"Two pounds of pipe bones and one pound of at, please." When Xu Nianhua bought bones and at, he didn’t even blink.
Now pork is only 0.9 yuan per pound, truly a bargain...
Unfortunately, he didn’t have much money on hand, otherwise, Xu Nianhua wished he could eat at or bone soup every day.
He has been here for so days now, but Xu Nianhua hadn’t even had a taste of at soup, which really made him crave it.
"Little sister, have you been craving at for too long? But, both bones and at, isn’t that a bit too much?"
It was only after they left the at stall that Xu Nian’an cautiously spoke to Xu Nianhua. He was very careful, afraid that Xu Nianhua would feel upset, explaining, "I just think, in this hot sumr, the at can spoil easily."
"Second brother."
Xu Nianhua smiled, her round, almond-shaped eyes curving up as she said, "The at and bones are for making soup for our family, and this one pound of at, I plan to cook for elder brother who works at the brick factory. It must be very hard for him."
The brick factory required no skills, only strength.
The hard labor, the inherent difficulties, needs no further ntion. The als at their brick factory were good enough if they could fill the stomach, let alone contain at, and it was considered good if the dishes had a trace of oil floating on them.
A few days ago, when she saw her elder brother, he was both dark and thin, skinny like a bamboo pole. Now that they finally had money to buy at, Xu Nianhua naturally wanted to make sothing delicious for him.
"Little sister, elder brother’s care for you hasn’t gone unnoticed." Initially, Xu Nian’an thought it was too wasteful. After hearing her explanation, he imdiately felt guilty, as he hadn’t thought of their elder brother.
The siblings walked ho happily; Xu Nian’an went to the mountain to pick Fruit Jelly and also carried so firewood back.
Xu Nianhua got busy in the kitchen. They still had broad beans, fresh broad beans, which after blanching in hot water, were stewed with the pipe bones. Even though the aty aroma hadn’t erged yet, Xu Nianhua was already salivating.
It must have been too long since she last had at.
Xu Nianhua thought to herself and began planning the evening al. They still had soybeans, adding slices of pork to stir-fry would definitely be delicious; another dish would be pepper stir-fry, two dishes and a soup, guaranteed to fill the family’s stomachs.
As for the atballs she intended to make for her elder brother, Xu Nianhua planned to do it tomorrow. The weather was too hot; she would hang the at in the well first to cool down, which would keep it from spoiling. She would prepare it tomorrow and take it to her elder brother, ensuring that the atballs would not spoil.
Xu Nianhua thodically started steaming the rice, shelling the soybeans, washing the peppers, keeping so at aside for the night’s cooking. The rest of the at, she packed all in a basket, then hung it in the well. The cold temperature inside the well ensured that the at would not spoil, acting like a natural refrigerator.
"Oh, it looks like our Nian’an and Nianhua are earning money again," Ji Ying, returning from the vegetable field she was tending in the nearby ravine, hadn’t even entered the kitchen when she slled the aroma of the at.
"Mom."
Just as Xu Nianhua finished shelling the soybeans and was washing them, hearing Ji Ying’s voice, she chirped away about the events of the day, and also ntioned that they had earned nine yuan today, cheerfully saying, "In just three days, we have earned more than twenty yuan, I think, with the tuition of second brother and , we don’t have to worry anymore."
"Good," Ji Ying said with a smile, "Unlike other children who need their parents to pay for their schooling, our Nian’an and Nianhua can earn and pay their own tuition!"
In Ji Ying’s words, there was undeniable pride.
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