Chapter 59: Tasting Jujube Wine
The next day, when Tang Qing'er got up, Tang Tiezhu and Li had already started to work, got dressed themselves, went to the younger brothers' house to wake them up, turned around and went to dress Jiao'er again, after everyone cleaned up, they went to the dinner table, drinking the pumpkin porridge and sorghum cake that Li had made, Tang Qing'er took a bite of the sorghum cake and swallowed it and said to her father: "Dad, today we will open a can of jujube wine to see how it tastes." ”
Tang Tiezhu and Li were both stunned, and Li reacted quickly: "In such a short time, can it be concocted?" Don't rush to open a can for the sake of greed, if it doesn't be concocted by the time, it will be a waste of one,"
Tang Qing'er smiled and said: "Mother, that old man told me at that time that you can open it and taste it in more than 20 days, but the longer you leave it, the stronger and more fragrant the taste will be,"
"If that's the case, let's open a can and try it, if it's really concocted, leave it for an extra month, and when the Chinese New Year comes, take it to the town market to sell, wouldn't it make a lot of money," Li was relieved and agreed to open a can.
Tang Qing'er still has nothing to say in her heart, she is not going to take the jujube wine to the town market to sell, she is ready to ask her father to go to the town restaurant to try, it is best to let them buy it all at once, the province's own family has to wait until the town is a market, to sell it in batches, not to mention the cold weather, the sale of the town restaurant is generally sold to the rich to drink, the sale must be expensive, then the price of buying their own jujube wine will be much higher than selling it to the market.
After breakfast, Li called the Sun family over, several people gathered around a person, uneasy, excited, apprehensive, slightly excited to watch Tang Tiezhu open one of the jars, although a little gap was slightly exposed, a trace of mellow smell could be faintly smelled, everyone couldn't help but look at each other excitedly, after Tang Tiezhu took off all the cloth strips that were covered, the mellow smell was even more tangy, Li took a wooden spoon and scooped out a spoonful and handed it to Tang Tiezhu to let him taste it.
Tang Tiezhu is also a drinker, but the family is poor, and he is reluctant to buy it, unless there are guests at home to accompany him to take a sip, after tasting it, his eyes narrowed, and he nodded and said, "It's delicious, it's delicious," a country man was excited and didn't know how to express his feelings, he also picked up a wooden spoon and scooped out a spoonful and handed it to Tang Tiexiong, let him taste it, Tang Tiexiong was the same as his brother, and said honestly: "It's really delicious,"
Li and Sun rubbed their hands together happily, and their eyes lit up and said, "Really? That's great! That's great! ”
Tang Qing'er watched from the sidelines, and wanted to taste this taste, but she was too young to taste it, so how could she let her taste it, so she could only wait for her mother and her father to take a bite and see how it tasted.
Tang Qing'er hurriedly urged her father and said: "Dad, you have tasted it, hurry up and seal it with a cloth, don't get rid of the smell of jujube wine, according to this calculation, we will store it until the New Year, the taste of jujube wine will become stronger and stronger, and it will definitely be sold at a good price,"
Only then did everyone react, urging Tang Tiezhu to seal the wine quickly, Tang Tiezhu quickly sealed it with a cloth, everyone returned to the house, sat on the kang and talked, Li said to Sun: "Now you don't have to worry about how to celebrate the New Year, if you can really sell it for money, maybe you can move out of the house and start another house in the spring of next year,"
Sun also fantasized about the same thing in his mind, so he agreed with Li's words: "If I can really sell it for money, the babies can wear new clothes and eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with meat during the New Year, and I don't dare to think about whether I can move out of the city in the spring of next year."
Li comforted her and said: "If we don't even dare to think about it, let alone when we will move, people, as long as we have thoughts, we can only call us alive,"
Tang Tiexiong sat on the stool, hugged Tang Qing'er and said with a smile: "We Qing'er can always think of some strange ways to make money, the last time we sold shoes, this is the wine, it's really amazing, if the New Year's jujube wine is really sold for money, let your second aunt make you a new set of clothes to wear,"
Tang Qing'er smiled crisply: "Don't cheat, the second uncle said the same thing last time, so do you owe me two sets of clothes, second aunt, can you hear me,"
"I heard it, but what your second uncle owes, but I don't owe, you want clothes to find your second uncle," Sun smiled and deliberately played tricks on Tang Qing'er.
"Mother, look at the second uncle and aunt, they actually lied to me in front of you and my father, mother, do you say that people who lie to children will get old," Tang Qing'er became the character of a six- or seven-year-old girl at this time, innocent and cute.
When Tang Qing'er said this, everyone in the room laughed, and Sun said with a smile: "I'm afraid of you, I just told your mother that you have grown up, and you are still a child, which really makes people happy to the heart,"
Whenever others praised his daughter for being smart, cute, and likable in front of Tang Tiezhu, he would feel very proud, and felt that none of the girls in the village could compare to her daughter.
Li couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the proud appearance of the family, now he is happy that his daughter is like this, if she gets married in the future, she will not die of sadness.
The two families were very happy, dinner was set to be eaten at Tang Tiezhu's house, Sun helped to help, Tang Qing'er stayed outside to play with his younger brothers and sisters, and when the meals were served, Tang Qing'er took his younger brothers and sisters to fetch water and wash their hands, after they were finished, they saw a lot of dishes on the table, and after being stunned for a moment, they said to Li: "Mother, there don't seem to be these things at home,"
This dish is spicy tofu, green pepper potato chips, shiitake mushroom rape, stir-fried peanuts, although there is no meat, but this dish is a bit much, and there are two bowls of jujube wine, cornmeal flatbread, pumpkin porridge on the table, it's too luxurious.
Li pursed his lips and smiled: "The eyes are pointy, the tofu and shiitake mushrooms were brought from home by your second aunt, and you can change your appetite today,"
Sun lit a fire on the side, and hurriedly looked up and said: "What is this good thing, I went back to my mother's house two days ago, and my mother brought it to me, and everyone is in a good mood today, take it out and eat it together,"
Li Shi said angrily: "Look at what you said, your own family actually said these foreign words," Sun smiled and continued his work.
When everyone was on the table, Tang Tiezhu said to Tang Tiexiong: "Watching the babies get older day by day, we can't accept the old, I think my mother just passed away, I was only seven years old, you hugged your mother's aunt and didn't let go, I walked over and hugged you, you hugged me and cried, if my father was ...... back then Alas...... Now you and I have a family, and the babies are so big, what are you talking about? ”
Tang Tiexiong knew that the eldest brother wanted to say: If my father didn't marry the Zhang family back then, now the family may have a different feeling, and the two brothers can't be more and more intimately with their father, so they picked up the bowl and said: "Big brother, don't say anything, let's take a sip,"
Tang Tiezhu snorted, took a sip of wine, and said about the topic: "Second brother, I think the tiger head is not small, and a kid as big as the tiger head in the town has also begun to study, I think you will also send the tiger head to the school next year, people like ours don't expect the baby to have much interest, he can read some books and read Braille, and find a bookkeeper in the town shop, which is better than us going to the field to do farm work." ”
Tang Tiexiong didn't think about it and said: "I think so too, some time ago the family didn't have much money, and then I followed you to sell shoes in the town to earn a little money, I discussed it with my mother-in-law, and I was going to send the tiger head to study next year, during which I was looking for more work, and I could earn some money."
Tang Tiezhu took another sip of wine and said, "Your idea is right, we can't continue to live our current life if we are bitter at all,"
Tang Tiexiong nodded and took a sip of wine, if his father didn't marry the Zhang family and let the eldest brother study, then the family wouldn't want to be in this scene.
Li and Sun didn't speak, but their eyes were smiling, what do you have to worry about if you can do the work, you can always get through the hard days.
There are four adults at the dinner table, the man talks about their affairs, the woman takes care of the babies while eating, Tang Qinger watched the two families eat together, the atmosphere is very harmonious, and she feels that it is not bad to live in ancient times, there is no intrigue, only the rights and wrongs of some parents.
In the evening, the wood and stone Tang Jiaoer have gone back to the house to sleep, Sun also took Fei'er and Hutou back to their home to rest, Tang Tiezhu brothers were both drunk, and then both were supported by their mother-in-law and went home, before leaving, Li said to Sun: "You don't have to come over, I will clean up the dishes and chopsticks here tomorrow, you go home and do your job,"
Sun was not polite to Li, tunnel: "Then it will be troublesome sister-in-law," she also knew that when she was drunk, she would definitely grind people, and if she opened her eyes and saw no one, then she didn't know what kind of drunkenness Lu Dao would have?
After Tang Qing'er coaxed her sister to sleep, she came out to see that the living room was gone, and the food on the table was messed up, so she rolled up her sleeves and cleaned it up.
I went to the kitchen and got a big basin, put all the bowls and chopsticks together, poured the edible dishes into a plate, put them in the kitchen, cleaned up all the dirt on the table with a rag, picked up the basin with the bowls and chopsticks and went to the well outside and began to brush the dishes.
After Li wiped his face, hands and feet with a wet towel, he returned to the living room, only to see a clean table in the living room, and the rest of the dishes and chopsticks had been cleaned up.
Tang Qing'er turned to Li and said, "There are only a few left, and the rest have been brushed, so don't do it,"
Because Tang Qing'er was carrying the Li family, she didn't know that her mother had tears in her eyes, so she choked up and said, "Well, okay, then you can finish brushing the rest, I'll go to the house and move the table,"
Tang Qing'er said happily: "Well, mother, you go, you don't have to come out, I will go back to the house to sleep after brushing the dishes,"
Li Shi said a word, then turned back to the house, sat on the stool and shed tears, she really did not work in vain in her life, she gave birth to such a sensible, empathetic, caring daughter, at a young age, she knew that Lu Dao helped her do housework, cook, take her younger brothers and sisters, and couldn't help but feel sad: Bitter baby, follow her and the family to suffer.
Tang Qing'er returned to the house and saw that her mother had returned to the house, their house was dark, and she must have fallen asleep, so she turned off the oil lamp in the living room and went back to her room to rest.
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Since I entered V, the collection has begun to slowly decrease, and I don't know what to say in the face of such a situation! I can only say that I am quite sad!