Siheyuan: When I became the control group of Qin Huairu

"Yeah! I'm back!"

In response, Xiao Sheng took out the machete hidden in the firewood and the rabbit carcass wrapped in large leaves, and handed them to Xiao Qian who was walking over.

He winked at Xiao Qian, who immediately understood and took it. As he walked into the house, he said, "Brother, we are about to eat. When you are done, wash your hands and come in to eat."

"Okay!" Xiao Sheng didn't even raise his head, and placed the two bundles of firewood one by one under the steps on the left side of his sister-in-law Yang Hehua's house.

The coal balls at the innermost part of the steps should be burned when they are a little cooler, while the pile of good dry firewood at the outermost part can still burn for a while.

The firewood he cut now needs to be exposed to wind and sun for a few days to dry out the moisture before it can be used for burning. Otherwise, there will be too much moisture, resulting in too much smoke and a weak fire.

As for why he didn't find dry firewood, it was mainly because Xiao Sheng was in a hurry. It would take some time to find two bundles of dry firewood. He was anxious to come back to eat and sweep the streets, so his first choice was fresh firewood.

As soon as everything was arranged, Xiao Sheng went to the sink to run water, washed his hands and face very roughly, and went to eat with his hands shaking.

Xiao Qian, Xiuxiu, Manman and Xiaobao had already been sitting at the table, smiling, waiting for Xiao Sheng to arrive.

As soon as they reached the kitchen, the four of them saw rabbits wrapped in some large leaves.

I was very happy. Xiaobao was young and had never seen a rabbit before. He kept pointing at the rabbit's corpse and asking what it was.

Xiuxiu answered in a low voice that it was a rabbit.

When they found out it was edible rabbit, they were very happy.

The three kids were discussing in low voices and chattering about how to eat.

If Xiao Qian hadn't reminded them to go eat, none of the three of them wanted to leave.

Tonight's dinner is cornmeal porridge and steamed buns made of two-grain flour.

The dishes included egg custard, cabbage soup, and a bowl of black beans pickled with lotus flowers.

It was already this late and Yang Hehua hadn't come back yet. Xiao Qian knew that she had been working overtime again today.

Seeing her brother Xiao Sheng coming, Xiao Qian scooped a large spoonful of egg custard for each of the three children and announced that the meal was ready.

Xiuxiu and Manman can pick up the food by themselves, but Xiaobao is not very good at using chopsticks, so Xiao Qian uses a spoon to feed him a mouthful of porridge, a mouthful of egg custard, and some cabbage.

Yang Hehua had previously warned Xiaobao that the fermented black beans mixed with chili powder and ginger should not be given to him, so she rejected Xiaobao's request.

Xiao Sheng was a little tired and didn't say anything. He just ate in silence. He didn't touch the egg custard in the big bowl. The only vegetables in the bowl were cabbage and fermented black beans.

Seeing this, Xiao Qian poured a spoonful into his bowl and said, "Brother, my sister-in-law said before that we are still growing and need to eat nutritious food. Besides, there will be four eggs every day. Don't refuse to eat them. My sister-in-law will scold you if she finds out."

The two hens in Yang Hehua's chicken coop are fed with corn kernels grown on the farm. They lay four eggs every day, so there is no shortage of eggs at home.

Yang Hehua also told Xiao Sheng and Xiao Qian not to be so reserved and to remember to eat eggs when she was not at home.

"Okay! I get it! I don't like it very much. I think it has a fishy smell of eggs. Look at the bacon last night, didn't I eat it?" Xiao Sheng knew that his sister Xiao Qian felt sorry for him, but he really didn't like eggs.

Xiao Qian also remembered this incident and couldn't help laughing: "Brother, how come you are still picky about food even though you are so old!"

Eggs were a rare commodity these days. If there was a dish containing eggs on the family’s dining table, it would definitely be snapped up and sold out immediately. The only exception was her brother Xiao Sheng.

Manman looked up, her mouth stained with cornmeal paste, "Uncle, being picky about food is not a good thing!"

"Yes, yes! That's right!" Xiuxiu also said.

Xiaobao was concentrating on eating the egg custard that Xiao Qian fed him. His eyes rolled around as he looked at them, not participating.

Xiao Sheng smiled awkwardly: "Yes, uncle knows, I'll eat it!"

As he spoke, Xiao Sheng quickly put the egg custard into his mouth with the fermented black beans in water. He didn't even chew it and swallowed it whole.

"Look! Uncle has finished eating!" After saying that, Xiao Sheng gave his two little nieces a big smile.

After spending some time together, Xiao Sheng realized how difficult his two little nieces were.

If he didn't satisfy them both, his ears would never be at peace, as the two little girls would keep nagging about this matter.

Xiuxiu and Manman were satisfied and continued eating.

Xiao Qian was watching from the side and couldn't help laughing.

Xiao Sheng rolled his eyes.

Xiao Qian immediately changed the subject: "Brother, tell me how you caught the rabbit today!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Sheng had a proud look on his face. He told the whole story and finally said, "I am lucky, your brother!"

"Yeah..." Xiao Qian nodded.

Xiuxiu and Manman were stunned by what they heard and thought their uncle was so awesome.

He was hit at once!

Xiao Sheng quickly finished his dinner, took over Xiao Qian's function of feeding Xiao Bao, and asked his sister Xiao Qian to eat quickly.

When Yang Hehua is not at home, the two siblings take turns feeding their child.

Xiao Qian went to the kitchen with a smile, served herself a bowl of cornmeal porridge, and slowly started to eat it.

On the other side, the second canteen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

All the dishes have been served, Master Ma and Master Yang have left, and the kitchen helpers and apprentices are cleaning.

Yang Hehua sat on a stool, holding an enamel cup and drinking water in small sips.

The canteen director Lin Dahai came over with a piece of paper in his hand.

"Comrade Hehua, the dishes you prepared today are really good. The leaders of our friendly neighboring units were very satisfied with the meal. By the way, I have a form for you to fill out."

"Hey! Director Lin! I'll be there right away!"

Yang Hehua quickly drank the water in the enamel cup, followed the canteen director Lin Dahai to the canteen hall, and sat down at the table where the workers usually sat to eat.

"Comrade Hehua, this is the registration form for the chef skill level test. Director Li told me yesterday that your cooking skills must be more than level eight. There happens to be an exam this Saturday, and I have a vacancy for the exam. I brought you a registration form. Please fill it out and hand it in before you take the exam!"

"As you know, the salary offered to chefs in our factory is at level 6 at best, but there is overtime pay for overtime work. Director Li asked me to give it to you."

As he spoke, the canteen director Lin Dahai took out some money from his pocket and put it on the table.

Yang Hehua held a pen in her hand, looked at the registration form, then looked at the bills on the table, and she roughly understood what was going on.

She knew that overtime work would be paid overtime, otherwise how could He Yuzhu agree to work overtime to cook.

But this pile of tickets is not overtime pay!

Combined with Lin Dahai's words, we can get a message that Li Huaide, the logistics director, wants to shake hands and make peace with him.

I don't want to be bothered by Liu Lan's matter anymore.

We are all adults, so we naturally understand these things. Yang Hehua forced a smile on her face: "Director Lin, thank you for telling me this! Thank you Director Li for your trust in me, and thank you for giving me the exam quota. I will definitely do my job better and make more delicious meals for my fellow workers!"