Chapter 26
In the vegetable patch.
Chen Guiying, who was wearing a straw hat, first picked a large handful of fresh water spinach, then pulled out several stalks of pesto, and then started walking home with the cabbage in hand.
Chen Guiying possesses the hard-working and capable characteristics of a rural woman. She not only keeps her home in order, but also takes care of the orchard and vegetable fields very well. As for raising chickens, ducks and pigs, it is even more basic.
In addition, Chen Guiying is also filial to her parents-in-law. Zhang Qiang was able to marry her as his wife. It can be said that the ancestral graves are smoking!
However, there are no perfect people in this world. Chen Guiying is good at everything, but she is a little bit snobbish and her attitude towards relatives and friends is difficult to be straight.
Take Chen Guiying’s three sisters-in-law as an example:
My eldest sister-in-law Zhang Qin was married to a teacher, and now that teacher has become the principal of their village primary school. Not to mention how good the family's living conditions are, but this status is still quite respected in the countryside.
Therefore, Chen Guiying has a very good attitude towards her eldest sister-in-law and her family. From time to time, she will send home-grown sweet potatoes, taro, cassava, peanuts and other local specialties to her eldest sister-in-law's family.
My sister-in-law Zhang Zhen is married to a small businessman, and her family runs a wholesale department in the township. Although the market competition is too fierce, it is not as exaggerated as making a million a year, but it is still no problem to make two or three hundred thousand a year.
This income has made her sister-in-law the richest among the three sisters. Chen Guiying naturally has a special regard for this sister-in-law. She usually not only gives away home-grown sweet potatoes, taro, cassava, peanuts and other local specialties, but occasionally also gives away a few.
I raise very good chickens and ducks at home, and my attitude is even better than that towards my sister-in-law's family.
The second sister-in-law Zhang Mei married a migrant worker, and her family's living conditions were not very good, so Chen Guiying's attitude towards the second sister-in-law was a little worse.
Of course, this difference is just a relative term, and it does not mean that it will make the other party look bad. Chen Guiying's emotional intelligence is not that low. She just gave the second sister-in-law a 'local souvenir' without the other two sisters-in-law.
Just so many and so often.
It wasn't until four years ago that Jiang Feng, the nephew of the second sister-in-law's family, was admitted to a prestigious university. Chen Guiying adjusted her attitude towards the second sister-in-law's family. Although they were still not as good as her sister-in-law's family, they were no worse than her elder sister-in-law's family.
In fact, Chen Guiying also knew in her heart that her character of 'looking at other people's food' was not very good, but as the saying goes, 'it's easy to change the situation, but it's hard to change the nature'. Although her husband has mentioned this problem to her more than once, she just can't change it.
Come.
While carrying the cabbage basket and walking home, Chen Guiying was secretly thinking about the reason for the sudden arrival of her second sister-in-law and her nephew Jiang Feng. After all, in the countryside, visiting relatives usually takes place in the morning. If there is nothing urgent, it is very easy.
Few people visit relatives in the afternoon.
Rural people usually have vegetable fields not far from their homes. Chen Guiying returned home before she could figure out the reason.
"Little aunt!" Jiang Feng greeted his little aunt immediately when he saw her coming back.
Chen Guiying also smiled and said hello: "Second sister, second brother-in-law, Xiaofeng, you are here!" As she spoke, she put the cabbage in her hand on the ground and glanced curiously at the new car parked in front of their house.
"Guiying!"
Zhang Qiang was very happy today and said with a smile on his face: "See this car? This is a new car Xiaofeng just bought. You don't know. Xiaofeng is doing great things now. Do you know what he is doing now?
He is actually playing matchmaker for people..."
Next, Zhang Qiang told his wife the story of his nephew that he had just heard from his second sister, and then took out the bottle of Maotai and said: "This bottle of Maotai is one of the matchmaking gifts given to Xiaofeng. It is worth a lot."
More than three thousand!"
Chen Guiying was stunned when she heard this.
Chen Guiying was extremely shocked by Jiang Feng's profession and his terrifying ability to make money.
Although it is no longer new for rural people to buy cars, not just any family can afford a car. At least among the four Zhang family siblings, only the sister-in-law who runs the wholesale department has a car before. The other three families include the big family.
My sister-in-law's family doesn't even own a car.
Now, the second sister-in-law's family, which was originally the poorest, suddenly became the second family among the four Zhang brothers and sisters to own a car. This made Chen Guiying feel really mixed. She didn't know what it was like.
I can only sigh in my heart that this famous college student is indeed extraordinary. No matter what career he pursues after graduation, he can easily make a lot of money. It is a pity that none of her two children have the talent to study.
While secretly sighing, Chen Guiying also immediately adjusted her attitude towards her second sister-in-law and her family, elevating her second sister-in-law's family to the same status as her sister-in-law's family.
Next, under the deliberate flattery of Chen Guiying, the sister-in-law, the two sisters-in-law and sister-in-law chose and washed the vegetables while chatting, and the conversation was quite speculative.
On the other side, Father Jiang, the son-in-law, also chatted with the mother-in-law.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Qiang went back to the kitchen to take out the almost cooked chicken and chop it.
Jiang Feng also walked in and said, "Uncle, can I help you with anything?"
"Then you can season that pot of chicken soup!"
Zhang Qiang knew that his little nephew knew how to cook, so it was not difficult to season the chicken soup. After finishing speaking, he said with a sigh on his face: "Xiao Feng, I really didn't expect that you would come back to your hometown to work as a matchmaker after graduation. What did you think?"
Yes, you just plan to be a matchmaker in your hometown for the rest of your life?"
While Jiang Feng was seasoning the chicken soup, he replied with a smile: "It's only temporary to help people as matchmakers in my hometown. After I become famous, I will definitely go to a big city. After all, there are many rich people in big cities. If you are lucky, you can meet a big customer.
, I estimate that I can earn much more as a matchmaker than I do now!"
Zhang Qiang praised while tying his apron: "You are also very good. Just by matching two couples, you have made money that no one else can make in a year. It seems that you really have the talent to be a matchmaker. If there is a suitable girl,
I can introduce it to your cousin."
Jiang Feng smiled and said: "Of course that's no problem, I just don't know if my cousin is willing to go on a blind date!"
My brother-in-law has two children, a son and a daughter, namely cousin Zhang Long and cousin Zhang Yan.
Among them, cousin Zhang Long is one year older than Jiang Feng, while cousin Zhang Yan is one year younger than Jiang Feng. They are both currently working in Guangdong Province.
Zhang Qiang washed his hands and dried them, and said, "That's not up to him. Please help keep an eye on it first, and then arrange for them to meet when your cousin comes back for the Spring Festival."
Jiang Feng tasted it and found that it was a little bland, so he added some more salt and said at the same time: "Okay, then I will help my cousin keep an eye on it first, and I will make arrangements for him when he comes back for the Spring Festival!"
Zhang Qiang hummed, and then began to chop the cooked chicken into thumb-thick pieces, ready to be stir-fried with garlic. This is one of the most common methods in Bailiang County.
The chickens must be fat, large native chickens that have been raised in rural areas for about a year. If they are chickens that have been fed for three or four months, the meat will become rotten as soon as it is cooked. How can it be delicious when fried?
For white garlic, you must use local pesto garlic. The kind of four-season garlic sold in the market has no garlic flavor at all.
If you use the right raw materials and stir-fry them in a large iron pot on a farm stove, you only need an appropriate amount of salt, soy sauce, oil, and sugar for seasoning. You don't need any MSG or chicken essence.
When the chicken is almost fried, add the pre-cut garlic and stir-fry for ten seconds before serving. The taste is really delicious.
Chapter completed!