202 Hidden Dangers
Yun Fang combed through the curing process of the ham, and was more sure in her heart, so she got up and went to the room where the ham was prepared to be hung years ago. This is still a simple wing shed that my father took the mountain and the small stone to cut the pine wood from the mountain and set up urgently.
Seeing that according to his request, Dad had prepared planks for energy and rows of stumps for hanging ham. And Dad took the salt they boiled out and piled it up in the corner of the wing, and the white flowers shone with a cold luster.
Looking at these salts, Yun Fang's expression turned a few times, and he hurriedly walked out of the side room, and found that his sister Yunhua was not there, only his father and mother were smiling and looking at the big iron pots in the yard, Yun Fang didn't care about saying anything, and took his father and mother's hands and went back to the house.
Seeing Yun Fang so solemn, my father and mother also became nervous, my mother's hands and feet suddenly became cold, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Miss Fang, is there anything wrong,......?"
The mother did not finish her words, but Yun Fang understood that her mother was worried that once the method of preserving fresh pork was flawed, the Lan family was likely to lose all their money! Although, they have climbed to the top of Zhang Danian's big steward these days, but these more than 100 big fat pigs are more than ten hangers, even if there is a radish strip input, they can't afford to lose!
"Mother, don't worry, our pork can be preserved well," Yun Fang took her mother's hand soothingly, first explained this article, and then said slowly in a tone as much as possible, "I thought of something else and wanted to discuss it with you." ”
The mother's expression eased, grabbed her little daughter's hand with her backhand, let out a long breath, and said with a smile, "You say, you say, as long as it's not about pork, it's a big deal." ”
Dad was not as optimistic as his mother, he frowned and thought about it, and suddenly stood up, "Fang girl, you, you mean our salt?!"
"Yes," Yun Fang said with some worry while holding her mother's trembling hand, "We pickled radish strips before, in addition to salt, we also put a lot of other seasonings, and the amount of pickled is not very large, and we are all pickled by our family behind closed doors, so we can also cover up the salt matter with the secret recipe." ”
"This time the pickled fresh pork is indeed a little different," my father said with a solemn look on his face, "Let's pickle the fresh pork this time There is a lot of noise, please ask Wang Yidao to help, and there will be people who will come to see the excitement, let's use salt in public at that time, if it spreads, I'm afraid someone will say something." ”
"What should I do then?" Niang was excited, broke free of Yun Fang's hand, and said with a pale face, "This, this salt matter is leading the official, this, how should this be good?!"
"Mother, don't worry," Yun Fang quickly pulled her mother to sit down, "It's not like we don't have anything to do." ”
"Well, although things are not very easy to do, it's not that there is no way, it's just that you have to take some risks," Dad also persuaded Yun Fang's words, and then made a relaxed look, "We are doing business with the shops in the county now, although we have concealed which shop in the county town because of Steward Zhang's instructions, but we do business with the people of Chengli, everyone knows, let's just say that it is salt from the county seat, and people will say what they have gone." ”
"Yes, mother, what Dad said is okay," Yun Fang persuaded her mother, seeing that she breathed a sigh of relief, she said to her father, "This matter is still hard Daddy's trip, hurry up and drive the carriage out, and come back later, when someone asks, you say to buy salt." ”
"This method is good, this method is good," the mother came to her senses, pushed her father and walked out, "Dad, you go quickly, and leave from the east." The day is the busiest time for the blacks to come and go, when you rush back from the west, through the whole village, and try to see you as many people as possible, you ......"
Things almost went wrong, and my father was also nervous. Now that there is a way to cover up, my father is also anxious, and before his mother can finish talking, his people have already gone out.
Dad strode into the wing, casually put the salt in the corner into a cloth bag, and then carried it to the carriage, Yun Fang quickly took the broken quilt that was originally covered with big white radish and covered it, and watched Dad quietly go out from the east of the village with his mother.
After sending off their father, their mothers and Yunfang's hearts relaxed a little, and before they could go back to the house, Shishi, Yunhua and Da Zhuzi each came back with a large bundle of firewood.
Yun Hua swept around, only to see the mother and Yun Fang in the courtyard, she asked a little strangely, "Mother, Fang'er, where is Dad?
Yun Fang glanced at the figure passing by at the gate of the courtyard, deliberately raised her voice, and said, "Dad went to buy salt, the salt we ordered a few days ago should almost arrive, and tomorrow we will marinate pork, if we don't pull it today, it will be too late." ”
"Buy, buy salt?" Yun Hua frowned, some did not turn around, and muttered softly, "Why didn't I ,......"
Yun Hua didn't finish speaking, but was pulled by the small stone beside him, and heard the little stone snatching her words with some disgust, "You are so old, why do you still think about playing all day long, Dad bought salt to do business, how can I take you there, you see that Fang Yatou didn't follow." ”
"Yes, sister," Yun Fang didn't wait for her sister to refute, and immediately continued, "What Brother Shi said is, I didn't go with you, you are still older than me, so don't complain." Don't let the big bolts laugh at you. ”
Yun Hua is also a smart person, although she hasn't understood the purpose of Shi and Yun Fang's singing and slandering her for being fun-loving, but when Yun Fang mentioned the big bolt, she closed her mouth with interest, she understood that now was not the time to discuss.
Yunhua closed his mouth, but Dashan's voice followed suit, "What's wrong with Hua girl?
Dashan's temperament is anxious, he is much more perfunctory than Yunhua, his mother simply pulled Dashan's arm, and said loudly, "Dashan is back, your father went out to do business, and when he left, he will explain the matter to you, you come with your mother, I will tell you,......"
The mother took Dashan's hand and looked into the house, and kept talking, not giving Dashan a chance to speak at all.
Looking at the mountain that was dragged into the inner room by his mother, Xiao Shi said to Yunhua, who was still confused, "You follow your mother to clean up at home, and I will take the big plug to chop firewood again." ”
Yun Hua was about to ask Yun Fang if she had a stomach, and after listening to Xiao Shi's words, she nodded without thinking about it, "Okay, you guys be careful, the mountain road is not easy to walk, don't be too late." ”
"I see. ”
Xiaoshi winked at Yunhua, agreed, put down the firewood on his back, and then went out of the yard with the big bolt and went straight to the mountain to chop wood.
Seeing the small stone and the big bolt leave, Yun Fang ignored Yun Hua's question mark, pulled Yun Hua back to the back room. There, my mother was whispering to Dashan about the cause and effect.
“...... This thing must not be sloppy, so your father quietly went around from the east, walked around outside, and came back with salt with great fanfare when it was dark, and this matter was covered up. ”
Dashan nodded again and again after hearing this, and said fearfully after sticking out his tongue, "Fortunately, my mother pulled me into the house, otherwise I might have been exposed, this is not a trivial matter, if you don't get it right, you will go to prison and lose your head, fortunately, fortunately!"
Yunhua just came, although she only heard a tail, but she is a smart person, looking at her brother's reaction, and thinking back to the matter of selling illicit salt that her father talked about, after a little thought, she understood what was going on, and her heart was afraid for a while, and her face was sweating, and there was a strong thought in her mouth, "Fortunately, Fang Yatou stopped me, fortunately, you stopped me." ......”
Yun Fang was relaxed, and joked with a smile, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, our brother-in-law is very smart, even without me, my brother-in-law won't let you say anything else." ”