After the big dinner at the entrance of the courtyard was over, Chen Xiuyun closed the door, and mother and daughter continued to work secretly.
In the middle of the afternoon, Chen Yi brought a bagful of waxed pork ribs, weighing more than two kilograms.
"Invite your mother to come and eat together tonight, and I'll cook two dishes." Chen Xiuyun refused to accept it at first, but she couldn't resist Chen Yi.
Jiang Xinyu stuck her head out and said, "You can drink wine now. I can have two glasses in the evening."
"Did the commune distribute mooncakes? Come, I'll bring you a pound of mung bean cake back."
"Mooncakes were given out, and they were filled with red bean paste."
Jiang Xinyu: "The one we gave out was with five kernels. I didn't think it was very tasty. The one with lotus paste stuffed by my sister was slightly more delicious."
Jiang Yuzhu thinks that the five-nut mooncakes are also delicious, and it is only the little sister who picks her mouth who finds them unpalatable.
Chen Xiuyun packed the mung bean cake in the tin snack box sent by Zhou Qi. There were some fruit peels and preserved fruits in it, and she also took two moon cakes filled with lotus paste and put them in it.
"Auntie is too polite. If you do this again next time, I won't even dare to come to your door."
Chen Xiuyun smiled and shook her head, "I don't know who is being polite to whom. Ask your mother to stop cooking tonight. When I finish cooking, let Xinyu call you."
There is one cooked pig's trotter left at home that I haven't cooked yet, so I'm keeping it waiting for today.
There is a lot of salt in the cured pork ribs, so it needs to be soaked for two hours.
Today, every household in the village cooks and eats meat. Her family is not the only one who eats meat, and the smell is not that obvious.
There are many benefits to having a small family. Two hens can lay almost forty eggs a month. The family does not exchange eggs for money, so they can save them all for themselves. Chen Xiuyun is very willing to scramble eggs every time, so this time she just threw them
Eight eggs.
A plate of scrambled eggs, a stuffed soybean pig's trotters, and a pot of cured pork ribs and roasted potatoes. The portion is already quite large, and it is also served with two-faced steamed buns and a pot of mung bean porridge.
After Widow Wang and Chen Yi arrived, Jiang Xinyu excitedly took out the red wine jar, poured it into a clean enamel jar, and then took a small wine glass and poured a small glass each.
The transparent purple-red wine looked really beautiful, and when she opened the jar, she could smell a grape-flavored aroma.
Widow Wang was very surprised. She held the cup and smelled it. The smell was indescribably mellow, with a fruity aroma, which was much better than that of white wine.
Chen Xiuyun took a sip. It was astringent with a slight sourness and a little bitterness, and the aftertaste was a little sweet.
Both of them agreed that it tasted better than the bulk wine in the village. It had a rich taste, not as strong as liquor, and the mellow fruity flavor was more suitable for lesbians to drink.
"Wine can beautify the skin and improve memory. Drinking a small glass every night is good for the body."
Widow Wang said: "The two jars that Chen Yi moved back last time haven't spoken yet. You girl knows a lot."
Chen Xiuyun hummed: "She doesn't know what book she read to learn it. All she learned was wasteful and expensive things. There is a lot of sugar in this jar of wine. Other people don't have as much sugar as hers in a year."
There’s a lot of sugar in the jar of wine.”
Chen Xiuyun's heart aches every time she sees Jiang Xinyu making things. She has been frugal for so many years, but she doesn't know how she gave birth to a daughter who is so good at making things. This girl doesn't seem to know how to save at all.
Jiang Xinyu was not convinced, "People can't just endure hardship. We should enjoy life if we have the conditions, and create conditions if there are no conditions. It just costs a little sugar, but you will drink delicious wine."
Jiang Xinyu's consumption outlook is definitely different from Chen Xiuyun's. This is a difference caused by different living environments in different times.
She has never saved money before. In this era, she can't change her bad habit of spending money when she has it. She doesn't plan to change it. She will still make more money to support herself in the future.
Jiang Yuzhu had never heard of the younger sister's argument, but felt that what the younger sister said was reasonable.
If she had not had the experience of making a movie, if she had not communicated with people from the capital, if she had not gone to the city to work, she might have gotten married and had children in the countryside like Jiang Pandi, without being able to see the outside world, and she would have felt that the countryside
Hard times are common, everyone is the same, and you won't even notice that they are living a hard life, and she won't even think about it so much.
There shouldn't be only bitterness in life, and she didn't want to just see the world in front of her.
Knowing that Chen Yi couldn't eat spicy food, none of the three dishes made by Chen Xiuyun were spicy. The five of them ate, drank and talked.
Jiang Xinyu picked up a small glass of wine and faced Chen Xiuyun: "To my dear mother, I hope you will be healthy and everything goes well in the future."
Chen Xiuyun suddenly had goosebumps when she called her "Dear Mom", but a layer of warmth surged in her heart. She felt awkward and sour for a moment. It was strangely complicated. She said angrily:
"Speak to me normally."
Most people are emotionally reserved. After all, there are only a few people who express their emotions directly. In this era, people are even more reserved.
Jiang Xinyu's operation made Chen Xiuyun unable to deal with it.
Jiang Xinyu chuckled, poured another small cup, smiled at Widow Wang, and said: "This cup is dedicated to Aunt Wang. You must also be healthy and happy." At the end, she added with a smile, "If we are lucky enough to become a family in the future,
I hope you can be nicer to me in the future."
Jiang Yuzhu was convinced by her, "You are not ashamed at all."
Chen Xiuyun: "She is very thick-skinned."
Widow Wang smiled and had a drink with Jiang Xinyu, "You are such a clever girl, okay, I will treat you well in the future!"
Seeing Jiang Xinyu pour another glass, Jiang Yuzhu waved her hands hurriedly, "Don't respect me, I feel uncomfortable all over."
Jiang Xinyu didn't care. She clinked the small wine glass with hers and said, "I wish the second sister will get better and better."
Jiang Yuzhu drank a drink awkwardly and muttered: "I don't know who you learned it from, why is it so stupid?"
Even though I said this, I was happy in my heart.
Chen Yi saw that she had finished paying tribute to the three people and it was his turn, so he automatically filled up the small wine glass in front of him.
Jiang Xinyu's wine glass arrived as promised, and when she met his warm and dark eyes, she pursed her lips and smiled, a shallow pear dimple emerged, making him smile as well.
Jiang Yuzhu raised her head once and started rubbing her arms. She shouldn't have raised her head to look. Could these two people stop being so disgusted in front of them?
Chen Xiuyun didn't have so many worries anymore. She tapped her fingers on the table and coughed lightly, "You two are almost done."
With the elders present, Chen Yi was so shy that he looked away uncomfortably, and after a while he began to eat the food seriously.
After Widow Wang and her son left, the mother and daughter finished cleaning up the pots and dishes and started working again. The work was not finished until after eleven o'clock.
Newspapers were spread all over the room, and mung bean cakes were densely packed to dry.
"Okay, it's getting late. Let's take a rest and continue working tomorrow. There's no room in the house to dry it anymore. I'll send Yuzhu to the county tomorrow, and I have to buy some oil paper and bring it back."
The weather has cooled down at night, so the mung beans won’t go bad.
Mother and daughter were not idle today, and they were very tired. Jiang Xinyu boiled a pot of water and took a bath before going to lie down in the house.
At this time, the entire brigade had almost fallen asleep, and they were all spreading out in the dark. They called out twice when they heard the movement outside.
Jiang Xinyu turned over and looked at the door. After hearing Xiao Hei scream twice, there was no movement again. She turned over and continued to sleep.
Just when she was about to drift into a hazy sleep, Xiao Hei screamed a few more times and woke her up.
After the rapid shouting, it became quiet again. Jiang Xinyu felt sleepy, but she still got up and opened the door to call Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei came closer with his tail wagging and touched her with his nose. There seemed to be nothing strange about her.
There was no movement in the yard, so she turned around and went back to sleep.
While she was sleeping hazily, a sound woke her up again.