Chen Xiuzhi has planted several acres of watermelon in the south. Trimming the melon vines is a laborious and hard work. You have to be patient and careful. Only by pinching off the excess melon vine heads can the nutrients and vitality of the entire watermelon vine be maintained and the fruit can be produced.
Bring out more watermelons.
It was almost noon, so he came back to wash his hands and prepare to cook. His son Li Qingyun went fishing and he still hadn't come back. He was a little worried. He was about to let his husband Li Chengwen go out to look for him, but he saw a group of people walking in from outside the gate, and his son was among them.
I was chatting and laughing with a young woman who was a little too beautiful, and had a great time.
Of course, beautiful women are good, but they have a foxy face and a figure that makes people blush. After all, they are not something ordinary men can conquer. Chen Xiuzhi is very worried about her son. An ordinary and beautiful Qin Yao has silenced her son a lot.
, if he falls into the love network woven by a more beautiful woman again, will he be able to have a grandson in his life?
"Yao'er, are these people your friends? I don't know why, please introduce them to mom." Li Xiuzhi wiped her hands and greeted them enthusiastically.
Li Chengwen heard the noise in the house and ran out with a five-pound ceramic wine jar. He took a closer look and was stunned: "Isn't this Director Liu? Fuwa, why did you invite Director Liu to your home?
Didn't you say anything beforehand? Dear guest, hurry up and invite me to the room."
Director Liu shrank down and walked behind Wu Xiaoyu. When he heard the voice, he laughed and said: "Haha, Brother Li, you are too polite. I am not a distinguished guest. You see clearly, this Mayor Wu is the real distinguished guest."
Li Chengwen's hand shook and the wine jar almost fell to the floor. Are you kidding me? The biggest official who usually comes to the house is the village chief. When has the chief of the police station ever come, let alone the mayor of the town?
"Please, please, please come to the house. Today, the fifth master of Fuwa has brought some jars of good wine. You are in for a treat!" Li Chengwen was afraid of neglecting the distinguished guests, so he kept letting people go into the house.
Wu Xiaoyu was very humble and joked: "Uncle Li, don't listen to Director Liu. I'm not a distinguished guest. In fact, I am an alumnus of Qingyun from the same school. I am a few years older than him. He calls me senior sister. I shouldn't call you old man."
Uncle? Today I went to my junior brother's house to eat and drink, and I am not a mayor."
"That's right, we're not talking about official positions today, we're just talking about eating and drinking. Brother Li... Ahem, Old Li, what kind of wine is this? It smells so fragrant, it ticked off the wine bug in my stomach." Director Liu just said.
He called him Brother Li, but Mayor Wu called him uncle. How could he dare to take advantage of the mayor?
"I'm not familiar with wine either. Just smelling the fragrance, I couldn't help but open the mud seal and have a taste. You guys are here before I even drink it. Fuwa, have you caught any fish? If not, I'll go to the Nandi Pond.
How many nets are there?” I was too focused on the guests just now and didn’t pay attention to Li Qingyun. However, the bucket was carried in the hand of the driver Zhang Zhe. Zhang Zhe was standing at the end, and no one noticed the big fish flapping in the bucket.
"Dad, you still don't know my fishing ability? When have you ever failed? Brother Zhang, catch a fish to open my dad's eyes..." Li Qingyun made a little joke to liven up the somewhat awkward atmosphere.
Zhang Zhe carried the bucket into the yard and dumped the fish on the ground. Several ferocious big fish jumped around. They had been out of the water for a long time, but they were still tenacious and struggling.
Chen Xiuzhi's eyes lit up, and she shouted with a proud tone: "Ah, this is the golden catfish, this is the black fish, this is the red carp, old turtle... Yao'er is so capable, he caught so many big ones in just a short while.
fish!"
In front of a beautiful woman, you have to look good for your son. No matter if the beautiful woman is the mayor of the town or the county magistrate, this is already a mother's habit.
Among these fish, only the golden catfish is the rarest. The other fish are average in Qinglong Town. Anyone who builds a net can catch a few. Common catfish have black backs and white bellies, and golden catfish are called gold by the locals.
Catfish, some say it is the result of mutation, others say it is a unique branch of catfish, and its nutritional value is several times higher than that of ordinary catfish.
Inviting the guests to the living room to talk, Li Qingyun went to the back room to check the bulk wine samples sent by Master Wu, three bottles each of small sorghum wine, five grain wine, corn wine, one bottle each of five-year-old wine and ten-year-old wine. The bottles were all earthenware.
The finished product has black glaze inside and out, and the words "Li Family Secret Brew" are written on the bottle. The price tag is attached with transparent tape. After a glance, the price is so low that I can only describe it as cheap. Except for the corn wine, which tastes too rough,
The other wines are all good. Li Qingyun has drank every wine and knows the true value of this wine.
The reason why I asked Mr. Wu to send samples was mainly because I wanted to find a reasonable cover to hide the wine in my own small space without letting others know, and turn ordinary wine into a masterpiece.
Originally, he said that he would not send samples of corn wine, but it seems that Mr. Wu couldn't hold back and wanted to show off all his brewing achievements. The retail price marked on the bottle is, and if it is wholesaled in large quantities, the price will be even cheaper. However, Li Qingyun does not plan to do it again.
The price has been lowered. When I first thought about storing wine, I also wanted to contribute to the winemaking business of Grandpa Wu’s family.
However, after buying the wine, all the money in Li Qingyun's bank card was gone, and some of his dreams had to be postponed. He could not afford to buy a house in the city, so he wanted to build a beautiful house in the village. But this matter was urgent.
If you don't want to come, you need to plan slowly, and the prerequisite is to let your parents accept the fact that you will return to the village to develop.
If a top student who is well-known in the town returns home to farm, not only his parents will find it difficult to accept it, but even the people in the village will probably make sarcastic remarks. Living in the countryside is easy to say, but in fact it is not easy.
Li Qingyun rubbed his chin and thought, thinking that he should achieve something first so that his parents would feel proud and the people in the village could be silenced.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a loud voice coming from the yard: "Oh, my sister-in-law is cooking something delicious. The aroma has spread to my house, and my mouth is watering. I can't help but come and take a look. My wife's craftsmanship is so good."
I am so happy to have a sister-in-law. This dish is really rich. Are we having guests?"
Chen Xiuzhi's accent was also very loud, and she was talking while working in the kitchen: "It's the village chief, brother, come and sit in the main room. Haha, look at you, just open your mouth when you want to eat, what else can you take, I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't get it for you
Chopsticks? Sister-in-law is not so stingy, right?"
"What kind of village chief? My sister-in-law calls me Xiaoliuzi. A few days ago, I heard that Fuwa's nephew came back to recuperate. He said he would come and have a look, but he never had time. The town called me to a meeting. I just finished my work last night. Isn't that right?
, I came here at noon today." The village chief continued to say politely.
Li Qingyun walked out of the back room and greeted the village chief. The village chief of Lijiazhai is called Li Tianlai. He is short, fat, and has a general belly. He also has a strange appearance, with a pointed head and a round face.
, and still has a small crew cut, which makes the head appear pointier and the face rounder.
He doesn't look very good, but he is very capable. He was able to fight and make trouble when he was young. Regardless of his status, he takes good care of the people in the village. When encountering conflicts and frictions between villages, he is the first to charge.
The copycats came forward and led the men from the same village to gain some fame and gain a foothold in Lijiazhai.
This is what happens in rural areas. As long as you are domineering enough and can convince the villagers, you can become the village chief. Moreover, the village chief and the village party secretary are often held by the same person, which has considerable power. However, the village accountant can only be held by highly respected people.
They are also elected by the whole village, but sometimes the villagers trust the accountants more.
The village accountant of Lijiazhai is Li Qingyun's fourth grandfather, named Li Chunyi. He went to private school for several years when he was a child. His enlightenment education was Confucius and Mencius. He is upright, rigid and conservative. He used to work as an accountant at the town's public grain station, but later he stopped paying public grain.
, works as an accountant in the village.
Village chief Li Tianlai and Li Qingyun's family are not related by blood, nor are their ancestors related by blood for the fifth or sixth generation. In rural areas, this is called "different sects", also called "not the same sect". Before liberation, a sect could also be understood as a big house gate.
When the family is divided, they are divided into an alley or nearby, and they all have the same ancestors. No matter how big the conflicts are, if someone from the outer sect comes to bully them, people from that sect will definitely come together.
Li Tian usually doesn't move around much when he comes to Li Qingyun's house, let alone come to the door with gifts. It must be for the sake of the mayor and director's face.
Li Qingyun glanced at the gift in his hand, and it turned out to be two boxes of Luzhou Laojiao. It was an old wine from a few years ago, and the trademark had some gray stains. Seeing a patient come to deliver wine, only such top-quality wine could be said.
"Uncle, sit in the room. Mayor Wu and Director Liu are talking inside." As he said that, Li Qingyun accepted the gift, which was considered as giving him face. In rural areas, if guests bring gifts, if you don't accept them, you will be punished.
It means looking down on people.
"How many people are there? Is Deputy Mayor Hong here?" Village Chief Li Tianlai asked in a low voice.
"Four people, plus the mayor's assistant and the driver. The man named Hong is gone." Building a house in a few days will require the village's stamp, and the village chief's reputation is pretty good, so Li Qingyun is also very polite to him.
"Leave? It's okay to leave! That guy is not a good drinker. I'm afraid he'll drink too much and cause trouble in the village! Oh... why did the mayor come to your house? If I hadn't happened to see you when you came back from fishing, he would have beaten me to death.
I don’t believe it either.” The village chief muttered a few words in a low voice.
He was almost entering the door of the hall. Li Qingyun had no time to reply. He just shouted to the hall: "Dad, the village chief is here, you guys chat. I'll help mom make some side dishes."
There are outsiders here, so he can't talk to Wu Xiaoyu privately. He doesn't like those official talk. It sounds strenuous to listen to it, and it's better to cook a pot and cook.
These fish are too big, easy to handle, but difficult to cook. There are many people today, so I have to cook a large portion to avoid eating enough. Not long after, several wild dishes have been cooked. Spicy catfish pot, pickled black fish, all
Wild boar with pepper, stewed turtle soup, the red carp has many thorns, and I was afraid of cooking it the same way as other fish, so I used a squirrel knife to process it, then patted it dry and deep-fried, then poured on the mixed tomato sauce to make it into a squirrel.
Fish. These are several main dishes. The side dishes are mainly farm vegetables, plus two wild vegetables. They are made into ten dishes and two soups. They are full of color, flavor and flavor, and fill the Eight Immortals table.
"Wow, Auntie, your cooking skills are so good. It's a pity not to open a big restaurant! This catfish pot is delicious...you guys should eat it too, don't just watch me eat it, everyone can do it together to have a good taste." Facing the face.
When it comes to food, Wu Xiaoyu doesn't have the airs of a mayor at all, and is no different from an ordinary woman, but she does not forget to invite everyone to eat. After all, her status is there, and some people really can't let her go if she doesn't take the initiative to speak.
This is a private occasion. If it is an official dinner, assistants and drivers are not allowed to sit at the table. Li Qingyun and his parents, who do not have official positions, are not affected. If there is a reason, it is okay to eat at the same table with the mayor and governor in public.