Chapter 115: She said she would listen to her parents
Lu Zhenping rode his bicycle towards home with Lu Mingkai. The little guy's face was wrinkled all the way. When they were about to get home, he hurriedly pulled the man riding the bicycle in front of him.
"Dad, are you going to tell Mom?"
"Go ahead, there's nothing to hide. If you don't tell it now, we'll be in trouble if your mom finds out."
Hearing his father say this, Lu Mingkai's face became even uglier.
In the early winter, it gets dark very quickly in the afternoon. Shen Meng yawned, lifted the lid of the pot and took a look. The meat was already very mushy. She put out the fire in the stove.
On the coal stove, steamed buns made of two-grain flour were still being steamed, and sweet potato tea was being boiled under the steamer.
That was all she had to make for dinner. She didn't have the time to make the sauce for the medley, so she got all of it from the kitchen. She took out a few mutton intestines and pig intestines from the pot, cut them into sections, and added a little pig cheeks. After cutting and seasoning, she put them in three bowls. Although the amount was not much, it was definitely enough for giving away.
When Lu Zhenping dragged the drooling Lu Mingkai into the yard, he suddenly remembered that Shen Meng had asked him to bring back some cypress branches when he went to the county town in the morning. He was busy dealing with the Shen family's affairs, and had completely forgotten about the cypress branches.
"What are you doing standing there? It's just right that you're back. Help me deliver the dishes in this basket. Give one bowl to Jinghao, one bowl to Changhong's family, and one bowl to Uncle Guai and Aunt Juying. This is my salted offal, which I just prepared. When you come back, Mingyang and the others will be home soon, so it's just right for dinner."
"Okay!"
Lu Zhenping breathed a sigh of relief as he left with the basket. It seemed that Shen Meng had also forgotten about the cypress branches.
"Bring some cypress branches when you come back to save the bacon. You look like you forgot. It's only been a few days and my words are no longer effective. I said it in the morning and forgot it in the afternoon. What can I expect from you in the future!"
Lu Zhenping: "......."
I really didn't mean it. Your words definitely work!!!
After Lu Zhenping left, Lu Mingkai walked to Shen Meng and swallowed his saliva.
"Mom, what delicious food do we have?"
Shen Meng held the child in her arms and smacked his face.
"Mom's offal, does it smell good? Do you want to eat it?"
"It smells good, I want to eat it!"
"Baby, sit down, mom will pick up a piece of meat for you, you taste it and see if it tastes good."
"Yeah, yeah!"
The little guy slid down from his mother's arms crookedly, walked quickly to the stool next to the low table in the kitchen and sat down, with his hands on his knees, waiting to be fed obediently.
Shen Meng was amused by him.
A piece of pork cheek meat with fat and lean meat was taken out of the pot and placed in a small bowl, and a little brine was poured on it.
"Xiao Kai, try this brine. If you think it's too salty, tell me and I'll give you a steamed bun."
"Okay."
Ming Kai quickly and clumsily picked up the meat and took a bite. It was indeed full of fragrance. The little guy's eyes narrowed with satisfaction. After a while, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and Mingyang, Mingliang and Mingfang ran in. As soon as they entered the kitchen, they saw Ming Kai stuffing meat into his mouth, and their hearts immediately began to sour.
"Mom, I want to eat it too. I want to eat the same meat that my brother eats."
"I want it too, I want it too. I want to eat meat, too."
"What did mom cook? It smells so good. I can smell it from far away. When I just came back, I saw two people squatting at the intersection eating. I'm afraid they want to smell the meat from our house to make them eat!"
The children had all returned home. Shen Meng opened the pot directly, found a sand basin, and scooped out all the brines in it. They were all worthless things, and it would be a pity to throw them away, so mom found some spices to make brined vegetables. Mom will let you try some first, and then mix it with the sauce, and then we'll have dinner.
"Okay!"
Three children were waiting in front of the stove, each holding a bowl. Shen Meng had no choice but to find a pair of chopsticks and pick up a piece of meat for each of the family members. She also added some brine. She was afraid that the children could not eat too salty food, so she did not put too much salt. She
mixed the lamb and pork intestines into a non-spicy dish, and mixed the pig ears and pig heads into a spicier dish. There was also a plate of stir-fried Chinese cabbage in the coal stove to relieve the greasiness.
She picked up the steamed buns in the basket and began to prepare for dinner.
When Lu Zhenping came back carrying a bunch of cypress branches, Shen Meng's mother and others had already started to prepare for dinner. He made a "tsk" sound, put down the cypress branches in his hand, and went into the house with the basket.
"Take a taste. You've been working hard on my trip to my mother's house today. I've got a bottle of wine for you. It's just right for you to drink to relax at night."
When Lu Mingkai heard her say this, his big eyes immediately looked at his father. The latter was very calm and handed the basket to Shen Meng.
"There are eleven eggs and a handful of Golden Monkey candies here. Changhong's mother gave five, and Uncle Guai and the others gave six. The candies were given by Jinghao. I was too lazy to refuse, so I took them." "
It's okay. We should visit each other often. By the way, when you went to my mother's house, how is the house being built? And what about Xiaobin's wife-in-law? How is it going?"
Lu Zhenping glanced at her, drank a glass of white wine, took a bite of food, and then spoke.
"The house is basically finished. The weather was good two days ago, and it's almost sunny. Dad, Mom, Big Brother and Second Brother have all moved into the house, but Xiaobin's house is not built yet."
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"Huh? What do you mean? How can you build a house halfway? Xiaobin's house is the biggest in the family. He has already asked for marriage, so why not build the house? He might get married next year!"
Lu Zhenping took a steamed bun and took a big bite.
He didn't say anything. Lu Mingkai, who had been eating hard, muttered softly,
"It can't be married. Dad has ruined my uncle's marriage."
Shen Meng looked at Lu Zhenping with a frown, his eyes full of question marks.
"You can't marry this girl. Xiao Kai and I went there at the right time today. Xiao Bin and the girl are getting engaged. The girl's parents want Xiao Bin to split up the family and build a separate house. When they get married, the money they earn will be theirs, and they can't pay back the money for building the house. In addition to these, they need a betrothal gift of 166 yuan, a bicycle, a Shanghai watch, and all the furniture must be prepared in advance. That's not all. Each of the 20 or so relatives who went to the Shen family today has to give 50 cents for travel expenses, and each of the girl's nephews and nieces must be given a pair of Jiefang shoes when they get married."
Shen Meng: "......"
"Do you think this is the end? There is more. We have to ask Xiaobin's sister and brother-in-law, that is, the two of us, to arrange a job for the girl's brother, and let the girl's brother follow me to the army to serve. After all this, we can get married."
Shen Meng: "......Didn't you say that the girl is quite nice?"
"Well, a very well-behaved girl. I asked her what she thought, and she said that she was a girl who couldn't make up her mind, so she listened to her parents."
Shen Meng: "......."
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