Chapter 195 [195] Three Thousand

The eldest and second brothers came home early. As descendants of the working people, they naturally cleaned the house very diligently. Even the cabbage roots collected in the vegetable garden were removed. Not only were there no weeds in the front and back yards, but all piled up were covered with corn poles covered with plastic cloth.

You, including the woodshed, are also stacked neatly arranged corn poles, which shows the quality of the people in the rented house. Even their firewood is ready in winter.

There are also many mountainous areas in x City, but it is just that their family has no mountain, so it is not realistic to run far away in order to chop firewood, nor is it a coal mine area. Therefore, in the early 1970s, they naturally cooked a pot and cooked. They usually picked up some branches and the corn stalks in the field, which basically took care of the firewood needed in daily life. If it was not enough, they might have to find a way to pick up branches in the mountain in advance.

Although the brothers cleaned the yard and the house, they were boys after all, and they couldn't remove the bedding and other things. After all, they had been left for a year. So under Zhuo Lin's command, the brothers spent three or four days to remove all the bedding in the house, dry them, and sew them again. When the villagers passing by saw that the detached sheets, quilt covers, and cotton covers were dried in front and behind their houses, they couldn't help but give them a thumbs up and praise them for being able to do it.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the pig-raising family in the village killed a pig and sent it to their family, including pig blood, pig water, pig internal organs, etc., and sold it to them at a price of 60 cents per pound of pork. A total of 220 pounds of big boar cost 132 yuan, which is really not small.

But most of their family members are one, and they are not short of money, and they are third when visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year, so they gritted their teeth and bought it.

Before the elders came back, Zhuo Lin first braised all the internal organs and other things. She made sausages with a small casing. She also went to the market to buy some more. She mixed fat and lean meat and made about a hundred kilograms of sausages in the yard.

Among the remaining meat, pick out the pork belly with good quality. From the remaining meat, take out the fat and refine the oil. Put the thin ones back and make the tenderloin.

The pig elbows are marinated, and they are waiting for the thirty years of New Year, and they are used for their own use on the first day of the New Year, and they are visiting relatives on the second day of the New Year.

The pig's tail and pig's feet have been braised with the internal organs. The braised meat and pork head meat alone are enough for the men to serve the wine and food.

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

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, Tao Yi was about to leave. He had three lunch boxes for the braised meat, and matched them with Shandong pancakes and cooked braised eggs. These alone could already make him eat and drink on the road.

On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, the other brothers and younger brothers also came back. After learning about Tao Yi's thoughts, although everyone was reluctant to leave, the eldest brother drove the ox cart in the village and took him to the bus station in the county town, and then he took the bus to the provincial capital to catch the train.

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

After Tao Yi left, almost the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, Zhuo Daqiang and his wife in the provincial capital and Zhuo Dajun and his wife in the county town rushed 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 this family. The wise brothers were very good at cooking, and many years of experience made the brothers not unfamiliar with these housework, and they were even more fluent in their operations. They said that Zhuo Lin was doing it while watching her, but in fact she was just talking.

The braised pork head, pork liver, and pig lungs will be picked out and given to the relatives in the village in advance instead of elders. For example, the village chief, the team leader, the rented land, and the children of the children of the families with good relationships also know that they will give some symbolically, not stingy, just to do this simple relationship.

After all, everyone knows that if their family kills pigs, it is not appropriate to send them, and it is not a loss if they give them away. Even if their current strength is already something that others look up to, but here, the Zhuangyuan Village is famous for their Zhuo family, so naturally we cannot forget our roots.

Pig big bones stewed soup, sucking bone marrow, and the whole body was filled with treasures. It turned into food one after another in their house. When Zhuo Dajun and Zhuo Daqiang and others returned home, the buns and dumplings were all plated. Even the skin jelly, Zhuo Lin and his brothers made it in advance. What the adults could do was consider the loopholes in their words and give gifts to those who thought the adults would give gifts. Those who gave gifts would also take cigarettes and sit for a while.

During the Chinese New Year, just for the sake of festiveness, the relationships in the village also need to be maintained and linked. Even if you don’t like someone, you must maintain the minimum face skills. You must never go out and go out once you get home, and you won’t go to see anyone, and wait for others to see you. This is absolutely inappropriate.

The sisters-in-law who came back were thinking about doing that, and looked at the clean home inside and outside, and were so moved!

When the daughters-in-law in the same village saw them marrying sisters-in-law, no one came up to praise them for their blessings. The children they raised were better than the other, but they were not like their family. They were each worried, but they had to do it like an old ox, because in the eyes of men, women were born to wash clothes, cook and take care of children.

But in the Zhuo family, no one seems to have thought so. Everyone should be as considerate as possible for everyone, and everyone can see life in their eyes. Therefore, this home that everyone works together to manage will always look so harmonious.

When the children are at home, few people come over. When the adults come back, they come home in a constant stream, especially the home of the uncle who is an official, which is even more crowded, and the brothers who are harmful cannot find the opportunity to talk to their parents. This situation is very realistic, but the most asked is whether my child can be sent to the army.

However, no matter what era, there are quotas for military service, and the wealth and background of the ancestors must be screened, and you cannot report it just by wanting to.

It is true that Zhuo Daqiang is an official in the army, but he can't control the recruitment of soldiers, so everyone has to explain it. However, the old farmer didn't understand these things. He smiled at home and said it was okay, but turned around and went out to scold him.

"What's so great about it? Isn't it just a broken official? Without you, my child can't be a soldier? Just ask you to say hello, is it that difficult?"

Fortunately, the woman was reasonable: "Dad, why haven't you given up? Didn't they say that? Our son is not good at physical fitness and poor nutrition. If he doesn't say good, he is also seriously anemia. How can you blame Zhuo Daqiang for his head?"

"Our son is not in good condition. If he eats and drinks well in the army, he will definitely be able to raise him. If he says hello, he will not accept it. To put it bluntly, don't you want to help us? I think we didn't give him a gift!"

Speaking of gifts, the man was angry again: "Did you see that their children gave meat to those families, and the two brothers gave cigarettes and wine to them. They were all from the same village. Why didn't they give it to me? Why did you look down on people?"

The honest woman looked at the unwillingness and jealousy on her husband's face, and was incredible and understanding for a moment. How could he think so? How could he think so? Who gave him the courage to be on an equal footing with the village chief and branch secretary, and let him compare with others with good relationships?

Finally, he sighed and turned his head and went home with the child.

Zhuo Lin’s biggest annoyance is to deal with these things. Fortunately, her father is a carpenter. Although there are many people coming to the family, he also wants to make a living under his parents’ hands. However, his father is a state-owned enterprise and he cannot be a family. Although his mother is an self-employed person, there is no shortage of manpower in the store. Even if it is short, he will not look for people from his own village, for fear of causing trouble for him. Therefore, if he deals with it, he must be polite. Whether to use it or not is her own business.

After two days, the sister-in-law was so irritable. Who would have thought that they would have to deal with customers outside and go home to deal with fellow villagers. Even when they go home during the Chinese New Year, they had to squeeze out the time when the family sat together for a reunion dinner. They didn’t even dare to cook good meals in broad daylight, because there were always people who were blind to you waiting for you to treat you. If you don’t invite them, you might as well come to the door with a thick face.

Finally, on the night of New Year's Eve, no one came to the door with shame. This year, my uncle also bought fireworks and firecrackers. By the early morning, he could set off firecrackers. The New Year without the sound of firecrackers is definitely not perfect.

Moreover, my grandmother and uncle also made a new cotton jacket and new cotton pants for each of them. The tradition of the New Year is to wear new clothes to greet the family on the first day of the New Year. So when I was sleeping that night, Zhuo Lin folded the clothes on the head of the bed, like an ordinary child, hoping for dawn.

These days, few people buy ready-made clothes, and they buy cloth to make their own. Even if they are from the city, many people make their own.

Zhuo Lin's clothes are bright red, which looks particularly beautiful, with small white florals on them, which looks pretty good. Her mother also bought her a red headband with long braids hanging on her chest. In front of her, even if she didn't swear or apply any makeup, she was still beautiful and natural. Her brother and brother praised her for her good looks.

On the morning of the first day of the Chinese New Year, they all ate dumplings. When they saw the incense table in the yard, there was an incense table and offering incense, they knew that Ah Niang prayed to God without knowing it and bowed to the ancestors. They might be afraid that they would say that she was divine and so it was particularly mysterious. This made Zhuo Lin find it fun and funny. In fact, it was not necessary. These are the rules passed down by the ancestors. Why do you do secretly? It would be great to be open and honest. They could still kneel down and worship.

After breakfast, the two families gathered together and bowed to the elders one by one. They were going to kneel down, but the uncle said that there was gold under the knees of men and they didn’t need to kneel down, and Linlin didn’t need to bow, just bow, just want to be meaningful. So after greeting the elders, each of them received four five-yuan red envelopes, which is twenty yuan, and everyone had them. Even Tao Yi’s share, Zhuo Lin led it, and I don’t know why she asked her to receive it. The brothers and younger brothers had no objection yet. Anyway, it was hers.

After a moment of forty yuan, this was definitely a big ticket. She was so happy that she felt like she was stepping on the cotton when she went out. Haha, she was floating...
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