Yan Chen and his aunt chatted with them for a while, then got up and went to help in the kitchen, leaving the five of them chatting together.
For dinner, Yan Chen, his aunt, and Aunt Jiang cooked a sumptuous meal, including things that flew in the sky, things that swam in the water, and things that ran on the ground. In short, there were a total of seventeen or eighteen dishes of meat and vegetables.
Yan Chen and his grandfather invited Aunt Jiang and the two orderlies to sit and eat together, saying that their family's population was not large and there was no need to divide the meal into several groups.
Several people readily agreed.
After everyone was seated, the Xiang Jin brothers and sisters saw that everyone in their family, such as Yan Chen, his uncle, and the two orderlies, including Uncle Tao, were all sitting upright. No one was there.
Be the first to pick up the chopsticks and eat.
Yan Chen's sitting posture is still the same as usual, there is no difference, and there is a hint of casualness in the upright posture. Yan Chen's aunt and Aunt Jiang are relatively more casual, but they still sit relatively upright.
Fortunately for Xiang Jin, her body has always been relatively upright and slender, and she doesn't have to sit upright deliberately. But Ouyang Bo is usually used to being casual. Seeing him now, he intuitively felt that this was exactly what the army did.
It was a formal meal procedure, so he immediately sat upright.
Yan Chen's grandfather frowned slightly when he saw that they all looked like this, so he raised his hand and pressed it down, "Okay, okay, this is at home, not in the army, everyone.
Stop being so serious and rigid, relax a little, and don’t let your children think that our family has too many rules."
Everyone relaxed immediately, and Yan Chen and her aunt explained to Xiang Jin and the other two siblings, "That's right, that's right, our family usually doesn't have so many rules and particularities. They are all very easy-going. That's them."
A few soldiers are used to sitting in this way in the army, so it's subtle, don't you two mind?"
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo both shook their heads and said bluntly no.
As Yan Chen and his grandfather said, "Let's start eating," everyone picked up their chopsticks and started taking action.
The old chief then greeted Xiang Jin and the others, "You two kids, don't be polite. It's just like at home. You can eat whatever you want."
The brother and sister both responded and said they wouldn't be polite.
Then Yan Chen's grandfather ordered Yan Chen again, "Chen Chen, take care of little girl Jin?"
Yan Chen nodded and said, "Yeah, I know!" After saying that, he put a piece of pork ribs into Xiang Jin's bowl. Xiang Jin looked at him and smiled, "Thank you, but you can eat it yourself, I know.
!”
"Yeah," Yan Chen nodded, and then started eating himself.
Suddenly, Yan Chen and his aunt stood up and put a large piece of meat into each of Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo's bowls, "You guys try this ostrich meat and see how it tastes?"
Everyone was surprised, and Yan Chen asked, "Is this ostrich meat?"
Her aunt and uncle both nodded, and her uncle said, "Oh, yes, this is ostrich meat. You all should try it."
Yan Chen's aunt explained, "Our brothers over there raised them by themselves. They specially contracted a piece of land in the city next door to breed these ostriches. They slaughtered two ostriches yesterday and gave us one as a gift.
Just come here, today we will bring back half of one here, so I burned some today for you to try."
The brother and sister nodded, and then both said, "Thank you, aunt!"
Yan Shu said, "Hey, what's your name, aunt? It's so unfamiliar. It's the same as Chen Chen?!"
Brother and sister Xiang Jin were a little bit dumbfounded. Why did they feel that this scene was the same as when their aunt asked Yan Chen to call her aunt?
After the brother and sister looked at each other, they both changed their words and called "Aunt Yan!"
Yan Shu suddenly became beautiful, and a big smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Oh, that's right, come on, eat food, eat food, eat food quickly, you're welcome?!"
The brother and sister both nodded, and then they all started eating.
Yan Chen and his grandfather said after eating a few chopstick dishes, "Why do you feel like there is something missing from tonight's meal?"
Yan Chen and his uncle nodded, "It seems like something is missing."
Yan Chen's aunt was confused and said, "So many dishes are still missing?!"
Both of them nodded, "Well, something is missing."
Yan Chen stood up and went to get a jar of rice wine and a bottle of Maotai. Yan Chen's grandfather and uncle's eyes immediately lit up, and his grandfather said, "Oh, this is what is missing."
Everyone understood immediately, and Uncle Tao also stood up immediately, and then went to the wine cabinet nearby to get some wine glasses. First, he filled them for Yan Chen and his grandfather. His grandfather immediately picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then sighed with an authentic expression on his face.
, "Oh, that's what it tastes like."
Yan Chen and his uncle opened the bottle of wine and first poured a glass for Uncle Tao and the two orderlies. Then he asked Ouyang Bo, "Boy Bo, aren't you allergic to alcohol? Do you want to drink some too?"
Ouyang Bo waved his hand, "Thank you, Uncle He. I'm not allergic to alcohol, but I don't drink."
Yan Chen and his uncle nodded, and then looked at Yan Chen, "Chen Chen, do you want something to drink?"
Yan Chen shook his head and said, "I won't drink. You can drink. I'm not interested in that."
Yan Chen and his uncle nodded again, and then looked at his aunt and Aunt Jiang beside him, "Would you two like to come over?"
Yan Chen and his aunt said, "I'll have to drive when I get back later."
Aunt Jiang said, "I don't need it either, I eat vegetables!"
Yan Chen and his uncle nodded again, "Okay, then those of you who don't drink can eat more vegetables, and we will drink some."
Everyone nodded, and then Yan Chen and his aunt said, "Chen Chen, your grandparents are so busy, do they still have time to make rice wine for your grandpa?"
Yan Chen said, "They usually do this at night."
Her aunt nodded, "Your grandparents are also restless. Your uncle and aunt didn't come back to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Yan Chen said, "No, I came back during the Spring Festival in the first year and stayed at home for more than a month. This year they both had a shorter vacation, so they didn't come back. This year they went back to my aunt directly.
Their parents went over there to spend the New Year with the two old people."
Yan Chen and his aunt nodded, "That's true. Hao Ze has an uncle and aunt there, right?"
Yan Chen responded, "Yeah, but they are all relatively far away. My cousin and his aunt's family are all over there in XJ, and his uncle and aunt's family are all over in Qinghai. They can only come back every few years.
So relatively speaking, my uncle and aunt are a little closer to the two elderly people, but they are both busy all year round, so they can't always take care of them. They can only go back to visit during the New Year and holidays.
Give them a try."
Yan Chen and his aunt nodded, "It seems like it won't be easy at all!"
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Yes, yes!"
After dinner, everyone sat down and chatted for a while, and then Yan Chen and his aunt and uncle got up and said they were going back. Yan Chen and Xiang Jin all got up and asked them to bring some cured meats and local chicken and duck eggs back.
The couple were not polite, so they went to sort some. Yan Chen saw the small amount they took, so he walked over and asked them to pick up a few more pieces of bacon, a few bacon fish, as well as the pork sausage, chicken
Also pack some more duck eggs and some pieces of mutton.
His aunt said, "There are already so many. Didn't you say you want to get some for your Uncle Zheng Gang and Uncle Duoji's family? What if there is not enough when we pick it up?"
Yan Chen said, "There are still so many, and they can't take much. Just two pieces of bacon and two bacon per family, plus some yams. You don't need to take the others. Aunt Jiang, you can also bring two with you."
A piece of bacon and two cured fish, along with some yams and a leg of lamb, shall we go back?"
"Oh, okay!" Aunt Jiang agreed happily.
Then Yan Chen, his aunt and uncle put a few more pieces of bacon and fish and about two or three kilograms of sausages into their bags. They also picked up a dozen or twenty chicken and duck eggs and put them into the basket.
Yan Chen followed and said, "Grandpa, you can also bring some cured meats to the troops to eat, especially the mutton sausages. Ajin heard that you like to eat them, so she specially filled them with her own hands. We are at the melon orchard.
I cooked a meal when I was here and it tasted pretty good.”
"Oh, okay, okay, then I must bring some," his grandfather readily agreed, jokingly saying at the same time, "Otherwise, if I ask these boys to finish the meal for me at home, how can that be done?
?!I have to bring some and put it in the refrigerator in my dormitory. When I want to eat it, I will take some to the food group and let them cook it for me."
Everyone laughed and said they didn't dare! Yan Chen and the others also said yes!
After Yan Chen, his aunt and uncle had picked up the sausages and chicken and duck eggs, Uncle Tao and the other two orderlies took the initiative to put their things in the car.
Yan Chen's aunt and uncle both went to the kitchen to wash their hands and came out. Yan Chen handed a cosmetics bag to his aunt, "This is some cosmetics that Ajin brought for you in Shanghai."
When her aunt saw it, she was surprised for a moment, then her eyes widened in laughter. Then, while reaching out to take it, she thanked Xiang Jin and said, "Oh, girl Jin, aunt, thank you?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand and said, "Aunt Yan, you're welcome. You can try it out first. If you think it's useful, call me and let me know. I'll bring it to you. I can buy these over there for convenience."
"Oh, good, good, it must be useful. Don't worry, aunt, what you bought!" Yan Chen and his aunt immediately fell in love with the things inside, and then turned around and took out two exquisite items from her bag.
The packaging box came out, "Auntie also has a gift for you. Now, auntie doesn't have anything to offer, so she went and ordered a pair of gold bracelets for you. Knowing that you wanted to
I like a simpler style, so there are no patterns on this bracelet. Come on, take it on and see if it fits. Do you like it?" She then opened one of the packaging boxes and put the pair of gold bracelets together.
He took it out and put it directly on Xiang Jin's wrist. Then he took her hand and looked at it, then nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it looks good!"
Xiang Jin looked at the bracelet and raised his lips to accept it openly, "Thank you, Aunt Yan!"
Yan Chen's aunt waved her hand, "Oh, no thank you, no thank you!" Then she handed another exquisite box to Ouyang Bo, "Little Ouyang, my aunt's own shop makes watches, so
I just gave you a watch. I hope you don’t dislike my aunt for choosing this gift so casually. To be honest, my aunt doesn’t know what gift to give you boys, so I’ll give you something practical that you can use.
Gained."
Ouyang Bo said, "No, no, thank you Aunt Yan, I like your gift very much."
Yan Chen and his aunt nodded, "That's good, that's good!"
Yan Chen immediately told his uncle, "Uncle, Ajin knows that you like to drink Maotai, so don't forget to take that box of Maotai with you later?!"
Yan Chen and his uncle suddenly laughed heartily on their faces, "Oh, I also have one more? Okay, then, little Jin, my uncle will just thank you, right?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "You're welcome, you're welcome, Uncle! Oh, by the way, Aunt Yan, our New Year pigs were slaughtered late this year, and the cured fish were also cooked late, so you guys should take it back
Do I need to dry those bacon, sausages and fish for a few more days before putting them in the refrigerator?"
"Oh, okay!" Yan Chen and his aunt responded, and then everyone stopped to say a few words, and Yan Chen, his aunt and uncle went back.
Xiang Jin's brother and sister, as well as Yan Chen, Uncle Tao, and Yan Chen's grandfather returned to the living room and sat down to continue chatting, while Aunt Jiang and the two orderlies went to the kitchen to clean up the kitchen and arrange Xiang Chen's arrangements.
The various ingredients that Jin and the others brought back.
Yan Chen placed a bag of tea in front of his grandfather, "Grandpa, this is your favorite top-quality Biluochun. Ajin brought it to you in Shanghai."
When his grandfather saw it, he was surprised and said, "Oh, there are so many, it must be two kilograms, right?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Yeah, two pounds!"
"Oh, how can I drink so much tea?" After saying that, his grandfather looked at Xiang Jin again and said, "Girl Jin, did you spend a lot of money?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "No, Grandpa Yan, it doesn't matter if you can't finish the drink. You can take it to your friends and comrades when the time comes. There are a stack of packaging bags inside."
Yan Chen's grandfather joked, "I can't bear to give away such good tea!"
Xiang Jin said, "It doesn't matter, just give it as a gift. I will buy you a new one then. Soon, its spring tea will be on the market. Then I will buy tea for my grandpa and grandpa Zeng."
I’ll bring you some more, too.”
Yan Chen and his grandfather quickly waved their hands, "Oh, no, no, this is already good!"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay. It's very convenient for me to buy these over there. If you don't believe me, you can ask Yan Chen."
Yan Chen nodded towards his grandfather, "Well, it's really convenient for Ajin to buy these things there. There is a tea store near our hot pot restaurant. She went to inspect the store on weekends.
You can buy it anytime you want.”
Yan Chen and his grandfather nodded kindly, "Oh, okay," and then he said to Uncle Tao, "Xiao Tang, go get your tea jar and fill it with tea leaves to drink."
"Oh, good!"
After a while, Uncle Tao took out his tea can, and then Yan Chen and his grandfather filled it for him, which was about two taels.
Uncle Tao also hurriedly brewed a pot of new tea for him. After Yan Chen took two sips, his grandfather sighed and said, "Well, not bad, it is indeed a good tea. It has a sweet fragrance, fresh and mellow taste, and a thick sweet aftertaste. It is very pleasant."
After drinking it, I really feel relaxed and happy, and the smell of the tea is also very comfortable. Girl Jin, Grandpa Yan, thank you, you kid is really thoughtful!"
Xiang Jin waved his hand again, "No, Grandpa Yan, as long as you like it."
"I like it, like it, like it very much!"
After about ten minutes, Aunt Jiang cleaned up the kitchen and came out. Yan Chen walked over and handed a small gift bag to her, "Aunt Jiang, I don't know what you like, so I brought it to you."
I ordered some Yiwu brown sugar, a specialty from Shanghai, I hope you won’t dislike it?”
Aunt Jiang was very surprised and unexpected when she saw the gift that was suddenly handed to her. Her hands were still a little wet, and she looked flattered. She quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe away the water stains on her hands.
He wiped it clean and took the bag, "Oh, why did you bring me a gift?! Look, this is really costing you a lot of money?!"
Xiang Jin waved his hand with a smile, "No, no, women generally don't like tea and alcohol, so I brought you some of this. When it's cold, you can dissolve it with boiling water.
To warm the stomach and lower body, I took a little to my mother and grandma, and they both said the effect was pretty good after drinking it."
Aunt Jiang nodded with a smile on her face, "Well, well, okay, okay, you are such a thoughtful kid, Auntie, thank you so much!"
Xiang Jin said, "No, you are Yan Chen's elder, and naturally you are also our elder. Tonight, you have been busy with such a big table of delicious food. We are also very grateful to you."
Aunt Jiang just laughed and kept saying, "It should, it should!"
Everyone sat together and chatted for a while, and then Yan Chen and his grandfather ordered Yan Chen to take Xiang Jin and his brother and sister back to the room they had prepared for them earlier to settle down and rest.
So Xiang Jin and his brother and sister got up, greeted Yan Chen and his grandfather, and followed Yan Chen upstairs.
The next morning, Xiang Jin woke up to the sound of loud slogans. Looking at the roof that was different from the past, Xiang Jin remembered that they were in the military compound of the provincial capital, so she cleared the ground and left.
She sat up from the bed and couldn't sleep in! Then she put the clothes on her body
As soon as the quilt was lifted, she got out of bed, quickly changed her clothes, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then made the bed and tidied up the house, but she was not as good at folding tofu cubes as they were, so she
I can only lay the quilt flat on the bed.
When she went downstairs, Yan Chen and his grandfather were nowhere to be seen in the room. Not only were they not there, but the two orderlies, her brother, and Uncle Tao were also not there. Only Aunt Jiang was in the kitchen.
Busy here.
So she walked straight towards her, and only halfway through, Aunt Jiang turned to her and greeted her with a smile, "Oh, are you awake?"
"Good morning, Aunt Jiang!" She raised the corners of her lips, and then greeted her.
"Oh, morning, morning! How's it going? Did you sleep well last night?" Aunt Jiang asked.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, it's good, but I seem to be the last one to get up, huh?"
Looking at her slightly embarrassed expression, Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "No, it's not too late! It's just dawn now, but they have to go out for exercise every day, so they are used to getting up early."
Xiang Jin nodded, then walked over and said, "Auntie, do you need any help? Tell me and I'll do it!"
Aunt Jiang said, "No, no! I'm almost ready here. I just have to wait for them to come back and stir-fry some vegetarian dishes. It's cold now. If you stir-fry it early, it will get cold again soon. If it's warm in the pot,
If so, I’m afraid that if the cooking time is too long, the nutrition and taste will be lost, so I’ll wait for them to come back before frying.”
Xiang Jin nodded, and then walked over to pick vegetables with her. She heard Aunt Jiang explain, "I prepared this vegetable for lunch."
Xiang Jin nodded again, and then asked, "How many days will Auntie be away during the Spring Festival?"
Aunt Jiang said, "I just came back yesterday. Xiao Yang called me and said that the chief and you are coming back today and asked me to come back to clean up and cook. So after breakfast, I
Back."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Auntie!"
Aunt Jiang shook her head, "It's not hard, what's the point of hard work? I just cook for a few of them every day, and then just clean the house, and I don't have to do any hard work.
It was originally said that the chief was not allowed to celebrate the New Year at home this year, so Xiaochen went directly to your place to celebrate the New Year, so your uncle Tao asked me to go home early this year and spend some time with my family.
So I took a holiday on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Thinking about it, I have been at home for almost half a month this year."
Xiang Jin nodded and then asked, "Is Aunt Jiang's younger brother?"
Aunt Jiang's face immediately beamed, "Well, I'm twelve years old this year, and I'm in the sixth grade of elementary school. I'm just a little naughty."
Xiang Jin said, "How can a boy not be naughty? I have several cousins about the same age as him who are also very naughty. They often receive complaints from classmates and teachers in school. Every time they come back, they will complain.
They were beaten and criticized severely by my uncle and the others. At that time, they could remember the pain and hit them, but they continued to do it again. My uncle couldn't do anything to them, and they also had a lot of headaches."
Aunt Jiang chuckled, "The one in our family is like that too, but he won't be too naughty."
Xiang Jin said, "That's better to be good and sensible!"
Aunt Jiang immediately asked, "Oh, by the way, what do you usually eat in the morning? We usually have porridge, steamed buns, eggs, milk, soy milk, pancakes, and fried dough sticks. I don't know what you are used to.
No?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, I'm used to it. Our breakfast at home is also like this."
Aunt Jiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, that's good, that's good, I'm afraid you won't like what I do."
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "How could it be? We usually eat the same kind of food at school."
Aunt Jiang nodded, and then the two of them chatted about other topics.
Half an hour later, Yan Chen and his grandfathers came back from exercising. Then everyone went back to the house to wash up and change clothes, and Aunt Jiang started cooking.
After breakfast, Yan Chen and his grandfather asked Xiang Jin and his brother and sister if they were still used to staying here last night.
The brother and sister both nodded and expressed that they lived well.
So the old chief said, "How about you just live here these days and don't bother to go to the house on the other side of the First Ring Road?"
Xiang Jin brother and sister were surprised for a while, and Xiang Jin said, "I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate. After all, your place is also a military-controlled area. Ordinary people, non-direct relatives, are not allowed to enter. It violates the management system.
We already caused trouble for you by staying here for one night yesterday."
Ouyang Bo nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa Yan, although we are not in the army, we are familiar with some of the rules and systems in the army. It was already broken last night, and we will not do it anyway today."
So I won’t bother you anymore.”
Yan Chen and his grandfather nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then you can go over after lunch. If you are free then, come back and have a meal with Chen Chen?"
Xiang Jin and his brother and sister nodded, and then the men went to chat and talk, while Xiang Jin went to help Aunt Jiang prepare the ingredients for lunch.
Aunt Jiang saw that she was so diligent and said, "Are you going to play with them? You see, you are a guest and you have to work when you come. How embarrassed are we?"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "Don't say that. I also like to make food for them at home, and I am not very interested in the topics discussed by their male compatriots, so I came to tell you.
say."
Aunt Jiang narrowed her eyes with a smile and nodded, "Haha, that's true. We also heard from your Uncle Tao that the food you cook is delicious."
Xiang Jin said modestly, "No, they are exaggerating. They can only say that the food they cooked is so-so and can entertain people. Maybe they don't have high taste requirements, or they can't bear to see how hard I work."
It dampened my enthusiasm, so I finished those meals to save my face."
Aunt Jiang burst out laughing, "Look at you kid, you're so humble, aren't you? Your Uncle Tao usually has a big mouth. If your cooking isn't delicious, he won't praise you every time he comes back.
His craftsmanship is impressive at a young age."
Xiang Jin also smiled and said, "Uncle Tao, that's just partiality!"
"Haha, you kid!"
Then Xiang Jin asked, "Hey, Aunt Jiang, what should we cook for lunch?"
Aunt Jiang said, "I want to make that sheep's head. You see, it's so big. It's hard to put it in the refrigerator, right?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah!"
Then Aunt Jiang asked, "Girl Jin, can you make this mutton? How can I make this if I don't know anything?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, I can make this. There is a mutton soup shop in our urban area. The owner is from Inner Mongolia. I went to him specifically to learn how to fill the mutton sausage.
Then I also asked him for some tips on how to cook mutton."
Aunt Jiang was surprised and said, "They are still willing to tell you?! There are some people who are not willing to tell you this because they are afraid that you will open a store like that and compete with him after learning."
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, we have cooperated in the past. He bought fruits and vegetables from us. He also knew that we would not open that kind of store, so he generously shared the mutton and vegetables with us.
How to make lamb sausage.”
Aunt Jiang nodded, "Oh, is it like this? Then you can teach me how to cook it later. Every time the mutton I cook comes out, they say it has a mutton smell."
Xiang Jin readily agreed, "Okay, no problem!"
Not long after, Yan Chen's aunt and uncle came, and then Yan Chen and his aunt came to prepare lunch with them, while Yan Chen and his uncle naturally participated in the conversation of their male compatriots.
"Aunt Jiang, do you have rice vinegar at home?" Xiang Jin asked.
Aunt Jiang said, "Rice vinegar? I don't seem to have this. I have mature vinegar at home. Why, do you need to use this rice vinegar to cook mutton? Then I'll ask your Uncle Tao to drive out and buy a bottle."
Xiang Jin stopped and said, "No, rice vinegar is not the only way to remove the mutton smell. You can also add white radish. Just cut the white radish into such thick slices, and then use a toothpick or knife on the white radish."
Poke some jelly with a fork, then boil it in cold water together with the mutton. After boiling, boil the sheep head for ten minutes.
Then take out the water, put the sheep head into clean water, clean it, and tear off the thin white skin on the tongue, then add ginger, green onions, a small handful of pepper, and a few slices of Angelica dahurica.
Cook the dried tangerine peel with some white pepper and salt alone to remove the mutton smell."
Aunt Jiang nodded, "Oh, this white radish is available at home, and the condiments you mentioned are also available at home. Okay, then I will cook it according to the method you said," Aunt Jiang said.
So I put down what I was doing and went to cook the sheep head and mutton.
Yan Chen and his aunt looked at Xiang Jin and asked, "What, we want to eat mutton for lunch today?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, Aunt Jiang said that the sheep's head was too big to put in the refrigerator, so I just took it out and ate it today."
Yan Chen and his aunt nodded, "By the way, why did you just bring a sheep? It's so meaty, how can you finish it all?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, eat slowly. Our goats are not very big. After slaughtering, they weigh only forty or fifty kilograms. We slaughtered three in total yesterday, and bring one to you."
One end was given to the employees in our orchard for a meal, and the other end was left for my grandpa and grandpa Zeng to eat. Sometimes I don’t want to eat chicken, pig, and duck meat, so I can have some mutton to change the meal.
"
Yan Chen and his aunt nodded.
After a while, Aunt Jiang came over and asked her, "How long does it take to cook the sheep's head? Can the sheep's hooves be cooked together?"
Xiang Jin said, "After it boils, turn down the heat and simmer for another hour and a half and it will almost look ready. When it cools down, tear off the mutton and cut it into thin slices, and mix some ingredients."
Eat it with the sauce, it's delicious.
The sheep's trotters can be cooked together, and then it can be made into a braised flavor."
Aunt Jiang nodded, "Okay, then I will cook a few more sections of the mutton sausage in it. Grandpa Yan likes to eat this mutton sausage."
Xiang Jin said, "You may have to cook this in a separate pot, because the mutton sausage is cured, and the sheep head and mutton are relatively fresh ingredients, so if they are cooked together, it is easy for the flavors to change.
"
"Oh, okay!" Aunt Jiang agreed, and then went back to the kitchen to work.
Just when Xiang Jin was making the sauce, Han Che came over. Yan Chen said, "I brought a bundle of yams, a few kilograms of mutton sausages, and a few kilograms of fresh mutton to your family. You can take them back first, and then come here.
Let’s have lunch. In the afternoon, I will take Xiang Jin and the others to settle in the house over the First Ring Road. You come with me and I’ll tell you something then.” After saying that, Yan Chen led him to the place where the yams were stored.
"Oh, okay!" Han Che nodded. He also knew the rules in the compound, that is, those who are not immediate family members or under special circumstances cannot live in the compound for a long time. Otherwise, it will be regarded as violating the rules and violating the management.
system.
Uncle Tao and Aunt Jiang are in a special situation because they have been taking care of Yan Chen's daily life since he was a child. They have been reported to the courtyard management office for a long time.
Moreover, Aunt Jiang is Yan Chen's grandfather's cousin who chose a house. She has also lived in the provincial capital since she was a child. Because the family situation is not very good, she was raised by Yan Chen's grandparents, so she has this
There is a kinship relationship.
During lunch, Yan Chen's grandfather's eyes suddenly lit up after eating a piece of mutton sausage, "Well, this sausage is so delicious, it has that taste."
Yan Chen said, "This is sausage made according to their authentic traditional Mongolian cooking techniques."
Han Che said, "Yes, Grandpa Yan, Xiang Jin went to an authentic mutton soup shop in their urban area to ask the owner for advice."
Yan Chen's grandfather was stunned. He knew that Xiang Jin made sausages by himself, but he didn't expect that she would go to the Mongolian people to learn how to make them. So in his heart, he felt good about Xiang Jin.
The ground rose a lot, and I intuitively felt that this girl was born to match his grandson. She looked at Xiang Jin with the eyes that she liked as much as she liked, "Girl Xiang Jin, you are serious!"
Xiang Jin waved his hand, "No, no, I usually like to cook food. If I come across something I like, I will often go to people to find out. When I go back, I like to tinker with it myself.
, we happened to go to the city to help Aunt Liao pick up her daughter-in-law that day, so we stopped by to ask the owner of the mutton soup shop for advice. It was also a coincidence that the owner of the mutton soup shop had a cooperative relationship with our fruits and vegetables.
.
In addition, I look very similar to my aunt, and my parents took us there for dinner on the day we went back, so the boss recognized us at a glance and readily agreed to our request.
, taught us how to make sheep farm sausages and some mutton processing processes."
Yan Chen's grandfather nodded, and then Yan Chen's aunt asked again with a curious look on her face, "I heard from your Uncle Tao that you and your aunt look very much alike. How much do they look like? They are the same mold."
Came out?"
Xiang Jin said, "They are not all carved from the same mold. They are 70-80% similar. That is, if the three of us, my aunt, and my mother, go out, maybe 90% of the people will try.
If I thought it was my aunt's child, my mother might be mistaken for a relative of our family or my aunt's friend."
Yan Chen's aunt burst into laughter immediately, "You look nothing like your mother?"
Xiang Jin said, "There are some similarities, right? My eyes look like my mother's."
Yan Chen and her brother Ouyang Bo nodded, and Ouyang Bo said, "Well, the eyes look similar, and so do the hair and ears!"
Yan Chen and his aunt said, "Then it seems that your Ouyang family's genes are very strong?"
Ouyang Bo said, "To be precise, my grandma's genes are very strong. My sister, me, my father, and my aunt all look more like my grandma. Especially my aunt and Xiaojin are the most similar to my grandma.
My dad is half like my grandpa and half like my grandma. I am half like my mom and half like my dad. The part that looks like my dad is all based on my grandma’s appearance. We can see it at a glance when we stand together.
You can see we are a family.”
Yan Chen's grandfather and aunt nodded, and Yan Chen's aunt said, "Well, I can see that you two brothers and sisters have very similar eyebrows, foreheads, and noses. You both have big eyes and a high nose bridge."
Yan Chen and his grandfather said, "I heard that your grandparents are also doing farm work in the melon and fruit fields. Are they used to it there?"
Xiang Jin and his sister nodded, and Ouyang Bo said, "Ah, they moved directly to the fruit field after Xiaojin received the admission notice after the college entrance examination.
The air there is good. If you often go to the fields to do farm work, it will help the body's blood circulation and promote physical and mental health. There is a large open land at a glance, and there are many people and liveliness there. It is better than living in the city.
The mood in the district is much more pleasant and comfortable. They say that when you walk out of the city, you will find streets and roads. There are planned green and environmentally friendly buildings everywhere.
It was not very natural for them to watch, and they could only stay in the room when they came back, which was uncomfortable. So after they moved to the fruits and vegetables place, they liked the life there very much. They were more used to it than in the city.
Even if my parents ask them to go back to the city to celebrate the New Year, they are not willing, so this year our family is spending the New Year in the melon and fruit field."
Yan Chen and his aunt said, "I heard that your grandparents and your aunt have their own houses in the city. If they don't go back, won't the houses in the city remain vacant?"
Ouyang Bo said, "Well, my grandparents' house was allocated by their work unit in the past, but it was not very big, just seventy or eighty square meters. My aunt's house was bought by herself before, and it was not very big.
It's only about sixty or seventy square meters, and they are all small apartments of two. Because they live over there in the melon and fruit fields, the two houses are currently rented out to others, but my grandparents
Someone said they wanted to buy their house before, but they haven't agreed yet."
Xiang Jin was surprised, "Someone wants to buy my grandparents' apartment? Who is it?!"
Ouyang Bo said, "As for their colleagues in the previous workplace, they said they were preparing a new house for their grandson to get married. In fact, it was going to be demolished and they wanted to grab a few more houses so that they could wait until then.
The government’s demolition money.”
"Ah?!" Xiang Jin was even more puzzled, "Who should they look for to buy it? They shouldn't look for grandparents to buy it. I don't know that my father works in the government department. If there is to be demolition there, our family will definitely be the one to buy it.
Are you the first one to know?"
Ouyang Bo shook his head, "I don't know, maybe I feel lucky. I think my parents are always so busy, and our grandparents have been away from the city for a long time. They are in the fruit and vegetable fields, so they probably rarely interact with each other."
My parents communicate with each other, and then they want to make a fuss. By then, even if my parents know that the grandparents’ house has been bought by them, there will be nothing they can do.”
Xiang Jin asked, "When will it be demolished?"
Ouyang Bo said, "The Municipal Urban Development Bureau has indeed spread rumors that there will be demolition and new construction there, but according to my father's opinion, it will probably take several years. The most important thing now is not to carry out urban construction, but to
Efforts should be made to improve the people's living standards and economic development. Dad said that only when the people's economic level improves and their lives get better, will the people have the mood and economic strength to change their living environment. At that time, urban construction will be given priority.
location, but now is not the time, now the main focus is on people’s livelihood.”
Yan Chen and his grandfather all nodded, and Yan Chen and his grandfather said, "Your father's idea is correct. If people's lives are not guaranteed, who will be willing to pay for a house? Then even if a person is
Houses are being built everywhere in the city, but they can only be built in vain. Moreover, this wastes money and wastes money, and overdrafts the finances of a municipal finance bureau in advance. This not only fails to stimulate the economy, but also brings it down."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Well, my dad said the same thing. He said that every amount of money from the Municipal Finance Bureau must be spent wisely to solve the actual living needs of the people, and must not engage in those face-saving projects. Of course,
He is also talking about asking the government to introduce more manufacturing companies to invest and build factories in our area to solve the employment problem of some laid-off workers and people with excess labor at home."
Yan Chen and his uncle suddenly interjected, "Are all the secretaries around your dad his old partners?"
Ouyang Bo may not have heard the meaning of his question, but Xiang Jin could tell that Yan Chen, the uncle, was making a judgment and understanding of their father's personality.
You must know that many leading cadres like to take their old subordinates with them when they go to take office in a place. This also makes many leaders and the people around them become more and more prosperous.
As their status continues to improve, many people gradually lose their minds to themselves, which leads to serious corruption later on.
If their father is also a person who likes to take his old subordinates with him wherever he goes, then he may not be such an innocent person, because only those who are confident and confident will let the organization arrange a leadership team at will.
.
Ouyang Bo said, "No! My dad has always been alone when he took office. He went wherever the organization arranged for him to go. The secretaries and colleagues around him were all arranged by the organization. My dad
Said he doesn’t engage in the trick of chickens and dogs ascending to heaven.”
"Yes," Yan Chen and his grandfather nodded in agreement. He felt that Xiang Jin's father was a man who cherished his own feathers very much. He was also a good comrade who did practical things for the people. He had rare ideological and political clarity, and such
He can rest assured that he will be his son, daughter, and in-laws!
"Come on, grandpa, try this lamb head meat." Yan Chen picked up a piece of lamb head meat with his serving chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce and put it into his grandfather's bowl.
After the old chief ate it, he nodded frequently and said it was delicious, without any smell, and then he took a few more slices to eat.
Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "Girl Jin taught me to make this. Is it tasteless to the chief? Then I will make it according to the method she taught me."
Yan Chen and his grandfather nodded, "Well, it's very fresh, very tender, and tasteless."
After everyone had lunch, Xiang Jin and the others went to the living room to sit and take a lunch break. Then Yan Chen and his uncle apologized to Xiang Jin and the other two brothers and sisters, "Girl Jin, and little Ouyang, uncle at that time
So if you ask, don’t mind me?”
Ouyang Bo had a confused look on his face, looking at Xiang Jin who was confused, but Xiang Jin's expression didn't change much. She still had a warm smile on her face, and he said, "
Uncle He is overly worried. It’s nothing. At the same time, we can understand. To be honest, my dad is a bit addicted to officialdom, but he is not greedy for money or lust. When he is free, he likes to talk to us about how to be a human being.
The way to be an official.
In his own words, people cannot live in a muddle-headed manner. They must have facts to prove the meaning of their existence in this world. People can be poor materially, but they must not be poor spiritually as well. People do not have to live under the influence of others.
Amidst flowers and applause, we must not live in the anger and insults of others."
Yan Chen and his family nodded, and Yan Chen and his grandfather said, "What your father said is very correct, and we agree with it very much. To be a man, you must be worthy of your heart and the people, and you must stand upright between heaven and earth."
Only then did Ouyang Bo finally understand what Yan Chen and his uncle meant by what he just said. To be honest, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't show it.
After everyone chatted for a while, Xiang Jin suggested to Yan Chen, "Shall we go there?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay!"
Xiang Jin then suggested, "Let's just take the two pieces of bacon and fish that we gave to Uncle Duoji and Uncle Zheng Gang's family, so as to save us from having to make another trip."
Yan Chen nodded and went to make arrangements.
Yan Chen and his grandfather immediately took out two big red envelopes and handed them to Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo, brother and sister, "Come on, children, Grandpa doesn't have any good gifts for you, so he sealed a red envelope for you. You
If you like a gift, just buy it yourself."
The two took it politely and said thank you, "Thank you, Grandpa Yan!"
The old chief waved his hand, "No thank you, no thank you!" Then he said to Ouyang Bo, "Little Ouyang, if you like any of the models in the cabinet, go and pick one, grandpa will give it to you!"
Ouyang Bo quickly waved his hand, "No, no, I think they look best just there."
Yan Chen and his grandfather walked over and opened the cupboard, "It's okay, just pick the one you like!"
Ouyang Bo was a little embarrassed. After all, he could not resist Yan Chen's grandfather's enthusiasm, so he walked over and picked out a tank model made of bullet casings.
"Thank you Grandpa Yan! But Grandpa Yan, I'm very sorry for letting you cut me off!"
Yan Chen and his grandfather smiled and said, "Don't take it personally. The most common thing in our army is bullet casings. When the time comes, I will make another one when they are empty."
Ouyang Bo sincerely gave Yan Chen a thumbs up and said, "Grandpa Yan, you are so awesome!"
Yan Chen and his grandfather smiled and said, "It's okay. Many people in our army will use these bullet shells to make some models."
Ouyang Bo said, "Then the people in your army are also very powerful!"
Yan Chen and his grandfather immediately burst into laughter.
Uncle Tao came over and said that he had just called Uncle Zheng Gang's parents and Uncle Duoji's nephew. Uncle Zheng Gang had returned to Shanghai, but his parents and children were at home and they could go there, but Uncle Duoji, his wife and children were still at home.
When he came back, his nephew was the only one working in the hot pot restaurant.
Uncle Tao said, "Well, I'll go to the store later, and then I'll take that thing to your Uncle Duoji's nephew. You can only go to your Uncle Zheng Gang's house."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay!"
After Yan Chen's place was ready, Xiang Jin and his brother and sister said goodbye to several elders and left the compound to go to Yan Chen's house on the first ring road. Along the way, Ouyang Bo looked at her like a baby.
That tank model made of bullet casings is extremely rare.