Chapter 42: The Specialty Red Dates and Walnuts Given by Brother Jiang San
"That's impossible!" Jiang Xinbai looked at his second sister, a little hesitant.
Jiang Xinlan was also a little unsure, "It doesn't look like that!"
Jiang Baocheng had a look on his face that said, "You guys are so naive. You guys think too highly of others. Some people may look like good people, but they are actually worse than anyone else behind their backs..."
"So let it go?" Jiang Xinbai interrupted her third brother. She pinched her fingers and said unwillingly.
"Ahem," Jiang Baocheng coughed a few times, "Well, how about I go and take a look at this person first? I usually don't make mistakes. If it's possible, it's not impossible to do it."
"Okay, then Second Sister, you can take Third Brother to see it." Jiang Xinbai made the final decision.
After the matter was settled, she finally had the heart to look at the things her third brother brought. She stretched out her hand and pinched them, "Third brother, what are these?"
Jiang Baocheng took out another small bag from the fertilizer bag and opened it to show them. "Here, red dates, dried, very sweet, new this year, I bought a lot of them and brought five kilograms for you all. Especially Xiaobai, mom said you are pregnant, here, this is good for replenishing blood, eat two a day, I guarantee you will be full of blood."
Jiang Xinlan's eyes lit up when she saw the red dates. "Third brother, you are amazing. Red dates stewed in soup is very good for women. Xiaobai, next time when you ask Aunt Sun to stew the poached eggs, put two or three of them in it. It will be more effective this way."
"Hey, listen to my second sister."
Jiang Baocheng smiled proudly, "I knew you like it. These red dates are sweeter than those from other places. If you don't believe me, try it."
Jiang Xinbai couldn't help it, so he took a red date, wiped it on his clothes and ate it, nodding as he ate, "Yeah, it's really different, really sweet, just like eating candy."
"That's right. Xinjiang Province has enough sunshine, and the fruits and vegetables are more delicious than those here. Not only red dates, but I also brought a pound of raisins for each of you. You can keep them and eat them yourself. Don't take them out. I didn't bring much, and they are really delicious."
This time, as he took the train to the vicinity of Xinjiang Province, Jiang Baocheng took the opportunity to exchange many local specialties, especially those that were not easy to buy here. Of course, he did not eat all of them himself, so he would exchange them appropriately.
"Third brother, do you have any other good stuff? Let me see." Jiang Xinbai tried to put his head into the fertilizer bag, but was pulled up by Jiang Baocheng again.
"Don't worry, I'll show you. Here, this is air-dried beef. It's very hard now. Steam it when you want to eat it. It's delicious. There are also walnuts, which are good for the brain. I brought them all for you. As for the yogurt lumps, I'm not used to them, so I didn't bring them."
"Yeah, Third Brother, this must have cost a lot of money. I'll give you whatever you want." Jiang Xinbai felt that he was already married, so it would be bad for him to take advantage of his Third Brother. Besides, his Third Brother had brought him so many things, it would be wrong not to pay him.
Jiang Baocheng looked at his little sister in surprise, then smiled with relief, "Okay, you've grown up and become sensible now, and now you know how to give money. But forget it this time, just consider it as your third brother's wedding gift to you. Also, I'll give you five dollars each. I've asked my eldest and second brothers, and they gave the same amount, so take it."
Jiang Baocheng took out two small red envelopes he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed them over. When he came back, his two younger sisters had already gotten married, so he was really in a hurry.
Jiang Xinlan took it first, "Then I won't be polite to Third Brother. Xiaobai, accept it. When Third Brother marries his third wife, we'll get a bigger one, right, Third Brother?"
When Jiang Baocheng heard his second sister's words, he waved his hand and said, "It's too early. We don't even know where your third sister-in-law is!" Although he said this, a pretty face flashed before Jiang Baocheng's eyes. If all went well, he would soon have a wife and a job.
Jiang Xinbai looked at his third brother in front of him and thought, considering the time, his third sister-in-law is really coming, but it's a pity that he didn't dream about who it would be.
"Okay, it's getting late, Third Brother, I'll take you to see Li Fengyue." Jiang Xinlan was still thinking about Li Fengyue.
"Okay, little sister. Then I'll leave first. I'll come to see you when I have time." Jiang Baocheng has completed this trip and is now an unemployed vagrant. He can take a break for a while.
After the others left, Jiang Xinbai first took out the cloth bag he had sewn and put three pounds of red dates in it. After thinking for a while, he also put some walnuts in it and hid them in the cabinet in the room together with the raisins.
"Mom, what did Aunt Chen mean by that?" The voice of second sister-in-law Su Qiuyan came from outside the door. Jiang Xinbai quickly closed the door and returned to the living room.
The door opened with a creak, and Sun Erni walked in first. She looked up and saw Jiang Xinbai standing by the table. She smiled and said, "It's such a coincidence that I ran into your aunt today. She brought five eggs. Mom will make you fried eggs in the afternoon."
Jiang Xinbai smiled sweetly, "Hey, thank you, mom."
Su Qiuyan's eyes darkened as she stared at Jiang Xinbai's belly. She was so lucky. Her mother-in-law treated her like an ancestor.
"Mom, my third brother came today and brought me some red dates and walnuts. I put some away in my room and ate them when I was hungry. The rest are on the table. You can put them away!" Jiang Xinbai pointed to the dining table.
Sun Erni only saw the things on the table at this time. She smiled and walked forward to touch them. She said happily, "These red dates are really big. Mm, they smell sweet. Walnuts are good for the brain. Your third brother is really thoughtful."
Seeing that her mother-in-law only talked but didn't eat any, Jiang Xinbai grabbed a handful from the bag and handed it to her and her second sister-in-law, saying with a smile, "Mom, second sister-in-law, you guys should try some too. It's very sweet and much better than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. I brought them back from Xinjiang Province."
"Oh, your third brother ran so far, so I must try it. Well, it's really sweet, just like honey. If you put a few of them in the porridge, the porridge will be sweet." Sun Erni thinks that if you put a few of them in the porridge when cooking in the morning, it will definitely taste good.
Jiang Xinbai also nodded, "Yes, Mom, when making steamed buns, you can chop up the red dates and add them to the dough. The steamed buns made this way will definitely taste better than usual, and it can be considered an improvement in the food."
"You can't eat it like this every day. Your third brother brought it to you specially. It's just right to make soup with it when you have given birth and are in confinement. Don't waste it." Sun Erni, you think red dates are no worse than brown sugar. If you don't have much brown sugar, you can make do with red dates!
"Mom, can I eat it all by myself? Everyone can eat it. My third brother said it can replenish blood!" Jiang Xinbai glanced at Su Qiuyan while saying this.
Su Qiuyan clenched the red dates in her hand and thought to herself, I can't compare with her, I really can't compare with my third brother's wife. Even her family can't compare with hers.
"Mom, my second sister-in-law needs to replenish her blood. How about getting a bowl for her and letting her eat one or two pills every day to try?" Su Qiuyan raised her eyes and saw Jiang Xinbai looking at her with a smile.
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