Chapter 249: Meat That Can't Be Eaten
Although Xiaobai knew that her sister was crying in a place where it and pancakes couldn't be seen, she didn't follow, sometimes her inner emotions also need to be vented, and if she has been suppressed for a long time, it may be worse.
Doesn't people say that time is the best medicine, after staying in the space for a long time and crying enough, maybe my sister will slowly think about it.
And after Xie Xiaonian cried for a while, he went to work on other things, and it was not until more than 9 o'clock in the morning the next day that Xie Xiaonian came out of the space.
In this way, Xie Xiaonian is equivalent to staying in it for 66 days, and after more than 2 months, Xie Xiaonian's mood has slowly calmed down in his busyness.
Although she still thinks about the days with Xu Zhongjun from time to time, at least she won't shed tears at every turn like she did at the beginning.
As a result of the constant busyness in the space, the food she prepares is enough for her to eat for at least 2 years.
It's a pity that there is no container for wine in the space, otherwise she would definitely be able to make more fruit wine, liquor and wine.
Although Xiao Nian doesn't drink liquor himself, Xu Zhongjun loves to drink it, so he can keep it for him to drink later.
Although there are a lot of liquor made by Xie Xiaonian before in the space, no matter how much she has, she is not too much, doesn't it mean that the longer the liquor, the more mellow it is!
The mood has improved, Xie Xiaonian didn't go out, he took pancakes at home, and enlightened pancakes when he was free, reading some short stories and the like.
Although it is the New Year, the compound is also lifeless, and those who go to the front line at home must not have eased up, and no one in the family goes to the front line, and they don't dare to show any too excited emotions, otherwise wouldn't they stab a knife in someone's heart.
Therefore, although there are still couplets and blessing characters in the compound, there is no laughter and laughter like a few days ago, and there are almost no women chatting at the door.
On the tenth day of the first month, the compound was a little normal, after all, there were only a dozen people in the compound who went to the front line, and most of the people's lives were no different from before.
On the 11th day of the first lunar month, Xie Xiaonian was telling a story to pancakes at home, when he heard Xiaotong calling the door outside.
Xie Xiaonian opened the door and saw several children standing outside the door, probably because of the cold, and their little faces were frozen red.
As soon as she entered the door, Xiaotong looked at Xie Xiaonian with blank eyes, and said complainingly: "Auntie, I miss you and Brother Pancake so much, my mother won't let me go out." β
Xiaotong is still relatively young, and she doesn't know what it is to go to the front line, let alone what danger it will be, so she doesn't understand why her mother didn't let her run to Xiaonian.
Xie Xiaonian couldn't explain it to her, so she had to say, "It's so cold, your mother is afraid that you will freeze." β
After finishing speaking, Xie Xiaonian changed the topic and said, "Auntie's family still has sugar left over during the New Year, hurry up and come in, Auntie will bring it to you." β
After closing the door, Xie Xiaonian went back to the second bedroom and put some candy on a plate for them to eat.
Because pancakes can now walk steadily, and can describe their thoughts verbally and physically, they don't need to be taken care of, just look at it and don't fall.
So after Xie Xiaonian told a few people not to feed the pancakes to eat, he directly put the pancakes among Xiaotong and them and played with them.
And she herself roasted sweet potatoes by the stove on one side, ready to wait for a few children to eat when they were hungry.
Because of the arrival of several children, Xie Xiaonian's house was finally lively again, not as deserted as before, and the pancakes were not so sticky to themselves, happily playing with their toys.
At 11 o'clock at noon, when Xie Xiaonian was about to cook, Wu Shuqin came to the house, and as soon as the door was opened, Xie Xiaonian said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is here, come in." β
"The 3 kids didn't mess with you!" Wu Shuqin asked worriedly.
"No, they're good, they can help me watch the pancakes, don't leave at noon today, eat at my house." Xie Xiaonian said.
"No, the food is ready at home, and you can eat it when you get home." Wu Shuqin said.
Then he said to the 3 children: "Let's go, go home for dinner, if you don't go back, your father will finish eating." β
"What kind of home are you going back to, I'll eat here at noon today, but I promised them to make something to eat for them." Xie Xiaonian hurriedly stopped.
"How can I eat your family all the time, I am not rich, just these children, I don't know how much food and snacks I have eaten in your family all winter." Wu Shuqin said embarrassedly.
"How much can the child eat, you will all eat at home at noon today, I always eat by myself, it doesn't mean anything." Xie Xiaonian said casually.
And Xie Xiaonian's casual remark made Wu Shuqin think that Xie Xiaonian was not suitable for Xu Zhongjun's departure, and was afraid that Xie Xiaonian would think of sad things, so Wu Shuqin did not shirk again, and said directly: "Okay, then I will disturb you at noon today." β
Wu Shuqin didn't go to explain Xie Xiaonian, but she had also experienced this kind of thing, and it was useless for others to say too much, so she could only let Xiaonian get used to it.
Xie Xiaonian didn't know what he said casually, which made Wu Shuqin think so much, and when he heard that Wu Shuqin agreed to eat here, he hurriedly said: "Don't bother, don't bother, you are watching a few of them here, I'll cook, you haven't tasted my craft for a long time." β
"I've never forgotten your craft, and today is a blessing. I'll put the pancakes on my back and give you a shot. After Wu Shuqin finished speaking, she was about to take the strap on one side and put the pancake on her back.
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to do anything, the dishes are all prepared before, and they have all been washed, so they will cut and stir-fry, and the kitchen is so big, the two of them can't turn around.
I'm just going to make a soup on the stove in the living room, so you can just watch it for me. Xie Xiaonian said.
"Okay, but don't cook any food, just cook a soup and eat some wotou, it's still warm." Wu Shuqin was afraid that Xie Xiaonian would prepare a lot of dishes, so he instructed.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll do whatever I want." Xie Xiaonian said with a smile.
Xie Xiaonian first made pork rib soup and stewed it on the stove, and then took out the ingredients and made a braised pork and a sweet and sour fish.
Just as Xie Xiaonian was about to make a spicy chicken, Wu Shuqin entered the kitchen and opened her mouth to stop: "I said that I won't let you prepare any dishes, why are you still preparing so much, don't do it again, otherwise I will leave with the child!" β
Xie Xiaonian saw Wu Shuqin pulling her, and resolutely refused to let her do it, and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll fry another cabbage and don't make anything else!" β
But when it was time to eat on the table, Xie Xiaonian cut a plate of braised pork to make cold dishes, four dishes and one soup, which was enough for a few people to eat.
Before eating, Xie Xiaonian also used the stewed pork rib soup to put a small bowl of noodles on the pancakes, and made some chopped spinach for his lunch.
Wu Shuqin looked at the food on the table and said reproachfully: "Look at what you are preparing so many dishes, I will be embarrassed to eat here next time." β
"It's all New Year's goods, and I didn't eat much, just when you came, I made it, I just made something at home, if it wasn't for the New Year, there were ingredients at home, I just wanted to do it and couldn't do it! Let's eat quickly, it's cold, don't be cold for a while. Xie Xiaonian said with a smile.
"This can catch up with the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, you see a few little guys hungry." Wu Shuqin saw a few children looking at the food on the table and said with a smile.
"Then let's hurry up and eat, or the children will protest." Then Xie Xiaonian said to a few children: "Wash your hands and eat, I will pour you all the water." β
When the children heard this, they immediately ran to the basin to wash their hands, then sat down at the table, and waited for the adults to give an order, and immediately started eating.
Xie Xiaonian saw that they were so sensible, so he smiled and said, "Eat quickly, don't wait for us, eat openly, but be careful of the fish bones!" β
After Xie Xiaonian finished speaking, several children picked up chopsticks and ate them, because there was little oil and water at this time, so the chopsticks of several children all reached out to the bowl of braised pork.
After Xiaotong ate a piece of braised pork, she said with a greasy mouth: "Auntie, it's better to come to your house, I went to visit relatives during the New Year, and my mother didn't let me eat meat on other people's tables." β
"Ah, why, didn't you go home for the New Year, how did you go to your relatives!" Xie Xiaonian asked suspiciously.
"It's not this year, it's when I went home last year, and because I didn't let her eat meat, she remembered it!" Wu Shuqin said helplessly.
Because none of the families are wealthy, when they go to relatives during the Chinese New Year, the people in my sister-in-law's hometown have a default rule, that is, no matter who goes to visit relatives, they can't eat the bowl of braised pork or button meat on the table, so that the main family can continue to serve it out the next day.
In fact, the main reason is because most people only have such a bowl of meat during the New Year, but everyone loves face, so the meat on the table is not for the guests to eat, but to keep face.
Therefore, if anyone eats the meat on the table, the host will have to go out to borrow meat to fill the faΓ§ade when the next day is entertained, which is equivalent to bringing a great burden to the family.
Therefore, when visiting relatives, the adults will instruct the children in advance, even if the host family greets them warmly, they cannot eat the meat on the table.
Xie Xiaonian listened to Wu Shuqin's explanation, and was a little glad that her hometown was next to the mountain, and she could share two catties of meat more during the New Year, and she went to her uncle's house to visit relatives, and she also ate casually.
So Xie Xiaonian said to Xiaotong: "Then you eat more, make up for the previous one, and don't be polite at your aunt's house." β
"Uh-huh." Xiaotong ate the food in his mouth and nodded like pounded garlic, which made Xie Xiaonian and Wu Shuqin laugh.
After a few people happily finished eating lunch, after playing at Xie Xiaonian's house for a while, because the child was going to take a nap, Wu Shuqin took the child home, and Xie Xiaonian also took the pancakes back to the bedroom for a lunch break.
At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Xiaonian heard a knock on the door again, Xie Xiaonian thought, why is it so lively today, I actually came to visit the door.
After opening the door, Xie Xiaonian found that the person standing at the door was actually a little soldier he didn't know, the moment he saw him, Xie Xiaonian's frightened face turned white all of a sudden, thinking if something happened to the loyal army? If you love it, how can you not pay attention to this or the hot online article, and chat about the online article together~