Chapter 158 Not as good as Wu Dalang
"Hey, Gu boy, do you want to buy fish?" Aunt Cui grabbed Gu Jiu who wanted to leave on his bicycle.
"Yes, I haven't been home for so long, and there is no food at home."
"Hey, why do you think this is such a coincidence." Aunt Cui looked at no one on the left and right and whispered. : "My brother-in-law brought two fat-headed fish as gifts today. Me, one weighs four or five kilograms. If you want one, my family can’t eat that much today.”
Finally, she added: “Today’s fish price is 60 cents, I don’t want to vote. Seven cents for you, do you want it?”
Gu Jiu didn't hesitate, "Yes, I'll go to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables first, and I'll pick them up at your house when I get back."
Aunt Cui narrowed her eyes with a smile and said cheerfully: "Okay, I'll keep them for you. . ”
Gu Jiu rushed to the vegetable market. In addition to all kinds of vegetables, chicken, duck, and fish were all sold out.
He weighed a pound of spinach and a pound of chrysanthemum, and bought some ginger and garlic. Finally, he saw tofu and bought two more pieces of tofu.
Lin Shu's hair was dried and the water in the big pot was boiling. She first simply pulled up her hair with a rubber band, then filled the hot pot with the remaining water in the big pot. Gu Jiu came back to take a shower.
Originally, he said he wanted to eat fish casually, but he didn't expect that when Gu Jiu came back, he actually brought a big fish weighing several kilograms.
“Did you buy fish at this time?”
Gu Jiu parked his bicycle and took off the fish hanging on the handlebar, “I bought it from Aunt Cui’s house next door. Yes, I went to cut the fish open. I also bought the sauerkraut from Aunt Cui’s house. I just don’t know how her sauerkraut tastes.”
Lin Shu helped take out the vegetables from the bicycle basket and saw it. That handful of yellow sauerkraut instantly made your mouth begin to secrete saliva.
“Tsk, the color of this pickled cabbage tells you that it is well pickled. Do you still have charcoal at home? How about we cook pickled cabbage fish hotpot tonight?”
"Okay, I'll prepare all the side dishes for you, and you can cook it. What you cook will taste better than what I cook."
Cooking pickled fish hot pot is very simple as long as you have all the side dishes ready. , when the fish fillets are finally added, boil them twice and then pour them out.
When the dishes were ready, Gu Jiu put the charcoal into the small stove under the hot pot and served it to the table. He placed a pot on top of the stove. It didn't take long for the fish soup in the pot to boil.
I didn’t light the coal stove when I came back in the afternoon. There was no fire for roasting in this cold weather. At least it wasn’t so cold to eat hot pot while sitting at the table.
The two of them drank some fish soup first, which warmed their stomachs and increased their appetite. Then they ate fish and pickled vegetables.
When the fish and meat are almost eaten, they then boil the vegetables and tofu. The four or five kilograms of fish are all cooked, and the two of them can't finish the meal at the end.
Gu Jiu wiped his mouth, "The rice was steamed in vain today."
Lin Shu rubbed his belly and chuckled: "Then leave it for tomorrow's scrambled eggs and fried rice."
"You have a good idea." Gu Jiu stood up and started to clear the table.
Lin Shu stood up and walked around the hall, "Let's take it to the old house tomorrow."
I will definitely go to the old house tomorrow, check out the canteen, and eat there by the way.
“There are almost twenty days until the Chinese New Year. We are celebrating the New Year in the county town this year, so we should prepare the New Year’s goods. Remember to ask your parents tomorrow if they will celebrate the New Year in the county town or go back to their hometown?”
Gu Jiu put the bowl into the kitchen and came out with a rag to wipe the table,
"I guess they will be struggling for a while, if not They must want to go back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year, but the canteen must be doing well during the New Year. This makes them reluctant to give up the business and go back."
Lin Shu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "How about you advise me. Let them all stay in the county for the New Year. There are many rooms in the old house, so even Dongfa and the others can accommodate them when they return."
"Why am I the one to persuade you and not you?"
"Oh, you are the son-in-law. The son-in-law will definitely be happy when he persuades his parents and thinks you are filial. Once they are happy, they might actually stay in the county for the New Year.
You know, if they stay in the county to celebrate the New Year, it will be convenient for us to go to visit our hometown on the second day of the Lunar New Year. We don’t have to ride dozens of miles to our hometown.” His eyes fell on Lin Shu's belly for a long time. Now it was more than four months old and less than five months old. Her belly looked like a belly that was more than six months old. "Okay, I will persuade them tomorrow. If it doesn't work, I will Use you as a bargaining chip."
Lin Shu looked down at his stomach, dumbfounded, "Okay, as long as you can persuade them."
Gu Jiu washed the dishes, tidied the kitchen, and cleaned the hall and other rooms. Finally, after washing, he returned to the bedroom. Lin Shu had already fallen asleep.
Have a good night's sleep.
It was rare for the two of them to sleep until they woke up naturally.
In the ancestral home in the county town, they were the only two at home. The environment was quiet and even the quality of their sleep had improved.
Although they are not required to do housework in the provincial capital, there are many people living in the house and they will be woken up every day when the time comes.
If they want to sleep again, Wang Suzhen will remind them to go downstairs and eat on time. There is absolutely no freedom in life in the county.
Gu Jiu turned over, hugged Lin Shu, rubbed his head on her neck, and asked in a dumb voice: "Going to the old house today?"
His hair Stinging, Lin Shu leaned back and pushed him away: "Well, we haven't been here for the past two months, and I don't know how the old man and the old lady are doing? They are used to frugality, and I'm afraid that their food will plummet. "Come on, let's buy some more stuff later."
Gu Jiu looked at his watch, it was already past nine o'clock, and got up quickly, "I'll get up first and buy breakfast. I'll wash it at home after breakfast." I’ll leave it to you to buy the clothes.”
Lin Shu has no objection to this. She has a cheating tool, and both of them have a tacit understanding.
When the man went out to wash up, Lin Shu stretched out his arm under the quilt and felt the coldness, and then retracted it.
Stay in bed for a while.
After Gu Jiu washed up, he pushed his bicycle out the door and rushed towards the state-owned hotel in the cold northwest wind.
"Nine, Ninth Brother! Ninth Brother!"
Just after crossing a street, I heard Li Yuanchao's loud voice.
With a 'squeak' sound, Gu Jiu stopped the car sharply, supported it with his feet, and turned to look at Li Yuanchao, who was running towards him, carrying a big broom, which was swinging behind him.
Li Yuanchao ran up to him, threw the broom on the ground, and breathed on his hands that were numb from the cold, "Brother Ninth, when did you come back?"
"You came back yesterday afternoon. "Yes." Gu Jiu glanced at the fallen leaves on the ground he had just swept, "Are the leaves on the ground clean in this winter?"
"You have to sweep it even if it's not clean, otherwise the monthly salary can be paid to me on time." Li Yuanchao sniffed and asked, "Brother Ninth, where are you going?"
"Go to the restaurant to buy breakfast. Have you had breakfast? Do you want to go together?" Gu Jiu saw that his nose was red from the cold, and touched his cheek, which was cold.
"Let's wait for me. I'll put this broom on the side of the road."
Li Yuanchao picked up the big broom and rushed across the curb, throwing the big broom on the side of the road, and ran again Come back.
"I had a meal in the morning and I'm hungry again after working for more than an hour. Brother Jiu, why don't you treat me?"
"Okay, treating guests is a trivial matter. I said you are here The sanitation department has nothing to gain if it stays alone. It's better to set up a stall and imitate Wu Dalang and buy sesame cakes than sweep the streets."
Gu Jiu was speaking from his heart. He really doesn't like sweeping the streets, and he got the thirty dollars in one month. A salary of only one yuan is really a waste of youth.
Speaking of work matters, Li Yuanchao sighed: "Brother Ninth, do you think I don't want to go out and work alone? The problem is that I don't even have the ability of Wu Dalang. I can't make sesame cakes."
(End of Chapter)