At the end of the evening, a few village ladies and aunts came to visit Ning Xiguang when they walked in front of Ning Xiguang's house.

Seeing a few sisters and brothers sitting in the kitchen choosing wild vegetables, and a fire burning under the stove, the sisters and brothers talked and laughed, and several aunts and aunts couldn't help laughing.

The life in this family is hard, but whose life is not bitter now?

Fortunately, Xiguang still survived, which is good. There is an eldest sister who can afford to look at it, and the life of this family can survive no matter how hard it is.

A few aunts and aunts stayed and said a few words of concern, and then they all left.

Now that no one is rich, they are all bitter, Ning Xiguang did not say kind words to keep food, and after sending everyone out of the door with Mingguang, he locked the courtyard door and returned to the kitchen.

The water in the pot in the kitchen was already boiling, and Ning Xiguang instructed his younger siblings, "Mix it with cold water and wash your face." How much water is left, eldest sister will cook you some multigrain porridge to drink and drink to pad your stomach?"

The three young brothers nodded and shook their heads, and they were all busy saying, "Don't boil the porridge, let's wait a little later, can we just eat chicken stewed mushrooms?"

"Aren't you hungry?" Ning Xiguang touched Xiao Mi's stomach, and Xiao Mi immediately patted his belly and shook his head, "I'm not hungry at all." ”

Yueguang and Mingguang also said, "I'm really not hungry, maybe I ate too much at noon, and I feel very full all afternoon, and now I'm also full." Sister, don't boil porridge, we can save some firewood. ”

Ning Xiguang nodded the moonlight's head with a smile and a smile, "What did you say, because saving some firewood will make you hungry, what kind of person has the eldest sister become." ”

But the little guys were really not hungry, and Ning Xiguang no longer had to toss around.

She knew that this was Bigu Dan at work. Don't look at the fact that she only picked a little bit of Bigu Dan's foam at noon, but it works. Not to mention that the little guy is not hungry now, I'm afraid that he will last until tomorrow morning, and he will still feel full.

According to Ning Xiguang's request, the three of them scooped hot water to wash their hands and faces. Ning Xiguang took out the mushrooms from the cupboard to clean them, cut them into even small pieces, and prepared to use them in the pot later.

By the time all three of them had packed up and returned, it was already completely dark. Ning Xiguang fished out the chicken that had been cleaned of blood and water for later use, and ignited another fire under the stove, preparing to blanch the chicken first.

Seeing this, Yueguang hurriedly said, "Sister, let's do it later." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Now the eldest sister is eating. If we make meat, the aroma wafts out, and what if someone smells it?"

Ning Xiguang said funny, "It's okay, the fragrance can't float that far." Our house is at the head of the village, and the nearest Wangzi house in the village is more than 300 meters away. By the time the fragrance wafts there, it will have already been dissipated. ”

He also said, "I didn't do it before, because a lot of people had to pass through our door, and they couldn't hide it from people at that time, so it's okay now." ”

Yueguang nodded, and Ning Xiguang said, "It's okay to come and sit here, it's warm." ”

Hearing this, Yueguang moved a tree lump over, Mingguang and Xiao Mi moved a small stool by themselves, and the three sisters and brothers sat next to Ning Xiguang.

"I'll light a fire for my eldest sister. Seeing that Ning Xiguang had gotten up, Yueguang was busy sitting at the position where the fire was burning.

Ning Xiguang wanted to say no, she could do it herself, but seeing Yueguang's excited appearance, she stopped talking.

Okay, if she wants to burn the fire, she can burn it.

The water boiled quickly, Ning Xiguang poured the chicken into it and blanched it, and when the chicken was white, he quickly fished it out.

There is not a single bit of oil at home, sugar has never been eaten, and there is only a little salt left, not to mention condiments. There is nothing, and the chicken stew with mushrooms made is definitely going to be greatly discounted.

Ning Xiguang said in his heart: It seems that you should still get a few more prey and exchange money as soon as possible.

It's okay to eat without rice and noodles, but if you don't have salt to eat, you won't be able to lift your energy for a few days.

Ning Xiguang caught the pheasant was very fat, and the chicken fat in the chicken belly naturally had a thick layer, she took out all the chicken fat, put it in a pot of boiling water to fly water, and then put it in a hot iron pot, and stir-fried the chicken fat, green onions, ginger pieces, and dogwood together over low heat, so that the chicken fat was quickly refined.

The chicken fat is reddish-brown and has a tangy aroma, but the chicken fat refined by this method is fragrant, but the umami is not enough.

However, at this time, there is a general lack of oil and water in people's stomachs, and everyone wants an oil aroma, who cares if the umami is enough.

With chicken fat, it's easy to cook.

Ning Xiguang took out the oil residue in the chicken fat, then poured all the blanched pheasant meat into the chicken fat, stir-fried until golden brown, and then threw in the green onions, ginger and garlic cloves, and some dogwoods that served as chili peppers, and then poured in hot water and simmered with a lid.

When the chicken was stir-fried, a smell came out, and Xiao Qi couldn't help but swallow his saliva and sighed, "It's so fragrant." ”

Mingguang said funny, "It's strange if it's not fragrant, the eldest sister just consumed more than half a bowl of oil, and it didn't come out at all, it was all used to fry chicken, and it didn't work if it wasn't fragrant." ”

Moonlight felt a little pity, "If you put some chicken fat out, you can eat it for several months." This time it's all gone, and I'm distressed. ”

"Don't feel distressed. Ning Xiguang said, "The chicken fried with less oil is not delicious." We haven't seen meat in a few years, so since we eat it this time, let's put more oil to make it. Besides, let's stew the whole chicken this time, and put more mushrooms, so that we can eat a few more meals and put more oil to taste. ”

Anyway, it's already been released, and it's too late to say anything now, and the remaining three little ones won't say anything.

The firewood under the boiling table was whirring, and after a while, there was a sound of gurgling stewed meat in the pot, and after a while, the aroma couldn't be turned off, and they all ran out.

Ning Xiguang lifted the lid of the pot and put all the prepared half pots of mushrooms into it, and then quickly took out a Zhiwei Pill from the space buckle and threw it in the corner where several little guys couldn't see, and immediately covered the pot.

The so-called Zhiwei Pill, as the name suggests, is actually a seasoning. This pill is also produced by the cultivation realm, and it was refined by Ning Xiguang for a long time in order to satisfy his appetite. She has also refined a lot of pills like this with strange effects, of course, this will not be detailed.

As soon as the taste pill was thrown in, the fragrance increased sharply. The lingering smell hooked out all the greedy worms in the stomachs of several people, causing a few little guys to swallow saliva constantly.

Xiao Mi's saliva couldn't be controlled and flowed down, which made Ning Xiguang say to him funny, "Wait a while, it will be delicious when it is stewed for a while, and it tastes great with mushrooms, and the meat in the pot is not very cooked now." ”

Xiao Qi nodded violently, turned his head to Yueguang and Mingguang and said, "It's so fragrant, it's so fragrant, there's a thick layer of oil floating on it, I can eat two bowls." As he spoke, he gestured and stretched out two fingers.

Moonlight and Mingguang were bigger than him, not as unproductive as Xiao Qi, and directly when Ning Xiguang lifted the lid of the pot, he ran to the side of the pot and stared at the chicken inside. But they also smelled the tempting smell of meat, and they couldn't control their saliva at this time.

After waiting for about half an hour, Ning Xiguang estimated that the time was almost up, and then instructed a few little guys, "Set the table and prepare to eat." He added with a smile, "There are no cakes or steamed buns at home, let's eat chicken stewed mushrooms today, and you all let go of eating." ”

"Hmm. ”

"Good. ”

"Oh, oh, that's great. ”

Because there is no staple food, he only eats chicken stewed mushrooms, so Ning Xiguang only puts a little salt in it, and it is just right to eat it with steamed buns and rice.

The stewed soft chicken sucks the meat clean with a light suck, the mushrooms are full of soup, the flavor is fragrant and tender, the taste is so good that it bursts, and occasionally drink two mouthfuls of soup, which is simply a beautiful person ascending to the immortal.

One person served a bowl of vegetables, and several small ones pulled the mushrooms and chicken in the bowl and put them in their mouths at a very fast speed.

The little one was whining and eating, like a little wolf cub who hadn't eaten for many years, with a fierce face.

The two big ones are not far behind, and they eat much faster than the small ones.

And Ning Xiguang saw the sweetness of the three younger siblings, and tasted it himself, and he thought it was extremely delicious.

She refused to taste such a greasy dish before, but now she also thinks that the golden grease on top is incredible. This chicken stew with mushrooms is also delicious and unbeatable.

Delicious, indeed delicious.

The sister and brother ate a bowl of each after a while, and when the second bowl was reached, they all ate slowly.

In the end, the sisters and brothers ate two bowls before putting down the chopsticks.

With the age and amount of food he eats, he can definitely eat two bowls. Moonlight and bright light will not work.

Especially Mingguang, he is actually nine years old, and it is the time when half of the eldest child eats the poor old man.

Children of this age, even in modern times when there is no shortage of food and drink, often feel that they are hungry enough to swallow a cow, let alone in this era of no food and drink.

Mingguang only ate two bowls, it was definitely not enough to eat, even Yueguang, although the amount of food was not as large as Mingguang, but it didn't have to be much smaller, she must not be full at this time.

But she herself, I don't know if it has become a habit for her younger siblings to be humble for a long time, and every time she eats less, her stomach is hungry, and she feels really full after eating these two bowls.

She took the bowls of Moonlight and Mingguang, and muttered as she got up to serve meat to the two of them, "Didn't you let go of your belly and eat, only eat two bowls and be full?"

"I'm full, I'm really full, big sister. Moonlight snatched his bowl and said to Ning Xiguang, "Xiao San must not have eaten enough, the eldest sister will give Xiao San some more." ”

"It's not just the junior, you can also have some more, I didn't see that there is still half a pot left in the pot, you can eat hard, as much as you can." ”

"No, I really don't want my eldest sister. Let's take care of the rest, and we'll eat it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

This day is tight, and after a day, you have to think about it for ten days, and if you don't save a little, you can't do it, maybe you will starve to death one day.

The moonlight didn't want it, Mingguang also snatched his bowl away, and the two quickly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table and took them outside to rinse, during which Ning Xiguang could only stare helplessly.

After a while, the sister and brother came back with clean dishes and chopsticks, Ning Xiguang was still glaring at them, and Mingguang said helplessly, "Sister, we are really full, and now our stomachs are swollen." Can't we eat the rest tomorrow? No matter when we eat it, it won't be wasted. Sister, don't stare at the two of us, we're not children, can we still not know hunger?"

Hearing this, the real child nodded hurriedly, "I'm full." ”

What is this?

Ning Xiguang didn't say anything in the end, let him turn off the diesel lights, and went back to the house to sleep.

Yueguang and Mingguang were not worried about the pheasant meat in the pot, worried that there would be mice and cats coming to steal it, so they forced a large iron pot into the living room.

Ning Xiguang: Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

There is only one large kang in the thatched hut where he lives, and it is obvious that the whole family lives on it.

When Ning Xiguang slept with his clothes, he still thought that he should really go up the mountain and bring some wild things down in the past few days. Solve the problem of eating and drinking first, and then find someone to build a house, even if it is a thatched house, then it must be built as soon as possible.

Xiaoxiao is still young, and he doesn't understand the difference between men and women, Mingguang has reached the age of governor, and it's not good for the sisters and brothers to live like this again.

Besides, it seems that it is June and July, and it should be very hot, and when the time comes, I can't wear clothes when I sleep, and my sister and brother live in one room, so it should be inconvenient.

After thinking about it, Ning Xiguang just fell asleep.

The next day she was woken up by the noise of the house.

When I opened my eyes, I saw the moonlight on my side, and the bright light that separated me from her, all of them got up and were wearing shoes.

She looked at the sky, it was still dark outside, and hurriedly stopped the two, "Sleep for a while, eldest sister go cook." ”

"Sister, you sleep, Mingguang and I will go to cook. We'll go to work after eating, big sister, you can sleep a little longer. After a while, we will cover the rice for you, and when you get up, you will call the little man to eat together. ”

As he spoke, Moonlight and Mingguang gently opened the door and went out.

Ning Xiguang listened to the sound of the kitchen firewood breaking, and listened to the sound of Mingguang carrying a wooden bucket out to fetch water, no matter what, he couldn't sleep, sat up and put on his shoes, and walked quickly to the door.

By the stream outside the door, Mingguang was carrying two more than half buckets of water, swaying home.

Seeing Ning Xiguang come out, he called out "eldest sister" in surprise, Ning Xiguang had already picked up the two buckets without saying anything, and only said to him, "Come in with a flat pole, it's still cold outside, you go to the kitchen to bake the fire." ”

Look at how old you are, and if you pick up two buckets of water at such an age, sooner or later you will not grow taller. ”

This morning passed in the midst of the three siblings' bickering and laughing.

When the horn sounded outside, Moonlight and Mingguang hurried out to work.

Ning Xiguang went back to the house and saw that Xiao Qi was still snoring and sleeping soundly, so he didn't call him, so he got busy himself.

She took out all the mushrooms, fungus and wild vegetables she picked yesterday, and kept enough for today's food, and prepared the rest to be dried vegetables and dried mushrooms, as well as dried fungus.

There is only one harvest this year, and this season's harvest will last until next year's wheat harvest, and every family will have to tighten their belts to get by.

She now reserves more food and vegetables, and she will have more confidence in the future.

Ning Xiguang did what he said, cleaned the wild vegetables, boiled them in a pot of boiling water until they were ripe, and then put them on the clothes pole to dry.