A Blessed Wife At Home

Shao Yun Duan could not help but nod in agreement, “yes, we are lucky today.”
  
The four of them returned home. Fang Shi and Xu Shi no longer doubted the edibility of the mushrooms, so they spread them out to dry in a high place.

There were also brackens, which cannot be fried directly in the pan. They removed the head and the ends, blanched them in boiling water, and then rinsed them in cold water.

The thin bamboo shoots had not been shelled, so the women sat together to shell them.

While they were busy, Niu Shi came to visit with a smile on her face. As soon as she entered the door, she rolled her eyes. Seeing Fang Shi and Qiao Xuan peeling the bamboo shoots, she immediately lost interest and said with a smile, “oh, what are you doing with such thin bamboo shoots! Isn’t this a waste of time and effort?”

She heard that they just came back from the mountains with a few big bags, so she came here specially to have a look.

She didn’t expect it to be that.

Fang Shi glanced at her, “yes, the children just want to play around.”

Niu Shi glanced at the basket next to her, which was half full of shelled tender bamboo shoots, and bent down to take some. She said with a smile, “oh, how nice, I’ll take some back to try!”

However, a pair of hands quickly stretched out and took the basket.

Qiao Xuan stood up holding the bamboo basket, and said with a smile, “mother, do you want to blanch these bamboo shoots in boiling water?”

Niu Shi’s hand grabbed the air and she froze.

Fang Shi laughed out loud, and nodded at her, “yes, but if you don’t know how to do it, don’t do it. Otherwise, you might burn your hands. Xu Shi, you do it.”

Xu Shi quickly agreed, took the basket and left.

When she saw Niu Shi about to take the basket, she was also anxious. She knew that Niu Shi was shameless, and she might take everything.

The thin bamboo shoots were delicious, but they had thick shells. They spent a long time peeling half a basket of them. Wouldn’t it be distressing if Niu Shi took it just like that?

But she didn’t dare to stop her. She didn’t expect Qiao Xuan to do it.

Xu Shi was impressed.

Niu Shi was so angry that her nostrils were filled with smoke, and she snorted, “Qiao Xuan, you are too stingy! You can’t even let your family have some bamboo shoots?”

Qiao Xuan smiled in embarrassment, “such thin bamboo shoots are full of shells, and it’s very tiring to peel them off. By the way, there are so many of them in the mountains. If you want them, it’s better to pick some yourself, it’s very easy!”

Qiao Xuan wasn’t really that stingy, but she couldn’t stand Niu Shi’s sarcasm.

Niu Shi: “…”

Fang Shi laughed out loud, “yes, these are not expensive. There are plenty of them on the mountain, so go get them if you want some! Our family is quite big, and this is only enough for two meals, so I can’t let you have them.”

Niu Shi snorted. How stingy! Fine, she wasn’t that interested in some stir-fried bamboo shoots anyway.

She was just used to taking advantage of others.

She couldn’t be bothered if they refused to give her some. However, since she was here, she had to say something.

Niu Shi’s eyes rolled, but she suddenly smiled and said, “Qiao Xuan, you are going back to your family tomorrow, right? Have you prepared the gifts? Tell me what you plan to bring, and I can give you some ideas!”