allonlinenovel Chapter 236 Thank You Gift
Chapter 236 Thank You Gift
"They just want to eat cornmeal noodles. They have to mix white flour into it. They eat whatever we eat. They have also seen meat. The three brothers did say that they would replenish the food supply later."
"One more thing. Next year, our house will be given to the brigade for free for office use. If there are educated youth going to the countryside in the future, we will rent it to them."
"Now I need to get back the money my father lent me. There are also various bills. I can just use millet, mung beans, and red beans to pay it off."
"Okay, no problem, Zhuzi, you heard it too. Go call a few older kids, and then go to each household to notify them." The branch secretary had already seen that Gu Lixia was not someone who could be easily fooled.
You get three dollars, he gets five dollars.
My uncle and aunt were shocked when they heard that Zhuzi and a group of other kids came to notify us to go to the branch secretary's house to repay the money.
At first I thought that the complaint had been filed with the branch secretary.
The result was that everyone went to pay back the money.
Only then did he calm down.
The representative who went was the second child.
Gu Lixia took it and wrote his family's name on it.
After settling the accounts, Jiang's father lent out 168 yuan in more than a year.
Few people have borrowed bills.
I added 10 kilograms of millet to Gu Lixia’s food.
15 pounds of red beans.
Why are people so positive?
Everyone has seen the payment of public grain.
In the past, everyone went to the police station to ask for cold water.
It's obvious whose idea it was to use hot water this time.
Besides, Jiang’s father is dead, so he can’t do such a thing.
There will inevitably be a time in the future when you will need help from others.
We can't block the road all at once.
The branch secretary and several cadres even decided to allocate residential land to Huaibei and Huaixi.
Gu Lixia asked about the current residential land in Huainan.
The area was required to be located at the place farthest from Jiangjia Village, but it still belonged to Jiangjia Village and was close to the stream. Of course, it was 2 miles away from the entrance of Jiangjia Village.
A little closer to the city.
It was even requested that the surrounding area be vacated to reserve space for Huaibei and Huaixi.
Although the branch secretary didn't understand, he still did it.
The homestead that originally belonged to Jiang Huainan was invalidated.
Gu Lixia even proposed that if someone wanted the Jiang family’s old house, they would sell it for 150 yuan.
Gu Lixia knew that there were still many educated youth and plenty of opportunities.
……
Jiang Zhiwen and his three families all came to ask how their children were doing.
Jia Huainan then told me what they had eaten at home: canned food, malted milk, milk powder, stewed vegetables, egg soup, dumplings, orange candy, cornmeal flakes, fried meatballs, twisted dough sticks...
In short, a group of people were extremely envious.
Everyone was wondering why their own children were not chosen?
Jiang Zhiwen's mother began to think that her family didn't have anything worth showing off.
When the kids come back from driving lessons, let’s go into the mountains with the brothers to take a look.
Then, someone suggested killing the three pigs left in the village.
Jiangjia Village raised a total of 6 pigs this year and handed over 3 of them to the commune.
The branch secretary's original plan was to wait until the tractor came back and then kill him.
However, since the members have proposed it, then let’s kill him.
This time Jiang Wen had gained experience and didn't dare to eat it anymore.
Gu Lixia asked for a pig's head.
There are not enough pig trotters for pregnant women to share.
After the meat was distributed, Gu Lixia bought all the meat that no one in Jiangjia Village paid for.
37 bucks for tenderloin and ribs.
3 pairs of water for 5 yuan.
Gu Lixia was very satisfied.
I went back and asked Huainan to clean the car and return it to Aunt Cui's house.
Gu Lixia and Jiang Wen went out again with their backpacks, and Gu Lixia took 8 chickens.
8 roast ducks.
Put a backpack.
The rest was all pork belly, which also filled up a whole basket.
About 50 kilograms.
After returning home, Jiang Wen took Jiang Huainan and the backpack and rode away on his bike again.
There was a chicken and a duck inside for Uncle Liu Tieguo.
Xu Jiang's family has 2 chickens and 2 ducks.
I went to the gate of the tractor factory first, and Uncle Liu happened to be there.
He came out, locked the door, and left with a cloth bag in his hand, taking the chickens and ducks.
Jiang Wen took Huainan to Xu Jiang's house again. The chicken was raw and the duck was cooked.
Xu Jiang was not at home, so his wife answered the phone.
Gave Huainan 2 candies.
On the way back, Huainan asked, "Second Uncle, why did you give them so much?"
"Our family bought a lot of charcoal this year, all thanks to her husband's help, so we want to thank him. As for the old man from the tractor factory, we asked him for help and bought a tractor for the village, so we want to express our gratitude as well," Jiang Wen explained.
"Is the meat we brought back today a thank you from the villagers? We clearly paid for it. Why wouldn't the villagers thank us?" Jiang Huainan asked again.
"I paid 200 yuan for the village to buy a tractor. Four bags of tea cost 40 yuan. I will pay it back when the village has money. As a thank you, the village will help us take care of our house starting next year."
"The house in our village is now mine. Your father's homestead was allocated to you. New homesteads have also been allocated to Huaibei and Huaixi. They're next to yours. In the future, if the house in the village is sold, my homestead will be allocated to you as well."
"Second uncle, is this considered a thank you?" Jiang Huainan couldn't understand.
"We count them. If they don't, we won't get angry. We have no rights. The current homestead belongs to the brigade. It belongs to the collective. That's why the village collective records work points."
After returning home, Jiang Wen carried water, heated water, and washed the meat.
The ones that were mainly washed were brought back from Jiangjia Village.
Then he instructed Jiang Xiuxian to make braised pork.
Wash all the pork belly and cut into mahjong-sized pieces.
Heat the pan and add oil, sauté ginger slices, garlic, peppercorns and star anise, add pork belly and stir-fry until slightly charred on both sides, then add cooking wine or white wine, soy sauce and rock sugar.
Add appropriate amount of boiling water and simmer on low heat for an hour, turning it over frequently to ensure even coloring and prevent the pig skin from sticking to the pan.
Just sprinkle some pepper and salt before serving.
Next, 6 pounds of pork tenderloin were cooked, including sweet and sour pork tenderloin and crispy pork with scallions.
Cut the tenderloin into strips about 1cm thick, wash them and place them in a bowl.
Add salt, pepper, and cooking wine, mix well, and marinate for 10 minutes.
Beat in another egg, add starch, flour, and 1 spoon of oil, mix well until it becomes sticky, and wait for another 10 minutes before frying.
Heat the oil in the front wok to 5-6% and fry the meat strips. After all the meat is in, fry slowly over medium-low heat.
(When putting the meat strips in, put them in one by one to prevent them from sticking together. If there is a lot of meat, you can fry it in two batches).
Fry until the surface is golden and crispy, then remove and set aside.
Add a small amount of oil to the pan, add tomato sauce, white vinegar, sugar, a small amount of salt, then add 1 tablespoon of water starch, turn to medium heat and stir-fry until bubbling and becoming viscous.
Pour in the fried meat strips, stir-fry quickly and continuously to coat evenly with sauce, and serve.
Sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
Next is the crispy pork with scallions.
For the marinated tenderloin, mix the corn starch and flour from Ganzhiyuan in a bowl, add purified water, with the ratio of water being about 1:1, and mix into a batter.