Chapter 244: Loose-lipped and Unreliable
Today happens to be the market day in town.
Jiang Xia took Zhou Chenglei on a motorcycle to buy a pig liver to replenish his blood.
As a result, Jiang Xia couldn't control her shopping desire. In addition to a case of pork liver, she also bought five pounds of pork belly, ten pounds of lean meat, a large piece of ribs, and two large bones. When she saw that there was beef for sale, she bought another ten pounds of beef and two pieces of beef tendons. She also went to the grain station to buy flour and to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some seasonings before going home.
The pork liver is used to replenish Zhou Chenglei's blood, the pork belly is used to make dumplings, the big bones are used to make soup, the beef tendon is used to make braised beef, and ten pounds of beef and ten pounds of lean meat are used to make beef jerky and pork jerky.
I eat seafood every day, and it's rare for me to go out. When I saw so much good meat, and no meat coupons were required, Jiang Xia bought some more.
Jiang Xia was already eye-catching when he was driving a motorcycle, and buying so much meat at once made him even more eye-catching!
Motorcyclists are really rich! Buying meat is like buying vegetables! There were many people at the market, and Zhou Chenglei was injured. Jiang Xia left the market after buying meat, and did not spend much time shopping.
When they got back to the door, Zhou's mother stopped Zhou Chenglei and told him not to come in! Then she quickly ran back to the kitchen, took a bundle of rice straw, lit it, and asked Zhou Chenglei to step over the flames and step over the "brazier" to get rid of the bad luck! Zhou Chenglei stepped over and walked in.
Jiang Xia was still sitting on the motorcycle and couldn't get in, so he said, "Go back to bed and lie down first."
Zhou Chenglei: “…”
It's really unnecessary! I have to lie down just to hurt my shoulder!
If his brothers knew about this, they would laugh to death! But Zhou Chenglei was tactful and did not refute. He obediently went to the well to wash his hands and face, then went back to the room to change into clean clothes, then took the magazine that Jiang Xia wanted to translate, and lay back on the bed to translate while recovering from his injuries.
Grandma heard the sound of the motorcycle and came out, asking, "Is Alei okay?"
Jiang Xia waited until the fire was out before he drove his motorcycle in and said with a smile, "It's okay. The wound has stopped bleeding. It will heal in a few days. Grandma, come over for dumplings later. I'm making dumplings today."
When the grandmother heard that everything was fine, she smiled and said, "Okay, Xiao Xia also knows how to make dumplings?"
"Well, I know a little, but I'm not very good." After her grandmother asked this, Jiang Xia decided to make the simplest kind of dumplings. Originally, she wanted to make them look better so that Zhou Zhou could see.
Seeing so much meat hanging on the motorcycle, Zhou's mother stepped forward to help take it down. When she saw the pig liver, she asked, "What are you going to do with this pig liver, Xiaoxia?"
Jiang Xia: "I plan to replenish A-Lei's blood. How do you think I can do it?"
"I'll go pick some wolfberry leaves and cook some pork liver and wolfberry leaf soup."
Grandma: "The wolfberry leaves in my garden are newly sprouted, so I'll pick some and bring them back. I'll also cut some chives to make dumplings with later."
At this time, Zhou Zhou and his brothers Guangzongyaozu also ran back home. They were playing at the beach just now, and when they saw Jiang Xia coming back on a motorcycle, they hurried back home.
Several brothers and sisters rushed in: "Aunt, is uncle okay?"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "It's okay, wash your hands, I'll teach you how to make dumplings later."
Several children immediately rushed to the well to wash their hands.
Jiang Xia took a look at the freshly picked vegetables in the kitchen and asked them to divide the work. Some peeled corn kernels, some chopped sauerkraut, some washed leeks, some chopped meat, and some washed tools, dividing the work according to age.
She went back into the room to see what Zhou Chenglei was doing.
When Zhou Chenglei saw Jiang Xia coming in, he immediately said, "I really can't lie down."
Seeing him sitting on the bed translating, Jiang Xia said, "You can sit at the desk and translate. Just don't do any heavy work. Rest when you're tired."
Zhou Chenglei breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Okay!"
Jiang Xia went out to process the meat he had bought and knead the dough to make dumplings.
She first put the two pieces of beef tendons into the pot to stew, and then marinated the ten pounds of pork and ten pounds of beef with salt and seasonings to prevent them from getting smelly. She waited until the afternoon to make pork jerky and beef jerky with He Xinghua.
Then I kneaded the dough and taught the children how to make dumplings.
Great-grandmother and Zhou's mother also helped, and later Tian Caihua also came to help.
Tian Caihua was a little unhappy when she saw Jiang Xia actually asked the brothers Guangzongyaozu to make dumplings. Why should boys do kitchen work? However, she saw Zhou Jiedu happily making dumplings there, and she didn't say anything because she thought it was just playing.
One morning, Jiang Xia and her children made three large round winnowing baskets of dumplings.
At noon, Jiang Xia cooked a big pot of dumplings for everyone.
The three families all ate until their stomachs were full! Jiang Xia liked to eat corn dumplings, Zhou Chenglei liked to eat leek dumplings, and great-grandmother and Zhou's mother liked to eat sauerkraut dumplings. The children liked everything because they rarely ate them on weekdays.
Seeing that there were still a dozen dumplings left, Tian Caihua said, "Xiao Xia, can I take these dumplings back and save them for your eldest brother? Your eldest brother went out to sea with my eldest brother, and he probably has never eaten such delicious dumplings. I don't know how to make these."
Yesterday, she knew that Zhou Chenglei had to be hospitalized, so she went back to her parents' home overnight and asked her eldest brother to come early this morning to go out to sea with Zhou Chengxin.
Jiang Xia nodded: "Okay, it was originally reserved for Big Brother."
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Tian Caihua smiled and thanked him, then took a plate and cleaned up the dumplings.
He Xinghuan came over and asked, "Xiao Xia, didn't you say you wanted to make beef jerky and pork jerky?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "Yes, go to your side and do it! We will move these two pots of meat over there."
The kitchen in my great-grandmother's house is a little bigger than theirs, and Xiao Yuzi has always cooked there.
Tian Caihua hurriedly put the dumplings into the basket and hung it up: "I'll go and help too!"
Jiang Xia: "No, the two of us are enough. Sister-in-law, please steam the dumplings! Otherwise they will become stale in the evening."
The beef jerky and pork jerky made in Jiangxia are particularly delicious and have a recipe.
She planned to produce and sell pork and beef in large quantities when they could be bought without tickets. She also planned to open a small food workshop with He Xinghuan, so she taught He Xinghuan how to make it. How could she ask Tian Caihua to help? Tian Caihua was not tight-lipped and not very reliable, so it was really not suitable for her to help with this matter.
After Jiang Xia finished speaking, he went next door with He Xinghuan.
Tian Caihua: “…”
She just couldn't understand why she and Jiang Xia were the closest sisters-in-law, but Jiang Xia was closer to He Xinghuan!
never mind!
There was a lot of work to do at home, and she had to go to the dock to pick up fish later, so it would be better if she didn't have to help! Tian Caihua left with the plate of dumplings.
In the evening, Zhou Chengxin and Tian Caixing returned from fishing at sea.
Zhou Chengxin returned to the old house and said to Tian Caihua, "I'll go in to see my fourth brother and give him the money for today's fishing trip."
Tian Caixing's expression changed.