Chapter 215 Zongzi
Chu Tong felt a little embarrassed, but still insisted: "Since it is an old saying passed down by our ancestors, it must have some truth."
Chu Hong reflected on herself: "This shows that I haven't done my job well. I have to talk more about this matter during the meeting."
Chu Tong regretted bringing this up and changed the subject: "I heard from mom that my younger sister and He Zhigang are dating?"
Chu Hong said calmly, "If she likes him, we can try it out first. If it's not suitable, we can break up and find someone else."
"Anyway, this is just a relationship, not a marriage."
"Even if you're married and your life isn't going as you wish, you can still divorce and remarry."
"It looks good on the outside, but it's the inside that's practical."
"As long as we are strong enough, rumors are nothing."
"Look, I know what I mean. I'm divorced now, and if I find a son-in-law to marry me, won't I still be able to live comfortably?"
Chu Tong was speechless, and all she could think of was: scumbag.
But she couldn't deny that she envied Chu Hong's ability to let go.
If Chu Hong had not encouraged her to divorce, she would not have dared to take her daughter back to her parents' home.
After returning to her parents' home, even if someone gossiped about her behind her back, they would greet her with a smile and would never dare to say anything to her face.
Having her parents and family gives her confidence and makes her not afraid of these rumors.
To be honest, when I was at the Su family, I was busy from morning to night almost every day, and it was really tiring.
Now that she is back at her parents' home, her work is easy and the food is good, she has not only gained more than ten pounds, but her health has also recovered, as it used to take three to five months for her to have her period.
In the morning, when she saw herself in the mirror with a rosy face, she couldn't believe that she had become so beautiful.
Chu Hong put it very nicely, saying that she used to be a pearl covered in dust, but now she is finally emitting a dazzling pearly luster.
Anyway, Chu Tong is very glad that she is divorced now.
Of course, she must still hope that her younger sister can meet a good man and her marriage will not be as bumpy as that of her two older sisters.
Otherwise, people would definitely say behind their backs that there was something wrong with their family's feng shui, or that they had conflicted with something, which was why all three daughters had unhappy marriages.
"I'm still young anyway." Chu Tong was washing the leaves of the rice dumplings, her voice was not loud but firm: "We still need to spend more time together before deciding whether to be together or not."
The two sisters, together with Wu Xiu, worked for a whole day and only managed to wrap nearly four hundred dumplings.
The main reason is that I am not familiar with it. In the past, the rice dumplings at home were all big, and one could complete a meal for one person.
But today Chu Hong made very small rice dumplings, which were less than half the size of the previous ones.
At first, Chu Tong just wanted to say that if she gave such a small rice dumpling to others as a gift, people would definitely say that she was stingy and couldn't bear to spend such a small amount of glutinous rice.
But Chu Hong wrapped most of the rice dumplings with meat, and even put the yolks of more than forty salted duck eggs into the dumplings. Chu Tong had never seen this way of eating before.
Chu Tong was a little uneasy: "It has both meat and egg yolk, how can this zongzi really be delicious? We used to eat sweet zongzi."
My family has made red bean rice dumplings before.
I can't bear to pack more of this, after all, glutinous rice is twice as expensive as rice.
Only this year, when life at home has improved, can they be allowed to do it.
Chu Hong couldn't tell her the truth, couldn't tell her that this was the only thing she had studied seriously in her previous life.
Because she particularly likes to eat egg yolk rice dumplings.
But I am afraid of buying artificial egg yolks, and I am also afraid that the rice dumplings I buy may contain too many additives, such as borax.
So she decided to learn it on her own, and after research and practice, she finally mastered her favorite flavor.
At this moment, Chu Hong thought that if she had the chance in the future, she could create her own brand of rice dumplings and make a lot of money.
By the time we had dinner, the rice dumplings were not yet cooked. Everyone could smell the unique fragrance of the rice dumplings cooked in the big pot and eat the broken rice. The dish became a little special.
In addition to stir-fried beans and stir-fried water spinach, there is also a dish of stir-fried duck egg white with green peppers.
In the past, Chu Hong always threw away the egg whites of salted duck eggs.
But I definitely couldn’t waste it like that, so I added green peppers and water and stir-fried it.
Chu Hong felt that the taste was indeed not very good, but the Song family still thought it tasted good. However, they couldn't help but feel sad when they thought about wasting a whole jar of duck eggs.
Grandma Song thought about the empty jar of salted duck eggs, and said with a distressed face: "You damn girl, how can you waste things like this? At least leave a few for me?"
Secretary Song handed the feather duster to Grandma Song and encouraged her, "That's right, Grandma, give her a good beating."
Grandma Song took the feather duster and slapped her eldest son: "How dare you say that? You've spoiled him."
The family can live a good life now, thanks to Chu Honghui's monopoly.
Even though she felt distressed, she knew that Chu Hong was going to send these dumplings to the He family in Anshi. This was polite and would allow them to continue to help her in the future.
Chu Hong couldn't help but roll her eyes at her father: "Dad, you don't like my extravagance, so don't eat the rice dumplings I made later."
Secretary Song would not be fooled: "Misunderstanding, I have no opinion on it."
He asked politely, "Do you have enough glutinous rice? If not, I will buy some more tomorrow."
He felt that Chu Hong was most like him and Wu Xiu, with his shrewdness and Wu Xiu's intelligence and beauty.
He is also a very good cook. With so many duck eggs and pork added, he doesn't think the rice dumplings made by his daughter will taste bad.
Chu Hong did not refuse outright. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't worry. Wait until the rice dumplings are cooked and you can try them first."
"Okay," Secretary Song came close to Chu Hong and whispered, "Give Old Man He and his friends ten rice dumplings tomorrow, with duck eggs and meat in them."
Chu Hong glanced at him sideways: "Tsk tsk, it's not done yet? You're going to try to please your future in-laws first? Old Song, isn't your attitude correct enough?"
"Get lost." Secretary Song scolded with a smile: "The He family is not short of money. If the things are good, they will definitely give gifts during the Dragon Boat Festival."
He made no secret of his intention: "If they want to order zongzi, we can make some money again."
Chu Hong couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, you really are my father, you think the same as me."
Secretary Song couldn't hide his pride: "Of course, you are my son, how can I not know what you are thinking?"
Chu Hong couldn't help but argue: "Impossible, I was obviously born by my mother."
Secretary Song, who had nothing to say, could only roll his eyes at her and mutter to himself: Silly child, only your mother could give birth to you?
You're already married for the second time, why are you still so stupid?
Chu Hong was also muttering in her heart: What do you know? You didn’t even know that your daughter had a heart transplant.
By the time the rice dumplings were cooked, it was already past seven o'clock.
The rice dumplings are cooked in two pots. The triangular rice dumplings are sweet, while the diamond-shaped ones are made with meat or egg yolk.
Peeling off the dark green rice dumplings leaves, the aroma of meat mixed with the aroma of glutinous rice makes everyone unable to help but swallow their saliva.
After eating a meat zongzi, Party Secretary Song gave a thumbs up and said, "It smells really good. It's definitely better than the red bean paste zongzi."
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