Chapter 143 is back
After the fish thawed and softened, Xia Chan directly cut the fish into fish fillets instead of filleting it. Mainly because it was too troublesome, so after frying the sauerkraut and adding water, she directly marinated the sauerkraut for a few minutes. Put the fish into the pot, add firewood, and simmer slowly.
The tofu cooks quickly, just remove it from the pan in the last few minutes.
After taking the tofu out of the pot, put a circle of cornmeal pancakes on the edge of the pot. When kneading the dough, add two spoons of honey to it. It should have a little sweetness and taste good.
Dinner was ready, and the four brothers and sisters sat around the dining table, drinking hot tofu, pickled cabbage and fish soup, and eating sweet and fluffy cornmeal pancakes. They had white flour at home, so they would add three kinds of corn flour pancakes to it when making whole grain pancakes. One-third pure white noodles, not as dry and hard as others.
A few days later, Yuan Bingbing and Zhang Wenwen came over again. They needed to prepare supplies for the end of the year. Xia Chan was not short of clothes, so she didn't change with them, but took them to a few well-connected people in the village.
Qin Hongmei’s family, Lan Linmao’s family, carpenter grandpa...
The clothes Yuan Bingbing and Zhang Wenwen brought this time were more miscellaneous and the quality was not that good. Xia Chan suspected that they had recycled them from other people's homes and not from their own homes. After all, the prices for their own clothes should not be low when they bought them.
I have to say that people in the city think very fast.
Recycle other people's old clothes at low prices and exchange them for supplies in the countryside.
But for their rural areas, it is pretty good. After all, few people in their rural areas have cloth tickets and can't make a piece of clothing in a year, so Xia Chan won't say anything. I believe they won't wear it with dead people. They should not be so conscience-stricken if they exchange their clothes for supplies.
When Xia Chan took them to someone else's house to change things, her brothers prepared lunch at home. When they came back, they started eating directly. Because they didn't know Zhang Wenwen well and didn't want her to know what was going on at home, they made lunch today. The dishes are all local products.
Mushrooms and wild vegetables are served in super large portions, enough for two people.
As for the meat, there was only a plate of steamed and air-dried chicken.
None of the brothers particularly believed in Yuan Bingbing, let alone Zhang Wenwen, who had only been here twice.
She and her brothers were not short of meat, so Xia Chan gave the pheasant legs to Yuan Bingbing and Zhang Wenwen. It was not easy for them, city dwellers, to eat meat.
"Xiao Chan, my mother wants you to come to our house for the New Year. Are you free to go?" Yuan Bingbing said with a smile while eating chicken legs. She really hoped that Xia Chan could come over. If her brother came back to celebrate the New Year, The two of them can meet, and maybe there will be some sparks.
Xia Chan turned her head and glanced at her brothers. She had a family and brothers, so what was the point of going to someone else's house to celebrate the New Year? And she didn't want to go to other people's homes at all, she always felt very uncomfortable.
Moreover, they are two people whose identities do not match. Others will only think that she has climbed into a wealthy family and are reluctant to let go.
Xia Chan shook her head and refused, "It still doesn't matter. We are not relatives. What does it mean if I come to your house to celebrate the New Year? Others will only think that I am a poor relative who comes to enjoy the autumn breeze."
Their family can live a better life than the Yuan family, so why should she go to other people's houses and make others look down upon her?
"Our family doesn't think so. If I did, my mother wouldn't let me come over and ask you. She really likes you." Yuan Bingbing explained hurriedly because she was afraid that Xia Chan would think too much. Xia Chan nodded, "I know my uncle and aunt are good people, but others will say so, so thank you for your kindness, I won't go, but when you come again next time, I will prepare some New Year gifts for you to give to your uncle. My aunt brought it back.”
"Then I'll thank you first!" Yuan Bingbing smiled with a crooked eyebrow.
After eating, Yuan Bingbing and Zhang Wenwen left Xia Chan's house with the supplies they had received. Yuan Bingbing did not let Xia Chan see them off. After all, it was too tiring, and Xia Chan always lent her a tractor to see them off. The impact is not good either.
She can't always take advantage of Xia Chan.
This time the winter hunting team took a full twenty-five days to come back, and the day they came back happened to be the twenty-fifth day. This time there were much more prey than last year.
There are two reasons for this.
The first is that there are a few more hunting days this year.
The second point is that this year, a small team was specially divided to be responsible for sending back the prey. Every day, the next day's prey is sent to the previous station. When everyone returns, some people will send the prey back to the production team. Then I went to pick up other prey. Although I ran a few more times, there were a lot more prey than last year.
Like last year, Xia Chan counted the days and wandered around the village every day, just to see Jin Pengfei as soon as possible and make sure he was fine. She had never had nightmares about Jin Pengfei, so she was not very worried. Jin Pengfei.
When I came to the drying field, I saw the prey piled up on the ground, and there were actually wolves among them. Fortunately, it was in the deep mountains and old forests. It would be terrible if we came down the mountain.
The captain asked everyone in the winter hunting team to go home and rest. The team will handle the matter of the prey. They must weigh it first and then sort out the ones handed over to the commune. The remaining prey must first be checked to see if everyone wants meat. Still need money.
If everyone chooses to ask for money, then half of the remaining prey must be sold, and the rest can be divided among everyone.
Xia Chan felt sorry for Jin Pengfei who stayed on the mountain for so long. She originally wanted to help him carry the backpack, but he snatched it away and refused to let Xia Chan take it.
Everyone saw that Jin Pengfei was back, boiling water, boiling dumplings, and eating the hot dumplings. Jin Pengfei felt like he was alive again.
In fact, life in the mountains is not bitter, because everyone brings food, and everyone can eat meat, but they are not so particular. Sometimes they sleep in caves at night, and sometimes they sleep in makeshift grass sheds and light fires. Heating, not cold, but not that comfortable.
After all, it's not like sleeping on such a warm kang at home.
After finishing the hot dumplings stuffed with pork and sauerkraut, Jin Pengfei felt like he was sweating all over. He found a change of clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. He didn't even wear the thick clothes outside and got directly into himself. in bed.
His position was at the end of the kang, which was closest to the stove and had the highest temperature. Although no one had slept under the quilt, it was not cold at all. Looking at the things placed on the quilt, Jin Pengfei knew that these were his sister. Thoughtfully prepared.
He put the things next to his pillow, and then quickly fell asleep looking at these things. After all, he was really tired. In the past few days, everyone was rushing non-stop, eager to come back and share the joy of victory with everyone. , almost no rest.
So now as soon as it touches the pillow, he falls asleep.