The next day, Xiang Jin and the others got up early, had a simple breakfast at home, and after receiving two thousand yuan from her aunt, they drove directly into the city.
Their destination was to go straight to the largest vegetable market in the city, because there were forty-three employees in their family. Calculated based on five kilograms of pork per person, that would require a total of two hundred and fifteen kilograms of meat, but with the addition
What I need for my home is actually more than that, and I might need to buy about 250 kilograms.
For example, there are more than two hundred kilograms of meat, and all of it must be high-quality meat, so it is impossible to find just one butcher shop to buy it, so several people divided the work and each received three hundred yuan to find a butcher shop.
To buy, they only want the good pork belly and front meat, and the hind leg meat. They don’t want the meat from other parts, and they also ask the masters who buy the meat to cut it for them according to the weight of five kilograms each.
Well packed.
Because they went there early, and it was winter and the weather was very cold, the market did not get many customers except those merchants, which made Xiang Jin and the others work hard to pick out good meat.
It is not easy to do business outdoors in the winter, and all the stall owners want to sell out early so that they can close their stalls and go home. Suddenly, a big buyer comes, and the purchase price is fifty or sixty.
The stall owners were very happy when they saw the customers coming. They all greeted the customers with warm smiles and let them choose. They would cut whatever piece of meat they liked.
Regardless of the piece of meat, whatever the customer's requirements are, we try our best to meet them.
So Xiang Jin and the others quickly bought more than 260 kilograms of meat and nearly 20 kilograms of ribs. Then Xiang Jin saw that there were pig ears to buy, and bought a few pairs of pig ears and heels with his own money.
Some pig intestines.
When Ouyang Bo saw it, he said, "What, do you want to make cold ear silk today?"
Xiang Jin said, "We won't make it today. When it's empty, we can make it ourselves and eat it during the Chinese New Year."
"Oh, okay!" Ouyang Bo nodded.
After everyone loaded the meat into the car, Yan Chen said, "Let's go buy tofu."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah!"
Han Che said, "Then there's no need to divide the tofu, right?"
Xiang Jin said, "You don't need to divide that one, just buy the whole board and take it back and divide it yourself when the time comes, otherwise it will be easily damaged in the car."
After walking around, Xiang Jin and the others chose a few stalls that specialized in making old tofu and bought dozens of kilograms of old tofu, and then bought some thicker dried tofu that Yan Chen preferred to eat.
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Then I went to a place that sells chicken and duck meat and bought three chickens and three ducks. The ducks were chopped into pieces, but the chickens were not chopped. Xiang Jin thought about the chickens and then made the hand-shredded cold chicken, and the ducks.
Become that beer duck.
After buying these, they drove home directly.
After they unloaded the things in the car, several people took the money to exchange for the pickup truck and went to Miyun Reservoir to buy fish, while Xiang Jin stayed at home to prepare lunch with the two grandmothers.
Come.
Looking at the pile of several large bags of meat, Grandma Mo asked, "Which meat is our family going to use today?"
Xiang Jin walked over and took out a bag, "This!"
Grandma Mo nodded, "Oh, okay, okay, what should I do with the meat?"
Xiang Jin said, "Let's cut the pork belly into slices and make steamed pork vermicelli. I'll also cut the tenderloin into slices and make them boiled pork slices. I originally wanted to buy some beef, but I didn't see it for sale after shopping around.
It was beef, so I just bought the tenderloin.”
Grandma Mo nodded, "Oh, okay, okay, what are you going to do with the chicken, duck, and ribs?"
Xiang Jin said, "The chicken will be boiled and taken out. When the time comes, it will be made into shredded salad**, the duck will be made into beer duck, and the ribs will be made into yam ribs."
Grandma Mo nodded again, and then said to her grandma Xiang Jin, "Oh, Xiao Jin, grandma made a mistake. I forgot to fillet that fish into the fillets you mentioned, so I chopped it into pieces."
, I thought of the braised tofu fish recipe, and when I found something was wrong, the fish was almost chopped, oh, look at my memory, how bad is it?"
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, it's okay. Braised tofu fish is braised tofu fish. Anyway, we also bought tofu today. It's okay, it's okay. Let's boil the meat slices again."
Grandma Mo reminded her, "And the shredded rabbit can also be made as a side dish today."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, okay, they can make boiled shrimps when the shrimps they bought come back later. Then there will be exactly twelve dishes, Yueyuehong."
The two old ladies laughed heartily, and then everyone began to process the ingredients.
With the help of two grandmas, Xiang Jin prepared the meal very calmly and calmly. Yan Chen and the others were also relatively fast. At half past eleven, they came back with a few boxes of fish and shrimp, and then
When they heard Xiang Jin say that a boiled shrimp was added, several people hurriedly started processing the shrimp.
At half past twelve o'clock, Xiang Jin and the others started eating on time. Looking at the table full of big fish and meat, all delicious and delicious, and all in large plates, the employees were all filled with happy smiles.
, someone said, "Wow, isn't this too rich?"
Some people also echoed, "Yes, yes, the boss is really willing and generous, isn't he?"
After everyone was seated, Yan Chen and Xiang Jin each brought a drink and stood up and walked to the center to greet everyone. Yan Chen said, "First of all, thank you for your full cooperation and support over the past year. Thank you."
Your hard work and serious and responsible attitude towards your work, you are all good and hardworking.
Secondly, you have made achievements, and we have also made achievements. I hope we will continue to work hard next year and the cooperation will still be pleasant!" After saying this, he raised the drink cup in his hand and saluted everyone.
"Okay! We will do a good job!"
"Yes, yes, don't worry, Mr. Yan. We will work hard and work well. While creating more wealth for you, we will also make more money for ourselves."
I don't know who took the lead, so he shouted, and the others followed him one after another, and then they made "papapapa" sounds, and then they responded to him.
Yan Chen smiled and said, "Thank you!" He saluted everyone again.
After everyone's applause stopped, Xiang Jin told everyone, "Our purpose is to reap the rewards of hard work. Our employees will not let us down, and we will not let our employees down. As long as you work here with concentration and seriousness, and do good things."
, as long as you are a hard-working person, then we will never treat you badly, and we will definitely give you remuneration commensurate with the work you put in.
We can tell you responsibly that the salary you currently receive from us every month is comparable to employees in developed coastal cities, such as international metropolises like Shanghai.
Give more! Even higher.
The monthly salary of ordinary employees in Shanghai is less than one thousand yuan. For example, the salary of better factory employees is about eight or nine hundred yuan a month, but most of them are five or six hundred yuan.
, six to seven hundred, for many white-collar workers in large companies, their monthly salary is about one thousand to two thousand yuan.
What I mean by this is not to show off how high the wages we offer you are. What I mean is that as long as you are diligent and willing to work, even in this remote rural area, your wages can still be far higher than those in big developed cities.
Regarding the salary level of most people, isn't there a saying that says gold will shine no matter where it is?"
"Okay!" As soon as she finished speaking, everyone burst into warm applause.
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, I won't say much more. Let's eat while it's hot. Eat well and drink well. Although it's not wine, it's just a drink, but that's enough. Let's go ahead after eating.
Don’t leave in a hurry, we have prepared some New Year gifts for you all to take back later. In addition, you can go to the vegetable field to pick whatever vegetables you want to eat. If you want to eat watermelon or cantaloupe, you can also go to the geographical area to pick it yourself.
, we allow each of your family to pick one."
"Okay! Thank you, Mr. Xiang, and thank you to the other bosses!"
After Xiang Jin bowed to everyone, they followed Yan Chen back to their seats.
Because everyone had to work in the fields in the afternoon, everyone didn't waste any time and started eating with their chopsticks.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal arranged by Xiang Jin and the others at noon today. Everyone was very happy with their meal. Even the dishes were served on sharp plates and in large bowls.
In the end, everyone was stunned and lost all their dignity, which gave Xiang Jin and the others who cooked the food a sense of accomplishment.
With everyone's help, they quickly took the bowls and chopsticks back to the kitchen. The two grandmothers and her aunt were cleaning up the pots, bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen. Then Xiang Jin came out with a kitchen knife and distributed the ingredients with them.
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Xiang Jin first said, "Since no one has gone back to celebrate the New Year this year, we have prepared five kilograms of fresh pork, two kilograms of tofu, a live fish, and two large yams for everyone. Now it's time to trouble
Everyone should line up to get it."
Then there was a young woman downstairs who whispered to another woman next to her, "Wow, the boss is so generous. He has five kilograms of pork, two kilograms of tofu, a big live fish, and two big...
Yam, you don’t need to buy new year gifts for this Chinese New Year!”
The woman nodded and said, "Yes, yes, the boss is benevolent and righteous!"
Xiang Jin and the other four young people here distribute something to everyone. When someone comes, Xiang Jin cuts a piece of tofu for the other person, and then Yan Chen directly hands the other person a pork bag, while Ouyang Bo directly gives it to the other person.
Pretending to be a big grass carp, Han Che directly handed out two long yams to everyone.
After everyone received the New Year's gift from Xiang Jin, everyone's faces were full of smiles, especially the family with three or four people working in Guaguo. They were laughing from ear to ear.
A few people who were working here alone said that if the garden hired people next time, they would also call their mothers-in-law and relatives at home.
Xiang Jin and the others all smiled similarly, and then Xiang Jin said to the accountant, "Your share will be given to you later when you leave. If I give it to you now, the fish will be dead by then."
Let’s let it stay in the water for a while.”
The finance manager was also happy and said, "Okay, that's what the boss said!"
Xiang Jin nodded, and then the financial officer said, "Boss, I'm going to handle some more things?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, go ahead!"
After all the employees left, Yan Chen gave Xiang Jin the account, saying how much they had bought for the fish today and how much money was left. Then Xiang Jin took out some of the money she had left.
, according to the final calculation, they spent more than 1,600, and there was still more than 300 left from the money spent by her aunt.
So after sorting out the accounts, she took the remaining money and went directly to her aunt to pay the bills.
"Are we going to stuff sausages next?" Han Che asked.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, sure!"
A few of them followed and brought out the large pot of marinated mutton, and then Xiang Jin went to clean the small intestine. Each of the following people brought a pair of disposable gloves, and the other held a pair of chopsticks and a bamboo tube.
The casing was surrounded by the pot of marinated mutton and stuffed with sausage.
Xiang Jin said, "You have to squeeze it tightly, otherwise the filled sausage will not be easy to shape when cooked and sliced, and it will fall apart!"
Everyone nodded. Ouyang Bo's filling was relatively smooth. It didn't take long for him to finish a large section. He probably participated in the sausage filling at their house two days ago, but Yan Chen and Han
However, Che and the others had some difficulties. They both forced the sausage casings through several holes. In the end, Xiang Jin explained some essentials to them before things got better, and things gradually became smoother.
After a while, Xiang Jin and her grandmothers packed up the kitchen and came out, and then asked them if they needed help? Xiang Jin and the others said no.
Then her grandmothers asked them if they needed to process those shrimps.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, you can process them and mix them into shrimp filling later and make dumplings directly tomorrow."
The two grandmas agreed, and then they took a small bench and sat down not far from them and began to process the river shrimps.
After a while, Grandma Mo suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, Girl Jin, how is your wife at Aunt Liao's house? I forgot to ask you when you came back yesterday."
Xiang Jin said, "It's very good. He's very easy-going and talkative. He even brought gifts to me, Yan Chen."
"Oh? Did I bring you a gift?" This surprised everyone.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, what I brought to Yan Chen was a three-dimensional painting woven with cloth and thread. It was said that when the time came, it would be framed and hung on the wall as a decorative painting. She gave me one by herself.
The shawl woven on their loom is very beautiful, I like it very much!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother were surprised, "She can also weave?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, she is from a minority group. The girls there can weave and dye cloth since they were young."
"What ethnic group is she from?" Han Che asked.
Xiang Jin said, "It seems to be the Miao ethnic group."
Then Grandma Mo asked again, "What does she look like?"
Xiang Jin said, "petite and exquisite, not very tall, visually estimated to be about 1.5678 meters tall, neither fat nor thin, delicate appearance, wheat-colored complexion, but very healthy."
Grandma Mo nodded, "That's still okay!"
Xiang Jin also nodded, "Well, Aunt Liao likes her daughter-in-law very much."
Then Han Che asked her, "Aunt Liao, is her son tall?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I don't know."
Han Che looked at her with a surprised expression, "Aren't you from the same place? And we were neighbors before."
Xiang Jin said, "I was young at that time, so I didn't have much impression of him. At that time, as long as he was taller than me, even if he was a dwarf, he was still a tall man in my eyes."
Everyone laughed loudly, and Grandma Mo said, "It was at that time, Jin Yatou was still very young at that time, so how can I remember his appearance clearly, and he was not often at home when he was in junior high school and high school.
Jin Yatou couldn't even see him. I remember he was about 1.7 meters tall when he was in high school. He was a little thin at that time. I just don't know if he has grown taller since he joined the army.
Get fatter."
Han Che said, "If he is a little over 1.7 meters tall, then the height difference between him and his girlfriend would be more appropriate. If his girlfriend wears high heels, she will be over 1.6 meters tall, and she will be taller than him."
Not much more."
Everyone said yes, and then Xiang Jin and her grandmother asked, "Hey, Xiao Jin, have you told Aunt Liao to let them come to us to pick what vegetables they need?"
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, no, I didn't want to go there."
Grandma Mo said, "Well, that's right. Anyway, we don't pick the vegetables in our field those days, but we can pick some for them. Some vegetables will grow old if they are not picked for a long time."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, okay, give them a call then. We'll pick some for them and tell them not to buy it."
Grandma Mo said, "I'll call them back that night."
Yan Chen looked at Han Che and said, "Tomorrow there are only two buses from the county town to the provincial capital, at 7:30 and 8:30 in the morning, so you have to get up early tomorrow."
Han Che nodded, "Yes, I know!"
Ouyang Bo asked, "Then you'll have to have lunch in the car tomorrow?"
Han Che said, "It's okay, just make it in time for the New Year's Eve dinner."
Xiang Jin said, "Then you have to ask your family to pick you up at the bus station then. You have brought so many things."
Yan Chen said, "My dad will pick me up tomorrow."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then said, "Han Che, you pickled bacon and fish, we will turn and smoke them for you when the time comes, but you have to collect them yourself, because we
During the first few days, I had to go to a bj for something, so I couldn’t wait until they were all dried before leaving.”
Han Che nodded, "Okay, I'll come over then. Well, when will your classmate Lei Jia go to Shanghai? Do you want to come with me then?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I don't know this yet. She didn't tell me before, and I haven't asked her yet. How about I call her in the evening?"
Han Che thought for a moment and said, "Oh, forget it. I may go to Shanghai earlier than her. I will go to Shanghai in the tenth month, and I may go from the provincial capital."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, but she might not arrive at the school that early, because she doesn't have a house there. If she goes too early, she can only live in the school, but the school probably doesn't have any at that time.
Whose."
Han Che nodded, "Yeah!"
Xiang Jin and the others still got up early the next day, earlier than ever before. They got up at six o'clock in the morning because Han Che had to catch the earliest bus back to the provincial capital, and Xiang Jin
They wanted to prepare some food for him to take on the road.
Because today is New Year's Eve, they have to eat all day long, and there will be big fish and meat at noon, so they eat relatively simple in the morning. Each person cooks a few glutinous rice balls, and each person has two bowls.
Poached eggs, eaten with steamed buns.
Xiang Jin and the others took Han Che to the bus station in the county town, and then found the bus back to the provincial capital. After he put his luggage, the two pictures of chickens, ducks and eggs, Yan Chen put a
The thermos bucket was handed to him, "This is the food Xiang Jin prepared for you on the road at noon. Handle it carefully. It contains some shrimp, winter melon and tofu soup and two steamed buns. Don't spill it."
Han Che reached out and took it, nodded, then looked at Xiang Jin, "Thank you!"
Xiang Jin said, "Time is limited, so I'll just make it simple, don't mind."
Han Che asked, "How could that happen?"
Yan Chen said, "I put two pairs of disposable chopsticks and two pairs of disposable gloves in the bag for you. Be careful not to drop them when you take them."
Han Che nodded, "Okay! Let's go?!"
Everyone nodded, and Ouyang Bo said, "Have a nice trip!"
"Thanks!"
Yan Chen said, "Give me a call when you get there."
"good!"
Following Han Che, he waved to a few people, then turned around and got into the car with the thermos bucket.
Xiang Jin and the others turned around and left after seeing him find a seat and sit down in the car.
After getting in the car, Ouyang Bo said to him, "After I send you back, I will go back to the city to pay the wages and annual gifts to the two employees in the store, and then pick up my parents by the way. Do you have
Is there anything you want to bring? I’ll bring it to you when the time comes?”
Xiang Jin thought for a moment and then said, "It's true. When you go back, ask our mother to go to my room and open the wardrobe to bring me a set of clothes. I may have to visit my grandparents when I am in the third year of junior high school.
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Ouyang Bo nodded, and then said, "Then do you want to bring you some gifts in the city?"
Xiang Jin shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. I can buy it in shopping malls and supermarkets in the county."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Okay, then you can take out the bacon and dry it at home. Our bacon has been marinated for almost a week."
"Oh well!"
Han Che sent a text message, telling them that their car had already set off. After the car inspection came back with the word "good", he also asked him to "pay attention to safety on the road" and then put the phone back in his pocket.
When Xiang Jin and others went back, the two grandfathers were killing geese and fish. They said that they would not eat the chickens and ducks today. They had eaten chickens and ducks in the past few days, so today they would eat the big fat goose first.
When the time comes they make braised goose for dinner, and there is no point for Xiang Jin and the others.
Then Xiang Jin asked, "Grandpa, Grandpa Zeng, what is the menu you have planned today?" There was no way for a few elders to say that today's New Year's Eve dinner would be cooked by them and told everyone to stay away, so Xiang Jin asked
I have no choice but to be a hanger-on.
Her grandpa and grandpa Zeng looked at each other, and then both grandpas laughed. Her grandpa said, "Braised goose, boiled fish, boiled a sheep's head, braised a lamb's trotters, and stir-fried pork belly with lettuce."
, another dish of steamed seabass, crucian carp with Huo Xiang, stir-fried pork with eggplant and fragrant spices, braised tofu, a cold shredded ear ear, the fish soaked again, and another vegetarian dish of garlic pea tips, twelve dishes, Yueyuehong, how about it,
Is this arrangement okay?"
Xiang Jin and the others nodded after hearing this, and Xiang Jin said, "Oh, yes, yes, you have to eat that sheep head, otherwise it won't be easy to put it away. The other mutton and mutton chops can also be slaughtered, cut and put in the refrigerator."
Save it here."
Ouyang Bo said, "It's all vegetables, is there any soup?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "Yes, just boil the sheep's head and add some white radish."
Xiang Jin nodded again, "Oh, that's fine. When the sheep's head is cooked, pick it up and remove the meat, and put it back into the pot to continue making soup with the white radish."
Grandpa Zeng said, "Oh, that's right, when the time comes, the soup will be milky, white, fresh and thick, it will be the most nutritious and warm the stomach."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Okay, you can continue discussing the menu, I'm going back to the city."
Their grandfather greeted him and said, "Drive slower on the road and pay attention to safety?"
"Oh, I got it!"
Xiang Jin then asked the two old men, "Grandpa, Grandpa Zeng, we are going to pick up the bacon and dry it, but where are we going to hang it? Are we going to have a fight?"
The two grandfathers stopped what they were doing, and Grandpa Zeng said, "Wait a moment, and we'll do it after we're done here."
Xiang Jin said, "Then let's go to the mountain behind and cut some cypress branches first, then come back?"
Her grandfather nodded drunkenly, "Yes, but you have to be careful. The mountain road in the back mountain is slippery and not easy to walk on, and don't hurt yourself."
"Oh, don't worry, we will be careful," Xiang Jin agreed and took Yan Chen to the house to find a machete and labor protection gloves. There was gum on the cypress branches, and it was a black patch sticking to his hands.
, it’s not easy to wash, so you still have to wear gloves on your hands.
The two of them came to the back mountain with machetes. Xiang Jin first looked around at the surrounding trees, and then pulled Yan Chen and said, "Let's go there to chop. The branches there are not high. Let's stand underneath."
I can cut it."
"Yeah, okay," Yan Chen agreed.
After the two of them got there, Yan Chen said to Xiang Jin, "Look at the smaller branches, I'll chop down the bigger ones."
"Oh, good!"
After chopping for a while, Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "I suddenly admire myself very much."
"Huh? What should I say?" Yan Chen stopped chopping, raised his head and looked at her.
Xiang Jin grinned and said, "Is it because I pulled you, a god, off the altar?" As she said this, her eyes narrowed with a smile, looking very proud of herself, "Look, you used to be so good at home.
You have never done this kind of work, right? Since you have been with me, you can now do any farm work, and you seem to be doing it quite decently. Thinking about it, I feel very accomplished!
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Yan Chen walked over and pulled her up from the ground, "Yes, I have never done this kind of work before, but I am very happy to be with you! But your sense of accomplishment is more than just bringing God from God.
Pull it off the altar," he paused deliberately at this point.
As expected, Xiang Jin asked, "What else is there?"
The corners of Yan Chen's mouth suddenly curled up, and then an ambiguous look appeared in his eyes. Then he leaned close to her ear and said, "Be with God and give birth to the next generation of God."
Xiang Jin's face turned red immediately, and then he clenched his fist and punched him, "Damn it, Yan Chen, you bastard, don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't take advantage of me for a day?" Damn, I'm not taking advantage of you in words.
Her advantage is to take advantage of her in actual actions.
Yan Chen chuckled, then grabbed her arm and said, "Okay, wife, stop playing around. There are people living not far down there. It's not good if someone sees you. I'm
It doesn’t matter, maybe you’ll be embarrassed.”
Xiang Jin snorted at him, "I'll spare you for now!"
Yan Chen said, "Okay, when I get home, you can do whatever you want to me, even if you just peel me off and eat me."
Xiang Jin glared at him, "Rogue!"
Yan Chen leaned into her ear again and said, "I only want to be a rogue to you, and I don't want to rogue anyone else!" After saying that, he quickly kissed the side of her cheek and then turned around and continued cutting down cypress branches.
Xiang Jin cut down a lot of small cypress branches, and suddenly realized that we didn't bring backpacks and ropes, so she looked around again and found a few clusters of wild thatch, so she walked over and removed those wild thatch.
All were cut off from the roots.
When Yan Chen saw it, he asked, "Why did you cut that?"
Xiang Jin said, "Let me twist a rope. We didn't bring a rope or a backpack. I'll twist it into a rope later and then tie up these cypress branches and drag them back. I'll tell you what kind of grass this kind of grass can be."
It's strong, stronger than the straw rope."
Yan Chen said, "Then be careful and don't cut your hand."
Xiang Jin said, "No!"
In a short time, Xiang Jin twisted a three- to four-meter-long rope. Then she walked to an open space, folded the rope and placed it on the ground, and then neatly placed the cypress branches there.
On the rope, after finally putting all the cypress branches on it, she directly passed the two ends of the rope through the folded position, and then pulled hard, and the cypress branches were tied up by her.
, it would be safer to follow her and tie a knot there to ensure that no branch will fall off.
Yan Chen looked at her series of movements in one go, and then gave her a thumbs up, "My wife is very capable!"
Xiang Jin raised his chin and said, "Of course, this kind of farm work is not difficult for me. Do you want me to rub one for you?"
Yan Chen said, "I don't need this. These are relatively large branches. When the time comes, I can just put them together and drag them up."
Looking at those branches that were unusually wild and wild, Xiang Jin said, "Let's rub one. You see they are all spread out, so it won't be easy to pick them up on the road."
Yan Chen said, "You don't need to rub them too long. I just need to fix their heads when the time comes. It's actually easier to hold them when they are so spread out. When the gravity is dispersed, they won't be so heavy."
Xiang Jin suddenly understood, "Oh, yes, why did I forget this?" So she looked at the strong bundle of firewood she had tied, focusing on one point, should she want it?
Loosen it, but if it does, her cypress branch will definitely fall off.
Yan Chen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I will help you get it when the time comes."
Xiang Jin asked, "You have so much firewood to take?"
Yan Chen said, "Silly girl, I can drag my firewood to the front and then I can come back to help you drag it."
Xiang Jin raised the corner of her mouth, "Is this okay?" After saying that, she went to rub the rope with the remaining wild thatch. While rubbing it, she said to Yan Chen, "We may have to do it twice more later.
Oh, we have four pigs to be smoked, Han Che’s two pigs, and our hundreds of kilograms of fish, so why don’t we go up the mountain when it’s the Chinese New Year?”
Yan Chen said, "Okay, I will take you to see a movie then?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay," she had said before that she would take Xiang Lan to see a movie, but after so many years, she still hasn't made the trip, so I guess that girl had already taken this to the movies.
Have you forgotten about it?
After the two tied up the cypress branches, they dragged them home together. Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin, "Can you drag them?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, it won't sink!"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay, then walk slowly and watch your step."
"good!"
When the two returned home, the two grandfathers were setting up wooden stakes and wires in an open space in the yard. Xiang Jin and the others dragged the cypress branches to the corner next to them and put them down, then ran over to take a look.
He asked, "Is it much bigger than the bacon shed last year?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "Last year, plus the pork from your Aunt Liao's house, it was only two and a half pigs at most. This year, our own house has four pigs, plus those sausages, so the area is very small."
OK, let’s expand it a bit.”
Yan Chen asked, "Are you still buying meat separately to stuff sausages?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "Last time I went to your Aunt Liao's house to pull pork, and then I caught up with Xiang Yao and his family who were killing pigs. They couldn't eat so much meat, so they had to sell half of them. It just so happened that their family also fed grain.
There was local pork, so we bought it together, and then came back to fill it with some more sausages.
When the time comes, you can bring some to the bj and if you want to eat it, ask your Uncle Duoji and the others to cook it for you. When the time comes, Jin Yatou will also bring some to Shanghai and keep it at home. If you want to eat it, you can go there and cook it on weekends.
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Xiang Jin said, "I have to go to a bj then, so it's not convenient to take me with me."
Grandpa Zeng smiled and said, "This is easy to handle. Han Che and his family also have a batch of bacon and fish that will be shipped to Shanghai at that time. Then yours will go with theirs."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Oh, this is fine. Okay, I'll bring some," then Xiang Jin said, "Then let's go chop some more," and then pulled Yan Chen out.
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Her grandfather said, "I'm still cutting it. There are so many, is that enough?"
Xiang Jin said, "The bacon and Han Che's bacon will be smoked in two days. We'll chop them together today. We won't go up the mountain then."
"Okay, then go ahead!"
Walking on the road, Xiang Jin said, "Originally, of the four pigs, one was used to distribute benefits to employees in the provincial capital, and one was used to distribute benefits to employees in the melon and fruit fields, but both pigs were
If there is no use, how can we finish eating four pigs? They can’t eat bacon every day, and there are so many bacon sausages.”
Yan Chen said, "When the time comes, let's put two ends in Shanghai and sell them. We will divide the remaining two ends. Your grandfather and grandpa will keep one end. I will take the other end back to my grandfather and aunt. Your parents will
They take some back, and then we each take some away."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, I'll put some pork sausages and mutton sausages on it then, and it should be almost ready. Oh, I want to bring a bacon head and a bacon knuckle with me. That one is delicious. You can come over then."
It’s Shanghai, shall we cook it and eat it?”
Yan Chen smiled, "Okay!"
"Han Che's bacon is four days old today, so it's ready to be turned. Let's turn the pork for him after washing and drying it later, right?"
"good!"
When the two of them cut down some more cypress branches and dragged them back, Xiang Jin's aunt, who was sitting on the street eaves with a small dustpan, shouted to her, "Daughter, someone called you just now. It was a landline number.
It's rung twice, why don't you go check it out and see if it's someone who wants to see you for something?"
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin put down the cypress branch and ran into the house. Then she picked up the phone and saw that there were two unfamiliar landline phones. The area code displayed seemed to be from the Northeast.
Was it Lin Zi who called her?
So he took his mobile phone to the finance office and called back. Soon someone picked up the phone, but it was a man's voice that answered the phone.
Xiang Jin was stunned for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Hey, hello, is Lin Zi here? I'm her classmate in college."
The other party suddenly said "Oh" suddenly, "You are her good friend Xiang Jin, right? She often mentions you to us, saying that you are her best friend in Shanghai, and I am her father."
"Hello, Uncle Lin!" Xiang Jin called out to the other party politely.
"Oh, ok, ok, thank you for bringing us the hot pot base and braised pork and vegetables. They taste very good!"
"No, uncle, you're welcome. Just get used to it!" Xiang Jin said politely and modestly.
Lin Zi's father said, "We are used to it, we are used to it. We here in the Northeast also eat spicy food, but we have never had hot pot here. Lin Zi made it for us that day and the whole family was very surprised.
He likes it very much, wait a minute, Lin Zi is back from her grandparents next door, should I ask her to answer the phone? "
"Oh, okay!" Then Xiang Jin heard Lin Zi's father say to Lin Zi, "Lin Zi, come here quickly, your good friend Xiang Jin has called."
"Oh, good!"
Almost as soon as Lin Zi finished speaking, Xiang Jin heard Lin Zi's voice coming cheerfully and clearly from the other end of the phone.
"Hey, Xiang Jin?!"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm sorry, I was cutting cypress branches on the slope when you called me."
Lin Zi said, "It's the Chinese New Year today, why did you go to the slope to chop wood?"
Xiang Jin said, "Come back and marinate the bacon!"
"Ah? Why are you making bacon now? Shouldn't it have been done a long time ago?" Lin Zi was surprised.
Xiang Jin said, "We made bacon late this year."
"Oh, do you smoke all the bacon you make?"
Xiang Jin said, "Not necessarily, there are also many that are naturally dried, but people in our family prefer to eat smoked bacon, because smoked bacon is less greasy and tastes more fragrant."
"Oh, like this?!"
"Ah, your dad said you just went to live with your grandparents. Do you live separately?" Xiang Jin asked next.
Lin Zi said, "No, we live together. It's just that our home is not a suite, but a single room. Each room has a door."
Xiang Jin nodded on the other end of the phone, "Oh, I understand."
Lin Zi said, "Well, my grandparents are making dumplings there. I went there just now. How is your place? Is it busy during the New Year?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's not bad. The whole family will sit together for a New Year's dinner. Is your family starting to make dumplings so early?"
"Ah, my parents are preparing lunch. My grandparents have nothing to do, so they go to make dumplings. They have already made several dustpans. What about you, are your families preparing lunch?"
Xiang Jin said, "Here, there, my grandma, my aunt and the others are doing it."
Then Lin Zi asked her what delicious food their family had prepared today, and then Xiang Jin reported to her the dishes her grandfather and grandpa Zeng had told them before.
After hearing this, Lin Zi said, "Wow, it sounds delicious?"
Xiang Jin asked her, "What dishes did your family prepare?"
Lin Zi said, "Pork stewed with vermicelli, chicken stewed with mushrooms, soy sauce bones, braised pork slices, stewed fat-headed fish, Northeastern skin jelly, pot-wrapped pork, blood sausage, bean pancakes, and fried bean sprouts."
Xiang Jin said, "It sounds pretty delicious."
Lin Zi was laughing on the other end of the phone, "To each other, to each other, it's a pity that you are not in our northeast, otherwise I would treat you to a meal."
Xiang Jin said, "There will be a chance in the future!"
"Well, then it's settled, huh? Well, do you like sauerkraut? I'll bring you some when the time comes. The sauerkraut we have here is different from the ones you have. The ones we have here are made of cabbage."
Xiang Jin said, "It still doesn't work. It's not easy to carry with you. Can you teach me how to do it then? You can do it, right?"
"Yes, yes, I will definitely make it. Sauerkraut is a must-have ingredient for every family here, so I have been making it since I was a child. Okay, then I will teach you how to make it."
"OK!"
Following Lin Zi, he asked, "So how are you doing recently and what are you doing? In the past few days, I have been following my dad and my grandfather up the mountain to collect firewood and pick winter mushrooms."
Xiang Jin said, "I'm doing okay recently, I'm just a little busy. I basically cook for my family, and then I go to a reservoir dozens of miles away from here to buy some fish and shrimp, and then I help another person.
My aunt went to the city's train station to pick up her daughter-in-law. Do you have to collect firewood in the winter there? And it should be quite cold to collect mushrooms at this time, right?"
Lin Zi said, "Many of us here collect firewood in the winter, because the dead branches in the winter fall directly from the trees. You don't have to cut them down. You can just pick them up. After a while,
You can pick up a big armload of firewood in no time. It's a bit cold to pick mushrooms at this time, but it won't be cold after walking for a while. Why does your aunt's daughter-in-law want you to pick it up? No one in their own family goes there.
Will you take it?"
Then Xiang Jin told her the reason. After hearing this, Lin Zi said, "Wow, your neighbor's sister-in-law is amazing. I admire her. She dares to be alone in such a far away place and has never been there before."
A person who drives a carriage must be courageous and courageous!”
Xiang Jin smiled on the other end of the phone, and then said, "Okay, that's all for today. I'm going to pick up the bacon from the jar, clean it and dry it out. I'll give it to you when I'm free.
beat."
"Okay! Then go ahead and do your work. I wish you and your family a happy Spring Festival in advance?" Lin Zi followed.
Xiang Jin said, "Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family too!"
When Xiang Jin walked out, Yan Chen and his two grandfathers had already circled the iron shed for smoking bacon, and were about to go to the house to fish for meat. Xiang Jin immediately joined them.
Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin, "What are you talking about? We've been chatting for so long?"
Xiang Jin said, "Nothing, mainly just chatting about everyone's recent situation, and then what we are eating for the New Year today, and then I wish everyone a happy Spring Festival!"
Yan Chen laughed, and then said, "But you don't have to come here, we can come."
Xiang Jin stood there, "Then what should I do?"
Yan Chen said, "You can rest, or you can go to the kitchen to help." After saying this, he walked back to her and whispered, "Go and process the mutton head meat. I'm afraid they can't handle it well.
My grandma was never very good at cooking mutton."
Xiang Jin immediately smiled, "Okay!" Then she turned around and went to the kitchen.