After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

After Li Xiangkang left, Yan Qingqing began to think about eating. It was too late today, and the beef and mutton were raw, so it was better to make a hot pot.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing couldn't sit still and called a few children to help in the kitchen.

Yan Qingqing ordered: "Dalang, you are responsible for cutting the beef and mutton into thin slices, the thinner the better. Huiniang, go to the warehouse to get some bananas and sweet potatoes and cut them into thin slices as well. Go to the vegetable garden and get some spinach.

Yueniang, you help your mother light the fire. Erlang, Sanlang and Xinniang, you go handle the pig waste. "

At this time, Li Xiangkang and Xiao Mochen also walked into the kitchen. Li Xiangkang saw everyone busy in the kitchen and asked with a smile: "Mom, you are making something delicious, can we help?"

Yan Qingqing glanced at the two children. The two children were holding hands. Li Xiangkang looked casual, while Xiao Mochen looked awkward, but he did not shake off Li Xiangkang's hand, which showed that he liked Li Xiangkang. Yes, after all, people of the same age are easier to communicate with.

Yan Qingqing was not used to the two of them, so she ordered politely: "Mom is going to make a hot pot for you today. If you two are too busy, wait until your sister-in-law has picked the vegetables and you two will wash them clean. In addition, There are still some mountain products at home, you two go get some and soak them for a while, you will need them later."

Xiao Mochen is not unfamiliar with any delicacies from the mountains and seas, but this is the first time he has heard of this hot pot.

So he also asked: "Auntie, what is hot pot? Why have I never heard of it before?"

Yan Qingqing explained: "Hot pot is also called antique pot, because when the pot is boiled, it will make a gurgling sound. There is fire under the pot, and there is soup in the pot. These are the side dishes we are preparing now, and they can be cooked in the pot later. Eat it rinsed."

Xiao Mochen didn't quite understand, could this boiled dish be delicious?

Li Xiangkang did not give him a chance to continue asking questions, and pulled him away and said, "Don't worry, my mother's food has never disappointed anyone. Let me tell you, the ones sold in the county now are very popular. Snow skin mooncakes and mixed sugar mooncakes are both made at home.

These are all recipes thought up by my mother. The products produced by my mother must be high-quality. "

Yan Qingqing burst into laughter after hearing this. Li Xiangkang was blindly confident in her, but he kept saying the same little words.

Therefore, my meal must be worthy of Li Xiangkang's evaluation no matter what.

Thinking that there were several children at home who couldn't eat too spicy food, Yan Qingqing decided to make a slightly spicy pot.

She could only make a hot pot base based on the ingredients available at home, and soon a spicy and fragrant smell floated over Yan Qingqing's kitchen.

The villagers in Canghe Village knew without a second thought that Yan Qingqing's family was making delicious food again. They all lamented that the food cooked by Yan Qingqing's family was getting better and better every time, and the taste was different every time.

Even Xiao Mochen swallowed hard when he smelled it.

Li Xiangkang on the side said with emotion: "I don't know how many delicious food I have missed during these days when I went to the academy to study."

Just as the two of them were sighing, Xiao Jinxiu came over and called them to eat. Li Xiangkang ran away as soon as he heard this, leaving Xiao Mochen speechless.

When Xiao Mochen came to the kitchen with his hands behind his back, he saw everyone holding a bowl and surrounding a large pot, adding lettuce and raw meat to the pot. After rinsing it twice, he took it out and put it in his mouth eagerly.

In the past, Xiao Mochen would definitely have disliked it, but now he is used to eating with this family, and the smell smells really good.

Yan Qingqing saw Xiao Mochen still lingering there and said to him: "Mo Chen, please hurry up, the meat will be eaten later.

You are still injured and cannot eat anything too spicy. I specially prepared a mildly spicy pot base. Come and eat it quickly. "

Li Xiangkang also stuffed beef into his mouth and said, "Yes, hurry up. My second brother is going to finish the beef that he finally got."

Xiao Mochen couldn't bear it any longer, picked up the bowl and started eating like them.

Xiao Mochen narrowed his eyes after eating a chopstick of beef. He never knew that beef could be so delicious. There were also two plates of thinly sliced ​​things that he had never seen before, but they were also very delicious.

So I didn't care about being reserved anymore and started eating one chopstick after another.

In the end, my belly became round after eating, and I didn’t want to do anything but lie in bed and sleep.

But he was embarrassed to say that he was full.

Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, Yan Qingqing ordered her sons to clean up the dishes. Of course, Xiao Mochen was also assigned tasks, but Yuan Huiniang and the others stood in the yard chatting with Yan Qingqing.

While imitating Li Xiangkang's work, Xiao Mochen asked: "There are gentlemen who are far away from the kitchen. Shouldn't women work in such an ordinary family? I feel like your family is a bit contrary."

Li Xiangkang said nonchalantly: "You said it was an ordinary family, are ours an ordinary family?

My mother is very kind to my sister-in-law and my two sisters. The three of them share the shares of my embroidery workshop equally. "

Xiao Mochen was even more surprised when he heard this, and asked in a low voice: "How many of your brothers are there?"

Li Xiangkang shook his head, thought for a while and then said: "But we have monthly money, three hundred cash per month. Mine is a little less, but I still have 150 cash."

Xiao Mochen looked satisfied when he saw Li Xiangkang. He really didn't understand what Yan Qingqing's family was doing. Shouldn't all the family property be left to his son?

Even if a woman has to be given a dowry when she gets married in the future, that will be a matter of the future. There is no reason why a woman who has not left the court should be given an inheritance.

Li Xiangkang saw that Xiao Mochen was a little confused, so he put down what he was doing and explained to him: "My mother said that men and women are equal, and in this world, women have a harder life than men.

If my sisters had property, they wouldn't be focusing on men.

Even if one day they have a bad life in their husband's family, they still have the capital to reconcile or survive.

And my elder sister-in-law, who stayed away from her mother's family and married my eldest brother, raised children for our family, so she had to be more confident.

I think my mother is right. As men, we should support the women in the family, so whether my eldest brother is farming or my second brother is doing business, we are all working hard.

We can make a fortune on our own, why should we compete with our brothers and sisters? "

Xiao Mochen was fascinated for a moment. This was the first time he heard these remarks. No one had ever taught him these remarks.

So he clasped his hands and bowed to Li Xiangkang and said: "Brother Kang, please accept my bow and listen to your words. It is better than ten years of reading."

Li Xiangkang felt a little embarrassed when he saw him being so solemn. He scratched his head and said, "Oh, I didn't say these words. They were all said by my mother. I just think they make sense."

Xiao Mochen replied: "Whether you told Brother Kang or not, you can keep it in your heart. I admire your magnanimity and magnanimity."

Yan Qingqing, who was chatting with a few children outside, had been paying attention to the movements in the kitchen. Of course, she also heard the conversation between Li Xiangkang and Xiao Mochen, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.