Su Xia relaxed for a while, and while all the Chen family members were at work, she and her daughter were taken by Chen's mother to dig wild vegetables together.
Su Xia took the two kilograms of meat, five eggs, and one kilogram of rice she had bought and went to the kitchen.
Wash the pot and heat the oil, add some rock sugar, stir-fry the sugar color, and put the pork belly that has been evenly thickened with water into it.
The sizzling sound and the fiery red soup made Su Xia drool. The original owner was short of oil before, and this was still a shortage in this era. While stewing the braised pork, he cut two potatoes into the soup, and steamed a whole pot of egg cake and a large pot of rice on top.
After half an hour, the whole kitchen was filled with the smell of rice and meat. Even Su Xia, who was used to eating delicacies from later generations, could not stand it.
I couldn't wait to lift the lid of the pot. There were bright white rice grains, golden egg cakes, and meat and potatoes soaked in red soup underneath.
No, I can’t stand it…
Ah, ah…
Su Xia put all the food in the space to keep it warm.
After cleaning the kitchen, I put everything in place, opened the door, and took out a mosquito coil and lit it.
By almost 4:30, the smell was gone, so I went straight back to my room.
Chen Niuniu didn't come back. She put the prepared food on the kang table and took out several large basins from the space and covered them tightly. What a smart brain! The smell was covered perfectly.
Hearing the noise outside, Su Xia found a basket and put in it the remaining pound of pork belly, a pound of salt, half a pound of fruit candy, 5 pounds of food coupons (which were about to expire and saved by the original owner), half a pound of brown sugar, and half a pound of white sugar.
I took the basket and went to the kitchen.
"Mom, please come out for a moment," the voice came before the person arrived.
"What are you shouting for? It's just a small space. You won't come in by yourself, and you're asking me to go out."
Chen's mother was almost mad. None of her three daughters-in-law were worry-free, and they were all chickens that couldn't lay eggs...
Uh, this old lady is upset!
Su Xiaxiao didn't ask, put the basket on the dining table, and sat down to help add fire to maintain her character.
Mother Chen looked at Su Xia's proud face and was about to say something.
He let out a loud "Ah".
"Why are there so many? The county has supplied us with goods, including meat.
This was put in the kitchen cabinet, and the old lady put the rest of the candy in the cabinet in her own room. ”
"Tell me, what's going on? Why are there so many things like this? Have you bought any food?"
"The things in the supply and marketing cooperatives are generally available, but in smaller quantities.
The food supply was limited, 100 kilograms per person, and you had to have a ticket, which you had to buy beforehand. ”
Su Xia was busy while adding fuel to the fire.
After listening to this, Chen's mother thought about it and then understood the trick.
"Is there any food left?"
"This is for you, Mom. The contract is about to expire, so you don't need it anymore."
When Chen's mother took the food coupon and looked at it, she immediately understood.
He took out a cloth bag, opened it, counted out two yuan and handed it to Su Xia.
Su Xia took it and put it in her pocket without even looking at it. She got up and went back to have breakfast.
"Mom, I'm going back first. You should be busy first."
Mother Chen didn't care, mainly because she was used to it. She, the eldest daughter-in-law, could even choke her own mother, so she was not qualified.
He turned around and went back to work.
When Su Xia entered the house, she called out to her daughter in the yard to come in for dinner.
A group of girls were calling "Auntie".
Su Xia took out a handful of candy from her pocket.
"Come here, Daya. These candies are for you. Two for each person. As the eldest sister, you are responsible for dividing them. Can you do it?"
"Aunt, I can definitely do it well," Daya said excitedly.
Then he ran to his sister's door and stood in line, two each.
Several girls from Daya to Wuya were jumping up and down, saying that today was a really good day. They couldn't eat them all year round, but today each of them had two, and they held them in their mouths and were reluctant to swallow them.
Su Xia led Niuniu into the house, and heard Niuniu's crying voice.
"Mom, didn't you leave any for your daughter? Wow... you are such a cruel mother."
She cried while stealing glances at her mother.
Su Xia ignored him and went straight to the kang to eat. Isn’t the braised pork delicious?
Seeing that her own mother ignored her, Miss 께 kicked her feet, climbed onto the kang without support, and began to eat with big mouthfuls. She ate the meat first, and then cried for candy after she was done.
The Chen family sat around the dining table in the kitchen, waiting for dinner.
There was a large pot of stewed potatoes, eggplants, and beans on the table with some meat floating in it. Su's mother cut a pound of meat into thin slices and put it in the pot. There was also a pot of Chinese cabbage and a plate of scrambled eggs. The children were drooling.
The Chen family was amazed at the food.
Before Chen Xiao could ask, the third child, Chen Jianjun, shouted anxiously, "Mom, where did you get this meat? You need meat coupons to buy it."
The second son, Chen Jiandang, looked at my mother expectantly.
Mother Chen looked at the group of people looking at her hopefully, and raised her head: "What are you asking for? You can even shut your mouth when you eat. You might as well not eat. If you keep making a fuss, I'll kick you all out."
When everyone saw this, no one asked any questions and just sat there waiting for dinner to be served. After all, they would have to wait until the New Year to finish the stewed meat. Anyone who had a grudge against meat was a complete fool.
Mother Chen is happy today. Now that the food problem has been solved, she is no longer stingy.
The staple food is wild vegetables from cornmeal. There are few wild vegetables, and the steamed vegetables are so appetizing just by looking at them.
"Dinner is ready, all you can eat," Chen's mother gave each person two slices of meat and one egg in each person's bowl. It was absolutely fair, and everyone could eat whatever was left.
Xia Lai Di turned around and wanted to take the food from Daya’s bowl, but Daya and her sister ran to sit next to grandma.
Xia Lai Di was about to start scolding when she saw it.
"Second brother, you'd better shut up and stop forcing me to scold you while eating," said Chen's mother angrily.
Xia Lai Di immediately stopped eating and ate obediently.
The third daughter-in-law on the side looked at the noisy second sister-in-law and was speechless. Why didn't she learn her lesson?
Chen Xiao, Chen Jiandang, Chen Jianjun and Xiaozi ignored the lawsuit between the women and ate with their faces buried in their bowls.
On the other side, Su Xia and her daughter ate without even raising their heads.
After dinner, Chen's mother asked the second son to help clean up by himself, and did not allow the third son's family to help.
Xia Lai Di wanted to resist, but she didn't have the courage, so she could only deal with it herself.
Liu Chunxia took one look and turned around and took the child back to her room.
I have given up hope on this second sister-in-law. She has to challenge the authority of her mother-in-law. This is only burning her heart.
The rest of the people returned to their rooms.
"Third brother, come here for a moment"
Chen Jianjun didn't ask, he just followed him, entered the house and sat on the kang waiting.
Mother Chen carefully took out the hidden box and asked someone to find all the food coupons inside.
Including what Su Xia gave, it was almost 10 kilograms, which he handed directly to the third brother.
"I'll ask for half a day off for you tomorrow. Take the ticket to the county town to buy food." He gave 5 yuan.
The third child didn't ask any more questions. He took the money and prepared to go back to sleep. After all, he had to get up early tomorrow, otherwise he would miss work in the afternoon.
When the third child returned, Chen's mother kept telling the boss, "The meat and food coupons were given by the eldest child's wife.
The county town has a supply of food, so those who don’t come back can hold out until the autumn harvest. ”
He also opened the kang cabinet to show it to the boss, and took out two White Rabbit cakes, one for each of them.
"Laoban, the eldest son's wife is so big now, I am a little scared, afraid that she will do something bad."
Chen 꿵 held the candy in his mouth and said, "I gave it to you, but you are not happy. Do you think you are asking for something?
Besides, we have separated, so stop interfering."
When Chen's mother heard this, she knew it was the only way, and they both went to bed.
In the second brother's room, Xia Lai Di watched from the window as the third brother returned to his room, turned around and lay on the kang, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Boss, what do you think mom wants to talk to the third child about?"
Chen Jiandang was a little impatient and wanted to sleep after being tired for a while.
"It's none of your business. If Mom has something to do, she'll either go to the third child or to me, and definitely not to you. Just go to sleep without worry."
I wanted to find you, but she took everything to her parents' home.
Xia Lai Di looked at this useless man angrily. Isn't he afraid that his family will suffer a loss?
In the third brother's room, Liu Chunxia watched her husband come in and asked, "Boss, what does mom want to talk to you about?"
"Nothing, I'll go buy food supplies tomorrow morning.
Wife, have you found out who delivered the meat tonight? ”
Chen Jianjun is still thinking about the meat.
When Liu Chunxia heard about buying grain, she was immediately happy. She thought to herself that if she mixed some wild vegetables with it, she would be able to eat it until the autumn harvest and would not starve to death.
"The two girls said that their aunt gave them candy. Maybe their sister-in-law bought it for them."
When Chen Jianjun heard his sister-in-law, he immediately became discouraged. He was still thinking of taking advantage of her, but since he couldn't, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Liu Chunxia felt discouraged. It was not easy to take advantage of her elder sister-in-law.
The Chen family had some greasy food in the evening, and knowing that they would not go without food, especially Chen's mother, whose mouth had blisters from the heat of the past few days, could now sleep peacefully.
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