bestfiction Chapter 140: Should I Add Scallions to Bone Soup?
Chapter 140: Should I Add Scallions to Bone Soup?
"Sister Xia is very skillful, and the water she pours out tastes good." Li Erlang put down the bowl of water, feeling lighter and in a much better mood.
Li Mingxia smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat. I made delicious food today according to the tastes of my uncle and my second uncle. Dad and Mom, you are benefiting from my uncle and my second uncle."
Zhang Lishan and Li Erlang both laughed when they heard this. Zhang and Li Sanlang also knew what Li Mingxia meant and followed suit.
"That's right. My daughter is really good at cooking, but she's getting lazier and lazier now, and most people can't afford to invite her. Thanks to my eldest and second brothers being here these days, otherwise my child and his mother wouldn't have anything to eat!" Li Sanlang said with a smile.
Being teased by everyone like this, Li Erlang relaxed a lot and sat down reluctantly.
"Eat, eat!"
Li Mingxia first served Li Erlang a bowl of bone soup, "Try it, Uncle Er. I don't know if you like chopped green onions or not, so I chopped them up and put them in these small bowls. This is our home, just put whatever you want in it."
Li Erlang nodded, but did not move. He just lowered his head and took a sip of the soup. He looked up and saw that everyone was adding chopped green onions and coriander. Li Mingxia even added a little chili oil to the bone soup. He thought about it, scooped a spoonful of chopped green onions and put it in the soup. When he drank it again, he felt that it was really delicious.
"Second uncle, you should eat at our house while we're working overtime these days. Don't go back and forth. Otherwise, Mingyu will be worried about you and won't be able to eat peacefully." Halfway through the meal, Li Mingxia took the opportunity to serve Li Erlang some rice and brought up the matter again.
When Li Erlang heard Li Mingxia mention his daughter, he didn't know what he remembered, and finally nodded, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
Li Sanlang and Zhang looked at each other and felt very happy, thinking that since she was their eldest daughter, she was very capable. If they were to say it, they would definitely not be able to make Li Erlang give in so easily.
Li Mingyu came again the next day. When Li Mingxia saw her, she didn't know how long the little girl had been waiting under the tree. As soon as she saw Li Mingxia coming, she smiled and showed her little fangs.
When Li Mingxia saw Li Mingyu, he thought that the people in the old house were making things difficult for Li Erlang again, so he quickly asked, "What's wrong, Mingyu? Did your grandma scold your uncle? Or did someone bully you?"
Li Mingyu shook his head and said, "When my dad came home yesterday, grandma asked him if he had eaten. My dad nodded, but grandma didn't say anything."
Li Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief, "What happened?"
After hearing what Li Mingxia said, Li Mingyu became obviously a little embarrassed. It seemed that he wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to say it. Li Mingxia did not urge him and just waited for Li Mingyu.
"This, Sister Mingxia, is made for you." Li Mingyu seemed to have made up her mind. She took out her hands which had been behind her back. It turned out to be a small bracelet woven with willow twigs with flowers.
It is already late autumn and the wild flowers on the roadside have long disappeared. I don’t know where Li Mingyu got these flowers from. They still look very beautiful, and even have a few dewdrops on them.
Li Mingxia looked at the wreath in front of her, took it and put it on her wrist.
Seeing Li Mingxia accept his gift, Li Mingyu immediately smiled, "Sister Mingxia, thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to my father and I."
Li Mingxia touched the wreath on her wrist and handed the cake she had prepared to Li Mingyu, "Take it. I'm your sister, and it's my duty to take care of you. You're a good child, and Sister Mingxia likes you."
Li Mingyu's face turned red instantly. He held the cakes in his arms and said nothing for a long time, but he did not refuse anymore.
Looking at the little girl in front of her, Li Mingxia suddenly had an idea, "If there is a chance for you to come to work here with Sister Mingxia in a few days, would you like to come?"
Li Mingyu's eyes lit up instantly, "Really? Is it okay? Can I come here?"
Li Mingxia nodded. "It won't be too hard, but it won't be too easy either. I don't know if you can do it."
Because of Jin's instigation, Li Mingyu also had her feet bound. Although the binding was not very neat, it was no problem for her to walk and do housework, but she would get tired if she stood for a long time.
Li Mingyu looked very happy, but was still worried whether Mrs. Zheng would agree.
"Think about how your father came here. Grandma was always thinking about money and wanted you to work all day long without sleeping." Li Mingxia sneered. He was not worried at all about whether Old Lady Zheng would agree to let Li Mingyu come here to work.
"Okay, Sister Mingxia, I'm willing to come! I'd still come even if you have to give all the money I earn to you!" What Li Mingyu didn't say was that she was willing to come even if she didn't get paid, but she also knew that Old Lady Zheng would never agree if she didn't get paid.
"What is his uncle doing here today?" Zhang looked at Li Sanlang with an unfriendly look and asked with a frown.
Li Sanlang grinned awkwardly and glanced at Zhang Lishan who was sitting next to him and having dinner with Li Erlang, wondering why his brother-in-law was silent today?
When Zhang saw Li Sanlang's little trick, she became even more furious.
"My uncle said today that I am useless because I only know how to eat and do nothing!" Li Zhengde frowned and complained loudly.
What this little guy hates most is people saying that he is young. He is looking forward to growing up quickly so that he can help Li Mingxia with things. Today, Li Dalang's words made him very uncomfortable.
"No matter how much food our Zhengde eats, he never gets to eat his food, nor does he get to eat the food from the old house. Why is he showing off here?" Zhang got even angrier when she heard this. "He even came over to eat at noon. Don't think I didn't see it. It's just our Xia Jie who does more. If it were someone else's family, they would have everything to themselves. If he eats, will others eat too?"
Li Sanlang was speechless and didn't know how to refute. "Well, doesn't that look enough? If the food is not enough, I can't say anything. Even if I don't eat, I can't deny food to the workers, right?"
When working in the countryside, the most important thing is who pays the wages generously and who provides the most adequate meals. If someone's hired workers do not have enough to eat, they will be criticized to death. Zhang and Li Sanlang both care about this matter.
Li Erlang looked at the aggressive Zhang and the dejected Li Sanlang and wanted to speak, but Zhang Lishan kept talking to him about this and that and didn't give him a chance to interrupt.