The imperial capital is the best and most prosperous city. Cheng Tianyuan thought that his father-in-law and mother-in-law might not like a small county like Rongcheng, but he did not expect that they would have such a deep relationship after only staying here for a few years.
He said happily: "Since my parents like it, they will come here to spend the winter in the future. Staying in a heated room every day is actually not good for the body. The winter here is short, and it is only half cold."
Month, at most one month, the rest of the time is quite warm.”
"Compared to minus ten degrees or even twenty degrees, it is indeed quite warm here." Xue Lingxiao asked, "How about you come here to spend the Chinese New Year this year?"
"We'll decide then." Xue's father smiled and said, "There are still two months until the Chinese New Year, so don't be in a hurry."
The winter in the north is very long. Sometimes it starts to get cold in winter, and it will probably continue to get colder until the spring of the next year, and it won't start to get warm until spring in March.
In comparison, the weather in the south is warmer. Even without heating, you can barely survive the winter. You just have to burn a few charcoal fires and turn on the heater for a few days, and you can easily survive the winter.
Mother Xue was a little moved, and couldn't help but said: "Celebrating the New Year at home every year is boring. If you are used to living in Rongcheng, then it's okay to celebrate the New Year here. With Xiao Ranran here, no matter how cold the days are, my heart will
It’s also warm.”
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and explained: "The little guy can already speak a lot. He is now more than one year old and two months old and has grown to be so tall."
Xue's father and mother both laughed in surprise, "So awesome! So high?!"
"During the Chinese New Year, I held him in my arms, but in a blink of an eye he has grown so big! Children are so fast!"
"Children grow up quickly and old people age quickly. This is the normal state of life!"
"Where!" Cheng Tianyuan said with a smile: "My father and mother are still very healthy and not old at all."
The two old men were coaxed to laugh by their son-in-law.
However, Xue Ling was already so hungry that he didn't care to look at the scenery and urged: "Let's go to the store to see if there are any snacks or anything like that. Let's get something to fill our stomach first. I'm already hungry."
The noodles and mashed potatoes I ate at the airport in the morning had long been lost by my digestive system, and I was already extremely hungry.
Cheng Tianyuan was heartbroken and said quickly: "I brought some rice cakes in the car. I'll get them for you right away."
"Hurry up and go!" Xue Ling smiled bitterly.
Cheng Tianyuan ran away, quickly ran to the jeep in front of the store, took a small cloth bag, and quickly ran back.
"My mother prepared rice cakes for me for breakfast this morning. They were hot and fresh. I wrapped a few pieces in bamboo leaves and put them in my cloth pocket. I thought that if everyone gets hungry on the bus in the afternoon, they can fill their stomachs in advance.
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He quickly opened it and handed it to Xue Ling.
Xue Ling was not polite at all, washed his hands in the stream, turned around and took a big piece to eat.
"Hmm...it tastes like mom! It's delicious!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and handed it to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, explaining: "It contains a little sweet bean paste. It is not too sweet. It is wrapped in bamboo leaves and steamed. It tastes pretty good. Dad and Mom, you guys should try it too."
Xue's father and mother looked at the milky white pastry wrapped in emerald green bamboo leaves, and suddenly became interested. They followed Xue Ling's example and went to the stream to wash their hands, and each took a piece.
"Hmm... it's delicious!" Mother Xue praised in surprise: "Sister Liu Ying's craftsmanship is still so good! I have tasted several snacks she made, and they all taste good. I didn't expect the rice cakes she made to be so delicious!"
"It's delicious! It's soft and glutinous, not too sweet or greasy." Dad Xue chewed and bit off more than half of it.
Seeing Xue Ling enjoying the meal, Cheng Tianyuan quickly reminded him in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law, don't go too fast. The rice cake is sticky and you will easily choke if you eat it too fast."
When Father Xue heard this, he quickly slowed down and laughed to apologize.
"I thought it tasted delicious, so I bit it as hard as I could! Fortunately, A Yuan warned me, otherwise I would have choked!"
Everyone laughed,
Xue Ling ate one piece and couldn't help but want to eat the second piece [ www.biqugeso.me].
"No way." Xue's mother reminded: "We ordered several fish, and there will be dishes later. If your stomach is full of rice cakes, the food will be wasted later. You can take the rice cakes back to eat, and eat the fish."
Can I take half of it home?"
Xue Lingsan smiled and retracted his hand.
Cheng Tianyuan wrapped up the remaining rice cakes, and when he saw Xue Ling pouting her little mouth a little unhappy, he couldn't help lowering his voice to coax her.
"There are still a lot of rice noodles at home. I will make some fresh ones for you to eat tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Xue Lingling nodded happily.
A few people walked by the stream, basking in the sun and blowing the cool breeze, feeling very comfortable.
Father Xue couldn't help but praise: "It still feels like late autumn here, the wind is not cold at all."
After saying this, he took off his coat.
Mother Xue also followed his example, taking off her coat and wiping the sweat from her forehead.
She is fatter than Xue's father and is slightly obese. Fat people tend to sweat more easily.
Cheng Tianyuan quickly stepped forward and took the coats from their hands.
"Dad, Mom, I'll take your coats to the car. We'll have lunch soon, and it shouldn't be cold."
"Okay! Thank you!"
Cheng Tianyuan put his coat and rice cakes in the car. He was afraid that the rice cakes would be exposed to the sun, and he also hid the cloth pocket inside to prevent the rice cakes from becoming smelly after a while.
Then, he walked into the shop and urged the shopkeeper to hurry up.
Steaming fish is faster. After ten minutes, the fish will be on the table.
Cheng Tianyuan brought a pot of hot water, soaked the bowls and chopsticks, then shook off the water drops and put them away.
Mother Xue liked his clean actions very much.
"It's really good that A Yuan has kept this good habit."
She turned around and told Xue's father, explaining: "When Ling Ling was in confinement, every time he washed the dishes, he would boil them in boiling water to disinfect them. This is a good habit."
"Not bad!" Xue's father said: "The bowls and chopsticks outside are a bit greasy and uncomfortable to hold. After cooking them like this, it feels much better to hold them."
Xue Ling laughed secretly.
In this era, there was no such thing as dishwashing liquid. People who loved cleanliness would use rice water to wash dishes. My mother-in-law and Cheng Tianyuan were accustomed to boiling dishes and chopsticks in hot water and only used rice water to wash them in summer.
I have to say that the wisdom of the working people is really worthy of praise!
Cheng Tianyuan said warmly: "Dad, Mom, the steamed fish should be eaten while it's hot. Let's eat it quickly."
Father Xue quickly took the chopsticks, picked up a large piece of snow-white fish, and took a bite.
"Yo! It's so sweet!"
"That's right!" Mother Xue asked back: "Is it not fresh if you pick it up and steam it directly? There are many fish bones in the fish tail, and there are no fish bones in other places. Eat it quickly!"
Xue's father didn't care to say anything and just ate big mouthfuls.
Xue Ling was also very hungry and buried himself in eating.
Cheng Tianyuan saw that she had lost a lot of weight after being away for more than a month, and felt very distressed. He added fish and meat to her while eating.
After the steamed fish was finished, the braised fish was quickly served, followed closely by the fried fish.
Later, they didn't eat much and just ate fish.
Father Xue said happily: "It's so delicious! I have never eaten such sweet fish! No wonder your mother has never forgotten it after eating it!"
There was no such thing as paper towels in this era. Everyone took the handkerchiefs from their pockets and wiped their mouths and hands.
Mother Xue couldn't help but cover her mouth, "I found that I was too full! I was full!"
"Haha!" Xue Ling said quickly: "Don't be afraid, just stand up and take a walk slowly. Fish is easy to digest, and you will be fine after a while."
Cheng Tianyuan was very considerate, turned around to find the shopkeeper to pay, and ordered two pickled plums by the way.
"Mom, you may be tired of eating. It would be better to eat some sour plums."
Mother Xue ate one and nodded hurriedly.
"Well, my chest feels a lot better."
The four of them returned to Rongcheng in no hurry and walked along the stream before getting in the car and leaving.