"Linglong, what is this?"
"Sister Luo, this is the red envelope for the new semester, and it's also your end-of-term bonus for your performance today."
"This, this is too much."
"It's not much, just take it."
"Yes, Sister Luo, just take it if it's given to you." Xiao Jiang also advised.
Luo Ling was particularly excited when she thought about how her average monthly salary was already over 100 yuan, and how she suddenly received a red envelope of 200 yuan, which was equivalent to almost two months' salary.
"Thank you, thank you." She was a little incoherent.
Linglong and Xiaojiang looked at each other and smiled before continuing, "Sister Luo, if you want to thank someone, thank yourself. Go on, keep working hard. You can earn even more in the future."
"Don't worry, I will definitely do it!" She shouted these words especially loudly.
Knowing that Xiao Jiang would not return to his hometown after the accident, he stayed in Beijing alone.
Sister Luo tried her best to invite him to her home to celebrate the New Year.
Even when she turned thirty, Sister Luo didn't plan to go back to her husband's parents' home to celebrate the occasion, for fear of affecting her husband's mood.
However, she had discussed with her husband and decided to ask him to bring some things over on the morning of the 30th.
The things were all their own, and they would not be concealed at that time, so that all the neighbors could see them, which would also prove the "filial piety" of the couple and prevent those people from her husband's family from throwing dirty water on them.
Later, Linglong was still thinking about whether she should invite Xiaojiang to spend the holiday together in the compound.
Now that Sister Luo had spoken, she also felt that it would be better for Xiao Jiang to go to Sister Luo's house.
She was thinking of her parents-in-law and was afraid that Xiao Jiang would not be able to leave when the time came.
Of course, if Xiao Jiang goes to Sister Luo's house for the holidays, she will also send some food over to show the couple's care.
Xiao Jiang refused at first, but after Linglong's persuasion, he agreed to spend the night at Sister Luo's house.
Their shop also said that it would be open until the afternoon of the next day and then close for a break, and would not reopen until the sixth day of the New Year.
Luo Ling was even happier that she could rest early and prepare for the holiday.
There was nothing to do in the store, so Linglong returned to the compound.
Zeng Yu started preparing various kinds of food around the middle of the twelfth lunar month.
The house has been cleaned, and when Linglong comes back, all she has to do is help Aunt Wei cook some food.
Fried dried tofu, fried meatballs, there are radish meatballs and pork meatballs.
But this day, she prepared a few more things.
After a while, the market supplied some non-staple foods that did not require tickets. Zeng Yu got the news early and grabbed some, including rare items such as hairtail.
When Linglong saw some hairtail, she decided to make some fried hairtail.
Since we have to fry meatballs and other things anyway, we use a lot of oil, so it’s still economical to fry the hairtail at the same time.
Zheng Tianxin and her friends had never eaten fried hairtail before.
Aunt Wei also learned from Linglong once.
In fact, if you really look at it once, you will find that it is not difficult at all.
To fry hairtail, you need to marinate the hairtail first, add noodles and cooking wine and other ingredients, and when it is almost marinated, fry it in a pan.
After the crispy fried hairtail is out of the pot, you can sprinkle salt and chili powder according to your personal taste.
After taking out all the fried hairtail fish, Linglong picked out a small bowl and gave it away.
Zeng Yu and his friends exclaimed in delight after tasting it.
It was Congcong. Linglong was afraid that he wouldn’t know how to eat the fish and would get hurt by the fish bones, so she didn’t let him eat it.
There is no way, there are too many bones in hairtail.
Canned fruits were very rare at that time. Linglong also tried to find canned fish like those in later generations whose bones had been softened and could be connected, but she couldn't find any.
To be on the safe side, she still didn't dare let her son eat fish.
Since they were from the north, they seldom ate fish. Congcong was a little greedy when he saw everyone eating, so he was given some other food to divert their attention.
In addition to hairtail, Linglong Jinge also made some steamed bowls.
There are many kinds of steamed dishes, including glutinous rice, braised pork, and sweet potato meatballs.
If you make it in advance, you can keep it for a few days and then just steam it when you want to eat it.
After a few days, Linglong also discovered that the supply of materials was more abundant than before.
In fact, the wishes of ordinary people are very simple. They are very happy if they can eat something during the winter.
Everyone has worked hard for a whole year, and that is when we are most willing to eat. At this time, supplies are more sufficient, and the whole family can have a rich and festive New Year. The sense of satisfaction is completely different.
The fragrance wafting through the Zheng family compound every day is the most intense.
Some people who were close to Zeng Yu also asked what they had cooked at home.
Zeng Yu was not stingy either. She shared some with those she had a good relationship with, and was generous in praising her daughter-in-law, saying that most of them were made by Linglong.
If it were at the beginning, some people might think that Zeng Yu was deliberately gilding her daughter-in-law.
After a long time, everyone realized that Linglong was indeed an excellent daughter-in-law worthy of praise.
Linglong earned more money because of this new baby, so when she returned to the compound to celebrate the new baby, she prepared new baby gifts for everyone in her family.
She bought new clothes for her parents-in-law as a show of respect.
Give your sister-in-law a handmade bag she made herself and your brother-in-law a new wallet.
These gifts were all welcomed.
At the age of thirty, Linglong just got up and walked out, and saw her husband sitting in the living room.
"You're back so early." She was a little surprised.
"Well, nothing much, I left early."
Zeng Yu walked out of the kitchen with a smile.
"We'll make dumplings in a bit."
She is also very happy that her son can come home early to celebrate today.
Perhaps knowing that Zheng Tiansen would come back early, Zheng's father also came back early today.
The whole family gathered together, sitting around making dumplings. The TV was on, and the house was bustling with activity.
Linglong got up to deliver the dumplings, but before she left the kitchen, she was stopped by her sister-in-law.
"What's wrong, Tianxin?"
Zheng Tianxin asked in a low voice. "Sister-in-law, Xiao Jiang hasn't been home lately. Is he alone in the store?"
Linglong gave her a deep look. "Why are you suddenly concerned about Xiao Jiang?"
"Sister-in-law, I'm just asking casually." Zheng Tianxin shook her arm.
"Oh, that's right. Xiao Jiang is alone in the store. He's thirty years old and all alone. It's really pitiful."
“Sister-in-law, how about I go and bring him some dumplings.”
Seeing her sister-in-law's serious expression, Linglong couldn't pretend anymore.
"Enough of that. I'm not going to tease you anymore. Xiao Jiang isn't alone. He went to Sister Luo's house for the night."
"Is that so?" Zheng Tianxin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tianxin, I'm telling you, don't you always dislike Xiaojiang's stupidity? Why do I feel like there's something going on between you two?"
"Sister-in-law, I won't talk to you anymore." Zheng Tianxin stomped her feet and ran away.
Linglong stood there, smiled, and went back to work.
As soon as she sat down, her husband asked, "What were you talking about with Tianxin? She ran out to the yard."
Linglong smiled mysteriously. "A secret between women."
She won't say anything until the matter is clear.
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