Chapter 257 Return to Beijing
An An's birthday was just two days away, and the mango tree in the yard happened to be full of mangoes. Lin Xia picked some and ate them. They were juicy and sweet.
Lin Xia thought of a dessert and started preparing it early.
Add milk to the flour to make it into a paste, then add eggs and spread it into pancakes in a small pan on the stove.
Lin Xia then went to prepare the cream, mixing the egg white and milk together. Since there was no machine, she had to whip them manually. She cut the mango into small cubes, spread a layer of pancake with the cream and put the mango on it, and repeated the process.
An An was eager to try her hand at the game, so Lin Xia asked her to try. The two little ones just watched their sister playing, and it was unclear whether they would make trouble or make things worse if they came up. An An responded to the two little ones' requests and led them to play.
But it doesn't really look good that way, which means you won't feel disgusted when you make it yourself. If you open a store, you might lose money.
The last one on top was topped by Lin Xia, at least it looks pretty good on the outside.
Of course, mango lasagna tastes better after being chilled. There was no refrigerator at home, so Lin Xia put the mango lasagna in a basin, wrapped it with cloth, and put it in well water to chill it. There were children at home, so she didn't dare let them eat food that was too cold.
At noon that day, Lin Xia specially made a few small hand-rolled noodles. She covered the braised meat on top to make mixed noodles. The rich sauce covered the entire noodles. She slurped the noodles and sucked the soup and meat into her mouth.
The two little guys had sauce all over their faces after eating, and they were reluctant to let it go by sticking out their tongues to lick the flavor.
"Is it delicious?" Lin Xia wiped An An's face contentedly.
"Mom, eat!" Lele held the bowl with both hands and licked it again and again, as if it was not enough.
"You can't eat anymore!" Lin Xia frowned, realizing that he ate too much. It is not good for children to just be fat.
The internal organs of such young children are not fully developed, and sometimes eating too much and having excess nutrition can cause excessive burden on the body.
"No more, give me the bowl." Lin Xia reached out to take the bowl, not intending to give him any more food.
"No!" The little guy hugged the bowl in his arms and frowned, fearing that Lin Xia would snatch it away.
"Then there's no face." Lin Xia spread his hands to indicate that he didn't have any.
"Hmph!" Lele snorted. Seeing that she refused to give it to him, he turned his chubby little body around, held the bowl and continued to lick the soup off it, while at the same time peeking at Lin Xia with one eye, fearing that she would come to snatch the bowl.
I didn't expect this kid to be so cunning. Lin Xia was very upset. Seeing that he didn't want noodles anymore, she didn't plan to grab the bowl anymore.
After waking up from lunch break, the two little ones obediently ran to the water basin to look at the cake. Even An An looked absent-minded.
"Should we eat now or wait until dad comes back?" Lin Xia asked An An for her opinion. After all, it was her birthday and she had the final say.
An An swallowed, unable to hold back, but she wanted her father to be there too.
In the end, the cake was not opened until Lu Yuxiu came back. The cake had been chilled for an afternoon and was slightly cool, and tasted very good.
Lin Xia was eating mango lasagna, but she was thinking, how about making a durian one? Well... no need to wait for the next person's birthday, just make it in two days.
Time flies. This year, we organized a movie screening event on August 1st. It was not as grand as last year, but it was still a very surprising event.
Lin Xia is much more tired this year than last year. Last year, she couldn't let go of the child and had to hold him all the time.
But this year, she was running all over the place. If you didn't look well, she would disappear. She had to keep an eye on them all the time. Lin Xia only watched the beginning of the whole movie. The rest of the time she was either looking for the baby or struggling with the baby. It was so tiring.
Time flies so fast, and winter is here in a blink of an eye. Lin Xia has also spent two New Years on the island. This year, Lu Yuxiu finally got a leave to visit his family, and their family was able to return to Beijing with their children to celebrate the New Year.
After it was confirmed that she could return, Lin Xia sent a letter to Grandma Lu in Beijing. She didn't plan to do anything unexpected, in case she was too surprised and excited, which might turn out to be a bad thing. It would be better to let her know in advance so that she could be happy for a few more days.
After knowing that she could go back, the first thing Lin Xia did was to find someone to buy cotton. The whole family had to make large cotton-padded jackets, otherwise they would not be able to survive in Beijing. It would be okay for adults, but it would be troublesome if the children got sick.
With reference to the thermal equipment of later generations, Lin Xia specially selected the kind of windproof and thick fabric, and put it on the outside of the cotton-padded jacket like making a windbreaker, fixing it with a small hole so as not to get dirty.
I also made hats for several children, especially those that could protect their ears.
It's just that the temperature on the island is too high, so things like wool are out of place and not even for sale. Fortunately, Lin Xia specially had the collar of the cotton-padded jacket made a little higher and stuffed thicker, so it looks pretty good.
"Your cotton-padded jacket is well made. I'll make one like this for you when I go back." Yang Hongmei touched the finished cotton-padded jacket. Her hometown and Wu Deye's hometown are in the same place. It snows heavily in winter, and the cold wind can blow into people's bones.
"That's okay, just come and get it when the time comes!" Lin Xia was sewing the outer cover of the clothes, which were fake two pieces.
"When will you leave and when will you come back?" Yang Hongmei watched her doing handicrafts, thinking that since Lin Xia would not be here for the New Year this year, some people would be happy and some would be sad.
The happy ones are those who are deeply troubled by the smell of the food cooked by Lin Xia, and the sad ones are probably the group of little kids. They will be uncomfortable without Aunt Lin’s snacks.
"We'll leave on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month and come back after the Lantern Festival." It would take several days on the road, and Lu Yuxiu only got one month's leave, so he would only have a dozen days in Beijing.
"Yeah, it takes a long time on the road." Yang Hongmei said with emotion.
On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Xia led the whole family to clean the house. They took out extra cloth and sheets to cover the places in the house that were difficult to clean, so as to avoid having to do a thorough cleaning when they returned after being away for a month.
Except for dry goods and the like, all the food at home that was not easy to preserve was consumed. Eggs were spread into omelets and boiled to eat on the road. At Lu Yuxiu's strong request, a bottle of hot sauce was also made to take with him.
Seeing that the cabbage and lettuce in the yard were growing well, Lin Xia made spicy cabbage and spicy lettuce early on. The lettuce grains were crunchy when eaten, and the spicy cabbage was sour and spicy and refreshing, and it was also delicious when eaten cold.
In addition to the local specialties and dried goods that they brought back, the whole family only brought two sets of inner clothes. The cotton-padded jackets and other items were packed separately in a large bag, as they had to be worn when they arrived in Beijing.
The doors and windows of the house were closed, and the key to the yard was given to Yang Hongmei for safekeeping. The main reason was that there were still a lot of vegetables in the yard, which would be wasted if they were not eaten. Yang Hongmei could pick some and eat them with the key. When they came back after the New Year, the vegetables would not rot in the field.
Everything was ready, and the family went to Guangzhou early on the 22nd. They would stay in a guesthouse for one night before taking the train the next day.
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