In fact, Xiao Qu Ning knew when the two of them went out, but she didn't hold on. She just raised her eyelids slightly and fell asleep again. She put her soft little hand on Gu Xiaonian's arm. The fleshy face looks like a steaming white-faced steamed bun. The eyelashes are long, warped and dense, and they tremble occasionally, just like a small cattail leaf fan.
This time, only those two beads appeared in her dream, and they had great origins. The white one was the essence of water, which could control rivers, lakes, and seas, as well as the aquatic animals in the world, while the green one was wood. The essence can control mountains, forests, vegetation, birds and animals. It was also a coincidence that these two innate treasures were given to her. Although she could not fly to the sky in one step, there were still many benefits.
In the blink of an eye, peach blossoms piled up into clouds, apricot blossoms bloomed on the branches, and plum blossoms clustered in clusters. It was all her doing. There are also leeks growing taller, rapeseed sprouting, beans growing on beards, river fish coming out of the water, chickens, ducks and geese laying eggs vigorously... These things are all related to her, and the wild boar is also coming for her.
To put it more clearly, the spiritual energy emanating from her body is of great benefit to flowers, birds, fish, insects, fruits, vegetables and trees. Of course, it is also the same for people. Like Gu Xiaonian, her body and bones have been getting better day by day since she was pregnant with her. Her waist no longer hurts and her legs are no longer sore. She looks radiant and full of energy, which is completely different from other pregnant women.
Very good!
Qu Ning was so happy that she laughed and laughed until she woke up laughing.
"My dear, are you dreaming of something good?" Gu Xiaonian had been awake for a while, and she looked at Xiao Qu Ning's eyelashes flickering a few times, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she smiled. He even opened his mouth and stretched out his short, fleshy and soft fingers, looking as if he was extremely happy.
Gu Xiaonian felt very happy. When he spoke, his voice changed a bit, and there was a smile in it. No wonder people say that my daughter is her parents' little cotton-padded jacket. Ever since she gave birth to a cute baby, she has wanted to laugh every time she saw her. How beautiful her life is.
Dream?
How could it be a dream!
Qu Ning, who had just woken up, was a little confused. Then she pursed her lips and her two light eyebrows became a little wrinkled. She couldn't help but think, how wonderful it would be if those things in the dream were really true. What kind of disease is this? If it's a disaster, nothing will happen to the family.
But her little head quickly turned around. Yes, those strange things clearly happened one after another... When she thought about it, her mind came alive. There will be a long time to come, and she will slowly verify it.
Regardless of whether she was grinning, frowning, or pursed her lips, Gu Xiaonian watched it with great interest and remembered it all in his mind, otherwise how could she show off to others. She was so proud, her little sweet baby was doing well everywhere, and looked very rare.
People, once you get busy, you feel that time flies very fast. It seems like in the blink of an eye, it's February 17th, and it's time to invite relatives, friends and fellow villagers to a banquet. So early in the morning, they got busy. They moved stones and set up a stove in the yard. They placed a large iron pot on top and heated it first. Wang Zhaodi and Song Jixiang, the two sisters-in-law, cut the wild boar meat to be stewed into large cubes in the stove, cut the bacon pickled during the New Year into slices, and cut the sweet potatoes, potatoes and Chinese cabbage taken out from the cellar. Once done, put it in the basket, waiting to be fried.
The indispensable thing is tofu. In order to fertilize the fields, every household grows soybeans these days, and then uses them to make tofu. Whether it is cold, stir-fried, or fried into meatballs, it tastes good. If the family conditions are not good, tofu will be used as the main course when hosting a banquet, and it means to put two slices of meat on top.
Qu Zhongdong's family is not like that. The old man eats commercial grain. He returned to the village after retiring from his job. He has a pension. The eldest girl Qu Yiyi works in a cotton spinning factory. Now her monthly salary is more than 50 yuan, and she can also get various tickets. The eldest son-in-law Ran Mingli is the chief of the cooked food section of a food company, so it is convenient to get meat.
The eldest son, Qu Changhai, works in the village's joint supply and marketing cooperative. He is considered a public servant and can still take care of the farm work in the fields during busy farming periods. Although the second son Qu Changjiang is a little lazy, Song Jixiang is a good worker and often gets full work points. The third son, Qu Changhu, was not shy about earning his work points, and he was also very smart. When he got the chance, he would go to the mountains to trap pheasants and rabbits and serve them as meat for the family. The third daughter-in-law, Gu Xiaonian, had a very good family life and would supplement the children's income from time to time. A couple of bites of something good.
In a word, Qu Zhongdong's family is living a relatively comfortable life, so hosting a banquet is not a problem for them.
At around nine o'clock, Gu Xiaonian's parents came with her second brother and second sister-in-law. They drove an ox cart with two large bundles, a small bundle, and a basket of eggs piled on the cart. After talking to the in-laws for a while, Gu Xiaonian's mother took her second daughter-in-law to the west wing and brought her things into the house.
"You're really having a good time during confinement!" Even if she loves her girl no matter how much she loves her, Grandma Gu can't go out of her way to say that Gu Xiaonian is not having a good life. Just looking at her face and energy, she is better than she was before she was married. It was better when I was there.
"My mother-in-law steamed chicken cakes for me and sprinkled some old vinegar on it. It's appetizing." Gu Xiaonian said that he was greedy, so he took a sip of saliva and quickly changed the topic, "Mom, second sister-in-law, Come over quickly and take a look, my daughter, but I’m afraid we can’t find a child more handsome than her in the entire county!”
As soon as she mentioned Xiao Qu Ning, she opened up her chatterbox and kept mumbling: "She likes to hug my fingers when she sleeps. When she is happy, her little feet kick up and down. It's easy to take care of her at night." Very..."
"Oh, she's really handsome!" Grandma Gu didn't take it seriously before. What mother wouldn't praise her baby for her beauty? When she looked over, she immediately became curious, "Look at her big eyes, but You’re so plump, your face is fair, your nose is straight, you’re much more handsome than you were when you were a kid!”
"Come on, little darling, look at grandma, I am grandma..." Grandma Gu gave Xiao Qu Ning another pet name, clicking her tongue to make Qu Ning look towards her.
Qu Ning also gave her grandma a special face, showing her a sweet smile, and really accepted her title of "good baby" and "little darling". A patriarchal person like Gu Xiaonian's second sister-in-law couldn't help but want to hug her and praise her.
Grandma Gu is very fond of her granddaughter, but no matter how rare she is, she can't outdo her daughter. She asked Gu Xiaonian's second sister-in-law to open the bundle and shake out the clothes, cotton cloth and quilt. The small bundle contained peach cakes and trough cakes. The portion was not large, but the price was not cheap. Woolen cloth.
"You, don't just take care of your baby. You need to know how to feel sorry for yourself." Grandma Gu told her daughter that she had specially prepared these two snacks. She knew that her daughter loved this most.
Xiao Quning started to feel happy again. She was happy for her mother. Grandma really loved her!
After many people become mothers, their parents tell them not to think about themselves all the time, but to take care of the family and the children. But after becoming mothers, don’t their own feelings matter anymore? That statement is wrong and should not be done.
This is the best thing for grandma to do, she is a good mother!
At this moment, there was a bustle outside again, and Qu Yiyi came with her husband and two children. She really wanted to go into the house to see Xiao Qu Ning, but she heard that her in-laws were inside, so she resisted. She ordered her Ran Mingli and two boys to help lift the table and move the long bench. She washed her hands and helped her two younger siblings.
When Wang Zhaodi first started stewing the meat, she added white wine, pepper, star anise, dried hawthorn and other ingredients to remove the odor and make the meat soft and tender. The stew was almost done now. Qu Yi poked his head in and saw that the soup inside had thickened. The meat was soft and elastic, and the color was red and beautiful.
Qu Yiyi felt hungry when he saw it, so he quickly turned around to help fry the meatballs. One of them is called Sixi Meatballs, which are as big as a child's fist. They have a thick layer of meat on the outside and eggs on the inside. They are all real things. There is also a tofu ball made with egg liquid, which actually tastes good. It's soft, tender and not greasy, so it's just not that popular.
While busy, Qu Yiyi suddenly remembered something, so she asked Qu Changhai: "Where are Brother Bao Rong and Brother Bao Hua from the three major masters? Why didn't you see them?"
"I said I would come back at noon..." Qu Changhai was speechless when talking about this matter. Whenever the three big brothers held a banquet, their three brothers would miss work to help out. This was the rule, but when it was their turn, the three big brothers came and Yougui, a junior.
"I'm not surprised at all." Qu Yiyi had already figured out who the three big people were, "Their family is also rich and sincere. Speaking of which, isn't the daughter-in-law of the noble family about to give birth? That's for sure. If you can’t make it, I’ll bring you some Sixi meatballs and a bowl of chowder later.”
"It should be." Everyone agreed on this.
When it's almost noon, relatives from home and people from the countryside who have had friendly relations with each other come over. Those who are close to each other usually give three to five feet of cloth, and sometimes eggs. Those who are not well-connected or whose families are not very well-off just get together with seven or eight families. One foot of cloth also means something. Anyway, these are all written down in the notebook, and I will just follow this as a return gift when the time comes.
Everyone had a great time eating this meal. The stewed vermicelli with pork and cabbage was on the basin, and big meat slices could be found in it; the fried potatoes were also fried with a lot of oil, which was very delicious; the scrambled eggs with leek sprouts were very fresh. It was tender and the color matched beautifully; the stewed wild boar meat made everyone's mouths full of oil, and in the end there was not even a bit of soup left; there were not enough Sixi meatballs, and there was not much tofu meatballs left, wrapped in multigrain steamed buns Inside, it will flatten with a little squeezing, and the soup will get into the steamed buns. It's quite delicious like this.
Only Qu Yougui's sister-in-law, Sun Juhua, couldn't get a few bites after tossing and tossing, and she was so angry that she felt full. But if others say it, that’s just two words, you deserve it!
