Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

"I save money on oil, and I also have blood sausage and cabbage!"

"Well, the cabbage is given away as a gift when you buy something. You'd better take it." Anyway, no one knows about it, so Jiang Yue is not afraid of being exposed for talking nonsense.

"Their cabbage is well preserved, as if it has never been frozen. I'll ask them how they did it when I get a chance. Ours have been frozen and don't taste good anymore."

"The products are good, but public funds have been emptied out this time, so we have to find a way to make money."

"There is always a way out when you get to the mountain. Think about the future later. Separate the things and put some grass on top to cover them up so that no one will see them and get jealous."

On the way home, Jiang Yue wondered how long the food at home could last. Unlike the others, although the four of them had just arrived, they had never been hungry. Moreover, they had oil, vegetables, and occasionally meat. If they ate more of these things, there would definitely be less staple food. However, they would definitely consume more during the period from Qingming Festival to the National Day before the autumn harvest.

Although they bought a lot of meat during the New Year period, they were reluctant to eat it for many meals. It was not like the future when they could eat whenever they wanted. Yao Ling and the others even made a schedule for eating these things. Unfortunately, these things would not last until the spring planting season, mainly because the weather was hot and there was no way to preserve them.

Some friends are like this. If Jiang Yue was alone, he wouldn't have to worry about these things. He could eat whatever he wanted. As for eating pickled cabbage and radishes every day, he lost his only hobby. He thought about all kinds of things along the way. When the ox cart arrived at the brigade, Jiang Yue was still in a daze.

"Xiao Yue? Xiao Yue! Are you asleep?"

"Ah? I wasn't distracted by anything."

"I'll think about it later. I'm going to pack up and go home."

"I'm coming!"

The first thing to do after arriving home is to light a fire to warm up the house, otherwise the temperature in the house would be almost the same as that in a freezer. Then Jiang Yue cooked the lard and put away the pork elbows and cabbage. Today she planned to eat pork belly, sauerkraut and blood sausage. She put away the lard and cabbage and planned to make dumplings tomorrow to eat during the New Year.

It was already late after dinner, and everyone was tired after a day's walk, so they went to bed early. The next morning, Jiang Yue made some sweet potato porridge. After breakfast, she wrapped dumplings and froze them. She couldn't bear to eat them today, and planned to eat them on New Year's Day. After finishing her housework, she went up the mountain with Xiaohu's father.

Jiang Yue was speechless after searching for a long time without catching a rabbit. There were several traps set by her, but even the hunting master couldn't catch them. It was outrageous. There was no way. There were only a few traps left. Hang... No... Puppet, help me!

When they were going down the mountain, everyone had smiles on their faces. Jiang Yue, Xiaohu's father, was not left behind. The two rabbits of the family didn't stand out from the crowd. When they were about to go down the mountain, they hid the rabbits in their clothes as usual. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see them when they bent over with firewood on their backs. However, not many people came out at this time. They all stayed at home in such a cold day.

After processing the rabbit, they sent the rabbit skin to Xiaohu's home. The rabbit skin can be sold for money after processing. None of the four had this skill, at least none of them could show off their skills. After sorting out the firewood, Wang Liang and Zhang Wei came back. When hanging the rabbit, they secretly looked at Jiang Yue and Yao Ling.

Yao Ling rolled her eyes and shouted angrily, "What are you looking at? If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you wasting time?"

"Hey, well, this is our first time catching a rabbit, so why don't we have a meal to celebrate?"

Yao Ling glared at them and looked at Jiang Yue: "Xiao Yue?"

"Then save half of it and stew potatoes for tomorrow." After Jiang Yue said this, the two of them cheered and happily took the knife to chop the rabbit.

The next morning, Jiang Yue stewed the rabbit. She added some potatoes so she didn't have to cook rice. Since there were a lot of potatoes in the stew, they tried to save as much as possible. Not long after the meal, it started snowing. The house was dark, so they read by the window in the light. They went out to sweep the snow at noon. They couldn't wait until the snow fell before sweeping, because then the broom wouldn't be able to sweep anymore.

In the next few days, because Wang Zhi was at home, Yao Ling did not go out, and Jiang Yue also accompanied them. The two boys stayed at home seeing that they did not go out. In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. The four of them got up early. The chicken and pork were brought into the house to thaw last night, and Jiang Yue started cooking at around 1 pm.

We had planned what to eat early on. We braised the fish we bought, and then decided on three main dishes: pork stewed with vermicelli and chicken stewed with mushrooms. We all agreed to eat the pork elbow later, and finish them before going to the fields, just in time to replenish the body.

Then mix some shredded radish as a cold dish, fry some eggs, shredded potatoes, and cabbage, and finally stir-fry some mushrooms with meat. The dishes for the New Year's dinner are ready. The staple food is the dumplings made a few days ago. Of course, fruit is also indispensable after the meal, and a can of sugar water.

After the last dish was served, Wang Liang quickly added two ladles of water into the pot. The fire on the stove could not be extinguished, otherwise the food would be too cold. Before eating, everyone picked up the sugar water in their bowls and clinked them together. Since there were no outsiders at home, they started eating right away. In the end, all three dishes were gone, and there were still some vegetables left, mainly because they could not eat any more. The taste would not be bad if Chef Jiang Yue was the one who cooked.

After the meal, everyone looked at each other. They were all very full and didn't want to move. Wang Liang said that they should go back to the room to rest for a while before cleaning up. This was agreed by the other two. They went back to the room and lay on the kang. They felt so comfortable that they lay there for a while and then talked about going home.

"Well, you can have a home visit leave once every two years."

"Really?"

"Ah."

"That's great, then we can go home next year right?"

"We came a little late, so we may not be able to take leave until the year after next."

"Hey, that's true."

"I miss home." After Yao Ling said this, everyone fell silent. Yes, who doesn't miss home, especially during festivals like this, except for those who complain like Jiang Yue.

After emoting for a while, it was almost time to rest. The three of them worked together to wash the pot. If they delayed for a while longer, the water in the pot would get cold. If the fire was out, they would have to waste firewood to light a fire. Today was Chinese New Year, so they didn't go to bed early. They played poker with some dried goods such as melon seeds and peanuts on the kang.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the children got up before dawn, changed into new clothes and came in groups of three or five to pay New Year's greetings. Although Jiang Yue and her friends went to bed late, they were used to getting up early every day. After taking care of their personal hygiene, Xiaohu and the neighbor children came to pay New Year's greetings.

Nowadays, people don't say things like "Congratulations on getting rich" during the Chinese New Year. Basically, they just ask a simple "Happy New Year". Jiang Yue and the others didn't give the children anything else, just a few pieces of candy and a handful of melon seeds, which was enough to make the children happy for a long time. They then found time to visit their neighbors and Hu Zi's house.

After returning home, Jiang Yue heated up yesterday's meal. There were still some dumplings left, so everyone got five and had a meal. In the afternoon, they went to visit the old educated youth. After all, they were all educated youth, and although they didn't interact with each other often, they still had to visit each other during the holidays.