In Lao Li's family, fetching water has always been the job of the men because of Qiao Xiufen's suppression.

If this were in someone else's house, it didn't matter whether you were male or female, as long as you were not a weak child, you would have to do any work.

But in Lao Li's family, women don't have to do heavy work.

It’s only when spring sowing and autumn harvest are too busy that the whole family joins in.

Two large vats of water have already been placed in the kitchen.

What Li Dalang has to do is to scoop water into the basin.

If there is one thing that is particularly good about Lao Li's family, it is that there is not only a small stone mill but also a well in their small courtyard.

This was the well dug by Li Dagen when his parents were still alive. Over the years, Li Dagen's family has built many houses, and the well has also been repaired. Everyday water is collected in his own yard, which is very convenient.

"Okay!" Li Dalang was so happy when he saw someone taking over the task of washing vegetables, and he quickly filled the basins in front of An Xiaopang and the others with water.

Seeing the confusion in the clear eyes of the two friends, Li Anan smiled like a wolf grandmother: "Don't you want to help? Then wash the vegetables. Wash the leaves and roots carefully. There is a lot of soil in them. Now, sir, please show them how to do it." Li Anan thought that these two young masters must not have been washed before, so instead of removing the edible parts, let the eldest nephew teach them step by step.

Li Dalang was already familiar with the two of them, so he didn't feel any psychological burden after listening to his sister-in-law's instructions.

Mainly in his mind, this is not a job at all.

"Ah, okay, okay." An Xiaopang unconsciously listened to Li Anan's words.

Qin Sanlang also nodded, he was also a little confused.

This is a first time for them.

"Be sure to wash it, and don't waste it. Don't remove the edible parts. But if it doesn't belong to Grandma Ding, you can throw it away." Li Anan thought for a while and demonstrated again. I'm really worried about these two young masters who have nothing to do with anything.

"Don't worry, Sanlang and I can still handle this little thing." Fatty An put his hand directly into the basin and exclaimed: "It's so cold, so cold!"

Although this water has been brought up from the well for several hours and has been sitting in the kitchen tank, it is still quite icy in the winter.

"Little Fatty, you can do it! Just hold on!" Li Anan cheered for his friend.

Lao Li's family would only boil hot water when washing. Normally, they would definitely use cold water for washing vegetables.

It would be a waste of firewood if we boiled all the hot water.

Their family had saved little by little firewood before winter, and there was more. Now if they had time, they would still pick up firewood and take it home.

Lao Li's family has a large population and a lot of people working, but the people in the village don't envy them very much, and they have more to use.

The rations for that meal alone were several times that of a small family.

In the beginning, I wasn’t that diligent about washing up. In winter, it was only once a month, and in summer, it was once a few days.

This was due to Li An'an's strong request, and the entire Old Li family was inspired to wash their hands more frequently.

Li Anan has to scrub every day in summer, and once every three days in winter.

Over time, Lao Li's family got used to having more hot water on hand.

But don’t waste it on washing dishes.

On this point, Qiao Xiufen, who doted on Li Anan, never asked her to use it. Li Anan was also sensible, mainly because it was not her turn to do tasks such as washing vegetables.

She has so many nephews, enough for her to handle.

An Xiaopang and Qin Sanlang didn't know. They personally experienced using cold water to wash vegetables. Looking at the busy little figures, they felt in their hearts that they were really ashamed of their friends who worked so hard despite being so poor. He even secretly decided in his heart that he would be nicer to Li Anan in the future.

Of course, you have to work harder.

Li Anan had already started to make the sauce, but she didn't know that just because she was washing vegetables, her two friends felt pitiful for her in their hearts.

If she knew, she would definitely say: You are overthinking it, but it is true.

She felt that she was still living a happy life.

No matter how poor Lao Li's family was, she was never hungry at all. She would eat the good stuff first. Her parents' love was with her, and her partiality spread to the next village.

Not to mention, her brothers and sisters-in-law also doted on her, and her nephews and nieces were obedient.

Li Anan really has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

Living conditions can be created by oneself, so she is working hard now.

Lao Li's family has Doenjang made by Yang Fanghua himself, and Li An'an really doesn't know how to make this kind of farmhouse Doenjang.

But after I tasted what my sister-in-law made, I thought it was very delicious, full of salty and fresh, and it’s always delicious as a dipping sauce.

She really couldn't find anything that needed improvement. Because Yang Fanghua was good at making soybean paste, when Qiao Xiufen went back to her parents' house during the Chinese New Year, the soybean paste pancakes were also a New Year gift!

There was someone in Taohua Village who had a close relationship with Yang Fanghua, and he would often bring home-made things to Lao Li's house, just to exchange some miso with them.

Not to mention the uncles like Li Ergen and Li Sangen, who are closest to Li Dagen's family, they all have to come and go every other day.

Because of this, Yang Fanghua prepares a lot of miso every year.

Fortunately, soybeans are mainly used to make soybean paste. Because they are easy to grow and are a filling food, Lao Li’s family planted several acres of them.

However, last year, in addition to making soybean paste, my daughter Li Anan put in a lot of beans during her research. Now they have to be used in restaurants. The beans in Lao Li's family are decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Li Dagen thought about how many acres of beans he could grow this year.

When Qiao Xiufen came back, she often talked to him about how popular the yuba was in restaurants.

People from other restaurants came to eat to find out what this thing was, and it was said to be magical among the diners.

After asking around, they found that they really didn’t know what it was, but they had to admit that it was delicious.

It's not very sophisticated, but it just feels like home.

After looking at their pricing and business hours, forget it, they are different from their restaurant’s business model.

He was not really a competitor, but later he even took his family to Juewei Restaurant for dinner.

This is completely conquered by the taste.

Li Anan scooped out some homemade miso, and she was going to fry some eggs and eat it with sauce.

In fact, it's delicious to eat directly as a dip, but Li An'an was afraid that young men like An Xiaopang wouldn't be able to get used to the taste of the farmhouse miso.

You might as well process it yourself.

Fortunately, life in Lao Li's family is getting better day by day, and these eggs are not as rare as before.

Li Anan counted the number of people and took out five eggs and scattered them all.


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