Several young people spent nearly twenty-one hours on the train, and finally arrived at the city where Xiang Jin and his family were located at one o'clock at noon the next day.
When they just came out of the train station, Xiang Jin's cell phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was her brother Ouyang Bo, so she picked up the call.
"Hello, brother?"
"Are you here?" Ouyang Bo's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Well, here we are, just out of the train station!"
"Okay, then did you see the mobile business hall on the left when you exit the station?"
Xiang Jin looked over as he said, "Yes, I saw it!"
Ouyang Bo said, "Come here, my car is parked here, and I'll wait for you here."
"Oh, good!"
Xiang Jin hung up the phone and said to several people, "Let's go to the mobile business hall. My brother is waiting for us there."
Everyone nodded and then turned to the left.
Within a few minutes, everyone arrived at the mobile business hall. Ouyang Bo stood next to the car and waved to everyone, and then followed them to greet them.
He took the suitcase from Xiang Jin's hand and put it into the trunk. The others were also put into the trunk. However, due to the limited space in the trunk, only three suitcases could be placed.
Xiang Jin's storage box didn't even fit in, so the box containing one person had to be placed in the front.
Finally, Han Che said, "Just put mine. My suitcase is smaller. I'll sit in the passenger seat and put my luggage in front of me."
Everyone had no objection and got in the car together. Ouyang Bo took out his cell phone and dialed. After a while, he said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Ms. Xia, I picked up your precious daughter. You don't have to worry.
I'll take them to dinner right now. Well, yes, yes, the four of them arrived safely. Do you want to talk to Xiaojin? Okay, just wait." After saying that, he turned around and handed over the phone.
Xiang Jin, "Our mother is talking to you."
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin reached out and took it in his hand, and then called the person on the other end of the phone, "Mom?"
Her mother's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Xiaojin, your parents are at work today, so they couldn't pick you up at the train station. Don't be angry?"
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, no! I know you are always busy. Besides, I am such a grown-up, so why should my parents worry about me every day? Then am I not a mama's girl? Well, I know, okay,
I'll tell them later, you don't have to worry about us, just work hard, we'll see you tonight!"
After Xiang Jin ended the call with her mother, she returned the phone to Ouyang Bo, and then said to several people in the car, "My mother asked me to keep you here with us for one night. She and my father will come back in the evening."
Invite everyone to have a meal together, and then let my brother take us to the fruit field tomorrow!"
Yan Chen and Han Che didn't have any objections, but Lei Jia was a little surprised, "Ah? We still have to stay one night? I thought I could go home after a while."
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, it's okay, just stay here all night. We are going to the fruit field tomorrow anyway, so I will send you back on the way! You haven't been to our city yet, have you?"
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Lei Jia shook his head, "No, I went back to study and caught the train here, but I didn't pay much attention to it."
Xiang Jin said, "I will take you for a walk then."
Xiang Jin's brother started the car and took them to dinner. At this moment, Xiang Jin's cell phone also started ringing. She found out that it was the call from the orchard, so she picked up the call.
"Hello?"
"Xiaojin, has the train arrived?" Her grandmother's concerned voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xiang Jin said, "Well, here we are, grandma. My brother picked us up and is taking us to dinner now."
"Oh, that's good, that's good. I'm going to eat. It's already past one o'clock now."
Xiang Jin asked, "Grandma, have you eaten?"
Her grandma said, "We have eaten and are resting in the living room right now. I just wanted to call you and ask, how about you? Are you tired from catching such a long train?"
Xiang Jin said, "You're not tired! We are sleepers, soft sleepers!"
"Oh, that's good, that's good. After dinner, you can take your classmates and friends to have a good rest. Did your mother call us and tell us that you will come over tomorrow?"
"Well, we'll go there tomorrow morning, and after we put down our things, we'll go to Aunt Liao's house with Han Che to haul pork."
"Well, I heard it, I heard it! Okay, then you can go have a meal!"
"Well, okay, see you grandma!"
"Well, bye, bye, see you tomorrow!"
Ouyang Bo took them to a Chinese restaurant in the city, where they ordered seven or eight dishes. While they were eating, Xiang Jin received another call from her father.
"Hello, Dad?"
"Daughter, are you here yet?"
"Here we are, my brother is taking us to dinner."
"Oh, it's good to be here. Dad just wanted to ask."
"Are you eating just now? What are you eating, noodles?"
"How do you know?" her father asked.
Xiang Jin said, "I heard you sucking noodles, what kind of noodles are they? They taste so delicious?"
Her dad asked, "Beef noodles?"
“Where can we eat?”
"office!"
"Oh, are you going to eat when you get back to the office?"
"Um!"
Then Xiang Jin heard someone on the other end of the phone say to her father, "Secretary Ouyang, why are you eating instant noodles again? Let Xiao Wang go to the cafeteria to get you a meal."
Then she heard her dad say, "It's okay, I haven't eaten instant noodles for a long time, and I suddenly want to have a meal today. Now, these two documents have been approved. You can send them to Lao Guo and the others."
"Oh, good!"
Then Xiang Jinjiu stopped hearing the man's voice. He probably took the documents and left. Then Xiang Jin teased her father, "Oh, so the beef noodles you said were beef instant noodles."
, Secretary Ouyang, why do you just eat instant noodles? It’s such an unnutritious thing, and you seem to eat it so often?”
Her dad explained to her, "I don't eat it often, I just eat it once in a while. Mainly because I have a meeting today and I will be late, and then there is another meeting to be held soon, so I don't have enough time, so I just make do with it."
Just deal with it."
Xiang Jin said, "Well, you said you guys are so busy that you don't even have time to have a good meal. Secretary Ouyang, you still have to take good care of your body. Your body is the capital of the revolution. If your body
Damn it, my mother is still so young, but I support her to score twice."
"Hey, you kid, how can you talk? Okay, you have a good meal. After you have eaten, let your brother take you back to have a good rest. I will be back at about 6:30 in the afternoon and will take you there then.
Eat something delicious.”
"Yes, you're busy!" Xiang Jin raised the corner of his mouth and hung up the phone. Then he saw several people looking at her with strange eyes.
Lei Jia had an expression of surprise and disbelief, Han Che had a teasing expression, Yan Chen had a thoughtful expression, and Ouyang Bo gave her a thumbs up directly, "Okay.
Ah, are you the only one who dares to talk to him like that?"
Xiang Jin said, "What is there to be afraid of? You want to treat him as an official, but I have never treated him as an official. At home, he is a son, husband, and father. Then at home, he is a son, a husband, and a father.
Can it be the same in front of others as in front of outsiders? It must be different? Okay, okay, eat, eat!"
Ouyang Bo's guest for lunch was Ouyang Bo, and Xiang Jin didn't stop him because he was now a boss. Although his status as a boss was smaller than those of them, he still made money.
You can still afford a meal.
After everyone came out of the restaurant, Lei Jia called her mothers and told her that she would stay at Xiang Jin's house in the city for one night and would go back tomorrow. Her mother agreed after asking why.
Then Xiang Jin's brother said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the supermarket to buy some toiletries."
Everyone nodded and got in the car.
Xiang Jin said to Han Che, "Han Che, aren't you going to buy some gifts for Aunt Liao? It's just a good idea!"
Han Che nodded, "Yes, yes!"
Then Yan Chen said to Xiang Jin, "Don't you want to buy Yang Zhao a basketball? You can also do it on the way."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, that's right!"
After they arrived at the supermarket, they each chose something. Han Che bought Aunt Liao some pure milk and a bottle of Luzhou Laojiao's special song.
Xiang Jin and the others first went to the daily necessities section and bought some towels, slippers, toothpaste and toothbrushes, etc. Then they went to the toy section and picked out a basketball.
Seeing Xiang Jin, Yan Chen and her brother picking fruits in the fruit area, Lei Jia pulled Han Che's clothes and asked him quietly, "When we go to Xiang Jin's house, should we bring some gifts?"
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Han Che said, "No, there's no need to be so polite. Xiang Jin and we are both good friends. Have you ever heard that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water?"
Lei Jia nodded, "Have you heard of it?"
Han Che said, "Real good friends don't need to be so polite when meeting each other, and they don't care about that. If you do, it will make you look polite and unfamiliar. Look, Yan Chen is also his son-in-law. He is...
You haven’t expressed anything yet, so why are you so anxious to grab the limelight?”
Then Lei Jia became interested, "Do their parents and family know that they are in a relationship?"
Han Che said, "I guess they know about it, but the two of them haven't made an official announcement yet, so their family members have to pretend not to know."
Lei Jia laughed, "Then when will they announce it to their families?"
Han Che said, "I don't know, I guess we have to wait a little longer. Not long after this, my parents and family members were informed that their daughter was being targeted. Maybe the parents and elders of any family would be upset."
It feels good, not to mention that Xiang Jin is in a special situation. It hasn’t been long since we recognized him, and his parents haven’t experienced much of the warmth of biological blood. This is like marrying off a daughter again, who do you think will do it? "
Lei Jia nodded, "Well, you're right! So Yan Chen's visit today can only be regarded as a visit by Xiang Jin's good friend, not a visit in the name of a boyfriend or lover, right?"
Han Che said, "It must be so. If he comes to visit in the name of his boyfriend, he will definitely be wearing a suit and leather clothes, and he will look like a dog, and he will also bring expensive gifts!"
Lei Jia was amused by his words about "looking like a human and a dog", and then said, "What's wrong with her clothes? She's covered in branded goods? And she's also very energetic."
Han Che said, "I'm not saying it's not good, it's just that it's too casual. If you really want to visit your father-in-law's mother-in-law in the name of your future son-in-law, you must wear something more formal, so that you can show attention and respect!"
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"Is that so?" Lei Jia was surprised and looked in disbelief.
Han Che said, "Of course! You have to pay attention to this when you are looking for a boyfriend or a partner in the future, you know? Otherwise, when I first come to your house, I will look carefree. This kind of man is not advisable, and you may follow him when the time comes.
He won't be taken seriously."
Lei Jia nodded sharply, "Yeah, yeah, remember!"
After Xiang Jin and the others had selected the fruits and weighed them, they came over and asked them, "What are you talking about here?"
The two of them hurriedly shook their heads and said nothing. Lei Jia said, "I said this mall is quite big, and the items in it are quite rich."
Han Che said, "I said there is a bigger shopping mall than here in the provincial capital, and there are more items in it."
Xiang Jin asked, "Then is there anything else you need to buy?"
The two of them shook their heads and said no.
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, then let's go check out and go home?"
The two of them nodded, and then a group of five people pushed a shopping cart to pay.
When Han Che's two things were placed on the operating table, Han Che immediately squeezed over, "Oh, I'll do this, I'll do this!"
Xiang Jin and the others knew that it was a gift he prepared for Aunt Liao, and he had to pay for it himself to show his sincerity, so they just let him go, so they only paid for their part of the goods.
Everyone came out of the shopping mall and drove directly home. When they got home, they greeted the Jin brothers and sisters to sit down.
Then everyone saw that the decoration of their house was very simple and elegant, a typical government compound decoration style.
The furniture inside is all made of solid wood and is all vermilion red.
There were several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. Yan Chen walked over to look at them and asked, "Who wrote these calligraphy? They are quite stylish! The writing is deep and the handwriting is vigorous!"
Xiang Jin was pouring water for everyone. When he saw where he was standing, he said, "Oh, Secretary Ouyang will definitely be very happy after hearing your evaluation!"
Han Che also stood over, "Is this written by your father? Okay, this handwriting is really good!"
Xiang Jin brought each of them a glass of water, "Well, it is said that my father wrote this during the Chinese New Year a few years ago. At that time, my mother saw a calligraphy and painting on the street and wanted to buy it back and hang it on the wall.
It was for decoration, but my dad thought it was expensive and didn’t agree to buy it, so he came back and wrote these paintings, then framed them and hung them on the wall.”
"Haha, haha, I didn't expect your dad to be so funny," Han Che couldn't help laughing, but then he said seriously, "But your dad's handwriting is indeed very good, maybe he was thinking at the time,
The calligraphy wasn't as good as mine, and it was so expensive, so he came back and wrote it himself."
Ouyang Bo came over and said, "Yes, you are right, that's what my dad thought at the time. He said that the calligraphy and painting on the street were just average and not worth much at all. He also said that my mother had no discernment.
I looked at the words.
My mother was still not convinced at the time, so when she came back my father wrote these words. After reading it, my mother said it was okay, and my father said, not okay, but very good!"
Han Che chuckled and said, "It seems your dad is very confident!"
Ouyang Bo said, "My dad has always been very confident, and he often taught me that men cannot be without confidence!"
Yan Chen nodded, "That's right! A man must have confidence!"
Han Che curled his lips and said, "I finally know where Xiang Jin's confidence comes from. It seems that he inherited this typical trait from your father!"
Ouyang Bo glanced at Jin without comment, "Well, it's true!"
Xiang Jin wanted to say that her confidence was not something she inherited from her father, but that she was already confident herself, okay? But she thought about it and forgot about it, and then she walked back to Lei Jia to talk to her.
"Xiang Jin, your house is quite big. It has six rooms?" Lei Jia said after looking around their house.
Xiang Jin just took a look at their house and said, "Originally there were only four rooms, but it seems that there are two more rooms. Our house has a bigger hall."
"Which room is yours?" Lei Jia asked.
Xiang Jin pointed in a direction and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see my room."
Lei Jia nodded, and then the two of them stood up and walked towards her room.
After visiting her room, "Your room is different from what I imagined. I thought your room would be full of fantasy and romance, with many decorations, such as rag dolls, tassels, and...
Planting gauze and such, but your room looks very simple. In addition to a bed, it is just a wardrobe, a desk, a bookshelf, and a stool."
Xiang Jin said, "I am a realist, not a dreamy utopian. I don't like those childish and unrealistic things."
Lei Jia nodded, "Well, I know, you have always been more sensible and independent-minded. Who lived in this room in the first place? Is it quite big?"
Xiang Jin said, "This was originally my dad's study, but later it was directly converted into my bedroom."
"Oh, so?! Then which room did Yang Weiwei live in before?" Lei Jia nodded, then asked again.
Xiang Jin stood at the door and pointed in the direction of her father's study, "That room is now used by my father as a study. The two rooms over there should be the ones separated after I went to Shanghai to study."
Lei Jia nodded.
Xiang Jin carried her suitcase into the room and opened it. She took out the clothes, skin care products, razors, etc. she had brought for her parents.
Lei Jia saw it and said, "Wow, Xiang Jin, you brought so many things to your family?"
Xiang Jin said, "I bought a set of clothes for each of them. They are usually very busy and don't have time to buy them."
Lei Jia thought of the fruit and vegetable field at their home. Her aunt and grandparents were helping there, picking fruits and vegetables in the field every day. They were busy from morning to night and had no time at all, so she ordered
He nodded, "Do you know their size?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "I know, I bought them for them before, so I remember them all, and my mother and I are not much different in height from my aunt. My net height is a little over 1.68 meters.
It's only three to four centimeters taller than my mother and my aunt. I'm just thinner than them, and they're just fatter than me, so I can help them try it out.
Yan Chen's body shape is similar to that of my father, my brother, and my grandfather, except that he is a little taller than them, but not much taller, about two or three centimeters, so I asked them to help with their clothes.
I'll try."
Lei Jia nodded, and then asked, "Don't you take out the clothes inside?"
Xiang Jin said, "Don't take those out. Those are for my grandparents and aunts. I have to bring them over tomorrow." After saying that, she closed the box, and then carried her parents' clothes to them.
It was hung in her room. At the same time, the cosmetics she bought for her mother and the razor she bought for her father were put into bags and put on their bedside tables.
Yan Chen saw her going to another room holding an armful of clothes they bought in a Shanghai shopping mall. He immediately knew that she had taken her parents' clothes out of the suitcase, so he got up and took Xiang Jin's clothes to her.
The one I bought for Ouyang Bo
He took out the suit from his suitcase and handed it to Ouyang Bo, "Xiang Jin bought this for you. Her suitcase couldn't fit in it, so she put it in my suitcase. You can try it on to see if it fits.
I was the one who tried it on at the time.”
When Ouyang Bo heard this, his eyes lit up and he took it from Yan Chen's hand, "Bought for me?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Yeah!"
Ouyang Bo quickly took off his coat, tried it on, and said after him, "Oh, it's quite suitable."
Xiang Jin came out and said, "According to the style Yan Chen originally tried on, it's only a little bit shorter."
Ouyang Bo spun around in the clothes, then zipped up the clothes, then raised the corners of his mouth, with a smile on his eyes and brows, "Oh, it fits, it fits, it fits very well, the size is just right."
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Xiang Jin said, "As long as you like it!"
"I like it, I like it, I like this model!" Ouyang Bo said, smiling like a fool.
Then Yan Chen looked at Xiang Jin and said, "Do you want to take your clothes there or leave them at home?"
Xiang Jin said, "Leave one at home."
Yan Chen nodded, "Yeah," and then he took out a set of her clothes from his suitcase and handed it to her.
Ouyang Bo was stunned, looking like he wanted to ask but didn't know whether he should ask or not. Xiang Jin saw his doubts, so he said, "I bought a set of clothes for everyone in the family. My box has some
It's small and can't hold so much, so I put it in his box together with your clothes."
Han Che and Lei Jia both curled their lips and looked down upon Xiang Jin's efforts to cover up and explain. Han Che also cast a meaningful look at Yan Chen, but was immediately met with a warning look from Yan Chen.
Han Che immediately behaved himself.
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Oh, I understand," and then he took off his clothes and said to Xiang Jin, "Thank you then?"
Xiang Jin said, "Tell me about that!"
Ouyang Bo chuckled, and Xiang Jin turned around and went back to her room to put away her clothes. She had just hung the clothes in the cabinet when she received a text message from Yan Chen.
"I can't see anyone?"
Xiang Jin immediately replied, "How could that be? We, Mr. Yan, are as handsome as the universe, how can we be so unpopular with people?"
Yan Chen asked, "Then why did you try so hard to explain those words to your brother just now? It feels like you want to try your best to distance yourself from me?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's unfair. I never meant that. Aren't I afraid that everyone would be embarrassed? There are two outsiders at home."
Yan Chen said, "I don't care, you have to compensate me!"
"How do you want me to compensate you?" Xiang Jin asked.
Yan Chen said, "I want to sleep in your room tonight! That classmate of yours can't sleep in your room!"
Xiang Jin was speechless, "Mr. Yan, are you overbearing?!"
Xiang Jin said, "But my classmate wants to sleep with me tonight."
Yan Chen said, "No, I've just seen it. In addition to your dad's study, your house has five other bedrooms. Your parents live in one, you live in one, your brother lives in one, and you
Grandma lives in one room, and there is another room available.
You let your brother and Han Che live in one room at night, you live in your grandma's room, I live in your room, and you let your classmates live in the empty room."
Xiang Jin said, "You are so good at arranging things, why don't you stay in that empty room?"
Yan Chen said, "That's a guest room, so it's naturally reserved for guests. I'm not a guest. I'm a member of this family, so naturally I have to live in the master's room."
Xiang Jin was speechless again. This guy really didn't regard himself as an outsider.
Yan Chen saw that she didn't reply to him for a long time, so he asked, "Do you agree? If you don't agree, I will hold your hand in front of your brother and parents later, huh?"
Xiang Jin was rude to him, "Yan Chen, when did you become such a scoundrel?"
Yan Chen said, "I am a scoundrel. I will rely on you for the rest of my life. Do you think you will agree or not?"
"Yan Chen, it belongs to your uncle!"
"Do you agree or not?"
Xiang Jin ignored him.
"young married woman?"
Xiang Jin's eyes twitched and continued to ignore him.
Yan Chen sent again, "Wife?!"
Xiang Jin was immediately confused. She was afraid that he would say something frivolous like "The mother of the child", so she hurriedly replied to him, "Okay, okay, promise, promise!"
Yan Chen quickly said, "No regrets!"
"No regrets, no regrets!"
"My wife is the best!"
Xiang Jin reminded, "Delete those messages quickly!"
"Okay, listen to our Ajin!"
Seeing the sweet words he sent, Xiang Jin suddenly felt dumbfounded, you bastard!
She also quickly deleted the conversation between the two of them, and then went out with her cell phone in her pocket.
She made some fruit for everyone to eat, and they sat on the sofa and chatted while eating fruit snacks.
Xiang Jin's mother came back around 5:40, and everyone got up to say hello to her mother. Her mother asked everyone to sit down, and then explained to them that they would arrive at about six o'clock later.
When they went out to eat, they made a reservation at a mutton soup restaurant.
Ouyang Bo asked, "What about dad, should we wait for him to come back and go there together, or should we go there first and then he will come over by himself later?"
Her mother said, "Your father will go directly over there after get off work later." After that, their mother smiled and started chatting with everyone, "Have you walked around our city?"
Several people said not yet, and Xiang Jin said, "After we had lunch, we went to the mall to buy some toiletries, and then went home directly."
Her mother nodded and said, "It's okay. It's not too late to go shopping if you have the chance. Our city is just an ordinary prefecture-level city. Although it's not as prosperous as big cities like Shanghai, we still have our city's characteristics.
Rustic and atmospheric, some places are still worth visiting.”
Several people nodded and said "Yes!"
Xiang Jin's mother took the lead in chatting with Lei Jiahan, "When we were in high school, you and our Xiaojin were classmates and deskmates. I didn't expect that you would be very close to each other in college.
, which is a coincidence.”
Lei Jia said, "Yes, Xiang Jin is in Shanghai and I am in Suzhou. It only takes more than half an hour for us to catch the train. During the National Day, I even went to Xiang Jin's school to play. Their school is very good and the learning is very good.
The atmosphere is great and the food at their school is delicious.”
Xiang Jin’s mother laughed loudly, “Then you are so close, so you need to keep in touch frequently? Our Xiao Jin said that in their school, she seems to be the only one in your school. This is how it is in college. You can meet someone you like.
It’s not easy to get to know people well. We were like that at that time, we were all from different parts of the world, and we didn’t think it was anything at ordinary times, but when it was time to go home during the holidays, I felt that I was very lonely.”
Lei Jia said, "That's right, we have very few acquaintances there. If Xiang Jin and I hadn't been very close to each other and kept in touch at all times, I would have really been alone during the winter vacation.
I don’t dare to come back because I always hear people say that there are many bad people on the train, like pickpockets and swindlers.”
Xiang Jin's mother said, "Well, that's right, so girls must pay more attention to safety when going out, especially you little girls who are not familiar with the world. You must be more vigilant. Like us, we were worried about Xiao Jin coming back alone.
It was inconvenient, so we told her to just catch the flight back and her brother would go to the provincial capital to pick her up. But she later said that Xiao Chen and Han Che would come back with her, so we were relieved that she would catch the train and come back."
"Yeah," Lei Jia nodded.
Then Xiang Jin's mother asked Han Che again, "Xiao Jin's father came back that time and said that your school is next to Xiao Jin's school?"
Han Che said, "Well, it's not far! It's just over a mile or two, and it takes more than twenty minutes by walking."
"Have you two visited each other's houses?" Xiang Jin's mother asked again.
Han Che said, "I went to Xiang Jin's school twice, once during the National Day and once last month. Uncle Tao asked someone to bring us several boxes of fruit and asked me to give them to Xiang Jin.
I took him to their school once, but Xiang Jin has never been to our school.
One is that their school is very strict, and students are basically not allowed to go out during normal studies. Xiang Jin loves to study, and she doesn’t like to go out much. She only goes out occasionally on weekends when she has something to do, but she usually goes out on weekends.
I also have something to go out for.
Also, the food in their school is better than the food in our school. The food in our school is not delicious and it is not easy to entertain her. It would not be good if I often go to their school to eat, because it will cost her money.
Meals are only cheaper for students of their own school. Those from other schools or outsiders who want to eat at their school need to apply for a temporary dining card, and an additional 20% of the fee will be charged.
So the two of us rarely meet, but we often communicate on the phone, and we have to talk to each other two to three times a week, just to know how everyone is doing."
Xiang Jin's mother smiled and nodded, and then asked, "I heard that you ordered two pigs from Xiao Jin's Aunt Liao's place to make the cured meat and the cured fish?"
Han Che nodded, "Well, my second uncle told me to do the things. In the countryside, I only know that Aunt Liao's pigs are fed with grain."
"Well, the pigs in Aunt Liao's family have always been pure grain-fed pigs! The New Year pigs our family ordered from them were slaughtered just two days ago. Xiaobo and their grandfather went to bring them back. Later, their grandma and Xiaochen her
Grandpa and grandma marinated it together. Xiaobo also brought back some fresh meat that day. I will fry it for you tomorrow morning. The grain pig tastes different and needs to be extra fragrant. "
Han Che nodded, "Yes, that's right!"
Xiang Jin's mother nodded and then looked at Yan Chen, "Xiao Chen, when will your winter vacation be? Do you want to celebrate the New Year here?"
Yan Chen said, "We are the same as Xiang Jin and others. We all have holidays on January 17th and close on February 20th. I will celebrate the New Year here and I will go back to accompany my grandpa when he comes back."
He will stay for a few days."
Xiang Jin's mother nodded, and then said, "Then we can have a New Year's Eve dinner together. Xiao Jin's grandparents will not come to the city to celebrate the New Year this year. They will celebrate the New Year in the melon and fruit fields. Let's go there.
The time has passed for the whole family.”
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, okay!"
Then Xiang Jin's mother asked Han Che again, "Han Che, do you want to spend the New Year in the country too?"
Han Che shook his head, "Thank you aunt for the invitation, but I still have to go back to the provincial capital to celebrate the New Year. My dad works outside all year round, and my mom is usually busy, so it's difficult for our family to get together.
If I have this opportunity during the Chinese New Year, I want to have a good gathering with them at home."
Xiang Jin's mother nodded, "Yes, she is a good and filial child."
Han Che said, "Auntie, thank you."
Xiang Jin's mother said, "You are the one who is humble."
But at this moment, Xiang Jin's father called Kai, and everyone stopped talking, leaving Xiang Jin to answer the phone happily.
"Hello?"
"Daughter, why haven't you come yet? I'm already here! Why don't you come over quickly?"
"Oh, okay! Come right away!"
After Xiang Jin hung up the phone with her father, she said to the people in the room, "Let's go to eat. Dad is already there."
"Okay, okay, let's go," Xiang Jin's mother followed and stood up, and the others also stood up.
When they got downstairs, Ouyang Bo led Yan Chen and Han Che in the front, while Xiang Jin walked in the back with Lei Jia and her.
Xiang Jin asked her mother, "Do we need to drive?"
Her mother said, "No, it's only seven or eight hundred meters away, let's walk there."
Xiang Jin asked again, "Is that mutton soup pot restaurant newly opened?"
Her mother said, "Oh, the new one opened this year is opened by a boss from other provinces who originally came to our greenhouse vegetable business. Their family is Mongolian. He saw that there is no mutton soup pot business in our city."
, so he took the opportunity to open a store here, and then his family continued to cooperate with us in greenhouse vegetables and other crops."
Xiang Jin nodded appreciatively, "You have a brain!"
Her mother said, "That's not it. He opened the first store here. From then on, people recognized him as an authentic old brand. This whole winter, there was no bad time for business. It was full every day.
If you want to come to his house to eat mutton soup pot, you have to make a reservation with her in advance."
Then Xiang Jin asked her mother, "Have you ever eaten here?"
Her mother said, "Your dad has eaten here twice. One time was because he was recommended to eat here by his colleagues for a dinner party at their work. The second time was because your aunt came back to the city last time, and then
You invited me and your dad to eat here once, and that's the only time I ate, but I may come here again in a few days. Our work is having a dinner party before the year, so we decided to book it here."
"Oh, so how did my aunt know this place?" Xiang Jin asked again.
Her mother said, "That's a customer of your melon and fruit field. I have been dealing with your aunt for a long time. She transports your melons and fruits to the north for sale. It is said that their family has built several large cold storages.
It is specially used to store fruits and vegetables. He told your aunt that their family opened a mutton soup pot restaurant here, and invited your aunt to come to their place to eat mutton soup pot when she is free."
"Oh, that's right!"
Her mother then added, "Oh, by the way, the dozens of sheep your family raises are sold directly to them. Maybe your sheep will be eaten tonight."
"Ah? Our sheep are all ready for the market?" Xiang Jin was surprised.
Her mother nodded, "Ah, we started selling it last week. We send a few here every day, and we send a few here every day. Why, your aunt didn't tell you this when we were on the phone."
What's the matter?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "No, my aunt didn't tell me about this, but we rarely talk on the phone recently."
Her mother said, "But your aunts have been quite busy recently. Many customers are preparing goods for the New Year, so now they have to get up before dawn to pick mushrooms first, and then go to the fields to pick fruits and vegetables.
Now they have nothing
There is no lunch break anymore. I always go to the field after eating, and I have to work until five or six o'clock before I have a break. Since the beginning of winter, many employees have called their families because they are too busy.
Yes, we are picking together."
Xiang Jin nodded, and not long after talking, he arrived at the mutton soup pot restaurant. It looked like the shop was quite small, covering at least 300 to 400 square meters. It was full of people, and every table was full of people.
It's smoky and steamy.
Xiang Jin's mother was about to take out her cell phone to call her father to find out which box he was in. A middle-aged man with slender eyes, a very strong figure and a slightly dark face came over and greeted her mother politely and enthusiastically.
He said hello, "President Xia, Secretary Ouyang is here, please come with me!"
"Oh, okay! Boss Jin, please lead me down the road," Xiang Jin's mother stopped rummaging through her bag.
The man who was called Boss Jin said, "Oh, it doesn't exist. Mr. Xia is too polite, please come this way!" As he said that, he led the way.
In a short time, they arrived at the door of a private room with the word "Horqin" on the door plate. This private room actually had no wooden door, and only had a thick curtain with a Mongolian pattern hanging at the door.
Boss Jin opened the curtain for them, and Xiang Jin and the others walked in. They saw a large round table placed in the middle of the box. There were already a lot of dishes on the table, but they were all relatively small.
Raw food, such as several large plates of mutton rolls, lettuce, radish, and peas
There are also some soup bowl condiments, plates, and soup pots. They haven't seen them yet. It's probably because their large army hasn't arrived yet, so they haven't served them yet. His father is sitting on a low table in the corner not far away.
A few people next to me were holding notebooks and pens and writing something, looking very focused.
Secretary Ouyang didn't even waste time working while eating. Alas... Xiang Jin was also helpless, so she turned her head and asked her boss, "Boss Jin, where is your bathroom? Let's go wash our hands."
Boss Jin then led them outside again.
Several young people followed them to wash their hands. After returning for a while, Xiang Jin's father also stopped writing and was putting notebooks and pens into his briefcase. When he saw them coming in, he immediately greeted them warmly and said,
"Hey, come on, come and sit down. You haven't come after waiting for a long time, so I took care of something."
Several young people greeted him one by one, and then they all went over and sat down generously. Then his father said to Boss Jin on the side, "Boss Jin, you can arrange to bring the soup pots up."
"Oh, okay, I'll ask someone to bring it up right away," Boss Jin responded humbly and politely.
Her father then said to several people, "You guys sit down first, let's go wash our hands, Xiaojin, Xiaobo, please greet your friends?"
"Yeah, I got it, let's go," Xiang Jin brother and sister nodded one after another, and Xiang Jin responded.