Chapter 139 139 New Year’s greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year
It's past nine o'clock now. I went out and saw that water was still flowing from the tofu plate, but it was much less than before.
In fact, she was very curious and wanted to uncover it, but in the end her rationality overcame her curiosity. There were still forty minutes and only two hours left, so she might as well wait.
The sweet potatoes have been steamed, taken out of the pot and left to dry in the yard, with a large bamboo basket on top to avoid stray cats from eating them.
These are dried sweet potatoes that are meant to be dried so they can be stored easily and are also a good snack.
After everything was put away, it was time. I excitedly took out the basin and opened the wooden board. Now I can see that the tofu has taken shape.
Chen Miao quickly entered the main room to get a kitchen knife. She didn't want to use a dagger. Next time she went to town to buy a sharp knife. She had seen it before when she was a child.
I took the bowl out, cut off a piece of cloth, carefully pulled it up from the edge, lifted it up from the bottom and put it in my eyes. It felt a bit weak, maybe there was too much water in the tofu.
I took a bite and found that it was really delicious and sweet. This tofu was a success.
He went into the house with a bowl and a spoon, and gave the two children a taste.
Not to mention, both children loved to eat the white and tender tofu. It was just a piece, and my mother ate it in half, without giving it to them again, for fear that they would be injured.
"Have you made tofu?" I heard it just now.
She sat down to light the fire, mainly because she didn't know what to do. After all, she was in someone else's house. She steamed steamed buns for lunch because there were so many people, so she saw that there were two big pots of cornmeal.
Chen He entered the house anxiously. She was worried about her father's health. That is, she hurriedly came over to take a look two days after the injury. Her mother-in-law was hurting here and there all day long. She really couldn't get away. If she wasn't at home,
As time went by, I would be insulted in all kinds of ways when I got home.
Chen Dou knew that the third sister was not willing to give Yun Shan Yun Xin hawthorn cake, so he took out the peanut salt she had made. The two of them could not eat fried peanuts because they had not grown so many teeth yet, so they could eat peanut salt.
Now it was time for me to give gifts, so I cut ten pieces of tofu, put them in a basin, and took the two children to send them to Shen Wufu's house.
"Mom." The couple called together.
I don’t want to be angry during the Chinese New Year, and I don’t want my daughter to have a hard time when she goes back.
Hearing the noise outside, Chen Miao turned her head and watched the eldest sister's family of five come in.
The three siblings looked curiously at the two children sitting next to their grandfather, who were as beautiful as the children in the New Year paintings.
The three children call them grandpa. The eldest daughter, Liu Yan, is already thirteen. She is the same age as Chen Dou, but she has a smaller birthday. She is also a big girl.
"Sanjie, did you make your own tofu?"
"Dad, I thought about selling tofu, but I was afraid that no one would buy it. Besides, I may not have time. Yesterday I asked the village chief to make me a tofu plate."
"You three get on the kang, it's cold outside." Chen Dongsheng was very patient with the children.
But men are really bad. They have no ability outside, so they go back home to show off their strength.
Chen Miao looked at his dirty hands and wanted to grab the tofu. "You go inside and eat it with chopsticks."
"It's from Xiaofeng's house, are you serving tofu?"
Liang Caixia nodded lightly. To be honest, she treated the children she had given birth to like this, with the absolute authority of an elder.
"When I get my hands ready, I'll make you two tofu plates."
The three siblings called them grandma and aunt.
"I don't know how. I asked Aunt Wu from Shen Wufu's house to order it. It tasted delicious."
"Don't feed them two, otherwise they won't be able to have a good meal at noon."
"Dad, how's your arm? I couldn't come over to see you last time." Liu Yongfu said with his head lowered.
"While I can move, I'll make two for you."
The three siblings of the Liu family called their third aunt and entered the house together.
Chen Miao stood up and left the main room, "Eldest sister. Eldest brother-in-law."
"Tofu, you bring it in. Are the eldest and second sisters here?"
"You brought so much?"
"Yes, second aunt, you didn't go back to your parents' home?"
But some people just can't think about it. This is a deeply ingrained thought among Chinese people.
The tofu was once again pressed with wooden boards and left in the yard. You can eat the frozen tofu, but you don't want water to fill the house.
"Haha, okay, I'll take it and wait until I give you the pot."
Chen Miao called the two of them into the house.
Liang Caixia also came in, holding two bowls of meat in her hands, which must have been stewed in the twelfth lunar month.
"Aunt Wu, I've already eaten it. It's so delicious."
"Come back? Get on the kang." Chen Dongsheng was always so calm.
"Where can I make it? My fifth aunt came to cook it for me. My two sisters came over. I didn't have anything to give, so I asked them to take back a few pieces of tofu."
There is no way, most people's lives are like this now. As long as their families live well, that's all.
Yun Shan and Yun Xin also looked at the people who came in curiously.
The eldest daughter is so strong, she is good at everything, she can do whatever she wants, she is capable, she can do the job for a young man.
When I got home, I hurriedly cut ten pieces of tofu again and put them in a basin. I was going to my parents' house.
"Grandma." The two brothers called together.
She followed her into the house, where Chen Dou had already started preparing to cook.
"Um."
Chen Tong reluctantly put down his hands.
Chen Dongsheng looked at the third daughter and two grandsons who came in, and asked them to get on the kang. These two children were good-looking, so of course they were rare.
"Hey. Ask your aunt to get you something to eat."
"Where is the third girl's child?" As the eldest sister, she wants to take care of her younger siblings, but life is not going as she wants. It can be said that whenever she opens her eyes, she has to worry about the one who stutters.
The two of them heard that their mother refused to let them eat, and even their aunt wouldn't eat them if they were given to them.
When he arrived at his parents' house, Chen Tong ran over and said, "Third sister, what is this?"
"The child and his father are in the house."
"father."
Chen Miao didn't refuse, so that's fine. Who knows, it might be useful in the future.
Yun Shan and Yun Xin followed beside her, and Mother walked slowly.
"You still have a good heart, so go quickly." The tofu was still steaming.
"It's not much. I'll continue making it tomorrow. It's okay. The tofu is still hot now. Let's give it to Jiaojiao and Zikang. Our mother and I just ate a piece."
The two children stayed with their grandfather and Chen Miao felt relieved and went out to help with the work.
She looks okay, but the eldest sister is a bit older than last year, especially the wrinkles on her forehead, which means she is having a hard time.
Chen Dongsheng didn't say anything about how he knew about his eldest son-in-law. In fact, what he regretted most was the in-laws he found for his eldest daughter.
"Eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law." Chen Dou also came over to say hello.
"No, my parents are gone and they won't go back. Did you make the tofu?"
"Not yet? I guess it will be there soon."
"Dad, does your arm still hurt now?" Chen He was really worried about his father.
"It doesn't hurt anymore. It's okay."
Chen Dou came in with hawthorn cakes, and each of the three children had a piece.
"Xiaoyan, you guys eat against the cabinet. Your third aunt won't let them eat."
The three Liu Yan siblings were quite surprised to see hawthorn cake. It was sweet, so why weren't they allowed to eat it?
