"Pomelos." Yan Rushan walked up to her holding an oil-paper bag and placed something on the table. "Pomelos are very sweet and juicy. Perfect for winter."
Zhong Yuxiu pulled the oil-paper bag over and took out a pomelo from it; the oil-paper bag was not very big, but it could hold two pomeloes, each weighing over four pounds.
"The soil and water in Province C are great this year, so the trees are really big."
"It's quite big. I heard from them that this year's ones are delicious. In previous years, they were either dry or had only water and were dry and not delicious at all. This year's ones are sweet and juicy. You can try them. If you like them, I'll send you some more." Yan Rushan sat down next to her.
"Okay, go cut it open." He ordered with confidence.
Yan Rushan chuckled lightly, with an indulgent attitude, picked up a pomelo and went to the kitchen; Goudan turned his head to glance at him, then turned back to his work. The noodles had already been put into the pot and would be ready in a while.
Yan Rushan's gaze lingered on the range hood for a moment, then he looked away. He took out a kitchen knife and made four evenly spaced long cuts on the pomelo, peeling it off from the edge of the cut. The pomelo skin came off smoothly. The remaining flesh inside, each piece was uniform in size and bright in color, which made him appetizing just by looking at it.
Yan Rushan peeled the skin, picked out the flesh and put it on a porcelain plate, filling the whole plate, took the chopsticks and walked out of the kitchen.
"Yuxiu, come and try it."
A plate of fruit pulp appeared in front of her. Zhong Yuxiu put down the medical book and Yan Rushan handed her chopsticks. She picked up a little fruit pulp and ate it. The sweetness exploded in her mouth. It was just as Yan Rushan said, juicy and sweet.
"tasty."
A smile flashed in Yan Rushan's eyes. "Even if it tastes good, you can't eat too much. It's cold and it'll hurt your stomach if you eat it cold."
"Oh." I don't care whether it's cold or not. I haven't eaten such delicious pomelo for a long time. I'll try it first.
"Slow down." Yan Rushan sat down sideways. He was happy to see the little girl eating contentedly. "See if you like it. I'll bring some over for you later."
Zhong Yuxiu nodded repeatedly, "Keep the grapefruit peels and take them home every day."
"Can."
It also saves the trouble of peeling the skin.
After finishing a plate of fruit pulp, Haonan and Tian Shangguo also came back from outside. Goudan placed two bowls of noodles in front of Yan Rushan and Zhong Yuxiu, then turned back to the kitchen. After a while, he brought back two more bowls.
Haonan and Tian Shangguo cleaned up, came back with the beef noodles and ate them in a few gulps.
The noodles in Zhong Yuxiu and Yan Rushan's bowls were also empty. They drank a lot of soup, and the seasoning could be vaguely seen at the bottom of the bowl.
"Brother Yan, have you seen the range hood in the kitchen?"
"I see it. It looks very good. There is no more fumes in the kitchen." Yan Rushan was telling the truth. The noise of the power was a little loud, but it did not prevent it from keeping the kitchen clean to a certain extent and keeping people away from grease.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded slightly, then shook her head. "It's not perfect yet. My ideal range hood machine should be quieter, preferably muffled, and have a greater suction capacity. Its sound control system isn't perfect enough to interpret and execute human speech."
Yan Rushan glanced at the kitchen and asked, "Do you want the range hood to be like Goudan?"
"Yes, in fact, it is all operated by chips. Goudan can do it; the range hood can do it too, of course, it's just a chip that can do the job." It's been so long since the little robot was sent over, but there is still no sign of it.
"Take your time." Yuxiu might see results soon if she took action herself, but he couldn't say for others; for many years, the results produced each year were extremely rare, and that was the fact.
That's all we can do.
After a good rest, the group got up and left home, heading to Huazhong University of Science and Technology. When they arrived at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, they first arranged the students in the class, and then went to the conference room to continue grading the test papers.
This correction process takes three days, during which the students will be sent away from school. After the results are out, they will be recorded in a book, which will serve as the basis for the students' grades in the next semester.
After finishing the busy work at the end of the year, Huazhong University of Science and Technology officially went on vacation. Zhong Yuxiu went to the medical school. President Xu was free recently, so she also had some free time.
In the late 1970s, the New Year atmosphere was very strong, unlike later generations, when people were less emotional and the New Year lacked the festive atmosphere.
I remember seeing a post on the Internet in my first life: in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, people greeted each other with smiles and said blessings to each other; after the 1920s, the feeling of the New Year gradually changed, people's feelings turned from warm to cold, and gatherings lost their meaning.
Zhong Yuxiu stayed at home, Haonan went out to buy New Year's goods, and Tian Shangguo attacked Goudan.
Leisurely days are rare, and Yuxiu cherishes them very much.
"Comrade Zhong, I'm back. There are too many people buying New Year's goods these days. The supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores are so crowded with people buying things that I almost couldn't squeeze in." Haonan came back from outside with bags full of things hanging on his body.
"Thank you for your hard work. Please put your things down." He got up from the sofa and walked over to help.
After unloading the things, Zhong Yuxiu helped move the food into the kitchen, and placed the New Year's goods for gifts separately; candies and snacks were placed in the utility room to be used for entertaining guests during the New Year.
"Why did you buy so many snacks?" There was a big bag of melon seeds and fried peanuts, and even more dried fruits, soft candies, hard candies and milk candies. Look, the eight-immortals table in the storage room, which was only used to hold pens, ink and paper, is now full of space.
Haonan said, "During the New Year, we have to entertain guests. You can bring candies as gifts when you go to the Yan family. The more the better. I heard from the supply and marketing cooperative that they are running out of candy. We are not sure if we can make it through today."
Sell until there is nothing left to sell.
"Really?" He rubbed his little hands together and took out two candies and put them in his pocket.
Haonan: “…”
Although he said he was uncertain, his hands were so honest.
"Ahem." Haonan lowered his head, placed one hand to his mouth, and coughed softly, "Comrade Zhong, I'll go get a plate with some candies and snacks and put them outside. You can have them anytime you want."
Zhong Yuxiu's hand froze, and she retracted her hand that was about to touch the melon seeds. She nodded with a stern face, "Okay, thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble." Haonan quickly left the storage room and came back after a moment, holding a wicker platter with some candies, melon seeds, peanuts and dried fruits on it.
"I'll do it." Zhong Yuxiu held out her hand. Haonan looked at the platter in his hand and handed it to her honestly. "Comrade Zhong, remember to drink plenty of water when you eat snacks."
"knew."
Zhong Yuxiu turned around and left with the platter full of snacks. Haonan shook his head and followed her. When they reached the living room, Tian Shangguo came out of the kitchen and noticed the snacks in her hand the first time.
"Comrade Zhong, it's time to eat. Goudan cooked a lot of meat today." Eat less snacks.
Zhong Yuxiu looked down at the snacks and pursed her lips. It was fine when there were no snacks, but when she saw them, she was tempted. It had been so long since she had eaten these things, so it was nice to have some when she was bored! The key was that the peanuts and sunflower seeds of this era were fried with a lot of ingredients, so they tasted especially delicious.
Unlike later generations where everything is fake.
Even the food is fake, let alone other things.
"Comrade Zhong, if you want to eat, just eat less and save room for meat." Faced with Zhong Yuxiu's disappointed expression, Tian Shangguo couldn't say anything to stop her.
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