Chapter 274 Little Greedy Cat
Jiang Haitang immediately nodded and replied, "Yes, it will be very, very popular."
Xiao Taozi's laughter suddenly came from the inner room, and the two of them looked in the direction of the sound at the same time.
Lu Liangchen tightened his grip: "I will help you cover up. After all, our Lu family knows something, and others will not doubt it. You can't say a word to others!"
Only after getting Jiang Haitang's assurance did Lu Liangchen feel relieved.
"Since the situation will change tomorrow, we will wait until next year to submit a report to transfer back. This is a good time to resolve some of the remaining issues in the factory."
"Do you want to go to college?" Jiang Haitang asked.
"Forget about college. I'm already too old, and there's no point in going to school anymore." Lu Liangchen shook his head: "You can try."
"I'm afraid I won't pass the exam. After all, I've never been to a proper school."
"It's okay, let's start studying early. I believe that you are so smart, you will definitely learn well."
Jiang Haitang nodded heavily, as if she had seized the second chance given by fate.
Those unspeakable memories of rebirth, those secrets that I carried alone, now finally have a weight to share.
Her plans for the future gradually became clearer, and she finally walked out of the haze of her previous life.
"Mom, mom, I'm hungry and want to eat." Little Peach came jumping in. "After dinner, we still have to go to the post office to pick up some delicious food."
Lu Liangchen bent down and lifted his daughter above his head: "Okay, after dinner, let's go get some delicious food. Oh, my little Taozi has gotten fat again and is so heavy that Daddy can hardly hold her anymore."
Little Taozi was held high up by Lu Liangchen. She was not afraid at all and was giggling.
Jiang Haitang looked at the smiling faces of the father and daughter, and suddenly remembered a poem she had read in her previous life: There will be a time when we will ride on the wind and break the waves.
This time, she will reach the unknown shore of happiness with the one who loves her.
In the afternoon, Lu Liangchen took the parcel list and Xiao Taozi to the post office to retrieve a large package.
In addition to the malted milk, red dates, and new clothes for Xiao Taozi mentioned in the letter, there were also two boxes of pastries that were specialties of the capital, and a stack of food coupons that were valid throughout the country.
"Mom's craftsmanship is still so good." Jiang Haitang unfolded Xiao Taozi's new clothes. They were two small floral skirts with fine stitching and a small flower embroidered on the neckline. They were exquisite and cute.
"Grandma made this!" Little Taozi cheered and couldn't wait to try it on. She turned around in front of the mirror and looked so beautiful.
"Grandpa has sent everything he can. Look at this huge amount of tickets." Looking at this simple and crude way, Lu Liangchen knew that this was the sincere love that Grandpa Jiang Guozhu gave to his granddaughter.
After dinner, Jiang Haitang and Lu Liangchen returned to their bedroom, sat at the desk, and carefully wrote replies to their grandfather and parents-in-law.
She talked about her recent situation in detail and attached a picture that Xiao Taozi had drawn herself. Anyway, Jiang Haitang said that if Xiao Taozi hadn't introduced it, she would definitely not know what the little guy had drawn, but it didn't matter, the old people would definitely be happy when they saw it.
After writing the letter, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.
Lu Liangchen came over and handed her a cup of hot milk: "Drink some before going to sleep."
Jiang Haitang took it, held the warm cup in her palm, and felt warm in her heart.
Outside the window, the night is quiet and the stars are twinkling.
The young couple lived a simple and comfortable life. Such days always passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the twelfth lunar month.
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is the day to worship the Kitchen God.
Jiang Haitang got up the night before to make the dough and prepare to steam the stove cakes.
Little Taozi was wearing a thick cotton coat and standing on the ground with her eyes wide open, staring at the honey jar in her mother's hand and swallowing her saliva.
"Mom, can you put some more honey on the stove cakes?" the little girl slurped her saliva. "The Kitchen God will definitely say good things about our family if he eats something sweet!"
"You're so smart that you even know this?" Jiang Haitang smiled and put a drop of honey into her mouth.
"That's what Grandma Kong said. Grandma Kong said we must put more sugar in the stove cakes today."
"Okay, I got it. I'll definitely add more honey. Go get that bag of red dates."
As she was speaking, Aunt Kong came in through the curtain, holding a coarse porcelain bowl and saying, "Haitang, I've brought a bowl of freshly made sweet mash to your family!"
The aroma of sweet mash wafted from the stoneware bowl. The fermented glutinous rice wine had turned slightly white, and the oat grains had absorbed the moisture and grown plump. The aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of malt penetrated my nose.
"Auntie, you made this really well." Jiang Haitang looked at the almost perfect fermented glutinous rice and said with a smile, "I can make it okay in the summer, but it's always not so good in the winter."
"Just focus on the factory stuff. If you want to eat, I'll cook for you." Aunt Kong said happily.
Little Peach couldn't resist the temptation and rushed over, almost dipping her little head into the bowl.
"Slow down! This has a strong aftereffect. Add some boiled water..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Taozi had already taken a sip. There was a grain of barley on the corner of his mouth but he was still unaware and just licked his lips.
"Slow down, it's got a strong aftereffect. I'm afraid you'll get drunk."
"Little Taozi, drink some water quickly." Jiang Haitang hurriedly poured some water for her daughter, but the little one was so greedy for the sweet taste in her mouth that she was reluctant to drink the water.
After a while, the little guy's face turned red.
Jiang Haitang shook his head helplessly and laughed, "This little greedy cat!"
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Haitang went to the New Year market carrying a bamboo basket.
Little Taozi was tugging at the corner of her clothes like a little tail, her eyes already hooked by the food at the market, and she dared not look away.
"Mom! Old Man Huang's fried dough sticks are out of the pot!"
"Wait, buy first...ah"
In the blink of an eye, the little girl had squeezed to the Sanzi stall. When Jiang Haitang followed her, the little girl was swallowing her saliva.
The golden fried Sanzi is arranged into a tower shape, and the master chef is stirring the oil in the pan with long chopsticks.
Seeing Xiao Taozi's eager eyes, the master broke off a piece of hot peach and handed it to her: "Little peach, try my cooking skills!"
Jiang Haitang quickly took out money and bought some for Xiao Taozi.
She packed the oil shaker and was about to leave with Xiao Taozi, but someone next to her grabbed her sleeve.
"Big sister, would you mind exchanging some muslin for some dried mutton?"
When you open the cloth bag, the bright red dried meat is shiny and looks delicious.
Jerky is a rare commodity, and Jiang Haitang didn't want to miss it, so she immediately pulled the middle-aged woman to a corner.
After some bargaining, the two of them quickly agreed on a price.
Since she wanted to exchange it for dried meat, Jiang Haitang didn't plan to buy anything else, but went back to get the cloth.
Both she and Lu Liangchen were cadres in the textile factory. Since both of them held important positions, they had no shortage of fabric.
The middle-aged woman was waiting for Jiang Haitang at the factory gate. After Jiang Haitang gave her the cloth, the woman left very satisfied and said that if she needed dried meat again in the future, she could come to her.
When Lu Liangchen found a bag of dried meat at home, he was very surprised: "Where did this come from?"
"I'm exchanging land with someone. I think this dried meat is good, so I plan to send some back home."
Meat is a rare commodity, and dried meat is even rarer. Jiang Haitang never thought of eating it all alone, so naturally she had to send some to the capital.
"Secretary Tan and I have discussed it. He will take a break starting today and go back to work on the fifth day of the first lunar month. I will take a break on the fifth day of the first lunar month and go back to work on the fifteenth day. We can go back." Lu Liangchen told Jiang Haitang the good news.
Jiang Haitang was indeed very happy to hear that she could go back.
"Really? Then we need to prepare things in advance and see what we can bring back. Oh, I'll go look around tomorrow. If I can't find it on the market, I'll go to the black market. I should also bring some more things back for my family. They help us so much every day..."
Jiang Haitang kept talking, her excitement beyond words.
Little Taozi was obviously very happy as well, jumping and saying, "Great, great, I get to see my brothers. I miss them, and I also miss my grandparents and great-grandfathers. I miss them so much."
"When we get back, tell them in person, okay?" Jiang Haitang pinched her bulging cheeks. "Go, help mom cook. Let's have mutton tonight, okay?"
Jiang Haitang was busy in the kitchen.
She took out the newly bought mutton and soaked it in warm water. After a while, the clear water began to show faint oil spots.
Xiao Taozi moved a small stool and sat beside it, staring at the meat in the basin without blinking: "Mom, this meat smells so good!"
Looking at the serious look on the little guy's face, Jiang Haitang almost laughed out loud. If someone didn't know, they would have thought it was a pot of cooked mutton.
"Greedy cat, this is raw meat, it only smells fishy, how can it be fragrant? It will smell good after it's stewed." Jiang Haitang smiled and scratched her nose, "Go, help mom peel a few cloves of garlic."
The little guy jumped up immediately, took out the garlic from under the cupboard, squatted at the door and began to peel it carefully. From time to time, he would sneak a glance at the soaked mutton, as if he was afraid that it would run away.
"Mom, actually, all meat tastes good." The little guy didn't forget to mutter.
The firewood in the stove crackled. After the iron pot was heated, Jiang Haitang added a spoonful of sesame oil.
After the oil is hot, throw in a few peppercorns and dried chilies. With a "sizzling" sound, the spicy aroma instantly comes out.
"Mom! It smells so good!" Little Taozi sneezed because of being choked, but still stretched her neck to look into the pot.
Jiang Haitang cut the softened mutton into thick slices and stir-fried it with scallion segments and ginger slices.
The meat slices sizzled in the hot oil, and the edges gradually curled up to turn brown.
She scooped a ladle of water and poured it in, then finally covered the pot with a wooden lid.
"How long does it take to stew it?" Little Peach asked while leaning against the stove.
"At least an hour and a half." Jiang Haitang wiped her hands. "The mutton must be stewed until it's tender and tender."
When Xiao Taozi heard that it would take an hour and a half, she felt a little disappointed. Why would it take so long?
However, an hour and a half seems to be quite fast, so let's wait a little longer.
Jiang Haitang kept staring at Xiao Taozi, and couldn't help laughing several times because of the cute expression on her face.
Why is he such a greedy little cat?
Logically speaking, the food and drink at home are pretty good, so it shouldn’t be that bad!
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