nucmednet Chapter 259 Is This Happiness?
Chapter 259 Is This Happiness?
In fact, Li Mingxia was not very worried about Zhang's eyes. Because of the help of medicine and thousand-year-old ginseng, as well as the good food and drink he had been taking care of her these days, it was impossible for Zhang to have any root of disease.
"Mom, don't do it yet. I have some new clothing patterns here. After dinner tonight, I will draw them and show them to you. You can make them for Mingqiu and Mingdong. I guarantee they will look good!" Li Mingxia remembered that she had promised to make cloaks for the two children, so she said to Zhang.
Seeing that her eldest daughter was not angry, Zhang immediately smiled and said, "Okay!"
Li Mingxia moved the vegetables onto the kang, and Zhang took some to help pick them.
"Do you have something you want to say to your mother? Just tell me. We are just mother and daughter. There is nothing we can't talk about." Zhang knew Li Mingxia very well. If he didn't have something to say to her, he wouldn't come here at this time.
"I can't hide anything from my mother. I have something I want to discuss with you." Li Mingxia said with a sweet smile.
Seeing her eldest daughter smile, Zhang felt a lot more relieved. It didn't seem like it was a bad thing.
"I want to buy a carriage." Li Mingxia said with a smile.
"What!" Zhang screamed as if something had pricked her butt.
Li Mingxia had expected her reaction, so he was not surprised.
"Mingxia, we country people don't have any horse-drawn carriages. If you want to use one, you can buy an ox cart so that you can use it when you plow the fields and also ride it when you go to town, right?" Zhang said immediately.
She thought that Li Mingxia was dissatisfied with the dirty ox cart used for work at home, so he wanted to replace it with a new one.
"Mingxia, I'm not saying anything bad to you. I know you can earn money now and can afford a carriage, but it's too conspicuous here in the countryside. Who knows what others will think when they see it. You better listen to me. We won't buy it." Zhang seldom spoke to Li Mingxia in such a serious tone. It seemed that she was really concerned about this matter.
Seeing Zhang's strong opposition, Li Mingxia could only put the matter of buying a carriage on hold temporarily.
"Okay, Mom, don't be angry. If you say you don't want to buy it, then don't buy it." Li Mingxia said immediately.
Seeing that the eldest daughter was obedient, Zhang said, "You just listen to your mother. Others can harm you, but can your mother harm you? An ox cart is enough!"
Indeed, carriages are not a necessity now. Li Mingxia only wanted to buy a carriage because the two little girls said they were cold when he brought them back. Now that Zhang's servants objected, Li Mingxia no longer mentioned the matter.
"Mom, I bought a pregnant ewe today. I thought my dad and my eldest brother would take care of it. When the ewe gives birth to a baby, won't we make money?" Li Mingxia also had another idea. Pregnant ewes can also drink goat's milk. Even if they don't like the taste, they can use some goat's milk products. They are fragrant and soft, not to mention delicious.
Zhang was obviously more interested in this topic. "My eldest daughter is the one who knows how to calculate. Your father and your eldest brother are both experts in raising these things. I guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
"There are also two little rabbits, which I bought for Mingqiu and Mingdong to play with. I also bought rabbits for us to eat, and the big rooster that you asked me to buy. When you get better, we will go back to visit grandma."
Listening to her daughter making all the arrangements, Zhang felt so relieved. She felt that having a daughter like Li Mingxia in her life was worth it even if she died now.
After talking for a while, the vegetables were almost picked. Just then, the two little girls came back from running outside. Li Mingxia asked them to entertain Zhang, and she took the vegetables back to the kitchen and started to get busy.
By the time the spicy soup and water in the hot pot were boiling, the first snow of this winter finally fell.
Li Mingxia walked to the window and looked at the fluttering snowflakes. He felt inexplicably better.
"It's great that it's snowing." Li Mingxia murmured.
At dinner time, Li Mingxia did not eat in the kitchen as usual, but the whole family went to Zhang and Li Sanlang's room to eat together.
"Wait a minute, don't be in a hurry. Brother, go and lock the door first. Zhengde, go to the kitchen and bring in the hot water. Everything is done now. Let's close the door and enjoy our meal!" Li Mingxia said loudly.
Li Zhengde and Li Zhengpin agreed with a smile and went about their respective business.
Li Mingxia first blanched a piece of beef for Zhang, but did not put it in the spicy pot, but just rinsed it in clear water.
This beef was cut by Li Mingxia. Each slice of meat is as thin as a cicada's wing. It doesn't take long to soak in boiling water. It can be cooked after just a few rolls.
"Mom, if you feel it's not tasty enough, just dip it in more of this sauce. You're just fine now, and I don't dare let you eat anything too spicy." Li Mingxia said to Zhang.
"It's delicious. It's delicious even when eaten this way. This hot pot is really good. It's delicious no matter how you eat it. I can't get enough of it." Zhang put the piece of meat into the dipping bowl in front of her, dipped it in chives and sesame paste, and put it into her mouth with a very satisfied expression. It seemed that she really liked eating it this way.
"Let's eat too!" Li Mingxia said quickly when he saw Li Zhengde and Li Zhengpin coming back.
Li Mingxia is a typical lover of spicy food. If she can't eat spicy hotpot, she might as well not eat it. That's not all. There are many chili rings in the dipping bowl in front of her. They are all Thai peppers that Li Mingxia secretly took out from the space. They are extremely spicy.
What Li Mingxia didn't expect was that everyone in the family except her liked to eat chive flowers, especially Li Sanlang. Most of the dipping sauce in the bowl was chive flowers.
"I love this, sister, this - ah, shrimp paste, this shrimp paste is so delicious!" Li Mingqiu picked up a large piece of shrimp paste and put it into the bowl, raised his little face and said to Li Mingxia.
This name was said by Li Mingxia. He only said it once, but the little girl remembered it.
"Yes, this is indeed delicious, and it tastes better than shrimp meat." Li Zhengde also likes to eat this shrimp paste, especially after it is dipped in a spicy pot. Even if you don't dip it in anything, the taste is impeccable.
"If it tastes good, eat more. Sister, please make more next time we eat hotpot." Li Mingxia said.
How could it not taste good? This shrimp paste only has a little bit of starch added to it to act as a sticky paste, and the rest is all real shrimp meat. In addition, Li Mingxia also added a lot of his own secret seasonings. How could something made by Yang not taste good?
"Good! Big sister is so nice!"
The room was filled with laughter and joy, and everyone had happiness and joy on their face.