The daily life of the husband who crossed the field

On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, many people from Zhangjia Village went to the town, and the atmosphere of the New Year became more and more intense. There were laughter and laughter everywhere, and everyone was a little friendlier than usual when they met each other.

Zhang Zhen took the little daughter-in-law to walk together. Although the excitement is lively, there are also a lot of kidnappers at this time. Generally, people are very careful when they bring their children out. The beautiful handsome daughter-in-law and brother should also watch carefully to prevent accidents Beware of being caught.

Zhang Zhen half hugged Xu Zijia and walked forward to prevent being scattered by the flow of people or being bumped into by others. The number of vendors in the town is indeed several times more, and all kinds of hawkers are also in an endless stream.

There are candy blowers, candied gourds, melon seed candy and cakes a few steps away, and even more unusual are those selling jade and silverware, but these are precious things, and the bosses who sell them all use iron carts. The kind that can hurt for two days if you accidentally bump into it, to prevent someone from knocking over the car and taking the opportunity to fish.

Zhang Zhen saw that the hairpin pinned to Xu Zijia's head was still made of wood, and pulled him forward to pick it out. The stall owner immediately greeted him warmly and said, "What kind of hairpin do you want, brother? It's not me. No one nearby has as many styles as mine. The price is not as fair as mine, you are right to come here!"

The stall is not full of beautiful things, but it has almost everything, from tassels and bracelets and earrings that women love, to hairpins for brothers, hair crowns for men, and jade pendants with gold locks and silver wishes. we have everything.

"How do you sell this?" Zhang Zhen asked, holding a silver hairpin in his hand. The hairpin was simple in style, but it contained only auspicious clouds, but that cloud was round and chubby, and it was really cute.

The stall owner saw that he wanted to buy it, and immediately praised him: "Little brother has a good eye. To tell you the truth, this is one of the best pieces on our stall, and the price is not expensive. It only costs five taels." Silver, weigh the weight of this hairpin by yourself, you will definitely not be able to buy it at a loss or be fooled, this is our last one, so we only sell it at this price, if it was left in the past, I would definitely not sell it for five taels of silver."

Zhang Zhen didn't speak, and picked up a jade hairpin next to her and asked, "What about this one?"

The stall owner thought he was too expensive and lost his previous enthusiasm, so he said casually, "That's seven taels of silver."

"I want both of them, a total of eight taels of silver, do you want to sell them?" Zhang Zhen said.

Hearing that the business was promising, the stall owner cheered up again, "The jade alone costs seven taels of silver, and that's not how you bargain, it makes me lose money, little brother , I see that you also sincerely want to buy it, so let’s take a step back and let’s have a total of ten taels of silver!”

Zhang Zhen shook his head: "That's impossible. I'll go to the town to catch a market. I didn't bring that much money. If you really can't sell it, I'll go to other places to have a look."

The stall owner saw what he said and wanted to really leave, quickly wrapped the two hairpins in his hand and said: "Oh, I think I have a destiny with my little brother, so I will take it as a loss, just let it be eight taels, remember Come to buy from me next time!"

"Yeah, I'll come back to you next time I have a chance." Zhang Zhen promised, anyway, he probably won't buy from this place next time.

Back home, Zhang Zhen took out the two hairpins as if offering treasures and said, "Little Jia, do you like it?" He picked the silver hairpins, but he obviously bought the jade hairpins because he saw the liking in the eyes of his young daughter-in-law.

Although it cost eight taels of silver, neither Xu Zijia nor Zhang Zhen felt distressed. Zhang Zhen bought something for his daughter-in-law. Of course, this must be generous, and Xu Zijia also likes two things very much, and said: "Gold has a price." Jade is priceless, although the carving technique of this piece of jade is a bit clumsy, but the color is warm and lustrous, with green in the middle, the stall owner probably doesn't know the goods, so we took advantage of it."

Zhang Zhen didn't understand jade, so he heard that he was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so he comforted him: "Jade is naturally worth a thousand dollars in the hands of someone who knows how to appreciate it, but if it is in his hands all the time, it seems that he is also an ignorant person. Bai's burying such a good thing doesn't count as us taking advantage of him too much."

Xu Zijia also understood this truth, and said with a smile: "Of course I know this, but I didn't buy you anything today."

Zhang Zhen took off the wooden hairpin from the young daughter-in-law's hair and replaced it with the jade one. She couldn't help but sighed and said, "It's so beautiful."

He had worn hostas that were even better than this before, but Xu Zijia looked at the man with a silly smile and felt that those were not as beautiful, let alone as precious.

The next few days will be busy, steaming buns, making rice cakes, and making dumplings. The stuffing of buns and dumplings should be different, and a big cleaning will be done inside and outside the house.

When the New Year arrives, there will be an endless stream of firecrackers from the morning, and all the long-term workers from the town will rush home on this day. It is really the most reunion time of the year, and the snacks that are reluctant to part with on weekdays Take them all out and eat them to your heart's content, as well as the smell of meat in the jars in the kitchen. The lively atmosphere melts the snow outside the window.

At night, it is the most lively moment. Children are playing with firecrackers outside, and the adults are busy in the kitchen and then close the door to count money to see how much this year’s harvest is. Although they have already counted in their hearts, even counted I read it many times, but I still laugh once I see it.

The New Year’s Eve dinner at night is definitely the best meal of the year. Fish is essential, and other dishes must also be plentiful. It is not allowed to re-cook vegetables in the first three days of the new year, even if you have to eat leftovers , but this can't be eaten first, it must be placed on the altar table to worship the ancestors and the heaven and earth in the yard before eating.

A meal can be eaten for an hour or two, and then sit around the brazier to warm up the fire. This is called keeping the year old. After the firecrackers, you can eat dumplings. This meal is indispensable. Even the sleepy children have to sit up and eat one or two.

There is no one on my side who wants to sacrifice. As early as when he knew that his daughter-in-law and father had passed away, Zhang Zhen made a memorial tablet for the Yue family and enshrined it on the altar.

After the remote sacrifice, Zhang Zhen obviously felt that the little daughter-in-law was depressed a lot, so she added two handfuls of paper money, and the fire became even bigger, and she kowtowed three times to the memorial tablet, "The Yue family is here, thank you for giving birth and raising her." I found such a good Zijia and sent him to my side, I set up a card for you, I hope you can relax, I will definitely treat him well."

Paying homage to Yue's family during the Chinese New Year sounds a little out of place, but Zhang Zhen didn't care. Xu Zijia thought that maybe no one in the family remembered to bring a meal to his father. Knowing that Ah Zhen was also sincere, his thoughts went smoothly.

After comforting Xu Zijia a bit, Zhang Zhen didn't touch the food on the table. Considering that the little daughter-in-law must have no appetite now, Zhang Zhen prepared to make a big hot pot after thinking about it.

As a person who loves food, the hot pot base is of course an indispensable thing in the kitchen. Zhang Zhen collects various flavors. There are mandarin duck pots in the space kitchen, which are equipped with a warm stove, which is full of New Year flavor.

The table was full of ingredients. All kinds of vegetables and meat, except for the meatballs, were all ready. Zhang Zhen also specially prepared the sauce and served it with sesame oil. It was really a pleasure to eat and dip it in.

"Ah Zhen, how long will it take for the beef to be cooked?" Xu Zijia stared at the beef in the pot.

Zhang Zhen scooped up the beef and put it in his bowl, "I sliced ​​it thinner. After seeing the color change, just wait a little longer."

Xu Zijia immediately picked it up and ate it, and said, "Ah Zhen, these things are delicious, do they all depend on the greasy ingredients?"

Zhang Zhen took out the sour plum soup, filled it up for the young daughter-in-law, and explained: "That is the hot pot butter base, but if it is boiled directly, the taste will not be so good, and it needs to be fried again."

"Oh." Xu Zijia took a sip, and suddenly felt that his mouth was not so tired. Before he could speak, he saw that the mutton in the hot pot was already cooked, so he picked it up and ate it immediately, and closed his eyes in satisfaction. With delicious food as a companion, you can slowly chew out a little bit of sweetness in any sadness.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Zhen was also happy in his heart. Sure enough, two people are needed to taste the hot pot, and this time the hot pot is even more delicious than what he ate before.