Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: Sticky cabbage and preserved egg and lean meat porridge.

The next day happened to be the weekend. It was a rare opportunity to sleep in, and Wen Wen didn't want to think about the basket outside.

After playing the game for a while, sleepiness gradually came over me, and I fell asleep unconsciously. I vaguely heard the voices of Father and Mother Wen coming home.

The sun rises, and the endless black slowly fades away.

Wen Wen didn't close the curtains when she went to bed last night, so she was woken up by the dazzling sunlight early in the morning. She opened her eyes irritably and got up impatiently.

Wen's mother was making porridge in the kitchen. She was a little surprised to see Wen Wen get up so early on weekends, "Why, you're not sleeping in?" "Forget it, I forgot to close the

curtains last night." As she said that, she walked to the toilet. , holding a handful of cold water and pouring it on his face, the dryness in his body was somewhat relieved.

After waking up, I went to the balcony to stretch and move my body. Maybe it was because the temperature had been a little high recently and some of the potted plants on the balcony were a little droopy.

Wen Wen filled the watering can with water, sprinkled some water on the potted plants next to it, and put down the watering can with satisfaction.

The corner of her eye glanced at the basket she brought back yesterday that would swallow things. At this time, there were some things in plastic bags, but they did not disappear like the things she put in yesterday.

Wen Wen walked over, squatted down, and took out the bag from the basket.

I opened the pocket on the ground and looked at it. It was full of sticks. After thinking about it, it seemed that when my parents went out for a walk last night, they said they wanted to stop by to see if there were any vegetables to buy.

Afraid that the bag of vegetables would disappear again and it would be hard to explain, Wen Wen took the bag of vegetables to the kitchen.

Mother Wen, who was making porridge in the kitchen, saw her bringing the vegetables in and said smoothly: "It's just right. I brought it home last night and put it in your basket. It just so happens that I can cook it for lunch today. You look at the porridge." Go take care of it."

Mother Wen put the vegetables in the other corner of the kitchen and started peeling them. Wen Wen looked at them and turned around to continue stirring the porridge in the pot. The whole pot of preserved egg and lean meat porridge should be about noon. Just enough to eat porridge.

"Why are they all hollowed out? They're still a bit old, and these ones are a little bit broken. I also said I haven't eaten these for a long time and bought some, but I feel like I can't eat them now." After peeling a few, I stopped peeling them off

. Mother Wen put the peeled pieces together into the original bag.

Then he continued, "I'll go down and throw it away now. You continue to look at the porridge."

After saying that, she was about to open the door and go downstairs to throw it away. Wen Wen remembered that this bag of stuff didn't disappear automatically when her parents put it away last night, and she thought about it. He said, "I'll go."

After saying that, he took the bag of vegetables from Mother Wen's hand and walked out. He looked back and saw that Mother Wen had not left the kitchen, so Wen Wen took the bag and walked to the balcony.

I'm going to put it in the basket again to see if it disappears.

As the bag broke away from Wen Wen's hand and touched the bottom of the basket, a magical scene appeared again, and the entire bag of vegetables disappeared.

It seems that only what you put into this basket from your own hands will disappear.

I went back to the kitchen and wiped my hands, put away the dishes and prepared for breakfast.

Mother Wen was a little surprised when she saw Wen Wen reappearing, "So fast? Why didn't I feel like I didn't hear the sound of you closing the door?" "

Haha, I closed the door gently." Wen Wen looked unnatural and jumped. Past this topic.

The preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the bowl exudes a special aroma. When you take a bite, it is soft and glutinous. The chewy texture of preserved eggs and the soft texture of lean meat are intertwined and integrated with each other.

Wen Wen took one bite after another and finished the bowl of porridge in a short time.

"What? Fell down? We'll be right back." Wen Wen was about to get up and go to the kitchen to serve a second bowl of porridge when she saw Wen's mother's originally calm expression suddenly become anxious after answering a phone call.

Wen Wen frowned, feeling that this was not a good thing.

"What's wrong, Mom?"

"Your uncle said that your grandma fell. Call your dad. We have to go back quickly."

Grandma's family is not in the city where Wen Wen's family lives, and it takes three hours to drive back and forth.

When Wen Wen heard this, she quickly asked Dad Wen to get up, and the family hurriedly packed up and got ready to go out.

While Wen Wen was waiting for her parents at the door, she glanced back at home to check if there was anything that was not closed, and scanned the bowls in the living room that she had not had time to put away.

After thinking about it, I probably won't be able to go home so soon. I don't know when today's porridge will be put out, and I guess I won't be able to eat it when I get back.

Although she didn't know where the things she put in the basket would end up, her instinct was that it would serve its purpose.

Before my parents were ready to go out, I went to the kitchen and put the casserole into the basket on the balcony, which also disappeared quickly.

At this time, my parents just packed up their things and came out of the room. The family hurriedly closed the door and left for grandma's house.

The basket disappearing thing really does its job.

In Nanlinchao, Tiance Village, before dawn, Dalin got up and rushed from the village to the county. Thinking of what happened last night, he walked to the big water tank that was moved into the room last night with some expectation.

I looked inside nervously, but nothing appeared like yesterday.

Although a miracle is a gift from God, it is still inevitable to feel a little disappointed.

I encouraged myself to work harder today and strive to let my wife and children live a life where they can have enough to eat every meal.

Not long after Dalin left, the sky became slightly brighter, and Juan Niang also got up.

I looked at the big water tank and saw nothing like yesterday, so I wasn't too disappointed.

As usual, I found some handicrafts that I had done before. Although the prices can't keep up now, it's better to have something than nothing.

"Mom, is there a god in the water tank who has given us something?"

Zhenzhen may have been looking forward to what happened last night. As soon as she woke up, she ran to the room, holding the water tank with her feet. Want to look inside.

"Don't worry Zhenzhen, your parents will try their best to keep you fed." Lin Tian next to him heard Juan Niang say this and knew that nothing appeared in the water tank like yesterday.

He took Zhenzhen's hand, held her aside and sat next to Juan Niang.

Zhenzhen refused and let go of Lin Tian's hand, "Brother, I want to sit next to the water tank."

Juan Niang and Lin Tian followed her, and then Juan Niang continued to work, while Lin Tian looked at the books he had bought before. .

But as soon as Zhenzhen finished speaking, before she could sit next to the water tank, she heard a muffled sound in the water tank.

With this sound, not only Zhenzhen immediately raised her head to look at the water tank, but also Juan Niang, who was working, and Lin Tian, ​​who was reading, also looked up and walked towards the water tank with some hesitation.

Looking from top to bottom, something strange appeared in the water tank again. Juan Niang had never seen anything like this before.

The transparent gauze-like thing contains vegetables, and the top few vegetables are peeled.

This is the first time since the drought that I have seen more juicy vegetables. The important thing is that the large and large vegetables are randomly packed in the gauze.

At this moment, Juan Niang really believed that gods were helping them. Not to mention that no one would bring out so many dishes these days. Even the container for this dish had never been seen before. It looked like glass but was light and airy.

She bent down slightly and took the dish out. It was quite heavy. She couldn't lift it with one hand because she was not full for a long time. In the end, she had to use both hands to take the dish out of the jar.

"Mom, shall we eat this dish today?" Zhenzhen stared at the bag with her big eyes blinking.

"Yes, we will eat the leftover gnocchi from yesterday at noon, and then we will wait for your father to come home and eat these vegetables together." Juan Niang replied with a smile.

"Mom, do you know what this food container is?" It felt thin and transparent, and Lin Tian couldn't help but be curious that it could hold such a heavy thing.

"Maybe it's something from gods or something from outside the village. I'll ask again when your father comes back."

Lin Tian nodded, and the family happily ate the leftover soda and potatoes from yesterday for lunch.

In Jingcheng, the capital of Nanlin Dynasty, the sun gradually broke through the darkness, and the slowly falling light gave the trees outside the study a golden color.

Xie Zhilin rubbed his tired eyes and put down his pen. The government affairs that had been backlogged due to injuries some time ago and the excitement caused by drinking that glass of black water last night were basically all dealt with.

I stood up and stretched my body, which was a bit stiff after sitting all night, and gradually became a little sleepy.

"Master, you are still injured. The imperial doctor told you to rest more. Shall I help you go back to your room and rest for a while?" Xie Yi saw Xie Zhilin standing up and said to him hurriedly.

It was strange to say that last night during the vigil, he felt that his energy was getting better and better, and he was even a little excited in the second half of the night without feeling sleepy at all.

Thinking of this, I can't help but think that the only difference is that yesterday I drank black water that suddenly popped up from the porcelain basin and I don't know what it contained.

I can't even feel a trace of sleepiness, which is quite magical.

Before he could finish his thoughts, he suddenly heard a crisp sound in the study. He frowned and Xie Yi dodged directly into the study, his whole body on alert.

Looking around, there was no one around, and then he looked carefully inside the room, his frown deepening.

I saw a casserole appearing in the porcelain basin where something suddenly appeared yesterday.

Thinking that the sudden sound he heard just now was caused by the sudden appearance of the casserole, even Xie Yi, who didn't really believe in ghosts and gods, had some strange thoughts at this time.

Are they really gods or monsters?

"Master, something has appeared in this porcelain basin again." Xie Zhilin slowly walked to the porcelain basin, with a trace of doubt on his jade-like face.

It looks like the food this time is food again. Is there some god who thinks he can't have enough to eat? Or are you implying that the current drought-stricken people do not have enough to eat?

Xie Yi took out the casserole from the porcelain basin. The whole pot was still hot. When he opened the lid, a burst of white mist rose. When he looked inside, it looked like freshly baked porridge.

Looking at the contents of the pot, Xie Zhilin raised his eyebrows slightly. The aroma couldn't help but penetrate his nose. Even he who didn't care about his appetite couldn't deny that it was delicious.

After a night of working at the desk, I was a little tired. Looking at this pot of porridge, I also had a little appetite. I looked at the big pot of porridge and asked Xie Yi to take the porridge to my grandmother's yard.

Arriving at my grandmother's big yard, my parents and people from the big house were also there.

The eldest brother came back from the martial arts field, and the eldest sister-in-law held Xie Weian in her arms. The second brother had already left home. The second sister-in-law and several other children were sitting quietly at the dining table, apparently preparing to have breakfast.

"Brother Lin is here, sit down and have breakfast."

Xie Zhilin usually eats alone in his yard. Except for greetings or family matters, he rarely eats together. At this time, grandmother Li was a little strange when she saw Xie Zhilin.

"Hui'er, hurry up and prepare bowls and chopsticks for Third Master." Xie Zhilin's mother, Zhang Huiping, turned her head and ordered the maid.

Xie Zhilin asked Xie Yi to put the casserole on the dining table, lifted up his robe and sat next to his elder brother's eldest son Xie Weijin.

Xie Zhilin nodded and happened to see Hui'er pouring porridge into his bowl. He stopped Hui'er and stood up to take a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge from the casserole on the table.

"Brother Lin, when you came to grandma's place, you were afraid that you would be hungry, so you brought your own food? What kind of delicious food was it?"

Mrs. Li couldn't help but feel a little funny when she saw his actions. You must know that everyone in the family knows that Xie Zhilin does not pay attention to food. Xu, who is never picky about food, is quite curious to be able to bring his own food like today.

"Grandma doesn't know, but this is the first time for my grandson to drink this porridge." After speaking, he called a few maids to get a new bowl for everyone, and everyone filled a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge.

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