pappabearbooks Chapter 139 Please eat ripe mushrooms
Chapter 139 Please eat ripe mushrooms
Feeling that she had been deceived by Han Chen, Cheng Xu didn't want to stay in the research institute anymore. She packed her bags as soon as she got up. Today was Aunt Zhou, and Han Chen had to go to work. She could also go back to the provincial capital to see her sister-in-law.
At noon, she told Han Chen that she was leaving in the afternoon. Han Chen didn't have time to see her off, but he was worried that she would go back alone, so he actually called a soldier to see her off.
Brother Bing followed Cheng Xu with her luggage and sent Cheng Xu to a small town where he could take a bus before returning.
"Take this fruit, thank you, comrade."
Brother Bing stood up straight and refused sternly: "Comrade, I don't need these."
"I know you don't need it, but you sent me this far, and I'm grateful to you."
Brother Bing was very principled: "No need. We serve the people and do not take advantage of the masses. Please be careful and pay attention to safety along the way." He turned around and walked away.
Cheng Xu took out a candy from his arms: "Don't go, I don't want the fruit, just a candy."
Cheng Xu really couldn't accept him with peace of mind as he sent her to the town. He also understood their principles. Since he felt that fruit was not good, he would give him one to show his appreciation.
This time Brother Bing did not refuse, but expressed his gratitude to Cheng Xu: "Comrade, thank you."
Cheng Xu smiled lightly: "It's me who thanks you."
Cheng Xu didn't tell his family when he came back because it was already in the afternoon and it was too late to arrive in the provincial capital. When he got home, everyone had finished eating and was ready to rest.
Cheng's mother saw Cheng Xu appearing at the door with a suitcase: "Why did you suddenly come back so late? Why didn't you call home and ask your brother to pick you up?" She didn't even tell her family that it was too late and it was not safe. , it is easy for things to happen.
Cheng Xu carried the luggage into the house: "It was a temporary decision. Does mom have anything to eat? I'm hungry."
"There are leftovers. Wait for me to heat them up for you." Cheng's mother cooked a lot of food today, and not even the four members of the family finished it.
While Cheng's mother was heating her meal, she returned to her hut and quietly took out the mushrooms from the space. She picked up a lot of them in the past two days at the institute. At this time, the mushrooms were everywhere and not many people were picking them. It was easier for her to persuade her.
She took it out and put it on the table. He Yueyue, who had been awake and heard the noise, also got up and came out.
"Xu Xu, you're back." It was difficult to sleep in the third trimester of pregnancy. I kept tossing and turning in bed. I thought it was a neighbor coming just now.
"Well, sister-in-law, look at the fungi I brought back."
Cheng Xu's fungi were piled all over the table. The most surprising thing was that the fungi didn't wilt.
Every year, a lot of mushrooms can be picked in the mountains and forests outside the institute. He Yueyue also picked them when he first came to work at the institute, but his skills were not good and he had no interest in them anymore.
"You picked it in the forest outside the institute, right?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, there are a lot of them outside. I picked them and cooked them. They are very fresh."
He Yueyue said that she also wanted to eat: "You can do it tomorrow, and I will help you wash the dishes."
"There is no need for you to help me. If you want to eat, I will cook it for you." When a pregnant mother in the third trimester of pregnancy comes to help her, Cheng Xu always feels like she will be struck by lightning. She feels like a vicious sister-in-law in ancient times who teased her sister-in-law. .
He Yueyue: "I can move, and my big belly doesn't hinder my hands from working. Besides, I help with cooking every day when mom comes back, so you don't have to worry."
At this time, Cheng's mother also brought the hot meal: "Yes, your sister-in-law helps every day." Cheng's mother felt that this daughter-in-law married well, was knowledgeable, worked, and was not squeamish, but she was not the kind of person who pointed at her son. The mother-in-law who was exploited by her daughter-in-law, He Yueyue was not asked to do much at home, just some very light work.
Cheng Ma and He Yueyue are like "I am good to you and you are good to me", and they are both reasonable people, so there is no conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the family.
Only Cheng Xu frowned: "Where are my brother and my father."
These two people eat ready-made food and don’t work?
Cheng's mother: "Your brother and your father take over the important tasks of washing dishes and cleaning the room."
That's still possible. The division of labor at home is clear: "Then my sister-in-law will help me tomorrow and I will make you guys a mushroom hot pot."
He Yueyue's delivery date is approaching, and it will take a long time for him to eat hot pot in the future. The baby will be in confinement after birth, and she can't eat spicy food because of breastfeeding. She can make mushroom hot pot to satisfy He Yueyue's craving first. .
The next day she went to buy some food first. She would definitely call Uncle Liu and Aunt Zhou in the evening. There were hot pots for seven people in total. She also brought enough mushrooms at home to buy some vegetables and meat. She got up late and the better pork was bought by others. After leaving, there were only spareribs and pork loin with less meat left on the chopping board, as well as some pork bones.
People at this time do not like to eat lean meat because there is less oil and water. Most people buy fat meat. It can produce oil and can be used for cooking. It kills two birds with one stone. For this reason, fat meat is more expensive than lean meat.
But Cheng Xu likes lean meat, and there is no shortage of oil at home. He bought pork bones to make soup base, some ribs and tenderloin to make fried food, and some mutton to eat in shabu-shabu.
The vegetarian dishes are potatoes and lotus root slices, as well as bamboo shoots, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, kelp, and I also bought tofu.
"Sister-in-law, help me wash these vegetables and peel some garlic for me."
He Yueyue was sitting on a small bench, and on a high stool in front of her were the vegetables Cheng Xu had bought. This way, one was taller and the other was shorter, so He Yueyue didn't need to bend down to hurt her stomach while washing the vegetables.
Cheng Xu had to wash the mushrooms himself. Washing mushrooms was much more troublesome than these vegetarian dishes. He first cleaned the weeds on the mushrooms, then removed the areas where the roots were stained with soil, and then placed all the mushrooms in pots. Run clean water through it to wash away the impurities on the surface, then waterproof it again, add salt and flour to soak it.
After soaking for about 10 minutes, Cheng Xu went to rinse the mushrooms. The mushrooms washed out in this way were much cleaner than if you just brewed them with water.
Cut the mushrooms into small pieces if they are too big, and then cook the mushrooms first. Although the mushrooms are fresh and delicious, you must cook them thoroughly before eating them, otherwise you will be easily poisoned. A mushroom song from the previous life still exists today It can make her remember.
Red umbrellas, white poles, lying on the board after eating.
Lie down on the board, sleep in the coffin, and then go up the mountain together.
The lyrics were so brainwashing that she couldn't ignore them.
She used pork bones to make soup for the mushroom pot. In fact, chicken soup made the soup more delicious. She didn't buy chicken today, so she just used pork bones and it was just as delicious.
The soup base was simmered for two or three hours until it was milky white, and the mushrooms were added and cooked for 10 minutes. She didn't go home yet, so she let it cool after cooking, cut the side dishes, and fried them until crispy. Spare ribs and short pork.
She told her mother when everyone went to work in the morning that she would bring Uncle Liu and the two of them to eat together when they got off work. By the time 06:30, everyone had arrived.