Chapter 14 It would be nice if the stepmother could always be like this
As soon as she lowered her head, she saw Xiao Sibao spreading his little hands towards her, holding a yellow paper bag in his small hand. There was a piece of rock candy in the yellow paper bag.
Little Si Bao couldn't speak. He only made two babbling noises before he started to give her the rock candy.
Li Tannian was stunned for a moment, and his calm heart was suddenly touched by this human cub.
Before she could think about it, several more hurried footsteps came from behind, and then Sanya hurriedly explained: "Stepmother, I'll keep the rock candy cubes that Uncle Feng Shi just gave us, too."
"I haven't eaten either." Erbao reluctantly spread his hands.
"You guys can eat it yourself." Li Tan didn't even look back and continued to make batter for the eels.
Sanya and Erbao looked at each other.
"Are you really not going to eat it? It's very sweet and a big piece." Sanya asked again.
As he said that, he spread the rock candy cubes in his hand in front of her.
Li Tannian shook his head: "I won't eat." Feng Shi was so angry that he was full of anger.
Seeing that she really didn't want to eat it, the two little pods looked at the rock candy in their hands, then stuffed it into their mouths and went to help watch the fire under the stove.
Li Tannian put the batter-coated eel into the oil pan and fried it until golden brown before picking it up.
The fried eel was so fragrant that the two children in front of the stove couldn't help but swallow hard. Lu Dabao and Feng Shizi in the room also smelled it.
Feng Shi probably asked about Lu Zhi's situation, and then Lu Dabao said: "Uncle Feng Shi, can eels really be eaten?"
When Feng Shi heard these words, his thick eyebrows suddenly formed into twists.
Recalling that when he came here before, the woman was clearly beating up the eels, he couldn't help but said angrily: "He actually wants you to eat the eels?"
Lu Dabao was stunned, and just as he was hesitating what to say, Feng Shi had already gone out angrily.
"Li Tannian, what are you thinking about? You are so eager to poison them, you!"
Li Tannian gave him a lukewarm look, and then, in his surprised gaze, he directly handed a piece of fried eel to Xiao Sibao. He then took another piece and ate it.
The fried eel was crispy and delicious. Li Tannian only took two bites, and the crunching sound echoed in the yard.
Seeing that Li Tannian was already eating the second piece, Sanya couldn't help but take a piece to taste too.
With Sanya taking the lead, Erbao also took a piece and ate it hungrily.
Feng Shi looked at this scene in astonishment. He was also a little ready to see Lu Dabao again, and he couldn't help but be extremely angry.
"You are not allowed to eat it. You are not allowed to eat it. Don't let her poison you to death!"
"The stepmother said that the head of this eel is poisonous. If you remove the head, you can eat it." Erbao ate it with relish.
"You believe her lies!" Feng Shi's face was ashen. He thought that these words would arouse the vigilance of the four little ones, but unexpectedly, Sanya nodded heavily and said, "I believe it!"
Little Sibao babbled and ate the fried eel, very happy.
Erbao hesitantly brought a piece of fried eel to Feng Shi's mouth: "Uncle Feng Shi, try it, it's really delicious."
Feng Shi might as well have done this. He opened and closed his mouth and actually took a bite of the fried eel. His mouth was immediately filled with that crispy, crispy and sweet feeling.
Eel has a strong fishy smell, and Feng Shi never thought that eel with a weird taste could be so delicious.
In an instant, his whole expression was strange and subtle.
"Uncle Feng Shi, I'm not lying to you, it's really delicious." Erbao blinked.
Li Tannian raised his eyes, glanced at the bamboo pole-like man in front of him, and said in a calm voice: "If you turn around and get poisoned to death, don't blame me."
"You!" Feng Shi was speechless. He didn't know whether he was angry or embarrassed, but his face turned red instantly.
He rushed out almost without looking back.
"Uncle Feng Shi!"
The four little ones called out in unison, and then looked at Li Tannian timidly.
Nowadays, the stepmother seems to be getting more and more powerful. They have never seen Uncle Feng Shi being so angry with the stepmother before.
"Come here when you're hungry." Li Tannian's voice was light.
The four little ones looked outside again and returned to the main room one after another.
Lu Dabao didn't want to eat eels yet.
But later, when he saw his brothers and sisters eating with their mouths full of oil, he couldn't resist his curiosity and tried to take a piece. He looked at Li Tannian again and saw that she had no intention of stopping him, so he just took a bite.
Once you taste this, you will be out of control.
The four little ones actually ate all the fried eels in a large porcelain basin.
In the evening, after lying in bed, Lu Dabao said for the first time: "It would be great if I could do this every day."
Erbao licked his fingers, as if he was still reminiscing about the delicious food he had eaten just now. Sanya hugged Xiaosibao a little tight, and said with a low smile: "Yes, it would be great if the stepmother could always be like this.
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Lu Dabao narrowed his eyes and said nothing more.
The next day, Li Tannian took Erbao and Sanya to catch several buckets of eels.
She planned to sell it in the town, but after hearing this, the four little ones were not optimistic about it.
Since eels have killed people, they have never heard of anyone catching eels and eating them, let alone spending money to buy them.
However, the four little ones just thought about it in their hearts and did not dare to tell Li Tannian.
Qingshi Town is not far from Lujia Village, only about ten or twenty miles away. There are oxcarts going to the town from the entrance of the village every day, and you can ride to the town for just one copper.
Li Tannian simply had breakfast with the four little ones, then carried a large bucket of eels on his back and prepared to ride an ox cart at the entrance of the village.
"Stepmother, let me go with you. I can also help you look at the stalls." Sanya hurriedly chased after her.
"I'd better go." Lu Dabao blocked Sanya's way.
He was still a little uneasy. The people in the county were very naughty. What if the stepmother went back to her previous behavior and sold Sanya?
"Don't worry, brother, I'm running very fast. Something's not right. I'll immediately apply oil on the soles of my feet." Sanya chuckled and saw that the stepmother had already walked away, so she hurriedly followed her out.
Li Tannian heard the conversation in the courtyard clearly. She turned around and glanced at Sanya, half-smiling but not smiling: "Aren't you afraid that I will sell you?"
Sanya's little body stiffened and she shook her head.
If this woman really wanted to sell her, she would definitely not tell her.
Along the way, Li Tannian met many villagers, and those people looked at her with very unfriendly eyes. Li Tannian turned a blind eye to them all with a wooden face.
Sanya is a sweet-talking person, and she will shout out when she sees someone, which makes the villagers look at her with sympathy and love.
When we arrived at the village entrance, there were already five or six women paying for the ride.
The driver of the bullock cart is an old man in his sixties or seventies. The old man's name is Lu Laogen, and everyone habitually calls him Lao Gentou.
When Lao Gentou saw Sanya, his old face suddenly smiled. But as soon as he glanced at Li Tannian next to Sanya, the smile on his face immediately disappeared, and he had no intention of saying hello to Li Tannian.