I was lucky today, not only did I have braised pork, but I also had rice.
When the waiter looked at these people, he thought they were from Haicheng before he opened his mouth. Turns out they were locals.
She put down a large bowl of braised pork and asked Gu Mingtang, "Aren't the cotton monkeys you have on you? Where did you buy them? Why do they look so good?"
People nowadays prefer to call cotton clothes cotton monkeys.
This kind of cotton-padded coat is directly connected to the hat. Maybe it looks like a monkey when viewed from behind?
Gu Mingtang said, "It's not cotton monkey, it's a down jacket. I bought it from the south. It seems to be from the port city."
I originally wanted to touch it, but when the waiter heard where he came from, he was startled, stared, and lowered his voice, "How brave are you to wear clothes over there?"
"If you go to Southern Province, you will find that these are sold openly in foreign trade stores. Otherwise, can I buy it?"
Yes.
The waiter was dubious, but it was very busy at noon, so she went to receive the customers quickly.
Then the waiter saw that the third baby was really sensible.
The first bite of meat was given to her mother. She was obviously very greedy, but she ate it in an unhurried manner. He was the most elegant and well-educated child she had ever seen.
Gobbling it down is really not a good look.
She also had to teach her children a lesson when she got home.
After returning home with a full load, Gu Mingtang saw his elder brother walking from a distance carrying a bundle of firewood.
It snowed yesterday, and the snow in front of and behind the house was swept away.
When he left, he gave Gu Qingshan the key to his home. At this time, smoke was coming from the chimney, and it felt warm when he entered the house.
Lili took Chunya back home first.
Gu Qingshan said, "You don't need to worry about the firewood. Ke Jinshao. Now that the mountain road is easy to walk, I will dry the branches for you when I have time."
"Brother, please come over with the cart tonight. It's best to make half of this batch of spiced melon seeds before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I heard that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the county cinema will show movies for one day and one night."
Before Gangzi left, he and Gu Mingtang had already agreed that Qi Gang would come at night on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month and take away as much as he could make.
It's a pity that there is no suitable place in the county town, and she still can't get away. Otherwise, she wouldn't have to go through all the trouble.
Gu Qingshan placed the firewood beside the fence and hurried home.
This time he bought a lot of peppercorns and star anise, plus the leftovers from before. Gu Mingtang used a spring scale to start the ingredients.
She asked Lu Hui to record the data.
This time the ratio is very strict. One hundred pounds of melon seeds are divided into several pots and cooked, and then there are data on how much ingredients are put in each pot.
Although there is no supervision, you cannot cut corners.
Especially this thing is not an old soup. The ingredients are prepared and a small packet is placed in one pot. The grams and proportions of the ingredients are recorded in detail.
After Lu Hui finished writing, he solemnly placed the small notebook in the drawer of his bookcase.
He has more tasks than his sister.
I also write in my diary at night.
Oops, there are so many things to write in the diary every day.
Dad will definitely be surprised when he comes back.
Lu Hui was suddenly stunned and lowered his head guiltily. I'm sorry, Dad, I didn't even have time to think about you today.
At the same time, Lu Liangzhou was sitting on the plane. They had crossed the border, and the end of the mission was ahead.
Lu Liangzhou put his hand on the armrest and tapped it a few times.
It was foggy outside the window, and when I looked down, I could vaguely see the winding and prostrate mountains on the ground.
Except for the business trip of more than a month a year ago, this is the first time since the birth of his two children that he may be separated from them for a long time.
Lu Liangzhou thought that Ah Hui and Xue Yan must miss him as their father at this time.
As for Gu Mingtang.
Will she miss herself?
Lu Liangzhou pursed his thin lips tightly, his cold face expressionless.
In the evening, Gu Qingshan took away two sacks of melon seeds, totaling three hundred kilograms. Gu Mingtang gave him the ingredients and told him to follow the requirements to ensure that the Gu family's melon seeds had their own unique taste.
this point is very important.
As a result, construction started on both locations almost simultaneously.
Gu Mingtang and Lili worked together until around nine o'clock, and two hundred kilograms of spiced melon seeds were cooked.
Relatively speaking, boiling melon seeds is the easiest. The more troublesome part is drying and frying.
The two of them spread out the melon seeds and dried them in the kitchen, in the room, and on the table. This was the disadvantage of not having a special processing workshop.
He went to bed early at night and naturally got up early. Gu Mingtang got up early in the morning and took advantage of the fact that no one entered his space.
The refined salt and sugar she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative were all gone.
I bought some in the county yesterday.
Just use a rolling pin to crush the granular salt that Gangzi got.
However, there is not much cinnamon left, so we have to find a safe way to purchase it.
Gu Mingtang came in to watch the video.
She had downloaded a basic tutorial on skating, and while sitting in the space, Gu Mingtang read it over. It may have something to do with the space, and her memory is also very good.
After remembering all the key points, she left the space.
The children were born in the north, so they don’t need glasses. The key is that there really aren’t any in space.
Just control your time.
Breakfast is ready.
When Gu Qingshan came last night, he not only said a lot of heart-wrenching words with red eyes, but also brought a pot of cabbage, vermicelli and steamed dumplings in oil.
In the season when vegetables are scarce, you can only eat more cabbage.
We cooked cornmeal porridge and steamed and fried dumplings for the children. Although there was no meat, Lin Shulan's fillings were so fragrant that the two little guys were satisfied.
Looking carefully, the two babies have grown taller.
Gu Mingtang decided to learn skating with Lu Hui today.
Lili stayed at home and was responsible for drying spiced melon seeds.
The northern wasteland is sparsely populated and has large homesteads. Almost every house is a single-family house.
In particular, the layout of the residents in Lingxi Brigade is almost a few hundred meters away from their neighbors.
Gu Mingtang's house is not big, but it occupies a large area.
There are vegetable gardens in front and behind, and the vegetable garden on the right is a depression with a few poplar trees planted.
Therefore, as long as you don't enter the house, you won't be able to smell the five aromas.
At present, the Gu family is very cautious when it comes to making small fuss, and no one really knows what they are doing.
Even Brother Jiang saw Gangzi giving things to him several times, but knowing that Gu Mingtang was a prodigal and Gangzi was dragging the things away, he didn't doubt it. He only told his wife that Gu Mingtang from the West Courtyard seemed to be selling food secretly again.
But he won't talk nonsense, Mrs. Jiang's mouth is stricter.
Anyway, the money is quite comfortable.
Gu Mingtang felt relieved to have Lili at home, so he pulled the sledge and carried skates and shoes to Dahetao.
The simple skating rink is maintained every day by Gu Quan.
When Gu Mingtang came, Gu Quan had already gone home carrying a broom and a bundle of firewood.
There are two wooden piers placed on the side that is exposed to the wind, making it easier to change shoes.
Lu Hui looked at the shiny skates and asked again excitedly, "Mom, are you sure you want me to skate in this?"
"Sure, as long as you dare." Gu Mingtang replied with a smile.
(End of chapter)
