Chapter Twenty-Five: The Head of the Leaven Noodles
Ah Yuan also left Bai Laosan with the task of teaching two small ancient poems, so that they could be more lively on the road.
When they were all sent away, the new daughter-in-law was left alone in the Bai family's courtyard.
Re-boiled water, wiped the body, turned out the clothes on the family's bright face and washed them, and hung the entire clothesline.
Boss Bai is a careful person, and he remembers to fill the water tank with water every day, so that Ah Yuan can use it profligately.
The vegetable field was also reclaimed by him, and Ah Yuan couldn't think of what time Boss Bai was using, it seemed that the man he inadvertently married was very diligent.
Until noon, estimating that Aunt Li should also go home to cook, Ah Yuan brought a bowl of balls of different colors and went to the door to continue asking for help.
Sure enough, the courtyard door was open, there was the movement of pots and pans in the stove room, and the voice of a pig that seemed to be hungry was high-pitched and vivid.
"Is Aunt Li at home?" Ah Yuan stood outside the courtyard gate and raised his voice.
Aunt Li, who had a coarse cloth apron tied around her waist, poked her head out of the stove room, and when she saw Ah Yuan, her eyebrows were crooked: "Is it the Chengguang family?" Quick, go sit in the main house, I have to wait for the pig ancestor first, look at this terrible scream, it's like not eating for three days. β
It's really when the ancestors fed it, and most of the farmers counted on it to catch more oil and water, and worked hard to take care of it until the New Year.
Ah Yuan is not used to sitting in the main house by himself, and he also follows the stove room with a bowl: "Aunt Li, you are busy with you, I will just sit here for a while." β
The Li family's stove room is similar to the Bai family, and the wooden table for eating is also placed together, and Ah Yuan puts down the bowl and sits on a small stool.
Aunt Li buried her head in the pot and stirred the pig food, while enviously said: "How good is your family, there is always a place to cook rice and boil water, and there is hot water to drink when you enter the house, my two children have gone out to carry the work for others, and we are the old two, coming back from the field, no matter how thirsty we are, we still have to boil water, and then wait for it to cool before drinking, this throat and eyes, like a fire, no, you have to wait for it first!" β
That's right, Ah Yuan nodded, this shijie is barren and backward, I don't know what the situation is in the rich and noble, anyway, it seems that there is no insulated water bottle in this village.
Can you start with this and develop new products?
Plastics? No, it can be replaced with iron sheets, what can be used to replace the thermos?
Ah Yuan stopped this train of thought and shook his head, why not find another way and start with boiling water?
It's still possible to make a small stove, but it's too heavy to move around at any time.
It seems that I have seen a kind of iron stove, burning firewood, with a big long spout, boiling water directly in it, lightweight, and very fast, and you can also cover the lid to keep warm.
Ah Yuan's heart was like long grass, and he couldn't wait to sketch out the drawings immediately and find a blacksmith to customize.
"Chengguang's family, sleepy? Young man, go to bed early at night, don't stay up too much-", Aunt Li's round face suddenly stretched out in front of Ah Yuan's eyes, and she laughed and teased.
Sister found a way to get rich, so she didn't fall asleep! Ah Yuan rolled his eyes in his heart, pretending not to understand the meaning of Aunt Li's words.
"Auntie, have you finished feeding the pigs? No boiling water? I'll help youβ"
"It's burned, you've been stunned for so long, you're about to boil!" Aunt Li walked back to the stove and stuffed another handful of firewood.
Ah Yuan's face turned a little red, and she often wandered away, which was her consistent little problem, and she changed her body, but she didn't change her core?
"Auntie, I'm wondering why Arwen's shoes keep getting better? The heel was there, as if it couldn't be hung up, so I sewed a cloth strap on his foot and neck to count it as a heel. β
Aunt Li stopped the fire and smiled from ear to ear: "Chengguang's family, you call it 'no heel', when the upper of the shoe is sewn, you have to close a little edge, and it won't fall off." β
Isn't? Ah Yuan reached out and stroked the heel, and the edge of the upper was just a little concave to wrap tightly.
"Hey, hey-", this smirk Ah Yuan felt familiar to himself: "Auntie, I still have to borrow something from you, what is the name of that face--face, do you have it?" β
"Leaven heads? Do you want to steam mixed noodles and steamed buns? Aunt Li picked up the warm cakes in the pot, and then scooped two bowls of hot water.
"It's just a mile, it's easy to digest, isn't it?" Ah Yuan watched Aunt Li's movements with blank eyes, God knows, she will have stomach acid when she eats dead noodle food, and she will feel uncomfortable again and again, and the production of this noodle food is urgent.
"Our family is used to eating dead flour cakes, don't take advantage of that thing, well-the next door should have it, her man's appetite is difficult to restrain it, so she needs to do those things!" Aunt Li pondered for a moment and pointed outside her own wall.
"Oh, auntie, what's her temper? Is it as good as an aunt? Ah Yuan frowned, he was blind here, no one knew him, and he didn't know his temperament.
Aunt Li also frowned, and her face was entangled for a long time: "Chengguang's family's -, that daughter-in-law's temper is not very much-, you come to the door to ask for it, it's really-"
She brought hot water to the wooden table, and then she saw a bowl of meatballs brought by Ah Yuan, and her brows were flattened.
"Such a drop, Chengguang's family, let's come to the door with something, that daughter-in-law must be happy!"
"This is for you and Uncle Li, I'll send it next door, right?" Ah Yuan's face turned red again, there were no more balls left at home, and he couldn't make up another bowl.
"Then you send us home next time, go, there should be someone at home at this time-", Aunt Li is cool, took Ah Yuan's hand, and left with the bowl.
"Then I'll send delicious food to my aunt tomorrow." Ah Yuan felt warm in his heart, and solemnly assured Aunt Li that he was lucky to have such a good neighbor.
The courtyard door next door was hidden, and Aunt Li shouted loudly: "Shi family, are you at home?" β
Ah Yuan lowered his head and smiled, it's very interesting here, the family only needs to remember the man's name, and the woman, adding a "home" to the back has become a title for half a lifetime.
There was a sound of broken footsteps, and the courtyard door opened, but it was only half open, and a body was blocked in the middle.
No wonder Aunt Li was so cautious just now, this daughter-in-law really doesn't look like a fuel-efficient lamp!
Looking at the appearance, he is less than thirty years old, with a thin body, a slight arch on his back, his hair is meticulously pulled up, revealing a narrow forehead, his face is also thin and dark yellow, the two cheekbones are high and protruding, the eye sockets are a little deep, and the corners of the eyes are slightly Xiangxia, with a sharp nose bridge and thin lips, he is not a good person.
"Huh?"
When a guest came to the door, the "stone family" didn't open his mouth like this, and a question came out of his nostrils, and this posture and tone obviously did not welcome the neighbors at all.
Aunt Li put on a smiling face, handed the bowl with only the contents in front of her, and then began to speak: "Shi family, this is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family who has just gotten married, and I want you to ask for a piece of leaven noodles. β
It's a naked exchange, right?
The "stone family's" eyes lifted in the direction of Ah Yuan, which was parallel to the corner of his eye, and quickly fell back to the bowl, as if calculating the value of this bowl of balls and the rarity of his own leaven noodles, and then, presumably, he came to the conclusion that this transaction could be recognized.
An equally thin hand reached over, took the bowl from Aunt Li's hand, turned around and entered the house, without even saying a kind word, and did not invite them in.
Through the half-open courtyard gate, Ah Yuan saw a few hens strolling in the courtyard, and gave birth to the yearning for raising chickens.
This "stone house" is obviously better than Aunt Li's house, the house and courtyard walls are also taller, and the courtyard gate is also thick.
Ah Yuan looked at it with relish, and Aunt Li frowned slightly, looking really upset.
"Chengguang's family, you got the leaven noodles when you go back, but remember to keep a piece for yourself every time, next time, we won't come to her door to ask for disgust!"
It seems that Aunt Li has not been sensitive to this "stone family" for a day or two.
"Well, don't worry, auntie, I will never let my aunt come back to be wronged a second time!" Ah Yuan knew the severity, and reached into the crook of Aunt Li's arm with one hand, standing very intimately.
She can appreciate Aunt Li's goodness, and she is willing to help her even if she has to endure embarrassment, and she will remember these good.
It was not easy to look forward to the "stone family", but the bowl of his own house was replaced with a small, yellow, and soft dough piece.
Coming and going, there was a little bit of a clear taste, and the "stone family" didn't even give Ah Yuan an eye this time, handed the bowl to Aunt Li, and as soon as she turned around, the courtyard door was closed tightly.
Ah Yuan took the bowl, took Aunt Li and walked back, and asked about the use and preservation of this precious "leaven noodle head" by the way.
When it was time to say goodbye, Aunt Li instructed: "Chengguang's family, life must be detailed, only for a long time, don't just try to eat for a while, the person in charge of the family, you have to use Jihua to eat a year later!" β
This is watching Ah Yuan improve her life every day, worrying about her, right?
"I know it, auntie, don't worry, as long as you are diligent and willing to use your brain, you won't be hungry!" Ah Yuan replied crisply, waving happily and leaving.
Money is never saved, it has to be earned, and it must be earned continuously!
Ah Yuan's steps were brisk, and one hand reached into his sleeve to take the key to the courtyard door, but who would tell her why the courtyard door was open? Could it be that I forgot to lock the door?
In addition to the door of the stove room that has not been closed for a long time, and the door is wide open, there is also the room of the brothers.
Is this the third child running back ahead of schedule? I haven't heard of anyone in this house who has a spare key! Ah Yuan hesitated and walked into the house, and asked in a loud voice, "Who is at home?" Why did you come back so early? Sold out? β
No one talked.
Ah Yuan looked at the main room, the door lock was still intact, but the two wooden doors were pushed open a crack.
I've been busy these days, and I've squandered all the manuscripts, hehe, I just drove out 3,000 words.
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