"Well, that's right! My wife wants to pickle some ginger. We don't have enough sugar at home, so she asked me to come out and buy some sugar."
Uncle Li's answer was a bit beyond Xu's expectations.
Looking at the sugar in his hand, it was at least two or three kilograms. The old lady actually knew how to put so much sugar in the pickled ginger. This was something Xu Tongdao did not expect.
Because these days, most people rarely use white sugar when pickling ginger. The more common method is to stuff the washed and dried ginger directly into chili sauce or soybean paste. His own mother, Ge Xiaozhu, likes to do this.
Pickle ginger with plenty of sugar…
Probably because I want to pickle the sweet and sour ginger.
If marinated well, it will be sweet and sour and really delicious.
Nodding, Tongdao Xu smiled and praised: "The ginger pickled by grandma must be delicious. Do you want it to be sweet and sour?"
This time it was Uncle Li's turn to be surprised, "Hey, Xiao Xu, do you also know about sweet and sour ginger?"
Comrade Xu smiled.
Then Uncle Li said: "Then you like it? Then, when my wife is done marinating it, I will get you some! Let you try it, okay?"
"No! No! Grandpa Li, you are too polite. You should keep it and eat it!"
"What you want is what you want! Okay, that's it! I'm going back first, so I won't disturb your business."
With that said, Uncle Li nodded to Tongdao Xu as a farewell. Before leaving, he looked at the situation in Tongdao Xu's shop with a bit of curiosity in his eyes.
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After Uncle Li left, Comrade Xu continued to concentrate on grilling skewers. Soon, another guest came, and his dinner tonight had to be postponed again.
…
Uncle Li staggered back to his small courtyard. When he stepped into the courtyard gate, he was a little out of breath. After all, as people get older, their physical strength weakens.
When he walked into the main room of his house, at the brightly lit Eight Immortals table, the old lady was wearing a pair of reading glasses and cutting a large pot of fresh ginger on the table.
This large pot of ginger has been washed and dried.
The old lady was very patient and cut the pieces of ginger into slices one by one. The ginger was very tender, and when the knife was cut, it made a sizzling sound, which was quite pleasant.
Uncle Li walked over with a smile, put the sugar he just bought on the table, glanced at his wife, then picked up the teapot on the table and took a sip of water. The old lady lowered her head and looked over her reading glasses.
She glanced at him and asked casually: "Are you back?"
"Ai!"
Uncle Li responded, smacked his lips, and suddenly said: "Hey, Guizhi! When I came back just now, I saw the barbecue restaurant opened by Xiao Xu, and the kid was grilling barbecue in front of the store!"
Hearing this, the old lady stopped the kitchen knife in her hand and turned to look with a surprised expression, "Really? You mean that Xiao Xu who lives in our courtyard? Isn't he setting up a stall on the street selling barbecue?"
"
Uncle Li chuckled twice, "Yes! It's that kid. When I passed by there yesterday, the store hadn't opened yet. Today seems to be the first day that his store opened. Hey, Guizhi! What do you think we should do?
They all live in the same courtyard, and it’s not easy for Xiao Xu, right? Let’s, let’s call Chunlan and Qiu Ju to support him and gain popularity? What do you think?”
The old lady frowned and thought about it, then took off her reading glasses.
After thinking for a few seconds, she smiled and nodded: "Well, you're right! That child is about the same age as Chunlan and Qiuju. Chunlan and Qiuju are still studying, but he has come out to make money on his own. It's not very good.
It's easy! OK! Then I'll cut these gingers later. Today happens to be Saturday, and Chunlan and Qiuju happen to be there, so I'll call them!"
As the old lady spoke, she put down her glasses and kitchen knife, took off the protective sleeves on her arms, turned around and walked out of the main room.
Uncle Li was very happy and picked up the teapot and took two sips.
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After a while.
Wei Chunlan and Wei Qiuju's voice suddenly came from the room of sisters Wei Chunlan and Wei Qiuju, "No! Auntie, I don't want to go! You guys can go! Anyway, I don't want to go!"
In the house.
The old lady frowned and looked at the short-haired, dark-skinned Wei Qiuju, and asked helplessly: "Why? Qiuju, we all live in the same yard. Xiao Xu and the others are also quite good. Your uncle and I
I invite you to eat, and I don’t want you sisters to spend any money, so why don’t you want to go?”
Wei Chunlan also frowned and looked at her sister Wei Qiuju, "Yes! My aunt and uncle invite us to have a barbecue, let's go together!"
Wei Qiuju snorted coldly, with a disdainful expression, "Auntie! Do you think those three guys are good people? Huh, I don't think they are good people! Anyway, I don't want to support them. They are all scheming, so I won't support them.
I’m cheering!”
Hearing what she said, the old lady frowned, with an unhappy expression on her face, "Nonsense! Why don't Xiao Xu and the others look like good people? Qiu Ju! It's not my aunt who is talking about you! You little kid
It’s not good for girls to always look at everyone as bad people!”
Wei Chunlan echoed: "That's right! Do you think you look like a good person? Think about it for yourself, how many girls are like you!"
This is pertinent. Wei Qiuju, who has short hair and dark skin, is indeed not as soft and beautiful as ordinary girls. The muscles on her body are probably stronger than most boys. Not to mention whether she can kill a cow with one punch, most boys are probably no match for her.
At least from the outside, she is definitely the kind of woman who can commit domestic violence against her husband after getting married.
But... often the more pertinent the words are, the more stimulating they can be.
No, Wei Qiuju got so angry that she slapped her hand on the desk, knocking out the books, exercise books, teacups, pencil boxes, etc., all of which were so shocked that they jumped, "Wei Chunlan!! Do you want to die?
?If you have the guts, could you say it again?”
As an elder sister, Wei Chunlan was so frightened by her sister Wei Qiuju that she shrank her neck, forced out a smile, and stepped forward to pull Wei Qiuju's arm, "Oh! Let's go, let's go! My aunt and uncle are treating us to a barbecue! You
Don’t you like barbecue very much? Let’s go, let’s go! Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, okay?”
Wei Chunlan took the initiative to give in... Wei Qiuju, who was already furious, was speechless for a moment, and was dragged out by Wei Chunlan.
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"Hey, Xiao Xu! We are here to cheer you up..."
Comrade Xu, who was in front of the oven, heard Uncle Li's voice again and turned around in surprise, feeling surprised again.
Uncle Li and his wife actually brought the twin sisters Wei Chunlan and Wei Qiuju. Are they here to cheer me up?
After being stunned for a while, Comrade Xu finally came to his senses.
He quickly stepped forward to help the old lady and warmly greeted them to come and sit in the store. To be honest, at this moment, he was quite touched.
He, Uncle Li, and the others are not relatives, nor are they friends. He, Xu Tonglin, and Ge Lianghua are just renting in Uncle Li's yard. It can only be regarded as a chance meeting. One day when he makes money and wants to improve his living conditions, he may move out at any time.
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But just like this chance encounter, Uncle Li and his wife were able to bring Wei Chunlan and the others to support his new store.
He has never encountered such a good landlord before.