He Yuzhu took out the honey last night, and it weighed almost ten kilograms. He Yuzhu packed it in cans and bottles, filling five bottles in total.
"Auntie, here it is." He Yuzhu took three bottles to the old lady's house and brought four strips of meat. "Old lady, this bottle is for you." The remaining bottle was intended to be given to Sun Juan at night school in the evening.
"Thank you, Zhuzi." Liu Xia knew it was honey, but she couldn't find such a good thing now.
"Auntie, why are you always so polite to me? Look at the old lady, she never says thank you to me."
As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, the old lady said, "Thank you, silly Zhuzhu."
"Pfft!" Liu Xia couldn't hold back and laughed. I didn't expect the old lady to be so naughty.
"Old lady, why are you tearing me down? Uncle, these are the two pieces of meat you want. Old lady, these are for Aunt Gao."
He Xiaotian wants to give Jiang Quan five kilograms of meat, Liu Xia wants to bring five kilograms of meat to the obstetrics and gynecology department, and Gao Cuilan's ten kilograms of meat is going to the orphanage. This was all agreed upon last night.
Jia Zhang waited for Qin Huairu to go to work and then went out. And there seemed to be something in his arms. After wandering around outside for a while, Jia Zhang had four more pieces of meat in her hand. It weighs almost ten kilograms. The meat is more fat and less lean. You can tell it's a good piece of meat at first glance.
Jia Zhang returned to the courtyard with the meat, which shocked the people in the courtyard. Nowadays, anyone who buys one pound of meat is pretty good, but Jia Zhang bought ten pounds. Mrs. Jia Zhang proudly showed off to the third aunt. "What are five kilograms of meat? Did you see it? This is ten kilograms of meat! Look, it's all fat! When I get home, I press lard, use the oil residue to make dumplings, and pickle the rest. Alas! I can't eat it. It’s over, I can’t finish it.”
"Virtue!" The third aunt rolled her eyes and went back to the house.
When they arrived at the middle hospital, Gao Cuilan had returned from the orphanage, and Gao Yuanchao had also gone to school.
"Oh, some people rely on charity from others to have food to eat. Do you see that? Let's buy it ourselves! Beggars are beggars." Mrs. Jia Zhang squeezed Gao Cuilan.
It's a pity that Gao Cuilan ignored her at all and went directly to the west courtyard.
"Duk duk duk" came the sound of chopping with knives and axes from Jia's house. Everyone said that the He family was a coquettish person yesterday, and today the Jia and Zhang family are even more coquettish than the He family. The sound was very loud, for fear that others would not know that I bought meat at home.
"Hey, why do you think Jia Zhang is so generous today? This purchase is ten pounds of meat? But I saw it, it's all fat."
"Now people are attracted to Yi Zhonghai, a wealthy local man. Think about it, Yi Zhonghai used to be a seventh-level worker, and he earns more than 80 yuan a month! What does this little meat count for?"
"That's not what you said. You need meat tickets to buy meat."
"Hi! Have you never been to the pigeon market? If you have money, what good things can't you buy?"
"That's right. Look, this little guy is so successful. It's like no one has ever eaten dumplings before!"
People in the courtyard still have the same attitude of saying that grapes are sour and they gather together in twos and threes to say bad things about others.
It was very warm in He Xiaotian's room, and the old lady couldn't help but sigh. "Why do you think this idiot is so smart? Look, this earthen heater is really good. Not only is the room warm, but there is no coal ash in the room."
"Yes! This thing is really good. And it doesn't cost any coal. It's been almost three hours since we arrived, and the coal Xiaotian added hasn't been burned out yet. I'm going to cook for the old lady." Gao Cuilan went back to make lunch. .
As soon as I opened the door, I smelled the aroma of pressed lard. Gao Cuilan knew it must have come from the Jia family.
Jia Zhang pressed all the fat into lard, and the oil residue was used to make dumplings with Chinese cabbage. Mrs. Jia Zhang felt sorry for Bangge, and the dumplings she made were marked. There are three types of dumplings, one with cabbage filling, which is for Qin Huairu and Xiaodang Huaihua. One is stuffed with oil residue and cabbage, for myself and Yi Zhonghai. A kind of oily cabbage mixed with some lean meat is for Banggeng to eat.
At noon, Xiaodang and Xiaohuahua ate cabbage stuffing, while Jia Zhang herself ate cabbage stuffing with oil residue. Although it is ten pounds of meat, more than half of it is fat. Jia Zhang took out some more bones and stewed them.
She hadn't finished last night's pork head, so Gao Cuilan heated up a few pieces for the old lady. Due to changes in living conditions and aging, the old lady cannot eat much meat.
"A beggar is a beggar! If you serve others well, they will pity you and give you some meat to eat! Look at my family, it's different. The meat in my family is bought with money!" Jia Zhang saw Gao Cuilan coming out with the meat. Just keep running.
In Gao Cuilan's eyes, Jia Zhang was nothing but air, and whatever she said was just considered farting. The He family never felt pity for her, but really treated her as a family member.
Qin Huairu smelled the smell of meat as soon as she came back in the afternoon, and it was coming from her home. "Mom, did you buy meat today?"
Qin Huairu pushed the door open and entered the house, only to find Banggeng gnawing on bones. Xiaodang and Huaihua were there watching helplessly. "Mom, if the little ones can't eat, give them bowls of bone soup." Qin Huairu knew that Jia Zhang's family favored boys over girls, so she quickly filled two bowls of soup for the two little ones. The two little ones drank happily.
Seeing that Qin Huairu was not showing off, Jia Zhang did not stop him. "Is Lao Yi back? Let him come home for dinner later. I also made dumplings today."
Since Yi Zhonghai divorced Gao Cuilan, he has always had dinner at Jia's house, breakfast and lunch at the factory, and also ate at Jia's house during holidays. Anyway, Yi Zhonghai's house has never been too hot. Of course, Qin Huairu received all of Yi Zhonghai's salary on his behalf. After deducting meal stamps, it was almost twelve yuan. Qin Huairu couldn't get this money, and he would give it to Jia Zhang after he came back. Of course, Qin Huairu didn't like the money either. The few times she spent with Deputy Director Li every month would make more money. It's just that Deputy Director Li seems to have changed recently, becoming a gentleman and no longer a womanizer.
Qin Huairu went to call Yi Zhonghai, and Jia Zhang prepared to cook dumplings in batches.
"Mom, I'll do it." Qin Huairu wanted to take over the job from Jia Zhang, but Jia Zhang refused.
"You don't need to be there, I'll do it myself!" Qin Huairu was startled. Her mother-in-law was so strange today. Not only did she buy meat, but she also did all the work at home.
Yi Zhonghai came over. "Did you make dumplings today? I want a drink today. Huairu, help me buy a bottle of wine." Yi Zhonghai took out a dollar.
"I'll go! Lao Yi, I'd better buy a bar." Jia Zhang was so jealous of money that she grabbed the money and went to buy wine.
Qin Huairu had no choice but to take over the task of cooking the dumplings. Jia Zhang planned to cook them separately, but Qin Huairu poured them all into the pot. When Jia Zhang came back, she couldn't tell which filling was from what.
