Chapter 21: The Secret in the Box 2
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When opening the lower layer of the jewelry box, Shi Xiaoai's breathing stopped.
She had already considered something when she first weighed the pack.
But when she stared at the box of ten small gold bars, she still felt that she couldn't breathe for a moment.
Shi Xiaoai took out a gold bar, stared at it, and discovered that it had the bank's logo on it and marked the number of grams on it.
She glanced at the others and noticed that each was the same size, weighing a hundred grams.
One stick weighs one hundred grams, and ten sticks equal one kilogram.
Good guy, last night she was so worried that she couldn't sleep because she had no money to buy food, but today she has a kilogram of gold!
Currently, Xiao Ai feels like she is in a dream.
She stared at the items for a while, then put them away.
Indeed, wealth is better not exposed at any time.
What's more, she is alone with her children, so she is easy to bully, so it is even more difficult for her to let people know about the existence of this box.
Although these belongings looked tempting, Shi Xiaoai had yet to use them immediately.
Shi Xiaoai will reserve the jewelry set for Mingrui and Mingxi in the future.
As for gold bars, Shi Xiaoai is not a miser, and she has always understood the importance of capital flow, so she will not have any worries when she needs it.
After all, hers belongs to the two children, so there is no need to distinguish them.
Shi Xiaoai was determined to set up a tea stall.
Whether or not it is used, "it can be said that a person has confidence when they have money."
Shi Xiaoai is currently in an excellent mood; at least, it was much better than yesterday! It was so much better that she dug out the bacon and dried beans the village chief's family had given her before to prepare to improve her and her children's food at night.
Shi Xiaoai soaked the dried beans first, then placed the bacon in an iron saucepan, filled it with half a basin of water, and set it on fire to cook.
Fortunately, Aunt Liu didn't forget to bring her a piece of burning coal when she came over just now, saving her from reopening the fire.
After doing this, she scooped out a bowl of white flour and a bowl of cornmeal from her flour bag and began to mix the flour and bake the pancakes.
While she was busy, she couldn't help but complain in her heart——
Thanks to her parents, who were strict at the time. Otherwise, she would have collapsed in just three days just doing this housework in this place!
In her previous life, Shi Xiaoai could be said to have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth. When she was born, her family's chain of restaurants had opened all over the country, and her father's name was already among the top 50 wealthiest people in the country.
As she grew up, her family's business improved, and at least she never had to worry about money.
But because their parents started their industry from scratch, starting with a bun shop and growing it to its current scale, they have always been very strict with their brothers and sisters.
This strictness includes having to master basic living skills, learning how to cook, and being proficient in the secret recipe for steamed buns at home until both parents approve of the steamed buns made.
In their father's words — when you are rich, your family can provide you with delicious food and drink, but if you encounter any difficulties, you must be able to feed yourself!
At this time, Shi Xiaoai had to admire her parents' foresight, and she was also glad that she had not been lazy since she was a child and knew a bit about what she should and should not learn.
Shi Xiaoai was recalling the past events in her mind, and the movements of her hands did not stop. She baked a basket of juicy and soft pancakes.
She wrapped the pancakes in a clean basket cloth and placed them beside the stove to keep them warm. Then she cut the cooked bacon into thin slices and stir-fried them with dried beans.
Bacon and dried beans are not a suitable match. It will taste better if you can replace it with green garlic sprouts or winter bamboo shoots. But the problem is that she can't buy those fresh vegetables!
It takes a lot of work to get these two dishes together.
Fortunately, Shi Xiaoai's craftsmanship is excellent, and the bacon cured by the old village chief's family tastes perfect.
The two most essential ingredients are a few cloves of garlic and two dried chili peppers. The fried bacon is still fragrant and makes people drool from the smell.
Shi Xiaoai first placed the sauteed vegetables on a small plate and then put the rest into a small enamel basin.
She covered the small basin with a plate and placed it beside the stove to keep warm. Then she picked up the small plate of vegetables and four pancakes from the bamboo basket and took them to Aunt Liu's house.
Aunt Liu's house is close to theirs, only two houses apart. The layout of the two families is the same. The only difference is that where Shi's family built a flower garden, Aunt Liu's family set up two more houses.
In this way, the courtyard looks cramped, but the home becomes more spacious.
When Shi Xiaoai went there, the two children had already woken up, rubbing their eyes and looking confused as Aunt Liu and her husband, Wang Aimin, moved coal into the yard.
Mingrui saw her early.
When he saw Xiao Ai coming in, Xiao Rui smiled brightly and shouted: "Mom!" Then he rushed towards her.
She no longer looked as unfamiliar as when she first arrived.
Ming Xi's movements were faster. She even rushed to Shi Xiaoai's side one step earlier than her brother.
The little girl twitched her nose as she passed. She didn't even say "Mom" when she rushed up to her. She couldn't help but ask, "What's so fragrant? Mom, what delicious food did you make?"
As she spoke, she stood on tiptoes to examine the plate she held.
Shi Xiaoai twisted her body to the side and warned: "Don't touch it; this is for your grandma and grandpa to eat."
"Just give us all to eat? We have everything at home, and there is plenty of everything. If there is anything delicious, please feed it to the children first. Why are you so polite to us?"
When Xiaoai finished speaking, Liu Hongxiang had already walked over with arms crossed.
She dusted off the soot on her hands and complained with a smile.
"I cook more, and they have something to eat."
Shi Xiaoai said as she followed Liu Hongxiang into the living room and placed the dishes and pancakes on the table.
"Auntie, I tried this with the bacon and dried beans I brought back from the countryside. It should taste good. You and Uncle Wang will try it. If you like it, we can make it later!"
After saying that, before Liu Hongxiang could refuse, she took her two children and headed home.
But when she walked to the door, she was stopped by Wang Aimin, who was still squatting under the eaves stacking coal.
"Xiao Ai, wait a moment, don't leave in a hurry; I have a thing to ask you."
Shi Xiaoai agreed and stopped, but she also murmured in her heart.
The night before she arrived back from the countryside, Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang showed up at her home to talk to her for a while and also gave them something.
That was the first time Shi Xiaoai met Uncle Wang, and she only had one impression of him — he was reticent.
In her memory, that night, the couple stayed at her house for almost an hour. She and Aunt Liu expressed everything. Uncle Wang only spoke a few words of hum from the beginning to the end and added nothing else.
Such a poor talker stopped her to ask questions?
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