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Chapter 21 Penny

After An Ning cut up the chicken, she moved aside and Lin Cuihua started cooking.

Lin Cuihua cooks most of the time in this family. Her cooking skills are better. Although there are not many kinds of food, what she cooks is more delicious than others.

"Please show it to the side and learn from it."

"knew."

An Ning stood aside obediently, watching Lin Cuihua wash the cut chicken several times with cold water.

"Let me tell you, wash the chicken several times, preferably until there is no blood, so that the stew will not be fishy."

Lin Cuihua talked while working, and she taught An Ning everything she could.

The sister-in-law next to me was not idle either. She prepared onions, ginger and garlic. After Lin Cuihua's chicken was ready, she started to cook it.

"You don't need too much oil. The chicken has its own oil. If you stir it in the pan for a while, the chicken skin will be a little charred and delicious."

"Then add onions, ginger, and garlic, and stir-fry a few times quickly."

"Bah--"

A burst of smoke rose from the pot, and the smoke had the unique smell of stir-fried meat. An Ning stepped forward slightly and watched Lin Cuihua pour a little more of the black liquid in the glass bottle.

"The soy sauce is gone."

Lin Cuihua emptied the bottle twice, put the bottle aside, took a small paper bag, and sprinkled a little brown dough-like stuff on top of the large pot.

An Ning's nose moved, and there was a bit of a choking smell.

"Mom, what is this?"

"Thirteen fragrances."

Lin Cuihua wrapped the paper bag, handed it to An Ning and said, "Put it in the cabinet."

An Ning took it and saw Lin Cuihua fry it for a few times, add water, and cover the pot, which meant that it was ready to wait. She curiously opened the small paper bag of Thirteen Incense and took a look.

"Hornet!"

An Guoping, who was reading in the backyard, pushed open the back door vigorously, ran sideways, and looked back to observe the location of the wasp.

"bump!"

"Ah Qiu——"

An Ning was hit and sneezed loudly, spraying An Guoping's face with Thirteen Incense.

Before An Guoping could say anything, he also sneezed loudly.

After Lin Cuihua took a look, she stepped over angrily and took the thirteen incense in An Ning's hand.

"What are you two doing! Move over, move over!"

"My thirteen incense...are all in vain."

Lin Cuihua looked at Shi Sanxiang with distress, and then at the two siblings who kept sneezing. She was really angry.

"You brat, what are you running around for?"

An Guoping attracted the main artillery fire. He also knew that it was his fault. He followed Lin Cuihua and kept saying: "I didn't see it. There was a big hornet chasing me."

"It was my fault too, I opened the wrapping paper."

Just as An Ning finished speaking, Lin Cuihua glanced at her and her anger gradually subsided.

"Okay, okay, let's go wash up."

She is not a stingy person, but the conditions at home are such that she uses everything sparingly. She is used to it and does not want to waste it.

The two siblings sneezed constantly, went to the yard to wash themselves, and accepted the teasing from their father An Sancheng.

"This is ready to marinate the two of you."

The two people who were about to marinate the food washed their faces several times after accepting An Sancheng's teasing, and the smell in their noses finally dissipated.

An Guoping continued to read, while An Ning watched his sister-in-law feeding the chickens in the yard.

An's family raised five hens and one rooster in the front yard.

Every day, five hens, led by the big rooster, wander the streets of the village in search of food that satisfies them.

Most of the chickens in the village are raised in this way. In order to distinguish the chickens from each family, different strips of cloth are tied on the chicken's feet.

"An Ning, just watch from the side. You've never done this before."

While Zhou Guifen was talking, she quickly chopped up some wild vegetables with a machete, added less bran, and mixed them together to make a chicken meal.

As soon as the chicken food was prepared, An Ning saw the family's big rooster coming in from the door, followed by five obedient hens.

"It's back."

There was surprise in An Ning's tone, so on time.

"Well, does it know that it can't go home if it doesn't have enough to eat outside?"

Several chickens walked straight to the chicken trough and started pecking at the chicken food inside.

An Ning squatted on the ground curiously, watching them, and touched the big rooster with curiosity.

The big cock raised its head several times, but didn't understand the difference and continued to eat.

An Ning didn't know how long she had been squatting until the door dinged twice. She turned her head and saw her elder brother coming in on a bicycle. She braked with one foot and the second brother sitting behind him jumped down.

"Hey... little sister..."

An Ning squatted and slid sideways, using her back to catch her second brother who fell off the bicycle.

"Oh my god, you don't know what you are capable of. How can you fix it if your little sister crushes it over a hundred pounds!"

An Guoqing didn't even get out of the car, so he pulled An Guoming up with one hand.

"So glad I forgot."

An Guoming scratched his head in embarrassment and asked An Ning: "Little sister, how are you?"

"It's okay."

An Ning stood up. More than a hundred pounds had no impact on her.

"Okay, I'll return the car."

An Guoqing backed down in the yard, turned the handlebars, kicked his feet, and went out.

An Guoming handed An Ning a red silk scarf.

"Little sister, this is for you. My elder brother and I bought it for you. My elder sister-in-law said you picked the most mushrooms."

An Ning took the red silk scarf from An Guoming. What is this thing for?

But she didn't ask, but followed An Guoming into the house.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back. I borrowed the village chief's bicycle to go there and gave me two sesame cakes."

"I found a way to buy mushrooms. They cost thirty cents a pound. We totaled twenty-seven pounds. We sold them for eight dollars. I bought a red silk scarf for my little sister for one dollar and eighty."

An Guoming took out the money and put it on the kang.

Zhou Guifen on the side did not extend her hand, but Lin Cuihua had never been an evil mother-in-law. She said directly: "Boss, wife, just keep the money from selling the mushrooms yourself."

When you start a family, you always have to consider your own little family.

"Mom, there is a little girl here. She picked more. Mine is only ten pounds. I get three yuan."

The sister-in-law reached out to count the money and took only three yuan, not even a penny more.

Lin Cuihua pointed to the money on the kang and said, "An Ning, you can keep it yourself."

An Ning didn't want to give it up, but she thought about what An Sancheng said today, so she picked it up. She remembered that her brothers were settling accounts.

After the money was divided, the eldest brother came back, and the chicken in the pot was also fragrant.

Lin Cuihua poured in the remaining mushrooms and vermicelli potatoes, then put a circle of corn and white flour pancakes on it, and continued to stew. This meal was definitely a Chinese New Year standard.

"It's time to eat——"

Lin Cuihua's standard call for rice rang out, but today's An family was very slow, which made An Ning a little bit suspicious that there was something wrong with her body, and her speed had slowed down?

But when a pot of chicken was placed on the table, all thoughts disappeared. It smelled so good.

"Xiao San'er, I'll send a bowl to your uncle's house."

"Why!"

An Guoping took the bowl that Lin Cuihua had prepared a long time ago and ran away. When he ran, he protected the bowl with his hands. Even if he broke it, he couldn't break the meat.

No one in the An family moved their chopsticks. They waited for An Guoping to come back before An Sancheng picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat."

An Ning couldn't wait for a long time. She picked up a piece of meat first. She didn't know what part it was. She only knew that when she tasted it, it was soft and fragrant. The meat had a unique aroma and was delicious.

She likes it so much.

By the way, when the second brother was on the mountain, he seemed to want to talk about something about pheasants, and now she is very interested.


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