"Hey, Aunt Xiaoping? You came to see Grandpa Zeng and the others for something?" Xiang Jin said hello to the other party while continuing to walk into the house.
Grandpa Zeng came out and said, "Your Aunt Xiaoping is looking for you."
"Ah? Aren't you answering the phone?" She thought she was answering the phone, but Xiang Jin was startled.
Grandpa Zeng said, "No! The phone didn't ring. No one called."
"Oh," Xiang Jin turned around and asked, "Aunt Xiaoping, what do you want from me?"
Aunt Xiaoping picked up a small plastic bucket from the ground behind her and handed it to Xiang Jin, "Girl Jin, here are some shrimps and some fish. Take it and try it. Auntie thanks you for these two days.
He taught us a little bit about the food he made."
Xiang Jin hurriedly shied away, "No, no, no, no, aunt, please don't say that. We are also neighbors in the Bay. It's okay for neighbors to help each other occasionally. There is no need to be so polite and polite."
"Except, so you can take these fish and shrimps home to eat, we have them at home."
Aunt Xiaoping said, "I know you have fish at home, and your grandmothers brought you a big fish, but I am a small fish, different from yours. I heard it is called that bass."
"Perch?" Xiang Jin was surprised, "Do we still sell sea bass here?"
If it is really a bass, then this is a good thing. The most common ones in their place are grass carp and crucian carp, or the mullet at the bottom of the mud pit, and the eels and loaches, but loaches are generally not eaten here.
That thing, to be honest, she has never seen a sea bass in this place for so long.
Aunt Xiaoping said, "We don't get this kind of fish here. It's a fish from Miyun Reservoir. The boy in my family had nothing to do the past two days, so he ran to follow his uncle and other fish in my parents' yard.
A few people went fishing together at the Miyun Reservoir, where these fish and shrimps were caught and scooped."
"Oh, that's it," Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Aunt, thank you. I understand your thoughts, but I can't take these fish and shrimps, so you should take them back.
ah?"
"Hey, why is this? Girl Jin, are you looking down on us?"
Xiang Jin was a bit dumbfounded, "Auntie, you misunderstood. I think it's not easy for you to get these fish and shrimps, so you should keep them for yourself."
Although she had never been to the Miyun Reservoir, she knew that the place was at least 70 or 80 kilometers away from their place. They braved the severe cold and stayed there for several days and nights to get back such a small amount of things. In the end, they were taken away.
How embarrassing would it be if she ate it?
Aunt Xiaoping said, "Yes, yes, we have some too. This time they drove a tractor, brought a few tanks, and brought back a lot of fish and shrimps. My boy brought them
There are two buckets, but they are also full."
"How many tanks?" Xiang Jin was surprised again, how many fish and shrimps were there?
Aunt Xiaoping asked, "Is that okay?"
Then Xiang Jin asked, "Is free fishing allowed in Miyun Reservoir?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "It's not allowed, but there are many places outside the scenic area, and they all extend into some uninhabited areas. In those uninhabited areas, even if someone goes fishing and catches shrimps, no one will know."
"Oh, is that so?" Xiang Jin finally understood.
Grandpa Zeng and Aunt Xiaoping nodded, and then Aunt Xiaoping said, "So, Girl Jin, just accept it, ah?"
Xiang Jin asked, "With all these fish and shrimps, can you sell them?"
Aunt Xiaoping said, "It's the Chinese New Year, and everyone has already prepared what they should prepare. How can anyone buy it? Besides, our bucket of fish and shrimp can't be sold for much.
I was too lazy to hunt for that god, so I kept it for myself and distributed it to some people with good connections in Baytou.
Our family doesn't have any good things. Your family also has chickens and pork, and there's nothing rare about them. This is the only one that I can handle casually. If you don't mind it, just accept it."
Xiang Jin said, "Auntie, what you said is serious. Why don't you dislike it? This is a good thing. Okay, then I will accept it. Then, auntie, thank you?"
Aunt Xiaoping waved her hand, "Oh, no thank you, no thank you. I originally wanted to send it to you at noon, but you have two dogs at home. I'm afraid. No, I'll see now.
When you come to your grandpa Zeng’s house, I’ll just bring it here to you.”
Xiang Jin smiled, and then Aunt Xiaoping said that she was going back. Xiang Jin said that she would return the bucket to them after she went back later and poured out the fish and shrimp.
Aunt Xiaoping said there was no rush, and it wouldn't be too late to give it to them when they were free in a few days.
Xiang Jin nodded, and then Grandpa Zeng thanked Aunt Xiaoping. Aunt Xiaoping said, "Uncle Mingyao, you have a small family, so I gave you a little less. Don't mind."
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Grandpa Zeng smiled grandly and said, "Hey, look what you said, thank you, thank you?"
Aunt Xiaoping waved her hand, and then suggested that they get those things out and eat them early, otherwise it would be a pity to freeze to death when the weather gets cold.
Xiang Jin and Grandpa Zeng nodded.
After she left, Xiang Jin turned around and asked Grandpa Zeng, "Grandpa Zeng, are you okay now?"
Grandpa Zeng shook his head, "It's okay, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Xiang Jin said, "I think this fish is still active and can be kept in the water for two or three days. However, this shrimp cannot withstand being released. It will easily die if there is not enough oxygen, so I want to
These shrimps are peeled out and chopped later, and we make them into shrimp dumplings."
“Shrimp dumplings?”
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, let's make shrimp dumplings! Don't we have to make dumplings anyway? Let's use this bag and make them after we have dinner."
"Well, okay, then I'll peel them all out."
Xiang Jin casually picked up a shrimp from the bucket, pulled its head and peeled it out. Then she asked Grandpa Zeng if they had toothpicks at home. Grandpa Zeng said yes, and then turned around and went into the house to get it for her.
One piece came out, and then Xiang Jin demonstrated in front of him, "Pick out the shrimp threads as well." Many people don't have the habit of picking out shrimp threads when eating shrimp.
Grandpa Zeng nodded. At this moment, Xiang Jin's mother came. Then Xiang Jin asked her mother to go back and get some of the rice flour and potato starch they had made before. They would make some dumplings later and take the opportunity.
Take those bass back as well.
Her mother nodded "Oh oh oh" and then asked, "How much should we take? Which one do you think is proportional?"
Xiang Jin quickly calculated in his mind, and then said, "Take three kilograms of clear noodles and about one and a half kilograms of potato starch, put them in separate bags, and then bring the measuring cup we have at home."
"Oh, good!"
Aunt Xiaoping was walking on the road when she happened to meet Hu Yulan and his family who were returning home from the cemetery after offering sacrifices to their ancestors.
Based on the principle of politeness, Hu Yulan asked casually, "Where are Aunt Xiaoping coming from?"
Aunt Xiaoping said, "Oh, I came out from Uncle Mingyao's place. Are you going home after the sacrifice?"
Hu Yulan and her family nodded, and Hu Yulan and her mother-in-law Yang Shuying asked, "Have you offered sacrifices?"
Aunt Xiaoping said, "I'll go and offer sacrifices when I get back."
Yang Shuying nodded, and then everyone walked back together. But at this moment, a sister-in-law of the same generation as Xiang Jin and others in the bay ran up to Aunt Xiaoping, and then asked, "Auntie, how are you?
Has she accepted the things she sent to Jin Yatou?"
Aunt Xiaoping nodded, "Take it, take it, didn't you see that I came back empty-handed?"
The little aunt said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't notice your hands."
Yang Shuying and her family of four stopped, and then heard Aunt Xiaoping say again, "That girl didn't accept it at first, but she accepted it after I talked hard and hard."
The little aunt said, "Then I will go back and bring her that thing?"
Aunt Xiaoping said, "Go, go, she is still at your grandpa Zeng's house. It seems that they are several families celebrating the New Year together tonight."
The sister-in-law agreed and said she would go right away.
Yang Shuying and her family frowned, then she stopped them and asked, "Hey, wait a minute, let me ask you, have you all given anything to that girl?"
Aunt Xiaoping said, "She taught us so many ways to eat for free. How can I thank you all at once?"
The sister-in-law nodded vigorously from the side.
Then Yang Shuying remained silent, looking thoughtful.
Then the sister-in-law and Aunt Xiaoping stopped talking. After all, gift-giving is based on everyone's intention. If they talk too much, people might think they are kidnapping them and follow them to give gifts to Xiang Jin.
, so I followed everyone and continued walking forward in silence.
When several families had gone their separate ways, and only their family was left, Hu Yulan couldn't help but said, "Mom, you said everyone in Wantou is giving away, should our family do the same?"
What can I send you?"
Then she glanced at her men again, carefully observing the expressions on their faces.
Then Yang Shuying had an unhappy look on her face, "What are you going to give? You haven't even made any money before you give gifts to people, and you're not afraid of losing money later? Then you have to wait until next year when the store opens and you make money!"
The people in Wantou are stupid, so why are you stupid too? What they want to do is their business, why are you just joining in the fun?"
Being scolded so mercilessly by her mother-in-law, Hu Yulan suddenly felt less happy. She looked at her man and saw that his brows were frowned deeper than before.
She couldn't help but feel a little speechless and ironic in her heart. With their thoughts and attitudes, who would be willing to have a close relationship with their family in the future?
Just when she was disappointed with her man, she heard her man say, "Mom, I don't agree with your statement and idea! It doesn't cost much to give a gift, so why bother yourself?"
Are you so stingy? They were not so stingy when they taught us those things?
We really have to wait until we open a store and make money before giving that gift. Don’t say whether people appreciate it or not, even the people in Wan Tou will despise and look down upon us!"
Hu Yulan was surprised. She looked at her man in disbelief. She thought he and his mother had the same idea, but she didn't expect him to be so sensible this time?
Yang Shuying's face suddenly turned ugly. She glared at her son and daughter-in-law with a sullen expression, "I'm stingy, but you are generous? Don't even think about what I'm doing this for? Two prodigal things!"
"After saying that, he left angrily.
Hu Yulan and her family were left alone to stand there. Hu Yulan couldn't help complaining to her man Ai Chaocong, "How could your mother do this? I think she just doesn't want us to do it."
Have a good life!
Sigh, I just don’t understand. They are all your mother’s sons, so why does she treat our room with such disdain and harshness?
Do you believe it or not, if it were your brother, she would definitely agree?
With her acting like this, how can we hold our heads high in this bay in the future?"
The more Ai Chaocong heard what she said, the more uncomfortable he felt, and his dissatisfaction with his mother became more and more intense. His back as he watched her mother leave became more and more gloomy, "You
Let’s go and find out what the people in Wan Tou gave them.”
Hu Yulan was about to nod when the fat man Ai Can beside her said, "No need to ask, I know that Little Ping Po smells fishy, they must have sent her the fish."
Then Hu Yulan looked at her man, "Then what should we give?"
Ai Chaocong frowned and thought for a moment, "Then take our big rooster away."
"What's the big rooster?" Hu Yulan was a little confused, "Your mother will definitely not agree. If she finds out that the rooster is missing, she will definitely have something to say. It's not good to make noises during the Chinese New Year.
"
Ai Chaocong frowned. He had never resented his mother as deeply as he does now. He was the head of the family, but he couldn't make the decision. He had to obey his mother in everything.
Being timid and timid in doing anything
This feeling made him very unhappy, so he became more and more determined in his heart. He must open this food shop, and he must open it well, make money, and make a lot of money. He must open it.
Get back the right to speak in this family!
Suddenly I heard Hu Yulan say, "How about we pick some of the walnuts we beat at home and the oranges on the trees and give them to them? Those walnuts have been kept in the cabinet upstairs. Your mother usually
She doesn’t really care, she can’t tell if it’s missing a few kilograms, and the same goes for the oranges on the tree, if it’s a dozen or twenty less, she won’t be able to tell.”
Ai Chaocong thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's leave it like that. You can ask Ai Can to send it to them later. Mom won't care if the kid doesn't blink."
Hu Yulan nodded, "Okay, I'll prepare that thing when I get a chance. Ai Can, I'm not allowed to tell you about this!"
Ai Can nodded, "I know, why am I stupid? She said it and she wanted to scold me and hit me. I won't say it. Mom, just prepare the walnuts later. I'll pick the oranges. You say
How many are you picking?"
Hu Yulan said, "Pick fifteen or six, pick the big and red ones!"
"Okay, I get it!"
In this way, Xiang Jin received some gifts one after another, causing her, the executive chef, to interrupt her work several times, making her almost dumbfounded.
But judging from the things everyone sent, she felt everyone's sincerity, because they all sent things they didn't have at home.
Some people gave their family a few kilograms of red dates, some gave them walnuts and fried peanuts, and some gave their family sesame oil and sesame paste, etc. There was a huge pile on Grandma Mo's coffee table.
When fat little Ai Can came to deliver things to their family, she solemnly called him and said, "Ai Can, tell your parents how much you want to thank them, huh?"
Fatty Ai Can waved his hands a little embarrassed, "No, no, but Xiang Jingu, and Mingyao Zuzu, you must not let her know about this, huh? My grandma said she would wait in our store.
I'll deliver it after the car is opened, but my parents didn't agree, so the matter didn't go through my mind."
Xiang Jin's brows wrinkled slightly, and after pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"
The fat man Ai Can immediately smiled brightly, "Then Xiang Jingu, Mingyao Zuzu, I will go back, right?"
The two of them nodded, and the fat boy Ai Can turned around and ran away.
Xiang Lan, who had been sitting in the room watching cartoons since arriving with Grandpa Zeng, suddenly said, "You have to be secretive even if you give a gift!"
Seeing her sarcastic expression, Grandpa Zeng suddenly burst into laughter, and then said to Xiang Jin, "Although Yang Shuying is a little stingy, she is finally developing for the better, isn't she?"
Xiang Jin nodded, and then returned to the kitchen. She quickly made a few dishes, and then divided them into several portions for Grandpa Zeng, Grandma Mo, and Aunt Liao to quickly carry them to the cemetery.
Offer sacrifices to ancestors and relatives, otherwise it will be inconvenient when it gets dark later.
The three of them nodded, and then went away with firecrackers, scented wax paper and money, leaving Xiang Jin and his mother alone at home.
Yang Juyun asked Xiang Jin, "Daughter, are we really not going to visit the graves of the ancestors of Lao Xiang's family this year?"
Xiang Jin looked at her troubled expression and said, "Let's go tomorrow. Now that we have cut ties with Lao Xiang's family, there is no need to rush there. Anyway, from tomorrow until the end of the Spring Festival, we will
It’s one of those days when the children of married women visit their graves.”
Xiang Lan asked, "Isn't it time to go to the grave tomorrow?"
Xiang Jin said, "Tomorrow we will pay homage to all the graves at the head of the bay. Those from the old Xiang family will also come along, and we don't need to prepare tributes or sacrifices. We just need to bring some scented wax paper money and firecrackers."
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Her mother said, "Oh, if everyone here comes, then your grandfather and his ancestors over there won't have enough money for the scented wax paper."
Xiang Jin said, "If it's not enough, it's not enough. When the time comes, we can go to the canteen at the entrance of the Fan family's cliff and sell some."
Yang Juyun thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"It's been several hours since grandpa went back. Why hasn't the call come yet? Could it be that something happened on the way?" Then, Xiang Jin frowned slightly and said worriedly.
Xiang Lan said, "What happened? Grandpa has been home long ago!"
"Did you receive a call from him? When did you call?"
Xiang Lan nodded, "It was just that moment. It had been a long time. Not long before Aunt Xiaoping brought us fish, he called and said he was home."
Xiang Jin glared at her, "Why didn't you tell me when you answered the phone? It made me worry all afternoon, because I was afraid that he would accidentally fall and trip while carrying such a heavy thing on his back."
Xiang Lan lowered his head a little unreasonably, and whispered, "I, I didn't think about it that much. I thought it would be fine when he arrived. It's not important, so I didn't tell you."
Xiang Jin stared at her speechless, and Yang Juyun reached out and poked her forehead, "You know how to make people worry!"
The little girl lowered her head and said nothing, but she looked a little aggrieved. Xiang Jin didn't bother to pay attention to her, and turned around to get her food.
In their place, those who visit graves usually only go to their own houses. If they want to visit outsiders, they usually have a better relationship with other people's houses, so Aunt Liao and Grandpa Zeng came back very quickly.
When he came back, Xiang Jin was making cumin mutton. This dish should not be cooked too early, otherwise it will lose its flavor when it gets cold.
Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao came in and washed their hands to help, but Xiang Jin felt that she didn't have anything to help here, so she told them to serve the food.
So a few people went to set the dishes and chopsticks, and served the dishes to the table. Because Xiang Jin and Xiang Lan couldn't drink, Grandma Mo went to mix the drinks for them.
After a while, a large table of delicious, delicious and delicious dishes appeared in front of everyone. Grandpa Zeng greeted everyone to sit down, then everyone raised their glasses and said blessings to each other, and then started eating.
Grandpa Zeng is a person who likes spicy food, especially the boiled fish fillet cooked by Xiang Jin. He said that the meat is not only tender, delicious and smooth, but also has just the right amount of salty and spicy taste. He ended up eating a large pot of fish.
People ate more than half of it.
During the meal, everyone was talking and laughing, with enthusiastic and joyful smiles on their faces. It took them almost an hour to finish the meal, but in the end there was no food left.
No matter how much you put, except for the few incense left
In addition to slices of intestines and half a plate of fried pork with fungus, there were also a few pieces of sweet and sour pork loin, a few pieces of cumin mutton, and about a bowl of fish head and tofu soup. Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng said they would put these together with
Serve food to Hu Cai, A Hua and the others.
Hu Cai heard the dog's tail wagging happily, and the two puppies saw Hu Cai wagging their tails and they also wagged their tails, making everyone in the room laugh uncontrollably.
After that, everyone started to clear away the dishes, chopsticks, and table, as well as getting food for the dogs. Xiang Jin called her mother to take the flour and measuring cups she had asked her to bring before and go to the kitchen to make dough with her.
Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao saw that she was using a measuring cup to mix two kinds of flour, and also used boiling water, so they became curious. Aunt Liao asked, "Girl Jin, what are you doing?"
ah?"
Xiang Jin winked at them and said, "Keep it secret for now, you will know later."
Grandma Mo smiled and said, "Hey, it's still a secret. OK, OK, then we'll wait."
Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao walked away. After the mixture of potato flour and clear noodles solidified, Xiang Jin asked her mother to keep one or two handfuls of the remaining clear noodles for later use in addition to rolling out the dough.
Pour everything on the operating table not far away, and then put the basin
Pour the starch dough on the surface. After the flour dough is not hot to your hands, knead it with your hands to mix the dry and wet parts evenly. Knead it into a smooth ball, then cover it with a clean kitchen towel and let it sit.
After ten or twenty minutes, roll it into dumpling wrappers.
At this time, it was getting dark outside, and they heard a dog barking in the direction of their house. Aunt Liao and Grandma Mo were afraid that something might happen to their family, so they asked Xiang Jin and the others to share some dough.
When you go back to wrap it up with the fillings, they wrap it up here themselves.
Xiang Jin's mother felt a little sorry, but she was also really anxious, so she hesitated a little. Xiang Jin said she would stay and help them pack for a while, and her mother nodded, "Okay, then you can stay and help Grandma Mo and
Aunt Liao and the others, please?"
Xiang Jin nodded, then went to pull out a lump of noodles, and then picked out some fillings and gave them to his mother to take back.
Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao saw that the little dough and stuffing they brought back was only enough for the three of them to eat for one meal at most. They wanted to ask them to take some more back, but Xiang Jin stopped them and said, "
Grandma Mo, Auntie, that is enough for our family to have a meal tomorrow morning. We will pack more tomorrow afternoon. We will go to my grandma’s house the day after tomorrow, and we will bring some for them then.
We won’t give you any New Year gifts. It seems that your two families have everything and don’t lack anything, so we will give you some dumplings, so you don’t need to argue."
After hearing this, Grandma Mo and Aunt Liao couldn't help but smile helplessly, "This child, as you said, sees a lot of people!"
Xiang Jin put his head in front of them and winked at them, "This dumpling is different, at least it's different from what you usually eat."
When the two of them saw how mysterious she was, they were very happy, "Okay, it's different, so we'll accept it."
Yang Juyun asked Xiang Lan to go home with her, but Xiang Lan was not happy with the idea of watching cartoons there for a while. Grandpa Zeng and the others told her to let her watch a little longer here and talk to her later.
It's the same thing when I go back together with my sister.
Yang Juyun looked at her eldest daughter, and Xiang Jin nodded towards her, "Just let her watch for a while, I will take her back later."
Yang Juyun had no choice but to go back with those things and food for Ahua.