Chapter 410 The man who went up the mountain to collect firewood has not returned
Xu Zijin smiled, that was exactly what she meant.
She came across a beef stall in the city yesterday and bought all the beef.
After Lu Hanzhou and his men left, she went to the Military Service Center.
I was lucky enough to get a big piece of pork belly.
"Jiaojiao, are you here to buy meat?"
Coincidentally, when she came out of the service center, she met Zhao Hongying again.
Xu Zijin was also very happy to see her: "Godmother, are you here to buy meat too?"
Zhao Hongying nodded: "I'll buy some bones and make some soup for Yuanyuan. Didn't you say that pregnant women should drink more bone soup?"
Xu Zijin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, godmother, Yuanyuan is so lucky to have such a good mother-in-law like you."
Zhao Hongying said modestly: "No, no, Jiaojiao, are you spending the New Year in the army this year?"
Xu Zijin shook his head: "I was just about to tell you that Hanzhou's leave to visit his parents has been approved, and we are going to go back to his hometown."
Zhao Hongying knew that Lu Hanzhou had not returned to his hometown since the Second Regiment was sent to the front line for pre-war training in 1977 or 1978.
She nodded: "It's time to go back to see my parents. How long will the vacation be?"
Xu Zijin immediately said, "One month. We will be back after celebrating the Lantern Festival."
"Godmother, I made some meatballs and rice crackers for the New Year. I'll bring them to your place tonight."
When Zhao Hongying heard this, she waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, we have them at home, you can take them back."
You can’t miss something to bring back.
There are countless kinds of meatballs in the large freezer in Xu Zijin's space.
There are even more chicken, duck, fish, meat, etc.
The hypermarket she went to before her rebirth was an international hypermarket.
The food there is famous for its freshness, hygiene and good quality.
Of course, the price is also famous.
She was not short of money at that time, so of course she would buy the best.
She happened to buy beef and fish yesterday, and pork today, so she could symbolically make some meatballs.
Because Xu Zijin wanted to bring some back to the Lu family.
Seeing Zhao Hongying's refusal, Xu Zijin deliberately pursed his lips and said, "Godmother, you can't refuse. This is my intention."
"A daughter has to go back to her parents' home to give New Year gifts. This is the rule. If you don't accept it, it means you don't want to acknowledge me as your daughter!"
Zhao Hongying: “…”
——I really feel sorry for it, kid!
"Okay, okay, just give it to me, you silly boy!"
"I have some dried cuttlefish and squid. You can take them and send them home to your parents for the New Year."
Xu Zijin knew that Zhao Hongying was returning a favor.
The man was really nice to her, so she agreed to pick it up in the evening.
After returning home, Xu Zijin started to get busy.
The meatballs in the space are fresh, but they are cold and need to be reheated.
She got lotus root and pork meatballs, shredded radish and beef meatballs, and fish balls.
Lotus root pork meatballs and shredded radish beef meatballs need to be put back into the pot to become more fragrant.
Just soak the fish balls in 90-degree hot water for a while.
At around ten o'clock, the morels were soaked.
Xu Zijin took out two broiler chickens from the space, chopped them up, blanched them in water, and threw them into an aluminum pot with the washed morels and placed it on the coal stove.
At eleven o'clock, she started frying meatballs...
"Zijin, what are you doing? It smells so good."
"My mother sent me some shredded mustard tuber. I'll give you a jar. Keep it for later."
Chen Xiumei's mother is a genuine Sichuanese, and her homemade shredded mustard tuber is the perfect dish to go with rice.
Xu Zijin really likes the shredded pickled mustard tuber made by Chen’s mother. It is oil-free and tastes great when stir-fried with pork belly.
In later generations, it is difficult to taste this authentic farm-style cooking.
"I'm frying meatballs. You can take some over so I don't have to deliver them."
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Chen Xiumei heard this and said, "No, no, no, you can't take this. I've taken too much from you."
Xu Zijin smiled: "You, if you keep arguing with me about this, then I can't leave my child to you in the future."
Chen Xiumei opened her mouth and said, "Well... you didn't take advantage of me. How much did you give me? Have you ever counted it?"
"Don't even mention food, clothes, daily necessities and toys for the children. Which of them did you fail to provide?"
"Also, you are responsible for all the fertilizers in my hometown."
She gave a lot.
But my two sisters-in-law gave a lot.
Xu Zijin decided not to say anything more: "Sister-in-law, let's not say anything more."
"I will be going back to Lu Hanzhou's hometown to celebrate the New Year in a few days. This is my New Year gift to the children."
Another New Year gift!
Chen Xiumei was speechless.
"Your New Year gift is too expensive. I don't even know what to say."
In an age of scarcity, meat is a good thing.
"Okay, okay, I'll take it if you give it to me, okay?"
"Stand aside. The oil pan is too hot. I'll fry it while you light the fire."
Chen Xiumei was very efficient, so Xu Zijin didn't hesitate to give way and then mentioned his request for a return.
"It's good as long as it's fried until fragrant. It's already been fried for the first time."
"Okay, I understand."
With help, work can be done faster.
I fried four pots of beef meatballs and four pots of pork meatballs, each weighing about seven or eight pounds.
Xu Zijin asked Chen Xiumei to take the fish balls home and cook them herself. He told her the cooking method, and then Xu Zijin started cooking.
There were so many people, so she didn't plan to cook.
Dice the pork belly, fry it in a pan until it releases oil, and throw in the diced potatoes.
Add cooking wine and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken essence until the house is filled with fragrance. Then add the soaked rice.
Add appropriate amount of water and cover the pot.
When cooking stewed rice, the fire should not be too high. After the water in the pot boils, Xu Zijin immediately takes out the firewood from the stove, leaving only the charcoal fire.
She thought Lu Hanzhou would be back around half past twelve.
But it's already half past one and there's still no sign of him.
"Zijin, Captain Lu hasn't come back yet?"
Qi Hong came over with two pairs of insoles.
Looking at the insole, Xu Zijin opened his mouth and said, "Sister-in-law, you are moving too fast, aren't you?"
Qi Hong chuckled: "It's winter and there's nothing to do. How long will it take to make a few pairs of insoles?"
"Here, this is cotton. It will be more comfortable if you use it as a cushion."
"Captain Lu's hometown is a little colder than here."
Xu Zijin was not polite either. Qi Hong's craftsmanship was very good, and the insoles she embroidered were both comfortable and durable.
"Then I won't be polite?"
Qi Hong glared at her: "Why are you being so polite to me? We are sisters and our men are from the same unit."
"If you want to be polite to me, then next time I won't accept anything you give me."
As the two were chatting and laughing, the large group of people who were chopping wood came back.
"sister in law."
Gu Rushong was walking in the front, pushing a cart. Today, there were four carts, and he was ready to cut more at one time.
All the kindling matches on the cart were chopped neatly, each one foot and five inches long, and stacked in bundles on the cart.
Qi Hong said happily: "They are back, you go ahead and do your work, I'll go take a rest."
"Hey, okay."
Soon, three carts arrived at the door, with only six soldiers.
Xu Zijin was curious: "Xiao Gu, where is your battalion commander?"
Gu Rushong smiled mysteriously: "Sister-in-law, the battalion commander is slaughtering pigs by the river."
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