Rubbing his hands and sighing that it was still very cold, Zhang Yun looked at the things in the kitchen and began to cook. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info she had just put on her apron, and before she could start working a few times, she heard the door knock twice, and a soft female voice asked, "Is Ah Yun at home?" ”

Zhang Yun heard the voice, wiped his hands on his apron, and walked out of the kitchen. A cyan figure slowly walked in from the outside, and the person who came was Chen Congshi next door, she was wearing a cyan cloth skirt and cotton jacket, holding a lotus leaf bag in her hand, and walked into the courtyard with a smile.

"Sister-in-law got off work?" Zhang Yun said hello. Chen Congshi is still wearing a hat on his head, so he must have not had time to take it down when he came back from the workshop?

Chen Congshi nodded and asked with concern: "I heard in the workshop today that your new kid fell into the water, how is it?" ”

Zhang Yundao: "It's already up, and the doctor said it's good to make up for it." ”

Chen Congshi raised the lotus leaf bag in his hand and handed it to Zhang Yun: "Today, the Sun family set to kill the sheep, I bought two pieces, this is for you, stew a soup and stir-fry a vegetable are all nourishing." ”

Zhang Yun was pleasantly surprised: "Mutton? "Mutton is a great tonic, especially for people who are weak and cold. Although mutton is not as rare as beef, it is not often seen by ordinary people. In ancient times, when there was a shortage of materials, it was difficult to have a variety of foods for people to choose from as if they were shopping in the supermarket, especially for ordinary people, who could see and eat limited food.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, just make up for Li Dou, then I'm welcome." Zhang Yun took the lotus leaf bag, this bag of meat is about a catty, and it can be stewed in soup for Li Dou to drink.

"Well, that's a pitiful kid." Chen Congshi said regretfully, "But fortunately, there are you, who doesn't know about him?" If it weren't for you, he would have the life he has now, but he is also a grateful person. ”

Zhang Yundao: "Li Dou is a good boy, if it weren't for him, I really don't dare to think about how Xiaoxiu is now?" ”

"Alas!" Chen Congshi sighed, "We orphans and widows, I have to take care of everything at home, and I don't often have time to go back and forth." ”

Zhang Yun said: "It's not easy for sister-in-law. ”

Chen Congshi brushed his hair and said, "Fei'er is still at home, I have to go back to cooking quickly." ”

"Okay, I'll send my sister-in-law out." Zhang Yundao.

Chen Congshi stopped her and said, "When you go out and turn the corner, it's my house, a few steps away." Hurry up and cook, and look at the sky as it gets dark. ”

"Hey, I'm being hypocritical." Zhang Yun said embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law walks slowly." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Chen Cong walked out of the courtyard.

Zhang Yun took the lotus leaf bag back to the kitchen, put the lotus leaf bag on the board, opened it, and what caught his eye was a piece of flesh with bright red and delicate flesh and good quality. As the saying goes, "Eat mutton and ginseng in winter, and eat in spring, summer and autumn to strengthen your body." "Mutton is extremely nourishing, just right for a patient like Li Dou who has suffered from the cold. To make a nourishing dish, Chinese herbal medicine is indispensable, but fortunately, the doctor gave Zhang Yun a lot of angelica and other medicinal materials. Zhang Yun took some angelica, took two pieces of ginger, washed them and cut them into slices, and put them aside for later use.

The mutton is fishy, so you have to get rid of the fishy smell before cooking. Dig a radish from the yard, wash it and cut it in half. Divide the half radish into four pieces, each with a few holes poked with chopsticks. Wash the lamb, cut it into half finger-long strips, and cook it in a pot with the poked radish. After waiting for the water in the pot to boil for a while, Zhang Yun got out of the pot and took out the mutton to smell it.

Brush the pot, pour the water again, put the mutton and angelica ginger slices in it, and cook slowly. Mutton nourishes, angelica invigorates blood, ginger drives away cold and warms the stomach, and a piece of boiled soup is very good. Zhang Yun cut the remaining half of the radish into pieces and put it in as well. The patient is not suitable for eating things with too strong taste, Zhang Yun just added some oil and salt to it.

After a while, seeing that the angelica ginger mutton soup in the pot was almost done, Zhang Yun brought it to the back stove and began to cook other dishes. During this period, Gua Dan'er also came, and his grandfather asked him to send a basket of eggs.

"Dayun, are you at home?" The sound of red plums came from the courtyard.

Zhang Yun lit the fire and replied loudly: "I'm cooking, come here!" ”

Hongmei hugged the yam and went to the kitchen. When Xiaofeng heard Hongmei's voice, they all ran out, shouting "Sister Hongmei" one by one. Hongmei responded and put the yam on the ground. Seeing that Li Dou's face was not as pale as in the morning, she said with concern: "Li Dou, how do you feel?" ”

Li Dou smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay at all." ”

Hongmei saw that he was still quite lively, and put her mind at ease. She patted the dirt on her body, and she was radiant in an emerald green cotton jacket.

She saw that Zhang Yun was chopping vegetables, and said, "My eldest brother dug some yams in the ravine a few days ago, and he has been keeping them at home. It's not valuable, but it's still a bit nourishing and can be used in soup. She took these yams with the thickness of her arm, and Zhang Yun smiled: "Okay, I'll put some in when I can cook the soup." ”

Hongmei nodded Li Dou with a smile and said, "Good boy, I can't see it, I am very capable!" How dare you jump into such a rushing water. ”

Li Dou said: "That's as it should be, the eldest sister saved me and my sister, and gave us hot meals, warm clothes, and lived in such a good house." Even if you give your life, you should give it up. ”

Hongmei was stunned, she couldn't imagine that this Li Dou would be like this...... Sensible?!

Zhang Yun also had a change of heart, she and Hongmei glanced at each other, Hongmei nodded slightly: "There is still something at home, I'll go back first." ”

Waiting for Hongmei to go out, Zhang Yun said to Xiaofeng: "Have you practiced calligraphy in the past few days?" Lead Xiaoxiu and Xiaomi to the study, you go to practice calligraphy, and look at them by the way. A few of the little ones went away.

Li Dou was also about to go out, but Zhang Yun stopped him: "Wait a minute, don't go out yet, the eldest sister has something to say." ”

Li Dou looked at Zhang Yun in confusion and withdrew his feet.

Zhang Yun pointed to the small bench on the ground and asked Li Dou to sit down. She stir-fried the vegetables, poured water into the soup pot, put the rice, and cut small pieces of yam and stewed it. Zhang Yun stuffed a piece of firewood into the stove, thought for a while, and then slowly asked, "Li Dou, why did you say that the eldest sister brought you and millet back." ”

When Li Dou heard this, his face was full of panic, and he said, "The eldest sister saved us because she took pity on us." "Zhang Yuncai spent so much money because of their brothers and sisters, and Li Dou has always felt very guilty.

Zhang Yun sighed and said, "Li Dou, eldest sister and Xiaofeng, Xiaoxiu are also dependent on each other, and the three of us are also orphans, so it is not easy to understand how difficult it is to be orphans." Seeing you and Xiaomi in the broken temple that day, the eldest sister remembered her previous self. I didn't want you to repay me as a cow or a horse, nor did I want you to treat your life as a mustard! ”

She tugged at the wood on the ground, not knowing what to say.

Li Dou said carefully: "I know, but my uncle took so much silver from the eldest sister, and our brother and sister have already sold themselves to the eldest sister, so I should do this." ”

Zhang Yun held his hand and said in a low voice, "It turned out to be because of the deed of sale?!" That's what the eldest sister is willing to give, don't worry, the two deeds of sale are all here with the eldest sister, and when you grow up to be adults, the eldest sister will tear it up. The eldest sister took this, but she was afraid that your uncle and aunt would come back and threaten the two of you in the future. When you grow up, when you can hold up the door of your home, no one can help you, and the eldest sister will let you tear it with your own hands. ”

"Remember, never treat yourself as a slave! You never was! ”

"Li Dou, the eldest sister just wants you to know one thing, live well, and don't have any burden in your heart. In the future, you will be my own brothers and sisters, remember, my Zhang Yun's younger brothers and sisters can never look at themselves as humble, but to be motivated, to work hard, to strive to be the best version of themselves, to become a useful person. You know? ”

Li Dou's tears flowed down at once, and when he was very young, his mother also taught him to be honest and be a kind person in the future. Originally, the aunt kicked out the brother and sister, and the uncle didn't say a word.

He led his sister to the county town to beg for food, and suffered from the eyes of the people, and the children chased him every day and scolded him for "stinky beggars" and "dirty beggars", and also whipped him with branches. Once he couldn't help but beat a boy who often bullied him, and the boy's father beat him half to death at that time, he really wished he had a great kung fu and a lot of strength, so that no one would dare to bully him.

In addition to these, food and shelter are even more problematic, and the better places are occupied by older beggars, so he and his sister have to stay in the ruined temple where the wind leaks everywhere, the summer rains and the winter snow. In the summer, it was fine, but in the winter, I had to steal some straw and stuff it on all sides to keep warm as a quilt, but my hands and feet were covered with frostbite. If you want to eat, you can only go to the swill bucket in the restaurant to find it, and many of them are not given to him, so when they see him, they will throw him aside. It is more difficult to go to ordinary people's homes to ask for food, at this time ordinary people are almost all food and clothing, and there are many beggars, many families do not want to see beggars, fortunately, their brothers and sisters are young, and sometimes they can get a little food. Later, a new restaurant was opened, and the owner of that house was very nice, and often put the leftover food of the guests at the back door for the beggars to eat. He was young, he didn't have the strength, and he didn't have much time to grab it. That day, his sister was so hungry that she was about to faint, and he actually snatched Zhang Yun's things......

He nodded heavily and said, "I will definitely work hard to be a useful person." Eldest sister! ”

Zhang Yun nodded with satisfaction: "Don't you want to learn martial arts?" When you are well, the eldest sister will teach you, and when you are better than the eldest sister, the eldest sister will find a more powerful master. ”

"Well, I want to be a great general, a great general who is more powerful than Lord Xie!" Li Dou swore heavily.

"Okay, the eldest sister is waiting for Douzi to become the general, and our family will follow suit." Zhang Yun wiped his tears.

Li Dou burst into tears and laughed, embarrassedly wiped his face with a handkerchief, and then sat upright and began to light the fire. (To be continued.) )