Wang Ying had an idea in her mind, but she was not in a hurry to find Tian Youfu to tell him.
Anyway, winter will last for a while, so when spring comes, I will ask Tian Youfu to come over to see the pigs she raises. Then it will be easy to ask for help.
Wang Ying is not a saint. She just thinks that the efficiency of raising pigs in this way is not very high. The quality of pigs raised varies. Every year, there are only one or two families like Wang Yongshun and his wife.
It would be better to make a suggestion to Tian Youfu and allocate some of the task pigs to someone else to raise, so that everyone can relax.
It would be best if the pigs were raised better so that she could get pork once a year. Now she gets it twice a year, which is too disastrous for Wang Ying.
No matter how delicious fish or rabbit meat is, they can never replace pork!
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, every household is bustling with activity. Even the poorest families have to eat something good on this day.
If you don't have a good meal on New Year's Eve, you will have a hard time in the coming year.
Wang Ying was no exception. She sent Cheng Shufen and Cheng Yu some rabbit meat that Xu Shuang had helped to prepare, which immediately dispelled the melancholy that Cheng Shufen and Cheng Yu had felt during the New Year.
Cheng Shufen didn't know how to thank Wang Ying, so she quickly gave her a handkerchief she had embroidered these days.
"I accidentally put this handkerchief inside my clothes. I only brought two spools of embroidery thread with me. Please don't despise me. I wish you and Xu Shuang a son soon."
Wang Ying was surprised when she took the embroidered handkerchief. It felt silky and smooth, and one could tell at a glance that it was made of good material. There were only red and white silk threads on it, but it was not monotonous at all. The red and silver-white threads were intertwined, and the two goldfish on the beige embroidered handkerchief were lifelike.
Cheng Shufen felt a little embarrassed, fearing that Wang Ying would look down on such petty-bourgeois things.
"I learned embroidery before I started singing opera, and later I embroidered my own costumes, but my skills weren't that great..."
Wang Ying didn't think so. This handkerchief looked much better than the embroidered handkerchief she bought for hundreds of dollars at a tourist attraction in Suzhou in her previous life.
"I love so much."
Wang Ying exclaimed: "Teacher Cheng, you are amazing."
She is not only a good opera singer, but also good at embroidery. In a few decades, she would have been considered a master.
Cheng Shufen: "These are just some small details."
Wang Ying was from the north in her previous life, and she was very fond of the exquisite items from the southern water towns. She took the handkerchief back home, treating it like a treasure.
Xu Shuang and Old Lady Xu were busy in the kitchen, and Wang Ying went in holding an embroidered handkerchief to present her treasure.
Xu Shuang didn't understand, but seeing that Wang Ying liked it, she also praised: "It's really beautiful."
Wang Ying wrapped the embroidered handkerchief around her neck and looked in the mirror. Old Mrs. Xu was also jealous: "This handkerchief is well embroidered, and the threads are very fine."
Wang Ying herself doesn’t know how to embroider, and Old Lady Xu knows only a little, but she has a lot of experience.
When Wang Ying heard what Old Lady Xu said, she quickly went over to let her take a closer look.
Old Lady Xu was itching to try it out as she watched. "I have seen this kind of embroidery before. The girl I worked for before learned this from a female master hired from the south. She studied for several years, but her embroidery was not as good as this."
Wang Ying saw that Old Lady Xu was envious, so she asked, "Mom, do you want to learn too?"
Old Lady Xu was a little embarrassed: "When the female master was here, I also learned a little from her, but she was teaching young ladies, so I only learned a little bit."
Wang Ying recalled that Old Lady Xu had secretly embroidered one or two small flowers on the outside of the cotton-padded jacket she made for her, and that the cotton slippers she made for her always had a circle of raw edges on them, which showed that Old Lady Xu was quite fond of embroidery.
She thought for a moment and said, "If mom wants to learn, I'll talk to Teacher Cheng."
Old Lady Xu waved her hands quickly. She just said it casually, but she didn't dare to cause trouble for her daughter-in-law. It was already related to her eldest son's affairs. If she implicated her daughter-in-law, she would not be able to bear it.
Wang Ying: "It's not that serious. Cheng Shufen is here for reform, not to sit in the detention room. I'll be too busy to take care of them later, so I'll have to trouble you to help me deliver things to them. If you want to learn, take the things with you, and don't leave them there. Don't stay too long. If you see them, just say that you followed my instructions to keep an eye on people, and that you brought the things with you to pass the time. Who can say anything?"
After Wang Ying said this, Old Mrs. Xu was also moved.
She really likes embroidery. She used to work for a wealthy family with her husband. The man could chat and drink in the kitchen, while she was just a maid who washed clothes for others. She stayed in the square yard all day long, and her life was boring.
Embroidering is not only a way for her to pass the time, but also her pleasure.
But now no one shares this idea with her. In the countryside, it is good enough to have clothes to wear. Most people don’t have the energy to embroider them.
Since Wang Ying had suggested it, Old Lady Xu agreed: "It's not good to go too many times. I'll go again in the spring."
Wang Ying thought that she would talk to Cheng Shufen later, and she would not disagree. Cheng Yu could still go out for a walk from time to time, but Cheng Shufen had hardly gone out since the day she came, so she couldn't stand not seeing her for a long time.
Wang Ying knew clearly that it would be difficult for so many people to survive being sent down to the countryside. Not only was the environment bad, but more importantly, they were looked down upon. They used to be well-known figures, but after going to the countryside, no one looked up to them. This gap alone was enough to drive them to death.
If Cheng Shufen could really discuss some embroidery skills with Old Lady Xu, it would be a way to relieve her stress.
Xu Shuang let his wife and mother decide. After they had discussed the arrangements, he interrupted and asked, "What kind of filling should we have for our dumplings tonight?"
Old Lady Xu had no objection, but was also puzzled. Aren't there only three or two kinds of dumplings? Pork and cabbage, pork and pickled cabbage, pork and green onion, pork and radish. Vegetarian dumplings were leeks and eggs, but there were no eggs at this time of year, so vegetarian dumplings could not be made.
Wang Ying was eager to try: "Can you make pickled fish?"
Old Lady Xu: "Sour fish? Sour fish can be used as stuffing?"
Wang Ying nodded: "Sour fish dumplings are also delicious..."
Wang Ying started drooling when she thought of the pickled fish buns she had eaten in her previous life.
"It would be better if there was some chili in it, so it tastes hot and sour!"
Xu Shuang did not fight back Wang Ying's wild idea. He tilted his head and agreed after thinking for a while: "Okay, then I'll make pork and cabbage, and pickled fish."
Wang Ying doesn’t like pork and radish filling, so she wraps pork with cabbage and cooks fish with sauerkraut.
Old Mrs. Xu was not at all alert when seeing young people fooling around. She was also very interested: "I have never eaten stuffing like this. Let's prepare more and save some stuffing to make a few buns to try."
Xu Shuang was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. Wang Ying and Old Lady Xu were not idle either. They chatted and helped.
Although Wang Ying's talent in cooking was not shown to Old Lady Xu, Xu Shuang had some idea about it. When Wang Ying lived alone before, she would rather buy marinade than cook a home-cooked meal, which shows that her level was really low.
So the job assigned to Wang Ying was to peel garlic and peanuts.
Old Mrs. Xu is stronger and can help knead the dough.
The three of them were busy in the kitchen. Xu Shuang sliced the fish and removed the bones. She marinated the remaining fish with seasonings, added pickled cabbage and chili peppers, and boiled the fish meat in boiling water. She then added the cooked fish meat and fried it with the pickled cabbage. The final filling was sour, spicy, and spicy, with the small pieces of white fish meat standing out.
There were dozens of Yuanbao dumplings in a pack. Halfway through, Old Lady Xu slapped her head and said, "I forgot to put a few coins in!"
Old Mrs. Xu collected three cents, washed the money, boiled it in boiling water, and then carried it to wrap the dumplings.
"Let's see who can eat the one with money this year, so that we can have more than enough for the whole next year."
Wang Ying gathered her strength and stared at the dumplings intently, as if she wanted to memorize their appearance.
Xu Shuang couldn't help laughing when she saw this.
Wang Ying really wants to make money. She hasn't spent any money at home recently but it's not noticeable. But when the new year comes, just making thin clothes will be an expense. She doesn't want to lose money. How much can she spend the more than 300 yuan in her hand
Still have to find a way to save money!
As it was almost evening, someone knocked on the door again. Old Mrs. Xu became nervous when she heard the knock.
Last time, when we were preparing to eat hotpot, someone came and disrupted the hotpot so we couldn’t eat it.
The last time someone came was on New Year’s Eve, and Wang Ying had to stay up all night.
If this happens again at the New Year’s Eve dinner, she won’t be able to bear it!
Wang Ying also went to open the door with a worried look on her face, and was startled when she saw Daya.
"What's wrong? Is your mother not feeling well?"
Wang Ying thought that this was not right. She had just gone to pay Qian ** yesterday and both the mother and daughter had seen him and had been prescribed medicine. It shouldn’t have happened again at this moment!
Could it be that her mother-in-law took advantage of the New Year's Eve dinner to cause trouble again
Daya shook her head, a rare hint of joy showing on her little face.
"My mother and sister are fine. They asked me to bring you some food! Thank you, sister!"
Wang Ying was immediately relieved and patted the child's head: "Sister has no shortage of food, you can take it back."
There are so many sick people in this family, including the young ones. It feels bad to ask her to accept other people's food.
But Daya bit her lip, said nothing, dropped the paper bag and ran away, so fast that Wang Ying couldn't catch her!
She could only shout twice from behind: "Run slower!"
She took the paper bag back to the kitchen, and seeing that she was fine, Old Lady Xu was relieved. God knows, she was scared when she heard Daya's voice just now, not because she was afraid of trouble, but Qian** and her daughter were really pitiful.
But she also feels sorry for her daughter-in-law.
How can I survive by running back and forth like this
Old Mrs. Xu thought that she would have to ask the team leader after a while, and the team should quickly find a women's director, because these matters should obviously be handled by the women's director.
Wang Ying handed the paper package to Xu Shuang. Xu Shuang opened it and found a big raw chicken leg inside.
Wang Ying found it a bit tricky as the gift was a bit too heavy.
Old Lady Xu told Wang Ying to accept it without worrying: "She is a strong-willed person, but she is not stupid. If the two chickens she raised are still there when the family is divided, there will definitely be a quarrel over who gets them. She might as well eat the chickens first before the family is divided..."
Wang Ying slapped her forehead, it’s true!
Doesn’t Qian** have two chickens
Although she was not in good health, it was best to keep the chicken for the eggs. But if she couldn't fight over the eggs when the family was divided, it would be better to kill them now and eat the meat, which would also help her to recuperate and then raise chicks in the spring.
Wang Ying looked at the huge chicken legs and started to think about eating braised chicken.
Originally, the remaining half chicken at home was used to make spicy fried chicken, so Xu Shuang specially asked someone to exchange some chili for it.
Now that there was such a big chicken leg, Wang Ying began to miss the food she had eaten in her previous life.
Xu Shuang listened to the general instructions and agreed without hesitation: "Okay, there are too many dishes tonight, can we make it tomorrow?"
Wang Ying nodded and agreed. The main dish tonight is dumplings, but braised chicken cannot be served with dumplings. Braised chicken should be served with rice!
Perfect for eating tomorrow!
After a busy day, Xu Shuang served the prepared dishes to the table one by one, including fried chicken with spicy peppers. The fried chicken pieces were all wrapped in red dry peppers. The chicken pieces were submerged in red and smelled spicy.
The rabbit meat was stir-fried into shredded rabbit meat. The air-dried rabbit meat was torn into shreds, stir-fried with dried potatoes, and there was also a sweet and sour fish with its tail raised. Xu Shuang also found a hawthorn and put it in the fish's mouth, which looked very festive.
There was a piece of pork left after making dumplings, so Xu Shuang made braised pork. She added all the rice wine left at home into the dumplings without adding any water, and stewed the pork until the skin was crispy and the meat was tender.
In addition to a few meat dishes, Xu Shuang also added a few vegetarian dishes, making a total of eight dishes, four meat and four vegetarian.
The three of them sat down at the table, and the full table made people happy.
Old Lady Xu poured herself some rice wine and said a few auspicious words to Wang Ying. Wang Ying and Xu Shuang also said a few words to Old Lady Xu. Although there were few people, the atmosphere was still harmonious and lively.
As soon as the feast started, Wang Ying picked up a piece of braised pork and almost cried. This is the taste!
She prefers sweet taste, so Xu Shuang added more sugar. The braised pork turned out to be particularly flavorful, with the fat almost melting in the mouth and the soup rich.
Take another bite of the sweet and sour fish. Although the fish meat is frozen, it is still fresh and delicious, sweet and sour.
The spicy diced chicken is so spicy, and the chicken tastes crispy and fragrant after being fried.
The pickled fish dumplings that Wang Ying was looking forward to the most did not disappoint. The sour aroma was slightly spicy, and the taste of the pickled cabbage stimulated the senses of the mouth. The tender and smooth fish meat blended with the sour aroma of the pickled cabbage, which made the word "fresh" more prominent.
Old Mrs. Xu was very surprised: "This dumpling is delicious!"
It doesn’t taste greasy at all, the sauerkraut is very fragrant and the fish is tender.
While eating, Wang Ying cried out and spat out the food that was hurting her teeth in the dumplings.
A shiny penny appeared in the bowl.
Old Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "It looks like Ying girl will be rich next year."
As she was talking, she let out a cry, and a penny appeared in the bowl.
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Let's send it together."
There was one last one. The two of them stared at the dumplings in Xu Shuang's bowl. Xu Shuang picked one out of the bowl slowly and accurately: "Here."
Wang Ying didn't believe it: "You didn't eat it!"
Xu Shuang passed the dumplings to her: "Eat it for me."
Wang Ying pushed it several times but failed, so she bit it herself and found it was another one.
Old Lady Xu: "Okay, okay, I'll give them all."
It’s the same for my son and daughter-in-law, it’s a good day for whoever gets rich.
By the end of the meal, all the sauerkraut fish dumplings were finished, but there were still some pork dumplings left in the pot.
Xu Shuang coated the pork dumplings with flour: "We have to eat them even if there are fireworks tomorrow morning."
Wang Ying held her full stomach and shifted the focus: "Cannon?"
Xu Shuang: "On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, we set off firecrackers at the entrance of the village. People in our village call them 'firecrackers'."
In Kaoshan Village, there is a lot of snow on the mountain, so setting off firecrackers is not so arbitrary, especially after Tian Youfu took over, he said directly that the brigade would set off a string of firecrackers on the first day of the new year, and it was considered the opening firecrackers for the entire brigade, and other families were better off not setting off their own.
Anyway, every household has no money, so they are happy to get this honor. If they put it at the entrance of the village, it will belong to the whole village! Everyone will get rich next year, and they don’t have to spend a few dollars to buy it every year.
Xu Shuang: "We will get up and eat dumplings tomorrow morning, and then have braised chicken at noon."
After finishing her meal, Old Mrs. Xu left with the raw dumplings that would be cooked the next morning. She also took two of the steamed sauerkraut fish buns with her.
Wang Ying: "My mother is getting old, and she probably likes to eat savory food. Let's go up the mountain and catch some fish after the New Year, and bring them back to make some pickled fish."
Xu Shuang nodded in agreement.
After the two of them packed up their things, Wang Ying closed the door tightly and then put out the photos of the original owner's parents. The photos at that time were small, far from the size of five or seven inches. Even the group photos were mostly small two-inch photos.
Wang Ying put up photos of the original owner's parents, and quietly put up a photo of the original owner when she was a child with her mother.
She placed the pig's head she was given on the table, then took a cushion and knelt down.
She prayed for the original owner and her mother in her heart, and knelt devoutly for a while. Wang Ying just stood up, and as soon as she stood up, Xu Shuang knelt down.
Xu Shuang didn't say anything, but just kowtowed twice with his eyes closed.
Only after she had kowtowed and burned incense did Wang Ying take down all the photos and quietly clean up all traces.
Normally this was not allowed at that time because it was feudal superstition, so when Wang Ying first brought the pig's head back she said she was going to prepare the meat for drinking, and she didn't dare to mention that it was for offering as a sacrifice.
Wang Ying had just drunk some rice wine at the banquet. After she kowtowed, she felt the aftereffects of the wine coming on and she felt a little dizzy.
Xu Shuang was fine. She held Wang Ying in her arms and changed her clothes and washed her feet. It was snowing heavily outside the window again. The two of them went to bed early under the same quilt.
Qian**'s family had a late New Year's Eve dinner, not because Qian**'s cooking skills were so good or so meticulous, but because her legs had not fully healed yet and it was difficult for her to get out of bed.
Qian** forced herself to kill a chicken. She could barely handle the chicken, and it was Daya who took over. She and her sister boiled hot water to remove the chicken feathers.
Qian** brought a small stool and sat beside to make dumplings. Pork could not be used to make dumplings because there was no pork at home. The little pork that was shared before had long been taken away by her mother-in-law.
So Qian** simply used potatoes and eggs as filling and made a plate of potato and egg dumplings.
Qian** is now a bit desperate. Anyway, he doesn't know when this miserable life will end, so he might as well live one day at a time!
She cruelly killed the rooster in her house and kept a hen.
But she didn't plan to keep the hen for long, and planned to slaughter it on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. She could feel that she had eaten a little better in the past two days, and it was reflected in her milk. In just two or three days, the little girl at home was obviously not noisy.
In the past few days, the child was always crying, and his crying was weak, and he didn't look like he would live a long life.
Qian** didn't want the daughter she gave birth to with all her blood and energy to die, so she had to eat well and replenish herself.
After removing the chicken feathers, Qian** would get up and stew chicken soup and stir-fry chicken.
Take a clay pot and put half a chicken in to stew it. Except for the portion for Wang Ying, cut the rest of the chicken into pieces and make fried chicken.
Fry the chicken skin in an iron pan to extract the oil, then stir-fry with potatoes and cabbage.
The fragrance is oozing out.
Erya jumped for joy. Although it had only been two or three days, she had already felt how happy it was to be at home without a father.
She had eggs and today she can have chicken!
This is the best day ever!
In the past, when there were eggs, they would most likely be snatched away by Dabao, and the meat would be given to grandma by dad before it was even cooked. Grandma would then spit in her face and say that she was a loser and did not deserve to eat chicken.
Now that her dad is gone, she can eat chicken!
Qian** was also sad. The eldest daughter was fine, as the mother-in-law was not too excessive during that period. The eldest daughter could still eat a bite or two of meat during the New Year and other festivals. But after the second daughter was born, she really hadn't eaten anything good.
Not to mention meat, even eggs are scarce.
Qian**: "You two bring a big bowl, let's serve the chicken and then put the dumplings in."
Erya cheered and ran very fast.
Just as Qian** was serving the dishes, there was a knock on the door.
Tian Dazhu's voice came from outside the door.
"**?**! Open the door for me!"
When Erya heard her father's voice, she became very anxious and immediately tried to grab the chicken.
She was scared, afraid that her father would come in and take the chicken away.
Qian** knocked on his daughter's dirty hand and shouted at the door: "What are you doing here?"
Tian Dazhu: "It's Chinese New Year, I came back to celebrate the New Year."
Qian** was not soft-hearted at all: "It was agreed that you would live in your brother's house. We will separate in a few days. I will spend the New Year with my daughter!"
Tian Dazhu's voice was filled with grievance: "Damn it, it doesn't matter if you ask me to come in and see Daya and Erya. After all, I am their father."
Qian** sneered. The reason why Tian Dazhu came back was probably because his sisters-in-law were causing trouble and didn't want to take care of his New Year's Eve dinner. Thinking more darkly, it was probably because Tian Dazhu's biased mother wanted to give her youngest son and eldest grandson good food, and was afraid that Tian Dazhu would get some benefits, so she sent him away.
What a joke, she has so much money that she is just a rag picker
"No need, your daughter doesn't want to see you either."
He hasn't seen the little girl since she was born. Now he says he wants to see his daughter. Isn't it ridiculous
After Qian** finished speaking, he ignored Tian Dazhu who was knocking on the door outside, and cooked and made dumplings. He happily brought his three daughters into the house and sat on the warm kang to eat dumplings and meat.
Erya was still afraid. She ate the meat fiercely, biting it in her mouth and holding it in her hands, fearing that her father would rush in the next second and take all her chicken away.
Qian** did not stop her daughters from doing this. She kept serving them food: "After you finish eating, there will be chicken soup. Leave some room for yourselves."
Daya was still worried, but Qian** didn't care.
Since she had the courage to break up with him a few days ago, she would not back down now.
The mother and daughter were eating meat and dumplings in the house, and Tian Dazhu was knocking on the door, but the money didn't come. Tian Dazhu was cold and hungry, so he turned around and went back to his brother's house.
Unfortunately, when he returned, all that was waiting for him was a table full of empty dishes.
When Tian Dazhu's mother heard that Qian ** didn't let Tian Dazhu in, she slapped her thigh and cursed.
Tian Erzhu's wife said to her uncle gently, "Sister-in-law is still cruel. It's too hard for you on New Year's Eve... We ate too fast and didn't leave any for you. How about this, brother, go to the kitchen. There are still some cabbage and tofu left in the kitchen. You can make some soup."
He was not even going to prepare another bowl of dumplings for Tian Dazhui.
Tian Dazhu's mother rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, it's snowing again, let's heat up the kang and go to bed."
He turned around and left, not caring at all about how his eldest son ate or slept tonight.
Tian Erzhu's family dispersed and went to sleep, leaving Tian Dazhu alone to face the leftovers, a small piece of tofu and half a cabbage in the kitchen.
Tian Dazhui was cooking soup for himself by the fire on the stove, and tears started to fall as he cooked.
He didn't know why, maybe... it was because he didn't have a son.
New Year's Day.
It snowed in the middle of the night and there was snow everywhere in the morning. Xu Shuang got up early in the morning and first followed the crowd to visit several senior families in the village to wish them a happy new year. Then she went to visit several elderly relatives to wish them a happy new year. When she came back from the whole process, she caught the sound of firecrackers being set off.
A string of firecrackers at the entrance of the village heralded the arrival of the new year.
Xu Shuang put the dumplings into the pot and hurriedly prepared to eat them before going out to sweep the snow.
The roads in the village cannot be swept, so it is easy to slip when running around visiting relatives and friends to wish a happy new year.
After eating dumplings in the morning, Wang Ying suddenly felt bored again.
Xu Shuang also felt very bored recently, so the two of them stopped talking about that. Usually, they just chatted under the quilt, and the content of the chat was all-encompassing. Xu Shuang complained to Wang Ying about his brother, and Wang Ying told him about the strange patients and family members she had seen in her previous life, changing the background and making it messy. Often, the preface and the postscript didn't make sense, but Xu Shuang listened very enthusiastically.
Xu Shuang went to sweep the snow at this moment, and Wang Ying had nothing to do.
With nothing to do, Wang Ying was eager to try and prepare to give Xu Shuang a surprise.
—She felt that during this period of time, watching Xu Shuang cook every day, she had been influenced by it like never before and her skills had been greatly improved.
So she prepared to cook a dish for Xu Shuang and contribute her housework value.
Xu Shuang had no idea. After he left, Wang Ying went down to the cellar. In the cellar, Wang Ying looked around for a long time and finally decided what to do.
She prepared to steam some rice and stir-fry some cabbage for Xu Shuang.
We are going to have braised chicken for lunch, so it should be accompanied by a vegetarian dish, right
Wang Ying felt that her arrangement was very good. If the stove was not too big, she would have made another soup.
Wang Ying did it right away and carried the cabbage into the kitchen.
Half an hour later, Xu Shuang, who was sweeping the snow, was reminded.
"Xu Shuang, look, is that black smoke coming out of your house?!"
Xu Shuang dropped her tools and ran back, pursing her lips tightly as she ran.
Immediately, someone with good intentions went to find Old Lady Xu, and Old Lady Xu also rushed to Wang Ying's house in a hurry.
As soon as she entered the door, Xu Shuang saw smoke rising from the kitchen. She rushed in to pull Wang Ying out, then quickly opened the window to let the air out.
Wang Ying looked embarrassed, with black and gray spots on her face.
Xu Shuang checked her up and down first, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she had no external injuries.
"What's going on?"
He remembered that he had arranged everything on the stove before he went out, and also turned the small stove on low, so how could black smoke suddenly come out
Wang Ying couldn't raise her head for a rare moment: "It's just... the rice wasn't steamed well..."
Xu Shuang didn't understand: "Why does steaming rice produce black smoke?"
He just went in and took a look, and it was clear that nothing was set on fire.
Wang Ying: "Maybe the rice is mushy."
Xu Shuang: ... I am not well educated, so please don’t fool me. Can burnt rice emit black smoke
Wang Ying didn't lie. She did create the black smoke while steaming the rice. She couldn't tell the specific reason. It was just that she was steaming the rice and there was a burnt smell...
Xu Shuang held his forehead with his hand. He finally understood why Wang Ying would rather spend money to go to a state-owned restaurant than cook for herself.
What kind of talent is this
Wang Ying still thought it was a fluke: "I didn't steam it well this time, but I will definitely be able to do it next time."
Xu Shuang pushed her back and said, "Give up, just wait and eat from now on."
This kind of distress will only happen once. If it happens again, he will be scared to death.
Old Mrs. Xu rushed over and was also very frightened. After hearing Xu Shuang's explanation, she panicked and patted Wang Ying's hand: "You girl, I told Xu Shuang to take care of the kitchen, why are you doing it yourself!"
God knows her heart almost jumped out when she heard that things were not going well here!
After the false alarm, Xu Shuang quickly cleaned up the scene. Tian Youfu, who arrived a step late, thought that someone's brazier had a problem. After all, such incidents have occurred in previous years.
After coming, Xu Shuang said, "It's nothing. I just forgot about the soup that was stewed on the stove at home. It became like this after it dried up."
Xu Shuang held Wang Ying's hand behind her back and successfully covered up the matter.
Tian Youfu hoped that nothing would happen to him, so he felt relieved when he saw this. He also told Xu Shuang to be careful with the use of fire.
Before leaving, Tian Youfu took a quick glance and his eyes lit up.
He saw the pigs raised by Wang Ying!
"Is this pig the one from Wang Yongshun's house? "
Tian Youfu: "How did you feed it so big?"
Wow, it’s only been that long, it looks like it was blown up!
Wang Ying took the opportunity to lay the groundwork: "I used a method I read in a book... So, come back in the spring when the pigs are ready, and come back to see me. I also want to know how big this pig can grow."
Tian Youfu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, if you can provide more than 200 kilograms of food, we will register you as one of the advanced members of our brigade this year!"
Even if you ask the people at the animal husbandry station to raise the animals themselves, they may not be able to raise them so well.
Wang Ying said modestly: "The method described in the book is still the best. If I can raise this pig well, I will report to you in detail later!"
Tian Youfu was very satisfied. Fortunately, Wang Ying worked as a barefoot doctor. Otherwise, with this level of awareness, he would have to recruit Wang Ying to be the director of the women's department or other small cadre.
The incident of Wang Ying cooking just passed by. Not to mention Xu Shuang, even Old Lady Xu started to stop letting Wang Ying into the kitchen.
"Just wait and eat!"
"Don't worry about it, Xiaoyaer is good at cooking, let him do it!"
Wang Ying was deprived of the right to cook, and at one point even lost the right to help out...
She felt very lonely.
But this loneliness didn't last long.
Because the snow began to melt slowly.
The winter in Kaoshan Village is like this. Half a month after the New Year, as long as there is no snow, the snow will slowly start to melt. The melting time is not overnight. Instead, it will happen over and over again. It takes half a month to melt enough for everyone to go out of the brigade.
Whenever this time comes, the number of people wrestling is the largest.
After Qian**'s difficult inspection, Wang Ying's skills were immediately recognized by everyone.
Someone comes to see her almost every day.
They either fell or they fell. Some fell on their arms, some on their legs, some on their buttocks, and some fell on their faces...
Wang Ying's days became noticeably busier.
After just a few moves, Wang Ying was faced with a very embarrassing situation.
The herbs she prepared were not enough. Some people fell and broke their skin. Many places where the snow melted quickly were muddy, and those with broken skin also had to prevent infection.
The anti-inflammatory tablets that were originally prepared were no longer enough.
Wang Ying thought about it and decided to go out to the brigade and go to the county town to buy medicine.
Originally she should have gone to the health center to apply, but given the situation in their brigade, it was much more convenient to go to the next town than to go to their own commune. You have to know that this area is next to the mountains, and to go to the commune, they would have to dig through not only the muddy ground of their own brigade, but also the muddy ground of other brigades.
Wang Ying would not suffer this punishment.
She applied for a letter of introduction from Tian Youfu, and took it to the county hospital to get medicine.
Xu Shuang also wants to go.
Wang Ying: "That's not necessary. I'm just going to buy some medicine."
Besides, the road is slippery and she doesn't ride a bike.
But Xu Shuang stared at her with meaningful eyes.
After staring for more than ten seconds, Wang Ying suddenly understood.
Okay, let’s go together.
Wang Ying and Xu Shuang got up early hand in hand to catch the bus.
Little did they know that after they left, a commotion broke out in the brigade.
"I was just saying that I saw someone stealing chickens the day before yesterday. You little jerk, you've been stealing chickens forever, haven't you? I was wondering why so many people in the brigade lost their chickens this year! It turns out that all of them went into your mouth!"