The Green Tea’s Crushing Victories in the ’70s - Chapter 10

[Chapter 10 Ten Cups of Green Tea]

It was a long walk from the station to the family compound. Tong Xuelu was almost exhausted with a large bag and a small bag.

I really miss the modern means of transportation, it is very convenient and fast to go anywhere.

It seems that I still have to work hard to make money. Even if I can’t buy a car for the time being, I can get a bicycle to ride.

“Xuelu, are you back?”

Aunt Cai shouted excitedly as she saw Tong Xuelv step into the yard.

Tong Xuelu smiled and nodded: “Yes, Aunt Cai, I went to my adoptive parents’ house for one night. They didn’t want me to leave so quickly, but I really don’t worry about brothers Jia Ming and Jia Xin.”

Aunt Cai looked relieved Appearance: “It’s really a blessing for their two brothers to have you as a sister! But it’s good for you to come back. If you don’t come back, some people may say what you will be like!”

Tong Xuelv left within a day after returning, and some After people know it, all kinds of guesses start.

Some said that Tong Xuelu couldn’t stand the hard life and ran away, and some said that she came back to take Tong Mianmian away. Tong Mianmian is small and good-looking, and this kind of little girl is wanted a lot.

When Aunt Cai heard it, she was so angry that she scolded them on the spot.

Now that she sees Tong Xuelu coming back, can she not sing aloud and hit them in the face?

Tong Xuelu glanced at everyone in the yard: “this is my home, where can I go if I don’t come back? It’s just that my adoptive parents are too reluctant for me, they have prepared a lot of things for me to bring back, you see I have both hands. I can’t bring it up anymore!”

She stayed in the city last night, firstly to send Tong Zhenzhen to the farm to pretend to be sick, and secondly to let the people in the compound know that the four siblings were not helpless orphans, if they were If you want to bully them, you’d better weigh yourself.

Aunt Cai responded like a joke in a cross talk: “Your adoptive parents are so kind to you, too, since you have been raising them for more than ten years, isn’t it just like your own daughter?”

Tong Xuelv nodded with a smile, and put the things mentioned in the house.

She took a few fruit tan peels and hawthorn slices, and asked Tong Mianmian to go to the next door to find pig eggs to play with, and rested for a while to wash her hands and make dinner.

The Tong family gave a pound of pork belly and potatoes, and she planned to make potato braised pork and hot and sour shredded potatoes.

She quickly cleaned the pork belly, blanched it in cold water for a minute, then picked it up and soaked it in cold water until it was cool.

Then she cut the pork belly skin into four squares. Considering Tong Mianmian’s small size, she deliberately cut it a little smaller.

On the way back, she went to the supply and marketing agency to buy some Chinese prickly ash and star anise and other spices.

After the pot is boiled, add the spices, onion, ginger and garlic in cold oil, and fry slowly over low heat.

When the fragrance comes out, add the pork belly pieces, stir fry until the surface changes color, put the pork belly pieces aside, and add rock sugar.

Rock sugar is most afraid of sticking to the pot, so keep stirring and stirring. After frying the sugar color, add soy sauce, and bring the pork belly pieces on the side and stir fry to color.

After each piece of pork belly is evenly colored, pour it into a casserole, add three bowls of water, and then cover the pot and simmer on medium heat after the fire is boiled.

In fact, it is best to use low heat to stew pork belly, but it takes an hour to use low heat, and this time is not enough.

After a while, the smell of meat gradually came out from the pot.

The rich fragrance permeated the entire yard, making everyone present couldn’t help swallowing.

The adults couldn’t bear it, but the children couldn’t bear it, so they ran to the door of Tong’s house and inhaled the aroma one by one.

Some of the younger children rolled on the ground and cried, “I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat!” It’s okay for children to be ignorant

, the key point is that the parents of these bear children are even more ignorant.

Lao Lin’s wife came over, grinned with yellow teeth and said, “Daughter, you cook so much delicious food every day. Your adoptive parents must be rich, right?”

Tong Xuelu smiled and said: “You have no money if you have money.” .

Seeing Tong Xuelu’s smile, Lao Lin’s daughter-in-law pushed her nose more and more: “Daughter, your meat is so fragrant, you look at the children and cry. When you’re done, you will share a small half bowl for your aunt?”

Next door Aunt Cai became anxious when she heard this, but before she could speak, she saw Tong Xuelu smiling and nodding: “Okay.”

Lao Lin’s daughter-in-law clapped her thigh and said with a smile: “Daughter-in-law, you’re right, the neighbor of the neighborhood. We should help each other.”

Tong Xuelu smiled and nodded again: “Auntie is right.”

Lao Lin’s wife laughed so hard that her mouth was so close to her ears: “Oh, this meat smells old, it’s almost good, right? I’ll come back soon. Bring a bowl here.”

“Wait a minute, Auntie,” Tong Xuelu stopped her, “Since Auntie wants to go back, why don’t you bring ten catties of rice to me by the way.” When

Lao Lin’s wife heard this, she exploded on the spot: “Why should I give you ten catties of rice?!”

Ten catties of rice cost one yuan and forty-three cents, and she asked for ten catties of rice when she opened her mouth. Why is her face so big?

Tong Xuelu looked aggrieved: “Didn’t my aunt say that neighbors should help each other? My rice is gone, so I don’t want to ask my aunt for some.”

Aunt Cai finally found a chance to speak: “Oh, I want meat for myself. When they said they wanted to help each other, they turned their backs on nothing, why do you think some people’s faces are so big?”

“…”

Lao Lin’s daughter-in-law seemed to be a chicken strangled by the neck, her face flushed red.

Some people in the courtyard just heard that Lao Lin’s wife was going to get a bowl of meat, and their hearts were moved, and their faces were embarrassed at the moment.

After Lao Lin’s wife left, Tong Xuelv continued to prepare dinner, the corners of his mouth hooked up slightly.

Want to take advantage of her?

Impossible, impossible in this lifetime.

While the braised pork was still simmering, she peeled the potatoes and shredded them.

She was very skilled with the knife, and each potato she cut out was evenly sized, which made Aunt Cai amazed.

After Lao Lin’s wife returned home, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She rolled her eyes and went out to Xu’s house.

Xu Baigen and Zhou Fang haven’t got off work yet, but Xu’s mother is at home.

After a while, she came out of Xu’s house and spat fiercely in the direction of Tong Xuelu.

Pooh!

Damn girl, look back at the Xu family and don’t return the station, let’s see how she cries!

Tong Xuelu didn’t know the plan behind Lao Lin’s wife, she threw the diced potatoes into the casserole, and then fished the soaked shredded potatoes out of the water.

After heating the oil pan, add the peppercorns, ginger, garlic and onion and sauté until fragrant, then stir-fry the shredded potatoes, stir-fry for a minute or two, and then pour the vinegar along the pan.

The sun was setting in the west, and people who got off work came home one after another.

As soon as they walked into the family compound, an unbridled scent wafted through their nostrils, and everyone suddenly became agitated.

“Where does the smell come from?”

“It’s so fragrant, what’s this smell?”

“I smell the smell of meat, and there is a special sour and spicy aroma!”

Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of Tong’s house. Seeing Tong Xuelu’s figure, she couldn’t help crying in her heart.

Everyone’s tears flowed from the corners of their mouths –

this day will never end.

The two brothers Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin finally came back, each holding two bundles of firewood in their hands.

Seeing the smoke billowing from the kitchen door, Tong Jiaxin’s eyes brightened: “Great, we can finally have dinner tonight!”

Tong Jiaming glanced at him: “Finally? Then what did you eat before?”

Tong Jiaxin said frantically. Secreted saliva, he smirked twice: “Second brother, I definitely don’t mean to dislike your cooking like pig food, really!”

Tong Jiaming: “…” It’s

all said to be pig food, isn’t that called disgust?

Tong Jiaxin didn’t see his brother’s expression, and ran towards the house: “little sister, third brother is back!”

Hearing the movement, Tong Mianmian kicked his short legs and ran out of the room.

Tong Jiaxin hurriedly dropped the dry wood and opened his hands to her: “little sister, third brother misses you!”

Tong Mianmian ran past him as if not seeing him, “second brother!”

Tong Jiaxin : “…” The

scene was very embarrassing for a while.

When Tong Xuelu saw this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

The braised pork belly was just about to collect the juice, the lid of the casserole was opened, and a strong aroma permeated the yard.

Tong Jiaxin moved his nose and instantly forgot his embarrassment. The next moment, someone appeared in front of the stove with his eyes glued to the braised pork.

The pork belly and potatoes are stewed until crisp and tender, the fat meat is crystal clear, the pork skin glows with a layer of oily light, the fried candy-colored pork is bright and attractive, and the juice is thick and fragrant.

So delicious!

Tong Jiaxin glanced at Tong Xuelu and said, “Well, let me help you, bring in the braised pork with potatoes?”

Tong Xuelu’s voice was light: “Yes.”

Tong Jiaxin grinned to the bottom of his ear when he heard the words, and picked up the potato Braised Pork Pi Dian Pi Dian laughed sillyly: “It’s dinner, it’s dinner!”

Tong Xuelv followed him with hot and sour shredded potatoes.

After entering, she put another bowl of braised pork with potatoes and was about to take it to Aunt Cai next door, but at the door she heard the voices of the two brothers of the Tong family.

“Second brother, don’t worry, I helped her serve the dishes just now, and I definitely didn’t give up!”

“I’m pretending to be nice to her so that she’ll stay and help us cook. Second brother, do you think I’m very smart?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Why don’t you think so?! Second brother, it’s so hard for you to cook Eat, if I’m not nice to her, what if she ran away like Tong Zhenzhen?”

“Shut up!”

Tong Xuelu: “…”

If Tong Jiaming is black and white, then Tong Jiaxin is a silly white bear.

Such a silly white bear still wants to play tricks on her?

He really respects himself.

When it was time to eat, Tong Jiaxin was like a person who had been hungry for three days and three nights. When scooping the rice, he pressed and pressed it with a rice spoon, poured the soup of braised pork on the rice, and then started to eat with big mouthfuls.

The rice is mixed with the richness of the soup, and the braised pork is crispy and soft, so delicious that it makes people want to cry.

Woohoo so delicious!

He has never eaten such delicious pork in his life!

In order to be able to eat such delicious food in the future, he decided to pretend to be nicer to her in the future.

That’s it!

Tong Jiaming eats a little faster than usual, even Tong Mianmian eats with bulging cheeks, like a cute little squirrel.

**

After eating, Tong Jiaxin was kicked to wash the dishes.

Tong Xuelv sat at the table with Tong Mianmian in her arms, and said concisely: “I have received the approval slip for my account, and I will go to the Public Security Bureau tomorrow to settle down.”

Tong Jiaming: “Yes.”

Tong Xuelv asked, “I will lend it to Xu . What’s the matter with the work station at home? Is the other party reliable?”

Tong Jiaming’s voice was low and deep: “When my parents had an accident, Brother Xu and the others helped a lot.”

Tong Xuelu: “What about you, what are your plans next? Do you want to go back to school to continue studying, or stay at home to do housework and take care of the children?”

“…”

Tong Jiaming’s mouth twitched hard: “Of course I want to go back to school. , but…”

But he was afraid that the money would not be kept, and he was most worried that they would be taken back to the countryside!

“It’s nothing good, but since you want to go back to school, don’t go to work tomorrow, and remember to write a letter to Beihe’s hometown, let’s go, take me to Xu’s house now.”

Tong Xuelv ignored it. After he was entangled, he took Tong Mianmian’s hand and walked out.

Tong Jiaming was startled for a moment, then quickly stood up and followed.

The night outside was ups and downs, and unknown night bugs were chirping in the corner.

The person in front of him has a tall and straight back, giving him an inexplicable feeling of being dependable.

Tong Mianmian turned back in front and waved to him softly: “Second brother, hurry up!”

“Okay!”

**

Wen Rugui returned from the research room to the dormitory, and Zhou Yan from the next room just came out of the room.

Seeing him grinning, he said, “I’ve been so busy these past two days that my feet don’t touch the ground. I heard that your old man pretended to be sick and tricked you into going home for a blind date. What’s up, does that girl look good?”

Wen Rugui carried her back. Standing lightly, the corners of his mouth twitched indifferently: “I don’t know.”

“So it’s no play again?”

Wen Rugui said “um”.

Zhou Yan heard the words “tsk”: “It’s really strange that you can’t remember your face. If you didn’t know who you are, I would have thought you were deliberately embarrassing.” The

moonlight shone from the eaves, Wen Wen Rugui’s tall and slender figure melted into the light.

Sudden.

A charming and charming face appeared in his mind, like the moles of tears under the skin of snow, which captured the soul.

Against the high red tile wall, the face was very clear under the sun.

The author has something to say: Wen Rugui: I have facial blindness.

Tong Xuelu: No, you didn’t.

Tong Jiaxin: I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han, I bear the burden of humiliation for the sake of food…

Tong Jiaming: Shut up, don’t talk stupid!

[End of This Chapter]