Kong Zhili's mother ran away in anger.
The surrounding neighbors were gloating.
Kong Zhili used to be a scoundrel on the streets. If his father had not been a clerk, he would have ended up being hated by everyone for doing those things.
Zhang Hongcheng remembered that the original book introduced that Kong Zhili was originally going to join the team in the nearby Xiaoshan, but he and Fang Gedong did something "big" and beat several people into the hospital.
In the end, he was forced to negotiate with several victims and exchanged their queue-jumping locations - he was exiled to the Northeast.
The news that the Chu family's future son-in-law was a 21-year-old deputy section chief spread quickly through the streets and alleys.
When Zhang Hongcheng and Chu Miaohong went to the car to move the second thing, an acquaintance came up to Chu Miaohong and asked her "Is Xiao Zhang a deputy section chief?"
Chu Miaohong stared at Zhang Hongcheng with a gloomy expression, then finally smiled, threw away the last bit of burden, and nodded and said yes.
When Kong Zhili's mother came to make trouble this time, Chu Miaohong realized a problem: their Chu family was different from others, and they could be humble and not ostentatious.
What Zhang Hongcheng said before was right.
There is no harm in the Chu family being a little more ostentatious now. At least those confused people on the street will have some reservations when they think about bullying their family.
Now that they had made up their minds, there was no need to hide the New Year's goods they brought back.
When a kind neighbor offered to help them carry something, Chu Miaohong did not refuse but smiled and said thank you.
In the middle of winter, the alley was filled with people standing at the doors of every house, and envious rumors were flying everywhere.
"What a huge jar of honey!"
"I just asked Xiaohong, and she said it's the black honey from the Northeastern lime tree. The bees there are all pure black, and they're much smaller than the bees we have here."
"You saw those two strips of bacon that Xiao Zhang mentioned earlier, right? That suet-fat meat, tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"The Chu family is about to make a comeback."
"That's malted milk, right? ... Hongsheng, what you're holding is malted milk?"
"Shanghai brand malted milk," said the neighbor's wife who lived to the left of the Chu family, who was helping to carry the malted milk. She was so excited that she didn't lower her voice. "Eight whole cans! I'm not telling you, Lao Chen!"
Behind Hongsheng's wife was a young boy, carrying half a piece of sky blue cloth and parading through the market.
"This fabric doesn't look like silk. Why does it reflect light brighter than silk?"
A few women who couldn't resist their curiosity touched it directly.
A young girl who was also watching the fun snorted.
"Aunt Wu, that's not silk, it's imported Dacron, perfect for making summer clothes."
As the girl spoke, her tone became a little sour.
"Sister Xiaohong's luck has completely turned around. We can't even catch up with her."
The girl's family hurriedly patted her a few times.
What a day! It's so bold to talk about "luck" in front of outsiders.
It took six or seven people to help get all the stuff into the Chu family's house.
Sun Suyun was very perceptive. She immediately took a knife and cut some of the Northeastern red sausage that her daughter and future son-in-law had brought back, and gave a piece to each of them.
Someone holding a sausage in his hand thanked him first, then asked Sun Suyun curiously.
"There are so many things today, are you going to propose marriage?"
Zhang Hongcheng was handing out cigarettes to people everywhere, and his two packs of Huazi were soon empty.
He took over the man's words and answered quickly: "It's New Year's goods. These are New Year's goods for Miaohong and me."
There was another round of exclamations and compliments all around.
When the sound of washing pots came from the alley outside, it was time to cook, and the enthusiastic and curious neighbors left one after another with tact.
Sun Suyun smiled and asked Zhang Hongcheng: "Xiao Zhang, you must be hungry. Eat first, I'll cook right away."
She took out a small porcelain bowl, opened an exquisite jar, scooped out some white powder with a spoon and put it into the small bowl.
He scooped seven spoonfuls in a row and stopped only when the small bowl was almost full.
Then two tablespoons of sugar.
Sun Suyun poured the hot water from the thermos into a small bowl and stirred it skillfully and elegantly with a spoon.
Zhang Hongcheng looks a bit like someone making sesame paste.
A steaming bowl of transparent gelatinous food was prepared, and the future mother-in-law picked up a small glass bottle and poured some golden crumbs into it.
That is osmanthus.
"Xiao Zhang, come, have some lotus root powder first."
Zhang Hongcheng hurriedly thanked him.
Snacks like lotus root powder are also available in his hometown of Hunan Province, but Zhang Hongcheng has never eaten it since his rebirth.
It tastes like diluted hot jelly.
I didn't expect to have this taste again at the Chu family.
Mm, delicious.
Chu Miaohong, who was packing her things, took advantage of her mother's back and suddenly grunted through gritted teeth.
The small bowl and spoon that Zhang Hongcheng is using are the ones she has used since she was a child!
“Is it delicious?”
Zhang Hongcheng nodded continuously.
"It's fragrant, sweet, soft and sticky, just like you."
"You're going to die!"
A little fight behind Sun Suyun's back.
Sun Suyun’s cooking skills are very good, and she was particularly generous with the ingredients she used in her cooking today.
Question: What does it look like when a Hangzhou person becomes generous in cooking?
The eggplant is not drizzled with oil, the fish is not poured with sauce, the vegetable sprouts are not mixed with soup, and the braised pork is three points brighter than that in Northeast China.
Chu Miaohong was busy playing with Zhang Hongcheng just now. When she reacted and rushed into the kitchen.
The future mother-in-law is thoughtfully preparing Hunan cuisine for her future son-in-law.
Stir-fried meat with chili peppers.
There is a dark, sticky layer of moisture on the peppers.
Sun Suyun looked at her daughter with a faint smile. She had used up all her monthly allotment.
Chu Miaohong covered her eyes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Stinky girl, what are you doing? Come and help serve the dishes."
"Mom, Xiao Zhang and his friends don't need sugar when eating chili peppers..."
Chu's mother chuckled and hit her daughter.
"You're being naughty again, talking nonsense. How can you cook without sugar?"
Zhang Hongcheng is a filial child. While eating, looking at the enthusiastic interaction between the mother and daughter of the Chu family, he couldn't help but miss his stepmother deeply.
Pei Shujing, who is also from Hangzhou, can cook dishes that are both spicy and sweet.
In another ten years, when the sugar supply in Hangzhou is completely liberalized, it is inevitable that dental hospitals will be everywhere.
"Xiao Zhang, eat your vegetables!"
Sun Suyun picked up a piece of Northeastern red sausage, made with honey, for her future son-in-law with chopsticks...
People in those days were not as casual as they are in later generations. Unmarried men and women were not allowed to live in their partner’s home, so Zhang Hongcheng stayed in a nearby guesthouse at night.
At midnight, the guesthouse's kitchen opened again to prepare meals for the workers who had just finished their mid-shift at a nearby factory.
Zhang Hongcheng, who didn't eat well at the Chu family, immediately went downstairs and squeezed to the stir-fry window.
"Master, give me some stir-fried pork with chili peppers, but without the sugar!"
The chef was stunned and then became angry.
"Go away, you little brat! How can you cook without sugar? You're being naughty here!"
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