It rained for a few hours and then became sunny in the middle of the night.
Donggang is close to Changbai Mountain, so the temperature is already lower than elsewhere due to its influence, and this cooling is even more obvious.
When I woke up in the morning and opened the door, I saw a layer of white frost on the grass blades outside. It had actually fallen in the middle of the night.
It's freezing outside, and when I take a breath and go out, I can see the white mist.
"Thanks we brought all the food back yesterday. If we hadn't brought it back, we would have frozen it all overnight and couldn't eat it."
When Zhou Guilan was cooking in the morning, she looked at the frost outside and muttered.
"It's thanks to our parents who are here to help us.
Otherwise, Shiyan and I will be so busy, and by the time we come back, it will be too late."
Su Anying also got up and said while lighting the fire.
"What are you talking about? You two have other things to do, and you're not going out to eat, drink or have fun.
Your father and I are idle at home, why don't we do something?" Zhou Guilan laughed after hearing this.
"Well, your father and I have discussed that we won't open any small shops in these two houses in Beitou because they are too busy.
If someone rents it, just rent it out directly.
It doesn’t matter how much we charge per month, even if it’s ten yuan or eight yuan, as long as someone lights the fire for us in the winter and doesn’t freeze the house.”
Su Anying hesitated.
Originally, she and Xu Shiyan were thinking about setting up a small shop, and it didn't matter how much money they made, just that the couple had a way of making money.
However, the family is really busy.
I saw it this fall. When I started making goods, it was so busy that the whole family was so busy that their feet hit the back of their heads.
"Okay, then I'll tell Shi Yan, and then if anyone wants to rent it, just rent it out. If no one else rents it, forget it.
We live quite comfortably in our own house, but it would be inconvenient for outsiders to come here."
Su Anying nodded. Her parents-in-law said they didn't want to do it, so she couldn't force her to do it. She seemed to dislike her parents-in-law for not making money.
With the current situation of their family, the parents-in-law don't have to do anything. They can still have food and drink.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted while lighting a fire to cook. When the meal was ready, Xu Haiyuan and Xu Jinping came back together with Yang Haoyu, a follower.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
So I woke up the two little ones and the whole family had breakfast.
After breakfast, Xu Shiyan went to work, Su Anying went to the market, and the children accompanied Zhou Guilan to start packing the various dishes they had brought back yesterday.
Cut the cucumber in half, put it in a basin, sprinkle with salt, and press it with a clean stone slab.
After pressing for two days, the water inside will come out. Rinse with clean water and dry the jar.
Pour the cooled sauce boiled with various seasonings and soy sauce, seal it and store it in a cool place.
When eating, take out some cucumber and pickles, it tastes great.
Wash and chop the red pepper, cut the lean meat into minced meat, and stir-fry it with homemade miso.
Put sugar, chopped peanuts, sesame seeds, etc. and seal it in a jar.
When you want to eat, scoop out a bowl. Whether it's leftover or mixed with noodles, it's always delicious.
Wash the devil's ginger and dry it out, then throw it into the pickle jar with the mustard greens and pickle it.
A piece of Schisandra vine was specially placed in the pickle jar. The pickled pickles had the special flavor of Schisandra vine and were particularly delicious.
What about garlic eggplant, celery root, coriander root, and spicy cabbage?
Anyway, during the two-day holiday before National Day, Xu Jinping did nothing else but pickle vegetables with her grandma.
The little girl is not bored and is very patient. She does this and that with her grandma, and the work is quite decent.
Zhou Guilan was always curious about her, and she kept shouting to make something delicious to reward her granddaughter.
"Yingzi, don't work too late tonight, come back early.
You see, on National Day, I said we would make dumplings to eat, but you were all too busy and had no time.
The children finally have a holiday, so we can make dumplings at least." When she got up on the morning of the 3rd, Zhou Guilan told her daughter-in-law.
"You were too busy to take care of the August Festival. Don't you have time during the National Day?"
"Mom, I really can't, I have to go up the mountain today.
Our ginseng field needs to be tidied up at last, and in two days it will be time to start planting seeds.
I don’t know what happened to the soil that was poured out by someone, I have to go and take a look.”
Su Anying had a wry smile on her face. She also wanted to cook a good meal at home, but she was too busy this season and really didn't have time.
When Zhou Guilan heard this, she could only wave her hand, "Okay, I don't need you anymore. Your father and I will take care of it. You can just come back early in the evening for dinner."
I’m busy with ginseng work, so what should I do?
Before Xu Shiyan went out, Zhou Guilan also told his son to come back early in the evening and make dumplings for dinner tonight.
Xu Shiyan promised and said he would come back as early as possible in the evening.
In the afternoon, Zhou Guilan chopped stuffing and noodles early, and she and Xu Chenghou started making dumplings.
When Xu Jinping saw that her grandparents were taking too long to make dumplings, she also came over to help.
Not to mention, the little girl is very handy. Zhou Guilan taught me a few things, and then she did all the work herself. After a while, she became quite decent.
Yang Haoyu didn't know how to make dumplings, but he learned to roll out the cakes and he was pretty good at it. The dumpling wrappers were round and just right.
Seeing that Chu Xuanhuai's side was fine, Xu Haiyuan also came over to help apply the medicine and serve as dumpling legs.
Although Xu Haiyuan is quite smart in other aspects, in this aspect, he is not as good as his sister or Yang Haoyu.
When he rolled out the dumpling skin, it would always stick to the board, or there would be gaps, or it would be thin on one side and thick on the other.
He tried to make a few dumplings, and the dumplings he was asked to make were strangely shaped.
"Okay, Yuanyuan, don't make them anymore. Oh my god, if you make these dumplings and put them in the pot, they will turn into pieces of soup."
When Zhou Guilan saw this, she quickly pushed her grandson away.
Even if the Xu family is not short of money, they cannot let their children destroy dumplings for fun.
Xu Haiyuan looked at the dumplings made by himself, then looked at the dumplings made by his sister, and frowned deeply.
"What's going on? It seems to me that Pingping Bao is very easy, why is it so difficult for me to get started?"
Xu Haiyuan, who has always been able to do everything with ease, doubted himself for the first time. Is he so stupid?
"Brother, this means that everyone has their own strengths, and you are not omnipotent."
Xu Jinping showed off her delicate little dumplings to her brother with a proud look on her face.
My brother knows everything all day long, but now he finally found someone he doesn't know how to do.
"Well, it seems that girls are really talented in cooking."
Is Xu Haiyuan someone who can be easily hit? He immediately found an honest reason for himself.
"Tch, don't say it so nice. You can't even compare to Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu is also better at rolling out dumpling wrappers than you."
Xu Jinping finally had the opportunity to hit her brother, how could she let it go so easily?
The brother and sister bickered, causing both Xu Chenghou and Zhou Guilan to laugh.
The two children over there, Xu Haiqing and Xu Jinhui, didn't quite understand why their grandparents were laughing, but they laughed too.
The whole room was full of laughter, lively and festive.
At five o'clock, the dumplings were almost done, Xu Chenghou went to boil water, and Zhou Guilan led the children to finish.
After a while, all the dumplings were wrapped, the water was boiling, and the dumplings were cooked quickly.
As a result, the dumplings were cooked and taken out. After waiting for a while, the dumplings were almost cold before Su Anying came back.
As for Xu Shiyan, there is not even a shadow.
"No wait, let's eat first. The children are all hungry." Xu Chenghou waved his hand and motioned for everyone to eat dumplings.