Chapter 82: Women wrestling at the entrance of the village, cold mustard greens

After Mrs. Huang finished her work and joined the gossip camp, the three of them chatted animatedly.

Sure enough, sharing gossip is the best way to bring people closer.

Zhou Sinian, who was standing by, watched the two children playing with stones with great interest.

At the beginning, the two of them were reluctant to let go and made frequent mistakes because Zhou Sinian was staring at them.

Later, when they found that Zhou Sinian was just watching, not saying anything or hitting anyone, they gradually forgot about him and had fun.

Zhou Sinian watched them play several times and memorized the rules.

When Tiedan made another mistake, he rushed in front of Goudan and grabbed the stone with his big hand.

Tiedan was startled, while Goudan was so unhappy about being intercepted that his mouth smacked, and his brother covered his mouth with his hands to swallow back the tears that were about to come out of his mouth.

Zhou Sinian looked at the stone in his hand with sparkling eyes.

He imitated the other two and scattered the stones on the kang. Five stones rolled away. He picked up one and threw it upwards deftly, then quickly grabbed another one and caught the falling stone.

The movements are fast, clean and beautiful.

One by one, the first level was completed quickly.

Then I threw one and caught two, which also went smoothly.

I passed the test by throwing one and catching three, and finally I easily caught four by throwing one.

Tiedan and the other man watched him pass the level so easily, and looked at his dexterous big hands in admiration.

That’s amazing!

Zhou Sinian fell in love with this game. He played it over and over again and passed all the levels in one go, making the two children forget their fear and completely adore him.

Soon, Zhou Sinian was no longer satisfied with the single way of playing and began to create his own fancy moves, which made the two children startled and exclaimed in amazement.

It immediately attracted the attention of the gossip group nearby.

Mingdai just noticed that Zhou Sinian was playing with the children. After observing for a while, she didn't call him.

Aunt Huang and Mrs. Huang were frightened by the two naughty kids, especially when they saw Goudan excitedly jumping and dancing along with Zhou Sinian's fancy moves. They were almost scared to death, for they were afraid that Goudan would accidentally sweep his grandson/son off the kang.

Ming Dai comforted him and told him it was nothing, and watched with great interest. She planned to go home and make a pair of them for Zhou Sinian using sheep's kneecap to play with, so as to train his coordination ability and benefit his later acupuncture treatment.

When Zhou Sinian had played enough and stood up and didn't want to play anymore, the two children, who hadn't seen enough, looked at Zhou Sinian reluctantly as he stood up and looked at Mingdai.

Mingdai knew that she wanted to go home, so she said goodbye to Aunt Huang and Sister Huang, picked up the basket, got off the kang and put on her shoes.

Aunt Huang followed and said, "Ms. Xiaoming, we are going to grind yellow rice for the New Year. We will bring yours with us to make sticky rice dumplings."

Ming Dai nodded: "Then I'll make some tofu and send it to you."

Mrs. Huang: "You are really amazing. You can do everything."

Mingdai smiled, picked up the basket and went out with Zhou Sinian.

The cart was in front of the stable, and when they passed by, they saw the horse's butt again.

Mingdai looked at it strangely, gave Zhou Sinian a pair of cotton gloves, and asked him to pull the cart.

Zhou Sinian, wearing cotton gloves, shook hands, pulled the car out from under the shed, turned it around, then grabbed Mingdai's arm, lifted her up, and put her in the car.

Ming Dai took a breath. How many times have I told him not to mention her casually? But he just wouldn't listen!

He looked helplessly at the shocked Aunt Huang and Mrs. Huang, and held on to the coach.

When they were far away, Auntie Huang laughed out loud: "You know what, they are quite funny."

Mrs. Huang nodded and said, "They were also very funny at the reservoir. If the lunatics weren't so fierce, I wouldn't dare to laugh. I would probably have a stomachache."

Aunt Huang glanced at her and said, "Then you should smile less. Will your stomach ache make you feel uncomfortable?"

Zhou Sinian pulled the cart and walked with big strides without any pressure. The sound of his Maogong shoes on his feet clicked rhythmically.

The people who were chatting at the entrance of the village only started to talk after they left.

"We've used this car so many times. The captain is really generous. He wouldn't even lend it to us when we go to borrow it."

The person who was speaking was Ergouzi's wife, the one who would pull out a scallion from anyone who passed by their house while picking vegetables.

"Why don't I let you use it? Don't you have any sense? If I lend it to you today, you can return it tomorrow with one less wheel!"

The one who made the sarcastic remark was the leper's wife at the east end of the village. The two had never been on speaking terms with each other.

Er Gouzi's wife was angry: "No matter how poor I am, I will never ask someone to buy something for me, and I still owe them money!"

The lecherous wife put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "Who do you say is short of money? I'll tear your mouth off!"

In a flash, the two men rushed towards each other, ripped off each other's headscarves, and started tearing them apart.

The people at the scene were having fun while trying to stop the fight.

It's normal to fight when you have nothing to do in the winter. It's also quite interesting to have a fight. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so much gossip to talk about!

Ming Daisy had no idea that a women's wrestling match broke out at the entrance of the village because of them. She parked the car as soon as she entered the door and took Zhou Sinian back to the space.

The space is still comfortable!

After changing his clothes, Zhou Sinian ran to the field.

The seeds all sprouted tiny, tender leaves, which were very green and very cute.

Zhou Sinian didn't use enough strength at the beginning and killed several of them, but now he has learned to caress them gently.

Mingdai went to check on the leek roots, which had already sprouted new green leaves and were ready for transplanting.

There was no sign of sweet potatoes and potatoes yet, and the fields were still dark, but she was not in a hurry because there were plenty of them in the warehouse.

The garlic seedlings planted by Mingdai have indeed sprouted. The sparse ones are left to grow and can be eaten as garlic sprouts and pickled garlic.

Plant them densely and save the fresh garlic sprouts for eating in winter.

Fried eggs with garlic sprouts and fried bacon are so delicious!

Zhou Sinian went to the sheepfold to communicate with the lambs, while Mingdai planned to deal with the mustard cabbage given by Aunt Huang.

In addition to being used as a traditional pickled vegetable, this thing can also be eaten cold.

I picked a dozen mustard greens, removed the insect eyes, washed them, peeled them and cut them into thin strips.

After sprinkling some salt in to kill off the excess moisture, she took some plump soybeans and soaked them for later use.

Cut young ginger into shreds, green onions into shreds, garlic cloves into slices, and green and red peppers into shreds.

Add a small amount of water to the soaked soybeans and cook until the water is dry and the beans are firm.

Then wash the mustard greens, remove excess water and place them in a bowl.

Add cooked beans and chopped garnishes in order.

Pour out half a bowl of soy sauce and half a bowl of vinegar, sprinkle with pepper and thirteen spices.

Heat oil in a pan, sprinkle the oil on the scallions, ginger and garlic when the oil is hot. The tempting aroma will fill your nose.

Zhou Sinian had already come in and was looking at it curiously. He had never seen this before, but he was very satisfied with the taste.

Mingdai added some sugar and sesame oil, stirred it and took a bite. It was crunchy and delicious!

Zhou Sinian was already waiting with his own special bowl.

Ming Dai served him half a bowl and said, "It's a little salty. Go get some corn cakes to eat with it."

Zhou Sinian nodded, put the bowl on the dining table, went to the warehouse and got eight cakes, six for him and two for Mingdai. His arrangements were very clear.

Mingdai also cooked a crispy meat soup with fried roe deer meat.

This was the end of our pleasant dinner.