Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

"You are the one who gets embarrassed outside, but they are the ones who get to eat meat when they get home. Tsk tsk, they have made a good calculation!" Chen Jun said with emotion.

"But..." Qin Huairu wanted to make a few more excuses.

But as soon as he said this, Chen Jun blocked him back: "No buts, Qin Huairu, let me ask you, you and Jia Dongxu have been married for several years, to whom do you give your monthly salary?"

"Leave it to...leave it to my mother-in-law." Qin Huairu thought about it and answered truthfully.

"Look, they are just guarding against you with money. It's clear that they don't consider you as their own. If you come out to ask for meat now, the mother and son might be bullying you at home."

Qin Huairu frowned when she heard this.

Now Jia Dongxu has not yet married, and Qin Huairu has just been married to the Jia family for a few years, so her skills are not that deep. After listening to what Chen Jun said, she actually felt that there was some truth in it.

Seeing this, Chen Jun quickly added: "Think about what kind of life you usually live. In this cold weather, you are washing clothes with a big belly. If you don't wash them clean, you will be scolded. Everyone in the yard will grumble when they see you."

"If you ask me, Jia's mother and son are not as nice to you as Sha Zhu."

"Don't talk nonsense! Shazhu and I are just ordinary neighbors." Qin Huairu said.

"I don't care what your relationship is. I just can't stand the Jia family bullying you. If you don't believe me, you can go back empty-handed and see if they will say anything to you!"

"If they scold you for being incompetent, then they don't treat you as a human being!"

Chen Jun's confident words really touched Qin Huairu's heart.

In order to live a good life, she chose to marry from Qinjiazhuang and move to the city.

But her husband seemed to listen to her mother-in-law in everything. Not only did she not live the life she wanted, she also had to do laundry, cooking and cleaning every day.

It was like this before she got pregnant, and it was still like this after she got pregnant. It seemed that it was just as Chen Jun said, that Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu did not treat her as their own.

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Jun said, "Let's go home and try," and then closed the door.

Qin Huairu was in a state of confusion and had no appetite for meat. She went home with a large bowl in her hand.

Seeing that her elder brother used this method to fool Qin Huairu away, Lin Yao couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Brother, where did you learn these words? When Qin Huairu comes to her senses, she will definitely scold you behind your back."

Chen Jun spread his hands indifferently. He felt that he was not wrong at all.

"The Jia family didn't treat Qin Huairu well in the first place. I just helped her see the truth. If she scolds me behind my back, she would be ungrateful."

"Okay, forget about them, let's continue eating. You and mom are too thin, eat more!"

"Ok!"

Lin Yao nodded seriously and continued to eat.

Today's dinner was not only delicious, but also very filling. The three of us ate to our heart's content and there was still quite a bit left over.

Holding her swollen belly, Lin Yao leaned back in her chair and asked, "Brother, are we going to change the menu tomorrow? I think sales were pretty good today, and they all liked those four dishes."

"Especially the stir-fried liver and kidney dish. Master Liu said it's as good as Chef Fan's at Dongxinglou. It would be a shame to change it."

Chen Jun thought about it and felt that what Lin Yao said made sense.

The reason we changed the menu yesterday was because meat dishes were more profitable, so we replaced the two vegetarian dishes from the first day with meat dishes.

The stall’s current menu already consists of three meat dishes and one vegetable dish. It won’t be too late to change the menu in a few days.

"Okay, then let's not change tomorrow's menu. Let's add another dish."

Lin Yao immediately became interested when she heard this and asked curiously, "Brother, what should we add?"

"Let's add some stewed meat. Boil it in the morning and sell it directly at noon."

With Chen Jun’s current physical strength, he would be exhausted after cooking four dishes, and it would not be appropriate to add a freshly cooked dish.

Stewing meat is a great idea. You can stew it at home until it’s almost done, then put it on the fire to simmer when setting up a stall. Whoever wants to eat it can just cut a portion. It saves time and effort.

Originally, Chen Jun wanted to braise some duck or something, but now duck is considered a low-end product and consumers do not really recognize these things.

If the price is too high, no one will buy; if the price is too low, you won’t make any money.

These days the seasoning for braised duck is almost as expensive as the duck itself.

Therefore, it is appropriate to choose braised meat, which not only tastes delicious but also keeps warm.

Thinking of this, Chen Jun couldn't help but think of the process of making stewed meat.

First he needed a large tin bucket, which he didn't have at home, so he had to go out and buy one.

The next ingredients are pig heart, pig tongue, and pig liver, which need to be bought together when shopping tomorrow.

The ingredients needed for stewing meat are a bit complicated, and require spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc.

Fortunately, the system reward of 50 kilograms of seasonings is quite complete, and these things are all ready-made, otherwise I would have to go to the pharmacy.

Seeing that the brother and sister had finished their business talk, Wang Xia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Xiaojun, I want to go to the steel mill tomorrow to take a look. If possible, I plan to apply for resumption of work."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jun immediately said, "Mom, you have just recovered from your illness. It's not too late to go back to work after the New Year. Besides, our family is not short of money now. Lin Yao and I can earn dozens of dollars a day."

Wang Xia knew that Chen Jun was worried about her health, and shook her head with some relief: "Mom knows her health best. I am really well now. I will go to the steel mill tomorrow to take a look. If it doesn't work, I will continue to recuperate at home."

"After staying at home for so long, Mom also wants to return to normal life."

Seeing his mother said so, Chen Jun could only nod and agree.

My mother has indeed been recuperating at home for a long time, and it is indeed boring to stay at home all the time.

If your health is really fine, it's good to go to work and return to your previous life as soon as possible.

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On the other side, Qin Huairu, who returned home empty-handed, was indeed scolded.

"You useless thing, you can't even do such a small thing!" Jia Zhang glared at Qin Huairu with her triangular eyes, finding fault with her in dissatisfaction.

But Jia Dongxu on the side seemed not to hear anything and was still whispering something to Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu's heart finally dropped.

Just as Chen Jun said, Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu never treated her as their own.

She is not in charge of the money, but she is responsible for the work.

Even something as embarrassing as asking for meat from someone else's house was done by a pregnant woman like her.

Thinking of this, all the grievances accumulated over several years of marriage suddenly flooded my mind at this moment.

Seeing Qin Huairu's eyes getting redder and redder, Jia Zhang suddenly became angry.

"Qin Huairu, you are so good, I can't even say a few words to you?"

"Who are you pretending to be pitiful for? Go clear the table and wash the pot!"

This time, Qin Huairu noticed that while she was out asking for meat, Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu had already finished eating the dishes on the table, leaving only some soup for her.

"My stomach feels uncomfortable. I'm going to go back to bed and rest first!" Qin Huairu was very tough this time. She put down the large bowl and walked behind the curtain.

"Hey, Qin Huairu, what do you mean? Stop right there!"