Chen Miao is much more at ease now. The dried meat will be steamed again after two days, then dried again, steamed again, and repeated three times.
In fact, except for Zhao Xiaoyun, mother and son, and her father and mother, no one else would come to disturb her.
So no one really knows that she made so much dried meat,
People who work always smell the fragrance, but that's normal, she bought so much meat in the village.
On the 23rd, Chen Dongsheng asked her to come over to eat dumplings. In fact, a young girl could not go back to her parents' home.
"How can there be so many things? Your mother has already taken care of everything."
"OK."
Before the two men came out, there was a cry from outside the door. It was someone driving over.
Chen Miao opened the door in confusion, "Brother Wang?"
"It's really a girl's house. My young master doesn't have time to come over today, so he asked me to deliver New Year's goods. I'm worried that I can't find them."
"Sorry, Brother Wang."
"Sister, why are you so polite? My wife has prepared a lot."
"Thank you and your family for me."
Chen Dongsheng saw that there were too many things, so he also helped unload the truck.
Apart from food, there are also two pieces of cloth for the New Year. They are both very soft fabrics and should be used to make clothes for children.
I honestly don’t have anything to give, so forget it and let’s talk about it later.
"Brother Wang, go back after dinner." It's not easy for people to come here.
"No, I'm still waiting for dinner at home."
"It's taking you a long time."
"No, no, sister, I'm leaving."
"Dad, you go back first and I'll clean up."
Chen Miao put five kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of white flour, a fish, a chicken, and two packs of snacks into the basket.
Chen Dongsheng looked at the things his daughter had sent and sighed, thinking that it was his daughter who missed the couple.
In the afternoon, two families came to see her for slaughtering pigs. One family bought twenty kilograms of lean meat, but the prerequisite was that the small intestines had to be cleaned.
In the evening, I started making sausages. This time I made all the sausages. Because there were a lot of seasonings, they certainly tasted good. When I had the opportunity to go to the county town to send some to the Xiao family, I felt sorry for accepting them as a New Year gift.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the last big fair of the year was held. Chen Miao also went to join in the fun. She didn’t want much. If she could come across beef and mutton, she could buy more. There was still space, so she didn’t have to worry about having too many of these things.
Preparing food in this era is the most correct thing.
When I saw a Mahua seller, I thought about it and sold a basket. I wanted to give New Year greetings to the elderly in the village, so it was good to give Mahua.
"Didn't you say you didn't buy anything?" Zhao Xiaoyun teased Chen Miao.
"When I saw the mahua, I remembered that I wanted to send New Year greetings to my grandfathers, so I gave each of them some mahua."
"That means you give something away."
"If I have the conditions now, I will give it away. If I don't have money in the future, I won't be able to afford it even if I want to give it away."
"I'll send it to your elder brother."
"There's no need to put it here first. The uncle who makes fried mahua is always here and won't refuse to give it to me."
"No, it's more practical to send it back."
"My eldest brother must be driving to the other end now. Do you still want to chase him on his back? Let's talk about it when we get back."
"Don't worry, my dear, I will weigh you again when you get it, and it will definitely be the same as yours."
Now Zhao Xiaoyun felt relieved, and she thought about buying some when she came back and bringing some twists to her parents' house this year.
I saw the fried cake seller selling four pieces to Jiaojiao and Zikang.
"Auntie, I'm older."
"Now that I'm older, I'm my aunt's little girl, so let's eat it."
As expected, Chen Miao was not disappointed. There were actually shops selling donkey meat and beef.
After asking about it, I found out that they were injured and not killed because of illness, so I had the courage to buy it.
"You two buy it first, and I'll take care of the rest."
Even though Zhao Xiaoyun was used to Chen Miao selling things, he was still shocked by what she just said. Bao Yuan? reached out and pulled her sleeve.
"What are you going to do?"
"Buy more, especially beef, and go back and make jerky for Shen Jianfeng."
Zhao Xiaoyun didn't say anything now. I should buy more.
She didn't buy the rest, she really didn't lack anything. Zhao Xiaoyun bought a lot of things that her mother-in-law ordered to use at home.
The New Year goods bought by many people in the village were placed on Shen Jianchun's car. Chen Miao had a basket of twists and two couplets with the word "Fu".
"I'll go back to deliver the things first and come back to pick you up." Shen Jianchun already knew that Chen Miao was going to wrap up other people's beef and donkey meat. There must be a lot of things left in the car, and there were a few older people riding in the car.
It will take a long time to wait, I can just go back and catch up.
Of course, Mrs. Zhao Xiaoyun stayed with Chen Miao, and she was worried about her because she was pregnant.
Jiaojiao said and went to the stall where couplets were written.
"Sister-in-law, if there is peace in the future, I will definitely let Jiaojiao go to school again."
"Yes, this girl is studying just like going to school now. I can't bear to ask her to work."
"What else is there to do at home?"
"No, but now it's her who cooks the fire, washes the dishes, and feeds the pigs and chickens."
Zikang also ran over, and Zhao Xiaoyun sighed, "Zikang is not as delicate as Jiaojiao."
"It's better if it's bigger."
Chen Miao was tired from standing like this for a long time. The furniture seller was at the market entrance. Zhao Xiaoyun went over and said a few nice words, and was given a chair.
"Sit down and rest for a while. I think your belly is bigger than when you were pregnant with Yun Shan Yun Xin."
"When I was pregnant with them, I worked all day long and there was nothing good to eat. This time, the food is good and I don't have to work."
"Yes, will the two of them be born early?"
"It should be like late February or early March? Who knows."
The two chattered nonchalantly, staring at the two children and seeing that they didn't run away, they let them go.
Seeing Erqiang Niang coming with a lot of things, the two stood up and talked.
"Are you going back?"
"Auntie, we don't have it yet, there are still some things we haven't bought yet."
"Nazhong, I'm going back first. I bought jujubes for you to eat."
Both of them shook their heads, "No, we won't eat."
One after another, some people from the village were seen coming out. The two of them were in a position where they could see everyone, which meant they wanted to talk to everyone.
After waiting for more than an hour, Shen Jianchun still hadn't come over, so two people buying beef and donkey meat drove over.
Although it is already the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month and the Chinese New Year is about to begin, there is still little beef and donkey meat to buy, especially this year because military rations and taxes have been collected, so everyone is not very rich.
Zhao Xiaoyun looked at the meat on the two cars and twitched at the corner of his mouth, "You two uncles have so much meat left, so you can't sell it, right?"
"Yes, no one buys it. I would rather buy pork than beef."
"Donkey meat is leaner and fewer people want it."
Seeing that the donkey skin was still there, Chen Miao went back to boil donkey-hide gelatin. She really didn't want to eat it. If she couldn't give it to her mother, let her boil it. It's better to eat it when she's older.
"Two uncles, my brother and his wife bought so much meat at a cheaper price for you."
"Absolutely. A pound is cheaper than two cents, and all the bones are given to you. If you ask for them in the water, you can pay five cents a pound."
Chen Miao seemed to be a real person, and he didn't lower the price, so he ordered both sets.