After finishing all the inspections and taking all the necessary measures, Rong Qing took away every grain of rice in the house. She then placed them in an empty room and returned to the room where Grandma Jiang and the others were.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I don't have anything I need to bring, but there are some food at home that we need to take back."
Grandpa Jiang stood up and walked out: "I'll go see how much there is, then put it in the trunk and take it back."
Rong Qing led him to open the door of the room. Grandpa Jiang looked up and asked, "Are we going to take all these away?"
The main reason is that there are really a lot of them, which is more than the supplies stored by the entire Jiang family now. The reason why there are so many is that on the one hand, some of them are left over from Jiang Zimo's marriage, and on the other hand, they stockpiled some in advance as the New Year is coming soon. Otherwise, the closer it gets to the New Year, the more scarce high-quality New Year goods will be, and the price will double.
You can clearly see what the supplies placed in the house are: refined rice, refined flour, mixed flour, corn noodles, buckwheat noodles, sorghum noodles, sweet potatoes, potatoes, vermicelli, noodles, white sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, and various seasonings.
Cured chicken, cured duck, cured rabbit, a whole rack of cured ribs, cured fish, ham, half a frozen pig, a frozen sheep, dozens of pounds of beef, frozen lamb rolls, and beef rolls.
There were also frozen chickens, ducks, and geese, five each, as well as various dried meats, butcher shops, meat pellets, two large boxes of homemade meat sauce in transparent glass bottles, homemade canned fish, canned braised pork, various canned fruits, candies, snacks, and dry goods.
There was a large jar of frozen bean curd, a large jar of sauerkraut, three slightly smaller jars of pickled goose eggs, salted duck eggs and grandma's homemade soybean paste, and the other ten or so transparent jars contained various delicious side dishes.
There were also more than a dozen large backpacks filled with various dried vegetables, including dried cabbage, dried radish, dried eggplant, dried shredded zucchini, dried beans, dried snow vegetables, and dried...
A variety of dried fruits, dried apples, dried crabapples, dried crabapples, dried peaches, dried pears, persimmons, raisins, dried mangoes, and some candied fruits.
Two baskets were filled with fresh vegetables, and fresh fruits included one basket of pears, one basket of apples, one basket of oranges, one basket of bananas, and one basket of frozen pears and frozen crabapples.
Another part was packed in a bag with the top tied with a rope, so it was impossible to see what was inside.
After Grandpa Jiang finished looking at everything, he overestimated the trunk of the car he made today. He didn't let himself worry and made arrangements directly: "I will arrange for someone to take these things back. Let's take a car home first."
Rong Qing nodded. It was true that the trunk was so small that it couldn’t hold all the items.
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After getting in the car and calling Grandpa, he said to Grandma Jiang, "Rou'er, didn't you see how much stuff Sister Wanjun left for Miss Qing?
Those who didn't know her would think she had moved all her belongings from her village home to Kyoto. She must have been quite capable to have acquired so much in such a short time."
"Guaibao's grandmother loves her dearly and is worried that she has been wronged. We must take good care of her, otherwise we won't be able to explain to Sister Wanjun if she loses weight."
"Hahaha, that's even a question."
Rong Qing: "You two elders have been very good to me. My grandma didn't leave these for me alone. The New Year is coming soon, and she was worried that it would be difficult to buy some things in Kyoto."
Grandma Jiang has experienced this firsthand and couldn't help but complain a few times: "In less than a week, when you go out, you'll see long lines everywhere for anything related to Chinese New Year, especially food. People have been saving up their tickets all year just to get what they want at this time, but the problem is that there are too many people and too little food, so there's not enough to go around!"
Many time-honored shops have people lining up on small stools before daybreak. If there's something in short supply, everyone at the supply and marketing cooperatives or department stores will reserve it early through their connections.
Rong Qing smiled and said, "I'm going to come out in a couple of days to see this lively scene. This unique scenery of the era deserves to be cherished in memory."
"You think it's easy, kid. Our family doesn't need much. Besides, everyone's company gives out a lot of benefits during the New Year. After the first month of the year, everyone will be able to recover in an orderly manner."
Grandpa Jiang never paid attention to these things. Grandma Jiang was in charge of the family. Aunt Liu would be reminded in advance of what she needed to buy and what festivals were approaching. They would keep records and buy gifts in advance for interpersonal communication. When he heard these things suddenly, not to mention that they sounded new at first, he thought that there were not many things to do and arrange these days. He looked at Rong Qing:
"Grandpa will go out with you to join in the fun someday."
Grandma Jiang laughed at them and said, "You're the only ones who are interested in going there just to join in the fun. Everyone else is trying to squeeze in to buy their favorite New Year's goods."
Grandpa Jiang laughed out loud.
Rong Qingze said, "You can come with us too. Maybe you can occasionally find a bargain and buy something good that others want but can't. It can be considered a surprise when going out."
Her main purpose was that she really wanted to feel the New Year atmosphere of this era. Because with the rapid development of the times, many festivals have become channels for businesses to make money, and even the most important Spring Festival has lost its original New Year atmosphere.
As people's living standards have improved, the New Year's Eve dinner that people look forward to all year round has become just like any other day. Without the anticipation and the lively atmosphere, it has ultimately lost its meaning.
Rong Qing happened to be in this era, so she had to record her feelings carefully. The two old people would be worried if she didn't bring them along.
As they chatted, they occasionally looked out the window at the night view. The whole atmosphere was very relaxed. Suddenly, out of the corner of their eyes, they saw Rong Qing selling sugar-roasted chestnuts and roasted sweet potatoes outside. Suddenly, they felt a craving for some. They looked at Grandpa Jiang and said, "Grandpa, can you pull over? Let's go down and buy some."
Grandma Jiang stopped the car after it was parked and stopped her from getting out: "Don't get off, dear. It's too cold at night. Just ask your grandfather to call you to the stall."
As soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa Jiang lowered the car window a little and shouted to the two stall owners, "Boss, give me two pounds of sugar-roasted chestnuts and two big, sweet sweet potatoes."
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
Two enthusiastic and cheerful voices responded at the same time.
Suddenly, a little girl carrying a small basket ran up to their car, stretched out her little hand and politely knocked on the window, and asked shyly:
"Grandpa, I have some freshly roasted peanuts and sunflower seeds here. Do you want some? They're so delicious, and they're all grown right here at home." He turned around and pointed to an old man who was turning a popcorn machine not far away.
"Hey, that's my grandpa. The popcorn he makes is delicious. You can buy it ready-made. If you provide corn, we only charge one yuan per pot."
Grandpa Jiang thought the little girl was very clever and well-behaved, though a little skinny. He pointed at her basket through the car window and said, "I want all of this. Go get me another portion of popcorn. How much is it?"
"The melon seeds and peanuts are two dollars and a half, and a large bag of popcorn is also two dollars and a half, for a total of five yuan."
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