The military master pledged his life to the country, and the military wife pledged her life to him.

Lin Xi didn't know what Zhao Yufen was thinking, but when she saw that Zhao Yufen was planning to cook all the three pounds of meat she bought, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister, are you planning to cook all this meat for one meal?"

"Yes, I've done it all!" Zhao Yufen said generously.

Lin Xi gave a thumbs up in admiration and said, "As expected of my sister, you are so domineering."

Zhao Yufen was a little embarrassed by the praise and said, "It's been a long time since we had a good meal of meat. Every time I only made a little bit, which made Lao Zhou and the children at home very greedy. But in fact, our family is not under such great financial pressure. I just can't bear to eat it."

"Then I am just the opposite of you. Although my family is under a lot of financial pressure, we eat meat almost every meal. After all, the body is the capital of revolution..."

In fact, Lin Xi also had a hard life in her previous life. Because she had a very hard life when she was young in her previous life, she couldn't be kind to herself at all.

Even now that she has lived into the 1970s, she still spends the bulk of her money on food and drink for her family.

Zhao Yufen looked at the three little ones beside Lin Xi who were well-fed and plump and said, "It can be seen that the food in your house is really good."

"I can't help it. My family is full of boys. Boys consume more energy. Eating only vegetarian food will be bad for their health. Besides, Fu Huaichuan's job is dangerous. All I can do is take good care of his health."

"Looks like I need to learn from you!"

Zhao Yufen has always been frugal.

She and Captain Zhou had many arguments about this when they were young.

"It's not like I need to learn anything. It's just like how every household makes braised pork differently. As long as the final product tastes good, it's fine. I'm a bit lazy, so I don't blanch the braised pork, add oil, or stir-fry the sugar color..." It's mainly because she doesn't have enough facilities and doesn't have that many pots to mess around with, so she usually uses one pot to make braised pork. "Really? I used to stir-fry the sugar color when I made braised pork before."

"There is no right or wrong in this, it just depends on personal habits."

While Lin Xi was talking, she had already placed the rock sugar, ginger slices, star anise, bay leaves, and dried chilies she needed to make the braised pork on a plate.

"Sister Zhao, I need a pot of freshly boiled hot water. Do you have any at home?"

"Is the lunch burn okay?"

"Okay."

After that, Lin Xi said to Fu Ning: "Dongdong, help me light the fire."

"Ok!"

Fu Liangdong immediately sat down in front of the stove.

Before Zhao Yufen could react, he became angry in a familiar way.

"Ningning, help me get some cold water. I need to continue washing the meat. Sister Zhao, help me get a clean, dry cloth. I will use it to absorb the moisture from the surface of the meat. Chenchen, use the knife you brought to help me cut the ginger into small pieces..."

"Mom, what about me?" Fu Liangxue, the only one who didn't get any work, said softly.

Lin Xi rubbed the little guy's head and said, "You and big brother go and light a fire for mom."

"Okay, Mom."

Fu Liangxue immediately came to Fu Liangdong and sat obediently in front of the stove, looking at the fire in the stove.

Lin Xi washed several basins of mahjong-sized pieces of meat.

Until there is no more blood seeping out.

She then used the clean, dry rag that Zhao Yufen handed to her to slowly absorb the moisture from the meat.

The pot is basically hot at this point.

"Dongdong, a small fire will do."

"Ok."

Fu Liangdong responded and immediately turned the fire in the stove to a low flame.

Only then did Lin Xi put the mahjong-sized pieces of meat in the basin into the pot one by one.

"Sister Zhao, the meat should not overlap. Don't turn it over before the oil seeps out, otherwise it will stick to the pan."

"You see, oil is already seeping out of the pot. Let's use chopsticks to turn them over one by one..."

"Fry until the surface is golden brown. Otherwise, the meat will become hard and taste bad if you fry it for too long. Then put rock sugar in the oily area and stir-fry over low heat until the rock sugar melts a little. Then stir-fry the meat together. Don't fry it for too long, otherwise it will become bitter... After the rock sugar is almost melted, add the seasonings we prepared earlier..."

Lin Xi demonstrated to Zhao Yufen and taught her how to cook braised pork.

"After adding the boiling water, bring it to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer slowly. Generally, it will take about 40 minutes to an hour to simmer. The specific time can be adjusted according to personal taste... If there is not enough water in the middle and the meat is not crispy enough, you can add some boiling water appropriately. It must be boiling water..."

After the braised pork was ready, Lin Xi used the ingredients prepared by Zhao Yufen to make them a large plate of spicy and sour shredded potatoes, smashed cucumbers, and braised pork and eggplant.

The children returning home from school could smell the fragrance before they even got home.

They all ran home.

After discovering that the fragrance came from his own house, Captain Zhou’s youngest son screamed with excitement.

"Mom, what delicious food did you make today? It smells so good. It makes my mouth water..."

Before he finished saying the word "come", Captain Zhou's youngest son Zhou Hui was confused by the strange child and beautiful sister who appeared in the kitchen.

He subconsciously took two steps back to make sure he hadn't run into the wrong house, and then he heard his mother Zhao Yufen's unpleasant voice saying, "Don't worry, you didn't run into the wrong house."

"Let me introduce you. This is Aunt Lin, the wife of your uncle Fu Huaichuan. This is your uncle Fu's brother Fu Ning. You can just call him Brother Ningning. As for Dongdong Chenchen and Xuexue, you should be familiar with them, right?"

Zhou Hui: “!!!”

He looked at Fu Liangdong, Fu Liangchen and Fu Liangxue in disbelief and asked, "Are you Fu Liangdong, Fu Liangchen and Fu Liangxue?"

Zhao Yufen: "It's rude, call someone first!"

"Lin Xi, this is my youngest son, Zhou Hui."

Zhou Hui: "Hello, Auntie Lin, hello, Brother Ningning, I am Zhou Hui, I am eight years old and in the second grade of elementary school."

Zhao Yufen: "Today's meal was prepared by your Aunt Lin!"

Zhou Hui: "Really? No wonder it smells so good? No wonder Dongdong and Chenchen are so fat now, so fat that I didn't recognize them."

Fu Liangchen: “???”

“Are we fat?”

He looked down at his round belly and then at Fu Liangdong and Fu Liangxue beside him.

"Looks like he's a bit fat."

Lin Xi: "You are just baby fat, not fat. When you grow up, you will naturally lose weight after smoking. Of course, if you think you are fat, you can eat less tonight and exercise more starting tomorrow."

Fu Liangdong, Fu Liangchen: "..."

It is impossible to eat less, but it is possible to exercise more.

"We'll go home after the braised pork has finished collecting its juices. How about you take your uncle and sister to the yard to play with Brother Xiao Zhou?"