There are advantages to having a large family. On New Year's Eve, just preparing the evening meal takes several hours. Unlike Jiang Xinyu, mother and daughter, with a small population, there are fewer things to do. They can still be at home after breakfast. After studying for more than two hours, I am not in a hurry to cook.
Chen Xiuyun asked his two daughters if he didn't understand something, and then both girls couldn't solve the chemistry question asked by Chen Xiuyun.
Jiang Xinyu copied this question into her notebook. There were already several questions piled up on it, including mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
When the meal started to be heated at noon, Jiang Xinyu went to find Chen Yi with her notebook in hand.
Chen Yi has a very good resume. He was admitted to a top university in China based on his ability, and then went to study abroad based on his ability. I just don’t know if this social elite who has been out of school for several years can still do the science questions in junior high and high school.
I was angry last night, but if I wanted to solve the problem, I still had to ask him for help.
Although it is somewhat inappropriate to answer questions during the Chinese New Year, we cannot keep the questions for the New Year.
When Jiang Xinyu arrived at Widow Wang's house, Li Lei and Li Xiuhua were also playing at her house.
Widow Wang grabbed a handful of melon seeds, peanuts and nougat for her. The melon seeds were still sunflower seeds, not pumpkin seeds. They also had a salty taste and tasted quite delicious.
Jiang Xinyu explained her purpose and handed the notebook to Chen Yi. Chen Yi took the pen and put it on the table nearby.
Chen Yi was still puzzled by Jiang Xinyu's inexplicable anger last night, but today she took the initiative to come to him and asked him to help solve the problem. His previous depressed mood disappeared instantly.
Li Xiuhua said: "Sister Xinyu, why are you still doing questions during the Chinese New Year?" What she wants to say more is, it's useless even if you graduate from high school with good grades, and you can't go to college, isn't it in vain?
Jiang Xinyu sipped melon seeds and said: "My grades in the final exam were not ideal. Although the teacher didn't criticize me, my mother is a teacher, so she couldn't see my poor grades in school and said I wasted my tuition."
Of course Chen Xiuyun never said this, but Jiang Xinyu praised her wit. It turns out that she also has the talent to lie casually.
Several people expressed their understanding. Comrade Chen Xiuyun was a primary school teacher in the brigade, so of course he couldn't bear to see his daughter's poor academic performance.
Widow Wang smiled and said: "It's true that your mother still wants you to study during the Chinese New Year."
Jiang Xinyu smiled inwardly. Her mother was still studying. She would be shocked to let these people know, "Even if my mother doesn't let me study, I have nothing else to do. My family has a small population now, and there is no one else to cook." I spend a lot of time at home, and I don’t know what to do if I don’t read and study.”
Widow Wang has a deep understanding of the fact that cooking with a small population does not take much time. In her family, just she and Chen Yi, they just make a few dishes every New Year, but they are not as good as those with a big family, who have to start preparing in the middle of the afternoon. .
The four people were talking lively, but the topic suddenly turned to the matter of an old man who died in the cowshed early in the morning.
It's cold in winter, and it's not uncommon for people to freeze to death. There was one person who didn't survive the cold the year before last.
The old man who froze to death this morning was buried by the captain and others and a grave was built for him.
Jiang Xinyu was sighing when Chen Yi called her back to her senses.
Brother and sister Li Lei and Li Xiuhua greeted a few people and then went home.
Jiang Xinyu sat at the table and listened to Chen Yi explain the topic to her.
Not only did Chen Yi finish speaking, he could also give her similar questions for her to do.
Jiang Xinyu suddenly felt like she was being dominated by her teacher when she was at school.
It wasn't over yet. Jiang Yuzhu came to call her to go home for dinner. Widow Wang grabbed a handful of candies made of brown sugar and sesame seeds from the back room and gave them to the sisters. She didn't even bother to take them out when she greeted Li Lei and his sister just now.
Widow Wang was really worried about her son.
Chen Yi said: "If you can't make it, leave it here for now. You can come back later after eating."
Chen Yi did it on purpose. She finally came to him. Although she had serious business, it did not prevent him from finding reasons to keep her for a longer time.
Jiang Xinyu: "...!" Suddenly she felt like she had fallen into a hole she had dug.
Jiang Yuzhu glanced at the solved exercises in the book and felt that Chen Yi could even write chemical symbols and numbers better than the school teacher.
The two sisters were stuffed with a bunch of snacks by the enthusiastic Widow Wang and went home. The sugar made from brown sugar and sesame tasted fragrant and crispy, and was almost bitter. Jiang Xinyu drank half the tea jar of water when she got home.
When Chen Xiuyun saw the melon seeds and peanut candies in the hands of the two girls, she said angrily: "Why are you so embarrassed to eat and take them at other people's houses?"
Jiang Yuzhu said: "Chen Yima is so enthusiastic, it seems like she can't leave if she doesn't pick her up."
Chen Xiuyun rolled her eyes at the two of them and asked them to eat.
It’s still the fish from the morning, plus a bowl of thoroughly distilled radish balls.
Jiang Xinyu said: "The retorted meatballs are more delicious than the freshly fried ones, and the fried dough sticks are also more delicious than the fried ones."
In the memory of the original owner, Lao Jiang’s family fried fried dough sticks during the Chinese New Year, but only rarely. Who could afford to eat fried dough sticks every day when they consume so much fuel?
Chen Xiuyun glanced at her and said, "I'll blow it up for you two after fifteen."
Jiang Yuzhu and Jiang Xinyu's eyes lit up.
After eating, Jiang Xinyu went to Chen Yina again.
Chen Yi is also very good. After solving a problem, he will ask another question. Jiang Xinyu will not pretend to understand for the sake of face. Chen Yi will tell her all the knowledge involved in a physics question.
This lecture will not end in half an hour.
She admired Chen Yi. He had obviously been out of school for several years longer than her, but how could he remember these knowledge points so clearly?
Jiang Xinyu's arrival was quite a big one, and Widow Wang had already started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
"I'll save some questions for you next time. That's it for today. Thank you very much."
Jiang Xinyu generously gave him the White Rabbit toffee in her pocket and placed it in front of his desk. The White Rabbit toffee is the most delicious candy in this era. Jiang Xinyu did not accept anyone's refutation on this point.
"Take it back and keep it for yourself." Chen Yi is not a little girl, and she also likes to eat something sweet.
Jiang Xinyu turned around and left.
Chen Xiuyun was stewing braised pork at home, using the very good-looking piece of fatty pork belly he brought back from the black market.
When Jiang Xinyu returned, the braised pork had been fried and wrapped in sugar and turned into a red sauce. It smelled so fragrant! There was still half a bowl of oil on the pot table from which the pork belly had been stir-fried.
With such a strong smell of meat, Xiao Hei squatted down in front of the stove, looking up at Comrade Chen Xiuyun waving the spatula longingly.
After the braised pork was smothered, Chen Xiuyun cooked another smoked fish, along with the fried onions and eggs, cabbage and vermicelli meat, plus a fried tofu with cold salad, and another bowl of radish balls.
There were six dishes in total, which were quite sumptuous on the table. After placing them, Chen Xiuyun packed up the things he wanted to bring to Lao Jiang's family and took them over with his two daughters.