After picking out textbooks and study materials, Chen Lishu thought about what Xu Ning told her about reading more books and accumulating them, so she picked two more novels, one collection of essays and one poetry.
After miscellaneous calculations, Chen Lishu spent a total of ten yuan. Because there were a lot of things, the uncle saw that it was inconvenient for her to carry them, so he gave her a basket for free.
After saying goodbye to her uncle, Chen Lishu went to the grocery store again. Although beef was a high-quality product at this time, not many people bought it. Most of them only recognized the fat meat, which is not only fragrant but also oily.
When Chen Lishu went there, she still had more than three kilograms of beef, but she wrapped it all up and bought an extra kilogram of soybean oil.
When she got home, she put away her things and started making beef chili sauce. The most labor-intensive part was not mincing the beef, but grinding the chili peppers.
Chili peppers are red chili peppers that Li Xiulan hung under the eaves to dry. They are very spicy. Especially if they are exposed to the hands for a long time, they will be burning and painful.
After Chen Lishu had prepared everything, she dug out the remaining peanuts, added oil to the pot, fried the peanuts until crispy, and set them aside. Then she added oil to the pot, added the seasonings, and stir-fried until fragrant, then added the beef, chili and
Soybean paste. After taking it out of the pan, sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
Because this time there was enough meat and enough ingredients to fill five large cans and bottles, and there was still a small pot left, Chen Lishu decided to roll out the noodles at night.
When everyone in the Gu family got off work, they smelled the strong fragrance coming from the kitchen as soon as they entered the yard.
Gu Zhao couldn't help but take a deep breath of the aroma and ran into the kitchen: "Third Aunt, what are you having for dinner? It's so delicious?"
Chen Lishu was taking out the noodles. When she heard him ask, she raised her head and said with a smile, "I rolled out the noodles. You guys should wash your hands quickly. Dinner is ready now."
"Yes!" Gu Zhao said loudly, turned around and quickly fetched water to wash up in the yard.
"I made a total of two kinds of sauce. The children can't eat spicy food, so I made egg sauce." Chen Lishu said and put the egg sauce on the children's side.
"Third Aunt, I can eat spicy food, but there is beef in this." Gu Zhao stood up with the bowl in hand and scooped a spoonful of beef sauce for himself.
"I don't eat eggs, I also want to eat meat." Gu Lin watched Gu Zhao eat meat and started shouting as soon as he pushed the bowl in front of him.
"I didn't hear anyone say that there is chili pepper in the meat. Why are you so ignorant? Your parents have no one to live up to and have no money to buy meat. You can eat whatever is given to you!" Liu Yuemin put the bowl in front of Gu Lin again.
Let it go, but the tone is terrible.
Gu Lin was so frightened that he cried.
"Why are you so angry with him when he's a little kid? He doesn't know how to talk properly?" Gu Xingmin couldn't help but frown and said.
"Do you still have a heart? I am angry. How can I be angry with others! Even a big man like you doesn't give me a face. Look at who is wearing a dress on the left and a skirt on the right. I am the only one who is like a cow and a horse.
It should be my fate to serve you three!"
Don't think she doesn't know. It's okay for the third child to buy fabrics for the third daughter-in-law. Why does your mother-in-law only buy fabrics for her sister-in-law and not her? She's not partial to girls.
"Second child, don't get into trouble as soon as you eat. Everyone is tired after a long day and wants to have a relaxing meal. If you don't want to eat, just take the child back to the house."
"Mom, why do you still want to be partial? When you bought fabrics for my sister-in-law, you didn't think about us as daughters-in-law. Now that I'm eating meat, you drive me back to the house." Liu Yuemin said unhappily.
Gu Xingping was so angry that she retorted: "Second sister-in-law, what do you mean? When did my mother buy me fabric? I just asked my mother for some fabric tickets. I took all the money to buy the fabric myself."
Liu Yuemin was disdainful: "Who knows how you two studied the matter behind your back? Don't fool me with such words to deceive children."
"Let's all eat. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it after dinner." Gu Shoufu frowned and said, and everyone followed his words and started eating.
After dinner, the three sisters-in-law cleaned up the kitchen. Gu Shoufu and Li Xiulan exchanged a few words and went out, holding hands behind their backs.
After everything was sorted, Li Xiulan called her three daughters-in-law to come over and took out a few cloth tickets and thirty yuan from the kang cabinet.
"Seeing that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, each of you has three feet of cloth and ten yuan to make your own clothes whatever you like."
"Mom, I still have some clothes here. You can keep them for yourself." Zhang Qin saw that she still had her own share and immediately refused.
"Yes, Mom, I'm not lacking either, just keep it for yourself." Chen Lishu agreed.
"Why are you pretending to be filial here, and who are you pretending to? Sister-in-law, three brothers and sisters, you two are working together to give me eye drops?" Liu Yuemin's face tightened, and she stepped forward and grabbed the money and tickets in her hands: "You don't want me to, today
I think whoever takes advantage of you is not a human being!"
Chen Lishu had not spoken to Liu Yuemin since the meal, and now she was really angry when she heard her words.
"What does it have to do with us or not? Second sister-in-law, you are in your twenties after all. You are the mother of two children. You will also be a mother-in-law in the future. How do you set an example for your children like this? Xiaodujichang is like this all day long.
You stare at such trivial matters, either fighting for a bite to eat or plotting something else. I tolerated you for a long time just for the sake of our parents, otherwise I would have slapped you in the face with my big mouth."
Liu Yuemin was angry and had no place to vent her anger. When she heard what she said, she immediately got excited. She raised her neck towards Chen Lishu and said, "Who are you going to hit? You still want to hit me. Come here and try to hit me."
"Second daughter-in-law, that's enough. Your dad and I are not dead yet, what do you want to do? Take your things and go back to the house quickly. Don't wait for me to call your dad back. Things won't be solved that easily.
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As soon as she heard that Li Xiulan wanted to call Gu Shoufu, Liu Yuemin immediately became honest. This father-in-law didn't get angry easily, but if he really got angry, she wouldn't be able to bear it and walk away.
After giving Chen Lishu a hateful look, Liu Yuemin took her things and turned around to go back to her room.
"My third daughter-in-law, don't be like her. Your second sister-in-law will be like this for the rest of her life."
"Mom, don't worry, if she doesn't mess with me, I won't be the same as her."
If it had been anyone else, she would have gone up to fulfill her wish, but if she did, the couple would have completely broken up. Li Xiulan and Gu Shoufu would definitely feel uncomfortable, so even if Chen Lishu looked at them
To save face, I tried my best to endure it.
In the end, Chen Lishu and Zhang Qin did not ask for the cloth coupons or money. They could make money now and there was no need to take the old man's money.
After coming out of Li Xiulan's house, Chen Lishu handed the letter and meat sauce to Gu Xingping and asked her to help mail it to Gu Xingdong tomorrow. She went back to the house to pick up a novel she bought today and took it to the educated youth center to give to Xu Ning.
Unexpectedly, I didn't look at the almanac when I went out. I happened to see Lu Chengming and two other educated youths coming out of the yard. Each of them was holding a basin in their hands. It looked like they were going to the river to take a bath.
"You guys go first." When Lu Chengming saw Chen Lishu, he turned around and said to his companions before walking towards her.