90s Little Struggle

Chapter 109
Xiao Hong had already thought of a countermeasure. Even if Xiao Jianhua and the others found out that the lo mei was not as good as theirs, they would only think it was because his stepfather kept it.

She saw Liu Meijuan giving Xiao Yuhang the bone with the most meat, her eyes flashed: "Dad, you cut me three plates, and I will send one plate to Second Grandma and her family."

Xiao Jianhua responded and began to cut the braised pork head.

His parents are gone, and his brother is not in the village. If something happens at home, his cousins ​​really need to help.

Besides, all these years, his uncles and aunts have treated him well.

Leaving aside, their family built a house in the second half of the year, thanks to their help.

When the Xiao family sisters and Xiao Jianhua went to deliver the stewed meat together, Liu Meijuan pushed the son who gnawed on the bone, and nagged dissatisfiedly: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat, and I don't know about making you grow face with your father." go."

Xiao Yuhang's stomach was full from eating, but he was still reluctant to stop, and said unwillingly: "They treat me badly, they don't even give me toffee!"

After speaking, he took the bone and ran away.

Liu Meijuan had heard from her daughter before that the sisters of the Xiao family spent a lot of money on cigarettes and toffee to visit the other three houses to celebrate the New Year.

Thinking that they didn't give anything to her children, she also lowered her face: "These two little hooves deliberately came to hit me in the face."

He looked at his daughter again and asked, "Have you memorized all her braised lo mei techniques?"

If her daughters know how to do it, she wants them to leave quickly, and she doesn't want to serve them anymore.

"I wrote it down, but I'm still not sure about the amount of each seasoning." Lou Fenfang advised her: "Mom, don't worry, let her teach me next time, so that I know what I know."

After finishing speaking, I was a little worried: "Just these few days, I'm afraid there are no fresh pig heads to buy in the market?"

When Liu Meijuan thought that the market would not open until the fifth day of the new year, she really didn't want to let the Xiao family sisters live for so long, and couldn't sit still: "I'll go out and ask, I remember that Yinmei's house killed a pig yesterday, and the pig's head couldn't be sold. .”

Now almost every household in the village raises pigs.

When the pigs are killed during the Chinese New Year, some people keep them all. They choose some fat meat to boil into lard, and the four legs and some knife heads are marinated into bacon, which can be eaten all year round.

There are also some families who will sell most of the pork, so that they can have an extra 200 yuan in their hands, and those who are more frugal will be enough for a while.

But this also leads to lower pork prices during the Chinese New Year.

And the pig's head is troublesome to make, but it can't be sold.

Liu Meijuan went around the village and actually bought two pig heads.

Although they have been marinated with salt, they have only been marinated for two or three days. Change the water a few times, and soaking for one night should be enough.

In the afternoon, Xiao Jianjun came back with a bag.

Xiao Jianhua was surprised and asked: "Brother, why did you come back by yourself, why didn't sister-in-law and Haodong come back?"

The Xiao family estimated that they had the genes of twins.

Not only Wu Julan gave birth to twin daughters, but even Xiao Jianjun's wife gave birth to twin boys.

But Xiao Jianjun was so envious, he thought that his wife could give him two sons, but who knew that he gave birth to two daughters.

After Xiao Jianjun put down the bag, he visited the new house inside and out: "She will be on duty during the Chinese New Year. There is no holiday, and Haonan will also be on duty. Haodong and the others are talking to the second grandma at the entrance of the village."

After he finished speaking, he looked at his younger brother curiously: "I heard that Julan and the others opened a store to sell lo-mei to make money? And Xiao Hong taught you how to make lo-mei?"

"Even you know?" Xiao Jianhua's mouth twitched. In a small village in the countryside, if there is something rare, everyone will know it soon.

Xiao Jianjun couldn't help sighing: "Xiao Hong is still looking for you, but unfortunately our grandma left too early and didn't enjoy the blessing of her eldest granddaughter."

He advised him again: "Don't be too patriarchal, it's best to get Xiao Hong back, like our eldest sister, how kind and filial to our grandma!"

"If you are like this, you have a stepmother, and you have a stepdad. How can you be so confused?"

Xiao Jianjun can't say that he treats his daughter better than his son, but he is not as patriarchal as his younger brother.

As soon as he entered the village, his second aunt, third aunt and some aunts in the village dragged him to sue him. During the summer vacation, Xiao Jianhua was arrested for gambling, and his current wife wanted to marry Xiao Hong to a bum in exchange for a bride price. Wu Julan came to bring Xiao Hong Let's go, besides, now Xiao Hong is very conscientious and comes back to teach Xiao Jianjun how to make lo mei...

He was far away, now that his mother is gone, and she didn't even come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he really didn't know what happened to his younger brother's house.

And his wife is unwilling to come back, so she looks down on the current sister-in-law.

Anyway, he is now very glad that his wife did not come back, otherwise, hearing this, I am afraid that this year will not be stable.

Xiao Jianhua didn't dare to be arrogant in front of his elder brother, and blushed a little when he heard it: "I know, I didn't expect her to be so confused."

At this moment, he couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he was not at home at that time, otherwise he would be afraid of being beaten now.

The two families are together, and there are so many people.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, seven dishes were placed on the table of the Eight Immortals, and everyone worshiped at home first.

After the worship was over, the yellow paper ingots were burned, firecrackers were set off, and the bowls and chopsticks on the Eight Immortals' table were collected, and Liu Meijuan and her daughter began to cook dinner.

It's not that she doesn't want the Xiao sisters to help in the kitchen, but it's to make a good impression in front of Xiao Jianjun.

She was also a little afraid of this big brother, and her face sank, which made people feel frightened.

The dragon has nine sons, each of which is different.

Xiao Haodong graduated from medical school and is now an intern. He doesn't talk much, but he has a good temper. When we meet, he first asks about their studies with concern.

Xiao Haonan doesn't like reading, he went to work without graduating from high school, and now he is with his father at the Railway Bureau, and he didn't come here today, after all, during the Chinese New Year on the railway, there are so many people that it's like squeezing dumplings.

Xiao Mengqiu is still studying at medical university. Although he hasn't seen them for a long time, he is not unfamiliar with them, and deliberately tells ghost stories to scare Xiao Hong and the others.

Taking advantage of the absence of adults, Xiao Mengqiu sat between Xiao Hong and Xiao Fang, hugging them from left to right and asking in a low voice: "Is your stepfather really good to you?"

She stared at Xiao Hong with doubts on her face: "I remember that during the Chinese New Year last year, your cooking skills were so-so. Is it because you are not in school at all, and your stepfather makes you work in the kitchen every day, so you learned how to stew pig's head?" ?”

Xiao Hong couldn't help laughing: "Sister, your imagination is really rich enough?"

The three children of Xiao Jianjun had their parents to work when they were young, so they were sent to the countryside to live with their grandma during the winter and summer vacations, and they were indeed closer to Xiao Hong.

They didn't come back during the summer vacation until grandma passed away.

Therefore, Xiao Mengqiu felt a little sorry for Xiao Hong in her heart. She felt that if she came back to accompany Xiao Hong during the summer vacation, she would not have an accident.

(End of this chapter)