Chapter 220 Pineapple
Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan did not come by themselves.
It was delivered by Wang Qingzhong and his wife. They used two packhorses to pull the cart. They got up early and rushed here. They arrived at two o'clock that afternoon.
Wang Susu really didn’t expect her parents to come, and she didn’t even send a letter in advance.
And it was the second brother and second sister-in-law who came all the way to send their parents over.
She was so excited.
It is said that the eldest brother Wang Qingwen and his wife have been taking too many courses recently, otherwise they would definitely come with them.
Chen Ling couldn't help but sigh secretly.
This is the family.
If it were another family, and the old man would take care of his daughter and give birth to a baby, it would be strange if his daughter-in-law didn't complain about it.
You only care about your daughter, but don’t you care about the grandson at home?
This becomes a problem.
In short, Chen Ling was both touched and happy that his father-in-law and mother-in-law could come over. He had no choice but to do so. Without his parents at home, he was really not sure he could take care of his wife as a grown man. He has no experience as a father, so how can he compare to his mother-in-law coming in person.
I feel better now, and I feel a lot more relaxed all of a sudden.
But what made him helpless was that the old couple came over with nothing. In addition to big and small bags, they also brought back a lot of wild boar meat for him. Wang Qingzhong also piled it on the carriage. It looked like There is no shortage of things to bring.
"Dad, Mom, there is no shortage of food at home. Why are you bringing these things? The road is long and it takes up space. Going down the mountain will be a lot of trouble."
He finished his words.
Wang Susu also blamed him a little.
Wang Cunye and his wife just laughed after hearing this, saying that they were staying here for a long time and accidentally brought too many things.
This excuse made Chen Ling and his wife sigh after hearing this, and then they had nothing to say and tried their best to receive the two elders.
After learning that they had not eaten lunch yet, Chen Ling went to the kitchen again. Wang Susu helped him, and soon a table of dishes was ready.
My father-in-law and second uncle were both there, so Chen Ling put the wine brewed years ago on the table. Each person poured a bowl, and the rich and mellow aroma spread immediately.
The hot meal, mixed with the sweet wine, made the few people who had been hungry for a long time feel much more comfortable.
“This wine tastes good, with no astringency at all.” Wang Cunye and his son took a few sips and tasted the taste carefully. They felt that the wine tasted sweet and had no strange taste at all.
“How did you brew it, Lingzi?”
"Oh, this is made from wild grapes in the mountains. I put more sugar in it when making it."
"That's right."
Hearing this, the two of them immediately started talking. It was strange. They had seen Chen Lingze cook before. The oil he used for one meal could equal what an average farmer would use for a month.
You must be desperate to add sugar when making wine. It’s no wonder this wine doesn’t taste good.
After a while, after having enough wine and food, the family made tea and sat together chatting.
Not long after, Wang Zhenzhen also ran home with her little yellow dog in a hurry. Today happened to be Sunday. After her parents came over, the first thing she did was to take the little yellow dog raised by Wang Cunye and run wildly outside the village. , this little yellow dog loves to play as much as the black baby. Now it is four months old and has grown into a big dog. It is still lively and mischievous and has a very good temper with Wang Zhenzhen.
During the Chinese New Year, I led the little yellow dog around the mountains at home, and it still does not stop for a moment.
"Where are you running again? My parents are here. I don't know how to sit down and talk with them. I just know how to run around outside with the dog."
Wang Susu saw that her sister had a full head. He was sweating profusely and blamed him: "Come on, come here and drink some water."
"I took the dog to touch the snails. I wanted my brother-in-law to cook a delicious meal of snails for my parents."
Wang Zhenzhen is very active. She often touches snails after school these days, bringing them back to feed the chickens, because Chen Ling promised her to raise a few old hens, and the money from the eggs she sells will be used as her pocket money. Money, these old hens are her "chicken butt bank", and she cares about it very much.
But when facing Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan, she didn't say that. Instead, she chose something nice, saying that she brought back snails for Chen Ling to cook for her parents, not just for fun.
This guy made the old couple happy and couldn't close their mouths from ear to ear.
In fact, how could the old couple not know what their little daughter was thinking, but looking at her innocent and clever look, even if she was fooled, they were still happy.
Seeing that he had tricked his parents, Wang Zhenzhen turned around and wanted to run away, "Hey, I'm going to wash my hands and clean up the house for my parents."
After saying that, he jumped up and ran out with the little yellow dog behind him wagging its tail and sticking out its tongue.
Guo Xinping immediately became happy when she saw this, and said to Wang Susu: "Did you see, this girl has such a sweet little mouth, she is the best at coaxing our parents."
Wang Qingzhong also He grinned and said, "That's not true. She is the best in our family. During the Chinese New Year, she helps my mother make dumplings, roll out noodles, and steam New Year buns. That guy even dislikes my sister-in-law for her poor craftsmanship."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
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"Sister, sister..." Everyone in the hall was laughing when Wang Zhenzhen rushed over again.
"What's the matter? I see you are so anxious that you are running around at home and you are not afraid of tripping you." Wang Susu frowned.
"Sister, have you seen the pineapple on my table?" Wang Zhenzhen asked eagerly.
"Pineapple? What is a pineapple?"
Wang Cunye and others were confused after hearing this.
"It's a fruit from the south. My aunt in Beijing gave it to me a few days ago." Wang Susu explained.
“Oh, the fruits in the south are amazing. After all, it’s a rich family that can get fruits from such a distance.”
Wang Zhenzhen didn’t care to listen to their sighs and kept talking. Said the pineapple was gone.
"The two pineapples are all gone. I originally wanted to give one to Xizi and the others."
"Huh? Your pineapples are gone? By the way, I remembered Yes, your brother-in-law was nibbling on pineapple this morning. It was probably your brother-in-law who ate it.”
Wang Susu lowered her head and thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered that when she was milking the goat in the morning, Chen Ling walked around the yard with a pineapple and kept chewing it. After she finished squeezing the goat's milk, she squeezed it with a juicer. Drink half a bowl of pineapple juice.
“Ah, stinky brother-in-law, bad brother-in-law, it’s you again, you stole my food again.” When Wang Zhenzhen heard that it was Chen Ling’s food, she ran to him and started tearing her apart, saying angrily. : "It was you who kneaded the melon seeds, and you who ate the instant noodles. You pay it to me..."
The more I said it, the more distressed I felt, and there were tears in the little girl's eyes.
Actually, this was not what Chen Ling ate on purpose, but Wang Susu said that she was afraid that her sister would get angry if she ate too many melon seeds. As for instant noodles, she also brought them to school, crushing them and eating them dry, and adding the seasonings. Eat it in one go.
I have said it several times and kept saying that melon seeds and instant noodles are more tempting, so I always eat them secretly behind their backs.
How can this be done?
I just let Chen Ling finish it all, and I simply didn’t buy it for her later, and that was it.
As for the pineapples, Chen Ling really didn't pay attention. He threw them into the cave and planted them. Then he picked two more and took them out to taste. They were all delicious and he ate them all. He forgot to pick two. Put it back for her.
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After Wang Susu explained to her parents in a low voice from the side, the few people who learned the reason couldn't help but laugh and were very happy.
Gao Xiulan advised: "Okay, stop making trouble. Last year, I heard from your sister that you always fight with your brother-in-law. If you continue to be so ignorant, just go back and follow your brother to study in the town. I think this is the case. , your sister and your brother-in-law have spoiled you rotten.”
“That’s how good your brother-in-law is to you. He gives you this food all day long, buys that food for you, and eats two pineapples from you. Yes." Wang Cunye quickly agreed.
“But I promised others.”
Wang Zhenzhen said with tears in her eyes, “Xizi never celebrated her birthday. I gave her the pineapple for her birthday, but now it’s gone.”
"Who is Xizi? Is it really a classmate in the county?" Wang Qingzhong asked.
"No, there is a little girl in our village who has no father or mother. She is very pitiful. She used to like to come to the house to find Susu. She often sat next to Susu for a long time. Now she plays behind Zhenzhen's butt all day long."< br>
Chen Ling shook his head and said to the little girl: "Don't cry. I'll go to Aunt Hongyu's house to get two pineapples for you. That's okay."
"Okay, but I still have it. I want to eat glutinous rice noodles." Wang Zhenzhen wiped away tears and said with sobs.
Chen Ling couldn't help but smile: "Okay, let's eat noodles. Let's all eat noodles in the evening." Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan both stopped him from going.
"Lingzi, don't pay attention to her. There's no way she can give her anything she wants. She won't get used to it in the future." It's ready-made."
Looking up at the time, it was already late, so Chen Ling stood up and said, "I'll go to the village to find a hotpot, and we'll bake noodles when we get back."
饸鰯玥子 is a tool for making 饸饸面. There are wood and iron ones.
The noodles are made of buckwheat noodles or sorghum noodles. Compared with noodles made of wheat flour, they are less glutenous, harder and easier to break into sections, so they are pressed with a noodles machine. , put the mixed dough on the dough board, and squeeze out the noodles one by one through the colander with honeycomb holes.
Chen Ling had planned to buy this thing before, but he always forgot. After all, there are quite a few noodle stalls in the county. Every time there is a market, you can eat two big bowls to satisfy your cravings, so there is no need to make it at home.
There are relatively few things like this in the village.
Chen Ling looked around but couldn't find anyone who had it, so he finally asked Cui Zizi.
That’s when I asked.
Cui Zizi said that Chen Sangui had it at home. The old man liked to eat it and he was good at carpentry, so he made one for himself. However, since his son Chen Baoshuan got married, all the coffins have been taken out, so he no longer has the energy to bake noodles.
I don’t know if I can borrow it now.
We arrived at Chen Sangui’s house all the way. The old house was renovated last year. The courtyard wall had not yet been built, so it was enclosed by a fence, but the yard was not small.
Chen Ling stopped at the door and shouted: "Uncle Sangui, are you home?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two big geese jumped out from nowhere, flapping their wings. Angang screamed and rushed towards him, trying to peck his calf.
Chen Ling hurriedly took two steps back, reached out to grab the heads of the two geese, and threw them aside.
Compared with dogs, the goose's ability to look after the house is not much weaker, and this thing is not afraid of people at all, and its fighting power is very strong. Even many dogs have to be beaten three times when they encounter it. It is a famous village bully.
Chen Ling has a lot to say in this regard. When he was a child, he was chased by a big goose several times on the way to school. There are bruises on the calves and ankles, because as long as they are grabbed, they will be twisted in circles, which can make people cry.
“Who is it?” Accompanied by the voice, an old man with a stooped back came out.
"It's me, Uncle Sangui."
"Oh, it's Fugui. The furniture will be ready for you soon. I told you to come over and take a look at it in a while."
"Are you in a hurry?"
Chen Sangui was wearing reading glasses and covered with sawdust. He was standing by the door holding his waist. It was obvious that he was doing carpentry work at home just now.
Due to too many troubles in his son Chen Baoshuan's life, the old man lost weight in half a year. He lost his original clean appearance, his white hair was messy, and his dry body looked like a rickets. prawns.
"There's no rush to use it. There's no rush to use the furniture. Uncle Sangui, I'm here to see if there are any mattresses at home. I want to use them."
Because Chen Ling still has to be there. There are some commonly used furniture in the room at the farm. Last year, I made an agreement with Chen Sangui to have the furniture made as soon as possible.
The old man thought Chen Ling came to hurry him up.
"Old man, come and sit at home for a while, I'll look for you."
The old man still spoke slowly, and then drove away the two geese. Then he took Chen Ling home to get it.
Chen Ling followed behind and walked towards the main room when he heard a weak cry: "Uncle Fugui."
He turned around and saw a skinny little girl with wet hair. , walked out of the kitchen.
"Where is Xizi washing her hair? Why haven't you gone to play with your little aunt in the past two days?"
"There are lice on my head."
Xizi will be seven years old during the Chinese New Year, but Compared to a normal six- or seven-year-old girl, she is more than a head shorter, dry, and as thin as a stick. This is typical malnutrition.
However, the little girl studies very well and is extremely sensible. Even when playing outside, she is very quiet and always follows Wang Zhenzhen and the others silently.
Despite this, no one in the village had ever bullied her. In the past, a boy from Kinmen Village peed on Xizi’s pencil box and was even beaten by Liu Nier and the others.
"Do you have lice powder at home?"
"Yes, grandpa bought it."
"That's good, your little aunt also had lice on her head last winter, so I took it Just wash the lice powder with hot water a few times."
After Xizi and Chen Sangui sat down in the main room, Xizi came over with a kettle to pour them tea.
“Xizi is so sensible. It’s her birthday soon, isn’t it? Come and eat toffee.”
Chen Ling said, took out a handful of toffee from his pocket and stuffed it into the little girl's hand.
When I knew I was coming to Chen Sangui’s house, I bought it temporarily from Cui Laizi.
Unexpectedly, Xizi pushed him away gently: "I don't want it. Aunt Susu gave it to me during the Chinese New Year. I haven't finished eating yet."
Chen Sangui also quickly declined and said: "Here. What is she doing? Milk candy is so expensive.”
But Chen Ling still forced it on the little girl.
After chatting with Chen Sangui for a while, he was taken to look at some finished furniture.
The old man found the bed for him and put it in the back of the cabinet. It was still clean.
It can be seen that although there are many troubles in the family, this is still the serious and careful old carpenter.
When Chen Ling left, he sent him outside again.
The old man didn't talk much, but he was very grateful to Chen Ling in his heart. Around this year, if Chen Ling hadn't asked him to do carpentry work and gave him half of the money in advance, their family would have been unable to open the door. .
When making furniture for Chen Ling, I put a hundred or two hundred thoughts into it.
After Chen Ling read it once, he was very satisfied and thought that he had found the right person.
If you find a carpenter in the city, it will be faster, but the work will definitely not be so good.
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After Chen Ling returned home with the noodles, Wang Susu, Gao Xiulan and Guo Xinping had already baked the noodles.
Both buckwheat noodles and sorghum noodles were bought from Chen Yuqiang’s family. Yuqiang’s daughter-in-law and her two sisters-in-law said last year that they would open a noodle shop and sell noodles in Jishang and the county town. Chen Yingqiang’s family also has a mill, so it is convenient to grind any kind of noodles. It turns out that last winter, when food prices dropped again and again, they were ready.
After the two kinds of noodles are exchanged, buckwheat noodles are mixed with flour and sorghum noodles, and the dough is kneaded by Sanhe noodles.
After the laminating machine is clean, cut the dough into evenly sized dough balls, pick up a piece of dough and put it in the laminating machine, and press it hard. The noodles will be baked like squeezing out toothpaste. It was squeezed into blue-gray noodles.
As for the taste of glutinous rice noodles, the noodles are one aspect, and more importantly, the quality of the noodle stew is also important.
The addition of meat soup to the noodle stew is the key to delicious food.
The Chen Ling family has never been short of meat, and the broth can be boiled in a large pot.
In addition to the broth, the side dishes in the noodle stew should also be rich enough, such as soybeans, fried tofu strips, cooked pork belly, cabbage, etc. When the head is out of the pot, sprinkle some spinach leaves and drizzle with sesame oil. .
Such fragrant glutinous rice noodles are poured into the cooked glutinous rice noodles without changing the meat in the bowl.
During dinner, the whole family slurped down the smooth and chewy glutinous rice noodles and drank two mouthfuls of the spicy, sour and salty noodle soup. It was really delicious.
The next morning, when Wang Qingzhong and his wife left, they had another meal of fried noodles for breakfast before leaving with satisfaction.
The second uncle and his wife left, but the father-in-law and mother-in-law stayed behind.
Having two elders taking care of Wang Susu, Chen Ling felt a lot more relaxed. During this period, the family took time to go to the hospital for another check-up. Wang Susu's condition was still good. After that, the whole family felt relieved, and Chen Ling Doing various busy things in the fields, plowing the fields, planting grain, and waiting for the farm to be completed.
(End of this chapter)