It was already dusk when Liu Xin returned home. Her mother had just returned from the fields with her two younger sisters.

"Third brother, what are you carrying?" The younger sister saw Liu Xin coming back with rolls of cloth tied outside the backpack. She happily pulled Liu Xin to see what else was in the backpack.

Liu Xin then remembered that she should buy some snacks for her sisters: "I came back in a hurry and forgot to buy you snacks. Third brother will make up for you next time!" Liu Xin put down the backpack and let the little sister rummage inside.

"Mom, there is still meat! There is still money!" Liu Xiaomei grabbed the meat and a lot of money and said to her mother.

"Did you go to Shopkeeper Wang's shop again today? How many times have I told you not to go, and you still took other people's money." Liu Xin's mother saw the things on the ground and thought it was Liu Xin who went to Shopkeeper Wang to ask for them again.

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"Mom, I bought these things with my own money. I helped the young village owner, and the young village owner rewarded me with money. These things are all paid for. You see, there are white flour, rice, and millet here.

." Liu Xin took out the things from the backpack one by one and said to his mother.

Liu Xin has been smart since he was a child and can often give Zhang Fei some good ideas. His mother believed what he said.

"That's good! Put the money away quickly, don't let your sister-in-law see it... Why did you buy so much cloth?" Mother asked when she saw that Liu Xin bought more than one piece of cloth.

"The quilts in the rooms of my two sisters and I are no longer needed. Then we will make four mattresses for you, me, my second brother, and my sister. We will also have two quilts for my sister and me, one for each room. This way the nights will not be so uncomfortable.

It’s so hard!” Liu Xin said.

Seeing her mother lowering her head and saying nothing, with tears beginning to form in her eyes, Liu Xin quickly changed the subject. Although the family was poor when his father was here, it was not so miserable.

"Mom, this cloth is for you. This belongs to my eldest and younger sisters. This can be used to make clothes for me and my second brother. These coarse cloths are for bedding." Liu Xin pointed to the cloths he bought and gave them to his mother one by one.

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"Mom, go borrow scissors and needlework tomorrow and make bedding and clothes as soon as possible so that you won't be cold.

It's getting late, mother, let's cook now, and make white noodle soup tonight." Liu Xin's mother took all the cloth and [wadding] into her room, and took out the noodles to start cooking dinner.

"Mom, aren't we eating meat tonight?" Liu Wanliu couldn't help but ask when she saw the white pork in front of her.

"I'm going to stir-fry some vegetables with lard tonight. It's going to be a long time in the future, and I won't be able to see the smell of oil anymore after I finish the meal," my mother replied.

What my mother said about using lard for cooking is actually to heat the pot, rub the pork on it twice, pour in the wild vegetables and add some salt to give it a bit of lard flavor. This is basically how poor people live.

"Mom, leave the fat areas and forget about the thin ones. Our lives will get better and better in the future." Liu Xin said to her mother when she saw the expectant looks of her two sisters.

"If you want to do it, just do it!" After hearing what Liu Xin said, mother no longer objected. After all, Liu Xin brought all this back.

"Mom, you make the pimple soup, and I'll make the meat." Liu Xin rolled up her sleeves, picked up the meat and went to rinse it. The two sisters cheered when they saw this. One of them went to get a basin and the other to fill it with water.

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During the Han Dynasty, there were no noodles in China, so pimple soup was considered the best meal for ordinary people. Boil the noodles with boiling water, use chopsticks to break them into small balls, stir-fry some side dishes and pour them in. For the Liu Xin family, it was the most delicious meal.

Got it!

"Sister, go dig two pieces of ginger from the yard, and little sister, go pull some green onions." Liu Xin commanded. The two sisters ran faster than ever. It was rare for them to eat pork once a year.

Liu Xin cut off the fat side of the meat, smeared it with salt and hung it in his mother's room. He cut off the remaining fat and cut it into small pieces before cutting other meat.

Poor people don't see oil and water a few times a year, so they like to eat fat meat, and Zheng Lai gives him almost all the meat that is fat. Liu Xin asked the elder sister to start the fire, and he wiped the pot clean and poured the fat meat in, and soon

The aroma of lard filled the entire yard.

After the fat meat was almost fried dry, Liu Xin picked up the meat residue, poured in chopped green onion and minced ginger, and then poured a large bowl of meat into the pot.

Onions and ginger have been the main seasoning for the common people since the Spring and Autumn Period. Ordinary families will grow some in their yards, and the county can buy a lot of them for one dollar.

Listening to the sound of meat being stir-fried in the pot, Liu Wanliu and Liu Xiaomei gathered around the pot and refused to leave. Liu Xin put salt and pepper into the pot and closed the lid.

There were only so many condiments at home, and Liu Xin didn't expect the food he made to be delicious. He sprinkled some salt on the fried meat residue in the bowl next to him and put it in front of his eldest sister.

"Try this, it tastes very good!" Liu Xin lived in a rural area in his last life. When he was a child, his family was also poor, so he especially liked to eat deep-fried meat residue. It was especially delicious with a little salt.

Liu Wanliu looked at the greasy thing and before he could take action, the younger sister took one out and put it in her mouth.

"Third brother, it's so delicious! This is the most delicious thing I've ever eaten...it's just a little hot!" Liu Xiaomei looked at Liu Xin and said happily.

"If it's delicious, just eat it! You won't have anything to eat when Guisheng comes back later!" Liu Xin said.

"The two of us will share three pieces each, and we will hide the rest in our house and eat it tomorrow..."

Seeing her two sisters happy, Liu Xin felt more comfortable than ever before.

"System prompt: The host gives help to the family and the family is happy. This is an act of benevolence. I will get a [Benevolence Value] point. Do you want to draw a lottery?"

Hearing the system prompts, Liu Xin smiled inwardly. He was rewarded for what his "good friend" had done. He didn't have to wait until the evening to draw the lottery.

The two sisters, Liu Wanliu and Liu Wanliu, were showing off to each other with the meat scraps and were reluctant to eat it. At this time, they heard a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard. They heard that the eldest brother and sister-in-law were back.

"There is meat at home today, third brother, did you buy it?" Liu Ji entered the hospital and saw Liu Xin beside the stove. He walked over and smelled the aroma of the meat and said.

"It's a gift from someone else! The meat is fried, and my mother has prepared the pimple soup in the pot. It will be ready to eat soon!" Liu Xin returned.

In the past, Zhang Fei and I would occasionally take back some things, which was the main way to improve the family's life. When my sister-in-law smelled the smell of meat, she came over to help get the bowls and chopsticks, and the pimple soup in the pot was almost ready.

Liu Xin asked his mother to cook more. More than 3 kilograms of white flour made a large pot of pimple soup. He mixed the meat and pimple soup together, and the eldest brother personally served a large bowl for everyone.

Although only salt and vinegar were added, Liu Xin still found it extremely delicious. The whole family was eating with their heads down, and there was a slurping sound from time to time in the yard.

Liu Xin ate three sesame seed cakes at noon, and after two large bowls, he couldn't eat any more. Liu Ji finished three large bowls and was still unsatisfied, but he didn't eat any more. Poor people know that being full is worse than being hungry.

At this time, the second brother Liu Gu and his nephew Liu Guisheng also came home. The second brother ate four large bowls, and Liu Wanliu made up more than half of the bowl. In the end, eight people ate up the last large pot of pimple soup, and not even a morsel of soup was left.

After dinner, everyone sat in the yard. Liu Wanliu and Liu Xiaomei happily told everyone how much cloth Liu Xin had brought today. At this time, Hao Chunmei began to wink at Liu Ji. Liu Ji's face was tangled for a while, but he finally spoke.

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