A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

Chen Dafu and Chen Erlu returned home before noon.

Chen Changsheng was already busy on the stove.

The two boys asked while unloading things from the bullock cart, "Mom, what delicious food are you cooking today? It's really delicious."

When the two of them were still outside the courtyard, they could already smell the fragrance wafting from their home.

"Our chickens laid a lot of eggs today, and my mother wants to make some braised rice with these eggs," said Chen Sanshou, who was squatting aside to peel off egg shells.

He touched it gently and applied a little force, and the eggshell separated. Just looking at the white and tender hard-boiled egg made me drool.

Chen Sanshou couldn't even imagine that eggs could be used to make something more delicious.

Chen Changsheng was already stir-frying pork belly. She smiled and said, "It's braised pork rice."

The pork belly had been stir-fried until golden brown and some fat had been stirred out. She poured in the diced shiitake mushrooms and continued to stir-fry.

Then add dark soy sauce, green onions, ginger and water, then add the stewed meat packets, stir for a while, and the meat flavor will be fully stimulated.

"Sanshou, have you peeled the eggs? Bring them over quickly, they are ready to be stewed in the pot."

Braised pork and braised eggs are a perfect match.

Chen Sanshou put the five peeled eggs into the pot at once, and without moving away, he stood by the pot and kept inhaling the aroma, "Mom, if you let Nai know that we boiled five eggs in one meal, Nai will definitely You are talking about me. You are saying that I don’t know how to live, and you are saying that I am a prodigal."

Chen Changsheng added rock sugar to the pot and stirred it a little, "Then don't let your milk know."

She looked at the bubbling braised pork in the pot and couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

When I traveled to Baodao in my last life, I saw a long queue at a small braised pork rice shop at the night market. Chen Changsheng also joined in the fun and queued up. As expected, the braised pork rice in that humble shop was really amazing.

After returning to the chef school, I practiced many times and finally succeeded in replicating it exactly the same.

This time she specially selected a piece of pork belly that was fat and thin, and stir-fried the fat. The meat would be fat but not greasy, and it would melt in your mouth.

Thinking about it, I can’t wait.

While waiting for the braised pork to stew, Chen Changsheng moved out all the dried mugwort leaves sent from the old house, as well as the newly dried elm bark.

"Dafu, Erlu, you two grind these into powder and do as mother did last time."

When she made mosquito coils last time, she specially guided her eldest son to do it, so she didn't have to worry about it herself this time.

The two sons agreed and started working immediately.

Si Xi was not idle either. She was burning pine cones in the corner of the yard. The pine cones needed to be completely carbonized. The little girl was watching beside her. She was very hot and sweating profusely.

Chen Changsheng asked her to wash her face and cool down, and he would do the rest.

After putting out the fire, she used a fire stick to pull out the clay pot, poured out the pine cones inside, and ground them into powder when they were cold.

"Mom, I know how to do the rest, so don't worry and leave it to me."

Chen Dafu's hands were very agile, and Erlu was working beside him, grinding the mugwort before the meal.

The braised pork is almost cooked.

Chen Changsheng cooked white rice today, with two spoonfuls of rich sauce-flavored pork belly poured over the soft rice, and served with a few green vegetables and a braised egg.

After one bite, the meat sauce is soft and glutinous, juicy and fragrant, so delicious that it almost swallows your tongue.

Even though the food at home has improved a lot these days, for meat lover Chen Changsheng, this bowl of delicious braised pork rice greatly satisfies his appetite.

After Sixi took a few bites, he couldn't help but comment, "It's sweet, salty, delicious, and fragrant."

It was the best word that could come up in her belly.

Chen Changsheng put down the bowl and looked at Chen Sixi with a smile, "Si Xi is amazing. He can speak four words. It seems that he has put in a lot of effort in studying."

Si Xi was a little embarrassed to be praised so fiercely, and her face was stunned.

The other children were naturally not far behind, each racking their brains to think of other words to describe it.

"The teeth and cheeks are fragrant."

“Delicious delicacies.”

"Enjoy your meal."

As older brothers, they must not fall behind.

Chen Changsheng was extremely satisfied. She smiled and said to several people, "Eat quickly and wash the dishes after dinner. Mom has a gift for you."

Gift? !

The children's ears immediately stood up.

Chen Sanshou wiped the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of gift is it?"

Xu Shi's mother bought candy bars and snacks from the city, and he still liked to eat them.

"You'll find out later."

Chen Changsheng smiled mysteriously.

With her words, several people started to eat and finish the food in a few seconds and put it away.

With everyone looking expectantly, Chen Changsheng went to the cabinet in the house and took out the gifts that had been prepared long ago. The children's eyes were immediately locked on what was in her hand.

"It's a writing brush!"

"And paper!"

"My God, I even have ink sticks and an inkstone."

The most shocked person was Chen Dafu. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "Mother, how much do these things cost?"

The last time he and Chen Changsheng went to Bailu Book Store to buy books, they saw with their own eyes that a writing brush cost two taels of silver and an ink stick as big as a thumb cost five taels of silver.

With so many things and so many pieces of paper in front of me, I could buy three oxcarts for only a dozen or twenty taels.

It would be a lie to say that I don't feel bad.

Chen Changsheng looked at the group of people and said sternly, "You guys have been studying and literacy for so long. It's not a problem to dip your fingers in water to write every day. It's time to learn to practice calligraphy with a brush. I went to the city a few days ago. Bought it back."

Chen Dafu gently stroked the tip of the brush, feeling that his fingertips were silky smooth, and sighed, "Mom, I will study hard and will not let down your good intentions."

"I can do it too! Although I am not as good as Si Xi now, as long as I am willing to work hard, I will definitely know more words than Si Xi in the future. When the time comes, I will work hard to get a good reputation and let my mother become the old lady of a Shangguan." Chen Sanshou clenched his fist. He swore with his little fist.

"Mom, give these things to eldest brother and the other three. They are men and I am a woman. I don't need these."

Si Xi carefully held the brush and paper in her arms and reluctantly put them down. She seemed to have made a lot of determination before saying these words.

It is already very good for a girl to be able to read and read. She is very grateful to her mother.

But something as precious as pen and ink should be left to men.

Chen Changsheng could see through Xiao Laosi's thoughts at a glance, and she said, "There is no distinction between men and women here. Since your brother can read and write and use these things, you can also use Sixi."

She raised her eyes and looked at the other three brothers, and then said, "Mom buys these things so that you can study and read. It doesn't mean that you have to take the scientific examination and get ahead."

"Isn't studying just for the sake of scientific examinations and gaining fame?"

All four children were puzzled.