Ye Minghong had a smile on her face and didn't say anything. walked into the house with Mu Mu.

When she entered the house, it seemed a little dim and a little clammy and cold, and she immediately went to the second floor, changed into an old dress, and came down.

When she got to the kitchen, Mu Daorong saw her coming over and said, "Put charcoal in the phoenix cage, and if it's cold, take it to roast your feet." ”

Mu Mu was really a little cold, his feet were cold, he carried a phoenix cage, sat on the bamboo chair against the wall, took off his wool boots, and put his feet on the wire cover on top of the phoenix cage.

The phoenix cages here have a lid made of wire, like a net, hollowed out. You can put your feet up to keep warm.

Because there is charcoal in the phoenix cage, a little grass ash is generally added to prevent it from burning your feet. If you use charcoal made of relatively hard wood and add a little grass and wood ash, you can bake it for a day.

Generally, during the Chinese New Year, some firewood will be prepared, and the wood used for heating is camellia trees, which are the kind of trees that are eaten in the countryside, and the tea seed husks that are squeezed can also be burned to keep warm, and a palm-sized piece of tea seed husks can be roasted for a day.

"It's a lot warmer now. As long as Mu Mu's feet are warm, his whole body feels warm.

Mu Daorong sat next to the small stove, adding firewood, and the pot on the small stove was stewing pig's trotters, which were pickled pig's hind legs.

The dried pig's trotters are slowly simmered in a pressure cooker, giving off a fragrant smell that fills the entire kitchen.

He added some firewood and asked, "Which fellow student do you eat at noon?"

"Outside, with my high school classmates, I found a random place and had a meal. ”

"It's so expensive outside. ”

"Ate a bowl of noodles. Mu Mu didn't say anything about eating, after all, the family thought she had no money.

Mu Daorong smiled: "Have a good meal at night." There are local chickens, ducks, pork legs, etc. ”

These meat products are all poultry raised by Mu Daorong himself, slaughtered and salted before the Chinese New Year.

It is much better than the meat in the market, and there is no feed smell or smell.

Although the family is not particularly rich, for the sake of Mumu, even if it is on credit, he will get some back.

"Is it just the three of us to eat?

"You call your cousin and see if he's coming?" said Mu Daorong.

"What about my aunt and uncle?"

"They're definitely not coming. I said it all yesterday. Just ask your cousin, and that's it. ”

"Okay. ”

Mu Mu picked up his mobile phone and called Zeng Jun.

When the phone was connected, Zeng Jun said that he was on the way back. Soon it will come.

Zeng Jun didn't come to eat at night, saying that he would come early tomorrow morning to pay New Year's greetings.

There is a custom in the countryside that even if the family is poor, they will not go to other people's houses for last year's dinner.

No matter how much money you have, you can make several dishes, not to mention a hard year, it is rare to get together to eat.

"My cousin said he wouldn't come to dinner. ”

"If you don't come, just the three of us will eat. Ye Minghong stood in the big stove and poured oil, preparing to fry the stuffed tofu.

The tofu is stuffed with bread, so you have to fry it in oil first, so that it tastes more fragrant and is not easy to break when cooking.

The earthen stove burns wood, the pot is particularly easy to heat, the oil temperature rises suddenly, and Ye Minghong puts the tofu into the pot.

What's going on?

The sound of fried tofu chirping like a bird.

The oiled tofu exudes a strong aroma that makes people appetize.

"Grandma. It smells so good!"

Mu Mudu couldn't help but sigh.

"Wait a minute, you haven't eaten at home in a long time. ”

"Good. ”

Mu Mu was a little moved, looking at Ye Minghong under the light, there were many wrinkles on her forehead, she was no longer the face she had when she was young, from which she could feel that Ye Minghong's heart still hadn't changed, life was hard, and in her world, it seemed to have become very indifferent.

I saw her put the stuffed tofu down in the pot, and then turned the slightly yellow roasted one in another direction.

All these movements seem very skillful and brisk, and she is the same for life, and she has never felt bored.

Although the light was a little dim, and there was some mist wrapped in the light, it didn't stop her from doing things in the slightest.

The fire was a little strong, and Ye Minghong felt it: "Daorong, the fire is a little bigger, let's smoke a piece of firewood first." ”

Mu Daorong ran from the small stove to the big stove, and took out a piece of firewood, when the firewood was not burning, the smoke was a little choking, and his eyes were smoked to tears.

After a while, the smoke in the entire house choked people, spreading to Mu Mu: "Choke people!"

Her eyes were watery, and she smelled firewood.

Mu Daorong stood up, took the firewood to the back door, poured cold water on it, set it aside, came in and closed the door.

When he returned to the kitchen, and then sat down in a chair in front of the stove, he said, "Are you going out for an internship in the second half of next year?"

"Yes, according to the school's plan, I will go out for an internship in the second half of the year, and I don't know the specifics. ”

"Where are you going?"

"I don't know. Nowadays, universities do not include allocation, so even if you study well, you still have to do internships. ”

……

Mu Daorong is still worried that Mu Mu's internship place is too far away, after all, Mu Mu has grown up, and many things must be assertive.

What if the internship is too far away and someone abducts you?

I asked for a long time, but there was still no result, so I simply didn't ask more.

Ye Minghong said: "Didn't you get your teaching certificate? Teachers are well paid, with 8 days off a month and 3 months a year. I really worked for a little more than half a year. ”

The people in the village still recognize the profession of teacher, which may have been influenced by the traditional industry. In their minds, it is like the form of an iron rice bowl.

Compared with other professions, being a teacher is indeed stable, at least the educational institution is the state.

Unlike private companies, as soon as there is no money to be made, the boss will run away.

"We'll talk about that then. Mu Mu smiled, took advantage of his parents' happiness, and asked more: "Grandma, didn't you mean that you introduced me to someone." Can't you say it now?"

"It's not yet a graduate, so it's too early to talk about that. Ye Minghong was reluctant to mention this matter.

only vaguely told her, but did not tell Mu Mu the specifics.

"Okay. What if it's not suitable?"

Ye Minghong smiled: "When you graduate, the two families sit down and chat, it's really not suitable, and I won't force you to marry." But I still hope to make it. ”

"Can't you reveal his last name?" Mu Mu wanted to know from it.

"Now I'm afraid that you will be distracted, you know that there is such a thing, just don't fall in love first. Ye Minghong said.

originally wanted to use the system to test Ye Minghong's privacy, but this system refused to live or die, saying that it was not when it was dangerous, and the system would not take the initiative to help, otherwise humanity would be destroyed.

It sounds scary, and I can't rush this matter anyway, so I can only wait until that day.