On Xiaojie's birthday, Yu Xiangnian rode his bicycle to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy groceries.
I bought two full net bags of ribs, beef, shrimp, various vegetables and condiments.
Xiaojie went to the cemetery to see his father in the morning and went to school in the afternoon.
Yu Xiangnian and Cheng Jingmo started to get busy at home.
Yu Xiangnian was responsible for making the cake.
She beat five eggs in a bowl and started stirring them, adding some flour, sugar, baking soda and other things while stirring, and continued stirring until it became a very thin batter.
There are no ovens, rice cookers and other things now.
Yu Xiangnian could only cover the basin with a clean plastic bag and tie the opening tightly to prevent water vapor from getting in.
Finally put it into the pot and steam it.
Cheng Jingmo watched her series of actions and didn't dare to ask more questions, for fear of exposing his country bumpkin nature.
He automatically understood that this was steamed cake with eggs added.
Cheng Jingmo was responsible for washing and cutting vegetables, and Yu Xiangnian told him that the beef must be sliced into thin slices.
Yu Xiangnian said that if he wanted to make hot pot, he should first cook the pork ribs, use the pork rib soup as the base of the pot, and then put various vegetables in to cook.
His understanding is to cook a pot of mixed vegetables.
The cake was steamed and Cheng Jingmo's task was completed.
Seeing that it was almost time, Yu Xiangnian asked Cheng Jingmo to hide the cake first and take it out after dark.
She started making dipping sauce for hot pot.
Put minced garlic, minced ginger, chili powder, green onion, coriander, sesame seeds, and the soybean paste you asked Liu Zhen for in a bowl, then pour hot oil on it and stir. Finally, add a little salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, and it's done.
She had never made cakes or dips before, but she had seen them while watching videos.
I don’t know if it’s edible, but let it be!
When Xiaojie came home from school, he saw a table full of dishes, but they were all raw.
He looked at Cheng Jingmo in confusion, and Cheng Jingmo gave him a look that said, "Don't ask, I don't understand either."
Yu Xiangnian said, "Okay, the little birthday boy is back, let's have dinner!"
Cheng Jingmo put the pork rib soup that had been cooked in advance in a pot on the honeycomb coal stove, and the three of them sat beside the stove.
Yu Xiangnian gave them both a dipping sauce and said, "The soup is already boiling. Put these vegetables in and cook them. After they are cooked, dip them in the dipping sauce and eat them."
Yu Xiangnian gave a demonstration.
She picked up a piece of beef and put it into the pot and cooked it for dozens of seconds, then dipped it in water and said, "That's it."
It was mid-September, and although the temperature had dropped a little, it was still over 20 degrees Celsius, and the three of them were sweating profusely while eating.
Although it was his first time making it, Yu Xiangnian thought it tasted very good.
Cheng Jingmo thought the same thing, and thought to himself, Yu Xiangnian’s cooking was not very good, but his hot pot tasted pretty good.
Xiaojie also thought it was delicious and novel.
In the past, on his birthday, his father would cook him a bowl of egg noodles.
It was his first time eating hot pot.
This aunt is not very good at cooking, but I didn’t expect she could make hot pot.
"Auntie, who did you learn to make hot pot from?"
"Someone learned this from me!"
"Who is Moudi Lao?"
"It's not a person, it's a place!" Yu Xiangnian thought for a moment and said, "It's a place where no matter how long time stops, there's always a waiter pouring sour plum soup!"
Cheng Jingmo was completely confused.
Xiaojie asked, "Is the sour plum soup delicious?"
"It's not as delicious as the bayberry soup I made!"
Xiao Jie wanted to ask more, but Yu Xiangnian said, "Some Di Lao also offers a tossed noodle service. Today is your birthday, so I'll give you one."
Xiaojie's eyes are full of anticipation!
Cheng Jingmo had a bad feeling in his heart.
Someone who doesn't even know how much to make noodles, wants to throw noodles away?!
really!
I saw her holding the noodles in her hands and shaking them, and then they broke!
"Tsk!" Yu Xiangnian looked at the noodles in his hand with dissatisfaction, then put them back into the pot and told Cheng Jingmo, "Eat this noodle."
She picked up another one, and this time she didn't dare shake it again after shaking it twice. She turned it around, and when she came back, the noodles had broken.
No one saw when the noodles broke.
Yu Xiangnian said somewhat awkwardly, "I'll eat this noodle."
She picked up the third noodle hesitantly.
She only prepared three noodles. If one breaks again, she will lose face.
Cheng Jingmo said, "Let me do it."
Yu Xiangnian felt relieved and quickly handed the noodles to him.
Cheng Jingmo pinched the two ends of the noodles and shook his hands, and the noodles became longer and thinner.
"It's almost done. Put it in the pot and cook." Yu Xiangnian said to Xiaojie, "You eat this noodle."
night.
Yu Xiangnian put a cone-shaped hat made of newspaper on Xiaojie and put a candle on the cake.
The main reason was that there were no cake candles, and the candles at home were thicker than my fingers, so I just lit one for the sake of my token.
After completing a series of routine procedures such as singing birthday songs, making wishes, blowing out candles and eating cake.
Yu Xiangnian cleared his throat and said, "Happy birthday, Xiaojie!"
Xiao Jie understood the hint and said to Cheng Jingmo, "Uncle, I'm eight years old. From tonight on, I can't sleep with you anymore. Dong Jiannan has already stopped sleeping with his parents!"
Xiaojie's words caught Cheng Jingmo off guard. He was not prepared at all.
Cheng Jingmo could only negotiate with him, "From tomorrow on, you will sleep alone."
"No!" Xiaojie said, "The teacher said that after the age of five, you can no longer sleep with adults. I'm already eight!"
Cheng Jingmo: "Well, you sleep alone first, and when you fall asleep, I'll go in and sleep."
Xiaojie still shook his head, "You can sleep with my aunt."
Yu Xiangnian secretly gave Xiaojie a thumbs up in his heart.
This kid can speak without being taught how to speak. He is much better than Cheng Jingmo!
Cheng Jingmo thought of what Yu Xiangnian said on the day of their wedding and looked at her guiltily.
Yu Xiangnian frowned, his face twisted, and he looked very embarrassed.
Xiao Jie asked again: "Why do Daya and Dong Jiannan's parents sleep in the same bed, but you and your aunt don't sleep together?"
Cheng Jingmo: “…”
Yu Xiangnian sighed and pursed his lips. "Today is Xiaojie's birthday. It only comes once a year. Just go along with him and don't make him unhappy. Besides, at his age, he should sleep in a separate bed."
Xiao Jie looked at Yu Xiangnian's reluctant expression and remembered what Yu Xiangnian had told him: The more beautiful a woman is, the less you can trust her words!
Xiaojie fell into deep thought.
His aunt is the most beautiful woman in the family compound, so can she be believed when she said, "The more beautiful a woman is, the less you can trust her words"?
If he drives his uncle into his aunt's bed, will it harm his uncle?
Seeing Xiao Jie lowering his eyes and not saying anything, Cheng Jingmo thought that Xiao Jie really didn't want to sleep with him.
He could only force himself, "Okay, you sleep alone from tonight."
"Wuhu!" Yu Xiangnian cheered in his heart, but his face looked even more reluctant than Cheng Jingmo's.
It’s not that she has any beastly thoughts about Cheng Jingmo, but his injuries will require him to rest for at least a month before he can exercise.
Rather, the ambiguous window paper between the two of them has been torn open!
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