Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Because of this snow...
Because of the snow, Su Li and the others returned later than usual. Mrs. Wu and Lian Gu had already fried meatballs and crispy pork in the kitchen and were waiting for Su Li and the others to come back. However, after waiting for a long time, no one showed up, so she had to put down her needlework and leave the house.
Unexpectedly, a gust of wind and snow came in as soon as the door was opened. A few snowflakes floated onto Mrs. Wu's neck, making her shiver. When she came to her senses and looked up, she found that it was snowing.
The yard, the stone slabs, and the leaves were all covered with a thin layer of snow like frost, and the distant place was also hidden in the vast snow.
When the pigs sleeping on dry straw in the pigsty heard the sound of the door opening, they grunted to indicate that they were hungry and wanted to eat.
Mrs. Wu quietly closed the door and went to the kitchen to cook pig food. She also boiled a pot of hot water so that her granddaughters could use it when they came back.
After waiting for about half an hour, a sound suddenly came from outside. Mrs. Wu hurried out to see, and sure enough, it was her granddaughter and the others who had returned.
It was not known whether they were cold or frozen, but their faces looked bad. Without saying a word, Mrs. Wu hurried to help carry the things and welcomed them into the charcoal-burning house. She then went to get towels and boiled hot water for everyone to wipe themselves.
"It's too cold today." Old man Su changed his clothes and came out, sighing.
Mrs. Wu also sighed, "Yes, it's snowing."
You have to know that it rarely snows here. The last time it snowed was thirty years ago. Mrs. Wu remembered that it snowed heavily that year. She and her friends were so old at the time that they had never seen such a scene. They ran outside to have fun like crazy, but ended up being frozen back in because it was too cold.
At this time, Chen and others also changed their clothes and came out one after another.
"Come, each of you drink a bowl of ginger soup to get rid of the cold." Mrs. Wu handed the cooked ginger soup to Chen and others who had changed their clothes and came out.
"Thank you, mother."
"Thank you, grandma."
Su Li took it and drank it in small sips. Although the ginger soup didn’t taste very good, it soon warmed her body.
After warming up for a while, it was soon time for dinner. No special dishes were cooked tonight. What they ate was the crispy pork soup fried by Mrs. Wu in the afternoon, a bowl of steamed bacon, and specially reserved braised dishes and pig's trotters. The Su family ate with great relish.
However, there was a small episode. When it was almost time for dinner, the old man Xu who was delivering fish suddenly came in the wind and snow with two fish.
"Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, and I thought of sending two fish to you, Madam Chen. These fish were caught in the net this afternoon, so they are very fresh. It's no problem to keep them for two days." After saying this, Old Man Xu asked where to put the fish.
This made the stunned Chen come back to her senses suddenly. She quickly took the fish and invited Old Man Xu into the house to warm up and have dinner together.
However, Old Man Xu refused.
"No, I came here in our village's ox cart. He's probably waiting for me at the village entrance now."
After saying that, he was about to leave. By the time Chen realized what was happening, he had already walked out of the yard. She quickly went to the kitchen and packed a bag of meatballs, crispy meat, and some leftover braised dishes and chased after him.
"Has it been sent out?" Mrs. Wu asked Chen who had returned.
"Yes."
"That's good."
Mrs. Wu nodded and asked again, "Have you given the silver?"
"He doesn't want it." Chen just chased out and gave the other party some silver, but he refused to accept it. Fortunately, Chen packed some meatballs and other food, otherwise it would be really embarrassing, after all, the other party had come all the way in the snow to deliver the fish.
Mrs. Wu didn't know what to say, so she just asked Chen to come in and eat first.
While the Su family was eating a hot meal, Old Man Xu also arrived home in the evening.
Old Man Xu's home was a thatched hut that was even more dilapidated than the Su family's. Because Old Man Xu's son owed money to relatives and friends from gambling, Old Man Xu and his wife had never had the money to rebuild it. This year, they finally paid off the debt by selling fish. They both breathed a sigh of relief, but they still didn't have much money on hand, so the New Year's celebration was no different from previous years.
Finally, the fishmonger could eat his own fish during the Chinese New Year, and Old Man Xu's grandchildren were very happy.
When Old Man Xu returned home, the children were all gathered around the stove waiting for the food prepared by their mother and grandmother.
A bowl of fish and five big, soft sweet potatoes are their meal for today, and they can have another one tomorrow.
"Look what I brought back." As soon as Old Man Xu got home, he couldn't wait to take out the fried meatballs and braised dishes he had carried with him all the way from his arms, and presented them to his grandchildren as if they were treasures.
"It's fried meatballs! And braised pork! It's that delicious meat I told you about."
"Croquettes?"
"Ohhhh we have croquettes! We have meat!!"
The room was instantly filled with the cheers of children.
Seeing this, his wife Tian asked curiously, "Where did these meatballs come from?"
"It was given to me by Madam Chen when I delivered the fish."
"Mrs. Chen? Is she the Mrs. Chen who bought our fish?" Zhang, who was burning the fire nearby, asked curiously. She was Old Man Xu's daughter-in-law.
"That's right." Old man Xu replied.
Zhang showed an expression of understanding, "What a kind family they are."
Who says it isn’t true? Old Man Xu and Mrs. Tian also think so.
That night, because of the Su family, the Xu family finally got to taste meat again after a long time. "Meatballs are so delicious, come on and eat them!"
"Okay, eat it."
"Old woman, you two should eat too, Dalang's mother."
Old man Xu picked up a meatball and gave it to his wife Tian, and did not forget to invite his daughter-in-law to eat as well.
"Okay, Dad." Zhang nodded and picked up a meatball and started eating.
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t eaten meat for a long time, but the meatballs are particularly fragrant. And the braised meat, she has never eaten meat cooked like this before, it’s so delicious.
On the other side, at the Su family, Su Tao had the same feeling, but the difference was that she could eat meat almost every day these days. However, despite this, she still seemed not to have eaten enough, especially the braised meat and braised pig's trotters. She could eat two whole pig's trotters by herself. Look, she was holding a whole pig's trotter and eating it happily.
The same person as her was Lian Gu, who was also holding half a pig's trotter and gnawing on it, with the trotters all over her face and mouth.
Old Man Su and Old Lady Wu’s favorite food is the braised pig’s trotters, because they are stewed until they are soft and tender, with a strong aroma of the braised food, and they fall off the bones without chewing hard. It’s a pity that they can’t eat too much, as they will get sick of it if they eat too much.
After eating half of a Su Li, I felt a little greasy. Fortunately, there were some boiled pea tips to relieve the greasiness. After the meal, I had another pear that was specially stored in the cellar in autumn, and I didn’t feel greasy at all.
After eating and drinking, the Su family discussed the arrangements for tomorrow morning and then went to bed.
At night, Su Li lay in the warm quilt, listening to the rustling of snow and wind outside, and had a good dream.
The next day, Su Li slept until she woke up naturally. Today was New Year's Eve. She originally wanted to get up early, but for some reason she felt so comfortable that she slept until dawn.
Not only her, but also her mother Chen, her eldest sister, her fourth sister, and Aunt Lian all went to bed late. Only Grandpa Su and Grandma Wu got up the earliest. They were cooking paste under the eaves. When they saw them come out, they smiled and said, "Go wash your faces and eat. There's rice heated up in the pot for you."
"Grandma, what are you doing?" Su Tao said while rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"Paste, for pasting couplets." Mrs. Wu said. Only then did Su Tao notice that there were couplets and window decorations on the stool next to her.
"You guys go eat quickly, and then we'll post together after dinner."
"good!"
After breakfast, as expected, Mrs. Wu was waiting for them to paste the couplets together. However, no one in the Su family could read, and they almost pasted them upside down. Fortunately, Su Li knew some words, so she quickly adjusted her head secretly. It didn't matter that only the word "Fu" was pasted upside down.
After putting up the couplets, Mrs. Wu from the Chen family began to prepare lunch, while Old Man Su went next door to call the Wang family father and son. The two families agreed to celebrate the New Year together this year. After all, there were only two people in the Wang family, and neither of them could cook.
After a while, the Wang family father and son came over, holding two pheasants in their hands. It was estimated that they had trapped them in the mountains a few days ago.
"Come on, what do you want with these?" Old man Su said as he stepped forward.
"It was just two chickens. It's a pity that I didn't get the musk deer; it got away."
"There are still musk deer on the mountain now?" Old Man Su was shocked.
"Yes, there are a lot of them, but they are hard to find. They refuse to come out when it's cold." Wang's father looked regretful. He was about to eat musk deer meat, what a pity.
"It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future." Old man Su comforted him. Even the most experienced hunters will make mistakes sometimes.
The king's father could only nod.
At this time, Wang Ergou on the side also greeted Su Li and others.
"Sister Si Ya, Sister Wu Ya."
Only when he saw Su Hong did his ears turn red, "Sister Daya."
Su Hong was completely unaware, but her tone was a little surprised, "Brother Ergou, did you shave?"
Su Hong delivered meals to Wang's house these days, so she and Wang Ergou became much more familiar with each other and were no longer as reserved as before.
But to be honest, Su Hong was actually quite afraid of Wang Ergou at the beginning. After all, he looked like a bear from a distance. Su Hong actually mistook him for a bear once. She forgot why that time, but it seemed that they went to the foot of the mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots. She almost mistook Wang Ergou for a bear waving at her. She was so scared that she dropped her basket and ran away. As a result, the "bear" caught up with her, and Su Hong had to run faster.
Who knew that when I returned home, before my heartbeat had even stabilized, the "bear" appeared in the yard...
Su Hong was so frightened that she almost sat down under the eaves, only to find that the man was Wang Ergou...
"Yeah, didn't I scare you last time? I thought it would be better if I shaved it." Wang Ergou touched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He really didn't mean it. He just wanted to give Su Hong a rabbit that time, but ended up scaring her like that. So he went back and shaved his beard with a knife.
Su Hong heard this and really looked at it carefully. She smiled and said, "Indeed, it has been shaved a lot."
Wang Ergou smiled shyly again when he heard this.
Su Hong still looked completely unaware and didn't feel that there was anything wrong. However, it should be said that she didn't think about it that way. After all, she was divorced and had a daughter. To her, although Wang Ergou was two years older than her, she actually just regarded him as a younger brother in her heart.
However, after Su Li took in the whole scene, she smiled like an aunt.
"Fifth sister, your smile looks so sinister." At this time, Su Tao, who had not stopped talking since getting up, suddenly spoke, while still cracking melon seeds.
…
What is insidious?
Su Li really wanted to pry open her fourth sister's head to see what she was thinking about all day long!
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