Chapter 9 Door-to-door singing
When I came, I walked for a long time, and when I went back, I walked for a long time, the difference is only that when I went back, I talked and laughed, and the wind in the evening became colder and colder, and the two talked and laughed but it was only a short way.
Although there are few lights on the north shore, at this time the smoke is curling, the tired birds are returning to their nests, and the lights are sporadically lit in every house, and everything seems to have begun to calm down.
After the hard work during the day, Yi Niang exchanged for a bucket of rice, some vegetable oil, a handful of green vegetables, and a little white flour. After eating millet porridge for so long, now I start to eat white rice slowly, and when I wait for the winter solstice for two days, these breads and dumplings left behind can be regarded as a big meal.
Yi Niang gently washed the rice and put it in the pot, and the rice washing water was not willing to throw it away, and it was stored aside. The crystal grains of rice are like brilliant pearls, dazzling. I'm too tired today, and Yi Niang said that if I cook it dry at night, I want to eat my belly. Scooped a little water into the pot, put the rice, and then cut the handful of green vegetables into sections, sprinkled it into the pot, covered the pot, the fire in the stove shook brightly, the oil lamp in the room was weak, and the brightness of the stove made people barely able to provide light for doing something else, and it was very warm.
A large piece of firewood was burning in the belly of the stove, and Yi Niang added it very diligently, but after a while, although the pot had not been uncovered, the sweet aroma of rice wafted over leisurely, how could it be so fragrant, this is just a pot of rice, and nothing else has been added, and the fragrance of this rice alone is so hungry that Liang Chuan's mouth waters. It's also difficult for Liang Chuan, for dozens of days, he drank thin, and when he met a dry meal, it was all fragrant.
Yi Niang pinched the time, calculating that it was time to start the pot, Liang Chuan was like a fart, holding a big pottery bowl, like a hungry wolf, with green light in his eyes.
As soon as the pot is opened, the steaming water vapor carries the sweetness of the rice, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, although there are a lot of rice eaten in Liangchuan in later generations, and the number of people who have eaten in various restaurants and street stalls is not a small number, but this rice fragrance is unheard of.
The rice looks distinct, full and crystal clear, one by one like a big fat boy with pores and no dryness. Liang Chuan himself is a young man from agronomy, how to grow crops, how to grow good crops is what they have been pursuing in the ivory tower for several years, such as the implementation of standardized cultivation of crops, precision sowing and seedling transplanting technology, the use of formula fertilization technology, and the improvement of scientific fertilization level.
Each technology is closely related to the yield of crops, advanced technology is a double-edged sword, the consequence is that the yield goes up, but the general reaction is that the rice is becoming more and more tasteless, the older generation of people often say, they used to have to eat when they were young, and they have to do heavy work, the family has a mouthful of dry without any side dishes, just on that bowl of rice is to eat with relish, and can eat a lot, now, not to say with the dish, if there is no soup, swallow can not swallow. Of course, there are also delicious rice, Wuchang rice, but how many ordinary people can afford to consume it?
Liang Chuan was holding the bowl and staring at him, and Yi Niang said with a smile: "Third brother, it's not so fast, don't worry!"
Liang Chuan was impatient and asked, "Yi Niang, what delicious food did you add to this pot, why is it so fragrant?" ”
Yi Niang said: "No, where are there other delicious foods, just rice and some wild vegetables, the taste will not be single in this way." In the past, it was called vegetable rice, that is, vegetable rice, and most ordinary people ate it this way. ”
Yi Niang didn't rush to get out of the pot, she took a wooden shovel and turned the rice in the pot, the white rice was wrapped in green vegetables, what kind of dish Liang Chuan didn't know very well, it looked like an unknown wild vegetable, the color was bright, after turning the rice evenly, cover it and stuff it for a while. The temperature of the fire slowly penetrated the lid of the pot, making the little face of the artist red.
Before the meal was ready, suddenly the wood door outside the house creaked open, as if something had broken in.
Liang Chuan reacted very alertly, immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, made a silent gesture to Yi Niang, and then crept to the door to see. Yi Niang saw him like this, but she didn't react, and said: "Don't be nervous, where will anyone come here at night, thieves won't come, the house is smooth, you can see anything at a glance, don't look at it, come back to eat, it may be a wild boar!" ”
"What! Wild boar? There are wild boars here! As soon as Liang Chuan heard this word, his two eyes were originally glowing with green light, but now they almost became radium rays, his two eyes were shining, and when he thought of the delicious taste of wild boar, his saliva fell to the ground like a waterfall.
"Is there anyone in the house?" There was a sound of middle-aged and elderly men calling the door outside!
Someone is really coming.
At this time, even Yi Niang was curious, who was it so late, and she was still here.
"Is there anyone in the house?" The voice of the question raised by one point, "It's strange, obviously I saw the cooking smoke, how could there be no one squeaking when someone was supposed to cook in the house." Miss, I think we'd better come back another day. ”
"Lao Cai, you call twice, if there is no one, we will go back." A delicate female voice came in.
It seems that they are looking for people, there is no village in front of the village, there is no store in front of the village, He Lu sees so many people at a glance, at this point in time, two little girls come here, are you afraid that they will not be able to eat people? Liang Chuan estimated that there was no villain outside the door, so he picked up a stick of wood that was ready to burn the fire, pulled the door latch, and staggered out.
When I looked closely, it turned out to be two beautiful and lovely little beauties, dressed brightly and gorgeously, and the sky was dim, but I could also see that these two girls were quite beautiful, at least they looked at the countryside village girls who worked in the fields every day. There was also a half-old man next to him, carrying a lantern, which looked like he was helping these two girls.
"Who are you, report your name! What for? If you don't tell me honestly today, don't blame Lao Tzu for being unkind to you! Liang Chuan shouted at a few uninvited guests, but he is now a disabled person, and his physical inconvenience and these cruel words make people a little unbelievable.
Although he is a disabled person, a strong man holding a big stick, and any yellow flower girl can be frightened, and the two girls hide behind the little old man at once.
"What are you yelling for! What's the matter, today our girl came here and heard that there is a lame man here who sings a tune very well, and the old man specially came to take a look, but I didn't expect that there was really a cripple, it seems that it is you. The little old man was carrying a lantern, and he couldn't see what expression was on the old face in the dim light, but Liang Chuan could hear it from his words, and he had a lot of confidence in speaking, so he should have a little bit of a background.
As soon as the other party came up, he called himself lame, including Yi Niang, who was a little unhappy, and pulled Liang Chuan's sleeve to let these people go quickly. Liang Chuan heard him say this, and thought about it carefully, aren't these two girls the two who listened to him sing in the market during the day, why did they still chase them home.
"Who do you say is lame, dare to talk nonsense here, Lao Tzu wants you to look good, hurry up and let me go! You are not welcome here! Liang Chuan unceremoniously ordered the eviction.
When the girl on the opposite side heard that Liang Chuan was unhappy, she immediately panicked, and said to Xiao Lao: "What about Lao Cai, he doesn't seem to welcome us, we have walked such a long way, can we go back like this?" ”
The little old man tilted his head to the two women, but his eyes were on Liang Chuan, and he responded: "Don't panic, girl, I want to see how he looks good for us, in this Fengshan Township, there are few people who dare to say that they want me to look good!" ”
This little old man is not surprised, at first glance, he has experienced strong winds and waves, and his words have no effect at all. This can't be done, you can only change the way, Liang Chuan also put away the attitude just now, and said: "There are no guests when it's dark, and there is nothing to entertain, what do you want to do, just say it." ”
The little old man remained motionless, and his mouth was moving.
"That's right, young people don't learn from others, the old man heard the girl say that you can sing a very fresh tune, the girl is fun, I took them to find you, they said that they saw you coming in the direction of He Lu on the north bank, there is no one in He Lu, look for it and see that you are a bit like here, it should be your hut, there is no one else. It's really inappropriate to come to the door so late at night, but since we're here, we don't want to run in vain, and I hope you can teach the girl that song during the day, and I have a wish for the girl! ”
It turned out that I came to learn songs, I came so far in the wilderness at night, these two are not two crazy people, they have nothing to do when they are full, and then look at the clothes worn by these three people, it is obviously not the same grade as what they and the artist are wearing, and the background is definitely not low, who has ever seen a mud leg that can't eat enough and thinks about whether the song is good or not.
"It's getting late now, and we haven't eaten yet, so it's so inconvenient...
"We give money!"
"It's cold outside, sit inside, fast!"
Yi Niang saw that these people were not going to leave, and the arrogant attitude of the three people made people extremely uncomfortable, so she simply took a bowl and beat the rice, let Liang Chuan eat first, and then greet these people later.
Liang Chuan could only laugh: "I'm sorry, I'll have a meal first!" ”
He looked at this bowl of rice, the cooked rice looked more oily, but in fact, he didn't add oil to the pot or anything, he used chopsticks to dig a big mouthful of rice and put it in his mouth, the taste was not hard at all, and the rice grains were still slightly yellow, as if the oil was boiled out of the rice! There are no dishes in the rice, the taste of these rice is a little soft and glutinous, the rice is sticky but will not stick to the teeth, especially the rice fragrance is so obvious, just smell the smell of the special meal, a pair of chopsticks are like a shovel, flying in the rice, eat a long time of millet porridge, today met a bowl of dry, it is so fatal! On the contrary, the dish has less oil stars, and the taste becomes inferior to this bowl of rice, and the patronage destroys that bowl of rice.