The two of them were cooking dinner in the kitchen and chatting, and it was already night before they knew it.
After a while, the strong aroma of braised pork overflowed from the kitchen, which was very tempting and delicious.
Xue Ling swallowed secretly, opened the military-colored slant bag and took out two small round cakes.
"Brother Yuan, why don't you come too? Let's pad our stomachs first."
Cheng Tianyuan turned around and saw that it was fresh green sand cakes on the market. He asked curiously: "Where did it come from? Did you buy it?"
Xue Ling replied with a smile: "No, they are the Mid-Autumn moon cakes distributed by the newspaper to everyone. Director Liu said that he wanted to order large moon cakes, but he couldn't make it in time. He asked the old aunt in the kitchen to buy fresh small cakes outside, and they gave eight to each person.
This is a benefit provided by the company to everyone."
"That's great!" Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but be a little envious.
The supply and marketing cooperative used to provide small gifts like this during New Years and holidays, but unfortunately after being contracted by the fat boss, all such small benefits were gone.
Tomorrow is nothing but a day off.
Xue Ling handed him one and urged: "Eat it quickly!"
Earlier, before going to the market, he heard his stomach growling.
The honeycomb stove cooks things slowly, and I haven’t been able to eat dinner yet, so I’ll put some food on my stomach first.
Cheng Tianyuan quickly wiped his hands on the rag nearby, took it all at once, and stuffed it into his mouth.
The small mung bean cakes are not big, he can eat one in one mouth.
Xue Ling felt sorry that he must be hungry, so he quickly took out another one.
"One more!"
"No." Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "We bought so many vegetables today, and after eating snacks for a while, we may not be able to finish dinner. We have to go back to the village early tomorrow morning. We don't raise chickens or ducks in the yard. If there are any leftovers,
Leftovers are wasted.”
After hearing this, Xue Ling had no choice but to stuff the cookie back.
"Let's take the remaining six back to our parents tomorrow! These cookies taste good, let them have a try!"
Cheng Tianyuan nodded in agreement and kept chopping vegetables with his hands.
Although she has just passed away, she still respects his parents in everything, which is really rare.
How could he treat such a good wife badly?
"By the way, you were not feeling well when you went out in the morning. Are you feeling better now?"
Xue Ling smiled and replied: "It's okay, I just caught a little cold. After drinking the ginger water you boiled, I forced myself to drink several large glasses of water when I went to the newspaper office, and I was fine in the afternoon."
Cheng Tianyuan reminded in a gentle voice: "You still need to wear a coat in the morning and evening to avoid freezing. I will make you another bowl of ginger water in the evening and drink more."
"Okay!" Xue Ling responded sweetly.
It was dark, so she turned on the kitchen light, cleared the table and set out the dishes.
Then she turned around and packed her things to go back to her hometown tomorrow.
"Brother Yuan, can you only have one day off?" She asked: "Then we can make it in time by car the day after tomorrow morning?"
She was afraid that she would be late when she came back to work the day after tomorrow. She had already told Director Liu in advance that she would be going back to her husband's house for the holidays and it might be a little late when she came by car.
Director Liu and Editor Lin were both very easy to talk to and both allowed her to come to work later.
Cheng Tianyuan said: "If it's later, then it will be later! During the holidays in these two days, there will be one or two more trains. Let's try to get on the bus early and go to work when we arrive."
Xue Ling pinched the dried fish and couldn't help but mutter: "Brother Yuan, let's buy a bicycle!"
I thought that he, who has always been frugal and saves money, would object first, but unexpectedly he agreed wholeheartedly.
"I've been thinking about it these past two days. The weather will get cold very quickly, and the roads will be difficult to walk in winter. We really have to buy one."
Xue Ling hurriedly asked: "How much does a brand-new bicycle cost now?"
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and explained: "Brand-new ones are more expensive, about two hundred yuan per car. Second-hand ones depend on their condition, and cheaper ones are about thirty or forty yuan."
"It's better not to buy second-hand ones." Xue Ling shook his head and explained: "Second-hand ones are easy to break and lack this or that, making them inconvenient to use. Since we want to buy one, let's buy a new one!"
When Cheng Tianyuan heard what she said, he secretly felt that it made sense.
"Okay, let's buy a brand new one."
Xue Ling chuckled and whispered: "I have been at the work for almost a month. I got my salary in the morning, a total of one hundred and eighty yuan. In the afternoon, Director Liu asked the accountant to give us five yuan each, saying it was for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Welfare."
She quickly made a decision and said: "You have been going to the streets to buy groceries for a while, and I don't have to spend any money at all. I will buy this bicycle!"
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head and said: "I'll do it. I still have enough money around me. When I get paid in a few days, I'll scrape together and buy it."
Xue Ling looked at him angrily and smiled coquettishly: "I can also ride a bicycle. Are you thinking of paying for it yourself and not letting me ride it in the future?"
"How could it be!" Cheng Tianyuan put the braised pig's trotters on the table, turned around to prepare the stir-fry, and said, "Of course they will be used together."
Xue Ling quickly packed tomorrow's things and put them aside.
Cheng Tianyuan is quick at work and can cook quickly.
"You serve the rice and it's ready to eat."
Xue Ling quickly took the bowl to serve the rice, and couldn't help drooling while muttering: "The braised pig's trotters are so delicious! I'm almost greedy!"
Cheng Tianyuan grinned widely and specially picked a non-greasy piece for her.
"Try it and see."
Xue Ling took a bite, and her taste buds in her mouth suddenly shook!
She has eaten a lot of braised pork, but never one that tastes so delicious!
It has a rich aroma, with a hint of ginger and garlic in the meat, plus the sweetness and freshness of soy sauce, and the right saltiness.
The braised meat has removed the fishy smell of the meat and also removed a lot of the greasy smell, making it delicious and satisfying to eat.
Xue Ling ate several pieces in one go, and even exceeded the record by eating two bowls of rice.
Seeing that she had a good appetite, Cheng Tianyuan chuckled to himself: "Don't choke and eat slowly. If you like it, I will make braised pork belly for you. It is also delicious. Also, if you like chicken wings, we can also make braised pork belly."
Chicken wings.”
"Okay, okay!" Xue Ling responded repeatedly.
Oh my god! Just thinking about it makes me drool! How could there be such a delicious braised food? It’s simply great!
She had eaten a lot of braised pork in her previous life, as well as braised goose and duck from big chain brands, but they were far inferior to this.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and put down the bowl and chopsticks.
"Brother Yuan, you said this braised pork recipe was taught to our mother by your grandmother?"
Cheng Tianyuan was busy eating and nodded in agreement.
Xue Ling asked again: "Is your grandma still alive?"
"She passed away many years ago." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Grandma only has one daughter, my mother, and two uncles. The two uncles live in Liujia Village in the next county. The roads there are blocked and the transportation is inconvenient. My mother only goes there every few years.
trip."
Xue Ling secretly remembered it.
The vacuum packaging of braised pork can be guaranteed for several months. If you can mass-produce braised pork and follow this recipe, you will definitely make a good profit...
After the young couple finished eating, one person cleared the table and the other washed the dishes, while chatting quietly.
Suddenly, a man shouted outside: "A Yuan! A Yuan!"