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Chapter 869 Preparations Before the Year
After Song Hongguo got up, she stood under the front building and did a few simple yoga movements. After all, the bamboo on the right side of the house could not withstand the cold of more than ten degrees below zero. It was no longer green and green, revealing a somewhat fragile yellow color. The wintersweet on the left is in full bloom against the cold wind. The colder it is, the more pleasant the fragrance is.

In the black and white of the whole courtyard, except for the two red persimmon trees, there is a bunch of bright yellow in the corner.

The two brothers followed Li He in running circles and boxing, while Huo Minglou cleaned up the odds and ends in the backyard. One pig was missing, and the housework was a lot lighter. At least he no longer had to shovel manure every now and then.

Song Hongguo put on her apron and prepared breakfast. She tried not to repeat herself and ate in different ways every day. When she had enough time, she steamed buns, baked pies, and fried fried dough sticks according to the precise recipe on the Internet. If she got up a little late, Just make simple pot noodles, pimple soup, most of the time porridge, rice treasure, rice pumpkin, millet and red dates, boil it thicker and can be eaten directly as the main meal, and then make a few delicious side dishes, and everyone can fry one Eggs are a meal.

Anyway, no matter what she does, Huo Minglou and the children like to eat it, and they eat it clean every time, which is very popular.

She got up late this morning, so she took out the tomato paste stored in Qiu Shang, sauteed it until fragrant, added water and boiled it, then added egg droplets to make a sour soup base, then added some gnocchi, and when it came out of the pot, Sprinkle some chopped coriander and you have a delicious pimple soup. It is delicious and easy to make. After one bowl, your stomach feels warm and your limbs feel ironed.

The family was sitting in the main room eating contentedly. A familiar nursery rhyme was playing on the radio, "Children, don't be greedy. After Laba Festival, it's New Year. After a few days of drinking Laba porridge, it's twenty-three. Twenty-three, Sticky melons; Twenty-four, clean the house; Twenty-five, grind tofu; Twenty-six, stew the meat; Twenty-seven, slaughter the rooster; Twenty-eight, make the dough; Twenty-nine, steam the buns; Thirty evening Stay up all night; take a walk on New Year’s Day.”

After hearing this, Ling Zhi volunteered, "Mom, you and Uncle Huo are both at work. Let Xiaoyuan and I do the cleaning of the house."

Ling Yuan nodded hurriedly, "Yes, my brother and I will do it and we will ensure the task is completed."

Song Hongguo naturally had no reason to refuse, so she agreed with a smile. Before going out, she prepared dust-blocking hats, masks, gloves, and protective clothing for them. The work equipment was very complete.

In fact, the house is very clean, and they have to be wiped with a rag every day. Song Hongguo will also use the cleaning service provided by the mall to give the house a thorough cleaning when there is no one at home. Therefore, the first thing anyone who comes to their house will notice is Neat and beautiful, everything is neat and tidy.

Even the kitchen, which is the easiest place to get rid of, she cleans up very neatly. In this regard, Ling Zhi is even more obsessive-compulsive. Even the firewood must be arranged neatly. If you touch the stove with your hands, there is no trace of greasy dust. .

But during the Chinese New Year, it is a custom to clean the house on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. Even if there is no stolen goods, there must be a sense of ritual.

She couldn't be more at ease with the two brothers doing it.

Sure enough, when I came back in the afternoon, the house felt completely new after some tidying up.

Song Hongguo praised him a lot.

Huo Minglou also specially gave the two children a reward. It was a diary assigned to him by the institute. It was very exquisite and leather-covered. The two brothers liked it so much that they happily wrote their names on it.

Twenty-five. Grinding tofu. In the past, every family would make a plate of tofu by themselves. A plate of tofu weighs about forty or fifty pounds. It can be used to fry vegetables, make meatballs, and make dumplings with vegetarian fillings during the New Year. There is no need to worry about using it. No, but it’s no longer possible. Beans are not that easy to buy. When the grain is distributed in autumn, each family can only get a few kilograms. From time to time, they have to cook something to eat and supplement the family. After publicity, the members have Knowing that edema is caused by a lack of protein and can be prevented by eating beans, beans have become rare.

So on this day, many people gathered together to make a pot of tofu to save for the New Year. Song Hongguo didn't plan to make an exception. She was not short of beans, but she really didn't have time. As the New Year was approaching, there were more and more patients. And Qi Meishu took a long leave again, which caused everyone in the department to be busy and she was embarrassed to talk about taking a break again.

So, she weighed five kilograms of beans in advance and sent them to Zhao Baoqing. Local tofu is made with brine. Normally, one kilogram of beans can produce about three kilograms of tofu, and five kilograms of beans can produce fifteen kilograms. , fry some tofu leaves, tofu cubes and meatballs, enough for home use.

It is said that "the three hardships in life are to take a boat to strike iron and sell tofu." It can be seen that making tofu is a hard job. When Song Hongguo got up around five o'clock, Zhao Zhenhua brought a pot of thick soy milk, which was steaming hot. He said it was made in advance. Scoop out a few ladles to drink, and add brine to the rest to make tofu.

"You're making soy milk right now? What time do you get up to push the stone mill?"

"It's three o'clock..."

"Thank you for your hard work and tiredness..."

"Hey, why is this a hardship? It's okay. You can drink it while it's hot. I'll bring you the tofu in the afternoon. Don't waste it."

"okay……"

With tofu, every household will start preparing fried dishes. This is also an indispensable custom during the Chinese New Year. They usually include fried meat, radish balls, fried hairtail, fried yams and sweet potatoes. The highlight is tofu, and some people will fry some twists. Hesazi, a variety of fried goods, placed in a wicker basket, can be eaten from now until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Frying these things requires craftsmanship. The brothers can't do it, so they can only do some preparation work beforehand. They wash what needs to be washed and cut what needs to be cut. Song Hongguo took advantage of the afternoon when he was not very busy and left for an hour early. When she went home to work, her two children helped her. Later, Huo Minglou also helped after work, and the whole family joined in. It went like this, and they worked until late at night, eating while frying, and skipping dinner.

They also fried a lot of tofu. Half of the dozen or so kilograms of tofu were fried, and the rest was made into frozen tofu and saved for hot pot. There was also a lot of fried meat. The thirty kilograms of pork left over from the previous slaughter of the New Year pig were divided into three. Part of it was used to make sausages and soy sauce meat, and part of it was used for frying meat today. The other part was left for cooking and making dumplings during the New Year.

There was no shortage of radish balls, sweet potatoes, yams, etc. at home. Song Hongguo thought that it would be a waste of gas, so she simply got more. In the end, the basket was piled as high as a hill.

There is also hairtail, which Huo Minglou asked someone to buy. It weighs about ten kilograms. In addition to dry frying, Song Hongguo plans to make it into crispy fish.

In addition to hairtail, Huo Minglou also brought home three large pig heads and more than ten kilograms of pig skins, all of which were cleaned. The next day, on the 26th, they stewed the meat. Song Hongguo got up early and put the stewed pig heads into the big iron pot. , she prepared the sauce, brought it to a boil over high heat, and then let the two children watch over it and simmer slowly over low heat.

Simmer for a few hours, then stop the heat and soak for an afternoon. This will make it more flavorful and naturally taste more delicious.

When she got home in the evening, she made pig skin jelly again, with green beans and peanuts in it. It was crystal clear. She cut two large pieces and sent them to Zhao Baoqing and Zhao Yulian's family respectively.

Zhao Yulian returned some pancakes that she had spread herself, while Zhao Dajinzi returned with bright red window grilles, magpies climbing branches, red plum blossoms blooming, and golden bulls heralding spring and good luck. Each one was lifelike, revealing the joy of the New Year.

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, every household kills chickens and geese, and usually cooks crispy pots on this day. Song Hongguo didn't want to deal with the chickens and geese in her own pen, so she bought two from the mall, with the excuse that they were from Someone from the black market brought them to me. I prepared all kinds of ingredients in the evening and put them all in a big casserole. They sat on the stove all night. When I woke up in the morning, the house was filled with fragrance.

They had crispy pot for breakfast, and Song Hongguo made pumpkin steamed buns. Everyone made several, and inevitably they were full.

Ling Zhi drank hawthorn water and asked, "Mom, do you want to make noodles today?"

Song Hongguo rubbed Ling Yuan's belly and shook her head, "It's not too late to steam tomorrow. Let's take a rest today."

She has been busy for several days, and it would be false to say she is not tired. Besides, she doesn't like eating dry and hard steamed buns, preferring freshly steamed ones, so she doesn't plan to prepare too much, just steam two pots to suit the occasion.

Lingzhi reminded, "There will be a New Year's goods gathering at the Xiguan Brigade tomorrow."

Song Hongguo smiled and said, "Want to go? Let's go out early and see if we can squeeze in?"

"it is good……"

This market must have been crowded with people a year ago. Song Hongguo didn't want to join in the excitement. It was too crowded, but the two children looked forward to it, so she wouldn't throw cold water on it.

When they arrived at the hospital, Song Hongguo asked the system to deliver a bag of things to Ling Zifeng in the farm. Food and drink. She didn't dare to get too much for fear that he would have no place to hide it. She focused on a delicate urgent need. As for the Rong family, the recent transactions have all been handled by the system. She really couldn't spare the time. In the past, she could still find excuses to hide it from her children, but it was really difficult to fool Huo Minglou.

After handling the outpatients, she went to the ward to perform an operation. After finishing her work, Han Xue pulled her and said a few words.

"Teacher Nan has been discharged from the hospital. She left in a hurry and didn't bother to say hello to you. Let me say hello to you on her behalf."

"Is she okay?"

Han Xue curled her lips and said, "What's good? The symptoms are under control, but I still don't think it's safe. Even if I'm in a hurry to be discharged, I'm not suitable for doing heavy work anymore. It's best to rest at home for a few days. However, it looks like Her husband's family and her mother's family look like they can't do anything without her, so she probably won't be left idle."

Song Hongguo frowned, then relaxed her brows and said calmly, "Then we can't take care of it. We just have to fulfill our responsibility as a reminder."

Han Xue nodded, "Yeah, we can't tie her hands and feet, right? Anyway, I told her several times, and it will be up to her if she doesn't listen. Alas, I can't figure it out. I can understand her husband's meanness. As a daughter-in-law, She’s an outsider, but her parents don’t seem to care about her?”

Song Hongguo asked casually, "Did her parents come to the hospital again to ask for something from her?"

Han Xue was surprised, "How did you know?"

"It happened by chance."

"Well, it seems that I have underestimated her family. She has only been hospitalized for a few days? She has come here three times, asking for things and money. It is the Chinese New Year, and the family has not bought anything. Food. You have to buy food and drink, and a new set of clothes for each person. Listen, how embarrassing is this? The eldest sister has the responsibility to take care of her younger brothers and sisters, but just try to keep them from being hungry and cold. Come to Nan's house Well, I still have to be pampered, and just relying on Teacher Nan’s salary is not enough to be a cow or a horse. "

"Three views are inconsistent..."

"Yeah, I just feel that Teacher Nan is really... hard to think about. Why bother? Why bother? Is it worth it? Alas!"

After coming out of the ward, the system tentatively asked, "How about I go see Teacher Nan?"

Song Hongguo asked calmly, "What do you want her to do?"

"How is her life going? I hope you won't let go..."

"No, I'm a little worried, but I really let it go. I don't want to interfere in her life anymore. I can help once or twice, but I can't control her for the rest of my life. Besides, even if I worry about her, she may not appreciate it."

The system laughed and said, "Hehehe, you are right to think so. She is not a child, so she doesn't need anyone else to guide her in life."

"Um……"

In the afternoon, the clinic was rarely free, and colleagues gathered in the corridor to talk about New Year shopping.

"Some candies and cotton cloth came from the department store, did you go grab them?"

"Not yet. I just went to queue up at the meat station. I went there at 2 o'clock this morning. Well, when I got there, I saw that there was already a queue of more than ten meters away, but everyone jumped in. You can buy a pound or two at any price.”

"I want a pig's head, but if I don't have a pig's head, I can just go into the water or something. That stuff is already braised and tastes better than meat..."

"You have a pretty good idea. Those things have been reserved for a long time. When is it our turn? We can't go to the black market to take a look."

"Forget it, the news has been a bit tight recently, so be honest and wait until we go to Xiguan Fair tomorrow."

"Why is the wind so loud? What happened?"

"I do not know……"

When Song Hongguo heard this, she asked the system in confusion, "Is there something wrong with the black market?"

The system was also confused, "I don't know. The last transaction between me and Brother Zeng was pretty smooth. I didn't listen to their nagging or leave us a note to remind us. Could it be something that happened recently?"

"Go and find out."

"Okay, wait."

The system efficiency is quite fast, and it came back in more than an hour. "I went to the black market for a walk, and heard many versions from many people. There are all kinds of guesses, but I think the most reliable one is Zeng The information revealed by talking to the people around me.”

"what news?"

"The province has been strictly cracking down on the black market recently, and our area has been affected."

"The Chinese New Year is approaching, and people are worried about buying new year's goods. Don't they all tacitly agree to be more relaxed? Why are they still being investigated strictly?"

"The commotion over there is a bit loud and can't be suppressed. It seems that someone is still exposing something. In short, I just can't pretend to be deaf and dumb. Alas, I don't know who is so rampant. Making money is important, but you have to restrain yourself. Ah, look, it’s a good time, you’re in trouble, and you’re also hurting others.”

Song Hongguo suddenly said, "It can't be Xu Heng, right?"

The system was stunned, and after a moment it shouted in surprise and excitement, "Huh? Xu Heng? It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Song Hongguo asked funnyly, "Are you hoping it's Xu Heng, or are you afraid it's Xu Heng?"

The system chuckled and said, "It's all there, it's all there. Don't tell me, the more I think about it, the more it seems possible. Ever since Xu Heng married Feng Qiuping, he has been serving her up with delicious food and drinks. I just hope that his salary will not be enough." ? When it comes to making money, once you open the door, you can no longer control it, and it will only get deeper and deeper. And Feng Qiuping is selfish and vain. She only cares about her own enjoyment, and she doesn't care about Xu Heng's behavior. Is it dangerous? Maybe she is still hoping that something will happen to Xu Heng, so that she can regain her freedom and find a better springboard."

"How about you go to the provincial capital to inquire about it?"

"Yeah……"