There were many things bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, including a piece of fatty and lean pork belly. I took out all the things I could get and put them on the stove. Finally, I soaked a handful of dried vegetables and mushrooms that Director Liu had sent.
She was going to make the meat sauce.
Jiang Ningning cuts the ingredients into small pieces, sautés the diced meat in a pan with oil, creates a thick layer of lard, and then adds half of the rapeseed oil to effectively prevent the sauce from solidifying due to the cold weather.
Next, add the star anise, soybean paste, mushrooms and fry until fragrant. The overbearing aroma hits the brother and sister directly in the face.
The aroma aroused my appetite.
Woo woo woo, it smells so good!
I can even eat two wild vegetable steamed buns with this mushroom and meat sauce.
This is not over yet. Jiang Ningning started another pot and boiled a dozen eggs in cold water. When the weather is cold, boiled eggs can be kept for at least two days.
She had just put the sauce into the bottle in the kitchen when Aunt Zhu came in with a rolling pin in her hand, smelling the aroma. "Ningning, what are you making?"
There was still half a bowl of sauce left in the pot. Jiang Ningning packed it up and stuffed it into her hands. "I just happened to be sending it to my aunt's house. I made mushroom meat sauce for us to eat on the train. The sauce is soybean sauce, not spicy at all. Mao and the others can eat it."
Aunt Zhu smiled and said, "I steamed some buns and steamed bread and asked Changguang to carry them. I'll take the things to my house. It's more convenient for you to go together. It will be easier for those old ladies to gossip about you. I'll ask him to wait at the train station first."
Aunt Zhu was thoughtful about everything. Jiang Ningning was extremely grateful and sighed, "Aunt, I miss you the most when you go to join the army. When you get there, I'll send you some seafood to try."
This sentence made Aunt Zhu's eyes warm. "Seafood is expensive, don't waste the money. I am satisfied with your kindness."
The stove at home had been unattended for too long, so Aunt Zhu left in a hurry and returned home to again admonish her eldest son to work harder.
Shangqu County Railway Station.
According to the address on the letter, Huo Donglin's unit was located on an island under the jurisdiction of Jiangcheng City, 1,500 kilometers away. Although the train goes directly, it still takes about two days and two nights.
Jiang Ningning had money in her pocket and had never been wronged in any way. She went to the window with the letter of introduction and money, "Two adults, with two four-year-old children, want to take the earliest train to Jiangcheng tomorrow, all with sleeper berths, preferably lower berths."
The conductor saw that the family's clothes were full of patches, but they were very generous. He looked at them twice and said, "Comrade, the lower berth is more expensive. A sleeper berth is 13 yuan, and children under six years old are free. The total is 16 yuan."
Sixteen yuan is equivalent to a month's salary for an ordinary worker.
Zhu Changguang shuddered and waved his hands desperately: "Ningning, just buy me a standing ticket. If I get tired, I can just find an empty spot to lean on and sleep."
"Brother Changguang, first of all, please send us all the way to the army. The two types of carriages can run around each other. If we sit separately, how can you protect us?"
Then Jiang Ningning patted the pocket of her clothes containing a large sum of money suggestively, and her eyelashes fluttered: "People who can sit in the sleeper have good living conditions and high quality. It's better to be cautious when going out."
Zhu Changguang met a pair of misty almond eyes and decisively gave up.
Nowadays, many people are willing to take sleeper berths. There are not many people in the carriage, so it is relatively quiet. Jiang Ningning feels that the money is well spent.
Zhu Changguang, on the other hand, felt guilty and kept working, either carrying all the luggage on his own initiative or fetching water for the two children.
When he tried to get some water for the third time, Manman held up her swollen belly and pulled his collar: "Uncle Changguang, sit down and rest for a while. The sleeper ticket is 13 yuan. If you sit for a while less and keep walking around, wouldn't it be a big loss?"
Zhu Changguang was startled and sat down.
It was the first time he sat in a clean and tidy place, and he felt very comfortable.
Manman continued, "And think about it, two sleeper tickets cost 16 yuan, but children are free. If you convert it to each person, it means you only paid for the seat ticket and you can enjoy the sleeper treatment. Uncle Guangbei, you are tired all morning, how about closing your eyes and resting for a while? One minute less lying down is one minute lost."
Zhu Changguang:! !
"That makes sense! Manman, you are so smart."
In line with the principle of no waste, he lay down on the bed impatiently, and soon he was snoring loudly.
Manman breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, there was a round of applause from the side: "My friend, you are really good at math. How old are you?"
Manman looked up and saw a kind old grandfather sitting on the bed next to him. He was wearing a starched and bleached Chinese suit, a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose, and a thick book in his hands.
His face was suddenly filled with vigilance.
Before getting on the bus, their mother told them that only human traffickers would take the initiative to talk to their friends, and the worse the people, the more friendly they looked.
Seeing that he did not respond, the old man smiled and took out candy from his pocket, "My friend, you can have candy if you answer grandpa's questions."
That thief-like appearance is completely linked to the human traffickers who kidnap children.
Manman took two steps back, ran to Jiang Ningning, put his hands in front of his mouth and said in a self-proclaimed voice: "Mom, a beautiful child like me is really popular with human traffickers."
Old man: “…”
Jiang Ningning: “…”
She said helplessly, "Son, do you know what whispering is? It means to whisper close to someone's ear so that a third person can hear."
Manman is a good kid who is always asking for advice: "Mom, then bring your ear here and I'll tell you again."
The old man couldn't hold back his laughter and burst out laughing.
The guard next to him was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. "What do you know, you little brat? You are the human trafficker, this guy is..."
"Li!" The old man looked at him lightly.
The guard remained silent unwillingly and glared at the mother and son fiercely.
The old man is an ordinary person in terms of temperament and dress, so his favorability must be improved.
Jiang Ningning first gave the old man a weak yet strong smile and explained, "Before we set out this morning, the child was just taken away by human traffickers, so we are more alert now."
Then he patted his son on the back and said sensibly, "Don't jump to conclusions based on subjective assumptions. You didn't know that grandfather well enough, but you wronged him. He will be sad. Apologize to him now."
Manman corrected his mistakes and bowed deeply to the old man: "Grandpa, I'm sorry."
The mother and her two children all have outstanding looks, their clothes are simple but clean, and their words and actions are well-educated and reasonable.
People are used to looking at faces first, and the old man is no exception. He first has a little good impression in his heart and does not mind the full rudeness.
Besides, he had already apologized to himself sensibly.
The old man stroked his beard, waved his hand, and easily let the matter go.
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