Chapter 3: Motherhood

As soon as Xiao Nan's sister and brother walked into the courtyard gate of their house, Xiao Zhengtai Xiao Zixiu shouted loudly: "Mother, mother, come out and take a look, my sister's illness is cured, and she went up the mountain to hunt a hare and pheasant today." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

Lin was cooking in the kitchen at this time, and suddenly heard her son's yelling, she was stunned at first, and then stood up from the stool under the stove, walked out of the kitchen quickly, and when she arrived at the courtyard, she saw her daughter who had entered the hall and was putting her back on the ground. ā€

"Mother, you're worried these days." Xiao Nan put down her back and walked out of the hall, she looked at the young woman in front of her who was full of surprise and tears flashing in her eyes, her heart was sour, and the word mother gently spit out from her mouth.

"Auntie." Confirming that her daughter was really fine, Lin's tightly hung heart finally let go, her heart was relieved, her emotions suddenly collapsed, she reached out and pulled hard, and pulled Xiao Nan into her arms and hugged her tightly, tears flowed down like a flood without an embankment, she seemed to want to vent the depression and pain of these days.

"Mother, don't cry, in the future, I will shoulder the responsibility of this family, and I will take good care of you and my brother." Xiao Nan's body stiffened slightly, and then slowly became soft, she stretched out her palm, and gently patted Lin's back a little awkwardly and comforted softly.

This woman who is just in her early thirties and has never experienced hardship, in the past month or so, it can be said that she has endured the hardships she needs to endure in her life.

"Silly boy, you are only eleven years old, what do you say that the responsibility of the family is borne by you alone, do you really treat your mother as a waste? Although my mother has no ability, she will try to take care of your brothers and sisters and not let you suffer. Lin Shi, who was originally losing her voice and suffering, heard Xiao Nan's words, her heart was sore and swollen, she eased slightly, raised her head, put her red eyes on it, stretched out her finger and pointed at Xiao Nan's forehead and scolded with a smile.

"Well, I believe in Grandma, and I will work hard with Grandma, but Grandma, should we discuss the issue of dinner first? You see, I'm so hungry that I can't walk. Xiao Nan saw that Lin's grief had been somewhat relieved, and his mood slowly stabilized, so he hurriedly stuck out his tongue at her and picked a relatively brisk topic.

"Ghost girl, you're good, the problem that I got off before is also back, dinner is almost ready, I'll go fry two more dishes and eat." Lin was teased by his daughter, and suddenly felt that the haze that had permeated his heart these days had dissipated a lot, and a relaxed smile appeared on his beautiful face.

"Mother, our family hasn't eaten meat for some days, my brother and I are growing up, your body is not particularly good, the pheasants and rabbits I hunted, let's kill one at night, stew and eat at night, okay?" Xiao Nan's eyes rolled slightly, and she hurriedly took Lin's hand, begging, she was originally a meatless and unhappy lord, and she had been here for seven days, either drinking medicine or porridge, and she didn't see the slightest bit of oiliness, and her mouth had already faded out.

Xiao Zixiu, who was standing on the side, suddenly lit up when he heard his voice, but no matter how sensible he was, he was only a seven-year-old doll, since his father died, it had been more than fifty days, and the family had not eaten any meat food, which was really uncomfortable for the little boy who could eat meat every one or two days before, plus he was sad and sad these days, and his round little face had lost a lot of weight.

"Okay, peel the rabbit, and keep the pheasant for tomorrow to stew soup with dried mushrooms for your sister and brother to make up." Lin listened to Xiao Nan's words, and looked at the little faces of their sister and brother who had lost a lot of weight, their noses were sore, and they almost cried again, but fortunately, Lin was essentially a woman with a strong personality, she quickly suppressed her emotions and nodded.

The ancients attached great importance to filial piety, the filial piety period was long and the filial piety period required to wear vegetarian food and clothing, and it was easy to go out, but this kind of rule was more important in those rich and noble families who were famous for food, and the ordinary people did not pay so much attention to it.

Xiao's father died in nearly February, seven or seven days have passed, at this time the Xiao family eats some meat food will not attract criticism, Lin was born in a small rich scholarly family, and read poetry and books, but not pedantic people, in her heart, children and family will always come first, as long as it is beneficial to the growth of children, she will not stick to those old-fashioned rules and precepts.

With the approval of the Lin family, Xiao Nan immediately ran to the hall and lifted the rabbit out of the bamboo basket, and took advantage of the dusk afterglow that was not completely dark, and disemboweled, cleaned up, and carried it into the kitchen.

Lin's cooking skills are quite good, she blanched the cleaned rabbit meat in the pot with boiling water, then scooped it up, put a little wine, ginger, garlic and chili, and stewed it in the pot, the fragrance made Xiao Nan's mouth water. (Note, according to Chinese history, there were no chili peppers in the Song Dynasty, but Xiao Nan's era, although the background was similar to that of the Northern Song Dynasty, many items that did not exist in the Northern Song Dynasty were available here, such as chili peppers, scientific production and filtration of refined salt, and large-scale cotton planting and weaving technologies. )

"Mother, your cooking skills have improved again." After the meal was served, Xiao Nan, who had already been lured by the fragrant and flavorful rabbit meat, did not know how much saliva he drooled, and ate three bowls of rice in a row, admiring while eating.

"Sister, every time you have meat, you will never forget to pat your mother's ass." Xiao Zixiu, who was sitting next to Xiao Nan, stuffed meat into his mouth, and did not forget to arrange his sister, Xiao Nan, the original owner of the body, was also the master of no meat.

"What is it called patting my mother's ass, isn't my mother's food delicious? I don't think you're eating much less than I am! Xiao Nan's eyes widened, set up her sister's shelf, and reached out to knock on the door of his head.

"Mother, you see my sister bullying me again." Xiao Zixiu stuffed meat into his mouth, and complained to his mother inarticulately, this child has been pressed by the heavy atmosphere at home in the past two months and is about to lose his innocence, tonight he first found out that his sister's illness was cured, and then there was meat, coupled with Xiao Nan's continuous teasing, the atmosphere at the dinner table was unprecedentedly good, and his naughty nature of children was finally revealed again.

Lin looked at the pair of bickering and lively children in front of her, and the dark clouds that had been tightly pressed in her heart for nearly two months slowly began to dissipate, and a satisfied smile appeared on her beautiful and dignified face.