Xu Chenghou's words were actually meant for Zhao Dahai.
But Zhao Dahai didn't seem to understand and didn't answer. Xu Chenghou sighed and didn't continue.
Xu Shiyan and his wife came back with their children to celebrate the festival, and Xu Shiqin got a job, which was a happy event.
Zhou Guilan said that it was necessary to celebrate, because the leeks happened to be growing just right in the yard, and there were some elm mushrooms growing on the elm tree pillar in the backyard.
Zhou Guilan asked Xu Shiqin to pick the elm mushrooms, and then went to the yard to cut leeks, and made dumplings stuffed with leeks and elm mushrooms for lunch.
The elm yellow mushroom, whose scientific name is Pleurotus japonicus, is golden in color and has a special mushroom aroma.
Wild eucalyptus mushrooms have a strong aroma and can be used in stir-fry or soup. You can also stir-fry salt mushrooms, which are more delicious than shrimps.
Of course, for Northeastern people who love dumplings, making dumplings with elm yellow mushrooms and leeks is definitely an unforgettable delicacy.
There used to be an old elm tree in the Xu family's backyard, but it was later cut down, leaving a stump that gradually rotted away, and some elm yellow mushrooms grew every year.
This is the first crop this year. There are not many, only seven or eight flowers. They are bright and beautiful.
Zhou Guilan felt that the elm yellow mushrooms were a bit missing, so she scrambled five more eggs and mixed them into the stuffing.
They were busy making dumplings here, and Zhao Dahai and his family couldn't stay any longer, so they got up and left.
Xu Chenghou went out to deliver the goods, while inside the house he directly put up the panels and started working.
There are a lot of people at home, and seeing that it’s noon again, I have to pack them out for dinner quickly.
Xu Shiyan and the others had to go back early in the afternoon. The cow hair they pulled out last night was piled up in the warehouse. They had to go back to dry it out to see the sun, otherwise it would easily become sticky.
This time, Zhou Guilan no longer insisted on grabbing the ingredients with her hands. She picked up the knife and cut them all into regular-sized pieces.
This was much faster. The daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together and quickly made two curtain-covered dumplings.
Dumplings were being made on the southern kang, while Xu Chenghou and his sons were chatting there on the northern kang.
Now that Xu Chenghou is looking at his third son more and more, he has to ask Xu Shiyan in detail about his situation in Donggang.
Knowing that Xu Shiyan was doing well in the second brigade, Xu Chenghou felt indescribably proud.
Xu Shixian, Xu Shian was very envious of his younger brother, and it was revealed in his words that he also wanted to move away from the big house.
Now that there were no outsiders in the family, Xu Shiyan directly told his father and brothers to let them persist for another six months.
No matter what, I had to sneak into the brigade and settle the accounts. After receiving food and money, we could discuss the matter of moving.
When Xu Chenghou and his son thought about it, it made sense. It was really not appropriate to move out at this time.
As for Hu Liancheng's virtue, not only withholding his household registration and not allowing him to move, but also withholding work points and deliberately embarrassing others, he'd better bear with it.
Everyone started talking about production cuts this year again, and Xu Chenghou had no choice but to scold Hu Liancheng again.
"Okay, stop showing off your authority here and boil the water quickly.
There is still a piece of noodles left here, so after wrapping, cook the dumplings quickly.
In the afternoon, the sixth child has to go back and go through the formalities to settle down. Didn’t the third child say that? Is there anything else at home that I can show off?"
This big house doesn't produce anything, and no one is picking it up. Zhou Guilan doesn't know what it is.
I just heard from my son that I can sell it for money.
As long as it can be sold for money, it's a good thing, but it can't delay the real business.
In this way, Xu Chenghou was sent to boil water by Zhou Guilan.
Not long after, the water in the pot boiled, and the three-covered dumplings in the room were wrapped. So they were all brought out, and the Xilihulu dumplings were put into the pot.
Dumplings with vegetarian fillings don't need to be cooked for so long, just boil them twice and take them out.
"This smells so delicious."
The dumplings were being taken out from the pot, but the little guys Xu Jinfeng and Xu Haibo couldn't sit still in the room.
I was so greedy that I leaned on the door frame and looked out into the outer room. I was so greedy by the aroma that I almost dropped my head to the floor.
"You guys, all these greedy cats, get out of the way, or I'll burn you."
Zhou Guilan went out to fish out dumplings with a picket fence. When she turned around and saw her grandchildren acting slyly, she couldn't help but laugh and hurriedly told them to get out of the way.
Over there, Su Anying and others hurried over and carried dumplings to the house.
After both pots of dumplings were cooked, everyone got on the Kang and sat down to eat.
Pick up a dumpling and bite into it. The green leeks, golden eggs and yellow mushrooms make you happy just to look at them.
He took a sip of the soup and tasted the dumplings carefully. "It's delicious. It's so fresh. These leek, elm and yellow mushroom dumplings are so fresh."
Xu Chenghou spoke his mind for everyone.
"Yingzi, you eat like this. This one is made of cabbage and meat. There are no leeks in it."
Zhou Guilan brought over a bowl of dumplings and placed them in front of Su Anying alone.
The stuffing was made with cabbage and bacon without leeks, mainly because she was afraid that Su Anying would get pregnant after eating the leeks.
"Mom, no need. I can eat anything. Give this to the children."
A lot of people said that leeks can restore milk, but Su Anying didn't feel it.
In the spring vegetable garden, besides leeks, there are green onions. What else can you eat if you don’t eat leeks?
After confinement, she ate the same food as her family and didn't feel anything bad.
However, Su Anying was quite touched that her mother-in-law could think of her and specially make dumplings without leeks.
In the end, the bowl of dumplings was shared among the children, and Su Anying ate the same as everyone else.
After lunch, Xu Shiyan chatted with his brothers for a while. At about one o'clock, he went to the riverside to hang up the net.
Not to mention, Xu Shiyan was very lucky. He caught several fish in this net, two of which were fine-scale fish.
Xu Shiyan originally wanted to take away only Xilin and let Xu Shiqin take it away as a favor, but Zhou Guilan refused to keep the remaining fish and let Xu Shiyan take them all away.
Not only that, Zhou Guilan also caught two chickens. The chicks that hatched in spring were already half-grown by this time.
In this way, Xu Shiyan pushed the car, with Xu Haiyuan sleeping in the back seat, and several fish hanging on the handlebars.
Su Anying carried a small basket on her back. In the basket were two chicks and two nets carrying crickets. The group crossed the river and headed straight for Songjiang River.
When they arrived at the Forestry Bureau, Su Anying was waiting under the shade of a tree with her child in her arms. Xu Shiyan and Xu Shiqin carried their things and went to do errands respectively. After a while, they finished their work and went home together.
It was past three o'clock when I got home. As soon as I walked in, I quickly took out the cow hair and spread it out on the tattered mat to dry.
Thanks to the fact that it hasn't rained in the past few days, the weather is quite good. By the evening, the skin will be dry and will not rot.
Xu Shiqin's job was completed in this way, and from then on he became an apprentice in a tailor shop affiliated with the Forestry Bureau.
The monthly salary is about 20 yuan, and other benefits are the same as those of Forestry Bureau workers. After a year and a half, the salary will be increased.
The hair is still growing, and Xu Shiyan also takes advantage of the opportunity to grow as much as possible.
This kind of ox-haired hair is the best when it is first cropped and is weighed down, but later on it becomes thinner and thinner and no longer weighed down.
Xu Shiyan worked hard for more than ten days and finally saved about 60 kilograms of dry goods. The price of Niu Maoguang has increased this year, costing three yuan per kilogram.
A season of Niu Mao Guang was sold for less than 200 yuan. There was still money left over from the bicycles, and the whole family was very happy.