Christopher whined sheepishly, “Okay, okay, you’re right, Mom. I’ll listen to you, okay?”

Lady Wilson glared at him and urged, “Put a little more effort, mince the meat finely and make it tender!”

“Yes, Ma’am…” Christopher answered dryly.

By evening, the minced meat was done, the eggs were fried, and a large basket of ‘chives’ was washed. All of the ingredients were placed on the cutting board.

Lady Wilson made the dumpling fillings herself. First, she mixed the fried eggs and chives with th