sinovels Chapter 1507: Beginning of the Year 3: Eating a Box
Chapter 1507: Beginning of the Year 3: Eating a Box
Chapter 1507: Eating Boxes on the Third Day of the New Year
After dinner, Wang Meilan, Lin Xue and Yang Yufeng were cleaning up the dishes and leftovers in the outer room, while Zhao Chun was holding the child and chatting with the old lady and Li Tongyun on the kang.
It is rare to see girls like this who go back to their parents' home without having to work in forest areas and rural areas.
There were few people today and not many dishes and chopsticks, so Wang Meilan and the other two quickly cleaned up and went into the east room.
When she saw Wang Meilan coming in, the old lady quickly took out two dollars from her pocket and stuffed them directly into Xiao Zhoutao's cotton jacket.
This year, the old lady gave twenty yuan to Zhao Jun and two yuan to other children.
"Grandma Jiang, what are you doing?" When Zhao Chun was about to push the money away with his hand, the old lady held his hand.
"It's the New Year, give the child some money to put in his pocket." The old lady said, releasing the hand that was holding Zhao Chun, and then gently touching Zhou Tao's chubby face.
At this time, Li Dazhi winked at Lin Xue. Seeing this, Lin Xue hurriedly took out five yuan from her pocket. After struggling with Zhao Chun for a while, she finally stuffed the money into Zhou Tao's arms.
Even though the old lady and Lin Xue didn't give much, the old lady was so old that she probably wouldn't receive any more gifts in her lifetime. So, whatever she gave was a token of her heart.
As for Li Dazhi and Lin Xue, they gave money out this year because here, a girl like Li Tongyun in their family is considered an adult.
So this year, Lin Xue gave all the children five yuan as New Year’s money.
Zhang Yuanmin and Yang Yufeng didn't give Zhou Tao money because their little bell was there. Whatever they gave Zhou Tao, Zhou Jianjun had to give back on the spot. It's better not to bother with that.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Zhou Jianjun prepared to leave. As it was Chinese New Year, no one wanted to stay.
A group of people escorted the family of three out, and it was Zhao Jun who drove them home.
Arriving at Yongshengtun, the car stopped at the door of Zhou's house. Unlike in the morning, Zhao Jun did not honk the horn at night. But the moment the car stopped, Hu Sanmei, who was leaning against the window in the house, saw it.
"Sister!" Zhao Jun took out twenty yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Zhao Chun's pocket, saying, "This is what our parents gave to their eldest grandson."
When they were at the Zhao family, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan did not give the money because they had given more.
When Zhao Chun was struggling with Zhao Jun, Hu Sanmei came out.
Zhou Jianjun had already gotten off the bus. Hu Sanmei saw him carrying a triangular bag and asked, "Why are you bringing things back?"
It is said that a married girl is treated as a guest when she returns to her parents’ home.
But in reality, when a girl returns to her parents' home, she usually has to do some chores for them. Now in the entire Yong'an Village, only Zhao Jun's family has a washing machine. Those families that don't have a washing machine mostly wait for their daughters to come back and wash their quilts and mattresses.
"My mother-in-law made this sausage." Zhou Jianjun said with a smile, "She insisted on giving us a few to try."
When Hu Sanmei heard this, she looked into the car. Seeing Zhao Jun and Zhao Chun arguing with each other, she muttered, "What are these two sisters doing?"
They are sisters, so there won’t be any messy things between them. Hu Sanmei is just puzzled.
"Well..." Zhou Jianjun laughed, "My father-in-law and mother-in-law gave the child 20 yuan, and these two sisters are fighting over it."
"Oh my." Hu Sanmei sighed and said, "My in-laws, my mother-in-law!"
While the two were talking, Zhao Jun in the car said to Zhao Chun, "Okay, sister, don't fight with me. My Aunt Zhou is outside."
"Ah?" Zhao Chun looked back out the window, and when she saw Hu Sanmei, she quickly opened the car door.
"Slow down, Chun'er." Hu Sanmei reached out to take Zhou Tao, and Zhao Jun also came down from the other side.
Zhao Jun said hello to Hu Sanmei and got on the car. This is a courtesy, and it can't be troublesome.
Watching the jeep go away, Hu Sanmei said to Zhao Chun: "Chun'er, come in."
"Yes, Mom." Zhao Chun responded, then opened his clenched hands and said to Hu Sanmei, "This child's grandmother, give the child 20 yuan for the New Year."
"Then you can keep it for my eldest grandson." Hu Sanmei walked in with the child in her arms, saying, "After the New Year, when Xiaojun gets married, our family will go to the wedding. After that, you don't have to worry about the gifts. Mom will return them all."
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The Zhao army that came out of Yongshengtun did not rush home, but went to Hongxing Village more than 30 miles away.
Zhao Ling's parents' home is in this village. Zhao Jun brought them home in the morning and came to pick them up in the evening.
When Zhao Jun entered the yard, the little yellow dog that guarded the house started barking non-stop.
When Zhao Jun arrived at the door, it was pushed open from the inside and it was Zhao Ling who opened it.
"Jun, come in quickly." Zhao Ling called Zhao Jun, and then said, "Your uncle is drunk."
Zhao Ling didn't need to tell him, as soon as the door opened, Zhao Jun heard his uncle talking to someone in the room at the top of his voice.
Zhao Jun entered the outer room and first greeted the old lady of the Zhao family, as well as Zhao Ling's sister-in-law and sister.
When Zhao Jun arrived at the door of the east room, he saw that the room was full of smoke.
This is caused by smoking!
It was quite hot in the room. When Zhao Jun walked into the east room, he saw Wang Qiang wearing a cross-bar vest, holding a cigarette in one hand and speaking in Mandarin with the other hand.
After listening for a while, Zhao Jun felt that what Wang Qiang was talking about was probably about him hunting down a 900-pound wild boar king last year.
“Oh!” Seeing Zhao Jun coming in, Wang Qiang suddenly changed his voice and said with a smile: “My eldest nephew is here to pick me up!”
After saying this, Wang Qiang said to his father-in-law, eldest brother-in-law, and eldest aunt's brother-in-law who were sitting at the same table: "My eldest nephew is... the best."
In Wang Qiang's heart, his eldest nephew is more worthy of boasting than his fight with the 900-pound wild boar king.
At this time, the old man of the Zhao family and the eldest uncle of the Zhao family insisted on inviting Zhao Jun to the table.
By this time, everyone at the table had finished eating, and all that was left was drinking and chatting.
Zhao Jun couldn't refuse and had to sit next to Wang Qiang.
Zhao Ling brought a bowl and chopsticks to Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun ate a few peanuts and a piece of chicken that the old man of the Zhao family picked for him, then put down his chopsticks and said he didn't want to eat anymore.
At this time, Wang Qiang had finished talking. He was really drunk and had no intention of leaving.
Zhao Jun wanted to leave, but he had no way to arrange it. Fortunately, at this time, Zhao Ling's voice came from the outer room, calling Wang Tian and Wang Xue to put on their clothes.
Then Zhao Ling came in, walked to Wang Qiang's side, and said, "Put on your clothes, let's clean up."
Wang Qiang heard this and glared, "What are you doing?"
I drank too much and forgot to go home.
"Go home, why don't you go home?" Zhao Ling asked. Wang Qiang waved his hand and said, "I haven't finished drinking yet, why go home?"
Zhao Ling glanced at the table and saw that there was almost no wine left in Wang Qiang's glass. Just as Zhao Ling was about to speak, she saw Wang Qiang pick up the glass and drink it all in one gulp.
Zhao Ling thought she could just finish the wine in the glass, but Wang Qiang threw the glass on the table and shouted, "Brother, where's the wine?"
"Alright!" Zhao Ling saw this and quickly pulled Wang Qiang's arm, saying, "Stop drinking, Xiaojun is here to pick you up!"
"Ah?" Wang Qiang turned around and saw Zhao Jun, but he had a surprised expression and said, "Nephew, why did you come here?"
After asking this question, Wang Qiang did not wait for Zhao Jun to reply, but turned to the people at the table and said, "My eldest nephew is getting better..."
……
Fifteen minutes later, Zhao Jun and Zhao Ling's nephew struggled to stuff Wang Qiang into the passenger seat of the jeep.
Wang Qiang held the car door with his hand and said goodbye to everyone in a panic.
"Third brother-in-law." At this time, Zhao Ling's second brother-in-law came over and said to Wang Qiang: "Don't forget what I told you about the time we beat the black bear after the New Year!"
"Hey, what's a black bear?" Wang Qiang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "We've killed so many big claws."
The key to his sentence lies in the word "we".
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Zhao Ling, who was getting in the car with her two children, pushed him, then turned around and said goodbye to her sister and sister-in-law.
……
After returning to Yong'antun, Zhao Jun first sent Wang Qiang and others home, and then went back to his own home.
When Zhao Jun got home, the lights in the Li family next door were already on.
When Zhao Jun entered his house, he found that Li Dazhi's family and Zhang Yuanmin's family had already left.
"Son, are you sending your uncle home?" Wang Meilan came out and asked. Zhao Jun said, "Yes, my uncle is drunk."
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he went into the west room and chatted with the old lady. During the New Year holidays, the old lady stayed at Zhao's house.
This is the first year since Mr. Jiang passed away, but judging from the old lady's condition, she is doing pretty well.
When Zhao Jun returned to the west room, he saw that Zhao Youcai and Xing San had already lain down. But the lights were on and the two of them were not asleep either. They were lying in bed, smoking and chatting.
Zhao Jun took off his clothes, washed his feet, and got into bed, only to find out that the two people were not asleep and were waiting for him.
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February 1988, 2, the third day of the Chinese New Year.
At around six in the morning, Zhao Youcai and Xing San went out to feed the pigs and dogs as usual.
As it was getting light outside, Wang Meilan in the room went to call the two little girls to get up, while Zhao Jun took over Wang Meilan's job of making dumplings in front of the stove.
During the New Year, people eat dumplings in the morning. But the difference is that the dumplings for the New Year's Eve dinner and the morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month must be freshly made, while the dumplings for the other days can be eaten frozen.
After breakfast, Zhao Jun began to feed the "pet" at home.
Little Black Bear and Little Black Fatty ate porridge mixed with leftovers. They placed a basin and a bowl on the kang. They stuck their big heads in the basin and their little heads in the bowl, and ate without even looking up.
Zhao Jun held the little lynx in his arms and put the sliced roe deer meat into its mouth.
The little lynx didn't seem to want to eat it very much and was still missing the oil shuttle that day.
But Yousuozi definitely couldn't be fed. Seeing that the little lynx didn't want to eat, Zhao Jun didn't indulge it either. He threw the little lynx onto the kang, picked up the small bowl of meat and went to Li's house next door.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, of the four minks captured from the mountain, only two remained. The two that died had starved to death.
Wild animals are wild and have bad tempers. Sparrows and pheasants refused to eat even when they were taken home, and starved to death.
Compared to these small creatures, red deer and roe deer are relatively better. They have big bodies and they can’t wait to die after fasting for a few days, so they can’t hold back their appetite.
It was a pity for the two minks to die, but since their furs were not damaged, it was not a loss. The two that survived gradually accepted the reality.
What made Zhao Jun feel relieved was that the albino sable survived. At this time, a piece of roe deer meat was stuffed in, and the albino sable held it down with its front paws, and its sharp teeth quickly tore and chewed the roe deer meat.
"This little gadget is quite interesting." Li Dayong praised, and Li Baoyu smiled and said, "Dad, this little gadget is a cash cow."
"Yeah!" Li Ruhai said with a smile, "These two are like sparks that can start a prairie fire! In the future, the older ones will give birth to the younger ones, and the younger ones will give birth to the younger ones, and there will be endless descendants."
Uneducated people love to interrupt.
After listening to Li Ruhai's words, Zhao Jun stuffed another piece of meat into the cage and said with a smile: "It's not a loss, it won't be a loss anyway."
After Zhao Jun said this, the three Li family members looked at each other, but no one said anything.
After feeding the mink, Zhao Jun prepared to go back next door. When he left, he invited the Li family to go with him.
Just as Li Dayong, Li Baoyu, Li Ruhai and Li Xiaoqiao were putting on their cotton-padded jackets, Jin Xiaomei said, "You go ahead, I'll cut the garlic sprouts."
On the windowsill of the east room of the Li family, there are two deep-bottomed plates, which contain hydroponic garlic sprouts.
There are seventy or eighty cloves of garlic in two plates, which can produce two handfuls of garlic sprouts.
There are small animals in Zhao Jun's house, so he doesn't plant garlic seedlings.
Li Dayong, Li Dazhi, Wang Qiang, Lin Xiangshun, Zhang Yuanmin and the old lady all planted garlic sprouts, and the garlic sprouts harvested by the six families together would amount to a lot.
Today is the third day of the Chinese New Year. According to custom, we have to eat rice dumplings, which symbolizes harmony and beauty.
Speaking of boxes, the most popular one is definitely the leek box.
But greenhouses were not popular at that time, and there were really no vegetables in the northeast in winter. Even the big stores at the foot of the mountain could only sell what they saw coming from the south.
A few years ago, Zhao Jun went to the city and bought garlic sprouts, cucumbers and celery, which was pretty good.
In the absence of chives, these families planted garlic sprouts. The hydroponic garlic sprouts are tender and fresh, chopped and mixed with pre-fried and cooled eggs, and no seasoning is needed except salt, and the baked boxes are very fresh.
It’s good to have big fish and meat, but no one can stand eating them every day.
Especially the Zhao family, they have been eating and drinking a lot in the past six months, and their stomachs are full of oil and water. Although they all like to eat meat, a few bites of meat are enough.
We had leek dumplings today, and Wang Meilan also prepared eight other dishes.
Sliced sausages, fried peanuts, fried knife fish, braised spareribs, stir-fried cabbage with black fungus, shredded radish with rock sugar, celery powder and stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts.
Zhao Jun didn't touch any of the dishes, but finished eight boxes of garlic sprouts as big as his palm in one breath.
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Xie family from Xiangyangtun.
A family of five was eating around the kang table. There were chicken, fish, meat and boxes on the table.
The boxes of the Xie family are filled with vegetarian fillings. The so-called vegetarian fillings here are home-grown mung bean sprouts with vermicelli, fried eggs or fried tofu.
Liu Lanying took a bite of the box, looked up at Mrs. Jie Sun and said, "Mom, this filling is not bad."
"Yeah." Mrs. Xie Sun nodded, smacked her lips, and said, "It would be even better if they had garlic sprouts and eggs."
"I didn't expect that, Mom." Liu Lanying said, "It would be nice to plant some garlic seedlings."
"Okay." Liu Lanying finished speaking, and then she heard Jie Zhong say, "Don't we eat this every year? Isn't this good?"
"Alas." Suddenly, Xie Sun sighed and said, "I planted the garlic seedlings over there, they should be ready to harvest."
"Then go ahead, grandma." Xie Yingming looked at his grandma and said, "Go and harvest them, and we'll prepare another meal."
Jie Sun: "..."
(End of this chapter)