Steamed buns, go farming with your mother

Chapter 52

"He'er, where have you been? Mother is dying of anxiety..." Mrs. Wang stood at the gate of the courtyard with leeks in her arms, saw Su Ho's figure coming back from afar, and said anxiously.

When Su Ho saw Wang's figure, he couldn't hide the anxious expression on his face. Under the shadow of the green Cangshan, his white hair looked so glaring. Su Ho suddenly put it down, no matter what. , at least she still has Mrs. Wang by her side, at least, she still has leeks.

"Mother, I'm fine, I went to the mountain for a walk!" Su Ho helped Wang Shi into the house, and said, "Mother, don't worry, I'm such an adult, I'll take care of myself!"

Mrs. Wang called Su He to wash his hands, and said, "Come and soak your hands, go out for a while, your hands must be as cold as ice scum! Tell me about you, it's winter, it's so cold on the mountain, why are you so cold?" Did you run up the mountain? Don’t tell the family. Do you know how anxious my mother is? Do you know how dangerous the mountain is? Do you know that if you have an accident, let me and leeks live? !"

"Mom, I'm fine! Is there any food at home? I'm hungry!" Su Ho didn't want Mrs. Wang to say anything more, so she changed the subject, hugged leeks, and kissed him on the cheek twice.

Mrs. Wang looked at Su Ho, sighed softly, went to fetch bowls and chopsticks for Su Ho, and turned around and said: "The food is simmering, it's always hot, eat it quickly!"

Su Ho put the leek on the bed, put the rattle in the hand of the leek, turned around and took the bowl in Wang's hand, and said with a sweet smile: "Mother, thank you, you love me the most!"

Over there, the man saw Su Ho enter the house, stood there for a long time, did not see Su Ho come out again, and finally entered the house too.

Su Ho looked at the fragrant and rotten tofu stewed in the pot, and started to eat it with big mouthfuls of rice. At this moment, the time has come to the end of the time. In winter, many farmers have nothing to do, they all go early After making dinner, the family ate early and went to bed early.

In the past, Su Ho's family also cooked dinner at this moment, waiting to eat. Today, because Su Ho came back late, Mrs. Wang watched Su Ho's delicious food, and finally took a bowl and ate together.Mrs. Wang was worried about Su Ho in the morning, so she didn't eat anything at all, and now she is also hungry.

After eating and tidying up, Mrs. Wang suddenly told Su Ho that she wanted to go for a walk.Su Ho looked at Mrs. Wang without saying a word, and watched Mrs. Wang pull the courtyard door and go out.

Su Ho carried the leeks into his house and lit the charcoal stove in the house.The house Su Ho lived in was originally used as the bedroom of Wang Zhi and his wife, so there was no fire pit built. In winter, only by lighting charcoal, can we add some heating to the house with air leakage on all sides in the cold winter.Fortunately, there are air leaks from all sides in the house, so there is no need to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning.

At this moment, Su Ho suddenly remembered the white camellia in his basket, put the leeks on the bed, wrapped the quilt around him, kissed the leeks on the face, and said: "Chives, be good, mother, go out, soon Just come back."

Gently straightened the collar of the leek, then gently closed the door, took out the white camellia in the bamboo basket, and then planted it next to the Molan brought back from the mountain.At this moment, the flowers of Molan have already withered, but the leaves are still green, and they still have the same spirit in winter.

After Su Ho planted it, he went back to the house, warmed his hands, picked up the leek and kissed it, held the leek high and shook it.Leek was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Su Ho from a high place, feeling that he was so happy, he giggled, his small face was like a sunflower in winter, extremely brilliant.

Su Ho played with the leeks, and after a while, he became exhausted, put the leeks on the bed, and said: "Leeks, mother can't do it anymore, mother is tired!"

Leek was placed on the bed, twisting his body reluctantly, screaming in his mouth, and crawled onto Su Ho's body, sitting firmly, his little feet were vigorously jumping up and down.

Su Ho played with Leek all afternoon, and before they knew it, the two fell asleep.

When Mrs. Wang came back, it was already dark, and it was Pan Mu, the eldest of the Pan family, who sent him back.Her small courtyard was pitch-black, and Mrs. Wang guessed that Su Ho had fallen asleep, so she went to Su Ho's house. Sure enough, Su Ho held the leek in her arms, hugged her tightly, and put the quilt aside. , did not cover their bodies, and the carbon in the house had only a few sparks left, and there was no heat and air.Su Ho hugged the leek, shivering from the cold.

Mrs. Wang sighed, went forward to help Su He and the others cover the quilt, then went back to her own room, did not light the lamp, washed up in the dark, and fell asleep.

Silent all night.

In a blink of an eye, it is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month.

On this day, Mrs. Wang got up early, earlier than Su Ho. After she finished washing, she cleaned the stove in the yard, boiled a large pot of water, and took out the kelp that she bought earlier. , Soak it in water and wash it off.The Anli Mountains are an inland mountain range, far away from the sea. The kelp shipped in is already dried, with mud and sand on it, very dirty, and must be washed before eating.

After washing it, you have to tie it into knots one by one, and then stew it with pig's feet, which is very delicious.Stewed pork knuckles with seaweed is a must-have dish during Chinese New Year in Qingmu Town, and every household will eat it.In previous years, the Wang family only bought a little pork and stewed kelp to meet the occasion. This year, thanks to Suho, the family bought pig feet and pig heads. This year can be regarded as a good one.

When Su Ho got up, Mrs. Wang was washing seaweed, moved a small stool, and sat in the yard.

"Mother, have you been working so early?" Su Ho wiped his face with a handkerchief.

Wang looked at Su Ho and said with a smile: "I'm 28 today, and there are many things I haven't done yet. Let's do more today, and tomorrow, so we can relax a bit!"

Su Ho poured the washing water aside, and said, "Mom, what are you going to do today? Just tell me, I promise to be obedient!" Su Ho put the washbasin aside, and gave Wang a boy scout salute.

Wang Shi snorted and laughed: "You..."

Where Wang and Su Ho couldn't see, the man looked at Su Ho's movements, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. What an interesting girl!

Su Ho ran into the house and saw that the leek was still awake, so he moved a small stool and sat beside Wang, washing the kelp.

The two started to wash a few pieces of kelp in a short while.With clear water, the two tied the kelp one by one. The more boiled the knotted kelp, the better the flavor of the kelp and the pig's feet would blend together.Wang prefers to add some soybeans to the kelp stewed pork knuckle.

When she got the last few pieces, Mrs. Wang put down the kelp and said, "He'er, I'm going to burn the pig's head and pig's feet. After you're done, go and see if the leeks are awake, and then make something to eat!"

After finishing the last few, Su Ho nodded and drained the water with a bamboo strainer.Put it in a basin, put it aside, and then enter the house.

Leek has woken up, wearing small clothes, and crawled out of the quilt. I have to say that for a baby, Leek is relatively strong. Generally, it is like a six-month-old baby, let alone a quilt weighing eight catties. After climbing out, it is very difficult to turn over.

Leek was looking around with his round eyes open, he couldn't figure out why Mrs. Wang, whom he could always see when he opened his eyes, was not by his side.At this moment, seeing Su Ho coming in, Leek raised her face and smiled at Su Ho, whimpering.

Su Ho saw that the leek had woken up, so he crawled out of the quilt. It was a very cold day, although Mrs. Wang had already set the fire in the stove, but the weather in winter was still very cold. The leek was so small, it would be very cold if you accidentally fell ill. It's not good.

Su Ho hurried forward, hugged the leek in his arms, kissed it, then brought his face closer, looked at the leek, giggled twice, and gave Su Ho a big kiss on the face.Su Ho warmed the clothes that Leek was going to wear on the fire, and then put them on him, and scratched the waist and eyes of Leek, and Leek immediately twisted his body, smiling even more happily.

After much difficulty, after changing the clothes for Leek, Su Ho washed his hands and made breakfast.

After breakfast, the family saw that the sun outside was not bad, so they took the leeks out of the house. The children get more exposure to the sun, which is good for washing calcium and strengthening bones.

Put the leeks in the yard, surround a space with chairs, put the leeks inside, and Su Ho went to help Mrs. Wang.

Over there, Mrs. Wang has already finished the pig's head and pig's feet, and chopped the pig's feet into pieces with a small axe. The pig's head should be kept for the New Year, when worshiping ancestors and gods.

Mrs. Wang fried the pig's knuckles over a high fire to get the oil out, and put some ginger and garlic in. After frying fragrant, poured water into it, brought it to a boil over high heat, and then switched to a low fire to simmer slowly until the aroma came out. I poured the washed kelp knots in and put the lid on the pot. Generally, it is not seasoned when it is stewed.

After finishing this, it was already noon.

Mrs. Wang asked Su Ho if he wanted to fry some crispy meat, which would be delicious during Chinese New Year, and Su He asked Mrs. Wang to make the decision.

Mrs. Wang picked some fat and thin meat from the meat she bought, cut it into thin shreds, and asked Su Ho to help cut some minced ginger and garlic, and then used the minced ginger and garlic to marinate Wang's shredded meat Get up and wait for the taste.Mrs. Wang went into the house to find some eggs, and said to Su Ho: "He'er, there is no flour at home. I will go to your Aunt Pan's house to borrow some flour, so that I can make crispy meat later."

"Mom, leave it to me!"

"After that kelp is ready, you turn off the fire and burn the oil!"

"Mother, it's fine, just leave it to me!" Su Ho said while standing on the stove.

Mrs. Wang came back after a while. The kelp and pork knuckles in the pot had not been stewed yet. It seemed that Mrs. Wang didn't stay at Pan's house much.

After Mrs. Wang came back, the two worked together to fry crispy meat, made meatballs, and fried some tofu at the same time.

After a tiring day, at night, everything was ready.

The next day was the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. On this day, Mrs. Wang stewed chicken again, and at the same time disposed of the pickled fish at home.

(End of this chapter)