Governor of the Metropolitan Water Cook, Section 99
After doing all this, she saw that it was still early, and she didn't forget what she wanted to do before, and pulled Zhao Qingyou to Zhao Zhaoxing together.
Zhao Xing was about to open his tool room (utility room) at this time, and when he saw the two of them suddenly appear, he said with some curiosity:
"Mrs. Zheng has any furniture to do, do you want to help you?"
"There's something you want to do, but not for yourself."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Qingyou and Zhao Xing's eyes instantly locked on Zheng Wan, and they didn't understand what she meant by saying such things.
Zheng Wan understood what the two meant, and said in an apologetic tone:
"First of all, I want to say sorry to the two of you, but today I accidentally learned from Wulang and Liuniang the reason why Siniang was lying on the bed. Inadvertently, I thought of something that could make Siniang leave the bed and move freely in the courtyard. ”
"What the lady said is true!"
Zhao Qingyou grabbed Zheng Wan's hand excitedly, at this time she couldn't care about how Zheng Wan learned about Siniang's cause, she just wanted to know if Zhao Qinghe was really able to move freely.
As the eldest sister, she can be said to have grown up watching Sanniang and Siniang since she was a child.
Compared with Sanniang, who has been free to move since she was a child, Siniang, who can only be forced to lie in bed, is distressing.
Even if she was a child, she could only go out with Siniang on her back to breathe, but over the years, as she went out to work to earn money to treat Siniang, Siniang's time to go out became shorter and shorter, and even reached the point where she had been lying in bed for ten days and half a month.
At the same time, the smile on Siniang's face gradually disappeared, and she felt distressed when she looked at her.
Now hearing Zheng Wan's words, she really can't control her emotions, she wants to know the truth of this matter more than anyone else.
Zhao Xing on the side was the same, especially when he realized that his craftsmanship could contribute to this matter, he was even more excited.
"If there is anything that needs to be done, Mrs. Zheng will speak directly."
Zheng Wan felt the tingling sensation coming from her hand, and understood that Zhao Qingyou was really excited, and this kind of care for her family was something she had always envied.
And when she opened her mouth, she proved that it was true, and hastened to speak:
"I don't know much about it, but I still know what it looks like, and the rest depends on Brother Zhao."
"Mrs. Zheng said it."
Hearing this, Zheng Wan pulled his hand out of Zhao Qingyou's hand, squatted down, picked up a discarded wooden strip from the side at random, and drew the wheelchair in his memory on the mud.
Zhao Qingyou and Zhao Xing couldn't wait to put their heads on the ground and see the sudden above clearly.
Especially Zhao Xing, who is a carpenter, is also amazed by the drawings drawn by Zheng Wan.
At the same time, he was also annoyed that he didn't know how to turn his brain, he also saw a lot of donkey carts and ox carts working in the town, why didn't he think about making a chair with wheels for Siniang?
When he finished reading the drawings drawn by Zheng Wan, he said with confidence:
"That's enough, the others will follow the staff officer, and according to the current carpenter's craft, there should be no problem in making it. Regarding Zheng Niangzi's mention, our Zhao family really doesn't know what to say. ”
"If there was no care from Sister Qingyou in the capital water prison, Zheng Wan would not have been able to stand here. Everyone is just helping each other, everyone is a friend, isn't it? ”
Hearing this, Zhao Xing also stopped wanting to continue to express his gratitude.
After the three separated, he hurriedly informed Zhao's father and Zhao's mother of the news.
As soon as the two heard that there was still the possibility of letting Zhao Qinghe move freely, they immediately asked Zhao Xing to stop the other work in his hand, that is, to help cut wheat.
Anyway, after so many days of busy survival, there is only one acre of land left in their family, and it won't take long for five people to work together.
Zhao Xing assessed the importance of both parties and chose to listen to the opinions of Zhao's father and Zhao's mother.
Therefore, when he got up the next day, Zheng Wan actually saw Zhao Xing's figure at home.
As soon as Zhao Xing saw Zheng Wan going out, he immediately walked over with the parts in his hand and asked:
"Zheng Niangzi, do you think this is something that connects two wheels?"
"Yes, Brother Zhao's craftsmanship and eyesight are very good, and he actually made it so quickly."
Zheng Wan was also surprised when she saw the connecting rod that had begun to take shape, it seemed that Zhao Xing's talent was far higher than she imagined.
When Zhao Xing heard the praise, he scratched the back of his head with some embarrassment, took the parts in his hand, turned around and returned to the tool room to seize the time to continue processing.
Zheng Wan looked around and found that he didn't even have two little followers today.
Thinking of Zhao Qingyou's reminder last night, he came to the kitchen to eat his breakfast.
Then take out all the things that need to be prepared in advance to make zongzi at noon today, and the Zhao family originally prepared date filling, mixed with the dates she bought, it is estimated that the family can eat to their heart's content.
Then the marinated pork belly is fished out of the well, and according to the number of salted egg yolk meat dumplings prepared, a part of the soaked glutinous rice is separated, mixed with soy sauce and a small amount of salt, and stirred together, which is specially used to make meat dumplings.
After everyone had finished lunch together, the family sat around and watched the salted egg yolk and marinated pork belly in front of Zheng Wan.
Although Zhao Qingyou had seen all kinds of food on Zheng Wan many times, it was the first time she had seen the zongzi with meat inside, and the others were even more surprised.
But thinking that these things were all brought by Zheng Wan, it is not good to say anything, plus glutinous rice, salted egg yolk and pork belly, no matter how you do it, the taste should not be too bad, right?
With such a mood, Zhao's mother and sister-in-law Chen made traditional date-stuffed zongzi together.
Zhao Qingyou and Zhao Qingmiao helped Zheng Wan wrap salted egg yolk meat dumplings together, and Zhao's father, Zhao Qi, and Zhao Yun were even simpler, they only needed to wrap the dumplings soaked in alkaline water and mixed with red beans.
The three parties moved together, and the other two parties were okay, because of their previous experience, there was not much of a problem in wrapping up.
The two people sitting next to Zheng Wan were confused.
Zheng Wan saw the hesitant movements of the two and said:
"This salted egg yolk meat dumpling is very simple to wrap, and it is not much different from other zongzi, Sister and Sanniang must have wrapped it in previous years, there will be no problem."
As she spoke, she bent the dumpling leaves in her hand into a cone.
Then scoop up a spoonful of glutinous rice mixed with soy sauce and salt, spread a shallow layer on the side of the longer leaves, and still introduce in your mouth:
"That's it, lay out a layer of glutinous rice, stack the pork belly and salted egg yolk together, cover with a layer of glutinous rice, and wrap it tightly as usual."
The two of them looked so simple, and they also began to move.
Because there were not many materials to prepare, the zongzi in front of everyone was wrapped in a while.
Except for those who work hard in the morning, everyone else stays in the kitchen to cook the wrapped rice dumplings.
Zhao Yun smelled the aroma of zongzi leaves that was spreading in the air, and asked curiously, "Sister Zheng, when will this zongzi be good?" ”
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"Glutinous rice is not an easy thing to cook, I guess you can start eating it when your sister and her sisters come back from work."
"Ahh It's going to take that long. ”
When Zhao Yun heard the bad news, she held her face with her hands in frustration, and the fire from the stove kept shaking on her face.
This look made Zheng Wan want to laugh, and when he turned his head, Zhao Qi on the other side was the same, staring blankly at the flames in the furnace.
In order not to interfere with the taste of different flavors of zongzi, a sweet wok, a salty clay pot.
Zheng Wan looked at the hour and began to think about the time to make dinner.
Just when she felt that the hour was about the same, she suddenly saw Zhao Qingyou who hurried back, This is a picture that she has never seen yesterday.
"Why did my sister come back so early today?"
Zhao Qingyou wiped the sweat on his face, a touching smile appeared on his tired face, and explained:
"Where can I keep my lady busy all the time? Obviously, I invited the lady to come to the house to relax, and we should take care of the lady. The last piece of wheat field is almost finished, and Ah Niang and the others are urging to come back quickly, Niang shouldn't have started to make dinner yet, right? ”
"Not yet."
Hearing this, Zhao Qingyou immediately breathed a sigh of relief and added: "Then today's lady will rest for the time being, and we will prepare dinner." ”
Zhao Xing, who was on the side, saw the movement here, and also walked over, and when he heard Zhao Qingyou's words, he also nodded in agreement.
"What the second sister said is reasonable, Mrs. Zheng will rest tonight, and there are other people in the family who can prepare dinner. There is also a question about the wheelchair, I think there are still some things I don't understand, I don't know if I can ask Mrs. Zheng to take a look? ”
At this moment, Zheng Wan understood, these two people had to support themselves no matter what, and nodded helplessly: "Brother Zhao, please lead the way." ”
Zhao Qingyou was also relieved after seeing the two of them walking towards the location of the utility room, Zheng Wan had already helped them a lot this day, and he really shouldn't continue to bother Zheng Wan to do anything else.
Although her cooking skills are not as good as Zheng Wan's, she is also the best in the family, and these ordinary meals should not be difficult.
Thinking of this, she walked to the kitchen.
Zhao Yun and Zhao Qi saw Zhao Qingyou's figure, and immediately said excitedly: "Sister, what can we do?" ”
"So, you two go to the vegetable garden in the backyard and pick the beans and tomatoes that you will make later, and remember to wash them."
"Go now!"
The two of them thought it was too boring to stay in front of the stove and watch the fire all the time, and as soon as they heard that there was a new errand, they couldn't wait to run out.
When they ran to the door, the two unexpectedly collided with each other, but the two had no intention of arguing, and they squeezed together and disappeared from the door.
Zhao Qingyou also smiled helplessly when he saw this picture, shook his head, and hurriedly took out the pork meat he bought.
Because I was worried that it would affect the taste of the meat if it was left for too long, the meat was smeared with salt and hung on the beams.
She sliced out a third of the amount and prepared it for stir-frying.
Following Zheng Wan's life, she can be regarded as understanding.
These pork meats are like an all-purpose ingredient, no matter what you do, as long as you add the right amount of meat to them, they can make a delicious dish, especially when you are stir-frying.
Now Zhao Qingyou is also very much looking forward to changing the pot at home, the iron pot heats up faster than the copper wok in front of her, and the fried vegetables also have a different taste, which makes her salivate.
Today, she is going to use her own wok to make a stir-fried pork with beans.
As for tomatoes, they are used to make soup, she once drank tomato and egg soup at Zheng Wan's house for one night, and it tasted very good, and it happened that there were also these two ingredients at home.
Counting today, there are two meat dishes at home, and the hospitality is not too shabby.
On the other side, Zheng Wan was observing the wheels made by Zhao Xing, which could only be said to be very strong, and as for the rest, he would ignore it for the time being.
However, Zhao Xing can make such a large amount of work in just one day, which is really not to be underestimated.
She looked at it a few times and nodded with satisfaction: "Brother Zhao, there is no problem with these wheels, and when they are assembled with the previous connection parts, there should be no problems." I just think that I can add a part that can temporarily make the wheelchair immobile to prevent it from sliding down on some steep slopes. ”
Because of these words, Zhao Xing patted his head in annoyance and said:
"If it weren't for Zheng Niangzi's mention, it is estimated that such a key part would have been missed. Although the terrain in the village is flat, there are still some undulating places, and if the fourth sister wants to go out, it will indeed cause inconvenience. ”
"It's just that everyone communicates, and how to do this part can only rely on Brother Zhao's own imagination."