Chapter 57: The Wedding Day Is Approaching
Xin Zhitai wiped Tian Zao's whole body, helped her cover the quilt, and couldn't bear to disturb her when she was asleep. He turned off the light and fell asleep with her.
The next day, the whole family got up early. Tian Zao and Sister-in-law Sun bought the vegetables back early. It's really time to make a whole fish feast, and the two of them bought a variety of fish and came back. After breakfast, Tian Zao, Yang Hui and Sister-in-law Sun were busy in the kitchen.
Xin Tianxiang, Shu Ya, the old lady, as well as Xin Zhiguo and Xin Zhitai are all waiting for guests in the living room.
In the morning, at about half past nine, Tian Guoshan and Chen Lingyun seemed to have made an appointment, and they arrived not long after.
Xin Tianxiang saw everyone coming, and hurriedly greeted him.
"In-laws, welcome, welcome, Secretary Chen, welcome, welcome! You and I have had several faces, and every time I just nod and say hello, I really didn't expect that there would be such a fate between you and me!"
"Mr. Xin, don't be polite, you just treat me as my in-laws, in my heart Tian Zao and Xiuluo are the same, if you don't call me Secretary Chen, I will be happier if you call me my in-laws! Lao Tian, I have no problem with Mr. Xin calling you like this!" The three middle-aged men shook hands in front of the door and said.
"Whatever you want, call it whatever you want, just don't let Dean Nan know, let him know, his vinegar jar should be overturned again!" Xin Tianxiang brought the two of them into the house.
Shu Ya had already invited Feng Yazhi and Qian Lijuan to the house and sat down.
Xin Zhitai introduced everyone to each other. Feng Yazhi brought a box of ginseng to the old lady, and Qian Lijuan took a box of ejiao to the old lady. The old lady's eyes narrowed into a slit when she received the gift.
Tian Zao also came out when he heard the voice, "Dad, Mom, Uncle Chen, Aunt Qian, you are here, you sit here and talk slowly, I will make a whole fish feast for everyone at noon!" Tian Zao happily finished speaking and went into the kitchen again.
"Yazhi, we have a good mouth at noon, I haven't eaten a whole fish feast made of Tian jujube for many days. The old lady of the in-laws, you should have never eaten the fish made of Tian jujube, and you will know after you have eaten it, and you will never want to eat the fish made by others after you have eaten it!" Qian Lijuan said happily.
"What Lijuan said is really not an exaggeration, since Tian Zao got married, everyone in my family has lost weight. This girl has been interested in eating and making clothes since she was a child, that is just a glance, otherwise how could her fifth grandmother and fifth grandfather like her so much, her father dozed off as soon as she memorized the Chinese medicine prescription, we have nothing to do with her!" Feng Yazhi said with a long sigh.
The old lady, Qian Lijuan and Shu Ya listened to it, but they laughed.
A few men were talking over there, a few women were talking about it here, not to mention how lively it was in the house.
A few women chatted for a while, and naturally they talked about the wedding in a few days.
A few men chatted and chatted, and then they started playing chess. Xin Tianxiang and Chen Lingyun were playing chess, and the remaining few people were watching chess. From time to time, Xinzhitai fills cups of tea for everyone.
Tian Zao took out a large plate of rose cakes from the kitchen and put them on the table. "Come, let's eat some snacks first, today's meal may be a little late, you all have a cushion first!" Tian Zao put it down and went into the kitchen again to shout.
In the kitchen, Sister-in-law Sun and Yang Hui were completely conquered by Tian Zao's cooking skills. I used all the dates I bought in the morning, and each fish has a different method. A plate or a pot of raw fish that has been processed alone fills a table, and now it is left to cook.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law Sun, take a rest, and leave the rest to me! Xinran is young and doesn't know how to spit fish bones, so I'll make a big plate of fish balls for her to eat!" Tian Zao said and picked up one of the fish, picked up the knife, and scraped the flesh of the fish, the technique was skillful, and before Yang Hui and Sister-in-law Sun could see it, Tian Zao had already scraped it. Add the egg white, starch, and the seasoning begins to stir, boil water in the pot, squeeze it with your hands, squeeze it, and the fish balls will float in the pot.
The kitchen of the Xin family is a double stove, the two stoves are on fire at the same time, Tian Zao is operating quickly and skillfully by himself, Yang Hui and Sister-in-law Sun really can't help. I just watched Tian Zao put a plate of prepared fish on the table again.
Seeing that plates of raw fish turned into plates of gluttonous delicacies, Yang Hui went to clean up the table.
Xin Zhitai and Xin Zhiguo were both attracted by the fragrance, "Tian Zao, this fish is too good-looking, it smells and smells, it is really full of color and fragrance!"
"Big brother, you tell them to stop going and wash their hands, and we're ready to eat. Atai, you clean up the table in the living room, I'm afraid that there will be more people and one table will not be able to sit down, I am going to set up two tables!" Tian Zao said as he fried fish in the kitchen.
The smell of a few people outside really stopped.
Yang Hui and Sister-in-law Sun put a plate of fish on the table. Chopped pepper perilla fish fillet, boiled fish ball soup, pepper and salt nine spit fish, sweet and sour fish pieces, spicy fried fish, fragrant fried fish pieces, braised fish, steamed fish, and a large pot of hot and sour boiled fish.
There were two servings of each, and two tables were set. Chen Lingyun walked over and looked at the fish banquet full of tables and said, "Every Chinese New Year's Eve, if I can't eat dumplings and fish made of Tian dates, I don't feel like it's a New Year." It's been sixteen years, and I was still a little girl when I first saw Tian Zao, and I'm going to get married in a blink of an eye, and I'm old!"
"In-laws, we are not old, how can the children grow up, everyone sit down, a table for men and women, my daughter-in-law's cooking skills are really better than the "Fish Mansion" in Feng City!
Xin Zhitai took out two bottles of Moutai from the cabinet, but unfortunately Tian Guoshan and Chen Lingyun didn't drink, and Xin Tianxiang didn't drink it alone, and he didn't drink anymore, everyone ate fish slowly, because the fish has spines, everyone should be careful when eating.
The fish made by Tian Zao is so delicious that the fish on both tables have been eaten up, and Xin Zhi'an doesn't seem to have eaten it yet.
"Second sister-in-law, can you make another big pot of sweet and sour fish pieces for dinner?"
"Of course you can, but aren't you going back to school in the evening? I'll ask your second brother to buy fish later, and I'll do it in the afternoon, can you take the school to eat?"
"Then forget it, you don't want to make fish, make me some snacks!"
Shu Ya smiled happily as she listened to their conversation. "My daughter is spoiled by us, and now she gets along with Tian Zao like a sister, and when she comes home on the weekend, she first asks her where her second sister-in-law is!"
A few men over there were drinking tea and playing chess. Tian Zao went into the kitchen to help Sister-in-law Sun clean up, and then made snacks for Xin Zhi'an.
When several men were having fun, they were stopped by Qian Lijuan.
"Lao Chen, Lao Tian, have you forgotten your business today? We are here to talk about the children's marriage, you two are good, and you have no fun playing chess with your father-in-law. Let's all stop, come over for a cup of tea, and talk about the children's marriage! This wedding date is coming soon!" Qian Lijuan said to a few people playing chess.
Chen Lingyun looked at his watch, smiled embarrassedly, and stood up. "In-laws, when we have time, we will fight again, the children's marriage is important!"
Several men moved over to sit, and as soon as Xin Tianxiang said that he had covered all the expenses of the banquet, Chen Lingyun immediately objected.
"In-laws, this can't be done, Xiuluo's father-in-law is also my comrade-in-arms, and he won't agree. It's just in our own hotel, but the Ma family can't pay a penny! This is a matter of principle, this wedding can be held lively and magnificent, but because of my position, I can only grieve the children. In fact, there is no grievance, when Lijuan and I got married, we had a meal with my comrades in the canteen of the army, and my old chief said a few words, and we haven't passed for decades!"
"Generations are different from generations, and now we don't have a banquet, but we don't invite so many people, and there will be no less process. The children agreed!" Qian Lijuan continued to explain after her husband's words.
"Actually, I think it's very good, if you don't invite so many people to come, there will be a lot less trouble in hospitality, and you don't have to think about returning the gift in the future. We're all very busy, and it's really good to follow Jane, so just bring in the people closest to us on both sides. Shu Ya said.
A few parents, you express your opinions, and he expresses his opinions, in fact, everyone has the same meaning. Everyone discussed it until about 4 p.m. before leaving. Tian Zao's snacks were also ready, and I brought them back a lot.
The Xin family kept sending them outside the gate and watched their car go far before returning.
"Tian Zao, it seems that your Uncle Chen really treats you as his own daughter, and he cares more about your marriage! Did you treat you so well when you were a child?" Xin Tianxiang looked back at Tian Zao, who came back together, and asked. 、
"Yes, every time he comes back from a business trip, I have what Xiuluo has, and since I met them, most of my clothes were bought for me by Aunt Qian. ”
"Secretary Chen doesn't have a bit of a fight, he is amiable, how did you two meet at that time?" Xin Tianxiang asked a little curiously.
Everyone had already entered the house, Tian Zao drank a glass of water, and told him how their family came to Feng City, how they met Xiuluo and Ma Jian, and how Tian Guoshan healed Chen Lingyun's leg. How did Tian Guoshan get to work in Nan's Hospital, and told you the original.
Xin Tianxiang sighed and said: "So that's the case, no wonder Secretary Chen is so good to your Tian family, he treats you as a benefactor, you girl is really a lucky star!"
"Uncle Chen often said this about me, so he kept pestering my dad to recognize me as his goddaughter, but Dean Nan also wanted to recognize me as his goddaughter, so my dad simply didn't agree to anyone! But Uncle Chen always treated me as a daughter. ”