Chapter 22
In May, the wheat in the fields has not completely turned from green to yellow, and new wheat cannot be planted, but this cannot stop people from celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival.
If the family can afford it, they will make a few solid glutinous rice dumplings. If not, they will add red beans, mung beans and other beans to the glutinous rice, and then boil them and eat the rice dumplings.
"Guoguo, get up quickly! Let's go to the city today!" Jiang Si and Dong Yuanyuan are planning to go to the city today to buy some delicious food and have a toothpaste ceremony at Tang Guo's house.
Tang Guo opened his eyes in a daze and saw Jiang Si who was already busy. Then he remembered that they had agreed to go to the city to buy things on the Dragon Boat Festival.
She quickly got up and tidied herself up.
Before going out, Song Yingzi handed Jiang Si two yuan and meat coupons, "This is the meat coupon I got from Guoguo in exchange for eggs last time. It's from May. If I don't exchange it, I won't be able to use it next month. You can buy two kilograms of meat for me." , a pound of pork belly, a pound of lard board, if you don't have it, you can buy whatever you want. When we enter the city, if Guoguo wants to eat anything, you can buy it for her. Remember to come back early, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and we are eating rice dumplings!"
Their family had changed the rice dumplings early and were waiting for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Jiang Si took the money and food stamps, "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of her!"
Song Yingzi nodded and smiled, following Jiang Si, she had nothing to worry about.
There were few people entering the city this time, and a donkey cart was enough. Dong Yuanyuan told interesting stories with lively eyebrows, and the atmosphere was very cheerful along the way.
When they arrived at the county, Jiang Si and Tang Guo immediately hurried to the meat sales department of the supply and marketing cooperative to queue up. They got up early, and there were not many people queuing up in front. Jiang Si calmed down, Auntie wanted to Meat can certainly be purchased.
Dong Yuanyuan was wandering around to see if there was anything new and would come over to them later.
When it was getting dark, Tang Guo finally saw the wooden boards on the butcher's window being removed piece by piece. A fat, bald man wearing an apron appeared in the stall. He squinted and shouted, "Hold it." Get your tickets, get in line, and don't let your friendship get hurt during the festival!"
After saying that, he chopped the knife in his hand on the wooden chopping board and raised his chin slightly, "What do you want?"
"A pound of pork belly!"
"8 cents, meat ticket!"
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Jiang Si and Tang Guo each took a meat ticket and bought what her mother wanted. After walking out of the queue, Tang Guo saw how many people were lined up behind them. She couldn't help but feel glad that they came early today!
Jiang Si was in a good mood, packed the meat, and took Guoguo's hand, "Guoguo, let's go! Sister will take you to have breakfast!"
At this time, all the restaurants selling food were state-owned. Tang Guo had not been there yet. She nodded. On the way, she happened to meet Dong Yuanyuan who bought a pound of chicken cakes and came back to see them.
"I don't know why, but the chicken cake this time tastes much better than before."
"Are you hungry? Go and eat quickly."
In a state-owned restaurant, a waitress wearing a white hat and white clothes stood behind a large pot of steaming soy milk.
Tang Guo looked at the price list. Steamed buns were the cheapest, costing 6 cents each. Others were more expensive than steamed buns.
"Hello, please bring me two bowls of soy milk and a sesame seed cake. Guoguo, what do you want to eat? My sister is treating me today."
Tang Guo quickly glanced at the price of the shaobing, which was 9 cents, "I want a steamed bun."
Jiang Sigang was about to persuade her to eat something else, but then he thought, maybe Guoguo just wanted to eat white flour steamed buns, "Here's another steamed bun."
As soon as she sat down, she heard two men wearing good-quality shirts next door talking, "Today is the solar term. I am going to my partner's house, but I haven't bought a gift yet. I am almost worried to death." ."
"Who told you to read too late last night and miss the queue this morning? Otherwise, you will go there soon..."
The man next to him whispered two words, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Can it be done?"
"Don't worry! I do this all the time. I have something to do, so let's go first!" Suddenly there was only one man left at the table with a sad face. The man sighed, drank the soy milk, and stood up to leave.
Tang Guo's thoughts moved, and she glanced at Sister Jiang Si and Sister Yuanyuan who were picking up food, "Sister Jiang Si, I'm going to use the toilet."
Jiang Si was giving money when he heard it and said quickly: "Don't worry, I'll take you there!"
"No need, I saw it when I came in!" After saying that, Tang Guo jumped off the stool and ran out.
Xu Guoxing was hesitating whether to go to the black market as his brother said, when he heard the voice of a little girl. When he turned around, he saw that it was a half-year-old child.
"Kid, you called me?"
Tang Guo nodded, "Uncle, I have good things here."
What good stuff? Xu Guoxing was stunned. Could it be the one he was thinking of? He clenched his fist to cover up a cough, then looked around, and when no one was paying attention, he said, "Where is it?"
Tang Guo pointed to the alley next to him, "Follow me."
After saying that, Tang Guo jumped into the alley. She took a bottle of jam and a pheasant from the game and placed it at the corner.
"Where is the thing?" Xu Guoxing looked at her small appearance and felt a little worried. Could it be that the inspection team was deliberately looking for someone to test her.
Tang Guo stood aside. When Xu Guoxing saw the pheasant and jam, his eyes instantly lit up, but he still asked cautiously: "Kid, where is your family? Why are you alone?"
"There are only my grandfather and me at home. This is a pheasant that my grandfather caught in the mountains. He couldn't bear to eat it. He wanted to exchange it for some money. This jam was given by relatives in the city during the Chinese New Year. My grandfather also couldn't bear to eat it. I came here without telling him. I want money to get medicine."
The little girl in front of him looked at him without blinking, her pupils were clear in black and white. Xu Guoxing believed her words for some reason, and it was too dangerous to do this. Fortunately, it was him who met him. If it were someone else, he would have robbed her. What should I do if I just take something and leave?
"How much does it cost for you to get the medicine?"
Tang Guo shook his head, "I don't know."
When Xu Guoxing saw it, she felt unbearable in her heart. If he didn't buy it, she would continue to test like this. What if the inspection team was called in? What would she do in the future, and what would her grandfather do?
"I'll give you 4 yuan for this pheasant. The jam looks good. The canned fruit from the supply and marketing cooperative is 1 yuan and 50 yuan. I'll give you 3 yuan and 50 yuan for this. Do you think that's okay?"
Tang Guo nodded, "Thank you, uncle."
The first time she sold it, she didn't want a high price, it was just a test of the waters.
Xu Guoxing gave her 7.5 yuan quickly, and couldn't help but warn: "Kid, please don't do this next time. It's very dangerous, do you know?"
Tang Guo took the money and thanked him obediently, "Thank you, uncle." Then she ran out of the alley with a glare.
Phew! It turns out that changing things in this era is so exciting. Tang Guo's heartbeat couldn't stop accelerating. It was so exciting. If the man had hesitated for one more second, she wouldn't have sold it.
"Guoguo, where did you go? I just went to the toilet and didn't see you?"
Tang Guo ran in a hurry, her face flushed, "Sister Jiang Si, I just went the wrong way."
"Okay, okay, next time I'll wait for my sister to go with me. If you disappear, my sister will be worried to death."
Tang Guo nodded quickly, "I understand, sister."
Her heartbeat was still accelerating. She quickly lowered her head and took a sip of soy milk to calm down her shock. As soon as she took her mouth, Tang Guo fell in love. This soy milk was very pure, unlike later generations who added more water or directly mixed it with powder. The aroma of soy milk filled her mouth. . "
After finishing their meal, when they came out and saw queues everywhere, they immediately lost interest in shopping and prepared to go back to Tangjiacun.
Fortunately, the people who came out together were already waiting there. When they saw her door, they quickly waved to them to hurry up.
Dong Yuanyuan couldn't help but said: "It seems that everyone is the same."
When she got home, Song Yingzi was washing rice dumpling leaves. When she saw that they had brought everything back, she smiled happily.
"Auntie, I want to join you today!" Dong Yuanyuan put a pound of chicken cake on the table and said to Song Yingzi with a smile.
Song Yingzi knew that they had a good relationship and it was good to be lively during the festival, so she hurriedly asked her to take away the chicken cake, "How many rice dumplings can you eat, Auntie? Take this back quickly, otherwise Auntie will not accept you here to celebrate the festival."
Dong Yuanyuan didn't say anything. She opened the chicken cake and gave one to Tang Guo. "Guoguo, eat the chicken cake quickly. Your mother won't give us rice dumplings in a while."
The naughty words made Song Yingzi couldn't help laughing. Tang Guo accepted it with a smile, then broke off half of it and put it into her mother's mouth, "Mom, you have a taste."
The egg cake is very soft and fragrant. When you eat it, your mouth will be filled with the aroma of eggs. Song Yingzi praised: "It's delicious!"
Dong Yuanyuan immediately felt relieved. She rolled up her sleeves with a smile and prepared to participate in the activity of making rice dumplings. "Auntie, what fillings should we make for rice dumplings?"
"Guo Guo said she wanted red bean paste and salted egg yolk. I don't know where she heard about how to eat it, but just to be on the safe side, I decided to prepare some rice dumplings."
Tang Guo immediately said: "Don't worry, it will definitely be delicious!"
Song Yingzi cut the mushrooms into cubes according to Guoguo's method, then stir-fried them. After cooling, she was ready to make rice dumplings.
First put some glutinous rice that has been soaked overnight in the rice dumpling leaves, then put some diced mushrooms, and half a 1/4 salted egg yolk. Guoguo said to put one, but Song Yingzi still felt sorry for it, so she compromised and put 1/4, and then Add diced mushrooms, cover with a layer of glutinous rice, wrap and tie tightly.
"Auntie, your hands are so skillful, and your wrapping is so beautiful!" Dong Yuanyuan looked at the different things in her hands and pouted.
Tang Guo is also a person who can only talk but not act. She feels that even if she saw how her mother wrapped it with her own eyes, her hands still had their own ideas. After trying several times, she couldn't wrap it properly, so she just wrapped it with ingredients. , her mother finally kept silent. In this way, her mother also had part of the credit.
Tang Guo said with a smile: "That's because I put it in just right, no more, no less!"
"Haha, yes, yes, Guoguo is the best, hey! Do you know who made this awkward rice dumpling?"
Tang Guo looked at the rice dumpling and immediately lowered his head. Dong Yuanyuan immediately covered her mouth and smiled, "Guo Guo, Chairman X said that humility makes people progress, and pride makes people fall behind. You must remember it!"
Song Yingzi glanced at her daughter with a smile, "Sister Yuanyuan is right, you must remember it!"
Tang Guo stuck out his tongue, "I know!"
There was laughter and laughter in the room, the smell of wormwood in the village was everywhere, and there was a strong festive atmosphere.
It takes several hours to put the rice dumplings in the pot, so they put something on the table and waited to eat the rice dumplings in the evening.
As soon as the sky began to darken, Mrs. Tang was also picked up by Tang Guo. They simply sat in the yard and had dinner.
Song Yingzi also stir-fried a plate of hot and sour cabbage, which would relieve her tiredness after eating it for a while. To be honest, she really didn't have much confidence in rice dumplings with salted egg yolk.
"The rice dumplings are here!"
A plate of rice dumplings was placed in the middle of the table. Tang Jiahe was not afraid of being burned and took one for each of them. No one knew what the fillings were in their bowls.
Tang Guo peeled off the rice dumpling leaves and smelled the aroma of shiitake mushrooms and egg yolks. She was instantly happy, "Mine is shiitake mushrooms and egg yolks!"
There was red bean paste in Mrs. Tang's bowl. She looked at it and thought it was because there wasn't much glutinous rice in the house. But everyone's bowls were different. Some were pure, some were red bean paste, and some were mushrooms and egg yolks. I thought it was a new trick brought by two educated youths.
"This is super delicious, Guoguo, how did you come up with this combination? It's so delicious that my tongue almost fell off!"
Tang Guo was also busy eating rice dumplings and said in a slurred voice: "I just suddenly thought of it, as long as it tastes good, otherwise my mother won't let me try new things in the future!"
"It's delicious, even better than my favorite candied date rice dumplings!"
When Song Yingzi heard this, she immediately exclaimed: "I feel like I forgot something, but it turns out I didn't wrap the red date rice dumplings!"
They were stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing!
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The old village chief guessed right. This year's wheat harvest is indeed going to be a rush. The sky has been gloomy for several days in a row. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a heavy rain soon. He goes to the fields to look every day. When he sees the fields, The wheat turned from green to a large area of yellow. Tang Youwei immediately called the masses to hold a mobilization meeting to rush for the wheat harvest.
"Folks! Let's work hard! Try to get our food back before the heavy rain. Our hard work cannot be in vain. Thinking about how many brothers and sisters across the motherland are still waiting for our new food, we must not let it down. Our superiors expect us, everyone, pick up the sickles in your hands and charge forward together!"
Early in the morning, the sky was still blue, and the sound of trumpets echoed above Tangjia Village. Everyone on the wheat field had a sense of nervousness on their faces, as if they were going to the battlefield, right? What if the wheat harvest was not harvested this time? If they succeed, all their hard work will be lost and they will not be able to pay for public food. Then they will not be able to eat not only new noodles, but also mixed noodles.
This was Tang Guo's first time to see such a battle. In the wheat field, men, women, old and young all joined the battle. Even the children were cutting wheat in the field with sickles. They rarely spoke. Talking too much would make them thirsty. You have to drink water. If you drink too much and feel urgent about urinating, it will waste time. The whole field can only hear the sound of shaking wheat and throwing wheat sheaves.
The Tang Jiahe pulled the bullock cart and was responsible for transporting the high piles of wheat sheaves they tied to the wheat field. Song Yingzi stood on the left side of the bullock cart to hold the wheat bundles to prevent them from falling, while Guoguo followed. Behind the bullock cart, she would pick up the scattered ears of wheat that fell. When she walked to the wheat field, she would often pick up a handful.
Fortunately, there was wind today. They poured the wheat on the floor of the wheat field from far to near. Then the new female educated youths were responsible for spreading the wheat and turning it over and over, letting the wind dry the moisture on the wheat straw. Boat after boat, Tang Guo's family and the old man's family pulling the donkey cart went back and forth between the fields and the wheat field.
The old village chief said that this year's wheat straw stacks can be divided into four stacks for their family, so that they can have enough food for two cows.
Li Fang endured the discomfort in her ankles and bent down to cut wheat. She had not worked in the fields for many days, and the calluses on her hands had fallen off. Now she had a new soak after not working for a long time, which made her particularly uncomfortable.
"Li Fang, hurry up, you're the last one." Scorekeeper Tang Yongnian stood on the field ridge, holding a pen and writing in a notebook. Li Fang was already behind the large army.
When Li Fang heard this, he was afraid that she would deduct his work points, so he straightened up quickly and said, "Tang Yongnian, my foot is just right because I injured my foot. Although I may be slower, I will definitely finish the work, don't worry."
Tang Yongnian glanced at the wheat bundles she threw over. They were tied very loosely. Some of the wheat bundles were loosened. He immediately frowned and said, "Li Fang, your wheat bundles should be tied more accurately. You are like this, not for others." Are you causing trouble to the folks who are picking up the wheat sheaves? Now everyone is working hard to harvest, what is the difference between doing this and holding back? If your foot injury is not healed, you can go home and rest."
rest? Who cares if there is no food to eat during rest? Is that okay? She quickly waved her hand and said, "I will definitely pay attention, I will definitely pay attention."
After hearing the scorer's words, Tang Jiading stood up straight. He looked at Li Fang's progress and frowned, "Lazy lady, are you going to be lazy again?"
Every day when he has nothing to do, he always looks for trouble. The old lady has ignored him for many days.
There were so many people. From the corner of her eye, Li Fang caught a glimpse of several women who were snickering at her being scolded and lowered their heads in embarrassment. At this moment, Tang Jiahe and Song Yingzi drove over in a bullock cart.
"Yongnian, borrow a road." Tang Jiahe parked the oxcart at the edge of the field, then bent down to pick up the wheat stack. Unexpectedly, as soon as he picked it up, the wheat scattered and fell.
Tang Yongnian saw it and immediately shouted: "Everyone, please tie the wheat bundles tightly, otherwise you will be just like Li Fang, just wasting time. The weather is so bad, we don't know when it will rain. What if?" If the wheat doesn't arrive in time, it doesn't have time to dry, and becomes moldy, then all the hard work will be in vain!"
Immediately, someone said dissatisfiedly: "Li Fang, please don't influence us. Even if you are dissatisfied with Yingzi, you can't put your foot down when it comes to grabbing food."
"That is, if Tang Yongnian does not show up in time, then Yingzi and Jiahe will suffer the consequences of being dumb!"
Li Fang heard all the scoldings. She watched Song Yingzi and Tang Jiahe picking up the wheat pile without saying a word, and couldn't help but said: "Isn't it just a bundle of so many wheat piles? Isn't it worth it for you?" Are you going to go online like this? Besides, didn't they say nothing?"
When Tang Yongnian heard this, he closed his notebook and said with displeasure, "Li Fang, what is a large collective and what is communism? Your ideological consciousness is so low, I think it is necessary to carry out a series of ideological education for you."
The Tang family didn't want this matter to be so unpleasant, so they picked up the wheat pile and said to Tang Yongnian: "Forget it, she must have a long memory."
Tang Yongnian snorted and shouted: "Li Fang, forget it this time, I will come to see you later. If you haven't longed for it, don't blame me for deducting work points. After all, other villagers have worked hard to get paid." It's really not fair that you get so many work points for cheating and cheating."
After saying that, he turned around to see the wheat harvest in other places.
Tang Jiading and Tang Jiading looked at each other from a distance. Tang Jiading quickly looked away, clenched the sickle in his hand and shouted angrily at Li Fang: "If your work points are really deducted, you can go back to your parents' home. "
What does this mean? Li Fang was shocked and scared. She looked at Tang Jiading in disbelief. Is this what her man said? No, no, no, she must have heard wrong. Her man needs her. She gave birth to a big fat boy for her man. How could he let her go back to her parents' home?
"Hurry up and cut!"
A roar made Li Fang's face turn the color of pig liver. She quickly bent down to cut the wheat, then tied the wheat together and threw it towards the field edge. Watching Song Yingzi helping pick up the wheat bundles, she couldn't help but think. , Song Yingzi couldn't figure out why she was laughing at her just now.
Li Fang subconsciously bit her lower lip, feeling sour in her heart.
The harvest was so busy that no one went home to eat at noon. My mother-in-law and her children went home to prepare the rice and then brought it back to the fields for them to eat.
Educated youths, on the other hand, must pay their tickets in the morning, and meals will be delivered to them at noon.
One ounce of white rice, one fried vegetable, and one egg.
Tang Guo walked towards the wheat field with a vegetable bowl in one hand and a basket in the other, "Sister Jiang Si, my mother asked me to bring you a vegetable."
Everyone smelled the sour and spicy aroma in the air and couldn't help but look at what dish was served. When they saw that it was vinegared cabbage, they all looked away in disappointment.
Jiang Sique's eyes lit up and he quickly took it, "Guoguo, thank you, you are so busy and you have to deliver food to me."
Tang Guo shook her head with a smile, "Compared to my sisters, I'm not busy at all, and my mother said that sister Jiang Si loves this dish and will be more energetic at work after eating it."
Jiang Si felt warm in her heart and couldn't help but touch Tang Guo's head. It felt very soft and soft. It was very different from the dry and yellow hair of ordinary children. Tang Guo's hair was black and shiny.
"I will personally thank Auntie when I go home tonight."
Tang Guo waved to Dong Yuanyuan next to her, "Sister Jiang Si, sister Yuanyuan, I'm leaving first. I have to deliver food to my grandma."
Jiang Si nodded hurriedly, "Go ahead and be careful."
Dong Yuanyuan also smiled and waved to Tang Guo. When Tang Guo was far away, she couldn't help but bump Jiang Si's arm, "You are too happy, there are still people thinking about you, unlike me. , It's good if you don't attract people's attention, I don't care, you will get half of this jealous cabbage from me."
Jiang Si felt warm in her heart. She also felt that she was so lucky to have met such a good family. "Okay, okay, I'll give you half. Why are you acting like a child?"
Dong Yuanyuan took a bite of the vinegared cabbage as she wished, and said with an exaggerated expression: "This is too delicious. I think my one tael of rice is not enough. With this dish, I can eat two taels of rice."
Jiang Si glanced at her, "Then for the sake of your food stamps, I'd better eat this dish myself."
"No, no, no, it can't be done. We agreed to share half of it with me, and you see it's so big. Maybe Mrs. Guo Guo guessed that I wanted to eat too, so she prepared such a big portion."
Jiang Si also felt that this was a very possible possibility. Guo Guo Niang had always been very thoughtful. She must have considered that some people also wanted to eat this dish, so she prepared more.
The words of the two people reached Wang Mengfan's ears. She looked at the bowl of cabbage with a prettier color and snorted disdainfully, "Isn't it just a serving of cabbage? It's so rare that you think you are... Come from some remote place."
Jiang Si tasted the delicious food in the bowl attentively and did not want to pay attention to her. Dong Yuanyuan picked up a piece of vinegared cabbage and did not eat it in a hurry. Instead, she raised her eyes and stared at it, "Is this an ordinary cabbage? No, this cabbage is not only It's the most delicious cabbage I've ever eaten, and I also tasted it with love, Wang Mengfan, just be jealous of you."
Am I jealous? I've never eaten anything delicious, so I would be interested in a serving of cabbage." Wang Mengfan was even more disdainful. In her opinion, Guo Guo Niang was undoubtedly trying to please Jiang Si. Like Chang Qiuxiang, she wanted them to help her. Her daughter is engaged in study, otherwise how could she use her rations to give favors? She has seen this kind of thing too many times.
Dong Yuanyuan still wanted to speak, so Jiang Si put a piece of vinegary cabbage into her bowl, "Do you still want to eat? If not, I will eat it all by myself."
Dong Yuanyuan glanced at Wang Mengfan unconvinced, and put the cabbage into her mouth fiercely, "Eat! Some people can't eat such delicious food, so I must eat it well!"
At this time, the female educated youth sitting on the other side of Jiang Si blushed and said in a low voice: "Jiang Si, can I try your vinegar cabbage? I think it's very fragrant. It's much more fragrant than rice in a big pot."
Jiang Si generously handed the bowl over, "You can pick it up, we haven't touched it yet."
"Huan! Thank you." The female educated youth put a piece of vinegar cabbage into her mouth and her eyes suddenly lit up. "This vinegar cabbage is so delicious. I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, it's really delicious. Ginger Si, you don't know that everything I eat these days tastes tasteless, so I can only use sugar to make my stomach feel better, but when I eat this cabbage, I feel like my appetite is whetted, thank you very much."
Jiang Si was also happy for her, "That's great. If you like it, just put some in there."
"Really? That's great!" But she was too embarrassed to pinch too much, so she only pinched a little.
Dong Yuanyuan snorted at Wang Mengfan angrily. She didn't know the goods, so of course someone does! When Wang Mengfan was provoked by her, she took a big mouthful of rice angrily. Without chewing twice, her teeth were suddenly nicked. When she pushed it out, she saw it was a pebble, and she became even more angry!
The female educated youths who were close to Jiang Si and the others all smelled the spicy and sour aroma, and when they ate the boiled food in the bowl, even though it was rare rice and eggs, they still felt that it tasted like nothing, so they could only eat it. It's time to eat with the aroma.
In the field, the other mothers-in-law have gone back, but Mrs. Tang is still working in the field. Now she wants to live alone, so she can no longer rely on others. Fortunately, after listening to Yingzi and Guoguo these days, she has eaten some Eggs nourish the body, and now I don't feel tired when I work.
Tang Jiaping ate cereal steamed buns and looked at his mother who was still working in the field with complicated eyes. Chang Qiuxiang followed his eyes and knew what he was thinking with just one glance.
"Go ahead, there are still some miscellaneous grains and steamed buns."
Tang Jiaping's eyes fluctuated for a moment, and he put down the cereals in his hand and prepared to reach into the basket to get it.
When Chang Qiuxiang saw that he really wanted to take it, she slapped his hand, "I asked you to take it, but you really took it. Are you the most filial person? I don't even think about whether your mother still has you as a son in her heart. Don't worry. Well, your mother is not hungry. Even if you don't give it to her, someone will give it to you. Even if it doesn't work, she is in such good health that she can still go home and cook."
Tang Jiaping gave her a cool look, "Give mine to her."
Chang Qiuxiang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Jiaping, I know your filial piety, but you have to think about our big family. If you don't eat and get hungry, what will I do? What will happen to my son? What should I do, Lan Lan? You are the backbone of the family, so you have to eat. Eat, come and have another steamed bun. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work!"
Chang Qiuxiang stuffed the steamed buns into Tang Jiaping's hands. Tang Jiaping straightened his body and looked at his second brother who was also working in the fields. He wondered if Li Fang was a mother when she went home to cook.
It's already been ordered, but why hasn't the meal been delivered? What does this sister-in-law do for food?
At this time, Tang Dabao came over with a basket and a steamed bun in one hand, eating it deliciously, "Dad, come and eat!"
Tang Jiading stopped what he was doing and walked to the edge of the field, "Where is your mother?"
"Mom said she walks slowly, so let me go first. Dad, eat quickly!"
After eating, he could put the basket back and play for a while.
Tang Jiading opened the basket and saw that there were four vegetable buns and two green onions inside. This was obviously only enough for him!
"that's it?"
Tang Dabao nodded, "My mother and I both took it in our hands and ate it. Dad, please eat it quickly. If you don't eat it, it will get cold. If it gets hard, it won't taste good." He was still waiting to play!
Tang Jiading looked at Old Mrs. Tang who was walking from the field while slapping ashes, and stood up with a basket, "Mom, come and have lunch."
Mrs. Tang glanced at him and shook her head, "No, I have some."
She heated up several steamed buns in the morning, and she also had some for lunch, so just a couple of bites on a bed of water would be enough.
Tang Jiading watched his mother take out a vegetable steamed bun from the cloth bag next to the kettle. It looked hard and would definitely taste worse. He walked over and handed the basket over, "Mom, let's eat instead!"
Mrs. Tang glanced at the limited number of steamed buns in the basket, "No need, I feel good eating like this!"
Just when the Tang family was about to change it, a crisp voice sounded, "Grandma, my mother asked me to deliver food to you!"
People sitting on the ridge eating could not stop praising Tang Guo when they saw her, "Oh, Guo Guo is so good. What delicious food did your mother make to give you milk?"
Tang Guo said with a crooked eyebrow: "There are multi-grain steamed buns, scrambled eggs with garlic sprouts, and a vinegar cabbage."
"It's so rich. Hurry, I'll send you the milk!"
Tang Guo walked up to Mrs. Tang, put the basket down, then took the cold vegetable steamed buns from her hand and replaced them with warm, soft cereal steamed buns, "Milk, my mother said Now, this is the busiest time. Usually you go back and cook for them, but this year she has to honor you."
Hearing Tang Guo's words, Tang Jiading suddenly thought of the wheat harvest in previous years. During the busy farming season, Mrs. Tang would also make multi-grain steamed buns and fry a scrambled egg with garlic sprouts. She said that they had worked hard and needed to eat something real to replenish their body, but they couldn't. He was exhausted at this critical time, but this year, when he looked at the vegetables and green onions in the basket, he suddenly felt a sense of gap in his heart.
"Mother!"
Mrs. Tang glanced at him and sighed silently, "Okay, go ahead and have a good meal."
She held a soft cereal steamed bun in her hand, broke it in half and handed it to Tang Guo, "Guo Guo eats it with grandma!"
Tang Guo took it and sat down next to Mrs. Tang, "Grandma, I think so too!"
She had already guessed that Mrs. Tang must be eating alone, so she had already told her mother that she would eat with her grandma. There were several people in every household on the field ridge, but she was alone. Tang Guo couldn't bear to think about that scene. think.
Tang Dabao smelled the aroma, and the glutton in his stomach became active again. He walked up to Mrs. Tang and said, "Milk, I also want to eat scrambled eggs."
Tang Jiading glared, "You bastard, come here quickly!"
Tang Dabao shrank in fear when his father yelled at him, but his eyes were still staring at the golden scrambled eggs in the basket. He just wanted to eat scrambled eggs.
Mrs. Tang couldn't help but sigh when she saw him like this, "Dabao, these are the eggs scrambled by your third aunt. If you eat these scrambled eggs, you will have to politely call your third aunt "third aunt" when you see him in the future. ,Can you do it?"
Tang Dabao blinked. He thought of his mother saying all kinds of things about Tang Guoniang in his ears every time. He shook his head in disgust, "I don't want to shout, she is not my third aunt."
Mrs. Tang glanced at him disappointedly, "Your father is calling you, please go over."
Tang Dabao didn't think he was wrong. He licked his lips. The vegetable cornstarch he had just eaten didn't seem to be of any use anymore. "Milk, just give me a bite!"
Before Mrs. Tang spoke, Tang Jiading couldn't bear to see him look so embarrassed. She walked over directly, grabbed his ears with one hand and lifted him to the side. Tang Dabao burst into tears instantly. Tang Jiading frowned and lifted his legs. Kicked him on the butt, "I'm not dead yet, why are you howling and crying!"
Tang Dabao cried and pointed to the basket, "Eggs, I want to eat scrambled eggs!"
With so many people watching, the Tang family must have felt extremely embarrassed, "Shut up! Just say it again, I will celebrate the New Year for you today."
"What's going on, what's going on Dabao!" Li Fang walked over slowly and happened to see him kicking Dabao's butt. Her heart skipped a beat and she immediately walked faster.
Tang Jiading looked at her and felt even more troubled, "Look at how you have spoiled him. He is greedy and delicious. Does he look like a good boy?"
Tang Dabao sobbed and said, "Mom, I want to eat scrambled eggs. Tang Guo has scrambled eggs."
When Li Fang got closer, she smelled an aroma, and she was very familiar with this aroma. She drank a bowl of frangipani at home before coming here. Didn't the Tang family say that she couldn't lose work points? Drink more frangipani and take more supplements. After replenishing her body, her feet healed quickly, and her body recovered, she planned to have another baby as soon as possible so that her man would never say anything about letting her go back to her parents' home.
She lowered her head and saw that there was a bowl of vegetables in the basket next to Mrs. Tang. Half of them were scrambled eggs with beautiful colors, and the other plate was fried cabbage that looked very good. Just smelling it made her feel that the aroma was fragrant. Not to mention when it comes to your mouth.
"Mom, you cooked this year. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll go back and cook for Dabao to deliver it."
Mrs. Tang calmly ate the steamed buns in her hand. When Tang Jiading heard this, he suddenly remembered the four steamed buns in the basket, "What do you mean? Only my mother and I ate four vegetable steamed buns? Your vegetable steamed buns are so Xiao, I can eat four by myself, are you out of your mind?"
Li Fang's face turned pale. They had eaten separately these days, and she didn't prepare anything for the old lady at all. But if she said this directly, her man would be even more angry.
Okay, so many people are watching, don't you think it's embarrassing? I still feel like I'm having a hard time eating. Li Fang, this meal was cooked by Yingzi, not me. If your son wants to eat scrambled eggs, you can fry them for him later. Let's play."
It was Song Yingzi again. Li Fang said angrily: "Isn't it just a scrambled egg? What if Mom gives him a bite? After all, Dabao is still Mom's grandson."
She was nothing like the cheap daughter born to this cheap son. Looking at the eggs held by the chopsticks, she didn't dare to eat such large pieces of scrambled eggs. Suddenly, the plumeria in her stomach no longer smelled good.
Mrs. Tang sneered, "Ask Dabao what I said, these are eggs scrambled by his third aunt. If he doesn't recognize this third aunt, does he have a right to eat the eggs?"
Definitely not! Li Fang felt that her son did the right thing, "Dabao, it's okay. I want to eat eggs. Mom will make them for you when she gets home at night. You have to be considerate of Mom. Mom is not like some people who don't work in the fields. Think about it. How many dishes can I cook when I'm so busy, so I have to go back so early, I don't know if this is considered lazy!"
Tang Guo bit into the homemade hamburger and ate it happily. When she heard Li Fang's words, she immediately retorted: "My mother got up to cook before the chicken crow this morning. These were all made in the morning and warmed in the pot." , you can eat it right away when you get home at noon! Moreover, my parents picked up all the wheat piles beside the field in the morning before returning home, which was later than my grandma and aunt who came home to cook, so they were not lazy at all."
"Yingzi doesn't seem to be a lazy person. Some people like to be lazy themselves and even slander others."
"I was the last to leave. When I left, Yingzi was still picking up haystacks. I didn't dare to accuse people of anything."
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Li Fang's face turned blue and white. Tang Guo looked at her and felt that the hamburger in his hand tasted even better.