The little sweetheart of the rough family

The fifth day of May, Duanyang Festival.

Zhao Hou woke up early in the morning, and Cheng Yanping, who was next to him, was sleeping soundly holding his arm. He carefully pulled his hand out, got out of bed and washed, and then went out.

In previous years, he would bring Grandma Sun and Huahua to celebrate festivals every year, and this year is the same, except that there is an extra Cheng Yanping.So he had to go to the street to buy more vegetables, lest Grandma Sun would come and talk about him again.

There is no fair in the town today, but there are many people.

Zhao Hou went to the butcher's stall first. The butcher's surname was Zhu, and his name was Fatty Zhu. He was tall and fat, with a greasy face like a millstone. When he saw him, he greeted him warmly.

"Zhao Liehu, why don't you come into the mountains these days?"

The reason why he is familiar with Zhao Hou is because most of the prey that Zhao Hou hunts, except for his own food, are basically put on consignment with him. Tell him ahead of time.

He took a symbolic deposit, and then told Zhao Hou the news, and the deal was considered closed.

Zhao Hou's hunting skills are top-notch in the entire Longmen Town, and even in several nearby towns, so the two who came and went will get to know each other well.

"It's a rule not to go into the mountains in spring. But someone wants wild boars?"

Fatty Zhu shook his head and laughed twice.

"What kind of bullshit rule is this? I haven't heard of it." Seeing Zhao Hou pick the meat, he said, "You know how to pick the time. The pig is freshly killed, and the pork is fresh. If you don't believe me, look... .”

He picked up a piece of pork belly and shook it.

Seeing that Zhao Hou didn't respond, he laughed.What do people do?Humans are the best hunters within a hundred miles, so what kind of meat can't be seen?

Zhao Hou picked a fine and fat piece and threw it to the boss to weigh.

After Zhu Dapang finished weighing, he saw that Zhao Hou had picked out the best ribs, so he smiled and said, "Someone in the family is different, isn't it better than in previous years, where would you buy these meat and ribs?"

Zhao Hou: "???"

Dare to love this person, once he gets fat, his brain will lose track of things?Not to mention today's holiday, even on weekdays he would come here every now and then to buy meat.

Fatty Zhu skillfully tied the meat and ribs with straw ropes and handed them to Zhao Hou.

"Zhao Liehu, when will you do business, remember to treat me to a wedding wine."

Zhao Hou was holding the meat, his face remained expressionless as usual.

"Let's go."

After walking two steps, I saw an old man selling eels on the street. In the wooden basin, there were two yellow eels that were as thick as a baby's arms. "Old man, I want these eels."

Then I bought two crucian carp and a handful of bean sprouts.

Finally, I arrived at Sister-in-law Xu's tofu stall. Sister-in-law Xu's eyes were slightly raised, and she was a little coquettish when she looked at people, "Do you want some tofu today?" Said: "Hey, after buying so many vegetables, Zhao Liehu is really a painstaking person. If I had known this, I would have rushed to let the matchmaker come to your house to make a kiss. Unfortunately, it was a step too late. .”

Zhao Hou didn't change his face, Mrs. Xu has always been like this, he is used to it.

"Give me a few pieces of dried tofu."

After buying, I saw that the food was almost ready, so I turned around and went back, and when I walked halfway, I saw the waiter of the dim sum shop standing at the door calling for customers.

"Take a look, take a look, the newly baked mung bean cake."

"Flavourful and sweet mung bean cake..."

Zhao Hou never liked sweets, but he turned back after walking for a while.

"Give me two catties of mung bean cake."

Huahua loves to eat these, so she can't treat her children badly during the holidays.

......

Cheng Yanping didn't wake up until the sun was high, and when he opened his eyes, he met Shang Huahua's big round eyes. The little girl was holding a weed in her hand and was doing bad things. When she saw him open her eyes suddenly, she didn't even have time to raise her hands. Withdrawing it, she only stared at him with widened eyes.

"Brother Shenxian is a lazy man. He hasn't woken up until now. I woke up early in the morning and did a lot of things. My mother-in-law said that a lazy man can't marry a wife."

Cheng Yanping was a little embarrassed.

When the accident happened to the Cheng family, he couldn't sleep the whole night, and often kept his eyes open until dawn. Later, on the way to Liangzhou City, he suffered from three illnesses and two disasters, and hardly slept a few whole nights.

It's strange to say that since I came to Longmen Town, although I have suffered from two illnesses, I have recovered after two days of recuperation.

The most important thing is that I can sleep well every night now.

he thinks,

Probably because there is someone sleeping next to him, so I feel at ease.When Cheng Yanping was dragged out of the room by Hua Hua, Zhao Hou was killing eels in the yard, while Grandma Sun was picking leeks on the porch, his face turned even redder.

"Morning, Grandma Sun."

Grandma Sun smiled kindly, "Get up, go wash your face."

Zhao Hou: "???"

There is too much difference between people.If he had slept until this time and woke up at this time, Grandma Sun would have beaten him with a broom.

Cheng Yanping squatted by the well to wash his face.

Zhao Hou said in a deep voice: "I didn't make breakfast today, you can go out to eat by yourself later." After finishing speaking, he subconsciously added, "All the money at home is in the drawer in the room..."

"Oh."

Cheng Yanping replied vaguely, feeling inexplicably happy, "I have money myself."

As soon as she changed her clothes and combed her hair, she was dragged out of the door by Huahua.

Since he settled down in Longmen Town, he hasn't done a good job of shopping. In fact, there is nothing to do. There are only two main streets in the whole Longmen Town, and there are some shops on both sides of the street.

Huahua pointed to the shops along the street and introduced them to Cheng Yanping one by one.

Walking and walking, he came to the stall where he ate dumplings when he came to Longmen Town for the first time. The boss still remembered him and greeted him warmly, "There are no shepherd's purse dumplings in this season, why don't you try my house?" Wontons?"

Cheng Yanping ordered two small bowls of wontons.

Huahua is a lively and active age, she couldn't sit still for a moment, and ran to play with the little fat man beside her.Cheng Yanping remembered this little fat man, when he was digging water chestnuts and picking mulberries, he was always there, he was about the same age as Hua Hua, round and very cute.

The two were writing and drawing with branches on the ground by the roadside, having a great time.

The boss talked to him while wrapping wontons, "This is my son. He will be seven years old after the Chinese New Year this year. They say raising a child to be a hundred years old means worrying about 99 years. As a father, I don't have much talent, only this I don’t want him to inherit my skill of making wontons and dumplings and stay in such a small place. I thought about saving some money and sending him to study later. Although he may not be able to succeed, but he should read more books and learn some characters. It's not like I'm going to be blind for the rest of my life..."

Cheng Yanping listened intently.

He likes to hear short stories from such parents, which are plain and warm.Some people live their whole life without knowing why. It is good to be like the owner of the wonton shop. He has his own small business. Although he will not be rich and powerful, he can still support his family.

Life is safe and smooth.

How great.

If he had the choice, he would rather not have this overwhelming wealth, only for the safety of his family.

The wonton skins are thin and filling, and some chopped green onions are sprinkled on top.

Cheng Yanping called Huahua, "Huahua, come and eat, or it will get cold in a while."

The boss scooped water from the bucket beside him and asked Hua Hua to wash her hands, "This kid has been eccentric since he was a child, and he didn't get close to anyone. Later, when Zhao Orion came, this little girl changed her sex and followed Zhao Orion all day long. Turning her butt backwards, and now following you again, it can be seen that the little girl likes you."

Huahua pouted and blew on the spoon, and opened her mouth to eat the wontons in the spoon when they were cold.

"Brother Shenxian is very nice, I like him the most."

The boss laughed twice.

If Zhao Liehu heard this, he would probably be heartbroken.

After eating, Huahua originally wanted to play on the street for a while, but Cheng Yanping wanted to go back. Today there are guests at home, and he sleeps so late. If he is still playing outside now, go back and eat Ready-made, what kind of words is that.

So one big and one small went home again.

......

In the main room, the table of the Eight Immortals is full of things.

The boiled zong leaves are dark green and soaked in clear water.The glutinous rice is also soaked early in the morning, and the drained glutinous rice is plump and white.

The rest are all kinds of zongzi fillings.

There are red dates, diced bacon, salted egg yolk and red beans.

Cheng Yanping was very curious, and wanted to help after washing his hands, but Zhao Hou said, "Come to the kitchen and light the fire for me."

Cheng Yanping, who was originally excited, slumped in an instant, and reluctantly followed Zhao Hou to the kitchen. Before he could leave the main room, he heard Grandma Sun say: "If the younger generation wants to learn how to make zongzi, let them do it. Let Huahua light the fire for you."

Huahua was also reluctant, but she was a little afraid of Grandma Sun, so she followed.

Zhao Hou thought to himself, when did he become so annoying?

"Huahua, don't you want to stay with Uncle Zhao?"

Huahua skillfully lit the fire, tilted her head and said, "Uncle Zhao is fine, but I want to be with Brother Immortal and my mother-in-law more."

Zhao Hou was completely speechless.

On this end, Cheng Yanping has already learned from Grandma Sun.

He saw how easy it was for Grandma Sun to make dumplings, and she could wrap them without even looking at the movements of her hands. He only thought that making zongzi was very simple, and he didn't know how difficult it was until she got her hands on it.

First, he fixed the zong leaves in the palm of his hand in a funnel shape. He tried this action many times but couldn't do it.

Another is the amount of glutinous rice, either too much or too little.

The last thing is to tie the rope. The zongzi wrapped so easily and quickly seems to be ready, but the strength is not good when tying the rope, and the zongzi leaves fall apart in an instant.

Grandma Sun looked at his flustered look, and said softly: "Don't worry, take your time. These tasks are nothing more than practice makes perfect, just do it a few times."

Cheng Yan calmed down, and slowly began to pack up.

It took a long time to wrap one. Although it was not as good-looking as Grandma Sun's one, it finally came to fruition. He happily ran to the kitchen with the wrapped zongzi.

"Master, look, I can make zongzi now."

Zhao Hou was busy with his work, he only glanced at it hastily, before he could say anything, Hua Hua took the lead.

"Brother Immortal, why are your zongzi round?"

Cheng Yanping was hit hard and came back to continue making zongzi.

As soon as she sat down, Grandma Sun came over with a question.

"Young man, what do you think of Zhao Houren?"

Cheng Yanping was stuffed with rice dumplings, "Master is very nice, looks good, cooks delicious food, and does so much farm work..."

"Then do you like him?"

Grandma Sun's question made Cheng Yanping scream in fright, and stood up from the bench suddenly, as if something on the bench had burned his ass.

He stammered: "Master, he is very nice. Everyone in the town likes him, like you, the mayor, Dr. He, and Huahua. Naturally, I like him too..."

As soon as the words were finished, Zhao Hou rushed in with a spatula in his hand, with a nervous expression on his face.

"what happened?"

Grandma Sun glanced at Zhao Hou, who had a dignified face, and then at Cheng Yanping, who was blushing.

Speaking of which, Longmen Town may not have held a happy event for a long time.