Published at 22nd of November 2020 02:35:08 AM
Chapter 150
Chapter 150: Making Dumplings (2)
With five people, the work went very fast . The basin of chive and egg filling, and the other basin of cabbage and pork filling were soon empty .
Gu Jinlin was delighted when he looked at the plump, white dumplings . He was dreaming of dumplings for dinner .
But before he could finish gloating, Gu Qingyao took another two basins of filling from the cabinet .
Gu Jinlin: “…”
Gu Qingyao said, “Hurry up . When we’re done, we’ll send some to Third Uncle tomorrow . They’ll be frozen, so we don’t have to worry that they’ll spoil!”
Gu Jinlin paused as he thought of his two younger brothers . He did not say anything, but simply hurried to make more dumplings .
They worked until it was dark and were delighted with the results . Gu Jinlin had never seen so many dumplings before .
They had wrapped over a thousand dumplings .
Gu Jinlin gulped as he looked at the soft, white dumplings . Their skins were all made from fine white flour!
Too extravagant! This was just too extravagant!
Gu Jinlin could barely speak properly . “Younger… Younger sister, can we have dumplings for dinner?”
After a few days at home, he somehow felt that his younger cousin was in charge of the household .
Gu Qingyao turned and glanced at him . “Would you like some?”
Gu Jinlin immediately nodded so hard he looked like a chick pecking at rice . He would like some! Of course, he would!
Gu Qingyao said, “Sure, then we’ll have dumplings for dinner tonight . That will save us trouble!”
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So they had dumplings for dinner . Gu Jinlin alone ate two big bowls of them .
These were not the small bowls of later years, but the big bowls with a blue rim . Gu Jinlin ate so much that he could not stop burping . His grandparents and uncle all looked at him disdainfully .
He was like an incarnation of a hungry ghost!
Gu Jinlin: “…”
Gu Jinlin felt injured . He had no choice .
They were just too delicious!
In his family, his father, his fifth younger brother, and himself all earned a wage . So their standard of living was pretty high . Even so, his mother could not bear to use so much oil when cooking, and they did not have so many nice things to eat .
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But here, at his younger cousin’s home, even the chive and egg filling had been made with plenty of oil . They were well flavored and absolutely heavenly!
The dipping sauce had vinegar, and even a little sesame oil!
Sesame oil!
That stuff cost an arm and a leg!
When they had tidied up, they placed the dumplings on a chopping board and left them outside to freeze . At night, while the rest were asleep, Gu Qingyao entered her interspace and continued to make wontons . When she was done, she also placed them outside to freeze .
They were further north and up on the mountain, so it was extremely cold at night . On an icy night like that, the temperatures outside dipped to ten or almost twenty degrees below zero . Anything placed outside would freeze quickly .
When they got up the next day, the dumplings were already frozen . As for the wontons, Gu Qingyao had packed them away earlier .
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She had just finished washing up when Mo Beihan arrived . They had agreed the day before to go to town that day . That was why Gu Qingyao had made so many dumplings .
There was a basket at the back of Mo Beihan’s bicycle, which was almost filled with a large sack .
Gu Qingyao packed her things and followed him .
Today, Gu Jinlin would remain behind with Gu Yunshen to help his grandparents clean the cowshed .
Gu Qingyao and Mo Beihan set out with all their things .
The snowy roads were slippery . Mo Beihan put everything on his bicycle and pushed it along . Gu Qingyao followed him down the mountain .
Whenever they reached a steep spot, she would subconsciously reach out to grab his arm . After a few times, she just continued to hold him without letting go .