Chapter 97 The Eve of the Beam Raising

Tonight's dinner is both a house-warming drink and a part-time meal.

From now on, Jiang Wan and her daughter no longer have to go to her mother's house for dinner every day.

After all, they are still two families, and it would be uncomfortable for the two families to eat together every day.

Yin Huaishan has not started receiving monthly salary yet. The family relies on his wife and daughter to earn money. They just want to save some money to build a house as soon as possible and have their own home.

Therefore, they prefer simple meals, trying to save as much as possible while filling their stomachs.

As for Jiang Wan and her daughter, they have always been very... lavish when it comes to eating. Their philosophy is that if conditions permit, you must eat well, and the most important thing is to keep up with the body's nutrition.

Besides, they can earn a lot of money from oyster sauce every day, so they can afford it no matter how good the food is.

The mother and daughter didn't mind supporting her mother's family, but Yin Huaishan and his wife were very reluctant to take advantage of their sister and niece.

As a brother and sister-in-law, it would be bad enough if they didn't help their sister, but they actually stuck to her and sucked her blood. This would make people laugh at them.

Therefore, Yin Huaishan and his wife not only did not feel sad about this group dinner tonight, but they were also very happy in their hearts.

Eating separately doesn't mean they won't interact with each other. The two families are so close that they can visit each other anytime.

"Huh? This sweet chicken soup tastes really good!"

Yin Ning saw her cousin stewing chicken with coconut milk, and her brows knitted into a ball, because she had tasted coconut milk and knew it was sweet.

Sweet soup was often consumed at home in the past, but the ingredients were mostly beans, flowers and fruits. I had never seen sweet soup made with chicken.

I thought it would taste strange, but I was surprised as soon as I took a sip.

The sweet soup has a hint of coconut, but the chicken aroma is not that strong.

The soup is light in color and not greasy at all, and is suitable for drinking in hot weather.

Yin Ning served a bowl of soup to his parents, and Jiang Wan also served soup to his mother.

"Cousin, if you're not used to eating sweet chicken, just take it out and dip it in the sauce."

This is the way to eat coconut chicken. Jiang Wan doesn’t know if her cousins ​​can get used to it.

It’s okay if you can’t drink this soup, Jiang Wan also made a clam soup that you can drink as well.

Today she showed off her cooking skills and made blanched shrimp, crispy fish and braised pork, as well as stir-fried kiwi (water spinach) and cucumber as vegetarian dishes.

She didn't expect that she could buy these two vegetables at Lian Yue's house.

Water spinach looks similar to modern ones, but cucumbers are very different. In addition to the similar taste, their appearance is like that of pufferfish, round and full of thorns.

No matter what it looks like, it tastes like cucumber. Cut it into slices and add the juice from the snail meat. It is cool, crispy and delicious.

This was the most sumptuous meal the whole family had had since being exiled to the village.

At this time, the Yue family and the Zhou family were also eating the crispy fish sent by Jiang Wan.

The tiny sardines had been marinated, coated with wheat flour and fried twice, until they were crispy and crunchy, and even the bones inside could be chewed and eaten.

The Zhou family gave more, so each person could eat three or four. The old man refused to eat them, saying that his teeth were too soft to chew, and insisted on giving them to the four children.

But the little ones also loved grandpa, the two older ones hugged grandpa's arms, and the two younger ones fed one each. Grandpa really had to eat it even if he didn't want to.

Brother Zhou Qian couldn't help laughing, and while laughing he shared half of his crispy fish with his wife and children.

Lian Yue on the other side also shared his fish with grandma and his brother. Xiao Yuanzi secretly pinched a fish tail and ate it, and his mouth was watering.

Fried food has a huge new appeal to kids.

However, he did not eat his elder brother's fish. After finishing his own fish, he squinted his eyes and bit off his elder brother's fish head and then returned the fish to him.

"Brother, this fish head doesn't taste good. I'll help you eat it."

Lian Yue: “…”

Do you want to take a look at your expression? Doesn't it look like the food doesn't taste good?

Silly brother.

Lian Yue jokingly gave the fish head and tail to the little guy to eat, and the old lady also smiled and gave the fish head to Xiao Yuanzi.

"This little girl Wan is really good at cooking. She can fry a humble little fish until it is crispy and fragrant."

She had eaten fried fish once or twice when she was young. Fried things are of course fragrant, but the fried fish that Jiang Wan sent her was not just fragrant with oil, it had a very special fragrance.

She couldn't describe the exact smell.

Lian Yue tasted it carefully and felt that he could not make it. It was not the cooking method, but what ingredients were used to make it so fragrant.

This little girl is very interesting. No, this whole family is very interesting.

He had a hunch that this family would definitely bring great changes to the village.

"Brother, I've finished my meal~"

"Wash your own dishes after eating, and go to bed early tonight. We will go to the new school to see Daliang tomorrow."

The words "lift the beam" immediately struck Xiao Yuanzi. He had heard his friends brag about it before, so he immediately asked excitedly, "Brother, can you also lift the beams?"

Lian Yue was stunned, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

La Liang needs to be a man with both parents intact and good fortune. In his own situation, he can only stay on the periphery.

"I am your big brother, too weak to lift or pull, so I can't be selected. Wait until Xiao Yuanzi eats more and grows up, maybe Xiao Yuanzi can be selected."

"Okay, then I'll eat more and grow up quickly."

Xiao Yuanzi was a little disappointed, but her attention was soon diverted to other things.

Many people in the village did not sleep well that night and got up before dawn the next day to get ready.

Those men who don't like taking a bath all cleaned up today and changed into clean clothes.

The women also combed their hair beautifully and even took out their treasured hair ties and headbands.

No matter how spoiled the children are, their elders will sternly warn them before they go out, telling them not to act rashly today.

The raising of the beam of the school is a big event for the whole village. Except for some people who have to go out to sea, all other villagers have to go and join in the fun.

As the incoming teacher of the academy, Yin Huaishan was finally not forgotten and joined in the fun as he wished.

Thanks to him, the family got a very good viewing position.

Jiang Wan had heard before that there were ceremonies for raising the beam but had never actually seen it. When she arrived at the scene today, she was really shocked.

It's just a few adobe houses, but now they are decorated with red cloth and red couplets everywhere, which makes them look very grand. The cloth looks a bit old, but the sense of antiquity is even more touching.

There was a long incense table on the ground at the entrance, with various offerings prepared beside it. There were also several large baskets of steamed buns, all of which were dotted with red dots, which looked very beautiful.

The old patriarch and the village chief seemed to have become several years younger overnight, and their faces were flushed as they carefully explained something to the young people.

Countless villagers are gathering little by little.

Jiang Wan couldn't help but smack his lips.

It's just a school ceremony, this is too grand...

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(The second update will be around 9 o'clock. I'm a bit busy tonight so it might be a little late, but there will definitely be a second update!)