Su Hui looked at the sky, it was getting late, so she went into the kitchen.
Looking at the sky is a metaphysics for the first life who is used to looking at clocks and mobile phones. Without clocks or mobile phones, it is impossible to determine the time. However, after experiencing the world of self-cultivation and the world without mechanical watches at all, she has long learned to read. The color of the sky identifies the time.
Tonight, she was going to have a reunion dinner at the old house, and she planned to cook two dishes and serve them together.
Su Hui steamed a piece of fish, and added a tofu mixed with shallots, one meat and one vegetable, which can be handed out, and the source is easy to explain.
Zhang Baoguo had had enough of showing off, and seeing that it was almost time, he took his younger brother who was playing wild outside and brought him home.
Zhang Baoguo also secretly said to Su Hui: "Brother Datang is also wearing a new suit, I saw it."
Su Hui was not surprised. Zhang Jinhua himself was the eldest grandson and the only son of Zhao Laidi. Both his mother-in-law and his daughter-in-law doted on him very much, and no one above him had old clothes for him. Now, like Zhang Baoguo, he was at the beginning of his life. In the physical stage, the original old clothes are shortened, so it is normal to make new clothes.
Su Hui served two dishes and walked over with the four children. Anyone who saw them on the way would ask them where they were going and what they were carrying.
Before Su Hui could answer, Zhang Weiguo said it bluntly.
Many people showed gratified eyes, thinking that this daughter-in-law has a heart.
We separated, had a reunion dinner, and brought two dishes from home, and there was also a meat dish.
Those who are stingy will just pass by empty-handed, let alone carry a fish, and inadvertently, they will become famous.
Fang Shun, who was "spreading rumors", heard someone say that, and just questioned her stinginess, so he got angry again and scolded her at home.
When Su Hui and the others arrived, Li Manfen and Zhao Laidi were busy in the kitchen.
Zhang Gen, Zhang Quan, Zhang Gui, and Zhang Jinhua were sitting on stools, waiting for dinner.
Zhang Quan's eldest daughter, Zhang Fenghua, was setting the bowls and chopsticks, and the second daughter, Zhang Xihua, was moving the stool. The youngest daughter, Zhang Xiaohua, was sitting beside her. When she saw them coming, she cowardly called out, "Brother, Second Aunt."
Zhang Baoguo is no stranger to this scene. When the family was not separated before, his mother was also a busy member of the kitchen, and he or his second brother would help to light the fire.
He walked in front, puffing out his chest: "Grandpa, we're here, and mom made two dishes and brought them here together."
Zhang Weiguo looked around and stopped at the kitchen. Smelling the aroma, he touched his stomach subconsciously. He deliberately saved his stomach to eat this rich meal.
The smell of the food kept coming from inside, Zhang Weiguo was not the only one looking at the kitchen, Zhang Jinhua was the same as Zhang Xiaohua, only adults had more experience and were a bit more reserved.
Su Hui didn't intend to go in to help, so she sat down on the side.
Zhang Gen pulled Zhang Baoguo to talk, the second child was gone, and Baoguo was the one standing up the door, and he valued him only behind Zhang Jinhua.
While talking, the meals were brought up one by one.
Today's meal is the New Year's Eve dinner, and it is also the most sumptuous meal of the year. Li Manfen took the eldest daughter-in-law to show off her skills. There are bone radish soup, pork cubes, fragrant taro, fried fish, fried bean sprouts, steamed meatballs, and fried meat with fungus Shredded tofu rolls, pickled cabbage and pig's brain, there are eight dishes. Although the rice is not all rice, the rice content has reached 1/2, and the rest is a mixture of various grains, so these dishes serve When he came, Li Manfen was proud.
Seeing the two dishes brought by Su Hui, she nodded in satisfaction, it was perfect now.
The family has a large population, Zhang Gen and Li Manfen sit in the main seat, Zhang Quan, his wife and 4 children sit on one side, Su Wei and 4 sons sit on the other side, Zhang Gui is next to Li Manfen, there are 14 people in total, so many people Fortunately, this table was purposely made larger in the first place, so that it could barely fit.
To what extent? Chopsticks can't even be stretched.
It is customary for the head of the family to say a few words before eating. Zhang Gen has always been quiet. He looked at so many children and grandchildren, and thought of the second child who would never come back. He felt a little sad and relieved. .
"Thanks to the country, and to the chairman, for bringing us a peaceful life. I hope that the next year will be smooth and rainy, and our family will be safe and sound, and there will be no food at home."
People of their age came from the war-torn era. They are already satisfied with their current life, and they don’t have high requirements for the future. They don’t ask for full food.
After Zhang Gen finished speaking, Li Manfen cleared his throat: "This year's harvest is not bad, next year continue to work hard, earn more work points, and strive to get more food next year."
Su Hui: "..."
This simple wish made her feel complicated.
Then Zhang Gen moved his chopsticks. As soon as he moved his chopsticks, there was no sound of talking on the table, only the afterimage of the chopsticks. Zhao Laidi had already aimed at the fattest and thickest piece of meat, and the parents-in-law didn't speak much. Brain, see the father-in-law move the chopsticks, stare at the target, fast, ruthless, accurate, get it!
Zhang Gui was only a little slower than her, and the most promising piece of meat was gone. He was not angry, and took away the second target, and quickly put it in his mouth. This meat is really delicious! While chewing, while moving non-stop.
The two of them moved the fastest, and the others were not slow. For a moment, the dishes on the table decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the past, Li Manfen used a meal-sharing system, that is, she roughly divided the dishes and rice into one share, and she allocated how much each person ate. Now it is a test of individual hand speed and eyesight.
Even the youngest child can use chopsticks very neatly. At this time, he has played his peak speed. If one is slow, there will be no more.
Su Hui didn't eat much, and she took most of the food for the four children. Usually, there would be such a rush-like speed when eating at home. Zhang Baoguo and Zhang Weiguo were fine, the two little hands moved slowly, Without her help, it wouldn't be able to pinch much at all.
Zhao Laidi ate a few mouthfuls first, and then the chopsticks stopped. Nearly one-third of the dishes in her own bowl and the bowls of the four children were in the bowls of their family of six.
The portions of the meals were all cooked enough, and they were all eaten in the end. After finishing the meal, Li Manfen made a pot of tea.
This tea is wild tea picked from the mountains, and I fry it myself, so I love the fragrance of the tea, and I don’t drink it at ordinary times, and I only brew a pot during the Chinese New Year.
After eating and drinking, there is another bowl of tea, and everyone's face is full of satisfaction.
Zhang Gen chatted with everyone, and asked about the start of school next year, Zhang Weiguo blinked and asked Su Hui: "Mom, can I go to school one year later?"
Su Hui refused: "Your brother also went to school at this age, just right."
Once the year passed, Zhang Baoguo was eleven years old, and he was in the second semester of the third grade. In the second half of the year, he would be in the fourth grade. At that time, Zhang Weiguo would go to the first grade.
They were already three years apart, and this age difference was just right.
Zhang Weiguo doesn't want to go to school, what's the fun in going to school, he can only sit obediently in his own seat, the teacher is his own mother, he can't do anything if he wants to.
Su Hui took advantage of the situation and asked about Zhang Fenghua.
Zhang Jinhua is one year older than Zhang Baoguo and is also in the third grade. Zhang Fenghua is also one year older than Zhang Weiguo. Should he be sent to school
Zhao Laidi glanced at the eager eldest daughter and nodded, "Yes, she will go to school next year." She thought it was unnecessary to go to school, but if she didn't go to school, she couldn't read a single word, not even her name. Send them to study for a year or two.
However, if you go to school, you have to pay the tuition fee, which is 1.5 yuan a semester, which is not a small expense.
Counting the eldest son, that is three yuan a year.
Zhao Laidi's face twitched a little, that's three yuan.
She glanced at her son. His grades were not as good as Zhang Baoguo's, and he was still passable. After a few more years of study, he could still get a primary school diploma. She is willing to be a teacher with a primary school diploma, and she doesn't want to let her son bow his head. If there is still a chance, she will vomit blood if she misses it because she doesn't have a primary school diploma.
As for the eldest daughter, she wants to go to school, so she plans to let her go to school for a year or two, so that she won't be blind in the future.
Zhang Gui also went to school at the beginning, but he didn't go to the second grade. He looked at the happy eldest niece, then looked at the disappointed second niece, and asked his sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, Xihua is about the same age. Nian is eight years old like Wei Guo, does she also go to school?"
Zhao Laidi's face turned blue when she heard this. If all three children go to school, it will cost four and five yuan a semester, and nine yuan a year! She categorically refused: "She won't go! She is still young, her brothers and sisters all go to school, and they can teach her the same when they get home!"