Chapter 13 Hospitality

   Xu Shiyan and his wife were escorted into the house by Feng Shi to rest. Su Anyu picked cherries and peaches, and Su Anmin poured tea for her brother-in-law and chatted with her.

  In the kitchen, Feng Shi, Han Shi and others were frying and frying, and all kinds of aromas wafted out.

   No matter who passed by and smelled it, they would all salivate.

  At eleven o'clock, Su Weicheng, Su Weizhong brothers who were working in the field, and Su Anying's cousin Su Anbang came back together.

  The rules in the Northeast, when guests come to the house, you must find relatives and friends to accompany the guests.

  Su Weicheng is Su Anying's uncle, so he must be invited for such a scene.

   "Hey brother and sister, what delicious food are you cooking for lunch? You can smell the fragrance from a long way away, so greedy." Su Weicheng asked loudly as soon as he entered the door.

   "There are too many, big brother, Anbang, go into the house and wash your hands, and dinner will be served immediately." Han greeted everyone with a smile.

  Xu Shiyan also came out of the room, greeted and chatted with Su Weicheng and Su Anbang, the few men got together, and there were countless topics to talk about.

  Xu Shiyan changed his image of being a sluggish, honest and silent person in the eyes of others. Although he was not too boastful, he was able to chat about every topic just right.

  The man was chatting in the room, and the woman was tidying up in the kitchen. After a while, all the meals were ready.

  A kang table was set up on the kang in the east room, and various dishes were served one after another.

  The first dish is naturally stewed chicken with mushroom vermicelli. It is said that the uncle entered the door, and the chick lost its soul. This is really true.

  Han was also willing to kill the big rooster at home, stewed the hazel mushrooms picked last autumn, and added some vermicelli.

  Use a big soup bowl to hold the tip of the bowl and put it in the center of the table, the aroma wafts out with the heat.

   Another stewed bacon with beans and potatoes, the meat is naturally left over from the slaughter of pigs last winter.

   I didn’t want to eat it all, so I put it in salt and put it away, and I took it out and used it today.

   Braised small river fish in sauce, needless to say, this must have been brought back by Su Anmin.

   Stewed with homemade miso, topped with some green onion, red chili crushed, the sauce smells fresh and spicy, it is definitely a magic dish.

  Fried stuffed tofu, white and tender tofu, put minced luncheon meat into the stuffing, and fry on both sides until golden.

   Adjust the soup to thicken the soup, sprinkle with chopped green onion, it looks extra appetizing.

   Braised pork stewed with cabbage, green cabbage stewed with canned braised pork, with some tender tofu and thin vermicelli in it.

  Scrambled eggs with fungus, cut a lot of scallion white, with black fungus, golden eggs, also exudes a tempting aroma.

  The finale is of course cricket tofu soup. There is no soup bowl, and it is served directly in a white enamel basin.

  The red, yellow, and green color scheme is delicious and tangy, which attracts people's index fingers.

  In June and July in Northeast China, there are not many kinds of vegetables, let alone fresh pork. Even if you have a meat ticket, it is impossible to go all the way to the county to buy meat.

  People say "four dishes and one soup, cadres go to the countryside."

  The six dishes and one soup in front of me are basically hard dishes, and the golden and fragrant rhubarb rice is definitely a super high standard.

   It can also be seen that Han Shi and Feng Shi really put in a lot of effort, even the canned food brought by Xu Shiyan was cooked by them to make up this table.

   "Come on, let's all go to the kang, Shiyan, sit next to your father. This table has delicious food, and you should have a good drink at noon today. Yingzi, come and sit down too."

  At this time, you can see the role of accompanying guests. Without accompanying guests, the atmosphere will not be active.

  After the food was set, Su Weicheng asked Xu Shiyan to take off his shoes and get on the kang, and asked Su Anmin to boil a pot of wine, and filled it up for everyone.

  Su Anying hurriedly shook her head, "No, uncle, my mother, my uncle and I are eating in the Westinghouse."

  There is no rule in Northeast China that women should not sit at the table, but men and women generally have different tables, and when there are guests at home, men and women are separated.

  The Su family is the same, the east room has a table full of men, and the west room also has a table on the kang, where Han and Feng lead their daughters-in-law to eat.

  Of course, the West House’s dishes are not as good as the East House’s. There are only four dishes and one soup. There is no fried stuffed tofu and scrambled eggs with fungus, and there is no braised pork in the cabbage.

  Even so, it is a delicious dish that is not seen in ordinary times, and it smells delicious.

  Feng kept adding vegetables to Su Anying's bowl, and even picked several pieces of chicken for her.

   While eating, he asked Su Anying how the Xu family treated her after she married.

  Su Anying was honest, so she told about Xu Shiyan and Mr. Xu's falling out on the second day of their marriage and the separation of the family.

  Hearing this, both Feng Shi and Han Shi were taken aback.

  There are not many sons who take the initiative to separate the family these days. If there is such a disturbance, I am afraid that Su Anying will be accused.

  Of course, there are also advantages, that is, Su Anying doesn't need to get along with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law when she gets married, and she doesn't have her parents-in-law to press her head, so she can live comfortably.

   "Although you are separated, you can't be too alienated from the Xu family.

  My uncle can't hold back his face, you have to be sensible as a new wife. "Han pondered for a while and said.

   "Your father-in-law is not easy to get along with, but mother-in-law is nice.

   If there is anything going on over there, don’t hide away, go over and help, it looks good to outsiders, and people always talk about it. "

   After all, Mrs. Han is at this age and has experienced many things, so she has to give Su Anying a few words.

  Whether it is biological or not, she is the daughter of the Su family after all. If Su Anying has a bad reputation outside, it will also affect the girls of the Su family.

   "Well, I see, I will go home today and take a look, and we will go back in the afternoon.

  Tomorrow, Shi Yan and I will go to the fields to earn work points. If I have time, I will go to my mother-in-law. "

  Su Anying is honest, she always listens to whatever her stepmother says, not to mention that the Han family is also thinking of her, so Su Anying naturally appreciates it.

  In the west room, Feng Shi and Han Shi gave Su Anying advice, teaching her how to get along with her husband, how to have a good relationship with her in-laws, sister-in-law, sister-in-law and uncle.

  It’s not easy for a woman in this life. It’s better to have parents to protect you when you are not married, so you don’t have to think about anything.

   Married, become someone else's daughter-in-law, you have to think about everything.

  At the moment, the atmosphere in the east room is even more lively.

   Men, how many of them can still hold on to alcohol? After a few glasses of wine, his voice became much higher.

  Xu Shiyan is the new son-in-law, and this is another return, everyone must toast.

   Fortunately, he can drink quite well. He drank several glasses with Su Weizhong and Su Weicheng, but he didn't show anything.

  Xu Shiyan has always been steady, even after drinking, he doesn't speak crazy words, and he still looks honest.

  When the elders asked him, he said that he would drink if the elders asked him to drink, and he didn't talk about it. This is true and quite likable.

  Su Weizhong looked at his son-in-law with various emotions.

  When the matchmaker introduced him, Su Weizhong really didn't like Xu Shiyan.

  I think this young man is too weak, and I am afraid that my daughter will not have a good life with him and will be bullied.

   Unexpectedly, Xu Shiyan looked listless and had no temper, but in fact he was listless, and he was a bit shy.

  It’s not bad that you can still earn money if you split up after getting married and bring your daughter-in-law out to live alone.

  (end of this chapter)