"The candied haws are here."
Hearing the sound coming from the kitchen, Qin Jingru, who was sitting on the sofa waiting, immediately jumped up from the sofa and wanted to run to the kitchen.
"You silly girl, be careful."
Jia Zhang, who was standing by, immediately stopped her and said dissatisfiedly, "Don't you see how big your belly is? Why are you still not eating? Wait for Dongsheng to bring it out for you before you eat."
She became pregnant in July, and now it is November, which is four months, and Qin Jingru's belly is finally starting to show.
It is precisely because of this that Jia Zhang is more strict. There is no other way. Not only is Qin Jingru superstitious in the family, but Jia Zhang is also an even more superstitious ancestor.
Sour boy, spicy girl! These words came from her mouth, how could she not believe it?
If Qin Jingru likes spicy food, then look at her behavior and you will find that she doesn't care at all.
She is such a person who favors boys over girls. Although she seems to have changed on the surface, it is difficult to change one's nature. Her inherent preference for boys over girls cannot be changed at all.
In fact, people of this generation, both men and women, are very patriarchal and their thinking cannot be changed with just a few words or in a year or two.
In later generations, daughters were raised as princesses, and the idea that sons should be raised in poverty and daughters should be raised in wealth took decades to develop.
"I know, Mom."
After being scolded, Qin Jingru calmed down, sat on the sofa, and waited while looking around.
She didn't have to wait too long. Soon, Qin Huairu came with a large plate, on which were neatly arranged candied haws that had just been dipped in sugar.
Some were made of watermelon, some were made of grapes, some were made of dates, and some were made of pear balls. After Jia Dongsheng got home, he saw the sweet potatoes in the kitchen and made some sweet potato puree with them. Then he rolled them into balls and made some sweet potato candied haws.
Dozens of candied haws were strung together, emitting an alluring luster. However, Qin Jingru did not touch them when she saw this scene. Instead, she was a little puzzled: "Sister, why aren't they icy?"
That’s right, if the candied haws are not ice, can they be eaten?
"You silly girl, how can you make candied haws if you don't freeze them outside?"
Qin Huairu tapped Qin Jingru on the forehead, then smiled and took the plate outside.
The temperature outside is now around minus ten degrees Celsius, especially in the evening, it is even colder than during the day, sometimes as low as minus eleven or twelve degrees Celsius.
When Qin Huairu came back, she saw Qin Jingru pouting her little mouth. It was obvious that this girl wanted to eat it right away.
"Don't worry, by the time we finish dinner, the candied haws will be almost ready."
"Really?" Qin Jingru was like a greedy child, with big, bright eyes.
"I don't know what your brother Dongsheng said, and I haven't done it." Qin Huairu curled her lips.
"That should be correct. What Brother Dongsheng said is correct."
In order to eat the candied haws quickly, Qin Jingru was already a little impatient to eat: "Sister, what is Dongsheng making tonight? When will dinner be served?"
"It will take a while for dinner to be served."
Qin Huairu replied, "You like sour food, don't you? Your brother Dongsheng made you some Shanxi fried pork, he said it was delicious."
"What kind of dish is this fried pork? I've never heard of it."
Not to mention Qin Jingru's curiosity, Jia Zhangshi beside her was also quite curious. They all had an inexplicable anticipation for dinner.
They didn't have to wait too long. More than half an hour later, Jia Dongsheng's voice rang out again: "Dinner is ready."
"Dinner is finally served."
Affecting the candied haws outside, Qin Jingru couldn't wait to eat dinner: "Mom, sister, hurry up, eat, eat."
Seeing her like this, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu were a little helpless, but the pregnant woman was the most vulnerable, because the baby she was carrying might be the second son of the Jia family.
Jia Dongsheng walked out of the kitchen with a plate in each hand and put them on the dining table.
A dish of Shanxi fried pork is one of the rare Shanxi dishes that does not include a staple food.
The reason why Shanxi cuisine is difficult to go beyond Shanxi and why Jin cuisine is difficult to become one of the eight major cuisines newly evaluated by later generations is because Shanxi cuisine has too strong local characteristics.
When eating a meal, you must eat both staple food and dishes that contain staple food. Except for Shanxi, people from other places are not used to eating these dishes.
Shanxi cuisine, in particular, has a strong sour taste, which is also difficult to accept.
However, for Qin Jingru at this time, sour dishes are very suitable.
Jia Dongsheng had already made up his mind. Since Qin Jingru liked sour food, Shanxi cuisine would be the main dish in the house from now on.
Of course, Qin Jingru's taste is a bit strong now, and others may not be able to stand it, so Jia Dongsheng can't just cook one dish, he has to make something else to take everyone into consideration.
"Uncle, it smells so good!"
When Jia Dongsheng put the fried pork and fish-flavored eggplant strips on the table, Xiaodang had already jumped out of the house following the aroma.
And immediately gave Jia Dongsheng a big compliment: "It must be delicious."
"It has to be delicious. You'll have to eat more later, Xiaodang."
Jia Dongsheng picked up Xiaodang and walked towards the kitchen: "I also made some snacks for you, let's go get them together."
That’s right, in addition to cooking, because both the fried pork and the fish-flavored eggplant strips needed to be fried, he also fried some snacks while the oil was hot.
Potato chips and potato sticks.
Sprinkle some of the barbecue ingredients he made on it, and the taste is not much different from the later Bick.
"What is this, Uncle?"
Xiaodang exclaimed in the kitchen: "How can it be so delicious? I love it so much."
Then there was a series of clicking sounds.
You can tell how crispy the potato chips are from the sound they make.
This couldn't help but arouse the curiosity of Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu. What did Dongsheng do again?
However, the doubt did not last long. Soon, Jia Dongsheng and Xiao Dang came out each carrying a large basin.
One basin was filled with potato chips, and the other basin was filled with potato strips. Xiaodang held the basins and sniffed with his little nose, almost burying his little head in the basins.
"Dongsheng, what are you doing? Why are you doing so much?"
Qin Huairu asked curiously.
"Haha, it's boring for Jingru to be at home, so I'll make some snacks for her today. She can just sit there and do nothing else."
"Made it for me?"
Qin Jingru sat up from the table with a happy look on her face, then quickly walked to Jia Dongsheng, reached out and picked up a piece of potato chips from the bowl, and threw it into her mouth curiously.
Snap!
The crisp sound and delicious barbecue flavor immediately conquered her taste buds. She smiled and said, "It's delicious. It tastes so good and so crispy. Brother Dongsheng, thank you."
She was very touched and looked at Jia Dongsheng closely with eyes full of affection, giving Jia Dongsheng the feeling that she was a little hungry and wanted to go back to the bedroom to have a full meal.
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