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- Jun Hao was quite depressed when he heard what she said. He didn't care about this. Feng Qian, the second sister-in-law, was too ignorant. What's the big deal if you take things that people bring to your parents back to your parents' house?
If you really want honey, even if you bring a can, Zhang Qian will not refuse. Buying a big porcelain jar is basically a big deal. Do you really think that local honey is like the rotten cabbage leaves in the vegetable market?
But despite being depressed, he really couldn't think of any good solution. If it's a stranger, you can ignore it and treat it as if the person doesn't exist. But after all, Zhang Qian's second sister-in-law is still a relative. If she really comes, whether you want to entertain her or not, you can't drive her away all the way.
Fortunately, her family only produced such a top-notch person. If there were a few more Liu Junhao, I would really be afraid that she wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it. It's better to do as Zhang Qian said, and don't give her a good look when she comes, otherwise she will really slap her nose in the face.
Another reason why Zhang Qian came back early this time was that her parents were going to Liujiagou in the past few days. She was afraid that Liu Junhao's arrangements would not be appropriate, so she rushed back early.
In fact, there is nothing to worry about. Mother Zhang has already been here once, so she is quite familiar with Liu Junhao¡¯s family.
But the meaning of the two visits was different. Last time it was mainly to meet my son-in-law, and this time it was to discuss their marriage. Zhang's mother was a decisive person. After identifying Liu Junhao as her son-in-law, she secretly urged the two to get married. She has not been idle these days at home. She took her daughter to the temples in the city and the divination stalls on the roadside to calculate whether the birth dates of her daughter and her son-in-law were compatible.
Zhang Qian didn¡¯t believe in this before, but when it was her turn, she was still a little uneasy, and she let her mother¡¯s temper dictate.
But fortunately, there is no difference between the two people¡¯s horoscopes.
In the past, when we were in the dormitory, several sisters had privately discussed that no one should get married under the age of thirty. It seems that she is not very old. Zhang Qian really doubts that her mother can't wait to marry her off.
In fact, this is the ideological difference between young people and elders. Elderly people always hope that their children can settle down as soon as possible. This will give them one less thing to worry about.
"By the way. My mother also asked us not to forget. Buy a pair of shoes for Uncle Zhao and Aunt Wang."
"Why are you giving me shoes? Isn't there a shortage of them?" Liu Junhao was confused.
"Of course it's a thank you gift to the matchmaker. You don't even understand this." The two had discussed it before. Professor Zhao and his wife were invited to serve as matchmakers and elders.
"There is nowhere to give shoes to matchmakers. Here we give pork, fruit, wine, and sugar. This is called the four-color gift."
I have never eaten pork and I have never seen a pig run away. Liu Junhao still knows the customs of his hometown quite well. They are very particular about giving four-color gifts to matchmakers here. Pork must be cut into long strips of 40 to 50 centimeters. This is called a rite of passage. Fruits and sugar should be packed in bulk. Finally wrap it in that kind of kraft paper. There is also a red word "Happy" on it. There are no places selling bulk white sugar now. When people give gifts, they go to the store to buy sugar, tear it open and wrap it in paper.
"Pork" Zhang Qian was also puzzled after hearing this and didn't know what to give. It's really three miles away, and the customs are very different.
"It should be done sooner rather than later. The parents will be here in two days. Of course, the matchmaker must be arranged in advance." She immediately called her mother as soon as she got home, but Zhang's mother solved the problem by saying, "As the Romans do," she said.
So they went to the streets early the next day to buy four-color gifts. In fact, these were very common things and they didn't take much trouble to buy.
Zhang Qian asked in a low voice after watching people praise the fruit: "How do you eat this fruit?"
Yesterday, she was a little surprised when Liu Junhao said that he wanted to give fruit to the matchmaker. Why is it the custom here to give fried dough sticks to the matchmaker? Who would have thought that she didn't know that the fruit was in this shape until she came to the street. It looks curved like a crescent moon, feels bulging, and has a layer of white frost on the surface.
"Just put it in your mouth and eat it. Girl, pinch one and try it. It's delicious." The woman selling the fruit said with a smile.
After listening to her words, Zhang Qian carefully pinched one out of the wooden basin, put it in her mouth and took a bite. Mucus immediately flowed down the corners of her mouth.
"Give me Kleenex, Kleenex!" Zhang Qian shouted quickly. She didn't even expect that the fruit was filled with something else.
"This is the same as the first time I eat it. It's filled with sugar." Liu Junhao smiled and handed over the tissue paper.
After taking the second bite, Zhang Qian became careful. This fruit tastes sweet and creamy, and there is a chill in your stomach after you eat it. Especially the layer of white frost on the surface makes it rustle in your mouth and is very refreshing.
"It's delicious. Let's buy some to eat at home?" She just ate one and she liked it immediately. I have been coming to Liujiagou for more than a year, and the fruit is so good.This was the first time she had seen this thing.
In fact, this is not surprising. The fruit was originally only used when visiting relatives during the New Year and festivals. Nowadays, people are no longer so particular about celebrating the New Year. Visiting relatives usually use cigarettes and alcohol instead, and this fruit stand has gradually declined. There is only one fruit seller in the town now, and it is still next to a residential area. Zhang Qian every time
?Walking around the two main streets, you will notice this small stall.
"What is this fruit made of?" She kept talking along the way, pinching one out of the paper bag to taste it from time to time, and now she felt that there was a sweet smell when she breathed.
"The ingredients are simple, just sugar syrup, flour, and peanut oil, basically these things" Liu Junhao knows the main ingredients, but he doesn't know how to make them.
"Buthow did this sugar syrup get into the fruit? Isn't it like making dumplings?" Zhang Qian was even more confused when she heard what he said. It doesn't look too bad on the outside, but it's full of syrupy sugar on the inside. I really don't know how it got in.
¡°I can¡¯t tell you that, maybe it¡¯s not.¡± Sugar is a liquid, so it¡¯s impossible to wrap it up as easily as dumpling fillings.
Liu Junhao was riding in front without paying attention. When he stopped at the entrance of the village, he discovered that nearly half of the bag of fruits had been eaten by Zhang Qian.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly grabbed the paper bag. Eating too much of this stuff can easily lead to indigestion.
Zhang Qian originally wanted to eat, but after hearing what he said, she realized that she seemed to be full, and now she didn¡¯t feel hungry at all.
As soon as they got home, before the car had stopped, Haoyu and Tongtong came up to them and yelled for Liu Junhao to take them to see the puppies. The little guys had already opened their eyes.
"Really?" Zhang Qian was also overjoyed and hurriedly put her head in front of the doghouse.
I saw a few chubby puppies sniffing and sniffing inside. They tried to crawl out of the kennel several times, but were caught back by the panther with its mouth.
Their eyes all followed those of the black panther, and their big, shiny black eyes flickered as they looked at the people outside, as if they were curious about everything.
It seems strange. Xiaopi and his wife seemed to know that Zhang Qian was the future owner of the family, so they treated her the same as Liu Junhao.
The two little guys became greedy when they saw Zhang Qian teasing the little dog affectionately, and they insisted on touching it. However, Xiaopi didn't give him any face. As soon as they stretched out their hands, they immediately started whining.
"Stop looking, hurry up and move things." Liu Junhao looked at it for a while before he remembered the business. He arranged the four-color gifts in the embroidered basket, covered them with a layer of red cloth, and then went out with his arms.
It¡¯s less than fifty steps from his yard to Professor Zhao¡¯s house, and it takes less than a minute to walk there.
"Xiao Hao, what good things did you buy on the street today, and why did you wrap them in red cloth?" Teacher Wang was washing clothes in the yard. When he saw the two of them coming, he hurriedly said hello.
"Uncle Zhao, hurry up and pick him up. We are here to visit relatives." Liu Junhao said with a smile.
"Visiting relatives?" Professor Zhao thought it was a joke. When he slightly lifted a corner of the red cloth and saw the long strips of pork inside, he knew it was real.
The couple is quite confused. It is neither the New Year nor a holiday. What kind of relatives are they leaving?
Under Liu Junhao¡¯s coquettish narration, Professor Zhao and Teacher Wang looked at each other and both understood that feelings are a gift to thank the matchmaker.
As soon as the gift was received, Tongtong and Xiao Haoyu became interested in the things under the paper package and wanted to see what was inside. Soon they opened the fruit and each held a paper bag to taste it.
Naturally, we had dinner here at noon. During the dinner, Liu Junhao told them about asking the couple to become elders, and Professor Zhao naturally agreed.
After finishing the meal, he didn't sit down for a long time. He made a big basin of leftover food and brought it to Black Panther.
As soon as the black panther started eating, the puppies were relieved and slipped out of the kennel one by one, whining.
They are interested in everything and will lower their heads and sniff almost every two steps they take.
Liu Junhao looked at them for a while and ignored them. I believe that with Xiaopi taking care of me, nothing will happen.
People tend to feel sleepy after eating a full meal, so they take this opportunity to lie down in the hammock and rest for a while.
I drank a little less porridge just now, and now my lips started to feel dry. The swaying in the hammock was so comfortable that Liu Junhao was too lazy to get up and pour tea, so he simply opened the space to see if there was anything to quench his thirst.
He thought over and over again, but only lotus pods could be eaten, so he grabbed a bowl-sized lotus pod from the spring water and ate it happily.
Just after eating a few, I found that my big feet were itchy, as if there wasSomething is licking.
I turned around and saw that the little yellow dog came running over at some point.
"I can't give you this thing to eat," Liu Junhao quickly retracted his feet.
Who knew that the little guy immediately became interested in his slippers again, opened his toothless mouth, and ran towards the kennel with a plop.
Good guy, not only does it look the most like Xiaopi, but even the habit of holding shoes is hereditary.
Liu Junhao hurriedly chased the little dog with his bare feet, and finally took the shoes off. The little guy started barking at him, like a father.
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