After dressing as a superb old woman, I am bound to the power system

The Duan brothers, you look at me and I look at you, but you can't make up your mind.

Duan Mingjing maintained that he was the eldest in the family. He cleared his throat and said, "Go and take a look on the street."

Qiao Lan took her daughters-in-law into the house and looked around the kitchen. The chickens were freshly slaughtered and the fish were swimming around in the fish tank. They were very fresh.

The onions and garlic on the side are all ready, and the oil in the oil jar is full.

I can only admire Mr. He's thoughtfulness.

If it were the same situation as before, when Qiao Lan thanked Mr. He, she would at most ask her family to send a meat dish. As for the meat, it must be fish. Because there is plenty of water and cheap fish here, the Duan family cannot afford expensive ones.

Now that Mr. He has prepared everything, she naturally can't be as stingy as before.

I plan to use my special skills!

Qiao Lan spent some time in the south when she was a child. Southerners like to make soup and have developed all kinds of soups. Everything that swims in the water, walks on land, and flies in the sky can be used to make soup.

Qiao Lan thought about He Feng's body and prepared to make pork belly and chicken soup for He Feng.

The chicken in the kitchen was ready-made, although there was no pork belly. Qiao Lan told the mother-in-law who was waiting aside, and the mother-in-law immediately went out to buy fresh pork belly in a short time.

Qiao Lan felt that she was not good at cooking, and as she was getting older, her sense of taste was not very sensitive, so she taught her daughters-in-law how to make soup and season it, instructing them step by step.

In addition to pork belly and chicken soup, Qiao Lan also made a rare tofu dish.

Qizhen Tofu is not made from tofu. It is made from steamed egg custard and cut into tofu cubes. It is placed in a frying pan and topped with thickened gravy.

The tofu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the gravy is juicy.

These two dishes took a lot of effort. Qiao Lan not only cooked them for Mr. He, but also left a lot of them for her own family. There is no reason to give good things to others without keeping anything for yourself.

After delivering these two carefully cooked dishes to Mr. He, Qiao Lan directed several daughters-in-law to cook some fried pork slices, stir-fried vegetables and other dishes, steamed a large pot of rice, and called the children at home to prepare the meal.

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Mrs. Wang went outside for a while, then returned to the kitchen and said, "Mom, Second Master and the others haven't come back yet! Why don't you wait?"

Qiao Lan: "Then just wait."

After waiting for a while, Duan Mingjing and others came back. Duan Mingjing was the only one holding a small box in his hand. Qiao Lan didn't ask what it was and called the family to eat.

The family enjoyed this meal very happily.

The last time I was so happy was eating rabbits in the mountains and forests.

How can eating in the wilderness compare to sitting in a house and having a peaceful meal when you are exhausted from escaping every day?

After eating, everyone at the table felt a little sleepy.

Qiao Lan asked her daughter-in-law to take the children down to rest. She called her sons over and asked them what gifts they had bought.

Duan Mingjing happily handed over the box he bought.

"Mom, I picked this out specially." Duan Mingjing opened the lid of the box.

Qiao Lan didn't know what kind of gift it was at first. When she took a closer look, she found that it was two fire folding boxes.

Duan Mingjing didn't notice that the old lady's face changed, and she said happily: "Mom, I've been thinking about it for a long time! Didn't Mr. He and the others go on the road without a fire certificate? They have always asked our family to borrow a fire!"

"I just bought two fire discounts! I lost one, and there is another one!"

Having said this, Duan Mingjing admired himself from the bottom of his heart for being able to come up with such a clever gift.

Qiao Lan held her breath and said nothing for a long time, then turned to look at her two sons beside her: "Have you thought about it?"

Duan Mingqing shook his head, "Mom, prices outside have skyrocketed, everything is expensive! My son thought about it a lot, but he couldn't choose a suitable gift. Even if there is a suitable one, our family can't afford it."

Duan Mingchen also meant the same thing.

Qiao Lan nodded, indeed.

Mr. He was born into a noble family, which was not comparable to theirs. Their family's financial situation did not allow them to buy any expensive gifts.

Qiao Lan searched in her mind for the gifts she usually gave. Most of them were given by the housekeeper, and noble people gave some calligraphy, paintings and antiques. Small households gave some things grown in their own farm, such as cloth.

Duan's family cannot afford antique calligraphy and painting nowadays.

Qiao Lan felt that even if she gave it to Mr. He, he might not accept it, and it might not be useful if he accepted it. She said to her sons, "You guys should go down and rest first! I will figure out a way to deal with the gift."

The sons of the Duan family obeyed and retreated.

Duan Mingjing retreated outside the house, still confused, "Fourth brother, do you think my gift is wrong? Mr. He and the others have been short of fire dumplings all the way! It's just right for me to give them fire dumplings!"

Duan Mingchen didn't speak for a long time, looking at his second brother calmly as always. He was used to his second brother being so out of tune.

Duan Mingjing was stared at all over, "What do you want me to do? What gift do you want to give me?"

Duan Mingqing couldn't help but said: "Second brother, that is a matter outside the city. Since Mr. He can afford to rent a yard in the city, he can also afford Huozhezi."

Duan Mingchen: "What Third Brother said makes sense."

Seeing his brother and his concubine singing and singing, they all said that the gift he bought was not good. Duan Ming was so angry that he said, "So what if I can afford it? The gift I gave Mr. He is

A piece of my heart! How do you know Mr. He is unwilling to accept it?"

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Qiao Lan returned to the house and thought carefully about returning the gift.

In addition to herself, there were Duan Sitong and Fei Yan in the house. Duan Sitong had been living in the same house with the old lady earlier, and he still lives in the same house now.

Feiyan was neither old nor young, there were only a few girls in the Duan family, and some of the wives still had boys, so Qiao Lan let the two children live with her.

"Grandma, are you worried about what gift to give Mr. He?" Duan Sitong came forward with a cup of tea. She stared at the old lady in trance for a long time.

Qiao Lan was browsing the system mall for inspiration at the moment, and suddenly came back to her senses when she heard her granddaughter's words.

"I'm thinking about this! Now that food prices are high, it's hard to buy anything. Mr. He's family is rich and there is no shortage of gifts from us. But the return gift is certain, no matter the price, it is whatever we want."

"We can't let Mr. He's kindness go to waste!"

After hearing this, Feiyan blinked her eyes and took out a lot of things from a small box placed in the room.

"Grandma...money...buy it!" Feiyan said, handing over a string of gold, silver and jade.

Qiao Lan asked her to put these in the box and help her keep them.

Qiao Lan glanced at Fu Fu and said, "Grandma can't ask for this money from you! This is not a matter of money..."

The Duan family is indeed not wealthy. After completing the last mission, Qiao Lan received forty taels of rewards, which she can use for her family.

If the grain in the yard were exchanged for silver, it would cost a lot of money, but it would not cost forty taels.

Qiao Lan thought about it, and suddenly her eyes touched the small box next to the box. An idea came to her mind.