Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "Big brother, we have been waiting here for so long, if you want to eat it secretly, will this bowl be left until now?" ”

Liu Yu nodded, this second brother has always been timid and cowardly since he was a child, and even some stunted growth, probably because when Xiao Wenshou first married, Liu Qiao's family background was too poor and his nutrition could not keep up, and Xiao Wenshou lacked milk after giving birth, which affected Liu Daolian.

Later, when Liu Daogui was born, relying on Liu Qiao's hard work, his family background was slightly better, Xiao Wenshou's milk was also a lot more because of some fish soup to drink, and Liu Daogui was also smart and clever since he was a child, and he began to practice fist, kick and stick kung fu with Liu Yu at the age of four, but he was much better than his second brother.

Liu Yu touched Liu Daogui's head: "I knew it was your kid's idea, the second brother is a lazy, let him get up at this time, unless he is tempted by this delicious food." Isn't it, second brother? ”

Liu Daolian's eyes kept looking at the few pieces of small dried fish piled on the bowl of rice, the rice in the south of the Yangtze River did not have the Zhancheng rice of later generations at this time, it was more than a year old, and the grain output was still low, so all kinds of supplementary foods were very important.

Since ancient times, the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are strange, the river network is vertical and horizontal, although there can not be a large area of grassland like the north to raise cattle and sheep, but the land of fish and rice is not a waste of fame, even if it is a poor place, there are always some small streams and rivers, fishing and mining is almost a necessary skill for every Jiangnan person.

In this era, many fish were eaten as yushi, that is, sashimi in later generations, cut into slices, scaled and thorned, and then dipped in minced ginger and vinegar.

In addition, put it in the sun and smear it with fine salt to make small dried fish, which is also a common way to eat, especially for business travelers, who almost have this thing in their bags, and today when they are at the ferry, at least one-third of the stalls are selling this kind of small dried fish.

But this kind of dried fish is not an ordinary thing for Liu Yu's family, the two younger brothers are not adults, the stepmother is difficult to go out, fishing outside, this kind of thing, almost can only be handed over to Liu Yu alone, and he usually has to farm, go to the mountains to pick, but also deal with various errands of the government tribe, fishing, about ten days and half a month to take the turn.

Therefore, in Liu Yu's house, even dried fish is a rare thing, and what he eats on weekdays, except for this kind of rice mixed with soy sauce, mixed with bran skin and aged rice, there are only a few green and yellow wild vegetables, and even eating dried fish has become a luxury.

Liu Yu looked at the dried fish in the bowl, and his nose was slightly sour: "Have you ever eaten these dried fish?" ”

Liu Daolian said without thinking: "My mother said that the eldest brother is the backbone of the family, the pillar, and it took a lot of effort today, and you should eat dried fish first." ”

Liu Daogui sighed: "We all persuaded my mother to eat first, but she insisted on not complying, saying that this is what she left for you, big brother, what do you say now?" ”

Liu Yu frowned, took out another wooden bowl from a small cabinet on the side, used chopsticks to take out a few dried fish in the rice bowl, put it in a new wooden bowl, and said: "As sons, we must be filial to our mother, my father died early, and my mother pulled us up from a young age, how can we have good things to enjoy first, and not give them to my mother?" I can't eat this dried fish, put it away, and tomorrow morning we will make dried fish porridge for my mother to drink, how about it? ”

Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "What the eldest brother said makes sense, and the younger brother also thinks the same, so I am waiting for you here to discuss." ”

Liu Daolian wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said, "Then do as the eldest brother said, but, but we haven't eaten meat for more than ten days." At this, his eyes darkened.

Liu Yu's face sank: "Tell me if you haven't eaten, second brother, you have to remember that no matter when, you must think of your mother in your heart, and if you have good things, you must first honor her old man, you know?" ”

Liu Daolian looked at Liu Yu's face, the expression was so serious, his heart sank, and he hurriedly said, "Got it, big brother." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yu's expression eased slightly, put the small bowl containing a few dried fish into the cabinet, and looked at a clay pot on the cabinet, this was originally for dried fish, but at this time it was already the bottom of the sky, obviously, these dried fish were the last meat dishes at home.

Liu Yu's eyes were hot, and he said: "It turns out that the family is so difficult, and it's all my fault, I haven't taken care of these things these days." Today, I went into the mountains to collect firewood, and I wanted to sell firewood to buy two catties of meat and come back, but unfortunately I saw that Erxizi was beaten miserably, and my heart softened and gave him firewood. But it doesn't matter, tomorrow I'm going to sell the straw sandals, buy a few fish and come back, are those straw sandals ready? ”

Liu Daogui said with a smile: "It's been ready for a long time, just hang it on the wall of the wing, before you come back today, my second brother and I have been weaving straw shoes, this time there are forty pairs, two dollars a piece, and it can be sold for eighty yuan." ”

Liu Yu laughed: "You two boys, you even know the price of straw sandals." This time, many displaced people came from the north, and I saw that they had walked a long way, and their shoes were very tattered. ”

"Hmph, even Xu Xianzhi, a nerd, can think of going to the ferry to sell preserved fruits, tomorrow I will take these shoes to the ferry, and sell them to those guys for three dollars, I don't think it will be sold out in half a day."

Liu Daolian smiled and clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, after selling these straw sandals, we will have fish to eat." ”

Liu Yu looked at the two laughing younger brothers, his heart was sour, thinking that his determination to join the army had been decided, and he might leave them in a few days, could their immature shoulders really support the whole family?

Liu Yu looked at Liu Daogui and said faintly: "Third brother, if one day, the eldest brother is no longer at home, can you take good care of your mother and live?" ”

Liu Daogui's face changed slightly, and he puffed up his chest instead, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, big brother, we will definitely not let you down." We weave straw sandals, collect firewood, and help in the fields. ”

Liu Yu nodded: "Very good, I know that my younger brother is good." It's late today, so divide this bowl of rice and I'm going to sleep. ”

Liu Daolian's face was happy, but Liu Daogui frowned: "Big brother, what's wrong with you?" You've been out and about all day today, how can you skip a meal? Dried fish for my mother, but you have to eat this meal. We've all had too much dinner. ”

Liu Yu shook his head and patted Liu Daogui on the shoulder: "When I was at the ferry this afternoon, I ate a lot of dried fish and preserved fruits, and after beating the surnamed Diao in the evening, someone also gave me Hu cakes to eat, and now I am not hungry at all, but you are the time to grow and grow taller, if you are not full, how can you learn kung fu from your eldest brother in the future?" ”