2. Cold noodles
Chapter II
Xiuxiu's sister-in-law has been married for two years, and her stomach has not moved, which is a big deal for killing pig Li and his mother-in-law. If this is not brought at the beginning, what will happen to their second, third and fourth sons in the future? How can her family's incense continue?
Fortunately, she finally gave birth to a son this year, and Xiu Xiuniang's wish was finally realized. The wheat of the Li family, who killed the pig, was also harvested, and now the family is also idle, this is the benefit of having more sons, so I thought about calling my in-laws over to gather and hold a big one when the moon is full.
"Pear blossom, orange, you go to my house tonight to help, only me and my mother are busy."
The pear blossoms and oranges were all answered, and Xiuxiu left in a hurry as just now, and shouted again halfway through: "You must come!" Orange knew in her heart that this was Xiuxiu helping the two of them. When I go to someone else's house to help the master's family, I not only take care of the food, but also bring some food when I come back.
"Sister Orange, what do you do at noon?" The oranges are dressed up, the yard is filled with the fragrance of honey locusts, and the two families work together to harvest grain every year, and this year is no exception.
"How about making cold noodles?" Orange is in a very good mood, and life in ancient times is not as boring as she thought, so she will go to the mountains to pick fruits to eat after two days, whether it is dried or dried in the sun, and it is delicious to make jam.
"Okay, listen to my sister. I also make cold noodles and eat them. โ
After the two made the noodles, they walked to the field together, and Orange brought three bowls of cold noodles, she was afraid that her father would not have enough to eat, and it would take effort to work. In addition to cold noodles, Lihua also packed some corn tortillas, and she has a fifteen or sixteen brother in addition to her father.
The five men were laboriously cutting wheat in the field, and when they saw them coming, they all put down their sickles in their hands. Zhao Songbai went to the river next to him to wash his hands, and Chi Dazhu ate it with a hula, praising the oranges while eating: "My daughter is capable." โ
Chen glanced at Chi Dazhu, "I know all day long that I praise your daughter, and it's not a shame." There was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Let me taste it." Pear Blossom's Niang Sun picked a chopstick, the noodles are sweet and sour, the top layer of crushed peanuts, the crispness of cucumber shreds, the tender fragrance of coriander, the sesame sauce is just right, and the noodles are also strong.
"Don't say it, oranges are better than pear blossoms." Sun nodded, "Pear Blossom should learn from your orange sister." โ
Rika smiled, "Alas, mother." She also tasted the cold noodles of pear blossom just now, and she didn't know how much better she did.
"My little sister makes it delicious." Zhao Songbai, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, choking on the words of the orange that was about to be modest.
"That's it, Dazhu, my daughter's cooking is delicious." Zhao He echoed, "My daughter is also very capable. โ
"Haha." Chen and Sun looked at each other and laughed, these two people were more than girls.
After eating, Pear Blossom and Orange talked about Xiuxiu's family, and Sun readily agreed, "Go ahead, Pig Killing Li finally got such a grandson, but it hurts." โ
The Chen family was a little hesitant, the Li family who killed the pig was in the west of the village, and when the time came, they would have to pass through the village, there were a lot of long-tongued women in the village, what could she do if she said anything to let her daughter go to her heart?
Seeing Chen's hesitation, Chi Dazhu also had some concerns in his heart, but he couldn't let the girl not move, right? He also has a good relationship with the pig killer, and he added a grandson to let their daughters go to see oranges, and it's not good to go, and I don't know what to do after thinking about it.
"Dad, mother, I'll go with Pear Blossom, it's nothing." Orange saw her father's concerns and was moved, but it was impossible not to move around in the village. It's not that he was dismissed, and it's not that he killed people and sold goods.
Sun noticed the expressions of Chen and Chi Dazhu, and laughed a few times, "I said big sister, what are you afraid of when Orange is so sensible?" It's a big deal to be a daughter-in-law for my family. โ
As soon as Sun's words came out, the surroundings fell silent, and only the chirping of cicadas was heard, "What's wrong?" My pines and cypresses are not worthy of your oranges? Sun continued, and Zhao Songbai, who was silent, suddenly put down the dishes and chopsticks, "I'm full." He strode toward the ground.
Pear Blossom tightly pulled the sleeve of the orange, and seeing that her brother left regardless of it, Uncle Chi and Aunt Chi had embarrassed expressions again, and they were secretly anxious in their hearts, just now she clearly saw the light in Aunt Chi's eyes. If Orange really became her sister-in-law, she would wake up in the middle of the night.
This is not the first time that Sun has said this to let Orange marry Zhao Songbai, but it is the first time that he has said it in front of Chi Dazhu and Chen. She grew up watching oranges since she was a child, and she is a good hand at home and abroad, not to mention being good friends with pear blossoms, and her growth is not bad. In the past, she was married to the Zhang family, and the Zhang family was a showman, and she secretly regretted it for a long time. Now that the orange has been withdrawn, it just so happens that her pine and cypress have a chance. It's just that her bastard boy has such an expression every time.
"Sister Chen, don't take it to heart." Sun patted Chen's hand, "My kid knows in my heart that he hasn't turned around yet." โ
The more Orange listened, the more she couldn't stand it, she was only a few days old and she was going to get married? The folk customs here are too open, saying this in front of her?!
"Daddy, I'll go back first, and I'll cook cakes and eat you at night." Orange put away the dishes and chopsticks, and replied.
"Alas, go back and rest, there is your mother at night." Ji Dazhu nodded, his face becoming heavy from just now.
"Sister Orange, wait for me." Pear blossom also quickly packed up and ran to catch up with the orange. "Sister Orange, are you angry?"
"Why am I angry?" Orange looked at the pear blossom for some reason.
Rika smiled, "It's good not to be angry, my brother is such a person, you don't know, the whole thing is like an ice cube." When I was a child, my mother thought there was something wrong with him, so many girls in the village were happy with him. โ
Orange snorted and laughed, recalling the memory of the original owner, Zhao Songbai has indeed had a cold face since he was a child, but it is not an ice cube. It's very good-looking, especially a pair of peach blossom eyes are very attractive, no wonder they are liked by the girls in the village. She is just an ordinary person in her life, and it is understandable that Comrade Songbai looks down on her.
"Sister Orange, you really don't want to be my sister-in-law?" Pear Blossom still doesn't give up, and she has to give an answer from Orange.
"Pear Blossom, how old is your orange sister? I'm not like you who think about getting married all day long, and besides, I have regarded your brother as my brother since I was a child, and I guess she also treats me as a sister, so you can't mess around with the mandarin duck spectrum. Although she was divorced by the Zhang family, it is not that she can't get married.
In the second half of the day, pear blossoms and oranges went to the west of the village together, and most of the people in the village cleaned up at the village entrance, and there were not many people on the street, but they ran into the famous big-mouthed Dong Pozi in the village.
Mrs. Dong is in her early forties, her mouth is not only big, but also lazy to eat, and there is something for her to add fuel and vinegar, and everyone within a radius of ten miles will know. She saw Orange and Pear Blossom talking and laughing and walking, and the anger she had just received from her daughter-in-law suddenly had an outlet.
"It's not an orange, how can you get better? Not sad anymore? โ
Pear Blossom glanced at Mrs. Dong vigilantly, and was about to bypass Mrs. Dong by holding the hand of the orange. Seeing this, Mrs. Dong muttered, but she didn't plan to let go of the oranges.
"I heard that the Zhang family found a girl from the town, and the family opened a tailor shop, and it is strange that people look down on you."
Pear Blossom was so anxious on the side that she wanted to plug Mrs. Dong's mouth, but Orange carefully recalled the Zhang family, and everyone mentioned the Zhang family when they saw her, but her impression of the Zhang family's eldest man still stayed when they were playing mud together in open crotch pants.
It is said that the Zhang family can provide Xiucai, it is a family with a solid background, and there is no one in the village except the village chief, why did he marry her? It seems to be a fixed baby in my memory.
Mrs. Dong is still chattering, and what she is turning over and over is that she already knew that the Zhang family was rich and noble, so how could she fall in love with her, a thin person......
"You Mrs. Dong, what are you talking about!" A voice roared, the momentum was loud, and Mrs. Dong was also trembling with fright, and when she looked back, it was Mrs. Chi.
Chi Pozi is the grandmother of the orange eccentricity, but no matter how eccentric it is, it is not the turn of outsiders to say, and immediately quarreled with Dong Pozi, the two are on par with each other, and the quarrel is so spit that the pear blossoms and oranges are watching on the side with relish.
"The old lady is still in a hurry to go to the entrance of the village, so I won't quarrel with you." Mrs. Dong left without a fight, and if she continued to quarrel, she would suffer.
"Phew, you old woman!" Mrs. Chi also had work in her hands, so she didn't hold Mrs. Dong.
When he turned around and saw the oranges and pear blossoms, he said with a bad face: "You don't want to stay at home and work, what are you doing here?" Idle panic? โ
Orange rolled her eyes in her heart, "Milk, let's go to Xiuxiu's house to help." โ
Mrs. Chi thought about it, and went to someone else's house to help save a meal, and waved her hand and said, "Then don't go quickly." โ
Killing Pig Li lives in a tiled house, which is much better than her family's earthen house, but the place is not big, and it is not enough for her four sons to marry their relatives.
Xiuxiu's third brother, Li Laosan, saw the two of them coming over, and shouted towards the kitchen, "Xiuxiu, oranges and pear blossoms are here." He smiled at them again, "You two sit." โ
Pear Blossom snorted and laughed, "Third brother, we're here to help, just go to the kitchen directly, what else are you going to sit." โ
Li Laosan smiled good-naturedly, "Then don't sit down and go to work directly." โ
Xiuxiu wiped her hands and came over, "Third brother, don't squeeze the pear blossoms, be careful that she doesn't put salt in her cooking later." โ
"Hmph." Pear Blossom ignored Xiuxiu's jokes, turned her head and walked to the kitchen, Xiuxiu's mother was cutting meat, and when she saw them coming in, she smiled and said, "But I'm bothering you." Have you been to see my grandson? โ
"No, auntie, I'm talking to the third brother, let's go and take a look."
Xiuxiu's sister-in-law is about ten โกโก, she looks very delicate, and the baby is sleeping with her eyes closed. They went in and took a look, and saw that she was also very tired, and came out after saying a few words.
Orange and Pear Blossom washed their hands, "Auntie, this child is really good!" There will definitely be blessings in the future, and you will be blessed in the future. Rika said with a smile, she is familiar with Xiuxiu, and naturally she is also familiar with her family.
Orange stared at the pork belly on the table, fat and thin, red and white, and the one-inch square was still stained with crystal water droplets.
Saliva flooded in his mouth, and among the dishes that Comrade Chi Bao was best at making was pork belly, the fat was soft and juicy, and the lean part had not been cooked for a long time.
Of course, Xiuxiu's mother will not let them make such precious meat with oranges, at most they come to cut vegetables to burn the fire and make some homely meals.
Pig Killer Li just killed a pig in the morning, leaving half of it at home. There are still pork ribs stewed on the stove, the gurgling aroma is bubbling out, and the orange hands are itchy and tight, this half pig can make a lot of dishes.