Chang Sanxi sometimes feels that he is really sad.
"You said I have a job, I work hard, I earn a decent salary, and I'm not bad looking, but why do they insist on me getting married? The most exaggerated thing is that if I don't get married, even my cousin will come to persuade me."
"And every time I go back to my hometown during the holidays, I can't even sit at the dinner table. My father still thinks it's glorious that I can make money, cook, and be sensible and not sit at the dinner table."
I don’t want to go back home to celebrate the New Year every year.
But he couldn't shirk it: "I don't dare to mess things up and offend my relatives. I feel like my family won't forgive me."
Jiang Zao didn't know how to comment. She had long since stopped treating her evil relatives as human beings, but many people might not be able to get over it.
"You can say you're busy with work and go out for a walk, or you're stressed and feeling stupid, so you can pretend to be sick. Those are all solutions."
Chang Sanxi bit his lip, took Jiang Zao's hand and asked, "Can I come to your house this weekend? I really don't know how to hide this weekend. I have done everything you said, and my mother no longer believes you."
"Sure, come anytime. I just stay at home on weekends and don't go anywhere." Jiang Zao doesn't say hurtful words, but she won't refuse her friends if they need her.
Just grasp the right degree.
Chang Sanxi hugged Jiang Zao and acted coquettishly: "Zao'er, you are so kind."
They parted at the factory gate, and Jiang Zao rode his bike home.
Gu Xiufang has been in a particularly good mood recently. She bought a chicken and some wild mushrooms from the mountains, preparing to stew the chicken.
Jiang Zao saw that the chicken was already stewed, so she washed her hands and prepared to cook. She rubbed some soap on her hands and said, "I'll stew the food, you light the fire, Mom."
Gu Xiufang knew that her cooking skills were not as good as Jiang Zao's, so she never competed with Jiang Zao when stewing delicious meat or dishes.
The chicken was cut up and the mushrooms were soaking. Gu Xiufang had nothing else to do, so she stood by and chatted with Jiang Zao for a while: "Let me tell you, daughter-in-law, Xiao Tieshu went to your grandfather's yard on the mountain this afternoon. I chopped a lot of firewood in the yard. The firewood rack at home is full, and I even bought plastic sheeting to reinforce the rack."
"They also went to the mountains to dig mushrooms and got a big basket. They dried them in the sun and built a fireplace in your grandparents' room. They are really capable."
"I used to think they were the kind who were obsessed with money, but now I see they are just poor people who have no other options but to resort to banditry. Otherwise, they would chew up everything they have and swallow it."
Jiang Zao washed his hands and said, "So you bought some chicken to prepare a meal for everyone, right?"
"Yeah, I know they only work because they get money from Xiao Chengda. As for me, if Xiao Chengda is unhappy, then I am happy, extremely happy. And Qin Taoxian, hahahaha...cut her hair!"
Gu Xiufang used to want to be a good person, not to argue with others, and to forgive others when possible.
Now I want to take revenge on that scumbag and that bitch. I feel happy when I hear that they are not living a happy life.
Jiang Zao also laughed: "I'll stew the meat. You go and tell them to come to my house for dinner tonight."
"Pick a few more eggplants, chili peppers, cabbage leaves, cilantro, and so on. I'll make eggplant sauce so that we don't run out of meat and everyone can't taste it. The eggplant sauce goes well with rice, and everyone will be full."
Gu Xiufang thought it was okay: "I'll go pick some vegetables first and come over later."
Wash your hands with ginger and jujube, then go back and rinse the mushrooms first, then change to clean water and soak them again. The water from soaking the mushrooms after washing away the mud and sand will have a fresh taste. You can use it to stew chicken later and the chicken will be much fresher.
Don't add the mushrooms in a hurry. She chopped ginger, garlic and chili peppers. The elderly and children can't eat spicy food. Stew a chicken in two pots. One pot is used to make pancakes, put mushrooms, vermicelli and potatoes, and sorghum pancakes. Another pot is used to stir-fry chili spices, and then add some mushrooms to stir-fry.
First, boil the stew pot, then immediately stir-fry the hot pot. Jiang Zao stirs the chicken in the pot with the iron spatula in his hand. The chicken is quickly coated with oil with the aroma of chili, ginger and garlic, and the crackling aroma spreads out.
Xiao Shuisheng parked his bicycle nearby, washed his hands by the well, and went into the kitchen with an oil-paper bag.
The ginger and jujube were almost done, so I poured hot water into the pot. "You're back, come inside, don't let the food smell get on your clothes."
Xiao Shuisheng didn't care: "I'm going to change it today."
As he spoke, he opened the oil paper package and tore off a piece of fried dough twist from it. The dough twist was very soft and fried until golden and crispy. The broken part was filled with red bean paste.
"I've washed my hands, try it." Jiang Zao loves to eat fried dough twists. Xiao Shuisheng asked someone to buy some from outside. They are very soft and delicious.
Jiang Zao can make pastries herself, but when Xiao Shuisheng handed the food to her, the fried dough twist he had put so much thought into was even more delicious than what she made herself: "Hmm... so fragrant and soft."
Xiao Shuisheng put the remaining portion into his mouth: "Mm, delicious."
"Go wash your hands. I won't have anything to do after I finish cooking and stewing." The kitchen was a bit choking, and Jiang Zao was afraid of choking him.
"Okay, I'll put the rest back into the house. You can eat some before going to bed tonight." Xiao Shuisheng took the things and walked out.
Stir-fry the chicken with ginger and jujube until fragrant, then add hot water and seasoning and continue to simmer.
While the food was cooking, everyone in the family came back.
The meal still needed to be cooked for a while, so Gu Xiufang turned on the TV for the children. Donkey Maodan was bored staying there, so he wanted to find something to watch, so he came over early. The children ate the biscuits bought by the old lady and sat on the sofa to play.
Xiao Tieshu seemed much calmer these past few days: "You two should sit on the floor to eat, and don't dirty the sofa."
Gu Xiufang was just about to say no when Mao Lu Maodan slid down from the sofa with the biscuits in his hand, sat cross-legged on the floor, ate the biscuits, and watched the TV intently.
Old Mrs. Xiao liked the two children very much. They looked obedient but they didn't. "Xiufang, I'll give you five yuan later. Tomorrow, look for watermelons and buy two. Use well water to town them. When Zao'er and the others get off work, we can cut them up and eat them together."
Speaking of watermelon, Gu Xiufang drooled: "The watermelon jam made by our Zao'er is also delicious. I will buy some more and ask Zao'er to make some for us."
What they usually eat is homemade food. Jiang Zao is willing to put in the effort so that the food can be delicious at the dinner table. She doesn’t have to pay for it, and there are people to help her while she cooks, which she is happy about.
Jiang Zao: "Okay."
Xiao Wensheng suddenly said, "I'll pay for the watermelon jam, don't fight with me."
Everyone was used to Xiao Wensheng being polite and measured. Gu Xiufang joked, "Don't worry, no one will fight you when you spend money, and we won't skip a single bite when you eat."
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