Chapter 16： Eat

The future is beautiful, but the reality is very thin.

"Yes, we can go to the county seat."

While talking, Luo Jianjia had already washed the pot.

The Zhao family had never been to the county seat, and he rarely visited the town.

Thinking of the remote and wealthy county town, I was nervous and excited.

"Also... don't go." Zhao put the firewood in his hand into the bottom of the pot.

It's a shame for a countryman like her to go to the county town.

"Well, let's not go to the county seat." Luo Jianjia said.

However, she added silently in her heart.

Instead of going to the county seat, go to the capital.

When Zhao heard what his daughter-in-law said, he was both relaxed and slightly disappointed.

However, these emotions were quickly attracted by the dishes in front of them.

The potato pieces and meat pieces have been cut.

After that, Luo Jianjia puts the cut pork belly into the pot with cold water, adds the seasoning, blanched, rinsed and drained.

When Zhao saw that Luo Jianjia had poured out the water that had cooked the meat, she was very distressed. She opened her mouth to say something, but seeing Luo Jianjia's busy appearance, she still didn't say it.

Luo Jianjia didn't see Zhao's expression.

She cleaned the pan, put the pork belly in the pan after the pan was hot, stir-fried, and fry the fat, fry it into a slightly burnt color, and set it aside for later use.

Then add sugar, stir-fry until slightly yellow, pour the meat that just came out into the pan, stir fry until slightly yellow, add the onion, ginger, garlic, add some seasonings, and stir-fry evenly.

After sautéing, pour some boiling water and boil, cover the lid and start to simmer.

The Zhao clan watched Luo Jianjia cooking the whole process, and she was amazed.

When the lid was closed, she couldn't help but ask: "There is sugar and salt, will the taste become skewered?"

Luo Jianjia explained: "No, mother, the sugar can be colored or fresh."

Zhao was still very confused and asked, "Isn't sugar sweet?"

Luo Jianjia smiled and said, "Mother, you'll find out after you taste it."

Zhao looked at the confident smile on Luo Jianjia's face, no doubts in his heart, and a little expectation.

When the scent came out, Zhao couldn’t help but say, “It’s so scented.”

She really didn't expect meat to do this.

She used to fry them directly, or stewed them to eat, but she didn't expect to have so many tricks.

"Mother, eat more later."

"Okay..." After finishing talking, the Zhao hurriedly changed his words, "No, that, no need. Just eat more with your dad, I eat and waste."

Luo Jianjia smiled and said nothing more.

After the meat was stewed, Luo Jianjia put the cut potato pieces in and stir-fried, and simmered for another quarter of an hour.

When the potatoes become soft and waxy, collect the juice and serve it out.

Afterwards, Zhao was cleaning the pot in the kitchen, and Luo Jianjia went to the vegetable field and picked a few cucumbers and some beans.

After washing, put the beans in a pot and cook them, remove them and cut them into sections.

Then smash the cucumbers, cut them and put them on the plate.

After doing this, I patted some garlic, made a dressing, and poured the dressing into two plates.

Luo Jianjia was quick and quick, and the two cold dishes were ready quickly.

Today, the Chu family ate four dishes extravagantly and steamed white rice.

The most curious thing about Zhao is the braised pork with potatoes.

Looking at the braised pork with thick oil and red sauce, Zhao took a chopstick and took a bite carefully.

Before I bite into the meat, the taste of the soup has entered my mouth.

Suddenly, Zhao's eyes lit up.

"It tastes really good!" Zhao said in surprise, "not sweet at all, but delicious."

After finishing speaking, she said to Boss Chu: "Old man, try it quickly."

Old Chu laughed and said, "Okay, good."

Everyone was very happy to have this meal.

The Zhao family likes braised pork in brown sauce the most, and Boss Chu obviously likes minced meat and eggplant.

Zhao didn't give up eating more at first, but with the persuasion of Boss Chu and Luo Jianjia, he couldn't help eating more quickly.

The weather was getting warmer and the dishes were not good for too long, so the three people ate all the four dishes, and their stomachs were very supportive.

"It's been a long time since I have eaten it so well, it's like New Year...No, it's better than eating during the New Year." Zhao said with a smile.

Boss Chu nodded in agreement.

While chatting, Zhao suddenly thought of another person in the family.

"Hey..." The Zhao sighed for a long time, "I don't know what is going on with Brother Leng now."

When the mother eats delicious food, she can't help but think of her son who has not heard from outside.

Hearing his son's name, the smile on Boss Chu's face instantly disappeared, and he couldn't help sighing.

Luo Jianjia was recalling the meat just now, suddenly he heard the hero's name, his eyes moved slightly.

Looking at the soup on the plate, Zhao choked and said, "I don't know if he can eat a bite of meat."

Boss Chu sighed slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Just stay alive."

Upon hearing the word "live", Zhao cried completely.

Luo Jianjia couldn't see how Zhao and Chu looked like.

Especially after getting along for a long time now, the feelings are different from before.

She couldn't look at Zhao's so depressed appearance.

Luo Jianjia looked down at Zhao's trembling hand, stretched out and shook it.

Feeling the slight heat on the back of his hand, Zhao raised his head and looked at Luo Jianjia.

"Mother, he...xianggong must be alive." Luo Jianjia said firmly.

Luo Jianjia had said this sentence countless times, and the Zhao clan was also slightly numb.

Although I feel very happy every time I hear it, I am still very worried.

"Since I'm alive, why don't you come back for a long time to take a look?" Zhao said slightly complaining, "At least it would be good to send a letter to the family."

"Maybe it's too busy, or other reasons." Luo Jianjia asked the male lead for a reason.

She reads this novel so well, and she can't remember some details. She doesn't know why the hero hasn't come back in recent years.

The frustration on Zhao's face remained, and the whole person looked a little older in an instant.

Boss Chu was much more sober than Zhao's in the past, but today, somehow, he is also depressed a lot, and he hangs his head and doesn't speak.

Luo Jianjia was silent for a long time, and said, "Xu Ye will be back soon, right."

Suddenly, both Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Chu looked over.

"Soon?" Boss Chu murmured.

"Jianjia, what do you mean by this?" Zhao asked anxiously.

Luo Jianjia couldn't bear it and began to lie.

"I heard from passing passengers at the pier a few days ago. They said that it is possible that the soldiers at the border have fakes, and they will be back soon."

Zhao's heart suddenly became happy, but she had waited for too long, fearing that it would be nothing, and asked again: "How long do they say?"

Luo Jianjia thought, Boss Chu and Zhao's worry all the time is not a problem, which is not good for their health.

Furthermore, the male lead is indeed coming back soon, so she decided to give them a reassurance.

"Next month."

Next month.

This is a very accurate point in time.

It was so accurate that it was something that could be seen and touched.

Three years.

It's been three years.

It was the first time that Zhao and Boss Chu heard such a clear point in time.

Hearing this information, Zhao and Boss Chu immediately became happy, completely different from the low mood just now.

"Jianjia, can Brother Leng really come back next month?" Zhao's voice was a little choked.

Tears in the laugh.

Luo Jianjia nodded: "Yes, next month."

If the timeline in the book hasn't changed because of her arrival, it will be next month.

"That's good, that's good, just come back... I have to clean up, the house is too messy." After that, Zhao was about to stand up and clean up.

Boss Chu is obviously very happy too.

However, he still has some sense.

After the excitement, he talked about the Zhao family, and said, "My child, don't get too excited. My daughter-in-law just said that it was the guest who said it. This may not be true."

"It should be true?" The joy on Zhao's face weakened a bit, "Or they can't say that."

With that, Zhao turned his head and looked at Luo Jianjia, as if seeking her support and affirmation.

Luo Jianjia received this look and glanced at Boss Chu again.

"Father's consideration is not unreasonable." Luo Jianjia said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Zhao's face disappeared. She immediately said again: "However, whether it is true or not, we will know next month, and my mother doesn't have to be sad now. Let's wait for next month."

Boss Chu also said: "Well, then wait for next month."

These words are not only comforting my daughter-in-law, but also comforting myself.

Luo Jianjia’s news last night seemed to have thrown a small stone into the calm stagnant water, causing a ripple.

Early the next morning, she discovered that Boss Chu and Zhao rarely get up late, and they still have thick dark circles under their eyes.

I knew at a glance that I didn't sleep well.

What is amazing is that although they did not sleep well, they both looked very energetic.

After Zhao got up, he began to clean up, feed the chickens, and clean the yard.

Since Luo Jianjia passed through, she has been doing all these tasks.

Unexpectedly, Zhao did it again today.

"Mother, let me come." Luo Jianjia said.

"No need, I'll come and I'll come, you can rest." Zhao said with a smile.

Having been with Zhao for a long time, Luo Jianjia can probably also feel her tough attitude in this sentence, and she really doesn't want her to help.

Seeing that there is not much work, Luo Jianjia said: "Well, then my daughter-in-law will cook."

"Okay, you go cook." Zhao said.

Luo Jianjia went to make carrot vegetable cakes and made another pot of egg and vegetable soup.

After doing it well, Boss Chu came back.

She thought that Boss Chu had gone to the village for a stroll, but she didn't expect him to bring back a bundle of firewood.

"Father, why did you go to chop wood again? Didn't you say that your daughter-in-law will do these things?" Luo Jianjia frowned slightly.

Boss Chu's health is not good, and Luo Jianjia has taken all the hard work.

After all, she is so strong that she can do these things without effort at all.

Boss Chu laughed and said, "Well, idle is also idle, move your body."

While eating, Luo Jianjia looked at Boss Chu and Zhao's several times.

These two people seem a little weird today and seem very happy.

Could it be because the main male came back?

Not much time, Luo Jianjia heard that Boss Chu and Zhao mentioned the male lead.

Sure enough, it is because of this.

After dinner, Zhao's family began to clean the house, doing it here, and doing it there.

Luo Jianjia was a little surprised for a while, and then let go of the matter.

It's better to be happy than sad. When a person's mood is better, his body will gradually get better.

She is happy that these two can be in such a state.

Because the egg fried rice sold well yesterday, Luo Jianjia fried two more catties of egg fried rice today.

These five catties of egg fried rice soon sold out.

Even yesterday’s customers came to buy it again.

After they had purchased the goods, they left here, waiting for Luo Jianjia and them.

As soon as I bought it, I bought three kilograms and took it to eat.

For five cents, three catties are only 75 cents, which is really a drop in the bucket for them.

The portion is not important, the important thing is the taste.

Even Luo Jianjia received a reward for the first time, twenty-five cents.

The merchant gave a penny, it was useless to find it.

Luo Jianjia and the others immediately became the focus of the neighborhood.

Everyone made money for a few cents, but they received the money all at once.

The sudden attention made Zhao and Boss Chu both excited and somewhat at a loss.

Luo Jianjia was very comfortable.

After several rejections, she accepted the money.

The people around him cast envious eyes, and began to look at them and muttered something.

The people who ate the set meal here also said, "Uncle, there are so many people who buy the egg fried rice for so little."

Zhao explained: "Because the ingredients are good, they use expensive rice and oil, and they taste good."

After a while, the merchants on the dock watched the movement here.

Several were recommended by the merchant just now.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the remaining egg fried rice was sold out.

Some people didn't buy it.

"Boss, do you still have egg fried rice?"

Boss Chu responded: "No, it's just sold out."

The merchant frowned.

Seeing that the guests were upset, Boss Chu and Zhao didn't know what to do.

They both regretted that they had too little speculation today, but also worried that their customers would get angry.

Luo Jianjia looked at the unsold stir-fried vegetables on the side, and asked, "Why, would you like some of this?"

The merchant glanced at the stir-fry, but said nothing.

Luo Jianjia continued to promote: "I made the egg fried rice and these stir-fried vegetables, and they taste the same."

Upon hearing this, the merchant glanced at Luo Jianjia and reluctantly said: "Okay, come here a little bit."

The Zhao family didn't expect this to happen. He glanced at his daughter-in-law with admiration, and immediately went to serve the guests happily.

People are always curious.

The merchants who were originally not interested in Luo Jianjia's food, looked at the people who were eating happily, and couldn't help but come over and buy some.

The food that usually sold out in more than half an hour was sold out in less than half an hour today.

Seeing the buzzing business of Aftertaste, the surrounding businesses looked at them with envy and jealousy in their eyes.