Jiang Xinyu and Jiang Yuzhu did not have new clothes to wear this year, but new cotton was added to the old patched cotton-padded jackets, and the old cotton was taken out to dry. There were no new coats, but the sweaters inside were new ones brought back from Shanghai. Although I have worn them for a while, they are still considered new clothes.
Jiang Xinyu learned from the memory of the original owner that children these days would pick up old clothes from their brothers and sisters, and might not have a new piece of clothing for several years. After all, cloth tickets are not easy to come by, and even if there are cloth tickets, it costs money to pull the cloth. Some families also spin their own homespun cloth to make clothes.
Jiang Xinyu wore a military coat every day when she went to town with Comrade Chen Xiuyun. Today she woke up still wearing a military coat with a sweater underneath. Her lower body was the only pair of unpatched trousers owned by the original owner, which were still black.
After Jiang Xinyu washed up, she heated up the pot and cooked the red date and white flour steamed buns and a few steamed buns. Comrade Chen Xiuyun put the chopped fish into the pot.
There are still three fish left alive in the basin that Chen Yi sent. He killed one and stewed it this morning. The remaining two are what Chen Xiuyun plans to keep for his eldest daughter to eat when she returns to her parents' home and eat another one during the Lantern Festival. , the five fishes are clearly arranged.
Today, every household is willing to eat well. Regardless of whether they have money or not, a whole plate of meat will be served at night.
At Jiang Youfu's house next door, Ma Meimei was not feeling very well. The New Year pig was given to her family a while ago, and the pig was rated as a third-class pig. Mrs. Li was dissatisfied, but she still got some money, and she pinched it all.
Ma Meili didn't get the meat, and she didn't get any of the money. Who was the old lady holding the money for? Or the two boys Zhang Fengmei gave birth to? Although the meat was divided among the brigade years ago, but They have all been marinated and made into bacon. They are to be saved for next year. Even today, they cannot be eaten with open stomach.
Ma Meili felt a little distressed when she thought that the smoked fish that Chen Xiuyun gave her would be served in the evening. When Mrs. Li said that the whole family of the third child would come to eat in the evening, she was instinctively unhappy. She dared He said that Zhang Fengmei couldn't get anything good.
Ma Meili rolled her eyes and said to Old Man Jiang: "Dad, for those who are celebrating the New Year, isn't it appropriate to just call the third family instead of the sister-in-law, mother and daughter?"
Old Man Jiang nodded, "Go and tell them later that they will come for dinner tonight. It's the Chinese New Year and the whole family is lively."
Mrs. Li's face dropped again. She thought of what happened a few days ago. Chen Xiuyun was so cold-blooded and unfilial to her mother-in-law. He also made Zhang Fengmei bear the reputation of a thief and couldn't hold her head high in the brigade. Thinking of these , she couldn't eat when she saw the unhappy face of Chen Xiuyun, the mother and daughter of the third most popular star.
"What are you asking them to do? It's the New Year that brings bad luck!"
Ma Meili thought that letting Zhang Fengmei come over was just seeking bad luck. She and Zhang Fengmei had a grudge, and for a while they didn't talk to each other when they met. Ma Meili was more willing to deal with Chen Xiuyun than Zhang Fengmei.
Old Man Jiang glanced at Old Mrs. Li and curled his lips fiercely. Old Mrs. Li immediately stopped talking.
Ma Meili felt envious when she smelled the smell of stewed fish coming from next door. During this period, Chen Xiuyun's family ate a lot of meat and fish. Mother and daughter were small people, so they would definitely be able to eat with open stomachs. Unlike their family, although they were separated in name. , but every time there is meat to eat, it is the mother-in-law who has the final say on how much meat can be cut. When the meat is on the table, the meat is eaten by the men in the family. The mother-in-law does not eat much herself, let alone letting her and Pan eat it. How much meat did Di eat?
If Jiang Pandi puts in an extra piece of meat, not only Mrs. Li will look askance at her, but Ma Meili will also be unhappy.
At Jiang Xinyu's house, after the fish was stewed, Chen Xiuyun put out a large plate of vegetables, brought it to the table, and asked Jiang Yuzhu to soak two bowls of malted milk.
Jiang Yuzhu directly brewed three bowls of it.
Chen Xiuyun said: "It's a waste for me to drink."
Jiang Xinyu disagreed and said sweetly: "Mom, nothing is wasted. In the future, our family will not make you suffer. If Mom is better, then we three sisters will be fine!"
Jiang Yuzhu nodded, "My little sister is right!"
Chen Xiuyun had a smile on her face, thinking, who said a daughter is not as good as a son?
The fish meat is stewed with dried radish leaves that have been dried before, which absorbs the flavor of the fish soup and makes it fragrant.
This meal was of a high standard for a thirty-morning meal, with white flour steamed buns, stewed fish, and sweet and delicious malted milk. The mother and daughter ate it with open stomachs, and there was still half of the pot left.
Compared with the days spent at Lao Jiang's house in the memory of the original owner, Jiang Xinyu was not feeling too comfortable now.
Mrs. Li doesn't want her granddaughters and daughters-in-law to eat meat. Whenever there is meat in the dishes, it is eaten by the men in the family. It is said that the men in the family are strong laborers and should eat better.
Although Lao Jiang's family couldn't eat meat more than once a year, Jiang Jianmin and Chen Xiuyun would privately subsidize the three sisters. They always ate more malted milk and peach cake than girls from other families.
Chen Xiuyun plans to cook three meals today. She will eat the remaining fish at noon. As for the evening, she will stir-fry some vegetables. This year, her family will not post Spring Festival couplets or set off firecrackers, but there must be no shortage of dishes on the dinner table. Anyway,
Mother and daughter spend their first year alone.
As soon as mother and daughter finished eating, Ma Meili came.
"Sister-in-law, my parents asked you to go to dinner tonight, and our family will be very lively."
Chen Xiuyun said: "Tell dad that I won't go there tonight. Mom will definitely not be able to eat when she sees me, so I won't make people uncomfortable." If I don't go back, I still have to send something over, although
Privately, Chen Xiuyun didn't want to give Mrs. Li anything.
Ma Meili continued to persuade, but Chen Xiuyun remained unmoved.
Jiang Xinyu was boiling food for Xiao Hei and Pig Baby. Cornmeal and chopped wild vegetables were mixed with wheat bran. They looked unappetizing after they were cooked. She simply opened the lid of the pot and scooped out a spoonful of the remaining fish soup.
Ma Meili frowned when she saw this scene, "Why are you so prodigal? Is that for the beasts to eat?"
Ma Meili herself has never tasted this kind of delicious fish soup. The little girl in the sister-in-law's family is really bad at living! She even feeds cornmeal to the dog. The amount of food in the sister-in-law's family is enough to ruin her.
Jiang Xinyu blinked and said, "What should I feed them?"
Ma Meili was speechless. She looked at the little black dog circling the food bowl and thought, shouldn't this dog be picking up shit outside to eat? If it were her, she would not be willing to feed the dog food, let alone the pig.
What's the point of raising a dog if you can exchange it for money and tickets after you raise it? It's just a waste of food. But when she thought of the reason why Chen Xiuyun's family kept a dog, and of Zhang Fengmei, she wanted to laugh again.
Chen Xiuyun wouldn't mind if her daughter made fish soup for the dog in the basin, and even fed him cornmeal, what's the point of a little fish soup?
When the dogs were fed something, the dogs recognized them as their owners, wagging their tails at them, barking and biting when someone came. If someone fed something like Mrs. Li, the dog would raise a knife to her after eating her food.
Might as well feed the dog.
In Chen Xiuyun's heart, Mrs. Li is not as good as Xiao Hei in her heart.