? First, cooking experts.
Since I entered Zhao's family, I have been in a pot with my mother-in-law for nearly 30 years, and I know her too well! Mother-in-law is a warm, cheerful, outspoken, simple and hardworking person, and also a good hand in managing the family. When she was young, she was an expert in home cooking. I am proficient in cooking, frying, frying and steaming.
? Soil and water conservation in rural areas in the 1970s, yellow river pumping sites in county towns and so on. Let's just say that as long as there is a construction site in the village to cook for migrant workers, she will definitely be busy on the stove. The elders in the village said that at that time, her mother-in-law cooked a large pot of rice, steamed buns, rolled noodles and cooked rice soup on the stove, which was skillful and clean. As soon as the migrant workers entered the door, the food was served immediately. Sometimes there are too many people eating, and some women dare not play for fear of losing their temper. She wants to volunteer, volunteer. After a long time, the village cadres know that she is capable and willing to work hard. She is the only one who cooks! The food is delicious and everyone likes it. For years, they monopolized the title of "cooking experts".
When chatting with my mother-in-law, I said, "Mom, you used to cook a big pot of rice on the stove. So many people eat, which makes people full. Some people eat a lot. The team stipulates that each person has a bowl of rice and a steamed stuffed bun, but what if there are not enough people to eat a lot? " She smiled and said, "Young people eat a lot. After cooking for a long time, they learned who didn't have enough to eat, such as noodles. When scooping rice, take chopsticks in a bowl and pick more noodles with less soup. " As for porridge, it's thicker. "I really admire her adaptability, adaptability and adjustment ability!
? Whenever there is a wedding in the village, there is always a warm-hearted mother-in-law in the kitchen. Choosing vegetables, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, adjusting vegetables and cooking are all too busy to touch the ground. She often said, "The villagers' affairs are more important than their own. Helping others is also helping yourself. When something happens, they are timid, not natives. " After her mother-in-law reached the age of 70, she stopped taking the initiative to help with the kitchen. She felt that she was clumsy, careless and had a bad eye, so she asked young people to hit her face!
? My mother-in-law smiled and said to me, "A few years ago, in order to enliven the cultural life of the villagers during the winter slack season, the village hired Zhao Sanmin, an old dancer of the county drama troupe, to teach the villagers to sing Shaanxi opera. She cooks in different ways every day, and the teacher has taught opera in our village for several years, so she eats and lives in our house. The old man is highly skilled, can sing and play erhu. In the troupe, he is devoted to the style and teaches seriously. Villagers have many families, high enthusiasm and hard work. Since then, the village has set up a self-help class, bought a theater, and rehearsed programs have also been performed in the village!
Every autumn harvest season in this alley, melons and fruits are fragrant, and every household is as busy as a bee, and so is her mother-in-law. A few years ago, I helped my neighbor unload fruit. When I was older, I tried my best to help tear fruit bags, box them, or cook for everyone in the kitchen. The shopkeeper was glad to buy her meat and vegetables, so she went to work. She didn't expect it, carefully matched it and cooked it carefully. When it's time to eat, all the delicious meals are put on the table, and everyone smacks their lips. Several women in this alley shouted happily, "My old sister-in-law's cooking is really delicious. Please cook when we sell fruit ..." After listening to this, my mother-in-law was so happy that she couldn't keep her mouth shut.
On holidays, my mother-in-law will help everyone knead wonton and steam steamed bread. The steamed bread she made is delicious, including oil, salt, fennel, Chili noodles, Chili leaves, sesame seeds, spicy noodles and so on. Appropriate seasoning and salt.
The noodles rolled by mother-in-law are delicious. Every time my sister-in-law and son-in-law come to see her, they want to eat handmade noodles. Every year they always say, "Mom, we are all members of our own family. Don't cook so many fancy dishes. Big fish and meat make people tired of eating! " I just want to eat a bowl of handmade noodles made by you. Hearing this, the mother-in-law immediately rolled up her sleeves and rolled up the noodles, which were suitable in hardness and uniform in thickness. Noodles include minced meat, tomatoes, fungus, mushrooms, tofu, celery and diced potatoes. It tastes delicious, slippery and unforgettable.
At the age of 72, her mother-in-law had a cerebral infarction and took medicine all the year round. She went to the county hospital for treatment twice a year. At the age of 76, he suffered from brain atrophy, arteriosclerosis, cervical spondylosis, gallstones and Alzheimer's disease. Now I'm in my eighties, and I'm pushing a wheelchair around the driveway all day, always saying to myself, "I'll go and see who owns the steamed bread, and I'll help ..."
Second, be helpful and warm-hearted.
? My mother-in-law has never been to school, and she doesn't know many words, even her own name. She is a real peasant woman. But she knows Dali, knows the general idea, teaches her husband and children, manages the family diligently, is ready to help others, and is kind to others. This simple feeling is obvious to the villagers in Ganxiang, the village and even the surrounding villages, and it has been passed down as a much-told story.
Grandma has a sister from Fufeng County, Xifu. After grandma died a few years ago, her mother-in-law really took care of her 90-year-old aunt and showed filial piety. My mother-in-law lives in Dongchi Village and her aunt lives in Chixi Village. The two villages are separated by an alley, so it is more convenient to communicate with each other. Her aunt is old and her children work in other places, so it is difficult to take time out to take care of the elderly. My mother-in-law took the initiative to take care of my aunt. At ordinary times, she wraps a steamed bread, a jiaozi, cooks arugula, steamed dishes and other "polished rice" and sends them to her aunt's house in time. She watched it eat while it was hot and went home satisfied. In the mid-spring of 20 16, my aunt accidentally broke her leg and couldn't get off the kang, so she couldn't take care of herself. Mother-in-law took the old man home with a cart to wait on him. She has three meals a day, washing and mending, and urinating, so busy that she doesn't touch the floor. Seeing my mother-in-law's hard work, I felt distressed from the bottom of my heart, but I still asked her with a smile: "Mom, the old aunt has children, and they are all retired, all younger than you. You wait on the old man. What if you accidentally fall down again? " A few days later, my mother-in-law sent my aunt back, followed her at the same time, took care of her during the day and accompanied her at night. One day, my sister-in-law came to see her mother-in-law, and she didn't come home either. I said, "Mom, is there anyone in Auntie's house?" She said, "Yes! The daughter-in-law is here, and she can't do it alone. " Sister-in-law knew her mother's temper, stayed for two days and went back with discretion.
A few months passed and entered the cold winter. One day, it was cold and the northwest wind was accompanied by heavy snow. When I came back from the county seat, I saw my mother-in-law having epilepsy and limping. I hurried forward to help her. On such a cold day, I saw her wearing a pair of single shoes and her right foot was swollen. I said angrily, "mom, I don't mind taking care of my aunt, but the road slipped." Will you wait until it clears up? " . My mother-in-law said, "Yes! Yes! " But everything I say goes in one ear and out the other, and it goes in one ear and out the other. When the chicken was on the shelves, she sneaked away with a cane! I can't help her. In this way, I persisted for more than a year, and my old aunt died soon because of age and illness.
How can I live if I send menstruation away? Mother-in-law sees it in her eyes and is anxious in her heart. She took the initiative to find her home, took Aunt Jin's hand and said, "Don't be too sad, big sister. Life is over. You have to take care of the fields and two dolls during the day. What do you think? " From then on, my mother-in-law took care of her two babies during the day, cooking, ironing milk and washing clothes, and she was very busy. However, she is always cheerful, not complaining about hardship or tiredness, doing her duty, doing her best, and earnestly practicing her promise so that the two babies will not be wronged and there will be no mistakes.
Aunt Jin is forced by life, and her life in other places is very heavy. After running in, she formed a new family. Her uncle is very kind, honest and honest, and she is willing to work hard. Her life soon improved. Aunt Jin gives her eldest daughter to her mother-in-law, and always visits her mother-in-law with big bags and small bags on holidays. But something unexpected happened. My uncle had an accident riding a motorcycle, and Aunt Jin lost another man. Uncle's 90-year-old mother is still paralyzed in bed. My mother-in-law has been with Jin Yi for more than 50 days, taking care of her mother. Aunt Jin has long regarded her mother-in-law as one of her own, working in the fields or going out to do things, leaving the key for her mother-in-law to look after the whole family. It was not until her mother died and the two babies went to school in the town that her mother-in-law was relieved.
? Several times, when apples and pears were bagged, everyone was very busy. When I got home, I couldn't find the two fruit ladders, so I asked, "Mom, where is the fruit ladder?" She said, "If someone else borrows it, you can borrow it yourself. There are many bags, and they are also using them! " She always thinks of others and is anxious for others. I am often warned: "If you can help people here, try your best to help them.". A good neighbour is better than a brother in the next village. If you help others, you will also help yourself! " This is her principle of dealing with people, her philosophy of life and her philosophy of being a man!
My mother-in-law is in poor health now. When our whole family sit together and chat, we will mention her from time to time. Mother-in-law proudly tells her own story, and her deeds have also influenced generations, letting us know how to be a man and the fun of being a man.
About the author: Wang Ailing, a farmer from Chicheng Village, likes reading, singing and writing.