After Lu Qingan returned home, he gave the telegram to Li Yuee and asked her to take it to Su Mo.
"This is the telegram that the third child sent to his wife. You take it to her. Tell her that I thought it was something big and I opened it."
After Li Yue'e took it, she was a little nervous, "What happened? How can I send a telegram?"
Lu Qingan waved his hand, "It's okay. I sent a telegram to his wife to write to him."
Li Yue'e:......
Is this because you have too much money and are you burning out? If there is anything wrong with writing a letter, why not send a telegram? This telegram is almost as long as a letter.
These days, sending a telegram costs three and a half cents per word, but it's very fast. You can reach big cities in two hours at the fastest, and remote areas in no more than three days at the latest.
Li Yue'e took the telegram and went to Su Mo's place.
As soon as I got closer, I smelled the mouth-watering fragrance, so I asked as I entered the yard: "Young man, what are you doing? It smells so good."
Su Mo was chopping minced meat at this time. When she heard the sound, she quickly moved about three-quarters of it into the space.
"I'm braised pig's head." Su Mo responded.
"The third child sent you a telegram, I'll deliver it to you." Li Yue'e said, "Your father, the old man, thought there was something big, so he took it apart."
Su Mo didn't expect that Lu Changzheng would send her a telegram. These days, it wasn't a big deal, just letters, so she didn't blame Lu Qingan for opening her telegram.
"It's okay, Mom, Dad is worried too."
Su Mo washed her hands, took the telegram from Li Yue'e, opened it and couldn't help but smile.
This guy is real! He even sent a telegram asking her to write to him. It just so happened that she had knitted a sweater and would send it to him tomorrow.
When Li Yue'e saw Su Mo mincing meat, she asked, "Are you preparing to make steamed buns again?"
Su Mo shook her head, "No, I'm making mushroom meat sauce. I'll finish it and send it to Changzheng tomorrow."
Li Yue'e smiled and waved her hand, "Okay, you're busy then." The third child was still anxious. If he didn't send a telegram, his wife would prepare to send him a letter tomorrow.
After Li Yue'e left, Su Mo took out the meat and continued to chop it.
After mincing it well and seasoning the minced meat, start to put some oil in the pan, add the minced meat, stir-fry the water and stir out the oil, then add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder and pepper, and add in the minced meat. Stir-fry the minced meat until fragrant, then add the diced mushrooms that were dried in oil, add soybean paste, and stir-fry constantly. After frying until it is dry and fragrant, pour an appropriate amount of the oil used to stir-fry the hazelnut mushrooms just now, sprinkle with a handful of white sesame seeds, and it is ready to serve.
Mushroom Ding Sumo uses fresh hazel mushrooms taken from the space. After washing them, they are directly stir-fried with oil. The diced mushrooms produced in this way are fragrant and chewy.
After taking out the mushroom meat sauce and letting it cool, Su Mo looked at the braised pork head meat. Seeing that the meat was already soft and rotten, she took it out, cut the prepared potatoes into cubes, and cooked them in the marinade.
Then he took out four transparent plastic jars containing snacks from the space, tore off all the labels, and checked that there were no signs of the era, washed them and dried them, and waited for the mushroom meat sauce to cool down. Just can it.
At this time, the pork was almost cold, so Su Mo peeled off the meat on top, cut it into small pieces, then put it in and continued to marinate it with the potatoes for a while. After the potatoes are also floured, put the whole pot into the pot.
First fill the two aluminum lunch boxes I bought a few days ago, and then take them to the cowshed to feed my parents.
Divide the rest into two portions, one for yourself and one for the three old people later.
Then he filled four large jars of mushroom sauce, sending two jars to Lu Changzheng, one jar to the cowshed, and one jar to Geng Changqing. The rest was also divided into two portions, one for the Lu family and one for myself.
As for the bones and ribs, she wasn't going to do them today. She just put them into the space and used them to make soup later.
After finishing it, Su Mo carried the bamboo basket, covered it with cloth, and sent it to the Lu family.
Li Yue'e was really moved and helpless when she saw Su Mo bringing something again.
"You child, you have been brought to us, what do you want to eat?"
"We still have some at home. There's not much meat, just mushrooms and potatoes." Su Mo said with a smile, "Mom, I don't have enough jars at home. You can put this mushroom sauce in a jar. You can mix it with noodles or eat it with steamed buns later. It all smells good.”
"Hey, okay." When Li Yue'e looked at the mushroom sauce, she said there wasn't much meat. She was afraid that even half a pound of meat was given to her.
This kid, so honest, is really annoying.
Seeing Su Mo bring something again, the first and second bedrooms were actually a little embarrassed.
The second room was okay. They only had one and a half kilograms of meat, and their in-laws got more than they did, so there was nothing to say if they didn't give it.
Dafang had eight kilograms of meat, and this time he ordered four kilograms first, which was also two kilograms of oil and two kilograms of meat. Liu Yuzhi marinated one pound of meat with salt, chopped the other pound and stuffed it into dumplings to eat.
I ate some at lunch and not much at night.
"Dad, do you want to bring a bowl of dumplings over?" Liu Yuzhi asked. She originally thought that her parents-in-law would also share the meat, so she didn't give it to her.
Lu Xingjun waved his hand, "The third brother and sister just gave it to me. The old man has a few mouths and can't eat that much. We will give it to him next time."
After thinking for a while, Lu Xingjun added, "Next time I have something delicious to eat, I'll think of my parents, so no matter how much, I'll give you some."
Liu Yuzhi sounded unhappy, as if she was such a harsh person.
"I don't think my parents have as much meat as us. They eat three people, but we only have five people. Several children are eager to eat every day."
"Give more if you have more, and give less if you have less. Even if it's just one person, it's still a gift, and it's also our filial piety." Lu Xingjun said, he is the boss, and he should shoulder the important responsibility of filial piety to the elderly.
"You are the eldest sister-in-law, and you should set an example for the younger brothers and sisters below."
Liu Yuzhi sneered, "Eldest sister-in-law? It's okay for the third child's family, but when have you ever seen the second child's family treat me as their eldest sister-in-law?"
Lu Xingjun choked and had nothing to say.
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The next day, after Su Mo had breakfast, she got on her bicycle and went to the post office to send something to Lu Changzheng.
In addition to sweaters and mushroom sauce, there are also a lot of chestnuts, walnuts and pine nuts. I also wrote a letter last night, talking about some recent events, also vaguely expressing my longing for him, and asking him to pay attention to his safety and take care of himself.
Thinking that she would have to mail one more item at the commune post office, Su Mo went directly to the county post office to mail it. When packing, I also asked the post office staff to wrap the mushroom sauce in several layers to prevent it from leaking on the road and staining the sweater.
There were a lot of things, and although the distance was shorter, it still cost a dollar.
After sending the things, Su Mo withdrew the 50 yuan remitted by her eldest aunt. After thinking about it, she decided to give them a call and tell them about the situation here.
She told the phone operator the number, and when the call was connected, she asked Su Mo to come in.
Su Tingde was not at home today, only Manhua and Su Mo's second cousin Su Yiyuan were there, and it was Su Yiyuan who answered the phone.
"Little sister, I heard from my parents that you got married over there? What's going on?" Su Mo just said hello when Su Yiyuan's excited voice came.
"Second brother, why are you at home?" She remembered that Su Yiyuan didn't seem to be in the Guangxi Provincial Army.
Su Yiyuan is four years older than the original owner. He also lived in Shanghai for a period of time when he was a child, and he has a good relationship with the original owner. He is also one of the people who often sends money and things to the original owner.
"Why can't I be at home? I've been transferred to Gui Province. Don't change the subject. Tell me why you got married."
When Su Yiyuan came back and heard what his parents said, he almost died of anger. If he hadn't just been transferred and couldn't get leave, he would have rushed to Heijiang Province.
Su Mo had no choice but to tell her about Lu Changzheng's rescue.
"Just because of this, you want to marry him?" Su Yiyuan couldn't believe it.
"It's not just because of this, it's mainly because he's pretty handsome and he's my type."
Su Yiyuan:......
"Send me a photo of him. I want to see how handsome he is." Su Yiyuan almost choked to death. He wanted to see what kind of person his little sister could fall in love with at a glance.
The Su family are all good-looking, and they are usually the ones others say are handsome.
"Sent it. I mailed some hazelnut mushrooms and chestnuts to you a few days ago. I guess it should arrive in a few days." The last time Su Mo mailed something, she also sent a photo.
"Why are you mailing those things? You keep it for yourself. If you don't have enough money, just tell your second brother and he will send you money."
"Second brother, I have enough money. I picked up those things from the mountains. They are mountain products unique to the north and not available in the south. I will mail them to you to try."
Su Yiyuan almost cried. His cute little sister actually went up the mountain to pick up things. How hard it was.
Just when he was about to give a sensational performance, he was slapped by Fu Manhua who was standing aside, "Long-distance phone calls are expensive. To make a long story short, I want to ask your little sister why she called."
Su Yiyuan choked, and then asked: "Little sister, why are you calling?"
"Second brother, is the eldest aunt here? Let me tell the eldest aunt."
Su Yiyuan had to reluctantly give the phone to Fu Manhua.
"Auntie, I received the money. There is no need to send it in the future. I met Grandpa Zhang and the others, and they all gave me money. I have enough money to spend." Su Mo said.
"Have you seen them? How are they? Is the old man in good health?"
"They are in good spirits, but they have lost a lot of weight. I will take time to visit them from time to time and ask them to take good care of their health."
"Okay, you should also pay attention to yourself." Fu Manhua reminded.
"I know, aunt, don't worry. I went to Uncle Geng a few days ago, and he also gave me 100 yuan to spend." Su Mo mentioned vaguely that Geng Changqing was helping.
"Okay, your uncle Changqing is nice, but he is also busy with work, so you shouldn't go to him often."
With Geng Changqing on top, those people's lives won't be that hard, but if Geng Changqing is implicated, it will be difficult to tell how they will live in the future.
"I understand, aunt, don't worry."
"Okay, I may go to Haishi in two months, and then I'll find you." Fu Manhua.
"Well, tell me when auntie comes, and I will pick you up in the county seat." There is a shuttle bus from the city to Qingxi County.
"Okay, I'll send you a telegram then." Fu Manhua said.
The two exchanged greetings again, then hung up the phone, making Su Yiyuan, who was still waiting to say something, stare angrily.
This call actually lasted ten minutes and cost Su Mo 11 yuan.
