Chapter 5 Rush to the market
"Crushed a villain to death in the village's nursery, you know!" Grandma Lin got up early to change the noodles, but when she heard the news, she didn't care about changing the noodles. I came back with Lanzi. "Oh, it scares me! Listen to the lecture is the villain of the village next door. Now his father and mother are making trouble in front of the nursery. "Listen to the meaning of Grandma Lin's words, and prepare to see the excitement.
"Okay, no fuss. The sun is already at the top of your head, so it's time to burn some snacks. Don't you want to eat, my sister still wants to eat. "What happened to Grandpa Lin, and he set a good position for Grandma Lin all of a sudden. Lin Shuang leaned up: "Grandma, I'll help you light the fire." ”
The noodles eaten by three people in lunch have some small green vegetables in the noodles, and the green ones look attractive. Grandma Lin Shuang added a poached egg to her bowl. The poached eggs are browned on both sides and smell fragrant. The Lin family has no rules for eating.
"Wait for you to talk to Xiaoying, my sister lives here tonight, and my sister wants to go to the market with me when she gets up early in the Ming Dynasty." Grandpa Lin piled a bowl of noodles high. But the three taels are a bowl of belly. Lin Shuang felt that his grandfather was so powerful, and he couldn't eat such a bowl of small noodles.
Grandma Lin nodded to indicate that she understood. "By the way, old man, you see that my sister is going to school in two months anyway, and it doesn't matter if I go to the nursery or not. This thing scares me today. If something happens to my sister, I can't be in a hurry. Anyway, my sister is good, so I'll just bring it with you. As soon as Lin Shuang heard that it was about him, a pair of ears pricked up. Are you really going to keep yourself out of nursery? Lin Shuang thinks this is a good idea! You can play freely! I just don't know what Grandpa thinks.
After Grandpa Lin finished eating the noodles slowly, he lit a cigarette and swallowed the clouds. "Well, ask Shuangshuang's mother. If she agrees, I don't have a problem. When Lin Shuang heard this, he almost jumped up with excitement, and his grandfather ordered the table: "You hurry up and eat noodles, if you don't eat noodles, you will be mushy." Lin Shuang snickered and ate the noodles that he couldn't eat at once.
A villain was crushed to death in the nursery, and the news spread throughout the village at once. It's a bit of a long story. The nursery was set up in a vacant house in the village. There is a room next to the nursery, which is usually locked. Because there are a lot of logs stacked on top of each other. When the wood is dried, it can be used to build houses, make doors and windows, and so on.
Usually, except for the very small children, the adults in the nursery will pick them up, and the other big ones will go home in groups by themselves. This time, instead of going home with the army, one of the children stayed alone in the nursery, and somehow got into the room full of wood. In the end, the child was crushed by the falling wood, and by the time someone found out about it, the child was already out of breath.
You say who you blame for this, you have to think about it. Blame the teacher for not sending him home? But that's how the little people in the village go home on their own. You blame the villain himself, but no one knows how he got into the locked house. You have to blame the owner of the pile of wood, people will say that I put it here and lock it well, and I didn't let him in. So no one knows what to do now.
These things have nothing to do with Lin Shuang, there is only one thing related to Lin Shuang, whether to continue to go to the nursery school. Grandma Lin discussed this matter with Mother Lin. The result of Lin Jiamu's mother's consideration is that the money has already been paid for this month, and when this month is over, if you don't go, you won't go. There is no big problem for the two elderly people in the family to take care of it. After two months, I will be able to go back to school again. Of course, that's all for later. Now what Lin Shuang has to do is to follow the Lin family's grandfather to the market.
I had to get up early to catch up at the market, and when it was not dawn and the chickens had not yet crowed, Lin Shuang asked Grandma Lin to scream, packed up and sat in front of Grandpa Lin's bicycle and rushed to the town. "Grandpa, let's go eat scallion pancakes later." Lin Shuang looked at the Lin family's grandfather pitifully. Making scallion pancakes costs oil, and this is also a craft, not everyone can come twice. So Lin Shuang was very greedy for scallion pancakes.
"I know, in the morning, my grandmother asked you to eat porridge, and if you refused to eat it, I knew that you had the strength to spend your head." Grandpa Lin responded with a smile. It's not a difficult time, and the little granddaughter can still afford to eat a scallion pancake. It's good to have a little girl in your own house. As soon as a person grows old, his heart will soften.
There are two rivers to cross from Lin Shuang's house to the town, one in the middle of the road and the other on the edge of the market. So when Lin Shuang saw the crooked arch bridge, he shouted excitedly: "Grandpa." It's here! It's here! It's no wonder that Lin Shuang is so excited, anyone who sits on the horizontal bar for forty minutes will not be comfortable.
The grandfather and grandson came early, and it was dawn at this time, but there were already many people in the market. But the good thing is that I can still find a good location now. Grandpa Lin put all the brooms out and put them away, said hello to the old man selling vegetables at the stall next door, and asked him to help take care of them, and then took Lin Shuang to buy the scallion pancakes that she never forgot.
Food stalls are always easy to find, and you can find them by following the smell of food. So the grandfather and grandson found a stall selling scallion pancakes not far from the bridge. This stall not only sells scallion pancakes, but also fried dough sticks, small wontons, and bean curd. Lin Shuang looked at the big golden fritters and the thin and crispy scallion pancakes. Suddenly I felt that the saliva in my mouth was about to fall out. Lin Shuang tugged at the corners of his grandfather's clothes tightly, feeling that he wanted to eat everything.
Grandpa Lin smiled and took out the money from his pocket: "Master, bring me a fried dough stick, a scallion oil rice, and a bowl of bean curd." ”
"I see. Find your own seat. "The stall owner is too busy to spare. After the Lin family and grandchildren sat down, the stall owner came over with bean curd, fried dough sticks, and scallion pancakes. Most of the bean curd in the Jiangnan area is salty bean curd. Put the white and tender bean curd in a bowl, put some dried shrimp, put some mustard, add some seaweed, and finally sprinkle some sesame oil, pour some soy sauce, get it and mix it gently, the taste is not too beautiful. Take a bite of bean curd and then take a bite of the fritters, and the taste will be even more beautiful.
The scallion pancake is the size of Lin's face, and it is fried hard in oil, and it can be crispy when you bite into it. Lin Shuang hurriedly put his hand under his chin, and a little bit of scum was almost gone. Grandpa Lin watched Lin Shuang eat one bite at a time, more satisfying than eating it himself. However, Lin Shuang's sensible stall had a bowl.
"Grandpa. I can't finish eating so much. I'll share it with you. After speaking, he pulled the fritters in half to form two small fritters. The scallion pancake is folded in half, and the bean curd is halved by one person. Lin Shuang was reluctant to finish the scallion pancake at once, so he took small bites. I thought about it for a while, and I wanted to bring some for my grandmother. So when it came time to eat, it was even better. By the time the grandfather and grandson had eaten the morning snack so satisfactorily, Lin Shuang's half of the scallion pancake was only a corner. Grandpa didn't ask Lin Shuang why he didn't finish eating, but just helped her ask the stall owner to wrap a piece of paper for Lin Shuang.
After that, Lin Shuang has been sitting next to his grandfather obediently, watching his grandfather sell brooms. Lin Shuang found that among the people who came to buy a broom, there was a small rule, that is, men were more cheerful than women. How refreshing. For example, buy a broom as well. If it is a woman to buy, it must be turned over and over, take a handful on the left and a handful on the right for a long time, and then take it in your hand to weigh it, and then bargain with your grandfather again, before you can really buy it back. Most of the men ask about the price, and after the value is worth it, they take it casually and leave.
Lin Shuang accompanied his grandfather until the sun reached the top of his head, then he packed up and prepared to pack his things and go home. This morning, Grandpa Lin's business was good. This is also thanks to Grandpa Lin's good craftsmanship. In the past, there were also people selling brooms in several stalls, but the sales were not as good as Grandpa Lin. This time, Grandpa Lin brought thirty brooms, and now there are only five left.
After packing up his things, the grandfather and grandson took the bicycle and left. But not just going home. "Sister, I'll take you to buy some candy. White rabbit toffee. That candy was delicious. As soon as Lin Shuang heard that it was a white rabbit, he couldn't control his saliva. The calf was fast, and he went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative.
There are only a few varieties of things in the supply and marketing cooperatives. Lin Shuang went directly to the pastry counter. The transparent glass counter is filled with a variety of cakes. What Nantong shortbread, ice cream, hemp cake...... The taste is fragrant and sweet, and it is really attractive. But now the biggest attraction to Lin Shuang is the White Rabbit. People said that seven White Rabbit toffee can make a cup of milk. What is milk Lin Shuang has never eaten, but Da Bai has eaten it. It tastes good!
"Comrade, come to half a catty of white toffee." Grandpa Lin beckoned the girl at the counter to open the ticket. Lin Shuang looked curiously at the ticket clips flying between the counters. I think these things are flying around so fast. And before flying out, the people at the counter always have to shout "Here!" Lin Shuang thought this was very interesting.
After weighing the white rabbit and paying the money, the grandfather and grandson ran home, this time Lin Shuang did not sit on the bar in front of him, but sat on the cushion in the back. This time, the butt is not tired, and there are also green onion pancakes and white rabbit toffee in my pocket. Lin Shuang felt that this time the market was not in vain.
When the grandfather and grandson arrived at home, the smoke in the village had already risen. This time, my grandmother's house cooked sweet potato rice. Sweet potatoes can be preserved for a long time only when they are buried in sandy soil. But there weren't a few left at my grandmother's house, so I just boiled them all at once. Peel the sweet potato, cut it into chunks, and cook it directly in the pot with the rice. When it is cooked, even the rice has a slightly sweet taste. The Lin family's lunch is sweet potato rice with mustard soup, and a fried green vegetable. By the way, there is also half a scallion pancake brought back by Lin Shuang!