Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1711: Shredded Pork in Beijing Sauce 5

The weather is hot, and Feng Qingxue has no craving for meat, but the elderly and children at home love eating meat regardless of the season.

Cheng Baoguo and his wife are easy to understand since they suffered too much during the war and continued to experience material shortages in the planned economy after the founding of the country, giving them an inexplicable craving for meat.

As for Lu Jiang, it’s needless to say, he can’t be happy without meat.

The children, although they have never lacked food or clothing while growing up, have lived under the eyes of guards and orderlies in the military, where meat is rationed. So, like Cheng Baoguo and his wife, they have a special love for meat.

Nourishment should be balanced between meat and vegetables, as excess is harmful. Fortunately, with many people in the house, there’s not too much distributed to each person.

Feng Qingxue planned to invite Doctor Guo’s family and Sister-in-law Gu to have dinner together after preparing the meal.

Lu Erxiong followed along closely and had already planned out the lunchtime menu for Feng Qingxue.

"Braised Lobster, Braised Yellow Croaker in Soy Sauce, Beijing-Style Shredded Pork, Chicken Stew with Beans, Braised Eggplant with Pork, Garlic Cucumber Salad, Tomato and Fried Eggs..." A series of dish names came out of his mouth, making Sister-in-law Wang, who was handing a hen to Feng Qingxue, laugh.

"Can such a small person like you eat it all?"

Hearing the question, Lu Erxiong confidently replied, "Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, Mom, Brother, Sister, and Brother will all help me eat!"

It’s not that he would eat alone; even if he wanted it, Mom wouldn’t agree.

Sister-in-law Wang kept praising him for being smart and sensible, not being stingy with food. Many children are protective of their food, wanting to stuff all the good food into their own mouths.

When buying tofu skin, Master Zhang teased Erxiong, "I heard there’s no tofu on your menu. Do you want to buy a piece to stew?"

Lu Erxiong craned his neck to look at a one and a half-board of tofu covered with damp gauze on the counter. It was slightly yellow, tender and fresh. He turned his head to look at Feng Qingxue with longing eyes, "Mom, fish head tofu stew is delicious."

"There are no fish heads," Feng Qingxue responded in a slightly irritated tone.

"Just cut the fish heads off," Lu Erxiong pointed to the two fish she was carrying.

Sister Liu across the stall shouted, "The fish heads your mom bought are too small, come take a look, I have big grass carp heads here!"

Lu Erxiong ran over, his eyes lighting up, "Chopped pepper fish head!"

It’s just a pity it’s too spicy, so he can’t eat it. Fish head tofu stew is better.

Grass carp, also known as bighead carp, is a freshwater fish. Its head is much more valuable to eat than its body, but as seafood companies continuously transport seafood inland, they also bring back freshwater fish that are not available here.

On this trip, Feng Qingxue had to buy ingredients for three meals a day, but she didn’t want to buy any more fish.

"Erxiong, come back and help me carry the fish, let’s go home. We’ve spent all the money we brought, and we’ll come back tomorrow to buy grass carp. You can ask Aunt Liu to save us the largest one for tomorrow."

Seeing the others able to eat seafood while he couldn’t, Feng Qingxue felt heartache.

Lu Erxiong immediately turned to look at Sister Liu.

Sister Liu covered her mouth and laughed, "Okay, I’ll save the biggest one for you."

Ye Yan and Fubao also finished buying the meat, a pound of pork belly, a pound and two ounces of lean meat, and two pig ears.

On the way back, both adults and children carried items while Fubao quietly whispered to Feng Qingxue, "Mom, buying less than two ounces of pork doesn’t require a ticket, so I asked Brother Ye Yan to buy an extra two ounces of lean meat. I also like Beijing-Style Shredded Pork."

Feng Qingxue did not hesitate to praise her, "Fubao, you’re so smart, I didn’t think of that!"

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