Chu Mengxi opened the door and saw Aunt Wang holding a bowl of fish soup.
"Ah! It's Aunt Wang. Are you…here to deliver fish soup?”
Chu Mengxi felt a warmth in her heart. Aunt Wang had a good heart and had helped the three of them a lot.
Chu Mengxi was about to welcome Aunt Wang into the house when she realized that Aunt Wang was standing rooted to the ground.
What…happened to her?
"Aunt…Aunt Wang?"
Chu Mengxi called out.
A few seconds later, Aunt Wang came back to her senses.
"Ah…Oh…Cough, I made a bowl of fish soup for the two children. Why…What are you cooking at home? It smells so good?”
"Thank you, Aunt Wang. Come in first.”
Chu Mengxi took the fish soup from Aunt Wang's hands and welcomed her in.
As soon as she entered, Aunt Wang stretched her head and looked in the direction of the kitchen.
Because she could already smell the smell of pig fat floating from the kitchen. The rich smell of meat and oil accompanied by the fragrance of garlic was simply fatal.
It was too fragrant!
This was the smell of food that could only be smelled in a restaurant!
Aunt Wang had already eaten dinner. Now that she smelled the fragrance of the dishes, she actually felt hungry again.
At this moment.
Li Xia appeared at the kitchen door with both hands on her apron.
When he saw Aunt Wang, he smiled and said," Yo, Aunt Wang, you're here. Have you eaten? We just finished cooking. Come in and have some food."”
Li Xia had a gentle smile on his face, which was very different from the cold and indifferent image of the street.
Aunt Wang was stunned. She was very surprised. Why was this street punk at home?
Aunt Wang looked strangely at the apron on Li Xia's waist. This street punk actually cooked?
What was going on?
How could this despicable Li Xia enter the kitchen to cook?
Was he such a person?
Aunt Wang was extremely curious, but on the surface, she said,"No, no, I've already had dinner. I'll have fish soup tonight and bring a bowl over for the two children to satisfy their cravings.”
As she spoke, Chu Mengxi brought Aunt Wang to the kitchen entrance.
Aunt Wang could not help but glance at the table inside.
With this glance, Aunt Wang's heart skipped a beat.
Only to see.
In the kitchen, there were three dishes and four bowls of rice on the old table.
They were all steaming hot!
Tomato scrambled eggs, green peppers, pig oil dregs, braised fish, fragrant rice...
This…
Aunt Wang's eyes widened.
In this day and age, the three dishes on the table were considered hard dishes.
Moreover, the profits were really abundant!
In the village, every household ate a light meal and ate very little oil and meat.
Aunt Wang swallowed her saliva quietly. Did she see a ghost today?
Didn't Chu Mengxi's family not even have enough cornbread to eat? They were about to be reduced to the point where they had to eat rice husks and vegetables.
Why was there a big fish and meat today?
What was going on?
Chu Mengxi looked at the dazed Aunt Wang and invited her again,"
"Aunt Wang, why don't you sit down and eat some more?”
Chu Mengxi's words were definitely not just for show. Usually, the other party had taken care of them a lot, and now was the perfect time to express her gratitude.
"No, no, you guys eat slowly. I, I'll go back first. I still have to clean up the stove at home!”
Although Aunt Wang really wanted to try it, she didn't dare to.
This big fish and meat cost a lot of money. She was too embarrassed to sit down and eat.
She also hid the three tortillas in her hands behind her.
Did she just say that she wanted to get a bowl of fish soup for the two children to satisfy their cravings?!
What a joke!
With that table full of good dishes and bowls of rice, why would he drink fish soup?
The fish soup she made actually did not taste particularly good. There was tofu and cabbage in it, so the freshness of the fish was diluted a lot.
Compared to the braised fish on the table, it was far inferior.
There was also the green and red peppers stir-fried with pig oil residue and the brightly colored tomato scrambled eggs. It was simply ridiculous.
Aunt Wang went back with her tail between her legs, too embarrassed to take out the cornbread.
……
Aunt Wang returned home.
Jiang Shunwang had already finished the fish soup, and even the fish bones had been chewed twice by him.
He hadn't eaten fish for a long time. He was very full, but he still wanted more.
Thinking that he would be able to marinate the whole fish for every meal in the next few days, Jiang Shunwang happily sat on the bamboo rattan chair and smoked.
Jiang Shunwang had just taken a whiff and exhaled a ring of smoke when he saw his wife return.
She was still holding the three tortillas in her hands.
Jiang Shunwang shook his head and said,
"Look at you, why are you so stingy? You even took back the tortillas that you sent over and only gave them to the three of them. Our family doesn't lack this.”
Aunt Wang rolled her eyes at Jiang Shunwang and said angrily,"Damn old man, what do you know?"
"Do you know what Chu Mengxi and her family ate tonight?”
Jiang Shunwang leisurely smoked his cigarette and said with certainty,
"What else can I eat? It's either cornbread or sweet potatoes. At most, it's just radish, tassels, cabbage, and noodles.”
Chu Mengxi was working in a textile factory in the county town, so her family's conditions were not that good.
The family's labor force was counting on her alone. Coupled with Li Xia, that idiot, who squandered all day long, how could their lives be good?
In the entire Shangrong Village, Chu Mengxi's family was the poorest.
Look at the dilapidated tables and chairs in their house, and then look at how many patches were put on the clothes of the two little kids at home.
It was simply unsightly!
How could Jiang Shunwang not understand the situation of the neighboring family?
Aunt Wang quickly walked to Jiang Shunwang's side, leaned her head over, and said excitedly.
……
A minute later.
Jiang Shunwang couldn't remain calm.
"What? Three stir-fried dishes? They all had meat in them? There's also rice?"
"Are you kidding me?”
Jiang Shunwang's hand that was holding the cigarette stopped in the air, his face full of disbelief.
Aunt Wang rolled her eyes." What's on your mouth? Can't you smell the smell coming from next door?"”
With his wife's reminder, Jiang Shunwang finally smelled the thick smell of pig fat in the air.
Jiang Shunwang sniffed.
Eh? It really was!
There was also the fragrance of rice!
Good boy!
What was the situation with the neighbor?
Li Xia had braised fish in the afternoon and cooked a table full of dishes at night…
It was too strange!
Jiang Shunwang and Aunt Wang looked at each other, and a doubt appeared in their minds at the same time.
At this moment.
Old Zhao strolled over from the eastern entrance of the village. He had a grain of broomcorn in his mouth. He was picking his teeth while humming a tune.
Jiang Shunwang and his wife looked over. They knew Old Zhao's character.
Old Zhao was now walking at a pace that did not recognize anyone. As the production team leader, he must have gotten some benefits and eaten his fill.
He was here to show off.
Indeed.
Old Zhao had helped Wang Mazi in the village today.
Wang Mazi's two rows of land seemed to be in the neighboring village.
Wang Mazi's two plots of land were located at the border between Shangrong Village and Locust Tree Village. They were a little tangled up.
Coincidentally.
The village chief of Locust Tree Village was Old Zhao's brother-in-law, so how could things not be easy?
The people of Locust Tree Village had no one to plant the two ridges of land. They felt that it was too far.
It was not difficult to get the land back. Old Zhao said it first.
Land was the life of farmers!
Wang Mazi was so grateful that he gave Old Zhao a large piece of bacon that he had saved for the new year.
This was…
Old Zhao had eaten his fill and burped as he strolled over.
If one had to say which family had the best living conditions in Shangrong Village, other than the village chief, it would be Old Zhao's family at the east entrance of the village.
"Tsk tsk, Wang Mazi is really good at preserving bacon. The piece of bacon that he gave me today really smells good!”
Old Zhao deliberately spoke very loudly so that Jiang Shunwang and his wife, who were standing at the door, could hear him.
In the past, when Aunt Wang heard Old Zhao's words, she would definitely be jealous.
Old Zhao loved hearing jealous words from others.
However, it was a little strange today. The couple actually did not talk to him.
Old Zhao failed to show off and was a little puzzled.
"Cough…cough…hey, you guys…"
Old Zhao was about to ask when his voice suddenly stopped.
He sniffed and smelled the thick smell of pig fat in the air.
This taste was very tempting, and it immediately made Old Zhao salivate.
What?
Who was boiling pig fat dregs? This fragrance was so delicious!
……
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