Chapter 19: Finalizing the helper business is booming

"Even the mixed mix is delicious, and at first glance she looks like a good woman who lives at home." There was a man who said.

"Do you miss your daughter-in-law?" Xu Hai quipped.

"I think about it, my wife and children are hot on the kang, and Duomei replied that she can't find her mother-in-law in this mining area. It seems that I have to ask my father and mother to tell me a mother-in-law when I go home. The man smiled and said, it's not a shame to find a daughter-in-law, like his age, the children in the village are running slowly down the hillside, if it weren't for the poverty of the family, he can still beat the single.

"Haizi, your family is in good condition, why don't you find your mother-in-law?" The black-like man sat next to Xu Hai and asked.

"I didn't meet anyone who was excited." Xu Hai was not shy, and said generously.

"Reading people are just different, what does it feel like to be excited?" The other three squeezed forward and asked.

"It's just that I saw her heart pounding, and I didn't think about it for a day." Xu Hai explained in the most popular reply.

"Isn't it like seeing your beloved food, can't you be anxious?" The skinny man said.

"That's an apt explanation." Xu Hai praised with a smile.

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After eating, Hao Hao fed his daughter and found a free time to squint for a while. During the break, she vaguely heard the deep voices of Xu Laohan and an old man outside the window.

"Old grandson, I'll leave the matter of feeding the livestock to you. Feed three times a day, when there is no water, I will give you four yuan a month, make you clothes for the New Year's holidays, add a pair of shoes, and tell me what you want to eat, and I will ask my daughter-in-law to make it for you. ”

"Old man Xu, you ......" The voice was intermittent.

"I know we're all poor people, so I won't say more. What do I have to say, I can help a handful. Xu Laohan said again.

"Okay, okay." The old man surnamed Sun, who was called Lao Sun, had just been a soldier before liberation, and later returned home from the army, and he did not have a daughter-in-law or child, and he was committed to the cave in the village, and this residence was almost 30 years.

The village committee occasionally helps to take care of it, but the old man is a stubborn temper who does not like to eat and drink for nothing, and often helps the village to do something.

This is not the first time that the old man thought of him, in addition to the character of others, he also cherished him for being alone and pitiful.

I don't know how long it took, Hao Hao woke up.

got up and looked at it, and found that it was getting dark outside, she hurriedly glanced at the child, but she didn't expect her to be playing with the big and small Erhei.

A white and tender little hand, pulling Xiao Hei's ear, and one foot stepping on Da Hei's neck, the two puppies happily accompanied her.

"Tiantian, you're so greedy!" Hao Hao said angrily.

"Giggles" in exchange for sweet and happy laughter.

Hao looked good and she was not too hungry, so she went down to the kang to prepare dinner and things for tomorrow.

Buy breakfast and make a dough to wake up and prepare the filling.

In this season, people still eat potatoes and sauerkraut, while meat is eaten by those who have a high standard of living and are wealthy. Hao Hao prepared two kinds, and if there were too many, she would be busy alone.

The longer the noodles are waiting to wake up, the longer the dough will become. By tomorrow morning, her face will be very good.

It's the stuffing down, and the potatoes are easy to change color when they come into contact with the air, so they can't be cut and washed now, so she will clean them up on the way to tomorrow morning.

Prepare the rest in advance, put it aside, and mix it together tomorrow morning, otherwise it will be too early and it will not be fresh.

The supplementary braised pork is as usual, boiled first, and after about 30 minutes, the condiments are put in.

Looking at the bubbling pot, Hao Hao wiped his hands and went back to breastfeed his daughter.

She occasionally looked up at the black-and-white photo in front of her, and the man in the photo was smiling, and although she had not touched him, she could feel that he was a considerate and attentive person.

It's a pity that fate is impermanent, and he passed away early, leaving behind orphans, widows, and old fathers, and living a lonely and miserable life.

If it weren't for Hao Hao's golden finger, I'm afraid life would be very difficult, and it was still a question whether this chubby man in his arms could grow up healthily. She and Xu Laohan don't know what the future life will be.

The daughter in her arms and her father have seven images, and they are also thick eyebrows and big eyes, the only advantage is that they have inherited their mother's white skin, otherwise it will be dark and not slippery, and she will have to put a lot of effort into it!

Unconsciously, Hao Hao thought a lot, she was not afraid, as if she was Hao Hao herself, the deceased man was really her husband, until Tian Tian let out a slight snoring sound, she woke up.

Turning her head, it was already dark outside, and she could still hear the voices in the next room.

It seems that Xu Laohan and Sun Laohan are chatting very happily.

Putting down her sleeping daughter, she washed her hands and hurriedly arranged for dinner.

I can't take out the rice now, so I can only continue to make noodles.

Eat noodles in the afternoon, and have a noodle soup in the evening, then mix a pig's head meat, and fry a peanut, which is enough for the two old people to eat, drink and chat.

Just do it, the peanuts under the hot pot, crackling, bursts of fragrance came, and the size of the two blacks on the kang who closed his eyes and rested, suddenly jumped down.

He grabbed Hao Hao's leg again, hoping to get new food.

"It's still hot, just wait a minute." Hao Hao couldn't make a move, so he could only speak out.

"Wangwang" Da Hei didn't give in at all, just grabbed Hao Hao's leg and screamed.

"Don't scream, Tiantian will wake up in a while, see if I don't clean you up." Hao scolded angrily.

The tone of the big black "Wang" dropped a few degrees, but it still wailed.

Hao Hao was yelled at and couldn't help it, so he took out some and put them on their plates, watching the two dogs grab food.

During the six-month adaptation period, her cooking skills and speed have also become better.

Within half an hour, three bowls of noodles came out of the pot.

Serve the meal on a plate and finish it in one go.

"Dad, Uncle Sun has eaten."

Hao Hao opened the curtain of the door, looked at the two people in the house, and hurriedly beckoned to eat.

"It's time for me to go back." When Sun Laohan saw it, he immediately went off the kang.

"Old grandson, look at you, the meal is coming, what are you going to do, sit here and eat." When Xu Laohan heard this, he was immediately unhappy, and said that he would not let him go.

"Uncle Sun, it's rare for you to come to my house, so try my craftsmanship and accompany my father to eat. He hadn't had anyone to chat with and eat for a long time. Hao Hao also helped dissuade.

"Okay then." Sun Laohan reluctantly retracted his legs.

"Taste it." Xu Laohan pushed a large bowl of noodles over, and then pushed the pig's head meat, peanuts and spicy seeds.

"It smells good." Sun Laohan said with a smile.

"Eat more incense, there is still it in the pot." Hao said with a smile.

"It's too much trouble." Sun Laohan was a little embarrassed.

"You're welcome, eat quickly." Xu Laohan helped to pick up the dishes and picked up his bowl to eat.

Hao Hao was afraid that staying here would increase his embarrassment, so he put down his things and immediately turned around and went out.

Not long after I went out, I heard Sun Laohan say to his father-in-law.

"Your daughter-in-law is a good woman, she is still young, do you plan to find another companion in a few years?"

"I also thought, she is only in her early twenties, she is still a young baby, I think that in another two years, when my son's three years have passed, I will ask the woman to find her a partner to live with. It's not easy for her to pull the two of us alone. Xu Laohan stirred the noodles in the bowl.

"You're right." Sun Laohan agreed.

Later, what the two talked about, Hao Hao didn't care much, she had Xiao Tiantian, what kind of husband she would find in the future is still unknown, if there is a suitable one, just look for it, it's not bad if she doesn't have a suitable one.

Another rooster crow.

Hao Hao got up, no one needs to call her today, she dressed herself in a slippery way, and fully armed Xiao Tiantian, today with Da Hei, Er Hei stayed at home to help take care of the livestock, and also made a companion for Sun Laohan.

"Daddy decorate more coal." Hao Hao walked out of the house with a large basin and said to Xu Laohan, who was feeding the cattle in the yard.

"Got it." Xu Laohan put down the hay and turned around and went to the utility room.

"I'm busy today." Hao Hao looked at the round moon, the cold light was scattered on the earth, it snowed all night last night, and the snow on the ground was as thick as a palm, but it did not affect their mood to travel.

"Woman, do you think you're going to take it?" Xu Laohan came out with a bag of coal and asked Hao Hao, who was busy.

"That's all that's left for the filling. I packed up everything else last night. Dad is a little cold today, you put on the new padded jacket I made, and tell Uncle Sun later, so that he can come back to take care of the livestock when the weather is warm. Hao Hao said as he walked.

"Your uncle didn't go back last night, he will still be asleep, I settled down last night. When you come back today, you will tear some cloth and make clothes for your uncle, you don't know what his jacket has rotted into. Old Xu's tone was sour and distressed.

"Got it, Dad." Hao Hao didn't shirk it, it was a hand to be able to help, and besides, veterans deserve respect and love.

The two cleaned up and led the scalper out the door.

The air was cold in the early morning, Hao Hao sat in the dining car, hid in the curtain, cleaned up the filling, didn't have to worry about the meat, it was ready last night, and the remaining potatoes and sauerkraut or something began to be cleaned up now.

The sound of chopping vegetables is particularly clear in the silent early morning, and the old scalper's nose spews out hot air, encountering cold air, forming white crystals.

Hao Hao occasionally poked his head out and inhaled fresh air.

"Dad, are you cold?"

"It's thick, and the legs are covered with quilts, so it's not cold. What about you, woman, do you pack up your things early in the morning and freeze your hands? Xu Laohan looked at the road, and the speed was much slower than yesterday.

"It's not cold, the stove in the carport is charcoal, it's warm." Hao Hao is a good mixture, and homemade seasonings are added to it, and the fragrance comes out at once.

"That's good, Tiantian?" Xu Laohan asked again.

"I'm asleep, and I'm watching from the side." Hao Hao poked his head into looking at Tian Tian next to Da Hei, and a soft color flashed in his eyes.

"That's good." Xu Laohan was relieved and continued to catch the car.

Half an hour later than yesterday, the streets were full of stalls one after another, and they still chose the location of yesterday. As if it were a convention for doing business, yesterday's stalls were still the same as today's.

"Dad, I've made steamed buns, you settle the scalper, add some water and ingredients, and help me watch the stove when you come back." A palm-sized bun was formed.

"Hmm." Before leaving, Xu Laohan didn't forget to add charcoal to the stove, looking at the steaming pot on the stove, he felt that his stomach was boiling.

"Bought buns."

"Fritters, tofu brains."

"Eggs, rice soup."

The sound of breakfast is endless.