Xiao Wensheng turned to look at Jiang Zao and nodded apologetically.
Jiang Zao closed the door, and Gu Xiufang came over and called Xiao Shuisheng away, asking him to persuade Xiao Wensheng.
After a long time, Xiao Shuisheng came back from outside and said, "My eldest brother's friends from the factory came to give him gifts. The return gifts he prepared were secretly sent to his parents' home by my eldest sister-in-law. She also accepted the expensive gifts that my eldest brother didn't want to keep. It made my eldest brother lose face."
Huo Xiaoman took the gifts back to her parents' home without caring about Xiao Wensheng's face.
On the same day of gift giving, his wife handled it very clearly. She politely returned all the more expensive gifts without him saying anything, and even made the other party smile happily, not feeling insulted at all.
Every New Year's Day is very painful for him.
When Zao'er got married, the burden on him was instantly lightened.
Huo Xiaoman naturally did not return to her parents' home.
A married woman is like spilled water. There is no place for her to live in her parents' home any more.
She and Xiao Wensheng were in a cold war.
To be precise, it was a one-sided cold war by Xiao Wensheng.
He didn't talk to Huo Xiaoman.
His eyes did not fall on Huo Xiaoman.
Huo Xiaoman changed from being a disheveled, quarrelsome, and tantrum-loving person to being cautious in trying to please Xiao Wensheng. She was very afraid that she would be sent back to her parents' home. It would be too humiliating to be kicked out of the house!
Jiang Zao was having a hot affair with Xiao Shuisheng next door, and if she was kicked out now, who knows how Jiang Zao would laugh at her.
Huo Xiaoman blamed all the evil roots of her unhappy marriage on Xiangdi.
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day for women to return to their parents' homes. Xiao Wensheng did not go to the Huo family and let Huo Xiaoman go back by herself.
Huo Xiaoman went back and stayed for a day. After she came back, something was wrong with her. The first person to notice that something was wrong with her was Jiang Zao. She found out that Huo Xiaoman asked someone to find out which family was planning to have a baby.
What does having a child have to do with Huo Xiaoman?
Jiang Zao couldn't figure it out for the time being and didn't pay attention to it.
After a ten-day break after the Chinese New Year, the temporary shift at the food factory started working before the 15th.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, the temporary team of the food factory has to work overtime to make Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls.
Jiang Zao worked so hard that she didn't get a day off until the 15th. The factory gave her 20 sesame-filled dumplings as a gift.
Gu Xiufang was worried early in the morning about what to eat for the holiday.
Seeing that spring was about to arrive, Jiang Zao took out the sparrow that Sister Yan's family had given him during the Chinese New Year and said, "Let's have this tonight."
"I'll do it. Mother, warm up some wine and let Shuisheng and the others drink some."
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, work resumes completely and no one has a break.
Gu Xiufang has never cooked sparrows, but she trusts Jiang Zao's craftsmanship.
"become!"
"I remember there were more than 50. I can put two plates together. The meat and vegetables are ready. For the ingredients, I'll cut two heads of pickled cabbage from the jar, stew them with frozen tofu and potatoes, and add two burnt red peppers."
Jiang Zao thought it was okay: "I've been craving this lately."
The two of them got busy before dark.
Jiang Zao boiled a pot of hot water, poured all the sparrows into a large basin, scalded them with hot water, and plucked off the bird feathers. The sparrows were not big, so the feathers were difficult to pluck.
Gu Xiufang soaked the frozen tofu and sauerkraut in water, and then found a small stool to help.
Huo Xiaoman opened the kitchen door and walked in: "Mom, Jiang Zao, let me help you."
More than ten days!
Xiao Wensheng ignored her for more than ten days.
Huo Xiaoman was going crazy.
She wanted to give birth to a boy to consolidate her position, but if Xiao Wensheng refused to have a child with her, she couldn't give birth on her own.
We have to think of a solution.
Gu Xiufang ignored her.
Huo Xiaoman wanted to show off, so she motioned Jiang Zao to get up: "You go back and rest, I'll pick it."
I felt sick to my stomach already.
Gu Xiufang saw that she wasn't sincere. She put her hand into the basin to wash off the bird feathers and called Jiang Zao: "You've been tired all day, come in and sit with me for a while."
Huo Xiaoman was prepared to perform well in front of Gu Xiufang and say a few words.
“???”
no.
She hasn't said anything yet!
Huo Xiaoman was so angry that her heart ached. She held her wet hands covered with sparrow feathers in the air for a long time. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she plunged her hands into the basin and fought with dozens of sparrows.
It took me two hours to pick them all.
The first thing she did after picking the fruits was to go find Xiao Wensheng.
Xiao Wensheng taught Xiangdi Chinese in the house and told her stories.
Huo Xiaoman walked over to Xiangdi and asked, "What characters did you learn to write?"
Xiangdi shrank into Xiao Wensheng's arms in fear and said timidly, "I want... Daddy, teach me how to write the word 'want'."
Huo Xiaoman didn't even look at him, and took the opportunity to talk to Xiao Wensheng: "Wensheng, I know I was wrong. I just asked my mother and Jiang Zao to go into the house to rest, and I picked more than 50 sparrow feathers myself. Look, my fingernails are all softened by soaking."
Xiao Wensheng didn't say anything.
He was afraid that if he showed her a good attitude, Huo Xiaoman would become arrogant again.
Huo Xiaoman moved a stool to stay close to Xiao Wensheng and Xiangwen, trying to find an opportunity to talk to Xiao Wensheng.
After the sparrows are processed, Jiangzao puts on sleeves and starts frying!
The best way to cook sparrows is to fry them. I couldn't afford to use so much oil at the moment, so I scooped a few spoonfuls of animal oil into the bottom of the pot. The white animal oil slowly turned into yellow transparent oil, and small bubbles popped up. While it was bubbling at the bottom of the pot, I put the sparrows, which had their internal organs removed and marinated with salt and seasonings, in batches and slowly fried them until cooked.
House sparrows are small in size, so even frying them until their bones are crispy!
The house sparrow is put into the pan and soon the aroma comes out. Use a spatula to turn the ginger and dates over from time to time and fry the house sparrow until all sides are golden brown.
Xiao Shuisheng watched the food frying in the kitchen, and took out some sorghum wine and soaked it in hot water.
A plate of fried sparrows, a pot of pickled cabbage and frozen tofu, and the hot meal is ready!
Xiao Chengda took a sip of wine, picked up a sparrow, and took a bite. The crispy aroma was mixed with the aroma of meat, and it squeaked: "The old sparrow tastes good."
Gu Xiufang also ate it and said: "It's really good. My daughter-in-law's cooking skills are really good. The food I eat outside is not as delicious as this."
I'm not exaggerating, Jiangzao's craftsmanship is really good.
Xiao Shuisheng seldom drinks alcohol, but the sparrow's flavor was so salty, crispy, and tender, juicy, that he couldn't resist it, so he drank some too.
Xiao Wensheng prefers sauerkraut stewed with ginger and dates and frozen tofu, which are sour and smooth.
"Slurp..."
Eat some sauerkraut and frozen tofu. The holes in the frozen tofu are filled with sour soup, which is so delicious.
Jiang Zao ate three or four sparrows, a few mouthfuls of frozen tofu and half a bowl of rice, which was almost all he had for dinner.
Huo Xiaoman saw that everyone was eating and drinking happily, but no one praised her, and she felt uncomfortable again.
"Dad, Mom, stop praising Jiang Zao. It didn't take him that long to cook. I plucked all the hairs. I'm not good at talking and I don't like to show off. People often don't see my efforts, eh..."
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