On the way back, Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "Every time I come here, I have to take a cart full of things with me. I feel so embarrassed."
Yan Chen said, "Yes, but it's because your grandparents, uncles and aunts have changed their minds. We will treat them the same way in the future."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, that's right! Well, did you see it? In fact, my second aunt also wanted to buy the house in Xiangjiawan, but my eldest aunt spoke first."
Yan Chen smiled and said, "Well, I can see it. Who told you that your house is well built? Whether it is the layout inside or the environment created by the flowers, plants and trees planted in the yard outside, it is very good. The most important thing is
Still so new.”
Xiang Jin said "Yeah", "I did put a lot of thought into that house at the beginning, but I didn't know that there would be such a change later, and I don't know if Yang Juyun would be willing to put that house in the house."
When the house is sold to Xiang Lan, doesn’t she want to leave it to her?”
Yan Chen said, "It doesn't matter whether she sells it or not. If she doesn't sell it, then Xiang Lan will sell her and get more than ten thousand or twenty thousand yuan from her. Xiang Lan will not suffer any loss no matter what."
.”
Xiang Jin said, "This is true!"
At the same time, Xiang Jin and her two aunts packed up the kitchen dishes and sat down in the main room to chat with the two old men like Xiang Jin's two uncles.
Xiang Jin and her second aunt grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them, then said, "Hey, Mom, Dad, what kind of clothes did Girl Jin buy for you this year? Can you two wear them and show them to us?"
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After hearing this, Xiang Jin's aunt said, "Yes, Mom and Dad, go put it on and see if it fits the size properly."
Seeing that both daughters-in-law were curious, Xiang Jin and her grandmother were a little moved. After a moment of hesitation, she stood up and patted the clothes on her body, "Okay, let's go try them on and show them to you."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather also stood up, and then the old couple followed them back to the house.
After a while, the two old men changed their clothes and came out with smiles on their faces. After carefully looking at them from top to bottom, the two sons and daughter-in-law nodded and said they looked good and fit well.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said to them as if they were offering a treasure, "The down jackets that your father and I are wearing cost five hundred or six hundred dollars. He has five hundred and thirty-seven yuan, and mine has five hundred and fifteen yuan.
The pair of pants I'm wearing cost more than 130, the pants I'm wearing cost more than 150, and our outfits cost more than 600 each. Look, what's on the label?" She said.
Just show it to everyone.
After seeing it, several people said, "It's really true."
Xiang Jin's aunt said, "This child is really willing to give up on us!"
Xiang Jin, her two uncles and her second aunt nodded in agreement with her statement.
Xiang Jin and her grandfather added, "That's not all. My bottle of wine may be worth two to three hundred yuan, not to mention the face painter I bought for you."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother also nodded quickly and said, "Oh, yes, yes, there is also the face painter. Those bottles are so beautiful, so the price must be high."
Xiang Jin and her uncle said, "Not only that, your wine costs more than three hundred in the mall."
Xiang Jin's aunt said with a surprised look on her face, "Is it so expensive?"
Xiang Jin and her uncle nodded, "Ah, last time you asked me to go to the supermarket to pick out some New Year gifts for my father-in-law. I saw them before. The ones sold in the shopping mall in our town were three hundred and fifteen. Jin
The bottle of Jian Nanchun that the girl gave me and my second son also costs more than a hundred."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather were silent, and after a while he said, "The wine is so expensive, so I'll put it away. Don't be busy drinking it yet."
Xiang Jin and her second uncle said, "No, Dad, you can't keep white wine. If you keep it for a long time, it will lose its flavor, so you have to drink it quickly, and let me and my eldest brother drink some of it with you."
Come on, try this Wuliangye that costs more than 300 yuan a bottle. What does it taste like?"
Xiang Jin and her uncle hurriedly said, "Oh, yes, yes, dad, drink it, drink it!"
The three mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law in the room were all laughing.
Xiang Jin and her eldest aunt followed and said, "Didn't Girl Jin spend thousands on us this time?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother immediately stopped laughing, nodded and sighed, "Yes, that child has spent money again. She buys us this and that every time she comes.
To be honest, I really can't bear to let her go. I want to keep her here for two days to play, but this child is so busy and has so many things to do. You can see that she can't even have a peaceful winter vacation, and she will go to BJ soon.
go.
I will definitely not be able to come back when the time comes, so I will go back to Shanghai directly from there. I don’t know if I will come back during the summer vacation. If I don’t come back, I will have to wait until the end of the year to see if she comes back.”
Xiang Jin's second aunt comforted her and said, "Old lady, you don't have to be sad. I'd say, this is a good thing. The child is busy with business, not traveling around. Look at how capable your granddaughter is.
At a young age, we contracted a large melon and fruit field in partnership with others, and they made more in one year than we did in several years.
Last time we were in town, we met Sister Liao's natal brother. He said that Jin Yatou and Yan Xiaozi had more than a dozen trucks pulling goods from their fruit and vegetable farm every day, and each pull would make several ten meals.
Ton trucks, many fruits and vegetables are sold directly to other provinces. How much do you think they earn from a dozen trucks a day?
Look around here, whose grandson or granddaughter is as capable as your granddaughter? Although that child is not our biological blood, she calls you grandpa and grandma, and calls us uncle and aunt.
, that’s dear!
She is so powerful now at such a young age, and the child is not complacent and unwilling to make progress. Instead, she is still looking for another job. This shows that the child is highly motivated and will achieve more than just success in the future.
In that melon and fruit field, you should be happy for such a motivated child."
Xiang Jin and her second uncle agreed very much with what his daughter-in-law said, so he quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, yes, we should be happy for her. Girl Jin is really capable. Wait a few days."
You will have the granddaughter of a big boss in 2018."
Xiang Jin and his grandmother said, "I feel uncomfortable thinking about that unsatisfactory thing. You said such a good child, she is even more unfaithful."
Xiang Jin's second aunt's face suddenly turned a little cold, "Mom, don't say this again. Didn't you hear what Jin Yatou said? Your daughter doesn't care about her daughter, and she doesn't care about her."
As for that mother, don't always think about trying to persuade Jin Yatou to accept her mother's words.
Let me put it bluntly, I don’t owe your daughter anything, nor do I owe you anything to us. The reason why they still recognize you, my grandparents, and our two uncles and aunts, is because they were thinking of us when they were taken to our elder Xiang’s house.
As good as you were when you chased her out, don't understand the principle of accepting her as soon as you see her, otherwise you won't have this granddaughter by then."
Xiang Jin's eldest aunt said, "That's right, Mom, don't make any principled mistakes. Your daughter can be so indifferent to even Xiang Lan, her own daughter, and your biological parents.
Not to mention that you still expect her to reconcile with Jin Yatou.
Don't look at Jin Yatou, that child is polite and kind to us, but she is stubborn and proud at heart. Otherwise, if you hurt that child's heart, your second daughter-in-law will really say so.
That would disown your grandparents."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "No, I just lamented that she was stupid because she didn't live up to expectations. She was not lucky enough to enjoy the blessings that child brought to her."
Xiang Jin's uncle said impatiently, "Oh, come on, come on, all my thoughts are on the one in her belly right now. Maybe if you win a man with this move, you will rely on your son. Don't be there every day."
Don't worry about it. You and my father can enjoy the blessing that your granddaughter has brought to you.
You see, how willing they are to you. They buy you a set of clothes and trousers for a few hundred yuan, and a bottle of wine for a few hundred yuan, and they don’t leave anything behind every year. This is no better than your dear friend.
My daughter treats you well?"
Xiang Jin's grandfather suddenly said, "That mother of yours has nothing to do every day!" After saying that, he turned around and went into the house.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Hey, this old bastard doesn't mean anything to me."
Xiang Jin and her second uncle stepped forward and hugged his mother's shoulders, acting as peacemaker and saying, "Okay, okay, it's okay. Mom, let's go get some peanuts and peel them. Let's make do with what we have been doing recently."
I’ve been idle for a few days.”
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Okay, you go and get it first, and I'm going to change into the doctor's clothes I'm wearing."
Xiang Jin and her second aunt said, "No, just wear it. Change it into whatever you want. It looks good. Since my granddaughter bought it for you, you can wear it!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Oh, the clothes I wore just now were just that morning. They are also new. Zi Jin bought them for me last year."
It was exactly three o'clock when Xiang Jin and the others arrived at Aunt Liao's house. At this time, Yan Chen and her grandparents were sitting in the living room chatting with Aunt Liao and her family while watching TV.
She and Yan Chen entered the house, and then saw a young man in his mid-twenties sitting on the sofa. The young man was talking to Grandpa Zeng. His skin was somewhat dark, and his facial features were quite regular.
But his eyes are bright and his spirit is very good.
Looking at his shaved head and standard military posture, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen immediately knew the identity of this man, Aunt Liao's son Xiang Yang.
"Oh, you're back?" Aunt Liao greeted them warmly as soon as she saw them coming in.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen politely called "Aunt Liao" and Aunt Liao. Aunt Liao hurriedly welcomed them to sit down. Xiang Yang stared at them and said with a surprised look on his face, "Are these Xiao Chen and Girl Jin?"
Everyone in the room smiled and nodded at him.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen greeted him respectively, "Brother Xiang Yang!"
"Oh!" Xiang Yang responded cheerfully, and then looked at the two of them and said with a surprised look on his face, "Oh my god, they have grown so tall? I have never seen Xiaochen before. Grandpa Zeng and you all lived in the town before.
Yes, until I went to join the army, you all still lived in the town, so I didn't have the chance to meet Xiaochen.
But I have indeed seen Jin Yatou since she was a child. She was only a little bit old when I was at home. I didn’t expect that after not seeing her for several years, she would grow into such a big girl all of a sudden."
Aunt Liao laughed and said, "If you compare with her, you are not even a few centimeters taller than her!"
Xiang Yang nodded and said, "I'm not much taller than her. I'm only a little over 1.72 meters, not even 1.73 meters tall."
Grandma Mo smiled and said, "This child follows her parents. Her parents are very tall. Her father is 1.8 meters tall and her mother is also 1.65 meters tall."
Xiangyang looked at them and nodded and smiled, "Okay, okay! Xiaochen, Jin Yatou, thank you for helping my mother pick up Wang Danha that day, and for taking care of my mother every time.
You also told me on the phone, really, really thank you!"
Yan Chen said, "You're welcome!"
Xiang Jin also said, "That's right, that's right. Brother Xiang Yang is too outspoken. Auntie usually takes good care of us, so we should help her with small things sometimes."
Xiang Yang followed and said, "When do you guys have time? I'll treat you to a casual dinner? I heard that you are going to BJ soon."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and Yan Chen declined, "Let's forget it this time. You've been quite busy in the past few days, and the two of us have to clean up when we get back, waiting for the next opportunity.
Let’s get together again when the time comes.”
Xiang Jin said, "That's right, Brother Xiangyang, don't be polite to us. You are pressed for time, and I heard from my aunt that you will go to Miyun Reservoir early tomorrow morning to buy fish, and you will have to cook it when you come back."
For other things, you will be a good groom and official this time. When you have the opportunity in the future, it will not be too late for you to invite us. We have to come back every winter and summer vacation."
Xiang Yang saw that what they said was indeed sincere, so he nodded, "Okay, then I'll invite you when I come back next time."
The two of them nodded, and then Yan Chen looked at her grandparents and said, "Grandpa, grandma, let's go visit the grave?"
"Oh, okay!" The two elders got up from the sofa.
Seeing them all walking out, Aunt Liao asked, "Is Girl Jin going too?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm going to offer a stick of incense to my adoptive great-grandfathers."
Aunt Liao suddenly thought of something and nodded, "Well, go ahead!"
Xiang Jin and the others went up the mountain carrying the scented wax paper money. Wang Dan, who had finished making glutinous rice cakes from the kitchen, ran over and said, "Auntie, are Xiang Jin and the others here?"
Aunt Liao said, "They went to visit their ancestors' graves!"
Wang Dan said, "Isn't Xiang Jin from here?"
Aunt Liao said, "That child is a grateful person. Her adoptive great-grandfather took her when she was a child and was very good to her. She was only one or two years old at that time. Even her adoptive great-grandfather was still covering her when he died.
They had quilts, so she always remembered this good thing and would offer them incense sticks every Chinese New Year."
Wang Dan nodded in understanding, "Oh, so that's it? Then the graves of her great-grandfathers are also on that mountain?"
Aunt Liao nodded, "Well, they are all in the ancestor's graveyard."
About forty minutes later, Xiang Jin and his party came back, and then Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng said goodbye to Aunt Liao and the others. Aunt Liao had a lot of things going on at home these past two days, and she knew that Xiang Jin and the others had other things to do when they returned.
, so I didn’t try to keep them, but I still brought them some large pieces of tofu and a bag of glutinous rice cakes.
Looking at the tofu, which weighed at least five or six kilograms, Grandma Mo declined and said, "I won't bring this. You will also use a lot of tofu by then. If there is not enough by then, you won't use this glutinous rice cake at the banquet."
We took it away on the surface."
Aunt Liao forced them to give it to them, "Bring it, bring it. We have packed a lot of this. It will be enough by then. We will pack at least eighty kilograms of tofu. I am thinking about some relatives and some from Wantou."
Good neighbors will also give them some."
When Grandma Mo saw what she said, she accepted it, but when she saw so many things in the car, she was immediately surprised, "Girl Jin, why did your grandparents bring so many things?"
Xiang Jin said, "Ah, they insisted on taking it. They originally took bacon sausages and chicken and duck eggs, but we had so many at home, so we let them take them back."
Grandma Mo said, "That's what your grandparents like!"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes! Oh, aunt, by the way, my grandparents, uncle and aunt said they would come to have a wedding banquet on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Why don't you give them a call and invite them?"
"Ah? Your grandparents are coming?! Did you tell them? Oh, I'm just afraid of getting them into trouble?" Aunt Liao and her son and daughter-in-law were suddenly surprised, and Aunt Liao said a little embarrassed.
Xiang Jin said, "My grandparents heard about it, and then they asked us, and we told them the truth. But the explanation I gave them was that you were probably embarrassed to say hello to them because you were afraid of calling them.
Trouble.
We said that you didn't even plan to greet us at the beginning. We only heard about it when we accompanied Han Che back to pull pork. We also told them that you don't have many guests, just some from the production team and your mother's family.
Relatives, they all understand, don't worry, they won't be overly concerned.
However, my grandpa and grandma said they would come, and my two uncles also said they would come. They also said that this is a big happy event for your family, so why should they come to have a wedding drink."
Aunt Liao was very moved after hearing this, so she nodded and said, "Oh, okay, okay, I'll give them a call later to let them know, but girl Jin, do you have the phone numbers of your grandparents?"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, my grandpa has a mobile phone. I'll tell you his number."
"Oh, okay, okay," Aunt Liao responded quickly, and then asked Xiang Yang to take out his phone and write it down.
Xiang Yang took out his phone, and Xiang Jin also took out her own phone. Then she took out her grandfather's phone number and told him. Xiang Yang immediately saved it.
Aunt Liao asked, "When did your grandpa buy a mobile phone?"
Xiang Jin said, "It was my two uncles who each contributed half of the money to buy him one. They said they didn't worry about him being alone at home. If he wanted to make a landline call, he would have to go to someone else's place to pick him up, which was a bit inconvenient.
, buy a mobile phone that he can pick up at any time and anywhere, and they can also know what he is doing at home at any time."
Aunt Liao nodded, "Oh, this is the same!"
Then Grandma Mo said, "That's it for Dongmei, and you two kids, are we going back?" After saying that, they waved to them and got in the car.
Aunt Liao and the other three girls waved goodbye to them, and after telling Wanyanchen to drive slower on the road, they asked Grandma Mo and the others to arrive early on the sixth day of the lunar new year.
Grandma Mo and the others agreed!
Then Yan Chen started the motorcycle directly and drove away from their small courtyard.
In the car, Xiang Jin saw an exquisite gift bag placed in the empty space next to him, so he took a look inside and found that there were some food inside. There were two boxes of Yunnan flower cakes, one piece
There is about a kilogram of Xuanwei ham, a bag of Pu'er tea, and a jar of wildflower honey.
Xiang Jin asked, "Is this a souvenir that Brother Xiang Yang brought back from over there?"
Grandma Mo nodded after looking at it and said, "Well, that's right, the flower cake that your brother Xiangyang brought back from over there is a local specialty. I brought it especially for you. Try it quickly and see if it tastes good?"
Xiang Jin said, "If I don't taste it now, I will taste it when I go back. I'm still hungry now."
Grandma Mo smiled and said, "Did your grandpa and the others have late lunch today?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's not that late, we ate at about one o'clock, but they made a big table of dishes today, and grandma and two aunts kept picking up the dishes for us, so we were too full."
Grandma Mo just laughed and said, "Your grandma and the others miss you."
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Yes, my grandpa also picked vegetables for us. He planted a leek vegetable and a garlic plant. It tastes pretty good. Let's go back and fry it up in the evening to try it out."
ah?"
"Okay!" Grandma Mo said, and then asked, "How are your grandparents' health? Are they all okay?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's very good. They are very tough and energetic."
"How is the business of your uncle and your cousins?" Grandpa Zeng then asked.
Xiang Jin said, "They all said it's fine."
"How is the construction of your uncle's house going?"
Xiang Jin said, "It hasn't been repaired yet. It's just a foundation. My aunt and they said they would leave it there for about a year to let the soil on the foundation settle again and let the foundation become stronger."
Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo nodded, and Grandma Mo said, "That's true. The homestead your uncles bought was originally their farmland, and the soil must be heavy and solid."
"That's it!"
"Are your grandparents still farming?" Grandpa Zeng asked again.
"Well, we are planting, and we are planting quite a lot. I heard my grandmothers say that they have also planted the land of several migrant workers in their bay, so that my uncle and aunt will not have to buy food outside."
"Oh, your grandparents are really capable," Grandma Mo said.
Xiang Jin said, "They hire people directly when planting and harvesting. That means they occasionally apply pesticides and herbicides. My grandfather and two uncles come back to do it."
"Oh, that's better!" Grandma Mo nodded.
Xiang Jin said, "Actually, hiring someone to do the work can be done quickly, and it doesn't cost much. The most important thing is that my family won't be burdened."
The two old men nodded, and then Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa Zeng, Grandma Mo, you too, if you don't have enough people, just recruit, don't tire yourself out, your health is the most important.
Even if we recruit people, it only costs 10,000 yuan a year at most. Even if there are ten people, it only costs a few hundred thousand yuan a year. Our family's melon and fruit yuan is so big, it costs a few hundred thousand yuan.
It’s just half a day’s or one day’s income.”
Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo nodded, and Grandpa Zeng said, "Well, we know, don't worry, you won't be tired, and we are planning to recruit some people after the New Year.
At present, the work in the field is still busy, but when the New Year comes, things will become a bit more.
For example, the grape fields need to be weeded, fertilized, and irrigated, and the vegetable fields need to be planted and irrigated, and some farmyard manure will also need to be piled up."
Grandpa Zeng then said, "When the Chinese New Year comes, we plan to clear out the barren hills behind and plant some lemon trees. These will bear fruit within one or two years. The investment is small and the results are quick. I consulted the environmental soil last time
An expert said that we can grow this here."
Yan Chen said, "Oh, that's ok. Nowadays, many people outside prefer to order lemon chrysanthemum tea when they go to those beverage shops. They also like to put two slices of lemon on top when drinking boiled water."
Xiang Jin said, "That's not all. Many dishes can be made with lemon. This not only adds fragrance and flavor, but also relieves tiredness. I support this and will put it in our fruit and vegetable store.
It will definitely sell well.”
Grandpa Zeng laughed and said, "Just support me!"
Xiang Jin said, "Support, support, but some trees on the mountain may have to be cut down by then?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "Well, we need to cut down some, but that mountain was originally enclosed in our contracted land. We told their county government at the beginning that all the trees on that mountain were owned by us.
To control it, and it is clearly written in black and white, and they have no right to interfere."
Xiang Jin said, "Then we have to lay water pipes up there, otherwise it will be difficult to water the ground. Alas, Grandpa Zeng, let's raise a group of chickens and ducks up there. Then we will have pheasants and pheasants running around."
, we usually let them find food on the mountain by themselves, and we just occasionally feed them some food.
In this way, letting them run on it by themselves can also save the cost of manual weeding. At the same time, their chicken and duck manure can be used as fertilizer for the growth of those trees.
Three-one means that we can still pick up some chicken and duck eggs when the time comes. Then the eggs will be placed in the city to sell local eggs, and the duck eggs will be wrapped into preserved eggs and sold.
If the chickens and ducks that no longer lay eggs can be made into cured chicken and duck for sale in the store, we are planning to open a cured meat shop anyway."
Grandma Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh, this is a good idea."
Grandpa Zeng smiled and nodded frequently from the passenger seat in front, "Okay, then we will have to raise a lot of chickens and ducks in that mountainous area."
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, it will be sold when the time comes."
Grandma Mo then asked, "Hey, you also raise a lot of chickens and ducks in your provincial capital?"
Xiang Jinjiu said, "The chickens and ducks in our provincial capital don't lay eggs. We usually feed them for about three months and then sell them.
Because chickens and ducks are the most tender at this time, many restaurants don’t like to buy large chickens because the meat of large chickens is difficult to cook, and the cost is relatively high, which is not cost-effective.
Especially the owners of restaurants that sell roasted chicken and fried chicken like to buy chickens and ducks that are three to four months old.
Such chickens and ducks are convenient in the cooking process. Not only do they cook quickly, but the meat is also relatively tender and smooth in texture, and our chickens and ducks are all feed chickens and ducks."
Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng nodded, and Grandpa Zeng said, "The good thing about our place is that there are many snails and grass insects on the mountain, and we have a large vegetable field, and the vegetable leaves can be enough every day.
And when the time comes, the best thing to do is to buy more rice bran and wheat bran, as well as some corn and other grains to feed them."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, that's right!"
Grandma Mo asked, "Then shall we raise more cattle and sheep?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "Raise it, why not raise it? The vegetable leaves will be eaten by the chickens and ducks, and the vegetable vines, melons and vines will be eaten by the cattle and sheep. However, for the cattle and sheep, we will still maintain the same scale as before.
Expanded.”
Grandma Mo nodded, "Well, this is still okay. Oh, Chenchen, do you want to bring a sheep back to your grandfather and aunt? We still have several sheep there?"
Yan Chen asked, "Does anyone know how to slaughter a sheep?"
Grandpa Zeng said, "This is easy to handle. Then we can go to the next village to find a butcher to help butcher it."
Yan Chen said, "Okay, Ajin, how about killing three of them then?"
"Ah? Why are there so many slaughtered?" Xiang Jin was puzzled.
"Yes, Chenchen, just kill one of them!" Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo also said.
Yan Chen explained, "I want to take one end back to the provincial capital, keep one end for you to eat later, and share it with the employees. These employees are all good, they work carefully and are responsible.
I want to keep good employees. At that time, we can transfer some outstanding people to other places to be responsible for the operation and management of some stores. It is easier to use those we train ourselves than those temporarily recruited from outside. There are a few of them.
I just think it’s pretty good.”
Grandpa Zeng said, "Well, yes, Yang Huaimin and his sister are both good, and Yao Zhibin is also good. These three are particularly hard-working. Not only do they work hard, but they also move very quickly and lose weight."
They pay close attention to details and work very carefully. They have never damaged a single melon seedling in this long time. Even if some melons are exposed to the sun and explode in the field, they will carefully pick them up and bring them back to our family.
Those cattle and sheep eat.
For example, it rained heavily for two days in a row, and the chefs who brought goods did not come to bring vegetables. Some vegetables were about to grow old, and then Yang Huaimin suggested picking those vegetables that are easy to grow old and making them into dishes.
Gan'er, you can buy dried vegetables at that time to reduce losses.
Then everyone braved the heavy rain to go to the fruit and vegetable fields to pick vegetables. Then everyone took them back to their homes, cut them or cooked them and spread them out to dry. Later, we sold two or three of those dried vegetables.
Ten thousand yuan, although the dead ones are sold for more, it is still better than picking and losing them when they are old."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, let's just kill three of them then. When will they be slaughtered? Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year. Tomorrow is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. There will be three pigs and four sheep. It won't be during the Chinese New Year tomorrow.
Just kill them? Isn't this a bit too cruel? Then the people on the execution ground will have to eat a full meal."
Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo laughed loudly, and then Grandpa Zeng asked Yan Chen, "When are you going back to the provincial capital and going to BJ?"
Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin, "Ajin, how about changing our flight tickets? My grandfather goes home on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and he asked us to stay at home with him for a few days. He will return to the army on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Then we will go to bj."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, I thought you booked the flight in a hurry."
Yan Chen explained to her, "My grandfather said before that he would go down to the company to express condolences to the border guards and armed police officers. He might not go home for the New Year, so I would make my own arrangements, so I booked a flight for the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, thinking
I'll take you around the bj then.
But then my grandfather called back and said that several meetings had been canceled temporarily, and he could use that time to visit the officers and soldiers and border guards in advance, so he was able to go home on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, let's change the sign."
Yan Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Okay, then let's go back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and have lunch before going back."
Grandpa Zeng nodded, "Okay, then I will go to the nearby village to contact the butcher tomorrow and ask him to come and slaughter the sheep early in the morning."
"Okay! Well, Grandma Mo, when you go to Aunt Liao's house for a banquet, don't tell them that we are still in the provincial capital on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. We told them before that we will arrive at BJ on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Then they will
They also said that we deliberately didn’t go to their wedding banquet, it would be bad to look down on them and then get angry, and that would really be an injustice to us.”
Grandma Mo smiled and said, "No, no, don't worry, we won't let anything slip."
Xiang Jin said, "That's good!"
Grandpa Zeng suddenly asked, "Have your Uncle Tao arrived?"
Xiang Jin said, "We're here. Uncle Tao arrived when we were on our way back from my grandma's house."
Grandma Mo nodded, "Then he is still fast today!"
"Well, that's it!"
When they arrived at the flower orchard, Uncle Tao was chatting with her grandparents in the living room. When they came back, they all came out of the house.
"Uncle Tao, are you back for dinner?" Xiang Jin took the lead in calling Uncle Tao after getting off the bus.
Uncle Tao nodded and smiled, "Eat, eat, your grandma cooked it for me."
Xiang Jin nodded, and her grandma said, "I just cooked him a bowl of dumplings. I asked him to fry two stir-fry dishes for him, but he wouldn't let me."
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, we'll have something to eat tonight!"
Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng also said hello to him, and then Grandma Mo asked, "The road was good today. There was no traffic jam."
Uncle Tao said, "It's easy to walk on the road today. It's smooth and there's no traffic at all."
Grandma Mo nodded, "That's good, that's good. You left late in the morning, and we all thought you wouldn't arrive until around four or five in the afternoon."
Uncle Tao said, "As long as the road is not congested, it will be faster."
Yan Chen and Grandpa Zeng moved things down, and everyone went over to help. When they saw so many things, Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Who took these things? There are so many?"
Xiang Jin said, "Except for this large piece of tofu and a bag of glutinous rice cakes, and the contents of this gift bag were taken by my Aunt Liao and others, the rest were taken by my grandparents."
Her grandma said, "Oh my god, your grandparents brought us so many things again. What are in these two big bags? They look so heavy. There are also two big pots of oil. Look.
This costs them money again?!"
Xiang Jin said, "That bag is rice, and that bag is noodles. My grandma said they are made from new millet and new wheat. Those two pots of oil are also made from new rapeseed and new sesame seeds. Let you all try it.
"The rapeseed oil is used for cooking. She said we like to eat hot pot, so the sesame oil is used for hot pot."
Grandma Mo smiled and said, "How many hot pot meals do I need to eat for this?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, just leave it there and eat it slowly."
"Are we catching chickens and ducks again?" her grandmother asked.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, there must be five or six of them!"
Xiang Jin and her grandfather joked, "Did your grandparents just move their belongings to you?"
Xiang Jin said, "That's not true. My grandparents planted a lot of land, not only their own fields, but also the fields of several families in their bay who went out to work and abandoned their fields.
, so my grandparents have plenty of these food crops."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother asked, "Can they be busy with so many fields?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "It's very busy. They hire people to work when they are sowing and harvesting. In other words, they usually manage things by themselves, such as fertilizing and using large herbs."
Several elders nodded, and Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Your grandparents are still capable."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, that's true. The shop my uncle and aunt opened in the town usually doesn't buy rice, flour, grains and oils from outside. They always buy them from home, and they use the same ingredients in their shop.
The chicken and duck eggs are also obtained from home.”
Grandpa Zeng joked, "Then your two uncles didn't spend much money to open that shop except for some water, electricity and pork."
Xiang Jin said, "That's true."
Grandma Mo asked, "The pastry shop your cousin opened in the county usually gets grain and oil from home?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "He takes part of it, and some of it has to be bought outside."
After everyone moved the things into the house, they sat down and chatted together. After Xiang Jin washed her hands and came back, she opened a box of flower cakes, took one for everyone, and started eating it herself.
"Well, it's quite delicious, and it also has the fragrance of roses!" She said to Yan Chen after taking a bite.
Yan Chen said, "The aroma is okay, just a bit sweet!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, it's a bit sweet. I guess there's too much sugar in the flower sauce. If you don't like it, just don't eat it."
Yan Chen said, "It's okay, I won't eat this after I finish it."
Xiang Jin said, "I'm going to bake some bread with fruits tomorrow. Oh, grandma, Grandma Mo, do we still have flour at home?"
The two grandmas said there was still more, but it seemed there wasn't much left.
Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen and said, "Can you go to the mall with me tomorrow to buy some?"
Yan Chen said, "Okay, what kind of bread are you going to bake tomorrow?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'll bake whatever flavor you like. Come on, let's ask for your opinions. You can tell me whatever flavor of bread you like. I plan to bake it tomorrow."
Time to make toast.”
Yan Chen was the first to say, "I want to eat the cantaloupe-flavored bread you baked."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, it's a kind of cantaloupe. Who else wants to eat some kind of flavor?"
Her grandfather said, "The one with honey flavor."
Xiang Jin said again, "Okay, one with honey flavor, what else?"
Her grandma laughed and said, "You bake bread all day long, how much bread do you have to bake?"
Xiang Jin said, "Let me bake more for you. The weather is still cold now anyway, so don't let it go! Don't you have to pick fruits and vegetables on the fifth and sixth day of the Lunar New Year? There will definitely be a lot of customers coming on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year."
Damn it, when the time comes you won’t even bother coming back to get breakfast. When you wake up in the morning, you can steam a few pieces in the basket, make a glass of milk and eat them, and then you can lay them on the ground."
Grandma Mo smiled and said, "This kid is so thoughtful."
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "Oh, this is nothing. I'm very happy to be able to do something small for you."
Yan Chen said, "Okay, then I will help you tomorrow!"