Chapter 10 Welcoming Educated Youth
"The mountain people have their own tricks, eat quickly, there will be more at night. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info "Xi'er pretended to be mysterious.
Zhang Qing gulped the mush, and did not forget to praise.
"Xi'er is really capable, and she has put her home neatly at such a young age."
Only then did Old Man Tian realize that the home did look a little different from usual, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.
What is this girl doing at home for half a day?
"Hehe, the sun is good today, I took out the things at home to dry, is there a smell of sunshine?" Xi'er couldn't help but say proudly.
Uh-huh, the big guy was busy with his mouth, but he couldn't help but nod.
"This little fish is so fragrant!" Zhang Yi actually spoke.
"Right? There is not much oil at home, so I put the fish and shrimp on the edge of the pot and slowly boil it, then crush the coarse salt and sprinkle it with a little bit to make it very fragrant. Xi'er ate steak in the space, and enjoyed English afternoon tea, and simply put down the chopsticks to solve their doubts.
In addition, the pollution-free small fish and shrimp in the space sea are also very delicious, and the taste is quite good without salt, of course, this will only be said in the stomach.
"You don't eat?" After eating a bowl of snoring, Old Man Tian was surprised to see that Xi'er didn't eat it.
"I was hungry when I cooked it just now, so I ate it in the kitchen first, don't blame me for stealing it." Xi'er snorted haha.
"Where did the fish and shrimp come from?" You haven't forgotten the question you just asked.
"I caught a lot of them in the small ditch next to the earthen dam, enough to eat two meals." Xi'er walked into the stove room with dishes and chopsticks, not daring to let them look into her eyes.
My parents in my previous life said that every time I lied, my eyes would leak.
"Then you should be safe, don't fall into the river." The old man is not at ease.
"Don't worry, grandpa, I'm in the small ditch, where do I dare to go down the river!"
"I'll go with you next time." Zhang Yi was simply speechless.
You went, how can I catch fish and shrimp? Xi'er looked at him in horror.
"What? This expression ......," Zhang Yi asked curiously.
"No, surprise." Xi'er flashed back to the kitchen.
Thinking of something, he went out and shouted: "Uncle Zhang, there is no water in the tank!" ”
"Okay! Go now. Zhang Qing felt full of food and drink, and his whole body was full of strength again.
The farmers in Gaoshizhuang have to go to the earthen well at the entrance of the village to pick up water.
The so-called earth well is to dig a deep hole in the ground, and then tie the word "well" with thicker branches at the mouth of the well, and fix it on it as the mouth of the well.
Carrying water is a guy that every man in every family has to do after dinner, and before it was brought back by Old Man Tian half a bucket and half a bucket, he was so tired that he bent over and collapsed.
Now that there is an extra laborer in the family, it really saves a lot of trouble!
Today, because of the addition of vegetables, the old man and Zhang Qing are very energetic in their work.
In the evening, Xi'er steamed a large pot of steamed buns with multigrain noodles in the space, and then crushed the dried fish and shrimp from the kang and added them to the red taro powder to make a soup, which tasted equally good.
In the end, the bottom of the pot was scraped clean, and Xi'er felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Xi'er, our family has enough food to eat, right?" The old man asked secretly.
"Save some food~ enough, grandpa." In the past two days of getting along, Xi'er has been shouting more and more smoothly.
"It's still our girl who is capable, and when she takes it back in another month and autumn, she will have to divide the grain." The old man has lived in the countryside for half a year, although he has less Confucianism of old scholars, but he is a little more peaceful.
"When I catch more fish and shrimp, can I send them to my parents and brother?" Xi'er lay flat on the bed and asked her grandfather softly.
"Send, I scared your parents enough last time. During the autumn harvest, your parents will also go to the fields for the autumn harvest, and it will be easier to meet them at that time. The old man thought of his precious grandson, and his mouth couldn't close his smile.
"Alas! If we have more food, we can ask my parents to come to the house every day for dinner, so that the family can spend more time together. "This is Xi'er's sincere words, especially the little leopard, it is the time to grow its body.
If you come here, you can open a small stove for them from time to time.
But it's impossible to think about it, every family is headed by each person's food, and whoever eats one more bite will starve.
Think of more ways to get the food out in the right way!
The people in the village eat dinner early, go to bed as soon as it gets dark, and are reluctant to light kerosene lamps, which costs oil!
It's all saved from eggs one by one, and it's very expensive.
Xi'er's family didn't even have a decent kerosene lamp, and the old man made it by himself.
A tin cap medicine bottle with a hole in it, a thicker cotton thread inserted into the hole, and the bottom end dragged to the bottom of the bottle.
Pour some kerosene and you're ready to light the lamp.
Most of the farmhouses here use this kerosene lamp, and if you are more sophisticated, you will insert a sleeve made of tinplate sheet into the hole, so that the lamp head can be higher and brighter.
Usually, in order to save fuel, the lamp head is reduced to the shortest.
Xi'er felt that the kerosene lamp in the night, flickering and flickering, the faint light was similar to a ghost fire.
The washed quilt was extra warm to sleep, smelling the sun, and after a while, I heard the sound of grandpa snoring.
Early in the morning, Xi'er got up for a run, and walked into the space to take a look at the golden retriever.
Fortunately, there is no one in this vicinity, hiding behind the bamboo bushes, even if they are discovered by their families, there are also explanations.
As soon as Xi'er entered, she was frightened by the big sand pit in front of her.
"Golden Retriever, you caught this?"
Golden Retriever thumping chest, what the hell? Or is it not?
Watching it jump up and down, forget it, the question now is what to do with so many small fish and shrimp?
Do you really want to find a ditch and put them in?
It can grow in the sea, but if you put it in the ditch, will it turn your belly directly?
The answer is unequivocal.
Ouch, that's stupid!
Won't it be sun-dried?
But how do you make excuses to come up with it?
Xi'er reluctantly ravaged the golden retriever's head, if only she could sell it.
Yes, there must be a market here.
As soon as he said it, he asked the golden retriever to go to the kitchen and get a tablecloth, spread it on the deck, and then one man and one ape sat down under the shade of the tree and began to process the fish and shrimp.
This is also a big project!
Spring?
There are no snow-capped mountains on it, so where are the springs here?
Wow~ The taste is sweet, get rid of the mineral water n streets of the god Ma Yun in the previous life!
In the future, the family will use the spring water here, and Uncle Zhang will pick up the water to wash things.
Well, that's it!
After processing this pile of fish and shrimp, Xi'er was covered in a fishy smell, and it was necessary to take a bath.
The Golden Retriever continues to process the fish and shrimp......
Dressed in her golden retriever's altered pajamas, Xi'er prepares breakfast for herself in the kitchen.
A simple sandwich with two slices of ham and tender lettuce, delicious!
Half a day passed quickly, put on clean clothes, and said goodbye to the golden retriever again.
I thought it was another reluctance, but this guy waved his hand directly.
Is it because you are busy with something, so you have sustenance in your heart?
Happy ~~
Today's bell rang earlier, and the water in Xi'er's pot was not yet boiling.
After everyone hurriedly freshened up, they walked towards the threshing field in the village, did they still have to prepare a welcome ceremony for the educated youth?
Cat Niuer said
Sorry, I forgot to time last night~~