Chapter Twenty-Four: Another Year
The three Lin brothers in their Chinese New Year's Eve all had Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at Old Master Lin's place as usual. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was much richer than before, because Lin Laoer's family contributed a pig's head and two ducks. There is also a pickled cabbage fish specially made by Qi's, but only one table. There are also other types of fish. It's just that this table full of big fish and meat can't stop one of the mouths of the third aunt of the Lin family.
"Oh, the second one, I think your family seems to have made a lot of money this year. I bought a boat, and I see your family delivering pickles to the street every day. I'm surprised, who doesn't know how to pickle this pickle. Why does your house taste different from other people's, can you tell me how to make it? I went home and made a meal myself. ”
Qi Shi listened to the secret words in his heart, and told you that my family still makes a lot of money. Most of the money I made this year came from selling pickles. Isn't this the New Year, only said with a smile on his face, "Ah, what are you doing so politely with her third aunt." If you like to eat, I'll ask the child to bring you a bowl. Why is it so troublesome, you have to pickle it yourself. ”
"Second aunt, everyone else looks at me for being able to give birth to a son. But this can be born and there is also suffering that can be born. Think about it, after this, the three sons will marry and marry daughters-in-law. Everyone asks me for a house, and your brother and I are tired and tired every day, and we can't earn it by making bricks and carrying burdens. Tell me how to do it, and I promise not to tell anyone. "The third aunt's complaint is a bit of a show-off.
Lin Yujuan secretly glanced at the eldest aunt's family on the table, and the three of her mother's faces were dark. What is bad for this New Year's celebration is to poke people's hearts.
"Hehe, third aunt, hurry up and feed your family Yusheng. The child is waiting for you to feed you something delicious. Qi looked left at him. How do you know that the third aunt Wang sent the rice bowl directly to her daughter, "Lijuan, you feed your younger brother." He turned his head to look at Qi again, meaning that you should say it now. Qi Shi was stunned, and there are so many people who can't understand what others are saying? Forget it, you can pretend to be stupid, and I can sell stupid. I just didn't see it, and I talked to my two daughters. Seeing that the Wang family was going to come back to interrupt, he got off the dinner table and went to the table to load vegetables and cook for the master. When Wang saw that hiding from himself was so obvious, he didn't know how many times he scolded the sea barbarian.
I was willing to give up and a little unwilling, thinking that the child's mouth was not so strong, and I came to coax Lin Yujuan again. "Yujuan, the third mother will test you. You've grown so big that you've learned to pickle vegetables, right? Lin Yujuan saw that she had found herself, her mouth was closed and she just shook her head.
"It's really unproductive, and pickles won't be available. If you can answer, I'll give you New Year's money. Wang continued to coax. Lin Lijuan, who was on the side, lit up when she heard this, and she didn't dare to say anything when she wanted to say anything. Lin Yujuan still shook her head and didn't say anything. The angry Wang scolded, "You are dumb, you can only shake your head, and you can't speak." ”
The eldest aunt at the same table, Zhang, couldn't stand it, "Third aunt, you are talking about children in your Chinese New Year's Eve?" Grandma Jiang also spoke, "The second family, the New Year, the family is harmonious, and it is auspicious." Be careful what you say. Wang saw that the two adults on the table were against him, and the Qi family came over again. can only give up temporarily, but think about the three boys in my own family, oh, I am sad to death.
The whole New Year was a relaxing and happy one, and the family had a hard time resting at home after a busy year. Happy times always pass quickly, and Lin Yujuan hasn't come back yet. Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the New Year has passed. The family's plan for this year is to grow all vegetable plots with a variety of seasonal vegetables. I also rented an acre of land from my grandfather's house to grow vegetables. Lin Yujuan originally wondered why her family had land and still rented her grandfather's house. It was Qi who told her the reason, out of fear of hunger. My family's three acres of land are still planted with my own family's rations, which is relatively safe. When there is a shortage of food, money can't buy it. Lin Yujuan thought about it, but she still didn't know about herself as a local.
After the first month, Lin Yujuan found that the two ewes in the family really had big bellies. By the time we entered March, both ewes had lambs one after another. One ewe gives birth to two, and the other gives birth to three. There were five lambs in total. The family's attention has all shifted to this group of sheep with three or five small ones.
When Lin Yujuan said that she wanted to milk a goat, the family didn't know what to say about her. The harmful Qi family has been thinking, this stinky girl didn't have enough milk when she was a child, and she still remembers? I can't. Lin Xiujuan said, "Little sister, this sheep is very fat. Do you really want to drink goat's milk? Rushing to drink with the lamb? ”
Lin Yujuan said twice; "Sister, not only do I drink it, but you also drink it. Drinking goat's milk to grow taller, the skin is good, and the body is also good. ”
"Cut, you know everything." Lin Xiujuan looked incredulous.
"What are you lying to do, do you know why the people on the prairie were so powerful before? It's because they all eat beef and mutton and drink cow and goat milk. Lin Yujuan said casually.
"Phew, what are children talking about? What are the Northern Prairie people so powerful? It's not like we've driven it away. Qi was not happy when he heard this, and the goat's milk was pulled on it to do something.
"What's this, sister, we'll ask my grandparents in the evening. They read a lot and know more than we do. Lin Yujuan said disappreliantly.
When he went to his grandfather's house in the evening to talk about it, Old Man Lin said, "The people in the northern grasslands are really powerful, and adult men are basically good at riding and shooting." Think about the previous dynasty, the Central Plains was not occupied by them. Nomads drink cow and goat milk and eat beef and mutton. There is a steppe, and only grazing can be done. We're different from them here. ”
Jiang's statement is, "In the past, the girls and young masters in the clan all had wet nurses. I drank it until it was so big, and there were also people who were not in good health and needed to recuperate to find a wet nurse to drink human milk. It's also okay to drink goat's milk, Yujuan, if you have more, you can also send some to grandma every day. ”
"Okay, grandma, I've milked and cooked it every day, and I've brought it to you." Lin Yujuan agreed.
But this milking, Lin Yujuan has never done it. I've only seen people milking cows on TV. When she came to the ewe with the clay pot, she was also worried, and looked at the two little short horns on the ewe's head. Although it is short, I guess it will hurt if I top it.
"Brother, sister~~~ You all come here. Come help me. Lin Yujuan could only ask for help. When Lin Yukou heard it, he immediately came over, "What's the matter?" ”
"Brother, help me hold the sheep, I'm a little scared. You hold it and I'll milk it. ”
Under the reluctance of the two ewes, Lin Yujuan tried several times before she could barely squeeze out the goat's milk. After Lin Yujuan cooked all the goat's milk, she gave her grandmother a big bowl. After smelling the smell, the family all said that it was too fat to drink. Fortunately, there was a little brother Lin who was willing to appreciate his face and drank a big bowl. Lin Yujuan had no choice, she thought that she would squeeze less in the future and leave some for the lamb. She herself pinched her nose and drank it in one go, no matter how bad it was, it was better than Chinese medicine.
Because they wanted to keep the ewes for their milk, only three lambs were sold. There is not much money, only five or six hundred wen. Lin Yujuan's plan is to wait for these two lambs to grow up and then eliminate the older ones. There are too many sheep left at home, and there is not so much grass for them to eat.
The Qi family has money in their hands, and then they can see that the prospect of selling kimchi at home is okay. At least a year, there are more than ten taels, and the family has some other income. If you save this way, you will probably be able to build a house next year. She usually chats with her family, and she also shows such a meaning. Lin Yujuan felt that it was not good, and it would cost more than ten or twenty taels to build a house in the countryside. It is enough to buy a house with a storefront yard in the town, more than 100 to 200 taels. This country house is old and worthless, and the difference in the town can maintain its value compared to this. And with a storefront, you can also do a business or something at home. If you can't do it, you can rent it out.
How can this convince Mom? Lin Yujuan thought about it carefully, and she had to start with her children.
"Mom, don't be in a hurry to build a house yet. Aren't my brothers and sisters still young? In a few years, it will be too late to build it when my brother is older. By then, you may have enough money to buy a big yard in town. It would be nice to marry my brother a daughter-in-law from the town. ”
"How can I live in the town, I grow vegetables every day, harvest vegetables, do farm work, and have to row a boat from the town. What's so good about the daughter-in-law in the town, can she work in the fields? Do you want to marry an ancestor and come back? "Qi doesn't understand what's good in the town, but the town is also quite lively. It's easy to buy anything.
Lin Yujuan almost didn't give herself a mouthful. What is this talking about? "Mom, I always hear what the aunts outside say are right. When my family saved up money, I bought a house in town. My sister can also marry in town. It's not better than the world, and we two sisters don't know how to make bricks. When the time comes, the in-laws will definitely dislike us. Later, when you buy a house in the town, if you have any money in your hand, you can buy a few acres of land outside the town to grow vegetables. ”
As soon as the Qi family heard this, it was reasonable, and the daughter-in-law must be able to bear hardships and stand hard work. It's better for your daughter to marry into someone else's family to suffer less sin. Of course, she hopes that her two daughters will marry into the rich man's family and become young grandmothers. But it's all about getting it right, and it seems unlikely to think about it. In case you are hit by a pie in the sky, and your own family can't afford the dowry, it's better to think less. But if your family works hard for three or five years, it is still possible to buy a house in the town. Qi pulled her little daughter to look left and right, she didn't expect that she would give birth to a daughter with such a good brain, don't look at people small, what she said is quite reasonable. This literate person is just different. So she also stopped thinking about building a tiled house in the countryside, and ******** saved money to buy a house in the town. As for the family, they built a mud house out of mud in the yard for the two brothers to live in temporarily. It didn't cost much money, so I bought some food and drinks and invited my uncle and the neighbors who helped to eat.