Chapter 40: Truly Delicious
Indeed, there were rights and wrongs, but the three of them ultimately believed others’ instigations too easily, causing a scene and creating trouble.
“Didn’t I just say that since you didn’t cause a big mess, we should let this go?”
Su Mulan looked at the three little radishes and couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows. “If we’re talking about punishment… then your punishment is to take good care of your eldest sister during this time. Don’t let her foot touch the ground. Also, the dried sweet potatoes sold well at the market today, so we need to make more at home. You all need to help out more with that.”
“And also, the most important thing is, from now on, you must listen to me carefully, follow my arrangements when working, and strive to earn more money to make our family’s life better.”
These words from Su Mulan left the three children looking at each other in bewilderment.
Especially Bai Lixia, who was the most shocked.
She really didn’t expect this matter to be brushed off so lightly by Su Mulan.
So, Su Mulan has truly changed… and is even better than she had imagined?
But after thinking for a while, the three children almost simultaneously responded, “Don’t worry, Mother, we will definitely listen to you from now on.”
These words were also said by the four little radishes when she had just arrived a couple of days ago.
However, at that time, Su Mulan could tell that their words were mostly out of fear. But now, she could clearly see that their tone carried a few more degrees of respect.
Even if it wasn’t 70% or 80% out of ten, it was still 50% or 60%.
In a small team, the leader’s credibility and ability to inspire play a crucial role. It is an important factor that can lead a team to continuously move forward.
Having just arrived here, having traveled through time, and being a stepmother, she naturally couldn’t expect familial dependence. It was already quite rare for her to be able to manage this household well and for the children to work together harmoniously.
Su Mulan felt very gratified by their reactions and believed that her recent approach was the right one.
She smiled and said, “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. We sold the dried sweet potatoes for money, and I bought some meat and tofu in town. For lunch, I’m thinking of making meat noodles. Hurry up and get things ready to help with lunch.”
“Shuiliu, you rest and don’t move. Lixia, help with the fire. Zhuye, go pick a couple of cucumbers and wash them. Midou, set up the table and benches.”
With Su Mulan’s instructions, the children immediately busied themselves.
From a pound of meat, she cut off half, rubbed it with salt, and hung it in a cool place for preservation. The remaining piece was finely sliced into thin strips and cooked with chopped green onions and ginger into a meat sauce.
The noodles made from a mix of sweet potato flour, corn flour, and a bit of wheat flour were boiled, topped with stir-fried meat sauce, and served with finely sliced cucumber. This budget version of mixed sauce noodles was brought to the table, bowl by bowl.
The seasoning in the kitchen was definitely incomplete, and Su Mulan found the taste of the meat sauce quite mediocre. However, the four little rascals hadn’t had meat in a long time. Now, eating noodles with meat sauce, they devoured the mixed sauce noodles with meat strips voraciously, leaving not a single crumb behind.
After finishing the meal, they even scooped some noodle soup to rinse the remaining meat sauce bits in their bowls, savoring every last bit.
“This meat sauce noodle is really delicious.”
Bai Midou was the last to put down his bowl, his face showing a strong sense of reluctance. “It would be great if we could eat such meat sauce noodles every day from now on.”