"Then we can store all the vegetables tonight so we don't have to do it tomorrow morning. It's quite troublesome to keep so many jars in the house. They get in the way when we walk." After muttering, Old Mrs. Tian turned around and went to find Lin Meiyu and Chen Guihua to store the sauerkraut.
The job of collecting sauerkraut is actually quite simple. Just put a layer of salt and then a layer of cabbage in the jar. After the salt fills up, pour in the boiled water that you cooked earlier. Then put a big stone on the top to prevent the cabbage from sticking out. Then put it in a cool place and you can eat it after a while.
It looks quite simple and there are no complicated steps, but this job is quite strange. Each person makes it according to his or her own taste. Other people's pickled cabbage may not have such sour taste, but the pickled cabbage made by this family tastes particularly authentic.
For example, the pickled cabbage made by Lin Meiyu is not as good as the one made by Chen Guihua. Old Mrs. Tian often said that after she passed away, Lin Meiyu would have to ask Chen Guihua to pickle the cabbage for her.
Pickling the sauerkraut is a big deal. Pickling the radish is even simpler. Put the radishes into the jar, sprinkle some coarse salt, and then pour a layer of water and seal it. After pickling, you can cut the radish into strips, dry it, and make pickled radish. It is also very fragrant when soaked in water and fried with beans.
That is to say, Granny Tian was reluctant to add oil when frying pickled radish, otherwise she would add a little more oil and it would taste especially good with rice.
Time flies and the New Year has passed. This is the fourth New Year that Tian Tian has spent here. After this year, it is the year 1975, and the day when the college entrance examination will be resumed is getting closer and closer. Tian Tian feels that hope is right in front of her, so although the quality of life at home has declined a little, she is still in high spirits every day.
Every day when Old Mrs. Tian looked at Tian Tian, she would tell Chen Guihua that Tian Tian was like a little fool, grinning all day long.
Tian Tian didn't know that Old Lady Tian and her mother were talking about her behind her back. She was feeling a little worried now, which was unusual. Tomorrow was the second day of the Chinese New Year, and it was time to go to her grandmother's house again. After the last unpleasant experience at her grandmother's house, Tian Tian hadn't heard from anyone there for more than a year, and she didn't know how her cousin Wu Juan was doing.
Although one of her grandparents is partial to one another, the other condones the other's partiality.
But Tian Tian's two aunts didn't have any particular dislike for them. Although they had some selfish motives, it was understandable. As long as they didn't go too far, it was fine.
So in general, Tian Tian feels a lot of pressure every time she goes to her grandma's house on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
First, her grandmother's house was too far away. She left in the morning and arrived at noon, and she always felt that no one welcomed her there. Every time she went there, she either sat there with a smile or breathed in her grandfather's secondhand smoke. Moreover, the kang was so small that there were several people from different families sitting on it. She couldn't even stretch her legs. It wasn't like she was at home, so she didn't feel comfortable doing anything.
Anyway, Tian Tian felt that her mother didn't seem very happy about going back to her grandmother's house.
I couldn't even rest when I got home, so I hurried to the fields to cook. Then I worked until the evening, and only when it was completely dark could I go to bed. How could I take a nap at home, and Chen Guihua helped me with everything, so I sat on the floor and chatted, ate some snacks, and then went to bed to rest.
But even if Tian Tian doesn't want to go, this grandma is still her real relative, so she should still go and see her.
After breakfast on the second day of the Chinese New Year, Tian Tian reluctantly followed Tian Lisong and the others.
There was no snow in the days before and after the New Year, so the road was much easier to walk on. They arrived earlier this time than in the previous two years, and they arrived at Grandma Lin's house before noon.
Grandma Lin looked at them with a sarcastic look, "You still remember to come and see me during the New Year. I thought you had forgotten about an old woman like me."
When Tian Tian heard this, she knew that her grandma was still angry about why their family rushed home overnight last year.
Grandpa Lin, who was silent at the side, also spoke up, "Your mother has a bad temper, but she has been like this for many years. You, as the younger generation, can you still argue with your mother last time? When you were visiting your mother for the New Year, you suddenly went home. We won't talk about this matter. This time, you should treat your mother well, otherwise she will still be angry."
Tian Tian was so angry that she almost laughed when she heard this from behind. They hadn't said a word when they came, but now the two of them started talking nonstop.
"Grandma, Grandpa, Happy New Year!" Tian Tian went up to them first, and then pushed Tian Zhuo, the youngest in his family, forward, "Xiao Zhuo, hurry up and wish your grandma and grandpa a happy new year. Your grandma and grandpa are so kind, they will definitely give you lucky money."
"Happy New Year, grandma and grandpa, and wish you prosperity. Here are the red envelopes. I wish you two live a hundred years!" Tian Zhuo said very tactfully.
Happy New Year! Give me the red envelope. Tian Zhuo learned this yesterday when Zhang Yan came to pay New Year's greetings and Tian Tian was talking to her.
Tian Tian turned around and saw the two children from her aunt's family holding two banknotes in their hands. She pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh! It seems that grandma really prepared New Year's money for us this year. But I'm grown up now, so I won't ask you for it. But Tian Zhuo is still a child."
Anyway, they never received any lucky money when they came to their grandmother's house. As for whether the children of his aunt and younger aunt had received any, Tian Tian didn't know, but judging from the situation now, it was estimated that they had always received lucky money before.
Grandma Lin said with a dark face: "What's the money? Did I just tell you about this? What was your attitude last year? Don't you remember it yourself?"
"Mom! This happened last year. Why are you still talking about it now?" Lin Meixia brought water into the house and said dissatisfiedly when she heard what Grandma Lin said.
I don't know what's wrong with him, he gets greedier and greedier as he gets older. Although he was a little biased when he was young, he was still quite sensible.
"Mom and Dad, don't be angry. I'll go cook for you right now." Although Lin Meiyu was a little angry in her heart, she didn't show it. After all, they only saw each other once a year, so she just had to bear with it. Besides, she really didn't want to stay in this room. She might as well go to another room to cook. Out of sight, out of mind. If she couldn't hear these words, she wouldn't be angry in her heart.
After saying that, Lin Meiyu turned around and went to the kitchen to cook.
"Happy New Year, grandma and grandpa. I'll also go to the kitchen to help my parents." Tian Yuan smiled at grandma and grandpa, then turned and left.
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