Chapter 31: Delicious Eggs (Part I)
Near noon, Grandma Yang started cooking.
Grandma Yang is the old woman who bought Xiao Qinghe's folded ear root for the first time, she used to work in the family planning office, and now she is retired to take care of her grandson at home, and her son takes her class.
Since the country is now implementing family planning, there is a little grandson at home, and Grandma Yang naturally can't love it.
is also because he spoils the child too much, so that he can buy whatever he wants, so that now the child does not leave his mouth for snacks all day long, and the meals are not eaten. Seeing that her little grandson has changed from chubby when he was a child to thin now, Grandma Yang is anxious.
When she returned from buying vegetables, she beat an egg and prepared to make a steamed egg for her grandson.
The orange egg yolk rolled into the bowl, and she said in surprise: "It's another double yolk egg, it seems that the eggs sold by that house are really good, tell her about it next time, if you want to go to the market, I'll cover it all." ”
Draw a pair of chopsticks, stir the eggs clockwise into egg liquid, skim off the foam on it, add half a bowl of warm boiled water, drip a few drops of sesame oil, cover the bowl, and put it in the pot to steam.
As soon as the meal was ready, the daughter-in-law led her grandson back, and Grandma Yang glanced at it, didn't see her son, and asked, "Zhengping hasn't come back yet?" ”
Qiu Xiaoqing said: "It was said that a person who was hiding from his second child was found in the middle of the mountain, and they went to arrest someone." ”
Grandma Yang sighed, "Hey, it's evil." ”
When Grandma Yang retired, family planning had not yet begun, and soon after her son took up the post, the government began to strictly grasp family planning, and I don't know how many fetuses will be forcibly aborted in a year.
She always felt that she would be retributed for doing too much of this kind of thing, and she regretted letting her son take the post. But what can you do if you don't take the post? Being able to eat public meals is a good thing that others can't ask for.
In private, she has to go to the temple every year to burn incense and worship the Buddha, pray for the family, and often teach her son that if she can open her eyes and close her eyes, try not to be too serious.
Qiu Xiaoqing said coldly: "The state has formulated a policy, and it has been publicized with everyone, who is to blame if they want to violate it themselves?" In the final analysis, it is still the feudal ideology that is at fault, preferring sons over daughters, and it is necessary to give birth to a son before taking a break, which is not worthy of sympathy. I only pity those women, who are hurt and sad, and are complained by their families. ”
Qiu Xiaoqing herself is a woman, and in the process of growing up, she has not suffered less from patriarchy, and she hates it very much.
She knows very well that she has to give birth to a son, and if she gives birth to a daughter, her status in her in-law's family will definitely not be as stable as it is now.
Her colleague Li Juan, whether it is a family background, a talent, or a public meal, when she is a girl, she is really a family with a hundred families, and after she gets married, her mother-in-law is too good to her, her father-in-law and mother-in-law are soft-spoken to her, and her husband is also gentle to her, which makes people envious.
However, after giving birth to a daughter, the face of her in-laws has completely changed! Father-in-law and mother-in-law scolded Huai all day long, saying that she had cut off the incense of the old Huang family, and her husband also beat and scolded her at every turn.
However, giving birth to a boy and a girl is a man's problem, so why should all the sins be imposed on a woman?
Grandma Yang sighed: "Don't talk about this, is Xiaojun hungry?" Grandma steamed an egg for you today, it's a double yolk egg! ”
"Double yolk eggs? Luck so good? ”
"But isn't it, the family that sold eggs today beat two eggs in the vegetable market, both of which were double yolk eggs, and I hit one when I got home, and it was also a double yolk egg."
Grandma Yang talked about the interesting story of shopping for vegetables today, and when she opened the lid of the bowl, a rich light fragrance came to her nose.
"Grandma, what's so smelly?"
"It's Grandma's steamed eggs for you."
Liu Jun trotted over, stood on tiptoe, and when he saw the orange steamed egg in the bowl, he couldn't help but swallow: "Grandma, this steamed egg looks very delicious." ”
Qiu Xiaoqing also said: "This color is really strong, and it looks very nutritious." ”
Grandma Yang said proudly: "What about the two egg yolks, can the color not be strong?" ”
On the table, Liu Jun couldn't wait to scoop a spoonful, blew it twice, and put it in his mouth.
"Be careful."
"Shhh...... Delicious! ”
The steamed eggs are tender, soft, and rich, and there is an indescribable tempting taste, which makes him can't help but take one bite after another, and eat it very sweetly.
Qiu Xiaoqing saw it, it was very strange, she knew her son best, every time she ate, she had to be persuaded and persuaded by others, and she looked disgusted, it can be said that she counted the rice with chopsticks to eat. Why do you eat so sweet with a bite of steamed eggs and a bite of rice today?
That steamed egg, it's so delicious?
"Mom, take a bite." Qiu Xiaoqing said, scooped a small spoonful, the feeling of feedback from the tip of her tongue made her saliva secrete wildly, she couldn't hold back, didn't grab it with her son, swallowed her saliva, and said: "Mom, these pairs of yellow eggs taste really good, much better than the eggs we ate before!" The next time you run into a buy more. ”
Liu Jun raised his head and said, "Grandma, I have to eat this egg tomorrow, and I will eat this egg every day in the future, it is so delicious." ”
Grandma Yang saw her grandson snoring and ate a bowl of steamed eggs and a bowl of rice, smiling so much that she couldn't see her teeth, as long as her grandson likes it, one and a half is a dime, she is just this grandson, isn't the money she earns for him, as long as he eats well, even if it is two cents and one, she is willing to buy it!
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Zhou Jianming's children are not around, his wife also passed away a few years ago, and there is only one old mother at home.
The old lady's surname is Han, she is already eighty years old, she suffered a lot of sins when she was young, and when she is old, her legs and feet are not good, and she has to rely on people to support her in and out.
After leaving work at noon, he went to the cafeteria to get food and went home. Today, the cafeteria made braised pork, which used to be my mother's favorite food.
When he got home, he put the food on the table, went to the room to help the old mother who was sick in bed out, and said, "Mom, today the canteen made your favorite braised pork. ”
Mrs. Han shook her head and sighed, "Hey, I don't have any appetite at all, I don't want to eat anything." ”
"People are iron and rice is steel, how can they do it without eating something? You eat a few bites. ”
Mrs. Han looked at the bowl of braised pork on the table, it was really burned red and bright, and she was very appetizing when she looked at it, if she could have this to eat when she was young, she would wake up with a smile even if she was dreaming. But now, the meat was in front of her, and she had no appetite at all.
sighed and said: "The leftover porridge in the morning, you can heat it up for me, I can barely eat two bites, and I really can't swallow other things." ”
Zhou Jianming had no choice but to go and give his old mother hot porridge. Suddenly remembering the two eggs he bought in the morning, he said, "Mom, I bought two double yolk eggs in the morning, and I will steam an egg drop for you?" ”