Things about village flowers

"Hey, when did Fang'er come?"I was excited to see my grandma. Before I could speak, grandma asked

"Just arrived, grandma."I said and stepped forward to help grandma carry the vegetable basket.

"Hello grandma! whee."Ling Liping immediately stepped forward and took her grandma's arm, resting her head on her shoulder and being very affectionate.

"Ping'er becomes more and more handsome as she grows older!"Grandma smoothed down a strand of hair hanging on Ling Liping's face and praised," She is more handsome than a fairy, so handsome that I almost can't recognize her!"

"Hey, grandma, have you ever seen a fairy?"I asked deliberately, holding the vegetable basket in one hand and holding my grandma's other arm in the other.

"I've seen it, why haven't I seen it?"I didn't want grandma to respond directly. Liping and I grabbed grandma's arms at the same time and laughed.

""Hehe," I smiled at Liping and asked,"Is it true?""

"This is still false!"Grandma said in a more affirmative tone,"There were so many fairies in the paintings in the past year. Who wouldn't buy a few and stick them up for the New Year? They wouldn't take them with them for a whole year and replace them with new ones every year. We would see them every day......."

Before grandma could finish speaking, Liping and I were laughing so hard. We held her arms, and you pulled me, making grandma sway from side to side, as if she was dizzy. If we hadn't not If you let go, you will have fallen down long ago. Then we pulled Grandma across the threshold of the courtyard, and walked into the courtyard together. I continued:

"Grandma, what I’m talking about is, have you ever seen a real fairy?"

Grandma paused for a moment, guessing that it was time to ask her about it, but she didn't want to, but she said,"I've seen it before, but why haven't I seen it before?" Grandma patted Liping's arm and said,"Isn't this a fairy in front of me?!"

Grandma made Liping and I laugh so hard again, she was so good at joking. Forget it, for grandma's sake, I won't be serious with him anymore. Everyone walked towards the pot house (kitchen) with a smile. We did n't wait until we walked in In the pot house, grandma said to Liping,"Ping'er, stay here and make big buns for lunch with grandma.""

"OK! I haven’t eaten grandma’s big buns for a long time." Liping happily agreed. Liping has always been very down-to-earth at her grandfather's house, just like she was at home.

""Grandma, look at the big radish in this vegetable basket," I pointed at the vegetable basket and said to grandma,"You don't want to make big buns with shredded radish vermicelli and pork, do you?""I like to eat these big stuffed buns the most, especially those stuffed with sweet potato noodles and stinky meat (cured meat).

"You, you, are so smart when it comes to food. Grandma pointed at my nose and said,"Originally I wanted to make small tofu, but now you guys are here, just in time to make big buns. But there is no need for stinky meat today, as in the past The smelly meat has just been eaten and the meat has been marinated again. It is not yet cooked. Let’s put in the fresh meat today. Later I will go to Hexi (the neighboring village Lingjiahezi across the river at the west end of the village) to buy some pork belly.." Grandma was about to go.

I quickly grabbed my grandma and said,"Grandma, let me cut the meat. You can fry (blanch) shredded radish and chop the stuffing at home. Liping will help knead the dough and roll out the dough, so that we can eat big buns quickly.""

""Hehe, Ping'er," grandma pointed at Liping and smiled,"Look, once I heard about eating big buns, I couldn't wait!" Okay, just keep it like this, no one should be idle."

I went to the pot house to put down the vegetable basket and ran to Lingjiahezi.

By chance, when I was passing by the door of Ling Liping's house, I met Liping's mother walking out with a basket on her arm.

"Hello, auntie!"

"Okay, hey, when did you come?"

"Just arrived. Auntie, Liping came with me."

"Haha, is that right? Where is Liping?"

"At my grandma's house, hey, aunt, didn't you see the bag on the table in the main room? That was brought by Liping"

"No, I just came home after going downhill (working in the fields), and I haven’t had time to enter the main room yet. I’m planning to go to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables for lunch."

"Auntie, Liping ate big steamed buns at my grandma’s house at noon. She didn’t go home to eat."

"Oh, this kid is very close to your grandma. You see, as soon as he puts away his things at home, he goes"

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Go to Hexi to cut meat and make big buns for lunch. Hey, auntie, why don’t you come and eat together at lunch?"

"How can that be done? I still have to cook for your uncle, younger brothers and sisters and the whole family."

"Oh, I'll go first, auntie"

"Well, go quickly, it's almost midnight"

"Auntie, see you in the afternoon!"After that, I continued to run forward.

On the way, I kept meeting fellow villagers returning from work, and I hurriedly greeted them. Soon I ran to Lingjiahezi, where I bought some more meat and weighed five kilograms. To make big buns, two kilograms of meat are not used or eaten, so just marinate the rest of the meat. Most of the pork in my hometown is domestic stupid pork, which is bought and killed now. It is fresher and more delicious than in the city. Because the pigs have just been killed and processed Okay, I waited for a while before buying the pork.

When I bought the pork and returned to my grandma’s house, the noodles had been mixed and I was about to roll out the dough. The shredded radish vermicelli stuffing had been chopped and the pork was waiting. I was amazed. , Grandma and Liping's movements were so fast, it only took half an hour for me to buy pork and go back and forth.

When I handed the pork to grandma, she stared at the pork without saying a word for a long time. I thought the pork I bought was not good enough, so I told grandma He said that the freshly killed pig was absolutely fresh, and the (butcher) chef specially cut me a piece of pork belly close to the pig's buttocks. The chef said he knew me, and he also knew my dad, whose surname was also Ling, so I had to call him uncle. , what is it called? Oh, Ling Wangtian

"Oh, Ling Wangtian."Grandma immediately perked up when she heard this," I don't know your dad. Back then, you and your dad joined the army to join the revolution. Who would have thought that within three years of joining the army, he would become a deserter and run home without forgetting his family's family. It's not like one-third of an acre. I've been close to the rough land all my life. Otherwise, it would be called Ling Wangtian. If you continue to work with your father, you might also be a national cadre now. You have met him today. He usually only kills pigs and does not sell meat. He is a good butcher. He is very busy killing pigs here and there all day long. He is a famous butcher......."

"Grandma, chop the meat quickly!"Jian Nai kept talking, I got a little anxious and urged.

"Hey, Fang'er, there's too much meat!"Grandma picked up the pork in her hand and said,"You don't need so much. One kilogram of meat is enough to chop the stuffing. If you add too much meat, it will make you tired and not delicious. Look, there is so much left. I still have it. It has to be marinated, I don’t dare to let it go today. Hey, Ping'er, why don't you take the rest of the meat home and eat it at night? You'll save on cutting the meat. You have a large family and can eat meat. Even if you don't have the land, you can marinate it. My family just marinated a big jar of meat."

""No, grandma, I won't take it," Ling Liping waved her hand and said to grandma,"Brother Sifang cut this off specially to honor you. If you can't eat it, just pick it up.""

Grandma insisted that Liping take the meat, but Liping refused. Grandma had to cut off a pound of meat and chop it for stuffing, and then marinated the rest of the meat again. Marinating meat is very particular and takes a lot of effort. I don't need to go into details. So, The job of chopping the meat stuffing was left to Ling Liping.

Liping chopped the meat and marinated the meat for her grandma. Then she left the next job of preparing the stuffing to her grandma. This is a technical job. What should be put in the buns, what should be left out, and how much should be put in are just right. This is the key to whether the big buns are delicious.