After eating the dumplings, Niu Niu felt better in her mouth.
But she didn't want to pay attention to Su Xia now, "Huh...
My mother is so mean. She knew the food was bad but she didn’t tell her and just watched her make trouble. ”
Eating the delicious dumplings made me feel much better. Even Su Xia had a big explosion and ate 25 dumplings. I couldn't eat anymore, so I put down my chopsticks.
Woohoo...
Su Xia touched her stomach worriedly, and she only thought of herself turning into a giant with big arms, a big belly, and elephant legs. She wished she could go back to ten minutes ago and eat ten less.
녦I am really greedy!
Niu Niu is still young, and she hasn’t noticed that her mother eats much more than before.
Now she is happily playing football in the yard, mistaking the volleyball for a football. Only a child can do that.
Su Xia started to clean up. Since this was the situation, she could only eat small meals frequently.
It's still a long time before going to bed after eating.
Su Xia started fiddling with her apricots.
After washing the soaked apricots, cut them in half one by one and remove the core.
Then boil water in a pot, put the steamer on it, place the pitted apricots evenly on it, turn on the fire and start steaming.
During the process, Su Xia turned the apricots over and observed them, and when the skin of the apricots turned soft and slightly yellow, she took them out and set them aside.
At this time, Su Xia cleaned the pot, put an appropriate amount of white sugar and old-fashioned brown sugar into the pot, and simmered it over low heat until it became liquid, then you can proceed to the next step.
Su Xia found two basins and stirred the apricot sugar solution evenly together.
Su Xia looked at the two basins. This was the result of her nearly two hours of labor.
Cover it with a curtain and put it in the kitchen. It should be almost soaked by tomorrow.
After working for most of the day, I felt sleepy, so I called the kid who was still playing to come in and prepared to wash up and go to bed.
Niu Niu was sweating profusely after playing. When she heard the shouting, she put away her baby ball and followed Su Xia to the bathroom.
Su Xia squeezed toothpaste for her and then started brushing her own teeth.
Niu Niu took it and began to brush it carefully up, down, left and right according to the steps.
After they washed themselves, they went back to the bedroom to sleep.
Niu Niu lay in bed and began her nightly routine of asking herself the same question.
"Mom, when will my brother come out?"
Su Xia...
It's all my fault for not talking too much. How come this child has such a good memory? I didn't pay much attention to other things, but just asked this question every morning and evening.
“Shut up and go to sleep, and you’ll come out when you’re supposed to.
If you were more obedient and didn't get yourself dirty every day, your brother might come out early. ”
"real!"
Su Xia began to deceive her: "Of course, how could mother lie to you...?"
I wash her clothes several times a day and change her clothes at least twice. Who can't stand seeing things get dirty?
Niu Niu's face was full of confusion, and she looked at Su Xia with suspicion from time to time. She felt that her mother was often fooling her.
“Ahem….
What are you looking at? I may tease you about other things, but don't worry, I won't do that. ”
Su Xia was suspected by the kid, and she was a little bit lacking in confidence and said that the child was born ten months ago, and it was also early, but she was not sure, and she was not lying.
After getting the assurance, Niu Niu decided to trust her mother again.
- Poor kid, but he's going to school now and won't be fooled again.
"Mom, can you tell me a story?"
Niu Niu smiled and acted coquettishly towards Su Xia.
Su Xia laughed when she heard this: "Not today, your brother is sleeping now because he wants to come out early and play with his sister."
When Niu Niu heard that her brother was asleep, she stopped asking for stories.
He also patted Su Xia on the shoulder and coaxed her, "Brother, good night. Go to bed early and come out early!"
As he said this, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Leaving the disheveled Su Xia alone, it is true that this lie cannot be told, because you have to use one lie after another to cover it up.
Then I fell asleep exhausted.
On the next day, Su Xia took out the wild apricots and roasted them again, then put them one by one into the cans she had saved.
There were ten bottles in total.
Finally, there were a few left. Su Xia tried one first. After chewing it carefully, her eyes lit up. This was much more delicious than the ones she had just picked.
It's a bit like dried sweet potato, but softer and easier to chew. It tastes a little sour, but mostly sweet.
The preserved fruits without any peeling are delicious and chewy, but making them yourself is clean and does not require much technical work.
Su Xia ate another one happily.
Niu Niu always knew that her mother was making a food she had never seen before, but when she thought of the wild apricots that she ate until she vomited, she began to doubt whether Su Xia had not cooked it well?
But now, watching Su Xia eat one bite at a time, I am a little curious. Is it really delicious?
"Mom, is it delicious?"
Su Xia looked down at the little girl who was still a little scared, broke off a small piece and put it to her mouth: "Try to lick it first, and then eat it if it tastes good."
Niuniu saw the apricot beside her mouth and carefully licked it with the tip of her tongue.
Wow....
Niuniu's eyes widened and she asked, "How can this be sweet?"
"mother....."
Su Xia smiled. How could a child refuse?
Then he stuffed it into his mouth and said, "Eat it. I put a lot of sugar in it. It won't taste bad."
Niuniu tried to bite it - Woohoo...
tasty!
In the end, he ate all the remaining pieces, but felt that he had not eaten enough, so he chased after Su Xia again.
"No, this is made of sugar. You can't eat it while your teeth are changing."
Look at the little kid pouting.
"Okay, you see there are so many, mom will keep them all for you to eat slowly when the time comes, okay?"
When Niu Niu saw so many bottles, she no longer worried about what to eat.
She also knew that when her mother said no, she would be helpless no matter how much she cried.
Su Xia put all the bottled apricot preserves on the shelves in the cellar.
It's almost the end of the month now, so it's just right to put it here. It can't always be kept in the space, otherwise it will be difficult to take it out.
After that, Su Xia took some time to go to the mountains again, picked a lot of wild apricots, and made another batch of preserved fruits. This time it should be enough for her little one to eat.
The problem is that Su Xia's taste has changed a lot now. Eating a few sour and sweet preserved fruits a day always feels like something is missing.
Since I have a lot of sugar stored, I will just make more.
On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Su Xia rode her bicycle to the county town and took the man's two-month salary of 80 yuan. If he didn't come back, Su Xia would think that this man had turned into Chen 녡美.
Su Xia sent the letter written by her child and went shopping happily.
I bought a few canned foods, and when I saw your not-so-good-looking pears and apricots, I bought a few to try together.
As usual, I stocked the kid with snacks, candies, biscuits, and cakes. When I saw mooncakes, I asked about them and learned that they could be bought with food stamps.
Su Xia bought two kilograms. After returning home, she kept half a kilogram at home and the other half went to Su's father and mother.
I went to the butcher's shop again, looked at the low-quality meat in twos and threes, and then I looked in my space and saw pig's trotters, pig's lungs, pig's liver, etc., so I asked about them.
"Comrade, don't be so proud! Pig's trotters are one dollar each, give me 80 cents for the liver, and 40 cents for the lungs.
Although the bag of pigs may not look big, it is still the best meat dish if you take it home. If you are a good person, just give me two dollars and I will give it to you. ”
The butcher looked at Su Xia, who was neatly dressed and looked better than the others, and introduced her enthusiastically.
This person is obviously a good person.
Su Xia asked around and finally bought a pig's trotter, a pig's liver and a pig's lung for a few dollars.
The eldest brother was very happy to give the change. Most people would not spend money on this kind of thing, but this little money could buy six or seven pounds of first-class meat.
There have been fewer people giving birth in the past two years, resulting in leftover pig trotters.
My brother packed everything and gave me change.
Looking at Su Xia carrying a carrot on her back, she took two large bones.
"Big sister, take this back and make some bone soup with it. It's pretty good."
Su Xia twitched as she looked at the bone that looked like a wooden stick. It was shaved cleaner than 놌Shang's head.
"Thank you, big brother." Su Xia thanked him with a smile. She couldn't refuse, as that would make her look like a fool.
Su Xia casually reached into the backpack, took out a handful of hard candies from her pocket and stuffed them directly into her eldest brother's pocket.
"Comrade, take this back and give it to your nephews and nieces to sweeten their mouths."
The eldest brother looked at the candy in his hand and smiled sincerely this time. This girl was so nice. She gave him so many candies just because he gave her two bare bones.
After accepting it awkwardly, he helped Su Xia fix the backpack on the bicycle.
"Sister, come here when you want to eat meat next time. I'll save it for you."
Su Xia looked at her elder brother who was smiling naively, and also agreed with a smile. She just didn't want to ask for favors, but she didn't expect that people nowadays were so honest.
Su Xia rode her bike slowly onto the road, not taking her brother's words to heart.
While no one is around, use your mind to put the pig's trotters, liver and lungs into the space, and take them out and eat them when you have the chance.
But in the days that followed, Su Xia didn't expect that every time she went to buy meat, her elder brother would give her the best part. But looking at the big fat meat that was top-notch in the eyes of others, Su Xia could only swallow this sweet trouble!
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