Chapter 16: The Pig Goes into the Water

Tang Xiaoqi giggled and said, "What is this, I have a lot of skills, I'll show you another hand......"

"Kiki!" Huang Langzhong coughed and shouted.

"Got it!" Tang Xiaoqi pursed her lips and was a little unhappy, "My uncle didn't let me show my martial arts in front of others, you are blessed, anyway, it is more than enough for me to protect you when you go home." Just now, your master taught me a lot of fortune-telling skills, so I'll give you back for free. ”

The shopkeeper Huang of the pharmacy coughed heavily and said, "Kiki, don't be kidding, it's getting dark, and you can't go out of your girl's house." The old gentleman can go back by himself, and Lang Lang Qiankun has nothing to fear. ”

Tang Xiaoqi sighed.

Gongsun He hurriedly said, "Thank you, girl, you don't need to send it." Indeed, in a peaceful and prosperous world, how can there be robbers who block the road and rob? Rest assured, we're taking our leave, thank you. ”

As he spoke, Gongsun He stood up, put the money bag in his arms, and walked out.

Yi Xingchen hurriedly carried the two benches on his shoulders, and lifted the wooden box for fortune telling, the signboard white flag was still wrapped around the master, and he didn't have to carry it, just take the bamboo pole.

He followed the master out, Tang Xiaoqi chased him out, stopped Yi Xingchen and said, "I'll come to you tomorrow, can you teach me to do hexagrams?" ”

Yi Xingchen shook his head: "I'm sorry, I'm still an apprentice myself, and I can't teach others." ”

"I'll teach you the Silver Needle in exchange. It's always okay, right? ”

"No, I'm sorry." Although Yi Xingchen really wants to learn that silver needle secret weapon, it is estimated that this kind of martial arts can only be learned after several years of hard practice from elementary school, the key is that she can't teach her to tell hexagrams, teach general hexagrams, she understands, and the three-dimensional hexagrams that appear in her mind are estimated to be given by the ancestor Guiguzi, and there is no way to teach them.

With that, Yi Xingchen quickly caught up with the master. Tang Xiaoqi pouted, stomped her feet, and returned to the pharmacy sullenly.

Gongsun He said: "The pork in the pork shop is high, maybe there is still some leftover pork that has not been sold, let's go knock on the door and buy a knife of pork to go back for the festival." ”

In the memory of the apprentice inherited by Yi Xingchen, there were only a handful of times when their master and apprentice could eat pork. In addition to being able to eat one or two meals during the New Year, usually, it is difficult to see even the lard star, but this time the master actually proposed to buy a knife of pork to go back for the festival, which is a rare thing.

For Yi Xingchen, there were chickens, ducks, and fish before the crossing, and there was nothing unusual. However, the inherited memories told him that the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty were still very poor, and eating meat was a luxury. It is no wonder that the children of ordinary families like to celebrate the New Year, because there will be meat to eat during the New Year, and the money that is not spent in a year is saved up to spend during the New Year.

followed Master Gongsun He into a few alleys and came to a street shop. Although there was no curfew in the Ming Dynasty, most shops still closed after dark, but the light through the crack in the door showed that the people inside had not yet slept.

Gongsun He stepped forward and knocked on the door, shouting: "Pork is high, open the door, buy pork, I am Gongsun He, a fortune teller." ”

Gongsun He screamed a few times in a row, and then the sound of agreement came from inside, and then there were footsteps. After another moment, a door panel was removed, and a fat head poked out, looked the two of them up and down, and said, "It turns out that Mr. Gongsun, selling pork?" It's so late. ”

"Yes, thinking about the festival, grit your teeth or buy some back, is there any pork left?"

"Sold out! Today is the Neutralization Festival, and there are many people who buy pork. Moreover, I usually don't dare to buy too much pork, it is just enough to sell out, I don't dare to leave it overnight, it will be bitten by rats or broken, it is generally sold out in the afternoon, today is the Neutralization Festival, I also bought some more pork, but it was sold out just after noon, you are late. ”

Gongsun He was disappointed and looked back at Yi Xingchen with a little apology on his face.

Through the light inside, Yi Xingchen saw Master's eyes, smiled and said, "It's okay, Master, don't we still have two big green vegetables at home?" We'll just cook vegetables for the festival today, and that's okay. ”。

When Gongsun He saw his apprentice say this, he felt even more apologetic. Because their master and apprentice had good luck today, Lian Meng guessed that he had actually said the hexagram correctly and exchanged it for one hundred and fifty yuan, he was very happy in his heart and wanted to celebrate. In addition, today happens to be the Neutralization Festival, a very important festival of the year, so he not only wants to buy some meat, but also wants to go and sell a pot of wine, go home and drink two cups with his apprentice to celebrate. But there is no meat, so you can't use green vegetables to go to the bar!

So Gongsun He turned his head to look at Pork Gao again and said, "Can you look for it again?" Maybe there's anything left that hasn't been sold? Or maybe you have your own food and give me a little bit, okay? You don't need more, two taels will do, and if you don't do it, one or two will do. ”

Pork paste smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just a meat seller, how can I have the money to stock up on meat at home?" You think too highly of me, I only eat meat for ten days and half a month, who dares to eat it every day? Then I have to lose all my pants! Today's Neutral Festival, I left two taels for my own family, boiled in the dish, and even ate all the meat and vegetables in one pot, and there was no soup left. There really is no pork at home. ”

Gongsun He salivated and said, "Don't be kidding, you must still have it, I'll want one or two, okay?" If you look for it again, maybe there will be. ”

"It's really gone, I open the door to sell pork, and I don't sell pork yet? Not really, you better go back. ”

Gongsun He was disappointed and said, "I don't know if there are other pork shops?" ”

Pork paste shook his head and said: "Otherwise, you go and have a look, but I don't think it can be had, they are more careful than me, they eat less pork, plus the festival, I'm afraid it will be sold out earlier than me." ”

Gongsun He wanted to say more, and Yi Xingchen's voice came from behind him: "Isn't there still a pig in your house going into the water?" It's okay to have pigs in the water, let's go back and make fat sausages. ”

Pork Gao was taken aback, glared at Yi Xingchen and said, "How do you know that I still have a pig in the water?" I put it in the kitchen cupboard, it was for the old father-in-law, and he will come to get it later. ”

Gongsun He didn't know why the apprentice was able to accurately say that there was a pig in the water with pork Gao, and he couldn't help but be surprised. Sell it to me first, it's really not good, you can give me a little bit. ”

Pork paste smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, since you all know that there is still a hanging pig in the water, then I will divide it into two, half of it will be sold to you, and half will be left for the old father-in-law, right?" Half-hung pig into the water, save to eat, and there will be a meal tomorrow. ”

Gongsun He was overjoyed, hurriedly expressed his gratitude, and followed Pork Gao into the house. Pork Gao asked him to wait and went into the kitchen himself. After a while, he went into the water with a half-hung pig in his hand, tied it with a straw rope, and handed it to Gongsun He.

Gongsun He asked the price, took the money bag from Yi Xingchen's hand, and counted the copper coins to give the pork high. Watching the pork paste receive the money in his arms, he was a little reluctant. In the end, he sighed, carried the half-hung pig into the water, and thanked him and went out.

Gongsun He said to Yi Xingchen: "Let's go, let's go sell a pot of wine and go home, boil the pig in the water to eat, and then cook some vegetables, today's Neutralization Festival is beautiful, hahaha." ”

Yi Xingchen said: "Master, you won't cook the white water pig's large intestine again, right?" That's not tasteful, it's not delicious, otherwise, I'll make you a dish, fat intestines! ”

Yi Xingchen's memory tells him that he has not had a good life with Gongsun He for more than ten years, because he has no money to buy meat and vegetables, so the master and apprentice don't know how to cook at all, especially meat dishes. And although Yi Xingchen was only a high school student before he crossed over, he was still diligent in housework, and he learned to cook and stir-fry vegetables with his mother since he was a child, and it tasted good. As long as he cooks on weekends, he cooks and stir-fries himself, and sometimes he cooks for his parents' birthdays and the like. His parents praised him for his good cooking skills, at least the home cooking was fine.