A good time for farming through the ages

Chapter 195 [195] Spring Festival of 71 (3000)

The eldest brother and the second brother returned home early. As the descendants of working people, they naturally cleaned up the house very diligently. Even the cabbage roots harvested in the vegetable garden were cleaned up. All of them were corn stalks covered with plastic sheeting.

Including the firewood room, the corn stalks are neatly piled up, which shows the quality of the tenants, and even their firewood is ready in winter.

There are also many mountainous areas in X City, but it happens that there are no mountains in their area, and it is unrealistic to travel long distances to cut firewood, and it is not a coal mining area, so in the early 70s, naturally they still burned pots for cooking, and usually picked up some branches. In addition to the corn stalks in the field, it can basically take care of the daily firewood. If it is not enough, you may have to find a way to go to the mountains to pick up branches in advance.

Although the brothers cleaned the yard and the house, they are boys after all, and they can't remove and wash the bedding. It's been a year, so under Zhuo Lin's command, the brothers spent three or four days , All the quilts in the house were disassembled and washed, and then sewed with needles and threads after drying. The villagers passing by saw that the sheets, quilt covers, quilt covers, and cotton covers were all removed to dry in the front and back of their houses. Give them a thumbs up and praise them for their abilities.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the pig-raising family in the village killed a pig for their family and sent it over, including pig blood, pig offal, pig offal, etc., and sold it at a price of 220 cents per catty. They, a total of 132 catties of big boars, spent [-] yuan, which is not a small amount.

But most of their family members are the first, not bad money is the second, and visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year is the third, so they gritted their teeth and bought it.

Before the elders came back, Zhuo Lin marinated all the internal organs first, and made sausages with small casings. If it was not enough, she went to the market to buy more, and mixed fat and lean meat , made about a hundred catties of sausages and hung them in the yard.

From the remaining meat, pick out good-looking pork belly. From the remaining meat, take out the fat ones to refine oil, and put away the lean ones to make tenderloin.

Pork knuckles are marinated for personal use on the [-]th day of the first day of the junior high school, and to visit relatives on the second day of the junior high school.

The pig's tail and pig's feet have been stewed together with the internal organs. Just this big pot of stewed meat and pig's head meat is enough for this man to eat and drink.

Pig blood is especially good. Although it is not as delicate as duck blood, it can be used to make stews in iron pots, not to mention how delicious it is.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, Tao Yi was about to leave. The marinated meat packed three lunch boxes for him, as well as Shandong pancakes and cooked marinated eggs. These alone were enough for him to eat and drink well on the road up.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the other brothers and younger brothers also came back. After learning about Tao Yi's thoughts, although everyone was reluctant to give up, the elder brother drove the ox cart in the village to the bus station in the county seat, and then He took a car to the provincial capital to catch a train.

Zhuo Lin didn't go to see him off, and Tao Yi was not willing to let her suffer in the winter.

After Tao Yi left, around the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhuo Daqiang and his wife in the provincial capital and Zhuo Dajun and his wife in the county town rushed back home one after another.

When the adults were not at home and Tao Yi went to the south again, Zhuo Lin became the chef of the family. She commanded her brothers to cook. The work is not unfamiliar at all, and the operation is even smoother. It is said that Zhuo Lin watched and did it, but in fact she is just talking.

The marinated pork head meat, pork liver and lungs will be picked up and given to related households in the village in advance instead of the elders, such as the village chief secretary, team leader, people who rent land, and the children of people with good relationships. We all know that we will give some symbolically, not stingy, just to do this simple human relationship well.

After all, everyone knows that their family has killed pigs, so it is inappropriate not to give them away, and it is not a loss if they are given away. Even though their current strength is what others look up to, but Gener is here, and Zhuangyuan Village is famous because of their Zhuo family. Naturally, we cannot forget our roots.

Big pig bone stewed soup, sucking bone marrow, pigs full of treasures, have gradually become delicacies in their home, when Zhuo Dajun Zhuo Daqiang and the others returned home, the stuffing of buns and dumplings had been prepared, even the skin Dong, Zhuo Lin and her brothers have prepared in advance. What the adults can do is to consider the loopholes in their words and give gifts to people who the adults think will be gift-giving. Those who have given gifts will also hold cigarettes. Ah, go and sit for a while.

For Chinese New Year, just to celebrate it, the relationship in the village also needs to be maintained and cultivated. Even if you don't like a person, you must maintain the minimum face effort.You must not be like some people. Once you get home, you don’t leave the door, don’t go to see anyone, and wait for people to come to see you. This is absolutely inappropriate.

The two sisters-in-law who originally wanted to do that when they came back, looked at such a clean house inside and out, and they were filled with emotion!

The daughters-in-law in the same village saw their sisters-in-law, who would not come up and praise them for their blessings, and the children they raised were better than the other, which was not like theirs. Not to mention that each of them broke their hearts, and they had to be like old scalpers Do it, because in the eyes of men, women are born to wash, cook and take care of children.

But in the Zhuo family, it seems that no one has ever thought about it. Everyone tries to be considerate of everyone as much as possible, and everyone can see life in everyone's eyes. Therefore, this family that everyone works together to run will always look so harmonious.

When the children are at home, few people come over. When the adults come back, they come home in an endless stream, especially the house of the elder uncle who is an official. Speaking, this situation couldn't be more realistic. The most asked question is whether my child can be sent to serve as a soldier.

However, no matter what era you are in, there is a limit on the number of soldiers, and the background of your ancestors has to be screened, and you can't apply if you want to.

It was true that Zhuo Daqiang was an officer in the army, but he couldn't control the recruitment, so he had to explain it to anyone who came, but the old farmer didn't understand these things.

"What's so great, isn't it just a broken official? Without you, why can't my child be a soldier? I just want you to say hello. Is it so difficult?"

Fortunately, the woman is sensible: "Dad, why don't you give up? Didn't they say it? Our son's physical fitness is not good, not to mention poor nutrition, and he is also severely anemic. How can you blame Zhuo Daqiang?" up?"

"Our son is in poor condition. If he goes to the army to eat and drink well, he will be able to take care of him. If he says hello, will he not be accepted? To put it bluntly, is it because he doesn't want to help us? Don't you think we didn't?" Give him a gift!"

Speaking of giving gifts, the man became angry again: "Did you see that their children gave meat to those families, and the two brothers gave them cigarettes and alcohol? They are both from the same village. Why don't you give them to me? Look down on people." what?"

The honest woman looked at the unwillingness and jealousy on her husband's face, she couldn't believe it and understood for a moment, why would he think so?How can you think so?Who on earth gave him the courage to sit on an equal footing with the village head and party secretary, and let him compare with other people who have a good relationship?
Finally, with a sigh, he turned his head and carried the child back home.

The most annoying thing for Zhuo Lin is to deal with these things. Fortunately, her father is a carpenter. Although there are many people in the family, they also want to work under their parents' hands, but his father is a state-owned enterprise, so he can't run a family by himself. Yes, although my mother is self-employed, there is no shortage of manpower in the store. Even if there is a shortage, she will not find someone from her own village. She is afraid of causing trouble for herself, so she should deal with it, and be polite. Whether she needs it or not is her own business. Son.

After two days, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law are so irritable, who would have thought that they have to deal with the guests outside, and they have to deal with the folks when they go home, and even the time when the family sits together for a reunion dinner at home during the Chinese New Year has to be carefully squeezed out , Even good meals are not dared to cook in broad daylight, because there are always people who don't have eyesight waiting for you to treat and drink, if you don't invite, you just have the cheek to come to the door.

Finally, on the night of the New Year's Eve, no one came to the door with the cheek. This year, my uncle bought fireworks and firecrackers. In the early morning, we can set off firecrackers crackling. A New Year without firecrackers is definitely not complete.

Moreover, Auntie and uncle made new cotton jackets and trousers for each of them. The tradition of the New Year is to wear new clothes to the family on New Year's Day, so when she went to bed that night, Zhuo Lin Fold the clothes on the bedside, like ordinary children, praying for the dawn.

Few people buy ready-made clothes these days, they buy cloth and make it themselves, even if they are urbanites, many people make it by themselves.

Zhuo Lin's clothes are bright red, very beautiful, and there are small white florals on them, which look good when matched. Her mother also bought her a red headband, and her long braids hang down on her chest. Even without any vows, There is no makeup or makeup, but she is still beautiful and pure and natural. My brothers and sisters all praise her for her good looks.

They all ate dumplings on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. When they saw the incense table and offering incense in the place of God in the yard, they knew that Aniang prayed to God again without their knowledge and bowed down to the ancestors. They said she was supernatural, so she was very mysterious, which made Zhuo Lin feel funny, but in fact, there was no need for it. Go and bow down.

After breakfast, the two families got together and bowed to the elders one by one. Originally, they were supposed to kneel, but the uncle said that men have gold under their knees, so there is no need to kneel down, and neither does Linlin. So after greeting the elders, each of them got four big five-yuan red envelopes, that is, 20 yuan. Everyone got it. Even Tao Yi's share was led by Zhuo Lin. I don't know why she was asked to receive it. Brothers and younger brothers have no objections, anyway, if it falls into her hands, it will be hers.

With 40 yuan at once, this is definitely a big ticket. She was so happy that she felt like stepping on cotton when she went out, haha, it was floating...

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