Chapter 86 Blue and White Bowl
Lin Xiangnan enjoyed the pine nuts and walnuts that Aunt Hua gave him in the morning.
It was impossible for her to take these things again when she went to see Lin Xiangnan in the afternoon, so after dinner, Aunt Hua went to her room and started searching.
Finally, I found a pack of coffee and a pack of chocolate with liqueur filling.
Political Commissar Xu looked at it and quickly advised: "Mom, chocolate is okay, but forget about coffee. Only you can drink this."
"Only coffee is a little rare. Xiaolin has everything else." Aunt Hua said indifferently: "Just let her try something new. It's okay if she doesn't like it."
Gu Zhenhua's current salary is 101 yuan. Hu Meili's salary of 38 yuan was enough to support her family. Gu Zhenhua's current salary is more than enough to support two people.
In their family compound, as long as the family burden was not too heavy, there was no shortage of food and drink. It was impossible to eat meat every meal, but it was okay to eat it once a week.
In the afternoon, after Gu Zhenhua left, Aunt Hua came to the house again with the cat and dog, using the excuse of inviting Lin Xiangnan to have coffee.
Lin Xiangnan was amused and took the initiative to say, "Auntie Hua, do you want to stew anything? Put it in the pot and stew it together. It won't be troublesome."
"Hey! If you say that, I won't be polite. I was going to ask you for two bowls of marinade so I can make it myself. Wait a minute, I'm going to the street to buy some meat now."
Aunt Hua left the cat and dog to Lin Xiangnan, went home to get the money and tickets, rode her bicycle to the grocery store to buy things.
Lin Xiangnan hugged Da Huang and pinched its face, "Meow meow meow~"
Seeing that there was no one around, Lin Xiangnan went to the kitchen and took out two pieces of beef to feed the cat. She also wanted to feed Xiaotian, but Xiaotian refused to eat.
Aunt Hua came back quickly, "I bought a chicken and two pig's trotters. We will each have one later this afternoon."
"Braised pig's trotters with coffee?" Lin Xiangnan was stunned.
Aunt Hua spread her hands and said, "I can't make you a steak bun. Just eat it."
Lin Xiangnan couldn't help laughing and said, "Auntie Hua, you are really good at having fun."
It's obvious at first glance that he was very wealthy when he was young and played in a very Western style.
Aunt Hua did not shy away from her background. Her family was a big capitalist before liberation, but when she was young she joined her classmates in the revolution and had made great contributions.
After liberation, the family donated all their money to support national construction. The man that Aunt Hua married died on the battlefield.
When the situation was at its worst a few years ago, Aunt Hua was fine. She just took the initiative to avoid it and didn't escalate the situation.
The situation has improved a lot in the past two years. She has retired and lives in the military family compound, so there will be no problems now.
Lin Xiangnan's ancestors were either poor peasants or workers, and their identities were both red and professional.
They were drinking coffee together, safe as a whim.
The marinade prepared by Lin Xiangnan has a strong aroma. Not long after the meat is put into the pot and cooked, the aroma of the meat wafts out, making people feel itchy.
Even if they were not familiar with Lin Xiangnan, some people would take the initiative to go to Lin Xiangnan's house to talk to him.
"What about the braised meat? What ingredients are used? Why is it so fragrant?"
Lin Xiangnan said casually: "We just use whatever we have at home and throw some things down there."
"Oh, it smells really good. Can I have a bowl of this brine?"
Before Lin Xiangnan could say anything, Auntie Hua helped to refuse, "I'm so sorry, I reserved the remaining marinade in advance, so I can't share it."
In the family compound, a woman's face is closely related to a man's face. No one dares to throw someone out. If you are rejected, you can only leave. No one dares to pester.
But Aunt Hua still felt that this was a bit troublesome, so she urged, "Why don't you lock your door and go to my house?"
This way, people who come here smelling the scent won't ask any more questions when they see the door is closed.
"That's a good idea."
Lin Xiangnan packed up his things and moved to another location with Aunt Hua.
The yard where Lin Xiangnan lived was ordinary, but Aunt Hua took care of her home very exquisitely, and there was a patch of chrysanthemums blooming in the corner of the wall.
Even the stones surrounding the chrysanthemums appear to be arranged with particular care.
Lin Xiangnan originally wanted to get closer to take a look at the flowers, but his foot was tripped by a stone in the corner.
She kicked the stone gently and found that it was quite special. There was a naturally formed pattern of a galloping horse on it, which was extremely lifelike.
Isn't this a natural stone? The auction price in later generations was quite high.
Lin Xiangnan patted the dust off the stone and put it back in its place.
But when she turned around, she saw another stone that looked like pork belly.
Meat-shaped stone? It will be very valuable in the future.
One stone is a coincidence, but she doesn’t believe that two stones is still a coincidence.
Lin Xiangnan turned his head and looked at Aunt Hua in surprise, "These stones..."
"Our children love these strange stones. Don't be surprised." Aunt Hua reminded casually: "Don't look at the stones, come and have some coffee. If you break the stone, my two little kids will come to you and cry."
These things are really not valued now, and they are not valuable. Moreover, the Hua family's attitude towards these two stones is also very casual, and there is mud on them.
Lin Xiangnan touched his nose and didn't intend to ask any more questions. He just said, "Your child's hobby is quite good. We should support it more."
"There are only these two little ones at home. If they want to make trouble, how can I not give in?" Aunt Hua did not talk about the stone anymore and changed the subject: "Come and try the coffee I made for you."
Lin Xiangnan couldn't get used to drinking pure bitter coffee, so she had to add sugar and milk.
Auntie Hua was not polite to her, so she couldn't be polite to Auntie Hua either, and said directly: "There is not enough sugar, Auntie, please give me some more sugar."
"I added the wrong amount of sugar and salt last time I cooked. I don't trust myself anymore." Aunt Hua said awkwardly, "Come with me to get it."
Before going to Zhang Dapang for further studies, Lin Xiangnan was at the same level, so Lin Xiangnan didn't mind and followed Aunt Hua to the kitchen to get sugar.
Lin Xiangnan opened the cupboard and wanted to find some candy, but he saw a blue and white bowl in the corner.
"Is this the Eight Treasures pattern?" Lin Xiangnan's knowledge was limited, and he couldn't figure out what the pattern was. He turned his head to ask Aunt Hua, "What kind of bowl is this?"
Aunt Hua looked at her and said blankly, "My job."
Lin Xiangnan didn't quite believe it, so he picked up the bowl and took a look. There were a few words printed on the bottom of the bowl: Made in the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty.
"A blue and white porcelain bowl from the Ming Dynasty official kiln?"
Aunt Hua was surprised. "Ah? You mean this bowl? How come?"
Lin Xiangnan smiled and carefully put the bowl back to its place. "Yes, I was just kidding. There are no other bowls in the cupboard except the rice bowl."
Bowls are safest if they are placed in the cupboard.
If you put it in a box and store it carefully in a cabinet, it will be a disaster if it is found during a surprise inspection.
It’s better to place it randomly like this.