big sister headed home

Chapter 34

In general farmhouses, there are two stoves next to each other, 'add firewood to cook in one pot stove', add water to the pot next to it, 'wait for the rice here to be ready', 'the water here is also hot' and it is much more convenient to use hot water.

Dou Hua first boiled a pot of water, put it into a thick-walled water jar covered with lint, and took certain insulation measures. The hot water in it can be kept warm for a longer time, and the hot water will entertain the Jiang family in a while. The people just happened to say that these two pots and stoves are busy now, two roosters were stewed in one pot, put wild mushrooms on it, stewed for a while, and the delicious smell came out, all over the room aroma.

There is still some hot water in the other pot. Dou Hua heats the sauce bones that were stewed yesterday on it. This pot is usually used to boil water. She doesn’t want to use this pot for cooking. She just waits for the chicken over there to be stewed before cooking. 'However, there are not many dishes to be fried, and they are all simple, and there is still time to cook them in the end.

Dou Cui was watching the fire in front of the stove, and Dou Hua and the others were busy making dumplings. Originally, they wanted to make stuffing with wild vegetables, but now that the cabbage is quite rich, they just made stuffing with cabbage. The meat stuffing was chopped last night and added Soy sauce and salt, sprinkle some prickly ash noodles into it, marinate for one night, all kinds of flavors have been tasted, chop the green onions and mix them with the meat filling, chop the cabbage and squeeze out the water, and mix well with the mixed meat filling, Add the heated oil, and the dumpling stuffing is ready.

Li's kneading noodles was in charge of rolling the dough. Dou Hua and Chen Caiyun sat at the small table and made dumplings. Li's kneading was fast and good. A round piece of dough was rolled evenly and thickly enough for serving. Chen Caiyun and Dou Hua are two people.

Dou Hua knows how to make dumplings, but occasionally when she is at home, she is not that proficient, and she can't make dumplings quickly, but Chen Caiyun's hands seem to be flying like fingers, and her movements are nimble and quick. After a few efforts, a fat little dumpling It took shape, which made Dou Hua envious.

Chen Caiyun saw Dou Hua's thoughts, and said with a smile, "You don't pack too much. When you pack more, you will become proficient. It's the same. Isn't there a saying that makes perfect, just pack a few more times." .”

Dou Hua nodded and started making dumplings seriously. Sure enough, the more she made, the more skilled she became, and the speed slowly increased.

When the sun was in the middle of the sky, a group of the Jiang family came over. They were driving an ox cart. As soon as they showed up, they were spotted by Lin Er and the others. Dou Lin trotted all the way back home, shouting, "Sister, Auntie, Brother Jiang and the others are here, and they will enter the village soon."

"Okay, we got it, you guys don't stay outside anymore, come back and wash quickly, don't look like a monkey, your clothes are all dirty." Li wiped her hands and walked out of the room , said.

"Well, I see, auntie, they will be back soon, I'll go wash first." Dou Lin went to the rain urn to scoop up water to wash his face and hands. It is clean, the clothes are not new, but they are also clean and tidy.

"Okay, Hua'er, don't be so busy. Clean yourself up. Your uncle and I will go out to meet them." Li Shi said, washed his hands, tidied his clothes, and called Dou Sishan to come to the courtyard gate together. Outside, waiting for the Jiang family to come.

Chen Caiyun also tidied up, and followed her out. Dou Hua is also a girl, so she is not suitable for being so active, so she stayed in the room, took out a clean bowl, and planned to pour some hot water for Jiang's family.

Speaking of it, Dou Hua's current mood is also a bit inexplicable, she can't say whether she is happy or not, she just feels that things happened too fast, ever since she traveled to this ancient small village, she has a feeling of unreality like a dream, It can also be said that it is a psychological effect. She just feels that her life here is just a formality. It has been gradually integrated into it.

"Auntie, you are here, where is my elder sister?" Dou Qing came back with a basket of grass and Dou Hong, and not far behind was a bullock cart swinging towards this side.

"She, she's in the house right now, go in and wash up, clean up, we're here." Li Shi said.

"Hey, okay, auntie, look, the one driving the ox cart is Big Brother Jiang, let's go first." Dou Qing said, and then led Dou Hong into the yard, the straw basket was placed inconspicuously in the corner He led Xiao Dou Hong to fetch water to wash his hands and face, and tidy up his clothes.

Mrs. Li and Dou Sishan had looked towards the ox cart a long time ago, so they saw Jiang Ermeng sitting in front of him and driving the cart at a glance. Recently, in addition to the people in the car, they also saw those engagement ceremonies uploaded. Although they are a bit snobbish, the rural people all recognize this, and they all want the man’s family to give more engagement ceremonies. .

Li Shi took a rough look at it, and she was satisfied. There were a lot of things on it, including flour bags and oiled paper bags. What was rare was that there were two bolts of cloth. Two black goats are tied behind.This black goat originally lived in the mountains, but was caught and domesticated by people. It is rarely seen at ordinary times. It is said that the meat of this black goat is very fragrant and tender.

The two black goats brought by Jiang's family happen to be a male and a female. After raising them, they are expected to have cubs, and they can be sold for money when they are raised. Dou Hua's life will probably be better in the future. Thinking about it this way, Mrs. Li is even more satisfied with this marriage, the man's side is really very good.

Jiang Ermeng was wearing brand-new clothes, and the smile on his face never stopped. He laughed all the way to the gate of Dou's house, stopped the ox cart, jumped off the ox cart, and sat on the other side who looked very similar to him. A man also jumped out of the car, and turned to help the woman on the car. Jiang Er suddenly took the two nephews from the car, one by one, and the family came to the door of Dou's house.

"The in-laws are here." Dou Sishan greeted with a smile all over his face.

"According to our seniority, we are all juniors. You are Dou Hua's uncle and aunt. Let them call you uncle and aunt. You can call us by our first name. My maiden name is Chen, and I belong to the same family as Sister Yun. Just call me Pear Blossom, that is. My man, Jiang Dameng, and Jiang Ermeng are the names of my younger uncles." Chen said with a smile, and briefly introduced his family, "These two are my sons Jiang Haiming and Jiang Hailiang."

"Oh, let's call her Uncle and Aunt, it looks close." Li said with a smile, "Ewha, you are tired from the journey, please go into the yard, and take a break in the house for a drink of water."

"Well, Erlang, you and your brother carried these things into the yard. The car probably won't be able to get in, so let's park in the open space." Chen said.

"Don't worry, leave it to us." Jiang Er said fiercely.

"Father, you also go and help them. There are a lot of things. The car is left outside, and the cows can be brought into the shed and fed with some fodder." Li Shi said to Dou Sishan, and after finishing speaking, he led Chen Shi and The two children entered the yard.

Chen Caiyun followed behind, walking side by side with Mrs. Chen, winking and joked, "Lihua, you guys came here quite early, it's still early at noon."

"Didn't you just want to come over and help out? If you have anything to do together, you can work faster if you have more people. Sister Yun, you came here much earlier than us. Thanks to your help." Chen said with a smile.

"Dou Hua, quickly make a bowl of honey water for your sister-in-law Lihua." Mrs. Li called to the room.

Dou Hua heard the sound and came out, said hello to Chen Lihua, and brought them into the house. Hot water and honey were ready-made, and Chen Lihua and her two sons each got [-] honey water.Children like sweet things, Jiang Haiming and Jiang Hailiang drank a few sips. Seeing this, Dou Hua made another bowl for them. The two children were happy when they had something to drink. The initial unfamiliarity slowed down. They dispersed slowly, let go of their hands and feet, and soon played with Lin'er Hong'er and the others.

The women sit together making dumplings and preparing meals. The men sit at the table with nothing to do, take out small cups, pour water and wine, eat water and wine with cold dishes, chat and joke, there are not so many rules in the countryside, they are all ordinary For ordinary people, getting married is just the same thing, just sit together to eat, drink, and recognize relatives.

Before they got married, they took the date of birth of both parties, and went to Lizheng to write two marriage letters, and put them on record.

The dumplings have been wrapped with four covers before. There are many people in the family, so naturally we need to wrap more. The more people work faster, the dumplings are almost finished. At this time, take out the stewed chicken and mushrooms in the pot , the same two servings, put them into two big soup pots, and put one serving on each table.There are still a few dishes that need to be fried, and Dou Hua took over the task by herself, and the others didn't say anything, watching her fry there.

The dishes were all pre-cut, and they could be fried directly in the wok. Dou Cui was there to start the fire. The two sisters cooperated tacitly and quickly fried several dishes.

After Chen Lihua and Chen Caiyun looked at each other, they glanced at each other and nodded secretly. They were satisfied with this sister-in-law and felt relieved.

After all the hot dishes were served, only the dumplings were left to cook. Mrs. Li invited the adults and the children to sit at a table and the meal was ready. Just as everyone was preparing to eat happily, three people walked in outside the door.

A shrill female voice came to people's ears, "Oh, Dou Hua'er, your house is so lively today!"

(End of this chapter)