Xu Manman didn't plan to go out with Xiao Jin before the first month of next year. She thought she had kept a low profile when she returned, and she rarely went out after returning home. However, there were still people who heard the news and came to her house.
In the past two years, state-owned factories have been facing increasing difficulties. Although the results of the sugar factory were not satisfactory, the success of the garment factory after restructuring was still visible to everyone.
No one wants to be the next sugar factory, but everyone wants to be the next garment factory.
Xu Manman and Jin Zichu couldn't stay in the Xu family compound anymore, so they packed their bags and moved to another place.
Chen Meiyu frowned. "This is such a big yard that you can't live in it, and you go to Shichahai to buy another one. You really have a lot of money to burn."
Xu Gang was peeling garlic for her. "It's because there have been too many people coming to her house these past few days. Part of her yard was given to her by her superiors. She can't hide the address from anyone, and she can't have peace here. After a while, they won't be able to find anyone from the previous owner, so they'll naturally stop coming."
She didn't deliberately explain that the yard was bought by Jin Zichu before they got married.
In fact, Chen Meiyu was not complaining about her daughter's spending. She had finally managed to improve her relationship with her daughter, and she didn't run away. She was staying in Beijing, but she couldn't live next to her. It was really depressing.
Xu Manman lives a leisurely life here.
The courtyard in Shichahai was bought by Jin Zichu a long time ago. Because it is next to the lake, fresh water was specially brought into the courtyard. Although the entire courtyard is not as large as the Xu Family Courtyard, the scenery is really nice.
But it's autumn now, and it's still a bit chilly living by the water.
Worried that Xu Manman would catch a cold due to the cold air entering her body, Jin Zichu strictly controlled the time she spent viewing the scenery every day.
When people have free time, they want to do something.
Now she has resigned, and what she wants to do is not work-related. Xiao Jin has money to earn money and build a career, but she is not needed.
What is the most important thing to do in the north in autumn?
Stock up on autumn vegetables!
She and Jin Zichu didn't use the space, nor did they touch the vegetables in the space farm.
Every morning, the two of them pulled a small trailer to the vegetable market and brought home cabbage, potatoes, onions, radishes, eggplants... one batch at a time.
They don't keep any fresh ones, they make them all into pickles or dry them.
There are a lot of fresh vegetables in the vegetable garden of the Xu family's yard, but his mother and aunt are not very good at cooking them. Every year, either Xu Manman and Jin Zichu prepare them themselves, or they go out to buy ready-made vegetables.
Spicy cabbage, sauerkraut, pickled radish, radish strips, dried eggplant, dried potatoes...
There were a row of jars along the kitchen wall and winnowing baskets all over the yard.
Jin Zichu also asked someone to order a whole slaughtered pig, and when he came back, he and Xu Manman were busy making ham, bacon, sausage, and cured pork ribs.
She also made spicy beans, and not only that, she also tried making moldy tofu.
The results are naturally very gratifying. She has never failed in cooking.
It's a pity that the weather was not cold enough that day, otherwise I could make some meatballs and fish balls and freeze them. They would be great ingredients for frying, stewing or boiling.
Xu Jianguo brought his wife and son to visit his sister. Seeing that the originally elegant courtyard had become so down-to-earth, his brows twitched for a moment. It turned out that people who don't work have more time.
That's because his brother-in-law is Jin Zichu. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have done this to her.
But when he knew that he also had a share in it, he immediately smiled happily.
It's stupid to be unwilling to wait for ready-made food.
Wang Ruxia came forward to look at the red sausages hanging on the shelf and asked, "Sister, do you make sweet sausages?"
"Well, didn't you eat it when you went to Hong Kong before? The one you mix with rice. It's sweet and delicious even when used to make fried rice."
Wang Ruxia nodded. It was indeed very fragrant. The taste made her drool just thinking about it now. "This sausage can actually be made sweet. Sister, did you marinate it with sugar?"
"First, marinate the fat with sugar and white wine for a few days. After it turns transparent, mix it with the lean meat and seasonings to remove the fishy smell and greasiness.
I also made Sichuan-style spicy sausages with chili powder and Sichuan peppercorns, which were also very fragrant.
Oh, and there are pig blood meatballs. I learned how to make them when I went to Hunan Province. I'll bring them to you after they're dried. They're especially delicious when stir-fried."
Wang Ruxia listened to her sister introducing them to her one by one with shining eyes. She wished that the pile in front of her could be dried in an instant so that she could put them in the frying pan right away.
The cured meat couldn't be prepared so quickly, but when they went back, Xu Manman brought them a lot of sauerkraut, kimchi and hot sauce.
"When the rest are ready, I'll send them over with your brother-in-law. By the way, Mom and Dad, you don't need to store these this fall."
Xu Jianguo nodded. Looking at the things in his sister's yard, he knew that the food was prepared according to the quantity for the whole family.
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