On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the snow finally stopped after three days and three nights.

Early in the morning, Caier got up and shoveled the snow on the garden road to the vegetable patch with a shovel, and said: "This snow is good, cover it for a few days, and plant vegetables in spring." ”

Cai Er Niangzi followed behind him with a broom, swept the path away, and then said to him: "Ruixue Zhaofeng year, it seems that this year is a good harvest year." ”

"Those words were spoken to the people who planted wheat. Said this winter's wheat cover three-layer quilt, next year to sleep with steamed buns, but unfortunately we have no land, but as long as this year's land and vegetables will be fat. If we can afford to eat in the house, we can be considered worthy of the rations given by the master. ”

Cai Er didn't mention the rations and rations, but when she mentioned it, Cai Er Niangzi lowered her head silently.

The rations that Yanfu used to give to the two people were already the upper limit, and it was more than enough for a family of three to add some vegetables to fill their stomachs, and now they also added their daughter's 100 catties of coarse grains and fine grains with belts, and they should still have surplus grain, and the monthly salary has reached the level of first-class people in the capital. At the end of the year, he also gave a red envelope, and it stands to reason that he can have a fat year. It's a pity that before he could get it, he was intercepted by Lin Zhang's people. Dabao's idea hasn't been implemented yet. Cai Er was also very unwilling in his heart, but he didn't dare to complain, let alone say more. The two of them didn't speak, Lin Zhu's words didn't have any weight at all, and the three of them watched their hard-earned rewards being taken away, and Lin Zhu, who was angry, had a tiger face for several days

The New Year's Eve, just had a meal at Lin Zhang's house on Chinese New Year's Eve, it seems that there are chicken and pig bones on the table, but don't say two adults, even Lin Zhu did not pick up a bone to gnaw.

Cai Er Niangzi felt uncomfortable, it was okay for adults not to eat, but her daughter was still young, and it was scary to gnaw bones at night for thirty nights. If you can't eat bones, the ghost won't be afraid of her. What if you are haunted by ghosts and are stupid?

And it has snowed in the past few days, half of the people in Yanfu have gone home for the New Year, and there are only a few people left in the kitchen, and Chef Zhu's sister-in-law Cai is not there, and no one has sent them some leftover soup, and the family of three can only eat radishes, potatoes and cabbage in the vegetable cellar at home

Cai Er's thoughts were written on her face, and Cai Er felt guilty and didn't dare to say more, just shoveling snow quickly.

Cai Er and his wife did not speak. Lin Zhu combed his hair, walked out with a dustpan for feeding the chickens, walked the path leading to the chicken coop, came to the outside of the chicken coop and cooed a few times, and sprinkled some rotten beans into it. I watched the roosters and hens who were missing half of them clucking and coming out of the coop, fluttering their wings that could not fly high and not far away to grab food in the snow, pushing open the fence and walking in. In the soft grass nests on the adobe walls in several places, I picked up three eggs and put them in the dustpan, looked at the remaining five, and turned around and went out.

Although she told Lin Zhang to take back the ten hens she had fostered here, the cunning old woman only brought them back and fed them for three days, and then sent them back after the day of killing pigs and chickens on the 23rd day of the lunar month. Lin Zhu took away two or three eggs every day before she came to collect them, which was regarded as a reward for feeding the chickens every day.

Although Lin Zhang's calculations were very good, he was far away, he didn't see it with his own eyes, and he couldn't say anything after scolding for a few days.

She took the eggs and went to the gate to take a look first, the snow was half a foot thick, the sky and the earth were white, and the slope behind the vegetable garden was also very steep, Lin Zhang's was old and afraid of wrestling, and the road had not been swept away at this time, so it should not be possible to come for a while.

Then take the eggs into the kitchen. lit the fire in the stove, put three eggs into the pot and boiled them, and then brought in the swill bucket that Yan Fu had brought over yesterday that had been frozen into ice, and put it next to the stove.

After the eggs are cooked, she pours the boiling water from the pot into the swill bucket and dissolves them before removing the pigsty. Put three hard-boiled eggs in your pocket.

In the pigsty, three large pigs have been slaughtered, and only the three newly caught piglets have been brought back. The two of them were diligent, the pigsty was padded with thick soil, and the trough was also cleaned very clean, Lin Zhu picked up the pig food scoop and poured the swill from the swill bucket into the trough one by one, and watched the three pigs roll their tiny tails, and they were very sweet and full of food, and drove them into the circle. 、

She put the white snow in the bucket of swill, and with a stiff brush, brushed it clean and placed it on the inside of the door, and at noon the man in the back kitchen would bring another bucket full of buckets to bring it back

After doing these two things, she patted her dress, ran to the side of the second Cai couple, took out the eggs, handed them to them, and said, "Daddy, have breakfast." ”

Cai Er's mouth is open, and her daughter will boil three eggs every day these days, saying that she has the strength to work by eating one egg in the morning. At first, he was a little worried, but eggs were his mother's treasure, and his mother valued them more than his family. But I can't stand my daughter's repeated persuasion, and I can't stand the temptation of eggs, which can only be enjoyed during the New Year's holidays.

And the mother is not as terrible as he imagined, a person scolded for a while, and took a few female generals to search the three rooms in the sky, naturally they couldn't find anything, and they didn't dare to stay for a long time. Scolded and left.

Repeated like this for a few days, there were only a few words of scolding, the two husband and wife insisted that they never moved, Lin Zhu also shook his head resolutely, Lin Zhang felt bored, and slowly scolded less, just a few more times a day.

Cai Er's heart was put into his stomach at this time, and he was even more impressed with his daughter, it seems that his daughter is more assertive than himself.

Cai Erniangzi took the egg, took it in her hand and looked at it over and over again, a little reluctant to eat it.

Watching the vegetables, the two forest plants peeled off the eggs, carefully ate the tender egg whites outside, and ate the egg yolk one bite at a time, like the most delicious dish, swallowed saliva. In a tentative tone, he said, "Zhu'er, the three of us eat an egg every day, which is a bit of a waste. It's better for us to save the eggs, and when we have enough ten or twenty, take them to the town and sell them, or we can tell Cai's sister-in-law and give them to Yanfu. Let her give us a little bread. Why don't you eat it and save it? ”

Cai Er hurriedly looked over, he felt that what his daughter said was right, since eating eggs, his body has improved a lot, and he is not tired of working and has the strength. He was also a little afraid of losing such a mouthful. He likes the way his daughter hands him eggs every morning, which is filial piety.

But what the lady said is also right, three eggs a day is not a small amount, and if you save enough twenty or thirty, you can change salt and some needles and threads.

Lin Zhu swallowed the egg yolk in a few mouthfuls when he heard this, and said very firmly: "No, these three eggs can't be exchanged for money." We can only eat it for breakfast. Mother, you don't want to think about it, grandma stares at us like a thief every day, as long as we take a little action, she will find out. It's just for Aunt Cai, she gave us silver, how dare we take it? The grain is even more daring, Yanfu is good to us, the chicken feed is all from other people, and we are given monthly rations. We exchange other people's things for other people's, just like our daughter exchanged cabbage for salt some time ago. ”

Cai Er heard that it was right, so he said: "Zhu'er Niang, what my daughter said is right, you can eat it, and if you eat it, it will fall." ”

Cai Er Niangzi carefully peeled off the eggshell and tasted it slowly.

Lin Zhu kept staring at her, watching her taste slowly, and said, "Mother, that's right." The body is the capital, only when the body is good can there be capital, if you have money or not, you and your father will just wait, and your daughter will let you eat and drink well, dress well, and live well. ”

Lin Zhu's words made Cai Er's mouth close with joy, he piled up his face full of pride, and wanted to open his mouth to say a few words of encouragement, but he felt that his eyes lit up.