Chapter 164: Patriarchy
Xie Xiaonian knew that the eldest cousin must be going to tell herself something about pregnancy, and it was really embarrassing for the eldest cousin to sit here, so he had to find the axe and shovel at home for the eldest cousin, and let him go to the yard to chop wood and shovel snow.
Xie Xiaonian and the eldest concubine chatted and chatted, it was noon, and seeing that it was time to cook, Xie Xiaonian hurriedly said: "Eldest concubine, you sit here, I'll go make lunch." ”
"What kind of lunch is you, you don't have to do it, you just have to rest with your body in your arms." Seeing Xie Xiaonian get up, the eldest concubine hurriedly said.
"I'm still young this month, so it's not in the way, and you and your eldest cousin finally came here, how can you not cook, otherwise, how can I have the face to go to your house in the future, and I'm also a little hungry." Xie Xiaonian said coquettishly.
When the eldest concubine heard that Xie Xiaonian was also hungry, although she didn't know whether it was true or not, she didn't stop Xie Xiaonian from cooking, but she didn't let Xie Xiaonian do her own work, and she was always by the side to help.
Seeing that it was already noon, the two of them simply made a sour and hot cabbage and potato slices.
Because when the eldest concubine came, the second concubine asked her to bring a basket of eggs, so when cooking, the eldest concubine also made a bowl of steamed egg custard for Xie Xiaonian.
Because the eldest concubine also took two packets of brown sugar and more than a dozen catties of her own pork, when she left, Xie Xiaonian also gave back a large basket of raisin steamed cakes, mung bean cakes, jujube cakes and other pastries she made before, and asked the eldest concubine to take them back for her nephews and nieces to eat.
And Xie Xiaonian couldn't go to his uncle's house a few years ago, so he took out the fabric he had prepared for the two uncles and concubines and asked the eldest concubine to bring it back.
After the eldest concubine left, Xie Xiaonian took 5 catties of pork and sent it to the sister-in-law's house, the meat of the sister-in-law's family this year is indeed a little less, and she still has to squeeze oil, and she has to entertain so many relatives and friends, and her family has nothing to eat.
And Xie Xiaonian's 5 catties of pork were exchanged for an old hen of more than 6 catties, and a chicken coop was also included, which made Xie Xiaonian feel that he had made a bargain.
This old hen, Xie Xiaonian plans to listen to her mother-in-law and raise it, so that she can pick up an egg from time to time to eat.
The chicken coop given by her sister-in-law was used when she raised chickens before, although it was not big, but Xie Xiaonian used it to raise a chicken was more than enough.
When the eldest brother sent the chicken coop and chickens to Xie Xiaonian, Xie Xiaonian did not let the eldest brother put the chicken coop into the chicken coop, but put it in the West House.
One is because there is firewood in the chicken coop, and the other is because the Westinghouse is relatively warm, if you raise chickens in it, even if you raise your own chickens in the future, because of the space, food and water, you can often lay eggs, you can use the warmth of the house as an excuse.
Because of the sudden arrival of the eldest concubine, the matter of teaching orchids to know medicinal materials can only be postponed to the next day.
"The orchid is here, have you eaten?" The next morning, Xie Xiaonian saw that the orchid came so early, and asked suspiciously.
"After eating, today my father and mother are going to take Weiguo and them to the market to cut their hair, so I ate early in the morning, and my mother asked me to ask, auntie, do you have anything to bring?"
They have a rule that they can't cut their hair during the New Year, so people will go to cut their hair before the New Year.
"Then you ask your mother when she will buy New Year's pictures and wax paper cannons, and give me a little bit while you want, you don't need anything else." Xie Xiaonian said after thinking about it.
Although it is not allowed to engage in feudal superstition now, except for New Year's paintings, it is not allowed to buy couplets, portraits of God and Stove Lord, but it is still possible to burn paper for the ancestors.
Xie Xiaonian, as a woman, although she can't go to the Xu family's cemetery to burn paper, but during the Chinese New Year, she still has to go to Xie Zhuang to burn paper for her mother, so these things still have to be prepared.
"Well, okay, I'll go and talk to my mother." After Orchid asked, she went home to deliver the message.
When Orchid came back again, Xie Xiaonian had already put all the books on the kang table, ready to start speaking at any time.
"There's no way to go into the mountains now, so we'll learn the written knowledge first, and when spring begins, I'll take you to study on the spot." After Orchid sat down, Xie Xiaonian said directly.
"Well, okay, Auntie." Seeing that she was about to start learning, Orchid hurriedly took out her notebook and pen and listened carefully.
"There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that medicine and food are homologous, that is, it is both medicine and ingredients, such as our common red dates, iron stick yams, wolfberries, etc., and these medicinal materials, concocted in different ways, will have different medicinal effects, let's start with these common things today." Next, Xie Xiaonian began to speak slowly.
When it comes to ingredients, Xie Xiaonian, as a foodie, couldn't help but also say some recipes and medicinal foods, so that Orchid learned medical skills and increased her cooking skills.
Because Xie Xiaonian has been more sleepy recently and is easily tired, she did not blindly teach, but focused on cultivating Orchid's self-learning ability, and after talking about it once, let her remember and think by herself.
Although the orchid is at home, Xie Xiaonian has not shied away from eating lunch, and she will follow the study in the future, and she can't avoid it, so she can't skip lunch or eat secretly, so Xie Xiaonian said directly: "Orchid, what do you want to eat at noon, I'll make it for you." ”
"I don't eat at noon, Auntie, you just cook your own food, my father and mother should come back, I'll go home first and come back in the afternoon!" Saying that, Orchid hurried home, and didn't even take her own things.
At this time, she was not rich, and she was embarrassed to eat out casually.
"This kid!" Xie Xiaonian looked at the back of the orchid and smiled helplessly.
I don't know if it's the reason for pregnancy, Xie Xiaonian suddenly wanted to eat the egg pancakes that her grandmother used to make for her when she was a child.
I remember that she didn't like to eat steamed buns when she was a child, and her grandmother made all kinds of pasta for her every day in order to let her eat more staple food, and the most she ate was egg pancakes.
Maybe it's because she ate too much when she was a child, and she didn't like it much when she grew up, but now she is starting to be hungry again, no wonder people say that after a woman is pregnant, her taste will change greatly.
Flour, eggs, shallots, and water, stir into a paste, spread out in the pan, and a golden and soft egg pancake is out of the pan.
Xie Xiaonian ate 6 pancakes in a row and drank 1 large bowl of eight-treasure porridge before he was satisfied.
Thinking that her sister-in-law should come back from the market, Xie Xiaonian cleaned up the kitchen and went directly to her sister-in-law's house.
As soon as she arrived at her sister-in-law's house, Xie Xiaonian saw her sister-in-law in the yard, checking the drying of the fish.
As soon as he saw Xie Xiaonian coming, Li Suxin hurriedly said: "Xiaonian, go into the house quickly, I'm drying fish, the smell is heavy, don't smoke you." ”
"Well, okay, sister-in-law, then I'll go to the house first." Xie Xiaonian had just walked a few steps into the courtyard when she smelled the smell of fish, and she had not felt much in the past two days, but she began to feel a little uncomfortable again, so she hurriedly walked to the hall.
In the process of walking, Xie Xiaonian did not forget to take out a sun-dried bayberry from the oiled paper bag in his pocket and put it in his mouth.
Xie Xiaonian ate most of the fish in the space last night, and she didn't feel the fishy smell, but now outside, she can smell the fishy smell from afar, and she wants to vomit when she smells it, it seems that she can only eat the fish and meat in the space recently.
As soon as Xie Xiaonian entered the house, Mother Xu took the things that her sister-in-law bought for her, and said, "I think you won't need much, so your sister-in-law bought a little bit of it, and the firecrackers are placed in the yard, and the kang is burning in the house, so I don't dare to put them in." The New Year's picture is bought by the fish, you see how cute the little doll on it is, just right for your current situation. You check to see if it's enough, if it's not enough, I'll give you a little more next time. ”
I saw that on the New Year's painting unfolded by Xu's mother, 6 white and chubby children, surrounded by a big fish, were smiling happily.
Xie Xiaonian felt that the name of Yu Da Jianxi was good, and she herself found out that she was pregnant on the day she started fishing, for her, this New Year's painting is still very meaningful, Xie Xiaonian feels very satisfied.
"That's pretty much it, I'll tell you when I think of something. But this New Year's picture is really good, I like it, it's very beautiful. Xie Xiaonian flipped through the things and said with satisfaction.
"Yes, I also think it's good-looking, but it's a bit expensive, just this one, it costs 8 cents, and you can buy catties of meat." Mother Xu said painfully.
"It's a little more expensive, but it's just this one a year, it's just a festive picture, did you buy it?" Xie Xiaonian continued.
"I bought it, your sister-in-law bought a portrait of the chairman, a pair of New Year's paintings, just like the one posted on the back wall of your house, and when you wait for 30 stickers, you can come and take a look." Mother Xu said happily that the most popular thing now is the New Year's painting with the portrait of the chairman.
The portrait of Chairman Mao on the back wall of Xie Xiaonian's house was bought by Xu's father when they got married, because it is still very new, so Xie Xiaonian has no intention of changing it this year.
"Well, then I'll definitely come and see how much other things cost?" Xie Xiaonian asked again.
"I really don't know this, you can ask your sister-in-law later."
"What do you ask me?" Just as he was talking about his sister-in-law, Li Suxin came in.
After everyone chatted for a while, Li Suxin finally couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Nian, what do you think of the orchid in the morning, is it this material?" ”
Xie Xiaonian saw that her sister-in-law was so worried, Xu Mu and Orchid also looked at themselves nervously, and said with a smile: "Of course it's this material, I think Orchid is still very talented in studying medicine, and her memory is good, I told her so much in the morning, she can remember, although she started late, but if she is so serious and diligent in the future, she will definitely be able to learn better than me." ”
Hearing Xie Xiaonian say this, everyone was obviously relieved, and the orchid's eyes were also shining.
"That's good, that's good, I'm afraid that Orchid won't be able to learn!" Li Suxin said happily.
While speaking, Xie Xiaonian unintentionally caught a glimpse of the peach blossoms, and from time to time she glanced into the pocket of her padded jacket on the kang, and knew that she must have seen herself eating bayberry, and she was a little greedy.
So Xie Xiaonian took out a pack of dried bayberry that she brought with her directly from her pocket and opened it on the table.
When the children looked at the things on the table, they had never seen them, and they looked at them curiously, but they were all sensible and did not reach out to take them.
Seeing this, Xie Xiaonian said with a smile: "Eat, this is bayberry, it is something from the south, we don't have it, try it and see if it's delicious." ”
Several children listened to the aunt's words and were about to start pinching, when they heard the eldest brother say: "Third brother and sister, you can keep such a good thing and eat it yourself, don't spoil them." ”
"That's it, Xiao Nian, this thing is just right for pregnant people, don't let them give it to Huo Huo." The sister-in-law also said.
Although she hadn't eaten it, she also knew that it was sour and could suppress morning sickness.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, there are a lot of pearls that I gave me before, and it's not worth any money, you can also taste it, it's a little sour, see if you can eat it." Xie Xiaonian said as he handed dried bayberry to a few children and asked them to eat.
Under Xie Xiaonian's persuasion, everyone tasted one first, but because it was a little sour, the smallest peach blossom could calmly eat 2 or 3.
Although Wei Min is a snack, as soon as he stuffed it into his mouth, he spit it out, and he is particularly afraid of acid.
Although the others didn't spit it out, they knew by looking at their expressions that they also felt very sour, one by one, and their facial muscles were distorted.
When the others watched Xie Xiaonian eat, they enjoyed their faces and felt that their teeth had fallen.
Xie Xiaonian stopped eating 2 of them, and let her sister-in-law pick up the rest, so that she could cook simple sour plum soup for the children to drink in the future, and eat and appetize.
"Xiao Nian, you like to eat sour food so much, you must be a kid when you are pregnant." Mother Xu didn't feel sour at all when she saw Xie Xiaonian, and said happily.
"I don't know, but I like both my son and daughter, and I like my daughter more than my son, like a peach blossom, well-behaved and obedient, how likable!" Xie Xiaonian touched the soft hair of the peach blossom and said with a smile.
Although Xie Xiaonian usually didn't see any patriarchal behavior of Mother Xu, Xiao Nian still had to say it to the front, what if she gave birth to a daughter at that time, whether it was a man or a woman, it was her heart's meat, and no one was allowed to dislike it.
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