"They're not coming......"

Mrs. Xu said tremblingly, the corners of her mouth twitched, as if she wanted to laugh, but the already loose skin was a little weak, and there was no way to support a smile. After trying a few times, the thin dry lips were still flat. Mrs. Xu was a little panicked, she lowered her head and stroked the few strands of hair that fell from her forehead, and she didn't know how to face the two young people in the room for a while.

The nurse let out a long sigh, looking a little angry, but more worried and helpless. She stepped forward and gently hugged Mrs. Xu, her movements were a little clumsy, but warm enough. "Grandma Xu, let's spend your birthday with you. We are also sisters and brothers, and we are your children. The nurse rubbed Mrs. Xu's back, as if she wanted to erase all the depression in the old man's heart.

Mrs. Xu quietly wiped her tears, her eyes were sparkling, there were tears swirling but she couldn't bear to fall: "Okay, okay, I'll cook for you, come to grandma's house to eat and drink well......" Saying that, Mrs. Xu was about to get up, who knew that her feet were soft and almost fell, but fortunately, the nurse held it in time.

"Grandma, today is your birthday, how can you let you work? You're resting here, and I'll take care of it? The nurse said.

Zhang Yue stepped forward to help: "Yes, grandma, my sister's cooking skills are good, leave it to us." ”

Seeing that the two of them were insisting, Mrs. Xu couldn't say anything more, so she had to nod and lean back on the chair a little tiredly. The nurse and Zhang Yue glanced at each other, except for helplessness, there was only a sigh left. The nurse made a pot of tea for Mrs. Xu, and then went into the kitchen with Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue looked at the kitchen full of vegetables and said, "Did Grandma Xu move the vegetable market back?" Are you sure the three of us can eat this much? ”

The nurse said, "If the sister and brother come back, they will bring their own families, and there will be seven or eight people together...... These dishes were meant to be prepared for them. Now, cheaper us. ”

"Okay, then it looks like we can have a big meal today." Zhang Yue said with a smile.

“...... Have you ever cooked? ”

"Does egg fried rice count?"

“......”

"Okay, it's okay with regular home cooking."

As he spoke, the two of them had already begun to process the fresh dishes. Zhang Yue grabbed a handful of green onions, washed them and prepared to cut them, but saw the nurse staying aside and looking at the fish still alive in the basin, not knowing what she was thinking. Zhang Yue didn't ask much, she began to cut the green onion with her hands and feet, and just halfway through the cut, the nurse's hand suddenly reached over and grabbed his wrist.

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

The nurse smiled mysteriously, and suddenly shouted to the living room, with a hint of panic in her tone: "Grandma, this fish is alive, how can you kill it?" ”

"Eh, girl, don't be afraid, grandma will get it." When Grandma Xu heard the shouting, she hurriedly got up and rushed over, and some of her fat bodies ran up but did not look clumsy, but gave people a sense of security. Seeing that the grandmother was coming, the nurse patted her hand lightly, and overturned the basin containing the fish, and the fish that was jumping around fell to the ground and immediately began to make a fuss, and the cheap nurse was covered in water.

Zhang Yue watched this scene blankly, still holding a kitchen knife in her hand. The nurse hid behind him and whispered, "Panic! The panicked expression, do you understand? ”

"You and Xiaoxi were both actors before, right?"

"Nonsense, hurry."

Hearing this, Zhang Yue had no choice but to shout: "Grandma, sister knocked over the fish!" ”

Grandma Xu ran into the kitchen, and when she saw the tragic situation, she couldn't cry or laugh: "Eh, I said that you two are adults, the boss is not small, and a fish is afraid of being like this, really..." Mrs. Xu chattered on her lips, but her movements were very sharp, and she caught the big fish in three strokes and five divisions by two.

"This fish can't eat people, don't be afraid, you see ......" Mrs. Xu explained with a smile, while pressing the fish on the cutting board, and slapped the fish head three times with the back of the knife.

"Then make a knife in the belly of the fish......" Mrs. Xu moved very neatly, and spoke very energetically, as if all the depression and sadness just now had been thrown away. Zhang Yue and the nurse quietly admired Mrs. Xu's skillful knife skills beside her, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. This lonely old man, I'm afraid I need the audience to listen to her nagging!

Zhang Yue rubbed her hands and asked, "Grandma, what are you going to do with this fish?" ”

Mrs. Xu thought about it and said with a smile: "Look at you, I will make braised and steamed, sweet and sour." ”

"The Red ......"

As soon as Zhang Yue's words came out, she felt a pain in her waist. The nurse is pulling at that little bit of soft * meat and rotating it about 360 degrees. "Steamed, steamed, untouched, and not hot." The nurse laughed.

Mrs. Xu nodded: "Eh, grandma will show you a hand, this steamed fish is also particular, the most important thing is to remove the fishy and sauce......"

In the kitchen, Mrs. Xu's voice came out from time to time, and the sound of ping-pong colliding with pots and pans was not a tune, but it had a unique style. The nurse and Zhang Yue stepped on this beat, busy before and after, the pace was a little messy, and there was some friction from time to time, but the dance steps were brisk.

One dish after another, set on the table in the busy room of three people. Stewed pork knuckles with thick juice, brightly colored stuffed three treasures, and fragrant steamed fish...... Looking at the table full of dishes, the nurse and Zhang Yue were already worried about whether their stomachs would be big enough later.

After Mrs. Xu brought out the last sweet and sour pork ribs, she turned back to the kitchen and searched in the refrigerator: "You wait a little longer, I'll make some dumplings for you." ”

When the two heard this, they hurriedly grabbed Mrs. Xu, who was a little too excited, and said, "Enough is enough...... There are only three of us. ”

"Really?" Mrs. Xu looked at the various dishes on the table and said with a smile, "Yes, there are so many dishes, and there is soup, enough is enough." Then let's eat quickly, eat and drink well, and don't be polite at grandma's house. Mrs. Xu greeted. The nurse and Zhang Yue supported Mrs. Xu left and right, listening to her nagging, and couldn't help but miss the distant person in their hearts.

Mrs. Xu sat at the dining table, suddenly a little restrained, holding the dishes and chopsticks but didn't know where to start, just tried to let Zhang Yue and the nurse eat vegetables, which was a little enthusiastic and a little funny. Mrs. Xu's abnormality, both of them were aware of it, but they were helpless, they were not Mrs. Xu's children after all. What they can do will never be able to replace the pair of siblings who are busy somewhere.

The nurse got up and poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Xu, and then poured a cup for herself and Zhang Yue. The green tea leaves rise and fall in the tea, just like Mrs. Xu's mood at this time, fluctuating. The nurse took the tea in front of her and said with a smile: "Grandma, today is your 80th birthday, I will replace the wine with tea, toast you, and wish you happiness such as the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan!" ”

After saying that, the nurse planned to drink it all. As a result, Mrs. Xu grabbed the nurse's hand and said with a smile: "Silly girl, how can anyone celebrate a birthday and tea, you wait a while, I will go and bring my treasured Wuliangye." ”

Zhang Yue asked, "Grandma, at your age, you still drink Wuliangye?" ”

Mrs. Xu smiled proudly: "Hey, when grandma was young, she used a bowl to do it. Like you young people, you still have a small cup, and you are not arrogant at all. After speaking, Mrs. Xu was already rummaging through the cabinets, looking for the bottle of Wuliangye she cherished.

Seeing Mrs. Xu's excited appearance, Zhang Yue was a little panicked, he leaned into the nurse's ear and whispered softly: "I have drunk Erguotou before." ”

"Huh?"

"A cup of poured ......"

The nurse rolled her eyes in disgust: "It's not as good as me, I'll have two cups." ”

Not long after, Mrs. Xu was holding a bottle of hardcover Wuliangye and three wine glasses, which were placed on the dining table. "Come on, come on, be happy today, have a few drinks with the old lady, it's not difficult to use a bowl for you, a few cups are no problem." Mrs. Xu smiled and prepared to pour wine.

Seeing this, the nurse hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the wine bottle and said, "How can you let the seniors pour wine for the juniors?" It's not good, I'll pour it. Seeing that the nurse insisted, Mrs. Xu was not reluctant, so she sat back on the chair with Zhang Yue's support. The nurse first filled a cup for Mrs. Xu, and then poured it for herself and Zhang Yue. It's just that when the wine comes out, a small stream of air seeps into the wine and pulls it gently. The wine fell into the glass, but it was already missing seven points of wine.

Zhang Yue picked up the wine glass apprehensively, and handed a few meaningful glances to the nurse, but there was no response, so she had to dry the glass of wine. Zhang Yue was slightly shocked, but the expression on her face remained unchanged, she was very indifferent, and she looked a little arrogant. Mrs. Xu couldn't help but praise: "Xiaoyue has a good amount of wine!" Not bad. ”

"It's okay, grandma is the old wine fairy." Zhang Yue waved her hand and said with a smile.

"I've drunk the wine, let's eat the vegetables, if I don't eat it, it will be cold." The nurse greeted, she didn't want to fight with Mrs. Xu, an old drunkard, on an empty stomach, so it was safer to eat something to cushion her stomach.

......

After three rounds of wine, this bottle of Wuliangye is almost bottoming out, of course, most of them were done by Mrs. Xu alone, Zhang Yue and the nurse drank the filtered wine, and they were a little dizzy. At this moment, both of them had red cheeks, and Mrs. Xu was in good spirits, which looked more like she hadn't drunk enough.

Mrs. Xu poured the last drop of wine and only poured less than half a glass. "There's no wine...... Mrs. Xu sighed, drank the last half of the wine, looked at the mess on the table, and said with a smile: "It's almost, you two can't hold it, I'll clean it up!" ”

Zhang Yue and the nurse wanted to help, but the stimulation of the brain by alcohol made them disarm and surrender. The two of them fell asleep on the table with the help of alcohol. When Mrs. Xu cleaned up the kitchen and came out to see the embarrassment of the two of them, she couldn't help laughing: "Young man, ......"