Chapter 13 Hospitality
Xu Shiyan and his wife were dragged into the house by Feng to rest, Su Anyu picked cherries and potted peaches, Su Anmin poured tea for his brother-in-law, and chatted together.
In the kitchen, Feng, Han and others were fried and fried, and all kinds of aromas wafted out.
No matter who passes by and smells it, they are hungry and salivating.
At eleven o'clock, Su Weicheng and Su Weizhong, who were working in the fields, and Su Anying's cousin Su Anbang came back together.
According to the rules of the Northeast, when there are guests at home, you must find relatives and friends to accompany you.
Su Weicheng is Su Anying's uncle, and this kind of scene must be invited to him.
"Hey, brother and sister, what do you cook at noon? I can smell the fragrance from afar, it's really gluttonous. Su Weicheng asked loudly as soon as he entered the door.
"It's a lot, big brother, Anbang, come into the house and wash your hands, and we'll start eating right away." Han greeted everyone with a smile.
Xu Shiyan also came out of the house and greeted and chatted with Su Weicheng and Su Anbang, several men got together and had countless topics to talk about.
Xu Shiyan changed the image of being honest and silent in the eyes of others, although he did not talk exaggeratedly, he could talk about every topic appropriately.
The man chatted in the house, the woman hurriedly cleaned up in the kitchen, and in a short time the meal was ready.
A kang table is set up on the kang in the east house, and various dishes are served one after another.
The first big dish is, of course, chicken stewed mushroom vermicelli. It is said that the uncle entered the door and the chick broke his soul, which is really true.
Han was also reluctant, so he killed the big rooster at home, stewed hazelnut mushrooms picked last autumn, and some vermicelli.
I put a bowl of soup in the center of the table, and the aroma wafted out with the heat.
Then there is a stewed bacon with beans and potatoes, which was naturally left over from the killing of pigs last winter.
I didn't want to eat it all, so I salted it and put it up, and I took it out and used it today.
Stewed small river fish in sauce, needless to say, this must have been brought back by Su Anmin.
Stewed with home-made miso and sprinkled with green onions and red chili flakes on top, the sauce is fragrant and spicy, and it is definitely a recipe for rice.
Deep-fried stuffed tofu, white and tender tofu is filled with minced luncheon meat, and fried on both sides until golden brown.
Then adjust the soup to thicken and sprinkle with chopped green onions, which also looks particularly appetizing.
Braised pork stewed with baby cabbage, green cabbage stewed with canned braised pork, with some tender tofu and thin vermicelli in it.
Scrambled eggs with fungus, with a lot of green onions cut into it, with black fungus, golden eggs, also exude an attractive aroma.
The final finale was naturally the cricket tofu soup, which was served directly in a white enamel basin without using a soup bowl.
The red, yellow, and green color scheme is fresh and fragrant, attracting people's index fingers.
In June and July in the Northeast, there are not many types of vegetables, and there is no need to think about fresh pork, even if you have a meat ticket, it is impossible to go all the way to the county to buy meat.
People say, "Four dishes and one soup, cadres go to the countryside." ”
The six dishes and one soup in front of me are basically hard dishes, as well as the golden and fragrant rhubarb rice, which is definitely a super high standard.
It can also be seen that the Han family and the Feng family really worked hard, and even the canned food brought by Xu Shiyan was cooked by them before they came up with this table.
"Come on, all go to the kang, Shiyan, sit next to your father. This table is a good meal, and you have to drink two cups at noon today. Eiko, you come and sit too. ”
At this time, you can see the role of the escort, without the escort, the atmosphere is not lively.
After the meal was set, Su Weicheng beckoned Xu Shiyan to take off his shoes and go to the kang, and asked Su Anmin to scald a pot of wine and fill it for everyone.
Su Anying hurriedly shook her head, "No, uncle, I eat with my mother and my aunt in the Westinghouse." ”
There is no rule that women do not go to the table in the Northeast, but men and women generally have different tables, and when there are guests at home, they are all separated from men and women.
The Su family is the same, the east house is full of men, and the west house also has a table on the kang, and the Han family and the Feng family lead the daughters and daughters-in-law of the family to eat here.
Of course, the dishes in the West House are not as good as those in the East House, with only four dishes and one soup, no fried stuffed tofu and scrambled eggs with fungus, and no braised pork in the cabbage.
Even so, it's a good dish that you can't see on weekdays, and it's fragrant.
Feng Shi vigorously put vegetables into Su Anying's bowl, and specially picked several pieces of chicken for her.
While eating, she asked Su Anying how the Xu family treated her after she got married.
Su Anying was real, and told me about the day after the wedding, Xu Shiyan fell out with Mr. Xu and separated from each other.
Hearing this, Feng and Han were stunned.
In these years, there are not many sons who have taken the initiative to split up the family, and if there is such a trouble, I am afraid that Su Anying will be blamed.
Of course, there are also advantages, that is, Su Anying does not have to get along with her mother-in-law and concubine when she marries, and she does not have her in-laws to press on her head, so she can live a comfortable life.
"Although you are separated, you can't be too distant from the Xu family.
Uncle can't pull his face, you can't be ignorant as a new daughter-in-law. Han pondered for a moment and said.
"Your father-in-law is not easy to get along with, but your mother-in-law is good.
If there's something over there, don't hide, go over and help, it looks good in the eyes of outsiders, and people in the province always talk about it. ”
After all, Han is at this age, and he has experienced a lot of things, so he has to give Su Anying a few words.
Regardless of whether she is biological or not, after all, she is the daughter of the Su family, if Su Anying has a bad reputation outside, it will also affect the girls of the Su family.
"Well, I know, I'll go home today, and we'll be back in the afternoon.
Tomorrow I will go to the field with Shiyan to earn work, and when I am free, I will go to my mother-in-law's side. ”
Su Anying is honest, she has always listened to what her stepmother says, not to mention that the Han family is also thinking about her, Su Anying naturally appreciates it.
In the West House, Feng and Han instructed Su Anying and taught her how to get along with her husband and how to have a good relationship with her in-laws, sisters-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law.
It's not easy for a woman in this life, it's better to have her father and mother to protect her when she is not married, and she doesn't have to think about anything.
When you get married and become someone else's daughter-in-law, you have to think about it everywhere.
At the moment, the atmosphere in the East House is even more lively.
Men, how many of them can still stabilize when they see wine? After a few glasses of wine, his voice was much higher.
Xu Shiyan is the new aunt, this is another homecoming, everyone must toast.
Fortunately, he drank okay, and drank several glasses with Su Weizhong and Su Weicheng, but he didn't show anything.
Xu Shiyan has always been steady, even if he drinks alcohol, he doesn't talk crazy, he still looks honest.
When the elders asked him, he said that he would drink when the elders asked him to drink, and he didn't talk about it, which was really likable.
Su Weizhong looked at his son-in-law, and he also sighed with all kinds of emotions.
Originally, when the matchmaker introduced, Su Weizhong really didn't like Xu Shiyan a little.
felt that this young man was too wilted, and he was afraid that his daughter would not have a good life with him, and he would be bullied.
Unexpectedly, Xu Shiyan didn't seem to have a temper with Baden, but in fact, he was a bit of an introvert.
Just got married, split up, took his daughter-in-law out to live alone, and there was a way to earn money, which is really good.