Chapter 104: Return to the Rightful Owner (Subscription Requested)
Liu Qingshan is already busy.
Grandma Tan said that she was dizzy, it should be that her blood sugar was low, and she had to eat something good.
He asked his mother to talk to Mrs. Tan at home, and he went to the wasteland around the vegetable garden to find some red-backed vegetables.
Although it is now winter, the local redback, a hardy wild vegetable, can be picked all year round as long as there is enough moisture.
Standing on the wasteland, watching the vast barren grass gently swaying with the only breeze under the noon sun, Liu Qingshan's mood seemed to be a little more comfortable like these withered yellow weeds.
Weeds are coming to an end of their lives, but they will surely burst back into full bloom in the spring of the following year.
Although Mrs. Tan is afraid that she will die soon in her twilight years, her tenacity is definitely the same as these weeds, as long as there is wind, she can still dance, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, she can thrive, as long as she is still alive in this world, she will definitely do her best to take care of her family.
Such an old lady, even if she sometimes speaks badly, is only to defend her own interests. If you look at it with compassion, you won't find those words harsh.
Thinking about it like this, Liu Qingshan's heart became more and more open-minded.
After picking the red-backed vegetables, when he returned home, he cooked a red-backed egg soup for Mrs. Tan, and made a lean egg custard with lean pork and eggs.
Home-cooked food in the countryside is no more complicated than the dishes in restaurants in the city.
Red cabbage egg soup is nothing more than the selection of red cabbage and washing it. Wash the ginger and chop it. Boil a pot of water, and when the water boils, put the redback cabbage in it. Wait until the red cabbage is soft, then put eggs and ginger crushed, and then add some oil and salt, even seasonings such as monosodium glutamate and chicken essence.
As for lean egg custard, it's a bit more complicated. The lean meat is minced into minced meat, the ginger is also minced into foam, the egg is beaten with a little fine salt, and then mixed with the minced meat and ginger foam, and then a little sugar is added, and it can be steamed in the pot.
I don't seal any plastic wrap, let alone soy sauce sauce. Therefore, after the egg custard is steamed, it does not look very good. Not only is the surface uneven, but there are even many holes that resemble beehives. It's really hard to get into the elegant hall of such a dish.
However, people in the mountains don't pay attention to these things, as long as the taste is passable, there is no need to care about those bells and whistles.
Mrs. Tan sat at the table, looking at the two dishes on the table, and her heart was hot again. The grievances she had buried in her heart for many years suddenly evaporated into droplets of water and overflowed from her eyes.
Over the years, there have been countless quarrels with the people in the village, most of them are afraid of her when they see her, and they all avoid her like a plague god, not to mention cooking for her, sometimes they pass by the door of people's houses, and people will close the courtyard door first.
Seeing Mrs. Tan crying, Wu Cuimei smiled lightly: "What are you doing, okay, what are you crying for?"
Mrs. Tan wiped her tears with her sleeve, stared at the two dishes on the table again, and it was difficult for her to spit out a sentence: "No one has ever been so kind to me." ”
Even her eldest son was not so good. Her eldest son has been married for twenty or thirty years, but she has eaten at her eldest son's house only a handful of times, and every time she goes to eat, the daughter-in-law will show her face.
She has to be strong all her life, so she naturally won't tolerate her daughter-in-law's bad attitude towards her, so she will quarrel with her daughter-in-law every time.
I thought that this life would be like this, quarreling with others, making trouble with others, it is estimated that there will be few people who sympathize with her and pity her until she dies, let alone say that she is good to her. She even thought that when she died, it was estimated that many people would gloat.
Therefore, she really couldn't imagine that someone would treat her like this. Regardless of the previous suspicions, he made so many delicious dishes for her by himself.
Two dishes are naturally a lot, for her, one dish, as long as the edge of the dish is full, it is too much, not to mention that both dishes are full.
Moreover, this is not eggs or pork, so it is not a luxury. In her house, she can only eat like this during the New Year's holidays. Usually, it is basically oil tea and rice, and when it is better, stir-fry a green vegetable with some lard is considered to be open meat.
There are eggs at home, but she is reluctant to eat them. After all, an egg can be sold for a dollar.
"Don't cry and eat, or the food will be cold. Liu Qingshan sat on the side, and was very distressed when he saw Mrs. Tan's teary eyes.
You said, how difficult it is for a person to live before he can be moved by this little favor like this.
In her past life, I am afraid that she has always lived in the wind and snow, so she was moved to tears by this little warmth.
Mrs. Tan nodded and didn't speak, but with guilt, her eyes moistened, silently savoring this lunch that was very luxurious for her.
The reason why this lunch is extravagant is not only because of the large number of dishes, including eggs and meat.
It's because this meal still contains Liu Qingshan's tolerance and kindness to her.
But let's be honest, this kid's cooking is really delicious. Not salty, not light, the taste is just right. Especially the lean egg custard, although the appearance is very poor and poor, worse than that made by her son Tan Dasha, but the taste is very sweet.
The sweetness of lean meat and the freshness of eggs are like the big trees and clear springs in the mountains, the big trees can shelter the workers from the scorching sun, and the clear springs can bring the lusciousness to the workers who work to quench their thirst.
After a full meal, Mrs. Tan's body recovered a lot, her head was no longer dizzy, and her eyes were no longer spent.
She looked at Liu Qingshan, who was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, and said softly: "Qingshan, I scolded you too much before, don't take it to heart." I'm a bad person, but I've lived for decades, and I've never hurt anyone. ”
"I know. Liu Qingshan had already handed over the dishes and chopsticks to his mother, so he picked up the broom to clean the new kitchen, he looked up slightly at Mrs. Tan who was sitting in the corridor at the door of the kitchen, with her back to the big wooden door, and said with a smile, "If I go to my heart, I won't carry you back." ”
When Mrs. Tan heard this, she felt more and more guilty in her heart: "Qingshan, actually, in fact, I know that the land is not mine, and I also know that it is your second grandfather's family." ”
She paused, took a deep breath, and said, "But, I'm really unwilling." When I planted that land, it was still a wasteland, covered with all kinds of wild trees, weeds, shrubs, and all kinds of thorny vines, and it took me a lot of effort and time to clear the land.
That's not all, at that time, the land had not been planted, it was still very steep, and there were many stones, and I dug the land into a terrace with a hoe and threw all the stones into the river. You don't know, my sons were very young at the time, and I was alone with two children, taking care of them and working in the fields at the same time. That's why I was so angry when I saw you digging that ground yesterday. That's why he said so many ugly things
However, I have also figured it out now, I can fight to the end if it is my own, but it is not my own, and I am not happy to fight.
Alas, the land will be given back to you. You can grow whatever you want, and in the future, I will never say another half a word, you can rest assured. ”