Chapter 33, Drinking
There is no way the village chief could come so early; he is very busy.
"Look at you, why did you cook so many dishes, chicken and duck, just like it's New Year's Day." Li Yulan looked at the chickens and ducks placed by the well, feeling distressed.
"Hey, what's the big deal? If there were fish for sale in the village, I would buy some fish and make spicy and sour fish. It's a pity there are no big fish." Small fish don't have much meat, so it's more satisfying to kill a chicken.
"You really dare to think so." Li Yulan lost her temper.
An's mother gave Mao Zhenghao some candy that he could eat and let him sit aside and play by himself.
Mao Zhenghao was a well-behaved boy. He didn't run or move, but just sat there eating.
After eating this, change to this.
"I dare." Hearing his grandmother's words, he immediately responded.
Li Yulan rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "You're everywhere."
With Li Yulan's help, dinner preparation was much faster.
While stewing the chicken, she also made a bowl of egg custard for Mao Zhenghao.
Steam it with rice milk and sugar, and the fragrance will spread far away.
As for the fields, the An family only has three plots of land, so the work gets busy very quickly. Of course, it is impossible to finish the work in one afternoon.
However, Mao Jianxing was very quick and had almost finished plowing the two small plots.
There is still a big piece, which can be finished tomorrow.
In the afternoon, Liu Ying and An Qianqian filled the buckets they brought with them.
Liu Ying tried to lift such a big bucket of eels, but she couldn't.
After seeing this, Mao Jianxing also gave An Qianqian a thumbs up.
"There are still a lot of eels in the fields. If we catch them all, how many will there be?" There are eels in her fields, but who has so many? They look like they are domesticated.
An Qianqian had some guesses as to why there were so many eels.
I also gained a deeper understanding of mist water.
It seems that she can set up a breeding farm in the future and make a lot of money.
"It's okay, we'll catch more whenever we want to eat." There were so many that it would take both families several days to eat.
Liu Ying thought about it and agreed.
"Well, don't let them catch you."
An Qianqian picked up the bucket and planned to take it home first. She was afraid that her mother was preparing dinner at home and she had to go back to help.
“Brother, just plow for a while and then stop working. Let’s do it tomorrow.” It couldn’t be finished in one day anyway.
Mao Jianxing responded from a distance: "Okay, I'll finish the two small ones."
Liu Ying also felt sorry for the man, so of course she wouldn't let him finish it in an afternoon.
There are nearly three acres of land.
When the two of them returned home, they almost scared the three adults in the house to death.
"How come you caught so many eels? Did you destroy someone's nest?" Li Yulan was surprised when she saw the eels in the bucket.
As for An's mother, she accepted it well. It's not like she had seen it last year, just less often than this.
"My fields are fertile and there are many eels."
The village chief also smiled and said, "It's really good, very plump, we'll have a treat tonight."
Looking at such pleasing eels, the village chief also took action. He personally cut open the eels, one after another.
He didn't stop until the box he brought was full.
Li Yulan glared at him and said, "You are the only one who knows how to eat." With so many, it would be great to sell them at the market, and make a lot of money.
Seeing the village chief being criticized, An's mother quickly said, "It's just some yellow eel. If you want to eat more, eat more."
When Mao Jianxing came back, it was already dark.
A bunch of buffaloes were tied up in the yard and dinner began.
In the kitchen, there was a fire burning in the fire pit on the ground, and people were warm.
It is not very warm at this time, and the temperature difference between morning and night is quite large.
You can wear short sleeves at noon and cotton clothes in the morning and evening.
Ita Qianqian also took out the cherry wine she brewed last year.
The wine she took out was made from the cherries that Xingzi picked for her, and a small amount of mist water was added to it.
She didn't dare to give out too much for others to drink.
After a few days, she will be able to drink it by herself.
"Dad, this wine is brewed by me. You and big brother must try it tonight." As soon as the wine was opened, the aroma wafted out.
After An Qianqian filled the village chief's cup, she poured another big bowl for Mao Jianxing.
Seeing sister-in-law Liu Ying swallowing her saliva, he asked, "Sister-in-law, do you drink?" Normally, most women in the village can drink one or two taels of liquor, but there are also many who don't drink.
Liu Ying nodded and said, "Drinking." The other things are fine, but this wine is really delicious.
Upon seeing this, An's mother immediately asked Qianqian to get everyone up.
Li Yulan was not polite either and filled a big bowl with it, which was bright red and very pleasing to the eye.
After taking a sip, her eyes lit up: "This wine is good."
It hasn't been on for long, and the smell of alcohol isn't too strong, it's a bit like the champagne of later generations.
But it’s not bad.
"If you like, take some away when you go back. We have a lot at home." Seeing that her in-laws liked it, An's mother smiled. It was a good thing that her daughter was dexterous and was liked by her mother-in-law.
Of course, Li Yulan would not be polite to her own family, "That's great."
After praising Qianqian again, the meal really began.
The table was full of dishes, and everyone’s mouths were full of grease after eating.
Maybe she drank a little too much, Li Yulan said she was sorry to Qianqian and that Mao Jianwen didn't have time to accompany her.
I almost cried.
It took a long time to coax her into calming down. An Qianqian didn't drink. If everyone got drunk, she wouldn't be able to go back.
Fortunately, Mao Jianxing had a good alcohol tolerance. The village chief was drunk. He drank a large jar of wine, which was almost eight kilograms, and five kilograms went into his stomach. It would be strange if he didn't get drunk.
On the way back, Mao Jianxing asked his father to sit on a cow and was almost beaten to death by the village chief.
An Qianqian supported Li Yulan and sent her home safely.
I came back, took a bath, and happily had a good sleep hugging my mother.
Early the next morning, Mao Jianxing went to plow the fields without telling An Qianqian.
Come back and tell me after you finish the work.
He would rather die than eat at home.
When he left, An's mother asked him to take a lot of eels back home for the two of them to eat, and they didn't know when they would finish eating.
After the field was plowed, they started to apply fertilizer, but An Qianqian really couldn't do this.
She had no choice but to stay at home.
But she really doesn't care about the fertilizer in the field. She can just add some mist water into it when the time comes.
The dried meat at home is ready, and she plans to go to town to mail it to Mao Jianwen tomorrow.
Of course the letter has to be replied.
She didn't dare to be too explicit in the letter. She knew a little about what was going on in the army, and it would be bad if the letter was read by others.
The letter was filled with all the recent events at home, and he was also told not to send her money, and to buy herself something good, as being a soldier was hard work and she needed to eat well.
She also told him that she was fine and her family was well and waiting for him to come back.
In the town, after sending the letter, An Qianqian planned to take a good stroll around the streets that were built in the 1980s.
The supply and marketing cooperatives were not spared either.
But this time, she didn't buy anything, she just looked around.
There are quite a few new things in Guomao City, including small leather shoes, bicycles, and radios, etc.
Forget about the TV, she has no plan to buy one. She has no interest in watching the black and white one.
Besides, there are only a few channels that can be received.
As for the radio, she could consider it, but her mother didn't like these things either, and she preferred going out to visit friends and relatives.
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(End of this chapter)
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