Chapter 40: A Treat
Lin Yujuan saw Qi's face change back and forth, and some guessed why, so she walked up to her and comforted her softly. www.biquge.info"Mom, I don't buy this fabric every day. Our family lives in the town, and we have to buy a few clothes for our visitors. I usually don't wear it when I work, but I wear it when I see a guest during the New Year's holidays. You and your dad have enough clothes to wear for several years, and they won't go to waste. Don't be distressed. ”
"Yes, Mommy. My sister was right. Don't feel bad, I won't have to buy clothes in the future, it's all enough to wear. Lin Xiujuan also came up to comfort Qi Shidao.
As soon as the Qi clan heard this, he immediately objected: "No, your big girl's clothes are too poor and sour for the townspeople to look down on." It's not difficult at home to the point where you don't have two clothes. It's just that I just bought a house, and I'm a little tight. It would be nice to have another half a year, and at the end of the year, there will be several pigs at home. Don't worry, Mom is just used to saving money before, and she can't change it for a while. ”
The two sisters looked at Qi and saw that her expression had finally returned to normal, and the two of them no longer comforted. In the following seven or eight days, the mother and daughter naturally fought against these pieces of cloth. First, they made a dress for each person, and then Qi thought about which women he wanted to invite to the house to play. The neighbors in this alley are sure to invite it. There are also those who rent their own stores, Sun Lao Liu's family is in this alley, and the other is the family of Li Azhong, a craftsman. The first group of people to invite these people, neighbors, new residents always have to be close to everyone. The Qi family went to each neighbor's house a day in advance to personally invite others to come to the house as guests, and Li Azhong's family naturally let him bring the message back. Since the Lin family moved here, everyone really hasn't had much to do with his family, and when they received an invitation to invite them to lunch, how could they not come and join in the fun.
The three women of the Lin family began to prepare in the afternoon of the first day, boiled red bean paste, mashed it, put it in white sugar, wrapped it in glutinous rice dough, and steamed it in a steamer. A quarter of an hour later, the glutinous rice and bean paste dumplings were released. I bought another five or six pounds of herring, peeled off the main thorn, used the knife to scatter the fish, and then scraped off the fish paste with a small iron spoon in the direction of the fish bone, and then chopped it with a knife. Place in a large wooden bowl and add the chopped ginger, shallots, salt, a pinch of flour, egg whites and a little water. Then Qi Shi came over and kept whipping the minced fish in one direction with his hand until the minced fish was sticky and strong. Finally, knead the balls by hand and fry them in the oil pan, and after frying, scoop them up for tomorrow's cooking. I also bought some dried shrimp with fungus and the like, and I soaked them before going to bed at night.
The next morning, the family got up early as usual and prepared separately. Lin Guilu was sent to the countryside, because at noon all the housewives were invited, and it was always inconvenient for him to be a big man at home. Lin Yusuo was only ten years old, so he naturally had nothing to do, and still went to open a store to see the shop. After arranging these Qi clans, they will go to the street to buy some vegetables. You still have to buy another herring, sauerkraut fish is very famous, but I believe that those housewives usually don't have much chance to eat, this dish can't be missing. Pork belly also weighs a few catties, although they are all from the town, not every family will eat meat every day, and they still have pork if they want oil and water. I bought some tofu and shutters again, and this time the dish didn't need too much, just a large amount. After buying and going home, the mother and daughter were naturally busy. Seeing that the sun is almost in the middle, all kinds of dishes are almost busy, and the guests should arrive in a while. The mother and daughter all stopped first, went back to the house to clean up and change into new clothes.
Since there was no decent jewelry, Qi brought a woman, wearing a newly made purple gown, only embroidered some colors at the hem of the cuffs, and a blue cotton skirt inside. Lin Xiujuan wore a pink and white jacket skirt, and some flowers and plants were also embroidered, which looked refreshing. He combed a double bun with a small flower made of silk yarn on one side. Lin Yujuan is also wearing a green and white jacket skirt, combing her hair, just tying it with a head rope and not wearing any jewelry (the key is that there is nothing decent). The other two put two old clothes in the kitchen, and after a while, the pot and the stove were busy and put on the old clothes outside, and the inside would not be dirty. After seeing that the three of them were all cleaned up, Qi opened the courtyard door and knocked a few times on the door of his neighbor Zhou's house and shouted:
"Sister Zhou, open the door."
It was only a few tens of seconds, and her little granddaughter came to open the door, and standing behind was the wife of the Zhou family, who had also cleaned up.
"Sister Zhou, please call a few neighbors with me." Qi said with a smile.
"Okay, let's go together." Saying that, Mrs. Zhou led her granddaughter and Qi to the alley together, and after a while, all the kung fu people shouted together.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long, let's go to my house together. The weather is not very warm yet, and some dishes need to be freshly cooked. Qi said as he led the way to his yard.
There are only five families in the alley, and the wife of the Zhou family lives with her son, and the two grandsons go to study in a private school. Brought over with her granddaughter, who is eight or nine years old this year. The one who lives behind the Lin family is the Li family, the old man is gone, the old lady lives in a courtyard with her two sons, and the eldest daughter-in-law of her family who came over today. I gave birth to two daughters in a row, and now the kid I am holding in my hand is only a little over two years old, which is the age to learn to speak. There is also a Gu family's daughter-in-law in her early thirties from the back two families, who came over alone. The other family is surnamed Mao, and the daughter-in-law of the Mao family is also in her thirties, and she didn't bring the children over, so I think the children of these two families are older. In the end, the one at the end of the alley is Sun Lao Liu's family, who rented the Lin family's store to make groceries. His daughter-in-law is almost forty years old.
After Qi invited everyone to sit down at the table, he poured a cup of tea for several people. These are all tea sets, and the tea leaves are all newly bought, and Qi Shi doesn't understand what is good about this tea with a bitter taste. But I heard that the hospitality in the town is like this, so I have to do it. In addition, Lin Xiujuan also brought hot glutinous rice and bean paste dumplings from the kitchen. Several housewives were polite to each other, and each of them tasted one under the leadership of Mrs. Zhou. Lin Yujuan also ran to her own store, went out from the inside, went to the shop next door, and invited the daughter-in-law of the craftsman Li Azhong to the backyard. After two cups of tea, the conversation box opened. Originally, most of them lived in an alley, and they were already familiar. Naturally, this conversation is very lively.
Mrs. Zhou said, "Mrs. Lin, since your family moved here, we all want to get to know you. But I know that your family has been busy, so I haven't officially come to visit. ”
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