in2ebook Chapter 268 Making Dumplings
Chapter 268 Making Dumplings
After returning home, she poured all the wild vegetables she dug onto the washing table to wash them. Due to her health condition, she did not stand for long. She washed for half an hour and rested for half an hour. During the rest time, she put the previously washed vegetables into a dustpan and placed them in the yard to dry. It took nearly two hours to wash and dry the wild vegetables over and over again.
Looking at the wild vegetables that I dug with great effort, I realize that my family hasn’t made dumplings for a long time. It makes me miss them so much!
It is better to act than to think. Let’s get started.
First, chop up all the wild vegetables, then add onions, ginger and garlic. There is no fresh pork at home, so I can only use some bacon I made before, but this meat is hard and needs to be boiled in the pot first. The time it takes to boil the meat is just enough to roll out the dumpling skins.
When Huo Haocheng came back in the afternoon, she had almost finished wrapping the dumplings.
"You're back!" Seeing him come back, she prepared to put the dumplings in the pot.
"Wife, can you tell me what's going on outside?" As soon as he entered the yard, Huo Haocheng was quite shocked to see so many wild vegetables lying in such a large winnowing basket. Didn't we just agree at noon to take a rest and not go to dangerous places? What were these things outside?
"Those are the wild vegetables I dug at the foot of the mountain this afternoon. We are going to eat wild vegetable dumplings tonight." Ruanruan didn't feel that he was angry, so she said it directly. After that, she put all the dumplings into the pot.
"Didn't we agree at noon that we wouldn't go to dangerous places? Why did we go to the foot of the mountain in the afternoon?"
In fact, it wasn't that he wasn't angry just now, but he remembered what he had said before, that pregnant women should keep a good mood, so he needed to control himself now and not get angry in front of her.
"There's no danger at the foot of the mountain. I'm just going to pick some wild vegetables. Just think about it, it's the same as me picking vegetables from the vegetable garden!"
Their vegetable field is not far from the foot of the mountain. Her digging wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain is the same as picking vegetables from their field. That's the logic, right!
After hearing what she said, Huo Haocheng thought about their family's land. There was a river between the land and the foot of the mountain. That was the truth, yes, but he just felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it?
For a moment, I couldn't find any words to refute her and could only stare at her.
"Okay, don't worry, I know my limits, and I only dug for less than an hour. You know, this is the season when wild vegetables grow wildly. I have nothing else to do anyway, so I just treat it as exercise. Look, I didn't walk far, did I?"
Sometimes, Huo Haocheng really hated his mouth. When facing soldiers, he could still overwhelm them with his momentum, but when facing his wife, many times, he knew that what she said was nonsense, but he just couldn't find a reason to refute her. He could only watch and worry.
"...Then you, please pay more attention to your safety. You must not go to dangerous places, especially the mountains."
I can't explain it to you, so I can only give you instructions.
"Don't worry, I will be very careful. I will never go back to any dangerous place. And I promise you that if I want to go out, I will tell you in advance, and I will be back in an hour at most. Now, are you relieved?"
She knew that he was worried about her, so even if she found a lot of excuses to successfully calm him down, she still had to promise what she should promise. Otherwise, he would still be worried about her during training, and it would be bad if something happened.
Besides, she was alone now. Teacher Shen had to go to class every day, and she didn't know where Sister Wang Xia next door had gone. She didn't know the other family members in the family compound. They just asked each other about their good relationship when they met, so she couldn't go digging wild vegetables with her. So, she thought clearly that she was just killing time.
"Yes, you said it yourself. You must tell me when you go out. You can't be out for too long every day. You must be very careful when you go out. Don't walk too fast. Walk slowly. Even if you go to pick wild vegetables, don't pick too much at a time, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to carry."
After getting her assurance, he felt much better. He couldn't argue with her in this life anyway. He could only pretend to be aggrieved and pitiful as the little cat said, and then he would achieve his goal.
"Okay, I will be very careful to protect our cub."
After comforting him, the dumplings in the pot were almost cooked. The two had just brought the dumplings to the table, mixed them with the leftover chicken soup from lunch, and put them on a plate, ready to eat, when they heard the voice of classmate Xiao Ming calling them outside the yard.
"Go and see if our uncle and aunt are here?" Hearing the voices, the two put down their chopsticks, stood up and walked out.
It was not yet dark, and Huo Haocheng looked out from the courtyard wall and saw Commander Gu and his family of three approaching their home. The two of them walked forward and opened the door to the courtyard.
"Uncle, aunt, Xiao Ming, why are you here? Have you eaten?" I asked softly when I saw them standing outside the gate.
"I've eaten, I've eaten. What are you doing out here? Come in, come in." Seeing Ruanruan standing outside to greet them, Teacher Shen immediately stepped forward and pulled her into the house. Although the weather was good during this period, the wind was still quite cold at night.
"Your uncle just came back and told me that you were pregnant. He also said that Haocheng was too worried this morning and was a bit nervous. I was worried, so I dragged them over to check. How is the baby? How old is he? Are you feeling well?"
Teacher Shen was walking in front, pulling the people along, and kept asking questions.
"Aunt, I'm fine. The baby is fine. It's only been over a month. We just found out last night. Brother Haocheng was just too worried about me. He didn't know how to take care of a pregnant woman, so he was a little nervous in the morning. I explained everything to him at noon. Look, isn't he fine now?"
When someone said Huo Haocheng was crazy, Ruanruan immediately spoke up to defend him. In front of her, Huo Haocheng could be a mission situation, but in the eyes of outsiders, he was just the calm and intelligent Captain Huo. She didn't want anyone to slander him for anything, even their closest relatives and elders.
Teacher Shen and Commander Gu heard Ruanruan's words, and then looked at Huo Haocheng who was standing next to them. They were really satisfied with him. He was not like other people who treated their wives indifferently after knowing that they were pregnant.
"Haocheng, if you don't understand something in the future, just come and ask me. Don't be afraid of the trouble."
"I understand, aunt. If there is anything I don't understand, I will ask you first."
Huo Haocheng had never expected that Ruanruan would take the blame on himself. Although this matter seemed insignificant to him, he was still very happy to see his wife defending him like this, and his eyes were filled with tenderness when he looked at her.