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The word drowning made the old man suddenly silent, and he didn't even notice when Lian Shouxin and Gorou left.

And Lian Man'er's family had already prepared a few gifts and sent them to the homes of Li Zheng, Wu Yuchang and a few others who helped mediate the land rent dispute.

Lian Man'er didn't know if the old man Lian understood whether he was really drowning against Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, or rather, whether the ancients were really drowning, but the old man Lian no longer raised any objections to this matter.

Even the old man has nothing to say, even Shouren and Lian Shouyi are no longer satisfied, and there is no room for them to speak.

This matter, even if the dust has settled.

When the family sits together in their leisure time, it is inevitable that they will talk about it again.

"It is estimated that my grandfather has not been able to eat well or sleep well for the past few days, so he has been thinking about this." Lian Man'er said, "In my grandfather's heart, it is ten heads to my uncle's family. How high his expectations are for my uncle's family, he must not be so easy to figure out, why did he really drown my uncle? ”

Even the old man never thought that he doted on Lian Shouren and even his step-grandfather, he just pinned the future of the family on the eldest son and grandson. In order to let the eldest son and eldest grandson shine on the lintel, he would rather take the lead himself and lead by example, gathering the strength of the family to support the eldest son and eldest grandson. Even the old man should not think that it is an offering, he should think that those are the necessary conditions for the eldest son and the eldest grandson, that is, for the development of the whole family.

Gorou's words were a bolt from the blue, and no one had ever told Old Man Lian over the years. It is not easy for Old Man Lian to understand this matter. And after the old man figured it out. The only thing left is regret.

However, "when you hear the truth, you can die at night", even if it is a little late. It's better than being so confused all your life.

"My grandfather is now clearly facing my uncle and second uncle. My milk seems to have changed, and my milk didn't speak about these things. Xiao Qi ate fragrant roasted sweet potato slices. Said.

These roasted sweet potato slices taste the same as roasted whole sweet potatoes, except that the sweet potatoes are washed, cut into large slices of the right thickness, and then placed on the lid of the oven and roasted on both sides. Zhang's is very accustomed to a few children when it comes to eating. Sometimes I smear oil on the bottom of the big iron pot and put sweet potato slices in it, which is also very delicious.

Other than that. Even the vines sometimes shred the sweet potato, just like fried shredded potatoes, but there is no need to soak in water to remove the starch. The shredded sweet potatoes fried in this way are sweet, soft and glutinous, and also delicious.

"I think the old lady is a little stunned. It's just a tossing wife of the big boss. Zhang said.

The Zhou family tossed the Gu family, and no one from the Lian family came out to stop it. Lian Man'er looked at her coldly, feeling that even the old man was faintly supportive of this. And the people outside, even less talked. Just partnered with the matchmaker and deceived the sister-in-law into marrying an old man who was almost eighty years old, which made the serious Zhuang family spurn the Gu family incomparably.

"In my opinion, she was a little stunned when she first came back, but she's almost fine these days. We used to talk about land rent or something, and she listened carefully. Now every meal is cooked over there. What kind of food to cook and how much rice to put in are still in her hands, and they are no different from before. Lian Man'er said, "However, she doesn't help the eldest uncle and the second uncle." It's true. ”

"It's cold, there is Xiu'er's affairs there, and it is unlikely that she will be able to face those two people like before in her life." Zhang said.

The whole family nodded, feeling that what Zhang said was right.

The reason why Zhou forced and coaxed Lian Xiu'er to save this big family was because she listened to the encouragement of Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, and she didn't expect to bring such bad luck to Lian Xiu'er. Now, Zhou understands that her eldest son and second son are coaxing her, and after she was coaxed, she went to coax Lian Xiu'er.

Zhou regretted it, but she wouldn't hate herself. With her kind of character, she will always make excuses for herself, so she can only hate others doubly. Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi are her sons after all, so she transferred all her hatred to Gu's body. At the same time, for Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, she is no longer what she used to be.

"The day my grandfather fainted, didn't my third uncle come back later? You see, my grandmother saw that my third uncle was amiable, let's find Lang Zhong, pay for the medicine, and help them ask for rent or something, you see that she is not as scolded us as before, but there is no superfluous word. She took my third uncle's hand and cried. Lian Man'er said.

Although Lian Shouli doesn't take advantage of anything, among the several sons, when it comes to Zhou's ability to control and can be relied on, there is only one Lian Shouli.

Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, the Zhou family can neither control nor be reliable. And even Shouxin can be relied on, but Zhou can't control it anymore.

"Your grandmother, that's not an ordinary person." Zhang said.

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After Zhang Luo finished this incident in the old house, Lian Man'er's family began to busy their own business. After planting wheat, it is time to harvest the second crop of cabbage and soybeans.

The cabbage was taken home and all sent to the sauerkraut workshop to make sauerkraut. Soybeans, because of the relatively short time, more than half of them are still in the state of green edamame. These are sold by Lian Shouxin contact restaurants, restaurants, etc. If they can't sell out for a while, they are transported to the cellar and stored. When stored, it is attached to the soybean seedlings, so that it can be stored for a longer time.

At home, there are safe people in the sauerkraut workshop to take care of, and Zhang's, Lian Zhi'er and Lian Man'er go over every day to take a look and calculate the accounts.

It was a sunny day, and after breakfast, Zhang's picked beans and prepared sauce cubes.

Zhuanghu families make their own sauce, and generally a large pot of sauce is enough to eat for two years.

Lian Man'er's family now has a large population, and Lian Ji Shop also uses sauce, so they have to order three jars of sauce every year. The first step in making sauce is to make sauce cubes at this time in late autumn.

Sauce is a major event for the villagers.

There are servants at home, but the Zhang family still has to do it himself, and Lian Zhi'er and Lian Man'er can't be idle. The housewives of the Zhuang family can't make sauce, so the sisters have to follow Zhang's to learn this craft.

Zhang's family, Lian Zhi'er, Lian Man'er, Han Zhong's daughter-in-law, plus Xiaoxi, the master and servant were busy. First pick the beans, and choose the best beans under the sauce, especially the beans that can't have insect eyes. After picking the beans and washing them, put them in a large iron pot and add water to boil.

When the beans are ripe, take them out, control the moisture, and then put them on a small stone mill to grind. Grind the beans to make the sauce cubes.

The master and servant wore aprons, their hair was tightly wrapped in handkerchiefs, and their faces wore muslin masks made by themselves. In order to succeed and make a delicious miso one, the first thing is to ensure hygiene. All utensils must be clean and not have the slightest oil star. Otherwise, the sauce will either be completely spoiled, or it will taste strange and difficult to eat.

With the same ingredients and the same steps, different people will have different flavors of the miso they make. Everyone knows that the sauce of one family has the taste of the other, and the taste of the sauce of no two is exactly the same.

And the sauce made by the Zhang family sells well and tastes fragrant, which is also famous in the village. In the past, in the old house, some people invited guests to make some exquisite dishes, which needed sauce, and some took a bowl to the old family's family to ask for such a bowl and a half bowl.

The stone mill for grinding beans is finely ground and not particularly heavy, and a person can push the stone mill handle without moving, and the ground beans will slowly flow out of the notch under the mill and into the large basin placed below.

Next, the ground beans are arranged by hand into balls, which are also known as sauce cubes. In order to make the sauce cubes tightly organized, it is not enough to press them by hand, but also to beat, and finally beat and trim the sauce cubes into strong cuboids, and the work is completed.

The prepared sauce cubes should be dried in the sun, and when the moisture is dry, they will be received in the house, and the sauce cubes will be stored on the beams of the house one by one, so that they can ferment naturally.

These sauce cubes can only be used for sauce until they are fully fermented in the second year.

Niang'er made sauce at home, and Lian Shouxin had already led the long-term workers to harvest the cabbage and soybeans in the field, and then, Lian Shouxin began to recruit people again, and before the winter froze, he dug out a few lotus ponds and fish ponds.

Their wages were fair, and the meals they provided were real, and many people were willing to come and apply for work.

Erlang also came, and he directly found Lian Shouxin.

Zhao Xiu'e didn't know where to go, Er Niuniu was still breastfeeding, but now she has no milk to eat, and she can only drink some rice soup every day. Sorghum rice soup is not good, it has to be millet soup. Er Niu Niu was born a little thin, and now because she is not carefully cared for, she can't eat, and she is even weaker like a kitten.

Jiro wants to come to work and save a food ration for his family, and at the same time he can eat a full meal himself.

“…… Fourth uncle, I, I eat a lot, but I, I also do a lot. Job, salary or something, just give me some millet, Erniuniu ......" Erlang choked a little.

Because of Zhao Xiu'e, and the second Niuniu is a female baby, she is not valued in the Lian family.

Seeing such a big young man crying in front of him, he couldn't bear to keep his word.

"Your fourth aunt talked to your Man'er sister and Zhi'er sister that day, but she was busy these days and couldn't take care of it. If you want millet for the child, what else do you have to do with this, I'll bring you rice. "Even keep your word.

Lian Man'er's family does not have a bad impression of Erlang, Erlang is silent, he is a little wooden, and he will not come to trouble, but he really has no bad intentions, and he does not play tricks in his work. Zhao Xiu'e didn't know where to go, and threw a baby who was not yet one year old to Erlang. No one is willing to help bring it to the upper room, and He's is lazy, and even the buds are small, so he doesn't know how to take care of children. The family felt pitiful for Erlang.

They also inquired carefully, and when they were in Taicang, Erlang himself did not do anything evil.

For Erlang and Er Niuniu, Lian Man'er and they are willing to lend a hand.

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