Huayu for engineering students

Chapter 173 Wang Shude

Xiaolou, the new house that Wang Xu prepared for his parents, the three-bedroom and two-living room at the east end of the building.

Wang Xu's mother, Zheng Xiuzhi, is choosing vegetables. Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is New Year's Day. No one in the old capital thinks it is a holiday.Made an appointment today, Qing's mother will bring her daughter to celebrate the new year.

This was a decision made by the young couple through discussion. No matter which side the two live on, it will make the other woman who is alone in her boudoir feel uncomfortable.

Then simply, the two families will be together. Anyway, they have known each other since the beginning, and they can be regarded as acquaintances.The distance is not far, just 10 minutes by car.

Although it is somewhat inconsistent with etiquette, after experiencing the era when everything was broken, all etiquette is nothingness, and the people of the imperial capital are now more practical.

The two families celebrate the new year together, and it will always be a bit embarrassing if there is no name or distinction, so why not invite Uncle Li's family from next door, and we will have a party together.

This is because Uncle Li and Wang Fei's mother Xia Guizhi are really colleagues.They are all members of the song and dance troupe, but they are not in the same department, so they are not directly affiliated.

But Uncle Li is a small leader after all, and Xia Guizhi is also a well-known singer in the group, so they are familiar with each other because they don't see each other when they look up.

In this way, the three families don't seem to be divided. Everyone is involved in the relationship, and it is reasonable to sit together for the New Year's Eve.

After Wang Xu made a few phone calls, the matter was settled. There were two members in Wang Fei's family, three and a half members in Uncle Li's family, and three and a half members in Wang Xu's family.

The other half is Luo Qi. I don't know whether it belongs to Uncle Li's family or Wang Xu's family. They are both godmothers.

The New Year's Eve meal is simple, unlike the Spring Festival, which has so many traditions, it can be arranged at will.So Wang Xu suggested mutton mutton, which is simple and easy to make, and it is lively to eat and drink.

He once bought an extra-large shabu-shabu, but unfortunately he didn't use it very much, and kept it in the warehouse for ashes. This time it finally came in handy.

The preparation is not complicated, just buy the meat directly, slice the frozen meat into meat rolls, and sell it by the pound.

Others are cabbage, tofu and other side dishes, just wash and cut it.The past two years have improved a lot, and I can eat greenhouse vegetables in winter. Although it is a bit more expensive, it is still okay to eat occasionally.

In the first few years, there was only cabbage throughout the winter, and when boiled, stewed and fried, it was all cabbage.If it catches up with the high temperature in that winter, that guy, Mandidu will smell like rotten vegetables.

Instant-boiled mutton is transformed from the food eaten by the Manchu army. It is definitely not a very particular food, and the main dish is simple and rude.

Zheng Xiuzhi is washing cabbage, radish, and chrysanthemum at home.Suddenly heard a "dong dong dong" knock on the door.

Zheng Xiuzhi was puzzled, not many people knew about this house, and she didn't often live here before winter.It's not winter, but I've come to live here. The main reason is that there is heating, which is much more convenient than a coal-fired stove.

"Who is it?" Wang Xu's mother's voice was clear and bright, and with a little breath, it could be heard far away. This is the foundation of decades of practice.

"It's me." A deep voice came in.

Zheng Xiuzhi quickly put down the things in her hands, wiped her hands on the apron, and walked quickly to the gate.

Open the door, a tall man is standing at the door.The man is more than 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back.

There was a luggage bag in his hand, which looked not small, but it seemed to be completely weightless in the man's hand. He carried it casually, and didn't even put it down when he knocked on the door.

"Shu De, why are you back?" Zheng Xiuzhi's eyes shone with surprise, and she quickly opened the door to let the man in.

That's right, Wang Xu's father, Wang Shude, who had disappeared for half a year, finally rushed back.There was no advance notice, no reception from the train station, I carried a luggage bag and wore a military coat, and came back by bus.

If it wasn't for carrying a luggage bag, it would feel no different from going to get off work every day.

"Why is it so thick?" Wang Xu's mother reached out to help Wang Xu's father take off the military coat.

"It's cold in the mountains. At first it was a canned car. The wind leaked, so I wore more clothes. I didn't expect the emperor to be so warm this year." Wang Xu's father explained, put down the bag in his hand, squatted down, and opened it. There were only some changes of clothes inside. .

After searching for a long time, I found an obviously handmade wooden box, and handed it to my wife. Then I stood up again, took off the heavy military coat, looked around, and hung it on the coat hanger at the door.

"What is this?" Zheng Xiuzhi looked at the wooden box in her hand curiously, turned it over and over, but couldn't find a way to open it.

"A gift for you, come, I'll help you." Wang Shude was about to take the box and show the gift to his wife.Unexpectedly, Zheng Xiuzhi put the box on the cabinet and reached out to help him take off his clothes.

"Don't worry, you change your clothes first, it's so hot, if you get sick again, I'll see the gift later."

"Okay, I'll go change it."

"Go and take a bath. My son installed a water heater, which is very useful. You just came back, so you just need to take a shower to get tired."

"Well, I'm going to take a shower." Wang Shude nodded, tenderness flashed in his eyes, but his words were still stiff, like the steel he was playing with all day long.

"Go, I'll get you clothes and bath towels." Zheng Xiuzhi took her husband's hand, walked to the bathroom, helped her husband take off his coat and sweater, and let him take a bath by himself.

She took these clothes to the balcony. The sweaters were all hand-knitted by her. They were made of pure wool and could not be washed, so they had to be put aside first.Other clothes can be thrown into a brand new fully automatic washing machine in one pot.

He went to take out all the clothes in the luggage bag, looked at the neatly folded dirty clothes, and couldn't help shaking his head, this father and son really look alike.

Packing luggage, washing clothes, Zheng Xiuzhi's movements today seem to be a little lighter, like a light and agile swallow floating around the room.

Wang Xu's father takes a bath very quickly, or in other words, men don't take a bath very quickly, um, except for those who drive Cardi.

"Xiuzhi, underwear." Wang Shude yelled in the bathroom.

"Come on, I know how to call." Zheng Xiuzhi picked up the underwear that had been prepared and walked to the bathroom.

As soon as he opened the door, he was dragged in.

"Go to the bedroom."

"Um"

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"Shu De, get up quickly, the Qing family will come to have dinner tonight."

"Ah, you didn't say it earlier."

"It's my fault, isn't it?"

"No, how can I blame you."

"The dishes haven't been packed yet."

"It's okay, I'll help, quick."

Fortunately, thanks to the early preparation of today's dishes, the mutton soup is not troublesome.Even though they were in a hurry, the side dishes were quickly prepared with the joint efforts of the husband and wife.

When the two of them appeared at Wang Xu's door carrying a lot of processed vegetables, they were both refreshed and smiling.

(End of this chapter)