Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Xia Yingying was busy making pastries today and had no time to make pork jerky and beef jerky for Lu Ziren.

Originally, Xia Yingying thought that she would be busy until the evening, but it was over by dinner time. Xia Yingying wanted to make pork jerky and beef jerky after dinner. Lu Ziren said that it would be done in the next few days. If there was an emergency in the store one day, it would be embarrassing for Xia Yingying to have no time to make it. So they decided to make it tonight.

Xia Yingying put the beef in the refrigerator in the space to keep it refrigerated. In order to make it easier to take the beef, Xia Yingying put a piece of beef in the well to keep it fresh, and put the rest in the refrigerator in the space.

There was not enough beef in the well to make beef jerky, so Xia Yingying came to the well and while taking out the beef she secretly checked to see if anyone was watching nearby.

Seeing that no one was watching, Xia Yingying pulled the rope out of the well, took out the small piece of beef, then secretly took a large piece from the space and put it in the basin. Then she fetched a bucket of well water, washed it, and carried it into the kitchen.

Lu Ziren went to buy the pork. Fortunately, he was lucky and bought a piece of hind leg meat.

Lu Ziren followed Xia Yingying's instructions and removed all the skin, membrane and fat from the meat. He then cut the meat into slices and chopped the pork with the axe. In a short while, the pork had turned into puree.

Seeing that the pork had been chopped into paste, Xia Yingying handed the beef to Lu Ziren and asked him to cut it into strips along the texture of the meat.

While Lu Ziren was cutting the beef, Xia Yingying started to mix the pork puree with seasonings, then placed it on the table, covered the pot and waited for it to marinate.

Lu Ziren cut the beef quickly.

After Xia Yingying put seasoning on the beef and marinated it, Lu Haoran, Lu Haojie, Lu Yuwei and Song Ruyi, who had already returned to their rooms, came over and asked to help.

"No, it will be ready in another hour and a half. I don't need your help now. Go and have a rest."

Several children shook their heads together. They had seen how tired Xia Yingying had been in the past few days, and they didn't want Xia Yingying to be so tired alone.

"Mom, I'll accompany you." Lu Haojie walked over and took Xia Yingying's hand, and spoke to her in a baby voice.

"No need, you are still young. You need to sleep more to grow taller." Xia Yingying touched Lu Haojie's head with a gentle tone.

"Kids, go to bed. I'll stay with you." Song Ruyi rolled up his sleeves and walked forward and said.

"Xiaowei, Haojie, Haoran, Mom, you guys go to bed first. Lu Ziren and I are going to bed too. We'll do it tomorrow."

Seeing that they were not going to sleep, Xia Yingying did not want to do it anymore. There was no need to keep everyone awake just because of the barbecue. It was too selfish. Besides, it was enough to just barbecue the meat now. It would be the same tomorrow. The meat would be more flavorful if it was marinated for a while.

The only disadvantage of living in the countryside in ancient times was that there were no entertainment activities at night and people had to go to bed at a certain time.

Xia Yingying is also a night owl in modern times. For her, going to bed before 12 o'clock is considered early. She originally wanted to take a nap and wait for the meat to be marinated before grilling.

But seeing that the people at home were going to stay up late with her, Xia Yingying decided not to do it.

She currently estimated that the quantity of pastries was sufficient, but she was worried that the pastries might be too popular tomorrow and she might not be able to bake them freshly.

We will sell as much as we can tomorrow. The meat we promised to give to Lu Ziren must be roasted. We will start roasting the meat when we get up tomorrow. It should be ready by the time we open the store.

"Yingying, don't you sell pastries? Why do you also grill meat?" Song Ruyi was a little confused.

"Mom, I plan to make some of this meat for Lu Ziren to take to the military camp. You know the food in the military camp is from a big pot, and it doesn't have much taste. I'll make some for him to eat on the road so that it can taste a little better." Xia Yingying explained.

"Mom, I want to eat barbecue too." Lu Haojie licked his lips and shouted.

"Yes, I will give it to you. You won't be left without any." Xia Yingying touched Lu Haojie's head.

"Oh, so that's how it is." Song Ruyi suddenly realized, but her eyes and brows showed that she was very happy for Xia Yingying.

Although Lu Ziren and Xia Yingying slept in the same bed, they had no intimate relations. Song Ruyi could tell at a glance that the relationship between them was too cold.

Song Ruyi was a little panicked, worried that Xia Yingying would divorce Lu Ziren. But now that she saw Xia Yingying would take the initiative to care about Lu Ziren, she felt that there was no irreconcilable conflict between them, and she felt more at ease facing the young couple.

"Mom, take the kids to rest. I won't cook it today. The meat needs to be marinated for a while so that it will taste good. I'll get up tomorrow and cook it."

"Well, let's go together." Song Ruyi was obviously worried.

No one in the house left. They sat on the stools without moving, as if they would not leave no matter how Xia Yingying treated them. Xia Yingying suddenly felt a warm current in her heart, as if she was surrounded by warm water.

Xia Yingying only has one relative in modern times, her grandmother. She has no other relatives. Her grandmother earned money from her small food business to support Xia Yingying's admission to university, but she passed away after not enjoying a few years of good life.

During the time when her grandmother passed away, she felt empty inside, as if her soul had no place to rest anymore. Su Shi once said, "Wherever my heart is at peace is my hometown."

In the past, where her grandmother was was her hometown, but now, in this world, she once again felt that sense of security.

It turned out that even in another world, she was not alone, she also had a home and family. Xia Yingying's eyes were filled with tears.

Xia Yingying took off her apron, wiped her hands with a rag, and covered the two basins containing marinated meat with lids to prevent dust from falling in.

"Okay, okay, I really won't do it. I won't get up in the middle of the night to do it. I'll do it tomorrow. Everyone go to bed. Get up early tomorrow. Tomorrow is our big day, and we must be energetic." Xia Yingying said with a choked voice.

Song Ruzhi realized that Xia Yingying really stopped cooking after she entered the room, so they went back to their bedrooms. The originally bustling kitchen suddenly became quiet. Xia Yingying returned to the room with a smile on her face.

Lu Ziren was still in the kitchen. After they all went out, Lu Ziren blew out the candle in the kitchen and locked the door.

Xia Yingying was busy today and sweaty, her body was sticky, but now it was time to boil water for a bath, Xia Yingying couldn't wait, so she planned to wipe her body with water.

Lu Ziren also took a shower, used his inner strength to dry his body before lying down on the bed.

Xia Yingying was so tired today that she fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed.

In addition, Lu Ziren's body has its own heat source, so Xia Yingying skillfully turned over and nestled directly into Lu Ziren's chest. This was not the first time Xia Yingying did this.

Lu Ziren was no longer as reserved as he was at first. When Xia Yingying rolled into his arms, Lu Ziren curled his lips slightly, wrapped his arms tightly around Xia Yingying's slender waist, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. "Please vote"