Chapter 431 Like Tutu
“Sister Lan is here, come and try the peach gum gummy candy I just made.”
Zhou Lan just came over, and Li Yao, who was still alive and kicking just now, immediately became wilted. When he came down, he looked like a good boy, and his liveliness was completely gone.
One can imagine how much this child is afraid of his fucking majesty.
“Why is this candy so soft yet so chewy? It’s still warm to the touch, it must have just been made.”
How familiar are the two families with each other? Years later, Zhou Lan was not polite to Zhang An. She took a piece from the basket and put it in her mouth.
After just a little chewing, Zhou Lan fell in love with the texture. It was soft, glutinous, and bouncy, which was different from sticky corn candy.
"Hmm, I made this in the afternoon. I just poured it into the mold and set it into shape. It hasn't completely cooled yet, but these little naughty eggs couldn't wait any longer, so I took it out to satisfy their cravings. ”
If you want to store it, you must wait until it is completely cooled.
But these are all taken out and eaten immediately, so there is no need to worry so much.
"I heard you said it's called peach gum gum. Are it made of peach gum?"
"It's made of peach gum, and it's the peach gum I just took back yesterday. It's fresh. If Sister Lan If you like it, I will take some more back later. I made more than a hundred kilograms today.”
Zhang An also made some last year, but he didn’t make much, so he didn’t share it. , basically everything went into Su Ying’s mouth.
We have done so much this year, and we must share some of what we have to give to our friends and family.
“Okay, this candy is soft and glutinous. Yaoyao’s grandparents will definitely be able to eat it.”
Zhou Lan originally wanted to refuse, but she did after hearing Zhang An’s suggestion. There are many, so you are welcome.
Her own parents-in-law are elderly and have bad teeth, so they rarely eat these things.
The gummy made by Zhang An does not require too much teeth, and the two old people can definitely eat it.
And the candy tasted like cherry, and she liked it very much.
Zhang An returned home and took out a mold. The fudge inside had almost cooled down.
So he poured out a plate, sprinkled it with powdered sugar, and loaded Zhou Lan with more than ten kilograms.
"Zhang An, don't decorate as much. Just give me a few kilograms. I'm sure you won't be able to eat them all if you give me so much."
More than ten kilograms of gummies are not a lot, and they are full. It's a big bag full, and it takes some effort to carry it.
"Take it back. It can be used as snacks for Li Yao. Although this candy is sweet, it is different from other candies. If you eat too much, it will not damage your teeth. It will save him the need to buy snacks every day. . ”
Many people know that eating too much sugar will damage your teeth, because there are many real-life examples.
Because these days, even if the policies are very strict, there are still many families with many children at home.
Many children cannot get breast milk, and milk powder is very expensive, so most of them grow up drinking sugar water and rice soup.
Don’t look down on white sugar, because many people simply cannot afford it.
After eating for a long time, many children’s deciduous teeth are damaged.
There is a family in Changqing. Their grandson has almost lost all his teeth because he drank sugar water since he was a child.
Zhang An had seen this kind of situation, and his child was the most serious.
The child is now four or five years old, and it is not yet time for his teeth to grow. He doesn’t know if he will be able to grow new teeth after his baby teeth are replaced.
As for diabetes, it is not fashionable these days.
In this day and age, it is really rare to hear of people with diabetes, especially in rural areas.
After all, it is a disease of wealth. You have to eat well and drink well, but you also have to do nothing.
If nothing else, it is simply impossible in the village.
Even though Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo have a better living standard, they still often go to the fields. What they eat has been consumed long ago, so there is no way it can have any negative effects.
"You know how to spoil him. His grandparents spoil him at home, and he spoils him when he comes out."
When it comes to Li Yao often buying snacks, Zhou Lan No more refusal.
Because this little guy Li Yao was banned from pocket money by his mother.
But there is no airtight wall in this world, and if Zhou Lan doesn't give it, there are still two old people like his grandparents.
After all, Li Yao is their grandson, although in their hearts they don't think Zhou Lan made a mistake in disciplining Li Yao.
But the second elder still dotes on Li Yao for no reason, and often secretly gives Li Yao pocket money.
Of course Zhou Lan knew about this, but he didn't say anything about it. He turned a blind eye and pretended that he didn't know.
Because ultimately, she just wanted Li Yao to be more obedient.
Zhou Lan also doesn’t want Li Yao to eat too many snacks, but she has no choice. She knows her son well and has no time in his mouth. The more he is not allowed to buy it, the more he will avoid buying it. .
So it’s not a bad idea to take these candies back and give them to him as snacks. After all, they are made by Zhang An himself, so they are more reliable than those things.
After Zhou Lan left, Zhang An poured out all the gummies from the mold, mixed them with powdered sugar and filled them all.
"Is anyone home?"
At this time, there was a sound of knocking at the door.
"Yes, it's Grandma Lu, please come in directly."
Zhang An went out to take a look and found that she was an old woman, a resident of Dongli Courtyard.
"You have too many big dogs. They look scary. Don't dare to go in when no one is home."
Xiaohu and these big dogs make even young people get angry when they come. , not to mention the elderly Grandma Lu.
"It's okay. I'll drive them away. You can come in directly."
Zhang An is not like the others. He tells people everywhere that his dog is very well-behaved and does not bite.
There is no dog in the world that doesn’t bite, especially these dogs of my own.
Zhang An waved his hand, and the tiger cubs lying on the ground immediately understood and immediately got up and returned to their kennels.
"Zhang An, help me catch a rooster and a rabbit. The rabbit doesn't need to be too fat."
After entering the yard, Grandma Lu told Zhang An It's business, she's here to buy live chickens.
There are not many residents in Dongli Courtyard, there are already more than a dozen families.
For them, the village also picked a place on the grain drying farm as Changqing's vegetable market.
Every morning, people in the village bring things they have at home to sell, including radish, cabbage, eggs, duck eggs, etc.
Although it is not very complete, it is already very good.
Even Lin Youde himself collaborated with his brother to buy pigs and kill them. His brother sold them in the town and he sold them in the village.
But if you want to buy live chickens and ducks, you can’t buy them at the grain drying farm.
Because people don’t want this thing every day. Catching it every day is just a waste of effort and can easily scare them. After all, chickens and ducks are notoriously timid.
So if they want to buy poultry on a whim, they have to buy it at the villagers' homes.
Zhang An sets the price of his chickens and ducks very high, even the eggs, because he does not want to compete with other villagers for profits.
In this way, if others want to buy it, they will give priority to the villagers in the village.
After all, the money is nothing to him, but it is not a small amount to the villagers.
However, the aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley, and the same is true for their chicken, duck and goose. They are remembered because they are delicious.
Although the price is relatively expensive, sometimes those in the city who want to eat delicious food will come to their homes to buy it.
Just like Grandma Lu today, she has come to their house to buy chickens several times since she moved here.
"Then you and I will go to the circle and have a look. Can we pick which one we like?"
Zhang An was afraid that what he caught would not be what the old lady wanted, so I was going to take the old lady to the chicken coop to pick it out myself. Of course Grandma Lu is very happy. If she can choose one by herself, she must choose one that satisfies her.
"Grandma Lu, you can't choose except for the one standing and sleeping over there. Which one of the others you like, I'll catch it for you."
Zhang An pointed to the big rooster sleeping standing on the chicken stand and said, because that rooster was the one Wang Fang kept as a breeder chicken, and it was very precious.
And its status in the chicken flock is unusual. There will be no chickens around it competing with it for position. This is a sign of being the leader.
"Haha, you don't need to tell me, my old woman knows it."
When she came here to buy chickens for the first time, she took a fancy to the big rooster.
But Wang Fang didn't agree to sell it to her no matter how much she paid.
"Xiao Zhang, just the one in the corner."
Grandma Lu looked around the chicken pen and finally found the big rooster she was satisfied with.
Zhang An grabbed a handful of chicken food and walked over, scattered it on the ground to attract the surrounding chickens, and then immediately caught the one pointed by Grandma Lu.
In fact, if the chickens are not caught for food, the chickens will not hide from Zhang An.
But Zhang An doesn’t want Mrs. Lu to think that these chickens are stupid, because they are really not stupid.
After catching the chicken, Zhang An took the old lady to the rabbit pen again.
But this rabbit is not so easy to choose, because all the rabbits in Zhang An’s family are quite fat.
If Mrs. Lu wants a rabbit that is not too fat, she needs to spend some time selecting it slowly.
"Xiao Zhang, you'd better kill them for me."
After catching both the rabbit and the chicken, Old Mrs. Lu asked Zhang An to help kill them.
The first time she came to buy chickens, she brought them back shortly after catching them and asked Zhang An’s family to help butcher them.
This is because Zhang An’s chickens are too energetic and different from other chickens.
Old Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu are old, so it is not easy to kill them.
The chicken was killed by Mr. Lu. There was a big hole under its neck, but it couldn't die and could still run around.
So whenever they came to buy chickens, they would ask Zhang An’s family to help them slaughter them.
"Okay Grandma Lu, do you want this rabbit with or without skin?"
Zhang Jianguo usually helps with this matter, but today he is not here, so he can only Looking for Zhang An, but killing chickens and rabbits is just an easy thing for Zhang An.
"Oh? What's the difference between the ones with skin and the ones without skin?"
Old Mrs. Lu rarely eats rabbits at home, so she doesn't know very well.
“When fried with the skin on, it will become more pliable, tender and crispy. If you eat it without the skin, it will taste more tender.”
Zhang An’s family usually eats mostly rabbits with the skin on. Just like eating beef and mutton.
"Then let's take it with the skin on."
The old lady decided to keep it on the skin without even thinking about it.
After all, we are from the south. Like mutton, most people like to keep the skin on.
It took some time to butcher the big rooster and rabbit. The old lady paid the money and thanked her before going home.
Looking at the time, it was almost time to make dinner.
Zhang An walked to the kitchen and looked at the white fungus he had soaked in the morning. It was now soaked.
So I washed the foamed white fungus and put it into a casserole along with the peach gum left at noon to prepare a pot of peach gum and white fungus soup.
This is what he prepared for his wife and mother, because this thing has the effect of beautifying the face, replenishing qi and activating blood circulation, and is a treasure for women.
And Zhang An used space spring water to brew it, so the effect is definitely better.
In the evening, when Zhang An and his family were having dinner, Mrs. Lu came over again.
This time she also brought a child with her, who seemed to be her grandson.
The child seemed to have just cried, and was sobbing a little, with tears on his face.
"Grandma Lu, come and have dinner with us."
Whether they are relatives or not, it is normal etiquette to greet others when someone comes to your door during meal time.
"No, no, no, I've already made it at home. I came here now because I wanted to buy two more rabbits. I'm sorry to disturb you while you're eating."
Mrs. Lu quickly waved her hand, declined the invitation from Zhang An's family, and then explained her purpose.
"Okay, I'll take you to catch it, but if you want to kill the rabbit, you have to wait a while because the boiled water has run out."
In the afternoon, Mrs. Lu just bought a rabbit weighing about four or five pounds. I went back and now I want to buy two more. Maybe there are guests at home.
But Zhang An didn’t ask. After all, they were not relatives or neighbors, and they hadn’t gotten to know each other very well yet.
People are here for consumption. As long as you can hide their needs from others, it is not appropriate to ask so many questions.
But as soon as Zhang Ang finished speaking, Mrs. Lu’s grandson, who had been sobbing just now, immediately started crying.
This shocked Zhang An, who thought he had made the child cry.
"Oh, okay, okay, Ruirui, don't cry, we won't kill the rabbit, let's take it back and raise it for you, okay."
Old Mrs. Lu squatted down when she saw her grandson crying. Went down and coaxed him.
It took some time to coax the little guy left and right.
However, the little nose still twitched, and I felt like I could cry at any time.
"Xiao Zhang, I don't need to kill the rabbits I want to buy this time. Please help me find two smaller ones. They don't need to be too big and can be fed."
After coaxing the grandson, the old lady smiled bitterly and followed Zhang An spoke.
It turns out that the old lady came to buy rabbits in the afternoon just for her grandson.
Because her son called in the morning and said he would bring his grandson over to see them.
Of course Mrs. Lu was very happy, so she prepared delicious food and drinks.
While on the phone, the grandson kept telling the two elders that he wanted rabbits, because the old lady mentioned Zhang An’s rabbits on the phone.
The grandson started talking, so when the old lady went to Zhang An’s house to buy chickens, she also bought a rabbit.
It’s just that she misunderstood the meaning. Her grandson liked living things, but she thought they were delicious.
So, after she finished cooking the rabbit meat, her grandson came over and called his grandma for the rabbit.
The old lady happily pointed to the braised rabbit meat and spicy pepper rabbit on the table to show to her grandson.
Her grandson saw that there were plates of food instead of hopping rabbits, so he started howling.
It was then that they realized that their grandson liked live rabbits.
Seeing their grandson crying so sadly, the two elders could only coax him and tell him to take him to Tutu.
Ever since, the old lady didn’t even eat and took her grandson to Zhang An’s house to buy rabbits.
"Okay, let me pick two that are easy to feed for you."
Zhang An was also a little bit dumbfounded at this time. It seemed that the child's crying was really his own fault.
Because he just said he wanted to kill the rabbit, it was probably those words that made the little kid cry.
(End of this chapter)