NCCnovel Chapter 160 Let’s record our lives
Chapter 160 Let’s record our lives
Shen Zhensheng asked Xiao Baoer to sit down and wait for the meal and stop being busy. Then he arranged for everyone to have a barbecue and hot pot. He told everyone to cook whatever they wanted to eat and put it on the stove while he watched it grill.
I also grilled Xiao Baoer's favorite shrimps, and there were shrimp pastes in the hot pot.
"Everyone, come and eat. Just put whatever you want in this dipping sauce. This dry sauce can be used to dip barbecue. It's also delicious when you wrap barbecue with lettuce."
Xiao Baoer warmly invited everyone to eat more. Several people were enjoying the hotpot so much that they started to sweat.
The main reason was that it was hot in the room and it wasn't cold even without a cotton jacket, so Xiao Baoer took off her cotton jacket as soon as she entered the room. At this time, everyone had taken off their cotton jackets and were eating.
"Third brother, let me bake it. I also want to try it. It seems quite fun," Shen Zhenjiang ran to the stove, eager to try.
"Okay, then be careful not to bake anything that's inedible, and don't eat it yourself."
Shen Zhensheng sat down to eat. Seeing that Xiao Baoer was eating happily, he did not stop her. Xiao Baoer insisted on having a bite of spicy food. Shen Zhensheng could not persuade her, so he had to give her a bite of beef in the spicy pot.
"It's delicious, delicious. Honey, I want more. I want shrimp paste," Xiao Baoer took a bite of the spicy pot and didn't want to eat the tomato pot anymore.
"Just one bite, we can't eat more."
While she was eating the shrimp balls, Shen Zhensheng went out and got everyone some sour plum soup that he had prepared in advance, but Xiao Baoer got a cup of hot milk.
"Be good and drink some milk to relieve the spiciness," Shen Zhensheng fed her a sip of milk. The two of them were so intimate as if they didn't see anyone else at the table. However, no one at the table paid any attention to them as everyone was used to it.
I can’t get enough of the delicious food on the table. I wish I had two mouths. How can I have the time to make fun of them?
"This is so delicious. I haven't eaten anything this exotic in all these years. The more I eat it, the more I enjoy it," Shen's father exclaimed as he ate.
"Of course, it's so comfortable to eat something hot while it's snowing. It's really enjoyable to spend this snowy day," Shen's mother also lamented the difference of this winter.
Isn't it different? Every year during the winter, the family would stay at home and wait for food. Sometimes, in order to save food, they could only have one or two meals a day. But this year is different.
After the family was divided this year, the old couple had a lot more peace and quiet. The fifth child went to work in town, Xiuxiu went to school in the county, and the third child came back. His wife stopped making trouble and got pregnant with two more children. The couple's relationship is very sweet.
What's more important is that I can have enough food to eat during the winter this year, and I can occasionally have some meat for three meals a day. All this is thanks to the third son's wife, including the fact that I have earned so much money these days, thanks to her.
And they didn't suffer from the cold this year. When the weather got cold, the third brother's family prepared cotton for their parents on both sides, asking them to make thick cotton-padded clothes and thick quilts. They also gave each of them a pair of thick cotton boots. He and his old man also wore sweaters, which were very soft. The third brother and his wife are very filial. The son is filial, and the daughter-in-law is even more filial.
When I run a business, I manage both my parents' and my husband's families. I have never put all my heart into my parents' family, but my husband's family is also worried about me.
Shen's mother was still sighing in her heart, who said that the mother-in-law couldn't tolerate her daughter-in-law thinking about her parents' home? What the mother-in-law couldn't tolerate were those daughters-in-law whose parents' home was evil. That kind of person only had her parents' home in their eyes, and she wouldn't even care if her husband and children starved to death.
Anyway, the third son's wife is very happy thinking about her parents' home, which shows that she is filial and filial children are not bad.
Everyone at the table was talking and laughing. The second child's children, as well as Dabao and Erbao, couldn't stop eating. Sanbao didn't eat much because Xiao Baoer thought he was too young and didn't let him eat that much. She asked Shen Zhensheng to feed him steamed egg custard.
After the meal, Xiao Baoer was not allowed to clean up. She was asked to sit aside and watch while several people cleaned up together. Liu Ying and Shen's mother wanted to get cold water to wash the dishes and the pot for the hot pot, but were stopped by Shen Zhensheng.
"Mom, sister-in-law, there is hot water at home. Don't use cold water to wash. My wife said that we should use hot water so as not to catch a cold."
Liu Ying waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "No, no, I'm used to this kind of cold water. It takes a lot of firewood to boil hot water, and a lot of coal."
Shen Zhensheng poured hot water into the basin for washing dishes. Xiao Baoer said, "It's not a big deal. There is hot water on the stove at home all day long. Mother, second sister-in-law, you should also use hot water to wash. It's not good to use cold water on women. We are all people who can earn money now, so why don't we treat ourselves better."
After hearing this, the two of them thought that what the third brother said was right. Why should they live such a hard life? It just costs some firewood. They can use it to heat water this winter.
By the time they had cleaned up the pots, pans, and the mess in the dining room, another layer of snow had fallen outside, but there was no need to sweep it for the time being.
When Shen's mother left, she was still admonishing Shen Zhensheng, "Third brother, the snow is slippery here, you must take good care of your wife, and don't go out if you can."
"Oh, mother, don't worry, I won't let her out. She will just stay in the house and play with the kids."
After a few people left, the family rested in the house. Snowy days are perfect for eating hot pot and barbecue, and sleeping in a warm bed.
"Mom, can the three of us sleep in one room today? Erbao and Sanbao can kick the quilt, and I can take care of them," Dabao said like a little adult, saying that he wanted to take care of his younger brothers.
As soon as we moved into the new house, we decorated the rooms for the three children. Occasionally, the eldest and second child would sleep by themselves, but the third child would decide who to sleep with depending on his mood, and most of the time he would sleep with his oldest brother.
"Okay, then mom will get you some blankets later. Let dad make your room warm at night. You have to take good care of your brother, okay?"
Xiao Baoer generally does not refuse children's reasonable requests, and in most cases supports them to give it a try.
"Son, it's still snowing outside. Can mommy take a picture of you?"
The three children nodded happily. Shen Zhensheng, who came in from outside, saw the four mother and children acting sneakily and knew what Xiao Baoer was up to.
"Honey, let's go to the yard and take some pictures. There's a camera in the space, let's record more of our lives."
Shen Zhensheng also thought that his daughter-in-law's idea was very good. Recording the family's life with photos would be precious memories in the future.
The family came out of the house holding cameras. Xiao Baoer was the only one in the family who knew how to use a camera. She first took a lot of photos of Shen Zhensheng and the three children. The four children in the family were good-looking and they all looked good in any photo.
Xiao Baoer then told Shen Zhensheng how to take the photo and how to adjust the photos herself, and asked Shen Zhensheng to take the photo of herself and the child. This was also the first photo of herself, the baby in her belly and her three older children.
Shen Zhensheng never got tired of taking pictures. He took quite a lot of pictures. While taking pictures, he sighed that his wife and children were so pretty. They were so beautiful in this snowy scene.