Zhulan knew that what she said last night had spread out, and she was jealous of Wang Laosi's family, so she was naturally willing to add fuel to the fire. Wang Ru would not dare to go out for a while, and she could be honest for a while. She said in a cheerful tone: "It's getting late, you should also make lunch. Let's have a simple dumpling soup for lunch."
Li knew that her mother and father would not let the Wang family off easily, but she did not expect that they would be so ruthless once they did. She was even more afraid of her mother, "Okay, mother."
Zhulan put down the needle and thread in her hand. Yes, she was embroidering. She was really bored, so she asked Zhao to teach her how to embroider some simple patterns. It would not only help her calm her mind but also improve her temper. In order not to strain her eyes, she only embroidered for a short while every day, packed up her needlework basket, put on her shoes, and went to the granary.
Find the empty bag. Zhou Shuren's reminder was right. It was too troublesome to take out food for each meal. However, Zhou Shuren's suggestion of giving it for seven days at a time was not feasible. Even if Li's management ability was to be cultivated, it had to be cultivated slowly. Giving it for seven days at a time was too much. He thought about three meals a day and took out three days' worth of food.
He took them to the kitchen and handed them to Li. "These are food for three days. There are radishes and green vegetables in the cellar. I'll also give you a one-pound piece of meat and fifteen eggs. These are nine meals in three days. You can decide for yourself."
Li was panicking. She was used to obeying her mother-in-law's orders. She had been doing whatever her mother-in-law told her to do since she got married. Even when her mother-in-law went to Pingzhou, Zhao was still in charge. She had wanted to fight with Zhao before, but now she just wanted to take care of herself. She was panicking when she was suddenly handed over to her. "Mom, what did I do wrong again? Don't punish me like this. Why don't you punish me by making me learn to read too!"
Zhulan, "... ..."
How did you make a mistake in supplementing your brain? This is clearly a precursor to giving up power!
Li didn't lose weight after the Chinese New Year. Her face became even fatter and more wrinkled. Zhulan was a little distracted by the drama. "I'm not punishing you. I want to train you. Don't scare yourself."
Li's eyes widened. This was scarier than making a mistake. Thinking back to how her father-in-law trained her husband, she was afraid. She didn't want to be like her husband, who not only had to learn arithmetic but also had to memorize articles every day. She shook her head like a rattle, "Mom, I don't have a brain to learn. Don't train me. My sister-in-law is smart. You train her!"
Zhulan, "... ..."
Li also knew that she was not as smart as Zhao. It was really not easy.
Zhulan wanted to let Zhao take charge, but it was too bad. "It's settled. The food and meat are all given to you. You can figure it out yourself."
Mrs. Li knew that there was no way to change her mother-in-law's mind, and she felt gloomy. She didn't want to use her brain, and learning to read was too tiring. Her father-in-law was not at home, and she had just been happy for the whole morning, but how come her joy turned into sorrow in the blink of an eye!
Zhulan walked to the door and paused. "By the way, the quality of the food cannot decline in these three days. We must consider it carefully, otherwise we will run out of food and vegetables in the end. If you do well in these three days, you will be rewarded. If you don't do well, hehe."
Li, “… . . . .”
Mother probably sneered in the end!
For lunch, Zhulan didn't have to think about what to eat for three days, which made her feel a lot more relaxed. But don't underestimate the task of thinking about what to cook for three meals a day, as it requires nutrition while taking care of a large family. It's very taxing. She was so happy that she drank two bowls of dumplings.
Li, who ate the most every day, only drank one bowl. His eyes were full of confusion as he thought about what to eat for dinner!
Before dinner, Zhulan did not come out of the bedroom. She waited until her daughter called her to eat before she put on her shoes and came out. She saw the food on the table at a glance: a dish of stewed meat with sauerkraut, a dish of stir-fried spicy cabbage, corn tortillas as the staple food, and two bowls of dumpling soup left over, which were left because Li did not eat much at noon.
The dumpling soup was shared between the two granddaughters. Zhulan had had enough of sauerkraut, having eaten it for a whole winter. She especially missed the out-of-season vegetables of modern winter. She had a bad feeling, so when she was in charge of the meals, she tried not to make sauerkraut twice a week. Li said that maybe there would be sauerkraut every day for three days. She felt like she was letting herself down, so she might as well wait until summer to train Li!
Zhulan didn't eat much for dinner. Everyone thought she was thinking about Zhou Shuren. No one guessed that the reason why she ate less was because of the sauerkraut.
In fact, Zhulan didn't really miss Zhou Shuren. Instead, Zhou Shuren was thinking about home after dinner. He didn't know whether Zhulan had eaten well. He hoped to finish the exam earlier. Unfortunately, there were five county exams this year. Thinking of the exam, he couldn't help rubbing his hands that had been frozen all day. It was such a pitfall!