Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 6

"Second, third, Yun'er is here, let's make some more delicious dishes at home, don't burn them, and come to me to eat." The uncle brought a whole load of cotton into the yard and yelled loudly , several uncles have separated, and the second and third uncles have separate homes behind them.

The second uncle and the third uncle all responded with a smile, and carried the cotton around to the back one after another. When the cotton burden was put down, they would come over to eat.

Uncle, Aunt, Chengxi, and Chenggui all came into the courtyard with burdens, "Yun'er, what do you want to eat today, tell your aunt and let her cook it for you." Uncle Zhou Min Putting the cotton load on the corner of the wall, he woke up after wiping his sweaty face.

Zhang Yun stood up with a smile, knowing that people in the countryside are honest and honest, so he had no time to be polite, and said directly: "Auntie's vegetable dumplings are so delicious, I drool just thinking about it."

"It's not difficult. I'm going to knead the noodles right now, and there are ready-made pickles. It will be ready in a while." The eldest aunt Chen pulled off the cloth towel that tied her head, and patted the cotton wool that was stuck on her body , smiled and went to the kitchen.

"Chengxi, Chenggui, you two help clean up the yard. Your second and third uncle's yards are full of cotton in the sun, and all the cotton that has been picked has to be dried in our yard." Zhou Cheng ordered , I didn’t have any free time in my hands, so I moved all the things that could be moved in the yard, and prepared to dry them with cotton.

Seeing that her son and grandson were busy and staying alone would be in the way, Mrs. Li took Zhang Yun and said, "Let's go, let's go to the kitchen."

Entering the kitchen, I saw that Zhou Lan had been replaced by Mrs. Chen, and squatted in front of the stove to light the fire. Ms. Chen was a quick worker, so she was able to knead it, and she had already kneaded it. Zhang Yun hurried over to help , but was stopped by Mrs. Li, and said with a smile: "Let your aunt come, and you sit aside."

At this time Zhou Lan brought a small bench to her side, pulled Zhang Yun over and sat down, stuffed firewood in her hand, and said in her mouth: "Yun'er, you like vegetable dumplings, let my mother make them again when you come back. The potherb mustard is cut in the yard, and it has to be marinated in the past few days, and when the potherb mustard is marinated, it will be the best to make vegetable dumplings."

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chen laughed when they heard this, and Mrs. Li said: "Nowadays, pickled dried tofu is also delicious, but this vegetable dumpling is not a good thing. Just make it when you want to eat it." , turned around and asked Mrs. Chen, "Did you put more millet noodles?"

"Mother, don't worry, most of them are millet noodles. Yun'er likes to eat millet noodles, I know that." Chen rubbed her noodles vigorously, and said with a smile.

Mrs. Li nodded after listening, and said: "Then you do it, I will go to the vegetable field to pull some vegetables, and I will go to the warehouse to cut some meat strips and come back."

Zhang Yun immediately stood up, "Grandma, I'll go to the vegetable field with you." Mrs. Li didn't object when she arrived, and dragged Zhang Yun to the vegetable field behind the kitchen.

The vegetable field here is much bigger than our own, but considering that my uncle’s family has a lot of people, and my grandma and grandpa live with them, the vegetable field is naturally not small, but look at what is planted in the field, it is not much different from my own , also has the most radishes, Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, spinach, and peppers, but more pea pods, coriander, and a small clump of potherb mustard, not all dried for pickles.

Although Zhang Yun didn't find any fresh vegetables, she felt happy when she saw the coriander. She likes to eat this, especially Zhou Lan just said that there are peanuts, and the coriander is mixed with peanuts.

"Grandma, let's pull some coriander. I heard from my cousin that there are peanuts, and it's delicious to mix coriander with peanuts." Zhang Yun thought of this dish, and hurriedly walked to the coriander planted, pointing.

Mrs. Li was pulling the chrysanthemum chrysanthemum over there. Hearing what Zhang Yun said, she couldn't help turning her head and said, "I've never heard of this way of eating."

It turns out that there is no such way of eating here. Of course, Zhang Yun can't say that it is the way of eating in later generations. He just smiled and said: "I made it randomly, but it is very delicious. I will mix some out today for everyone to try." Speaking of Zhang Yun, he started to pull out the coriander.

Mrs. Li didn't doubt that he was there. After the two left the vegetable field, Mrs. Li went out to buy meat, while Zhang Yun and Zhou Lan washed the vegetables pulled from the vegetable field, and waited until Mrs. Chen cooked the vegetable dumplings. , Mrs. Li also came back with the meat, and cut a small piece of tofu along the way.

"Yun'er, didn't you mean coriander mixed with peanuts, why don't you do it?" Mrs. Li handed the meat and tofu to Mrs. Chen, seeing Zhang Yun bowing her head to peel the peanuts, but she didn't see her making that fresh dish.

"I just wanted to make it. My aunt told me to tell her. She will do it. I don't need to do it. I have to help peel the peanuts." Zhang Yungang has already told Chen Shi how to do it. He smiled and said: "Gang Yun'er told me, it's very easy, just stir-fry the peanuts, blanch the coriander, let it cool and chop it, then mix it with vinegar and some sesame oil, toss it well and it's ready to serve. "

"Oh, it's not difficult to get there." Mrs. Li heard that the method is simple, and she can figure out something new, so she let them do it. Zhang Yun peeled the peanuts and listened to them, thinking in his heart, this is a good idea. Peanuts are even more authentic if they can be fried, but how can there be so much oil in the countryside, and the sesame oil is only available in grandma's house, which is in good condition, so I can pour some of it and mix it in. Not every family can have this sesame oil.

By the time Zhang Yun finished peeling a large bowl of peanuts, Mrs. Chen had cooked all the dishes neatly, including pickled vegetable dumpling, chrysanthemum tofu, stir-fried broad beans with potherb mustard, pea pickled cabbage soup, fried pickled beans with chili, and a large bowl of braised pork. Watching the dishes being brought out of the kitchen one after another, Zhang Yun felt sour in his mouth as the rich aroma of the dishes wafted from the kitchen.These dishes are already excellent in the farmhouse, but if they are in my own home, I am afraid that I can only eat them during the Chinese New Year.

"Yun'er, hurry up and sit down in the hall, I'll be fine here." Mrs. Chen took the peanuts in Zhang Yun's hand, hurried her out of the kitchen, and slammed Zhou Lan out together. Holding hands, they went to the well in the yard to draw water, and after washing their hands, they entered the main room.

As soon as Zhang Yun and Zhou Lan entered, a large group of people came from the second uncle's family and the third uncle's family. Zhou Min hurriedly took a break from what he was doing, brought Chengxi and Chenggui into the hall, and greeted the second uncle. , Third Uncle and the others all sat down.

With so many people, there was naturally no room for them to sit in the main room. The second and third aunts went to the kitchen on their own initiative. Every time the whole family gathered for dinner, the daughters-in-law ate in the kitchen. The eldest aunt had already saved some of every dish, It is for the daughters-in-law to use together.

Zhang Yun saw that it was not good to keep it by himself, and was about to drag Zhou Lantong to the kitchen, but Mrs. Li came in from the yard, and helped carry it with the help of Zhou Xing and Zhou He, the two daughters of his second uncle's family. A low table was placed beside the large table.

"Yun'er, Lan'er, Xing'er, He'er, you sit at this table with me, let them sit over there, they have to drink a few sips, it's just right for us to sit together without drinking, Lan'er, go and get your mother and The second aunt and the third aunt have called over, so let’s not separate them into three places.” After the low table was put down, Mrs. Li called a few granddaughters over, and together they went to get some long benches, and put them around the table for everyone to sit on.

Just like that, two tables were divided into two tables in the Zhou family hall. Even so, the tables on both sides were still full, and the whole room was full of laughter and excitement.

"Mother, do you want to wait for Dad to come back to eat?" The second uncle Zhou Shan opened his eyes to the door, watching the sky gradually darken, thinking that Dad should come back.

When Zhou Shan said this, the third uncle, Zhou Ping, also came up together and said, "Why isn't Dad coming back at this hour, but he went there in the morning, and it is supposed to be back at this hour."

It was only now that Zhang Yun remembered that he hadn't seen Grandpa Zhou Laishui all day long. Where did he go on such a busy day in the field?
"Maybe it's delayed by something, let's not wait, let's eat first, if he comes back and has no food, let the eldest daughter-in-law make fried eggs and serve him wine." Mrs. Li thought about the busyness of the family. After a whole day, if you don’t eat and you’re starving, you’d better wait while you eat.

Just as he was talking, Mrs. Chen came in with the mixed coriander and peanuts, and after hearing what Mrs. Li said, she said: "Mother, I just tasted this mixed peanut dish. It is very fragrant and suitable for drinking. How about I keep it for a while?" Order it, and when dad comes back, there will be food and drink."

"Hey, then go and save some." Seeing Mrs. Li agreeing, Mrs. Chen turned around and went back to the kitchen, took some out of the two bowls and put them in the cupboard, and then brought the two bowls back to the hall .

Just after hearing Mrs. Chen mentioning it, the brothers of the Zhou family were all interested in this dish. As soon as Mrs. Chen put it down, everyone on the table picked it up with their chopsticks and chewed it in their mouths. It was really crunchy and fresh. Fragrant, Zhou Min couldn't help praising: "This dish is delicious, why have I never tasted it before?"

"Yun'er asked me to make this. I didn't expect it to be so fragrant. Thanks to your niece, you will have another dish to go with wine." Chen, his second aunt Zhang, and third aunt Ma made two pottery together. A can of brown rice came over, and took a stack of rough porcelain bowls and chopsticks, went to the table to share the bowls, and served rice to the people on the table, and laughed and joked when he heard what his man said.

Zhou Ping spit out wine while mixing peanuts, and when he heard this, he said to Zhang Yun: "Yun'er, where did you learn this? I usually go to your house, but I haven't seen your mother do it. Mom, my sister is at home." At that time, I didn’t cook this dish either.”

"Third Uncle, I prepared this randomly, and it can't be considered a good dish." Seeing Third Uncle's question, Zhang Yun replied with the excuse just now, anyway, no one will investigate the root cause.

Zhou Shan listened to the words, picked up a few more chopsticks of coriander and peanuts, and ate them with gusto, he couldn't help but said: "Although it can't be a good dish, it shows that Yun'er has a clever mind and is much more capable than our two daughters." , your cousin Xing'er and cousin He'er can't do all the cooking work, and you have to learn a few more skills in the future, and then you can find your in-laws, right?"

"Go, I got drunk just after drinking, and make fun of my daughter. How can you be so talkative as a mother-in-law like you, and you are not afraid of your daughter's shame." He was almost lowered into the bowl, and the exposed ears and neck were all dyed red. After all, Zhou He was still younger and not so shy, but kept wrinkling his nose at his father to express his dissatisfaction. In this way, It made the whole hall burst into laughter.

The people in the main room were laughing happily, a person hurried in from outside the courtyard, arrived outside the main room in a few steps, stepped over the threshold to enter, and sat down on the empty seat by the table.

"Father, why did you come back? Come, drink some wine to relieve fatigue." Everyone in the room looked over, only to find that Zhou Laishui's brows were tightly frowned, and his expression was gloomy.Zhou Ping hurriedly took the empty bowl at the table and filled it up for him.

"Old man, what's the matter?" Seeing that Zhou Laishui's expression was not right, Mrs. Li put down the bowls and chopsticks, took a bench and sat beside him, and asked anxiously.

Zhou Laishui patted his legs, and said with a sigh: "I went to the town today to inquire about it. This year, the ones with seeds are [-] yuan per load, and the ones without seeds are [-] per load. The ones with seeds are suppressed so low, which makes us How do cotton farmers live?"

(End of this chapter)