Chapter 028: Pickled vegetables
Lin Wei went to Zhou Da's mother's house first.
Aunt Zhou is in her forties this year, she is a lame widow, her man and son have gone ahead of her, so these years, she has been guarding her original home alone to live her own small life.
On weekdays, there is nothing to embroider some purse handkerchiefs or something to supplement the family, it doesn't take much expense to live alone, and planting some fruits and vegetables in the garden is enough for her to eat alone.
Therefore, Aunt Zhou's life is also comfortable.
When people are at ease, their mood will be much more comfortable, and Aunt Zhou is a very gentle and charitable person on weekdays.
Wang didn't know how to needlework, Gu Zhiwei wanted to learn, so she sent Gu Zhiwei over to learn embroidery with Aunt Zhou.
Later, Gu Zhiwei learned that she would often bring Gu Xiaolian to talk to her to relieve her boredom, and help embroider a few more handkerchiefs to sell in the town.
When Lin Wei went over today, Aunt Zhou didn't do embroidery, but was making braised vegetables in front of the stove.
Gu Xiaolian watched from the sidelines, the fragrant and attractive pickled vegetables did not make her feel the slightest expectation and happiness, and her expression could not hide her anxiety.
It wasn't until Lin Wei walked in that Gu Xiaolian's brows finally stretched a little, she stood up with joy on her face, and raised her feet to meet her.
"Sister."
Lin Wei saw Gu Xiaolian's heart and said badly, she was afraid that the Wang family had already arrived home, so she hurriedly asked, "Why did you come here, but my mother came back early?" ”
Gu Xiaolian nodded hurriedly.
Behind her, Aunt Zhou also put down the soup spoon and said, "Wei Ya'er, where did you get such an embarrassment?" Go to the courtyard and wash your face, Lian Ya'er has been waiting for you for a long time. ”
Lin Wei hurriedly ran to the big water tank in the yard to take a photo.
I really don't know it, and I'm shocked when I take it.
It's no ordinary embarrassment.
The hair was messy, and a few strands of hair had come out of the original braids, some of which were unkempt, and there was a patch of ash on the face.
Fortunately, she didn't meet anyone along the way, and she came directly to Aunt Zhou's house first, otherwise when she went back like this, Wang didn't suspect that she would have a ghost when she went somewhere else.
Lin Wei was grateful to Aunt Zhou in her heart, and simply freshened up, Aunt Zhou just put the prepared braised vegetables into a bowl, and said to her while loading: "You came just in time, the braised vegetables that Auntie just made, put a bowl of braised vegetables for you and take it back to eat!" ”
"What's so funny about that." Lin Wei hurriedly waved his hand and excused himself.
Aunt Zhou said: "What's embarrassing? If you want to take it, you will take it, the eldest mother also asks you sisters to help on weekdays, which year before the New Year's Festival Lian Ya'er didn't come to help the eldest mother sweep the house? How many of the handkerchiefs that the eldest lady took to the town to sell were embroidered by you? Just like this, the eldest lady is still willing to eat. ”
Aunt Zhou smiled and said: "Auntie's legs and feet are not very neat, you were sick a few days ago and couldn't go to see you, thinking that you have a light diet for a while, you must not have eaten much salty things, right?" Take it and go back and have a good taste! ”
Lin Wei was moved in her heart, knowing that Aunt Zhou was reminding herself and wanted to cover it up for herself.
That's how strange people behave in this world.
Some people will repay you with a good point if you are kind to her.
But there are some people who you feel a thousand times better for her, and she feels dissatisfied.
After saying goodbye to Aunt Zhou, Lin Wei put the braised vegetables into the food box he got back from Song Yu, and took Gu Xiaolian home.
The Wang family had been back for more than half an hour, and seeing that Gu Xiaolian had not come back to find Lin Wei, he was already a little anxious to go out to look for it, but he saw the two sisters walking in from outside with a smile.
There was still a food box in his hand, and when he looked closely, it was the one he took away for the Song family before, and the Wang family hurriedly stepped forward to take Lin Wei's hand: "Girl, didn't you go to your Zhou Aunt's house?" Why did you turn a corner and go to Song's house? I just heard today that something happened to the Song family recently, you didn't have any problems in the past, right? ”
When Lin Wei heard this, he thought to himself, could it be that the matter of Song wanting to sell his mother had spread all over the village?
She hurriedly said: "It's nothing, I happened to meet Brother Song Lin and his younger brother Song Yu on the way to Zhou Da Niang's house, so I wanted to come back by the way, so as not to let people come over to send it on purpose, I didn't delay for long, but I didn't see any problems, mother, what happened?" ”
As she spoke, she opened the lid of the food box to reveal the braised vegetables inside, and said, "Aunt Zhou sent it, it just came out of the pot!" It tastes good! ”
Seeing this, Wang took the food box from her hand and handed it to Gu Xiaolian, Gu Xiaolian quickly took it and sent it to the stove room, Wang took Lin Wei back to the house and touched her hand and said, "Why are your hands so cold?" Are you Aunt Zhou still so polite? You're helping to embroider the veil again? It's okay, I'm going to add food to your brothers and sisters tonight. ”
Lin smiled and didn't answer any other questions, only said, "Mother also eat more." ”
After saying something else for a while, it didn't make the Wang family suspicious, and Lin Wei thought that it didn't take much effort to hide the matter.
Song Xiang She has already told her, not to mention Xiaolian and Aunt Zhou, who are already helping themselves to hide it, Song Lin doesn't know that she really entered the mountain, and she will definitely not talk too much to tell the Wang family.
As for the other people I met, I had already been confused by the reasons I made up, and there shouldn't be anything wrong.
Now she returned, and began to feel that she had acted too recklessly.
Thinking about it, when she came back, if it weren't for Aunt Zhou's kindness to remind herself and cover herself, she might only be able to walk all the way in the village with such an embarrassed appearance.
It's hard to say who you meet on the way, what gossip is rumored about, and then you have to accept Wang's suspicion and interrogation when you return home.
There are many other questions before and after, and I haven't even thought about it before.
In many places, they don't think through enough and do it without much planning.
In the end, I am still too impatient, and I still need to be more cautious in the future.
Lin Wei silently reflected on himself in his heart.
In the evening, with the braised vegetables and vegetables given by Aunt Zhou, the Gu family of four was very happy to eat.
The braised vegetables soaked in the soup are rich and bright, and the raw materials of the braised vegetables made by Zhou Daniang's family this year are chicken feet, eggs, tofu skin, and several kinds of winter vegetables.
The chicken feet are soft and rotten, making people want to bite the bones and swallow them together, and the taste of the muscles and bones is extraordinarily strong, and the taste is only rich in the mouth, moderate salty and sweet, and the aftertaste is endless.
Eggs, tofu skins and winter vegetables also have their own flavors.
Wang's steamed a pot of big Erhe noodles in the evening, and Lin Wei was stunned and ate a whole with braised vegetables.
The straight stomach was round, and it took a long time to eat a little.
The taste of each family is different. , the braised vegetables made by the Wang family are naturally not worse than those of Mrs. Zhou's family, but the Gu family's braised vegetables have not been made this year.
After eating, Wang began to consult Lin Wei and several people, what kind of braised vegetables do you want to eat this year? When you prepare the ingredients, take out more of them.
Of course, the most important thing is to ask Lin Wei's thoughts.