With a lot of Mei in charge, this dinner was finally ready to be served at six o'clock.

In this big New Year, every household is full of big fish and meat, and many jade families are naturally no exception.

The beef and fish that Gao Mingcheng gave to his family before were placed on the table.

In addition, there are dishes such as stewed tofu with radish and stewed bones with taro, but what Gao Mingcheng likes the most is a small dish.

It was a plate of pickled garlic whiskers. Pull out the fresh garlic, wash the garlic whiskers, then cut it off, and then marinate it with salt, pepper and other seasonings, after pickling, it is spicy and refreshing.

In the village, everyone used all the resources they could use, such as garlic whiskers to make pickles, and green onions and ginger to boil water together, after drinking, can cure colds.

As early as ancient times, there were various recipes for pickling roots. For example, it is said in "Caigen Tan" that farmers take good vegetables to the city to sell, and those old vegetable gangs and vegetable roots that can't be sold are eaten at home.

This kind of vegetable gang and vegetable root have a bad taste when fried, so they need to be pickled, or dried and put in the jar for a period of time before eating, and the flavor is very good.

The garlic is tender and does not lignify, so it tastes good when marinated.

If you eat too much fish and meat, eat some small dishes, that's just right.

At the dinner table, many Yu asked Gao Mingcheng if they would go to the eldest sister and the third sister's house this year to pay New Year's greetings.

It stands to reason that the third sister has to go to the eldest sister and the second sister's house for many months to pay New Year's greetings, but now the transportation is inconvenient, and many jade cooking rice is slow, which is something that the sisters know, so in previous years, they did not go to many jade homes to pay New Year's greetings.

Many beauties looked at Gao Mingcheng, and Gao Mingcheng said: "I went to the eldest sister's house to pay New Year's greetings on the fourth day of the junior high school, and we went to the third sister's house to pay New Year's greetings on the fifth day of the junior high school, and we will go to the county to eat wine on the sixth day of the junior high school." ”

According to local customs, the third day of the new year is to go to the grave to worship, and it is not possible to go to the New Year's greetings, and it is even better not to go to other people's homes.

And the sixth day of the first month is the day when Wang Xun and Deng Wanwan got married, and they have long said that they will go to the county for a banquet.

In addition, Gao Mingcheng is also worried about Du Hongyu, and he doesn't know if the county is okay during the Chinese New Year.

The vacated fourth and fifth days of the junior high school are just enough to go to the two sisters' houses to pay New Year's greetings.

When many jade heard about it, they also agreed to go together.

In the past, the transportation was inconvenient, and everyone rarely came and went, but now Gao Mingcheng has a tractor, so he naturally has to move around during the New Year.

When I returned from many Yu houses, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

There was no snow or wind tonight, because the mountains were covered with snow, and even if there was no moonlight, the light did not appear dim.

The snow at night reflects a faint light.

People stepped on the snow and made a clattering sound.

Gao Mingcheng hugged Xiao Xuxu, surrounded by a lot of beauty, a family of three walking on a quiet path, there was a feeling of quiet years.

The next day is the third day of the new year, although it is the day of the grave sacrifice, but today are willing to go to the mountain to the grave, it is estimated that there are not many, the mountain road is steep, coupled with the ice and snow cover, at this time to climb the mountain, there is a certain danger.

Many beauties are not ready to go to the grave, so for the whole day, everyone stays at home, and after visiting relatives and friends for two days, it is good to have a quiet day once in a while.

On the morning of the third year of junior high school, Gao Shouwang's eldest son returned Gao Mingcheng's tractor, because today was a special day, he parked the tractor outside the courtyard gate and did not enter the house to sit.

There is a saying that going to the door of someone else's house on the third day of junior high school will bring bad luck to someone else's house.

After the third year of junior high school, it is the fourth day of junior high school, today is the day to prepare to go to the eldest sister's house to pay New Year's greetings, at nine o'clock in the morning, Gao Mingcheng drove a tractor, and took a lot of beauty and a lot of jade family to the eldest sister's house.

The eldest sister Duojin's two sons are older, and they will take the initiative to take Xiaoshi to play with Xiao Xuxu, and because Xiao Xuxu is young, she takes more care of Xiao Xuxu.

However, many Mei and many Yu sisters only found out now that their eldest sister is pregnant again!

However, because it is winter, everyone is wearing thick and bloated, so no one knows about it.

When it comes to pregnancy, many Jin smiles on her face, and she said: "There are already two sons in the family, but they are very naughty, so my brother-in-law and I hope that this child is a daughter." ”

Although the son is good, but it is not rare to have more, no, many golden hearts want to have a daughter!

It's a pity that Gao Mingcheng didn't smile at this, if things don't change, then many Jin's babies are still a son!

Many beauties said with some concern: "It's winter now, thick cotton clothes can cover the stomach, what can I do when I wait for spring?" ”

Family planning has been implemented for a long time, and even if the policy is relaxed, there are very few people who have three children.

A lot of Jin was not worried about this, she had obviously thought about it, and said in a calm tone: "I calculated the date, it should be in May, and when the weather is good, I will hide in the mountains to give birth!" When spring began, I pretended to be sick and stayed at home to do housework instead of working in the fields. When I was about to give birth, I hid in the mountains for a while. ”

I have to say that people at this time are quite bold, in order to give birth to a child, hide alone in the mountains, if it is a temporary birth, I am afraid that I will have to deliver the baby myself.

Many Kim thinks that she has already given birth to two children, and even if she delivers them herself, she is not afraid.

However, the two younger sisters were worried, and she still said: "I won't hide far away, just hide in that cave in Houjin Mountain." A long time ago, during the war, the people in the village hid there, and after the beginning of spring, your brother-in-law would go ahead to clean the cave and send everything to use. ”

"I'm not hiding there alone, one of your brother-in-law's aunts is willing to stay with me in the mountains for a few days, and she has also given birth to two children and will deliver them."

Seeing that the eldest sister has made up her mind, many beauties can't help it, after all, it's not easy for her to take her eldest sister to live in the county, and when she gives birth, the hospital will also have to check and ask, unless she goes to other places, so the hospital can't find out in time.

Many beauties had no choice but to say: "Eldest sister, if you give birth to a child, you ask your brother-in-law to go to Xing'anling, and call me by Uncle Shouwang's phone to report the news, and I will come to see you at that time." ”

"Hey, good!"

After the three sisters said this, they talked about the short things in the family while working and cooking.

Gao Mingcheng naturally didn't participate in the topic of women, he and his eldest brother-in-law walked around the village and looked at the development of the village here.

The village has a reservoir that is connected to the largest reservoir in Gaojia Village, but the edge of the reservoir is wider and shallower, which can be enclosed and used to grow aquatic plants such as cocoons, lotus roots, and mushrooms.

The eldest brother-in-law's house has a field near the water.

The field is dry in spring and winter, but when it rains in spring, the field is flooded, making it impossible to grow rice normally.

"Last year, I planted some cocoons, learned from other people in the village, and the planting was okay, and the selling price was more expensive than ordinary vegetables, and I also planted a small plot of mushrooms. Mingcheng, wait a minute, you and your second sister will take two catties of mushrooms back to eat. The eldest brother-in-law said happily.

Aquatic plants such as cocoons and mushrooms are scarce in their area, so they sell for a high price and sell quickly.

The eldest brother-in-law pointed to the field that belonged to him and said, "I still want to plant cocoon white this year, and with last year's experience, I feel that I can grow better!" ”

The rarer it is, the more it can be sold at a high price, and Gao Mingcheng naturally supports his eldest brother-in-law to continue to plant cocoon.

As soon as they had turned around the village, they heard the mother of the eldest brother-in-law standing in front of the door calling for them to go back to dinner.

Because there are many people, there are two tables, and it is naturally a table for drinking, and a table for not drinking.

The eldest brother-in-law's family drinks home-made medicinal wine, which is to use soju to make a sugar jar, and the sugar jar is the golden cherry seeds.

Rich people use ginseng and deer antler to make wine, and people who don't have money in this village can also use golden cherry seeds and twisted seeds to make wine, and the taste of the wine is not bad at all!

As for the dishes, they are also the flavors of each family, and in addition to the common fish and meat on the table, there are also refreshing dishes such as fungus, lotus root, and dried bamboo shoots.

The eldest brother-in-law said that this lotus root was bought from the family who planted the lotus root in the village, and it was white, tender and refreshing, and it was best to eat it stir-fried.

Gao Mingcheng ate two chopsticks and felt that the quality of this lotus root was indeed good, so he asked how to grow lotus roots.

Although the eldest brother-in-law has never planted it, he is from the same village, and he has seen it a lot of times, so he told Gao Mingcheng what he knew.

After Gao Mingcheng heard this, he immediately said that he also wanted to plant lotus roots, and asked his eldest brother-in-law to help ask the people who planted lotus roots, and prepared to buy some lotus roots or lotus seeds that could be planted after spring.

"Okay, I'll ask him for you when I'm free, and when it's time to plant, I'll send it directly to your house." The eldest brother-in-law agreed to come down.

He knew that Gao Mingcheng often lived in the county, but the village also hired someone to take care of it, so he sent things over and planted them with Zhang Chengyuan, and he didn't need Gao Mingcheng to be there.

This saved Gao Mingcheng a lot of trouble, so he hurriedly gave the money to his eldest brother-in-law in advance to buy lotus root seeds.

The eldest brother-in-law didn't shirk either, after all, this is a matter of Gao Mingcheng who wants to use money.

Gao Mingcheng thought about the pictures of his pond in June, lotus flowers, different reds, fish playing among lotus leaves, etc., and his heart was very happy.

Lotus can be said to be a treasure all over the body, lotus leaves can be made into tea, dried can also be made called flower chicken, lotus seeds can be eaten, lotus roots are also edible.

If you love elegance, then even the lotus flower can be eaten, take fresh petals and wrap them in flour and egg liquid, and then fry them in an oil pan, and you can eat them after frying.

Why don't you dig the pond wider? Gao Mingcheng picked up his wine glass, and a thought flashed in his heart.

In just an instant, he had already made a decision in his heart, that is, to dig the pond wider before the spring flood!

After returning from the eldest sister's house, Gao Mingcheng found Chen Dasong and told him his plan: "When the weather is better, you can help call a few people to dig the pond wider as much as possible before the spring flood, and tell the people who work that they will not cover food, eight yuan a day." ”

It is now 90 years, and the salaries of a small number of people in the county are between 200 and 300, such as Gao Guobing.

But most people's wages are only more than 100 yuan, and there are even many people who don't have 100 yuan.

However, digging a pond is manual work, and the main family does not pack food, so it is naturally slightly more expensive.

When Chen Dasong heard this price, he immediately said: "Okay, how wide do you want to dig?" ”

Gao Mingcheng took Chen Dasong to the foot of Xiaofu Mountain, he pointed to some landmarks around the pond, and said, "This way here, there can be more digging over there." The excavated earth and rocks were piled up here, and then immediately sprinkled with milk vetch seeds, which were at home, and Duofu knew where they were. ”

Milk vetch can fertilize the field, the leaves are the best livestock feed, and the flowers are a high-quality nectar source, so Gao Mingcheng called Chen Duofu to pay attention to collecting milk vetch seeds on weekdays, and when the time is right, he will sow a large area.

Nowadays, at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain and the foot of Oxtail Mountain, you can see milk vetch everywhere.

"Okay, I remember." After Chen Dasong saw the terrain, he knew in his heart that he would have to invite a few people and work for a few days.

He gave the account to Gao Mingcheng, and Gao Mingcheng gave the salary to Chen Dasong first according to the account he calculated.

When the time comes, if there are other circumstances, they will refund more and make up for less.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Uncle Chen, you pay more attention, when the lotus root is planted, I will give you some to taste when the time comes!" ”

Chen Dasong said with a smile on his face: "Mingcheng, you can rest assured that I will do something, the person I found for you must be doing it quickly and well!" ”

After deciding this, Gao Mingcheng was relieved.

If you have money and people, it will naturally be easy to do things.

Waiting for the fifth day of the new year, it is the day to go to the third sister's house for many months, and this time they have to pick up the eldest sister.

The eldest sister and the third sister have only met once a year, so they naturally have to cherish it.

After many months, everyone found that her family had changed a lot, first of all, she bought a small store on the side of the road, and secondly, the status of her in-law's family for many months was rising!

used to be a high marriage, and she naturally had to be low and small in her in-law's house for many months, but since she borrowed Gao Mingcheng's money to start a business for many months, she who controls the economic power naturally has the right to speak.

Many Mei noticed that many months' in-laws and many months were polite when they spoke, and when they came to pay New Year's greetings, many months' in-laws were also extremely warmly welcomed.

This is a good change, and many Mei are happy for her third sister.

She said with a smile: "I have made a lot of plum vegetables this year, and I will make a dish of plum vegetables for everyone to eat!" In addition, the eldest sister, the second sister, and the fourth sister, you will each take a pound of dried plum vegetables and go back to eat. ”

Duojin smiled: "I don't want it, I also make a lot of dried plum vegetables." ”

The eldest sister refused to ask for it, and she couldn't do it for many months, so she could only give it to the second sister and the fourth sister. Duo Mei was quite happy, because she knew that Gao Mingcheng loved to eat dried plum vegetables.

This plum vegetable button meat is delicious, and the plum vegetable stew is also delicious!

One bowl of dried plum vegetables, Gao Mingcheng can kill two bowls of white rice!

The lunch is cooked for many months, and it is really better than the ordinary people's meals, mainly because the color and flavor are complete, and it looks unusual.

Because it was rare for everyone to meet, the women had endless things to say, and the men also set up the card table and took turns playing cards. So it wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that I decided to return home.

Many beauties seemed extremely happy, and the lives of the sisters were getting better and better, so the sufferings they had suffered before had completely left them.

That's nice!

In her sleep, many beauties can't help but smile.

The next morning, everyone got up early, washed up, ate porridge, and then began to clean up.

Returning to the county this time, Gao Mingcheng decided to bring the Maozi brothers with him.

After hiding in the village for so long, Maozi and the others should go back to their homes.

Mao Zi felt very happy, as the saying goes, the gold and silver nests are not as good as their own kennels, although there is no shortage of food and drink here, but Mao Zi really misses his own home!

"Yangyang, we're going home!" Maozi's tone was filled with cheerfulness.

Yangyang seems to understand whether he understands or not, but he is also very serious about saying goodbye to black tigers, elves and other dogs.

Looking at his serious appearance, people who don't know still think that the dog is his good friend. (End of chapter)