In addition to preparing these dishes, Xu Manman also asked Wan Fang to learn how to make soybean paste, which is also a must-have in the north. Xu Manman liked eating cucumbers with soybean paste in her previous life, so she was very interested in learning it.
The soybeans must be fried first, then boiled over high heat, crushed and piled into sauce blocks to wait for fermentation, which takes one or two months.
So now Xu Manman’s soybean paste is still in the form of a block, and this season is not the time to make soybean paste. It is usually made in the twelfth lunar month or the beginning of spring. Therefore, it is unknown whether her paste will be successful and whether it can be eaten during the Chinese New Year.
Wan Fang also reminded Xu Manman when cooking soybeans, but Xu Manman insisted that if it was not successful, it would at most be a waste of some soybeans. Although wasting resources is a very serious matter in this era, she could just put it into the space and find an opportunity to dispose of it.
Although she already has a food processing machine, the feeling of making it by herself is still quite good. Besides, the things processed in the space cannot be eaten in front of others. Now she can just make them casually outside.
Seeing Xu Manman's determination, Wan Fang did not try to persuade her anymore, and the new educated youth did not join in the fun this time.
During this time, she also knitted a few sweaters in her space, and she had to find a time to send them out. The reply letter from home was almost arriving, so she had to go to the commune before the freezing weather came.
Xu Manman also made a long cotton-padded coat for her cousin based on the look of a military coat, and also knitted a navy blue sweater. As the weather was getting colder, she wanted to give it to him as soon as possible.
If you think about it this way, there is still a lot to do.
One can't help but think that when Xu Manman opened the door of the educated youth site that morning, she saw her cousin waiting at the door.
Thinking that there was not much work to do in the fields, Xu Manman asked her cousin to go into the house first, and then went to find the team leader to ask for a day off. The team leader agreed without hesitation. Anyway, Xu Zhiqing did not rely on these work points, so asking for leave now would not cause any trouble.
Moreover, the team leader looked at the box of Daqianmen cigarettes on the table. This educated youth Xu not only came from a wealthy family, but was also very polite. He asked for leave and brought gifts. He was so enthusiastic that he, a village cadre, felt embarrassed to refuse.
When we returned to the educated youth site, my cousin was chatting with Zhang Yuan and others. They were waiting for Xu Manman to come back, and it was time for the others to go to work.
When Xu Manman returned to the room and saw the extra cloth bags, she was really tired. The two of them pushed and pulled each other like they were visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year, and every time they did so, they would have a wonderful experience.
Chen Ming walked into the room and made eye contact with his cousin. The two had a very profound spiritual exchange, and in the end Chen Ming was defeated.
He touched his nose and said awkwardly, "I listened to what you said last time. It was not yesterday that the grain was distributed. It's all this year's new grain. I ground some flour and brought it over for you to try. The bran has basically been removed." He glanced at his cousin's face and added, "I didn't bring much, just 10 pounds."
"Okay, this won't happen again." Xu Manman didn't intend to dwell on her cousin's kindness. "If you don't have anything to do today, let's go to the commune. I want to send something."
"Okay, it just so happens that I have all my letters with me." Now when Chen Ming goes out, he carries the shoulder bag that his cousin gave him last time.
"Wait a moment, I'll go pack some things."
"Manman, what are you planning to send?" Chen Ming was a little curious. He really couldn't think of what else he could send besides a letter.
Xu Manman directly lifted the curtain and let Chen Ming follow her into the inner room. "Didn't I buy wool last time? I knitted a sweater for my aunt, my aunt, my mother, and my aunt.
Also, when food was distributed a while ago, I exchanged a lot of mung beans and millet for them. Although they are not worth much, they are not easy to buy in the city. I will send some back home this time."
After hearing what his cousin said, Chen Ming suddenly realized that girls were indeed more careful. He had never thought about these things and at most sent some cured rabbit and chicken home.
The sweater had been taken out and put in the closet before, and then wrapped separately with newspapers. Xu Manman also took out the cotton-padded jacket made by her eldest cousin from the closet.
As soon as they met, she noticed that her cousin was wearing the clothes she had made for him before. Now that the weather was getting colder day by day, that thin coat was obviously not enough. Fortunately, he came today, otherwise she would have taken leave in the next two days to send it to him.
Chen Ming looked at the coat above, at a loss. "This? Isn't this? This is not the military coat Uncle Xu gave you. I can't have it." As he said this, he tried to stuff it back to her.
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