Chapter 156: Rushing to the Market
Because this winter, nearly 10 new people came to the department, so on the occasion of the Laba Festival, their instructors organized everyone to drink Laba porridge and perform programs on the training ground.
The main purpose, of course, is to make these freshmen more familiar with the students in the department through this small activity, and also to make the relationship between the students closer.
Although several classmates in the middle of the venue performed very well, Xu Zhongjun still felt a little homesick while drinking Laba porridge in the bowl, especially the food cooked by his little daughter-in-law and his little daughter-in-law.
Therefore, even if the comrades in the middle sing vigorously and beautifully, he will not be able to arouse the slightest interest.
Xu Zhongjun has been a soldier for so many years, and almost every year Laba drinks Laba porridge, but deep down in his heart, he still feels that Laba should eat rice.
I don't know if it's a deliberate evasion, for so many years, when the army passed Laba, even if he had the conditions, he didn't eat rice on Laba Day, maybe deep down, he has been waiting to celebrate Laba Festival with his relatives!
Here in Qingshan County, there is a saying that "after eating laba rice, pickle laba garlic", so as soon as they finish eating, adults and children will gather together and start peeling garlic and pickling garlic to eat it during the Chinese New Year.
After peeling the garlic from the sister-in-law and sister-in-law's house, Xie Xiaonian said with a smile: "It's my turn, I'll go home and get the garlic." ”
"What kind of garlic do you take, there are more at home, just use the ones left at home." The sister-in-law saw that Xie Xiaonian was going back, and hurriedly said.
"I prepared it in advance, and if I don't use it, it's wasted." Xie Xiaonian stood up directly and said.
When Xie Xiaonian brought the garlic he had prepared, Fan Min said in surprise: "Xiao Nian, where did you get the garlic, it's so big, it looks like a first-class garlic, give me a few later, I'll keep it for next year." ”
"Okay, I can't marinate much myself, and I'll share it with you when I take so much. This is still my luck, I bought it at the farmer's market before, and I usually don't come across such good garlic. Xie Xiaonian lied with a smile.
"I have garlic at home, what are you buying it for, it's a waste of money. However, such a big and good garlic is really rare, and it would be a waste if this garlic could not be made into laba garlic. In this way, Xiao Nian will use the garlic at home to make laba garlic, and these will be kept for next year as seeds. Mother Xu happily touched the oversized garlic, and she could imagine the scene of next year's garlic harvest.
Xie Xiaonian saw that the family was reluctant to eat it, so he had to agree to Xu's mother's proposal, and only hoped that in the future, the output would not disappoint Xu's mother.
Because the family thanked Xiaonian herself, she only pickled a small pot of laba garlic.
Fortunately, she bought a lot of vinegar when she went to the market last time, otherwise her stock would not be enough at all.
Because there are more people in the big house, and Xu Zhongming and Xu's father both like to eat laba garlic, they pickled a big jar at once.
Xie Xiaonian pickled a lot of pickles, sauerkraut and the like in the space before, but she really didn't think of getting some laba garlic, as soon as she started doing it, Xie Xiaonian felt a little greedy, thinking about the sour and crunchy laba garlic, her saliva came down.
Xie Xiaonian is going to go to the market next time, buy more vinegar, pickle some laba garlic in the space, and if you put it in the space, it will be pickled in almost two days, and she will be able to eat it in advance.
After they were all pickled, Xie Xiaonian went home with his share.
When she got home, she put the jar in the corner of the Westinghouse, and then waited for the Chinese New Year to open it and eat it.
Because he was a little full at noon, Xie Xiaonian didn't prepare to eat again at night, and after heating the kang, he went directly into the space.
She ate a lot of sour plums last night in the space when she was fine, and now she has a large handful of sour plum cores.
So after Xie Xiaonian entered the space, he soaked all the sour plum kernels with space well water, and then planted them at the foot of the mountain, for fear that because they had been treated with salt, the germination rate would be affected, Xie Xiaonian also watered the space well water at each seed.
If she can really sprout, in more than ten days, she will be able to eat fresh bayberry.
After Xie Xiaonian finished planting, she went to the study to read, but unconsciously, she tilted her head and fell asleep again.
After waking up, Xie Xiaonian felt that he was simply possessed by a sleeping god, and he could fall asleep anytime and anywhere, and he didn't know if it was because of too much mental power consumption.
As the saying goes, after Laba is the New Year, so on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, as soon as Xie Xiaonian left the house, he saw 3 or 5 groups of people on the main road.
Because Xie Xiaonian had already discussed with Xu's mother in advance that she would go to the market together, after she went out, she first pushed her bicycle to her sister-in-law's house.
"Xiao Nian is here, your second sister-in-law will also go with us today, your second sister-in-law and I will walk over first, and you and your mother will ride a car to chase us later." Li Suxin saw that Xie Xiaonian was coming, and quickly explained the reason why Fan Min was here, and Xie Xiaonian of the province was not happy.
"That's right, let's have one more person, and we can queue up more when we buy things." Xie Xiaonian didn't plan to buy anything good, so it didn't matter who he was with.
"That's the reason, old man, you go first, we'll ride faster." Xu Mu said with a smile.
"Well, let's go first." After saying that, the two set off.
However, even though Xie Xiaonian and Xu's mother set off late, they still caught up with the sister-in-law halfway.
"Old man, you give me the eggs in the back basket, Xiao Nian and I will go to the purchasing station to sell the eggs first, and then we will wait for you at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative!" Mother Xu was afraid of delaying time, so she said directly.
"Mother, you can sell the eggs I brought, there are 12 in total, so that it will save me when the time comes, I will run again." Seeing this, Fan Min hurriedly handed the basket in his hand to his mother-in-law.
"Are you done? Will it be upside down? Xie Xiaonian looked at the egg in front of him and said worriedly.
"It's okay, it's all covered with wheat stalks! As long as you don't fall, you can't break. Xu's mother has sold eggs many times, and she has also ridden the bicycle ridden by Xu Zhongjun, and when she saw that Xie Xiaonian was riding a bicycle very steadily, she said without worry.
Another reason why she is relieved is that chickens don't lay many eggs in winter, and the containers they use for eggs look big, but most of them are wheat straw, and there are less than 30 eggs plus a piece.
"Okay then, mother, sit tight, let's go!" Seeing this, Xie Xiaonian stopped refutating, and just tried to ride the car steadily.
Fortunately, they arrived at the commune smoothly, but because there were many people in line to sell agricultural and sideline products, the two waited in line for half an hour to sell the eggs.
"Why are eggs so cheap, only 4 cents a piece." Xie Xiaonian thought about the price of eggs, and couldn't help sighing, the eggs of the two families were added together, and they were only sold for more than 1 yuan.
"Now it's almost the New Year, the price is already very good, in spring and summer, chickens lay eggs more frequently, hot days are also easy to break, sometimes eggs are only 3 cents a piece, sometimes even lower, after all, eggs are not full, or eat food is real.
When the hens at home hatch chicks in the spring of next year, I will also give you a few, and you will raise them for money. While Xu Mu spoke, she carefully put the money in her personal pocket.
By the time the two of them finished selling eggs and arrived at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law had already arrived.
"Mother, let's go shopping, there are so many people today, everywhere is queuing, if you don't buy it, you won't be able to grab something." Fan Min said anxiously when he saw someone coming.
"Well, okay, eggs are 4 cents a piece, and your egg money is given to you. Let's discuss what to buy, how much each family buys, and then we'll line up and buy the most sought-after first. Mother Xu gave the money to Fan Min and arranged it unhurriedly.
In the end, the last few people acted separately, and Xu's mother and sister-in-law went to the grocery store to buy vermicelli, vermicelli, dried cold skin, yuba and other cooking things.
Xie Xiaonian carried a few small jars on his back and went to the grocery store to buy seasonings such as salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and alum needed to fry fritters during the New Year.
And big ingredients such as peppercorns and fennel do not need to be bought, and these are picked in the mountains in autumn.
Because during the Chinese New Year here, each family will add a few pairs of dishes and chopsticks to pray for the prosperity of the population in the coming year, so the second sister-in-law went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy dishes and chopsticks, plates, clay pots and other things.
Because the styles are very similar, everyone has no requirements, and Fan Min can do it himself.
By the time a few people lined up in a long line to buy what they needed, it was already noon.
Because in the afternoon, except for the supply and marketing cooperatives, other stores were not open, so a few people went back directly.
As for eating in the commune, it was not at all on their minds.
And things like other New Year's paintings, incense wax paper cannons and the like, you have to buy them until the Chinese New Year.
In fact, the villagers are also very simple to do New Year's goods, they only need to buy some things that they can't do, such as meat, chicken, fish, etc., either they feed themselves, or the brigade will divide them, and cabbage and radishes and the like, each family also has them, so there are really not many things to buy.
"Mother, I see that there is still sesame oil sold in the store, next time we also have to buy some in a jar, as well as cigarettes and alcohol and other things, do we also want to buy some, and wait for the New Year, so as to entertain guests." After returning to her sister-in-law's house, Xie Xiaonian asked while dividing things.
"No, there are sesame seeds at home, just go to the oil mill and squeeze it yourself, there shouldn't be many relatives in your family, when we finish squeezing the oil, a small bottle for you is enough, and you need a ticket to buy it, how expensive it is!" Mother Xu replied directly.
"Yes, Xiao Nian, you don't need to buy sesame oil, you just need to buy a few packs of the cheapest goldfish smoke, most of us still smoke cigarette bags. As for wine, you don't have to buy it, didn't you see that our father was picking sweet potatoes to dry? The sister-in-law also smiled and continued.
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