Chapter 102, Cousin
84_84001 Li Yihe didn't agree with this matter very much in his heart, mainly because of the limitations of his identity, he was poor and white before, eating and drinking were problems, not to mention getting rich overnight, and he had to buy a poor child as a slave.
What's more, this child has no brother, and it has something to do with them.
Hearing that his daughter did not approve of it, he hesitated for a while and agreed.
If something happens to his family, and there is only one daughter left, and someone else takes her in and wants her to sell herself into slavery, as long as he thinks about it, he will not be happy.
Listen to your daughter about this!
"Zhi'er, your sister Ran'er is unwilling to let you sign a deed of sale, in this case, you will be regarded as an orphan daughter of your aunt's distant relatives in the future!" Li Yihe thought that there must always be an explanation to the outside world in order to settle this child. "In the future, you will call Ran Erniang your cousin, and call me your uncle, they are your cousins and cousins."
Zhi'er was surprised and delighted when she heard this, and she knelt on the ground with a flutter, she kowtowed several times in a row, and cried with joy: "Thank you Uncle Li, thank you sister, I will definitely take good care of my sister and brother." β
Although she is just an orphan girl who has joined her family, it is much better than selling herself into slavery.
Li Yihe hurriedly put down his daughter, Li Xiaoran ran over to help her up, the paved stone road on the ground, and the paved section of the road was covered with a layer of fine sand in the river, she kowtowed too violently, and there was a layer of sand on her forehead.
"Sister Zhi'er, hurry up, look at you, does your head hurt?" Li Xiaoran said, reaching out on tiptoe to help her brush off the sand, and some fine, shallow marks immediately appeared on her forehead.
Although Zhi'er's eyes were full of tears, they bloomed with joy. "I'm fine, thank you Ran...... Cousin. She said and called out gratefully, "Uncle," and she tugged at the placket of her clothes with a pair of small hands. Biting his lip and plucking up his courage, he said, "Don't worry, uncle, I will repay you for my hard work." β
Li Yihe said kindly: "Don't be afraid, this will be your home in the future, just tell your cousin if you have anything, and she will take care of it for you." β
Zhi'er nodded.
Li Yihe thought for a while and asked, "What's your surname?" Are you from the county seat? β
Zhi'er shook her head and said a little confused: "My surname is Wang, and my name is Wang Zhi'er." Brother said. My family used to be in Liaodong Prefecture, and my father and mother fled here with me and my brother, and then my father and mother died. It's just me and my brother. β
Li Yihe nodded and said: "That's it, in the future, I will say that you went to the county seat to join your relatives, but later I didn't find your cousin and settled in the county seat." Last time we went to the prefecture, we ran into you by accident. I found out that you and my wife are related, and when I saw that you had no relatives, I took you to my home. β
Zhi'er nodded, her eyes full of gratitude.
And so it was settled. In the future, the Li family will have an orphan queen branch on the other end of the Fu family.
When harvesting wheat, Li Yihe went to the old house early. He only has two acres of land here, and he can cut it alone sooner or later. What's more, the two sons also came back from the school. Without him going, he took the initiative to cut the wheat and pull it back.
For him to go back to the old house to help work, the village is full of praise. Originally, he was popular, and whoever had a job would go to help, not saying much, but now his family has become one of the richest families in the village, and the villagers say that he is good.
Li Yihai and Li Yijiang both asked for leave to go back to help, but only Li Yiyuan has not come back for half a year. I only asked someone to bring a letter, saying that the magistrate took a fancy to his talent, and the master of money and grain beside the adult went home to retire, and he is now following the adult as a master.
Li honestly talked about this, his face was full of relief and pride, his son has not yet taken the exam, he is so valued by the county master, can the future be worse?
Zhi'er got up in the morning, helped Fu Shi to make a fire, steamed a big pot of steamed buns, she and her brother were dependent on each other, and the rough work at home would be done, but there was no food at home before, but this steamed dry food was not, so Fu Shi taught her while doing it.
Zhi'er is very attentive, she knows her situation, her cousin's family all work, and she has to be more diligent.
The noodles were served the night before, the white noodles and cornmeal were put on the warm kang, and they were raised overnight, and Fu Shi commanded the branch pot to add water, and there was no drawer cloth at home, and the steamed buns were steamed with corn leaves, and the pot was covered.
Fu Shi put the panel, kneaded the dough with alkali, cut the steamed buns into pieces, kneaded them into circles, and placed them to rise.
She carefully told SΓΉ Zhi'er how to knead the dough and how much alkali to put in it, "...... If you can't get it right, cut it open to see the honeycomb, and then smell the smell, you will have experience after a long time. How much alkali is put is very important, there is a smell of alkali when you put too much, and the steamed steamed bun is yellow, which is not the same as this bud grain noodles. If you put less of it, this steamed bun will have a sour taste, and it will not be delicious...... This kneading dough also said, you can't knead it wherever you want, you can knead it in a circle, and you have to knead it in a circle, and this alkali must also be kneaded, otherwise you can't knead a piece of yellow and a yellow piece of noodles, and it's not good to look at or eat......"
When Fu taught Zhi'er, Li Xiaoran also came over to listen, she could cook, and she did it quite well, but she couldn't do it, so outsiders would definitely think more if they knew it, so she could only slowly learn with Zhi'er.
Fu Shi took a piece of cut dough and sniffed it for the two, "This taste is just right, this alkali, it is not good at first, I would rather it be a little more, and don't make the alkali too small, it is too unpalatable." β
Looking at the steamed fat steamed buns, with a rich wheat fragrance, Li Xiaoran felt that this was not good or bad in ancient times, and there was one thing that modern society could not catch up with, that is, there was no added brake.
Look at this steamed bun, although the color is not good-looking, but the taste is good, and it is healthy to eat.
She broke a piece and put it in her mouth, squinted her eyes intoxicated, shook her head and said, "It's delicious!" β
Fu Shi smiled and tapped her head, and said angrily: "This kid can really make strange appearances, in the past two months, our family has not been without you to eat." β
Li Xiaoran hugged her mother's arm and said, "Mother, although there is no shortage of food, it is not too good to eat, is it?" Next time, let's go back to our house to steam white noodles, it's not that you can't afford to eat it, your daughter, the gluttonous saliva is going to flow out. β
Although this coarse grain is good, you can't eat it all at once.
But Li Yihe and Fu are used to living a frugal life, although they will cook meat every once in a while, they will not be big fish and big meat every day.
Zhi'er stood next to her with a smile, but she was very envious in her heart, when her father died, she was only four or five years old, and she didn't remember much, she was raised by her brother, and her brother was really good to her.
Thinking of his brother, his heart darkened, but he was afraid that his cousin would see it and affect their mood, so he barely maintained a smile, lowered his head slightly, and covered the gloom in his eyes.
Li Xiaoran laughed enough with her mother, and handed Zhi'er a piece of steamed bread, "Sister Zhi'er also tasted it, we also contributed to this steamed bun." β
One of the two lit the fire, and the other pressed a few times on the face, which can be regarded as a contribution, right?
Her big eyes flickered smartly, and Zhi'er took it and showed her a bright smile, "Thank you, cousin!" As she spoke, she took a bite and squinted her eyes like she said, "It's delicious, my cousin's craftsmanship is really good." β
Seeing that Zhi'er was obviously much more cheerful than the previous two days, and slowly integrated into this family, Li Xiaoran felt that this was really good.
After breakfast, Li Yihe went to the old house, Li Xuefeng also had to go with him, Li Xuejian didn't go, Li Xiaoran pulled him and didn't let him go, "There are so many people in Grandpa's family who don't work, and there is a father and eldest brother who have to go, why do you have to let my second brother go too, how old is the second brother?" Even the eldest brother shouldn't go. β
Li Yihe thought for a while and said, "Ran'er is right, Feng'er doesn't have to go, or at noon, you two brothers will help send the food back." β
After Li Yihe left, Li Xiaoran pulled the two of them and said, "Big brother and second brother, you teach me first, what have you learned in the school these days." β
Watching the two take their cousin's hand into the room, Wang Zhi'er stood stunned for a long time, turned around and went to the yard, she still has to feed the chickens, clean the yard, a lot of work, how can there be time to watch them read and write, but in this heart, why is it astringent!
After Fu finished cleaning up, she went into the house to make cotton clothes for the children, and after harvesting the wheat, it would soon be cold down, and she had just finished the jacket with a thin layer of cotton, and it happened that this time the sons could wear it when they went to town.
Li Xiaoran pulled Li Xuesi in, asked him to listen, and asked from time to time: "Little brother, I didn't understand, do you understand?" β
At this time, Li Xuesi looked at his sister's expectant and adoring eyes, and patted his chest hot-headed for a moment and said, "I understand, when my brothers leave, I will teach my sister." β
Often at this time, it attracts the snickering of the eldest brother and the second brother.
Li Xiaoran went to the backyard satisfied, and Li Xuesi hurriedly pulled the second brother and asked, "Second brother, say it quickly, what does this sentence mean?" β
Li Xuesi smiled and pinched his nose, "Didn't you understand?" Why do you still ask? β
Li Xuesi's face was raised, and he said arrogantly: "Isn't this to make you remember more memorably, and give you a chance to be a gentleman." β
In order to make your memory more profound, this is what my sister often says, and he remembers it well.
Li Xuejian and Li Xuefeng laughed.
The brother came out of the house and went to the vegetable field on the other side of the vacant lot, and after buying it here, he organized the vegetable field, and now it was time to collect the cabbage.
When it was almost time to make lunch, Fu went to the backyard, and at noon she wanted to stew pork vermicelli and put some cabbage slices on it, and she drooled at the thought of it.
Several children are ugly, according to adults, strength to perform their duties, the match is very good.
Fu Shi was very relieved, with a warm smile on his face, and greeted them: "Niang stew meat at noon, pick a cabbage for my mother." β
Li Xuesi hurriedly shouted loudly: "I'm coming, I'm coming, I'll pick cabbage for my mother, and no one is allowed to rob me." β
ps: Look, everyone, if there is still half past eight in the evening, then there will be a second shift today. Not quite sure. In addition, ask for recommendation votes to support, there are few votes, and it is sad to watch. (To be continued)
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