Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 71 070 Gifts
After returning home, Tang Zhitong told her mother that Wang Jingwen invited her to visit. Zhang Guifang was very excited: "This is a good thing! I'm going to buy you a gift. It's our first time visiting, so we can't be less polite. "

After saying that, he took out the grocery certificate from the drawer, took the money, and hurried out.

When going to Wu Haiyang's house for a dinner, Wu Haiyang shared with his three brothers how he and Dr. Lu were dating and getting married.

There is no fanfare, no wedding photos in cheongsams and suits, and no matchmaker gifts.

Wu Haiyang's self-reported marriage process was very simple. He took leave in the morning to get the marriage certificate issued by his respective unit, went to work as usual in the afternoon, and rode his bicycle to pick up the bride after get off work.

Go home and talk to a few relatives and friends about their "red" marriage history, sing a few red songs, then bow to the hanging portrait, eat some stir-fries bought in the canteen, and drink some wine to complete the wedding...

The new era, the new trend, simplifies the complex, saving everyone trouble and money. Wu Haiyang and his wife agree with this model, but he did not say whether they would visit before marriage.

Tang Zhitong understands the call of the prospective mother-in-law very well. She may know something about herself through other people's reports, but she does not have an intuitive impression. It is related to her daughter's lifelong happiness, so it is not too much for her to conduct an inspection in person.

Tang Zhitong looked at Zhang Guifang's hurried away figure and clearly felt his mother's deep affection, like a hot spring that warmed his eyes in this cold winter month.

The two younger sisters didn't know what their mother's departure meant. They just jumped up and clapped their hands excitedly: "I want a sister-in-law, I want a sister-in-law!"

Tang Zhitong wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and told his eldest sister, "Fengzhen, put some coals in the stove and turn the stove on again. When the fire comes up, I'll make something delicious for you."

The two sisters have been raising rabbits for half a year, but their mother has refused to let them eat them. Tang Zhitong is determined to survive today!Make braised rabbit meat as a toothpaste for your family!

There is no such thing as raising rabbits but not being able to eat them. If you kill them first as a sign of respect, you will be blamed by your mother at worst.

In addition to rabbit meat, Tang Zhitong also planned to make another dish of pickled fish. If his mother asked where the fish came from, he would tell her that the fish had already been bought and hung on the handlebars. However, Tang Zhitong guessed that her mother was in a hurry to go out just now, so she must not have noticed that the fish was on the handlebars. Are there any fish?

If you don't provide some benefits to your family, it's useless to have this job.

By the time Zhang Guifang returned with her bags packed, Tang Zhitong had already chopped the rabbit into pieces and sliced ​​the grass carp.

Zhang Guifang was in a good mood. Although she felt a little distressed, she still said happily: "Is this too much? Forget it, let's do it. Today will be the Chinese New Year."

When the two girls heard what their mother said, they no longer felt uneasy. They gathered around the stove and waited for Tang Zhitong to cook and feed them.

"Mom, are you a little too serious about buying so many things? Nowadays, there is a new style of marriage, and we don't talk about the same old things anymore." Tang Zhitong looked at the kraft paper bags of different sizes on the table and said hesitantly.

"It's not strange to be polite to many people. Please be more serious. It's not just for us, but also for Xiao Wang. Listen to me." Zhang Guifang said in a tone that could not be criticized.

"Okay, that's up to you." Tang Zhitong squatted the pot on the stove and boiled water. For a better taste, he was going to mash the rabbit meat and skim out the blood foam.

"When can this stove be stewed? Fengzhen, follow me to light a fire, and we will stew it in the earthen stove later." Zhang Guifang relied on her own life experience to clearly arrange how to eat the rabbit.

"Sure, I'll listen to you." Tang Zhitong didn't refute. There were four people in his family, and their monthly ration of cooking oil was only two and a half kilograms. Making rabbits like they did at Wu Haiyang's house would probably make his old mother feel distressed.

The children were so lively. When they saw their mother and sister going out, Fengzhi also ran out.

Tang Zhitong was the only one left in the room. He quietly prepared some suet from the space and cut it into dices the size of rice grains.

After all, most dishes don’t taste good without oil.

Nowadays, most families only have two pots, one for cooking and making soup, and one for steaming steamed buns, steamed buns, and rice. The Tang family is no exception.

After the rabbit was boiled, Tang Zhitong poured out the water and poured the rabbit meat into a basin for later use. He then put the painted pot on the stove to cook it dry, then poured in a little cooking oil, and finally put the cut suet in and stir-fried.

After the suet is fried into crumbs, add shredded green onions, ginger slices, and aniseed to stir-fry until fragrant, then add rock sugar and stir-fry. At this time, you can add rabbit meat and soy sauce and stir-fry.

"Brother, Mom said you can take it out to stew." After the earthen stove started to fire, Fengzhen came into the room and called Tang Zhitong.

"Okay. Take out the thermos bottle." Tang Zhitong arranged with the pot in one hand and the frying spoon in the other.

The Tang family only has a thermos bottle, the kind with a bamboo casing.

Thermos bottles are a very rare daily utensil nowadays. The capacity is not measured in liters, but in pounds.

It's better to fry it outside, in the dark. Mother and sisters can only smell the aroma, but can't see the suet residue in the pot, which is the size of half a grain of rice.

"You kid, just eat rabbit meat. I'll cut some cabbage and stew it in a while." Zhang Guifang looked into the pot before going back to the house to stew the rice. Then she gave Feng Zhen the firewood in her hand and said, "Watch it." stove."

After a while, half a cabbage went into the pot. The diameter of the wok used by Tang's family is about 40 centimeters, and now the lid can't even be closed.The size of the pot is measured in units of measurement, such as seals and sheets.

Some people say that "yin" means "drink", which means it is enough for several people; others say that "yin" is the length of a newborn's foot; and some people say that "yin" is the Chinese name for inch.

In short, there are different opinions, and Tang Zhitong can't figure it out. Maybe as time goes by, fewer and fewer people can explain it clearly.

"Put some cabbage in to make more. I'll bring you a bowl for Uncle Ma later. I borrowed your uncle Ma's quota for this month to buy sugar this time. We'll pay it back next month." Zhang Guifang held the bowl and waited by the stove. With.

"Okay." Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement. These days, most neighbors are harmonious and help each other. Whoever makes delicious food will share some with the neighbors to taste. The three brothers and sisters of the Tang family have tasted Uncle Ma's craftsmanship since they were young.

The earthen stove was cooking vigorously, and in less than half an hour, the rabbit meat was stewed. Since it was not marinated in advance, Tang Zhitong put more salt in it, so he couldn't eat it in one meal. The rest will be marinated tomorrow to make it more fragrant.

Nowadays, ordinary people do not pay attention to low-fat and low-salt food. Rich red sauce is a good dish, so there is a saying that "a good cook has a pinch of salt".

After the rabbit was stewed, Zhang Guifang picked out some more meat and put it in. There wasn't much cabbage.

Last year, people were quite free to buy meat, and they were free to be thrifty. Since buying meat with meat stamps at the beginning of this year, the chances of households seeing the smell of meat are much less than last year.

A meat ticket is three taels, and currently there are only three per person per month, which only amounts to 6.75 kilograms in a year (the system of 16 taels per kilogram is still in effect).Some people may think that it is over by gritting their teeth, but who would have thought that this is just the beginning?
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Pickled fish is easier to cook than rabbit. When Zhang Guifang came back with an empty bowl, the rice and two dishes were ready and put on the table.

Since his family doesn’t eat spicy food, Tang Zhitong cooks real pickled fish.Although the taste of this dish will be a little worse without pickled peppers, it still conquered the taste buds of every family member.

A bowl of rice with a spoonful of soup, even if there is no vegetables, is still delicious, let alone fish and meat?Therefore, Tang Zhitong's two younger sisters naturally ate a lot.

Early the next morning, Zhang Guifang got up to cook, put down a pot of noodles, poured some leftover soup from last night, and had another delicious meal.

After eating, Zhang Guifang began to give Tang Zhitong the gifts that Luo had brought to Wang Jingwen's house.

Because Wang Jingwen's father has passed away, Zhang Guifang didn't buy cigarettes or tea last night. It's not that she didn't want to buy it, but that she couldn't buy it. After all, tea is a first-class commodity.I could only settle for the next best thing and buy two packs of snacks, two packs of sugar, two bottles of cans, and two bottles of wine from those in stock.

The purchase of dim sum has been restricted since last year. Each person can buy up to two kilograms at a time, which is 0.76 yuan per catty, and a total of two kilograms is 1.52 yuan.

Sugar purchase restrictions will begin this year. Each household is limited to 1 catty per month. Brown sugar and white sugar are optional. The price of both is the same, 0.84 yuan/catty, and two catties total 1.68 yuan.

There is no purchase limit on cans yet. Two bottles of canned oranges cost 1.13 yuan/bottle, and two bottles cost 2.26 yuan.

The wine was orange juice, a slightly lower-alcohol fruit wine popular among women. There is no purchase limit yet, priced at 1.4 yuan per bottle, or 2.8 yuan for two bottles.

A total of 8.26 yuan.

Zhang Guifang said that the four things were unpleasant, and then personally selected two strong rabbits and handed them over to Tang Zhitong for slaughtering.

This time she stopped complaining about the rabbit not growing any more and looked at her son peeling it off with a smile.

In the end, there was really nothing left at home, so Zhang Guifang picked two sturdy cabbages and collected enough six-color gifts for her son.

This pile of gifts, based on the current market price, costs more than ten yuan, which is one-third of Tang Zhitong's monthly salary.

The money was spent, but Zhang Guifang's face was filled with a smile and she didn't look distressed at all. But Tang Zhitong held it in his hand, but his heart was heavy.

"If you wait any longer, you almost forgot the pickles." Tang Zhitong tied the things on his bicycle and was stopped by Zhang Guifang before going out.

Zhang Guifang hurriedly took out two lunch boxes from the house, one filled with sauerkraut and one filled with pickled peppers. "Our family doesn't eat spicy food. Are you buying this for Xiao Wang? If you don't have a lot of things, take some first and leave the rest." You can take it slowly and wait for her to eat."

"Mom, don't bring it with you. There are a lot of things." The pickles were not valuable, but Tang Zhitong felt that he would go to his prospective mother-in-law's house, then follow the Japanese into the village and plunder the house, which made him feel very unhappy.

"Take along, buy two more fish on the way, just in time to cook and eat them there, and let Xiao Wang's family have a taste of your craftsmanship. Eucalyptus, if you behave well, they will trust you and leave the girl to you. ." Zhang Guifang put the lunch box into the mesh bag, hung it on the handlebar, and explained to Tang Zhitong in a serious voice.

"Okay. Then don't worry. Maybe when spring comes, you will have a daughter-in-law." Tang Zhitong nodded solemnly, agreed, and at the same time revealed to his mother what Wang Jingwen meant a while ago.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'm looking forward to it." Zhang Guifang smiled from ear to ear.

　I had the surgery this morning. If everything goes well, I will resume the holiday update next weekend.

　　Thank you to the boss "Su Xunxin" for the 1500 reward!
　　
　
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