Chapter 98 Mooncake Love (Part 2)
“At that time, I, Kang Ershou, was in my prime, and your mother, Wang Yulian, defeated Diao Chan on the 18th and 22nd. This happened just before the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1958. Something." Old Dou began to recall.
“I went to Shamian to sell mooncakes, and your grandmother happened to be selling fruit opposite me. I looked at her day and night, and I fell in love at first sight, but I didn’t know how to express my love. I remembered that my master taught me how to make mooncakes. I once told a story about giving mooncakes to soldiers.”
The second brother slapped the table and interrupted Lao Dou: “Oh, I’ve heard this story before, it’s like this.” But he didn’t think of it, so he had to look at it. Kang Qirui, "Arui, tell me, I forgot hahaha."
"That's it. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the vast number of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty's ruling class, and they revolted against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang All the resistance forces were united to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and soldiers of the court were searching very closely and it was very difficult to convey the message. So the military counselor Liu Bowen came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note with "Uprising on the 15th of August" in the mooncakes. Then people were sent to the rebel armies in various places to inform them of the uprising on the night of August 15. On the day of the uprising, all the rebel armies responded together, and the uprising was finally successful." Kang Qirui continued what the second man said. The story of the Mooncake Uprising.
"Oh, don't change the subject." Lao Dou gave a lesson and continued to tell the story of that year, "People can send mooncakes to send military messages, so I will send mooncakes to send love letters."
"At that time, we old people After Dou gave me a tube of mooncakes, he stopped selling them and left in a hurry. I thought something was wrong with him, but when I came back and ate the mooncakes, I realized that you, Dou, left in a hurry because you were afraid that I would reject him on the spot. "My mother recalled sweetly.
"We got together after that, and we got married in less than two months. I still remember that the gift was 48 yuan." Lao Dou said with a smile.
Bah bang bang everyone couldn’t help but applaud the story of Old Dou’s mother. "Our old Dou is truly a hero. We got married in less than two months, haha, that's so avant-garde." The second brother gave a thumbs up and praised.
“I really didn’t expect that this old cake mold would have such a classic and romantic love story.” The second sister-in-law also said with emotion.
"Second sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, you are only half right. It is not only a romantic love story, but also a family history." The old woman recalled the hard days of those years and said with emotion: "Back then, you and I were Not long after we got married, it became popular to eat from a big pot. Because you knew how to make mooncakes, you and I were assigned to work as waiters in a state-owned restaurant, so I joined as a husband and wife team. We had no worries about having two meals a day, but in the end, we gave birth to five of you. Guys, I can't afford it with just the salary from the work unit. I can only make mooncakes after getting off work at night, sell them out at the morning market, and then rush back to work."
"This is enough. It has been twenty years since the mooncakes were made. Aguang and Azong also went out to work early to support the family in order to support their brothers' studies. It is quite a pity when I think about it, in the 1980s, Ayao graduated from junior college and only Ayao was left. The two younger ones, Zu Arui, were still studying, and the family gradually started to accumulate some savings, so they switched from making mooncakes to buying mooncakes.”
This bitter past made the boss Guangji. The mood of the two brothers had changed a little. The second brother took a sip of wine silently, while the big brother Guang said: "Oh, I got through it. I don't regret anything. I just feel that the mooncakes I made are better than those bought outside." It tastes much better. I regret that I haven’t eaten mooncakes made by myself for a long time. It’s so fragrant and sweet.”
“It’s so fragrant and sweet.” The second guy took another sip of wine, “The filling is just that. A little bit, and the skin is so thick that it can kill a dog across the Pearl River. "Compared to the big brother Guang, the second brother doesn't miss the past so much, he is really poor and afraid.
"Yes, yes, actually you are the one who eats the most." Lao Dou pointed at the second brother and lectured: "Are you strong enough to cross the Pearl River? You eat a lot but don't grow long. Meat.”
The second brother still wanted to refute, but Xianglan said in time: "Oh, second uncle, stop arguing and listen to mom to continue talking." Sachiko also said: "Yes, mom, you continue to talk." She wanted to know more about the Kang family After hearing about what happened in the past, she understood why the five brothers of the Kang family had such a good relationship, and why Kang Qirui favored the elder brother and only thought about the second brother.
"After my family's financial situation gradually improved, I thought I was going to live a good life, but it turned out to be even more annoying." The mother continued to recall: "Aguang was too honest. I remember one time he was He went home to buy ice cream bars at the factory gate, but when he got home there was only one stick left and all of it was melted. If someone wanted to give him a dime, he would take a two-dollar bus to find someone to get it back. Alas, he kept looking for it until he was forty years old. "I can't find a wife."
As she said this, my mother looked at Daguang and Xianglan with joy, "Fortunately, in the end, stupid people are lucky, and they found a good wife like Xianglan." and Xianglan were both embarrassed by their mother's comments.
"A Zong is the complete opposite. A Guang is too honest, and he is the most cunning." Lao Dou took over what his mother said and said, "When people set up a stall next to him, he would be so clever that he could get 30% off the price. Sell it to him at a low price. I went out to do some business, so I brought my family back with me." "Kang Qizong, take delivery." My mother simply followed the example of her second sister-in-law and came to Kang's house. If he was right, he asked the second sister-in-law, "Do I know how to learn? Hahahahahaha." The second brother and the second sister-in-law were so embarrassed that they almost lowered their heads to the bottom of the table.
After laughing at the second sister-in-law, the mother continued: "Ayao has been like a young master from Xiguan since he was a child. Every day, a bunch of female classmates and colleagues chase him to the door of his house. Every time he drives them away, he gets extremely annoyed."
After hearing this, Xingzi twisted A Yao's waist under the table and asked through gritted teeth: "Are you really so attractive? Is there anyone who can see you right?" A Yao quickly begged for mercy, "How can I?" Ah, I haven't messed with anyone. I swear you are my first love." "Tch." Everyone said in unison they despised A Yao for being such a strict wife.
“As for the two little ones, Azu and Arui, one only knows how to go out to play and doesn’t know where the school bag is, and the other only knows how to read with a book all day long and never goes out to play. I’m worried about both of them. "Damn it, luckily everything is pretty good now. Azu, who doesn't know where his schoolbag is, is also admitted to college, and Arui, who only knows how to study, is now much more cheerful and outgoing, and his child is about to be born." Mom was talking about Azu. When Zu and Kang Qirui were together, they always looked like they were caring and comforting. "Mom, I have been very outgoing since I was a child. It's just that the boss and the other two went out to work early so that we could study. How could I be willing to go out and play and let them down." Kang Qirui did not think that he was introverted. In the words of later generations, He said that he thought he was an e-talent.
"Wow, Mr. Rui, when you say that, it seems that I am very unnatural." Azu argued. Kang Qirui ignored him and just gave him a roll of his eyes, letting him experience it for himself.
"Okay, okay, now everyone has seen it. Although our Kang family cannot be said to be rich and powerful, we are still harmonious, prosperous and happy." Mom still said She is very satisfied. She is satisfied when her children are happy.
After dinner, we chatted and laughed until we were full. After dinner, everyone went to the living room to watch TV as usual, but Mrs. Dou went back to the room. The two men secretly looked at the door through the crack of the door. I found the two elders holding the moon cake mold and recalling the happy times in the past. The second brother watched for a while and then came out to teach everyone: "Oh, my wife, we haven't been dating for a long time."
The old lady Dou who came out slapped her in the back. Back then, the two elders went out shopping amidst everyone’s laughter. The second sister-in-law suggested that there should be an event to celebrate on the same day as the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day this year. Everyone said yes, but no one thought of what to do.
In the end, Kang Qirui said: "I have spent the whole night remembering the bitterness and thinking about the sweetness. How about we remember the bitterness and think about the sweetness. Let's learn from Mrs. Dou to make mooncakes by ourselves."
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"What kind of activity is making mooncakes by yourself?" Azu disagreed.
"If you want to learn, you must learn everything. We play the mooncake love game, just like Mrs. Dou. Whoever you want to talk to, just write it on the note and put it inside the mooncake, and then give it to him. How about it?" Kang Qirui suggested.
"Okay, okay, this is good." Everyone said that they would just play like this. Just as he was talking, Lao Dou's mother came back from her date, and Lao Dou still had a pile of paper and bamboo strips in her hand.
The second sister-in-law asked curiously: "Grandpa and grandma, what are these things for?"
"It's fashionable to be nostalgic these days. This year, you and I are planning to make those star fruits from the past. Ah oranges, ah handmade lanterns." Mom said with a smile.
"We just said we were going to make mooncakes by ourselves." Xianglan said with a smile, and everyone wanted to go together.
Old Dou clapped his hands in agreement and said: "Okay, after decades of hard work, these bone-changing dragons have grown up. You must have a good time on August 15th this year." Then he ran away I went back to my room, not knowing why I was there.
After a while, Lao Dou came out with a piece of paper, turned off the TV, and said: "Didn't you say you make mooncakes by yourself? This is the recipe I used to make mooncakes, A Guang , the raw materials to be purchased are clearly written down here. You have to arrange for the younger guys to complete this task on time."
"No problem," the boss just took the formula paper and walked back. When they were seated, they said, "Big brother, show me." The second brother snatched it away with one hand.
He looked at it for a while, passed the paper to others to see, walked to Old Dou and said: "Old Dou, I think everything on this paper is not a problem, but now there is a problem. The biggest problem is the oven. ”
"You are a bad boy, the crickets in Baiyun Mountain can sing." Old Dou nodded and said to the second brother: "Didn't you say that money is not a problem?"
The second brother thought for a while and said generously: " Yes, I said that money is not a problem, and the oven is even less of a problem. I just want to give it to you." Upon hearing this, the second sister-in-law rushed to the second brother, "Zong."
"What is the religion? Just give money." The second brother persuaded, and the second sister-in-law had no choice but to agree to give the money.
"As long as you are willing to contribute. Tomorrow is Saturday the 22nd. I will buy the materials and oven tomorrow and officially start the work the day after tomorrow, okay?" The boss asked everyone for their opinions.
"No problem." Everyone nodded.
(End of this chapter)