Chapter 45: Untitled
The cooked dumplings are more white and cute, which makes people have a great appetite, Xing Xiaokang is holding his cartoon porcelain bowl, dancing with a small spoon to pull the dumplings into his bowl, Bai Tang has just picked up the chopsticks, and the little guy has filled his small bowl.
"It's hot!" Xing Xiaokang roared and took a bite of the dumpling, and was immediately scalded and screamed, sticking out his tongue again and again, like a puppy.
"Where's the burn? Let grandma see! Bai Ma was distressed, but his own mother was saying cool words on the side, "You deserve it, who told you to eat so fast, like a starving ghost reincarnated!" It seems like I haven't eaten dumplings in hundreds of years. β
Xing Xiaokang was angry and said aggrievedly: "The dumplings are delicious!" Lamb is also delicious! β
"You're a foodie!" Wu Xuemei tapped her son's forehead with her finger, "You didn't do well in the final exam this time, I'll use spotted bamboo shoots to boil meat and serve!" β
Xing Xiaokang hurriedly promised: "I will definitely do well in the exam!" β
"Sister Meimei, don't worry, with me and my dad tutoring Xiaokang, he promises to do well in the exam, maybe you will be the first in the class." Bai Tang said slowly, she picked up a dumpling, gently bit the skin, sucked off the juice inside, and then put it in a dipping dish and wrapped it.
"He, thanks to you and Uncle Bai's teaching. My mother, who graduated from junior high school, couldn't teach him anything. Wu Xuemei was full of gratitude, "Why don't I let Xiaokang recognize you as a godmother?" β
"Didn't you recognize my parents as godparents? Xiaokang is my parents' godson, my godnephew, why bother doing more? Bai Tang sandwiched another dumpling, although he was talking, his chewing action was not slow, and more than a dozen dumplings had fallen into his stomach.
"Yes, yes, I said it was bad." Wu Xuemei said with a smile, "On New Year's Day, I invite you to go shopping in the provincial capital, and if you want to buy anything, you can buy it, and I will pay!" β
In the past, Wu Xuemei couldn't say this kind of thing, the environment in the house was poor before, and it would be good for her to buy a new dress in two years, like now she can buy whatever she wants.
"Yo, the local tyrant has a treat, it's rare!" Bai Tang said with a smile, "But I don't have time on New Year's Day, and I'm going to attend the wedding of my old classmates." β
"Are you going to attend Wen Xin and Shao Liang's wedding?" Bai Ma asked.
Baitang's high school classmates are all children of factory and mine workers, and adults know each other.
"That's them!" Bai Tang pursed her lips, to be honest, she really didn't want to go to the wedding banquet of these two people, but she was afraid that these two best would spread some strange rumors that were unfavorable to herself, so she could only wronged herself once.
"These two people have bad character, you should have less contact with them in the future." White Mom warned.
"What's wrong with them?" Bai Tang asked curiously, it is rare that Bai Ma, a not very gossipy person, said that Wen Xin and Shao Liang were not good, and these two people must have done something out of the ordinary in the factory, mine and community.
"Do you have a classmate named Zhao Jing?"
Bai Tang nodded, Zhao Jing is still Wen Xin's cousin, the two sisters are only a month apart, they were in the same class in high school, and they have a good relationship, so the relationship between Bai Tang and Zhao Jing is also closer than other classmates. However, since falling out with Wen Xin, Bai Tang has gradually become estranged from Zhao Jing.
"Zhao Jing is dead, and it has something to do with Wen Xin and Shao Liang. The Zhao family and the Wen family also became enemies because of this. Bai Ma said.
"Dead? How did he die? Bai Tang was surprised, put down the dishes and chopsticks and glared at Bai Ma.
Bai Ma sighed: "That child killed himself. β
Speaking of which, Wen Xin and Shao Liang were not directly responsible for Zhao Jing's death, but they did choose to commit suicide because of the impetus of these two people. Shao Liang started his own business after graduating from university, his family was rich and well-connected, the business became bigger, and he also met some rich and powerful people, and often ate and drank together. Shao Liang and Wen Xin occasionally took Zhao Jing to socialize, and Zhao Jing met a rich man. That man was good for Shao Liang's business, and Shao Liang and Wen Xin added fuel to the fire and made Zhao Jing a couple. It's just that this man has a fiancΓ©e, but he treats Zhao Jing as a spice and goes back to get married after playing for a few months. Zhao Jing was abandoned by her boyfriend and found out that she was pregnant with a child, and wanted to find the door to make the man responsible. The man handed over the matter to Shao Liang to deal with, Shao Liang and Wen Xin did not help Zhao Jing seek justice, but persuaded Zhao Jing to be a man's junior. Zhao Jing naturally didn't agree, and quarreled with Shao Liang and Wen Xin, but others heard the news that she was unmarried and pregnant. In a small city, this kind of thing is very shameful, Zhao's mother left with a cerebral hemorrhage in a fit of anger, Zhao Jing felt extremely sad and felt sorry for her parents, and finally walked into the busy lane......
"These two are scourges, and they have harmed my cousin and have not felt a little guilty and shameful. How long has it been like love, the two of them are going to get married happily, and they are not afraid that Zhao Jing will go to them in the middle of the night to settle accounts! Bai Ma spurned Wen Xin and Shao Liang very much, and said to her daughter, "You don't have more dealings with them, lest they also harm you." β
"Don't worry, Mom, I don't want to have such a friend. After attending their wedding banquet this time, I stopped interacting with them. Bai Tang comforted her mother, she really didn't want to see those two people, and she didn't want to socialize with them.
"That's good! Don't give too much gift money or something, and we don't give it to that kind of person if we have money. β
"Yes, yes, yes!" Bai Tang vigorously promised.
Early the next morning, Bai Ma and Wu Xuemei went to the market to buy 30 catties of pork leg meat and went home. Wu Xuemei cut the meat into one-inch pieces, washed them, put them in a basin, and then chopped the ginger. Bai Ma put the seasonings such as enamel, salt, chili, peppercorns, thirteen spice powder and minced ginger into the meat, mix well, and marinate for half an hour. Dad Bai found a meat whisk that had not been used for a long time, cleaned it and fixed it on the dining table. Bai Ma hangs the casing on the barrel of the machine and ties the front end of the casing. Wu Xuemei brought out the pot with meat, and the three of them began to fill the sausage. Wu Xuemei is responsible for filling the marinated meat into the machine, Bai Dad is responsible for agitating the handle of the meat mixer, Bai Ma holds down the casing with her hand, so that the meat enters the casing smoothly, and pinches it down with her hand for a while, so that the meat becomes firmer, too hard, for fear of squeezing the casing, and waits until a certain length is poured and tied with a thread and pierced with a toothpick in a place where there is air. The three of them worked together very tacitly, and in less than five minutes, a sausage was filled. Recently, the weather has been relatively good, and it can be hung outside the veranda for only ten days. When the time comes, put it in the refrigerator and take it out and steam it when you eat it. Bai Tang wanted to come forward to help but didn't know what to do, and was driven aside by the three of them as "getting in the way".
Bai Tang flattened her mouth, yes, she didn't want to make trouble.