good old days

Chapter 42

A large family has the benefits of a large population. On New Year's Eve, it takes several hours to prepare the evening meal. It's not like Jiang Xinyu's mother and daughter. With a small population, there are fewer things to do. You can still be at home after breakfast After studying for more than two hours, there is no rush to cook.

Chen Xiuyun asked the two daughters if there was something she didn't understand, and then the two daughters were confused by the chemistry question Chen Xiuyun asked.

Jiang Xinyu copied this question into a notebook, which has already piled up several questions, including mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

When the meal started to be heated at noon, Jiang Xinyu went to find Chen Yi with her notebook in her arms.

Chen Yi's resume is quite excellent. Back then, he was admitted to a top domestic university with his ability, and then went to study abroad with his ability. I just don't know if this social elite who has been away from school for several years will still do science questions in junior high school.

I was angry last night, but I still had to ask him for help to solve the problem.

Although it is a bit inappropriate for those who are celebrating Chinese New Year to do the questions, but the questions cannot be saved for the Chinese New Year.

When Jiang Xinyu went to Widow Wang's house, Li Lei and Li Xiuhua were also playing at her house.

Widow Wang grabbed a handful of melon seeds, peanuts and nougat. The melon seeds are still sunflower seeds, not pumpkin seeds, and they have a salty taste, which tastes delicious.

Jiang Xinyu explained the purpose of her visit, and handed the notebook to Chen Yi, who took a pen and went to the side table.

Chen Yi was still puzzled by Jiang Xinyu's inexplicable anger last night, but today she took the initiative to ask him to help him solve the problem, and his previous depressed mood disappeared instantly.

Li Xiuhua said: "Sister Xinyu, why are you still doing homework during the Chinese New Year?" What she wanted to say was that even if you graduated from high school with good grades, it's useless, and you can't go to college, isn't it a waste of time.

Jiang Xinyu ate melon seeds and said, "My grades in the final exam were not satisfactory. Although the teacher didn't say anything about me, but my mother is a teacher, it doesn't mean that I didn't get good grades in school and said I was a waste of tuition."

Of course, Chen Xiuyun didn't say this, but Jiang Xinyu praised her wit. It turns out that she also has the talent to lie casually.

Several people expressed their understanding. Comrade Chen Xiuyun is an elementary school teacher in the brigade, so of course he can't see his daughter's poor academic performance.

Widow Wang said with a smile: "Your mother is also true, and you will learn from this big Chinese New Year."

Jiang Xinyu smiled in her heart. Her mother is still studying. Let these people know that her jaw will drop, "Even if my mother doesn't let me study, I have nothing else to do. My family has a small population and no one else cooks. It takes a lot of time at home, and I don’t know what to do without reading and studying.”

Widow Wang has a deep understanding of the small population and does not take much time to cook. Her family is just her and Chen Yi. Every year, she and Chen Yi make a few random dishes every year, which is not as good as those with a large family. They start to prepare in the middle of the afternoon. .

The four people were chatting lively, but the topic suddenly turned to the matter of an old man who died in the cowshed early in the morning.

It's not uncommon for people to freeze to death in the cold winter, and there was one who didn't survive the year before last.

The old man who died of freezing this morning was buried by the team leader and a grave was erected.

Jiang Xinyu was sighing, but was called back to God by Chen Yi.

Brother and sister Li Lei and Li Xiuhua greeted a few people and left home.

Jiang Xinyu sat at the table and listened to Chen Yi explain the topic to her.

It's not enough for Chen Yi to finish speaking, but he can also give her similar questions for her to do.

Jiang Xinyu suddenly felt like being dominated by her teacher when she was in school.

Before it was over, Jiang Yuzhu came to tell her to go home for dinner. Widow Wang grabbed a handful of brown sugar and sesame candies from the back room and gave them to the sisters.

Widow Wang was also worried about her son.

Chen Yi said: "If you can't make it, put it here, and come back later after you finish eating."

Chen Yi did it on purpose. She came to him with great difficulty. Although she had a serious business to do, it didn't prevent him from looking for reasons to keep him longer.

Jiang Xinyu: "...!" Suddenly, she felt like she had fallen into a hole she dug.

Jiang Yuzhu glanced at the solved exercises in the notebook, and felt that Chen Yi could even write chemical symbols and numbers better than the teachers at school.

The two sisters were stuffed with a bunch of small snacks by the enthusiastic Widow Wang and went home. The candy made from brown sugar and sesame seeds tasted delicious and crisp, so sweet that it was bitter.

When Chen Xiuyun saw the melon seeds and peanut candies in the hands of the two girls, she said angrily, "Why do you have the nerve to go to other people's houses to eat and take them?"

Jiang Yuzhu said: "Chen Yi's mother is too enthusiastic, it seems that I can't leave if I don't pick up."

Chen Xiuyun gave the two of them a blank look and asked them to eat.

It's still the morning fish, plus a bowl of distilled radish balls.

Jiang Xinyu said: "The steamed meatballs taste better than the freshly fried ones, and the deep-fried dough sticks are also better than the deep-fried ones."

According to the memory of the original owner, Lao Jiang’s family fried deep-fried dough sticks during Chinese New Year, but the number of times was very small. The deep-fried dough sticks are so fuel-intensive, who can afford to eat them every day?
Chen Xiuyun glanced at her, "I'll blow it up for you two after fifteen."

Both Jiang Yuzhu and Jiang Xinyu's eyes lit up.

After eating, Jiang Xinyu went to Chen Yina again.

Chen Yi is also very good. After one problem is solved, he will ask another one. Jiang Xinyu will not pretend to understand for the sake of face. Chen Yi will tell her all the knowledge involved in a physics problem. This lecture cannot be finished in half an hour.

She admired Chen Yi, obviously he had been out of school for several years longer than her, how could he memorize these knowledge points so clearly.

Jiang Xinyu's arrival is not too late, and Widow Wang is already preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.

"The next time I save some questions, I'll talk to you again. That's all for today. Thank you."

Jiang Xinyu generously gave him the white rabbit toffee in her pocket and put it in front of his desk.The white rabbit toffee is the most delicious candy in this era, Jiang Xinyu does not accept anyone's refutation.

"Take it back and keep it for yourself." Chen Yi is not a little girl, and she likes to eat something sweet.

Jiang Xinyu turned her head and left.

Chen Xiuyun was stewing braised pork at home, using the particularly good-looking pork belly brought back from the black market.

When Jiang Xinyu went back, the braised pork had been fried in sugar and turned red in sauce. It smelled so fragrant!There is also half a bowl of oil from the pork belly on the pot.

With such a strong smell of meat, Xiao Hei was obediently squatting in front of the stove, looking up at Comrade Chen Xiuyun with longing eyes as he waved the spatula.

When the braised pork was smothered and mushy, Chen Xiuyun cooked another piece of smoked fish, fried egg with scallions, cabbage vermicelli meat, fried tofu with cold salad, and another bowl of radish balls.

There are a total of six dishes, which are quite rich on the table.After Chen Xiuyun arranged it, she packed up the things to be brought to Lao Jiang's house, and brought the two daughters over.

(End of this chapter)