Chapter 47 Pick Up
The Yan family has a full range of condiments. Hang Jingshu's Erba Sauce is mixed with some fermented bean curd. Considering that Yan Chengan likes spicy food, a bowl of chili oil is specially served.
The base of the charcoal copper pot is very simple. Add large scallions, wolfberries and sliced mushrooms. If conditions permit, sprinkle some wolfberries on it.
Ordinary clear soup pot hot pot is the preferred way of eating meat in the north.
The pot is boiling, and it's time to eat the meat.
The hand-cut mutton is coin-thin, and has a mellow and chewy texture after being cooked.
Because there are two people in the family who love meat, Hang Jingshu cut six plates of mutton and picked out a piece of tender pork to make the smooth meat. If time hadn't been a little tight, she would have wanted to fry some crispy meat and eat it with hot pot.
At the dinner table, Yan Cheng'an and Gu Zhengguo were mainly responsible for eating meat. Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan liked to have a light meal at night, so they would eat hot pot vegetables with the meat.
The weather was gloomy since the afternoon, and when we started to eat, it started to drizzle.
The room was filled with steam, and a light mist was rising on the windows near the living room. Feeling happy today, Grandpa Yan took out his own small wine glass and started to drink, and Gu Zhengguo rolled up his sleeves to join him.
Hang Jingshu was struggling with the potato chips in his bowl when suddenly someone came over to him with a serving chopstick and scooped up a piece of meat.
Hang Jingshu looked up and found that it was Grandma Yan sitting diagonally opposite him.
Grandma Yan's eyes were filled with concern: "You young people should eat more meat. Don't be embarrassed to sit together."
Yu Lihong had worked at Yan's house for a long time, so she gave Hang Jingshu some tofu skin after hearing what he said. "Yes, Xiaohang, don't be shy! It will be more lively if we share a piece!"
Hang Jingshu understood Grandma Yan's good intentions, smiled and replied in a high voice: "Okay!"
The shabu-shabu mutton is wrapped in sauce and tastes delicious, which makes your mouth full of satisfaction.
The meal was finished cleanly. Originally, Grandpa Yan wanted to cook the noodles in the bottom of the pot, but was stopped by Hang Jingshu.
If you eat this bowl of noodles with the soup, your uric acid level will definitely skyrocket.
Grandpa Yan has shrapnel in his body that cannot be removed, and he feels particularly uncomfortable on rainy days. Hang Jingshu went to the kitchen to make a tasty dumpling soup, which warms his heart and stomach.
It rained a little last night, but it was sunny the next day.
After breakfast, Hang Jingshu rode his bicycle to the train station. The train station was still crowded in the early morning. Hang Jingshu chose the right time and stood on tiptoe at the exit to look around.
As soon as Wang Silan got off the bus, she saw the old lady in the crowd. She shouted in a loud voice, "Ni! Over here!"
Hang Jingshu originally looked around anxiously, but when he saw his parents carrying large and small bags of things, his eyes lit up instantly, and he ran over to help his father carry the things: "Mom and Dad! You have so many things."
Talking about this purchase, Wang Silan was truly enlightened. The couple came back carrying two large bags of goods, full of confidence in doing business.
These are the latest styles of small commodities. Not only are they no longer available in the supply and marketing cooperatives, they are also rarely seen even in urban areas!
It was inconvenient to talk in the busy station, and Mr. and Mrs. Hang were carrying large bags, which attracted a lot of attention. The three of them carried their things in tacit understanding and left the station quickly.
Hang Jingshu had a bicycle, so he tied two large bags on the back seat and set off first, leaving his parents to take the bus to meet him at the gate of the compound.
Hang Jingshu rode his bike fast, and the shuttle bus had to stop at stations. After arriving at the gate of the compound, Hang Jingshu waited for another ten minutes before he saw his parents getting off the bus.
"Ni, your father and I have broadened our horizons this time, come and take a look!" Wang Silan couldn't wait to show her daughter the small commodities she brought back.
After three days of running around, Wang Silan didn't look tired at all. Instead, she was very excited.
Hang Jingshu opened the bag and found small packages of buttons, brightly colored wool, and various beautiful pieces of cloth.
The other bag was even more tempting, as it contained sparkling hairpins, hair ornaments of various colors, palm-sized round mirrors, small toys that would spin when squeezed, and nail clippers with stickers.
The largest quantity of goods was hairpins, which were stuck on twenty sheets of paper, with ten hairpins on each sheet of paper, for a total of two hundred.
At a glance, there are about ten kinds of patterns.
The supply and marketing cooperatives now sell the simplest black steel wire hairpins, while there are many more styles in Chouzhou.
Some have red bows, some are painted in other sparkly colors, and some are large hairpins tied with ribbons.
Not only are the styles dazzling, but each one is of good quality.
The patterns on the nail clippers are just ordinary plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, but the craftsmanship is excellent and they look good when displayed, so there should be no problems with sales.
As for the small pendants described by Hang Jingshu, I didn't see them, but Wang Silan wholesaled a lot of key hooks and also imported an additional twenty ring hooks.
Those scraps of wool and cloth can be used to weave new small ornaments or make dolls.
This time when she went to Chouzhou, Wang Silan not only bought things, but also went to look at the expensive things in the mall. It turned out that dolls could be sold for dozens of yuan.
There are also various metal car toys, which are really dazzling and eye-opening.
With these things, you can make the latest small pendants and even use buttons as eyes to make dolls.
A large bag of scraps of cloth was considered a bargain. When Wang Silan went out, her mind was too active. She actually found a nearby garment factory and bought a lot of scraps for two cents.
Scraps can be put together to make sandbags or small ornaments, so it’s never a waste.
The more Wang Silan thought about it, the more excited she became. If she could sell all these things, her savings would conservatively be able to at least double.
Hang Jingshu originally wanted to take a leave at noon to take his parents to the state-owned hotel for lunch, but Wang Silan firmly disagreed.
Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Wang Silan hurried her daughter to go back and took out two bags of Seagull brand shampoo from her pocket and stuffed them into Hang Jingshu's hands.
"I heard them say that all the girls in the city use this, so we girls must have one too!"
After saying that, he took Hang's father and rushed home without looking back, leaving Hang Jingshu standing there, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Oh, this mother is so powerful!
I guess I will have to go see Liu Kangyuan with the new ornaments in two days!
Hearing some noise at the door, Yu Lihong came out of the living room and saw Hang Jingshu coming in with vegetables. "Xiao Hang, why are you back?"
Didn’t you say you were going to the train station to pick up mom and dad? Why are you back so soon?
Hang Jingshu replied helplessly: "My parents refused to go out to eat with me, so I could only buy some food and cook."
Yu Lihong smiled softly and patted Hang Jingshu's shoulder to comfort him: "My parents are like this. They will definitely be reluctant to let us go to a state-owned hotel, but they always tell us to eat well."
Who says it isn't?
There was still enough time, so Hang Jingshu went into the kitchen to soak the fungus.
I just bought some garlic sprouts at the farmers’ market and plan to make fried eggs with garlic sprouts and black fungus for lunch.
As there was not enough time to stew the food, Hang Jingshu prepared to make a few more stir-fried dishes for lunch, and then steamed some steamed buns. He also made a bowl of steamed egg with minced meat in a hurry.
In the afternoon, Hang Jingshu went to the living room to read as usual, but he found that Grandma Yan was waving at him in the living room. "Xiaohang, come here, Grandma has something to tell you."