Chapter 155: Laba
"Okay, then I'll come over early tomorrow!" Xie Xiaonian said happily, this is the first time that the three of them have eaten together!
There is an old saying on their side that "Laba eats rice", so when they celebrate Laba Festival, they eat rice instead of Laba porridge.
At noon on the day of Laba, every family will stuff a pot of rice, and there are no requirements for side dishes.
But because Laba is the beginning of the New Year, every family will try their best to make something delicious to improve their lives, even if they don't have meat, they will put two more pieces of meat oil, which means.
And the laba rice here is especially like the rice bowl of the 21st century, except that the rice will be made thicker.
Because rice is not produced here, most people can eat food like rice once a year at Laba.
Early the next morning, Xie Xiaonian went to her sister-in-law's house with a dried pheasant in a bamboo basket.
Because the school is on vacation, when Xie Xiaonian arrived at his sister-in-law's house, several children were playing in the yard, running around one by one, and they were not afraid of the cold.
When the old man Xu Weijia saw Xie Xiaonian coming in with a bamboo basket, he knew that he was going to have something delicious, so he immediately ran to Xie Xiaonian and said excitedly: "Auntie, what did you bring, is it delicious?" What's delicious? ”
Except for the older Xu Lanhua, the other children also looked at Xie Xiaonian with straight eyes.
"Yes, it's delicious, and you'll know what it is." Xie Xiaonian smiled and said to a few children.
"Great, I knew that as soon as my aunt came, there would be something delicious."
"The Wei family is so smart." Xie Xiaonian touched Xu Wei's head and said praisefully.
"Okay, let's play, don't mess with your aunt. Xiao Nian, just have a meal, what else do you take? When the sister-in-law heard the voice, she walked out of the house, and said disapprovingly when she saw Xie Xiaonian carrying something in her hand.
"I didn't take anything, so I added a vegetable to my family, which I also caught in the mountains, and I didn't pay any money. Sister-in-law, you soak this pheasant first, it's good to cook at noon. Looking at a few children, and going to play again, Xie Xiaonian stepped forward and said.
"Okay, I'll go and make it for it, and we'll have one more dish at noon." The sister-in-law was not polite, and said cheerfully.
Then he said to Xie Xiaonian: "Go to the house and sit down first, you will have to cook for a while." ”
"Well, okay, I'll go talk to my parents." After Xie Xiaonian finished speaking, he walked to the hall.
Xie Xiaonian and Xu's father and mother had just chatted for a while, when they heard the voice of the second sister-in-law calling someone from the courtyard.
So Xie Xiaonian hurriedly got off the kang with his sister-in-law and walked to the yard.
I saw that the second brother and sister-in-law were leading the two children in the family, and they had already arrived in the yard, and the second sister-in-law was still carrying a basket in her hand.
As soon as Fan Min saw the two of them coming out, he immediately said loudly: "There is no need to come out, and there are no outsiders." Xiao Nian, you came so early, what delicious food did you send to your sister-in-law's house? Sister-in-law, you also know that the conditions of my family are not good, unlike the third brother, who eats imperial grain, and can often send meat to your family, but we don't eat it in vain, look, this doesn't bring the best things in the family. With that, Fan Min handed the basket to her sister-in-law, and there were a few handfuls of noodles lying inside.
"Anything that is eaten for nothing is a family, as long as you can take the time to come to the house to see your parents, even if you don't take anything, we will be very happy." Although Li Suxin didn't want to make any contradictions during the festival, he couldn't help but reply a few words when he saw the sneering appearance of the second child's family.
These words are poking into Fan Min's heart, who told her to usually come to the house only when she wants to take advantage, otherwise she will never come to visit the two old people, let alone send anything.
Fan Min didn't expect her sister-in-law, who has always been weak, to talk back today, and she really hasn't come to see Xu's father and mother in normal times, so she doesn't know what to take for a while.
"Usually the family is too busy, so I didn't come to see it, and I'll definitely compensate my father and mother in person later." The second brother Xu Zhonggui saw that his daughter-in-law had become a saw-mouthed gourd at this time, and hurriedly said, they didn't dare to bear this charge of unfilial piety.
"Even if the second brother and sister-in-law are usually busy working, the radio in the loudspeaker in the village and the thoughts usually conveyed by the cadres of the brigade must be kept in mind in the new ah, now is the new society, but there is no such thing as imperial grain, if it is heard by someone with a heart, I must not think that you still think about the old society! In addition, although the salary of the loyal army is not high, we keep the filial piety of our parents in mind, so there are some good things at home, and I think about my father. I thought that the second brother and sister-in-law would not think about it, so when I have meat, I will not give it to my father and mother, but send it to you! Xie Xiaonian replied unceremoniously.
This is the first time she has faced her second sister-in-law, if she is like her sister-in-law, she blindly endures it, maybe the second sister-in-law thinks she is easy to bully.
When Xu Zhonggui and Fan Min heard this, cold sweat came down, and Xu Zhonggui hurriedly said: "Third brother and sister, don't be like your second sister-in-law, she just has a broken mouth, and she doesn't have any bad intentions." And we are children, how can we grab food with our parents! ”
"It's easy for our family to talk about anything, I say this just to give you a wake-up call, and the second sister-in-law will go out to talk nonsense when the time comes, and she will be used by someone with a heart." Xie Xiaonian saw that the two of them were scared, and they could be regarded as having achieved their goal, so they softened their tone.
And Li Suxin, who has been a concubine with Fan Min for so many years, naturally knows what kind of people she and the second child are, and she doesn't bother to pay attention to their careful thoughts at this time, seeing that Xie Xiaonian no longer cares, so she said directly: "Let's go into the house to warm up, my father and mother are still waiting in the house." ”
Although Xie Xiaonian didn't say anything more and followed into the house, he made a note of this matter in his heart.
She thinks that since she married into the Xu family, she has never treated her second sister-in-law's family badly, what is delicious, and she has never forgotten her family.
Although she usually sends more things to her sister-in-law's house, Xu's father and mother are at her sister-in-law's house, so she should have sent more things to honor the two elders.
Xie Xiaonian is not a sleek person, and she doesn't have the heart to please others, so since the second sister-in-law sent things to her sister-in-law by herself and didn't send them to her family, then she will do it in the future, and it won't be good anyway, so why should she stick a hot face to a cold ass.
So Xie Xiaonian made up his mind that if there was anything in the future, he would not send it to his second sister-in-law's family or send it less.
If Fan Min knew that because of his few sour words, he completely offended Xie Xiaonian, and he would have reaped a lot of benefits in the future, I don't know if he would regret his cheap mouth today.
Xu's father and mother also heard the words of the second couple in the house, although they were a little angry, but today's big holiday, they didn't want to make unpleasant trouble, so they had to suppress the displeasure in their hearts.
Moreover, the second family has been married to the Xu family for more than 10 years, and it has always been like this, and it is impossible to change his cautious eyes and pinch his strong temperament because of his few words.
The most important thing is that the second child is the son they raised up after all, even if he is now devoted to his own small family, they don't want to embarrass their son too much.
At about half past ten, Xu's mother ordered: "It's almost noon, let's go cook." So saying, he got up and went to the stove house.
"Mother, just rest, the three of us are here, so why don't you need to cook." Sister-in-law Li Suxin said.
"Yes, mother, let's just go cook." Xie Xiaonian also echoed.
"Okay, then the three of you go and cook, and I'll enjoy it today."
Although Fan Min has her own careful thoughts, she is not a lazy person, and she has no opinion on cooking, but is very happy, thinking that maybe she can steal a few bites while cooking.
Because the sister-in-law prepared a piece of bacon in advance, and Xie Xiaonian took another chicken, plus the hare that was frozen before and the garlic planted by the sister-in-law, after several people discussed, they were ready to make chestnut roast chicken, garlic and garlic fried bacon, spicy rabbit and spinach egg drop soup.
After getting along for such a long time, both of them know that Xie Xiaonian's craftsmanship is very good, so today's two big dishes, chestnut roast chicken and spicy rabbit, are in Xie Xiaonian's hand.
The other two dishes and rice are still made by sister-in-law Li Suxin, after all, she has been cooking for so many years, and her craftsmanship is also very good.
The second sister-in-law is mainly responsible for lighting the fire, although it is dirty, but it is very warm, and she can also take the opportunity to taste the food, and this is still the easiest job, so the three of them worked together, and in less than an hour, the meals were ready.
During the meal, the two dishes made by Xie Xiaonian were well received by everyone, although there was no space well water to enhance the taste, but her craftsmanship did not regress, and the cooking was still delicious.
Seeing that what he made could be affirmed by others, Xie Xiaonian still felt very proud.
When she was eating happily, Mother Xu suddenly sighed and said: "Hey, now it's time to send the loyal army, he is not at home every time he celebrates the holidays, and I don't know how he is doing in the military school, I can't eat rice today." ”
"I heard that Laba in other places has drunk Laba porridge, unlike us who eat rice here, I think the third child must also be drinking Laba porridge, mother, you can rest assured." The eldest brother Xu Zhongming replied.
"The military academy is a good place, there is nothing to eat, and he has an allowance, so he must be more nourishing than us." The second sister-in-law, Fan Min, answered directly and sourly, but even if she was talking, she didn't delay her from picking vegetables and rice in her mouth.
Seeing this, Xie Xiaonian didn't pay attention to the second sister-in-law, and said directly to Xu's mother: "On the 5th day of the first month, I sent some food to the loyal army, which should be received in a few days, and the military school is also going to celebrate the festival, so there must be good things to eat, mother, you don't have to worry." ”
After everyone was relieved for a while, Xu's mother's mood was better, and after so many years, Xu's mother was almost used to it, but when she was celebrating the festival, she was inevitably sentimental.
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