"Then let's have dumplings," Lian Shouxin said, seeing that his wife and children insisted on him making a choice.
There's a saying in Thirty Mile Camp, 'nothing's as comfortable as lying down, and nothing tastes better than dumplings.' This means that the most comfortable thing is lying down, and the best food is dumplings.
Tenant farmers aren't familiar with those so-called delicacies from land and sea; to them, having a meal with dumplings made of white flour and meat filling is a great luxury.
Lian Manman also thought that dumplings were good, nutritious, and the filling was rich, allowing for a wide variety of flavors.
"Fine, then we'll make dumplings tonight, dumplings with white flour," Lady Zhang said.
"Mom, I'll go buy the meat. Is three pounds enough?" Lian Manman stood up and asked Lady Zhang.
"Enough, if it's three pounds of meat, then get a bit more lean meat," replied Lady Zhang.
