When the vinegar-coated potato shreds are out of the pot, Shi Jiang first uses a shovel to pull the bottom of the pot inside to prevent the rice grains and sweet potato chunks from clumping and burning under the pot.
After it's cooked, put the shredded potatoes and green vegetables on the pot lid.
Then Shi Jiang cleaned the bottom of the pot outside and poured a pot full of cold water into it.
After the water boils, steam the beaten eggs, skim off the foam and place them on the steaming rack to stew.
While he was cooking porridge and stewing eggs, Shi Jiang found a palm-sized piece of old yellow soap from the kitchen.
Looking at the appearance of this soap, Shi Jiang knew that it was not very powerful at removing stains.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, this is just a cover she used.
Sure enough, when Shi Jiang was sitting in front of the wooden basin, scrubbing the sheets vigorously, the piece of soap was of little use. She felt that the way Mrs. Xiao looked at her was becoming more and more kind.
In fact, the stains on the sheets that have been soaked in the dissolved washing powder water have already floated up.
Not to mention, on the surface it looked like Shi Jiang was wiping the sheets with the old yellow soap, but in fact Shi Jiang secretly smuggled a piece of Bird soap out of the bag and used it.
A two-pronged approach, while Jiang was washing the dishes, quilts, sheets and bedsheets, there was no odor on them, it was all a light scent of soap.
Shi Jiang was not in a hurry to wash it. After all, if you want to clean such a large object as a bed sheet, it is best to go to the river to rinse it so that it can be washed cleanly.
Instead, I went into the kitchen and took out the stewed steamed eggs and put them aside to avoid over-steaming and making holes in the steamed eggs.
At the same time, the pot of sweet potato porridge inside has also been boiled. Small bubbles are rising from the middle and rolling to the outside. You can see the viscosity of the rice soup when it is rolling.
Shi Jiang first filled three large bowls and set them aside, then poured some soy sauce on the steamed eggs to enhance the flavor.
Then, he took out the food and called Mrs. Xiao to come over for dinner.
As for Xiao Pan, although he was indeed weak, Shi Jiang felt that he should not be allowed to stay in the room and eat alone.
So, I knocked on the door, walked in, and asked Xiao Pan if he could get out of bed and walk on his own.
When Xiao Pan shook his head and refused to leave the room, he stretched out his hand for a princess hug and carried him directly to the stool beside the dining table.
This operation directly destroyed Xiao Pan.
First he was surprised, then after that, his face suddenly turned red, like a cooked shrimp, it was almost smoking.
"You...you...you...!"
Xiao Pan blushed and glared at Shi Jiang, who had a calm face. He stammered for a long time and could not say a complete sentence.
Shi Jiang stuffed the sweet potato porridge into Xiao Pan's hand.
"What are you doing? I just asked you if you could come out to eat. Didn't you shake your head? If you can't come out to eat by yourself in the future, I will carry you out. It won't take much effort, so don't be too polite."
Mrs. Xiao naturally saw the scene just now, but what she and Xiao Pan had in mind were quite different.
After the surprise, it was secretly fun.
Although Shi Jiang and her grandson have not yet consummated their marriage, she still feels sorry for her man. In her eyes and heart, he is a good grandson-in-law (bushi).
When Xiao Pan heard what Shi Jiang said, what he wanted to say was suddenly choked in his throat.
Shi Jiang already said that, what else could he say?
Thinking about how he was carried out just now, Xiao Pan's face was still slightly red. He buried his head in his porridge and was too embarrassed to look at Shi Jiang.
But she secretly decided in her heart that she must go out to eat by herself next time and not let Shi Jiang carry her out.
As a grown man, he was taken out of the room to eat by a girl. If word spread, how could he have the face to see others?
He drank every mouthful of porridge with gritted teeth.
His appearance made Shi Jiang look at the sweet potato porridge in his bowl with confusion. Could it be that the porridge he cooked was not soft enough?
After eating, without waiting for Jiang to get up, Xiao Pan stood up holding on to the table, then staggered back to the house.
Seeing that he had the strength to walk after just one day's work, Mrs. Xiao almost cried with joy.
Sure enough, Shi Jiang was blessed. As soon as she arrived at Xiao's house, Xiao Pan woke up.
Before the day was up, Xiao Pan was able to walk on his own.
It seems that Shi Jiang is Xiao Pan's noble person.
I must be twice as kind to my granddaughter-in-law to prevent her from feeling wronged by staying in the Xiao family and marrying Xiao Pan.
Shi Jiang didn't know what Mrs. Xiao was thinking in her heart, but after washing the dishes and chopsticks, she carried the wooden bucket with the sheets on it and went to the river.
When they saw Shi Jiang appearing by the river, the women who were washing clothes suddenly started whispering.
After all, Mrs. Xiao picked up Shi Jiang from Shi's house just in the morning.
It was only after noon, and Shi Jiang came here carrying such a large bucket of sheets to wash.
Many people were secretly wondering whether Mrs. Xiao was trying to tease the granddaughter-in-law they bought with money.
Shi Jiang didn't pay attention to them. After rinsing quickly, he went back directly.
After all, the sheets and quilts must be exposed to the sun while the sun is still strong, and then put away after drying. Only then will they smell like sun (mites) and insects (bugs) when they are used.
After Shi Jiang left, those three aunts and six women no longer had any scruples about talking about it.
For a time, it can be said that the Shi family and the Xiao family were pushed to the forefront of the limelight in the village.
However, compared to the Shi family, the Xiao family is much better.
After all, one of the Xiao family is old and the other is weak, and the Shi family wants so much money from the Xiao family. What's wrong with Shi Jiang marrying and doing some work?
When they arrived at the Shi family, they took so much money from the Xiao family, and it is said that Shi Jiang was asked to take half of the dowry with them.
Others at least used a fig leaf to cover it up, so that when the family got better, they openly sold their daughter.
People who originally had some thoughts about the girls of the Shi family also turned their back on them.
After all, if his son really falls in love with the daughter of the Shi family, the Shi family will be like Shi Jiang and ask for such a high betrothal gift. Where can they get so much money?
Moreover, even if such a daughter-in-law is brought back, she will be a scourge to the family.
The Shi family is not worried about the rumors in the village at all.
After all, in the heart of Old Man Shi, especially in the heart of Shi Laosan, the most important thing now is to pay the money to the Xu family as soon as possible so that Shi Laosan can avoid jail. This is the top priority.
However, Mr. Shi and Mr. Shi wanted to pay the Xu family urgently, so how could Mr. Shi agree?
He was having trouble with Old Man Shi at home. If Old Man Shi wanted to help Shi Laosan pay money to the Xu family, then the family would be separated.
But if you want to divide the family, you have to divide the money. If you divide the money, it won't be enough to match the Xu family's money.
How could Shi Laosan be willing to agree? The two of them were like fighting cocks. No one would obey the other, and no one would give in to the other.
Even when Old Man Shi scolded Shi Lao Er loudly, he didn't even let Shi Lao Er step back.
I heard from my own father before that it was because Shi Laoer knew that the family's money was not enough to compensate the Xu family.
Therefore, it would be useless for him to argue with Lao San.