Chapter 22 The Three Families Are Divided Equally
"Okay" Zhang Xiaoxue stepped aside and left the position to the eldest aunt. is worthy of being a woman who is used to housework, the eldest aunt does a good job, and her actions are much sharper than Zhang Xiaoxue. Zhang Xiaoxue saw that the eldest aunt made a pancake very quickly. Suddenly I felt that it was time for my master to give way?
The eldest aunt is also immersed in a new kind of food that she has learned. I feel very happy and feel a sense of accomplishment. Grandma was watching from the side, and she had to learn it too. Not surprisingly, the pancakes at my grandmother's stall are also very good.
Mother Zhang saw that the eldest aunt and grandmother were doing a good job, and she was also very anxious next to her, and she wanted to try it. I discussed it with my aunt, and she would light the fire later. Then Zhang's mother learned to make pancakes and try it. Needless to say, it is also very quick to get started, and there are more and more pancakes on the stall. The corn pancakes were spread out on the curtain, and a high stack was placed.
There was still a third of the corn paste left in the pot, and Zhang Xiaoxue mixed half of the soybean paste and corn paste together, stirred well, and prepared to make another flavor of pancakes.
And put the pancakes mixed with soybean paste on another curtain. When the pancakes are finished, the high-grain pancakes are spread. Mother Zhang and Uncle Niang took turns to spread pancakes. There is nothing to do with Zhang Xiaoxue. Zhang Xiaoxue looked at the time, it was almost 11 o'clock in the morning. Grandma and aunt will eat here at noon today, and wait for Zhang Xiaoxue to cook some more dishes and send them to the rest of the two families. The two of them didn't have to go back to cooking.
Zhang Xiaoxue prepares to cook. Break up the big bones you bought last time and boil them. Start washing the potatoes and remove the skins. Prepare to cut the potatoes into cubes and stew them in bone broth. Due to the large number of people, a lot of potato wedges were cut. When the bones in the pot are boiling, put the potato cubes in the pot and continue to cook for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and are ready.
After thinking about it, there were not many dishes, so I went to the backyard to pick a lot of rape and prepare to stir-fry it with chili peppers. There is more vegetable oil at home, put some garlic cloves and chili peppers to boil rape, although the meat is vegetarian, it is also delicious.
In the courtyard, Zhang's mother and the three of them smelled Xiaoxue's cooking. The fragrance has been wafting on the tip of the nose, which is particularly tempting. Whether it's potatoes stewed with bones or small rape with chili peppers, it can't help but drool.
"Oh, I didn't expect my good granddaughter to be so good, she cooks so deliciously, you smell it, this smell is really fragrant. I've been cooking for so many years and it's not as good as my granddaughter's cooking. Xiaoxue has really grown up. Grandma was very happy and said to her two daughters-in-law with a look of relief.
"Yes, my brother and sister can rest assured now, Xiaoxue's illness is cured, just like a different person. has changed from being naughty and mischievous in the past to being so sensible and well-behaved now, and still so capable. You and your second brother have such a good daughter, it's really enviable. It is said that the girl is the mother's intimate little padded jacket, this old saying, but it is really not wrong, hey, why did you say that I didn't give birth to a daughter?" said the eldest aunt with envy.
"Sister-in-law, you still have children at your age, and you can also have another child, maybe you will still be a girl then. Mother Zhang said to her sister-in-law with a smile.
"Gee, I don't think that's possible. It's been so many years since I gave birth to the third child, and I haven't been pregnant with a child. A few years ago, I didn't think about having another girl, didn't I never get pregnant, and when I was young, I wasn't pregnant. You said that I am now old like this, what are you going to have? I don't have that hope anymore. "Auntie, said regretfully.
"Not necessarily, isn't the pillar pregnant again? Whether or not to have children is also a kind of fate. When fate arrives, maybe you will be pregnant. You can't force this, just let it be. Mother Zhang felt that her sister-in-law's mood seemed to be a little low, and she couldn't help but say with relief.
"That's right, that's right. Children and parents, that is also a kind of fate. If you have a fate, you will have another child, and if you don't have a fate, you don't have to force it. Our family is prosperous, how many people envy it. Grandma also said. The three of them spread pancakes in the yard while chatting about Xiaoxue's cooking, and finally it came to giving birth. The span of this topic is also large enough.
By the time Xiaoxue finished cooking in the kitchen, it was noon, and it was time to deliver food to her grandfather and uncles.
The pancake work in the yard is almost finished, and only soybean paste has not been made. Zhang Xiaoxue saw that the pancakes covered with three curtains were all stacked high. I think there are a lot of pancakes. Even if the three families eat separately, they can eat for a lot of time. If you don't want to make the soybean paste, you can add cabbage to make small tofu at night, and you can roll pancakes at night. Let Zhang's mother and them stop. said that the leftover soybean paste, she had to make it again. I won't spread pancakes.
The three of them saw that there were so many pancakes on the spread. I also agreed with Zhang Xiaoxue's proposal. Bin'er and Huzi didn't know where to go to play crazy, and they didn't go home when it was time to eat. Zhang Xiaoxue thought to himself that he should not look for it, if he was hungry, he should go home by himself. Just save the rice for him in the pot.
Zhang Xiaoxue set the table and went out to call the three people in the courtyard into the house to eat. After the four of them finished eating, they busied themselves to deliver food to each house. Zhang Xiaoxue divided the pancakes into three portions and prepared to take one for each family. There are a lot of pancakes, especially heavy, and there is no wheelbarrow at home, otherwise it is easier to push it with a car.
This time, only Zhang's mother and the eldest aunt were more affected, and the two carried them to each house to send them. Zhang Xiaoxue was responsible for delivering food, and also walked twice with Zhang's mother and the two of them. Grandma wanted to help, but Zhang Xiaoxue didn't agree, feeling that the old man was not too young and didn't want grandma to suffer anymore. I sent it to my grandmother's house first, and my grandfather and two uncles haven't returned home yet. After putting down the pancakes and vegetables, Grandma stayed at home.
Go home and bring the pancakes and vegetables and go to the uncle's house to deliver them. When I was about to reach the door, I met my uncle and two cousins who happened to be returning home from the field.
The three of them hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and the three of them were very curious about the pancakes carried by Zhang's mother and the eldest uncle. The little cousin was the most lively, and he was the first to ask: "Mother, what is this that you and your second aunt are carrying? Why does it look like something to eat, it smells quite good." ”
The pancakes just stalled do have a fragrance, and the pancakes at this time are also the best time, Zhang Xiaoxue when she was a child, always eat a pancake while it is hot when her grandmother stalls the pancakes. In my childhood memories, the pancakes at that time, not to mention how fragrant they were.