80s development history

Early the next morning, Xin Andong wrapped his grandfather's thick old army coat and walked back to the county town on foot. Not to mention, because he was born with a cold body, the soles of his feet hadn't been warmed since the beginning of winter, and his grandmother used a medicine bottle of salt water to sleep at night. A bottle full of hot water was stuffed into the bed to cover his feet to keep him warm. But when he walked from home to the county seat, he was so tired that he was out of breath, but his whole body was warm and even sweated.

He came early, and looked at the electronic watch that it was only after seven o'clock. The lobster restaurant was still open at this time, and his parents must have gone to the market to get the goods. Xin Andong had the key and didn't need to wake up the two sleeping sisters, so he opened it lightly. After entering the store, the room is a bit dark, but the floor of the restaurant is tidy, and the tables and chairs are neatly placed on the tables.

The lobster restaurant was a bit busy at the end of the year. My parents probably opened it very late last night before closing, and it must be five or six o'clock in the morning to restock. Xin Andong tiptoed into the back kitchen to see what food was available to make breakfast for his parents.

Lifting the lid of the pot, Xin Andong saw a pot of dough fermented last night in the big iron pot outside the mouth. It seemed that Xin's mother was planning to make dough pancakes today, and if there were ready-made ones, he would not have to knead them. He washed some rice while While cooking the porridge, I washed a handful of leeks, and took a large white radish. I also picked thin strips of kelp soaked in the basin, and chopped them separately, mixed with seasonings, and stuffed the cakes.

After all the cake fillings were wrapped, put the round and flat white flour cakes in the bamboo basket. Xin Andong took another pot, heated the bottom of the pot and brushed a layer of oil, and then put all the cakes next to each other in the pot. When the fire is cooked, the aroma of the thin-crust pies will soon be released, and the golden-yellow pancakes look very attractive after being out of the pan.

It happened that Xin Andong was also hungry, so he picked up one and ate it, took a bite, stuffed with shredded radish, he nodded, yes, it tastes good.

He lifted the lid of the pot and saw that the white rice porridge was bubbling and bubbling, but it wasn't thick enough, so he had to boil it for a while. He thought it was okay, so he prepared to sit in the front room while biting the cake.

Xin Andong just opened the kitchen curtain, and saw the third sister, wearing a padded jacket and messy hair, coming out of the sleeping cabin, yawning and stretching.

"Third Sister." He called softly, startled Xin Anqiu who was squinting his eyes and was about to wash up, opened his eyes suddenly, patted his chest and took a step back, said in a bad mood, "It's you, brother, I thought A thief has entered the house, why are you here so early?"

Xin Andong ate the cake with one hand and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for two days, I miss my sister."

Xin Anqiu smiled brightly, and she also missed her well-behaved little brother. Suddenly, her nose moved, and her eyes lit up when she saw the pancake in Xin Andong's hand, and said in surprise, "It smells so good, is this pancake made by you? Has breakfast already been made?" alright?"

After finishing speaking, she walked towards the kitchen. She was the first one to get up today to make breakfast. Unexpectedly, the little brother did all her work.

Entering the kitchen, one pot of fragrant pancakes was well covered, and the other pot was boiling soft and glutinous millet porridge. Except for the younger brother who especially likes to eat porridge in the morning, everyone in their family just dealt with it casually. It’s okay to gnaw anything, and the younger brother said that after drinking porridge in the morning to nourish the stomach, the family developed the habit of drinking porridge every morning.

Thinking of being able to drink hot porridge soon, Xin Anqiu quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face.

At this time, the Xin family couple who went to the vegetable market early in the morning just came back. Hearing the sound, Xin Andong got up and opened the door immediately, and then helped move the baskets of vegetables into the backyard.

Xin Wenfang thought about it after not seeing her son for two days. She patted the soil off her hands and said softly, "You're hungry, mom will make breakfast now." kitchen.

"Mom..." Xin Andong was about to speak, when Xin Anqiu came in after washing up, and said to Xin's mother with a mouthwash jar, "Mom, you go to the kitchen and have a look, my brother is so virtuous, I'll make breakfast for your dad early Well, I baked a lot of cakes."

While Xin Wenfang was delighted at her son's sensibleness, she took the opportunity to educate her daughter, "You are still a girl, your brother is more virtuous than you, lazy girl, let's see who will marry you in the future!"

"Oh, I don't have to worry about it in the future. I have a younger brother. My younger brother said that I won't marry and he will support me!" Xin Anqiu walked up to Xin Andong, glanced at Xin's mother proudly, then raised his chin, and asked him for confirmation, "Yes. Come on, brother."

After the third sister went to school, her temperament became much more lively, and her body has also improved. Her short black hair no longer shows the sallowness of the past, and her cheeks are fleshy.

Her family members are happy to see this change, especially Xin Andong, remembering that when she first arrived at Xin's family, the delicate and plump young girl in front of her was completely incomparable to the sallow and thin girl before.

He nodded and said connivingly with a smile, "It's okay, third sister can do whatever she likes, it doesn't matter if she doesn't get married, my brother won't starve my sister if he has a bite to eat."

Although the third sister's appearance has become better and her temper has become a little more lively, but after all, she has a disability in her left leg. After all, she still feels inferior in her heart. Even if Xin Andong saw through it, she didn't take it to heart. Everything can be ignored.

Xin Wenfang was also happy to see the close relationship between the two sons and daughters, but... she walked over and patted Sanya hard, and said to Xin Andong, "Don't listen to your third sister's nonsense, she dares not marry and see if I don't break her legs!"

Make trouble, but in principle, Xin Wenfang will never let Xin Anqiu be sloppy. For example, Sanya will graduate from junior high school in half a year next year. At that time, she should show Sanya a partner in advance. Her family Sanya's legs are a bit small What's wrong, she's not as good as other girls in anything else.

No one of the two siblings cared what Xin's mother thought, Xin Anqiu didn't care, she was not afraid of her mother, as long as her younger brother was around, her mother would always follow her wishes in the end.

In addition to Xin Anqiu, there is another thing that Xin's mother is most worried about is Xin Andong's second sister, Xin Anxia, ​​who is still severely autistic. She was alone in a room in the backyard.

Fortunately, the second sister is well-behaved, and she can have a good time alone with rags and mending.

Xin Wenfang gently pushed open the door of the sleeping cabin, and called out her second daughter, who woke up early in the morning and didn't know what she was sewing, to wash up and prepare for breakfast.

Xin Andong baked a lot of pancakes today, and there are three types of fillings, leek, radish, and seaweed. It was better to eat three, Xin Anqiu also ate three, and even the second sister Xin Anxia ate more than two. In the end, Xin Andong, the boy with the smallest appetite, only ate one cake, but drank two bowls of white rice porridge. Because the pickles made by grandma are so delicious, it goes perfectly with white rice porridge!

The lobster restaurant usually opens at nine o'clock. After breakfast, Xin's family washed and prepared the vegetables in the backyard. The meat skewers were marinated the night before, and the vegetables were skewered the next day to ensure freshness.

After working for an hour, Xin Andong told Xin Wenfang about his main plan for coming to the county today. Xin Wenfang remembered that he hadn't asked his son how the sausages were selling. When he heard his son say that they were all sold out, he immediately smiled. , agreed to Xin Andong's plan, and said happily, "Succeed, since someone bought it, then you can get more pork this time and stuff it with sausages. Although your father and I don't have much skill, we have plenty of strength."

Although stuffing sausages is a bit tiring, doing it slowly is not too tiring, Xin Andong said to Xin Wenfangming, "Mom, the backyard of our store is not very convenient, people come and go, I still want to do it in the village. "

Selling sausages was his son's business, and he had no problem with Xin Wenfang. After the two discussed for a while, Xin Andong proposed to go to Tong's house. His batch of sausages were sold out, so at least he had to borrow Tong Zhenghao's money. The 500 yuan was returned, and before leaving, he thought about putting the eight pancakes left over from breakfast at home in a bag, and the ten catties of sausage promised to Tong Zhenghao, and slipped them to Tong's house together.

Pancakes are for Tong Zhenghao, that is, let him taste them, and he has nothing good to offer. Although bringing pancakes is a bit shabby, at least it’s better than nothing, otherwise every time he quarrels with Tong Zhenghao, he will be called heartless , Xin Andong was also quite guilty.

Shumen Shulu found Tong's house, knocked on the door twice, and soon opened it.

Tong Zhenghao's original sleepy expression was so happy after seeing him, he stepped forward excitedly and hugged his shoulders, and while taking him home, he complained, "You said you sold sausages?" For such a long time, I haven’t seen you for several days. I’m bored to death at home every day. Didn’t it snow the day before yesterday? I was planning to build a snowman. Make me happy!"

Qingshui County belongs to the central region. Although it snows after the cold winter, it is not thick. It usually snows at night. When you wake up the next day, except for the white layer on the eaves, the snow on the ground usually falls when the sun rises. melt away.

Tong Zhenghao's temperament of climbing trees and over walls is also due to his impatient staying at home, but with brother Zong around, he must have no chance to go out wild.

"Let's pile it up next time when the snow is heavy." After finishing speaking, he picked up the things in his hand and motioned to Tong Zhenghao, "Look, the sausage I promised you last time."

Tong Zhenghao looked down, the hanging sausage full of bacon was so eye-catching, his saliva immediately flooded, he couldn't wait to take it, and even poked it on the sausage, he couldn't wait to look up and ask Xin Andong, "What are we doing?" Time to eat it? You can make it for me later. My neighbor also bought your sausage. When I ate it, the smell wafted to my house. I felt like going crazy when I smelled it. Fortunately, you came today. Otherwise, I will go to your store and ask Aunt Xin for sausages."

After hearing what he said, Tong Zhenghao immediately rolled his eyes, he couldn't die of greed, so he had the nerve to go to his shop and ask for sausages.

But he didn't care about Tong Zhenghao, an older baby, and just said, "You can cut the sausage into slices and steam it for a little while, and I'll go back to the village later." It means that there is no time to feed you, and you can have enough food and clothing by yourself.