Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Chapter 35 This Profligate Woman

Cheng Su woke up in the late afternoon and sat dazedly for a while before she got out of bed. As expected, Mother Qi called her to prepare dinner.

In the countryside, kitchen stoves were usually built at the same time as the house, and Old Qi’s house was no exception. The stove, built with stones and cement, had two large and two small openings. A large cauldron sat on one of the larger ones, while one of the smaller ones held a rice pot, leaving the other empty.

When Cheng Su entered, something was being boiled over the wood fire in the large stove, emitting a sour smell that was extremely unpleasant.

She approached and lifted the lid. Steam rushed at her face, and she quickly stepped back to take a look. Inside, a mix of things had been stewed to mush: bran, finely chopped sweet potato leaves, greens, and all sorts of other things.

Pig feed, once again pig feed.

Although she had seen it frequently over the past month, Cheng Su still found the smell somewhat unbearable. She covered the pot, turned around, and took another pot to rinse the rice.

"Six bowls of rice will be enough for tonight. Don’t cook too much. With the heat, leftovers quickly spoil, and we can’t afford your wastefulness, having leftovers every day!" Mother Qi, standing at the kitchen entrance, spoke at some point.

Cheng Su responded.

Having gone from a novice at starting a kitchen fire to becoming quite adept after numerous attempts, Cheng Su soon had the rice cooking.

"The eggplants in the garden have grown large. Pick some to cook, and just boiling a handful of greens will be enough," Mother Qi said as she came to collect the pig feed in a bucket, offhandedly instructing Cheng Su.

Vegetarian dinner again?

Frowning slightly, Cheng Su went behind the house to the vegetable garden and the trellised frame, picking several large eggplants. She also uprooted five heads of romaine lettuce and, remembering the bag of eggs by the rice bin, gathered a handful of scallions as well.

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