Chapter 9 It's good to have a younger brother
After washing, Jian Xin looked down at the big flower pants, thought about it and still didn't change it, after all, it was the kindness of the old man, so she went directly to the next door and knocked on the door.
It was Xiao Xiao who opened the door, Jian Xin looked at him with a smile, there were still clear water droplets hanging on the tips of his hair just after washing, a pair of big eyes with a smile and a smile, and the corners of his small mouth were slightly upturned, raising a beautiful arc...
Xiao Xiao looked away without moving, and turned sideways to let Jian Xin into the room.
"Xiaodan, Xiao Xiao just said that you are going to help us clean up the house," grandma came over when she heard the voice, "I really can't bear these old bones, so grandma won't be polite to you." But you must eat at my place today," said the old man, thinking of Jian Xin's good appetite, and said with great vigour, "Grandma has prepared something for you." ”
"Wow~ Awesome. Thank you, grandma~, then, then I'm not welcome. Eating delicious home-cooked food again, Jian Xin's eyes lit up with joy.
Grandson:......
Just do it, the two young people have a clear division of labor and clean up in an orderly manner. Grandma went downstairs to buy vegetables with an excited face.
The house is not cluttered, and the clutter is all sorted into boxes. Xiao Xiao first put the bookcases, lockers and the like in place, and Jian Xin would wipe the furniture clean with a handkerchief, and then open the box and take out the contents and place them.
Jian Xin opened a box and found that it was full of ornaments such as photo frames and decorations. poked Xiao Xiao's arm and pointed to the box, Xiao Xiao looked at it and thought for a while, "Put it on the wallboard in the living room." ”
The two of them pushed the boxes to the closet together and took them out one by one. There are several photo frames in it, most of them are beautiful women, Jian Xin looked at Xiao Xiao sideways, and it was really a little awkward,
"Your mother is so beautiful," he said, pointing to a picture of a woman holding a baby, "and you look a lot like your mother." ”
Xiao's mother in the photo should have just given birth to Xiao Xiao, and her cheeks are still a little puffy, but this does not reduce her beauty and nobility at all, the two and a half brackets on the suit she is wearing are one of the few luxury brands that Jian Xin knows, she is sitting on a stool with a chubby baby in her hand, and the soft light in the lens reflects her face, revealing a pink joy...
Xiao Xiao shyly touched his little flat head, and smiled so much that even his two thick eyebrows were slightly raised, "Hehe, I think so too." ”
took out another photo frame and wiped it with his hand, put it in a multi-treasure bag, and said with some pride, "Grandma said that my mother used to be a school girl, and those who want to pursue her can go around the playground several times..."
Looking at the light in his eyes, Jian Xin unconsciously wanted to tease him, "Then your father is very awesome, and he swept thousands of rivals in love~" After speaking, he stared at him playfully and smiled.
Hearing this, the light in Xiao Xiao's eyes immediately dimmed, and there was no trace to be seen. He lowered the corners of his eyes, silently looked at the photo without speaking, and the whole person was instantly enveloped in loneliness and desolation.
Jane: ......
What to do?
"Mom... Passed away, and Dad had a family of his own. He lowered his head so that people couldn't see his expression clearly, and his calm and indifferent reaction made people feel distressed.
Jian Xin really wanted to slap herself. It's all because she doesn't choose her words and doesn't go through her brain. A grandmother who lives alone with her grandson must have a lot to hide.
… Isn't that true of her herself?
Patting his little flat head gently, Jian Xin said slowly,
"My mother has also passed away, and my grandfather's family is gone..."Jian Xin seemed to comfort others, but also said to herself, "Dad married another woman and had a daughter." They... I don't like me very much. "It may be that there is sympathy for the same disease, Jian Xin feels that it is usually difficult to speak, but it is especially easy to open up in front of Xiao Xiao.
"But their disaffection cannot erase the meaning of my existence, for as long as I live, I am an extension of my mother's life, and she gave me love along with life," Jane said, putting her hand on his shoulder, and said to him,
Therefore, we are not abandoned, but the relatives who love us have changed places and continue to accompany us in heaven. ”
Feeling his shoulders move, Jian Xin's words were like the warm spring sun that burst open a crack in the gloom that shrouded him,
"Moreover, Grandma and I will accompany you. You're not alone!"
"Crackling", Xiao Xiao seemed to hear the sound of the shoots breaking the ground... This sentence entered his heart and took root.
Xiao Xiao was silent for a long time, and just when Jian Xin's soul old hen soup was about to dry up, he finally nodded, and looked at Jian Xin with a serious look on his slightly childish face,
"We will be with you too, and you will not be alone. ”
Maybe it's the sincerity and purity in his words that make Jian Xin feel that there is a hot current in her eyes... Eventually, it burst out of the embankment, and the cheeks of the pretty youth dripped onto the floor, instantly shattering into a splash all over the ground...
"Ah, yes, I'm sorry... I, I, tissues, I'll get you tissues later. "After all, it's only a 12-year-old child, and I'm incoherent when I see tears...
Seeing Xiao Xiao panicked and looking for tissues everywhere, Jian Xin burst into tears and laughed,
I thought to myself, it's nice to have a younger brother.
The atmosphere in the room also changed from cloudy to sunny.
Get your emotions in order and get back to the work at hand. Just as the two were arguing over where to put the vase, someone knocked on the door, and it was grandma who came back from buying vegetables.
"Xiao Xiao ~ Open the door ~~" It seems that you can still hear the echo of the corridor, and sure enough, you should be old and strong, and the sound is like a bell.
They looked at each other and smiled. The two of them each gave a thumbs up to their grandmother in their hearts.
When she opened the door, she saw that the trolley was almost out of place, and Jane said distressedly, "It's so heavy, how did you bring it up?"
After taking the boiled water handed over by Xiao Xiao, Grandma took a sip and smoothed out, "It's okay, when I met a neighbor who went upstairs, I helped me go up." ”
"Grandma, don't do this next time. Xiao Xiao also stood on the united front with Jian Xin this time.
"Okay, okay. Grandma is obedient. In order to change the topic, Grandma glanced into the room and said, "Yo, it's a young man, and it's really a good job." "The house is almost tidy up.
"Yes, yes, you guys can rest for a while. I'll sit down and I'll make you something to eat. "In the end, when you are older, you still need to take a breath and rest.
"It's okay grandma, I'm energetic. Xiao Xiao skillfully took out the dishes and put them in categories. Picking up one of them and starting to pick vegetables, Jian Xin looked at his skill, and he should usually be a little helping.
I can't help but feel sad, the bitterness of precocious maturity is only known to me...
After thinking about it, I also helped Xiao Xiao pick vegetables together, but this is not Jian Xin's strong point, usually cook instant noodles and white water eggs at most, or just nibble on bread, cooking such a troublesome thing can still be avoided. So much so that she can perfectly take the dross and remove the essence. After a while, he was "invited" out of the kitchen by Xiao Xiao, and awkwardly drank cold and white with his grandmother in the dining room...
It's okay, there's a specialization in the art industry...
Good grades!
When Xiao Xiao finishes picking the vegetables, it's grandma's showtime:
First, take out the sauerkraut from your own kimchi jar and cut it into shreds, pass it through the water, and boil it in the soup. Then take an appropriate amount of dried vermicelli and soak it in warm water for later use.
Turning his head, he saw that Jian Xin and Xiao Xiao were both sitting at the dining table and watching her cook, and suddenly felt that the shaking spoon was windy...
Heat the oil, put the freshly cooked pork ribs in, stir a few times, add a few pieces of rock sugar, dark soy sauce and salt, and cover the pot. While waiting, he picked up a pot of minced pork, adjusted the flavor, stirred it, and turned his head and shouted, "Xiaodan?"
Suddenly called, Jian Xin stood up suddenly, "What's wrong with grandma?"
"Help me stir the minced meat?" Afraid that Jian Xin wouldn't, he gestured, "Just take the spoon and stir it in one direction." ”
suddenly received such a big task, and I was determined to do a good job and live up to my grandmother's expectations. By the way, she also glanced at Xiao Xiao with raised eyebrows, and she was still thinking about the fact that he had just disliked her picking vegetables.
Xiao Xiao: ......
I saw that she took the pot of meat from her grandmother's hands with both hands, as if she was holding an explosives bag in both hands, and her arms were not bent. Carefully placed on the table, I thought about whether clockwise or counterclockwise would be the best way to make the meat filling blend together and produce the maximum adhesion...
I thought about it for a long time and there was no result, forget it, the road is simple, and hard work is the key... Hard work is the last word.
Xiao Xiao watched her stare at this pot of minced meat for five minutes, and finally started. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for her.
In the kitchen, Grandma has already started to collect the juice on the fire, and the first dish of the day, sweet and sour pork ribs, is about to be completed. When the lid of the pot was opened, the room was full of sweet and sour smell, and it was appetizing when it smelled, and Jian Xin and Xiao Xiao couldn't stop swallowing their saliva.
"Xiao Xiao, let's serve the food. ”
Xiao Xiao went in like a wind and brought a dish out and put it on the table, the sweet and sour pork ribs on the plate not only looked amber and translucent, but also smelled sweet and sour... I'd love to take a bite...
Grandma over there boiled a big pot of oil, tasted the sauerkraut soup that had just been boiled next to it, and nodded. Take out the soaked soft vermicelli and shake off the water, go down to the sauerkraut soup, prepare the green onions in a small bowl next to it, and wait for the soup to boil and put the green onions in the pot.
Looking at my grandmother's skillful craftsmanship, I suddenly felt that the woman who could actually cook was also quite ... Cool.
"Small Order,"
"To. Distracted and caught, Jian Xin stuck out her tongue, looked at her busy grandmother, and whew, fortunately she didn't see it, "What's wrong?"
"Bring the minced meat, grandma will give you croquettes. ”
Jian Xin respectfully held the meat basin and placed it on the board, and stood behind her grandmother to watch out of curiosity.
The old man saw that there was an audience, and he did it more energetically, and he also brought his own commentary,
"In fact, making meatballs is very simple, you see first hold a ball of meat in your hand like this, then hold it tightly, squeeze it upward, and a round meat ball will come out of the tiger's mouth, and then gently put it in the oil pan, fry it for a minute, and stir it with chopsticks, so as not to stick to the pan. ”
Grandma squeezed a pot of minced meat into balls one after another and fried them all, looking at the meatballs floating in the oil pan that had been fried and discolored, Jian Xin immediately clapped her hands with sea lions!
After a while, the sauerkraut vermicelli soup and fried meatballs got better. Xiao Xiao had already set up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, but did not sit down, when his grandmother sat down to rest, Xiao Xiao entered the kitchen, and after a while, he heard the sound of stir-frying, Jian Xin quickly stretched his neck to see, it turned out that Xiao Xiao put a large handful of vegetables into the pot and was stir-frying...
This kid can cook!!! Jian Xin thinks as a woman... Ahem... Women, her dignity and bottom line have been ridiculed and violated, hum, withdraw her curiosity, and honestly sit at the table and no longer wait.
Xiao Xiao: ......
said that the reason why Xiao Xiao can cook is actually a bit embarrassing and helpless. This is what grandma meant, and the old man is worried that his grandson will not have hot meals to eat after she dies. At least now she's still strong, and she can still teach if she can't. So some simple stir-fried dishes are all cooked by Xiao Xiao.
After a while, the dish was served, three dishes and one soup.
When Grandma moved her chopsticks first, the two children also began to eat.
Because it was a meat filling that she had stirred herself, Jian eccentricly took a bite of a freshly fried meatball.
Wow, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and crispy, so delicious, quickly put the remaining half in your mouth, with a satisfied face. For Jian Xin, who often eats hundreds of meals, grandma's craftsmanship is indeed sweet from sugarcane, which is really first-class.
Xiao Xiao: ... Is this really so delicious? He also took a taste, and it was indeed delicious, but... She's exaggerating, she's exaggerating.
"Small order, eat slowly. Grandma looked at Jian Xin with relief, she really met a bosom friend. Grandson Xiao Xiao usually eats too "calmly", sometimes there is no fart after a meal, and you have to guess whether it is delicious or not. How good Jian Xin was, so that the old man's "loneliness, emptiness and coldness" at the dining table was comforted at once.
Thinking about it, he "instructed" Xiao Xiao, "Give Sister Xiaoshan a bowl of soup." ”
Xiao Xiao: ......