriously anymore!”
"Just wait and see. In any case, he will be going to the countryside in a few days. When he reaches the countryside, he will suffer. Sooner or later, he will fall!”
The Deaf Old Lady echoed,
"I'll go and find someone to say hello later. When he goes down to the village, I'll make sure he never comes back. If he wants to return to the city, humph, no way!”
Next door, Qin Huairu and the stick had already returned from the hospital.
As expected, two of the ribs were broken by Ye Dongfang's kick. They were treated at the hospital and fixed with a chest strap before being sent back by Silly Pillar's handcart.
At this moment, the Jia family was also eating, but on the table were the two lunch boxes that Silly Zhu had brought back. They were all leftovers from the big canteen at noon, and there was no meat at all.
Therefore, when they smelled the fragrance of the meat, the whole family was greedy. The cornbread in their hands instantly lost its fragrance.
"Damned sickly person, he's simply a scourge! Why didn't he go to hell! Eating meat in the middle of the night without even giving a bowl to my family. He has no conscience at all. It would be best if he choked to death and went to accompany that damned Ye Lijun! Otherwise, it would be a waste of the country's food!”
Jia Zhangshi immediately began to curse. She hated Ye Dongfang to the bone!
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