Chapter 51 Please drink less of the love potion your sister-in-law has given you!
In the whole family, only Sang Feiwan took this matter to heart, while Old Madam Ma and the others just thought she was just talking sweetly to please others.
The dinner in the evening was particularly sumptuous.
Old Mrs. Ma cooked the meal herself, bought a bunch of New Year's goods, and also made a pork stew with vermicelli.
Stewed another fish.
The family enjoyed the two meat dishes very much, especially Xiao Laoer. He took the porcelain pot full of rice and vegetables and scooped most of it into his mouth in no time.
"Eat slowly, don't act like you're snatching it from someone else." Old Madam Ma couldn't stand it any more, and glanced at Xiao Beiming who was busy picking fish bones for him, "Big Boss, you should eat quickly too. You haven't even taken a bite of your rice yet, and the rest of the pot will be eaten up by the second brother."
"I'll just pick out the fish bones for your wife."
If Xiao Beiming hadn't spoiled her, Sang Feiwan would still be willing to pick out the bones from the fish herself.
It's just that she is very slow in picking out the bones. After all, she is a young lady in real life. Let alone picking out fish bones, she rarely even sees fish that need to have their bones picked out.
We usually eat sea fish, which the chef has removed the bones from.
When she and Xiao Beiming were in the army, the fish they ate were all sea fish, which basically had no bones.
Pingping also wanted to help pick, but Mrs. Ma didn't let her. She let Pingping eat a few more bites by herself.
"Daughter-in-law, don't you like pork stewed with vermicelli? Why do you only eat a few pieces of vermicelli and not even a piece of meat?"
"Come on, eat more meat. Eat more meat to nourish your body. The boss came back and asked me what to eat to nourish you. You are really too thin."
"When it comes to nourishing the body, nothing is better than eating meat. In the past, when I was tired and had no energy, I would just eat two kilograms of braised pork, and I would feel energetic immediately."
After Mrs. Ma said this, Xiao Beiming quickly picked up some pork for Sang Feiwan.
But the pieces of pork are too big, about the size of an egg.
Moreover, there are both fat and thin foods, but she doesn't eat fatty meat.
After Xiao Beiming put some food in her bowl and saw that she didn't eat it, he asked her, "Are you picky again? You don't like pork either?"
"I don't eat fatty meat..." said Sang Feiwan.
"Give me the fat one, and you eat the thin one."
Sang Feiwan hesitated for a long time before biting off the lean meat and eating it, and gave the fat to Xiao Beiming.
She felt a little reluctant to give Xiao Beiming something that was stained with her saliva.
But Xiao Beiming didn't care at all. He had eaten a lot of Sang Feiwan's leftovers in the army. She was picky about food and didn't like the canteen food she brought. She only ate two bites and the rest was eaten by him.
No one else in the Xiao family at the dinner table thought anything of it.
They grew up in the countryside and lived in an era of food shortage. Not to mention eating anything that had touched human saliva, they even had to compete with dogs for food when they were hungry.
"This fat meat is good stuff. When I buy meat, I'm afraid that the butcher will give me lean meat. I stare at the extra fat meat he cuts for me. Why don't you like it, my daughter-in-law?" Old Mrs. Ma didn't understand Sang Feiwan's picky eating.
What she considered a good thing was despised by Sang Feiwan.
"But there's fat in the meat dumplings during Chinese New Year. What should we do?"
"I'll eat the meat dumplings."
"That's fine."
She picked out a piece of fish for Sang Feiwan and said, "I thought you liked fish, so I stewed fish for you every meal at home. But after I picked out the fish bones, it's cold in your mouth. It's painful to eat it cold in this weather."
"How about I make some fish cakes and fish balls? Do you like fish cakes and fish balls?"
Sang Feiwan ate while vaguely replying, "I love it, I love it. Thank you, Grandma. You are a good cook, I love everything you make."
Xiao Lao Er said dissatisfiedly, "Mom, please drink less of the magic potion that sister-in-law has poured into you!"
"You've been spoiled to such a state. My third brother and I have been begging you for so many years, but you never promised to make fish balls and fish cakes for us."
In the past, if they wanted to eat fish balls or fish cakes, they would just be hit by old lady Ma with a rolling pin.
Ask them if they want to eat rolling pin.
"Stop being jealous and complaining. How can that time be compared to now? How could I have the free time?" Old Mrs. Ma retorted with a cold face.
At that time, they were all young and relied on her alone for everything at home and outside.
She works herself to death every day. To be honest, after a day's work, how could she have the time and energy to make fish balls and fish cakes for them?
In the past, Mrs. Ma just wanted to stay alive and had no mood to think about making delicious food.
But her cooking skills are not bad. Her ancestor was a chef who was sent to the palace from Guangcheng.
Later, as times changed, her family opened a restaurant, but it went bankrupt because her father cooked exquisite dishes and used particular ingredients, and the dishes sold in a day could not cover the cost.
But she never lost this skill, as she learned it from her father.
In order to make fish balls and fish cakes, Mrs. Ma got up at five in the morning the next day and started working.
Let Xiao Laoer go to the fish pond to break the ice and catch the fish.
Then slaughter the fish, remove the scales and skin one by one, cut them into pieces, beat them into fish paste with a wooden stick, and remove the bones by hand.
This step took five or six hours to finish five ten-pound fish.
Then start seasoning it with ginger, shallots, tapioca starch, salt, and some secret spices.
When I started to cook the fish balls in warm water, the fragrance filled the whole yard.
Sang Feiwan was greedy and quickly ran to the pot to take a look.
"Mother-in-law, this is so delicious."
"Wait a moment. Even though it's out of the pot now, it's still a semi-finished product and not cooked yet. I'll cook fish ball noodles for you in the evening."
It was cold, so fish balls and fish cakes could be preserved. Plus, it was Chinese New Year, so Mrs. Ma thought that since they were going to eat them, she should make more so that the children could enjoy their meals.
So I made half fish balls and half fish cakes, and ended up filling two large bowls.
When Sang Feiwan heard Mrs. Ma say that she couldn't eat yet, she waited obediently by the side.
As a result, Xiao Laoer, who was making the fire, saw the fish cakes coming out of the pan and took a bite.
Sang Feiwan was so greedy when he saw it.
Mrs. Ma cut a piece for her first, "Be careful of the heat."
Sang Feiwan took a bite and her face was full of happiness, like a cat that had found some dried fish.
The fish cakes are so delicious that they leave a lingering aftertaste.
The fish ball noodles in the evening amazed Sang Feiwan even more.
The fish balls are chewy, tender and juicy, the freshly made hand-rolled noodles are chewy and smooth, and paired with fresh bok choy and the soup base made from fish bones and heads, it is really delicious.
It was so delicious that she ate two bowls and burped because she was so full. She praised it to Old Mrs. Ma.
"Mother-in-law, your cooking skills are amazing! This fish ball noodle is even better than the ones I had at big restaurants. It's the best fish ball noodles I've ever had."
Mrs. Ma suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "That's right! Why didn't I think of that? I can sell fish ball noodles!"
"We have a fish pond at home, so we don't have to buy fish from anyone!"
"Yes! I'm going to town to sell fish ball noodles tomorrow. I happened to have a lot of fish balls and fish cakes made today, so I can take some out and try selling them on the street."
Although it hasn't been sold yet, Mrs. Ma feels very confident and happy.
After all, there is no one selling fish balls and fish cakes in their town.
Hu Xiaolan and Jiang Laosan made an appointment on the 29th day of the lunar year.
In the days before the New Year, every household is busy preparing food, so not many people come to the temple.
The temple on the mountain is dedicated to the land god.
Sang Feiwan, Xiao Beiming and Xiao Laoer arrived earlier.
Early in the morning, Sang Feiwan found a small hillock that was a little higher, as the best place to watch the show.
"Brother, can you do it? And why do we need to bring a camera to take pictures in such a cold weather?"
Xiao Laoer asked in confusion.
Sang Feiwan asked Xiao Laoer to borrow this camera.
It is very convenient to keep evidence in modern times, with mobile phone video and audio recording, as well as surveillance cameras.
But she didn't have these, so she asked Xiao Laoer to borrow a camera to use.
Sang Feiwan had never used the large camera before, so she held it out to learn how to use it. Xiao Beiming, worried her hands would get cold, put on her gloves for her.
He took the camera and operated it.
Fortunately, it is simple, Sang Feiwan said. Xiao Beiming did as he was told and quickly took a photo of Sang Feiwan.
"They are here." Xiao Beiming took a photo of Sang Feiwan, and through the lens, he saw Hu Xiaolan and Jiang Laosan coming.
Sang Feiwan told him, "Then hurry up and shoot."
Then he pulled Xiao Lao Er and said, "Come and stand behind this tree. Look to the right in front of you."
"The singers are already in place, we can watch the show now."
Xiao Lao Er was confused when he heard Sang Feiwan's words, but he did as he was told.
He stood behind the tree and followed Sang Feiwan's gaze. He saw Hu Xiaolan and Jiang Laosan walking over, and then a fierce quarrel broke out.
"Do you love me or not? Are you just going to watch me marry someone else?"
Jiang Laosan said, "I said, give me some time, don't force me!"
"I forced you?! Why don't you just say you're a coward?! You've been with me for so long, and I've given you so much time, and you don't even have the courage to confess to your parents about what's going on between us."
"You always ask me to give you time, give you time, but how much time is enough for me to give you? You can't even give me a definite promise!"
"Have you ever thought about me? Have you ever thought about how scared I am? I'm a woman, and I've given you everything! I'm waiting for you without any status, and you won't even take me to meet your parents!"
Having said this, Hu Xiaolan burst into tears.
They have argued about this topic many times, and for many years. After all, they have been in love since high school for five or six years.
But every time Jiang Laosan just comforted her, the problem was never solved.
Jiang Laosan hugged her and said, "Don't be like this. Please understand me. I don't have any say in the family now. And I don't know what you did to make my sister dislike you. My sister told my parents that she doesn't agree with me being with you."
"How else can I understand you?! When will you have a say? How long do I have to wait? If you never have a say in your life, and your parents listen to your sister, then won't we ever be together?!"
"Also, when did I ever offend your sister? Are you trying to trick me?"
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