60s Splendid Life

"You child, what are you bringing with you when you come to my aunt's house? Don't bring it next time." Seeing what Lu Jin brought, Liang Hui bent down to open the bag, and saw a big bag of pastries inside, which looked very ugly. She looked a little over a catty, which surprised her a little.Because even relatives are reluctant to give such good cakes when they come to their door these days, let alone they are not even relatives.

"Mom." The little girl wanted something delicious when she saw it, and she couldn't bear to move her eyes from staring at it.

"You girl is so greedy, you make people laugh." Liang Hui glanced at Lu Jin, seeing a good-natured smile on Lu Jin's face, she squeezed a piece of snack for her daughter, and passed another piece to Lu Jin.Lu Jin reached out to take it, and she took a bite of the pastry. The cake was soft and fragrant. She couldn't help but nodded and said, "Well, this cake is really delicious."

The little girl got something delicious, and she sat on a small stool and ate obediently. She looked curiously at her big brother with her beautiful eyes.

"This is a new cake. The taste is relatively soft. The elderly and children should like it more." Lu Jin gave the little girl a smile.

The little girl was probably shy, hiding behind her mother, and after a while, she showed her little head again. Seeing him looking at her, she smiled shyly at him. Her round face looked very cute.

Liang Hui also noticed her daughter's movements, reached out and touched her daughter's head, looked at Lu Jin and said, "I haven't seen you for so long, I thought you wouldn't come to town." She took the snacks to sell, and she also made a little money back and forth, but recently, because her father-in-law was sick and hospitalized, the little money they saved was wasted.

That's why she was so happy to see the note that Lu Jin left for the doorman. She directly left her home address to the other party, and asked the other party to come to her house directly, just because she was afraid of missing out on business. Chance.

"I've been busy at home recently, and I don't have much time to come here." Lu Jin didn't talk much about his family affairs, and turned the topic to the pastries he brought today.

Liang Hui was very interested in the new pastry brought by Lu Jin, and the price of this pastry was cheaper than the brown sugar jujube cake she helped sell last time. Although it was a pity to hear that the brown sugar jujube cake was gone, the new pastry It's not worse than the brown sugar jujube cake before, and the price is cheap, so it's definitely not a problem to sell it, and you can't lose money.

So after knowing that Lu Jin still had a small amount of goods, Liang Hui thought for a while, and then decided to spend money to buy all the remaining goods in Lu Jin's hands.The two agreed to meet again at noon tomorrow to see how much goods they need and how much to give.

After Lu Jin left, Liang Hui locked the door of the house and took her daughter to a neighbor's house to sit.

After coming out of the family area, Lu Jin took out his pocket watch to check the time, then hurried back to Shen's house with a basket on his back.

Fortunately, Xiao Bao'er knew that he was going out this time, so she didn't shed tears because she couldn't see him, and played well with Shen Xing at home.Now there are only the two of them at home, and there are no other younger brothers and sisters. Shen Yu, the big brother, doesn't play with them, so only the two of them are there for company.

When he went back, he saw two children building blocks in the house, and there was a straw mat on the floor. Needless to say, it was made by the old lady for the children to sit on and play.

He went back and said hello to the old lady, went to wash his hands, and then he and Shen Yu went to the kitchen to cook.

"Steaming fish doesn't need to be steamed for too long, put it in after the water boils, and steam a fish as big as five or six minutes." I don't know where Shen Yu got a sea bass, so Lu Jin taught him how to steam fish "Steamed fish can't be steamed for too long. If you steam it for too long, the meat will be old. The time should be just right for the meat to be tender."

Shen Yu nodded, still a little vague about the just right time.

When steaming fish, Lu Jin instructed Shen Yu to cook. It is better to teach him to fish than to teach him to fish. After he taught Shen Yu to cook, when they are away, this person can also cook for the family members. "Put the oil first, You don’t need too much oil, not to mention the waste of too much oil, and the fried dishes will be too greasy.” He was really shocked to see that Shen Yu’s shovel went down and shoveled away most of the lard.

Sure enough, the eldest young master didn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt were expensive, and it would take half a month for such a shovelful of lard to be exchanged for ordinary people.

Well, Lu Jin thinks that he should reflect on himself when talking about others. Usually, their family is also a big oil consumer, but there are still several barrels of oil in his space, and there is an oil press, so it is no problem for him to use oil. Don't know about saving.

"Heat the oil and add the garlic... Well, yes, fry it, pour the shiitake mushrooms in and stir until fragrant, shovel it out and pour the bacon..."

"Zi la..."

I didn't buy fresh pork today, so I used bacon to fry shiitake mushrooms and carrots. He stood aside directing and watching the fire, while Shen Yu was in charge of cooking. After hiding, I couldn't help laughing, and reminded: "If you are afraid of oil splashing on you next time, let grandma help you make a sleeve, the kind that is attached to gloves, and put it on your hand, so that you won't be splashed by oil. It won't hurt as much."

Shen Yu turned to look at Lu Jin, with condemnation in his eyes, as if asking: Why didn't you say it earlier!

Lu Jin smiled back at him, but he forgot.

When the dishes on their side were fried and the fish on the steamer was finished, Lu Jin wrapped his hands with two pieces of cloth, took the fish out, and spread the sliced ​​ginger and green onion on top of the fish. Drizzle soy sauce on it, then signaled Shen Yu to wash the pot and bring it over, "Now is the most important step, and it is also the step that can make that plate of steamed fish different... just burn some hot oil and pour it in."

"You do this, be careful not to let the oil splash, it will hurt very much."

Shen Yu hummed, of course he knew that being splashed with oil would be painful.After the water in the pot evaporated, he poured a little oil into it. After Lu Jin reminded him, he would not waste oil so much.

"Okay, okay, shovel it out with a shovel, pour it on top of the fish... from head to tail."

As soon as the hot oil is poured, there is a sizzling aroma, and the smell of ginger, onion and fish is even stronger.Lu Jin didn't miss the surprise in Shen Yu's eyes, raised his eyebrows and asked this person, "How is it? Has there been a qualitative change?"

"Yeah." Even Shen Yu had to nod this time, the dish really became different once the hot oil was poured on it.

Stir-frying is still a challenge for novices, but it is easier to make cold salad.

"I'll teach you how to make a universal dipping sauce. In the future, you can do it whether you're making cold salad or dipping dumplings. Two tablespoons of soy sauce, one tablespoon of mature vinegar, a little sugar, and a handful of onion, ginger, and garlic. How much to put depends on you. I like it...a handful of white sesame seeds and two drops of chili oil. If you like spicy food, you can add a little more. It depends on your personal taste, and then stir well. Then add some sesame oil." Lu Jin sent the prepared sauce to Go in front of Shen Yu, "Smell it, isn't it very fragrant? If you want to make it more fragrant, you can use a pot to burn some hot oil and pour it in, the taste will be even more fragrant."

Shen Yu lowered his head and sniffed, then looked up at Lu Jin who was smiling complacently, and noticed that the young man's eyebrows were slightly raised, with indescribable naughtiness and agility.He found that Lu Jin in the kitchen and Lu Jin outside were two people. How should I put it, it seemed that the one inside was the one who really let go.

Meeting Shen Yu's gaze at him, Lu Jin raised his eyebrows: Why are you looking at me like that?Did I say that the seasoning sauce is not fragrant?

"Yes, it's very fragrant." Shen Yu turned away and smiled, and took the bowl that Lu Jin was holding and put it on the table.

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Shen Yu was in charge of the dishes tonight, so Lu Jin didn't mention too difficult dishes. The two of them steamed a fish, fried a dish and made a cold salad, cooked a tomato and egg soup, and steamed several bowls rice.

The prepared meals were brought out, and the elders and children sat around the table and ate together.

"Grandma, try this steamed sea bass. It's delicious when dipped in soy sauce...Grandma, how would you like it?" Lu Jin picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks, dipped it in soy sauce and sent it to the old lady's bowl.

The old lady picked up her own chopsticks, picked up the fish meat and brought it to her mouth. The fish meat was smooth and tender, and the taste was also delicious. She couldn't help but hummed and praised without hesitation, "It's delicious."

"Brother Xiaojin, I want it too." As soon as Shen Xing heard grandma say it was delicious, she yelled that she wanted it too.

Little Bao'er turned to look at his brother without saying a word.

"Okay, okay, you want it too, and Xiaobao also has a piece." Lu Jin picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish for each of the two children, and said to the old lady: "Grandma, do you know who cooked the dishes tonight? Shen Yu did it all by himself."

"Oh, really? Our eldest grandson's cooking skills are getting better and better." Mrs. Shen was surprised that her eldest grandson's cooking skills improved so much all of a sudden, but thinking about it, needless to say Xiao Jin must have taught her grandson.

"Brother's Yuyu is delicious." Yuyu is so delicious that the child Shen Xing twisted his little butt, which shows that he really likes it.

"I think it's pretty good too, try it for yourself." Lu Jin turned to look at Shen Yu with an obvious smile in his eyes.

In the face of the compliments from the whole family, Shen Yu maintained his reservedness as the young master Shen, took a piece of fish with his own chopsticks and put it in his mouth, just hummed, and didn't say anything, only his red ears revealed his embarrassment .

The meal ended in harmony with everyone. The steamed sea bass was eaten by them until there was only a fish head and a fish bone left. They were picked up by Lu Jin and eaten, and the other dishes were basically eaten up. , the real implementation of the "eat all policy", no waste at all.

After eating, the old lady went to clean up the chicken coop, and took out two eggs from it. The child Shen Xing followed behind and called, "Wow, eggs, eggs...Grandma, give them to me."

"I won't give it to you. If I give it to you, you'll have to smash it. I'll boil eggs for you tomorrow morning, one for each of you." The old lady really dotes on her grandson. At first, they boiled two eggs a day at home, and each of the two grandchildren had one. It's just that the eldest grandson often doesn't eat and leaves it to her, so later they changed to cook three if they want to cook, and don't cook if they don't cook.

This time it was Lu Jin and Shen Yu who were helping the old lady clean up the vegetable garden. Shen Yu went to fetch water and came over to water the vegetable seedlings. Xiao Baoer sat on a small stool outside and watched the two brothers in the field busy.