slack farmer in the wasteland

Chapter 349
After finishing the New Year’s Eve dinner, I cleaned up the table a bit, took the leftovers to the kitchen, and saved them for reheating on the first day of the new year tomorrow. The most important thing on the whole plate is fish. The fish on the evening of the [-]th day of the household will be left on the dining table of the first day of junior high school, for good luck: more than every year!
Cang Hai took Fang Wu Qiyue and cleaned up the table, and Shi Weixu Xiaomin and the others put the snacks on the coffee table in the living room, turned on the TV, and everyone sat on the sofa, or directly sat around the TV with a chair Watching the Spring Festival Gala, although the annual Spring Festival Gala receives a lot of complaints, but if you don’t watch the Spring Festival Gala in the countryside on New Year’s Eve, it seems that something is missing this year.

"Cang Hai, don't be so busy, come and watch TV, the Spring Festival Gala will start soon." Qu Guowei picked out a watermelon seed from his palm, put it in his mouth, and said to the busy Cang Hai while knocking it.

Cang Hai smiled after hearing this: "It's okay, I'll chop the stuffing, and everyone will make dumplings while watching the Spring Festival Gala later, wait for the dumplings to be made, and everyone will eat when they are hungry during the vigil."

Next year's dumplings have to be made now, otherwise everyone will sleep until the first day of the new year. If they make dumplings again, it must be breakfast instead of lunch.

Hearing what Cang Hai said, Qu Guowei put down the melon seeds in his hand and stood up from the reclining chair: "Find me a knife too, and I'll help you chop the stuffing."

"No, no, just watch your TV. The godmothers are almost ready to cook the vegetables. I can make the minced meat myself. I don't need so many people to help. Why don't you help me with the bag later?" Cang Hai said quickly.

Qu Guowei sat down again after hearing this: "Then I will help make dumplings later, by the way, the dumplings are made bigger, too small to eat any stuffing!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely satisfy you," Cang Hai said cheerfully, and continued to move things into the house.

The meat is stored well. During the Chinese New Year, Cang Hai’s family killed two pigs. Of course, these two pigs were not kept by Cang Hai’s family. They gave half of them to his teacher’s house and half to his husband’s. , The remaining one was distributed to the folks for more than half, and the remaining lean meat, good meat and beautiful lard were all kept.

The meat for making dumplings today is stored in the Canghai space. Compared with the water tower, the quality of the meat stored in the space is better.

About five catties of pork, fat and thin, was brought into the house. Cang Hai used a knife to remove the skin of the pork, and then cut the pork belly that was seven to eight thin and three to three cents fat into small pieces, then put a cutting board on the basin, and began to chop. up.

The knife in Cang Hai's hand was very sharp, the blade stuck to the meat like cutting paper, and it shattered with the blade, waiting for the big pieces to become smaller pieces, using the two knives together, the cutting board and the sharp edge wanted to make a light and crisp click After the filling was made, Cang Hai grabbed a handful of small garlic, ginger, etc. from the nearby bowl and put them in the stuffing, and continued to chop, waiting for the ginger and garlic to turn into foam. When it is evenly blended into the meat filling, add a spoonful or two of soy sauce, and then continue chopping until the stuffing can barely see the meat, and it is almost meaty, which is officially chopped.

Cang Hai chops stuffing, while Xu Xiaomin starts to chop vegetables. She has to chop leeks, celery and vegetables into fine pieces. Unlike meat, vegetables cannot be chopped into foam. It has to be cut into pieces carefully, Xu Xiaomin or Cang Hai can only do this kind of work, and others don't have the knife skills, so it can be cut safely, but on New Year's Eve, Ping An has to go back to his home for a reunion year.As for Qi Feng, Qi Yue, and Fang Wu, they couldn't count on them at all.

"It's started, it's started!"

When Cang Hai looked up and saw the title of the Spring Festival Gala came out, he stopped what he was doing and started watching the Spring Festival Gala.

After listening to the nagging of several hosts, Cang Hai picked up the knife and continued to work when he saw that the first program was a large-scale dance.

As soon as he picked up the meat and peeled off the skin, he felt a gust of cool wind blowing from behind, and when he turned his head, he saw that boy Ping An walked in through the curtain.

"Second Brother!" Ping An called out, and then pulled a little Wuzi to sit next to Cang Hai, who knew what wronged him just by looking at him.

Cang Hai asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Ping An said angrily, "My mother is being unreasonable!"

Hearing what Ping An said, everyone focused their attention on Ping An. Except for Fang Wu, Qi Feng and Xu Xiaomin, everyone knew that Ping An's mother, Yan Meijuan, disliked the elder son and liked the younger son. It's not surprising at all.

"What's wrong?" Cang Hai asked.

Pingan said: "My younger brother said it was a gift in the first month, and asked me to pay 5 yuan. How can I give 5 yuan to my younger brother! I said that if I don't have my mother, I will scold me. I am so angry that I will come to your house..." .

Chinese New Year is the blind date season. Both boys and girls in Sijiaping Village are now a little bit upbeat. In the folks market, they have changed their previous position at the bottom. It cannot be said that all the most sought-after people are high-quality people. They were originally indifferent Lai'an, this year I also made some gains in the folks' market, and I saw the girls in other towns right, both of them agreed, and the two sides discussed the wedding of the two children after the New Year, Naturally, marriage was discussed.

Originally, Cang Hai didn't care about this matter, but now I heard from Ping An that the bride price alone is 18. In addition to this, there is also a change fee of 880, gold necklaces, gold rings, and gold earrings. Under the standard, less than 35 is exempt from discussion.What is left for the sedan chair and the sedan chair fee? It is stipulated that the team that welcomes the bride must be a BMW of the same level, or a Mercedes-Benz of the same level, and at least eight cars. Get [-] to go up.

If it is connected with the decoration of the new kiln or something, it will cost 50 yuan steadily.

How could Yan Meijuan and his wife come up with so much money? The first thing they thought of was to take money out of the eldest son's pocket. They thought that the eldest son worked with Cang Hai, and with Cang Hai's temperament, he could give Wu Hui a lot. With a red envelope of 6 yuan, Ping An of Canghai had [-] or [-] yuan in hand for a whole year, so he asked Ping An to give [-] yuan.

"You didn't tell your mother that you didn't get any dividends this year?" Cang Hai asked.

Cang Hai bought all the decoration and furniture for Ping An's new kiln this year. Although this thing is not very eye-catching, it can't be bought without a small 20 yuan. Naturally, Cang Hai can't give Ping An any dividends.In fact, if Ping An was short of money, Cang Hai would certainly be quick to pay, but it would be unreasonable if the money was unclear.

Besides, he also knew that Ping An couldn't save money. This time, he had no money in his pocket. If he had money, Yan Meijuan would take it away with Ping An's temperament.

No amount of money can feed my mother's eccentricity!

Speaking of this, the curtain at the door was opened again, Cang Hai saw Hu Shijie opened the curtain and walked in, so he stood up immediately.

When Hu Shijie came, Qi Feng was considered a junior, so everyone in the room stood up one after another.

"Sit down, I'm just here to take a look, it's pretty good." Hu Shijie had a smile on his face.

Cang Hai knew that the old man must have something to do when he came here, and it was inconvenient to talk here, so after waiting for everyone to talk, he took the grandpa and grandson out and turned to his study.

After entering the house, Cang Hai cleared the smoke, so there is no safety, this kid is sitting on the sofa with his head curled up and touching Hutou's forehead.

"Hey!" Hu Shijie lit a cigarette and sighed: "I don't want to make a joke about the big Chinese New Year, but this eldest daughter-in-law is really out of tune, and the couple of the second family are watching the fun with smiles. Hurry up and come out safely, and I will also come over to discuss with you by the way."

Hu Shijie is also quite helpless, the eldest son's family is a pot of porridge now, but the younger son's family lives in harmony and warmth.This made Hu Shijie reflect on whether he was too kind to the eldest son's family before, and raised the eldest son into a dou who could not be supported.

Just as Hu Shijie finished speaking, Li Lida's voice came from the door: "Is Haiwazi in the house?"

After hearing this, Cang Hai went to the door and welcomed Li Lida in.

"Oh, Brother Hu is here too!" Li Lida said with a smile.

Hu Shijie asked, "What are you doing here when you're not at home watching the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Aren't you here too? I'm here to discuss something with Haiwazi. My family, Li Qun, is going to have a gift at the end of the first month. If we don't have enough money, we can ask Haiwazi to make some money. According to the rules of our country, we will use our family's Guawazi for the guarantee." income from the market," said Li Lida.

The rules in the countryside don’t say nine out of ten and thirteen in borrowing money, that’s ten out of ten and eleven in return, and you have to add [-]% of the interest, which is much higher than that of the bank, but it’s just that profitable, now you just ask someone to borrow it. It may not be possible to borrow money, because now everyone knows that it is difficult to borrow money. When borrowing money, it is a grandson, and when it is repaid, it is an uncle. Even blood relatives and close friends rarely borrow money.Because everyone is afraid of Lao Lai, and no one's money comes from the wind.

Li Lida's character can be trusted, what's more, Li Lida has already set out the chariots and horses, so the money will be paid back steadily.

"How much do you borrow?" Cang Hai asked.

Li Lida said: "12, I will pay you back within two years."

Cang Hai nodded after hearing this: "Then I'll call Shi Wei over, I don't have so much money on hand, let her transfer the money to you."

"No hurry, no hurry!" Li Lida said: "The letter came in the afternoon. I think it's not good to borrow money in the first month, so I rushed to talk to you at this time."

Cang Hai smiled after hearing this, went out of the room and called Shi Wei to the study, Shi Wei didn't say anything after hearing this, and directly transferred 12 yuan to Li Lida with her mobile phone while waiting for Li Qun to come.

After Li Lida drove Li Qun away, he wrote a document to Cang Hai, and wrote down the date of repayment and the amount of repayment. The 12 was borrowed, and it would be 14 to return after two years, even if tomorrow It is still the same amount, and one month after the expiration date, you will get a three-point profit, which is really not low, but this is the rule for private loans now.

Li Lida is also very disciplined. Old people know that there must be rules in handling things, especially when it comes to borrowing money. If you put it on the bright side, everything can't escape a word of reason. If you get entangled with each other, there will definitely be conflicts. .

"Okay! Put this thing away, I won't pay you if you lose it," Li Lida said straightforwardly.

"Are the boys in love too?" Hu Shijie asked after waiting for Li Lida's affairs to be finished.

"Well, I got a letter of approval in the afternoon! I'm waiting for a good day in April to get married," Li Lida laughed.

"How much is the bride price?" Hu Shijie asked.

Li Lida said: "Sixty-eight thousand! The total is less than 15. I borrowed a little more. When the time comes, I will toss the new kiln that has been dug. I can't compare it with Haiwazi's. It's safe." It would be easier for the children to live in such a whole kiln after they get married.”

"so little?"

Li Lida said: "Why don't you say that when you marry our village, his daughter is still paid? The salary is close to home. The most important thing is that my in-laws are reasonable. They are not going to empty out my house all at once and ask my daughter to marry and help." To pay back the debt, most of the money will have to be dowry in the end, and the juniors will order it."

Li Lida was obviously very satisfied with this marriage, and he also praised his in-laws.

"Why do we encounter people who are not up to the Dao?"

"Our daughter-in-law is not as good as the one from your family who came to An Xiangzhong. She is a primary school teacher in the town. She is a girl with an iron rice bowl. How dare you pay less than a dozen or 20 yuan? Our family is just one." Country kids, as long as they live a good life, it doesn't matter that much," Li Lida said with a smile.

He said so, but Li Lida didn't mean to be a little self-effacing. He clearly meant that your wife would marry her back and put it on her forehead.

After sending Li Lida away, Hu Shijie didn't say anything more. With Li Lida in front, even Yan Meijuan had to follow this path, otherwise it would be unreasonable.

Following the whole set, you have to ask Cang Hai to borrow 40, and if you add this private loan to 40, it will be fun to repay, including him, Hu Shijie, who has to recite.Borrow ten years?Whose family is a bank? There is no such rule, and the maximum period is three years. After the marriage, the whole family has to live on their belts for three years.

Canghai won't get angry because of this, it's not worth it, let Yan Meijuan and his wife borrow it for the New Year's Eve, and use the output of the melon field to pay for it. As for borrowing in peace, Canghai doesn't care at all. take care of.

After seeing off Hu Shijie, Cang Hai returned to the house safely.

Seeing Cang Hai come back, Meng Meng immediately yelled, "Brother, I want to set off fireworks!"

Cang Hai replied: "Qi Yue, take Mengmengheping to set off the fireworks, I have to make dumpling stuffing here."

"Okay!" Qi Yue was waiting for Cang Hai's words, and immediately turned up from the sofa after hearing it: "This shitty party, it hurts to watch, but it's more interesting to set off fireworks!"

Waiting for Qi Yue to go out with Mengmeng Heping, Fang Wu naturally couldn't sit still, and followed Qi Yue to go out to set off fireworks.

The big guys then chatted about safety as a topic.

Qi Feng sighed and said: "There are parents who do this, it's really rare!"

Qu Guowei said: "Yan Meijuan is not a bad-natured person, she treats people well, and her neighbor relationship is not bad, but I don't know if it's because of a ghost or something. The son fills the younger son, alas!"

Xu Xiaomin said: "No wonder people say that a second marriage in the countryside is a waste of skin! These hundreds of thousands are just trying to empty out people's bottom line."

"Not every family is like this." Cang Hai told the situation of Li Lida's family again.

"This is a high price for a teacher? Is it for business, and the price is clearly marked?" Qi Feng shook his head.

Cang Hai smiled and didn't answer. After the meat was chopped, he took Shi Wei to watch the fireworks outside.

(End of this chapter)