Hearing Su Mingcheng call his father and hearing his daughter call her father are two completely different feelings.
The girl's daddy is sweet, and Su Mingcheng's daddy is awkward and unwilling, but it falls in Su Aobai's ears, not to mention how refreshing, this daddy can't be taken for nothing, right?
"Isn't this dessert expensive?"
Jiang Lianmei watched the interaction between the father and son with a smile, and repacked the remaining Youzanzi after eating the remaining crumbs in his hands. This kind of greasy snack is so rare, she is reluctant to finish it like this.
"It's a bit more expensive than ordinary dim sum, but my mother bought it. It's a specialty of Ning City. They want you and the two children to try it. By the way, you can share some at the time and go to your parents' house for dinner tomorrow." Time to take it."
Yuanshen's parents didn't approve of the daughter-in-law he married in the country, otherwise the children wouldn't be so old, but they didn't raise any opinions, until this time Su Aobai clearly rejected the succession, which made the old couple realize that their son He really cared about this small family in the countryside. Even if he had any other chance to return to the city in the future, he would definitely bring his wife and children with him, and then he began to let go.
When Yuanshen and Jiang Lianmei got married a few years ago, they didn't give anything. This was also a point of dissatisfaction in the Jiang family's heart. When the two got married, almost everything came from the Jiangs' side. people.
After returning from this trip, the attitude of the two elders of the Su family changed a lot. Not only did they prepare some special products, but they also gave Su Aobai a sum of money as their dowry. The amount of money is not small , because now the boss of the Su family and him are married and have children, the eldest daughter of the Su family is also getting married in the countryside, and the youngest daughter returns to the city to take over, and every child has a place to live. The money given by the second elder of the Su family is also It is the cost of the separation of the family.
Su Aobai has not revealed the existence of the money yet, not because he is guarding against Jiang Lianmei, but because he has not yet figured out how to use the money.
It is now the second half of 1975, and in two or three years, there will be major changes in policy. Su Aobai is not satisfied with the current standard of living, and he wants to maximize the benefits of this money. This idea is seen at the moment. It was undoubtedly a bold move, he was afraid of frightening the woman in front of him, so he could only proceed step by step, and if it didn't work, he would cut it first and play later.
"good!"
Jiang Lianmei was even happier when she heard that her parents-in-law had prepared it. Although she was innocent, she also knew the attitude of her parents-in-law. In the past, the three of them were rarely mentioned in family letters, but now it seemed to be a sign of goodwill. And her husband reminded her to bring a copy back to her natal family, because she also valued her performance.
"By the way, there is smoked fish in the lunch box. You can eat it directly, or you can add it to the soup and cook it together. It tastes very fresh. It is also my mother's specialty. Aren't you going to have dinner with your parents tomorrow? Also bring a bowl of food to the past."
Saying that, Su Aobai put down the little girl in his arms, opened the lunch box and smelled it, the weather has turned cold now, after frying the smoked fish, he added salt and soy sauce to marinate it, so it is not so easy to spoil.
This smoked fish is made of conger eels. Ning City is close to the sea. It is easier to eat seafood there than inland. In Yuanshen's memory, the three of them have never eaten sea fish. The seafood that Yuanshen has tasted is one of the few. The dried seaweed sent by my parents from Ningshi.
"good."
Jiang Lianmei licked her lips and nodded.
The smoked fish in the lunch box looks mediocre. After all, it has been stuffed in the lunch box for so many days, and it looks dark brown with soy sauce.
But the appearance was mediocre, and it smelled delicious. When Su Aobai opened the lid just now, she smelled a fishy and salty smell, and it also had the aroma of soybean oil.
The fish meat is cut into finger-thick thick slices, each piece of meat looks plump and solid, and the fish skin is slightly burnt, which looks like it has been fried in oil, which gives it such a rich oily aroma.
In the past, the family would not be willing to add oil like this when cooking during the Chinese New Year. Jiang Lianmei felt that the taste of this dish must be very good.
It seems that there is a feeling of making up for it. This time, the two elders of the Su family are really hardworking. When making this smoked fish, they used half a month’s oil in the house. Su’s mother also found a relationship to buy a plump conger eel. The meat is fresh and plump. If it is not difficult to transport, according to the taste of the local people in Ning City, this kind of steamed sea fish will highlight the taste of the ingredients themselves.
Supplies are really in short supply these days. The moray eel brought back by Su's mother is actually not much left after processing. Tomorrow, I will take it to my parents' house, and everyone will eat only one and a half yuan.
Although the husband explained the reason for coming back late, his parents must still be a little bit resentful towards him. If such a decent dish is delivered, the attitude of parents can be eased, and the elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law can't make a mistake. Especially my sister-in-law, I don't think they come to eat rice again.
So although Jiang Lianmei's eyes were glued to the box of smoked fish, she didn't say to pick up a few yuan for dinner.
Su Mingcheng and his younger sister are also very sensible, anyway, they can eat this delicious-smelling fish tomorrow, and there is no fuss about eating it.
In addition to these, Su Aobai also brought some dried seaweed, seaweed and dried shrimp, which are long-lasting and easy to make. Get some seaweed dried shrimp, add some chopped green onion and salt, soak in boiling water, just one word, fresh.
But even though it is something that can be stored, it must be preserved properly. Jiang Lianmei is busy putting away these things and preparing dinner for the whole family.
*****
When he came back this trip, Su Ao had quite a lot of luggage with him. Apart from a few changes of clothes that the original body brought, he also packed back some old clothes that the original body left in his hometown in Ning City.
In the past, Su Aobai definitely didn't like these washed and faded clothes, but he has the memory of the original body, knowing how scarce materials are in this era, he will not waste them.
His old clothes can be changed and worn by the two children. As for him, he should think of a way to get some cloth tickets for himself and his wife and wear new clothes.
It's not that his father is not loving enough, but that children must cultivate a hard and simple style. If you spoil children too much, they will be spoiled, just like him before.
It is definitely not revenge, he swears in the name of his son Su Mingcheng.
The layout of the bedroom is very simple. There is a long kang with a quilt on it. On the foot of the kang are several neatly stacked quilts. There is a camphor wood box in the corner, which is Jiang Lianmei's dowry.
In addition, there is a wardrobe in the room, which was moved from Jiang Lianmei's previous room, and the clothes of the whole family are placed in this cabinet.
Supplies are really in short supply these days. The cabinet in front of me is only about 1.2 meters wide. A family of four puts all their clothes for changing and washing all year round in this cabinet, and it hasn't been filled yet.
Su Aobai opened the closet and rummaged through it. They were all old clothes. The only piece of clothing that was 70% new was the original Zhongshan suit, which was only worn on a few days for important school activities.
Jiang Lianmei's clothes are not too much. She wears three or four long sleeves in spring and autumn, and one of the cuffs is also patched. Compared with other women in the village, her clothes are not too many, but in Su Aobai's opinion, Still pitiful.
He put the old clothes he brought into the cabinet, looking at the neat but empty bedroom, he gradually developed a desire.
He wants to buy a lot of things to fill this room, he wants to turn this old adobe house into a magnificent small building, and he wants to make the wives and children in this world not have to look forward and backward if they want to eat a little smoked fish.
This feeling is really amazing, Su Aobai began to fully integrate with this identity.
*****
"Teacher Su, Meizi, how about taking the child to your parents' house?"
At noon the next day, on the way to Jiang's old house, the couple saw a lot of folks coming back from the field carrying farm tools and preparing to go home for dinner.
Su Aobai hugged his daughter, Jiang Lianmei and his son Su Mingcheng followed him on the left and right.
Everyone stared at the few packages in Jiang Lianmei's hands, guessing that they were souvenirs brought back by Su Aobai.
These things were specially packaged by Jiang Lianmei. She took some Youzanzi and wrapped them in butter paper, and then took out a piece of red paper from her accompanying box and pasted it on it. It looked like high-end snacks bought by a supply and marketing agency. Same.
I took some dried kelp and seaweed, tied them into a bundle, and put the conger eel in the lunch box directly into the sea bowl of the soup. Make sure that everyone you meet along the way can see the plump fish.
These presents seem to be very rich and precious at present, especially kelp and seaweed, which are rare in the local area, and many people have never eaten them at all.
"Well, my father-in-law and mother-in-law have prepared some local products for my father to bring to my parents."
Jiang Lianmei smiled reservedly, but the little beast in her heart was dancing.
Over the years, Su Aobai's parents have treated her and the child indifferently, and there are some gossips in the village. This time, Jiang Lianmei is ready to feel proud.
"It was prepared by Mr. Su's parents. These things are quite rare. They must be prepared because they value you as a daughter-in-law."
Everyone also knew what Jiang Lianmei wanted to hear, so they told her without hesitation.
It was only fifty or sixty meters away from the small house they rented to the Jiang family's old house. Can meet two more people.
But now that we have reached the door, we can't go back and walk it all over again.
Su Mingcheng thought the same in his heart. He raised his head like a little fighting cock. Although he didn't speak, he was telling others with his actions that his father was by his side. He was not a wild child without a father.
The mother and son recollected the envious eyes of everyone just now, and then walked into the Jiang family's yard with arrogance.
"I saw your mother touching the eggs in the chicken coop early this morning. It turned out to be Meizi. You brought your son and son to your mother's house for dinner."
In the yard separated from Jiang's house by a fence, a shrewd old lady shouted at Jiang Lianmei. After hearing her words, the smile on Jiang Lianmei's face softened a lot.
She frowned slightly and looked into the room, afraid that her sister-in-law would listen to the other party's words, making it seem like she would go back to her mother's house every time she came to take advantage of it.
In fact, since she got married, Jiang Lianmei really didn't need much help from her parents because her husband was teaching in elementary school and received his salary. But both Jiang Dajun and Han Juan loved their daughter, and they would give their daughter a share of anything good.
Not only Jiang Lianmei has it, but also the family of the second son who was separated. After all, before this year, Jiang Dajun was still the captain of the team. Until now, the couple are still earning work points in the field. It's a trap or something, I really don't need the eldest son and his wife to raise him.
But the sister-in-law of the Jiang family doesn't think so, she always feels that the family is separated, and her parents live with the eldest house, and always give subsidies to the second child and younger sister from time to time, which is disproportionate.
But now Jiang Dajun still insists on one thing at home, and the sister-in-law of the Jiang family does not dare to show her attitude, at most she is sullen.
It was only after a long time that Jiang Lianmei discovered that her sister-in-law seemed unhappy every time she went home by herself.
"Aunt Yu, is Brother Zhicheng coming back to visit relatives this year? I heard that Zhicheng's sister-in-law has given birth, right?"
She simply changed the subject, and the old lady known as Aunt Yu suddenly changed her face, and the corners of her eyes drooped.
Su Aobai looked at the old lady, it turned out to be that family.
If the original family is the loser in this world, then the family in front of them is the winner in comparison.
The second son of the Yu family, Yu Zhicheng, served as a soldier in his early years and made many contributions on the battlefield. Now he is said to be the deputy battalion commander. There are three sons in the Yu family. Although he is the most promising, he is also the least favored. All the money sent back in those years was used by his parents on his two brothers. When all his friends of the same age were married and had children, Yu Zhicheng was still a bachelor.
Until one year when he went back to his hometown to visit relatives, he happened to rescue a female educated youth who had fallen into the water. For the sake of her reputation, he married her back regardless of her parents' objections. In the same educated youth courtyard.
At the beginning, the relationship between the two was not good, and the reason for their marriage was only because of that accident. The old lady of the Yu family didn't like this educated youth daughter-in-law. That female educated youth was not easy to mess with, and soon persuaded Yu Zhicheng to go through the formalities for joining the army, patted his **** and ran away.
Because of marrying a wife, Yu Zhicheng sent less money in the days that followed, and the old lady of the Yu family often spoke ill of her second son and his wife in front of outsiders.
It's also a combination of educated youth and local people. Jiang Lianmei and the original have a very different ending, but Yu Zhicheng and the female educated youth are very affectionate. They also gave birth to a pair of children.
Su Aobai looked at the arrogant son beside him. The death of the other party was also related to the little girl named Baozhu in the Yu family.
Fuck it, why do you feel that your son is another version of yourself, a poor little boy who was born to be cannon fodder.
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