"Okay, okay, Miss Sun, you eat the vegetables, eat the vegetables! These are the dishes you like to eat, right?" Mr. Zhang didn't get angry even when his wife scolded him, and he swallowed everything he wanted to say.
I went down and planned to wait for Zhuqing to finish her meal before talking to her properly.
After Zhuqing and the others had finished eating, Mr. Zhang finally couldn't hold it any longer and came directly to call Zhuqing and then left: "Miss Sun, come on, let's go into the wine shop and talk!"
He was afraid that Zhuqing would be dragged into gossiping by his wife again, which would prevent him from doing his business.
Seeing the old man's nervous look, Zhu Qing couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, okay, let's go!" She followed Mr. Zhang into the winery area that he regarded as a restricted area.
The Zhangjia Winery is indeed capable of producing superior quality wine. Zhuqing followed Mr. Zhang around his winery. His first reaction was that their winery is really big and can make wine at the same time.
The wine making process is also very complete. Except for the final distillation and other facilities that are not in place, the rest of the wine making process is already very mature.
"Uncle Zhang, your wine shop is old, right?" Looking at the large wine vats with glowing edges in the wine shop, Zhu Qing couldn't help but be curious.
"Well, our ancestors started their business by making wine. The craft of making koji has been passed down for several generations. Girl, how can I get the alcohol you mentioned?"
When talking about his own winery, Mr. Zhang started talking non-stop and had endless things to say. It can be said that he is now obsessed with making wine.
Zhuqing listened carefully to his explanation of the process of making wine, and finally listened to his questions before telling him his ideas about distillation.
Mr. Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes, yes, this is a good idea! According to this method, I can also make stronger wine! Oh, by the way, girl, what you want is alcohol, right? Well, I
You can give it a try! Let’s see, I have to change a few devices in these last few processes!”
Mr. Zhang has been immersed in the wine-making process all his life, so he is familiar with the wine-making process. When Zhu Qing mentioned the still, he quickly understood what Zhu Qing meant, and he immediately thought of making something similar to modern distillation.
System tools. This point made Zhuqing unable to help but marvel. Sure enough, the wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated at all.
By the time Zhuqing left, Mr. Zhang had already asked several key members of his family who were making wine with him to squat in the winery to study distillation technology.
He was completely obsessed with the new wine-making process at the moment, and he didn't even bother to say goodbye to Zhuqing.
"Miss Sun, this old man is so virtuous, don't argue with him! Come over and play more when you are free next time! Take this pine nut praline, it's delicious. I'll buy it for you next time!"
Before leaving, Mrs. Xia took Zhuqing's hand affectionately, said goodbye to her, and forced her to give her a large bag of pine nut pralines.
Li Zheng also received extremely warm hospitality from the Zhang family. Before leaving, he was also given ten-year-old sorghum wine that Mr. Zhang had personally brewed.
Therefore, when leaving, Li Zheng was also very happy.
When they returned to the village, Zhuqing gave Li Zheng half of the candies with pine nuts: "Grandpa Li Zheng, take these candies back to Zhushan to eat. Zhushan and I can't eat so much. And eating too much candies is bad for our teeth."
Not good.”
Zhuqing's reasons made Li Zheng unable to refuse. However, he also helped Zhuqing carry a jar of good wine given to her by the Zhang family out of the mule cart.
"Qingya, did Lao Zhangtou say when will the alcohol be available?" Li Zheng was also very interested in the alcohol that Zhu Qing asked the Zhang family to develop this time.
"Well, I guess it will be at least after the New Year. Now that the Chinese New Year is coming, everyone has to buy wine. The business of Zhangjia Winery is very busy. They don't have time to make wine every day. I guess they won't have time to make alcohol for a while.
But I'm not in a hurry about this, they will definitely find a way anyway!" Zhu Qing is really not in a hurry.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so there is no rush in these days.
Zhuqing's unusual calmness made Li Zheng sincerely admire: "You girl can keep your composure! Not bad, not bad! Let's have a good New Year first! Qingya, how are your New Year's goods prepared? Do you want it?
Will you go to the county with me tomorrow to check out the new year’s goods?”
"Thank you, Grandpa Lizheng! I'll go back and ask my parents." Zhu Qing heard him mention the New Year's goods, and she also felt a little longing for this first year in time.
In modern society, the spirit of celebrating the New Year has become less and less. During the Chinese New Year, Zhuqing feels that apart from the must-see Spring Festival Gala on New Year’s Eve, there doesn’t seem to be too many interesting things.
When visiting relatives and friends, most of them just eat, play, play mahjong, cards, or chat, and there doesn't seem to be any special feeling.
During the Spring Festival, I gain three pounds. This is the Spring Festival for most people. But Zhuqing, as a doctor, does not have such a leisurely time. Generally, during the Spring Festival, as a novice doctor, she will be assigned to be on duty. Therefore, she actually has no time for a long time.
It’s Chinese New Year in a real sense.
Hearing what Zhuqing said, Li Zheng nodded: "Okay, girl, if your family needs to buy new year's goods, tell me and I will definitely go with you!"
Li Zheng said and drove the mule cart back.
Wang and Sun Fucheng were very happy to see their daughter come home. They quickly asked her: "How did it go to Zhang's house today? Are you tired from the journey? Do you want something to eat?"
"It's okay. I'm not tired, and I'm not hungry either!" Zhu Qing answered them while going home.
When she walked into the house, she saw Zhushan endorsing Zhushui.
When Zhu Shui saw Zhu Qing coming in, he immediately stopped and stared at the bag of candies in Zhu Qing's hand: "Sister Qingya, what good things did you bring back?"
This naughty kid! Zhuqing was speechless.
However, after all, he is still a child, and there is no need to care about him.
So, she grabbed a large handful from the package and gave it to him: "Here, here you go, take it back and share it with Jin Ya! The pine nut candy is very sweet!"
Hearing that it was pine nut praline, Zhu Shui's eyes lit up. He quickly held it with both hands, then jumped up and said to Zhu Shan and Zhu Qing: "Thank you, Sister Qingya! Brother Shan, I will carry it here today! I
Let’s go back first! It’s not too early now!”
He said that before Zhuqing and Zhushan could respond, he ran away like a gust of wind.
Seeing his reaction, Zhuqing and Zhushan looked at each other and shook their heads together.
"Sister, do you think Sister Jinya can eat these candies?" Zhushan couldn't help but ask.
"That's hard to say!" Zhu Qing shook his head.
Zhu Shui is a child who is completely spoiled by his second uncle's family. Usually the adults have to eat alone, not to mention that he got it by himself today.
Zhushan said firmly: "Sister Jin Ya can eat, but not too much! Zhu Shui has learned about etiquette now. He promised you and will definitely not break his promise, but it is impossible for him to share this with Sister Jin Ya equally.
real!"
Zhushan's little adult-like analysis made Zhuqing want to laugh and admire him at the same time. This child at such a young age actually knows how to read people.
"Okay, Shanba, you actually know how to read people! Not bad! Then look at these candies, will your sister and brother share them equally?" Sun Fucheng couldn't help teasing Zhushan when he heard his youngest son analyzing Zhushui seriously.
Zhushan shook his head: "No. My sister will definitely not share it equally with me. She will definitely give me the extra share and then say that she has eaten it. But it is almost the New Year, and there will definitely be a lot of New Year's candies at home.
, so I don’t want the big portion either.
I think we gave them bamboo water, so it’s best to give some bamboo roots and leaves from my uncle’s house. They probably haven’t eaten these pine nut candies! Moreover, if my uncle and the others knew that we gave them bamboo water, they wouldn’t give them to them.
Zhugen and the others would probably be unhappy too.
My brother-in-law has always treated our family well, so I think we can share some with them.
In addition, we can also give some to Sister-in-law Guihua’s sister-in-law, the second girl and the others. Sister-in-law Guihua usually thinks of us first when she gets something delicious. We should also return gifts when we have something delicious!"
Zhushan's words made Zhuqing and the others look at him with admiration.
This kid is really not an ordinary sensible person! He actually understands all the common ways of the world.
"Okay, Zhushan! Then do as you say! You have a good idea!" Sun Fucheng heard his son say it and immediately encouraged him.
Zhushan was also very happy to hear that his father supported him.
Zhuqing pinched the bag of pine nut candies in her hand, but she was thinking that it seemed a bit too much.
Of course, this is not a problem. If you really want to eat pine nut candies, just go to the candy store in the county to buy them. Anyway, you have to buy New Year’s goods at home.
So Zhuqing asked Mrs. Wang: "Mom, have we started doing the New Year's shopping this year?"
Mrs. Wang laughed when she heard this and said: "Oh, if you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten. Our family has so many things to do every day. It's time to buy new year's goods for our family."
"Then when you plan to buy something, go and say hello to Grandpa Lizheng. He said he is willing to go with us!" Zhu Qing told her about Lizheng's kindness.
"Oh, Uncle Li Zheng is so polite. Okay, let's discuss what we should buy first. There are quite a lot of things we need to buy during this Chinese New Year. Head, please tell me first what we need to buy.
New Year’s goods?”
Wang has always respected Sun Fucheng, so she always seeks his opinion as soon as possible.
Sun Fucheng rubbed his nose habitually, and then said: "This is a Chinese New Year, and there must be no shortage of fish and meat. Lan Fen, I think we should buy a pig hind leg as a gift to your parents this year? In previous years, our family was poor and we all
It’s our parents who subsidize the things for us. This year we also show our filial piety!”
In previous years during the Chinese New Year, Zhuqing's family was too poor to pay off their debts and worried about how to repay their debts. Her uncle Sun Fuhou's family would send some token food over, but the bulky New Year's goods, such as fish and meat, were usually delivered to the door by the Wang family.
So this year, Sun Fucheng thought that since his family was rich, he should return gifts to his father-in-law.
"Okay! Send some fish and meat to your parents-in-law, and don't tell anyone else." Mrs. Wang agreed with a smile.
"Of course, we must buy it at home. I remember that bacon is Qingya's favorite, and the pickled meatballs are also very fragrant, and Zhushan likes to eat them. There are also dried fruits such as melon seeds, peanuts, longans, etc.
I need to buy some too. I think I need to buy more flour for the Chinese New Year.
Let’s make more steamed buns, pastries and the like. Our radish harvest is good this year, and the radishes are also delicious. Let’s make steamed buns filled with shredded radish and add some minced meat. It will be as delicious as you want! Let’s make pastries.
You can steam some glutinous rice cakes with chestnuts, it will definitely be very fragrant."
Wang said that the whole family was almost drooling.
"Yes, mother, that's it! By the way, I also want to eat fried fish, chicken soup wontons, and mutton soup!" Zhushan used to be weak and didn't care much about what he ate. Now that his health is better, he also eats it.
The hidden foodie attribute was brought out.
These were the things he wanted to eat most in previous years, but Wang was always worried that these things would be too greasy for his stomach to digest, so she didn't feed him much. Besides, he didn't have to eat them at home.
Now when he heard what he said, Mrs. Wang immediately nodded: "Okay, okay, whatever! As long as you can eat it, my mother will prepare it for you!"
The happiest thing for her now is that Zhushan can eat.
"Qingya, what do you want to eat? I told mother, she will cook it for you!" Wang turned to ask Zhu Qing.
Zhuqing was thinking about what delicious food she usually had at home during the Chinese New Year, but found that she didn't seem to have any special impression.
Because she is so busy, she rarely has time to go home and have dinner with her family.
The most profound time in my memory was when the whole family gathered in front of the induction cooker to eat a family version of hot pot. Various meatballs, hot pot ingredients, and various vegetables were added. It seemed that the meal was very satisfying.
However, there is no such thing as electricity here, so she feels that 80% of her wish to eat hot pot will not come true.
But since Mrs. Wang asked, she didn't want to disappoint her too much, so she said: "Mom, I want to eat Dabian Lu. The steaming soup and vegetables are eaten together. I think it's very good!"
"Make a side stove?" Ms. Wang was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "Okay, let's eat this on New Year's Eve. It's warm and lively."
Then Sun Fucheng looked at Mrs. Wang with a shy face and said with a smile: "My dear, I want to eat Sixi meatballs, can you make me some too?"
Mrs. Wang looked at him and said angrily: "When do Sixi meatballs not taste good? They have to be eaten during the Chinese New Year!"
However, seeing the look of expectation on his face, he still nodded: "Just do a little! Anyway, if you do more during the New Year, you still have to entertain guests."
Sun Fucheng then smiled like a child: "I haven't eaten these Sixi meatballs in many years. When I was a child, this was my favorite food. But our family didn't have the conditions, so I was always embarrassed to say it.
.”
Mrs. Wang said: "The more I talk, the more energetic I get! It's as if someone has treated you badly! You are such an old man, why are you mentioning your childhood? Do you think I am like you?"
"Yes, we have all said what we want to eat, but you haven't said it yet! Lanfen, let's buy some of whatever you like to eat!" Sun Fucheng said quickly to please.