dognovel Chapter 250 Snowing
Chapter 250 Snowing
Uncle Zhou Er at the side couldn't help but tease, "Look at how busy you guys are. It's not even Chinese New Year yet, but it's already as lively as Chinese New Year."
"Haha, Second Uncle, just watch. Maybe it will be more lively then." Zhou Laosan said with a smile while pulling the duck feathers in his hand.
"Third brother, I will definitely come to join in the fun when the time comes." Yang Liuqing continued.
"Okay, let's set off more firecrackers to liven things up."
Everyone was laughing together, but there was some envy in their eyes.
A big pork leg!
Yang Liuqing worked the longest at Lao Zhou's house, earning ten cents a day. After working for more than a month, he still couldn't afford a big pork leg, but he could still buy a lot of good things. He was the only one with the most money in the family. Thinking of this, he felt very happy.
Lunch was just a casual one.
After all, there are too many things to do and I can’t handle it all.
I stuffed some spicy sausages and some Cantonese sweet sausages to give you more flavors and experiences.
After everything was hung, Zhou Mingshu lit up the pine and cypress branches, secretly hiding some orange peels inside, and sprinkled some wheat and corn grains on top. He smoked them in the woodshed overnight, so that they could have some fruity wood fragrance.
The remaining scraps were eaten up by them that night.
The large bones are used to make soup, the small bones are used to stir-fry dishes, and a dry-pot pork intestine dish is also made.
"Oh, life is so good now, and I feel energetic every day."
"That's right. I took Sidan out for a stroll, and the young wives in the village envied me. They all said that I married well."
"Hahaha, who says it's not true? I always stand up straight when I go out."
"When you go out for a walk, you hear nothing but flattery. You can't get carried away. You need to do your job properly and behave yourself."
"Mom, what you taught us is something we all remember."
Everyone was unwilling to talk about these topics and quickly changed the subject.
"This dish is really delicious. I have to learn a few recipes from San Ya. We can't let children cook during festivals. People who don't know would think that our Zhou family is abusing our children."
Everyone laughed. There are so many delicious dishes at home. If you just learn a few of them, you can open a restaurant.
"That's right, Sanya is such a good cook, why don't we open a restaurant?"
Zhu shouted in surprise that if she could buy a shop in the town, she wouldn't have to get up early and run back and forth early in the morning to sell roast duck or jelly.
"We need to think about this carefully. It's such a big deal, and it would be terrible if something went wrong."
What Mrs. Zhou thought made sense. In fact, the small business the family was doing was already very good.
Her selfish consideration was to maintain the status quo. Now, this month, she had earned nearly a hundred taels of silver from the roast duck and soap and ointment.
Zhu, whose potential was suppressed, looked unhappy. She had thought she could do something big.
Zhou Mingshu spat out the bone in his mouth and said, "Grandma is right. There is no rush. Let's wait until next spring."
When Zhu heard her daughter say this, her eyes suddenly lit up. It sounded like there was still hope, so she decided to talk about it later.
After dinner, Zhou Mingshu pried open the crack in the door of the woodshed to see if the fire had spread out.
The room was dark and smelled of smoke, but there were no extra sparks, so she returned to the room with peace of mind.
The weather is getting colder and I feel lazy.
When Zhou Mingshu had nothing to do, he would put his hands in his pockets to keep warm.
Snowflakes fell down, covering the earth with a white veil.
Zhou Mingshu opened the window and admired the scenery in the yard.
I don't know when the little squirrel got into the bed, and now he pulled up the quilt to reveal his little head.
His big eyes looked out the window, his face full of curiosity.
Zhou Laoer got up and without even having time to wash his face or rinse his mouth, he took a broom and started sweeping the snow.
"Sandan, Si Ya, hurry up and get up. It's snowing. Come out and have snowball fights and build snowmen."
He shouted loudly in the yard, and soon he heard the children's laughter.
Zhou Mingshu stretched out his body, and the cool breeze blew on his dizzy head for a while. Now he felt much more awake.
Reluctantly leaving the bed, she scooped a ladle of water and half a ladle of ice from the water tank.
"Saya, there's water for washing your face in the small pot, add some."
Old Mrs. Zhou was cooking breakfast in the kitchen.
"Grandma, what are we having for breakfast this morning?"
"Have some egg noodles. Clean up and help me dig some spinach from the vegetable garden."
"Okay, I'll go there soon."
Zhou Mingshu washed his face, went back to the house, applied some moisturizer, and then went out with his small basket.
The snow last night wasn't heavy, but it was still ankle deep.
Following his previous memory, Zhou Mingshu walked into the vegetable garden with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
I didn’t expect these little guys to grow so well. They look even more lush against the backdrop of white snow.
Zhou Mingshu picked some large spinach plants and dug them up, and also pulled out some garlic sprouts and coriander.
The rest of the family got up as well and were busy helping with breakfast.
Zhou Mingqi helped pick the spinach, but unfortunately the spinach was so green that there were almost no yellow leaves. The two of them had no choice but to pull out the roots of the spinach and call it a day.
"Saya, let's go build a snowman later, shall we?"
"Well, with so much snow, it would be a waste if we don't pile it up."
The noodles cooked quickly and everyone scooped a bowl and slurped it.
With breakfast in my stomach, I feel warm from my stomach all the way to my limbs.
Besides, the noodles are made with chicken soup, which is delicious, and there are chopped eggs, which makes them very tasty.
After dinner, without waiting for a break, several children put on gloves and started rolling balls. Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan joined in, which was rare.
Play with the kids and have a snowball fight.
Near noon, in addition to a snowman as tall as a meter, there was also a snow donkey in the house.
It is decorated with peppers and carrots, which looks very funny.
After making so much noise for so long, both adults and children are a little tired.
A group of people huddled in the main room, warming themselves by the fire, with peanuts and chestnuts roasting next to the stove.
"It smells so good. I picked so many chestnuts just for this moment. They are so fragrant and sweet."
Zhou Mingshu ate several of them with a smile. They were hot and delicious.
Although this wild chestnut is small in size, its taste is a concentrated version of the big chestnuts on the market, and its flavor is very rich.
"Eat, eat. We have roasted a lot of food. You have been playing outside for so long. Don't sweat. You will catch a cold and suffer."
Old Mrs. Zhou turned down the fire a little. The children were so hot that they wanted to take off their clothes.
"Grandma, let's have spicy cabbage hotpot for lunch. It's spicy and very appetizing."
Zhou Mingshu suggested, while warming his hands, that it would be very comfortable to eat some spicy and sour appetizers in such a cold weather.
"Okay, your mother is talking about what to eat for lunch, so you can go and make it later. I'm afraid this dish isn't enough, but do you want something else?"
Old Mrs. Zhou asked cheerfully.
"Grandma, didn't San Ya make a lot of sausages? How about we try it?"
Zhou Mingqi couldn't help it. Every time he passed by the corridor, he could smell the aroma of meat and felt a little greedy.