Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 887 Poverty is the original sin
After the dishes are cooked, a pot of rice is also cooked.

Although it was time for dinner, Wang An was not in a hurry to eat.

The main reason was that Wang Dazhui and Liu Guilan had not returned yet, so it was impossible for Wang An to eat with the guests first.

Just after Wang An put all the hot dishes into the pot to keep them warm for a while, Wang Dazhui and his wife and Shen Wei and their two companions came back in a horse-drawn carriage.

It is quite normal for Shen Wei to work in the fields with Wang Dazhu and his wife.

Because the relationship between Shen Wei and Wang An is actually semi-public now.

Even the people in the village have noticed it, so how could Wang Dazhu and his wife not notice it?

But the people in the village only dared to talk about it secretly behind their backs and did not dare to say it to their faces.

Because Wang An is a domineering and ruthless person. If anyone dares to say anything wrong, Wang An will beat them up at their home.

Wang Dazhu and his wife simply turned a blind eye to this matter.

The main thing is that my daughter-in-law Mu Xueqing didn’t say anything, so as parents we can only pretend to be confused.

The main reason is that Shen Wei is the only laborer in Shen Wei's family. Whether it is farming, weeding, or wading in the fields, even pulling crops home in autumn, it is not something that Shen Wei can do alone.

So for the sake of living, or to be more precise, for survival, Shen Wei could only rely on Wang An's family in everything. Of course, Shen Wei also did a lot of the work for Wang An's family and came to Wang An's family to help almost every day.

No one is a fool. After a long time, who wouldn't know what's going on?
However, there is also a benefit to Shen Wei helping Wang An's family with work. That is, when it is time for dinner, they usually eat at Wang An's house.

Not only did Shen Wei have to eat at Wang An's house, but she also had to bring some rice and vegetables home when she left for her mother-in-law and her daughter Xiao Laijie.

Wang Dazhui and his friends came back, and as guests, Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong naturally had to go out to greet them.

Wang An briefly introduced his parents and Yu Xiangnan to each other, and then everyone went back into the house.

No matter whether it was Wu Dong or Yu Xiangnan, they were both important guests. In that era, when important guests came to the house, female comrades and children were not allowed to sit at the table and eat with them.

Although gender equality has always been advocated, it has not been achieved in this regard.

Of course, the reason why women and children do not sit at the table to eat with the guests is not entirely due to gender inequality.

In fact, the main reason is just one word, that is "poverty"!
Yes, it’s because of poverty.

At this time, there was not enough food, and meat and eggs were extremely rare, but people at this time generally had a huge appetite.

Therefore, whenever guests come, the things at home must be eaten by the guests first. Even the male host who is sitting at the dining table with the guests only tastes a little bit of the food. To be more precise, he is just pretending to eat.

There is no other way. If we let the guests eat by themselves, it will make them feel awkward, or if the host doesn’t eat, the guests cannot pick up their chopsticks.

So often after a meal, the male host who is entertaining guests at home becomes even hungrier.

Watching the guests eating heartily while you only take a few bites because you are afraid that there won't be enough food, this feeling, anyone who has sat at the dinner table knows how uncomfortable it is.

It has to be said that, in many cases, poverty is the original sin.

As for the current living conditions of Wang An's family, although they have nothing to do with the word "poor", due to their previous habits, Liu Guilan and other women as well as Wang Yi and his three children all eat at another table.

Of course, the dishes on both tables were the same, because Wang An was very serious when cooking. Even though the dishes on both tables were full, there was still plenty of food. When eating, both Wu Dong and Yu Xiangnan were very satisfied with the dishes made by Wang An.

I only heard Yu Xiangnan eating sweet and sour carp and praising it with a smile:

"This is the first time I've eaten such delicious fish. I never knew fish could be cooked so deliciously."

In fact, if you want fish to taste good, the only and most important thing is to add more oil when cooking the fish.

Fish without oil will have an earthy smell no matter how it is cooked.

After receiving Yu Xiangnan's praise, Wang An said without any modesty:

"Hehehe, let me tell you, Principal, the fish I cooked is definitely not much different from the one cooked by the chef of a state-owned restaurant."

Wang An is still confident about this.

At the very least, the amount of oil Wang An uses when cooking fish must be far more than the amount of oil used in restaurants.

You know, even fried tree branches taste delicious.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong interrupted and said:
"Yeah, I've eaten a lot of fish in restaurants, and yours is indeed better than the ones in restaurants."

Wang An laughed and said:

"I dug a fish pond in the northwest corner of my yard. I'll be able to store water and raise fish soon. Whenever you want to eat fish, just come over and I'll cook for you myself, hahahaha."

As he spoke, Wang An picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Yu Xiangnan, Wu Dong and Wang Dazhu.

After the meal, both the host and the guests enjoyed it very much. At least Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong seemed to be quite satisfied with the meal.

After dinner, when Wang An sent Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong back to the county town, Wang An gave Yu Xiangnan 6 pieces of Bear Blind's corrugated cloth.

Maybe Wang An’s previous words worked, or maybe it was Wang An’s large yard and living conditions that completely shocked Yu Xiangnan.

So this time, Yu Xiangnan did not refuse, but accepted it with pleasure.

In addition to the blind bear's porridge for Yu Xiangnan, Wang An also gave Wu Dong and Yu Xiangnan each a gourd of tiger bone wine.

It’s just that tiger bones are of great importance, so Wang An only said that this is a medicinal wine, and did not explicitly say that it is tiger bone wine.

In that era, there was no such thing as drunk driving, so even though Wang An was drunk, he still rode his sidecar and took Wu Dong and Yu Xiangnan back to the county town.

Wu Dong and Yu Xiangnan did not think that there would be any safety risks if Wang An rode a bicycle after drinking.

After sending Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong home, it was almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon. After some ideological struggle, Wang An still rode his sidecar and went to Fang Xiu'e's house.

The reason why Wang An was so conflicted was mainly because Fang Xiu'e was supposed to go to work at this point in time, and he didn't know whether Wang An's idea of ​​finding Fang Xiu'e for the shell could still be realized.

I have to say, Wang An really missed Fang Xiu'e after not chatting with her for a long time.

(End of this chapter)