"Did Dad buy these?" Qiao Mo picked up a candied tangerine and started peeling it.
"Well, although this thing is sweet, it is difficult to peel. Just cut it with a knife." The old lady gestured for her to cut it with a fruit knife.
"No, I'm strong, so peeling this is a piece of cake." Qiao Mo peeled the rock sugar tangerine in two or three steps, broke it open, and fed a slice to the old lady. He broke two more slices and gave them to Xiaojun and Xiaoliang respectively, and then broke off a slice and put it in his mouth. "So sweet, very delicious."
"Your father bought a lot of meat. Ask your grandmother to pack a bag for you later." The old man said with a smile. Qiao Mo was pregnant with the Kang family's child. Not to mention that she just wanted to eat some candied oranges, even if she wanted to eat dragon meat, they would have to find a way to get it for her.
"No, I still have a lot of oranges and grapefruits." Qiao Mo shook her head. This year, the fruit trees on Yongxing Street had produced a lot more fruits than in previous years. She harvested some of each kind, and with the products from the space, she had no shortage of fruits to eat.
"It's okay. The fruit trees in the yard are also bearing fruit this year. Although each tree doesn't bear much, there are so many trees in the yard, so there are still quite a few oranges and grapefruits." The old lady said as she played cards. Because her family planted many fruit trees, she ate more fruit this year than she had in the past ten years. "It's a pity that the cherries can't be kept, otherwise..."
"Don't feel bad, grandma. We'll be able to eat in a few months." Qiao Mo said with a smile.
"That's right, it's okay to eat the fruit that suits the season. There's nothing to regret." The old lady nodded, but the cherry was so delicious that she immediately thought about what to do.
"When technology becomes more advanced, maybe we can eat all kinds of fruits all year round." Qiao Mo thought that once a constant temperature room was built, he would be able to eat fruits freely.
"If you want to preserve medicine, it's better to eat less." Wang Meilan first thought about the preservation of medicine. But all medicines are toxic. Eating too much of things preserved for medicine is not good for the body.
"It should be possible to preserve it by controlling the temperature..."
"No matter what, apart from these long-lasting fruits, other fruits are best eaten in season." The old lady thought that things that have been stored for a long time are definitely not as good as fresh ones, especially those fruits that are not easy to store.
"Grandma said so." Qiao Mo nodded. She thought that in addition to being stored in a constant temperature room, the fruits should also have been treated with preservatives and other drugs, which might have toxic side effects. Therefore, it is better to eat less fruits that have been stored for too long.
Qiao Mo chatted with them casually, and then peeled a candied tangerine to share with the old lady and Xiaojun and Xiaoliang.
"Grandma, the food is ready, let's set it up." Kang Mingyuan brought the hot pot into the restaurant and informed everyone that it was time to eat.
"Hey, let's close the shop after this round." After the old lady finished playing the cards in her hand, she called Kang Weimin to clean up the table, and she asked the old man to go to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Qiao Mo also took the two little ones to the bathroom, fetched a basin of water and washed his hands with them.
Kang Mingyuan and his friends brought the food. Although there were only two elderly people and a few people in the house, because they had a good harvest in the mountains that day, the New Year's Eve dinner was still very sumptuous: mutton hot pot, braised fish, pork with preserved vegetables, pheasant stewed with mushrooms, boiled dried bean curd strips, and stir-fried roe deer meat with red peppers. These dishes symbolize good luck in the coming year.
Before the meal, the old man was so happy that he gave a New Year's speech. He summarized the achievements made by the Kang family in the past year: at the beginning of the year, several of his sons and grandsons went to the battlefield, and he was glad that they all came back safely. Although a few of them suffered minor injuries, they did not let him and the old lady see off the young ones. Moreover, each of them performed well and made great military achievements, and did not bring disgrace to the Kang family.
He also looked into the future. With the development of society, the country will become stronger and stronger, and their families will get better and better. He encouraged those who have worked to work hard and those who are in school to study hard, and strive to achieve greater results in the coming year.
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