Chapter 111 Happy New Year
After leaving Zhao's house, Grandma Jiang took her six grandchildren to the next house to eat and drink.
Along the way, we ate lantern cakes, sugar-oiled cakes, cotton bud cakes, honey sandao, sugared dates, oil dumplings, sticky cakes and steamed buns. We ate so much that many of us were forced to stay at someone else’s house to pay New Year’s greetings. No hiccups. Grandma Jiang was the same. She drank seven or eight cups of tea, cracked two melon seeds while chatting with others, and ate a bowl of dumplings in the morning. She wasn't even hungry when she got home for lunch, so she was quite full.
When I got home, I saw that Jiang Jianguo's brothers were all in the same situation. They were all sitting at home and burping. The burps had different flavors, including sweet, salty, and even spicy.
"The village chief has some pickled dried fish at his house. It's tasty but too spicy. Mom, don't forget to go over and have a few bites this afternoon," Jiang Jianguo said.
"The reason why you wish me New Year's greetings is to eat, right?" Grandma Jiang scolded, "Do you want to have lunch? I'm going to cook you some bowls of dumplings."
Except for Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weiming, no one expressed their intention to have lunch.
These days, I either eat leftovers or dumplings, and the old man will not start cooking again until after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. After all, starting from the third day of the Lunar New Year, the Jiang family's daughter-in-law will take her husband and son back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. Including Grandma Jiang, everyone followed her to her brother's house to pay New Year's greetings.
In the first and second days of junior high school, everyone just eats a little bit here and there, eats a bite at the east family, eats a bite at the west family, and eats and drinks to stay full. On the night of the second grade of junior high school, the whole family was mobilized by Grandma Jiang to make dumplings.
These dumplings were brought to Jiang Feng's uncle, who had a bad stomach these past few years and had to eat vegetarian food. The old man specially prepared dumplings stuffed with carrots, winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms and cabbage. The winter bamboo shoots were boiled in clear soup. They were absolutely delicious.
Because they were going to pay New Year's greetings to Grandma Jiang's brother, it was not convenient for Jiang Weiming to go with him, so he stayed at home. Grandma Jiang proudly took all her children and grandchildren to visit her brother's house in a neighboring village to pay New Year's greetings.
It is said to be a neighboring village, but it takes more than half an hour to walk there.
"Brother, I'm bringing Jianguo, Jianguo, Jiankang, Jianye and Jianshe to wish you a happy New Year!" Grandma Jiang shouted angrily before she even reached the village entrance.
Jiang Feng's great-uncle had been waiting at the entrance of the village early in the morning, leaning on a cane, and responded with a smile. When they approached, he opened his presbyopic eyes with a smile and looked at the five sturdy nephews one by one. After looking at several juniors with satisfaction, I finally saw Jiang Feng.
"Xiao Feng, this is not okay. Why do I feel thinner than last year? You should eat more and grow stronger, so that others will like you!" said my uncle.
"Okay, uncle, I'll eat more when I get back." Jiang Feng looked sincere.
"You don't have to wait to go back. My uncle will make you some meat soup today. It's a big meat stew. Xiaofeng will eat two more pieces." My uncle said with a smile.
My great-uncle led everyone home. Along the way, the villagers would say: "Hey, Lanhua (Grandma Jiang) brought the children to wish you a happy new year!"
At this time, Uncle Jiang Feng's back was straighter than usual.
Jiang Feng's great-grandmother gave birth to six children. Grandma Jiang was the fifth. Except for her great-uncle and the eldest, who was a boy, the other five were all girls. Jiang Feng's great-grandmother once had doubts about life. In that era when the men in the family were many talented and tough, Jiang Feng My great-grandmother didn’t have the confidence to speak out.
When Jiang Feng was very young, his great-grandmother was still alive. He vaguely remembered that every time he came to pay New Year's greetings to his uncle and great-grandmother, they must have been waiting at the entrance of the village early. His great-grandmother was already very old and thin. Although she is thin and small, her voice is not as loud as usual. She must shout so that the whole village knows.
My daughter came back with her five fat boys to wish me New Year’s greetings!
Jiang Feng's great-grandmother liked Grandma Jiang the most. The reason was very simple. This daughter gave birth to five fat boys in a row, and each of them was tall and strong. She regained all the dignity she had lost in the previous decades.
My great-uncle likes everyone in the Jiang family, including Jiang Feng, who is of normal size, but none of this can change the fact that Jiang Feng's great-uncle's stew skills are terrible.
Grandma Jiang's cooking skills are still terrible, maybe it's a family tradition. Anyway, the broth at my uncle's house has always been very unpalatable. Not only is it stewed with large pieces of meat, but it's also stewed with large pieces of fat meat.
Just add some onions, ginger, garlic and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell. There are no oil-absorbing and greasy ingredients like winter melon and white radish. It is basically the same as boiled white meat. If you remove a large piece of fat meat, you will become immortal on the spot.
Jiang Feng's great-uncle has always liked to stuff him with stewed meat since he was in junior high school. His acting skills have gradually improved over the years, which is inseparable from his great-uncle's stew.
My great-uncle's family is much thinner than that of the Jiang family. He is an only son and is not in good health. His only grandchild is a granddaughter. She is already married. She didn't buy a ticket out of town and won't be able to come back until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
Several elders were drinking tea and chatting in the living room. Jiang Feng and others sneaked into the kitchen to investigate the situation. Cousin Tian Lin was washing vegetables, and the meat was already stewed in the pot.
With such a big pot of meat, it was obvious who would end up in the stomach. Several people's faces suddenly turned green, and Jiang Feng's face was the greenest among them.
Needless to say, among the brothers, he will definitely be stuffed the most by his uncle and grandpa.
"Hey, aunt, what's going on this year? Why do I feel like I'm taking more pot than last year?" Jiang Zaide suddenly panicked.
"I think I heard my dad say that this year's pig at my uncle's house is very fat, weighing more than 400 kilograms." Jiang Shoucheng's voice was trembling.
"More than four hundred kilograms?" Jiang Ran exclaimed, "Isn't that more edible than Erhua? The meat is so fat!"
Jiang Ran's words were so loud that they caught Tian Lin's attention. When Tian Lin saw it was them, she smiled and said: "There are still two hours before dinner can be served? I'm hungry, so my aunt will cook it faster for you. There are still more today." Where’s the braised pork? ”
Braised pork!
The four brothers feel that they have to answer here today.
Jiang Feng felt that he had to do something to save his life.
"Auntie, you must have cooked all the food these days. You've been miserable for so many days. How about I help you?" Jiang Feng had an idea.
"No, no, you come to our house to pay New Year greetings and you are the guests. There is no reason to let the guests cook." Tian Lin felt that this was not possible.
"Yes, it's okay, Auntie. Xiaofeng has been practicing at home for a long time just to give his uncle and grandpa less meals. This is also a little bit of our thoughts as juniors. Auntie, just rest. Leave the kitchen to us. You can go Rest, rest, go to the living room for a drink of water." The three brothers reacted immediately and coaxed Tian Lin away, leaving the kitchen to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng took off his down jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and put on an apron.
The winter vacation special training has been going on for so long, and it’s time to show everyone the results of the special training!
*I will update twice on the first day of the new year, tell me loudly whether I love you or not! ! ! (End of chapter)