"Auntie, is this mulberry wine delicious?" Song Jinxiu ran to visit the village chief's house as soon as the curfew was lifted.
She shook her big rooster enamel cup, sat elegantly on the bench and clinked glasses with Aunt Cuihua opposite her!
I took a sip and thought, hmm, it’s really good.
At the beginning of last spring, Song Jinxiu was delighted to see the mountains full of mulberries.
In her previous life, Song Jinxiu felt itchy when she saw those homemade fruit wines, but unfortunately she could only afford liquor but not fruit!
Fruit is too expensive.
Seeing the mountains full of mulberries, the steps of making homemade fruit wine came to my mind one by one.
The first time, because she was not sure whether it would succeed, Song Jinxiu only did a little.
After more than half a year of fermentation, it finally succeeded.
Thinking of the extra mulberries in the space, Song Jinxiu felt happy. She could soak more this year and save them for later consumption.
It just consumes too much sugar, so I still have to buy more sugar!
Song Jinxiu tried not to touch the inventory, and if she did, she would replenish it. She also continued to store the supplies that could be stored for daily life.
After all, the hard times are still ahead.
Last year, I not only stored mulberry wine and dried mulberries, but also plum wine, salted amla, honey amla, various preserved fruits, and a lot of nuts.
Song Jinxiu even secretly saved firewood. There was still some extra space, so it would be perfect if she needed firewood in the city!
"You have both wine and sugar in this, so many precious things put together, how can it not taste good?" Aunt Cuihua took a sip and it was indeed good.
"Oh, I work so hard every day, I should reward myself!
Drink a little every day to beautify your skin! Maybe you'll even look younger the more you drink.
I have to maintain my beautiful appearance!" Song Jinxiu said conceitedly.
"Whose beautiful face is this?" Aunt Zhou's voice came from outside the door.
"Cough cough cough!!" Song Jinxiu choked in fright.
"Are you saying bad things about me behind my back?" Aunt Zhou patted Song Jinxiu on the back twice. "I knew you would come to your Aunt Cuihua's place today, and sure enough, I caught you."
Song Jinxiu quickly drank some water to suppress her anger. "Ahem, Auntie, next time, please show up after I'm done showing off. I feel too embarrassed to brag about myself when you're around!"
"Hahaha! I thought you two were saying bad things about me behind my back!" Aunt Zhou pinched Song Jinxiu's little face and said.
"Oh, you're drinking behind my back! How rude of you." Aunt Zhou sniffed it and said, "Not bad, Xiao Song can also make fruit wine."
"No, no, I tried it last year and luckily it worked. Hehe!" Song Jinxiu took a bowl and poured one for Aunt Zhou.
There is no way. The cups in my hands are all brought by myself. Now when I visit someone's house, I basically use bowls to offer them water.
"Mulberry wine is the best among fruit wines. Don't forget to bring me along this year. I'll be included in any materials you need." Aunt Zhou said.
"Okay, I'll gather my students to help when the time comes.
Let all the mulberries on the mountain come to my house, and don't let any go." Song Jinxiu clenched her fists.
"Although mulberries are free, you do need to buy wine and sugar," Aunt Zhou said coldly.
“…”Forget about it!
"It's okay. If you can't use all the mulberries after picking them, just dry them. Dried mulberries are also quite beneficial. You can soak them in water and drink them when you have time." Song Jinxiu said. "And plum wine is good too!"
"I don't like plum wine, so I'll just have some mulberry wine to satisfy my craving!" Aunt Zhou shook her head and said.
"Aunt Zhou is about to start taking care of herself." Song Jinxiu joked.
"Isn't that necessary? Otherwise it won't be able to hide your beautiful face!" Aunt Zhou said with a smile.
"Hehe, don't hit people in the face, and don't expose their weaknesses when scolding them. Can't you just pretend you didn't hear it?" Song Jinxiu muttered.
"Yeah! That's right," Aunt Zhou nodded. "But I didn't scold you, and I was just stating the facts!"
After a while, a few more aunts came, and Song Jinxiu sat for a while and then prepared to slip away!
"Xiao Song, you are seventeen this year, right?" said Aunt Fat.
"Yes! Seventeen!" Song Jinxiu raised her butt and sat back down.
"Oh, that's not small. I know the situation in these villages very well. Do you want me to help you find one?" Aunt Fat said with a smile.
"No, that's not necessary. I think I'm still young, there's no rush!" Song Jinxiu said.
"You're already seventeen, not young anymore. If you delay any longer you'll become an old maid! By then all the good guys will be picked up by others." Aunt Fat said disapprovingly.
"Think about it, start dating this year, and if you think it's a good fit, then settle down. If it's not, you can still look for it next year.
Some good guys are already engaged when they are fifteen or sixteen. You say you will wait another one or two years, but you are almost twenty years old.
We'll see when the time comes. The remaining ones are either ugly or divorced men with children. Do you agree?"
Song Jinxiu nodded, that makes a lot of sense!
"Aunt, I haven't thought about it yet. Let's not meet for now to avoid wasting each other's time." Song Jinxiu said with a smile.
Suddenly, Song Jinxiu stood up. "I suddenly remembered that An An just asked me to go home and said she had something to talk to me about.
Oops, I forgot. Sorry, ladies, please continue chatting. I’ll be leaving first.
After saying that, he ran out in a hurry. If you didn't know, you would really think that there was something urgent.
"Please don't be surprised by this child! He is still young and hasn't settled down yet!" Aunt Cuihua said to others.
"Don't be surprised, we are all experienced people, and this is the age when we like to have fun.
When my family suggested a marriage for me, I didn't want to go either. I couldn't feel as comfortable anywhere else as I did at my parents' home!" Aunt Fat said with a smile.
"I'm fine, mainly because my family is poor, and getting married can save food. At that time, my husband's family was much better off than ours!" another aunt replied.
"The main reason is that there is no adult in Xiao Song's family to take care of things for her. If she is just a little kid and wants to find someone, will it be too late after a few years?" Aunt Pang said again.
"Her aunt, you're usually close to Xiao Song, so go and chat with her more when you have time. What woman doesn't want to get married?
"If you meet someone early, you'll have more options. If you wait until you're older, you won't be choosing your partner, but waiting to be chosen. Don't you agree?"
Aunt Pang said to Aunt Cuihua.
"Yes, yes, I was talking to her about this a few days ago! The little girl is shy, I'll have a good chat with her when I have time." Aunt Cuihua said with a smile.
"Fatty, I remember your daughter-in-law is from this town, right? Is there a young man in this town who asked you to be his lobbyist?" someone said to Aunt Fatty.
"Yes, the second son of the Qiu family in town, I don't know where he heard about Xiao Song, so he asked me to ask about the situation."
"Fatty, those in town have to stand back in line. There are many young men in our village who are interested in this."
"Anyway, when the time comes, all the candidates will be laid out, and Xiao Song can choose for himself."
Then a group of aunts had a heated discussion, each with their own opinions.
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