Li Qingqing happily held Song Xi's arm and said with a smile on her face, "Today is my turn to rest. Xiao Xi, I didn't treat you well last time you came to my house, so I will make it up to you today."
Song Xi smiled shyly, "I'm not a foody person, as long as I have something to eat."
Li Qingqing took Song Xi's arm and led her back, "Xiao Xi, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative and department store after dinner. First, see if we can buy what we want. At the fair,
Although the things are free of charge, they are expensive. If you can buy them outside, you don’t have to waste money at the fair, right?”
"Sister Qingqing is right." The reason why Song Xi was willing to go to the trade fair with Li Qingqing was not mainly to buy things.
Just trying to find a valid reason for taking out something from the supermarket!
Li Qingqing felt that this little girl who had grown up to be beautiful was particularly appetizing.
If she were a man, she would definitely want to take him home as a wife.
But she is a girl, so she can only be sisters with Song Xi.
The two returned to the Li family soon. Everyone else in the Li family was at work, and only Li Qingqing was resting.
Grandpa Li and Grandma Li are also at home, and they are preparing for lunch.
The last time Song Xi came to their home, due to lack of time, the food was very ordinary.
This time they all wanted to arrange something more sumptuous.
Seeing Li Qingqing and Song Xi appear at the gate of the courtyard, Grandma Li wiped the water on her hands on her clothes and came over to greet her, "Xiao Xi is here? Treat this as your own home, don't be formal, and live at home well today.
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"Thank you Grandma Li, Grandma Li, this is something from our mountains."
Song Xi handed the dried small fish, wild boar bones and honey in the basket to Grandma Li, "We made the dried small fish ourselves, and the pig bones were given to us by the villagers after hunting wild boars."
"Xiao Xi, you can just come, why do you bring anything with you? It's not easy for you to live in the mountains!"
Grandma Li feels distressed and grateful. Life is hard enough for people in the city, but isn’t it even harder for people in the mountains?
People in the mountains rely entirely on the weather for their food!
The weather is bad, the harvest is low, and the public rations are not enough, what else do you have to eat?
"The temperature is quite high today. Grandma Li should cook the bones quickly! Otherwise, they will stink in a short while, and that would be a shame for me to have to carry them all the way here." Song Xi urged.
What she brought today were pork ribs with meat, not the empty bones with clean meat removed from the supply and marketing cooperative.
It would be a pity if it really went out of style.
"Okay, then I'll make bone soup for you, and you can have fun!"
Elderly people are used to saving money, but the thought of bones stinking immediately makes them feel distressed.
In the end, Grandma Li didn't refuse anymore, took the bones and went to the kitchen.
"Sister Qingqing, can I borrow your sink?" Song Xi looked at Li Qingqing.
Although everyone is asked to treat this place as their own home, don't be formal.
But she wouldn't be so rude as to take other people's things privately.
No matter what, you still need to get the owner’s consent.
"Use it as you like, you don't have to tell me." Li Qingqing took the wooden basin and placed it in front of Song Xi.
Song Xi took out crabs and shrimps from the basket on his back.
Although the river prawns are not as big as the Kiwi prawns in the supermarket.
But it’s only five or six centimeters long. The main advantage is that it’s large in portion, so everyone can enjoy it.
Song Xi raised crabs and shrimps in well water.
While Li Qingqing was looking for a brush, Song Xi quietly added some spiritual spring water into the wooden basin.
The meat of crabs and river shrimps nourished by spiritual spring water will be more delicious.
It can also quietly improve the physical condition of the Li family.
To be honest, the Li family made her see the warmth and warmth of family.
Such a family can be considered a real home.
This kind of home is something she can only dream of in modern times and today.
Maybe she can create such a family on her own in the future.
After simmering the bone soup, Grandma Li came out and saw Song Xi and Li Qingqing washing crabs. She said sheepishly, "This... this, I don't know how to cook crabs!"
"It's okay, Grandma Li, I can do it. Let me do the crabs and shrimps!" Song Xi smiled sweetly at Grandma Li, "Grandma Li, go and have a rest for a while. I will let Grandma Li taste my craftsmanship at noon. I promise
Grandma Li still wants to eat after eating it."
"Then I'll trouble Xiao Xi." Grandma Li rubbed her hands in embarrassment.
I originally wanted to entertain Song Xi well, but I didn't expect that Song Xi would do it herself.
It doesn't look good if you let the guests do it.
By the time Grandma Li and Grandpa Li are working together, the rice is almost ready.
Song Xi went to the kitchen with Li Qingqing. Li Qingqing lit the fire for Song Xi, while Song Xi was responsible for making fried crabs with onion and ginger and boiled prawns.
Song Xi likes to eat spicy flavors, but considering that there are two elderly people in the Li family, she made crabs and river shrimps into lighter flavors.
However, with the nourishment of Lingquan water, even if you don’t add so many seasonings to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, the taste of crabs and river shrimps will not be bad.
The lunch at the Li family is really sumptuous. Not only does it include whole-grain rice, there is also a plate of dumplings.
He must have packed it back from a state-owned hotel in the morning.
In addition, there are braised pork, braised fish, pork rib soup, scallion egg pancakes, three dishes of fried vegetables, as well as crabs and river shrimps cooked by Song Xi. It can be seen that the Li family attaches great importance to this lunch.
After the food was served, Li Qingqing's parents, eldest brother, and second brother all came back after a while.
Several people went to the well to wash their hands and faces, and then went to the dining room to eat.
"Xiao Xi, I was too busy to entertain you well before. Li Yu and Li Lei queued up to buy this meat and fish at the grocery store early in the morning. You have to eat more today!"
Mother Li sat next to Song Xi and said with a smile.
Of course Song Xi knew that the supply of non-staple food stores in the city was insufficient, and if he wanted to buy good things, he had to queue up early in the morning.
You have to queue up at five, six or even four or five o'clock in the morning, otherwise it would be really difficult to buy anything.
Song Xi glanced at Li Yu and Li Lei, and suddenly felt embarrassed, "Thank you, auntie, thank you eldest brother and second brother. Actually, I can just eat whatever I want. Auntie, please don't do this again, otherwise I won't dare to come here again."
"Our family also wants to eat it anyway."
Waking up early and queuing up to buy groceries is a normal part of life for city dwellers.
Mother Li didn't think anything was wrong.
"Mom and Dad, Xiaoxi and I made the crabs and shrimps together. Please try them and see if they taste good."
Li Qingqing picked up a big crab for each of her father and mother, and river shrimps for her grandparents.
Father Li and Mother Li both put down their chopsticks, picked up the crabs with their hands, and started eating.
They had eaten crabs before, so they didn't have much expectations for crabs.
But since it was done by two children, they naturally wanted to support it and not let them down.
I just didn't expect that the two people's eyes would light up as soon as they entered.