Chapter 6 Warm Dinner
(Xiao Lang, I calculated with my fingers. I have recommended votes today, hehe...!)
In the kitchen, Zhu Lang and his family of four gathered in front of a small clay stove. There was an iron pot on the clay stove, stewing a pot of fish head stewed tofu in the iron pot. When the lid was opened, a heat surged, and a jubilant gurgling sound was made in the iron pot.
A pot of fresh and sweet fragrance ripped out, bringing out the aroma of the scallions in the pot.
When the mist dissipated, a pot of tofu, which had been stewed into milky white, appeared in front of Zhu Lang's family of four. The fish meat was tender and white, the tofu was scalded and smooth, and the fish mixed inside, Zhu Erbao and Wang Xue on the side had already been eager to try it.
However, Aunt Wang refused to speak, and the two of them did not dare to act rashly. At this time, Aunt Wang picked up a slice of delicious and fat fish and put it in Zhu Lang's bowl and said with a smile: "Xiaolang, I haven't made the mutton today because it's too late. I'll eat fish head stewed tofu tonight, and grandma will make mutton for Xiaolang tomorrow...!"
"Grandma...I listen to you, and everything grandma cooks is delicious, Xiaolang likes it." Zhu Lang smiled.
"Okay, okay..." After hearing the heartwarming words of his grandson, Aunt Wang also laughed, and then saw Aunt Wang looking at Zhu Erbao and Wang Xue and said, "Everyone, eat more today...!"
"Um...!"
When he heard his mother let him eat, Zhu Erbao couldn't wait to wave the chopsticks in his hand. Although Zhu Erbao's IQ was only in his teens, he was really good at eating. He poured the fresh and sweet fish soup on the rice, then carefully mixed it, and then quickly stroked his chopsticks. He only put a bowl of rice into his stomach. After eating, he showed a satisfied smile and couldn't wait to continue adding rice.
Wang Xue on the other side, although she was only thirteen years old, but now she is growing up and she is always not full, so she can eat very well. She sees Zhu Erbao's way of eating and follows her way, scooping up the fish soup and pouring it on her rice, then mixing well and stroking her chopsticks desperately. Although she is not as fast as Zhu Erbao, she is much faster than Zhu Lang and Aunt Wang on one side.
The speed of the two made Zhu Lang on the side worry, "Dad, Xiaoxue, please slow down and be careful of fish bones. If you get stuck in your throat, it will be very troublesome."
Zhu Lang's concern did not affect the speed of the two. Aunt Wang on the side smiled and shook her head: "Xiaolang, stop persuading them, they are reincarnated by starving ghosts, eat, eat... Xiaolang, slow down yourself, don't get stuck in the throat by fish bones."
"Oh..." Zhu Lang nodded, and then Aunt Wang grabbed a piece of fish into Zhu Lang's bowl again. To be honest, the tofu stewed with big fish heads of the green fish is really delicious.
Especially this fish soup is very fresh, and it is stewed on a mud stove with two pieces of tofu on a low heat. The more you stew it, the more you stew it, the more beautiful it becomes.
Even Zhu Lang is a great treat.
The rice was unlimited tonight, and Zhu Erbao finally got full. He ate five bowls of rice in total. His father ate five bowls. Zhu Lang was still not very shocked. What shocked Zhu Lang was that Wang Xue on the side actually ate three bowls of rice.
Zhu Lang has only eaten more than a bowl. You should know that the bowl used by the Zhu family is not a small bowl, but a big bowl like a bowl.
One is five bowls and the other three bowls is really terrifying. Aunt Wang ate one bowl. Zhu Lang asked Aunt Wang to eat more. Aunt Wang told Zhu Lang that she was really full, and she was different from two starving ghosts.
With these words, Zhu Lang was relieved.
After the meal, Zhu Lang did not do the work of cleaning the pot and washing dishes later. Aunt Wang and Wang Xue were entirely responsible for it. At this time, Zhu Erbao went outside to chop firewood. After cutting the firewood, he started boiling water. When the water heated up, part of it was used to wash his face and feet, and the other part was used to cover it for drinking at night. It was better to drink some hot water in the middle of winter.
Some people explained how to store hot water without a kettle. It is actually very simple. Use straw to weave a smaller basket, then wrap it in a cotton nest with a cotton cover, and put the hot teapot directly in to keep it warm.
The insulation time is not very long, but it can still be done overnight, so it is still very comfortable to drink some hot water like this.
Zhu Lang was a little puzzled by his grandmother's constant washing, because in Zhu Lang's memory, Aunt Wang would definitely let Zhu Lang wash his body clean and sleep without any spring, summer, autumn and winter.
You should know that ordinary people do not have this habit at all. Which family is so luxuriously boiling water, washing their faces and feet in winter? Maybe wealthy people will do this, but there are really too few people.
However, Zhu Lang would be asked by his grandmother to be clean. According to previous habits, after Zhu Lang finished washing, Aunt Wang took the new eight-pound quilt into Zhu Lang and Wang Xue's room. After laying it on, Wang Xue had already washed up and got in first.
"Is it warm..." Aunt Wang asked with a smile at Wang Xue.
"It's so warm!" Wang Xue laughed.
"Grandma, you and dad have also replaced the quilts...!" Zhu Lang directly picked up the two quilts and stood in front of Aunt Wang.
"I know... don't worry, the quilt is not enough. Your father and I will change it, so you don't have to worry..." Aunt Wang knew that this was the kindness of her grandson, and Zhu Lang was worried that she and his father would not use the quilt.
This made Aunt Wang feel very warm because she knew that her grandson was very close to her and his father, so that would be great...!
Then, under Zhu Lang's surveillance, Aunt Wang replaced the quilt. Zhu Erbao immediately got into the quilt on his bed and shouted happily: "So warm, so warm... Erbao is no longer cold."
Looking at Zhu Erbao's happy look, Zhu Lang was very happy.
"Okay...I'm going to sleep too, you go to bed with Xiaoxue quickly...!"
"Yeah..." Zhu Lang looked at Aunt Wang who also got into bed, and took the small oil lamp and returned to his and Wang Xue's room.
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"Brother... hurry up and get into the bed... I have helped you warm up the bed."
After seeing Zhu Lang, Wang Xue's little eyes bent happily, just like the crescent moon in the night sky. Listening to her sister's voice, Zhu Lang also put the oil lamp beside the bed, then took off her clothes and went to bed.
As soon as he got to bed, Wang Xue naturally leaned on Zhu Lang.
To be honest, Zhu Lang was also very uncomfortable at the beginning. How could a 16-year-old boy sleep in a quilt? However, according to Zhu Lang's previous memory, Wang Xue and Zhu Lang have been sleeping together for more than three years.
Since Wang Xue was adopted by the Zhu family three years ago, Wang Xue and Zhu Lang have already slept in the same bed. First of all, you need to know that the Zhu family is very poor. It was difficult to raise a Zhu Lang. Later, he raised another Wang Xue. Do you have to put a bed on Wang Xue?
The more important reason why Wang Xue was adopted in the Zhu family was to want Wang Xue to become Zhu Lang's child bride, and he would become a couple anyway. What's the importance of being together now or in the future?
Zhu Lang used to not resist, and now Zhu Lang has no reason to resist. If he suddenly resists, it will arouse Aunt Wang's alertness. Moreover, Wang Xue said that it was Zhu Lang's child bride, but this child bride did something that was done by a personal little maid, helping Zhu Lang dress, wash, and warm the quilt... Zhu Lang sometimes wondered whether he was a prince, and he had to make a personal little maid for himself.
You should know what the situation is like a plain-headed ordinary person. Later, think about it carefully, maybe this is the love my grandmother has for me.
Chapter completed!