Raising Babies in the 70s

Chapter 45: envious

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Qin Rou returned home a little later than usual today, because she went to buy ducks with her colleague Xi Xiangyi, one duck was too expensive, and the two of them bought a duck together to satisfy their hunger, half of each.

Taking her own half of the duck, Qin Rou went back humming a song. After she became pregnant, she had morning sickness recently. She often retched, had a bad appetite, and wanted to eat sour.

The conditions of this era are not that you can have whatever you want to eat, and you can only plan carefully and create ways to satisfy your appetite.

She is craving sour plum duck! ! !

Today I finally got half a duck, and I will make sour plum duck when I go back. This is the day when Lu Yan comes back, let Lu Yan make some dough, with sour plum duck and cucumber shreds wrapped in the dough... My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

- want to eat sour plum duck want to eat sour plum duck want to eat sour plum duck.

Qin Rou was full of thoughts about sour plum duck, and walked to the gate of her courtyard, only to find that there seemed to be many guests at her house today.

Three old men squatted in the yard of her house, studying the sunflowers she planted.

Qin Rou was stunned at the door.

The three old men also spotted her, and the three 1.8 meter old men stood up and looked at her:

Lu Zongyi: "Xiao Qin?"

Old Wang: "Little Qin?"

Old Man He: "Xiao Qin?"

Qin Rou: "..."

"Elder-in-law? Hello, uncles..."

Suddenly seeing several tall and strange old men in the yard, Qin Rou panicked, not to mention that one of them was her father-in-law, Lu Yan's father.

Qin Rou has seen photos of Lu Yan's parents before.

Somehow, she met her parents while carrying the duck. Qin Rou's face turned red, and she didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Lu Yan heard the movement outside and walked out of the house.

He smiled brightly: "Daughter-in-law, I'm back."

Qin Rou hurried over and stuffed him with the duck in her hand. She wished she could stuff herself to him. What's going on? Lu Yan's parents are here? Why not let me know in advance.

Jiang Ping and the old Wang's daughter-in-law also came out. Jiang Ping's eyes lit up when she saw the returning daughter-in-law.

Sure enough, she is a beautiful woman with a lot of water, probably because she just walked home, and because she was nervous, she sweated a little. Her pretty face was pink and white, and her beautiful eyes were flickering. Perhaps this was the first time she saw her. Seeing the man's elder, there was a bit of indescribable embarrassment on his face.

—Her son's vision is indeed good.

"This is your mother-in-law and Aunt Zhang."

Qin Rou then called her mother-in-law and auntie. She swallowed, and the first time she looked at Jiang Ping, she noticed her mother-in-law's long legs.

Aunt Zhang next to her mother-in-law should not be underestimated. She is more than 1.72 meters tall by visual inspection.

Qin Rou: "..."

Qin Rou tried her best to add one centimeter to her height, saying that she was 165.

"Come on, come in and sit down, Lao Lu, your youngest daughter-in-law is back."

Lu Yan's parents already knew that Qin Rou was pregnant, and she was pregnant with twins. Her mother-in-law, Jiang Ping, pulled her little daughter-in-law and spoke softly. Although she heard that her little daughter-in-law was a little pepper, she still tried her best to soften her voice. , for fear that he would scare her.

"Is Lu Yan treating you well?"

"Did he bully you? He was the naughtiest when he was young..."

"How are you doing here?"

"Very good, Lu Yan is very good..."

After chatting with her mother-in-law Jiang Ping for a few words, Qin Rou finally relaxed, not as nervous as before.

While chatting, she also discovered:

—My mother-in-law and I may be the height of the best couple

Compared with Lu Yan, the height difference between her and her mother-in-law Jiang Ping is more convenient for kissing.

Qin Rou found that her father-in-law Lu Zongyi looked very serious and serious, rather dull, and didn't talk to her very much. She just stopped talking for a few words after caring about her. The father-in-law and mother-in-law are relatively easy to get along with. Old Uncle Wang and Uncle He next to each other whispered, saying It's their local dialect, which Qin Rou can't understand very well.

But it looks pretty good.

With so many guests coming to the house, it was natural to prepare a large table of sumptuous meals at night. Qin Rou, Lu Yan and her mother-in-law Jiang Ping were busy in the kitchen together. Jiang Ping said, "Your father said that he wants to eat your steamed buns."

Lu Yan lazily responded.

Qin Rou: "..." So everyone in the family likes the steamed buns made by her husband

"Xiao Qin, you are pregnant with a child, so don't work in the kitchen."

"No, no, I'll make some dishes for my parents."

Jiang Ping was very happy to hear that, "Well, well, let's try your child's handicraft."

"Mom, leave the kitchen to me and my wife."

Qin Rou: "..."

"All right, all right, I'm going out, you guys should be busy first, don't tire Xiao Qin." Jiang Ping walked out, and just before going out, she looked back, just in time to catch a glimpse of her youngest son sneaking a kiss on the woman's face.

Tsk tsk, she really thinks her old mother is an eyesore.

Old Lu outside saw her and asked, "Why did you come out?"

"Let them have a private chat with the young couple."

The old Wang next door almost wanted to poke his eyes blind, "You father and son, my god, you really deserve to be father and son, this Xiao Lu is definitely your own son, your own."

"Same as when you were young."

"Pretend, you're so good at pretending!"

Outrageous, outrageous, ever since his daughter-in-law Xiao Qin came back, she seemed to change her face, and her voice softened a few degrees, each mouthful of a daughter-in-law, if it weren't for old men like them, they would have watched this little girl He grew up with a prickly head, listen to how he makes his old man jump in anger, or else he really thinks he is a good-tempered, motivated and promising young man.

"You old Lu, you can fucking pretend." Pretending to be deep in front of your daughter-in-law, have you forgotten your ouch before

Lu Zongyi said calmly: "You must act like an elder in front of the younger generation."

"Look at you, the elders don't take the lead, you will encounter quarrels as soon as you go."

"Look at how well my son is doing and how much he loves his wife. The family members all say that he loves his wife."

This made Lu Zongyi's head tingle. They asked other family members about the situation of their son and daughter-in-law in the family courtyard just now. As a result, Mrs. Yang said that Chief of Staff Xiao Lu loved his wife very much. They had quarreled before. Before Lu Yan went to sea, the couple hugged on the pier for a long time after returning, and the captain next to him would not separate no matter how much they teased...

"You are Chief of Staff Lu's father, do you have any unmarried sons in the Lu family?"

Lu Zongyi: "..."

Old Wang: "..."

"Comrade Wang, my Lu family may really have to thank you." Otherwise, how could his son find a wife he likes

hey-hey.

I think he was still forcing marriage and urging his son to find a partner in the first half of the year, but in a flash, his son really got married and found a girl he likes. One of them is handsome, the other is beautiful, one is an officer, and the other is an announcer , and now his daughter-in-law has two babies in her belly.

—Is there such a beautiful thing

"Next time I really want to invite you to come to my house for a drink with Lao Jiang. I will open two bottles of old wine to entertain you. How about the bottle you mentioned earlier?"

Old Wang couldn't be happier: "Didn't you say that even if you smashed this bottle of wine, threw it into the sea, you would never open it for me to drink?"

"At this time and at that time, I will soon have two grandchildren, come and have fun with me."

Old Wang: "Go away."

Five guests came to the house. Jiang Ping and Lao Wang's wife came to help cook a large table of dishes. Lu Yan steamed a lot of steamed buns. Qin Rou made the fillings. Two old men got together to make dumplings, thanks to the fact that they had enough rolling pins, and they all had one in hand.

The duck brought back by Qin Rou was finally made into sour plum duck, and a chicken was killed to make it into abalone flower snail chicken stew. Qin Rou has no other hobbies, but likes to collect casserole, and made shrimp king fans Pot and salted fish minced eggplant pot, served in a casserole is particularly beautiful.

Stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions, steamed grouper, fried squid with loofah, and steamed boiled prawns, pipi prawns, blue crabs and oysters.

The loofah and eggplant were freshly picked in the yard. Qin Rou also had a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables in the yard. She went to pick some green beans and lettuce, and made stir-fried green beans and lettuce with oyster sauce.

Later, I boiled shrimp ball soup.

The mother-in-law Jiang Ping made the meat fire. Qin Rou smelled very fragrant. Jiang Ping asked her to taste one. It was a bit like a noodle cake, but it was fragrant and crispy on the outside. It was dipped in white sesame. The shortbread and white sesame had a special taste when chewed together. Okay, break open and there is still tender and juicy meat filling inside.

Qin Rou took two bites, liked it very much, and gave it to Lu Yan with a smile. Lu Yan secretly kissed her while eating.

There is one thing wrong with having guests at home. You can't kiss your daughter-in-law anytime and anywhere.

The daughter-in-law has a child, so she can do nothing else, and now the kisses are coming secretly.

"Don't kiss indiscriminately, there is oil."

Qin Rou pushed his handsome face away with a smile, and motioned him to lower his head and tiptoe to kiss his lips. Lu Yan deepened the kiss. Qin Rou didn't dare to kiss him for too long, so she quickly pushed him away.

After pushing it away, she felt a little guilty, took a bite of the meat, and tore a piece into Lu Yan's mouth.

Lu Yan looked at her and smiled, raised his hand and wiped off the sesame seeds on her face with his thumb. When the couple finished eating a piece of meat sticky, Lu Yan just wanted to secretly kiss his wife again. As soon as he turned his head, he caught a figure.

Qin Rou didn't notice anything yet, Lu Yan let go of her, turned around and walked out, standing in front of Jiang Ping.

Lu Yan: "... You forgot that you are just an old military doctor, didn't you come from the reconnaissance battalion?"

"Cub, you forgot that your old lady was a military doctor in the reconnaissance battalion when I was young."

Lu Yan: "..."

Jiang Ping: "Tsk, it's really sticky."

The relationship between her youngest son and daughter-in-law is really good. Parents like them can rest assured that her child has finally met a girl he likes.

It seems that the bottle of wine from their old Lu must be opened to the old Wang next door.

Otherwise, how could she find such a suitable wife

When Qin Rou saw Jiang Ping outside, how could she not know something, her face was blushing, and she was unwilling to ask Lu Yan to kiss her again.

Lu Yan: "..."

— People are really not welcome in my house.

Jiang Ping looked at Qin Rou and smiled: "Is the pork roast made by my mother-in-law delicious?"

Qin Rou nodded in shame and indignation: "..."

Lu Yan glared at his mother: "Don't bully my wife."

"Okay, okay, you really know how to protect people."

"The little pepper you married is really not spicy. It's the same as the little sweet pepper you planted at your door. Is this yellow pepper a little sweet pepper? I seem to have seen yellow chili sauce. I'll take it out and give it to your dad and Uncle Wang and the others try it."

Qin Rou was just about to say: "No—" This yellow pepper is not a small sweet pepper.

Lu Yan directly blocked her mouth.

After parting, Qin Rou looked at Lu Yan: "You are good or bad."

Lu Yan laughed.

Both the couple were cheated by yellow peppers before. Before, Qin Rou didn't know what kind of peppers she was growing. After she tasted it, she cried for a long time because it was so spicy.

After crying, Qin Rou pretended to deceive Lu Yan, told him that the yellow pepper was sweet, and deceived Lu Yan severely.

Now…

"You will be beaten when you go out."

Although this yellow chili is spicy, it is very delicious when it is made into yellow chili sauce and used to season the soup.

After going out, the people outside were really tricked, mainly Lao Lu and Comrades Lao Wang were tricked.

Lao Lu and Lao Wang: "¥%¥%#¥…"

They are not too spicy.

All the dishes are ready. Except for Qin Rou, everyone here is from Lu Province. Most of the dishes are cooked by Qin Rou. Jiang Ping watched from the side and found that her daughter-in-law is really good at cooking.

"Try it, daughter-in-law's craft."

Comrade Lu Zongyi immediately fell in love with the pot of shrimp king vermicelli stew. It smelled so delicious. The shrimps and scallops in it were all sautéed with oil. It tasted a bit crispy, and the vermicelli had absorbed all the sauce. Juice, the vermicelli dyed with sauce color is dry and fragrant, and chopped green onion and crushed salted egg yolk are sprinkled on top, which is really delicious.

It's a bit like ants climbing a tree, but it's more delicious than ants climbing a tree.

He found that his little daughter-in-law is really beautiful in cooking, the color is delicious, and the color is very beautiful, which stimulates people's lips and tongue to secrete saliva continuously.

The only problem is that the portion is too small and not bold enough.

For such a vermicelli stew, everyone around them picked up all of them with their chopsticks. These bad old men can really eat it! !

The most edible is his son - Lu Yan.

You kid is moving too fast.

Qin Rou prefers sour plum duck. Her mother-in-law Jiang Ping tasted her sour plum duck and was full of praise. It tastes sweet and sour, with crispy skin. The duck meat is tender and the sauce is rich. The delicious sauce is on the crispy duck skin. With a seductive luster, a few slices of green coriander are sprinkled on it, which makes the duck more attractive.

Lu Yan didn't care about eating by herself, she worked diligently to peel shrimps and oysters for her daughter-in-law. Qin Rou is pregnant with a child now, so she is not suitable for eating crabs, but is suitable for eating steamed and boiled prawns and oysters, which supplement nutrition and high protein .

"Your wife grows the vegetables?"

"They were all picked in the yard."

Lu Zongyi looked at the two beautiful plates of stir-fried square beans and lettuce in oyster sauce, and really hesitated.

I don't dare to eat it.

I'm afraid it will be bitter.

As a result, I saw the four-cornered beans with the big chopsticks of Lao Wang next to me, so I hurried to try it. It was really crisp and sweet when it came into my mouth, it was so fucking delicious, and the lettuce next to it was even more fragrant.

They are all used to eating seafood, and eating seafood alone is the easiest to get tired of, and some green and beautiful vegetables are dotted on the side, the taste is really refreshing, and this "cold winter" can still eat such crisp and delicious dishes, What a fairy day.

In the end, the four-corned bean became very popular. It just so happened that Qin Rou had a large piece of four-corned bean hanging in the yard at the moment, picked a lot of it, and fried it in several dishes.

All the dishes on a large table were swept away, and there was not even a big steamed bun left.

But it's really edible.

After Lu Zongyi finished eating, he felt both happy and sad. He originally thought that his son had come to the small island to the south to suffer, but when he arrived, he found out that this son was holding a beautiful wife, and the daughter-in-law was also good at cooking. The important point The vegetables grown by his wife are sweet! ! !

Fragrant and sweet! ! After the meal, I also tasted some washed small tomatoes, almost one bite at a time.

Obviously they are father and son, why is their daughter-in-law so different

Lu Zongyi washed a clean cucumber and found that the cucumber grown by his daughter-in-law was also fresh, sweet and juicy, and tasted extraordinarily delicious.

Compared with eating pickled vegetables in winter, fresh and tender vegetables are more delicious.

Lao Lu, Lao Wang, Lao He and the three old men were sitting in the yard under a thatched umbrella blowing the wind.

Lao Lu sighed sadly: "Recalling the past is a long time."

"My youngest son has already married a daughter-in-law to be his father. People are really old, old..."

"well… "

Lao Wang hurriedly sprayed him: "Stop pretending here, you just want me to envy you, I will never!"

This is Comrade Wang's last stubbornness.

Lu Zongyi felt bitter: "..."

I envy my son too.

The father-in-law and old Wang Laohe all stayed at home at night. Their room is big enough, and there were a few beds before. They didn't even need quilts, because it was not too cold, and the military coats they wore before were useless here. up.

Obviously this should be the twelfth lunar month of winter!

Qin Rou was lying on the bed, and Lu Yan went to bed and hugged her into his arms. Qin Rou was still thinking about how they ate steamed buns neatly during the meal just now, and she was so out of place.

Think of another sad fact—she is the shortest in the family! ! the shortest! ! !

Looking at the height of Lu Yan's parents and mother, one can tell that his brothers and sisters will not be too short, and his second sister-in-law is said... don't mention it, don't mention it, she is the shortest in the whole family. , The little bird depends on the person.

The mother-in-law Jiang Ping also said that she would take pictures with her and stand up to take a family portrait later. She is the c and the shortest in the family.

After she gave birth to a child and the children grew up, she was still the shortest in the family? ? ! ! !

Qin Rou suddenly thought of a sentence: "I'm not here to break up this family, I'm here to join this family."

Lu Yan: "...?"