happy old days

Chapter 25

The next morning, Yang Zhenhai and Niang Jin got up early and drove to the market. Today, Niang Jin's father and elder brother were coming to help repair the house. They came to buy some household items. Niang Jin didn't have the kitchen utensils at home before. Yes, you will have to buy all of them. Fortunately, the sellers are all gathered together, so it won't take long for them.

The two first went to buy pork jerky, "buy some pig heart, liver and intestines." Pig offal is cheaper than pork.

Yang Zhenhai nodded. Jinniang's cooking is delicious. I have eaten those pork hearts and livers in restaurants in the capital. They are very good. Unfortunately, I haven't eaten them these days when I go home.And much cheaper than meat.

"Big oil, pork belly, how much are these red meats, oh, I want this." Jin Niang is a little bit eager to eat pot-packed meat.

I bought more than [-] catties of all kinds of meat from pigs, enough to last for a few days.

There are not many vegetables in this season. I bought some eggs, dried radishes, and saw a place to buy chestnuts. Jin Niang bought half a bag. There are too few food types at this time.

Went to the blacksmith's shop and bought two big pots, this was the first time Jinniang knew that the pots were bought in the blacksmith's shop.

The two quickly bought the things, took the car back, and sent the things directly to the east of the village. This place is too far away from the Yang family. It would be a bit troublesome if the meal was ready, so it would be better to set up a temporary stove in the yard.

When the two arrived, they saw that Old Man Chen and Old Man Yang were transporting the roof tiles with a few people.The roof is covered with withered grass, and some places are leaking, and it needs to be repaired before the tiles can be reinstalled.

Jinniang saw that besides his two elder brothers, the second son Yang was also here, and there were two other people who looked familiar but didn't know each other. When they entered the yard, they saw that Wang and Manniang were holding a bucket with fresh water in it.

"Mother, sister, why are you here?"

"Can you not come? How can you come here alone?"

"I knew you could prepare it. It just so happens that the stove is set up here. There are only pots left." Manniang stepped forward with a smile.

"Sister, aren't you busy at home, where is Yaozu?"

"Give it to my mother-in-law. I'm not thinking that you are short of manpower, and your brother-in-law can't make it through, so I let my two younger uncles come with me. Yaozu, my mother-in-law is taking it with me."

"Originally, your two sisters-in-laws were also going to come over, so I didn't expect to have them together, but I dare not let them come." Wang Shi couldn't stop the smile on her face as she spoke.It is a double blessing that the two daughters-in-law are married together.

Jin Niang was also happy when she heard that, "Really, how many months?"

"It's only been a month, and the two of them are on the front and back."

When Jinniang heard it, it was after she dripped the water of life into the well. Could it be that this water can make people easy to conceive?I don't know if it matters.

Today, Jinniang is the chef, mainly because Mrs. Wang and Manniang don't know how to make pigs. The pork heart and liver are boiled, cut into cold dishes, and eaten standing in garlic sauce.The intestines were rubbed with salt several times, and then rubbed with vinegar again, and the taste was basically gone.

At noon, Jinniang made braised pork, ginger shredded pork, mixed radish, pasted big pancakes, and egg soup.They are all family members, and things must be done well.

Jinniang's craftsmanship is good. The market has prepared a lot of seasonings, and the food is no worse than that of a chef. The lunch meal is very good for everyone. When it's finished, , I began to think about the meal at night.

The pig’s heart and liver are cooked and cut up. There are quite a lot of intestines. Jinniang thinks it’s too much trouble to make stewed sausages. What do you think of this stewed sausage recipe for my sister, this thing happens to be bought in our shop, so there is no delay. My sister counts you as a third-tier member."

Jinniang laughed when she heard it, "Sister, didn't you see what you did just now? Go back and do it yourself, it's not a rare thing. I don't want any kind of element." She just didn't know how to make her family's life better, and this Money is not needed.And as far as he knows, stewed vegetables have been around for a long time, as if they existed before the Tang Dynasty.Not an exclusive recipe at all.

"That can't be done. My sister has eaten other's, but it's not as good as yours, and the large intestine has no peculiar smell at all. This thing must be a good seller."

This era is a conservative one, traffic information is not developed enough, people are complacent, and many things are held in their own hands.So although this thing appeared many years ago, there are still very few people who know it. You can usually find modern recipes with just a click on Baidu. Grandpa Jinniang is not very good at cooking. I just figured it out for myself, after school, I looked up some home-cooked recipes on the Internet and cooked them for my grandpa after the holidays. She also tried this stewed dish, and it tasted very good.

Moreover, when Manniang gave the three-layer element, she was thinking that Jinniang had learned this skill from the Yang family, and she was also afraid that if Jinniang gave it to her, the Yang family would have some opinions.But they don't know that this is Jinniang's own at all, who told her that she never did any kitchen work from her natal family.

Jinniang thought for a while, "Sister, otherwise, the third floor is unnecessary, just the second floor, don't give it to me, just give it to your parents."

Just as Wang was about to say something, Niang Jin interrupted her, "Mother, don't push me, I am not short of money, my elder brother has children, and the third child is also in a private school. If he can learn, I have to pay for him." Exam for talent. That doesn’t cost money.”

"That's okay. Although your father-in-law treats you well, if you treat your natal family like this, they will not be happy."

Jinniang smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, mother, I learned this skill unintentionally, not from the Yang family. They won't say anything."

Mrs. Wang was a little surprised and just wanted to ask where she learned it from, when she saw several people walking towards this side carrying logs, she stopped talking.

When they walked over, Jinniang taught Manniang some more words, but Wang didn't ask any more questions after they passed.

Jinniang really didn't take this seriously, and she wasn't focused on earning money right now. On the one hand, she had a lot of money, and on the other hand, she paid more attention to their new home. You can manage the land of your new home into a paradise. With the water of life, you can grow whatever you want, and your income will not be low, and your life will only become more and more prosperous.Neither she nor Yang Zhenhai are good at management, if they were really asked to do business, they would be unhappy.It's better to have a comfortable life.There is no need to trouble yourself.

But at night, he told Yang Zhenhai, just as she thought, Yang Zhenhai didn't care, he even told the old man on behalf of Jinniang, this was originally Jinniang's ability, the old man didn't say anything.

Yang Zhenhai was a little concerned about Qi Min's essential skills, thinking that Jinniang could figure out such good food after reading it, it is really a useful book.After a closer look, it's really good. I've been living a lot in my mind. If I have nothing to do, I will go to Father Yang's side to study with the old man about farming.Two phases confirm that I feel that the book is really good.Of course, he didn't have much interest in the food processing later, and he didn't read it at all. Anyway, he has his own wife.

Because it also praised Jinniang's foresight to buy such a good book.I never doubted some of the food that Jinniang would bring out in the future, and took it for granted, so that Jinniang had no restrictions.

Their old house only repaired the roof, replaced the doors and windows, and simply built a compartment on the north side of the main room, which is similar to the small room over there.But here, because there is no need to burn the kang, so I made a surrounding kang with mud and put a big wooden bucket in the middle, so that the water will always be hot when taking a bath. Yang Zhenhai is uncomfortable if he doesn’t soak for a day now. Naturally, Jinniang’s little suggestion is not Mention that he will do the same.In this way, the main room is basically a combination of the kitchen and the bathroom. You need to go to the old man's east room to eat and entertain guests. The room is still a bit smaller, but this is only temporary, and it will be fine for a year.

It took a long time to re-build the kang with the compartment covered, and it took three days to repair it.The east and west rooms are pasted with paper, although it is not as neat as the other side, it is not bad.In the past three days, apart from cooking, Wang and Manniang helped Jinniang pack things.She has not been married for a long time, and things are easy to pack.The kang over there burned for a day and a night, and it was completely dry.It took half a day to move to a new home.

The Chen family brothers and the Zhang family brothers followed Yang Zhenhai to help the third and fourth families.It took a little longer for them to build a new house, but everyone in the village came to help. The third family only took four days longer than them, and the fourth family took fourteen days.It's easy to do things with many people, so the third family built a mud house.That is to say, tiles were added to the roof, three main rooms and one lower west room, including cooking and food, it only cost five taels.When Jinniang knew it, she didn't know what to say, it would be too much to save.It's just that the family is separated, and it's hard for them to say anything.The third child is an honest person, and he is a good hand at work on weekdays, but he is honest, and no one else can say what the wife says.

The green brick and tile house built by the old four family has three main rooms and two side rooms, and the walls are surrounded by green bricks. It is very neat, and the doors and windows are carved. Fine, maybe you can invite them when they build a house.The fourth child doesn't care about these things, and the fourth sibling doesn't seem to be able to support the family. On the contrary, the housekeeper Huaihua, the maid, is very organized and can manage things inside and out.

In this way, all three families moved into their new homes, and the division of the Yang family ended.

After the separation, Jinniang is in charge of the family affairs. It is very convenient to do things. The two men don't care much about the family affairs. .Generally speaking, the three of them are very satisfied after they separated and adapted very quickly.

After being in charge of the house, there were more things to do. Jin Niang first made a new quilt for Father Yang, replaced the old man's things inside and out, and then made two sets of Yang Zhenhai's spring clothes.Now that I am in charge of my own house, I have changed to three meals a day.She can't eat much by herself, but Yang Zhenhai gets up early these days to open up wasteland, and is very tired every day. Two meals a day are not enough.

Father Yang is actually only 38 years old. People of this age look old, but they are still in their prime, but they are not in good health and look like they are 60 or [-] years old.The water they drink these days Jinniang has mixed some water of life. His health has improved a lot and his appetite has also increased. He eats two meals a day, one meal is too full, and he is too hungry at night, which is not good for his stomach. it is good.

After seeing the land, Jinniang thought about how to arrange it. When she was free, she drew a picture with a carbon stick, and showed it to Yang Zhenhai on the third night after moving here.

"Oh, daughter-in-law, you drew this really well. I heard that your furniture design is good, but I didn't expect the house to be good. It's very similar to the houses in the capital." Yang Zhenhai felt that his wife could always bring him surprises.

"How do you know about the furniture?" Jinniang asked while leaning on the kang table.

"My father-in-law told our father. I heard it." Yang Zhenhai smiled, and it was when his father was drinking and chatting that day, who made Jinniang's dowry furniture, thinking that he would hire someone to make furniture in the future, and who was it? Only then did I know.

"Come and tell me what you think." Yang Zhenhai pointed to the drawing that Jin Niang drew.

Jin Niang also happily told him that his new home should be built according to his own intentions to be comfortable.But in this way, there may be more materials for the house, but she feels that it is a very exciting thing to realize her previous wish.

The family is separated, but the arable land cannot be divided. There is only one cow in the family, and several families have to take turns. However, the wasteland in their family has not been cultivated, and the land has to be plowed. Yang Zhenhai has no use for cattle. Find a blacksmith Changed the pears for their family, and simply used horse plowing.Yang Zhenhai is going to buy a cow by himself, and it is convenient to do the work. Father Yang is asking around for this matter, but at this time there are very few cattle sellers, and there is nothing to be gained after wandering around for a few days.

The wasteland is plowed, and some soybeans, mung beans, red beans, and grains are planted. There is a stream flowing down from the mountain on the edge of their wasteland, and it is very convenient to irrigate the land.

Yang Zhenhai went to plow the land, and Jin Niang was not idle. At this time, there was no food to eat, so she was thinking about her own bamboo forest. This bamboo forest is still quite strange. It only grows in this area, and there are no other places. Now their family I bought half of it, and there are quite a lot of things produced in the bamboo forest. This is the time to dig spring bamboo shoots. Her previous hometown was in the north, but when she was in college, she was in a southern city, and her living habits were also affected. Bamboo shoots She still knows many ways to eat. Of course, what Jinniang never forgets is the sour bamboo shoots brought from home by her classmates in the dormitory. Almost every family in her hometown makes sour bamboo shoots. Every time she comes back from vacation, she brings some sour bamboo shoots and bacon. I just use alcohol cubes to cook in the dormitory. Although there is always a lack of seasoning and the heat is not strong, the girls in the dormitory like that taste.It is also because of this that Jinniang also learned to make some southern foods such as sour bamboo shoots and bacon, and the taste has also changed a lot.

The 30 cm shoots are cut off, peeled and cut into slices, put into a jar that has been boiled, sterilized and exposed to the sun, and poured into well water that has not seen the sun in the early morning.The method is very simple.Jinniang bought a small jar the size of a basketball, and made two jars for the first time, one with ordinary well water, and the other with well water with two drops of mother of water added.

After ten days, I opened it and saw that both jars were successful, but the sour bamboo shoots made of ordinary well water had a strong smell, as if something had broken down, while the other jar was worse, and the taste was better than ordinary Well water is more delicious.

When the sour bamboo shoots were just right, Jin Niang specially bought pork belly and made fried pork belly with sour bamboo shoots, mixed with sour bamboo shoots.The father and father both smelled the smell before, and they were a little hesitant when they got on the table. Yang Zhenhai looked at Jinniang's expectant eyes and reluctantly took a bite, but he didn't want to like the smell all at once, so he kept pinching the chopsticks. Didn't stop either.Jinniang looked at her with a smile on her face, and now their family has a dish that they often eat.

When this batch of sour bamboo shoots is gone, just add some more to it, the taste will be better in the future, but Jin Niang poured out the sour bamboo shoots water made from ordinary well water in the jar, and replaced it with the water of life Yes, the jar of ordinary sour bamboo shoots was also divided among the brothers of the Yang family.

As a result, the next day, these sisters-in-law all came over to learn how to make the sour bamboo shoots from her, and Jinniang taught them one by one without hiding anything.

(End of this chapter)