rebirth from small pockets

"Don't tell me, the weather in Western Xinjiang is really comfortable."

"Right~ It might be a little uncomfortable in winter, but in summer it's really a good place to escape the heat."

"Actually, it's not bad in winter~ There is heating in winter, so it's actually not bad if you don't stay outside."

".!"

Early in the morning, Chen Li was woken up from his sleep.

Opening his eyes, Chen Li saw his mother, second aunt, second mother and Aunt Jiang busy in the kitchen.

There are a lot of people in the family, and there is a lot of cooking to do.

In particular, Chen Li and his entourage are considered guests, so Tian Xiaoli is very concerned about her daily diet.

For example, this morning, Tian Xiaoli cooked the very famous Xijiang rice soup.

Soup rice is not rice with soup, but a food made with flour and beef and mutton as the main ingredients.

It's a bit like noodle soup~or gnocchi, but it has relatively rich ingredients.

Today's rice soup is not the taste of Xijiang, because it contains bacon brought by Chen Guofu from his hometown, but the method is still the same as rice soup.

After all, this is Western Xinjiang, and due to some customs of ethnic minorities, most of the traditional rice soups are made with beef and mutton.

Today's rice soup has bacon, sausages, and slices added to it. Don't tell me, it also has a different flavor when made.

Anyway, after Chen Li woke up, he came to the kitchen after smelling the smell.

"Brother~!"

In the kitchen, except for a few housewives, Wang Yan is the only one helping in the kitchen.

This girl has been used to doing things at home since she was a child. If she is asked to do nothing, she will feel a little uncomfortable.

"Hmm~ What are they made of? Gnocchi? It tastes so good!"

Although he knew that this was Xijiang's rice soup, Chen Li still had to pretend to ask.

There is no way ~ Although many things are very familiar to him, it stands to reason that this should be his first contact with them.

“This is rice soup~ It’s almost the same as the noodles from your hometown!”

"How about soup and rice with toasted buns this morning?"

Tian Xiaoli introduced her nephew with a smile. Well, there is nothing wrong with that. After all, anyone with a nephew like Chen Li would have to laugh.

"Soup and rice~ I heard it seems to be delicious."

"Ok?"

Chen Li nodded and rubbed his stomach.

Speaking of which, today's Chen Li is hungrier than the average person at night.

The main reason is that when most people sleep, their metabolism slows down, but Chen Li is different. He will stay in the system space for two or three hours before going to bed, which also makes him hungry every morning.

In his previous life, Chen Li almost skipped breakfast due to work reasons.

After all, he gets off work in the early morning every day, occasionally eats a late-night snack, and wakes up in the afternoon.

Even if I take a break occasionally, I am too lazy to eat breakfast. Even if I am hungry, I am almost used to being hungry.

But now, especially in the past two years after having system space, Chen Li's requirements for breakfast are even higher than those for lunch and dinner.

At least the simple porridge and pickles~ can no longer satisfy Chen Li's need for breakfast.

When he was at school, Chen Li's breakfast would usually be a bowl of rice noodles or noodles, with a few steamed buns, or two steamed buns, or a pancake, or even pie occasionally, but outside Yan

Most of the pies in the cafeteria are stuffed with fennel, so Chen Li rarely eats them.

In fact, Chen Li's eating habits can be regarded as the merger of the north and the south.

As a southerner, he is relatively accepting of most northern dishes, including raw vegetables or pasta.

Even the bean juice that Yanjing people may not like to drink is still drinkable by Chen Li.

But Chen Li really couldn't accept this fennel.

But in Yanjing, whether it is steamed buns, dumplings, or pies, fennel filling can occupy half of the market.

This is actually quite normal, just like some people can't eat coriander and some people can't accept Zheergen.

However, Chen Li is very receptive to the food in Western Xinjiang, and there is almost nothing he cannot eat.

But others were a little worse, especially at the beginning, Chen Li’s second mother Tian Xiaoli liked to cook Xijiang’s special delicacies.

She had good intentions. After all, Chen Li and his party came all the way and must have tasted the delicious food of Western Xinjiang.

It's just that it's okay to try the special delicacies, but eating them every time is really a test for the stomach.

In his previous life, when Chen Li's family came to visit relatives in Western Xinjiang, Chen Li's sister fell ill because she was not acclimatized.

But this time, because Chen Li was prepared in advance, the problem was solved very well.

"Are you hungry? Then go wash up quickly."

"The soup and rice will have to wait a while, but Tingting should be back soon. You can eat the baked buns first."

As soon as Tian Xiaoli saw Chen Li's appearance, she knew that Chen Li was hungry.

As expected of his size, his appetite is indeed much larger than that of the average person.

But in the eyes of the elders, being able to eat is a blessing!

Tian Xiaoli asked Chen Li to wash up, and she had to squeeze the toothpaste for Chen Li herself.

In fact, the relationship between Chen Li and this second mother in his previous life was also very good, but it was still worse than it is now. After all, Chen Li in his previous life did not have the ability to make his relatives rich.

"Brother~ give it!"

Although Chen Li refused his second mother's action of squeezing out toothpaste, he did not stop Wang Yan's action of helping him carry a towel.

This girl now has a very good relationship with him, even closer than Chen Xue, his biological sister.

It's just that this girl seemed to have just picked celery, and even after washing her hands, there was still a bit of celery smell.

Although there was some smell, Chen Li didn't really care.

Although this is his second father's home in Xijiang, it is also a kind of home for Chen Li, so he really doesn't care about image that much.

"By the way~ You go to my brother's bed and get that box."

Chen Li took the towel from Wang Yan's hand, wiped his face and gave instructions casually.

"Oh~!"

As for her cousin, Wang Yan seldom objected and obediently went to get the express box that Chen Li had just received yesterday.

Express delivery in 1999 was not as developed as it was later.

The items in this express delivery were bought by Chen Li on Zhou Xiaoli's behalf. They were supposed to be obtained before Chen Li left Beijing, but there was a delay on the way. When the items were bought back, Chen Li had already arrived in Xijiang.

In desperation, Chen Li could only give Zhou Xiaoli the address of his second father's home and asked Zhou Xiaoli to send the things over.

From Yanjing to Licheng, this express box took half a month. This was still an urgent express delivery.

I have to say ~ the logistics industry these days is indeed not that convenient.

One of the things that impressed Chen Li the most about logistics these days was that his old man would send bacon sausages to his second father’s house every year.

But the courier fee for sending something each time is even more than twice as expensive as the bacon itself.

Even though it is expensive, the efficiency is not very high. The longest time it took was almost a month from the time the item was sent to the time it was received.

For people of this age, this may have been accustomed to it, but for Chen Li, a person from later generations, it is somewhat difficult to accept.

After all, in later generations, with the improvement of logistics level, within the scope of the country, even in places like Western Xinjiang ~ Mongolia Province, it generally does not exceed a week.

Fortunately, the things finally arrived, even before Chen Li and his party left Xijiang.

"Brother~what is this?"

"It's quite heavy!"

Wang Yan squeaked and moved a large cardboard box over. In fact, the things inside were not very heavy, but because of the large number and size, it was a bit difficult for Wang Yan to move it.

"Hmm~ Something good."

“It’s just that it’s actually a bit of a waste now.”

"I knew I would have sent it directly back to Erlong Town."

Chen Li did not directly tell what the items in the box were, but reluctantly opened the box.

"Brother, use this."

Seeing that Chen Li was struggling to tear off the tape with his hands, Wang Yan very smartly found a fruit knife.

Hmm~ I have to say, women seem to be very talented when it comes to unpacking.

When Chen Li saw the box, he subconsciously used his hands to tear off the tape, while Wang Yan immediately went to find a fruit knife.

"Shua~!"

With the help of a fruit knife, Chen Li opened the cardboard box, and then.

"Wow~!" Wang Yan was the first to express emotion!

Then the housewives who had long been attracted by the chat between Chen Li and Wang Yan also came over, and then

"Huh? So many cosmetics?"

"What are these?"

"So much? How much does it cost?"

Everyone looked at the opened cardboard box and began to talk a lot.

That's right~ The things in the box are all cosmetics, to be precise. They are all skin care products.

From facial cleanser to facial cream to facial mask, from toner to essence and even lotion, there are a lot of miscellaneous things.

If a knowledgeable person sees these skin care products, he will probably sigh. This is a lot of money!

Yes ~ these skin care products are all big brands that Chen Li asked Zhou Xiaoli to find someone to buy from abroad.

These things~ Originally, Chen Xiang thought that this was the first time he went to his second father's house, and he must bring some gifts for his second mother and Chen Tingting.

In his previous life, Chen Li's second mother didn't take good care of her skin because of the weather in Western Xinjiang.

After all, this is Western Xinjiang~ Especially in winter, the temperature can reach minus 30 degrees.

And Chen Tingting~ This girl often complained in her previous life that her skin was not as good as that of Chen Xue.

So this time, Chen Li thought of giving his second mother and cousin a set of skin care products.

But for skin care products, if Chen Li only gave them to his second mother and Chen Tingting, then he would probably have to be dealt with by his mother and second aunt.

So Chen Li simply spent a lot of money and asked Zhou Xiaoli to buy several sets of skin care products from abroad.

Several housewives here began to discuss the uses of these things, and Chen Li had already washed his face with facial cleanser.

It makes sense~ Chen Li in his previous life actually didn't use this thing. Even Chen Li doesn't use it now. When he washes his face, he just wipes it with a towel and doesn't even bother to use soap.

The reason why he used facial cleanser now was actually to set an example.

"Mom, how's it going?"

"Look at how clean it is, huh?"

Chen Li was just about to give a demonstration to his mother, and then he heard a "ding" from the system in his mind. Chen Li was stunned for a moment before continuing to ask.

"Mom, how's it going?"

"Look at how clean this facial cleanser is?"

The reason why Chen Li wanted to do this demonstration was because he was worried that his mother would cause trouble for him.

This is different from buying things for himself. The most fearful thing about buying things for elders is that they will excuse them with excuses such as "waste", "unnecessary" and "useless".

If it's just a shirk, maybe the name of a prodigal will be attached to Chen Li.

In his previous life, Chen Li also bought a set of skin care products for his mother, spending several thousand, but in the end, Ms. Wang nagged her for many days.

Of course~ In fact, Ms. Wang was probably quite happy at that time, but she was just happy. She still had to nag.

As for Chen Li's current net worth, he is much richer than in his previous life, but he doesn't want to be nagged by his mother, so he simply sets an example.

"Hey~ don't tell me, it's really clean after washing."

"This is facial cleanser, right?"

"what about this?"

"What else is this?"

"What are these things? Why are they all in foreign characters? I can't even understand them."

Although Chen Li was asking about his mother, his second mother, second aunt and even Aunt Jiang came around to take a look.

Then several people pulled Chen Li's head back and forth, making Chen Li very helpless.

At this time, Chen Li suddenly panicked because he forgot one thing: he was not familiar with these things!

He naturally knew what the thing was, after all, it was written on the bottle.

Chen Li's mother can't understand the English above, but Chen Li must understand it.

But it doesn’t make sense to understand the words.

Because as a man, he really doesn’t understand the usefulness of these things!

In the previous life, Chen Li’s understanding of skin care products was very limited. To what extent was he limited?

Growing up, the only skin care product Chen Li used was facial cleanser.

Hmm~ When he was little, he had cracked lips in the winter, so he probably used lip balm.

So if you ask Chen Li to explain these things to his mother and others, he really doesn't know how to explain it.

For example, he knows that lotion is lotion, but how to use it?

What other serums, creams, etc., etc., although Chen Li can directly translate according to the instructions, but the specific effects of this thing and what it is aimed at are not necessarily stated in the instructions.

Fortunately, at this time, Chen Tingting, who went out to buy baked buns, came back, and Liu Qingqing and Zhou Ling came back with her.

At this time, Chen Li seemed to have seen a savior and quickly waved to Liu Qingqing.

"Daughter-in-law Qingqing, come and introduce some of these cosmetics to my mother and your mother."

Chen Li had bought these things for Liu Qingqing before, so Liu Qingqing was still very familiar with them.

"Well~ here we come!"

Liu Qingqing's eyes lit up when she saw the opened cardboard box.

Women's feelings about cosmetics are almost the same as men's feelings about firearms.

Even though Liu Qingqing was a little uncomfortable with the skin care products that Chen Li bought for her earlier, now Liu Qingqing has some experience in using these skin care products.

“This is the essence!”

“Its functions include anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, moisturizing, whitening, spot removal and more!”

“The whitening and moisturizing effects of this one are very outstanding.”

At this moment, Liu Qingqing directly transformed into a shopping guide for cosmetics and introduced them directly.

Not to mention Chen Li's mother, second mother, second aunt, and even Liu Qingqing's mother, even Zhou Ling and Chen Tingting listened very attentively.

The only woman at the scene who was not very interested in cosmetics was probably the young Wang Yan.

Chen Li patted Wang Yan's little head, shook his head and said:

"Go wake up your sister Xue and tell her to stop sleeping in!"